Chen Lin was also startled by Lu Li’s methods.
Killing at the slightest disagreement, Family Disciples truly didn't take Loose Cultivators like them seriously.
However, he naturally couldn't be a trailblazer, so he also shrank back into his chair, remaining silent.
Seeing that his display of power had worked well, Lu Li sneered again and said, “My things aren’t something you can just take casually, Lu Li. To get a Talisman crafting method and the Soul Splitting Secret Art for free, without doing anything, how could there be such a good thing?”
He scanned the room.
Seeing that no one spoke, he squinted and sneered, “Now I only give you two choices. One is to pick up the Materials and find a room to craft Talismans yourselves, or you can pay fifty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to buy the Talisman crafting method you obtained. If you try to leave by force, you’ll have to ask if my Flying Sword agrees!”
Saying that, he shook a small Black Sword in his hand.
Just now, it was this thing that instantly killed the withered old man.
With a clatter, the red-faced man moved his chair, strode forward, took a set of Materials, and went upstairs to the second floor without looking back.
He seemed to have the biggest temper, but he was also the first to back down.
The Talisman Masters who came were all rootless Loose Cultivators, usually relying on their craft to make a living. No one could produce fifty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
That was equivalent to five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!
And even if they could produce it, who knew if Lu Li would keep his word?
With someone taking the lead, the others immediately had an excuse, and one by one, they picked up Materials and went upstairs to find rooms to craft Talismans.
Chen Lin also blended into the crowd and received a set of Materials.
When he received the Materials, Lu Li glanced at him but didn't recognize him.
Silently, he went upstairs, Chen Lin chose an empty room, hung something on the door to indicate it was occupied, entered, and locked the door.
Only then did he gently exhale.
The decision to come here seemed a bit rash; he underestimated the chaos of this world.
No matter what, he couldn't have imagined that Lu Li would casually kill people!
After a while, Chen Lin calmed his mind, then went to the table and opened the Material package.
He no longer hoped for compensation; as long as he could leave safely, that was enough.
However, with so many Talisman Masters, the other party couldn't possibly silence them all; even for a Family Disciple, the impact would be too great.
Killing that old man was merely to establish his authority, to prevent them from being unwilling to damage their Souls and thus not using the Soul Splitting Secret Art.
After pondering for a while and feeling that the possibility of being silenced was low, Chen Lin began to close his eyes and recall the method for drawing the Soul Capturing Talisman.
After a long time, he opened his eyes, took out a Talisman paper, and spread it out.
The other party had prepared the Materials very thoroughly; in addition to Talisman paper, Talisman brush, and Talisman ink, there was also a Tranquilizing Incense and a Qi Replenishing Pill.
They had indeed put thought into it.
This further indicated that all of the other party's methods were aimed at obtaining the Soul Capturing Talisman, and not genuinely wanting their lives.
With his mind settled, Chen Lin prepared to craft the Talisman.
Suddenly, Lu Li's voice came from outside the corridor: “Everyone, I am determined to obtain the Soul Capturing Talisman. To prevent you from being distracted, I didn't send anyone to supervise, but don't harbor thoughts of slacking off. After crafting, I have my own methods to detect whether you have used the Soul Splitting Secret Art. If I detect it, hehe!”
Chen Lin took a breath, ignored the other party's threat, and picked up the Talisman ink bottle to examine it.
According to the contents on the Jade Slip, this Talisman ink was synthesized from three substances. He only knew that one of them, Black Leaf Grass, was an expensive Spiritual Plant; the other two he had never heard of.
Lu Li had only obtained the Jade Slip for less than a day, yet he had managed to gather so many sets of Materials, which clearly showed his status and financial resources.
Lighting the Tranquilizing Incense, his thoughts instantly calmed down.
Chen Lin picked up the Talisman brush, dipped it in Talisman ink, infused his Qi into the Talisman brush, and slowly began to outline lines on the Talisman paper.
“Poof!”
