Over the next stretch of days, Ji An swiftly turned the talisman grass he had harvested into talisman paper, then drew all the talisman paper into talismans.
Based on market demand, he made slightly fewer Geng Metal Talismans and somewhat more Water Curtain Talismans.
His success rate in making Water Curtain Talismans was now close to seventy percent, while his success rate for Geng Metal Talismans had reached fifty-five percent—several points better than craftsmen who had been making talismans for years.
However, he had also reached a bottleneck. It was already difficult to further raise the success rate of Water Curtain Talismans, though there was still room for improvement with Geng Metal Talismans.
Only after replanting the Azure Corn and talisman grass did he finally break free from his busy routine. Aside from daily cultivation, he began practicing spells.
He first cast the Wind Riding Art on himself, then practiced the Geng Metal Finger. Once the Wind Riding Art wore off, he cast it again.
During this time, Wei Songnian came by once, took away his talismans, and arranged a time with him to visit an artifact refiner at Red Copper Mountain.
To save up Spirit Stones, Ji An reduced the number of Shengyuan Pills he bought. He had once taken ten a month, but now he took only five.
The Spirit Seeking Rat's rations were also cut, its Spirit Feeding Pills halved.
Because of this, the little golden-furred rat sulked for several days. It often roared at the Fire Cloud Ginseng in the courtyard, and that wooden carving suffered an undeserved calamity as well.
In the blink of an eye, the appointed day arrived.
When Ji An rode a Talisman Bird to Red Copper Mountain, Wei Songnian was already waiting at the foot of the mountain.
"Senior Brother Wei,