Chapter 85

After completing the talisman paper, Luo Li consumed a pound of essence blood to create seven ounces of spirit ink. Then he took a deep breath and began to create the talisman!

However, Luo Li did not start making the talisman immediately. Instead, he placed a basin of clear water in front of him and continuously practiced drawing talismans with his fingers in the water.

This was a form of practice known as the Clear Water Heart Cultivation Method, a unique technique of the Northern Dipper Sect for refining talismans. Luo Li practiced this method for over ten days, until the 15th of March, when he finally ended his practice!

On the 15th of March, the moon was full and hung directly overhead. Luo Li set up an altar under the moon and prepared to create the talisman!

He purified his body, hands, mouth, and the brush, ink, and paper. He focused his mind, held his breath, and entered a state of self-forgetfulness. He channeled his true qi and intent into the brush, then took out a specially made talisman paper and placed it on the altar. He poured the spirit ink into the inkstone and slowly heated it, then took out the spirit rhinoceros pen and prepared silently!

Standing there for a full quarter of an hour, Luo Li did not move. At this moment, a dark cloud covered the full moon. Soon, the cloud dispersed, and the full moon reappeared. In that instant, Luo Li swiftly drew a talisman!

This talisman was not the Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman, but rather a Vajra Talisman. The fifth elder had once used this talisman to fight Luo Li. Although it was a low-grade talisman of the Qi Condensation stage, it was worth one spirit stone.

However, this Vajra Talisman was completely different from the one used by the fifth elder. With one stroke, Luo Li created a golden, magnificent talisman. The strokes were like dragons and snakes, the lines firm and graceful, forming the talisman's bones! It contained divine intent, as if naturally formed, with a complete talisman heart. The talisman bones and heart were intricately connected, the talisman eyes clear, and thus the talisman became imbued with spirit, naturally formed!

This was the result of Luo Li's practice of the Clear Water Heart Cultivation Method. He nodded and continued to create talismans. The next talisman was neither the Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman nor the Vajra Talisman, but the Primordial Armor Talisman. This talisman was completely bright silver, a mid-grade talisman of the Qi Condensation stage, worth one spirit stone.

Then Luo Li created the third talisman, the Thorn Talisman. This talisman was dark red, a high-grade talisman of the Qi Condensation stage, worth three spirit stones.

After creating the three talismans, Luo Li placed them on the altar. While silently casting spells, he dripped a drop of essence blood onto each talisman. After the essence blood was absorbed, the original golden, silver, and dark red colors of the three talismans all changed to a vivid red, as if they were about to burst out of the talisman paper.

This was the Blood Demon Sect's Blood Talisman Technique. After this secret method, the three talismans increased in power by three levels, equivalent to a small supreme spirit talisman, or a high-grade spirit talisman, each worth three spirit stones.

Luo Li nodded and began to cast spells again. This time, it was the Blood Sea Sect's Fusion Talisman Technique. As he cast the spell, the three talismans gradually merged into one!

This was Luo Li's Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman. He used the Vajra Talisman to resist attacks, the Primordial Armor Talisman to connect true qi, preventing the Vajra Talisman's power from dissipating, and the Thorn Talisman to disguise and reflect the force. Then, using the Fusion Talisman Technique, he merged them into one, creating a counterfeit Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman!

Gradually, the three talismans merged into one, forming a blood-red, strange talisman. Luo Li nodded and began the next step, using the Northern Dipper Sect's Transformation Talisman Technique to change the appearance of the talisman.

Gradually, the talisman changed, becoming an oval leaf shape. At first glance, it was golden and flawless. If one sensed it closely, one could see the intricate patterns, winding and twisting, forming a rose leaf.

On this talisman, the spiritual energy was abundant, continuously interacting with the external elemental energy, causing the surrounding elemental energy to fluctuate, forming a layer of ethereal mist.

It was done. Luo Li smiled. The appearance was perfect; this was definitely a Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman, and no one could tell it was a counterfeit!

