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The next morning, Han Qing came.
A boy of sixteen or seventeen years old stood at the entrance of the courtyard, holding a cloth bag in his hand, which contained his Talisman Brush and a stack of Green-Veined Paper.
He had a handsome face but was thin, with narrow shoulders. He stood a little reserved. His eyes swept around the tabletop and Talisman Paper in the yard, and then looked at Li Yuan.
"Li... Master Li."
"Come in."
Han Qing walked into the yard, put the cloth bag on the table, took out Talisman Brush and Talisman Paper from it and laid them out, then stood at the table and waited.
Li Yuan sat down across the table and took a look at Talisman Brush brought by Han Qing.
Ordinary Spirit Wood Talisman Brush, the workmanship is average, the core of the pen tip is a little loose, and the spiritual power transmission is not smooth.
"Use mine."
Li Yuan took out a spare Talisman Brush from the storage bag and handed it over. It was not a high-quality product, but it was better than Han Qing's own one.
Han Qing took it and held it with both hands, his fingertips trembling slightly.
Li Yuan ignored his nervousness and started directly.
"Draw a Fireball Talisman for me to see."
Han Qing spread out Talisman Paper, dipped it in Spirit Ink, and took Talisman Brush to make the first stroke.
The spiritual power seeped out from the tip of the pen, and it crooked within half an inch of the paper.
Fire-Gathering Pattern's starting angle was nearly ten degrees off, and the spiritual energy could not be spread on the paper, and it piled up on one point to form a mass of ink stains.
Wasted.
Han Qing lifted up the waste talisman and put it aside. His face became a little red, and he laid out a new one.
The second picture is a little better than the first one. The starting angle of Fire-Gathering Pattern is barely correct, but when it reaches the middle part, the spiritual power disappears again.
It's also useless.
Li Yuan After reading these two pictures, I probably have an idea.
Han Qing The problem is not talent, but the foundation.
The posture of holding the pen is wrong, the path of spiritual power transmission is not smooth, and the control of the angle and strength of the pen are all based on feeling, without systematic training.
I studied with others for half a year, and all I learned were fragmentary techniques. I didn't have a good foundation, and the further I went, the less I could draw.
"Stop."
Han Qing put Talisman Brush down and looked at Li Yuan nervously.
"Hold the pen."
Li Yuan stretched out his right hand, spread his fingers naturally, and held Talisman Brush in his hand.
"The index finger and middle finger control the direction, the thumb fixes the penholder, and the ring finger and little finger support the base. Relax your wrist and don't clench it. When the spiritual power comes out of the Dantian and travels through the arm, don't stop at the wrist, and send it directly to the fingertips."
He held the pen for a few breaths, allowing Han Qing to see clearly the position and force distribution of each finger.
"You try."
Han Qing followed Li Yuan's example and adjusted the pen holding posture. The position of the fingers was correct, but the wrist was still stretched.
"Relax your wrists."
"When you draw the talisman, your wrist is alive and follows the tip of the pen. If you hold it still, your spiritual energy will be stuck in your wrist and cannot pass through."
Han Qing tried to relax his wrist, and the spiritual energy seeping out from his fingertips became smoother than before.
"Start writing."
Li Yuan points to the starting position of Fire-Gathering Pattern on Talisman Paper.
"The spiritual power is light first and then heavy. Don't exert force as soon as it comes up. The spiritual power won't spread."
Han Qing Follow the instructions and write.
This time, the angle of starting the pen was correct, and the spiritual power was not stuck in the wrist. The first half of Fire-Gathering Pattern went much smoother than before.
Han Qing himself felt the difference and his eyes lit up.
Li Yuan continues to guide and make corrections one by one.
The starting angle of the pen, the distribution of spiritual power, the range of wrist rotation, and the connection method between each Spirit Pattern.
Li Yuan himself has experienced all these things in the process of Talisman Crafting Art from Entry Level to Major Accomplishment, and I can gain some insights every time Proficiency's degree improves.
Now teaching Han Qing is equivalent to reorganizing the path I have traveled.
During the teaching process, Li Yuan noticed something.
As each technique is explained, the understanding of the technique will become clearer in your mind.
It's not that there are new things, but that existing things have been rearranged.
It's like a warehouse full of things. You know what is where when you use it, but if there are too many things, some corners will inevitably be blurred.
Now if you want to explain it to others, you have to turn everything over and put it on the table, and explain clearly what it is, how to use it, and why it should be used in this way.
As I flipped through it, those blurry corners became clear.
After a whole morning of teaching, Han Qing has not made much progress, but it is in the right direction. The basic skills of writing posture and spiritual power transmission require repeated practice to form muscle memory, and it is not something that can be solved in a day or two.
