Lu Ren fetched an ordinary brush and some clean water, then began practicing on white paper.
This was the simplest and most direct way to practice Talisman Crafting: use clean water to trace the runes, completing them before the water completely seeped into the paper.
But runes were extremely complex. Every rune pattern had to be completed within a short time, or all previous effort would go down the drain.
For an ordinary person to become a first-rank Talisman Master, it would be difficult to even get started without five to ten years of arduous training.
To become a second-rank Talisman Master required at least twenty years of arduous training, while becoming a third-rank Talisman Master required no less than thirty years.
And so, Lu Ren practiced again and again. From his initial clumsiness, he progressed to perfectly tracing the runes of first-rank talismans, then second-rank talismans, and finally third-rank talismans.
Then, Lu Ren learned every talisman contained within the Talisman Treasury Compendium.
After more than a hundred years of tedious practice, Lu Ren had finally gone from someone who understood nothing to a quasi-third-rank Talisman Master.
Why quasi-third-rank? Because he had yet to truly refine a talisman.
After finishing his cultivation, Lu Ren collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
"Lu Ren!"
Qin Yu's voice suddenly rang out, startling Lu Ren awake.
Lu Ren opened his eyes and saw Qin Yu standing before him.
At that moment, Qin Yu wore light makeup on her bare face. Her phoenix eyes, like autumn waters brimming to the surface, were bewitchingly alluring and enough to set anyone's heart racing.
"Senior Sister, you're so beautiful!"
Lu Ren could not help but praise her.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Qin Yu's pretty face flushed. She shot Lu Ren a seductive glare and said,