Liu Yunan tersenyum dan berkata, "Kalau begitu, aku tunggu saja mereka kembali di sini."<br><br>Lagi pula, sudah jarang sekali ia punya waktu berkunjung, jadi ia harus menyempatkan diri menemui kedua bibinya dan memberi salam.<br><br>Melihatnya tidak terburu-buru untuk pergi, Qin Jianghe menariknya untuk mengobrol tentang bisnis biro pengawal akhir-akhir ini. Setelah itu, mereka berdua tinggal di ruang kerja dan membahas banyak detail mengenai rencana keberangkatan mereka ke ibu kota.<br><br>Begitu saja, dalam sekejap mata, hari sudah malam.<br><br>Ketika Ibu Qin dan Ibu Tietou melihat kedatangan Liu Yunan, mereka merasa terkejut sekaligus gembira. Mereka langsung mengerumuninya, menanyakan kabar di sekte dan Desa Xiushui.<br><br>Setelah itu, Liu Yunan dan Qin Jianghe sepakat untuk bertemu di Kabupaten Songyang dalam tiga hari guna berangkat ke ibu kota bersama-sama. Liu Yunan kemudian kembali ke Desa Xiushui dengan membawa berbagai kantong besar dan kecil berisi barang-barang yang dibeli Ibu Qin untuk ayah Qin Jianghe, serta barang-barang yang dibeli Ibu Tietou untuk Tietou dan ayahnya.<br><br>Perjalanan ke ibu kota ini pastilah akan memakan waktu cukup lama, jadi mereka berdua harus mengatur urusan di sekte dan biro pengawal masing-masing dengan baik.<br><br>Urusan di pihak Qin Jianghe baik-baik saja. Lagi pula, ia sudah beberapa kali mendelegasikan tugasnya sebelumnya, dan biro pengawal kini sudah sangat stabil. Hampir tidak akan ada masalah besar yang terjadi.<br><br>Namun, situasinya berbeda bagi Liu Yunan.<br><br>Sebelumnya, setiap kali Lin Xiao pergi, Liu Yunan lah yang mengurus urusan sekte dengan dibantu oleh Senior Liao dari samping.<br><br>Akan tetapi, sekarang Lin Xiao telah pergi ke dunia kultivasi, dan Senior Liao telah menyusup ke dalam Liontin Giok Pemelihara Jiwa untuk mengikuti Lin Xiao dengan dalih mereka mungkin bisa menemukan fragmen jiwanya yang lain.<br><br>Oleh karena itu, ia harus membuat persiapan yang matang sebelum pergi kali ini.<br><br>Para gadis masih terlalu muda untuk dipercaya memegang kendali, dan Tietou harus bertanggung jawab atas patroli. Generasi muda praktis tidak bisa diandalkan. Mau tak mau, Liu Yunan harus meminta ibunya sendiri untuk bertindak sebagai wakil, dengan dibantu oleh orang tua Lin Xiao, Qin Jianghe, Tietou, dan Jiang Youfu.<br><br>Selama tiga hari, ia bergegas mengajari mereka dengan cermat mengenai detail berbagai urusan, baik besar maupun kecil.<br><br>Tiga hari kemudian, waktu yang disepakati dengan Qin Jianghe pun tiba. Barulah ia meninggalkan sekte dan menuju ke ibu kota bersama Qin Jianghe.<br><br>Mari kita kesampingkan dulu kejadian di sepanjang perjalanan Qin Jianghe dan Liu Yunan ke ibu kota serta apa yang terjadi setelah kedatangan mereka.<br><br>Di pihak Lin Xiao, ia, Jiang Youfu, dan Senior Liao sekali lagi tiba di gua kediaman Senior Liao.<br><br>Sama seperti saat pertama kali Lin Xiao tiba di sini, Jiang Youfu langsung dikejutkan oleh kemewahan tingkat dewa milik Senior Liao.<br><br>Ya ampun, jika seluruh isi ruangan ini ditukar dengan makanan, ia tidak akan sanggup menghabiskannya seumur hidup, bukan?<br><br>Tanpa sadar, Jiang Youfu menelan air liurnya.