I drew a talisman to save the sun from its bleeding state.

Chapter 3 Senior Brother, come quick! I've seen a real immortal!

Xuan Yizi: "I think... wait a moment, I'll make a call and have someone send over the talisman paper, cinnabar, and magic seal. I'll give you a thousand dollars, and you can demonstrate to me how to draw it."

What do you mean by red ballpoint pens increasing success rates? How the hell am I supposed to know that?

No one had ever drawn symbols in a notebook before you.

They even used Chenguang gel pens!

Zhou Zheng asked suspiciously, "Give me a thousand yuan? Really? You'll give it to me after I finish drawing it? I'm not used to using talisman paper and brushes, just buy me a red ballpoint pen and a notebook."

Xuan Yizi couldn't hold back any longer: "Wait a minute, I'll call my senior brother."

Zhou Zheng shrugged and waited patiently.

Xuan Yizi immediately made a video call: "Hey, senior brother, bring over some talismans, cinnabar, and magic seals. Just come over when I tell you to. I saw a deity."

"You saw a deity? Are you hallucinating from sitting in the market?"

Xuan Yizi: "I swear to my ancestor, I really saw immortals."

"...Will I be able to go alone?"

Xuan Yizi: "You can come alone. Remember to keep it a secret. Take good care of the talisman paper, cinnabar seal, and magic seal. The immortals need to draw the talisman."

"Coming right away, I'll be there in ten minutes."

The video call ended.

Zhou Zheng estimated the distance from Baiyun Temple to here: "This doesn't make sense, it should take at least half an hour to get here. Besides, how come I'm a deity?"

Xuan Yizi opened the folder in his hand, his face earnest: "Couldn't this be drawn by a god?"

Zhou Zhengqian glared: "This won't work?"

Xuan Yizi stared wide-eyed: "Can this even work?"

Zhou Zheng pointed to the folder: "Isn't this going to work?"

Xuan Yizi: "...That's right, this will work. Immortal Zhou, please sit here and wait a moment, my senior brother will be here soon."

Brother Zhou plopped down and said, "I'm really curious how a half-hour journey took only ten minutes to get here."

Less than ten minutes later, the roar of a motorcycle came from the market entrance. Zhou Zheng didn't know much about motorcycles, but he could tell that it was a very fast motorcycle.

The roar subsided, and a middle-aged Taoist priest in a robe, carrying a bag, strode over, one hand holding his hat as he weaved through the market, calling out, "Junior brother! Junior brother! Junior brother!"

Fortunately, there weren't many people around at that time, so the middle-aged Taoist priest ran exceptionally fast.

[Taoist Priest (Second-Tier Qi Refiner)]

This was the first time Zhou Zheng had seen the ranks, and then he looked back at Xuan Yizi.

[Taoist Master Xuan Yizi (First-Tier Qi Refiner)]

No wonder he's my junior brother.

The middle-aged Taoist priest rushed over, then quickly stopped, tidied his appearance, regulated his breathing, and approached with a friendly smile: "And this is...?"

Xuan Yizi stood up: "Immortal Zhou, I talked to you about this yesterday, and you could tell I was sick at a glance. Today you brought a stack of talismans for me to look at, and I think only you, my senior brother, can see this."

"Immortal Zhou, this is my senior brother, Zhang Xuanqing. He is the abbot of Baiyun Temple."

Zhou Zheng extended his hand: "Hello, hello, my name is Zhou Zheng. I'm not some kind of Zhou the Immortal, that's just pure nonsense."

Zhang Xuanqing didn't shake hands, but instead gave a respectful bow: "My junior brother dares to mess around with anything, but he wouldn't dare do this. What do you want me to see? Let me take a look."

Xuan Yizi handed over the folder.

Zhang Xuanqing caught the message and glanced ahead: "This is a very ordinary newcomer... huh?"

The first signs appeared.

Zhang Xuanqing's expression turned serious. He flipped the paper back and gasped, "You've already mastered the basics of drawing?"

Zhang Xuanqing flipped through the pages again, his eyes widening: "This damn thing can actually form a talisman?"

Zhang Xuanqing quickly steadied his hand and flipped to the very back, dumbfounded: "This person can be drawn?"

Are you kidding me? You just grabbed a notebook and a pen and drew a talisman?

What has all my years of arduous cultivation amounted to?

Xuan Yizi hurriedly claimed credit: "I made a bet with him that if he could draw this in front of me using a ballpoint pen, I'd give him a thousand dollars!"

Zhang Xuanqing's eyes widened.

Xuan Yizi hurriedly shrank back two steps, his face full of frustration.

Zhang Xuanqing took a deep breath and respectfully closed the folder: "May I ask which sect or school you belong to?"

