Chapter 60
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Chapter 60: The Talisman Register
On the road.
Bai Zhenzhen kept bumped Zhang Yu’s shoulder with hers, a fawning smile on her face. “Yu Zi, you’ve been playing with that for ages.”
“Let me borrow it for a bit.”
“This thing’s worth a 100,000! A 100,000!” Zhang Yu immediately clutched the Talisman Register tighter. “You’re so strong, what if you accidentally break it? It’s not like you could afford to pay for it.”
“And wipe your drool. You’re about to get it all over my Talisman Register.”
Bai Zhenzhen watched Zhang Yu wistfully as he breathed on the register and wiped it clean, then said in an ingratiating tone, “Then let’s trade. You let me play with the Talisman Register, and you can borrow anything of mine that you like.”
Seeing Zhang Yu still engrossed with the register, Bai Zhenzhen angrily grabbed his hand. Then, putting on a sweet smile, she shook his arm and cooed, “Brother Yu~ Please let me play with it.”
Zhang Yu quickly covered his eyes, feeling as if he had just stared directly at an ancient horror. “Stop it. Don’t try to disgust me.”
“Hmph! There’s your weakness.” Bai Zhenzhen seized the Talisman Register from Zhang Yu’s loosened grip.
Zhang Yu rolled his eyes. “Fine, you can borrow it for a while. Just give it back when we get to the station.”
Bai Zhenzhen shook her head and sighed. “Those with roots always have weaknesses.”
[Note: This is a pun. The word for ‘root’ (根, gēn) is also slang for a penis. She is teasing him that men have an obvious weakness, which she elaborates on in the next line.]
“Look at how invulnerable that Door Plank man was today. Yu Zi, I advise you to get sterilized as soon as possible and eliminate your weakness…”
Zhang Yu snorted coldly. “Do you want to borrow the Talisman Register or not?”
They walked all the way to the station, where Zhang Yu, under Bai Zhenzhen’s reluctant gaze, parted ways with her and started for home.
***
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city.
A figure answered a call from Su Haifeng.
“…that’s the situation in a nutshell,” Su Haifeng’s voice came through the phone. “He’s become a Divine Assistant under Zhang Pianpian’s protection, so the school’s usual methods are temporarily useless against him. He also has the Talisman Register, which gives Patrol Team temps at least one free talisman a day…”
Zhou Tianyi nodded slightly and said in a flat voice, “Understood. We have to strike before he gets familiar with the Talisman Register and its talismans. He just used his free talisman for the day… so today is the best opportunity for me to make a move, isn’t it?”
“If you’re going to act, do it fast,” Su Haifeng urged. “You should go find him right now.”
Zhou Tianyi nodded. “Understood. Once I finish what I’m doing, I’ll go find Zhang Yu.”
“What could possibly be so important that it can’t wait?” Su Haifeng asked, confused.
Zhou Tianyi shook his head. “Some things can’t be delayed for even a second.”
“Don’t worry, it won’t take long. It won’t affect my plans for dealing with Zhang Yu.”
After hanging up, Zhou Tianyi moved. A gale seemed to erupt from his feet as he shot down the street ahead.
He tightened the takeaway bag on his back, and the concrete road beneath his feet cracked with a loud bang as he accelerated again.
Dealing with Zhang Yu was crucial, but his customer had purchased the On-time Guarantee, so he had to finish his current delivery before he could go after him.
Ever since the Evil God had awakened his potential, the more urgent his pace became, the faster his magic power would flow and the stronger his physical body would become. Even the speed of his leg technique cultivation would increase as a result.
So, to cultivate while earning money, he had ultimately chosen to hide his identity and work as a takeaway delivery driver.
He still remembered his first day delivering takeaways. The soup and sauces in his delivery bag had spilled everywhere. Not only did the customer berate him mercilessly, but the platform also deducted several hundred yuan as fine.
Back at the delivery station, the manager poured him a glass of water and told him to hold it while delivering orders. As long as the water did not spill, the takeaway would be fine.
From that day on, he delivered more and more orders each day, and his platform ranking steadily climbed.
At some point, he noticed that everything on the road seemed to be moving more slowly. He later asked the manager and learned that the world had not slowed down at all. He was simply getting faster.
If he were not deliberately concealing his true strength, he was confident he could consistently top his grade in the monthly exams.
After completing his final delivery and seeing the money deposited into his account, Zhou Tianyi let out a sigh of relief.
“Now… I can go find Zhang Yu.”
Shortly after, Zhou Tianyi arrived at the foot of the building where Zhang Yu’s rented apartment was located.
He thought to himself, According to Zhang Yu, he can’t cultivate in his apartment and has to go to the nearby abandoned building to practice every day.
I just need to wait for him to head to the abandoned building before I make my move.
***
As soon as he returned to his rented room.
Zhang Yu washed his face and began to examine the Talisman Register, intending to study its functions thoroughly.
Although he had used a Detainment Talisman earlier that day, the entire process had been rushed. He had been busy with various tasks before and after, leaving him no time to properly study the Talisman Register on his own.
He pressed his palm against the Talisman Register. As he channelled his Magic Power, his fingerprints, palm lines, and magic power were recognized.
Golden light flashed across the Talisman Register, revealing a yellow background that resembled a sheet of talisman paper. With a gentle stroke of Zhang Yu’s fingertip, he could draw Talismans on it.
Next, Zhang Yu raised his hand slightly, and the Talisman Register floated up, hovering in front of his palm.
He waved his hand left and right, and the Talisman Register followed, drifting back and forth in perfect sync with his movements and staying precisely in front of his palm.
“This follow mode is quite convenient. I don’t have to hold it and can just focus on drawing Talismans.”
He tapped his fingertip at the bottom of the Talisman Register and gently dragged it upward. The talisman paper background changed again, revealing rows of data.
Believer Name: Zhang Yu
Cultivation Realm: Qi Refining
Overall Faith Level: 1
Scrolling down, Zhang Yu saw the names and symbols of the Eight Major Divine Departments, each marked with its Faith Level.
Since Zhang Yu had never raised his Faith Level, his level in all Eight Major Divine Departments remained at 1, which was granted automatically upon receiving the Talisman Register.
He tapped on the Ministry of Myriad People, the first department listed. The screen on the Talisman Register shifted, revealing the Divine Temple in the Spirit Realm.
Behind layers of red walls and golden tiles, Celestial Dragons soared and Phoenixes circled. A Great God shimmering with five-colored light stood majestically in the temple with hands forming a dao seal. A wave of compassion washed over Zhang Yu, and the deity’s half-closed eyes seemed unable to bear the world’s suffering.
This was the primary Righteous God of the Ministry of Myriad People, the Great God Born of All Sentient Beings.
Three options then appeared on the Talisman Register.
1. Worship the God
2. Offer tribute to the God
3. Consult the God
Below the option to consult the God, a hazy gray mist obscured further choices, likely hidden because Zhang Yu’s Faith Level was too low.
Looking at these options, Zhang Yu wondered, What does ‘Worship the Gods’ mean?
He tapped on it out of curiosity, and a line of text appeared on the Talisman Register.
The Great God Born of All Sentient Beings has sensed your reverence.
