The instant those three drops of life-bound ghost blood fell onto the Chen Appeal Talisman paper, Master formed a hand seal with one hand and tapped the talisman.
"Edict!"
The inscription on the talisman suddenly flashed with a dim black light.
Then Master raised his sword fingers.
"Rise!"
With a whoosh, the talisman on the table shot into the air and hovered inside the room, flickering with a faint black glow.
Whenever I had watched Master use talismans in the past, I had mostly felt shocked and amazed.
But now, watching him perform a talisman technique I had never seen before, I felt more admiration and reverence.
As the talisman floated up, Master spoke to me again.
"Xiao Jiang, light three incense sticks and place them at the entrance. Burn more spirit money to clear the way."
"Understood!"
There was no need to explain the incense; it was generally used to guide the way.
As for having me burn more spirit money, it was probably for greasing palms as well.
After all, even when going out to handle business nowadays, you had to pay certain processing fees.
I figured it was the same down below. Master was raising the talisman as a guarantee.
So aside from his personal guarantee, there definitely needed to be some payment involved.
Without hesitation, I quickly took out spirit money and paper ingots from the cardboard boxes behind the counter.
I went to the entrance, lit the incense, and burned the paper. Smoke curled through the air, turning into a cluster of dim green flames.
Master brought his hands together and began to chant.
"Spiritual radiance shines, talisman seal kindles. Chen appeal incantation, reach the nether realm.
"South Spring Academy, hall of the Netherworld Bureau. What lies in my heart, swiftly reach that place.
"Guided