Chapter 57

While Zhen Qingchun had just been deliberately holding back, he didn’t even provide much guidance, merely giving a slight lecture. He didn’t even impart the profound secrets of the spirit furnace talisman tripod.

Therefore, Zhen Qingchun didn’t believe that the young man could form a spirit furnace talisman tripod. He thought that the young man would eventually kneel and beg him. At that time, he would have to give the young man a good lesson.

Thinking of this, Zhen Qingchun’s lecherous face broke into a flower-like smile. Then, he transformed into a stream of energy and entered the small tower, waiting for the day when the young man would kneel and beg him.

In the back mountain, Du Shaofu was immersed in his comprehension. He formed hand seals one after another, which were extremely similar to those formed by Zhen Qingchun, with little difference. Faintly, runes began to spread, and a series of energy fluctuations spread out. However, they seemed to encounter some obstacle, and the runes kept dispersing and breaking apart.

Du Shaofu didn’t give up. He continuously formed hand seals, and the runes increased. Each time he formed a hand seal, the runes lasted longer.

At this moment, if Zhen Qingchun had witnessed everything, he would have been completely baffled. Everything didn’t develop as he had expected.

The lazy Wang Lin demon tiger leaned against a rock, eyes closed, resting. Occasionally, it would open its drowsy eyes and look down at Du Shaofu, then close its eyes again.

Time slowly passed from morning to evening. Du Shaofu continuously formed hand seals, failing and then forming them again, completely immersed in the process.

At dusk, the sun near the horizon resembled a nearly extinguished fireball. The sunset light passed through the mountains, reflecting on the back mountain, as if a layer of rust had formed on the mountains. At the place where the sun set and the sky met the water, a faint red glow remained.

“Boom!”

When night fell, deep in the mountains, Du Shaofu formed the last hand seal. Suddenly, a terrifying aura burst out from his body. The runes in front of him quickly gathered and aligned, finally forming a tripod. A scorching aura spread out, and the secret runes of the talisman continuously flickered and jumped, emitting a powerful aura like waves.

The scorching tripod was more ethereal than the spirit furnace talisman tripod formed by Zhen Qingchun, with a significantly weaker aura and simpler secret runes, even only having runes without the talisman. However, it still had white, green, black, red, and yellow energy lights. On the tripod, a faint golden glow could be seen, with runes faintly flickering.

At this moment, Du Shaofu felt that the mystic energy in his dantian and meridians was instantly absorbed by the tripod, surging towards it. The formed tripod was like a monster specifically designed to devour mystic energy, absorbing all the mystic energy from his body.

“Spirit furnace talisman tripod, you actually formed a spirit furnace talisman tripod, how is this possible!”

Zhen Qingchun’s ethereal figure appeared in the air in front of Du Shaofu. His young and lecherous face was filled with shock, his eyes almost popping out, and his jaw hanging open, unable to close. The young man had formed a spirit furnace talisman tripod in just one day, a scene that he clearly saw with his own eyes.

“White, green, black, red, and yellow five-colored rune energy, this is impossible, I must be seeing things.”

Zhen Qingchun blinked his eyes, finding it hard to believe. This was too incredible. He knew that if this scene were to be known in the outside world, it would shock many old monsters, a truly unbelievable miracle.

“Swoosh…”

The spirit furnace talisman tripod formed by Du Shaofu dispersed, and his body staggered back several steps, his face pale. In a short time, the mystic energy in his body was completely depleted, unable to support the tripod. He was more exhausted than after a fierce battle.

“Kid, have you really never formed a spirit furnace talisman tripod before?”

Zhen Qingchun’s eyes tightly focused on Du Shaofu, absolutely not believing that the young man had never formed a spirit furnace talisman tripod before.

“No, did I fail just now?”

Du Shaofu’s eyes showed some disappointment. Forming the spirit furnace talisman tripod was indeed quite difficult and hard to comprehend.