After Han Qing left, Li Yuan sat at the table, spread out Talisman Paper and continued to draw his own Talisman.
When the first fireball talisman was drawn, the proficiency level of the talisman making technique on the panel jumped a bit.
increased.
The increase is a bit larger than usual when I draw symbols by myself.
Li Yuan drew a second picture.
It has increased again. The amplitude is similar to the first one, and it is nearly 30% higher than the increase of Talisman Making alone.
The experience brought by teaching grows faster than one's own Talisman Making.
Li Yuan kept this discovery in mind without delving into the reasons.
In the afternoon, Li Yuan closed the courtyard door and sat cross-legged on the bed.
Li Yuan operates Iron Ox Technique to release the stored Fiend Qi and pull it into the fascia and bones.
Fiend Qi Body Tempering and Iron Wall Body Refining Art operate at the same time. Qi and Blood runs synchronously with the spiritual power under the effect of Blood Coagulation Pill's Spirit-Blood Dual Cultivation, and the three forces alternately wash away the muscles Deep Layer.
Once, twice, three times.
At the end of the third walk, Li Yuan felt the changes in Iron Wall Body Refining Art.
The resistance when the spiritual energy is poured into the muscles Deep Layer has become smaller. The absorption channels opened by Mastery Stage are continuously widening, and the depth and speed of the spiritual energy penetration are steadily increasing.
The Proficiency degree of Iron Wall Body Refining Art is pushing in the direction of Minor Accomplishment.
A few more days passed.
I teach Han Qing Talisman Making for one to two hours every morning, Talisman Making in the afternoon, Alchemy in the evening, and practice in the evening.
Han Qing's progress is faster than expected. After correcting the basic skills, Fire-Gathering Pattern can already draw a complete picture. Although the quality is not satisfactory, at least it is not broken.
The Talisman Making experience gained from teaching has always been higher than my own Talisman Making.
After teaching Han Qing every day and then drawing my own talisman, Proficiency's speed increased by nearly 30% faster than before.
This evening, Li Yuan is running Iron Wall Body Refining Art.
The spiritual power was poured into the muscles Deep Layer along the Cultivation Method path. In the second half of the fourth pass, a subtle change appeared.
The operation of spiritual power in muscles Deep Layer no longer requires continuous driving by Cultivation Method.
It feels similar to the feeling when Iron Ox Technique Perfection. When Iron Ox Technique Perfection, the organs absorbed Qi and Blood on their own. Iron Wall Body Refining Art Now, the muscles Deep Layer absorb the spiritual energy on their own.
After the spiritual power is poured in, Muscle Fibers actively pulls the spiritual power into deeper layers, from muscle fibers to fascia to periosteum, seeping in layer by layer without the need for external force to push.
Panel jumped a little.
[Cultivation Method: Iron Wall Body Refining Art-Minor Accomplishment(0/1600)]
Minor Accomplishment.
The condition for Spirit-Gathering Pill to become permanent is that both Cultivation Method and Immortal Dao Body Refining Cultivation Method reach Major Accomplishment.
Spirit Guiding Art has been Perfection. Iron Wall Body Refining Art is now at Minor Accomplishment, which is still some distance away from Major Accomplishment.
But the direction is right.
Li Yuan collected his strength and stretched his muscles.
After Iron Wall Body Refining Art Minor Accomplishment, the physical strength has reached a new level. The feeling of strength when clenching the fists is extremely substantial, and the density of the muscles under the skin is much higher than that of Mastery.
That night, Zhou Tie came.
"There's a party tomorrow night, are you going?"
The second gathering of the circle of craftsmen.
"Go."
The next night, Li Yuan followed Zhou Tie and Shen Yue to East Street's teahouse.
The private room on the second floor was the same as last time. The long table was covered with coarse cloth and various trading items were placed. There were a few more people than last time, about twenty-five or six people.
Li Yuan walked slowly along the edge of the table and glanced at the things on the table.
Most of them are similar to last time, mainly materials and finished products. Spirit Herb, ore, Medicinal Pill, Law Artifact accessories, the grades range from Low-grade First-Order to First-Order Mid-Grade.
When he reached the middle of the table, Li Yuan's eyes stopped on a roll of Bamboo Slip.
The wooden sign next to Bamboo Slip reads: Soul Condensation Art. Soul Cultivation Cultivation Method, Low-grade First-Order.
After practice, Divine Soul Strength can be continuously strengthened to improve the perception of the soul and the attack and defense capabilities of the soul.
Soul Cultivation Method.
Li Yuan has been looking for this thing before. The permanent condition for Soul Spike Technique is to cultivate a divine soul Cultivation Method and reach Entry Level.
