Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"Come with me!"

A suction force emanated from the pot, drawing the group of people inside.

Upon entering the pot, Jiang Bai and Hu Tao looked surprised.

They were just in Liyue Harbor, but in the blink of an eye they arrived at the Celestial Cave.

Surrounded by celestial mountains and pavilions, shrouded in auspicious clouds, it was a scene unlike anything on earth.

At the foot of the mountain stood an ordinary little courtyard, with some vegetables and fruits growing in the yard. The door was closed, suggesting that someone lived there.

Jiang Bai was also seeing a celestial abode for the first time, and his face was full of disbelief.

"Where is this?" Hu Tao guessed that Granny Ping's identity was not simple, but she did not expect it to be this complicated!

Does Xiangling know that her master is so awesome?

However, his Zhongli is no less impressive; he might be some immortal who lives in seclusion in the mortal world!

Thinking of this, Hu Tao straightened her back even more.

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"This is my home." Grandma Ping still smiled, completely unconcerned that the two people knew her identity.

"Are you an immortal?!" Hu Tao asked directly.

Grandma Ping smiled and nodded. "How has Dieshan been lately?"

Knowing that he was an immortal, Hu Tao immediately abandoned her plan to promote the Rebirth Hall business after receiving the items.

Don't be fooled by the fact that immortals look old and frail; that's just their incarnation. If they wanted, they could even transform into children.

Therefore, it is incorrect to judge the lifespan of an immortal based on the age of their incarnation.

Despite being so old, Grandma Ping will still be around when Hu Tao dies, so she's really not needed.

Zhongli is the same; she looks young, but who knows how old she's actually!

Therefore, it's perfectly fine for her to call Grandpa Zhongli "Grandpa Zhongli"!

"The Master of Stacking Mountains and Managing Waters is quite good; he always has such leisure time and refined tastes, and he takes such good care of his flowers..."

Grandma Ping chuckled, knowing full well what her old friends' hobbies were.

"Take out the materials!"

"okay!"

Hu Tao took things out of the ring one by one, and soon they piled up into a small mountain.

Jiang Bai gained a new understanding of how big Hu Tao's ring was; it could hold so many things, it was definitely not as small as Hu Tao had said!

Similarly, he looked on with great longing, wishing he could have a storage space like that too!

"Not bad, not bad!" Grandma Ping waved her hand, and the items on the ground flew up one by one and landed in a workshop.

"Come with me!"

Jiang Bai's eyes gleamed with anticipation. Was the immortal about to begin forging a magical artifact?

Going out with the hall master has really broadened my horizons!

It was worth crawling out of his warm bed so early!

Stepping into the workshop, a wave of heat hits you.

Although Grandma Ping's body appears hunched over, that's only on the surface.

With a wave of her hand, a piece of white iron ore flew into her palm, slowly melting into a pool of liquid that floated to the side.

Next came magic crystal ore, amber, noristone, prison topaz, basalt sand...

Minerals melted into liquid and floated around, while those that could not be melted, such as basalt sand, turned into fine particles that gathered and floated.

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao watched Granny Ping's actions intently, afraid of missing such a spectacular scene of immortal forging.

The true spirits from all directions floated out, and Granny Ping closed her eyes, her fingers beginning to form incantations.

A continuous stream of immortal power flowed from her fingertips, and minerals enveloped the four true souls. Under Granny Ping's control, the prototype of a compass slowly appeared.

As the immortal energy continued to gather, the outline of the compass became increasingly clear.

With a wave of her hand, Grandma Ping caused the remaining materials to condense into long sticks. The golden sticks shone with light, and runes were slowly carved on them.

After a while, the golden light disappeared, revealing the true forms of the two items.

This compass is exquisite and imposing, about the size of Jiang Bai's palm. It feels heavy in the hand. The twenty-four directions are engraved on it in ancient characters, and a golden sphere is inlaid in the center. However, when you touch it, you can't feel anything.

However, this compass is missing the most important thing: the pointer that indicates the direction.

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Long sticks fell onto the table, arranged neatly.

These long slips feature the same exquisite patterns as those on a compass, but a blank space is deliberately left in the middle for people to carve or write on.

These long slips of paper can serve as compass pointers, but they are a bit too big.

After doing all this, Grandma Ping was also a little tired.

"This ritual implement is called the 'Four Directions Ritual,' take a look and see what you think."

Seeing the finished product, Hu Tao was already very satisfied.

She picked up the long talisman and looked at it, then picked up the Four Directions Sutra and looked at it, feeling the power within it, her eyes shining brightly.

It's truly exquisite, as expected of something personally crafted by an immortal!

How do I use this?

"It's very simple."

“These long slips are the pointers of the Four Directions Principle, and each one corresponds to a person.”

Grandma Ping picked up a long stick and handed it to Hu Tao, saying, "Try dripping a drop of blood on it."

