Ice Thorn Talismans, like Fireball Talismans, were both low-grade yellow talismans; only their attributes differed. Xiao Hua was eager to refine Ice Thorn Talismans because he wanted to verify one of his conjectures!
Because it was his first time refining an Ice Thorn Talisman, he encountered some difficulties. Only after several consecutive attempts did he barely succeed. The difficulty lay neither in drawing the talismanic script nor in striking in the hand seals, but solely in the fact that when he used spiritual power to wrap Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in talisman ink, it was far more sluggish than when refining Fireball Talismans!
Xiao Hua already found it somewhat difficult to refine Ice Thorn Talismans without a talisman brush. After resting briefly and taking out a talisman brush from his storage pouch to refine them, the difference became even more apparent! He drew a low-grade Ice Thorn Talisman over a hundred times in succession without succeeding even once!
At first, when he used spiritual power to drive the talisman brush, the talisman ink found it difficult to envelop the spiritual qi. Later, before he could even finish drawing the talismanic script each time, the spiritual qi would burst through the talisman ink and dissipate into the air!
Xiao Hua's confidence suffered a severe blow. After failing dozens of times, he could only alter the talismanic script and refine a few top-grade Fireball Talismans or mid-grade Binding Talismans to comfort himself. He practiced little by little. When the practice grew dull, he contemplated the Heavenly Dao and cultivated his mental technique. Once his state of mind became clear and empty, he resumed practicing. Time passed swiftly, though he had no idea how much had gone by. By the time he had used up all the low-grade talisman paper he had