<br><br>Untungnya, Lin Xiao segera mengajak mereka untuk lekas pergi, sehingga ia tidak sampai terlalu banyak mengeluarkan air liur.<br><br>Sebelumnya, Lin Xiao telah langsung memindahkan Liu Chun ke tempat terpencil di dekat Kota Yuanling, alih-alih langsung kembali ke gua kediaman Senior Liao.<br><br>Sekarang mereka berteleportasi ke sini lagi, tentu saja atas izin Liao Pantu.<br><br>Pada saat ini, dua orang dan satu liontin tersebut meninggalkan gua kediaman. Karena tidak ada urusan mendesak, mereka berjalan pelan menuju Kota Yuanling.<br><br>Sepanjang jalan, Jiang Youfu melihat sekeliling dengan penuh rasa penasaran, ingin melihat apa sebenarnya perbedaan antara dunia kultivasi ini dan kampung halaman mereka. Pada saat yang sama, ia secara kebiasaan mengeluarkan kacang goreng emas dari sakunya satu per satu lalu memasukkannya ke dalam mulut.<br><br>Suara renyah dari kunyahan kacangnya terdengar sepanjang perjalanan.<br><br>Ia bahkan tidak lupa mengeluarkan segenggam besar untuk dibagikan kepada Lin Xiao dan Senior Liao.<br><br>Lin Xiao dengan santai menerimanya dan dengan senang hati mulai ikut memakannya.<br><br>Hanya Liao Pantu yang melirik sekilas ke arah kacang kuning kecil yang tidak mencolok itu, ragu sejenak lalu menolak, dan berbalik masuk kembali ke dalam Liontin Giok Pemelihara Jiwa.<br><br>Jiang Youfu, yang kini telah mencapai alam Pembentukan Fondasi, tidak lagi merasa terlalu lapar atau haus. Dengan energi spiritual yang menutrisi tubuhnya dari dalam, kondisi fisiknya tidak akan sampai mencapai titik tersebut.<br><br>Meskipun demikian, setiap seperempat jam sekali Jiang Youfu tetap mengeluarkan kantong air yang telah disiapkan ayahnya, lalu menengadah untuk meneguknya.<br><br>Sambil lalu, ia juga menawari Lin Xiao dan Liao Pantu apakah mereka ingin minum.<br><br>Berjalan terus hingga tiba di gerbang Kota Yuanling dengan cara seperti ini, Liao Pantu yang berada di dalam Liontin Giok Pemelihara Jiwa terus merasa seolah-olah mereka sedang piknik musim semi.<br><br>Setelah memasuki kota, karena takut berpapasan dengan Liu Chun, baik Lin Xiao maupun Jiang Youfu menyamar penampilan mereka.<br><br>Mereka mengenakan pakaian baru yang baru saja dibelanjakan untuk mereka melalui pengadaan sekte.<br><br>Tahun ini, Kota Yuanling tampak semakin ramai.<br><br>Di toko-toko sepanjang jalan, banyak kultivator sedang mendiskusikan topik hangat tahun ini: Konvensi Ahli Talisman.<br><br>Bagi para kultivator di Wilayah Roh Selatan, ini bisa dianggap sebagai acara terakbar di wilayah tersebut.<br><br>Selama ini, Konvensi Ahli Talisman diselenggarakan bersama oleh beberapa faksi besar dari Wilayah Roh Selatan dan Utara.<br><br>Salah satunya adalah Sekte Tianxuan, sekte yang selalu ingin dimasuki oleh Liu Chun.<br><br>Tentu saja, Sekte Tianxuan hanyalah salah satu penyelenggara bersama. Posisi tuan rumah utama sudah pasti milik Sekte Talisman dari Wilayah Roh Utara.<br><br>Secara historis, Sekte Tianxuan selalu memberikan perlakuan istimewa yang luar biasa kepada mereka yang memiliki potensi sangat tinggi sebagai ahli talisman.