Chapter 5

Chapter 3: Refining Spirit Talismans

"Xiao Ye, what are you doing out here? Get inside quickly." Xia Yuxuan said worriedly.

Tuoba Ye said, "Mother, I want to stay by your side."

"Alright." Xia Yuxuan didn't want Tuoba Jie to leave her, so she took Tuoba Ye and stood beside Tuoba Jie.

"Tuoba Jie, hand over the family head's token. Your lineage only has you, and it's not enough to uphold the glory of the Tuoba family." The speaker was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face, named Tuoba Wei, who was Tuoba Jie's second uncle.

Tuoba Wei had reached the Seventh Star先天武神 (Xian Tian Wu Shen) level and had always wanted to usurp the position of family head.

With Tuoba Xiong missing, Tuoba Wei knew the opportunity had come.

The family head's token of the Tuoba family was not just a simple token; it was also the general's command symbol.

The family head's token was usually sealed in the Tuoba family's treasury and would only be brought out in the event of a major crisis.

Tuoba Jie's face was very grim: "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, my father is only missing. He must still be alive. Isn't it a bit excessive for you to rush to seize the family head's token?"

"Tuoba Jie, handing over the family head's token is inevitable. Your lineage lacks the strength to support the big picture. As for your son, he's still a baby, so there's no hope for him." Tuoba Wei said with disdain.

Tuoba Jie replied, "The family head's token, our lineage has the right to hold it for three more years. If my father hasn't returned and I don't have enough strength, and our lineage doesn't have a powerful successor, then I will hand over the family head's token."

"Tuoba Jie..." Tuoba Wei said angrily, "Three years? Do you want the Southern Border to be without a commander for three years?"

Tuoba Jie said, "Second Uncle, during these three years, I will personally go to the Southern Border to take over from my father."

"Tuoba Jie, with your cultivation level, going to the Southern Border is simply courting death." Tuoba Wei said coldly.

"That's my own business, and there's no need for you to worry about it." Tuoba Jie said calmly.

Clearly, Tuoba Jie had already made the worst-case scenario plans. No matter what, he was unwilling to hand over the family head's token.

"Three years, I'll see if you can survive for three years." Tuoba Wei swept his sleeve and left, his face twisted.

The other branch members also cursed and left one after another, not taking Tuoba Jie seriously.

By delaying for three years, Tuoba Jie had bought time for Tuoba Ye.

In three years, he had a strong confidence in keeping the family head's token and even helping Tuoba Jie gain enough strength to protect it.

Tuoba Ye was very intelligent and could keep his strength hidden, acting as low-key as possible.

Being low-key was the way to go, to ensure his safety.

Tuoba Ye had a feeling that Tuoba Xiong's disappearance was not that simple.

Tuoba Xiong was too prominent, his strength was already close to the threshold of cultivation, and he had a high chance of being the first to break through to the Qi Condensation stage, becoming the first person of the Warring States era.

Because of this, he aroused jealousy.

Tuoba Xiong had guarded the Southern Border for decades without any problems, and now such an incident had occurred, which seemed suspicious.

Tuoba Jie appeared rough on the outside but was very meticulous. He clearly felt there was something wrong and was preparing to go to the Southern Border to investigate how Tuoba Xiong had met his end.

Tuoba Ye saw through everything clearly and had already made his plans.

He was still young and couldn't go to the Southern Border, so he had to prepare protective items for Tuoba Jie before he left.

Tuoba Ye's specialty was refining spirit talismans. In his previous life, he had refined a spirit root talisman even before reaching the Qi Condensation stage.

Originally, to refine spirit talismans, one needed to be at the Qi Condensation stage.

However, Tuoba Ye was a genius in his previous life, with extraordinary insight into the art of talismans, and he could refine spirit talismans even at the Xian Tian Wu Shen level.

Now that Tuoba Ye had learned the divine talisman technique, refining spirit talismans was even easier.

Practicing the divine talisman technique didn't require Zhu Shen Sand or a spirit brush, but it still needed a carrier like a talisman stone or jade to inscribe the talisman array.

Talisman stones were the best carriers for refining spirit talismans because they had some talisman patterns on them, making the refinement process easier and the effects of the spirit talismans stronger.

However, Tuoba Ye didn't know if there were talisman stones on the Divine Martial Continent, so he decided to use jade for now.

Jade was definitely available on the Divine Martial Continent, and there was a lot of it, but Tuoba Ye didn't have any.

Tuoba Jie had already said he would leave for the Southern Border in five days, leaving Tuoba Ye with little time.

With no other options, he had to seek help from Xia Yuxuan.

"Mother, do you have any jade?" Tuoba Ye asked with a hopeful look.

Xia Yuxuan asked, "Xiao Ye, what do you need jade for?"

"I want to play!" Tuoba Ye couldn't say outright that he needed it to refine spirit talismans.

"Xiao Ye, your father is about to leave for the Southern Border, and you still want to play!" Xia Yuxuan's face fell.

This was the first time Xia Yuxuan had shown disapproval to Tuoba Ye.

Tuoba Ye didn't mind; he knew his mother was worried about his father, which was why she was in a bad mood.

"Mother, can you give me a few pieces of jade?" Tuoba Ye asked with teary eyes.

He really wanted to express his true thoughts but held back.

There were many things he wasn't strong enough to do yet, and it was better not to reveal them to avoid bringing trouble to his family.

As for how to explain the spirit talismans after refining them, he had already thought it through.

