Is He the Master's New Servant!

Bai Lan pondered for a moment, then looked up and saw the Artifact Spirit arguing with the System in the distance. Her brow furrowed even deeper.

There was a crucial point: the Corpse Puppet was currently inside her Void Stone.

She had originally thought the Corpse Puppet had lost its independent consciousness and become a vengeful spirit incapable of independent thought. She never expected her Talisman would awaken his consciousness.

Now that he had the ability to think for himself, he had also seen this space.

She couldn't let him leave, otherwise, the existence of the Void Stone might very well be leaked.

She couldn't gamble on that possibility.

She couldn't just kill him, he was already a corpse.

"Since that's the case, let's make an agreement of three chapters," Bai Lan said seriously. "You want to stay by my side, all because you want the ability to move freely, and also to seek a chance to live."

After becoming a Corpse Puppet, he was no longer a being that orthodox cultivators could tolerate. If he went out and saw the light, his fate would be death.

His fate would be even worse if he fell into the demonic path. The Corpse Refining Sect was a leader among demonic cultivators, and he had been turned into his current state by them.

"But I have no obligation to help you, so if you want to stay, you must also pay an equal price."

"Please, Daoist friend."

This zombie is quite polite.

Bai Lan smiled slightly. "Since you want to stay, then stay here permanently. Without my permission, you cannot leave this space at this moment. Of course, I will provide you with what you need within my capabilities."

This was a somewhat unequal treaty, clearly restricting his personal freedom. The Corpse Puppet obviously realized this and hesitated.

"This is my territory, and you've already seen things you shouldn't have," Bai Lan reminded him, her voice soft and lingering.

The Corpse Puppet clearly understood.

As his consciousness gradually recovered, he realized that even spirit beast bags capable of storing living creatures were no larger than storage bags.

But this space was clearly not a spirit beast bag, because its size was astonishingly large.

Only the spatial treasures forged by ancient cultivators recorded in ancient texts, Qiankun Dongtian, had such functions.

Although it was pitch black here, it didn't quite look like the legendary Dongtian treasures.

"I agree," the Corpse Puppet finally compromised.

He had seen secrets he shouldn't have. If the woman before him was a little more ruthless...

What if she killed him to silence him!

"Good, those who understand the times are the heroes of the day," Bai Lan nodded.

"Since it's an agreement of three chapters, what about the other two..."

"I haven't thought of them yet, I'll add them later."

Corpse Puppet: "..."

Bai Lan already had plans in her heart. Free labor was something she wanted without question. In the future, if she wanted to build or farm within the Void Stone, she couldn't rely on herself alone.

If she wanted to raise some demonic beasts later, someone would need to tend to them.

There were all sorts of strange species in the cultivation world. He was just a corpse, and she should be able to get used to him after spending some time together...

It shouldn't be a big problem.

Bai Lan beckoned and called the Artifact Spirit from a distance.

"He will live here from now on. This person... this corpse, I'll hand him over to you," Bai Lan rubbed the approaching ghost fire, offering encouragement.

The ghost fire was also excited to see someone new. "Is he the Master's new servant!?"

The System gritted its teeth from the side. "Not a servant! He isn't, and neither am I!"

"...No, it's just a landlord-tenant relationship." Bai Lan looked at the Corpse Puppet. "Do you have a name?"

"Qiu Tian."

"Very good, Qiu Tian. Since you'll be living here from now on, I won't hide anything from you." Bai Lan pointed to the Artifact Spirit. "It is the Artifact Spirit of this space, managing it on my behalf. And this space is the world within the Void Stone."

Qiu Tian was silent for a long time before he mumbled, "I don't understand."

"It's okay if you don't understand. You just need to know that within this space, my rules are the rules," Bai Lan chuckled.

Corpse Puppet: "...Hiss."

After speaking, Bai Lan began to ponder again. "Although it's pitch black here now, it's really not suitable for living..."

