Talisman Making materials have been used up faster than Li Yuan expected. There is still some ordinary yellow paper Talisman Paper, but several Low-grade First-Order Talisman special materials have basically bottomed out.
Li Yuan counted the remaining Spirit Stone in his sleeves and went out.
The Wu's Talisman Materials shop is still the same. Li Yuan bought two dozen Green-Veined Paper, a bottle of Spirit Ink, and a pack of Meridian Expanding Talisman special medicinal powder, which cost six Spirit Stone.
After leaving the charm shop, I turned to the Rogue Cultivator stall in the middle of East Street and bought two Bone-Mending Pill and one Spirit-Returning Powder for healing.
Bone-Mending Pill can repair broken bones, and Spirit-Returning Powder can take a breath when your spiritual power is about to expire. These are not expensive, but if you don't take them with you when you travel far away, you will always feel uneasy.
When passing by the East Street entrance, there were several Rogue Cultivator squatting under the wall, whispering something.
"Have you heard that Guard Squad's team patrolling in the south was attacked."
"Demon Beast?"
"It's not Demon Beast, it's a human being." Rogue Cultivator spoke in a low voice and glanced around, "It was said that there were four or five people from the other side who had high levels of cultivation. After fighting, they ran away without even showing their faces."
"How many were injured?"
"Two were injured, one had a broken arm, and the other had damaged internal organs. They were both brought back."
An older Rogue Cultivator next to him answered, "It's not like Bandit Cultivator's way. Bandit Cultivator is eyeing Rogue Cultivator who is alone. Whoever is full can fight Guard Squad."
"Who knows, it's getting more and more uneasy outside recently."
Li Yuan didn't stop walking, just took these few words into his ears.
Guard Squad's patrol team was attacked. Four or five people came and ran away after the attack.
It's not Demon Beast, it's a human being.
Li Yuan Go back to your residence and lock the door bolt.
In the next two days, Li Yuan hardly went out.
I practiced Micro-Origin Meridian Guiding Art and Hundred Meridians Origin Return Art during the day, and Talisman Making at night. I took two more Meridian Soothing Pill during the day, and my cultivation steadily improved.
Micro-Origin Meridian Guiding Art's progress was slow but solid. In two days, seven or eight fine veins were opened, all located in the waist, abdomen and under the ribs. Thanks to the previous practice of Hundred Meridians Origin Return Art, the Proficiency speed increased steadily and reached the state of Proficiency.
[Micro-Origin Meridian Guiding Art: Proficiency-(23/400)]
Every time one is opened, Spirit Power Circuit will have an extra thin line of warm current. After it is integrated into the whole, the difference is almost unnoticeable, but it is indeed improving.
Two days later, Li Yuan first went to Talisman Master Yu's residence.
The courtyard door was still closed and no one answered.
Li Yuan stood outside the door for a moment, then turned and walked towards Talisman Master Lu.
The door of Talisman Master Lu's room is open, and there are several pictures of Talisman that have just been painted on the table. Next to them is a cloth bag with its mouth tied.
Seeing Li Yuan come in, Talisman Master Lu pushed the cloth bag forward.
"It's done."
Li Yuan opened the cloth bag and took a look.
There are five Talisman neatly coded inside.
The texture of Talisman Paper is obviously different from the ordinary First-Order Mid-Grade. It is thicker and tougher, with a layer of fine animal skin texture on the surface - this is Beast-Skin Talisman Paper made from Split-Horned Lizard Bellyhide.
The Spirit Pattern on the talisman is nearly twice as dense as the ordinary mid-grade Talisman. The lines on several key nodes are very tightly stacked, and there is a faint hint of solid Spiritual Pressure.
"A total of five pieces were produced." Talisman Master Lu leaned on the back of the chair. "A lot of materials were wasted during the leather making. The leather was not big to begin with, so in the end only eight pieces were cut out. Talisman Paper. Three more drawing symbols were scrapped, and the final product was five pieces."
"Two Blazing Flame Talisman, two Cold Ice Talisman, and one Vajra Talisman."
Talisman Master Lu pointed at them one by one.
"Blazing Flame Talisman and Cold Ice Talisman are attack types, and their power is 40 to 50% stronger than the ordinary First-Order Mid-Grade. Vajra Talisman is defense type. After being propped up, it can withstand a normal attack from First-Tier Superior-Grade Demon Beast."
Li Yuan picked up a piece of Blazing Flame Talisman and took a closer look. Talisman Paper was slightly heavy to begin with, while Spiritual Pressure was restrained. The animal skin texture on the surface was a bit rough to the touch, but the overall quality was not bad.
"The leather has been folded for twelve yuan Spirit Stone. The painting fee for the five talismans is worth twenty yuan, and Spirit Ink and the accessories are three yuan." Talisman Master Lu said with his fingers, "You make up eleven yuan Spirit Stone."
Li Yuan counted Spirit Stone from the sleeve and put it on the table.
