Advanced Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method

Looking at the talismans under the counter, Zhou Yi asked the cashier inside, "Do you accept talismans here?"

The cashier had clearly been asked this question before and quickly replied.

"If it's a blue talisman, you can exchange it here. If it's a yellow talisman, you'll need to go to the second floor to exchange it."

Zhou Yi was overjoyed to hear this. If he could find a cultivation method for Talisman Masters at the Provincial Governor's Office, he could start preparing to make blue talismans. With the help of the system, drawing talismans shouldn't be difficult for him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi wished he could go to the Provincial Governor's Office immediately. However, Uncle Du had told him that tomorrow would be his official start. Zhou Yi could only shake his head.

After expressing his understanding to the cashier, Zhou Yi lost interest in browsing further, as he couldn't afford anything. After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Zhou Yi walked straight home.

He waited quietly at home for the next day to arrive.

The next day, Zhou Yi put on his Provincial Governor's Office uniform and headed straight for the office. Upon arriving at the East Courtyard, he found Uncle Du in his study.

"Uncle Du, can I go to the Scripture Repository?"

Du Wei asked with some confusion, "What do you want to go to the Scripture Repository for?"

"I want to learn a Spiritual Skill. Last night during the fight, my Strength Channeling Realm cultivation method felt awkward to use."

Du Wei was a little surprised that Zhou Yi had managed to kill that Head-Devouring Ghost using only Strength Channeling Realm martial arts. Du Wei glanced at Zhou Yi and said, "You have five hundred Weirdness points now. Why not save them first and exchange for a cultivation method? After all, that's related to breaking through to the Vitality Realm."

Zhou Yi shook his head.

Seeing Zhou Yi's persistence, Du Wei gave him his identification badge and told him the location and rules of the Scripture Repository.

After receiving the identification badge, Zhou Yi thanked Uncle Du and then hurried to the Scripture Repository.

Upon arriving at the Scripture Repository, Zhou Yi walked straight in.

Inside the Scripture Repository, there were shelves stacked layer by layer. On the shelves were boxes, and above each box was a description of the book inside.

According to Uncle Du, these boxes were made of an extremely hard stone. If they were forcibly opened, not only would a loud noise be produced, but the secret manual inside would also be destroyed.

Zhou Yi went to the section containing books about Talisman Masters and read through them one by one. Soon, Zhou Yi found the Advanced Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method on a box. Zhou Yi glanced at the Weirdness points indicated on the box.

It required three hundred points. The price was bearable, but after redeeming it, Zhou Yi wouldn't be able to exchange for a Spiritual Skill. Zhou Yi gritted his teeth and decided to redeem it. As for Spiritual Skills, he could buy them at the Treasure Pavilion after he learned how to refine blue talismans. Zhou Yi noted down the box number.

Next, Zhou Yi began looking at the methods for refining various talismans. The refining methods for a blue talisman mostly fluctuated between thirty and fifty Weirdness points, though some were priced higher. These higher-priced blue talismans were mostly powerful and difficult to refine.

Based on his remaining Weirdness points, Zhou Yi redeemed three types of blue talismans: the Corpse Suppressing Talisman, the Spirit Suppressing Talisman, and the Exorcism Talisman, which he had seen at the Treasure Pavilion and had good sales. These cost Zhou Yi a total of one hundred and fifty Weirdness points.

Then, Zhou Yi planned to use the remaining points to exchange for talisman-drawing tools and Talisman Paper.

Thus, Zhou Yi's Weirdness points were completely depleted.

After noting down the box numbers, Zhou Yi went outside the Scripture Repository and found the exchange counter. After stating the box numbers and the tools he wanted to exchange for, someone quickly brought the items over. Because items from the Scripture Repository could not be taken outside, the person at the exchange counter produced a piece of Talisman Paper called an Oath Talisman. Zhou Yi dripped his blood onto it.

This was also what Uncle Du had told him. Once the cultivation methods from the Scripture Repository were leaked, the Oath Talisman would take effect, severely injuring the person who leaked the cultivation method, and all official institutions would be authorized to arrest them.

Zhou Yi was unconcerned, as the cultivation method was for his own practice.

After taking his items, Zhou Yi eagerly returned home. Sitting on a stool at his desk, Zhou Yi opened the Advanced Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method.

After flipping through it for a while, Zhou Yi opened the other sections of the system panel.

Breath Concealment Technique (Mastered) Basic Compendium of Talismans Basic Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method (Mastered) Advanced Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method+ (Not Started)

The Advanced Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method appeared on the panel. Zhou Yi glanced at his Yin Energy, which totaled five hundred and ninety-nine points. Zhou Yi no longer hesitated and focused his intent on the "+" sign next to the Advanced Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method.

A cool sensation spread from Zhou Yi's head. In an instant, he opened his eyes, his gaze flashing like lightning before returning to normal. His perception had strengthened again.

