Cultivation World

Song Wen picked up the stack of yellow talismans and examined them curiously.

He found that only twelve of the yellow talismans had been drawn, while all the rest were blank talisman paper. The completed talismans were not all exactly alike either. Song Wen determined that there were four types in total.

Song Wen also discovered that the talisman paper was not ordinary rice paper, but made from the hide of some animal, exceptionally soft.

The ink upon them was not ordinary ink either, but specially made. Song Wen could even see a faint crimson hue on the talisman paper.

A thought stirred in Song Wen's mind, and he picked up a writing brush.

"This brush should be specially used for drawing talismans."

He picked up an inkstone as well. The ink inside was crimson and extremely viscous—this was the ink used for drawing talismans.

Song Wen was greatly interested in the yellow talismans and spent quite a long time studying them. He still clearly remembered the terrifying pressure when Extreme Yin had used a yellow talisman to summon a fireball.

Now, all these yellow talismans were his. He simply did not yet understand how to use them.

Song Wen turned his gaze toward the books beside him. He believed he would most likely find the answers he wanted in them.

The first book was the cultivation manual Longevity Art, containing the complete Qi Refinement cultivation method from the first level to the ninth level.

The second and third books were ones Song Wen had seen before: <Detailed Guide to Cultivating Low-Grade Spirit Herbs> and Extreme Yin's own written experiences in cultivating spirit herbs.

None of these three books was what Song Wen wanted to read at the moment. After briefly flipping through them, he set them down.

Complete Guide to Drawing Beginner Talismans!

When Song Wen picked up another new book, his spirits lifted. This was what he most wanted to see right now.

Only after Song Wen finished reading the book did he learn that these yellow talismans were called talismans, and that they were all first-rank talismans.

He also learned how to use talismans. The method was simple: one only needed to pour spiritual power into them to activate them.

Of the twelve talismans currently in his possession, six were Fireball Talismans, three were Gale Talismans, two were Shield Talismans, and one was a Flying Talisman.

The first three were all first-rank low-grade talismans, while the Flying Talisman was a first-rank mid-grade talisman.

This Flying Talisman was noticeably older than the other talismans.

The Flying Talisman could allow a person to ride the wind and fly, though only up to thirty zhang above the ground. It could remain airborne for the time it took to burn an incense stick, so it could not be considered true flight through the skies.

Even so, Song Wen was extremely excited.

Flying into the heavens was the dream of all mankind. Who had never imagined soaring through the sky like a little bird, free and unrestrained?

Complete Guide to Drawing Beginner Talismans recorded the methods for drawing a total of twenty-four first-rank talismans, as well as the methods for making talisman paper and ink.

The making of talisman paper and ink was extremely complex. Take the first-rank low-grade talisman paper in Song Wen's hand, for example—it was made from animal hide through more than ten processes, including soaking, degreasing, tanning, dyeing, and drying.

As for first-rank mid-grade talisman paper, ordinary animal hide could no longer be used. It had to be made from the fur and hide of demonic beasts, as ordinary animal hide could no longer bear the powerful spiritual power contained within it.

The remaining two books had no titles. By reading their contents, Song Wen learned that they were cultivation journals written by Extreme Yin and a man named Huang Shang.

After reading these two books, Song Wen gained a rough understanding of cultivation and the Cultivation World.

For example, the realms of cultivators were divided into Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...

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The Qi Refinement realm had a total of nine levels. The first three were early Qi Refinement, the middle three were mid Qi Refinement, and the final three were late Qi Refinement.

Huang Shang had originally been a Rogue Cultivator muddling about at the bottom of the Cultivation World. At his strongest, he had reached the sixth level of Qi Refinement. When he grew old, he felt that Foundation Establishment was beyond hope. Tired as well of the Cultivation World's mutual deception and intrigue, its dangers lurking at every turn, he left the Cultivation World and returned to the mortal realm. There, he lived a carefree and prosperous life for a time. In the end, childless and alone, he passed away in meditation within a mountain cave.

Then Extreme Yin, blessed by dog-shit luck, entered the mountains to gather herbs, accidentally stumbled into Huang Shang's cave abode, and began his cultivation journey through a chance stroke of fate.

Perhaps influenced by the contents of Huang Shang's journal, Extreme Yin did not immediately seek out the world of cultivators after successfully beginning cultivation. Instead, he chose to live in the mortal world.

Cultivation required one to possess a spiritual root. However, Huang Shang had not left behind methods or spells for testing spiritual roots. As a result, Extreme Yin had no way to discern the aptitude of others and could only repeatedly make people attempt cultivation in order to find medicine slaves with spiritual roots.

That Flying Talisman was one of Huang Shang's relics. Extreme Yin, who was only at early Qi Refinement, was still unable to refine one himself.

The remaining talismans, talisman paper, and such had all been independently developed by Extreme Yin based on what was recorded in Huang Shang's journal. It had to be said that Extreme Yin possessed considerable talent in cultivation.

In addition, Song Wen found several pill formulas and methods for cultivating several spells in Huang Shang's journal.

Among those pill formulas was the Blood Qi Pill that Extreme Yin had been continuously refining.

He finally understood why the Blood Qi Pills refined by Extreme Yin had problems.

The pill formula had been recorded in Huang Shang's journal, but it was incomplete. The required amounts for two supplementary ingredients had not been specified.

Extreme Yin could only determine their quantities through repeated experimentation.

When Extreme Yin had first begun refining Blood Qi Pills, he had even suffered furnace explosions, nearly losing his life.

However, Extreme Yin was also a man of great perseverance. He had stubbornly worked out the approximate quantities through trial and error.

The several spells recorded in Huang Shang's journal could all be cultivated. Extreme Yin had learned the Shield Technique and Fireball Technique among them, the only two spells in the journal that could be cultivated during early Qi Refinement.

What tempted Song Wen most were the Flight Technique and Wind Blade Technique. Once mastered, the former would allow Song Wen to soar through the heavens, while the latter could kill without leaving a trace. In the mortal world, he would practically stand undefeated, unafraid of human-wave tactics, able to come and go as he pleased.

However, both spells required the fourth level of Qi Refinement before they could be cultivated. This was also why Extreme Yin had been so desperate to break through back then.

After setting down the books, Song Wen produced a pill furnace more than a foot tall and a jade box two feet long.

The jade box was empty. It had been made from top-grade mutton-fat white jade that Extreme Yin had acquired at great expense. It was used to store spirit herbs and could minimize the loss of their medicinal properties.

The pill furnace was what Extreme Yin used for alchemy, and it was one of Huang Shang's relics.

By the time he had inspected all the items, the sky was already faintly brightening.

"Now there is nothing in the Heavenly Baleful Gang that can trap me anymore. Should I remain in the mortal world like Huang Shang and Extreme Yin, living freely for the rest of my life, or should I go to Celestial Star Market and try my luck, fighting for that illusory chance at immortality?"

Celestial Star Market was the nearest world of cultivators recorded in Huang Shang's journal, though it was still ten thousand li away from the Gan Kingdom.

There, spiritual energy was denser, spirit herbs were more plentiful, cultivation manuals were more profound, and pills that could improve one's cultivation existed. It was a place where countless cultivators gathered.

Going to Celestial Star Market would undoubtedly bring more opportunities.

However, just as Huang Shang had recorded, it also carried greater risks. At any moment, one could be killed and robbed for one's treasures, becoming another person's opportunity.

"Still, I can't leave the Heavenly Baleful Gang yet. At the very least, I have to wait until I kill Tang Liang before leaving."

He still had to avenge Tang Liang's attack on him. Now that he was a cultivator, he had to seek the freedom to act as his heart desired.

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