Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 398 - 396: Lin Man’s Time Control

Ning Daoran couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional, how else could one describe No-Action True Monarch’s capabilities?

True Monarch Du E, at Nascent Soul Early Stage, wasn’t considered weak, at least he was middle-tier, but was thoroughly suppressed by No-Action True Monarch. It only goes to show that the combat power of No-Action True Monarch at Nascent Soul Early Stage was top-tier.

Thus, for such a top-tier Nascent Soul Middle Stage to obtain some Fourth-order Middle-grade Materials was quite reasonable. After all, one doesn’t necessarily need to kill Fourth-tier Demon Beasts to obtain Fourth-tier Materials. In the Human World, in many sealed or deserted lands, fragments of Fourth-tier Demon Beast carcasses are scattered. If picked up by Human Clan Cultivators, they would flow into the Human Clan’s Immortal Cultivation World. It is only natural for a top-tier Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator like No-Action True Monarch to compete for such Treasures.

“No… can it be?”

Lin Man’s delicate mouth was slightly agape, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

“Where did you get so many Fourth-tier Materials? Also, is this Fourth-order Middle Grade Material? Also, what’s with this Seven-Colored Peacock, you killed a Fourth-tier Early Stage Demon bird?”

Faced with Lin Man’s inquiries, Ning Daoran calmly replied: “This Seven-Colored Peacock was simply a windfall; it was already close to death when I arrived. As for the other materials, some were purchased, but most are from the Storage Ring of No-Action True Monarch.”

“No-Action True Monarch…”

Lin Man’s pretty brows furrowed lightly: “It seems that the rumors in Sangyu Country are true. They say you joined forces with True Monarch Du E and killed the physical body of No-Action True Monarch. His disciples and grand-disciples are sharpening their swords, claiming they will seek revenge after another hundred years of Cultivation, right?”

“Ha ha ha, what a joke…”

Someone was not at all flustered: “By the time they come for revenge, I’ll have reached Nascent Soul Great Success. Why would I fear them?”

Lin Man giggled softly, saying: “So, you’re giving all these materials to me to refine Fourth-tier Talismans?”

“Exactly.”

Ning Daoran said: “Divine Speed Talisman, Forbidden Breaking Talisman, Green Vine Talisman, True Rock Talisman, Ice Explosion Talisman — I have a need for these five kinds of talismans, you refine them according to the properties of the materials.”

“Understood.”

Lin Man’s lips curled slightly: “So, given the current relationship between the two of us, I won’t charge you any handling fees, but if you want to dictate my work, there will be a cost.”

“What is the cost, say it!”

“While I am refining these talismans for you, you have to personally take care of my meals, without missing a single one. I want to eat every meal made by your own hands. Also, once these talismans are refined, I will take twenty to thirty percent of them, as Senior Sister Chi and I also desperately need Fourth-tier Talismans for protection. Especially after my Nascent Soul is formed, I will have many important things to do, and the demand for Fourth-tier Talismans will be even greater.”

“If that’s okay.”

Ning Daoran said: “Not just taking thirty percent, even if it helps you, taking fifty percent is no issue.”

“Is that so?”

Lin Man blushed slightly, biting her lip, her heart aflutter.

“So, this is what worldly affection feels like…”

Her eyes shimmered softly, and she spoke gently: “This feeling is really wonderful; no wonder many cultivators can’t overcome the trial of love.”

Ning Daoran was moved: “Will this affect your Mental State and be detrimental to your future Nascent Soul formation?”

“I don’t know…”

Lin Man laughed: “After all, this is my first time experiencing such matters and my first time forming a Nascent Soul. I have yet to witness just how formidable the Heart Demon Tribulation is for a Break-order Nascent Soul.”

Ning Daoran smiled broadly: “But there’s nothing to worry about. With your strong will, I believe the Heart Demon Tribulation will not hinder you.”

Lin Man chuckled without a word, began sorting the materials, and prepared to start the Talisman making process.

…

Three months later.

Lin Man emerged from the secret chamber, supporting her slender waist, her face deathly pale from severe depletion of Mana, her delicate face covered with fine sweat. After a whole three months, she had managed to refine all of the Fourth-order Materials.

“Lin Man.”

Ning Daoran stepped forward, helping her walk to a pavilion to sit down, and then went to pour tea and water.

Lin Man’s eyes harbored a hint of resentment as she thought to herself, I have given you months of my time, willing to accompany you in anything, and yet you ask me to do this?

However, although she was utterly exhausted, the results were impressive indeed.

In three months, Lin Man’s success rate in crafting fourth-order talismans exceeded seventy percent. Among them, she produced five mid-grade fourth-tier talismans—two Green Vine Talismans and three Ice Explosion Talismans. As for the lower-grade fourth-tier talismans, there were quite a few more: sixteen Divine Speed Talismans, fifteen Forbidden Breaking Talismans, nineteen True Rock Talismans, twenty-three Ice Explosion Talismans, and twenty-two Green Vine Talismans!