Xia Yuxuan couldn't bear to see Tuoba Ye's eyes and agreed, "Xiao Ye, I'll get the jade for you, but you must be good."

"Okay!" Tuoba Ye nodded vigorously.

Xia Yuxuan quickly brought out six pieces of jade and handed them to Tuoba Ye.

"Mother, I'm going to play." Tuoba Ye took the jade and quickly left.

Xia Yuxuan looked at Tuoba Ye with affection, warmth, and concern.

"Be careful, don't fall."

Tuoba Ye soon disappeared and went to the backyard, hiding in the rockery to start refining spirit talismans.

It had been a long time since he had refined spirit talismans, and he was a bit rusty.

Moreover, this time, Tuoba Ye planned to use the divine talisman technique, which was completely different from the talisman techniques he had learned in his previous life.

Tuoba Ye was very cautious, fearing a failure.

He only had six pieces of jade and couldn't afford to waste them.

After some thought, he decided to refine a Spirit Attraction Talisman first. This was an auxiliary spirit talisman that, when worn, could increase cultivation speed by at least five times.

He had rich experience in refining Spirit Attraction Talismans, and the inscriptions were very familiar to him.

This time, he would use divine consciousness to inscribe the talisman array, without a spirit brush or Zhu Shen Sand.

Tuoba Ye prepared and began the refinement.

He carefully controlled a thread of divine consciousness and started inscribing the talisman array on the jade.

Inscribing the talisman array with divine consciousness was much easier than expected. With a thought, the talisman array was successfully inscribed.

The jade, now inscribed with the talisman array, became flawless and emitted a soft white light. The surrounding elemental energy rushed toward the Spirit Attraction Talisman at a rapid speed.

Tuoba Ye was amazed, "This Spirit Attraction Talisman is really good, it can increase cultivation speed by at least ten times. With this, Father's strength will definitely surpass Tuoba Wei in three years."

Tuoba Ye was extremely excited. After resting for a while, he continued refining spirit talismans.

He refined a Diamond Talisman to increase defense, a Flight Talisman to increase speed, a Power Talisman to increase attack, a Burst Talisman for pure attack, and a Fire Talisman.

Including the Spirit Attraction Talisman, all six pieces of jade were successfully refined.

It was Tuoba Ye's first time refining, and he rested after each successful refinement. It took him only two hours to refine six spirit talismans.

This efficiency was astonishing, far surpassing his previous life, with a 100% success rate, which was unimaginable.

The spirit talismans refined using the divine talisman technique were at least 30% more powerful than similar spirit talismans.

Tuoba Ye also noticed that during the refinement process, his divine consciousness was growing, though not very noticeably. After refining six spirit talismans, he could see that his divine consciousness had increased slightly.

With this discovery, Tuoba Ye was overjoyed.

In the future, refining spirit talismans would increase his cultivation, achieving two goals at once without hindering each other.

Originally, he was a bit worried that refining spirit talismans would affect his cultivation progress, but it turned out his worries were unnecessary.

The divine talisman technique seemed to be tailor-made for Tuoba Ye.

After refining the spirit talismans, Tuoba Ye didn't immediately take them out. He planned to wait until Tuoba Jie left before presenting them.

With five days left, Tuoba Ye used the Spirit Attraction Talisman to cultivate elemental energy and enhance his cultivation.

With the Spirit Attraction Talisman, he absorbed elemental energy ten times faster. However, 90% of the absorbed elemental energy was taken by the divine root and the divine punishment jade talisman, and he only converted 10% into his own elemental energy.

In less than five days, Tuoba Ye had raised his cultivation to the peak of the First Star Xian Tian Wu Shen level, just a step away from the Second Star Xian Tian Wu Shen level.

Such speed left even Tuoba Ye amazed.

The night before Tuoba Jie left, he held Tuoba Ye and spoke to Xia Yuxuan about some ordinary things, but the sorrow of parting spread, and Xia Yuxuan's eyes were filled with tears, expressing endless sadness and worry.

"Yuxuan, after I leave, take good care of Xiao Ye. Don't worry, I'll be fine." Tuoba Jie's tone was somewhat low.

Even with Tuoba Xiong out of the picture, he didn't have a hundred percent confidence in returning alive.

This trip would not only face the strong barbarians but also the exclusion of the Southern Border army.

After all, Tuoba Jie was not the legitimate general, and it would not be easy to make the Southern Border army listen to him.

Even though he was mentally prepared, he still felt a bit uncertain.

To avoid worrying Xia Yuxuan, Tuoba Jie didn't show it and hid it well.

Tuoba Ye noticed and clenched his chubby fists, saying loudly, "Father, don't worry, I will protect Mother."

Seeing Tuoba Ye's serious expression, Xia Yuxuan and Tuoba Jie both smiled.

"I really can!" Tuoba Ye reaffirmed.

"Xiao Ye is a man, and he should protect his mother." Tuoba Jie smiled.

Tuoba Ye said, "Father, I have something good for you."

"Xiao Ye, what good thing?" Tuoba Jie's face was full of kind smiles.

Tuoba Ye took out six spirit talismans from his chest, shining with dazzling light, colorful and dazzling.

"Xiao Ye, what are these?" Tuoba Jie's eyes widened in surprise.

He could see at a glance that the six spirit talismans were not simple, containing powerful energy.

"These are spirit talismans. I asked my master to refine them specifically for Father to protect and save lives." Tuoba Ye said.

Xia Yuxuan and Tuoba Jie were even more surprised. They had never known that Tuoba Ye had a master.