Chapter 975: Advancing to Black Talisman Master
Yang Haoran was refining the Golden Talisman Master's power seed in his room, leaving all external matters entirely to Old Master Wu to handle.
While he was in closed-door cultivation, refining the Talisman Master Power Seed, rumors still circulated outside concerning his severe injuries. Some remained the same, believing he had already died, while others thought he had successfully found a Pharmacist and healed his wounds.
Many versions circulated, but after Old Master Wu offered an explanation the first time, he never provided any further clarification on the matter, seemingly unconcerned with whatever the outside world might say. The Lecheng Underworld Division continued to operate as usual.
As time passed day by day, fewer people discussed the matter. After all, once any topic's popularity faded, discussions naturally dwindled. Moreover, Administrative Chief Zhu Rong implemented a series of new policies in Lecheng, which affected not only ordinary people but also those who were not. They all focused their energy on these matters and naturally had no leisure to discuss the rumors any further.
Although they had no leisure and little interest in discussing the matter further, the vast majority of them still believed in their hearts that Yang Haoran, the Emissary of Death of the Lecheng Underworld Division, was dead.
A month later, Yang Haoran finally emerged from his room. He had spent a full month to successfully and completely refine the Golden Talisman Master's power seed.
This process sounded simple, but in reality, it was very troublesome. Because his Talisman Master realm was too low, and the Golden Talisman Master's power seed was too potent, it was extremely difficult to absorb and refine the power seed without harming his body. Furthermore, increasing the refining speed naturally made the difficulty even greater.
Therefore, he had to employ all other means to assist. This resulted in the refining process being far from as simple as he had imagined and taking longer than he had anticipated.
Fortunately, he ultimately succeeded in refining the power seed, and the result of the refinement did not disappoint him. His Talisman Master realm successfully broke through from Yellow Talisman Master to Black Talisman Master, and within the Black Talisman Master realm, he could even be considered a mid-tier existence, much stronger than those Talisman Masters who had just broken through to that level.
As for why his Talisman Master realm did not advance to Golden Talisman Master, that was because power seeds undergo significant depletion during the inheritance process. Therefore, a single Golden Talisman Master's power seed absolutely could not allow a Yellow Talisman Master to break through to the Golden Talisman Master realm. For him to be able to break through to the mid-tier Black Talisman Master realm was already quite remarkable.
After becoming a Black Talisman Master, Yang Haoran originally wanted to try drawing some high-level talismans that he couldn't draw before. But he remembered that Xiang Chuan was still imprisoned in the room. A month had already passed, and it was time to check on him. If he continued to ignore this person, he worried it might have an adverse effect.
Moreover, the materials required to draw Black Talismans were completely different from those for Yellow Talismans. He currently didn't have the materials to draw Black Talismans, so he still needed to prepare them.
The materials needed to draw Black Talismans were much more precious than those for Yellow Talismans. Even in times of peace, finding them was troublesome. Now, amidst war, wanting to find these materials, and needing them in large quantities, naturally made it even more troublesome. However, Yang Haoran naturally had his own methods, but he currently lacked the time, so this matter could only be postponed.
Before seeing Xiang Chuan, he first met with Old Master Wu and the others. On one hand, it was to inform them that he had emerged from seclusion and that they could report any difficult matters to him. On the other hand, he also wanted to understand the recent external situation and inquire about Xiang Chuan's situation.
Although he himself knew clearly that Old Master Wu and the others hadn't disturbed him during this time, it meant that no major incidents had occurred outside, at least nothing that Old Master Wu and the others couldn't handle. However, some situations still needed to be understood so he could make preparations in advance.
From what he learned, Lecheng recently not only had no major incidents but was actually getting better and better under Zhu Rong's leadership. Their Underworld Division also had no major incidents; everything was operating according to its normal trajectory. However, Ancheng was not as peaceful as Lecheng.