It is not surprising that the soul Cultivation Method appears in the circle of craftsmen. Talisman Making, Alchemy, and Artifact Refining Dao all need Divine Soul Strength, especially Talisman Making and Alchemy. The stronger the soul, the more refined the perception of spiritual power and medicinal power, and the better the craftsmanship.
The demand among craftsmen for the divine soul Cultivation Method is much greater than that of the ordinary Rogue Cultivator.
"How do you sell this volume?" Li Yuan raised his chin towards a monk standing next to Bamboo Slip.
The monk was an alchemist in his forties, with a kind face.
"Soul Condensation Art, forty Spirit Stone."
The price is not expensive. The Shenhun Cultivation Method is rarer on the market than the ordinary Law Technique, but the grade of Low-grade First-Order is not high, and forty Spirit Stone is a reasonable price.
"Thirty-five."
"Thirty-eight."
"Okay."
Spirit Stone put it down, Bamboo Slip put it away.
Li Yuan Keep moving forward.
When he walked to the end of the table near the corner, his fingers habitually rested on an object placed beside the table.
A jade plate as big as a palm.
It is made of dark cyan jade, with a circle of fine Spirit Pattern engraved on the edge. The workmanship is much finer than the ordinary Law Artifact. There is a dark red Small Pearl seed embedded in the center of the disk, which is slightly shiny.
The moment the fingertips touched the surface of the jade plate, Panel popped out.
[Equipable item detected]
[Item Affix level: green]
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Green.
Li Yuan's fingers paused for a moment longer on the jade plate.
He picked up the jade plate and turned it over. The back was smooth and had no markings. The Spirit Pattern on the front was very finely carved and of high quality.
There was no wooden sign next to it, and there was no price tag.
Next to the place where the jade plate was placed stood a monk in his fifties, with a thin face and Spirit Ink on his fingers, which was also the hand of a Talisman Making master. He had a cultivation level of Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
Li Yuan glanced at him. "Are you selling this?"
The thin monk looked down at the jade plate in Li Yuan's hand and thought for a moment.
"Well, it was brought out from the Secret Realm. I don't know what it is. I poured spiritual power into it and there was no reaction. I can just leave it to occupy some space or sell it."
"How much?"
"You make a price."
Li Yuan turned over the jade plate twice and pretended to be unsure.
"Thirty?"
The thin monk tilted his head. "Spirit Pattern's workmanship is not bad. Thirty is too low. Fifty."
"Forty."
"Forty-five, it can't go any lower."
"Okay."
Forty-five pieces of Spirit Stone were placed on the table, and the jade plate was put into the storage bag.
Li Yuan did not stay at the party for too long, and walked around again before saying goodbye and leaving.
Go back to the yard and close the door.
First take out Bamboo Slip of Soul Condensation Art. Let's look at this first. The permanent condition of Soul Spike Technique requires a soul Cultivation Method Entry Level.
Then look at the jade plate of Green Trait.
Li Yuan spread out Bamboo Slip on the desktop and start looking at it from the beginning.
The cultivation method of Soul Condensation Art is completely different from the ordinary spiritual power Cultivation Method. It does not go through the meridians, does not involve the Dantian, and the object of cultivation is the soul itself.
The core method is to focus the consciousness on the soul node between the eyebrows, and then repeatedly condense and stretch the power of the soul in a specific way, like forging a piece of iron.
Tighten, loosen, tighten again, loosen again, each cycle increases the density of the soul.
Li Yuan tried it following Method Formula on Bamboo Slip.
Focus your awareness on the center of your eyebrows.
The power of the soul surges out from the depths of consciousness and gathers at the node between the eyebrows. Then according to the guidance of Method Formula, the gathered power of the soul is compressed inward.
The compression process is a bit strenuous, but not particularly difficult.
The long-term strengthening of the soul by Soul-Illuminating Mirror and Alchemy Comprehension makes his Divine Soul Strength far superior to the same level, and the resistance during compression is much smaller than Method Formula described.
After compressing to the limit, slowly release it.
The power of the soul expanded from the compressed state, and the density increased slightly during the rebound process.
One cycle is completed.
After doing a few more cycles, the feel became more and more stable.
Panel jumped out.
[Cultivation Method: Soul Condensation Art-Entry Level(0/200)]
Entry Level.
With the souls Cultivation Method Entry Level and Soul Spike Technique, the permanent conditions are met.
Li Yuan put Soul Condensation Art's Bamboo Slip away, and took out the dark cyan jade plate from the storage bag.
Put your fingertips on the surface of the jade plate.
[Equipable item detected: Spirit-Essence Jade Plate (complete)]
[Equipment Affix preview: When Spirit-Essence Refining (green)--Talisman Making, the quality of the finished product is improved by 20%.]
[Preview of permanent conditions: Use this item to assist in completing three hundred times Talisman Making(0/300)]
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