Talisman Reincarnation - All My Clones Are Dao Ancestors-Chapter 147: Shadow’s Story
Naturally the envoy also knew that the biggest benefactor of this was the county and Mu Yan – extremely cheap rice for the whole county ensured the progress of the lowest of cultivators and had various benefits. Spiritual grasses were an attraction to gain more people from surrounding cultivators.
Spiritual Grass referred to many kinds of spiritual plants used in alchemy. With them, the alchemy business in the county would likely boom in no time.
Mu Yan didn’t plan to conquer the county, for he knew the moment he sat on the Royal Inspector’s seat, his authority would surpass that of every single person in the county.
No, his focus was always on how to boost the counties’ fortune.
The higher the fortune, the faster he could cultivate.
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Far east to the dynasty, crossing a major region larger than the dynasty, in the capital of the Nanhu Empire.
Fu Xian stepped out of the carriage, walking into the inn.
But just outside, he saw a shadow moving around.
"So, have you informed yourself about the Immortal Island?"
"Senior!" the shadow moved once more and in front of Fu Xian, a young man appeared with a bow, greeting Fu Xian.
"Come, let’s go inside." He went up the stairs and into his room.
Looking at Ye Long, he just smiled and gestured him to wait and listen.
The Shadow simply bowed to Fu Xian and asked, "Senior, is this matter true? May I truly join the Immortal City?"
"It seems the sources in the city are quite good. Well, after all, it’s the capital of an Empire.
Indeed, the invitation I am willing to give you is true, but I need to know a few things in advance."
"As long as I can provide it, I will make sure to offer it to the senior!" The shadow bowed once more, excitement visible in his voice.
"You have a talent, using it now too. What is it? Is it Shadow Transformation? Is it a connection to the Shadow Realm?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"This..."
"You don’t need to answer this, I just wanted a confirmation whether my direction of guess is right.
Don’t worry, in the world of cultivation, figuring out the cultivators around you is extremely important.
If your talent is simply related to shadows, then that’s no issue.
I just hope it’s not related to demonic arts." Fu Xian’s eyes became serious when he thought about demonic cultivation.
If such cultivators entered the neighbourhood, he wouldn’t know whether he could feel safe, even if the cultivator was weaker than himself.
"Senior, it’s indeed like this. My talent is related to shadows, I can move through shadows and transform myself into shadows." The shadow-cultivator thought about it and realised since the senior guessed so far, his answer was just a polite nod.
"That’s good. May I ask then, with such a talent, you should’ve been spotted several times and been invited several times to become a spy.
I shouldn’t be the first to see your talent."
The shadow nodded once more, "Senior is insightful! I did indeed work as an Intelligence Agent for a smaller kingdom..."
"What’s the inside story? Tell me if you don’t mind." Fu Xian was curious which kingdom would give up such godsend talent.
The young man contemplated for a second before a smile appeared on his face, "Senior, this matter is slightly embarrassing!
It’s like this – when I was wandering around the capital of that kingdom, I found out about a secret which I shouldn’t have found out!
There was a love triangle... or square." He looked over to Ye Long and stopped, hesitating.
"Oh don’t worry, my disciple Ye Long is eager to learn about the wonders of the world."
The man nodded once more, the smile on his face nearly becoming a mocking grin, "In the kingdom, there were several dukes...
One of the dukes had the most beautiful woman known to the empire – she was the princess of a neighbourhood state, her beauty truly reaching the heavens.
She was so beautiful that the king’s brother became jealous!
So, in secret, he actually started an affair with that wife!
When I looked into it, I didn’t find what she thought, but it seemed like she didn’t have much of a choice. After all, he’s the king’s brother, with various privileges. Even the duke himself couldn’t do much...
Well, in truth, the duke was also interested in someone else – the king’s brother’s... daughter!
Hahaha!" the shadow laughed aloud, hugging his belly, unable to stop.
Fu Xian just raised and eyebrow but didn’t think much. Ye Long was quite shocked.
"Ahem," the man stopped himself when he saw that the people present didn’t share his humour.
"Oh, you don’t need to worry about me. I’m a Talisman cultivator, my path is close to Taoists, which is why it’s separated from human affairs.
But I do wonder, how did it go further?" Fu Xian reassured him that while he didn’t think it was particularly funny, it was a good story, making him curious.
The man nodded, thinking that some people saw drama, others saw a comedy.
He explained, "Well, the duke also had an affair with the king’s brother’s daughter, which was confusing since his wife was the most beautiful woman in the whole country!"
"Once you have something, you forget to appreciate it. Even if she was the most beautiful woman in the world, he would still find other women tempting.
Only those who conquer the simple mind of humans are able to find true love.
After all, the path of dual cultivation is also a path leading to immortality. Among the many branches, it’s been proven that the Love Path has always been the strongest and purest yet also most difficult dual cultivation path.
Alright, tell me, what did you do after you found out?" Fu Xian didn’t think this guy would’ve left simply because there was a bit of a messy story.
"Haha, I knew senior would ask this. But I didn’t do much, really!"
