Chapter 66 Talisman Certification

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Whether it was talent or fate, Sun Decai was always at the bottom among his fellow sect brothers.

His Foundation Establishment had been achieved by exhausting all his efforts.

As such, after his Foundation Establishment, there was basically no chance for him to advance further and ascend to Core Formation.

Otherwise, no cultivator would be willing to come to a small place like Wuyue to be an idle Elder.

But now, an opportunity lay before Sun Decai.

The Animal Encouragement Talisman undoubtedly possessed tremendous commercial prospects.

And most crucially, this young man named Jiang Cheng was willing to give up half of the Spirit Stones to “cooperate” with his Task Hall.

To put it nicely, it’s called “cooperation”.

To put it plainly, it’s basically “handing over money”, paying a “membership fee” to the Tongtian Sect.

If he could firmly seize this business opportunity and obtain considerable benefits for the Task Hall, and for the Tongtian Sect behind the Task Hall,

Then…

With the deep heritage of an Immortal Sect…

The mere ascent from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation…

Sun Decai did not take long to make his decision.

Even if the prospects of the Talisman weren’t looking optimistic, and Jiang Cheng was essentially offering him pie in the sky,

He, Sun Decai, would accept it.

This pie, he truly couldn’t resist.

While Sun Decai was lost in thought, He’s feelings were also incredibly conflicted.

She hoped that Sun Decai would agree to Jiang Cheng’s proposal so that she could rack up a lot of achievements and be transferred back home. However, she was also afraid of what she would do without Jiang Cheng once she was back home. She had been reliant on Jiang Cheng all this time and felt as if she couldn’t do without him anymore.

Among all those present, Jiang Cheng himself was the most indifferent.

This wasn’t to say Jiang Cheng didn’t like money, but he had always taken a casual approach to “fate”, which he considered a matter of chance.

Jiang Cheng’s pursuit had always been things like “safe and reliable”, “tried and true”, “durable”, “steady, not frivolous”, “a hit with soul”—all very solid things.

“If we can establish a foundation, our Task Hall will have no problem with that,” Sun Decai finally agreed to Jiang Cheng’s idea.

Jiang Cheng nodded, ready to discuss the details of the foundation, when Sun Decai went on, “However, before that, your new Talisman needs to be registered and certified at the Talisman Master Association. As long as you can pass the Association’s certification, I, Sun Decai, will fully cooperate with young friend to develop the commercial value of the Talisman.”

If Lu Wang had been in the conference room, he would surely have cursed Sun Decai as a cunning old fox.

Taking a Talisman to the Talisman Master Association for certification might seem unnecessary, but in reality, Sun Decai was passing the buck to Lu Wang.

If something were to go awry with Jiang Cheng’s new Talisman, Lu Wang, who was responsible for certifying Talismans, would certainly not be able to escape blame.

After all, if you, a professional, say it’s okay, what else could the Task Hall possibly do?

If the sky falls, it’s always better for two people to bear it than just one.

“Senior Sun thinks just like I do. I was indeed planning to get certification at the Association. To be honest, this Talisman is of the Reusable Type, which is much harder to draw than the regular type. I can only draw two of them per day at most. If the demand gap is too large, we still need to make use of the power of the Talisman Master Association as soon as possible,” Jiang Cheng explained.

Jiang Cheng always portrayed himself as eager to learn.

He had learned his lesson with the Muscle Relaxation Talisman before, as it hadn’t been certified; he could not afford to make the same mistake again.

“Good!”

Hearing Jiang Cheng say this, Sun Decai finally felt reassured.

He was now somewhat looking forward to seeing the expression on Lu Wang’s face when he met Jiang Cheng and saw the new Talismans he had drawn.

“Cousin, I’ll leave it to you,” Yue Linger said.

“Don’t worry. If there’s a suitable part-time job, your cousin will definitely inform you first,” said Yue Ran, who worked as a secretary at the Wuyue Talisman Master Association, and was Yue Linger’s cousin.

As soon as Yue Linger decided to look for a part-time job, she went straight to her cousin for help.

With her cousin taking care of things at the Talisman Master Association, she could just go home and wait for news.

At the entrance of the Wuyue Talisman Master Association, Yue Linger ran into an acquaintance.

Jiang Cheng.

