Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 330: Chapter 78: Quasi-Third Tier Talisman Master!

Lake Bottom Cultivation Room.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged, with half a piece of Quasi-Third Tier Calming Incense burning in front of him.

This was the same one he used during his last advancement as a Quasi-Third Tier Alchemist, and half of it was now left.

Had it not been for a critical moment of breakthrough in his skills, he would have been reluctant to use it.

With a flick of his finger, a strand of powerful Qi grazed the incense tip and lit it.

A scent of sandalwood slowly rose, winding around Zhou Xun’s nose.

As this faint scent of sandalwood entered his nostrils, a calming sensation surged straight to the back of his head.

In an instant, his previously chaotic thoughts vanished, and he became tranquil.

In such a state, Zhou Xun’s six senses were heightened to their most sensitive state.

At the same time, Zhou Xun’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit rapidly climbed to their peak.

He felt as clear and bright as a forest after rain.

”It’s time!”

Slowly opening his eyes, his gaze was as undisturbed as a calm lake.

With a pat to his waist’s storage bag, several strands of spirit light flew out and landed on the desk before him.

A small stack of Tier Three Talisman Paper.

All crafted from Tier Three Great Demon Beast Hide, they exuded a faint spiritual pressure, showcasing their considerable value with just a glance.

A batch of Tier Three Spirit Ink, refined with the demon blood of a Tier Three Great Demon.

Even now, the faint suppression unique to great demons could still be felt, testifying to its extraordinary origin.

A talisman pen of top-grade spiritual artifact level.

Compared to the talisman paper and spirit ink, it may fall a bit short, but was adequate for refining Quasi-Third Tier Talismans.

Moreover, he currently couldn’t find a Tier Three Artifact Refiner to craft a Tier Three Talisman Pen.

He recalled in his mind every refining process of the ”Thousand Vine Talisman.”

Zhou Xun’s Lifebound Technique was the Spirit Wood True Technique, providing a certain bonus when crafting wood attribute talismans.

Enough to offset the pen’s deficiencies.

Coupled with his divine sense magical power surpassing ordinary True Pill Cultivators,

Zhou Xun had considerable confidence in this refining session.

The details and key points of every aspect of ”Thousand Vine Talisman” were deeply ingrained in his mind, and Zhou Xun didn’t hesitate to begin the refining process.

He gently picked up a piece of talisman paper and spread it on the desk.

Then, he took the talisman pen with his right hand and lightly dipped it into the spirit ink.

The light golden spirit ink coated the tip, emitting a faint spiritual pressure.

Without hesitation, he began writing on the talisman paper.

Simultaneously, mana surged at his fingertips.

The mana from his dantian moved with his mind, traveling along the meridians of his arm, reaching his fingertips, passing through the talisman pen, and merging into the spirit ink.

Fully concentrated, his pen moved like a dragon or serpent.

The spirit ink danced from the pen tip, sketching out strange runes on the talisman paper.

All in one go!

As Zhou Xun finished the final stroke, it was as if all was brought to life; the spiritual energy circuit on the entire talisman paper instantly connected, accompanied by a gentle flow of cyan light, and a faint spiritual pressure emanated.

The Quasi-Third Tier ”Thousand Vine Talisman” was completed.

Immediately, Zhou Xun formed seals with both hands, with strings of spirit light continuously hitting the talisman that had just been drawn.

As the last strand of spirit light fell, the talisman instantly fell silent.

No longer showing any gleam.

Like ordinary paper, it was tranquil,

Waiting for the moment of activation to bloom!

Thus, the Quasi-Third Tier Talisman ”Thousand Vine Talisman” was refined.

Looking at the seemingly ordinary talisman in his hand, Zhou Xun smiled lightly.

”Finally succeeded!”

From this moment on, it marked that Zhou Xun’s talisman-making skills had reached the Quasi-Third Tier level.

In the following time, Zhou Xun continued refining the ”Thousand Vine Talisman.”

Until he had fully mastered the method of refining this talisman.

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In no time, half a month had passed, and Zhou Xun had stabilized his skills at the Quasi-Third Tier level.

Next was refining the Treasure Talisman.

As an essential cornerstone of the talisman array, Zhou Xun was very eager.

After all, this could rapidly enhance his strength.

It enabled him to possess the ability to counter late-stage Core Formation Cultivators even before forming his core.

The refining of Treasure Talismans differed from ordinary talismans in several ways.

First, was the handling of the carrying materials; only by following the processing techniques in the inheritance could one craft the paper for Treasure Talismans.

With a pat to his storage bag, a flash of spirit light appeared and landed on the ground before him.

It was a huge piece of beast hide.

The lurking evil Qi and the intimidating suppression it emanated declared the extraordinary nature of this hide’s owner.

It was the hide of the Tier Three Great Demon Hu Yu Demon King.

This hide was already more than half used up.

Most had been refined into the Blood Demon Bag at Zhou Xun’s waist.

The rest had been turned into Tier Three Talisman Paper by him.

This time, these talisman papers played a significant role in his smooth breakthrough to becoming a Quasi-Third Tier Talisman Master.

Producing the Extreme Blade, he injected mana into it, causing its blade to emit a faint golden glow.

He then cut the Hu Yu Demon King’s hide before him smoothly, without the previous difficulties faced in cutting this hide.

The Extreme Blade lived up to its reputation as an ultimate sharp magical treasure, making it extremely handy for cutting beast hides.

Because they carried higher power, Treasure Talismans needed talisman papers much stronger than typical talismans.

Soon, Zhou Xun finished sectioning the hide, obtaining hide materials sufficient for crafting forty-four sheets of talisman paper.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged.

