Chapter 269: Chapter 225: The Legendary Jiang Cheng_2
Li Qing casually said, “It was just okay, winning you so many times, actually my talismans had quite the advantage.”
Liang Qing’s eyes lit up and he said, “Does Fellow Li’s talismans contain some kind of secret trick?”
Li Qing said indifferently, “There’s no secret trick, it’s just that I had Jiang Cheng custom-make a few for me. Jiang Cheng’s second-tier talismans are extremely powerful, and ordinary third-tier ones can’t beat them. You didn’t lose unjustly.”
Second-tier beating third-tier?
So this is the secret to her being able to defeat me?
I wondered why it was so difficult to fight her, turns out my tools are just not as strong as hers!
Having understood this, Liang Qing realized that the talisman masters from Linlan Sect were no good; their third-tier talismans were no match for the second-tier talismans Li Qing had.
I still have to find Jiang Cheng, have Jiang Cheng personally take on the job, and draw talismans the same as Li Qing’s, no, stronger than Li Qing’s!
Once I have those new talismans, won’t I be able to easily beat Li Qing?
On the way back to Qingxuan University, Zhong Yan didn’t walk in front of Li Qing, but alongside her.
“Li fellow Daoist, our mission should be considered complete, right?”
Li Qing nodded and said, “Almost, given Liang Qing’s character, he won’t settle down to cultivate. He will just seek out Jiang Cheng for talismans that instantly increase combat power and winning chances.”
Zhong Yan revealed a relaxed smile, “If that’s the case, then we just need to wait for things to unfold. Li fellow Daoist, you’ve worked hard these past few days.”
Li Qing took off the inconspicuous hair ornament from her head, and then, her body began to grow gradually.
A few moments later, Li Qingge replaced Li Qing, walking beside Zhong Yan.
“It wasn’t too much trouble.” Li Qingge reminisced, “Being young is great, using a lightweight body is very convenient.”
“Li fellow Daoist, I suspect you are bragging.”
“No need to suspect.”
…
Having tasted the sweetness of magical treasures and talismans, Liang Qing naturally would not return to dedicated cultivation.
In fact, he had not been very diligent in cultivating; it was merely that he had passable talent, and with resources being plentiful since he was young, he inadvertently reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Moreover, now that magical treasures and talismans can so absurdly enhance combat capabilities, his three third-tier magical treasures are enough to contend against late-stage Foundation Establishment.
If he had ten third-tier magical treasures, plus talismans drawn by Jiang Cheng, wouldn’t he become the number one person in Foundation Establishment in the Liang Kingdom?
“Liang Qing, magical treasures and talismans are ultimately external objects,” Gan Zhong said seriously. “With their enhancement, you can indeed become stronger, but these things aren’t exclusively available to you. Others with stronger fundamentals buy the same magical treasures, and you still won’t be able to beat them.”
“I understand the principle, so when are we going to stock up from Jiang Cheng?” Liang Qing said bluntly.
Upon hearing these words, Gan Zhong knew that Liang Qing was going to repeat his ‘pigeon theory’ again.
Eventually, Gan Zhong decided not to trouble himself; Liang Qing didn’t lay the foundation, so what if he seeks a shortcut with talismans? After all, the Emperor of Liang doesn’t have many years left, and normal cultivation would not bring much improvement. In the end, wouldn’t he still rely on external objects to increase combat power?
“Let’s do this, we leave the professional judgments to the professionals. If President Zeng from the Talisman Master Association also approves of Jiang Cheng’s talismans, I won’t stop you.”
Zeng Shi’an: “Jiang Cheng is indeed awesome.”
Gan Zhong: …
Zeng Shi’an countered his past mistake, “If Jiang Cheng didn’t have the skills, why would the Plant Autonomy Talisman cause such a huge commotion?”
Liang Qing’s eyes brightened, “So you mean, President Zeng, you agree to me going to Jiang Cheng to request talismans?”
Zeng Shi’an: “I don’t agree.”
Gan Zhong: …
Liang Qing: …
“I’m not refusing this without cause!” Zeng Shi’an emphasized, “You see the talismans Jiang Cheng has drawn, which one didn’t trick people? The Plant Autonomy Talisman, right, it tricked the elders and the whole sect. And then the Willpower Empowerment Talisman, directly cooperating with the Hehuan Sect to go on a killing spree, leading to your brother Prince Liang Chu… You should understand what I’m implying.”
Liang Qing: “To be fair, taking out Prince Liang Chu can’t be considered tricking anybody, right? That guy totally deserved it. I heard that after he died, many in the Prince Mansion bought firecrackers to celebrate.”
“Let’s not count Prince Liang Chu for now. To sum up, my attitude is clear, it’s best not to get involved too much with Jiang Cheng’s talismans.”
Liang Qing didn’t hold back, “President Zeng, if you tell me not to go to Jiang Cheng, fine, but then you have to draw two second-tier talismans for me. My request isn’t high, just need them to be able to beat Li Qing when used.”
About the talismans, when Liang Qing kept losing, Gan Zhong had sought out Zeng Shi’an on his behalf once before.
At that time, Zeng Shi’an, in the pursuit of victory, even took out third-tier talismans.
But Liang Qing couldn’t beat Li Qing’s second-tier talismans even with a third-tier talisman; the issue was no longer the talismans.
