Talisman Reincarnation - All My Clones Are Dao Ancestors-Chapter 148: Inviting Shadow

"With four people acting in adultery, I thought they might as well know about it and rightfully act in their behaviour.

After all, there are so many stories of many people being together, why not try out this?"

"Hahaha, junior, you’re talking about harems, aren’t you? How can a harem be compared to this?

Having concubines and maids isn’t the same as sharing your own woman! Even giving your daughter away is extremely difficult to every parent, especially when the daughter is taken by a man who doesn’t know how to appreciate his own wife!"

"Oh," the shadow nodded then continued, "I thought that this situation had an easy solution, so I told them about it and gave them space to figure things out!

Afterward... well, a few people asked me about it so I told them.

The duke and the king’s brother reacted quite strongly to this, raising their soldiers and preparing war! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

But the king summoned them and discussed with them this issue.

In the end, they ceased their waging of war and instead found a solution, which was that the duke would keep his hands off the princess, and that the king’s brother would stop forcing the duchess.

After all this, I thought the issue was solved, so I was about to return to gather information.

Who knew they would suddenly try to put me into shackles?!

I run away as fast as I could!"

Shadow concluded the story, his face one of dissatisfaction and annoyance.

"Hahaha, did you think they wouldn’t attack you after all this?" Fu Xian laughed when he saw the man’s behaviour.

"Of course not!" he said, but his brows furrowed in deep anger.

"Hahaha, this matter is indeed funny. But it was handled rather poorly.

Using this chance would’ve allowed you to gather resources and advance further!"

"How?" the shadow asked straight up.

"There are many ways: blackmail, selling the information, or using it.

The first should be easy to understand.

Selling the information depends on who would be interested in this situation – maybe the enemies of the duke, maybe those interested in the princes... you would have to find out and find the right buyer. Though there are several huge intelligence agencies that buy all kinds of information. I just don’t know if these two people are of a high cultivation."

"Both of them are at the fourth stage."

"Fourth stage!" Fu Xian exclaimed in shock, looking at the shadow in a new light.

At the second stage he dared to reveal the secret of those at the fourth stage!

How strong was his hiding ability?!

But in front of him, he was always able to feel his presence. He couldn’t pin down how he looked like without taking action, but his passive perception allowed him to perceive the junior quite easily.

When the young man saw this, he guessed his thoughts and shook his head, "These two cultivators weren’t like senior – their cultivation foundation was weak and they only advanced with many resources."

"No, resources don’t matter. The real origin of such an issue can stem from many places – maybe their cultivation art is lower, maybe their foundation is weak, maybe their path is impure.

Regardless, such people are often simply called ’Cultivators’ with no suffix, meaning there are common cultivators, unlike you who is a shadow cultivator or I who is a talisman cultivator. Our paths are clear and our foundations are strong.

Anyways, selling their information would’ve still been profitable.

As for the last option, using the information...

That depends on your ability.

You could’ve done many things with the information. For example, you could’ve found someone who looked like the princess and presented her to the duke as a maid. If you’re lucky, she might rise to a concubine, and you would get a part of everything she gets.

Or you could use it to align yourself with the king by telling him such key information, which might create various opportunities for you.

While there seem to be many paths, in fact, only selling the information is the correct way.

The other two might seem good, but a kingdom with such messy human relationships doesn’t deserve your talent. Staying any longer would transform you from a talent to a frog in a well.

Blackmailing also has a high degree of danger and without the backing, you should never do it."

"Thank you, senior, for your teachings!" the shadow bowed deeply in thanks, not expecting to get taught so much this evening!

"Alright, I have a general idea of your character. Let me tell you about the neighbourhood –

Just as any large sect has peaks, and as any empire has cities, the neighbourhoods in our city are factions inside the large force.

The requirement to open a neighbourhood is the fifth stage of cultivation. We have two such cultivators in our neighbourhood, one of which just advanced a few months ago, which is why we started a new round of requirement.

As you might have seen, only cultivators who are of the third stage and part of a neighbourhood can become citizen in our immortal city.

Although some enter a neighbourhood and leave it right after they get the citizenship, generally, most people will stay in the neighbourhood they entered.

In your Foundation Building cultivation, you don’t even fulfil the basic requirement. Because of that, you will enter our neighbourhood as a Reserve Member and once you advance, you will directly become a citizen.

This is a special exception, which is why you have a time limit – advance within ten years or get kicked out and lose the chance to enter the city forever.

If you lack any materials, you can get them from us. We only need you to reach the stage where the breakthrough is only a hair’s breadth away.

Do you understand what it means to be barred from the city forever?

If you do and still want to enter my neighbourhood, then I will invite you with open arms!"

"I am willing!" the shadow didn’t even hesitate and replied right away.