"": 200,
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"": ""Does it count, or not?"
"Yes, I'd like to try first."
Luo Bin's answer was rather ambiguous.
"Each talisman in the Yin-Yang Arts has its own function. Learning the arts is one thing; drawing talismans is another. There's no need to force it." After saying this, Zhang Yunxi went into his room and brought out an inkstone, a brush, some ink, and a small stack of Talisman Paper.
Luo Bin accepted them without much explanation. He merely nodded, then returned to the third floor.
He ground the ink, laid the Talisman Paper flat, picked up the brush, and began drawing.
Following the movements Fourth Master Gray had made as he twisted about, he drew a few strokes. The resulting talisman was a complete mess, so crooked and distorted that nothing could be made out.
"That's not right..."
Luo Bin frowned. Holding his breath and concentrating, he drew more than a dozen in succession.
Every talisman looked as though a rat had crawled across it, leaving a chaotic mess.
But... wasn't he drawing these talismans by following the way a rat had crawled out their patterns?
Something had to have gone wrong...
Although Zhang Yunxi hadn't spoken particularly plainly earlier, a little careful thought made his meaning clear. Talismans were useful, but drawing them and learning the arts required two different kinds of aptitude. Being able to learn the arts didn't necessarily mean one could draw talismans. There was no need to force it.
Was my aptitude so terrible that everything I drew came out as meaningless scribbles?
For a moment, Luo Bin began doubting himself.
He inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly.
Luo Bin concentrated and drew another ordinary talisman.
Though, could any talisman from Primordial Calculation really be called ordinary?
It was simply that, compared