<br><br>Semua orang di Wilayah Roh Selatan tahu bahwa ada tiga cara untuk bergabung dengan Sekte Tianxuan. Cara pertama adalah melalui jalur perekrutan normal, masuk dengan mengandalkan bakat akar roh yang sangat baik. Cara kedua adalah melalui kuota perekrutan khusus yang dipegang oleh keluarga bangsawan terkemuka.<br><br>Cara ketiga adalah dengan lulus ujian dalam Konvensi Ahli Talisman yang diadakan sekali dalam seabad ini dan mendapatkan token gelar ahli talisman berperingkat.<br><br>Hal ini pula yang menyebabkan profesi ahli talisman menjadi yang paling banyak ditemui di Wilayah Roh Selatan dan Utara, melebihi profesi apa pun.<br><br>Kendati jumlahnya banyak, kualitasnya tidak terlalu tinggi.<br><br>Karena persaingan di Konvensi Ahli Talisman begitu ketat, siapa pun yang memiliki keahlian sejati umumnya enggan membiarkan orang lain mempelajari teknik hebat mereka.<br><br>Oleh karena itu, dalam industri ahli talisman, ada banyak orang yang menjaga rahasia mereka rapat-rapat, dan hampir tidak ada yang membagikan semua ilmu mereka atau saling berkomunikasi secara terbuka.<br><br>Mereka tidak berani bermimpi masuk Sekte Talisman.<br><br>Namun, semua orang ingin bergabung dengan Sekte Tianxuan.<br><br>Sebab di sana terdapat metode kultivasi mental tingkat tinggi, para senior dan master yang jauh lebih kuat, serta tunjangan murid yang sangat dermawan. Singkatnya, keuntungan yang didapat jauh lebih unggul daripada menjadi kultivator liar, tinggal di dalam klan keluarga, atau bergabung dengan sekte kecil.<br><br>Di Wilayah Roh Selatan, jika dibandingkan dengan industri ahli talisman, profesi lain justru tampak sedikit lebih rukun.<br><br>Tidak seperti di Wilayah Roh Utara, di mana profesi lain selain ahli talisman juga menghadapi persaingan yang sangat ketat.<br><br>Sebab, dibandingkan dengan Wilayah Roh Selatan yang terletak di ujung paling miskin dan terluar dari dunia kultivasi, Wilayah Roh Utara jauh lebih makmur.<br><br>Lin Xiao dan Jiang Youfu juga telah mendengar kabar angin tentang Konvensi Ahli Talisman tersebut.<br><br>Jiang Youfu, yang sedang berjongkok di depan sebuah kios kecil, meletakkan butiran kecil transparan di tangannya. Ia menoleh untuk memandang Lin Xiao yang berjongkok di sampingnya, lalu berkata:<br><br>"Saudara Xiao, bisakah kita juga pergi melihat Konvensi Ahli Talisman itu?"<br><br>Sebelum Lin Xiao sempat menjawab, pemilik kios yang duduk di atas bangku lipat kecil di belakang lapaknya tertawa dan berkata:<br><br>"Ha, anak muda, Konvensi Ahli Talisman itu justru berharap kalian semua mau datang. Semakin banyak orang, semakin tampak terkenal dan meriah acara itu. Kenapa kalian tidak bisa pergi?"<br><br>"Hanya saja, lokasi tempat digelarnya Konvensi Ahli Talisman agak jauh dari sini. Jika kalian benar-benar ingin pergi, sebaiknya kalian memesan tiket kapal sejak dini."<br><br>Rupanya, ia tidak tahu bahwa pertanyaan Jiang Youfu sebenarnya adalah untuk menanyakan apakah Lin Xiao memiliki waktu dan apakah hal itu memungkinkan, alih-alih mengkhawatirkan apakah Konvensi Ahli Talisman mengizinkan orang untuk hadir.<br><br>Namun, itu bukanlah hal yang penting.<br><br>Mendengar perkataan si pemilik kios, Lin Xiao mengangkat sebelah alisnya, menatapnya, dan bertanya:<br><br>"Boleh kutau, tiket kapal seperti apa yang Anda maksud?"
