The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Chapter 930: Caught Again

Ba Dou protested inside the spirit beast pouch, but after Xiao Han explained the reasoning behind it, it obediently waited until the banquet was over before enjoying its meal.

After ordering the food, I put the disc of immortal crystals containing the immortal stone voucher into my storage bag, and was then teleported to the restaurant's cashier by an array.

The tables in the restaurant also come in various forms.

There are square tables, round tables, and single-person desks, depending on the guests' needs.

Xiao Han chose a round table, since there's no need to worry about distinguishing between the head seat and the lower seat.

Then, after only half an incense stick's time, the protective light on the round table flickered, and dishes began to appear out of thin air on the table.

Each dish was treated with a spirit-locking talisman to prevent the essence of these delicious dishes from being lost.

When Jiuhua arrived, the food and wine had only been on the table for a short time.

After glancing at the food and wine on the table, Jiu Hua asked in surprise, "What's going on today?"

Xiao Han understood that the other person's subtext was why she had suddenly become so generous.

Jiu Hua was unaware that Xiao Han had won 20 million immortal stones in a bet.

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Thank you for taking such good care of me. This little bit of food and wine is just a small token of my appreciation."

Jiu Hua sat down. "I'm too lazy to stand on ceremony with you. After all, with your current skills, making money is incredibly easy for you."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, it's best not to easily pass on such a skill to others."

Then he winked at Xiao Han, "However, if you want to make money by teaching void talisman drawing, you can come to me first."

Xiao Han smiled and nodded, "Okay, if I have this plan, I will definitely discuss it with you."

After saying that, he scattered the spirit-locking talismans on the food and wine and lifted the lid of the bowl.

This banquet was partly a way to reward myself and repay Jiu Hua for his care.

Secondly, I wanted to find out what benefits a seventh-grade talisman master could receive.

As the two ate, drank, and chatted, Xiao Han came to understand the benefits of being a seventh-grade talisman master.

It turns out that once you reach the seventh rank, you not only have the opportunity to participate in many exchange meetings held by high-level talisman masters, but you can also borrow many books in the Talisman Dao Alliance that record and explain high-level talismans for free, and you even have the benefit of receiving 100,000 immortal stones every year.

100,000 immortal stones may not seem like much, but if it's given away for free, who would complain?

Moreover, if one were to go into seclusion for ten or twenty years and then emerge, one could go and pick up millions of immortal stones for free. Wouldn't that be great?

Xiao Han was just thinking about starting to collect books and materials related to seventh-grade runes, and she was naturally very happy to find that she could borrow them for free.

Jiuhua has already figured out the runes and engraving methods for the new type of sealing talisman.

After hearing his story, Chairman Yu decided to invite several talisman masters to conduct an assessment of him. If he passes the assessment, he will become a master.

Those who can become grandmasters are all geniuses in the art of talismans. Jiu Hua was able to create a miniature teleportation talisman based on the minor teleportation talisman, and now he has even cracked the mystery of talisman engraving, so he is naturally qualified to advance to the level of a grandmaster in the art of talismans.

Jiu Hua told Xiao Han that after he advanced to the level of a Grandmaster of Talisman Dao, he would come back to teach her the method of carving sealing talismans and also explain the seventh-grade talismans to her.

After all, the chain with the new sealing talisman engraved on it was a gift from Xiao Han, and he wanted to repay her in some way.

A meal was enjoyed by both host and guest.

Xiao Han made an excuse that she had something to do and saw Jiu Hua out of the private room.

After Jiu Hua left, she immediately released Ba Dou.

Although there wasn't much food or wine left on the table, even so, Ba Dou couldn't finish it all in one meal.

Watching Xiao Han wolf down the croton seeds, she suddenly realized that she was still too poor.

If he could enjoy these delicacies every now and then, would Ba Dou need to act like such a glutton?

However, the food and wine on this table were indeed of a very high standard, and the spiritual essence contained within them made Ba Dou afraid to eat too much at once, lest he be unable to withstand it.

Xiao Han packed up all the remaining food, including the soup and liquid, and sealed it with a spirit-locking talisman, intending to save it for later to eat with the croton.

As for the empty plates on the table, not a drop of soup was left. Wouldn't you feel embarrassed? Xiao Han said she didn't care at all.

This soup alone is worth at least 10,000 immortal stones, why throw it away?

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Xiao Han, carrying Ba Dou who had already entered the spirit beast pouch to refine the spiritual energy of the food, slowly flew back to his cave.

Xiao Han landed in front of the cave entrance and was about to open the barrier when she suddenly heard someone calling her.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, please wait!"

Xiao Han turned around and saw an old man in the Golden Immortal Realm flying over.

The old man was dressed in the uniform of a steward from the Thousand Talisman City Lord's Mansion, but it was unclear what he wanted to do.

She looked at the newcomer and smiled, "Fellow Daoist, you recognize me? Is there something you need?"

The old steward said, "I am a newly appointed steward in charge of renting out cave dwellings. Of course I know who the owner of this cave dwelling is, and since you are about to go in, I naturally know who you are."

That makes perfect sense.

The old steward paused for a moment and then said, "I'm here to inspect the restrictions on the cave dwellings. It's time to inspect the restrictions on all the cave dwellings in this area."

Xiao Han was unaware of how often the cave's restrictions were inspected, but he didn't find anything wrong with it.

After all, array formations and restrictions can't operate forever, so it seems necessary to check their operation periodically.

She then asked, "How do I check this?"

The old cultivator said, "Open the door, and I'll check the restrictions."

Xiao Han then opened the door and went inside.

The next moment, an immense pressure struck, leaving her no time to resist and rendering her immobile.

Then, a voice that sounded somewhat familiar to her rang out, "I wasted a high-level talisman to safely subdue you, you should feel honored."

Xiao Han stared at the unfamiliar old man in front of her, and when she thought of the voice she had just heard, she suddenly remembered someone.

She immediately realized that the person in front of her was Master Pan in disguise.

Generally speaking, higher-level cultivators can indeed suppress cultivators who are significantly lower in cultivation level. However, absolute suppression is only possible if the difference is two major cultivation levels.

If it's just a matter of being one major realm lower, some cultivators who possess valuable treasures or have special abilities are capable of resisting higher-level cultivators.

This explains why Fu Cheng could easily capture Xiao Han, who was only at the Earth Immortal Realm, while Master Pan had to go to great lengths and resort to a sneak attack to ensure he could subdue Xiao Han completely.

Master Pan took out a small, exquisite house that looked like a miniature version of a magic treasure house. But in fact, it was a magical treasure that could hold a person, which he had obtained in an ancient secret realm.

This magical treasure is useless except for its ability to hold people; it's practically worthless.

But today, it came in very handy.

He named this magical treasure Linglong Immortal Abode, and Master Pan activated Linglong Immortal Abode.

Then, he moved the defenseless Xiao Han into the Linglong Immortal Abode, shrunk the Linglong Immortal Abode to the size of half a palm, and put it away. Then, he leisurely walked out of Xiao Han's cave.

Before leaving, they kindly closed the cave entrance.

Afterwards, he flew to a secluded place, changed back to his original appearance, changed out of the steward's clothes, and left Thousand Talisman City via the teleportation array.