Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 6 The Value of the Heavenly Scroll

After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, Wen Liangong fell silent, and even Yuan Jingui, who had been "screaming" all along, lost his arrogance.

Because they knew that Zhao Zhen was not bluffing. If he had mastered the Golden Escape Technique, then he could indeed do it.

As far as Wen Liangong knew, Jin Guang Shangren's Golden Escape Flowing Light could teleport people along with him!

Since it's possible to transport people, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable to replace them with several tons of artillery shells?
Even if they were superhumans, facing a bomb of this magnitude exploding at point-blank range, they would inevitably be blasted into pieces.

"Kid, you win. I admit defeat..."

After much deliberation, Yuan Jingui finally gave up his plan to seek revenge on Zhao Zhen.

"Those two, goodbye forever."

After saying that, Zhao Zhen smiled slightly and then turned to leave.

But at that moment, Wen Liangong called out to Zhao Zhen again.

"and many more!"

"Any thing else?"

Zhao Zhen stopped and turned to look at Wen Liangong.

"Since you are unwilling to join the Quanxing sect, then let's drop this matter."

However, we followed the young man the whole way, and he kept asking about the address of Trinity Gate. Given his route, it seems he was heading east to find Trinity Gate.

"So what if it is?" Zhao Zhen frowned.

"May I ask what brings you to the Trinity Gate, young man?"

"What does this have to do with you?"

“Indeed, it has nothing to do with me, but I still want to give you a piece of advice, young brother. Since you have learned the methods of the master, even if you are not in the name of master and disciple, you have already had the reality of master and disciple. So you can be considered half a disciple of my Quanxing Sect.”

Don't think that as long as you don't tell others, they won't be able to tell who your teacher is.

Since I can see through your relationship with the Master at a glance, who is the Great Immortal Zuo Ruotong? How could he not see through your background?
"And if he knew your lineage, why would he accept you as a disciple?"

After saying this series of words, Wen Liangong stared intently at Zhao Zhen, observing the expression on Zhao Zhen's face.

In his view, although Zhao Zhen was calm and composed in the face of adversity, he was ultimately just a young upstart.

Upon hearing that Quanxing was despised by everyone like rats in the street, he thought of switching to a prestigious family in an attempt to clear his name.

But the more disgusted he felt with his connection to Quanxing, the less likely Wen Liangong was to let him off so easily.

Such a promising talent, we must keep him in Quanxing Temple for Master Jin Guang!

Venerable Master, you're welcome. It's what we should do...

Thinking of this, Wen Liangong and Yuan Jingui exchanged a smile, their eyes instantly conveying a tacit understanding.

"How about this, Brother Zhao, we happen to be going to the vicinity of Sanyi Gate on this trip, why don't we all go together?"
My dear brother, you're still just a kid. There are bound to be many inconveniences for you to travel alone. Putting aside everything else, the travel expenses you need for this journey will be quite a lot.

"You are the Master's disciple, so naturally you are our junior. Traveling with us will allow us to take better care of you along the way."

Yuan Jingui also offered words of advice to dissuade him.

With that kind-hearted uncle look, if Zhao Zhen didn't know what kind of people these two were, he would almost have believed them!
What a classic example of a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—it's all ill-intentioned!
Just as Zhao Zhen was about to ignore them and turn away, a brilliant idea suddenly came to her mind.

“Really? That’s quite a coincidence. It’s not impossible for the two of you to travel together, and I have another way to help us get to the location of the Trinity Gate quickly.”

"You mean the Golden Flowing Light?!"

Wen Liangong and Yuan Jingui exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

They hadn't lied to Zhao Zhen about going to the Sanyi Gate. If they could use the Golden Escape Flowing Light to avoid the hardship of traveling, they would naturally be happy to do so.

"That's right, but as you both know, casting the Golden Escape Flowing Light spell requires talismans, and making talismans is very troublesome, requiring setting up an altar and performing rituals, which costs a lot of money."

Unfortunately, I only have the little money the old man left me before he left, and I'm really short of cash..."

