My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 418 - 241: The Celestial Master Is Actually by My Side!? (Part 3)

Wu You snapped back to his senses and was about to reply.

The Daoist masters all turned around again, reverting to their appearances as little old men, looking at Chen Lusi and said, "Please proceed."

Wu You: "???"

Chen Lusi had no choice but to signal Wu You to wait a moment, then approached the table and began drawing talismans.

The Daoist masters had prepared in advance last night, so there was no need to draw the original talismans on-site; they simply took out the ones drawn last night and watched Chen Lusi sketch.

Chen Lusi picked up a ballpoint pen, carefully examined the original talismans drawn by the Daoist masters, and then started simplifying them.

Wu You once again came to his senses, looked at the four Daoist masters surrounding Chen Lusi, and then glanced at the white cat lying on the floor, neglected. He finally understood... he had misunderstood.

He exchanged a glance with Xia Panqiu, then leaned in to see what they were up to.

They saw Chen Lusi holding a ballpoint pen dipped in vermillion painting the talismans...

"? Could it be that Chen Lusi is becoming an apprentice?"

Wu You slowly formed a question mark and then slightly stepped back, looking at the four Daoist masters staring intently at Chen Lusi, and said hesitantly, "But hasn’t the Daoist lineage been broken? What’s the use of learning this? And drawing talismans with a ballpoint pen—what the heck is that!? Even if the Daoist lineage hadn’t been broken, this wouldn’t work, right?"

"I don’t know either." Xia Panqiu hesitated for a moment and lightly shook her head.

Wu You could only patiently keep watching.

While they were talking.

Chen Lusi had already drawn the simplified talisman on the talisman paper, confirmed it slightly, and then looked at the Daoist masters: "Is this okay?"

Although he advocated for simplifying the existing talismans,

obviously, he couldn’t entirely ignore the opinions of these leading Daoist figures.

After all, they were keeping a close watch.

"It’s fine, absolutely fine!"

Zhang Xiufeng immediately nodded in response.

He had already realized the benefits of simplifying talismans.

Usually, drawing a Shrinking Earth Talisman was exhausting—involving many rituals—and even he took more than ten minutes to draw one.

But now, with Chen Lusi’s simplified talisman... as long as you have talisman paper, it could be formed in less than two minutes.

Not to mention, in practical application, this was really far ahead!

Compared to this, the sense of mystery and ceremony wasn’t worth mentioning.

So although it was only the second day, the Daoist masters had completely abandoned their previous notions.

"Alright then."

Hearing this, Chen Lusi nodded and picked up the talisman that had already been drawn on the table.

On the other side.

Seeing this, Wu You exchanged another glance with Xia Panqiu and said with a bitter smile, "So it turns out, it is an apprenticeship... but what does this even mean? Is this a talisman?"

Xia Panqiu: "..."

She was also somewhat puzzled, feeling that something wasn’t quite right.

"Panqiu, with Chen Lusi drawing like this and having the Celestial Master approve, could they be fooling him?"

Thinking of the solicitous appearance of the four Daoist masters earlier, Wu You hesitated, "I can’t believe they wouldn’t notice that what Chen Lusi drew is vastly different from the talisman on the table. Is it...?"

He couldn’t figure it out.

Even his slightly excited mood from meeting the Celestial Master had calmed down.

Just as Xia Panqiu was about to answer, she suddenly widened her beautiful eyes, gasping in shock.

Wu You, seeing her expression, was slightly stunned, then turned his head around, also widening his eyes abruptly.

Because the moment they witnessed it, the talisman in Chen Lusi’s hand spontaneously combusted in an instant, disappearing without a trace.

And it wasn’t over.

Soon after.

The four Daoist masters rubbed their foreheads as if in pain, and after their symptoms eased, they each picked up a new piece of talisman paper and started drawing again...

Wu You and Xia Panqiu glanced briefly, noticing that what they were drawing was the very odd-looking talisman that Chen Lusi had just drawn.

