After having her say, the woman in white looked at Fairy Yue, gave her a smile, and then disappeared with the woman in black behind her.
Fairy Yue felt irritated and said, "From now on, no clan is allowed to sell the pills provided by that mysterious clan or the consequences will be dire."
The patriarch of the Ning clan asked, "We have thousands of their pills with us. We promised to pay them profit from the pills. What should we do with them?"
Fairy Yue shook her head and replied, "All the remaining pills will be given to the sect and you are not to contact that clan anymore without our approval."
The patriarchs of all the clans nodded. After that, Fairy Yue walked out with the two elders following her.
Elder Lei asked, "Fairy, why did we not capture them when they arrived?"
Fairy Yue shook her head and said, "I could not see through their cultivation. We cannot risk it without understanding their strength. This clan seems powerful. We need to understand where they are from and what their strength is before we make any decision."
A few days later, all the pills from various clans were confiscated by the Azure Dragon sect. Even though the sect allowed freedom of trading, if they wanted to stop the families from trading the pills, no family could stop them. Most of the pills were sold by the clans, so the sect could only confiscate around one thousand high-grade pills.
In the Basic Pill Concoction Department, Han Cai had just come out of seclusion when Yongnian and Blacky informed him that his business was going to stop.
Han Cai thought for a while and said, "Blacky, go try the second method. Also, make sure to take an equal amount from each clan that we are owed."
Then Han Cai looked at Elder Du and said, "Just activate the Qi we have hidden in the pills."
Now that Han Cai had become a level four Alchemist, he had come up with a backdoor technique when concocting the high-grade pills. Before concocting the pills, he would have Yongnian separate the elements from the materials. When the elements were separated, Han Cai would purify the elements but he would leave some dormant Death Qi imprinted in the elements. They were so minute that they wouldn't do any harm unless activated. The preparation seemed to have paid off.
Yongnian nodded. The activation did not require much work. He just had to have the thought and his Qi in the pills activated.
Han Cai asked, "How are we doing with the outer sect? Call Shu Tao."
Soon, Shu Tao was in front of Han Cai in Elder Du's hall. After signing the contract, Shu Tao understood that Han Cai was the real boss.
Shu Tao said, "We have been paying many Administration Hall disciples. We have a list of more than ten thousand disciples who have no backing and are struggling within the sect to make ends meet."
Han Cai nodded, "I will acquire the talismans, then begin the next steps. How much have you spent to get these details?"
Shu Tao responded, "Around fifty thousand medium-grade spirit stones. That's what the admin disciples were demanding."
Han Cai nodded and turned to Yongnian, "How much did we earn in the last six months?"
Yongnian thought for a moment, then responded, "Including the profits from the pills, we made around ninety million medium-grade spirit stones, out of which we gave about thirty million to the Yan Clan."
Han Cai nodded, "Gather all the talisman materials. We will begin creating our custom talisman."
Han Cai decided to create the "Obedience Talisman," a form of lesser contract talisman that was a weaker version of the more dominant subordinate contracts. This idea had been simmering in his mind for a while, and he felt it was the right time to start implementing it since he couldn't easily distribute the high-quality contract talismans that he possessed. He had already done his due diligence about the creation and forging of this talisman from his past life. The talisman was intended to ensure the bearer's loyalty, obedience, and silence.
The first step was to design the talisman. Han Cai spent days refining his concept, drawing on his extensive knowledge of talisman-making to design a symbol that could contain the necessary spiritual energy and bind the user to his will. Each brush stroke had to be meticulously drawn, each curve had to hold a specific amount of Qi, and the entire design needed to flow together to serve its purpose harmoniously.
Once the design was finalized, Han Cai began the process of imbuing the talismans with energy. This was where his experiment took a unique turn. Instead of using standard spiritual energy, Han Cai incorporated Yongnian's Death Qi into the talisman. This would not only bind the user to the talisman but also enforce obedience under the threat of life siphoning.
The process of incorporating Death Qi into the talisman was more complex than he had initially thought. The Death Qi was volatile and resisted being controlled. Han Cai's first few attempts ended in failure, with the Death Qi causing the talisman to crumble or explode, unable to contain the potent force within.
After trying Talismans, Arrays, and Pills, Han Cai knew the first attempt would never be successful but grinding always bore fruits, so he continued. After a few more trials and errors, He discovered that the Qi responded better when he incorporated it into the talisman during the drawing process instead of trying to infuse it afterward.
After weeks of tireless effort, Han Cai finally succeeded. The Obedience Talisman was ready. It glowed with an ominous light, the Death Qi swirling within it like a storm contained. The rules of the contract were simple: The one imprinted with it must not speak of it, follow any order given, and never betray the owner of the talisman. Breaking any of these rules would trigger the Death Qi, leading to their demise.
Han Cai began with the mass production of talismans.
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