Ye Fan set up a pot and simmered a pot of chicken soup. Soon, a strong aroma wafted out.
Ye Fan kept breathing in, looking intoxicated.
“Add a little more salt, then a little more green onions, and it’s done.”
Situ Jiaojiao frowned as she watched. Was Fan Ye really a hidden talisman master? Would a good talisman master actually waste time on cooking? Usually only unskilled cultivators would study food refining.
Ye Fan turned his head, looked at Situ Jiaojiao, and said unhappily, “Why are you standing behind me and trying to freeload again?” Ye Fan waved his hand and said, “Go, go, go. Quickly go.”
“I have something to say to you,” Situ Jiaojiao said.
Ye Fan nodded, used a fan to fan the flames, and said, “Okay! Let’s talk.”
Ye Fan didn’t look at Situ Jiaojiao, just stared at the soup simmering.
Situ Jiaojiao glanced in the direction of Sheng Zhihao’s cave residence and said, “Can we step away to speak?”
Ye Fan looked at Situ Jiaojiao and said, “Is there anything you can’t say here? Could it be that… you have a crush on me?”
Ye Fan shook his head and said seriously, “No, I am a single-minded person. I only like Xi Yun. Even if I didn’t like Xi Yun, I wouldn’t like you. I don’t like the fierce type.”
Anger rose in Situ Jiaojiao’s heart and she said with displeasure, “You are overthinking. I want to talk to you about the issue of talismans.”
“Hmph, you stole my talisman diagrams and gave them to the old man. You can’t hide it anymore?” Ye Fan took a mouthful of soup, tasted it, smacked his lips, and said lightly.
Situ Jiaojiao frowned and said, “What nonsense are you talking about?”
Ye Fan took out a stack of drafts and said, “These are the drafts I found when I was cleaning up Senior’s studio…”
Situ Jiaojiao saw that the talisman diagrams on the papers were very similar to the talisman diagrams drawn by Fan Ye, but a bit different. It should be Senior Sheng who improved the talisman diagrams drawn by Fan Ye.
Situ Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and said, “Can we have a good talk?” Situ Jiaojiao originally wanted to hide this matter until the incident came to light, but at this point, her heart suddenly settled down.
Ye Fan blinked and said, “Okay, the chicken soup is almost ready anyway.”
Ye Fan sent chicken soup and poached eggs into the storage ring and entered the cave residence.
Bai Yunxi was already waiting in the cave residence. Situ Jiaojiao walked into their cave residence, only to find that the cave residence had been transformed. The cave residence had been expanded several times, and the formation in front of the cave residence had also been changed.
…
Ye Fan activated the protective formation and blocked outside detection.
While Ye Fan took out the chicken soup and eggs and invited Bai Yunxi to eat, he casually said to Situ Jiaojiao, “If you have anything to say, just say it.”
Situ Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and said, “I want to worship Senior Sheng as my master. It is very important to me to worship Senior Sheng as my master.”
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Situ Jiaojiao originally thought that her master in the Talisman Masters Association was already great, but after meeting Sheng Zhihao, she realized that the art of talisman making was vast and profound. After Sheng Zhihao said he wanted to accept her as his disciple, he also told her a lot.
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This ancestor had outstanding battle exploits. When he was still at Golden Core, he used extremely destructive talismans to kill those at Nascent Soul.
When that ancestor was alive, the Divine Talisman Sect was also very prosperous. However, after the death of that ancestor, no one could understand what he left behind. There were no outstanding talents in the sect, and it declined. After the decline of the Divine Talisman Sect, the inheritance left by that ancestor became coveted by all parties.
During the battles with other sects, the Talisman Classic of the Divine Talisman Sect was destroyed*, and the rest of the inheritance was also incomplete.
However, before the Divine Talisman Sect was exterminated, some handwritten notes left by that ancestor were discovered.
Among the Divine Talisman Sect, there was one person who could understand a little bit, and that person was Sheng Zhihao. If Sheng Zhihao could really understand the inheritance left by that ancestor, it was not impossible to kill Nascent Soul with Golden Core cultivation.
It was fine when she didn’t know this history, but after hearing it, Situ Jiaojiao couldn’t help but feel a little excited.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Oh.”
Ye Fan was stirring the chicken soup with a spoon. She didn’t know if he had heard what she said at all. Situ Jiaojiao was annoyed by Ye Fan’s absentminded look.
“Did you hear me?”
Ye Fan turned to look at Situ Jiaojiao and said, “I heard. Didn’t the old monster accept you as his disciple?”
“But I need your help. I don’t understand what Master said. I’m afraid…” Situ Jiaojiao said.