Hu Tao did as instructed, pricking a small hole in her fingertip with a needle and squeezing out a drop of blood onto the long skewer.

Fresh blood slowly seeped into it, and the deliberately left blank space revealed the name "Hu Tao".

The name was as red as cinnabar.

“I have inscribed this with magical arts, which can record a person’s aura and sense whether they are alive or dead. Once the person associated with it dies, their name will turn gray. Placing it on the Four Directions Ritual will guide you to the location and help you find the deceased.”

According to Hu Tao's initial idea, it would be too wasteful for each person to have one magic weapon, so she designed this detachable pointer.

This greatly reduces costs and increases practicality.

Upon hearing this, Hu Tao placed the long slip with her name on it onto the Four Directions Instrument. The slip transformed into a pointer and adhered to the golden sphere of light in the center.

But to Hu Tao's surprise, the Four Directions Ritual did not react.

"Why is there no movement? Can't we look for the living?"

If they can find living people, they can even develop a missing persons service, which is a good opportunity they certainly can't miss.

"Okay." Grandma Ping made a hand seal, and the Four Directions Instrument lit up, its pointer moving to point at the walnut.

Walnut moved to the right and then to the left, and the pointer followed her closely, pointing precisely to her location.

Hu Tao jumped up and grabbed the beam in the workshop, wanting to know how the Four Directions Principle should be pointed when she was above.

See what happens!

The pointer actually stood upright!

Seeing this, Hu Tao squatted down below the Four Directions Instrument, and the pointer pointed directly downwards.

"Whoa!"

Jiang Bai's eyes widened in amazement at the pointer's agility.

"Not only for finding people, but also when using a blank long slip, it is a normal four-directional compass to indicate direction."

Grandma Ping took the pointer with the name "Hu Tao" written on it and replaced it with a blank one. Sure enough, the pointer pointed south.

"Can it even provide directions in a fairyland?"

Grandma Ping chuckled and said, "There are directions even in a fairyland."

"If you are trapped in a secret realm or a dangerous place, you can also use it to find a way out."

"I'll teach you how to use it..."

This four-directional compass has multiple modes. The first is the person-finding mode, which normally finds the deceased, but can be switched to find the living. Switching modes can also find the exit; otherwise, it functions as a compass.

It has many functions and is quite practical.

Jiang Bai memorized the operation of switching modes and held the Sifang Jingyi with great affection.

Grandma Ping was clearly satisfied, so she only quoted a fair price.

"I'll charge you 1000 million Mora for the labor."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai nearly dropped the Four Directions Sutra in his hand.

Ten million...and that's just for the labor cost!

Although he didn't have to pay, Jiang Bai still felt a deep, intense pain in his heart!

He only had 101 Mora in his pocket!

This Four Directions Ritual costs a whopping ten million Mora!

My goodness! Is this the fee for a fairy's work?!

That's expensive!

Hu Tao didn't think it was expensive and paid the money readily.

If you can get a celestial being to intervene, what are ten million Mora?

Besides, this magical artifact has so many functions. She can collect 10,000 coins every time she uses it, and she can collect the money back after using it a thousand times!

For some wealthy people or urgent orders, accepting tens or hundreds of thousands is no problem!

As for who will earn it back, it's of course our Comrade Jiang Bai!

Before even starting work, Jiang Bai already felt a sense of uncertainty about the future.

He feared he'd have to work at the funeral parlor until he died to earn back that money...

"Grandma Ping, what do we do when we run out of these pointers?"

Hu Tao counted them; there were 100 pointers in total. Excluding the one with her name on it, only 99 were usable, which couldn't support her massive business plan.

"This pointer is not a disposable item. After use, you can purify the aura on it and reuse it. I will teach you a purification spell."

Jiang Bai quietly put away the walnut pointer to prevent it from being purified by the walnut.

With this, it will be much easier for him to find Walnut in the future!

No more fear of the sect leader running away!

Walnut: (￢_￢)

She saw it, but she didn't say anything.

After all, even she couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't die unexpectedly. If she were to die unexpectedly outside one day, it would be good if someone could collect her body.

"If you run out, just ask me to make it again."

"Is recording a breath solely through a drop of blood?"

"If you put it together with personal items, frequently worn clothes, hair, etc., you can slowly record the breath, but it is relatively slow. Dropping blood is the most effective method."

Hu Tao nodded, which meant she could develop a missing persons search service!

"Whether it's the pointer or the four-directional instrument, I've mixed basalt sand into them, so they won't be affected by elemental forces and are difficult to damage."

Grandma Ping waved her hand, and a bunch of long needles came together, neatly arranged like bamboo slips rolled up together.

Hu Tao tossed the pointer to Jiang Bai, who carefully caught it.

Although Grandma Ping said it was hard to damage, it still cost money!