Talisman refining was unlike pill refining and artifact forging; it required neither Earth Fire nor a vast space.
Talisman refining chiefly depended on a talisman master's understanding of spells. Talisman brushes, talisman ink, talisman paper, and the like came only second. Thus, a small table was enough to allow a talisman master to create talismans.
To preserve the secrecy of each talisman master, the Ye Family had also set up a large formation to isolate the cultivators from one another.
Since none of these talisman masters belonged to major clans, the Ye Family could actually use the formation to observe how the others refined talismans and gain inspiration and experience from it.
Of course, Ye Jingting had already gathered nearly all these ordinary talisman-refining methods over the years.
So the Ye Family did not resort to any further measures.
The Talisman Association also proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Outside the Talisman Association, Xiao Shaon asked around for quite some time before he finally figured out what had happened.
He was naturally glad that Ye Jingting and the Ye Talisman Sect had emerged unscathed. Yet toward the Xiao Family, he inexplicably felt that they had brought it upon themselves.
But when he thought of his father kneeling to apologize, and of the astronomical compensation they would have to pay, he could not help feeling some pity.
The feeling left him conflicted. On one side was his family; on the other, the girl he loved.
For the moment, he truly could not weigh one against the other.
Especially since Ye Jingting had not paid him any attention, hesitation began to creep into his heart.
He finally began to wonder whether Ye Jingting had approached him with an agenda from the very beginning.
Or whether she truly had feelings for him as well.