Actually, although it was a counterfeit, the real talisman effect was no different from the Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman. The only difference was that the Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman was drawn in one stroke, while Luo Li's required various processes!

There was one final step. Luo Li began to use the Black Feather Demon Shaman Sect's Shaman Spell Technique, leaving a small restriction in the talisman. The reason for this was to prevent the possibility that one day, his enemy might use this talisman. What would he do then?

With this small restriction, if Luo Li's enemy used the talisman, they would be doomed!

With the talisman complete, Luo Li took a deep breath, sat down, and swallowed a Qi Condensation Pill, absorbing the energy of the spirit stone to replenish his qi. This complete Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman required one-third of Luo Li's current spiritual energy.

It took a full half-hour for Luo Li's true qi to recover. He calculated that at the rate of replenishing spiritual energy, he could produce about ten talismans a day.

However, in reality, it wouldn't be that many. The first time he made a talisman, he put in his full effort and succeeded. In the future, various problems would arise, and the success rate would not be 100%. Achieving a 50% success rate would already be very good!

After completing the talismans, Luo Li calculated the cost. Each Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman cost about eighteen spirit stones. Since it was a Foundation Establishment stage talisman, it was worth at least thirty-three spirit stones. Using his method, he could sell it for fifty spirit stones, a threefold profit!

The next morning, Luo Li took the talisman and began to seek out experts in all the shops of the Heavenly Spider Sect to have them appraise it.

One by one, the experts appraised the talisman, and they all concluded it was a Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman!

Luo Li smiled. It was good, and he could continue!

He continued to make talismans. In the following days, two hundred sheets of talisman paper were all turned into Vajra Talismans, Primordial Armor Talismans, and Thorn Talismans, three sets each. Although a dozen talismans failed during the creation process, Luo Li still managed to create sixty-two sets of talismans.

Then, using the Blood Talisman Technique, which was easy, all sixty-two sets of talismans remained intact. However, during the Fusion Talisman Technique, some were damaged, leaving only forty-seven sets of talismans perfectly merged.

In the final step of the Transformation Talisman Technique, another eleven sets of talismans were damaged, leaving Luo Li with thirty-six Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talismans!

After the talismans were completed, Luo Li began to sell them. He set up a sign outside the Dust Tower, which read:

"Selling talismans, one talisman for fifty spirit stones, only three per day!"

When this sign was set up, the passersby were stunned and began to comment:

"What kind of talisman is this? Fifty spirit stones for one talisman, that's too expensive!"

"Yes, yes, a high-grade talisman of the Qi Condensation stage is only three spirit stones, and a low-grade talisman of the Foundation Establishment stage is one hundred spirit stones for three. This one talisman for fifty spirit stones is like robbery!"

"If it were a mid-grade talisman of the Foundation Establishment stage, why would it be sold in a small shop? I don't believe it!"

"The most annoying thing is that he only sells three a day. Does he think his talisman is a treasure? Only a fool would buy it!"

The passersby continued to comment, but no one bought the talisman, not believing the content of the sign.

Five days passed, and it was the first day of April. Luo Li had not sold a single talisman, but he was not worried. He changed the sign to sell only two talismans a day, which only made the passersby laugh even more.

On the first day of April, Zhu Jian, a wandering cultivator, walked through the market of the Heavenly Spider Sect, feeling cold all over. He had four spiritual roots and had struggled to walk the path of cultivation for thirty years, only reaching the sixth level of Qi Condensation. Gradually, he realized he had no future and placed all his hopes on his children.

His children were also diligent and had entered the outer sect of the Divine Weaving Sect. However, cultivation in the sect required a large amount of spirit stones, so Zhu Jian had to come to the market of the Heavenly Spider Sect to cultivate spirit fields and earn spirit stones to support his children's cultivation.

However, the heavens were unfair. The thirty acres of spirit fields he cultivated were coveted by a rogue cultivator, who, relying on being a disciple of the Four Seas Hall, bullied him and forced him to transfer the thirty acres of spirit fields to him!

