Talisman Crafting
"If Top True Disciple among the disciples, Uncle-Master Zeng's batch of Foundation Establishment Pills has been successfully produced, you should rightfully receive one."
Although Lu Jun didn't know why Chen Mobai was so confident, considering his age, he also thought that young people should have such vigor.
"Please help me deliver these two jars of Spirit Wine to Inspector Sun."
Sun Gaochang went to the Reward Hall and Benevolence today to report on the expenditure of Spirit Stone resources by the Spiritual Plant Department this year. Chen Mobai did not encounter him.
After receiving his 100 Spirit Stone as a bonus from the Spiritual Plant Department this year, he returned to Little Sun Ridge.
After Chen Mobai finished harvesting the Spirit Rice from the Spirit Field he had cultivated, he had the three Divine Wood Sect disciples he had hired separate the rice to dry.
The sect's crops had already been harvested by Lu Jun Teng Jie few days ago, adding 3100 contribution points to Chen Mobai's account. The reason it was more than last year was because 20 more Dew Condensing Grass plants had grown in the herb field.
This Dew Condensing Grass, being a top-grade first-tier spiritual herb, can sell for 5 Spirit Stone per plant on the market.
Chen Mobai lacked experience in the first year of training, and the yield was average.
This year, I made a special trip to the Scripture Pavilion to learn about the Spirit Planter cultivation knowledge of the Divine Wood Sect. I learned about the growth habits and cultivation methods of the Dew Condensing Grass. In addition, I also enrolled in an elective course on "spiritual herb cultivation" at the Immortal Sect, which resulted in a nearly 20% increase in the Dew Condensing Grass harvest this year.
The Sect Contribution from the Dew Condensing Grass is normal, but even without the tenfold boost from the Spirit Rice, the harvest of 80 plants per two acres still gave Chen Mobai an extra 400 Sect Contribution. In terms of Spirit Stone alone, the yield per acre far exceeds that of the Spirit Rice.
If Chen Mobai hadn't planned to earn Spirit Stone by brewing wine in the future, with such a bountiful harvest of spiritual herbs and plants, he might have turned his Spirit Field into medicinal fields, just like the other disciples of the Divine Wood Sect, focusing solely on planting precious Herb and hoping to become rich overnight when the harvest came in ten or twenty years.
"Senior Brother Chen, all the rice has been dried."
An ordinary-looking boy walked into the wooden house on Little Sun Ridge and respectfully reported to Chen Mobai, who was preparing to draw a talisman.
"Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother Liang. This is your reward for this year."
There were two more disciples of the Divine Wood Sect outside the door. These three were the people that Chen Mobai had hired from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion through the Spiritual Plant Department.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Chen."
After accepting the reward of 15 Spirit Stone, the leader, Junior Brother Liang, hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to reveal his plan.
"Senior brother, I don't plan to come next year."
"Oh, why is that? But we don't have enough Spirit Stone. If Junior Brother Liang thinks it's not enough, we can add more."
Upon hearing Liang Xinhuo's words, Chen Mobai put down the Green Bamboo Brush in surprise.
Compared to the other two False Spirit Root disciples who had no hope of further Qi Refining the second level of Qi Refining, Liang Xinhuo, although possessing four Spiritual Root, was still young and ambitious.
Over the past two years, thanks to his hard work in guarding the place, Chen Mobai has been able to have extra time to study at the Wuqi Dao Academy, research Talisman, and improve his cultivation level.
If the other two people had suggested leaving, Chen Mobai would have told them to leave without hesitation.
But he felt it was still necessary to try and retain Liang Xinhuo.
After listening, Liang Xinhuo also spoke frankly and expressed his own thoughts.
"Senior Brother Chen, you have Spiritual Root talent and are the Proud Son of Heaven of the sect. In a few years, you may even become a true disciple. You are also kind and gentle. I am very happy to work under your tutelage."
"But I feel that since I have the opportunity to enter the Divine Wood Sect, even if my Spiritual Root are poor, I hope I can seize this opportunity to become an immortal."
