Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

Ten pieces of beast skin talisman paper, a spiritual pen, and a plate of monster blood.

"Draw fusion talismans, spirit suppression talismans, rejuvenation talismans, fire cloud talismans... If all the drawn talismans reach the level of crane color, it will be considered a pass."

The assessment for the lower-grade Xuan stage guest official is, compared to the previous upper-grade Huang stage, relatively straightforward and without any fancy elements.

Ten pieces of talisman paper correspond to ten types of talismans. These ten talismans are the most common among the middle-grade three-star talismans and are also the most commonly used by ordinary cultivators.

If a talisman master can master these ten talismans, even if they are completely ignorant of other talismans of the same level, they can still claim to be a middle-grade three-star talisman master in front of laymen.

So...

This assessment for the lower-grade Xuan stage guest official is simpler than Ji Boying imagined.

But...

It is also much more difficult than he imagined.

Although there is no time limit for the assessment and the talismans provided are the most common ones, the difficulty lies in having to complete all ten talismans at once, and they must be of high quality after completion!

Although Ji Boying's level in the talisman path has greatly improved, and he may even break through to the upper-grade three-star talisman master realm in a short time, he still feels uncertain facing such a challenge.

"Since there is no specified time for the assessment, I will take my time to draw this time."

Ji Boying looked at the ten pieces of talisman paper in front of him and murmured softly...

"As long as I maintain the best condition, the success rate of drawing these talismans can basically reach seventy percent, and the rate of high-quality talismans is even more than sixty percent."

"As long as I stabilize my state after each drawing, it is not impossible to pass this test!"

With that said, Ji Boying took a deep breath and began to draw the first talisman.

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At the same time...

In another elegant room of the commercial firm.

Li Pu was sitting opposite a beautiful woman.

The beautiful woman was none other than Yun Mama, the head of the Fengming Pavilion and the head of the Fengming Pavilion in the Fulong City - Yun Xiu Shi!

"Madam Yun."

Li Pu put down the teacup in his hand and leisurely said,

"I have already looked at the conditions of the Fengming Pavilion. However... our commercial firm has also been hindered by that person. There are only half of the evacuation spots left."

"So... the commercial firm can only provide twenty spots for Madam Yun."

Yun Mama frowned, and her face lost the charming smile of the past.

She paused and asked in a serious tone,

"Can't you give more?"

Li Pu shook his head slightly, and then revealed his cards:

"If the commercial firm's flying boat spots had not been interfered with by that person, the commercial firm could have given Madam Yun at least fifty spots."

"But now... circumstances have changed. The commercial firm itself is struggling, so how can it have the ability to help others?"

Yun Xiu Shi still didn't give up and said, "I'll add a middle-grade spiritual vein, can your firm give ten more spots?"

Twenty spots are really too few.

There are more than twenty top-tier fairy-like dancers in the pavilion.

Not to mention the four flower courtesans who have been cultivated with their blood, and herself as the head!

No matter how much they reduce, the top-tier fairy-like dancers and flower courtesans must be kept!

So...

No matter what, Yun Xiu Shi must find a way to get thirty spots from Li Pu today.

Otherwise, even if she can take these girls back today, the headquarters will not let her off easily.

"Madam Yun, this is no longer a matter of spiritual veins or not. It's just that my firm has only this many spots."

"The twenty spots that can be offered this time in exchange for the Pavilion Master's favor are purely based on the relationship between the Fengming Pavilion and the Wandao Commercial Firm, and have nothing to do with benefits."

"I also understand that it puts you in a difficult position, and it will certainly be difficult to explain to the headquarters. But... the Fulong branch of our firm only has this much strength now, so... I can only apologize."

Yun Xiu Shi looked at Li Pu's expression that didn't seem fake, and the last trace of illusion in her heart gradually shattered.

She tightened her fingers inside her sleeves, her eyes filled with a hint of unwillingness.

Neither of them spoke...

The elegant room fell into a brief silence.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Yun Mama was about to resign herself to her fate, Li Pu suddenly spoke up.

"In fact, there is still hope for Lady Yun to increase the quota."

"Elder Li, do you have a method?!"

Upon hearing Li Pu's words, a glimmer of determination flashed in Yun Xiu Shi's eyes.

She stared at him intently, like a vicious wolf eyeing its prey.

This made Li Pu feel inexplicably uneasy.

Li Pu let out a sigh and said,

"The quota for the trading company is mainly divided into two parts: fixed quota, which includes internal personnel and guest officials."

"Furthermore... there are also quota for the relatives of internal personnel."

"The shopkeeper has two quota for relatives, while the guest officials have one for a lower-grade guest official, three for a middle-grade guest official, and five for an upper-grade guest official... If there is a guest official at the Profound Grade, even if it's a lower-grade one, they can take away ten people!"

"This was agreed upon with the headquarters a long time ago."

"If Lady Yun wants to increase the quota, she can start with these guest officials. Of course..."

Li Pu paused and continued,

"But Lady Yun shouldn't have too much hope, after all, most of these guest officials have families and there are hardly any wandering cultivators among them."

"I have a list of guest officials and their corresponding ranks here. Lady Yun can refer to it and find a way to obtain some quota."

After speaking, Li Pu casually waved his hand and handed a scroll to Yun Xiu Shi.

In theory, the list of guest officials of the trading company was a confidential document.

But...

The relationship between the Phoenix Cry Pavilion and the Wan Dao Trading Company was special, so there was no problem in sharing it with each other.

Just like how the Wan Dao Trading Company had information on the various grades of dancers and courtesans in the Phoenix Cry Pavilion.

Yun Xiu Shi took the list and sincerely thanked Li Pu,

"Thank you, Elder Li!"

"It's just a small favor. Whether I can help Lady Yun or not remains to be seen."

Yun Xiu Shi shook her head slightly and smiled,

"Elder Li's help is already beyond my expectations. Regardless of the outcome, the Phoenix Cry Pavilion will remember Elder Li's kindness!"

"I wonder if Elder Li is interested in the dancers under my command? If there is anyone you like, just let me know, and I will offer them to you!"

Upon hearing this, a black line appeared on Li Pu's face.

The dancers of the Phoenix Cry Pavilion were beautiful and highly skilled. Basically, any man would like them.

But...

He was an Innate Sword, with both Yin and Yang spiritual roots.

If he were to get involved with such things, the decades of hard cultivation would be in vain!

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Time passed slowly.

Unknowingly, three whole days had passed.

Ji Boying was immersed in making talismans, completely unaware of the passage of time.

Using the Delaying Technique, he would rest in place after drawing each talisman until he returned to his peak state, and then continue to draw the next talisman.

After three days, he had achieved remarkable results.

Just at this moment...

As a streak of crimson light leaped from the talisman paper, another three-star middle-grade talisman was completed.

Ji Boying put down his spiritual pen and looked at the only blank talisman paper left on the table, a smile appearing on his face.

"This is the last one!"