"Perhaps... only by raising my cultivation, by openly and honorably killing Zhang Zhihao with the cultivation of the Qi Cultivation fifth layer, could it count as true success!" Xiao Hua bit his lip, his eyes nearly narrowing shut as an incomparable yearning for strength rose in his heart!
"If one does not accumulate small steps, one cannot travel a thousand miles. My cultivation may grow slowly, but it is still growing. As long as I work hard, there will someday be a chance to rise above the rest. For now, single-minded cultivation and increasing my magical power are the true kingly path!" Having made up his mind, Xiao Hua sat cross-legged. For several days in a row, he either calmed his heart to comprehend the Dao, cultivated the Shang Hua Ming Heart Method, or refined Fireball Talismans and Confinement Talismans. As his magical power grew bit by bit and his understanding of refining yellow talismans gradually deepened, Xiao Hua actually made a breakthrough while drawing Fireball Talismans with his talisman brush. He could now barely draw a Fireball Talisman successfully!
Looking at the freshly made Fireball Talisman, even Xiao Hua felt awkward about it. Setting aside everything else, the uneven lines on the yellow talisman and the slightly twisted talismanic runes all declared that this Fireball Talisman was merely a shabby practice piece. Yet, strangely enough, its power was no beginner's product. Based on Xiao Hua's experience refining superior-grade Fireball Talismans, he could easily judge that this crooked, misshapen Fireball Talisman was likely of middle-grade quality!
Unable to reach an answer after pondering it, Xiao Hua could only attribute this strange phenomenon to his fire-aspected constitution!
That day, after Xiao Hua refined a Fireball Talisman, a thought stirred in his heart. *I've cultivated for several days. Today should be the