Industrialized Talisman Making

After thinking about it, Chen Mobai felt that he had many things he could do.

Within the Wuqi Dao Academy, he was known as the Talisman First, Agriculture First, Sword Training First, and Puppetry First.

In reality, he was only First-Grade Talisman Master Talisman, not as good as his classmates Si Guanyu and Zhuang Jialan, who had already obtained Second Grade certificates.

Agriculture has only achieved such results thanks to the vast fertile fields on the other side of the Sky River Realm and through extensive practice.

His Sword Training First was entirely due to the Sword Rainbow Light Splitting realm bestowed upon him by the Great Dao Tree in the Divine Tree Secret Realm; even he himself was completely unaware of it.

His Puppetry First was truly remarkable, as he had taken this subject seriously as Che Yucheng's disciple.

However, the main reason is that the Puppetry Department is very unpopular. There are fewer than 100 students in the entire Dao Academy from the first to the tenth grade combined. This is because many people take this course in order to get credits.

Chen Mobai's mastery of Puppetry is the best because several of the previous top Puppetry Department students, such as Chai Lun, have already graduated. As the saying goes, when the cat's away, the mice will play.

Che Yucheng let it be, believing that only by wanting to learn can one learn well.

Therefore, whether Chen Mobai learns Puppetry or not, or whether he focuses his attention on other subjects, is Che Yucheng.

With his mind in turmoil and unable to meditate and cultivate in peace, Chen Mobai felt it was time to spend his time on these Hundred Arts of Cultivation.

He first applied for the Second-tier Talisman Master exam on the Immortal Sect Network.

After uploading proof to the Talisman Department that Chen Mobai had passed the Wuqi Dao Academy Talisman Department's coursework for six consecutive years, ten Second Grade Talisman were immediately generated in the background, forming the test questions for Chen Mobai's Second-tier Talisman Master.

One year later, today, he needs to go to the Talisman examination Immortal Sect in any of the immortal sect's Cave Heaven cities, and complete the making of eight Talisman within two days and two nights.

This means you've passed the assessment and will receive Second-tier Talisman Master certificate issued by the Immortal Sect.

Ice Crystal Talisman, Cyan Flame Talisman, Rainbow Light Talisman, Immaculate Talisman, Water Mirror Talisman, Mystic Mist Talisman, Vacuum Talisman, Heavenly Dipper Talisman, Return Light Talisman, Armor Transformation Talisman.

As Chen Mobai looked at the Talisman, he felt pressure, but also noticed that his scattered mental energy seemed to have indeed become more concentrated.

Sure enough, having something to do keeps me from overthinking.

Second Grade Talisman are quite different from first-tier Talisman. To maximize the success rate, it is best to prepare Talisman Paper and Talisman Ink that are compatible with the Talisman, or even Talisman Brush.

For example, the Cyan Flame Talisman, because it is of the Fire Attribute, if heat-resistant rock paper is used, along with Fire Attribute cinnabar ink, then even if it fails, the Talisman Master maker will not be harmed by the rampage of the spell.

Correspondingly, Water Attribute Talisman are best made of Gold Paper; because gold and water are mutually reinforcing, they can also increase the power of the Talisman when cast.

However, whether in the Sky River Realm or the Immortal Sect, the most developed method is still the use of Talisman Paper made from various plants.

For thousands of years, the Immortal Sect have been promoting the standardization of Talisman in order to save resources and use the same Talisman Paper Talisman Ink.

However, to this day, only the standardization of first-order and some Second Grade- and Third Tier Talisman has been completed.

Some special Talisman can be successfully drawn using ordinary Talisman Paper Talisman Ink, but they require a great deal of skill from the Talisman Master.

For someone of average skill like Chen Mobai, if they want to get started and grasp the feeling of success, it's best to prepare talisman Talisman Paper and Talisman Ink that are suitable for Talisman.

This is where the advantages of owning Talisman factory become apparent.

Although the equipment Wu Shangru left him was a bit old, it was fully functional. The huge Talisman Paper machine could produce six types of standardized Talisman Paper for the Immortal Sect, as long as the parameters were adjusted.

However, raw materials still need to be purchased. For example, producing Gold Paper requires gold refined by the spiritual power of cultivators, while rock paper is made by mixing Spirit Sand with some spiritual soil.

Chen Mobai had heard Wu Shangru mention that the best quality rock paper was made from fragments of Spirit Stone.

What a coincidence, he has plenty of these.

Anyway, he was just making Talisman Paper for his own practice, so he took out two packets of pre-crushed Spirit Stone fragments.

The factory workshop foreman was shocked, but he attributed it to the extraordinary abilities of his new boss.

After all, he is the Chief of the Wuqi Dao Academy and the most outstanding genius of the Immortal Sect.