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Liu Yunan smiled and said, "Then I'll just wait here for them to return."
After all, it was rare for him to find the time to visit, so he had to at least see his two aunts and greet them.
Seeing that he was in no rush to leave, Qin Jianghe pulled him into a conversation about the recent business of the escort agency. Then, the two of them stayed in the study and discussed many details regarding their upcoming trip to the capital.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, it was evening.
When Qin's Mother and Tietou's Mother saw that Liu Yunan had come, they were both surprised and delighted. They surrounded him, asking about matters in the sect and Xiushui Village.
Afterward, Liu Yunan and Qin Jianghe agreed to meet in Songyang County in three days to depart for the capital together. Liu Yunan then returned to Xiushui Village, carrying a bunch of large and small bags of things that Qin's Mother had bought for Qin Jianghe's father, and that Tietou's Mother had bought for Tietou and his father.
This trip to the capital would definitely require them to stay for a while, so both of them had to properly arrange the affairs of their respective sect and escort agency.
Things were fine on Qin Jianghe's side. After all, he had delegated his duties a few times before, and the escort agency was now very stable. There basically wouldn't be any major problems.
But it was a different story for Liu Yunan.
Previously, whenever Lin Xiao was away, Liu Yunan was there to handle sect affairs, with Senior Liao assisting from the side.
But now Lin Xiao had gone to the cultivation world, and Senior Liao had slipped into the Soul Nourishing Jade Pendant to follow Lin Xiao, saying that they might be able to find his other soul fragments.
Therefore, he had to make proper arrangements before leaving this time.
The girls were still too young to be reassuringly left in charge, and Tietou had to be responsible for patrols. The younger generation was practically out of the question. Thus, Liu Yunan had no choice but to ask his own mother to act as a proxy, with the parents of Lin Xiao, Qin Jianghe, Tietou, and Jiang Youfu assisting.
Over the course of three days, he hurried to carefully teach them the details of various matters, big and small.
Three days later, the agreed time with Qin Jianghe arrived. Only then did he leave the sect and head to the capital with Qin Jianghe.
Let's leave aside the events of Qin Jianghe and Liu Yunan's journey to the capital and what happened after their arrival for now.
On Lin Xiao's side, he, Jiang Youfu, and Senior Liao once again arrived at Senior Liao's cave dwelling.
Just like when Lin Xiao first arrived here, Jiang Youfu was instantly shocked by Senior Liao's sky-high extravagance.
Good heavens, if this whole room of things was exchanged for food, he wouldn't be able to finish eating it in a lifetime, right?
Jiang Youfu subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
Fortunately, Lin Xiao immediately suggested they hurry and leave, preventing him from salivating too much.
Previously, Lin Xiao had directly teleported Liu Chun to a desolate location near Yuanling City, rather than directly back to Senior Liao's cave dwelling.
Now that they were teleporting here again, it was naturally with Liao Pantu's consent.
At this moment, the two people and one pendant left the cave dwelling. Because there was no urgent matter, they slowly walked toward Yuanling City.
Along the way, Jiang Youfu curiously looked around, wanting to see what exactly was different between this cultivation world and their home. At the same time, he habitually took out golden fried beans from his pocket one by one and tossed them into his mouth.
The crunching sound of him chewing beans could be heard the entire way.
He didn't forget to take out a large handful to share with Lin Xiao and Senior Liao.
Lin Xiao casually took them and happily started eating along with him.