Then, Zhou Yi looked at the panel. His Yin Energy was down to four hundred and ninety-nine points. It seemed that becoming a Grand Talisman Master only cost one hundred points of Yin Energy. Seeing that the "+" sign next to the Advanced Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method was still there, Zhou Yi focused his intent and clicked it three more times. Zhou Yi's mind instantly became clear. He could even see the outside world with his eyes closed.

When he came back to his senses, Zhou Yi found that his mental power could extend outside his body. Although it was very weak, Zhou Yi was still overjoyed. He tried to use his mental power to lift the book in front of him.

At first, the book only moved slightly, but as Zhou Yi became more proficient, the book was actually lifted by his mental power. Although it trembled a bit, Zhou Yi was delighted to see the book levitate without physical contact.

Clatter

The book fell to the ground. He had been too excited, and his control over his mental power had faltered.

After calming himself down, Zhou Yi looked at the panel again. His Yin Energy had dropped to one hundred and ninety-nine points, while his mental power had directly increased to fifty points. Furthermore, the Advanced Essence Refining and Spirit Manifestation Method had been cultivated to mastery. He wondered if the remaining Yin Energy was enough to learn talismans.

Then, Zhou Yi picked up the book containing the talisman refining methods from the side. He first flipped through the secret manual detailing the drawing method for the Corpse Suppressing Talisman. After reading it once, the Corpse Suppressing Talisman appeared on the panel, with "Not Started" written next to it, just like the cultivation methods, and a "+" sign beside it.

It seemed he still had enough Yin Energy to improve. Zhou Yi focused his intent on the "+" sign next to the Corpse Suppressing Talisman.

In the blink of an eye, "Beginner" appeared next to the Corpse Suppressing Talisman, and his Yin Energy decreased by five points. It seemed that learning talismans didn't consume much Yin Energy.

Zhou Yi directly upgraded the Corpse Suppressing Talisman to mastery. Seeing that his Yin Energy had decreased by forty-five points, Zhou Yi understood. It seemed that upgrading a blue talisman to mastery only required fifty points of Yin Energy. Looking at the remaining one hundred and forty-nine points of Yin Energy on the panel, Zhou Yi decided to directly upgrade the other two talismans to mastery as well.

After a series of operations, the proficiency of all three talismans was raised to mastery by Zhou Yi, and the Yin Energy on the panel decreased to forty-nine points.

Zhou Yi looked at the panel with satisfaction. Everything related to talismans had been upgraded to mastery.

With everything prepared, Zhou Yi took out the talisman-drawing tools and ten blue Talisman Papers he had exchanged from the Scripture Repository. He took a deep breath and calmed his mind.

Next, he placed the talisman-drawing tools on his desk one by one. There weren't many items: a wolf-hair brush, a block of bright red cinnabar, an inkstone, and a paperweight.

With that, all the tools were arranged.

He crushed the cinnabar in the inkstone, then added water. The inkstone turned a deep red. He dipped his brush into the inkstone, then laid out a piece of Talisman Paper, holding it down with the paperweight. Zhou Yi began to draw.

With his proficiency at the Perfect level, Zhou Yi wasn't worried about failing many times when drawing Talismans. It was only a matter of time. He watched as his brush moved across the Talisman Paper, and one Rune after another slowly formed beneath it. Finally, he connected all the Runes with a single stroke. At this point, one Talisman Spell was complete.

Zhou Yi stopped drawing. The Runes on the Talisman Spell flashed with a red light. Zhou Yi felt his consciousness momentarily blur.

Zhou Yi quickly opened his status panel.

[Name: Zhou Yi]
[Race: Human (10%)]
[HP: 39]
[Spirit: 50 (49)]
[Cultivation Method: Tongming Record (Perfect), Primordial Pile (Perfect)]
[Techniques: Body Refining, Saber Arts, Footwork, Other]
[Divine Ability: Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill (Level 1)]
[Yin Energy: 49]
[Strange Qi: Qi (25)]

As expected, Zhou Yi looked at the number in parentheses. His spirit was now forty-nine points. It seemed like drawing each Talisman consumed one point of spirit. He wondered if it could recover.

Zhou Yi didn't continue drawing. Instead, he waited for his spirit to change.

After waiting for about half an hour, Zhou Yi's spirit returned to fifty points. Seeing that his spirit could recover through rest, Zhou Yi continued to draw Talismans.

In the end, Zhou Yi obtained a total of nine Talisman Spells. As for the one that failed, it was because Zhou Yi had been impatient during the drawing process, which led to the Talisman Spell's failure. However, such a high success rate still made Zhou Yi ecstatic. He then wanted to take these Talisman Spells to the Treasure Pavilion to exchange them.

But he glanced at the sky. It had already begun to darken. He hadn't expected drawing these few Talismans to take so long. Zhou Yi had no choice but to suppress his impulse and decided to go to the Treasure Pavilion to exchange them tomorrow.

Zhou Yi put away the Talisman Spells, packed them in a box, and placed them on his desk.