Fortunately, Xiao Hua's cultivation was now profound and his magical power abundant. His control over that power had also grown increasingly minute and precise. Though he had never successfully refined an Ice Spike Talisman with the talisman brush before, when he tried it today, he actually succeeded in one stroke! The process went remarkably smoothly!
"Mm, not bad. Fellow Daoist Xiao's brushwork is somewhat stiff, but his control of magical power is fluid, and he remembers the talisman inscriptions clearly. Although the Ice Spike Talisman he refined is low-grade, that is still no small feat!" Seeing the Ice Spike Talisman successfully drawn, Fu Yingmin was the first to applaud and praise him.
"Hmph, it is indeed much better than those few from several days ago!" Liu Yun sneered. "But if you wish to enter the Fu family on that basis... Right, Xiao Hua, are you planning to become a disciple who receives the teachings, or an outer talisman maker?"
"This junior hopes to become an outer talisman maker!" Xiao Hua said with a smile.
"Oh, is that so?" Liu Yun snorted through her nose. "Then you may go back."
"Ah? Why?" Xiao Hua was greatly puzzled. "This junior's Ice Spike Talisman... wasn't it successfully refined?"
Liu Yun grew somewhat impatient and waved her hand. "A Rogue Cultivator at the Qi Cultivation fourth layer being able to refine a low-grade Ice Spike Talisman is indeed rare and commendable. I expect that if your cultivation improves further, you will certainly be able to refine middle-grade, even high-grade Ice Spike Talismans!"
"But do not forget that the reason you cannot refine a middle-grade Ice Spike Talisman is your shallow cultivation. And as a Rogue Cultivator, you likely possess only the cultivation method for the Qi Cultivation fourth layer, correct? You wish to join