Early the next morning, Li Yuan set off back to Secret Realm Perimeter.
The agreement agreed with Alchemist He has not been completed yet.
The settlement has not changed much from before. The stall area is still the same stalls, the dirt road is still the same dirt road, and the rhythm of Rogue Cultivator coming and going is similar.
The door of Wang Shop's shop was open, Old Sun was sitting behind the counter and dozing off, and Pill Furnace's residual warmth floated out from the back room.
The sound of Li Yuan entering the door startled Old Sun.
"Back?" Old Sun rubbed his eyes.
"Yes. The contract is terminated."
Old Sun was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Okay."
There are no unnecessary words. Old Sun is from Rogue Cultivator, so he naturally doesn't like contracts. He was not surprised when Li Yuan terminated the contract.
"What should I do about the store?" Old Sun asked.
"Open as usual, I'm elsewhere Talisman Making, and we'll share the Spirit Stone we earn."
Li Yuan said, "Wang Family doesn't care about this side for the time being. We'll wait until their support arrives. I am now Rogue Cultivator, but Talisman Hall's cooperation is still there, but the conditions are a little worse."
Old Sun hummed and didn't ask again.
Li Yuan stayed in the room behind the shop for a while, and then went out to find Patrol Inspector in the settlement.
Patrol Inspector of Secret Realm Perimeter is assigned by the Yuanyang Sect and is responsible for maintaining order, registering residents, and collecting rent.
There are two types of residences in the settlements. One is a first-come, first-served shack, free of charge but with poor conditions; the other is a formally registered yard, with a monthly payment of Spirit Stone and the protection of the Yuanyang Sect.
Li Yuan used to live in the room behind Wang Shop's shop, which was regarded as Wang Family's territory. Now that the contract has been terminated, it is not suitable to continue living in the Wang Family's shop, and he will have to move sooner or later.
Patrol Inspector's duty station is in a stone house at the southern entrance of the settlement. Yuanyang Sect Outer Disciple, who is in his twenties, is sitting inside, with a registration book and a wooden box containing Spirit Stone in front of him.
"Rent a courtyard?" The disciple raised his head and glanced at Li Yuan, "There are some available. There are two more rooms in the third row to the east, with a monthly rent of five spiritual stones, and basic restrictions. There are also rooms in the west near the entrance of the secret realm, with a monthly rent of eight yuan, and the restrictions are better."
"Eastern."
Five yuan Spirit Stone a month is not expensive.
Li Yuan paid two months' rent and got an access Token and a key.
The yard is not big, with a main room and a side room, gray stone walls and wooden doors.
There is a bed board, a table and a chair in the main room. The side room is empty and can be used as a warehouse or for practicing Alchemy Chamber. There is a layer of faint spiritual power fluctuations on the wall, which is a basic restriction set by the Yuanyang Sect and can prevent the forcible intrusion of monks below Mid Qi Refinement.
Li Yuan moved the luggage over, and moved the materials and tools used by Talisman Making from the Wang Shop store to the new yard. Pill Furnace was too heavy, so I left it in the store for the time being and will use it when Alchemy comes.
After settling in, Li Yuan closed the courtyard door, rolled out Talisman Paper, and continued to draw Spirit-Refining Talisman.
The first batch of orders for Alchemist He has been delivered, but there are three more batches to come. The volume is thirty-five in ten days, and the rhythm cannot be interrupted.
When I went out to buy Spirit Ink the next day, Li Yuan noticed that there were more people in the settlement.
Not Rogue Cultivator, but a disciple of the Yuanyang Sect.
Three young monks wearing Yuanyang Sect's gray and white robes were wandering around the settlement. They were not high in cultivation, they looked like Fifth or Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement, but their temperament was obviously different from Rogue Cultivator's, and their walking posture had the unique discipline of disciples of the sect.
They did not stop at the stall area, but walked around the edge of the settlement, as if they were inspecting or observing something.
In addition to these three, the number of Yuanyang Sect Disciple at the entrance of the Secret Realm has also increased from the original two to four.
The flow of people in the settlement is also much greater than in the past few days. The newly built shacks extend along both sides of the dirt road, and some Rogue Cultivator just lay a piece of cloth on the roadside and start setting up stalls.
Li Yuan glanced at it and didn't look much further.
Yuanyang Sect's additional manpower may be related to the internal situation of the Secret Realm, or it may be just a routine strengthening of control. Either way, it has little to do with him.
Return to the yard, close the door and continue Talisman Making.
Spirit-Refining Talisman is First-Tier Superior-Grade Talisman. Each stroke requires Precision's spiritual power control and stable soul output. Before Talisman Crafting Art Major Accomplishment, drawing a Spirit-Refining Talisman requires all your concentration without any distractions. A slight deviation will ruin a Talisman Paper.
But in recent days, Li Yuan has clearly felt changes.
The feeling of Talisman Brush falling on Talisman Paper becomes more and more smooth. The speed, depth and direction of the spiritual energy seeping into the paper along the pen tip no longer need to be deliberately controlled. It is like the finger has memorized all the paths. You only need to start the first stroke, and the rest will follow naturally.
The connection between Talisman Pattern has changed from "needing careful alignment" to "natural bite". The direction, turning and closing of Spirit Ink on Talisman Paper are just right.
That evening, Li Yuan finished drawing the last picture of the day, Spirit-Refining Talisman. The moment he finished painting, a subtle but clear feeling spread from his fingertips to his whole body.
It's like a membrane has been punctured.
At Talisman Making, the relationship between spiritual power and Talisman Paper has undergone a qualitative change. Before, it was control, and spiritual power obeyed the command of the will and followed the rules step by step.
Now it's guidance, the spiritual power knows where to go, all it takes is a gentle push.