But, but, these spirit fields were crucial to his children's future. Zhu Jian gritted his teeth and accepted the challenge to a life-or-death duel, with the winner continuing to cultivate the spirit fields.

After accepting the challenge, Zhu Jian spent all his savings to buy a magical artifact for five hundred spirit stones and prepared various talismans and pills. At this time, a friend informed him that the opponent was a bandit cultivator, who had lived by robbery and had countless battle experiences.

Although Zhu Jian was one level higher, he had spent his life in seclusion and hard labor, and was no match for the opponent.

On the first day of April, at the life-or-death platform of the Heavenly Spider Sect, the two were to duel, with no retreat allowed.

Zhu Jian walked down the street, his heart cold. This might be his last walk, but he could not retreat. Even if he died and lost the spirit fields, if he retreated, his children would have no future in the Divine Weaving Sect, and his life would be over.

As the life-or-death platform came into view, with countless spectators waiting, Zhu Jian gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and thought, "If I die, I die. Even if I die, I will take a piece of the opponent with me. My son will avenge me!"

Suddenly, a voice called out from behind, "Fellow Daoist, please stop!"

Zhu Jian turned to see a young man smiling at him. The young man said:

"Fellow Daoist, I see that you are not destined to die. Take this!"

He handed over a beautifully carved jade box and continued:

"This contains a chance for you to survive. Keep it well!"

Zhu Jian took the jade box and looked at the young man, asking:

"You, what do you want?"

The young man replied, "If you survive with this, come to my Dust Tower and bring fifty spirit stones!

Remember, this is your chance to survive. You must seize it!"

With that, the young man left. Zhu Jian clutched the jade box tightly. Although the situation seemed strange, the young man's confidence infected him, making him believe in the young man's words.

Entering the life-or-death platform, amidst the cheers of the spectators, the duel began. As everyone had expected, even with a magical artifact worth five hundred spirit stones, Zhu Jian was no match for the opponent. The opponent had rich battle experience, while Zhu Jian was just a farmer. He wielded the magical artifact clumsily, soon getting injured and bleeding, nearly dead.

"Am I going to die like this?"

Zhu Jian was unwilling. Suddenly, he remembered the jade box and opened it, only to find a talisman inside!

Zhu Jian had prepared nearly a hundred such talismans before the battle, but they had been ineffective. The attack talismans were dodged, and the defense talismans were broken. Seeing this talisman, his heart sank.

However, he still activated the talisman, and instantly, a golden light rose around him, forming a golden shield.

The moment the shield appeared, the situation reversed. No matter how the opponent attacked, as long as Zhu Jian's true qi did not run out, the golden shield would not disappear. The opponent's battle experience became meaningless, as Zhu Jian stood there, unmoving, and the opponent could not break through the golden shield.

The opponent became enraged and attacked wildly. Unbeknownst to him, the golden shield reflected the damage, and a careless attack injured the opponent's legs, making it difficult for him to move. Zhu Jian seized the opportunity, struck the opponent with the magical artifact, and killed him on the spot, winning the duel!

Suddenly, the spectators outside the platform began to curse. They had all bet on Zhu Jian's death, but a small golden talisman had changed the outcome!

However, some people began to take an interest in the golden shield Zhu Jian used. What kind of talisman was it, so powerful? Some recognized it as the Purple Microcosm Heavenly Armor Talisman!

Zhu Jian, victorious, stumbled to the Dust Tower, took out fifty spirit stones, and placed them on the counter, thanking Luo Li. Instantly, a group of cultivators who had followed Zhu Jian rushed into the Dust Tower, crowding it, and shouted:

"I want that talisman!"

"I want it too, I want it too! How many spirit stones, I'll buy it!"

"A talisman that can save a life is worth any number of spirit stones, I'll buy it!"

"I want it, I want it! Sell it to me!"

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