Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Talisman Room Level 1

When Ji Yuan saw Lu Wan, she was sitting inside a Talisman Room, dressed in a light green long dress, holding an ancient book in her hands. Her brows were slightly furrowed like distant mountains, and her forehead was covered with a fine layer of sweat.

”Junior Sister Lu, your brother has come to see you.”

The soft call of a white-clad man interrupted Lu Wan’s contemplation.

She looked up, and as soon as she saw Ji Yuan, her eyes lit up.

”Why are you here?”

The white-clad man felt a sudden panic at Lu Wan’s reaction, but he relaxed upon Ji Yuan’s response.

”What, am I not allowed to come and see Sister Lu without a reason?”

”Of course you can, of course you can.”

Lu Wan stood with a smile, then bowed to the leading white-clad man, ”Thank you, Senior Brother Zhou.”

Her tone was neither warm nor cold, with a hint of distance.

”It’s fine, you two siblings have a chat first, I’ll get busy with my own matters.”

”Thanks to Daoist Zhou.”

Ji Yuan expressed his gratitude, while Lu Wan had already brought a cup of tea for him. ”Now, tell me what’s going on. Hmph, you wouldn’t remember me if there wasn’t something up.”

Since she moved to Zengtou City, the times Ji Yuan came to see her were... none.

Only when Ji Qingyun visited in past years would Ji Yuan come along.

As they grew older, Ji Yuan had stopped visiting altogether.

”There is indeed something...”

Before Ji Yuan could speak, footsteps sounded from outside, and a young man also dressed in white walked in. His appearance... could definitely be described as handsome and graceful.

He was certainly much better looking than the previous man surnamed Zhou.

Moreover, his aura faintly exerted some pressure on Ji Yuan, estimating he might be around level six of Qi Cultivation.

”Senior Brother.”

Lu Wan stood up as she had just sat down, and Ji Yuan could only nod respectfully to this person.

”No need to be so formal, Junior Sister Lu.” The newcomer returned the gesture with a smile, then turned to Ji Yuan and said with a smile, ”I just heard that there’s a guest at our Wu Mansion, someone related to Junior Sister Lu, so I came to take a look.”

Related?

Lu Wan was a bit surprised.

Ji Yuan, however, realized who this person was, Wu Yan, the legitimate son of Wu Wenbin, who was somewhat famous in Zengtou City.

He had a talent for Talisman Painting, plus a powerful father.

So even at the age of thirty, he was already on the sixth layer of Qi Cultivation.

It’s rumored that joining the Water Dragon Sect was just a matter of time, not a matter of chance.

”Greetings, Daoist Wu.”

Ji Yuan greeted with a smile, ”I came in a rush and did not prepare a gift, I’ll make up for it next time. I hope Daoist Wu won’t mind.”

”Daoist Lu, you’re being too polite.”

Wu Yan naturally sat down next to them with a smile and gestured, ”Both of you, please sit, just continue your conversation.”

The place belonged to the Wu Family, so Ji Yuan could not say much, and his visit to Lu Wan was indeed about the talismans... Having Wu Yan here was for the best.

It avoids any future accusations of stealing techniques.

”This is the situation...”

Ji Yuan then explained the problem he had encountered, and Lu Wan listened carefully, as did Wu Yan.

”I don’t know if this involves any teaching secrets, if it does, I apologize for the disturbance.”

Ji Yuan clasped his hands towards the two and sat back down.

Lu Wan, after listening, cast a suspicious glance at Ji Yuan, her expression rather peculiar.

Wu Yan, however, smiled and asked, ”Daoist Lu, do you happen to have a Calm Heart Talisman that hasn’t undergone Spirit Awakening?”

”Yes, I do.”

Ji Yuan reached into his sleeve, actually taking out a talisman from his Storage Bag, and handed it over to Wu Yan with both hands.

Wu Yan accepted it, and a flash of water-blue Spiritual Qi passed through his hand. Not only did the talisman not burn, but the runes on the talisman paper even glowed with a slight blue light.