With a wave of his finger, a piece of beast hide flew up automatically, suspended before Zhou Xun.

Then, Zhou Xun began to form seals according to the spell recorded in the Treasure Talisman inheritance.

Mana surged from his fingertips, and soon a spirit light struck the raw beast hide.

The beast hide ignited with a dark cyan flame.

Strangely, the moment this flame appeared, the temperature in the cultivation room dropped significantly.

This was a secret technique known as ”Cold Cyan Flame.”

Its greatest use was for treating materials, especially demon beast materials.

It could effectively expel the lingering demon beast aura and even bloodline residual souls, without damaging the spirituality of the hide.

If not thoroughly removed, it could easily lead to unstable spiritual power during the refining of a Treasure Talisman, eventually resulting in failure.

About an hour later, the dark cyan flame on the beast hide vanished.

The great demon aura on the hide completely disappeared, making it seem like an ordinary mortal beast hide.

The next step was to refine the talisman paper.

Zhou Xun changed the spell, sending a bright yellow flame rushing over, engulfing the beast hide.

Wrapping it tightly and continuously tempering it.

Several hours later, the beast hide turned into a mass.

Then, Zhou Xun changed the spell once more, casting lights of spiritual energy onto it.

Visibly, the mass began to spread out, as if an invisible pair of large hands were shaping it.

About half an hour later, a palm-sized, bright yellow Treasure Talisman paper floated in the air, slightly glowing, full of spirituality.

With a wave, the Talisman paper floated over and landed in Zhou Xun’s palm.

Upon examining it, Zhou Xun nodded in satisfaction.

”The quality is excellent, perfectly suitable for refining a Treasure Talisman!”

He then took out a wooden box, placed the Talisman paper inside, and applied a Sealing Spirit Talisman.

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After a short rest, Zhou Xun began refining the next sheet of Treasure Talisman paper.

Over the following month, Zhou Xun spent his time refining Treasure Talisman paper.

Out of forty-four sets of materials, he produced forty-one sheets of Talisman paper, all stored in one box.

Carefully placing them in the storage bag for safekeeping.

Next, Zhou Xun began the refinement of Spirit Ink.

As a special effect talisman, the Spirit Ink used for drawing Treasure Talismans was naturally unique.

Besides the basic requirement of Tier Three Great Demon Spirit Blood, it also needed the juice of a Tier Three Low-Grade Spirit Medicine called Dragon Blood Vine and several spirit ores.

Fortunately, Zhou Xun happened to have the Dragon Blood Vine Spirit Medicine in his possession.

It was the result of a conquest against a Celestial Feather Sect cultivator.

And those spirit ores, he had them stored as well, most of which were obtained from Xing Huai’an’s storage bag.

In retrospect, acquiring half of Master White Cloud’s inheritance resolved many unknown troubles for him.

The Spirit Ink refinement went smoothly, granting Zhou Xun enough ink to make a hundred Treasure Talismans.

As the saying goes, ”Everything is ready, only awaiting the east wind.”

With skills and materials fully prepared, it was time for Zhou Xun to begin the Treasure Talisman crafting.

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Lake Bottom Cultivation Room.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, burning the last small segment of Quasi-Third Tier Calming Incense before him.

He focused intently, adjusting his state to its peak.

Since it was his first time refining this, Zhou Xun took extreme caution.

Reaching the peak of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, Zhou Xun opened his eyes, lightly tapping his waist.

Several streams of spirit light landed on the table.

The wooden box holding forty-one pieces of Treasure Talisman paper.

A batch of freshly refined special Spirit Ink, faintly glowing, indicating its extraordinary nature.

Also, a top-grade spiritual artifact Talisman pen that Zhou Xun had used for many years.

With a flick of his finger, a spirit light fell on the wooden box, and the Sealing Spirit Restriction on it automatically disengaged.

Then, with a wave of his finger, the wooden box opened by itself, releasing a spiritual, radiant piece of Talisman paper, laying it flat before him.

Picking up the Talisman pen, he lightly dipped it in Spirit Ink and began drawing on the Talisman paper.

Having much experience with quasi-third tier talisman refinement, Zhou Xun’s hand was steady, without the slightest tremor.

The pen moved like a dragon and serpent, completing the circuit in one fluent motion,

connecting the spiritual energy circuit instantly!

But the next moment, Zhou Xun’s expression froze.

Seeing the connected spiritual energy circuit flicker dimly, while a faint spiritual pressure began to emanate.

And as time passed, the fluctuation grew stronger.

”Hiss!”

The Treasure Talisman’s spiritual energy circuit broke instantly, and the Talisman paper ignited on its own.

”First attempt, failed!”

However, Zhou Xun was not discouraged, knowing that failure was inevitable for a first attempt.

With a slight movement of his finger, a Talisman paper flew out again, lying flat in front of him.

Zhou Xun took a deep breath, picked up the Talisman pen once more, and began drawing.

Completing it in one fluent motion, with no hesitation, Zhou Xun smoothly finished drawing all the spiritual energy circuits.

Yet, again, an eerie scene unfolded, as the Talisman paper ignited itself once more.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun furrowed his brow.

Revisiting every detail of the refining process in his mind, there seemed to be no issue.

If it were an ordinary quasi-third tier talisman, it would have succeeded by now, so why is the Treasure Talisman unsuccessful?

With questions lingering, Zhou Xun took out another piece of Talisman paper and resumed the refining.

This time, Zhou Xun’s clone also entered, sitting cross-legged in front of him, Divine Sense spreading out, scrutinizing which step Zhou Xun might have erred in.

The same process began once more.

When Zhou Xun started to draw, the clone discovered the problem.