Chapter 46

Looking around at the gathered crowd, Su Shixiong had a smile on his face. He nodded to everyone and said with a smile:

"You all have acquaintances here, and there are also new disciples who have come for the first time. For the first five days of each month, I teach the basics of the Five Elements Techniques here. If you have any questions at other times, you can find me in the pavilion on the east side of the main hall, where I practice."

"Today happens to be the first day of the month, so I will start explaining the Five Elements Techniques. I will begin with the cultivation incantation of the 'Fireball Technique'..."

While listening to Su Shixiong introduce the incantation of the 'Fireball Technique,' Qin Fengming felt a slight stir in his heart. This incantation was almost the same as the one for the 'Fireball Technique' in the small booklet he had been cultivating.

For five consecutive days, Qin Fengming came to the Transmission Hall on time to listen to Su Shixiong explain the Five Elements Techniques.

During these five days, Qin Fengming not only became familiar with the basic Five Elements Techniques but also understood the classification of techniques, knowing that they are divided into low, intermediate, and high levels.

Low-level techniques include low, intermediate, and high-grade techniques.

The 'Fireball Technique,' 'Iceball Technique,' 'Object Control Technique,' and 'Spirit Eye Technique' are low-grade techniques; the 'Air Control Technique,' 'Ice Wall Technique,' and 'Earth Wall Technique' are intermediate-grade techniques.

Since he was only at the third level of the Qi Gathering stage, he could only practice low-grade techniques. Intermediate-grade techniques consumed too much of his own spiritual energy and could not be used at will. The 'Air Control Technique' was an exception, as he could use it for a short time.

The 'Air Control Technique' is a technique that allows one to fly in the air. It can also be used like the flying talisman that the second young master of the Zhang family used. The flying talisman can make one move faster and consume less of one's own spiritual energy.

The 'Object Control Technique' allows one to control objects from a distance, making them move or fly. It is also the basic technique for controlling magical artifacts and treasures.

The 'Spirit Eye Technique' allows one to use divine consciousness to check the depth of spiritual energy in the other person's dantian. At the Qi Gathering stage, one can roughly determine the other person's level and whether they are a mortal or a cultivator.

The 'Ice Wall Technique,' 'Ice Shield Technique,' 'Earth Wall Technique,' and 'Earth Shield Technique' are defensive techniques. After casting them, a barrier will appear in front of or around oneself, protecting against harm. These techniques are quite useful in the duels of low-level cultivators.

Intermediate-grade techniques are still beyond Qin Fengming's current ability to use smoothly. He will need to reach the middle stage of the Qi Gathering stage to use them.

During this period, Qin Fengming also specifically went to Su Shixiong to ask about the use of the ring. Su Shixiong found it quite strange that Qin Fengming did not even recognize a storage ring.

However, when he learned that Qin Fengming followed Uncle Fei, his expression relaxed. Uncle Fei was completely focused on alchemy and did not care about anything else. It was quite normal for Qin Fengming not to recognize a storage ring.

After Su Shixiong patiently explained, Qin Fengming finally understood how to use the storage ring and learned some of its taboos.

1. Storage rings cannot store other storage rings, or the spatial rules will tear them apart.

2. Storage rings cannot store living beings, or they will die.

3. Storage rings have a storage limit and cannot store objects exceeding their capacity.

After bidding farewell to Su Shixiong and returning to his residence, Qin Fengming immediately took out the storage ring of the second young master of the Zhang family and, following the method Su Shixiong had taught, easily removed the items inside.

Solving a problem that had troubled him for years made him extremely happy.

Inside the ring, there were more than thirty low-grade spirit stones; seven talismans, including two intermediate-grade ones, a Thunder Talisman, and an Ice Shield Talisman. The rest were low-grade talismans, an Invisibility Talisman, an Earth Penetration Talisman, an Earth Shaking Talisman, and two Fireball Talismans; a jade bottle containing three yellow pills, the nature of which was unknown; a black fragment that emitted a faint spiritual energy; and a small fork about two to three inches long.

From the spiritual energy on the small fork, Qin Fengming determined that it was a high-quality magical artifact, which made him even more excited; there were also several dozen blank talisman papers, a talisman pen, and a book called 'Introduction to Talismans.'

He picked up the small fork and, following the method Su Shixiong had taught, injected a bit of spiritual energy. The fork grew to about two feet long, shining with a black luster, looking extremely impressive.

With a light tap, the fork circled the room several times, moving as fast as lightning. Qin Fengming felt a chill, thinking that if the second young master of the Zhang family had used this fork at the beginning, his life would have been in danger.

He then picked up the jade bottle containing the yellow pills, opened the lid, and a light and pure spiritual energy rushed out. This pill must be extraordinary, but he did not know what it was and did not dare to take it.

He picked up the black fragment and felt that it contained even more spiritual energy than the small fork. When he injected some spiritual energy into it, there was no change, leaving him puzzled about what it was.

He picked up the book 'Introduction to Talismans,' which introduced the methods for making low-grade talismans, the materials needed, and the drawing methods for several low-grade talismans. Although it was not very detailed, it provided a good starting point for making talismans.

Among these items, what made Qin Fengming particularly happy was the dozens of spirit stones. Knowing the value of spirit stones, he was very pleased. When he first joined, he only had two, but now he had dozens.

After playing with the various items for a while, he put all the items he had on him into the storage ring. However, when he tried to put the green gourd he always carried into the storage ring, no matter how hard he tried, he could not do it, leaving him very puzzled. He had no choice but to keep the gourd close to his body.

After practicing the Five Elements Techniques taught by Su Shixiong for over ten days, Qin Fengming had learned all the low-grade techniques. Although he was not yet proficient, he was familiar with them.

Qin Fengming knew that his spiritual energy was still shallow, and he could not yet use intermediate-grade techniques.

One day, Qin Fengming came to where Su Shixiong was practicing, stood outside the restriction, and cast a sound transmission talisman.

The sound transmission talisman was one of the unknown talismans he had received when he first joined the Luoxia Sect. By speaking into the talisman and using divine consciousness to lock onto a person or location, the talisman would fly there automatically.

Soon, Su Shixiong appeared at the pavilion door. Seeing Qin Fengming, he smiled and said, "Little Brother Qin, what brings you here?"

In the past few days, Qin Fengming had been the most diligent and hardworking among the disciples, so Su Shixiong had a good impression of him.

"Disturbing your practice, Brother Su, I apologize. I don't know who to ask, so I came to trouble you," Qin Fengming said respectfully.

"Tell me what you want to ask, there's no need to be so formal," Su Shixiong said calmly.

Qin Fengming did not beat around the bush and said directly, "I want to look at some cultivation manuals, but I don't know where to borrow them. Could you please guide me, Brother Su?"

"From here, go to the mountain peak ahead, where there is a hall called the Mechanism Pavilion. The pavilion contains a vast collection of books on alchemy, artifact making, cultivation techniques, and talisman making. However, disciples at the Qi Gathering stage can only access the first floor. Do you have a token?"

Qin Fengming was taken aback and did not know why Su Shixiong was asking: "I don't know what a token is, but Uncle Fei gave me a jade token. I wonder if it counts." He took out a jade token and handed it to Su Shixiong.

"Hmm, this jade token can serve as a token. You should be able to enter with it."