Su Bai, who had returned to her room, was engrossed in comprehending the Tier 1 Low Grade Talisman Master Legacy she had impulsively purchased.
With the help of her Divine Sense, her comprehension was quite fast.
This Legacy contained complete instructions on how to make painting brushes, how to research and develop Spiritual Ink, how to process Yao Beast hides into usable blank Talismans, and how to make Talisman Paper from Spiritual Wood.
She didn't have Spiritual Wood right now, but she had Yao Beast hides.
During the busy farming days that followed, Su Bai would make painting brushes and Spiritual Ink in her leisure time after farming, following the methods in the Jade Slip Legacy.
At the same time, she would cut Yao Beast hides to make blank Talismans.
Although using Tier 1 Medium Grade Yao Beast hides was a bit extravagant, using higher-grade Yao Beast hides to draw lower-grade Talismans could increase the success rate.
This was also for the sake of quickly getting started with the Dao of Talisman Masters.
She comforted herself, looking at the Yao Beast hides in her hand with a slight ache in her heart.
If these were sold, they would be worth at least thirty Low-Grade Spirit Stones!
One day, after Su Bai had cast the Spring Breeze Transforming Rain Technique again, she sat by the field to rest.
"Xiao Bai, you look so tired. Why don't you find someone to help you?"
At this moment, a somewhat teasing voice came from next door.
Su Bai turned her head to look.
An uncle with graying temples was resting and teasing her.
"Hehe, Wang Daye, I'm still young. Let's talk about it later."
This Wang Daye was at Qi Refining Layer 4, and he farmed much faster than Su Bai.
While Su Bai was still diligently casting Spells, he was already resting.
Seeing Su Bai finish her work, and having nothing to do, he came to chat with the young girl.
After hearing Su Bai's words, Wang Daye didn't continue to tease her.
He was old and just said it casually.
It was just that farming was really boring, and he couldn't go anywhere.
After Su Bai rested for a while and was about to return to her room, she saw Wang Daye mysteriously beckon her over.
Su Bai shook her head helplessly, treating it as accompanying the old man to relieve boredom.
So she walked to the edge of the field.
She said impatiently, "Wang Daye, I'm almost exhausted today. Say what you need to say quickly; I need to go back and rest."
Seeing Su Bai's impatient look, Wang Daye coughed and stopped beating around the bush.
He quietly said to Su Bai, "Xiao Bai, have you heard? The Zi Yun Secret Realm is about to open."
Zi Yun Secret Realm…
Hearing this news, Su Bai looked at Wang Daye with a hint of surprise.
She shook her head.
Secret Realms had nothing to do with low-level Cultivators like her.
Seeing Su Bai's bewildered look, Wang Daye hesitated for a moment but still reminded her, "If the Secret Realm opens, things won't be very peaceful recently."
Su Bai understood these words.
After all, Su Bai's parents had insisted on going to a Secret Realm to seek an Opportunity, and as a result, both of them perished.
But…
"But we are in Purple Bamboo Immortal Market; there's a mountain-protecting formation here."
Who knew that when Wang Daye heard about the mountain-protecting formation, he actually showed a disdainful expression.
"Xiao Bai, you are still too young. This Zi Yun Secret Realm opens once every fifty years. I, your uncle, experienced its last opening."
"The scene back then is still vivid in my mind. Guess what happened?"
How would I know that!
Su Bai grumbled inwardly.
Wang Daye seemed to recall the scene from back then, and his body shivered.
"At that time, the Secret Realm attracted many external Cultivators, and Purple Bamboo Immortal Market was overcrowded. There were provocations every day, and the three major Families' manpower simply couldn't handle it."
"Not to mention the internal chaos, outside there was also a large group of robber cultivators. Whether you survived going out depended entirely on luck."
From Wang Daye's description, even if Su Bai hadn't personally experienced it, she understood how chaotic it was back then.
