My dreams can simulate the future.

Chapter 32 Apologies and Recruitment

After receiving the information from the Dream Butterfly Diagram, Jiang Chen was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

"I have only cultivated for an hour with the help of the power of the Taiyin Jade Marrow, and each time I enter a dream, the time increases by an hour."

Furthermore, the progress of the second Dream Butterfly has reached 66%, a full 1% improvement over the previous one.

"I don't usually see this much effect when I take the Nourishing Spirit Pill. The value of rare and precious herbs is indeed incomparable to ordinary pills."

"However, I clearly saw before that the Dream Butterfly Diagram also absorbed a portion of the Yin energy."

However, in the Dream Butterfly Picture, neither the time of entering the dream nor the progress of the second Dream Butterfly changes significantly.

Could it be that the fusion of Yin energy into the Dream Butterfly Diagram had no effect whatsoever?

He then examined the Taiyin Jade Marrow in his hand. Compared to before, it showed no obvious changes.

Holding it in your hand, it still feels cool.

"It seems that my hour of cultivation hasn't caused the Taiyin Jade Marrow to lose much energy. This piece of Taiyin Jade Marrow should be enough for me to use for a long time."

"Although I've obtained the treasure, the threat from the Sun family remains. I must enter a dream as soon as possible to simulate the Sun family's possible retaliation."

Thinking of this, he entered his dream again; it was late morning.

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In the dream, Jiang Chen did not go out either, but continued to draw talismans at home.

Several hours passed, and it was late afternoon.

Jiang Chen stopped using his talisman brush and looked at the talisman he had just drawn, his face full of joy.

"Of the last ten talisman papers, eight were made into talismans, two of which were exquisite talismans. When drawing the talismans, there was no longer any feeling of stagnation in magical power or divine consciousness."

At this point, I should have completely corrected the flaws in my brushwork and adapted to the new brush.

The proverb "Ten years of hard practice is not as good as guidance from a master" is truly true.

With just a little guidance from Steward Zhao, my talisman-making skills improved significantly.

Just then, there was a very faint knock on the door.

Jiang Chen was a little puzzled: "Who is this? They're so hesitant to knock."

He released his divine sense to investigate and found that the person was a middle-aged cultivator. He recognized him; it was Sun Yunhe, who had come yesterday.

When he knocked on the door, he simply patted the door lightly with his palm, making a faint sound. If it weren't for the cultivator's keen hearing and eyesight, Jiang Chen wouldn't have heard his knock at all.

I really don't know if he was knocking on the door or wiping it.

Sun Yunhe was carrying two gift boxes, which seemed to indicate that he had come to offer compensation.

Jiang Chen chuckled inwardly: 'No wonder he didn't knock hard; he was afraid of breaking the door and getting accused by Li Cheng again.'

However, he didn't intend to make things difficult for Sun Yunhe. After tidying up, he went out and opened the courtyard gate.

Sun Yunhe cupped his hands and said, "Yesterday, my nephew damaged your door, fellow Daoist. Today, I have come to make amends."

Although he came to apologize, he kept his head held high, with an arrogant expression.

Whether he was sincere or not, at least he came to apologize.

Jiang Chen returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "Senior Sun, you're too kind. Please come in."

The two entered the house, and Sun Yunhe put down the gifts.

"This is an apology from the Sun family. It is a small token of our respect, but we hope you will accept it, fellow Daoist."

Jiang Chen accepted the gift without hesitation, as he couldn't let his front door be smashed for nothing.

"In that case, I will not refuse."

Seeing that he accepted the gift, Sun Yunhe smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, besides apologizing, I have another matter to discuss with you today."

"My Sun family is in dire need of a talisman master. Fellow Daoist, your talisman-making skills are renowned in Black Stone Mountain Market."

"My Sun family wishes to hire you as a guest elder, with the same treatment as the family head. If you, Fellow Daoist Jiang, are willing, you may marry into my Sun family."

