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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?"