Forget it. If she really couldn't find a way out, she could just use the Boundary-Breaking Bead to tear open a spatial rift.
But that felt like being in her own home, not knowing where the key to the front door was, and having to climb over the wall to get out—how frustrating.
While reading, Wen Jingshu seemingly casually asked Sui Qi, “Seventh Brother, do you know how people leave mustard seed spaces in your Immortal Realm?”
Sui Qi replied, “Isn't that simple? Just activate it with immortal power.”
Wen Jingshu stared blankly for a long time after hearing Sui Qi's words.
She had never expected that the reason she couldn't leave the Boundary-Breaking Bead was simply because she wasn't using immortal power!
Because, out of habit, she had been using the spiritual power of her lightning spiritual root!
But she couldn't really be blamed. After all, who would have known that this Boundary-Breaking Bead was one of the beads of Yinian'an? It wasn't a magic weapon, but a divine artifact.
She had found the method, but how was she going to take Sui Qi out without him noticing?
Although Sui Qi seemed like a good person for now, she couldn't guarantee he wouldn't murder her to seize the treasure when faced with a divine artifact.
Wen Jingshu silently put the book on divine artifact rankings into her Yunling Bracelet, pretending to nonchalantly look at the next book.
After flipping through books in the study for another two days, Sui Qi also found some clues. Holding a book on talismans, he said, “A high-grade Boundary-Breaking Talisman can break through the barrier of a divine ruin. Little sister, do you have any talisman paper on you?”
As it happened, Wen Jingshu actually did.
“I do, but I don't know if they can handle it.”
Although she used top-grade talisman paper, it might not be able to withstand the drawing of an immortal talisman.
She hadn't even heard of a Boundary-Breaking Talisman before meeting Sui Qi!
Sui Qi said, “Let's give it a try. We might as well treat a dead horse as a live one!”
Hearing Sui Qi's words, Wen Jingshu didn't hesitate further and pulled out all the talisman paper from her Yunling Bracelet.
Sui Qi solemnly took the talisman paper, held his talisman brush in his other hand, took a deep breath, and drew the Boundary-Breaking Talisman in one smooth, flowing motion.
However, the moment he lifted his brush, the talisman paper spontaneously combusted. The attempt failed.
Refusing to accept defeat, Sui Qi tried again, only to fail once more.
He drew over a dozen in a row, and all of them failed.
“Um... Seventh Brother, aren't you a talisman master?”
Sui Qi said as a matter of course, “No, my sub-profession is artifact refining.”
Wen Jingshu stared at the completely unbothered youth, momentarily at a loss for words.
On second thought, there were only the two of them here. With her current cultivation, drawing even a low-grade talisman was a struggle, let alone a Boundary-Breaking Talisman. Indeed, her only option was to let Sui Qi learn on the spot.
“Seventh Brother, keep it up.”
Sui Qi looked at Wen Jingshu's little adult-like demeanor, patted his chest, and said, “Don't worry, leave it to your Seventh Brother! There's nothing in this world your Seventh Brother can't do!”
As it turned out, Sui Qi failed 4,999 times.
Seeing that only the very last sheet of talisman paper was left...
Sui Qi scratched his head, looking a bit frustrated. “Tsk, I really underestimated these little talismans.”
Back then, he hadn't wanted to learn talisman drawing because he thought it was too simple and lacked challenge. Now, it seemed he had been overestimating his own abilities. Once he got out, he would definitely make up for all the years of talisman drawing he had neglected!
Sui Qi was feeling immense pressure, but Wen Jingshu's mindset was very peaceful.
After all, this was her territory; she could leave whenever she wanted. She could even trap Sui Qi here.
However, she couldn't guarantee that this youth didn't have some sort of trump card. If things went south, it wouldn't be worth it. Sending this grand deity on his way safely and smoothly was the best course of action.
Sitting opposite him as a tiny little thing, Wen Jingshu repeated her line, “Seventh Brother, keep it up! I believe in you!”
Sui Qi was charmed by the little girl's cute look. He reached out to ruffle her hair and said, “No rush, let me think first.”
Since only this last sheet was left, he didn't plan to start again until he was absolutely confident.
Seeing that Sui Qi wasn't in a hurry, Wen Jingshu was in even less of a rush. She sat cross-legged beside him and asked, “Seventh Brother, are you really from the Immortal Realm? What is your cultivation level now? And why are you trapped here?”
Wen Jingshu was genuinely curious.
Cultivating was all about ascending to immortality, wasn't it? With a living immortal sitting right next to her, it would be a miracle if she could hold back her curiosity.
A mischievous smirk played on Sui Qi's lips as he deliberately tried to scare her. “Yes, I'm an immortal, but an evil immortal—just like the evil cultivators in your world. If I can't find a way out soon, I'll seize your body, seal your soul inside a bead so you can neither escape nor die, and keep you as a little toy to talk to and keep me entertained.”
In response, Wen Jingshu simply stared at him with an expression of utter speechlessness.
With Sui Qi's overwhelmingly righteous face, only a fool would believe he was some kind of evil immortal!
“Seventh Brother, do you know what we're supposed to do after we ascend? My parents have already ascended, and I don't know how they're doing right now.”
Sui Qi was equally speechless looking at Wen Jingshu's mature, old-souled demeanor.
“You don't look like you've been possessed, so why do you talk like an old soul? You make me look incredibly frivolous and immature.”
The youth was confident and flamboyant, brimming with youthful vigor like the rising sun. While he saw Wen Jingshu as a mere toddler, how could the talisman cultivator Wen Jingshu not see him as an inexperienced youth who had barely experienced the world?
After a moment of thought, Wen Jingshu gave an ambiguous answer, “In the cultivation world, if you are naive, you will be eaten alive.”
Hearing this, Sui Qi couldn't help but ponder deeply.
She must have gone through so many cruel experiences to have gradually become so profound and reserved!
Although his own family wasn't particularly happy, the elders of his clan cared for and cherished him deeply. When he was her age, he had probably still been naively asking his parents if they loved him.
As soon as Wen Jingshu finished speaking, she felt a weight on her head. Sui Qi ruffled her hair, looking at her with deep sympathy.
“It will all pass. I don't have many good things on me, but here is a small round bell I casually refined. It's a defensive Third-Grade Immortal Artifact. Take it.”
Although this small round bell couldn't withstand a single strike from a Profound Immortal, it was more than enough for Wen Jingshu to walk unimpeded in the lower realm.
Wen Jingshu stared blankly at the golden, longan-sized round bell.
Wait, what on earth did this youth imagine? She really wasn't that miserable.
But... this was an immortal artifact! It was far better at saving her life than any life-saving talisman. Wen Jingshu found it truly hard to refuse.
“Seventh Brother, you are so nice.”
Realizing she had nothing to offer him in return, the little girl could only thank him verbally.
Sui Qi rubbed his nose sheepishly and muttered vaguely, “It's nothing, really.”
It was just a small item he had no use for anyway; there was no need for her to look at him with such deep gratitude. If she kept looking at him like that, his conscience would really trouble him, and he might end up giving her a Supreme Immortal Artifact.
Seeing that Wen Jingshu had accepted the bell, Sui Qi brought the conversation back on track, steering away from the tangent they had taken.
“It's not that I don't want to tell you about the Immortal Realm, but given your current cultivation and experience, I'm afraid telling you about those filthy affairs will affect your Dao Heart. I'll only tell you one thing: for a cultivator from the lower realm, ascending to the Immortal Realm is just like a mortal first entering the cultivation world.”
Sui Qi left it at that, and Wen Jingshu didn't press any further.
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