[Tier 1 Talisman Crafting Art--Major Accomplishment(1/3200)]
Major Accomplishment.
Li Yuan Put down Talisman Brush, this is not GG, it is the Amway of the treasure book "Cultivation of Immortality: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes":.
He moved his fingers.
The most intuitive change after Major Accomplishment is the success rate, which is now 70% to 80%.
An increased success rate means that the same amount of materials can produce more finished products.
The amount of materials given by Alchemist He was estimated based on a 50% to 60% success rate. Thirty-five pieces were given in ten days, and a total of 65 pieces were given.
The success rate is now over 70%. Alchemist He will not check the extra finished products and materials saved one by one.
What he wants is thirty-five qualified Spirit-Refining Talisman, as long as the quantity and quality meet the standards.
Li Yuan put the painted Spirit-Refining Talisman on the table into a pile. The quality is a little better than before. Talisman Pattern is more uniform and fine, and the spiritual power is gathered more cleanly. The overall Spiritual Qi Density of Talisman is also a bit taller.
He put the extra Talisman Paper and Spirit Ink into the storage bag and put them together with the ones he had accumulated before.
Little things add up, and you can save a lot of materials after a few batches. Whether you use these materials yourself or sell them for Spirit Stone, you won't lose money.
Li Yuan cleared the desktop, sat on the bed, and started practicing Spirit Guiding Art.
The Spirit-Blood Dual Cultivation effect of Blood Coagulation Pill makes the spiritual power and Qi and Blood operate at the same time, the Spirit Essence Condensation of Spirit-Gathering Pill increases the cultivation speed by 50%, and the Spiritual Power Advancement of Breakthrough Pill increases the spiritual power speed by another 20%.
With multiple bonuses, the increase in spiritual power brought about by each weekly cycle is considerable.
Ten days later, Li Yuan took thirty-five Spirit-Refining Talisman to Alchemist He's yard.
Ban recognized the wooden sign, opened the gap, and Li Yuan pushed the door in.
The yard is unchanged from the last time I came here, with stone tables and benches, wooden boxes in the corners, and the aroma of medicine wafting from the door of the main house. Alchemist He is still sitting on the bamboo chair, holding a white porcelain tea cup in his hand, and it seems as if he has never moved.
Li Yuan placed the cloth bag containing Talisman on the stone table, untied the ties, and thirty-five Spirit-Refining Talisman were neatly stacked into a stack.
Alchemist He put down the tea cup, reached out and pulled out a few pictures from the stack, raised them to his eyes and looked at them.
Gently swipe your finger on the surface of Talisman Paper, and the spiritual power penetrates into Talisman Pattern to inspect the internal structure.
After looking at three pictures, Alchemist He put Talisman back into the stack and looked up at Li Yuan.
"The contract with the Wang Family has been terminated?"
Li Yuan It's no surprise that he knew about this.
"Understood."
"That's fine." Alchemist He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. His tone was calm, as if he was saying that the weather is nice today, "So that both ends of the world are not involved."
He randomly picked two more cards from the Talisman stack, looked at the details of Talisman Pattern, and nodded.
"The quality is better than the previous batch."
This is not a polite word. After Talisman Crafting Art Major Accomplishment, the accuracy of Talisman Pattern of Spirit-Refining Talisman and Spiritual Qi Density have reached a higher level. An expert can tell the difference at a glance.
Alchemist He put Talisman away, leaned back on the chair, and put his hands on the armrests.
"Based on this quality, the Breakthrough Pill I paid you in advance will be paid off by making another batch."
Li Yuan nodded.
The value of Breakthrough Pill is not low. According to the original quality standards, four batches of Spirit-Refining Talisman are needed to pay for it. Now that the quality has improved, three batches are enough, and the remaining batch is considered as the final payment.
"The materials are over there." Alchemist He raised his chin towards the wooden box in the corner.
Li Yuan walked over and opened the wooden box and checked the type and quantity of materials. Talisman Paper, Spirit Ink, Spirit Guiding Sand, Soul-Stabilizing Powder have the same configuration as before, and the quality is still half a step better than what is on the market.
Just as he was about to move the wooden box, there was a soft sound behind him.
Something drew an arc in the air and flew towards Li Yuan.
Li Yuan reached out and caught it.
One Medicinal Pill.
It is about the size of the thumb belly, the whole body is light brown, the surface is dull, there is no Spirit Pattern circulation, and the appearance is quite satisfactory.
No translucent text appears.
No Affix.
Li Yuan put Medicinal Pill in the palm of his hand and took a look at it twice. It was an ordinary auxiliary practice Medicinal Pill. The fluctuation of spiritual power was not strong. It was a common product that cost more than a dozen Spirit Stone a bottle in a drug store.
It can improve some cultivation, but the effect is limited.
"Qi Gathering Pill, considered extra."
Alchemist He's voice came from behind, "The requirements for this batch will be changed to thirty pieces a week. The contract will be concluded after this batch is completed. I have something to leave."
Thirty pictures a week is a bit faster than the previous thirty-five pictures in ten days. The average is more than four pictures a day. Based on the success rate of Major Accomplishment, five to six pictures need to be drawn every day to ensure output. The workload is not small, but it is not impossible.
"Okay." Li Yuan put Qi Gathering Pill into the storage bag and lifted the wooden box.
Alchemist He said nothing and picked up the tea cup again.
Li Yuan put the wooden box into the storage bag, walked out of the courtyard gate, and closed it again behind him.
Returning to the yard he rented, Li Yuan put down the wooden box and counted the materials.
Whether it was intentional or too lazy to recalculate, it's hard to say. But the result is the same, and the extra material belongs to Li Yuan himself.
Li Yuan spread out Talisman Paper, dipped in ink and picked up the pen, and started drawing the first picture.
One week, thirty pictures.
Not difficult.