It is perfectly normal for a craftsman to become a retainer of a family or to marry into a family.

However, becoming a guest retainer of the family also means taking sides.

Jiang Chen pondered in his heart: 'Of the cultivators I've come into contact with so far, three families are related to the Golden Cauldron Sect. These are the Zhao Changzhou family, the Sun family, and the Li family behind Li Cheng.'

"Zhao Changzhou is a legitimate disciple of the Golden Cauldron Sect, and he greatly appreciates me. He might even recommend me to join the Golden Cauldron Sect in the future. He is currently my most important benefactor."

"Li Cheng has been very friendly to me and has helped me many times. The Li family's power is comparable to the Sun family's, except they lack a Foundation Establishment son-in-law."

"Although I don't know much about the Sun family, I have heard that their family traditions are indeed corrupt, and their members are arrogant and domineering, which will inevitably lead to disaster sooner or later."

Moreover, the Sun family and the Li family are sworn enemies, and their relationship with Zhao Changzhou isn't exactly amicable either. If I were to side with the Sun family, I would inevitably offend both Zhao Changzhou and the Li family.

"Given the Sun family's character, even if I were to join them, I would most likely be treated like a servant. Moreover, since Sun Yulin wants Zhao Changzhou's recommendation spot, he will inevitably try to suppress me."

The only possible advantage of siding with the Sun family is that they won't cause trouble for me in the short term, and even if I manage to get some connection with their Foundation Establishment son-in-law in the future, they might not even respect me.

"Moreover, the Sun family's behavior of offending people so easily will inevitably lead to disaster sooner or later. Getting too close to them will definitely get you implicated."

"We absolutely must not rely on the Sun family; we mustn't even get close to them."

Having made up his mind, Jiang Chen shook his head: "I may have to disappoint Senior Sun's good intentions. I don't like being tied down and I don't want to rely on any family."

"If the Sun family wants talismans, I can offer you a 20% discount."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yunhe's face turned cold, and a fierce glint appeared in his eyes. However, he quickly concealed it.

Jiang Chen's heart trembled as he sensed a fleeting killing intent.

Sun Yunhe forced a cold smile again: "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to rush to refuse. Such an important matter requires careful consideration. The doors of my Sun family will always be open to you."

Having said that, he immediately got up and left.

Jiang Chen understood: 'Once this old man goes back, the Sun family will probably come after me.'

"However, they dare not act openly. I have the status of a garrison commander, and the Sun family wouldn't dare to attack me directly. There are many people watching me secretly; who does the Sun family think they are?"

He then opened the two gift boxes that Sun Yunhe had sent.

The first box contained a mid-grade first-rank talisman brush, a high-quality item worth about thirty or forty spirit stones.

The second box contained a piece of animal skin with a rune-like restriction drawn on it, along with a lot of text descriptions.

Jiang Chen read through the contents of the animal skin paper, his face full of surprise.

"Although the Sun family acts eccentrically, their apology is still somewhat meaningful. I don't need the talisman pen, but this talisman is quite interesting."

A first-grade high-level Wood Concealment Talisman is extremely valuable near Blackstone Mountain Market.

"In my lineage of talismans, there really isn't a Wood Concealment Talisman."

The Wood Concealment Talisman is an escape-type talisman. When used in areas with lush vegetation, it can not only speed up the escape but also make the user invisible.

The Blackrock Mountain Market is surrounded by an endless, dense forest. Using the Wood Concealment Talisman in this environment is like a fish in water.

The contents recorded on that piece of animal skin were the runes and drawing techniques of a talisman.

With this talisman, you only need to spend some time studying the runes to have a chance to draw the Wood Concealment Talisman.

This talisman is of great value to both independent cultivators hunting demons and cultivators participating in the battle at Changyuan Mountain.

If you can draw this talisman, you can earn a lot of spirit stones in the future.