Xu Qingtong took the Storage Bag, swept it with his divine sense, and nodded. "Farewell!"
With that, he turned and left the Thousand-Fate Gathering.
Back at the inn, Xu Qingtong shut himself in his room and began his secluded cultivation.
His Five Elixirs Origin Refinement Art had already reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Peak, only one step away from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. His Taiyi Heart Method had also reached the Wizard Middle Stage, but reaching the Wizard Late Stage was not something he could accomplish anytime soon!
Both of Xu Qingtong's primordial spirits were within his main body. He used one to circulate the Five Elixirs Origin Refinement Art, while the other began studying Research on Ancient Formations.
As he read, a thought suddenly occurred to Xu Qingtong: certain spells could be inscribed on talisman paper using the Talisman-Making Method to produce talismans. What about formations? Could they also be inscribed on talisman paper, just like talismans?
Once this thought arose, Xu Qingtong could no longer remain calm. He drew his divine sense inward and manifested his primordial spirit in the Niwang Palace, beginning to experiment with transferring the Blood-Soul Restriction onto talisman paper.
Yet imagination and reality were always separated by a hundred and eight thousand miles. Xu Qingtong lost count of how many times he tried, but he did not succeed even once.
He stopped practicing and began analyzing the reasons for his failures. He pondered it over and over, but could make neither head nor tail of it.
Could something be wrong with the talisman paper I simulated? Xu Qingtong thought.
He stood, opened the door, left the inn, and went to the Qi Treasure Pavilion.
"Back from your expedition, fellow Daoist?" The shopkeeper actually still recognized Xu Qingtong and greeted