Jade Void Profound Mysterious Talisman Scripture

Seeing everyone's morale sink, Zhao Jingang could not help but force himself to rally them. "You don't need to worry! Once I achieve Foundation Establishment, I'll definitely persuade Senior Chen to mediate for us. I don't think the Purple Sun Sect would do such a thing."

Zhao Sheng smiled. "Can you guarantee that you'll successfully achieve Foundation Establishment? Can you guarantee that Chen Zichuan can reach the level of Patriarch Han?"

Without waiting for an answer, Zhao Sheng said firmly, "You can't! You can neither guarantee Foundation Establishment nor can Chen Zichuan possibly throw away his pride like Patriarch Han did. Lean on a mountain, and the mountain may collapse; lean on a man, and the man may run. Give up your fantasies and face reality. No one can help the Zhao Family. People must rely on themselves!"

Seeing that everyone seemed thoughtful, Zhao Sheng struck while the iron was hot and took a white jade pill bottle from his Storage Bag.

He poured out a round pill that emitted a faint green glow.

"Foundation Establishment Pill!" someone cried out.

That was right. Before Zhao Jinfu left, he had at least done one good deed: he had exchanged for a low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill from the Purple Sun Sect and left it for the Zhao Family.

Presumably, he too knew that the greatest crisis facing the Zhao Family was the lack of a Foundation Establishment cultivator to guard Dragon Carp Lake.

After displaying the Foundation Establishment Pill, Zhao Sheng put it away again and continued, "We now have two Foundation Establishment Pills in total. The fairest way is to give one to each branch. It just so happens that each of our two branches has one person at Qi Refining Great Perfection. That way, there's no need to fight over it."

At his words, the Zhao Family members suddenly saw the light and turned to look at the two clan elders, Zhao Jinding and Zhao Jingang.

After thinking it over, Zhao Jingang shook his head and questioned, "To raise the chances of successful Foundation Establishment, it would be best for one person to take both Foundation Establishment Pills."

Zhao Sheng smiled faintly. "I know Second Granduncle's suggestion is correct. The key is that we don't have enough time."

Hmm?!

At his reminder, everyone abruptly understood and nodded in agreement.

After all, advancing from Qi Refining Great Perfection to the Foundation Establishment realm was no easy matter.

Once Foundation Establishment failed, one's vitality would surely be badly damaged, and it might take ten years to recover.

What the Zhao Family lacked most right now was precisely time.

Zhao Jingang quickly came to understand as well.

He was utterly unwilling to accept it. His decades-long wish was on the verge of being fulfilled, only to be smashed to pieces by a child.

Yet faced with facts as hard as iron, he had no choice but to lower his head.

However...

"Even if what you say makes sense, I'm going to be the Zhao Family head," he said bitterly, fighting for one last breath of pride.

Zhao Sheng reminded him, "If you succeed in Foundation Establishment, no one can take the position of family head from you. If you fail, what meaning is there in being family head?"

Zhao Jingang was left speechless. His face instantly flushed red, then turned iron-blue.

"To the Zhao Family, it makes no difference whether there is a family head or not. It's just a plaque. You can hold the position, I can hold it, anyone can hold it!"

After Zhao Sheng said this, Zhao Jingang's heart suddenly stirred, as though he had grasped something.

The next moment, he abruptly said, "I suggest that Chong He temporarily serve as family head. Once someone successfully achieves Foundation Establishment, we can change the family head then."

Since the position of family head had now become chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard—Zhao Jingang simply retreated all the way and took the initiative to push Zhao Chong He forward.

This would not only allow them to divide the items in the Storage Bag openly and justifiably, but also put someone in the family head's seat.

In any case, Zhao Chong He was young and insignificant, without the slightest prestige—a mere decoration.

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted once again.

But soon, the eyes of several quick-witted clan members gradually lit up.

"I agree!"

"I second it!"

"Let Chong He act in the role for a few months! Once one of the clan elders advances successfully, he can step down."