During their sketching, when they encountered uncertain areas, they would even humbly ask, "Is this right?"

And Chen Lusi would nod and tell them, "Yes."

"..."

"..."

Seeing this, Xia Panqiu and Wu You looked back at Chen Lusi and then at the Daoist masters with a student-like demeanor, filled with question marks.

What does this mean???

On the other side.

The talismans drawn by the four Daoist masters were complete.

Immediately, they picked up the talismans on the table and flung them into the air.

Whoosh—

The talismans spontaneously combusted.

Simultaneously.

A gigantic python, resembling a dragon or serpent and made of Spirit, appeared around the four Daoist masters.

They coiled around the masters, their bodies long and slender, covered in scales, raising their heads and flicking their tongues, seemingly ready to devour someone at any moment.

"???"

"???"

Witnessing this, Xia Panqiu and Wu You froze, their eyes widening, mouths slightly open, dumbfounded.

Wait?

The talisman... worked???

Until.

Chen Lusi’s voice broke the silence.

"What’s this?"

"Dragon and Snake Talisman."

"Dragon and snake... looks quite impressive."

"Yes, thanks to you."

The Daoist masters exchanged a few words with Chen Lusi, then looked at the serpents on their bodies, their faces flushed red with excitement.

Wu You slowly came to his senses.

He stiffly turned his head, looking at the calm Chen Lusi, and then at the four excited Daoist masters. Trembling, he sharply inhaled a breath of cold air.

Having witnessed this scene, coupled with Chen Lusi’s earlier mentions of talismans,

Wu You understood.

All that talk about Xia Yue’s influence or the scenery was false.

This indeed was about taking a mentor.

But it seems Chen Lusi wasn’t the one apprenticed to the four Daoist masters, rather the other way around...

Talismans... talismans... talismans...

No wonder!

No wonder Chen Lusi mentioned staying at the Celestial Strategy Mansion branch!

At this moment, Wu You envisioned countless possibilities.

And looking again at the crowd nearby.

The once-immortal looking Celestial Master Zhang suddenly seemed less ethereal, whereas the previously ordinary-looking Chen Lusi now appeared tall and otherworldly.

But this is way too absurd, right?

Chen Lusi only disappeared for a few days??

The Celestial Master is beside me!???

...

At the same time.

Beside Xuanwu Lake.

The dejected Ivan and Yevgeny revisited the spot they first toured upon arriving in Jinling, their moods vastly different.

The two felt somewhat disheartened, and somewhat... fearful.

"Did you report it?"

Ivan quietly asked while gazing at the shimmering lake in the distance, "Can we go back?"

These past few days had really taken a toll on him.

Xia Yue hadn’t remembered him at all.

And the initially unremarkable people from the Celestial Strategy Mansion, especially that Chen Lusi... left him with an indelible memory.

Right now, all he wanted was to go home... back to the familiar comfort zone he knew.

"It’s been reported."

Though Yevgeny’s face didn’t look too good either, being the elder, he remained relatively calm and said, "But don’t think about going back; we still need to meet Anna."

"Meet for what? The Celestial Strategy Mansion is clearly..."

Ivan turned his head to rebut Yevgeny.

But Yevgeny suddenly picked up his phone.

Seeing the caller ID on his screen, Ivan guessed who it was and immediately changed his tone, "You go ahead and pick up; maybe it’s them telling us to go back..."

Yevgeny glanced at the impatient Ivan, secretly wanting to say something, but recalling the recent events, he ultimately sighed, refraining from speaking harshly, and instead silently took the call.

As soon as the call connected,

a voice began to speak; the caller seemed to be introducing themselves.

Ivan, being too far to hear, had lost interest and was about to avert his gaze.

Just as he was about to turn away, he noticed Yevgeny suddenly straighten up from his usual hunched posture.

Ivan found it odd.

Then he heard Yevgeny, his voice trembling, say, "Shepherd Leader..."

"..."

Ivan froze, instantly feeling a chill run through him.