Chapter 42 Part 1

Chapter 42

Chu Yi, of course, had not brought any talismans with him. Even if he had, there were not enough for so many people.

But Wu He and Chen Jin Sheng feared that the others would seize the advantage first, so the group begged Chu Yi again and headed straight to his villa.

On the way, Wu He casually introduced the masters from Dragon Tiger Mountain to Chu Yi. Their names were Zhao Zhen, Zhao Xin, and Zhao Song. They were all very curious about Chu Yi’s sect and wanted to know which hidden sect had produced such a genius disciple.

Chu Yi said, “My sect was founded by my grandmaster at Chenzhou Prefecture Zhaoyang Mountain and is called the Tianji Sect. I don’t know where it has drifted to now. Have any of you masters heard of it?”

The masters exchanged glances and all said they had not.

Wu He was also a bit surprised. Chenzhou Prefecture—what era’s place name was that?

No wonder Chu Yi said he could not find his sect. It turned out his master had not even explained it clearly to him…

By the time they finished speaking, the car had already entered the villa. Chu Yi led the group straight to the basement.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, everyone saw a massive generator in the spacious basement hall. Lines branched out from it to eight directions around the room, with oil drums and batteries scattered messily nearby… The group almost thought they had gone to the wrong place. Was this a mystic’s meditation room? It looked more like a physics lab!

Chu Yi touched his nose and explained, “This is auxiliary equipment for refining Purple Thunder Talismans. There are too few days with thunder and lightning, so I have to create it artificially.”

He quickened his pace a few steps and led them further inside, where things looked much more normal. Notes and insights were scattered everywhere, along with medicinal herbs, a pill furnace, cinnabar, yellow talisman paper…

“Good grief, so many talisman treasures!” Zhao Song suddenly exclaimed in shock, then rushed forward without hesitation.

It turned out that the innermost room had a modified glass display case, with different types of talisman paper in each compartment. Zhao Song recognized at a glance that the stack flashing with purple lightning was Purple Thunder Talismans.

Zhao Xin followed and stared at the talismans beside it. “This is… a Protective Talisman?”

His expression was a bit odd. Dragon Tiger Mountain also had an uncle-master who could refine Body-Protecting Talismans, but the spiritual light on his was not this intense!

And the quantity—it was way too much, at least twice as thick as the Purple Thunder Talismans nearby.

Chu Yi’s eyes flickered. Could he admit that he meditated by drawing Protective Talismans in his downtime? They did not require much thought, so he had ended up drawing too many…

Wu He, cradling his injured arm, widened his eyes. “So you refined this Golden Bell Net too!”

Yin Ming and Hou Feiguang from the office had been utterly unreliable. After the Golden Bell Net that had held the little ghost was freed up, everyone at the Special Affairs Office had fought over it. If they had known Chu Yi had so many more, they would not have had to take turns so miserably!

Chen Jin Sheng and Chen Ying were martial cultivators who rarely dealt with talismans, so they were like kids in a candy store right now.

Chen Ying pointed at a stack of talismans and asked, “Dad, what kind of talismans are these?”

Chen Jin Sheng looked embarrassed—he did not recognize them either!

Chu Yi bailed him out. “These are Light Body Talismans. They’re very useful for traveling or fighting.”

Chen Jin Sheng and his daughter’s eyes lit up. As martial cultivators, they understood the difference a split second could make all too well. Back on the mountain, with these, they would not have had to flee in such a sorry state…

Chen Jin Sheng turned his head and complained to Wu He, “Director Wu, you really screwed us over!”

He had known Chu Yi for a long time but had not brought out these items—what was that if not screwing them?

Wu He shot him a glance. “When I came back for Purple Thunder Talismans earlier, I made everyone wait an hour. Master Du and Master Jia were already unhappy. I took pressure to come back, and getting the Purple Thunder Talismans was already good enough!”

He had made it in time back then, but Chu Yi had not let him into the basement. Who could he blame?

Master Du and Master Jia were the two still staying in the protected ward. Chen Jin Sheng knew they had opposed it fiercely. Though he had not said anything himself, he had felt Wu He was wasting time and had gone along with it without speaking up… Chen Jin Sheng guiltily touched his nose.

Seeing them about to argue, Chu Yi quickly smoothed things over. “I only got these recently. Before, I was busy filming and had no time to draw talismans.”

Wu He said, “Master Chu, you’re already so amazing—why keep filming? Switch to taking orders from the Special Affairs Office. I guarantee the higher-ups won’t treat you poorly!”

Zhao Zhen nodded eagerly in agreement. “Dragon Tiger Mountain wants in too!”

Chu Yi said, “No thanks. I’ll pass on orders. There are just these many items—divide them up. I don’t want to be stuck in one place every day; it’d set my cultivation back.”

Wu He and Zhao Zhen knew he had a point, so they did not press further.