Chapter 332: Spirit Talismans Suitable for Ice Spiritual Roots

Chapter 332: Spirit Talismans Suitable for Ice Spiritual Roots

The low-tier version of the Great威天龙 Dao Fu still hasn’t reached mass production. After multiple failures, I finally managed to create two decent talismans.

Originally, Lin Nuo intended to keep these two talismans for himself, but he ended up giving one to Liu Shuqin.

The reason was simply one sentence.

“I’ll pull you back on track.”

He was just curious about how this woman, who always emphasized righteousness, would attempt to get him back on track.

If it was just verbal advice, then forget it. The world is full of people preaching kindness.

“Go back to sleep early and stop overthinking. It’s foolish to be so troubled by a dream.”

Lin Nuo slightly rose, giving Liu Shuqin a verbal lecture.

In truth, he wasn’t qualified to say such things, given that he had also been troubled by dreams in the past.

He recalled a dream where Li Ruo’er encountered him in a canyon and the scenes of her being imprisoned vividly resurfaced, which were incredibly distressing.

His dreams and Liu Shuqin’s were strangely similar, both revolving around matters from a previous life.

Was it just a dream?

Yes, but it also reflected truths.

When crossing dimensions, past consciousness tends to linger in a person’s mind.

What he dreamed of were events from his previous life—things he had witnessed, while Liu Shuqin had never seen him battle on the battlefield in his last life.

So, her sudden dream was quite mysterious.

After talking with Liu Shuqin for a while, he grasped that she was troubled by some otherworldly matters.

In simple terms, it was worry arising from their own imagination.

The sky grew darker, and the Tianling Mountain began to settle into tranquility, while Lin Nuo was set to return.

“Junior Martial Brother.”

Liu Shuqin called out to Lin Nuo,

“I will share the burden with you because of you, I have my present.”

Lin Nuo halted his steps and turned to look toward Liu Shuqin.

He remained silent, not uttering a word.

Then he turned back, lightly shaking his raised right hand.

Without a clear statement, he simply rejected her words with a small gesture.

Share the burden? Absolutely not.

Gradually, he vanished into the thicket around the corner.

“Junior Martial Brother isn’t one to bare his heart; I can only guess at his thoughts.”

Liu Shuqin murmured to herself, feeling an invisible barrier between her and Lin Nuo, an impenetrable mindset, unknown ideas that required her to approach step by step.

Becoming strong was the most important thing now; she couldn’t always be a burden.

To share the burden for her Junior Martial Brother came only if she herself was strong.

While Lin Nuo walked back, he pondered on Liu Shuqin’s dream.

It was truly odd that this woman, who had survived against the odds, could see the future in her dreams.

But upon further reflection, Liu Shuqin seemed to be an uncertain variable.

In fact, after his rebirth, he had changed many destinies. Some survived, while others met their end; all these people would influence events in one way or another.

Liu Shuqin was one of them.

Yet, she was the first person who made him feel like an unpredictable ticking time bomb.

Hopefully, he was just overthinking it.

Originally, saving Liu Shuqin was merely to make amends for his regrets from the past life. The previous him had been powerless, only able to grieve upon hearing of Liu Shuqin’s death.

What happened to her afterward was no longer of his concern.

On the road back to his dwelling, there was a river with a wooden bridge.

Next to the bridge stood a large rock, where a girl with silvery-white hair was leaning against it, arms crossed.

Even in the darkness, the gentle moonlight illuminated her silver hair, making it appear bright.

“Out wandering at night? This isn’t like you.”

Lin Nuo halted, addressing the cold-faced girl with silver hair.

“How do you know it’s not like me?”

Qin Shili uncrossed her arms and walked toward Lin Nuo.

“Of course! I once pursued you and didn’t I know your style?”

“I see, but I changed my style because of you; you seem to favor the night.”

Qin Shili stopped in front of Lin Nuo, her hair resembling moonlight, exuding an air of mystery like a daughter of the moon.

She asked:

“I just saw you talking with Liu Shuqin. What did you say?”

“Just casual chit-chat.”

“What’s so important that it needed to be discussed at night?”

“Just a coincidence,” Lin Nuo stated calmly.

“Alright, I won’t pry into your conversation. But I did see her give you a spirit stone, and you gave her a golden talisman.”

Qin Shili’s cold words carried a tinge of resentment, it wasn’t a pleasant feeling.

“Just the principle of reciprocity, nothing more.”

Lin Nuo replied, then pulled out a blue talisman from his pocket and handed it to Qin Shili.

“A talisman suitable for Ice Spiritual Roots; it aids in spirit recovery and increases freezing speed. The flaw of ice techniques is their slow freezing speed, making it impossible to freeze experts completely relying solely on personal training. Utilizing external means is far more effective.”

“When did you make this?”

Qin Shili was slightly surprised. The blue talisman was rare, and she could even feel the subtle chill emanating from it.

A talisman suitable for Ice Spiritual Roots—it seemed this was a long-lasting talisman.

Talismans have long-lasting and short-lasting types, based on their effectiveness duration. Long-lasting means it can be used for an extended period, while short-lasting is for brief use.

Currently, in the world, the vast majority of talismans are short-lasting; using them once or twice would cause them to lose effectiveness, while long-lasting ones are rare due to the difficulty in production, needing to consider the talisman’s usability duration.

“Don’t mind it; just take it as repayment for your previous care.”

Lin Nuo handed the blue talisman to Qin Shili and then retracted his hand.

“Yes, when facing experts like you, the freezing speed is truly too slow. But now that I have this talisman, are you not afraid I will attack you?”

“You won’t do that.”

“Why?”

“If you were going to, I would’ve been dead by now.”

Lin Nuo replied. In fact, he wasn’t recklessly handing out blue talismans. He was cautious and always prepared to create countermeasures when making special talismans.

Even without those measures, he had ways to negate their effects.

With the assistance of the blue talisman, Qin Shili’s freezing techniques would undoubtedly improve significantly. However, this also served as a means for Lin Nuo to restrain her.

If Qin Shili ever attempted to attack him, the blue talisman would restrain her freezing techniques, ensuring he wouldn’t be instantly frozen and could escape in time.

This technique could also be used to restrain Su Kexin.

But thinking back to the last gift he gave her that helped her level up, Lin Nuo dismissed that idea.

“Alright, since it’s a talisman you gave, I’ll keep it on me. Even during baths or sleeping, it won’t leave me.”

“Not necessary. Keeping it too close might harm your body; just take it with you when you go out. You can easily leave it off when bathing or changing.”

“Okay, I’ll follow your advice.”

Without hesitation, Qin Shili tucked the blue talisman into her dress and didn’t pursue the matter of Lin Nuo giving Liu Shuqin a golden talisman.

“What’s your plan next?”

“I’ll be going out soon.”

Lin Nuo responded,

“Tomorrow morning, Master Zhao will summon you and me for an important discussion.”

“Mm?”

Qin Shili was puzzled. What was Master Zhao’s intention to summon them? Could it be to have them form a Dao couple?

…

Recently, under the watch of the Refining Demon Sect, Mu Yiting had stabilized her power and was currently looking to secretly recruit more followers.

“Young Mistress, using the Mu family’s great power to recruit on our behalf makes outsiders think we are the big or second leader recruiting, and we’ve attracted many talents. Young Mistress, you’re brilliant.”

“It’s not my brilliance; I just learned from a certain wise person. After all, outsiders remain oblivious to our internal conflicts in Helong Hall. As long as we confuse external information, coupled with rich benefits, we can definitely attract talent from the outside.”

Mu Yiting said.