Chapter 1034: Chapter 500: Preparations Before Departure for Chapter 500_2

In addition to the talisman, there were two more items.

The little monk who was fishing ran back to give them to him.

One was the magical treasure bag that the little monk carried with him, and the other was a segment of finger bone from that broken hand.

"It’s no big deal to just snap off a segment; I won’t die. This bag is my lifebound magical treasure, and you should take it. It might be useful, you never know."

After saying this, the little monk carried away the 200-pound fish like he didn’t recognize his own family and was harvesting a bountiful crop.

He wandered aimlessly, getting lost every three steps, spinning in circles when he met people, and asking for directions with his butt.

Zhang Ze, "..."

Li patted Zhang Ze’s shoulder, looking like someone who had been there and done that, "You’ll get used to it, you’ll get used to it; people who fish are all like this."

...

After finishing at the Buddhist Sect, Zhang Ze and Li returned to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

This time, there was no Senior Sister Xiaoxue to escort them back because they couldn’t find where she was at all.

The whole tree was gone.

Probably sunbathing somewhere.

Zhang Ze and Li used the Teleportation Array of the Six Sects.

After returning to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, Zhang Ze and Li went their separate ways. Li went to find other talismans from Xiangqu.

As for Zhang Ze, he went to [Dragon Tiger Leopard Massage] again, intending to check on the Little Earth Immortal and see how it was getting along with Mahua.

As soon as he stepped onto the second floor and entered the soundproof array, Zhang Ze heard a strange ecstatic shout full of energy.

"Yah-hah-hah-hah! Refreshing!"

The sound of delight came from the Little Earth Immortal’s room. Upon checking at the door, Zhang Ze found it was Li Jue bellowing on the bed.

Mahua was riding on his back, using all its strength as if going to the bathroom, pinching his shoulders.

Meanwhile, the Little Earth Immortal, acting like a grand master, perched on Mahua’s head, holding a small stick to point at acupoints and meridians.

And occasionally pressing buttons on the magical artifact, manipulating the array inside the massage bed to inject spiritual qi, unclog meridians, and aid the massage.

"Pay attention, disciple. Press this spot, and he’ll yell; this is kidney deficiency."

Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately grunted, gritted his teeth, and shut his mouth.

As it fell silent, Zhang Ze took the opportunity to knock on the glass, signaling the Little Earth Immortal to come out.

However, the Little Earth Immortal was somewhat gloating and intoxicated at the moment.

Having gained a promising disciple, he felt invincible now and didn’t take anyone seriously.

He gestured to Zhang Ze, indicating to make an appointment at the front desk with grandpa.

But that arrogant expression didn’t last long because he saw Zhang Ze make a throat-slitting and burial gesture.

The threat was very effective, and the Little Earth Immortal immediately came to his senses.

He quickly jumped off Mahua’s head, gave Mahua some instructions, and after adjusting his suspenders and making sure his pants’ flap was closed, he joyfully ran out of the massage room.

"What do you need, grandpa?" The Little Earth Immortal asked with his hands rubbing together, face full of ingratiation.

Zhang Ze, "I’m going out for a while tomorrow or the day after and need to take Mahua with me. It’s no big deal; we’ll be back in a few days. I’m just giving you a heads up."

Unexpectedly, the Little Earth Immortal became bashful and appeared hesitant after Zhang Ze’s words.

He glanced at Zhang Ze, then turned to look at Mahua, going back and forth several times before finally making up his mind.

"Can I come with you? I’m a bit worried about Mahua."

Zhang Ze was taken aback, not expecting the Little Earth Immortal to say this.

After all, Zhang Ze had troubled this little creature several times, and it was already suffering from Zhang Ze PTSD, usually wanting to be as far away from him as possible.

That he could say this now showed how much Mahua meant to the Little Earth Immortal.

However, the Little Earth Immortal saw Zhang Ze’s silence as misunderstanding his intentions and quickly added.

"Rest assured, I won’t cause trouble or talk. You can put me in the Hundred Treasures Bag, as long as you don’t use me as a throwing weapon, it’s all good."

Zhang Ze thought for a moment before nodding, "Okay, I’ll find you when we’re about to leave. Mahua will stay here with you for the next few days."

"Great!" The Little Earth Immortal surprisingly bowed to Zhang Ze, then joyfully ran back to the room.

Perhaps he was so happy that he gave Li Jue a bonus time gratis and continued fiercely massaging his kidney reflex area.

"Sweet! Not painful!"

In the room, Mr. Li was starting to talk incoherently.

.....

After leaving [Dragon Tiger Leopard Massage], Zhang Ze went home to check, only to find the Junior Sister was not home; she had already gone ahead to Central Continent to visit her sister.

Of course, the Junior Sister didn’t plan on entering Baiyujing with Zhang Ze.

Because going there would be pointless, she’d only cause trouble.

She went to her sister’s place purely to supervise and give herself some sense of participation.

Like a weak yet not pitiful lioness patrolling her territory.

The only one at home was Li, who at that moment was sitting in the room like a nouveau riche, the room filled with talismans imbued with magical treasure powers that Zhang Ze had acquired.

To Li, these talismans were no different from sample snacks in a pastry shop.

However, the God Li had changed with the times; it was no longer the glutton of old and refrained from devouring these talismans.

Instead, it carefully used a square magical artifact to scan the talismans.

The magical artifact was clearly cobbled together, likely assembled by Li himself.

At this moment, Li was recording the characteristics, forms of power, and ’scent’ of these talismans to replicate them.

Soon, several copies of secondary talismans with lighter colors, weaker power, but similar ’scent’ were produced by Li.

Li picked up one of the replicated secondary talismans, tasted it, pondered for a while, and then nodded in approval.

Though the ’taste’ of these talismans was faint, very ’industrial’ and ’pre-made,’ they were plentiful and satisfying.