Cultivators Never Admit Defeat

What could Jiang Wan go do? Of course, take on missions.

Zixiang watched Jiang Wan run off, following neither too close nor too far behind. Drawing on her memories of flying through the sky a few times, Jiang Wan made her way to the sect's Talisman Paper Hall.

The talisman paper used by cultivators was made here.

The place was comparable to a large ancient three-courtyard residence, only twice as expansive.

She casually found someone and asked if she could help.

"Beautiful Senior Sister, can I help you with something?"

The female cultivator in a goose-yellow gown lowered her head and saw an adorable little child. The child had even praised her beauty. Children never lied, so she immediately broke into a smile.

"Whose child are you? This isn't a place to play. Hurry home!"

Jiang Wan genuinely thought this female cultivator was beautiful, so she immediately hugged her leg and refused to let go.

"Pretty Sister, let me help you with some work."

This female cultivator was named Wu Ran. She was only at Qi Refining Layer Six and was an ordinary disciple as well. Seeing how cute Jiang Wan was, she moved her leg but could not shift her.

"You little girl are surprisingly strong. You're not even as tall as my ankle—what could you possibly help me with?

How about pulling weeds for me?"

Jiang Wan said, "Sure!"

She followed Wu Ran into the Talisman Paper Hall. Plenty of people were working inside, carrying out the many processes involved in making talisman paper.

Wu Ran brought her to the back mountain and casually pointed to a spot, telling her to play there and pull weeds.

She herself took out an enormous axe, shouted, and her muscles bulged. Her arms doubled in thickness as she raised the axe and began chopping down trees.

Jiang Wan: ...

Startled, she pulled out a handful of grass.

[Daily Good Deed: 2/3.

Mission Reward: Formless Strange Fire.

Formless Strange Fire: Can leap through the air to burn targets. Invisible when extinguished, and ignites instantly with a thought.]

Jiang Wan looked at the handful of grass in her hand, then at the transparent flame in her system inventory.

Damn, this reward was pretty great.

She tossed away the grass and watched little-loli Wu Ran go berserk as she chopped down a huge tree. The contrast was incredible!

With a thunderous crash, the massive tree that took two people to encircle toppled over.

Wu Ran carried her axe over and chopped the seven- or eight-meter-tall tree into seven or eight sections.

She then stored them in her Storage Bag. The body-tempering Cultivation Method faded, and she returned to her normal size.

"Little girl, isn't your big sister impressive?"

Jiang Wan nodded her little head.

"Amazing, amazing, so amazing! Sister, what's your name? I'm Jiang Wan."

"My name is Wu Ran. Jiang... Jiang Wan, are you the Sect Master's daughter he only just found?"

Jiang Wan said, "Uh, yes, but that's not important.

Sister, we're so fated! What else can I help you with? I love helping people most."

Wu Ran lowered her head to look at the tiny little bean sprout.

"Then come on. Help your big sister chop trees!"

As she spoke, Wu Ran actually handed her an axe. Jiang Wan really took it and helped her chop trees.

One large and one small: Wu Ran, a muscle-bound loli in berserk mode, and a three-year-old child wielding a huge axe, chopping down relatively smaller trees.

Wu Ran's mission for the day was to chop down twenty trees. Giving the little child an axe had purely been to keep her occupied, yet she had actually helped chop down... one... tree—.

Wu Ran's eyes widened as she looked at Jiang Wan in utter disbelief, then at the tree, then back at the axe in Jiang Wan's hand.

Could this low-grade Magic Tool, the Tiger Head Axe, actually be a divine artifact?

[Daily Good Deed: 3/3

Mission Reward: Sky Mending Pill.]

The Sky Mending Pill could repair injuries to the dantian.

Jiang Wan felt that she was terrifyingly strong now.

"Big Sister Wu Ran, put this one away. I'll go chop the next one."

Wu Ran blanked out for a moment, and Jiang Wan had already gone to another tree and started hacking away with loud clangs.

Zixiang, who had been following in secret, marveled at just how strong her Junior Sister was.

Fairy Xueyun hovered in the air in shock, staring at the little child below who was helping someone chop trees. Had she really given birth to this child?