At the boss's command, even though the factory was closed for the Spring Festival at the end of the year, the workshop director of the Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory still called back several capable workers from the city to restart the machines and begin making Talisman Paper and Talisman Ink.

Talisman Ink Chen Mobai also got his hands on the machine once, operating it under the guidance of the workshop director.

Having personally made Talisman Ink using the traditional methods of the Sky River Realm, and although he borrowed various small machines from the Immortal Sect as instructed by the owner of the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop, Chen Mobai was unwilling to experience that tedious and arduous process again.

That's why Chen Mobai has rarely drawn talismans in the last two years, because the Talisman Ink he made before is almost used up.

He originally planned to hand this matter over to his apprentice, Zhuo Ming, once she had grown up.

However, now that we have our own factory and equipment, we no longer need to wait.

For his first attempt at using the Talisman Ink machine, Chen Mobai did not create anything too difficult, but instead chose the most common first-tier Talisman Ink from the Immortal Sect.

After adding the Spirit Sand, spirit materials, and various industrial additives in sequence, in less than two hours, a rectangular Talisman Ink stick, three fingers wide and one finger thick, came out of the machine's opening. Each time it came out about the length of a palm, the blade would cut it off.

Amidst the swishing and clanging sounds.

Soon, standard immortal Talisman Ink Immortal Sect placed in front of Chen Mobai and then transported to the packaging area according to the assembly line.

This process involves passing through a valve.

This is the quality inspection gate. If the Talisman Ink contains too many impurities or insufficient spiritual energy, it will be stopped at this gate and fall into an abandoned box.

Those Talisman Ink that pass quality inspection will then travel along the assembly line to a workbench. A female employee wearing gloves will skillfully pick them up and check Talisman Ink shape and color. Only after confirming that there are no defects will they be placed into a box on the workbench and then put into another assembly line behind her.

The boxes filled with Talisman Ink passed through here and entered another coating machine. After they came out, the boxes were sealed with a thin, transparent, seamless plastic film.

The final step is for employees to neatly stack the coated Talisman Ink into a large box.

This is the most standard process for making Talisman Ink in the Immortal Sect.

After witnessing this scene, Chen Mobai recalled the time when he made the Talisman Ink for drawing the Crimson Flame Sword Talisman. From grinding to mixing ingredients to boiling, and then drying in the shade and sun, it took about a month in total.

Now, it only takes two hours.

Nearly one hundred high-quality Talisman Ink, almost without any impurities, were neatly stacked in front of him.

It's true, technology is changing the way we cultivate immortality.

"By the way, what happens to the Talisman Ink that failed the quality inspection?"

Chen Mobai led the group of people from the factory to the quality inspection valve and asked the workshop director next to him, whose name was Pan Kaiqiang, who had worked in the factory for thirty years.

He had a ruddy complexion, a robust build, and a shaved head.

"Once the waste has been collected to a certain scale, we will notify the Immortal Sect sanitation department to come and collect it. The factory will then pay a special waste disposal fee."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but shake his head. If this thing were taken to the Sky River Realm, it would definitely be better than anything made by any master of Talisman Ink.

Giving this to Zhuo Ming would probably make her happy for a whole year.

"Pack it up and put it in my office. I need to practice Talisman Making. These low-quality Talisman Ink can help me improve my brush control."

Upon hearing this, Pan Kaiqiang and the workers around him exchanged bewildered glances.

However, he assumed the new boss was just worried about the waste disposal fee, so he didn't say anything more. He nodded and immediately directed a young man to pack up the six pieces of Talisman Ink that failed the quality inspection after the machine was started.

Compared to making Talisman Ink, making Talisman Paper is much more troublesome. Chen Mobai waited for a long time before the first piece of Gold Paper came out.

The gold was naturally purchased from Wu Wan, who was originally one of the suppliers of the Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory.

After Chen Mobai Foundation Establishment, all he had left were Spirit Stone; he couldn't find a single piece of gold in his storage bag.

After working overtime for three days, the Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory produced enough Talisman Paper Talisman Ink for Chen Mobai to use for a year.

For this, Chen Mobai paid overtime pay and bonuses totaling 12,000 Merit Points for five people. Equipment depreciation costs are not included, and the cost of purchasing Talisman Paper Talisman Ink raw materials was 186,400 Merit Points.

Material costs are recorded directly in the books because these materials have already been purchased and are stored in the warehouse.

Only gold and other materials that are rarely used were sent over by Wu Wan, and Chen Mobai paid for the materials on the spot.

As for the other materials, since they have been used, the accountant will deduct them from next year's surplus when preparing the accounts.

However, since all the profits belong to Chen Mobai anyway, no one dares to say anything if he uses them himself.

The Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory performed well this year, probably because Chen Mobai became its spokesperson. After the year-end settlement, it had a profit of 1.8 million Merit Points. However, since transferring the profits to a personal account would require paying taxes to the Immortal Sect, Chen Mobai decided to keep the profits in the company's accounts.

