Chapter 930: Planning for a Talisman Exchange

The Talisman Hall of the Tongyou Institution had the legendary rank five Talisman Grandmaster, Shang Xia, leading them. There were 4 rank four Talisman Grandmasters under him, and more than a dozen rank three Talisman Masters. There wasn’t even a need to count rank two Talisman Masters and Talisman Disciples as there were a bunch of them!

If they added everyone up in the Talisman Hall, they might number slightly more than a hundred, but that wasn’t a small number of talisman crafters at all! In the Spirit Luxuriant World, they could be considered the number one power of talisman crafting!

Adding talisman paper craftsmen, talisman ink craftsmen, and other auxiliary roles, the Talisman Hall was a massive entity even in the Tongyou Institution! They were the largest hall under the Warehouse Division, and they possessed terrifying authority!

That was even when Shang Xia barely showed his face in the Talisman Hall. he didn’t interfere with their daily affairs and his reputation wasn’t exactly known among the low-level students of the institution. If Shang Xia were to use his cultivation and position to take control of power in the institution, even the Deputy Patriarchs would have to avoid clashing head-on with him in terms of decision-making...

Whatever it was, his prestige in the institution was high enough and it was still climbing. His authority was increasing proportionally and at the same time, his philosophy of cultivation had been spreading to create their own faction. It was pretty well received and it could even be said to have received widespread recognition.

After speaking to Ren Huan, Shang Xia went to look for Yun Jing and Ji Wenong who returned from beyond the heavenly screen not too long ago. He decided to speak about one of his ideas to them in detail.

“Are you planning to hold a talisman exchange in the Tongyou City for anyone who wishes to attend?! Are you even going to allow cultivators from other continents to take part in it?” Yun Jing expressed her shock. She didn’t seem able to follow his train of thought.

Ji Wenlong, who stood at the side, rejected the idea without even thinking about it. “No, absolutely not! You’re the Talisman Hall Master of our Tongyou Institution and our rank five Talisman Grandmaster! Your dao of talismans is at the peak of our Spirit Luxuriant World and we can’t impart your knowledge to others so easily! Aren’t you just helping them for free?”

Shang Xia wasn’t surprised by their reaction. After all, every faction would keep their inheritance and knowledge as private as possible. There wasn’t a need to mention trading them with others. Even speaking about it to others would most likely raise many alarm bells. It wasn’t even rare for others to become hostile the moment one mentioned learning their inheritances.

Taking a step back, even if Shang Xia successfully held the lecture in the Tongyou City and attracted many Talisman Masters over, there would be a bunch of people who would be there to leech off Shang Xia. There wouldn’t be much exchange of knowledge!

“We definitely have to set a minimum requirement before holding the exchange. We can’t let anyone sit by and listen to the lecture. At the same time, every lecture has to be split into different levels. Specialized lectures should be given for low-level Talisman Masters and high-level Talisman Masters respectively. We can even promote the exchange of knowledge among Talisman Grandmasters... More importantly, I wish to use this exchange to speak about some matters. I want to attract more resources regarding talisman crafting into our You Continent and the Tongyou City. I not only want our institution to become the sacred land of talismans for the Spirit Luxuriant World, but I also wish for all the resources to be gathered here!”

Yun Jing sucked in a deep breath after hearing what he said. “The other super powers might not be happy to watch your plan succeed. Even if they don’t personally disrupt the exchange, they might refuse to show up. Without the inheritances they possess and their Talisman Masters, your talisman exchange will become a joke in the Spirit Luxuriant World. Are you planning to hold it with just the members of our institution?”

Shang Xia broke out into laughter suddenly. “Deputy Patriarch Yun, you’re only looking at the Talisman Masters of the great powers... Our Spirit Luxuriant World has more Talisman Masters than those gathered in the various powers... They have their own inheritances too!”

Falling deep into thought again, Yun Jing continued, “Are you talking about those wandering cultivators who might be Talisman Masters?”

“What a joke... They might not even possess complete inheritances! If the other powers refuse to show their support and you only attract wandering cultivators, it will turn into an even bigger joke!” Ji Welong frowned at the side.

His attitude towards wandering cultivators was clear. He didn’t like them at all. Since the establishment and development of the Tongyou Institution, they have been harassed by wandering cultivators countless times... Back then, those assholes even interfered with the Tongyou Institution’s plan to grow stronger. They even joined the White Deer Paradise in the offensive and Ji Wenlong had to hold them all off.

After thinking for some time, Shang Xia continued, “We can obtain huge amounts of resources from those wandering cultivators...”

Seeing as Ji Wenlong wanted to interrupt him, Shang Xia quickly added, “Even though wandering cultivators might not be too rich, there are a lot of them. They’re in every part of our world and if we manage to create a platform where we can obtain a bunch of resources from them during regular intervals, it won’t be too difficult to supply ourselves. We can save a lot of energy scouring the lands for resources. All we need to do is to trade away some talismans and give away some less important techniques of talisman crafting...”

Yun Jing and Ji Wenlong stared at each other and they could tell how determined Shang Xia was to hold the talisman exchange. Eventually, Yun Jing replied, “You can give it a shot. I will inform the heads of the various divisions and the deacons to cooperate with the Talisman Hall. You can also use our name to invite the Changbai Sect, the Five Mountains Alliance, the Heavenly Sea Pavilion, Weiwu Institution, Jianmen Institution, and other powers friendly with us. That way, you won’t have to run the entire show solo...”

“Right! You really thought of everything!” Shang Xia couldn’t help but praise.

Ji Wenlong didn’t forget to remind him with a low growl at the side, “Don’t celebrate too early. The moment you hold this exchange successfully, there will be tons of people in the city. There will be a mix of all types of people and things might turn a little chaotic. We need to be prepared for anything that might happen. If everything goes smoothly, you will be able to host a second, third, and many exchanges in the future. However... If anything goes wrong and the results aren’t as expected...”

Shang Xia responded quickly. “Of course. Disciple understands!”

After bidding farewell to them, Shang Xia returned to the Talisman Hall to inform the various Talisman Grandmasters and Talisman Masters about the exchange. He told them to prepare for it and to decide on a date.

Shang Xia didn’t need to personally take care of matters like that. However, he definitely had to be the one inviting the Talisman Masters of the other factions.

After sending out the invitations, Shang Xia watched the Talisman Hall which was bustling with activity because of the idea, and couldn’t help but smile. Since he had nothing left to do, he decided to take the chance to craft a batch of high-level talismans before the exchange.