Chapter 48: Jade Elder

Chapter 48: Jade Elder The Great Elder’s office was about one hundred square metres. At a glance, there was a desk on one side, bookcases on two sides and an exhibition wall on the remaining side. When Zhen Yuan looked more carefully, he saw the exhibition wall displayed ten incomplete talisman maps. "These ten maps are left over from ancient times. Does Master Yuan want to try completing them?" Great elder Li asked. However, he wasn’t hopeful. Unlike the talisman maps on the mission board, the maps on his office wall were ancient and extremely damaged. Most were less than a third complete and the remaining were blurred in many places. "Is there a reward?" Zhen Yuan asked. Hearing this, Great Elder Li laughed and looked at the talisman maps. "There is a reward but..." The old man sighed before he continued. "These tasks were issued by the main branch of the talisman association." "Isn’t Dragon City the main branch of the Talisman Association?" "Our Canglan continent is only a low-level continent. How could the main branch of the talisman association be here?" When he heard this, Zhen Yuan was immediately enlightened. ’No wonder I don’t recognise the talisman maps.’ He thought. Although Zhen Yuan had a complete inheritance, he was only a level-three talisman master. At most, he could struggle to complete a level four talisman map. However, any higher than that was an impossible task. Since the incomplete maps came from a high-level continent, Zhen Yuan guessed their level was higher than his. Completing them was a hopeless task for the time being. "What does the great elder want to talk about?" Zhen Yuan changed the subject. Hearing this, Great Elder Li nodded and walked to the desk. "Master Yuan, please have a seat." He offered and Zhen Yuan didn’t decline. Soon after, the two men sat across from each other, with a cup of tea before them. "Master Yuan should already be a level three if not a level four talisman master." Li Zhigang stated. "Mmmmh." Zhen Yuan found no reason to hide this matter. After all, he completed a batch of level three tasks. "I want to invite Master Yuan to become an elder of the talisman association." "I don’t have time." Zhen Yuan immediately refused. On one hand, he didn’t want to get involved in worldly matters. On the other, he really didn’t have time. Based on what Shen Xu remembered, the demon plant forest would open in less than three years. After coming out of the secret realm, they would board a merchant ship to the Tianqi continent. Recalling this, Zhen Yuan felt he had no spare time to care about the talisman association. "Don’t be in a hurry to refuse." Li Zhigang said and quickly continued. "The talisman association has five types of elders- honorary elders, bronze elders, silver elders, gold elders, and jade elders." "Honorary elders are not talisman masters. Rather, they are powerful masters who protect the association in exchange for benefits." "Bronze, silver, and gold elders usually work for and in the association. However, jade elders are different." "The identity of jade elder is special and is usually given to young geniuses recognised by the talisman association. However, jade elders are not required to work in the association. They only need to show up when the association is facing a crisis or there is a special event requiring their contribution." "Most importantly, elders get a discount when buying materials from the association. They also receive a higher price when selling their talismans to the association." When he heard this, Zhen Yuan was a little moved. He and Shen Xu were rootless duckweed. Although the Talisman Association wasn’t as powerful as the Alchemy Association, it was still a good background. Thinking this way, Zhen Yuan nodded. Seeing this, Li Zhigang was ecstatic. Without delay, he removed a jade piece from his storage ring and slid it towards Zhen Yuan. "It needs to record your aura." He said and subconsciously narrowed his eyes. "Good." Zhen Yuan nodded and injected a thin strand of qi into the jade piece A moment later, strange carvings appeared on the jade and Li Zhigang subtly clenched his hands. ’As expected, Yuan Shen is less than twenty.’ He thought. Although he genuinely wanted to recruit Yuan Shen, he also wanted to use the jade piece to test the person. After all, only a twenty-year-old or younger cultivator could activate the jade piece. Now that he confirmed what he suspected, Li Zhigang was more in awe of Yuan Shen. When the phenomenon ended, the jade piece no longer looked ordinary. Instead, it looked like a proper badge with a rank written on the front. "Jade elder of the Talisman Association." Zhen Yuan read. "This jade badge is recognised in all continents where there is a branch of the talisman association." Li Zhigang informed and Zhen Yuan nodded. After that, the two talked for a while before Zhen Yuan left. In the following days, Zhen Yuan spent most of his time in the association library. At first, he only did this to pass the time while waiting for the remaining task issuers. After all, his inheritance was comprehensive and didn’t lack anything. However, the more Zhen Yuan studied, the more enlightened he became. In the library books, he encountered many unique thoughts and theories. At first thought, these theories were fantastic and impossible to achieve. However, the more he read them, the more he realised their possibilities. As a result, after Zhen Yuan handed over the last task, he was reluctant to leave the library. Unfortunately, he still had the academy mission and other things to do. ’The academy task has been delayed for six days. Although it has no time limit, it’s best to get it done as early as possible.’ He sighed and stood up. After saying farewell to Li Zhigang, Zhen Yuan left the talisman association and directly walked out of the city. At the city gate, he released his demon horse and galloped towards the North. From one of the books he read in the academy library, Zhen Yuan knew the day sunflower could be found in the Yangguang Valley. However, Yangguang Valley was some distance from Dragon City. Most importantly, it was between the Sunrise Forest and the Sunset Monster Mountain. Because these two places were dangerous, few people dared to go to the Yangguang Valley. However, Zhen Yuan was different. Not only did he dare to go, but he also planned to go alone. ’Well then.’ He thought and used his spiritual sense to observe several people who were following close behind him.