Talisman Master Lu accepted Spirit Stone and added another sentence.
"Don't use this kind of talisman in normal times. In critical moments... it's better not to save it, just in case something goes wrong."
Li Yuan put the five Talismans separately into the inside of his robe, nodded, and went out.
After returning to his residence, Li Yuan sorted out all the Medicinal Pill, Talisman and Talisman Making materials he bought and put them into categories.
Then he sat down cross-legged and continued practicing.
I don't know how long it took, but there were several knocks on the door outside the house.
Li Yuan stood up and opened the door. It was Sun Liang.
"We will set off tomorrow. The boss asked me to inform you. We will meet outside the west gate of Fangshi before dawn."
Li Yuan nodded.
After Sun Liang left, Li Yuan closed the door and sat down at the table again without rushing to pack his bags.
Lay out Talisman Paper, pick up Talisman Brush, and dip it in ink.
When Golden Armor Talisman finished drawing the fourth picture, Li Yuan's fingertips paused slightly, and then he noticed something.
From the beginning to the end of this talisman, it was nearly 30% faster than the previous one, but the Spirit Pattern on the talisman was actually more even.
Panel appears.
[Tier 1 Talisman Crafting Art: Proficiency(0/400)]
Li Yuan took a look and put Panel away.
Replaced with a piece of yellow paper Talisman Paper.
The pen tip fell, and Spirit Pattern spread out on the paper. Each stroke was as steady as if it had been walked a thousand times.
After putting away the pen and sealing it, a flash of inspiration occurred, Cleaning Talisman was completed.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces...
I drew five pictures in a row and they were all finished.
Replaced it with Warding Talisman, eight pieces became six pieces.
Warning Talisman, six pictures became four.
After Talisman Crafting Art reached Proficiency, the success rate of Basic Talisman went straight up.
Moreover, Li Yuan found that the Proficiency of these three Talismans also increased very quickly. The successful one was comparable to the previous three or four. It is estimated that it will reach Proficiency soon.
Arrange the finished Talisman into several piles and put them into your robe pockets respectively.
I checked my belongings one last time - the Medicinal Pill, Talisman, Spirit Detection Disk, Breath-Concealing Jade Pendant, Talisman Making materials were all there.
Li Yuan Lie down with your clothes on, close your eyes and adjust your breathing.
When the sky was still dark, Li Yuan had already opened his eyes.
The city has not yet woken up, and the streets are empty, with only a few Spirit Lamp lights still on.
Li Yuan Follow West Street all the way to the west gate of Fangshi.
A lot of people have gathered at the meeting point.
There were about forty monks standing on the roadside in twos and threes, which was larger than any previous group. There were some wearing guard uniforms, some wearing Patrol Uniform, and some wearing casual clothes.
Li Yuan glanced and didn't see He Shou.
However, I saw a familiar figure in front of the crowd.
Uncle Qu.
There are three people standing next to Uncle Qu. Their auras are Qi Refining Late Stage. They are wearing uniform blue-gray robes and have swords on their waists. They are monks from the Wang Family's family.
Li Yuan walked to the team and found a place to stand, neither in front nor behind.
Not long after, Uncle Qu raised his hand, and the scene became quiet.
"Everyone is here, just say a few words."
The sound was not loud, but the conversations of dozens of people around him suddenly stopped.
"This mission is to clean up Demon Beast in an area near Loose Cultivator Market, open a road, and then pick up Rogue Cultivator who is willing to go over there."
"You may encounter Demon Beast on the road, or you may encounter others. No matter what you encounter, just follow the instructions."
Uncle Qu spoke very simply, without any foreshadowing, just laying things out.
Uncle Qu's eyes swept over the Qi Refining Late Stage Wang Family monks in the front row.
"Divided into six teams, each leading a team to assist."
Uncle Qu took out a roster from his arms and began to read the names.
When he read about the third team, Uncle Qu's eyes fell on Li Yuan, and his brows moved slightly.
"Li Yuan."
Li Yuan stepped forward.
"Qi Refining Sixth Layer?"
The eyes of several people around him also followed.
"Yes." Li Yuan replied.
Uncle Qu hummed.
"Yes, you were still on the fifth floor the last time you entered the mountain."
Uncle Qu didn't say much, lowered his head and checked the name on the list.
"Fourth Team, you have five people under your command. I will give you their names in a moment."
Li Yuan nodded and returned to the team.
The roster was read out quickly.
Six teams, each with five to seven people, plus Uncle Qu himself and three Wang Family monks.
Wang Family monks are not organized into teams, but follow Uncle Qu to provide support. The captains of each team are responsible for their own people, and will make unified arrangements when major events occur.
Li Yuan got his team's roster.
Five people, three Mid Qi Refinement, two Qi Refining Third Level. I don't recognize their names.
Uncle Qu took back the roster and glanced at everyone.
"Each team will meet among themselves and we will discuss the details on the way."
"Let's go."