What she was about to say, Bai Lan suddenly paused.

Her gaze shifted to the Artifact Spirit, the System, and the Corpse Puppet beside her.

The three little ones were not human.

"It's not suitable for living beings," Bai Lan changed her wording. "Think about what you need. I'll go to the marketplace to buy some things later."

The Artifact Spirit had no other needs besides wanting a light source.

The Corpse Puppet wanted a coffin, along with fresh blood, which could also be from demonic beasts.

The System's demands were the most numerous.

"I want a softer bed, and basic furniture like a desk, chairs, and a cabinet are essential. Oh, right! I heard that luminous pearls aren't very valuable in the cultivation world, so we can buy more to use for lighting! Or we could find some bead curtains that glow in the dark; they'd definitely look good here. And also..." The System chattered on, only to be met with Bai Lan's curt, three-word response.

"Can't remember."

Despite being a System, it was the most extravagant spender. The two thousand Spirit Stones she'd finally acquired hadn't even stayed warm in her possession.

System: "...It's okay, I'll remember it for you, hehe."

Bai Lan shook her head and exited the space, staring at the pile of talismans on the table, lost in thought.

Although her Master was usually unreliable, Bai Lan knew in her heart that he was a capable Daoist, he just didn't often reveal his true abilities.

He appeared to be an old Daoist hiding in the deep mountains and forests, but in reality, he was a hidden master.

Bai Lan had learned everything from that old Daoist, including drawing talismans, swordsmanship, divination, and medicine. She had personally witnessed his skills in all other areas, but she had never truly used talisman drawing in actual combat.

This was because demonic and evil creatures were rare in her era. Therefore, for her, the art of drawing talismans... was just like doing homework assigned by her Master.

It was merely a formality, with no real use.

She had previously drawn Cloud Seal Script, but the power needed to slay demons and evil spirits was the power of lightning and fire. Therefore, Bai Lan had attempted to infuse her brush tip with Fire spiritual energy while drawing the talisman.

She had only been trying it out then, never expecting it to actually work.

Although the final result exceeded her imagination.

Save game.

Taking a deep breath, she picked up her brush, dipped it in ink, and then began drawing.

This time, she was drawing a cultivation world Talisman, a Fireball Talisman.

The sect's Library Pavilion had a complete collection of low-level talismans, which she had memorized. The script on them was not Cloud Seal Script, but ancient characters from the cultivation world.

Drawing talismans was not simple. The person drawing them needed a calm mind and steady hands, as well as excellent control over their internal spiritual energy, allowing it to flow evenly into the talisman along with the runes, in order to successfully create the talisman.

Bai Lan's steadiness in drawing talismans was already considered quite accomplished.

Especially after the success of the previous Demon Suppressing Talisman, could it be that she was truly a genius at drawing talismans!

Let's try again.

"Swish."

The talisman was half-drawn when the Fire spiritual energy overflowed from her brush, and the entire talisman turned to ash.

"..."

Alright, case closed. She was no genius at all.

The previous one was purely due to good luck.

Bai Lan was not discouraged; she reloaded the save file and drew again.

The reason talismans were so expensive was that drawing them consumed a great deal of effort and materials. Many who learned to draw talismans would lose at least a thousand, if not ten thousand, Spirit Stones in materials during the early stages.

For a beginner, managing to create one usable talisman out of ten drawn would be considered good.

There was a saying in the cultivation world: formations, pills, and talisman drawing were all professions that burned Spirit Stones.

Because of this, very few rogue cultivators had the financial resources or energy to learn talisman drawing. When they needed talismans, most would choose to buy them directly from the marketplace.

But...

Bai Lan could reload her save!

Ruined one talisman? Just reload and start over!

Wasted materials? That didn't exist.

Even though the probability of creating flawed talismans was high in the early stages, with Bai Lan's method, the success rate of finished products was 100%, with absolutely no waste.