Those Cultivators who wanted to participate in the Secret Realm would even drive the original Spiritual Farmers out of their dilapidated wooden houses and occupy them themselves.
So Wang Daye said it wasn't peaceful.
Su Bai nodded her cute little head.
She understood that chaos was coming.
But she couldn't stop it.
"Um, Wang Daye, why are you telling me this?"
Su Bai looked at Wang Daye, not knowing the purpose of him telling her this news.
A trace of pity flashed in Wang Daye's eyes.
"Your parents and I were good friends."
"Xiao Bai, you lost your parents since childhood, and I watched you grow up."
"I'm reminding you because I want to tell you that the day the Zi Yun Secret Realm opens is approaching."
"Let's plant two more batches of Spiritual Rice, then pack up our valuables and run away, and come back after the commotion dies down."
Wang Daye knew how terrifying the struggle for an Opportunity among Cultivators could be.
He didn't want a child as young as Su Bai to get caught up in it.
And he was already over sixty years old this year. Even with some cultivation, he couldn't stop the erosion of time.
Wrinkles had already appeared on his face.
Knowing that he had no hope of cultivating in this life, he already had plans to return to the mortal world, marry, and have children.
Reminding Su Bai was a act of kindness before he left the Cultivation World.
"Thank you, Wang Daye, I will pay attention."
Su Bai nodded obediently.
Anyway, if it got dangerous, she would dig a hole and hide in Great Wu, then wait ten or eight years before returning.
Later, Su Bai asked about the opening time of the Zi Yun Secret Realm.
Upon hearing that the Secret Realm would begin three years later, her eyes flickered with an inexplicable light; she wanted to take advantage of the chaos to deal with people like Wang Mazi!
After chatting with Wang Daye for a few moments, Su Bai no longer paid attention to this matter.
She still had to continue comprehending the Talisman Master Legacy.
The day after Wang Daye chatted with Su Bai, Wang Daye seemed to truly begin preparing to leave.
Su Bai remained calm and unhurried, diligently farming her land.
Four weeks later, the Spiritual Rice in the spiritual field had germinated and grown.
Su Bai was patrolling the field, checking for pests, when she saw a dark shadow flying in the distance.
It was a flying Magical Artifact.
Looking up, it was Lin Steward.
For the past two weeks, this fellow had been coming once every three days, seemingly to check if the Spiritual Farmers were working.
This situation made Su Bai frown slightly.
Previously, the Lin Family people didn't really manage the Spiritual Farmers much.
They would only come to collect the land rent during harvest season.
As long as the portion of Spiritual Rice belonging to the rented Lin Family's spiritual field was paid in full, it was fine.
Lin Steward's appearance made Su Bai realize that what Wang Daye said might not be false.
There weren't many young people among the Spiritual Farmers.
Many were older, working hard to save Spirit Stones for their Juniors at home.
But precisely because of this, these Spiritual Farmers had experienced a lot, and any slight rumor would make them detect something amiss.
After all, they were a group of people who, after finishing their work, either gathered to gossip or went to the tavern to brag.
Moreover, it was a major event like the Zi Yun Secret Realm about to open.
Of course, besides Wang Daye, who planned to leave the Cultivation World and return to the mortal world, there were also those sharpening their knives, hoping to grab an Opportunity.
Su Bai had already seen several Spiritual Farmers spend their Family savings to purchase better Magical Artifacts and Medicinal Pills.
It seemed they were preparing to gamble with their remaining lifespan, perhaps to secure an Opportunity for their descendants.
That might directly lead to the emergence of a Cultivation Family.
Sensing the approaching storm, Su Bai, after finishing her farm work, uncharacteristically didn't stay cooped up in her small wooden house.
Instead, she came out to stroll on the street.
This rare outing made Su Bai notice many more people on the street.
They should be from out of town.
This situation made Su Bai mess up her hair even more.
She walked along the wall with a dazed look in her eyes.
These external Cultivators, presumably, all wanted to try their luck in the Zi Yun Secret Realm.