Ning Daoran laid a pile of talismans on the desk and said, “Take them for yourself, as many as you like, it doesn’t matter.”

“Alright.”

Lin Man perked up and took three each of the Divine Speed Talismans, Forbidden Breaking Talismans, True Rock Talismans, Ice Explosion Talismans, and Green Vine Talismans—all of which were fourth-tier lower grade. As for the mid-grade fourth-tier talismans, she didn’t take a single one.

She was also aware that the dangers Ning Daoran faced in cultivation were likely not much less than her own, and besides, the materials were his. Taking too much didn’t feel right to her. After all, during the time Lin Man was with Ning Daoran, she had never thought of gaining anything from him; her feelings for him were purest affection.

After dinner.

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Ning Daoran escorted Lin Man back to Qingzhu Peak.

Her mana drained, she needed to rest for some time to recover. On the surface, she looked quite frightening—pale, dark circles under her eyes, as if her entire being had been hollowed out.

“What happened to you?”

Chi Shan came out to meet them, looking worriedly at her junior sister.

“Cough cough, it’s nothing, I just need some rest.”

Fearful of being scolded by Chi Shan, Ning Daoran turned and fled in a tunneling light.

“Sigh…”

After seating Lin Man in a chair, Chi Shan folded her arms and leaned against the tea table behind her with a laugh, “I mean, it’s been a whole three months before you returned. It shouldn’t be this bad… Even if it’s been many years since you last saw each other, it wouldn’t leave you bedridden for three months straight, would it?”

She snickered, “Ning Daoran’s complexion looked pretty good just now, but you seem to have been drained. That’s not quite right…”

Suddenly, something dawned on her.

“Junior sister, you still have your Primordial Yin? The two of you…didn’t do that in the three months?”

“…”

A look of helplessness appeared on Lin Man’s pretty face: “Sister, that bastard made me help him craft talismans for three months…”

“Ah?”

Chi Shan was initially surprised, then her expression twisted into hysterical laughter, startling the nearby birds in the bamboo forest into flight!

“Sigh…”

Lin Man covered her face, feeling too embarrassed to meet anyone’s gaze.

Chi Shan mocked her for two hours straight before speaking seriously, “Junior sister, I’m actually quite envious of you. Ning Daoran is really good to you. With your beauty, an ordinary man would have been unable to wait and taken you to bed long ago. Who would have waited that long? But with Ning Daoran, if you don’t speak up, he’s too shy to take the initiative. Where could you find such a man?”

“Really?”

A shallow smile appeared on Lin Man, a glint of light in her eyes.

“Of course…”

Chi Shan continued, “You should still be cautious. If Ning Daoran didn’t ‘devour’ you when you practically delivered yourself to him, it might be because he’s not capable in that aspect. Or perhaps in his earlier Qi Refinement or Foundation Establishment stages, for the sake of cultivating some secret technique, he castrated himself…”

With a frown, she said, “When we were in Sangyu Country, there were many similar plots in the bizarre novels on the street stalls. Don’t you remember that novel ‘Dissolute World’? The Sect Master of the Red Leaf Sect cut off his own parts to acquire top-notch martial skills in Jianghu. You can’t ignore such possibilities…”

“This…”

Lin Man became anxious again.

In an instant, Chi Shan burst into laughter again, and Lin Man knew she had been teased by her senior sister, her entire pretty face flushing with embarrassment.

“Sister, you seem so full of energy today, so take a punch from me then!”

The two sisters romped and wrestled, yet despite Qingzhu Peak being home to just the pair of them, it never felt lonely.

…

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed.

Lin Man remained on Qingzhu Peak, secretly researching the topic of “how to revive her senior sister,” while Ning Daoran stayed on the Main Peak, continually making progress in his research on the Ten Directions Forbidden Array.

Although Lin Man visited the Main Peak many times and met with Ning Daoran for chats, their interactions were limited to pecks and embraces, and they never took a further step.

Despite Lin Man’s rough-and-tumble demeanor and her rapid-fire tempo in conversations, she lost her nerve when it was her turn to take the stage, blushing and stuttering, unsure of how to start.

Ning Daoran had his reservations as well. He didn’t want to be the one to speak up first. After all, his affections for Lin Man were genuine; he didn’t want to leave a bad impression on her. And so, they nearly ended up becoming just good friends.

That year, Ning Daoran turned 275 years old, advancing his Dragon Demon Heart Scripture to the eighteenth layer!

In the afternoon, a tunneling light sped from the depths of Wuwan Sea, arriving directly at Liuhua Island.

“Master.”

Sui Zhuyue came to report, “A female cultivator has come to visit, named Ling Yuhan, in the Gold Core Late Stage. She claims to be a Third-Order Top-Grade Puppet Master and is willing to rent Liufeng Island for ten thousand spirit stones per year with a minimum lease of ten years. Master, would you like to meet her?”