Zhen Qingchun rolled his eyes at Du Shaofu, though he couldn’t believe it, he knew from Du Shaofu’s eyes and his observations that the young man was not lying.

“No, you successfully formed a spirit furnace talisman tripod. The one you formed has the five energies of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, making it the best spirit furnace talisman tripod.”

Zhen Qingchun was speechless. This young man could only be described as a freak, a freak of a young man. Clearly human, yet he practiced the cultivation method of the Golden-winged Great Peng bird and formed a spirit furnace talisman tripod with five runes in just one day. What else could this be but a freak?

“Did I succeed? I thought I failed. It took me a whole day to form it. Is my talent really not good? How long did it take you to form it? It must have been shorter than mine, right?” Du Shaofu’s pale face looked at Zhen Qingchun with a mix of admiration and disappointment.

“You!…”

Zhen Qingchun was speechless. How could he answer? Should he tell this freak young man that even with his extraordinary talent and careful guidance, it took him a month to form a spirit furnace talisman tripod? Zhen Qingchun wished he could smash a piece of tofu on that seemingly innocent face. This freak young man was deliberately making him feel embarrassed.

“Sigh, I knew my talent to become a spirit talisman master wasn’t good enough. But at least I managed to form a spirit furnace talisman tripod.”

Seeing that Zhen Qingchun didn’t answer, Du Shaofu became even more convinced that his talent was lacking. He then looked at Zhen Qingchun and asked weakly, “Right, you said the spirit furnace talisman tripod I formed has the five energies of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, making it the best. What does that mean?”

Zhen Qingchun really wanted to kick this freak young man a few times, making him feel so embarrassed and frustrated.

But Zhen Qingchun knew he couldn’t do that. If he ever recovered, he would definitely give this freak young man a good thrashing. Taking a deep breath, he suppressed his anger and frustration, and said to Du Shaofu, “Spirit talisman masters are divided into many types, even more complex than martial cultivation. Strictly speaking, they can be divided into medicinal talisman masters, equipment talisman masters, and array talisman masters. As the names suggest, medicinal talisman masters are suitable for alchemy, and equipment talisman masters are suitable for forging.”

“What about array talisman masters?” Du Shaofu was genuinely surprised, not expecting there to be so many different types of spirit talisman masters.

Zhen Qingchun’s eyes flickered, and he said, “Array talisman masters can achieve mastery in talisman arrays. They are the rarest among all spirit talisman masters and are recognized as the most terrifying among spirit talisman masters.”

“Talisman arrays.” Du Shaofu’s eyes lit up. He had heard of talisman arrays, and it was said that those who could set up talisman arrays were all terrifying beings, unpredictable and capable of countering an entire empire with a powerful talisman array.

Taking a deep breath, Du Shaofu continued to ask Zhen Qingchun, “Can medicinal talisman masters and equipment talisman masters also achieve mastery in talisman arrays?”

“Of course not. Out of ten thousand spirit talisman masters, it’s hard to find even one array talisman master. They are the rarest among spirit talisman masters, and any one of them can look down on all others. This is because array talisman masters are almost omnipotent among spirit talisman masters.”

As he spoke, a proud look appeared in Zhen Qingchun’s eyes. He looked at Du Shaofu and said with a proud smile, “And I am an array talisman master, an almost omnipotent existence. To meet me, you must have burned a lot of high incense, and your ancestors’ graves must be smoking to have such an opportunity.”

Du Shaofu rolled his eyes at Zhen Qingchun and said, “Talking so big, have the guts not to ask me for mystic energy.”

“You….”

Zhen Qingchun was once again defeated by Du Shaofu. His pride instantly vanished, and he continued helplessly, “The human body is infinitely mysterious. Everyone’s body contains the five energies of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, just in varying strengths. For spirit talisman masters, those who form a spirit furnace talisman tripod with prominent fire and wood rune energies can become medicinal talisman masters, achieving mastery in alchemy. Those with prominent gold and water rune energies can achieve mastery and a promising future in forging.”