Zhou Zheng: "I have no affiliation with any sect or school. I have been observing the celestial phenomena for the past month, and yesterday I went out to seek opportunities and found Master Xuan Yizi."

Xuan Yizi's mouth dropped open: "Observing celestial phenomena?"

Zhang Xuanqing was bewildered. If anyone else had said this, they would have been considered an idiot. But this person had just finished practicing drawing talismans and had even mastered the basics. Zhang Xuanqing unconsciously replied respectfully, "Senior is joking."

Zhou Zheng paused for a moment, then added, "I was wearing sunglasses to look at it, not looking directly at it, otherwise I would have gone blind."

Xuan Yizi fell silent. This kind of unorthodox method of drawing talismans by hand was the wildest.

Zhang Xuanqing gasped, "Then I wonder if you would be willing to join our Baiyun Temple? Your skill in drawing talismans with your bare hands is truly exceptional."

Zhou Zheng: "Um, I came here to ask how to cultivate spiritual power, because I don't have enough spiritual power to draw stronger talismans."

Xuan Yizi was taken aback: "You haven't repaired it?"

Zhang Xuanqing was stunned.

Zhou Zheng: "I haven't repaired it. I just learned how to draw talismans yesterday."

Zhang Xuanqing looked at Xuan Yizi.

Xuan Yizi looked at Zhang Xuanqing.

Zhang Xuanqing: "You're right, we've encountered a true deity."

Xuan Yizi nodded: "Senior brother, you see, I didn't lie to you."

I haven't practiced any cultivation techniques, I don't have any spiritual power, and I only learned how to draw talismans yesterday.

Then I drew talismans by hand.

You tell me, which Taoist priest would not exclaim upon seeing this that a deity has descended to earth?

Zhou Zheng: "Um, so are there any introductory techniques, something basic, that don't require me to enter a Taoist temple?"

Xuan Yizi nodded hurriedly: "Yes!"

Zhang Xuanqing nodded in agreement.

Zhou Zheng laughed: "That's great, two hundred?"

Xuan Yizi hurriedly replied, "Five thousand!"

Zhou Zheng's eyes widened: "Are you robbing me?!"

Zhang Xuanqing panicked: "Then eight thousand!?"

Zhou Zhengqian stared wide-eyed, realizing there was a reason why Baiyun Temple wasn't popular.

Xuan Yizi snapped out of his daze and hurriedly pulled out his phone to transfer money: "It's not you giving this to us, it's us giving this to you! After you've cultivated, you can guide us; we both want to become immortals!"

Zhou Zheng leaned back tactically, thinking that there was a reason why Baiyun Temple had such a good reputation.

"Ding-dong, payment received, 8,000 yuan~"

Zhou Zheng smiled slightly: "No problem, I'd be happy to."

Xuan Yizi hurriedly sent another software message: "This is our Baiyun Temple's internal program, which contains an electronic library. I'll register an account for you and set up a dedicated line. You can read whatever you want from these basics. If you gain any insights after studying them, please share them. Baiyun Temple will be extremely grateful!"

Zhou Zheng: "No problem, no problem at all."

I haven't met such a nice person in a long time; I've essentially gotten both food and a free meal.

"I've mistakenly entered the imperial palace—I urge you to lay down the sand in your hand."

Zhang Xuanqing's phone rang. He quickly took it out, smiled sheepishly, and stepped aside to answer the call: "Um, what's up? I'm with my junior brother, at the Nongken Market. Oh? In a hurry? Then send someone over here, I just happened to bring some materials for drawing talismans. Okay, sure."

The phone hangs up.

Xuan Yizi registered Zhou Zheng and granted him access: "What's wrong, Senior Brother?"

Zhang Xuanqing: "Xiaoxinshi spent a lot of money to get a talisman for his daughter. Xiao Liu examined it and confirmed that she was indeed possessed. It's not a big deal, just an invasion of evil spirits, so I had them both come over directly."

Xuan Yizi: "Xiaoxinshi? The one who comes twice a month, and each time he uses Buddhist hand gestures with great devotion?"

Zhang Xuanqing: "...Yes, putting aside the gestures, this person is quite devout; she even paid for the air conditioners in both of our bedrooms."

Xuan Yizi: "No problem, we should draw one for them ourselves."

Seeing that the Taoist priests were busy, Zhou Zheng said, "Shall I take my leave first? I won't disturb you while you're doing your work."

Xuan Yizi hurriedly grabbed him: "Immortal Zhou, don't rush off! My senior brother is going to draw a talisman later. Could you take a look and see if there's anything that can be improved?"

Zhang Xuanqing slapped his junior brother's hand away: "Clumsy! Immortal Zhou, if you're not in a hurry, could I bother you for a moment?"