In the blink of an eye, most of the Zhao Family had reached a consensus. In the end, even Zhao Jinding agreed.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng was somewhat dumbfounded.

He had not expected Zhao Jingang to come up with such a bizarre maneuver, much less for it to win the approval of most people.

He wanted to refuse, but he no longer had the chance.

As the one "deeply beloved by the people," he was bound to become family head.

A quarter of an hour later, when Wei Chengwo learned that Zhao Chong He had actually become the new head of the Zhao Family, he laughed in fury on the spot, while Chen Zichuan repeatedly shook his head and sighed.

But after confirming again and again that this was not a joke, Wei Chengwo shot Zhao Sheng a vicious glare, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

It was this brat who had ruined the Wei Family's plans of so many years.

Wei Chengwo wished he could immediately tear him to pieces. But he could not make a move in front of Chen Zichuan.

After all, the other party was a disciple of the Purple Sun Sect, and those useless fools of the Zhao Family had actually, by sheer accident, activated the Ten Thousand Miles One Line Talisman.

With misgivings holding him back, Wei Chengwo could only suppress his fury and lead his clansmen away empty-handed.

Seeing that matters had taken an unexpected turn, Chen Zichuan frowned slightly.

But he was not as furious as Wei Chengwo.

If one scheme failed, he could simply find another opportunity.

This fat piece of meat that was the Zhao Family could not escape from his palm.

Speaking of which, Dragon Carp Lake's lease is almost up! Chen Zichuan thought with a smile as he left.

Half a month later,

A gentle breeze stirred, and the sunlight was warm.

On Dragon Carp Lake, a wooden boat three or four zhang long drifted across the water. From afar, a row of fishing rods could be seen extending from the boat's left side. Seven or eight fishing lines disappeared beneath the surface, their floats trembling faintly in the breeze.

A moment later, one of the floats suddenly sank. Zhao Tai hurried over, grabbed the fishing rod, and pulled upward with all his strength. "Young Master, a fish has taken the bait!"

Zhao Sheng seemed not to hear Zhao Tai's call. He sat cross-legged on a cool mat in the cabin, holding an ancient volume in his hands and reading with rapt attention.

"Talismans are made by arranging refined qi and inscribing images to commune with the gods.

"When qi connects to heavenly truth and alone possesses its spirit, it may become a talisman.

"When every aperture connects and spiritual radiance shines forth, the talisman is complete."

Zhao Sheng's gaze lingered upon those three sentences for a long time as his mind sank into contemplation.

Those three sentences alone had benefited him immensely. The general outline of the Jade Void Profound Mysterious Talisman Scripture had, from the very beginning, laid bare the true essence of talismans.

No matter how poor Zhao Sheng's comprehension might be, he could tell that the three sentences were arranged in a progressive sequence, explaining exactly how talismans were refined and drawn.

Of the three, the first spoke of "what a talisman is," the second of "where the key to a talisman lies," while the third discussed "how one should draw a talisman."

To Zhao Sheng, the true value of those three sentences on talismans did not lie in the sentences themselves, but in the distinct hierarchy they revealed, as well as their concise, outline-grasping function.

With those three sentences, the hundred true talismans within the Jade Void Profound Mysterious Talisman Scripture were no longer baffling, convoluted, sprawling images, but marvelous talismanic script, layer upon layer and sheet upon sheet, whose inner origins could be traced.

Having comprehended this, Zhao Sheng was moved, and his thoughts began to wander.

The Jade Void Profound Mysterious Talisman Scripture had been found in the Storage Bag Zhao Jinfu left behind.

Why had he left this scripture behind? Was it intentional? Or was it intentional! No matter how foolish Zhao Sheng was, he could see that in any sect, this talisman scripture would be a treasured classic kept secret from outsiders, one that could not be passed down except to true disciples.

Zhao Sheng could no longer understand Zhao Jinfu. The selfish, self-serving figure in his memories seemed to have gradually blurred.