Firstly, Ancheng's internal strife had grown increasingly severe. Officials of the Administrative Courtyard fought relentlessly to seize the position of Administrative Chief. However, this matter had recently drawn to a close because a victor had emerged from this struggle, and this victor successfully took the position of Ancheng Administrative Chief. It was just that their previous struggles had made an already unpeaceful Ancheng even more chaotic.
Besides this matter, the Ancheng Talisman Guild had also become extremely chaotic this month. Back then, Yang Haoran had caused a great disturbance at the Ancheng Talisman Guild, and this incident had a significant impact. But later, with Han Fushi and the Golden Talisman Master man stepping forward, the matter was resolved.
What they didn't expect was that soon after, their top leader, Han Fushi, had actually disappeared. There were even rumors that Han Fushi had died. This caused the Ancheng Talisman Guild, which was originally quite stable, to instantly become no different from the Ancheng Administrative Courtyard.
Just a few days ago, the Ancheng Talisman Guild selected a new leader, which brought the chaotic situation under control. As for whether their former leader, Han Fushi, was dead or alive, the newly appointed leader not only gave no clear answer but even demanded that other Talisman Masters not mention the matter again.
Yang Haoran speculated that the Talisman Order might already be aware of the deaths of Han Fushi and the Golden Talisman Master man. The reason they didn't allow other Talisman Masters to discuss this matter was, of course, to minimize the impact.
Of course, it was also possible that the Talisman Order was not yet certain if both had died. Selecting a new leader was merely to preside over the overall situation, to prevent the chaos in the Ancheng Talisman Guild from continuing, lest it become difficult to manage later. As for why other Talisman Masters were not allowed to discuss the matter, it was likely also to minimize the impact.
These were all just Yang Haoran's speculations. He didn't know the truth yet, but this matter was very likely to come to him. Because he had some past grievances with the Ancheng Talisman Guild, it was natural for the Talisman Guild to seek him out. But he had long been prepared for this; even if they came for him, he had ample reasons to completely clear himself of any involvement.
After generally understanding the recent situation, Yang Haoran made no specific arrangements for them. Instead, he told them to continue as usual, to pretend they knew nothing, and just do whatever they were supposed to do.
As for him, he went to find Xiang Chuan, who was imprisoned in the villa.
Yang Haoran's appearance caused Xiang Chuan, who was imprisoned in the room, to reveal a look of surprise. And Xiang Chuan's reaction somewhat surprised Yang Haoran as well.
Xiang Chuan was surprised because he hadn't expected Yang Haoran to actually appear. Yang Haoran was surprised because Xiang Chuan's reaction was not as furious as he had imagined.
"Oh, hero! Oh, brave man! I've been waiting and longing, and my long wait for you has finally paid off!"
Xiang Chuan, having reacted, began to shout and exclaim with an exaggerated expression, then he darted from the bed in a single stride, pouncing towards Yang Haoran at the doorway.
Xiang Chuan had been imprisoned for a month. Yang Haoran had originally thought that Xiang Chuan would yell and vent his anger when he saw him, but he hadn't expected this guy's reaction to be like this.
Although he was somewhat surprised inside, Yang Haoran did not lose his composure. A faint smile remained on his face, making him appear very calm.
The moment Xiang Chuan lunged towards him, an invisible barrier appeared, not only blocking Xiang Chuan's path but also sending him staggering back several steps.
"Heh heh, long time no see."
Yang Haoran spoke with a smile, then he waved his hand, dispelling the barrier in front of him, and walked towards Xiang Chuan.
Xiang Chuan steadied himself. Not only was he not angry, but he spoke to Yang Haoran with an excited smile.
"Yes, long time no see, Emissary Yang, you wouldn't believe it! This past month, I've thought of you every day, longing to see you every day. Heaven never fails those who persevere! Today, Heaven finally allowed me to successfully meet you!"
As Xiang Chuan spoke, he tried to pounce on Yang Haoran again, but Yang Haoran quickly waved his hand, stopping him.
"Heh heh, it's better if you maintain a safe distance from me, because I'm afraid others might misunderstand."
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