“Miss Zhuo, long time no see.”

At the stall in the Nanxi market, Chen Mobai saw a woman in a yellow shirt sitting on a small stool, selling some mid-to-low-level talismans at her old spot. He walked over and greeted her.

“Is that you? I didn’t expect to see you again.”

Upon hearing the voice, Zhuo Ming looked up and saw Chen Mobai. She was slightly taken aback, then nodded and responded.

“Miss Zhuo, you mentioned before that you are a talisman maker. I happen to have some doubts about talisman making and would like to ask for your advice.”

Chen Mobai did not directly ask about Lu Shu’s matter, but chose a subtle approach.

“Oh, it seems you also intend to join the Shenmu Sect.”

Upon hearing Chen Mobai’s words, Zhuo Ming became alert. At this time, most talisman makers who stayed in the Nanxi market were likely to join the Shenmu Sect.

She also wanted to join the Shenmu Sect, so naturally, they were competitors.

“Indeed, this is the ‘Shenmu Sect Talisman Making Insights’ that Brother Lu Shu gave me. He said that after mastering the basic talismans recorded in it, it would be more than enough to join the Shenmu Sect. However, I am dull and have tried many times, but still cannot successfully draw according to the strokes recorded in the book. I wonder if Miss Zhuo can help me.”

Chen Mobai’s words did not reveal his suspicions about Lu Shu, but appropriately asked about the doubts on the talisman strokes recorded in this book.

This kind of verbal skill was innate to him.

His grandfather Tang Lu always said that if Chen Mobai did not become an official, it would be a great loss to the Immortal Gate.

“This book…”

Zhuo Ming saw the ‘Shenmu Sect Talisman Making Insights’ that Chen Mobai took out. Her eyes flickered as if she knew something, but in the end, she shook her head.

“You should ask Lu Shu yourself. I haven’t read this book and can’t answer your questions.”

“Oh, the talismans sold at Miss Zhuo’s stall are not drawn by yourself?”

Chen Mobai pointed at the Resurrection Talisman, Regeneration Talisman, and Rebirth Talisman on Zhuo Ming’s blanket, all of which were basic talismans for the Shenmu Sect to recruit loose cultivators.

“I have something to do today, so I’ll pack up.”

Zhuo Ming, not thick-skinned enough, felt embarrassed after being exposed by Chen Mobai. She directly packed up her blanket and talismans, took her stool, and returned to her cave dwelling.

Chen Mobai did not stop her.

At least, from Zhuo Ming’s attitude, it indicated that she probably knew there was a problem with the ‘Shenmu Sect Talisman Making Insights’ in Lu Shu’s hands.

“Take it slow. Once I join the Shenmu Sect, there will always be time for her to speak up.”

Chen Mobai was not in a hurry.

He had just looked at the talismans made by Zhuo Ming. If the Shenmu Sect really lost a lot of disciples in the Dream Swamp this time, her level, as long as her spiritual root talent was not too bad, should also be accepted.

Once they became fellow disciples, with time, Zhuo Ming would eventually tell him the hidden truth.

Chen Mobai was not affected by this incident.

Since he had come out of his cave dwelling, he went to the Shenmu Sect’s spirit medicine shop and chatted with the shopkeeper for a while.

However, the loose cultivators who were tailing him in the market were getting a bit anxious.

“Weren’t you saying he would leave soon?”

“It’s because the Shenmu Sect’s Spirit Messenger set off early and is about to reach Yun Country. He probably wants to join the Shenmu Sect. After receiving the news, he decided to stay.”

In the same alley, He Qun was very impatient facing the loose cultivator brothers who practiced the Golden Light Technique.

“What should we do then? If he doesn’t leave the market, we can’t make a move here.”

“What else can we do? You can only wait for him to leave the market.”

After saying this, He Qun waved his remaining left hand and turned to leave.

“You…”

One of the loose cultivators was furious at his attitude and was about to make a move, but was held back.

“Brother.”

“We can only wait. If there’s no opportunity, then forget it.”

With a sigh, the two disappeared into the alley.

After leaving the alley, He Qun made several turns and entered a cave dwelling.

“Old Seven, what did those remnants of the Xuan Guang Gate say?”

“What else could they say? They dare not make a move in the market, they can only wait for the kid to leave.”

“It’s a pity, that kid is too cautious. He never left the Luo family’s spirit camel on the way back, and we didn’t find an opportunity.”

In addition to He Qun, there were two other people in the cave dwelling.

If Chen Mobai were here, he would definitely recognize that these two were the loose cultivators who had fought the beasts with him on Liu family’s ice-breaking ship.

He thought that only He Qun survived from his team, but they had actually scattered.

“What if he really joins the Shenmu Sect?”

One of the middle-aged men with a gloomy face asked.

“After those two brothers get their hands on the stuff, we’ll kill them. It will be revenge for the kid. Even if the Shenmu Sect traces it back to us, they will reward us.”The youngest-looking youth spoke calmly, “Interesting.”

Chen Mobai was completely unaware of the undercurrents directed at him.

After leaving the shop of the Shenmu Sect, he learned that the Spirit Guide this time was one of the top three experts among the twenty-four true disciples of the Shenmu Sect.

It was said that he had already obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill, but he felt that his state of mind still had some flaws. Therefore, he voluntarily took on this Spirit Guide task, summarizing his Qi Refining career while seeking talents for the sect.

Another three days passed, and Chen Mobai noticed more and more unfamiliar faces in Nanxi Market.

Qi Er told him that these were all cultivators who lived in seclusion in various parts of Yun Country. After hearing the news that the Spirit Guide of the Shenmu Sect had set off, they came here to try their luck.

Chen Mobai tried to interact with a few people, but found that some of them couldn’t even draw a “Resurrection Talisman”.

Those who could reach Zhuo Ming’s level of talisman making were the cream of the crop.

Only after asking did he realize that this was the way of the cultivators.

They were busy earning spirit stones, cultivating, and fighting, so they had no time to study the high-end art of talisman making.

Once again lamenting the harsh cultivation environment of the Tianhe Realm, Chen Mobai also understood why these cultivators were so eager to join the major sects.

Cultivation techniques, elixirs, and the hundred arts of cultivation!

These things were all incomplete among the cultivators, and only within the sects and noble families was there a complete inheritance.

And if one wanted to inherit the third-order hundred arts of cultivation above the Foundation Establishment, there were only seven major sects in the entire East Wilderness.

While lamenting the preciousness of knowledge in the Tianhe Realm, Chen Mobai was also grateful that in the Immortal Gate, knowledge could be freely obtained, and what he lacked was resources.

Another two days passed.

The Spirit Guide of the Shenmu Sect finally arrived at Nanxi Market amidst the eager anticipation of thousands.