“You’re afraid that he will find out that you are a fake! There is nothing I can do about it! The best I can promise is not to report you, but if you keep failing to keep up with Senior’s teachings, sooner or later Senior will discover that you are a rookie.” Ye Fan shook his head.
Situ Jiaojiao said, dissatisfied, “I’m not a rookie. I just need some time.”
Situ Jiaojiao had a natural talisman physique, and her talent for talismans was still good. But after all, she was too young and had little experience.
The highest level of talismans that Situ Jiaojiao had come into contact with were only at the early stage spiritual level whereas some of the talismans that Sheng Zhihao studied were already at the holy level. Situ Jiaojiao’s vision was limited, so naturally she couldn’t understand them.
Ye Fan tilted his head and said, “Oh. Still, why should I help you?! You used my things without permission, and I haven’t settled the score with you yet.”
Situ Jiaojiao frowned, hesitated, and said, “Do you also want to worship Senior as your master?”
“This…” Ye Fan’s eyes turned. He had heavenly fire in his body. This was something that even Nascent Soul cultivators were attracted to. Although the old guy didn’t seem to notice it, who knew whether he would be discovered after in-depth communication. “It’s fine as it is.” Ye Fan thought for a while and said.
Ye Fan’s answer made Situ Jiaojiao breathe a sigh of relief.
Ye Fan touched his chin and thought to himself: Sheng Zhihao seemed pretty cool. The things this guy studied were very powerful. If he could master more, he might be able to kill Golden Core cultivators with it. If so, when they left here, there would be a bit more security.
“If you don’t want to worship Senior as your master, I can pass you everything I learn. In addition, if you want spirit stones or medicinal pills, you can also name a price!” Situ Jiaojiao said generously.
Ye Fan looked at Situ Jiaojiao and said, “Spirit stones? Are you planning to give me tens of millions of spirit stones?”
“Are you kidding? A few hundred thousand is more like it,” Situ Jiaojiao said with displeasure.
“Hundreds of thousands? What’s the use of hundreds of thousands? If you want to bribe me, you’ll need at least tens of millions,” Ye Fan said with a look of disgust.
After all, his net worth was very high. Not to mention other things, even before he came here, the information of his whereabouts was worth nearly ten million. With just hundreds of thousands, wasn’t that just sending away a beggar?
“I only have tens of thousands of spirit stones as pocket money every year. How can I give you tens of millions?” Situ Jiaojiao said unhappily.
Ye Fan snorted softly and said, “What does that have to do with me? Anyway, if you want to bribe me, it will cost at least 20 million.”
“What about medicinal pills?” Situ Jiaojiao asked.
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “No need.”
“How come you, a loose cultivator, are not short of medicinal pills?” Situ Jiaojiao asked.
“Don’t you know this? I am very popular and know a great alchemist. He thinks that I am young and promising and will become a great person in the future. Therefore, he gave me a lot of medicinal pills and asked me to cover him once I am prosperous in the future. If his pill refining fails in the future and customers cause trouble, I will beat them all out.” Ye Fan lied casually.
Situ Jiaojiao: “…”
Situ Jiaojiao took out a box and said, “You don’t want this or that. This is all I have.”
Ye Fan looked at the contents of Situ Jiaojiao’s box and narrowed his eyes.
Situ Jiaojiao said with some pride, “You probably don’t recognize this? This is the Fire Flame Golden Crystal. It is the gift I originally wanted to give to my ancestor. It’s cheap for you.”
As soon as Situ Jiaojiao took out the thing, the Onion, who had been silent in Ye Fan’s sea of consciousness for a long time, started to make a fuss. Previously, Ye Fan subdued Onion due to his dual cultivation with Bai Yunxi. Onion was affected by the coldness of the ice marrow physique and became a lot weaker. It had been sleeping all this time since there was nothing to do.
Ye Fan squinted his eyes and thought to himself: This woman Situ Jiaojiao was really ignorant! She actually mistook the Star Flame Golden Crystal for the Fire Flame Golden Crystal. Although the two crystals looked similar, the value of the Star Flame Golden Crystal was much greater.
“Okay, deal.”
…
Situ Jiaojiao came out of Ye Fan’s cave residence and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“What did he say, Your Highness?” Wang Chenxiao asked.
“He agreed. He promised to help me and not to report me to Senior,” Situ Jiaojiao said easily.
After negotiation, the two parties reached an agreement. Ye Fan would help solve the tasks assigned by Senior Sheng. However, when Situ Jiaojiao listened to lectures, sne had to record the content taught by Senior Sheng with a recording stone so that Ye Fan could also listen.
Wang Chenxiao frowned and said, “He agreed. Is there any fraud?”
Situ Jiaojiao glanced at Wang Chenxiao and said with displeasure, “Are you very unhappy that he agreed?”
