"The Heart-Question Talisman is a Third-Tier Talisman specially bestowed by one of the palace's Golden Core True Persons for this journey.
"Unless Fellow Daoist Wang is also in the Golden Core Realm, once this talisman locks onto him, it will burn of its own accord if he answers any of my questions with a lie. At that point, you and I will have no choice but to act." As the young man spoke, he shook his sleeve, and a talisman abruptly appeared in his hand. Though its surface bore only a few simple, pale golden spirit inscriptions, it carried an indescribably mysterious aura.
"A Third-Tier Talisman. Even the most ordinary offensive or defensive talisman of that tier would be worth over ten times as much. The Heart-Question Talisman must be the most useless kind of Third-Tier Talisman." The old man examined the Golden Talisman in the young man's hand, a trace of regret appearing on his face.
"What are you thinking, senior brother?
"Uncle-Master Zhu is the Green Water Palace's only third-tier Talisman Master, and he spends most of his time cultivating or in seclusion. If the palace master hadn't personally requested it, he probably wouldn't be willing to spare even a little extra time to make talismans.
"The Heart-Question Talisman is the simplest kind of Third-Tier Talisman, and it's already the talisman Uncle-Master Zhu makes most often for the palace." Young Man Yan replied helplessly. With another turn of his palm, the Golden Talisman vanished.
"True. If it weren't a Heart-Question Talisman, you wouldn't have been so casually bestowed a Third-Tier Talisman. Still, since Fellow Daoist Wang passed its test, there probably aren't any major problems with his background.
"But what do you make of his claim to be a Second-Tier Artifact Refiner, junior brother?
"Could he have been