On the Road

Moreover, judging from how Fellow Daoist Lin and his companions are traveling around, I suppose that going on a trip with them can also be considered a form of travel, right?

This way, it doesn't count as going against my sister's request.

Lin Xiao scratched his cheek, thought for a moment, and decided that Yuan Qing was a decent person, so he agreed.

"Alright, then you can come with us for now."

As for whether we can get through it, we'll have to Heart-Questioning Road and see.

He's already decided not to lower the difficulty level of the "Heart-Questioning Road" challenge.

Then he asked Yuan Qing:

"Now that your business is settled, can you leave tomorrow?"

"Okay, I've already informed my fellow disciples today," Yuan Qing nodded.

And so it was decided that I would leave Banxiang City the next day.

On the way back, Lin Xiao had already bought return tickets, but now that Yuan Qing wanted to travel with them, they had to buy another ticket.

However, after he brought up the matter, Yuan Qing took out a boat ticket from his pocket and said:

"My fellow disciple already bought one for me, so Fellow Daoist Lin doesn't need to trouble yourself."

Because he had given most of his wealth to Lin Xiao, Yuan Qing didn't have many Spirit Stone left. Lin Xiao had originally planned to return all of Yuan Qing's Spirit Stone before leaving, but Yuan Qing refused.

That was something he wanted to express his feelings for, so there was no reason for him to ask for it back.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Youfu and Yuan Qing both sat quietly in meditation in the cave abode.

Lin Xiao then transmitted his voice to Liao Pantu, who was inside the Soul-Nourishing Pendant:

"Senior Liao?"

For some reason, Lin Xiao felt that Senior Liao had been rather taciturn these past two days. Although he would reply when they spoke to him, Lin Xiao felt that he was much quieter than before.

After a long while, Liao Pantu replied lightly:

"What?"

Seeing that he finally spoke, Lin Xiao asked:

"Senior, what's been going on with you these past few days? Can we talk about something? Keeping it all bottled up isn't good; you might develop inner demons."

"Pah! Pah! You're the one who's developing inner demons!"

Liao Pantu quickly replied.

No cultivator is unafraid of the concept of inner demons.

Then he said listlessly:

"What do you want to talk about? What's there to talk about? I'm fine."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiao started by asking about the bookstore he had visited before:

"When we went to the bookstore last time, why didn't you say a word? On a normal day, you would probably have been telling us how to pick out books."

Unexpectedly, Liao Pantu snorted and said:

"What? You want me to pick out books for you? Don't you know what you're looking for now? Look at all that stuff you bought, most of it isn't even what you want to read. What am I supposed to pick for you?"

He paused for a moment, then suddenly hummed a line:

"... This Banxiang City is really not a good place."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao immediately perked up, knowing that he meant to continue, and quickly pressed his advantage by asking:

"How should I put it? Come on, let's have a chat."

Liao Pantu was speechless at the kid's current state. He finally understood why Lin Dayou always couldn't help but slap him.

Unfortunately, he is currently just a soul residing in the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, and only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, so he can no longer defeat this kid who has advanced to the Golden Core Stage.

However, he happened to want to have a chat at that moment, so he spoke up anyway:

"That bookstore is most likely owned by Yin Xuanzi."

Upon first hearing the name Yin Xuanzi, Lin Xiao didn't immediately recognize it. It took him a while to remember.

"Oh, that's your arch-nemesis, senior?"

Liao Pantu gave a soft "hmm" through his nose, which was his way of acknowledging it.

Then Lin Xiao suddenly realized:

"No wonder you didn't utter a sound when we entered the bookstore that day; were you afraid of being discovered?"

Liao Pantu:...

Liao Pantu valued his reputation, was furious.

"Who are you talking to? Nobody dares to utter a sound?! I'm just afraid of causing you trouble! You understand?! Huh? If you're not afraid of causing trouble, then take me there right now! I'll unleash a whole bunch of Law Technique right here in his shop!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Xiao immediately changed the subject:

"Is that all? But you seemed pretty quiet before we went to the bookstore."

Upon hearing this, Liao Pantu resumed his previous whining and mumbling:

"Did you keep the jade pendant that Senior Yue gave you before?"

Upon hearing him mention the jade pendant, Lin Xiao took it out from his private treasury:

You mean this?

Liao Pantu emerged from the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, stared at the jade tablet for a long while, seemingly lost in thought, before returning to the Soul-Nourishing Pendant and saying calmly:

"Keep this safe. With your irritating personality, it might even save your life in the Immortal Cultivation Realm someday."

Then, no matter how much Lin Xiao asked, he was determined to stay inside the Soul-Nourishing Pendant and didn't answer him again.

So Lin Xiao had no choice but to focus his attention on the jade pendant.

He had used his spiritual sense to examine this jade tablet before, and found that there was no content in it, and there was nothing strange about it. There was a clear word "Yue" engraved on the front of the jade tablet, which seemed to be an ordinary jade tablet.

He assumed it might be something like an identification document.

But in this Immortal Cultivation Realm where cultivators are everywhere, what use is an identity jade token?

He, who usually listens to news and gossip, had never heard of any particularly famous Lineage with the surname Yue.

Surely he can't be chased and then pull out this jade pendant and expect people to let him go?

He figured it was probably just a small gift from Senior Yue to the two of them as a token of their meeting.

It's just a bag of snacks, after all.

But now that he's heard Senior Liao say this, he can't help but wonder, could this thing really be useful?

After thinking about it, he put it into his private vault and used the authentication function.

[Yue Clan Jade Token, a defensive Mystic Rank Fifth Grade talisman, can be used repeatedly until its energy is depleted, and can withstand a full-force attack from Spirit Transformation Stage at most.]

Goodness!

This is actually a defensive talisman?

Moreover, it can withstand a full-force attack from Spirit Transformation Stage!

He had previously heard Liu Chun explain that, in addition to regular talismans, there were also talisman treasures.

There's a limit to the number of talismans you can have, but there's no limit to the number of magical talisman treasures you can possess!

In theory, as long as you are capable enough, you can make any kind of powerful talisman!

Unexpectedly, taking Fuzi out resulted in receiving a powerful figure gifting her amulets so easily?

Lin Xiao was incredibly envious of that luck.

However, judging from this, this Senior Yue must be quite extraordinary.

Such treasures are found so casually.

I need to remind Fuzi tomorrow to tell him the purpose of this jade pendant and to make sure he keeps it safe.

The next day, at dawn, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Lin Xiao was inside, went out and woke up Jiang Youfu and Yuan Qing.

After the three of them quickly tidied up, Liu Chun happened to come looking for them.