The talisman... worked?!

Ji Yuan was stunned for a moment and then thought of Wu Yan’s recent actions and seemed to understand something.

He then took out another completed Calm Heart Talisman and tried to inject a trace of Spiritual Qi into the talisman paper.

Unlike the previous night’s burning talisman paper, this time, after infusing the Spiritual Qi, the talisman paper remained intact, instead becoming successfully activated.

At this moment, Ji Yuan finally realized where he had gone wrong.

The final step of Spirit Awakening, damn it, wasn’t done with a Talisman Brush, it was directly injecting Spiritual Qi by hand... Ji Yuan couldn’t help but blush.

”Ahem.”

”This ’Talisman Primer’ is really something, it didn’t even mention that it’s not the brush for Spirit Awakening.”

Wu Yan spread his hands and chuckled, ”Most people wouldn’t think of using a brush for Spirit Awakening.”

Lu Wan was increasingly suspicious, she didn’t think Ji Yuan couldn’t figure out this point.

It seemed more like he was looking for an excuse to get close to her.

But she was considerate enough to explain, ”The Spiritual Power released by a Talisman Brush is concentrated at a point, making it difficult to activate the entire talisman paper at once, so using your hand is the best method.”

Ji Yuan understood and immediately showed an excited and expectant look, eagerly saying:

”Thank you both for clearing my doubts, I’ll head back and give it another try.”

”Alright, feel free, Daoist.” Wu Yan nodded with a smile, ”If you encounter more obstacles in Talisman Painting, don’t hesitate to come and ask.”

What a good person... but Ji Yuan knew that the reason Wu Yan was so kind was largely because he thought Ji Yuan was truly related to Lu Wan.

After all, the way he looked at Lu Wan, Ji Yuan had seen countless times in his previous life.

It was exactly the look of viewing something as one’s possession.

Fortunately, Ji Yuan felt nothing for Lu Wan, having lived again and ascending the path of cultivation, he had only one thought—what kind of light lies beyond the great path!

Ji Yuan came, and Ji Yuan went.

Of course, the main reason he hurried back was that the status panel had refreshed, and the [Talisman Room] could finally be upgraded!

After he left, Wu Yan’s gaze on Lu Wan became even gentler.

Indeed, he did have those thoughts regarding Lu Wan, and it wasn’t just him—even both families were trying to make a match.

Firstly, because Lu Wan was rather attractive, considered quite the beauty.

Secondly, because of her talent.

Lu Wan had high talent in the art of talismans, and joining the Water Dragon Sect was pretty much a sure thing.

So as long as he could win over Lu Wan, joining the Water Dragon Sect together would surely make them seen as a match made in heaven.

Moreover, it would greatly benefit his path to cultivation.

Especially the second point, that was Wu Yan’s main reason for eyeing Lu Wan.

After all, appearance wasn’t worth much, if Wu Yan wanted, he could easily find a young female cultivator more beautiful and graceful than Lu Wan.

”Junior Sister Lu, that Junior Brother Lu just now, he is...”

”Lu? He’s not surnamed Lu, his name is Ji Yuan.”

Lu Wan hurried to clarify for Ji Yuan.

Wu Yan’s smile remained, ”Then he’s not your cousin, but a distant relative.”

”Not a distant relative either.”

This surprised Wu Yan, ”Then if he’s not a cousin or a distant relative, what kind of brother is he?”

This question made Lu Wan think too, what kind of brother could it be.

After thinking for a moment, she tentatively replied:

”A neighbor brother?”

Wu Yan’s smile froze.

...

”Talisman Room, upgrade!”

Back home, Ji Yuan eagerly activated the panel in his mind, and with a thought, the 0 turned into a 1.

The [Talisman Room] was upgraded to Level 1.

The panel refreshed accordingly, revealing the conditions for upgrading to Level 2 Talisman Room.