Chen Shi left a Nightmare Wood Talisman on the fortune teller's body, which would detonate in three hours, provided no one touched it.
Should anyone attempt to remove the talisman without knowing the proper method, it would activate immediately.
The Talisman Master from the Banshan Sect named Huo Shanting, was also a well-known figure there. When the Banshan Sect engaged in grave-robbing, faced with tomb protections like talisman arrays or zombie traps, his expertise was sought to break through them.
In his earlier years, he too was a scholar who had passed the imperial examination, but after waiting five or six years, the court still granted him no official post, leaving him idle at home.
Still needing to make a living, he delved into talismans, becoming a Talisman Master, traveling far and wide, his proficiency in talisman gradually improving.