"With farming under your command and the sect's subsidies, I can earn 50 Spirit Stone a year. After breaking through to the Qi Refining Layer 4, these Spirit Stone are no longer enough for my daily cultivation. In order to go further on the path of cultivation, I have decided to join the sect's team to open up Cloud Dream Marsh and give it my all."
Hearing this, Chen Mobai knew he definitely couldn't keep Liang Xinhuo.
Even if he opened a shop with a high price for Spirit Stone, how could it possibly be higher than that of E Yun and the others?
Moreover, opening up Cloud Dream Marsh is a major strategy of the sect in the last ten years. With the endorsement of the Golden Core Ancestor, the Spirit Stone resources of the Reward Hall are basically supplied to this group of people as soon as possible.
Under the leadership of Hong He, Zhou Wangshen, and E Yun, the three newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators, almost all those with dreams in the Divine Wood Sect flocked to Cloud Dream Marsh.
If Chen Mobai hadn't earned a large sum of Spirit Stone from opening the storage bag, he probably would have been tempted too.
"In that case, I wish Junior Brother Liang a safe journey. Please accept this Talisman."
As he spoke, Chen Mobai picked up a Crimson Flame Sword Talisman that had just been drawn on the table, using "Silver-edged Bamboo Leaf" Talisman Paper.
"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Chen. If I am able to return from this expedition, I will definitely serve under your tutelage."
Liang Xinhuo also knew the price of this first-grade high-quality Talisman at the sect's Spirit Treasure Pavilion. He couldn't even buy two of them in a year of farming. Although Chen Mobai drew it himself, he was still very excited.
After seeing off this capable farming assistant, Chen Mobai was a little worried about having to recruit someone again next year.
However, this matter can be considered later; the main focus now is on the upcoming Sect Grand Competition.
He picked up a rectangular piece of bright red Talisman Ink and began to grind it gently. This was the "Cinnabar Talisman Ink" unique to Giant Wood Ridge.
Three years of "Talisman Ink Pigment Extraction" course at the Wuqi Dao Academy, coupled with various ink-making tools from the Immortal Sect, have enabled Chen Mobai to perfectly blend the "Cinnabar Talisman Ink".
Almost the entire Talisman Ink was a bright red, Second Grade color, with only a thin layer at the bottom and top containing some impurities or foam, affecting its quality.
However, if he were to sell this piece of Talisman Ink in Divine Wood City, everyone would consider it to be Second Grade, because even the most skilled ink-making cultivators could only produce such high-quality Talisman Ink when the materials and conditions were at their most perfect.
After grinding it, Chen Mobai raised the Green Bamboo Brush with his right hand and dipped it in some Talisman Ink.
Finally, he placed his brush on the Silver-edged Bamboo Leaf on the table, as if a beam of crimson light had swept across, illuminating the veins of the entire Bamboo Leaf, completing a full Talisman in one go.
Crimson Flame Sword Talisman!
With Chen Mobai's skill level equivalent to Second-tier Talisman Master in the Sky River Realm, crafting the Red Flame One Sword Talisman and Two Sword Talisman was already a piece of cake. However, the success rate of crafting the Three Sword Talisman, which was equivalent to Second Grade difficulty, was always only 50%.
Since he only had eight sheets of Gold-edged Bamboo Leaf, he would only attempt to paint them when he was in the best mental state.
Since he was about to participate in the Sect Grand Competition for the second time, Chen Mobai decided to finish drawing all the Bamboo Leaf Talisman Paper he had accumulated in order to increase his trump cards.
As one of the signature items of the Divine Wood Sect, the Crimson Flame Sword Talisman can also serve as a way to subtly reveal his Talisman Making skills. Once he becomes a true disciple, he can sell it to earn Spirit Stone, just like the Jade Sprout Spirit Wine.
Time flew by, and he drew all twenty-six Silver-edged Bamboo Leaf he had collected over the past two years into Crimson Flame Sword Talisman.
He used half of the eight Gold-edged Jade Bamboo.
Two of them were drawn as the Crimson Flame Three Sword Talisman.
Despite two failed attempts, he used the techniques of the Immortal Sect to maintain the power of the Crimson Flame Two Sword Talisman.