“That’s easy, it’s just money, the two of us will get it for you.”

"Alright, then I'll wait here for your good news."

... About an hour later, Zhao Zhen, who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, slowly opened his eyes.

In front of him, Yuan Jingui threw two gold bars out of his bag.

"Should this be enough?"

Zhao Zhen picked up the gold bar from the ground, squeezed it a little, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"enough."

Sure enough, the methods for getting rich have always been written in the criminal law.

For these utterly immoral Quanxing members, making money couldn't be easier.

As for where the money came from, Zhao Zhen didn't ask, nor did he need to.

With the world in such chaos, apart from those warlords, where else within a radius of several hundred miles could one find a wealthy family with so many gold bars?

Judging from the previous case of that rogue soldier who treated human life like dirt and killed people at will, this so-called Commander Li is probably no better.

Let the Quanhe and the warlords fight like dogs, and you can even "pluck" some gold coins from them along the way. There's no reason not to do this kind of sure-fire business.

"Then let's set off, you two."

After saying that, Zhao Zhen took out a talisman and used his true qi to crush it.

With a flash of golden light, Zhao Zhen, Yuan Jingui, and Wen Liangong vanished from their original positions in the next instant.

By the time Yuan Jingui realized what was happening, the road sign for "Laifeng County" in front of him made his pupils shrink instantly.

"Laifeng County? That's at least four hundred miles away!"

"In the blink of an eye, we've vanished four hundred miles?"

Wen Liangong was equally astonished. He hadn't expected that the Golden Escape Stream would be so amazing, a true miracle!

"Brother Zhao, can you still use the Golden Escape Flowing Light technique?"

"Sure, but I need to prepare the talismans first."

"No rush, this speed is already quite fast..."

"Then I'll trouble you two to go to the county town ahead and buy me some yellow mounting paper. It should be handmade from mulberry bark fiber, with cloud patterns subtly printed on the edges of the talisman paper."

There's also cinnabar, rooster blood, and pine soot ink. Oh, and wolf hair brushes, mugwort, lightning-struck jujube wood, and the Three Pure Ones memorial tablets..."

Listening to the long list of materials Zhao Zhen revealed, Yuan Jingui and Wen Liangong were immediately overwhelmed.

Although they didn't understand the art of talismans very well, they knew that this required far more materials than making ordinary talismans.

It seems that while the Golden Stream of Light is indeed miraculous, the cost of using it is equally considerable...

After the two left, Zhao Zhen lay leisurely on the grass, a smile gradually spreading across his lips.

"That's good. With these two helping me gather materials to make talismans, I don't have to walk there myself."

While the Golden Stream Light technique is convenient, the creation of these talismans is ultimately too cumbersome…

The special talisman required for the Golden Escape Flowing Light is called the Vertical Earth Golden Light Talisman. According to the production process, it can be divided into three steps: material preparation, setting up an altar and circulating Qi, and drawing the talisman core.

The most demanding part is setting up an altar and circulating Qi. It requires choosing the Yin hour (3-5 am) to set up an incense table in a clean place, offering the Three Pure Ones tablets, burning mugwort to fumigate talismans and dispel impurities, and walking around the altar three times in the Yu Step.

Finally, by using Master Jin Guang's unique breathing method to regulate his breath, he gathered the Qi within his body at the tip of the brush before he could begin to write.

The first stroke should be made with a reverse motion, outlining the two seal characters "敕令" (Imperial Edict) in the center of the yellow paper.

The talisman's feet are interwoven with the Twenty-Eight Mansions constellation, and each stroke's turning point subtly corresponds to the Qimen Dunjia directions. No mistakes can be made during this process, and only then can a Vertical Golden Light Talisman be successfully created.

This is why Master Jin Guang gave Zhao Zhen three talismans before parting ways; it's simply because he himself didn't have many in stock.

"Alas, the more one understands the complexity and difficulty of making talismans, the more one can appreciate the true value of the Heavenly Talisman..."

No, I must get my hands on this Heavenly Scroll as soon as possible, no matter what!

(End of this chapter)