It was Liang Qing’s own issue!
“I can’t do that,” Zeng Shi’an clearly refused Liang Qing.
If a third-tier talisman can’t beat her second-tier talisman, how could a second-tier talisman possibly beat her second-tier talisman?
Liang Qing said, “Jiang Cheng can do it, Li Qing told me herself.”
Hearing Liang Qing question his talisman mastery, Zeng Shi’an felt a surge of frustration in his heart.
He was a fourth-tier Talisman Master!
If they don’t believe the words of a fourth-tier Talisman Master, they believe Li Qing? Believe Jiang Cheng?
Good words can’t persuade a determined ghost, let Liang Qing be convinced by whomever is willing to convince him!
“If Jiang Cheng can do it, just go directly to Jiang Cheng!”
Liang Qing clapped his hands and said to Gan Zhong, “Mr. Gan, you see, he agreed by himself, nobody forced him to say that.”
Zeng Shi’an: ?
Gan Zhong, tasked with the mission of making Liang Qing stronger, had no choice but to say, “President Zeng, why don’t you step back and send Jiang Cheng a communication talisman?”
Zeng Shi’an, furious, said, “Me step back? Why should I step back?”
Gan Zhong contacted Gu Dongsheng, who contacted Cai Wenzhang.
Cai Wenzhang said, “Shi’an, you have to prioritize the big picture of the Helmsman. Look, when you were in trouble, the Helmsman didn’t abandon you, so now, when the Helmsman is in trouble, you should also show the spirit of fighting for the Helmsman, am I right?”
Zeng Shi’an nodded repeatedly, “Yes, yes, Helmsman, what you said is absolutely correct. I can step back a hundred steps, no problem.”
…
After successively researching the Land Naming Charm and the Electro-Purification Talisman, Jiang Cheng’s life of talisman drawing was far from over.
Because there was still a “Magical Treasure Naming Talisman” waiting for him.
The Magical Treasure Naming Talisman, as an evolved version of the Land Naming Charm, was much more powerful in terms of functionality, but its design difficulty had also sharply increased by several levels.
In the design principles of the Land Naming Charm, the “frame selection” of the land was realized by an invisible film of Spiritual Power.
But on the Magical Treasure Naming Talisman, the invisible film couldn’t act as a “shield” for the magical treasures.
Therefore, although the Magical Treasure Naming Talisman was similar in design concept to the Land Naming Charm, the details in realizing its effects were completely different.
Jiang Cheng had to rethink a way that could “shield” the magical treasures.
The best outcome would be to achieve a “same-level shield,” meaning a second-level talisman shielding a second-level magical treasure.
Otherwise, a second-level talisman taking over a first-level magical treasure, although profitable, would not be very meaningful in real combat. Generally, combatants don’t use lower-level magical treasures, and even if they do, losing them wouldn’t affect their fighting strength.
Jiang Cheng entered into contemplation as usual.
Upon sensing the whiff of Jiang Cheng’s pondering, Liu Qing on the balcony stood up as if on cue.
However, before she could approach Jiang Cheng, Yue Linger, who really didn’t want to be shown up, quickly shook Jiang Cheng’s arm to interrupt his thought.
“What’s the matter, Yue?”
Jiang Cheng asked.
“We’re not in a rush to draw this talisman, you don’t have to strain yourself thinking about it. The most important task for you right now is to focus on improving your cultivation level. As your cultivation level rises, your spiritual power can also improve, and the stronger your spiritual power, the more it helps with drawing talismans,” Yue Linger said.
Although her true aim was not wanting to be shown up, her words weren’t wrong.
The Magical Treasure Naming Talisman wasn’t urgent; it wasn’t a new task that needed rush completion to meet KPIs.
“You’re right, but I have a plan for my cultivation level, so don’t worry too much,” Jiang Cheng explained.
At least until the Demonic Tao in Capital was balanced, Jiang Cheng didn’t need to worry about his cultivation level.
He just needed to temporarily remove “Liu Qing” from the Dayan Sect disciple roster to enter a mysterious state of cultivation that would allow him to quickly improve his cultivation level in a short period of time.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng was confident, Yue Linger decided not to nag any further.
“Then if there’s nothing else, I’ll head back first.”
“Hmm.”
After Yue Linger left, Jiang Cheng turned his gaze to Liu Qing on the balcony.
Snake had been on the balcony all day, but Jiang Cheng always felt that Snake’s mood seemed quite ordinary.
For some unknown reason.
Perhaps it was just an overcast day.
Indeed, it had become overcast outside of Jiang Cheng’s window.
However, the overcast skies today weren’t because of typical weather patterns, but rather due to someone running a marathon that encircled Liang Kingdom and finally returned to Capital once again.
A thundercloud followed him.
It was the kind of thundercloud that grew larger the more he ran.
Liu Qing sat in the balcony lounge chair, glaring ominously at the distant Liang Heng.
Her nice sunny day had been completely ruined by Liang Heng.
“Don’t run.”
At the Mahayana Realm, one’s word became law.
Liang Heng, who was trying to dodge the Heavenly Tribulation, suddenly found his feet rooted to the spot, unable to move.
“What’s going on? Wait, damn it!”
The Heavenly Tribulation, having been pent up for over ten days, was even more fierce than usual.
