Chapter 84: Divine Wood Sect’s Talisman Making Insights

After delivering the medicinal materials to the rented alchemy room with Qingnü, Chen Mobai placed an online order to sweep up the two hundred or so talismans that the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop had recently listed. The shopkeeper, very familiar with the process, replied with a smiling face and sent the express delivery within the city.

Unfortunately, he failed to snatch the Meridian Protection Pill from the Immortal Sect’s flagship store. It was probably due to the poor internet connection at home, which slowed him down by a second, and the pills were sold out instantly.

Chen Mobai was only disappointed, as he had third-level authority and could try every month. There would always be a chance to succeed.

Moreover, if he had successfully snatched the Spirit Ascension Powder last time and the Meridian Protection Pill this time, it might draw attention and risk exposure.

In the evening, he returned to Green Light Island as usual.

Although the spiritual energy level of the wooden house he lived in was only upper-grade first level, which was inferior to the Water Mansion, Chen Mobai had recently developed a habit of diligently practicing in the天河界 (Heavenly River Realm).

Perhaps it was because each time he refined the spiritual energy of the Heavenly River Realm, it made him, a cultivator from the Earthly Yuan Star, feel like he was getting something for free.

This gave him a strong motivation to practice.

After taking a vial of upper-grade first-level Qi-replenishing spirit water adjusted by Qingnü, Chen Mobai once again felt the rapid improvement. As the Five Elements Technique circulated, strands of spiritual energy were absorbed, passed through the Grand Circulation, and integrated into the dantian, where the gradually forming spiritual energy vortex was located.

After finishing his meditation, Chen Mobai looked at the sky outside, which was pitch black.

Checking his phone, it was exactly 4 a.m.

He decided to start preparing the talismans he would use in the duel.

Among the upper-grade first-level talismans he had, the only one he could use for battle was the "Grass and Trees Become Soldiers Talisman."

According to the description, this talisman was most effective in a forest environment, mainly used to trap and suppress opponents. The duel location was the Dan Zhu Academy, which, although it had green plants, was mostly composed of Danxia landform peaks. After some thought, Chen Mobai abandoned this talisman.

On the Immortal Sect’s network, he also searched for various talisman shops, but the talismans for battle were extremely rare and had many restrictions to prevent inexperienced cultivators from causing trouble.

They were all too mild.

Chen Mobai shook his head, unable to find a satisfactory battle talisman on the Immortal Sect’s network.

For some reason, he recalled the "Crimson Flame Sword Talisman" used by Duke Qi. Although it required some preparation time, its power was immense, and its speed was very fast, even the Black Plague Bird, known for its flight, couldn’t avoid it.

After all, when it came to duels, cultivators from the Heavenly River Realm were more skilled.

Although the development of civilian spells and techniques was average, in terms of combat, Chen Mobai had a high opinion of the cultivators in this world.

He remembered the "Divine Wood Sect’s Talisman Making Insights" that Lu Mu had given him at the Nanxi Market and immediately took it out from the bottom of his backpack.

Flipping through the book, he found the introduction to the "Crimson Flame Sword Talisman" in the table of contents.

Crimson Flame Sword Talisman: An upper-grade first-level talisman. The talisman maker can solidify the Crimson Flame Sword Light they have cultivated into the talisman paper. Up to three sword lights can be sealed, which can be released all at once or one by one.

Unfortunately, this book only provided an introduction to the talisman and did not include the detailed method of making it.

However, thanks to this, Chen Mobai learned that the "Crimson Flame Sword Talisman" had three levels.

The one used by Duke Qi last time was the most basic, sealing only one Crimson Flame Sword Light. If three sword lights were released simultaneously and the user’s divine sense was sufficient, they could even form a small sword array during activation, increasing the talisman’s power to a higher level.

In other words, although the "Crimson Flame Sword Talisman" was only an upper-grade first-level talisman, it could exert power comparable to a lower-grade second-level talisman when all conditions were met.

It might not be inferior to the "Yi Wood Divine Thunder Talisman" in Chen Mobai’s possession.

Why not choose this one?

After reading the introduction, Chen Mobai felt that if he had the "Crimson Flame Three Sword Talisman," he could at least make it into the top ten in the duel, even if he couldn’t win first place.

Tomorrow, he would go to the Divine Wood Sect’s talisman shop on the island to see if they had this talisman for sale.

After listing the "Crimson Flame Three Sword Talisman" as his top choice, Chen Mobai began to select two more upper-grade first-level talismans.

The Green Arrow Talisman and the Wood Armor Talisman were very handy, and he had used them the most and was most familiar with them. He decided to choose these two for now.

Finally, he needed four lower-grade first-level talismans.

Chen Mobai chose the Wood Shield Talisman, Wood Cage Talisman, Entangling Talisman, and Detoxifying Talisman as a set. In the Immortal Sect’s duels, the overall goal was to stop at a point, and these talismans were perfect for dealing with the sixth-level Qi Practitioners who were just filling the numbers.

However, the Wood Shield Talisman and Wood Armor Talisman had somewhat overlapping functions, and Chen Mobai had already cultivated the Water Yuan Shield, feeling that he had too many defensive means.

But after some thought, he decided that it was not wrong to be invincible, so he temporarily kept this combination.

After roughly setting up a set of talismans for the duel, Chen Mobai decided to find a Black Armored Turtle to practice with the next day.

Seeing that it was still dark outside, Chen Mobai continued reading the "Divine Wood Sect’s Talisman Making Insights" in his hand.

He wondered if he could use the talismans from the Heavenly River Realm to further optimize his set.

This book was distributed to new disciples of the Divine Wood Sect and recorded the most common forty-eight talismans of the sect, but only five had detailed methods of making them.

They were the "Revitalization Talisman," "Regeneration Talisman," "Enhancement Talisman," "Rejuvenation Talisman," and "Revival Talisman."

From their names, it was clear that they were a complete set of talismans for healing and saving lives.

The "Revitalization Talisman" was a degraded version of the "Revival Talisman," used to restore spiritual energy. The amount restored depended on the cultivator’s realm, but it did not have the powerful effect of removing all negative effects like the "Revival Talisman."

The "Regeneration Talisman" was more powerful, capable of regenerating severed fingers, and even limbs like arms and legs if used within a short time after the injury.

The "Enhancement Talisman" was the best-selling talisman in the low-level market, enhancing a man’s yang energy.

The "Rejuvenation Talisman" allowed aging cultivators to regain the vigor of their youth, and it also sold well.

The most powerful "Revival Talisman" was a life-saving talisman. No matter how severe the injury, using this talisman could keep the user alive for three days. Of course, if your head was cut off, ten "Revival Talismans" would be useless. It was generally used to leave a final message.

After reading the talisman-making insights, Chen Mobai had a slight understanding of the Divine Wood Sect’s approach.

It seemed that this major sect in the Eastern Wasteland recruited wandering cultivators specifically to make talismans.

The contribution points earned from making talismans, it was said, could be accumulated to ten thousand and then exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Pill.