It wasn't that he had foresight and planned to use these to help him practice Talisman Making; it was simply because he felt bad about the taxes.

With enough materials to practice Talisman Making, Chen Mobai began to focus on Talisman Making.

The location was naturally Green Mountain Village.

It was a rare occasion for the whole family, young and old, to gather together. In the small village, Chen Mobai's arrival attracted crowds of villagers to watch.

Chen Mobai, who had originally hoped for a peaceful life in the mountains, had to say goodbye and leave after the Spring Festival.

After returning to Vermilion Cloud City, Chen Mobai was drawing talismans when his uncle's family came to visit.

"Brother, please give me an autograph."

Wang Xinying, now a young woman, is reserved and demure in front of others. She inherited the good genes of the Chen Family, with beautiful features, fair skin, and a good figure. She is the class beauty of the Immortal Sect Fifth High School. However, in front of Chen Mobai, she is still as charming and cheerful as she was when she was a child.

"Why are there so many?"

Chen Mobai, who had picked up his pen and looked up at the door, saw a stack of papers in Wang Xinying's hand and his eyes widened in surprise.

"My classmates and teachers all asked me to sign, as well as some of my best friends from the next class. This is only because I had to select a few; otherwise, you would have to sign for the whole school."

As Wang Xinying spoke, she was still at the door. She took off her tall snow boots and, without changing into slippers, ran towards him barefoot on the wooden floor, holding a stack of Chen Mobai's photos in her hand.

How could Chen Mobai refuse his sister's request?

He was multitasking, using one pen to sign his name and the other to continue drawing Ice Crystal Talisman.

The cold winter weather is perfect for cultivating this Talisman.

"Brother, how did you do that?"

When Wang Xinying saw Chen Mobai at the desk, signing his name with one hand and Talisman Making with the other, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and look at him with admiration.

"I want to learn."

"Uh-huh!"

"Unfortunately, even if I taught you, you wouldn't be able to learn it. You need to Foundation Establishment before you can learn to Splitting Spirit Manifesting Thought."

"Tch, once I enter one of the Four Great Dao Academies, I'll demonstrate my Foundation Establishment in no time."

Wang Xinying slammed her hands on the desk in a huff, staring straight at Chen Mobai. The latter smiled wryly, but did not say that Foundation Establishment was a difficult thing. He was even troubled because two of his friends Foundation Establishment Failure.

How are your grades doing now?

Although activating the Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye would allow him to see through Wang Xinying's cultivation level at a glance, Chen Mobai would definitely not do that.

"I've already Qi Cultivation Level 8. If I'm lucky, I'll probably be able to Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer before the college College Entrance Exam next year."

Wang Xinying looked very proud when she said this.

Her Spiritual Root talent is quite good. Although it is also Triple Attribute True Spirit Root, it has 30 points of Gold Spiritual Root, and its initial attributes are better than Chen Mobai's.

"You child, if it weren't for your brother's connections, who had access to Qi Replenishing Spirit Water and Barrier Breaking Pill, how could you have progressed so quickly?"

Hearing her daughter's words, Aunt Chen Yulan gently scolded her, telling her not to be arrogant.

"It's mainly because of her own hard work. By the way, have you decided which university you want to go to?"

"It must be the Wuqi Dao Academy."

Chen Mobai naturally protected his younger sister whom he had watched grow up. Wang Xinying made a face at her mother, told her about her ambitions, and then walked to Chen Mobai's side, picked up the Talisman Ink and began to help grind the ink.

The brother and sister had a very good relationship since childhood, and this relationship did not change as Chen Mobai achieved Foundation Establishment.

Feeling the Pure Childlike Heart of his younger sister beside him, Chen Mobai's previously troubled mind suddenly calmed down.

Yes, nothing in this world is Eternity. Just go with the flow, keep the good memories in your heart, forget the bad ones, and cherish the present.

With a thought, Chen Mobai smiled slightly and completed the final stroke of the Ice Crystal Talisman.

An ice flower bloomed at the center of the Talisman, then disappeared into the Talisman Paper, transforming into dark patterns that only appeared when activated.

"It's so beautiful."

Wang Xinying, who was helping to grind the ink, saw this scene and was completely captivated.

"Here, take this as a New Year's gift."

Upon hearing Chen Mobai's words, Wang Xinying naturally didn't stand on ceremony and immediately took the Ice Crystal Talisman into her hand, examining and playing with it with great delight.

"You silly child, aren't you going to thank your brother?"

"Thank you, brother."

Amidst laughter and joy, on the first day after the Spring Festival, the family sat down at the table for dinner.

Snowflakes were falling outside the window, but inside the house, the atmosphere was joyful and harmonious.

Chen Mobai felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

He slept soundly that night and had no more dreams.