Chapter 87

The next morning, Wan Jinghong got up and quietly went to the Dust in the Tower alone. When he arrived in front of the tower, he was taken aback. There were three hundred people standing here, forming a long queue, waiting silently. Seeing this, Wan Jinghong frowned, realizing he had come to the right place.

The cultivators in the queue were all at the Qi Condensation stage. They waited in line while discussing among themselves.

"Have you heard? Liu Tie encountered the Spider King in the Demon Spider Forest last time and managed to escape thanks to the Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman."

"Yes, yes, and the next day he came here and bought another Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman at a high price. This is his life-saving talisman."

"Life-saving talisman? I heard that Li San, who encountered the Spider King with Liu Tie, also had a Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman, but he died in the Demon Spider Forest."

"Ah, Li San was unlucky. He was only at the Fourth Heaven of Qi Condensation, while Liu Tie was at the Sixth Heaven. Liu Tie had robust True Qi, so the Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman didn't break, and he escaped. Li San's True Qi was insufficient, so the talisman broke, and he was eaten by the Spider King. That's fate!"

"Yes, yes, that's fate. If Li San hadn't been eaten by the Spider King, Liu Tie wouldn't have escaped either. As the old saying goes, when you encounter a bear, you don't have to run faster than the bear; you just need to run faster than your companion!"

"Right, Li San indeed followed this logic. Ah!"

"By the way, have you noticed anything strange about the Demon Spider Forest recently? It seems there are more and stronger demon spiders!"

"Yes, I've noticed that too, but it's better this way. Our harvest is increasing and getting better!"

"You're getting off topic. In my opinion, no matter how good the talisman is, it's still a talisman. The key is our own cultivation."

"That's true, but we still need to buy the talisman. Even if it's a bit expensive, compared to the Golden Diamond Talisman or the Six Ding and Six Jia Talisman, our lives are precious. We can earn more spirit stones, but once we lose our lives, that's it!"

"I wonder who the lucky ones will be today? Anyway, there's nothing to do in the morning, so I came to queue up. If luck comes, I can earn twenty spirit stones just by selling it. It's just a bit of wasted time!"

As the crowd queued up, the door of the Dust in the Tower opened, and Jin Chengdong began distributing numbers. Wan Jinghong followed the crowd and received a number. However, when he saw the emblem on the tower, he frowned.

"Dust Refining Sect, so this is a property of the Dust Refining Sect. I've always heard that an elder of the Dust Refining Sect is in seclusion in our Heavenly Spider Sect. It seems this is the place!"

Two lucky winners were drawn, and they received the Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman. Some really needed it, while others immediately started selling it.

"Who wants to buy a fresh Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman? Just seventy-five spirit stones!"

Seventy spirit stones were a thing of the past; it had already increased by five spirit stones.

Wan Jinghong pointed, and his hidden subordinates immediately went over, spending seventy-five spirit stones to buy the Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman. Then Wan Jinghong returned to his residence to study the talisman.

Wan Jinghong was actually a master of talisman making. Otherwise, his family wouldn't be operating three talisman shops, and he wouldn't have control over all the talisman shops in the Heavenly Spider Sect.

Looking at the talisman, Wan Jinghong began to analyze it, trying to break down its structure and then refine it himself. Honestly, he didn't take the Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman seriously.

As the analysis began, Wan Jinghong's frown deepened, and his expression grew more serious. After about an hour, a loud noise was heard, and the Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman shattered. Wan Jinghong's attempt to analyze the talisman failed!

He frowned and said, "It seems this talisman has some depth! Send someone to collect more of these Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talismans for me!"

The Four Seas Hall was a local power in the Heavenly Spider Sect, and soon someone bought five talismans from Zhu Minghua. Wan Jinghong continued his analysis.

The more he analyzed, the more his frown deepened, from doubt to hesitation, to surprise, to disbelief. After a day and a night, Wan Jinghong stopped the analysis, holding the last Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman, his hands trembling as he went to find his father.

Lingzhu Zhenren was in seclusion, and it was not easy to disturb him. However, Wan Jinghong couldn't care less and rang the communication bell, waking up Lingzhu Zhenren.

Lingzhu Zhenren emerged from seclusion, looking displeased, and asked, "Jinghong, what happened? Why did you call me out of seclusion?"

Wan Jinghong handed over the Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman, and Lingzhu Zhenren said, "Isn't this just a Foundation Establishment talisman? What's so surprising about it?"

He began to examine it. Wan Jinghong's talisman-making skills were taught by him, and he was the first in the Heavenly Spider Sect in talisman techniques.

After a cursory glance, Lingzhu Zhenren frowned and said, "Set up the ritual platform immediately and summon the Mother Spider Spirit!"

He couldn't see the details of the Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman and began to use auxiliary means, activating the ritual platform and summoning the sect's guardian spirit, the Mother Spider Spirit, to assist!

After another analysis, Lingzhu Zhenren shook his head and said, "I can't analyze it either. This talisman looks like a Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman, but it's definitely not!"

"This talisman is incredibly profound, containing the Dao of Heaven. I can see traces of the Northern Dipper Sect's talisman techniques, the Blood Sea Sect's talisman marks, the Blood Demon Sect's talisman path, and even the Black Feather Demon Witch Sect's witch spells."

"Too powerful, too powerful. How many spirit stones did you spend to get this talisman?"

Wan Jinghong said, "Father, one hundred spirit stones!"

Lingzhu Zhenren's eyes widened, "What, one hundred spirit stones?"

