After hearing what the other party said, Chu Ci was no longer polite and spoke frankly:

"When the Li family was offering sacrifices to their ancestors, I had the honor of seeing three jade boxes. I couldn't help but wonder what kind of precious treasures were hidden in the other two jade boxes."

Li Yuanzhong's face froze slightly when he heard this: "It seems that Fellow Daoist Chu has great ambitions, but those are treasures passed down from my ancestors, I will never give them to anyone. I hope you can understand and change to other conditions."

Chu Ci waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Yuan Zhong, you are too polite. I am just curious. The Li family has so many treasures, why are there only three in the ancestral hall? And in exchange, I can tell you a secret about the Zhuxian Talisman."

When Li Yuanzhong heard this, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he asked curiously: "Secret? What secret?"

Chu Ci slowly said, “In fact, what the Li family’s Jindan senior refined a thousand years ago was not a replica, but a real Zhuxian Talisman.”

Li Yuanzhong was even more confused after hearing this: "What do you mean, fellow Taoist?"

Chu Ci continued, "In fact, the reason why the Immortal Execution Talisman refined by that senior was not powerful enough was because his cultivation was not enough. A true Immortal Execution Talisman requires a talisman maker to have deep spiritual power and superb talisman-making skills in order to successfully refine it."

Then, Chu Ci told all his discoveries about the size of the spiritual power in the Zhu Xian Talisman, but did not mention a word about the control of spiritual power during the talisman-making process.

After hearing this, Li Yuanzhong suddenly realized: "So that's why we haven't been able to refine a true Zhuxian Talisman. It turns out that it's because we've focused too much on the talisman itself and ignored the importance of cultivation."

Chu Ci nodded: "That's right. In addition to the level of talisman making, the cultivation of the talisman maker is also crucial. The people in the Li family who have studied talismans in the past generations have been too concerned about the skills of talisman making and have neglected cultivation. If this continues, it will never be possible to refine a true Zhuxian Talisman, and even if it succeeds, it will not be able to exert its original power."

After hearing this, Li Yuanzhong sighed: "Fellow Daoist Chu's words today really benefited me a lot."

"Then I wonder if Fellow Daoist Yuan Zhong could tell me the details of the other two treasures in the jade box?" Chu Ci asked tentatively.

After hearing this, Li Yuanzhong frowned slightly and lowered his head to think, as if he was weighing the pros and cons. After a while, he raised his head and said slowly:

"In fact, even if I tell you about these two treasures, they may not be of much use to you, fellow Taoist."

After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath and seemed to have made up his mind:

"In one of the jade boxes is a precious sword. The origin of this precious sword is extremely mysterious, and no one in our Li family has ever been able to wield it. Legend has it that this precious sword consumes a lot of spiritual energy. Ten thousand years ago, a Yuanying cultivator in our Li family tried to inject spiritual energy into it, but he was directly drained of spiritual energy and died on the spot. Since then, no one dared to touch this precious sword."

Chu Ci was shocked when he heard this. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator could be drained of his spiritual power. What kind of terrifying treasure was this sword?

Li Yuanzhong continued, "The other jade box contains a map. But it is only half a map, so we don't know where it points to. That's why I said that these two treasures are useless to you, fellow Taoist."

Chu Ci was secretly happy when he heard this. He guessed that the other half of the map should be in the other jade box, so the half of the map in his hand might be complete.

The reason why he attracted the other party to tell him about the map first was mainly to prevent Li Yuanzhong from noticing that he had the other half in his hand, otherwise the other party would definitely not agree.

He pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, Fellow Daoist Yuan Zhong, I don't need anything else. I just ask you to let me make a copy of the map, and I will make a hundred Zhuxian Talismans for the Li family. What do you think? If I get the other half of the map one day, maybe I can get a great opportunity."

Li Yuanzhong heard this, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He obviously didn't expect Chu Ci to put forward such a condition.

His eyes gleamed with brilliance: "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Chu already has the other half of the map?"

Sure enough, the other party was still suspicious. No one would ask for half a map for no reason unless he had the other half in his hand.

Chu Ci immediately shook his head and denied: "No, it's just because the map can be copied that I put forward this condition. I want the sword, but I'm afraid you won't agree to it."

Chu Ci's answer seemed to make sense, but Li Yuanzhong still refused: "Daoyou, please consider other things. How about the sword formation we are using? As long as we coordinate properly, it is enough to kill the enemy above our level."

"In my opinion, the things in the ancestral hall are better." Chu Ci said with a smile.

The sword formation is indeed very magical, but it requires several people to use it at the same time, which is of no use to Chu Ci.

Li Yuanzhong secretly regretted that if he had known this, he should have hidden the other things. He had no idea that Chu Ci came for this half of the map.

He pondered for a moment. This map did not seem to be of much value to the Li family. For so many years, the ancestors of the Li family had not been able to find the whereabouts of the other half of the map. How many chances did he have? Anyway, this half of the map was temporarily useless, so it seemed possible to use it to exchange for something the family needed. However, since it was going to be a trade, it was necessary to strive for the greatest benefit as much as possible.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanzhong raised his head and looked at Chu Ci with a distressed look: "If you insist on copying this half of the map, then I agree. However, I have a condition. I hope you can refine 100,000 Zhuxian Talismans for my Li family."

Chu Ci laughed: "Fellow Daoist, you think too highly of me. A thousand years ago, the Li family's talisman-making genius used up his entire life's efforts, but only left behind a mere one thousand Zhuxian talismans. You asked for one hundred thousand, I'm afraid I can't do anything."

With his current level, it would take at least ten years to refine 100,000 Zhuxian Talismans, and during this time, who knows what changes might happen, so he rejected Li Yuanzhong's request without hesitation.

"How many can you refine?" Li Yuanzhong asked. In fact, the 100,000 Zhuxian Talismans he proposed were just a tentative number. He did not really expect Chu Ci to refine so many. Since the two sides have reached a preliminary exchange intention, the next step is to discuss the specific quantity.

Chu Ci pondered for a moment, then held up five fingers: "Five hundred, this is the limit of what I can do. Moreover, the talismans I refine are by no means comparable to the imitations in your hands, and their power is at least several times greater. I believe that fellow Daoist has already seen this."

Li Yuanzhong shook his head after hearing this: "Five hundred copies? That's too few. It will be at risk of being lost again in a few hundred years. In my opinion, at least fifty thousand copies are needed."

"Even if I work day and night, I can't refine 50,000 pieces. Besides, I can protect the Li family for hundreds of years. You should be satisfied."

The two of them were in a stalemate. Finally, Li Yuanzhong suggested, "How about this, Fellow Daoist Chu, you take a break here first. I will go and discuss with a few brothers to see if we can find a solution that both sides can accept."

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