Only Liao Pantu glanced at the inconspicuous little yellow beans, hesitated for a moment, and refused, turning around to slip back into the Soul Nourishing Jade Pendant.
Jiang Youfu, who had now reached the Foundation Establishment realm, no longer felt much hunger or thirst. With spiritual energy nourishing his body from within, it wouldn't let his physical state reach that point.
However, Jiang Youfu still took out the waterskin his father had prepared for him every fifteen minutes or so, tilting his head back to take a sip.
He would also ask Lin Xiao and Liao Pantu if they wanted a drink in passing.
Walking all the way to the gates of Yuanling City like this, Liao Pantu inside the Soul Nourishing Jade Pendant kept having the illusion that they were on a spring outing.
After entering the city, out of fear of bumping into Liu Chun, both Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu disguised their appearances.
They were wearing the new clothes recently bought for them through the sect's procurement.
This year, Yuanling City seemed even more bustling.
In the shops along the streets, many cultivators were discussing a common topic this year: the Talisman Master Convention.
For the cultivators of the Southern Spirit Realm, this could be considered the grandest event in the region.
All along, this Talisman Master Convention had been jointly hosted by several major factions from the Southern and Northern Spirit Realms.
One of them was the Tianxuan Sect, which Liu Chun had always wanted to join.
Of course, the Tianxuan Sect was merely a co-organizer. The position of the primary host undoubtedly belonged to the Talisman Sect of the Northern Spirit Realm.
Historically, the Tianxuan Sect had always given exceptional preferential treatment to those with extremely high potential as talisman masters.
Everyone in the Southern Spirit Realm knew that there were three ways to join the Tianxuan Sect. The first was through the normal recruitment channels, entering via one's own excellent spiritual root aptitude. The second was through the special recruitment quotas held by prominent aristocratic families.
The third was to pass the assessment at this once-in-a-century Talisman Master Convention and obtain a ranked talisman master's title token.
This also resulted in the Talisman Master profession being the most abundant in the Southern and Northern Spirit Realms, more than anything else.
However, despite the large quantity, the quality wasn't particularly high.
Because the competition of the Talisman Master Convention was right there, anyone with real skills was generally unwilling to let others learn their impressive techniques.
Therefore, in the talisman master industry, there were many who closely guarded their secrets, and almost none who taught everything they knew or communicated with each other.
They didn't dare to dream of the Talisman Sect.
But everyone wanted to join the Tianxuan Sect.
Because there were higher-grade mental cultivation methods, more powerful seniors and masters, and many generous disciple stipends. In short, the benefits were vastly superior to being a rogue cultivator, staying in a family clan, or joining a small sect.
In the Southern Spirit Realm, compared to the talisman master industry, other professions were actually somewhat more harmonious.
Unlike the Northern Spirit Realm, where other professions besides talisman masters also faced intense competition.
Because compared to the Southern Spirit Realm, which was situated at the poorest, outermost edge of the cultivation world, the Northern Spirit Realm was much more prosperous.
Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu had also caught wind of the Talisman Master Convention.
Jiang Youfu, who was squatting in front of a small stall, put down the transparent little bead in his hand. He turned to look at Lin Xiao, who was squatting beside him, and said:
"Brother Xiao, can we also go check out that Talisman Master Convention?"
Before Lin Xiao could answer, the stall owner, sitting on a small folding stool behind the stall, laughed and said:
"Ha, little brother, that Talisman Master Convention wishes all of you would go. The more people there are, the more famous and lively it appears. Why wouldn't you be able to go?"
"It's just that the place where the Talisman Master Convention is held is a bit far from here. If you really want to go, you should book boat tickets early."
Obviously, he didn't know that Jiang Youfu's question was to ask if Lin Xiao had the time and if it was convenient, rather than worrying about whether the Talisman Master Convention allowed people to attend.
But that wasn't important.
Hearing the stall owner's words, Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow, looked at him, and asked:
"May I ask what boat tickets you are referring to?"
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