As he said this, a giant flame spider appeared behind him, about ten feet in size, looking alive and terrifying. This was Lingzhu Zhenren's Golden Core manifestation, appearing due to his excitement.

Wan Jinghong said, "Really, that's how it happened..."

He detailed the situation to Lingzhu Zhenren, who stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he said, "It seems the matter of Lingxu Patriarch has come to light!"

Lingxu Patriarch was Lingxu Zhenren, the only Nascent Soul realm expert in the Heavenly Spider Five Islands, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Spider Sect, and the true leader of the Heavenly Spider Five Sects Alliance!

Hearing this, Wan Jinghong was stunned and asked, "Father, what happened?"

Lingzhu Zhenren said, "The Dust in the Tower opened sixty years ago. Mu Yixiong claimed he came here to seek a breakthrough opportunity, but who would believe him? Our remote area has no such opportunities. In fact, the patriarch's plan had already begun. The upper sects must have discovered something, so they sent the Dust Refining Sect elder to monitor the situation."

"Has Mu Yixiong left?"

Wan Jinghong said, "Yes, at the beginning of the year, Mu Yixiong and his two disciples left. Then a man named Luo Li took over the Dust in the Tower, and he is the one who refined this Purple薇Heavenly Armor Talisman!"

Lingzhu Zhenren said, "See, just as I thought!"

They had completely misunderstood, a single thought leading to a thousand miles of error, misinterpreting the reason for Mu Yixiong and his disciples' departure!

Lingzhu Zhenren continued, "The upper sects discovered the patriarch's plan, so they replaced the monitor. This Luo Li is definitely not simple, replacing Mu Yixiong and his two disciples."

Wan Jinghong said, "But, Father, I investigated, and Luo Li is only at the Fourth Heaven of Qi Condensation, a discarded disciple of the Lingdie Sect. There's nothing unusual about his identity."

Lingzhu Zhenren said, "What do you know! The real Luo Li, who knows where he is. This one is probably an imposter using that boy's identity."

"Look at this talisman. It's just an ordinary Foundation Establishment talisman, but it contains the talisman techniques of several upper sects. Even I can't refine it, let alone you!"

"This person is definitely not simple! This is just his disguise. This talisman is probably something he does for fun, otherwise why would he only sell two a day?"

Luo Li's talisman was also misinterpreted, a case of unintentional success!

Wan Jinghong nodded and said, "Yes, Father, you're right. A normal person who doesn't make money when they have the chance is a fool. Why would he only sell two a day? It's because he doesn't care, just doing it for fun!"

"I understand. Some old guys like to play tricks. He must enjoy seeing the young cultivators queue up in front of his door, intentionally doing this!"

"Father, you're really smart, seeing through his true nature!"

Lingzhu Zhenren nodded and said, "Son, you're not bad either. You can be taught. Do you know how to deal with him?"

Wan Jinghong said, "I understand. I'll ignore him and let him do whatever he wants, pretending not to see."

Lingzhu Zhenren said, "Right, control your subordinates. Don't offend him, and don't pay attention to him. Let him do whatever he wants, just pretend not to see."

"But if you can contact him, do so. If you can sell something, sell it. If you can make friends, do so, but be reasonable and dignified, don't be too eager and be looked down upon!"

"Collect as many of these talismans as you can quietly. With these talismans, we can study them and maybe break through in our talisman techniques."

Wan Jinghong said, "Father, I understand."

Then he thought for a moment and asked, "Father, what are Lingxu Patriarch and the others really doing?"

Lingzhu Zhenren sighed and said, "You shouldn't know, but I can tell you now."

"Lingxu Patriarch had a premonition when he reached the Nascent Soul realm three hundred years ago. The cultivation world will undergo a great change in the future, and with great change comes great calamity. Our Heavenly Spider Sect looks strong, but it's actually weak inside. If things continue like this, our sect may not survive the calamity."

"To ensure the continuation of the sect, the patriarch has been searching for a solution. Sixty years ago, he discovered that the Demon Spider Forest is actually the peripheral projection of a great world. One can enter a great world through there, a world created by the Mother Spider God in the ancient era of gods and demons."

"Lingxu Patriarch, along with three other uncles, entered that great world through the Demon Spider Forest, hoping to find powerful spider spirits. If they have good luck, they might obtain a Primordial Pearl, which would allow them to practice the ancient secret techniques of the Primordial Pearl Sect."

"That's the ancient secret technique of the Primordial Pearl Sect! If we obtain it, our Heavenly Spider Sect will flourish and survive the calamity."

"Such passages to other great worlds are usually controlled by the upper sects. If the news leaks, the upper sects will come to seize our passage, and our Heavenly Spider Sect might be destroyed. So the news must not leak!"

Wan Jinghong said, "Father, I understand!"

Lingzhu Zhenren sighed again and said, "The patriarchs used to send messages every year, everything going smoothly. But thirty years ago, they suddenly lost contact, and there has been no news for thirty years."

"So we established the Four Seas Hall and the Zhongyi Hall, creating a false image of a昏庸master and internal strife to cover up the truth."

"But even so, if there's no news in ten years, we might not be able to hold onto this secret passage! The master has been working hard to advance to the Nascent Soul realm. The greed of the upper sects is beyond our imagination!"

"Perhaps in the future, we can give up the passage to save the sect. Otherwise, the calamity might not even start, and our Heavenly Spider Sect could be destroyed!"

Lingzhu Zhenren's master was the sect leader, Poison Claw Zhenjun. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Ah, in the cultivation world, one wrong step means eternal ruin. How hard is it to survive?"

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