How was she so strong? More importantly, she was so warmhearted.

No, had she really come here just to help someone chop trees?

After Jiang Wan had chopped down three trees, Wu Ran refused to let her continue. She took her to strip the bark, chop up the wood, and then make talisman paper.

Holding a stack of finished talisman paper in her hands, Jiang Wan was very happy.

Now this was interesting!

The next day, she went to the Talisman Brush Hall, where talisman brushes were made, and ran into Wu Ran again. The large and small pair looked at each other for a moment.

Wu Ran understood. She crouched down, leaned close, and whispered:

"Junior Sister, you went to the Talisman Paper Hall yesterday and came to the Talisman Brush Hall today. Are you going to Cinnabar Hall tomorrow?"

Jiang Wan smiled at her, and Wu Ran immediately snapped her fingers.

"I get it. Come with me!"

Jiang Wan followed her inside and listened as Wu Ran explained.

"For talisman paper, we generally use Cloud Mulberry Tree wood and cattail reeds. Other materials can be used too, but low-level disciples are the most numerous in the Cultivation World, so the demand for our talisman paper is the greatest.

Talisman brushes are different. One can last a long time once made. The brush shafts are easy enough, but as for the bristles, not many are actually wolf hair. Most are weasel hair.

I'll make one now so you can watch. Then you can try it yourself."

On the third day, she went to Cinnabar Hall, where Wu Ran was waiting for her in advance.

After three days, she had talisman paper, a talisman brush, and cinnabar. The only issue was that she had not yet reached Qi Refining Layer Three. Before Layer Three, she could not project spiritual power outward and could not draw talismans.

The things she drew only had the shape, without any spiritual power.

As she left Cinnabar Hall, Jiang Wan bowed to Wu Ran.

"Thank you, Big Sister Wu Ran."

[As the Supreme Heavenly Demon, you bear countless karmic ties. Ordinary people cannot withstand your bow.

Yet this tiny Qi Refining girl of the Cultivation World survived after receiving your bow. To avoid harming her in the slightest, you must have used supreme divine arts to fully suppress your cultivation and countless karmic ties. It was truly difficult.

Your heart's desire to cleanse yourself is as clear as the sun and moon.

Additional Reward: Beginningless Dao Bone.]

Jiang Wan froze for a moment. Wu Ran immediately helped her up and reached out to knead her little cheeks.

Wu Ran: Wow, so cute. Her cheeks felt so nice.

"Ahem, Junior Sister, what are you doing? Now that you've gathered everything for talisman drawing, your cultivation is still too low. You'll need to work hard at cultivation from now on!"

Jiang Wan decided that she would work hard at cultivation as soon as she returned and raise her cultivation to Qi Refining Layer Three.

"Okay, Big Sister Wu Ran,"

Before she could finish, someone interrupted her. A bamboo slip flew straight at Wu Ran and smashed into her. Wu Ran caught it with swift reflexes.

Even so, the force of the bamboo slip sent her stumbling back three steps.

Jiang Wan frowned at the newcomer. He had a long face and slit-like eyes, arrogantly raised his chin, and glanced at her before saying to Wu Ran:

"Wu Ran, sign the annulment agreement.

Your dantian is shattered now. You can only follow the path of body tempering, and you are no longer worthy of a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator like me. Sign the annulment agreement and tell the outside world that you willingly broke off the engagement. That way, we can both preserve our dignity."

Wu Ran let out a muffled groan, glanced at the bamboo slip in her hand, took out a talisman brush from her Storage Bag, wrote her name, and threw the bamboo slip back at the young man across from her.

"Wang Lin, I thank you for the grace of not marrying me today."

Having obtained the annulment agreement, Wang Lin's mood improved greatly, and he curled his lips into a smile.

"No need to thank me. After all, you're already a cripple now. Even if you switch to body tempering, the Great Dao will be fraught with hardship. Farewell. And don't ever say that we were once engaged—I can't afford to lose that kind of face."

After saying that, the young man named Wang Lin mounted his sword and flew away.

Jiang Wan turned around and handed Wu Ran a jade bottle.

"Big Sister Wu Ran, take this. We cultivators never admit defeat."