Wang Chenxiao grimaced, smiled reluctantly, and said, “How could it be? Princess, you are thinking too much. Of course I am happy you have been accepted as a disciple by Senior. I am just worried that that guy Fan Ye will stab you in the back. I think that guy has ulterior motives and is not easy to get along with. Think about it, princess! This man’s talent for talismans is so high, why would he want to be your guard? Isn’t it faster to earn spirit stones as a talisman master?”
Situ Jiaojiao said with displeasure, “Being a cultivator does not mean you only want to earn spirit stones. Some people like to be chivalrous and righteous, while others like to travel around. Acting as my guard, maybe he just wants to travel around.”
Wang Chenxiao looked at Situ Jiaojiao’s nonchalant expression and said seriously, “Princess, you must be on guard against others!”
Situ Jiaojiao waved her hand and said impatiently, “Okay, okay, I got it!”
…
According to the agreement between the two parties, the two parties cooperated very smoothly.
Situ Jiaojiao knew that she couldn’t hide the recording stone from Sheng Zhihao, so she simply said that she was afraid that she wouldn’t understand and would miss something, so she wanted to use a recording stone to record, hoping to listen to the lecture several times. Sheng Zhihao readily agreed.
Situ Jiaojiao was originally worried that Sheng Zhihao would ask questions during his lectures, but she soon discovered that Sheng Zhihao didn’t like to ask questions, and he would not even ask her if she understood. Sheng Zhihao just kept talking, and after he finished speaking, he asked Situ Jiaojiao to leave and contemplate herself.
Situ Jiaojiao basically didn’t understand much, but occasionally she understood something and felt that she had benefited a lot.
Situ Jiaojiao gave the recording stone to Ye Fan. Ye Fan held his face in his hands and listened to the whole thing with his eyes shining.
Situ Jiaojiao looked at Ye Fan and said curiously, “Do you understand?”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Of course! What Senior Sheng said is quite simple. Don’t you understand?”
Situ Jiaojiao said, “Of course I can understand, but I’m afraid you can’t understand…”
Ye Fan rolled his eyes and said, “What you can understand, of course I can understand.”
Situ Jiaojiao said a little unconvinced, “I am a spiritual-level talisman master recognized by the Talisman Masters Association. What about you? You don’t even have the ordinary-level talisman master badge from the Talisman Masters Association.”
Ye Fan said with displeasure, “Why do I need the badge of the Talisman Masters Association! The Talisman Masters Association is a junk association composed of a bunch of useless trash talisman masters. If I enter, aren’t I joining a bunch of useless trash?!”
Situ Jiaojiao said with displeasure, “What nonsense are you talking about? How come the Talisman Masters Association is an association for useless trash?”
“Are there any heaven-level talisman masters in the association?” Ye Fan asked.
Situ Jiaojiao shook her head and said, “No!”
“Then it’s determined. There are no heaven-level talisman masters!” Ye Fan shook his head and said.
Situ Jiaojiao said, “You think it’s easy to become a heaven-level talisman master?!”
Ye Fan blinked and said, “It shouldn’t be difficult, right?”
Situ Jiaojiao: “…”
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T/N: Sorry, guys, I spent all weekend and Monday trying to deal with crap in my house, so didn’t have time to translate. This is a stockpiled chapter I was keeping for ko-fis. There won’t be an update on Thursday. Will try to catch up on translating this week so I can make the Saturday update.
Having treasure in the cultivation world is a sin if you don’t have the strength to protect it. We saw it earlier with Mu Xue’s worries about keeping Hundred Flames House once her ancestor dies, and we’re hearing about it here after that amazing sect master of the Divine Talisman Sect died. Once he died and the sect declined, the inheritance he left for the sect became the reason it was targeted and wiped out. Truly sad. Also, this princess really can’t let go of her pride – I thought she finally acknowledged Ye Fan’s talent is way greater than hers when she had to let go of her pride and ask for his help, but she still thinks just because she can’t understand Sheng Zhihao’s lectures, it means Ye Fan would have trouble too wth (also why does she keep bringing up the association’s certification like it really matters wtf Sheng Zhihao is also presumably not certified by the association because he’s been living on the run all these years).
*So I went back and reread Chapter 224 where the Talisman Classic was first introduced. It does say there that the Classic was ripped in half and only half was destroyed. It’s either a typo here, or it’s possible Wang Chenxiao’s information (he was the one explaining) in Chapter 224 was incorrect as what he knows is hearsay and it has been 200 years since the sect was destroyed – some information may have been distorted by time. In any case, whatever inheritance is left (whether it’s half the Talisman Classic or only some handwritten notes left by that ancestor), is incomplete and Sheng Zhihao is trying to restore it.
Thanks for the update!💕