Golden Lotus Island, inside a certain secret chamber, Wang Ruyan sat cross-legged on a cushion. Numerous talisman materials lay around her—beast hides, beast bones, and more.
A pale blue ball of light floated in midair. Wang Ruyan continuously formed hand seals with all ten fingers, sending one hand seal after another into the blue sphere.
Half an hour later, the blue sphere suddenly burst apart, revealing a four-colored talisman over a foot long. Its surface was covered in cyan, yellow, and red runes, each no larger than a tadpole. They writhed ceaselessly as though alive.
With a flick of her finger, Wang Ruyan sent a streak of blue light shooting out, striking the four-colored talisman with precision.
The four-colored talisman immediately exploded. Runes of cyan, yellow, blue, and red surged forth, spinning in a circle before transforming into a tall, upright blue-robed youth. A four-colored mark rested between his brows, seemingly signifying something.
The Four Elements Talisman Soldier was proficient in the four divine abilities of water, earth, wood, and fire. Over the years, Wang Ruyan had been diligently studying Talisman Art and painstakingly refining talisman soldiers. She could now refine Four Elements Talisman Soldiers. As for the highest-grade Five Elements Talisman Soldier, she lacked both the materials and the skill to refine one; she still needed much more practice.
Wang Ruyan put away the materials on the ground, then opened her cherry lips and spat out a streak of golden light. It transformed into a golden ancient zither over three meters long, engraved with a golden lotus.
She placed all ten fingers upon the zither strings and began to play.
A deep, resonant zither melody rose. One razor-sharp golden light blade after another shot forth. Runes of four different colors emerged across the Four Elements Talisman Soldier's body, and