Just as he drew two Talisman patterns, the Talisman paper suddenly trembled, then emitted a burst of black light and turned to ash.
This was normal.
After all, it was his first time encountering this type of Talisman; it would be strange if he succeeded in one go.
He cleared away the ashes, took out another Talisman paper, and began to draw again.
Failed again.
This repeated several times, wasting several good Talisman papers, and he even took a Qi Replenishing Pill midway, only then did he manage to advance the entire Talisman pattern to about halfway.
Chen Lin didn't know what the other Talisman Masters were like, but he felt that he could only achieve this much.
At his level, if he didn't use his Soul as a guide, there was no possibility of completely drawing all the Talisman runes, let alone forming a Talisman.
Shaking his head, he continued to draw the Talisman.
Soon, it was the tenth time, and the familiar scene finally appeared.
Just as the Talisman pattern was drawn halfway, and the entire Talisman began to tremble, about to be destroyed, an invisible, mysterious force suddenly appeared, enveloped the Talisman paper, and with a forceful pull, a complete Talisman with obscure energy fluctuations appeared on the table!
Every time Chen Lin saw this scene, he was incredibly shocked, but at this moment, he had no time to study it.
He packed up the remaining items and put them in his pocket. If he couldn't get Spirit Stones, these little things would serve as compensation.
Then he walked to the door and pressed his ear against it to listen for movement.
He decided to wait until everyone else had gone downstairs before he went down. If someone else managed to craft the Soul Capturing Talisman, then he wouldn't take out his Talisman.
But if everyone else failed, he would have to take it out, otherwise, he felt that Lu Li, stimulated by immense disappointment, might kill them all to vent his anger.
Time passed bit by bit, and finally, footsteps appeared in the corridor, intermittently starting to go downstairs.
Counting the number of people in his mind, when the last footsteps had gone downstairs, he came out of the room, feigning a dazed expression, and slowly stumbled down the stairs.
About twenty Talisman Masters, all looking dejected and dispirited.
Seeing this scene, it was clear that no one had succeeded in crafting.
“What's the result?”
Lu Li, who already had a guess, looked at the crowd with a grim expression.
It was still the red-faced man who spoke first: “I am truly sorry, my craftsmanship is not skillful enough. All the Materials are exhausted, and I used the Soul Secret Art twice, but I did not succeed!”
After speaking, he cupped his fist, appearing ready to accept any punishment.
Without his usual sneering, this person was quite humble.
Lu Li slowly stood up from his seat, took out a pigeon-egg-sized brown bead, pointed his finger, and the bead automatically floated up to the center of the red-faced man's eyebrows.
Then, the bead emitted a faint gray glow and flickered gently.
“Alright, step back.”
Lu Li put away the bead and waved his hand.
The red-faced man cupped his fist again and retreated to the very back of the crowd.
Chen Lin looked at this Fellow Daoist, who actually used the secret art twice. Even in this situation, there's internal competition. What are the others supposed to do?
Indeed, the other Talisman Masters looked at this person with some resentment.
But they could only curse silently in their hearts and dared not act out.
Next, another old man in a green robe stood out, described the crafting process, and then accepted the inspection.
The brown bead floated up again and attached itself to the center of this person's eyebrows.
This time, the light was slightly brighter than before, and the flickering frequency was slower.
“Only used the secret art once, hmph!”
Lu Li snorted.
Normally, using the secret art once would be enough, but with the previous person's performance, it seemed like he wasn't trying hard enough.
The green-robed man hastily explained: “Replying to Fellow Daoist Lu, to be honest, this Talisman is too difficult to craft. With my many years of experience in Talisman crafting, let alone using the secret art twice, even if I used it five or ten times, I definitely wouldn't be able to craft it. Moreover, I am old, and using the secret art once is already my limit; using it again would probably lead to my immediate death!”
Lu Li waved his hand expressionlessly, but didn't say anything more.
The old man quickly retreated behind the crowd, then glared fiercely at the red-faced man.