Talisman Ink
Qi Rui's words made Chen Mobai even more interested in joining the Divine Wood Sect.
For the next two days, there were only sporadic attacks from the Black Plague Bird. Chen Mobai's team, consisting of the elite of the elite, suffered no further casualties.
"Steward Wang, now that the battle situation has basically stabilized, I won't be coming over anymore."
After essentially getting 10 Spirit Stone for free, Chen Mobai decided to leave.
Wang Yuanwu glanced at him with some surprise. This kind of opportunity to easily obtain Spirit Stone without going through a battle would have been something that other Rogue Cultivator would have shamelessly stayed for. Some Rogue Cultivator who had retreated during the most intense battles were now applying to rejoin.
"Fellow Daoist Chen is very righteous, but my Divine Wood Sect is not short of Spirit Stone. If you feel bad about leaving, there is no need to do so."
Before Wang Yuanwu could speak, Qi Rui spoke up.
During this period, his relationship with Chen Mobai has become better and better, and he has basically regarded the latter as the junior brother to be recruited by the Divine Wood Sect in the next batch.
"This... is mainly because I sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough during this short period of combat, and I didn't want to miss it."
Chen Mobai could only smile wryly and make up an excuse: if he could, he would also like to kill Demon Beast here every day and easily earn Spirit Stone.
But tomorrow I have to go to the Vermillion Cinnabar Academy to participate in the Spell Duel, which is a major event in my life, and I absolutely cannot be late.
"That is indeed more important."
Using his breakthrough in cultivation as an excuse, neither Wang Yuanwu nor Qi Rui wanted to keep him.
The former took out a roster from his storage bag, crossed out Chen Mobai's name on it, and then gave him a certificate.
Qi Rui pulled Chen Mobai aside and gave him a book of Talisman Making that he had compiled.
"Since you have decided to cultivate the Longevity Sutra and the Crimson Flame Sword Art, you can familiarize yourself with the crafting method of the Crimson Flame Sword Talisman in advance."
"As long as you can master this Talisman, any senior master will take you into their sect."
"Of course, if anyone asks you, just say that you bought this Talisman crafting notebook outside, don't say that I gave it to you."
Because the Five Elements Sect has five lineages, in order to recruit mortals with Spiritual Root in the Eastern Wasteland, it spread many of its Qi Refining techniques and basic spells to the secular dynasties. In this way, these people who emerged would eventually become disciples of the Five Elements Sect, since they were practicing its techniques.
Therefore, there are also many Five Elements Sect techniques and Talisman for sale in South Stream Market.
Old Man He believed that the Black Water Technique in Chen Mobai's hands had this origin.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Qi."
The word "senior brother" made Qi Rui burst into laughter.
"Junior Brother Chen!"
He reached out and patted Chen Mobai's shoulder forcefully.
It shimmered with silver light.
Chen Mobai returned home and looked at the crudely bound and poorly printed notes on the crafting of the Crimson Flame Sword Talisman in his hand, feeling a warm feeling in his heart.
This Sky River Realm is not entirely filled with deceit and intrigue.
People like Wang Yuanwu and Qi Rui from the Divine Wood Sect, and even Qi Hou at the beginning, all seemed to be flesh-and-blood cultivators with resilient personalities after getting to know them.
Of course, it's also possible that the environment for Rogue Cultivator cultivators is too harsh, and they are surrounded by wolves who want to plunder their cultivation resources, which makes Rogue Cultivator outside the Great Sect of the Sky River Realm so cruel.
If they could cultivate and improve peacefully, most cultivators would definitely prefer to stay in their Cave Mansion and avoid causing trouble.
Sitting at his desk, Chen Mobai carefully read through the notes on crafting the Crimson Flame Sword Talisman.
To create this Sword Talisman, the Talisman Master maker needs to cultivate the Crimson Flame Sword Art in order to create Crimson Flame Sword Qi that can be sealed into the Talisman Paper.
Of course, the notes also mention that the senior cultivators of the Divine Wood Sect had tried to see if they could use the same type of Fire Attribute spiritual energy sword energy to achieve the same effect.
Later it was proven that this was possible.
However, some strokes and lines need to be adjusted to adapt to the balance between sword energy and Talisman Paper.
The "Crimson Flame Sword Talisman" cannot be obtained overnight.
You need to start with the first-tier mid-grade "Crimson Fire Talisman" and "Sword Qi Talisman", then combine the two Talisman to become the first-tier high-grade "Crimson Flame Sword Talisman", and then the "Two Sword Talisman" and "Three Sword Talisman".
However, Qi Rui himself only crafted One Sword Talisman.
He tried Two Sword Talisman for several years, succeeding only twice, and then he got too lazy to continue.
After all, the demand for the One Sword Talisman is greater, and it can be sold for a better price.
Qi Rui did try to refine the Three Sword Talisman, but after failing twenty or thirty times, he simply couldn't afford to invest any more.
After all, although the Three Sword Talisman is still a first-tier superior grade, it is actually already within the scope of Second-tier Talisman Master.
To increase the success rate, many Talisman Master directly use Second Grade Talisman Paper and Talisman Ink. Qi Rui is only at the Qi Cultivation Level 8, so he can't afford to invest in that.
Chen Mobai immediately opened the Immortal Sect Network and checked the prices of the relevant items.
A first-tier superior Talisman Paper costs an average of 80 Merit Points per piece, while Second Grade one costs an average of 500 Merit Points.
As for the ink used for Talisman Ink, it depends on the type. Since the Talisman Ink used for each Talisman is basically different, most of them need to be mixed by oneself after reaching the Second Grade.
Some common Second Grade Talisman Ink can be industrialized, but the price is still a bit high, 1000 Merit Points a small bottle.
Chen Mobai then looked at the dozen or so pages in Qi Rui's notes about mixing ink. The pages were full of his complaints, saying that he wasted ninety percent of his time Talisman Making on mixing ink.
Then he looked at the specific steps for mixing the ink.
The materials are fine; they are produced in the Giant Wood Ridge area, and it's a type of cinnabar called Cinnabar.
However, this cinnabar is exceptionally hard, requiring Qi Cultivation Cultivator to grind it for three days and three nights using special grinding tools before it can be ground into a usable fine powder.
After grinding, a kind of Spirit Yellow Gum extracted from spirit wood needs to be added, along with a certain proportion of Spiritual Water to blend the two together, and then slowly simmered in a special boiler over low heat.
This small fire requires a type of spirit wood with a gentle flame, which is also an investment.
Once the Talisman Ink in the boiler has boiled down to a point where it no longer flows, it must be taken out and air-dried. This process takes another three days and three nights.
It can only be removed after the Talisman Ink has completely solidified.
Among these, the upper layer of the Talisman Ink block will be yellowish, the bottom layer will be purplish, and only the bright red layer in the middle is Second Grade Talisman Ink.
After separating the three types of Cinnabar, there is a final step of filtration, which requires filtering out the impurities in the Talisman Ink.
The time required depends on the previous grinding and the quality of the raw materials. When Qi Rui first made ink, due to incorrect techniques, he filtered it for a whole month but still could not meet the requirements, and in the end, he had to scrap the Talisman Ink.
No wonder he only complained about the ink-making process in this notebook.
To increase the success rate of crafting the Three Sword Talisman, it is best to use Second Grade bright red Talisman Ink.
Of course, if one is skilled, even cinnabar with a yellowish or purplish tint can be successfully refined.
Chen Mobai found the steps troublesome, but he had his own way of doing it.