But it wasn’t Jiang Cheng who surprised her the most; it was the presence of Liu Qing beside him.

In the past, Yue Linger didn’t believe that “nation-toppling beauty” depicted in books could be all that. Now, having seen Liu Qing in person, she instinctively felt that the appearance of the Holy Maiden of the Immortal Sect should be exactly like this female cultivator’s.

“Yue? What a coincidence,” said Jiang Cheng, smiling as he greeted his future university senior sister.

“Jiang?” Yue Linger was also surprised to see Jiang Cheng at the Talisman Master Association.

But Yue Linger wasn’t interested in Jiang Cheng’s affairs; she just wanted to know if Jiang Cheng had “repaired” the Fluorescence Talisman.

“Jiang, have you fixed Zhou’s Fluorescence Talisman?” she asked.

Jiang Cheng had anticipated Yue Linger would ask this and calmly replied, “No.”

Jiang Cheng had not merely repaired it, he had made a new one entirely, and it had gained the approval of Zhou Yunshan.

Upon hearing Jiang Cheng say “No,” Yue Linger revealed a victorious smile.

But it lasted only a moment, for as a second order Talisman Master, defeating a “second prize” held no pride whatsoever.

“Fellow Daoist should really hurry up and get the first order Talisman Master Certificate,” Yue Linger advised.

Jiang Cheng said, “Let’s not worry about that for now, I have a few more pressing matters to attend to recently.”

Yue Linger frowned, feeling as if Jiang Cheng was being incredibly stubborn.

She had kindly shown him the way, so why wouldn’t this lad take the hint?

For a Talisman Master, could there be anything more important than obtaining a certificate? A Talisman Master Certificate was the most direct and reliable proof of a Talisman Master’s strength, and it was tightly bound to the status of a Talisman Master.

Ordinary people strived for the certificate as soon as possible, so who would go around saying “it’s not important”?

Well, whatever, he’s just a stranger after all, and it seemed unlikely that they’d have much interaction in the future.

“Fellow Daoist Jiang, Yue Linger will take her leave.”

“Fellow Daoist Yue, safe travels.”

Since Jiang Cheng had a “history,” he was promptly invited to Lu Wang’s office by the Association secretary, Yue Ran, upon his arrival.

Ordinary people who wished to see the President of the Talisman Master Association could not avoid the procedures of making an appointment, queuing, and waiting.

But Jiang Cheng was quite the exception, having been given priority by Lu Wang himself, his issues ranked in front of all other matters at the Talisman Master Association.

Lu Wang wasn’t afraid of delaying other matters, only that he might miss out on attending to Jiang Cheng.

Lu Wang feared that without his attention, Jiang Cheng could inadvertently stir up something big.

Under Yue Ran’s guidance, Jiang Cheng went into Lu Wang’s office alone.

And met with the … somewhat conflicted-looking President.

“Senior Lu,” Jiang Cheng greeted very politely, as always.

Lu Wang said with discomfort, “Jiang Cheng, what is it … do you have another matter?”

Jiang Cheng handed over the certification materials he had prepared and said, “Senior Lu, I’ve recently come up with a new talisman and would like to trouble you to certify it for me.”

A new talisman?

Lu Wang instantly captured the keyword and felt a sense of foreboding.

But due to his duties as President, Lu Wang couldn’t outright reject Jiang Cheng’s request for certification; he had to open the certification materials in front of Jiang Cheng.

[Animal Encouragement Talisman (Fish-Specific Edition)]

Lu Wang’s vision dimmed, and he now really wanted to open up Jiang Cheng’s head to see what was stuffed inside.

Out of respect for his position as a third order Talisman Master and the President of the Association, Lu Wang forced himself to maintain his composure and continued to read the documents.

After reading, Lu Wang actually thought it was decent enough.

At least it wasn’t as outlandish as the Muscle Relaxation Talisman.

A talisman for fish use – even if there were some issues, were the fish going to come and complain?

In the end, Lu Wang opened the talisman sample within the document bag—a one-time Animal Encouragement Talisman.

Lu Wang, as a third order Talisman Master, could see at a glance that there was still significant untapped potential in this talisman.

“Master Jiang, I think this talisman of yours still has quite a bit of power to be unearthed, doesn’t it?”

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