[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals":3,"chapter-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-59":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Cluster Artillery: Shattering the Immortals",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2342070,4578,"Chapter 59: First-Stage Great Sun Spirit Gathering Array and First-Stage Talisman Paper","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-59",59,"\u003Cp>Practice talisman paper spread out, filling an entire table’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding held the talisman brush and slowly traced it across the paper with spiritual ink, carving micro-scale runes with perfect precision, pushing the Thousand Threads Martial Art to its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This martial art was far easier than the Minor Stillness Technique; after continuous spear-shooting and talisman-drawing, he had fully mastered it—his internal force could split into a hundred threads, offering great advantages in fine control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final stroke completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding exhaled deeply, his heart uneasy as he channeled his internal force into the completed First-Stage Great Sun Spirit Gathering Array diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss~ A wisp of green smoke rose; the center of the array turned pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Failed again…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First-Stage Golden Iron Carp Talisman Paper, made from scales of First-Stage demonic beast Golden Iron Carp, enhances metal-affinity spells, boosting their power by 20%-25% depending on conditions, price: 80 spirit coins, 85,000 mortal coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This % novel {first; release, > Please ! go : to {view!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qingzhi Talisman Paper Co., Ltd., producing First-Stage Qingzhi Talisman Paper, affordable and spiritually stable, your best companion on the talisman path—just 9.3 spirit coins, 3,500 mortal coins.” “First-Stage Flying Horse Talisman Paper, produced by Flying Horse Group, high quality and low price, express delivery across Guizhou Province in one day—only 9.2 spirit coins, 3,400 mortal coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding changed his search parameters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding sighed softly, collected the reusable discarded talisman papers, took out another, and let his full internal force surge through his fingers as he resumed carving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First-Stage talisman paper was a mature, highly competitive market; prices varied little, mostly around 9 spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty was slightly lower than the First-Stage Great Sun Spirit Gathering Array; he should be able to master it within half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for “double-layer array,” it meant simultaneously carving two interconnected arrays or spells that mutually amplified each other’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for all these “___ Carp” names—he knew that already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long row of results refreshed on screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul-type spiritual materials were luxury goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This price was not cheap; a First-Stage cultivator without special skills earned barely 1 spirit coin per day’s work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding coveted it precisely for engraving the core arrays within his talisman sword: the Great Sun Spirit Gathering Array and the Special Sharp Metal Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collected the specimens and the delivered Blue Fluorescent Butterflies, then vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Price: 301 spirit coins—higher than the price of a century-old spiritual ginseng. Remember, ginseng could be used to brew pills that accelerated cultivation, one of the most coveted items for First-Stage cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First-Stage talisman paper could only be produced by cultivators and could only be purchased with spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding felt energized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While intensely carving the array, Jiang Ding’s mind suddenly flashed—he recalled every detail of the miniature spiritual vein ruin he had seen in the Tiger Den’s underground cavern, including the internal textures he had shattered and exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This price bought only one sheet of paper—not even a finished product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint glow flickered across the practice talisman paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Success…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the happiness of being born in a cultivation sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the remaining three floating and flight talismans, Jiang Ding had no more spirit coins left—he chose the most basic Wind Spirit Talisman Paper, forged from First-Stage Wind Rain Carp scales, enhancing wind-affinity spells by 20%-25%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two failures, he succeeded every time afterward—he had essentially mastered the First-Stage Great Sun Spirit Gathering Array diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While this insight still lingered, Jiang Ding swiftly pulled out another practice talisman paper and resumed carving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After slight experimentation, Jiang Ding found the “First-Stage Flight Array” and “First-Stage Gale Array” shared many similarities—both transformed the First-Stage Great Sun Spirit Gathering Array’s stored spiritual energy into wind, generating thrust akin to a rocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First-Stage Golden Fire Bamboo Paper, large size, capable of double-layer arrays, made from leaves of First-Stage Golden Sharp Fire Bamboo grown within a thousand li of the Panda Flower Ancestor’s cave in southern Sichuan, enhances fireball, golden knife, golden arrow, and bullet-spirit-imbuing spells by 40%-50% depending on conditions, price: 301 spirit coins, 120,000 mortal coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding glanced and immediately discarded it—even if he sold all three century-old spiritual ginsengs he had saved, he still couldn’t afford it. Things involving the soul were too expensive, with abysmal cost-to-benefit ratio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over this period, Jiang Ding had couriered all collected specimens to the laboratory that discovered the “Blue Gold 2413” component—the BeiDou University Affiliated Biological Research Center— Weituo  them to extract it, at a price of one-tenth of all Blue Fluorescent Butterflies collected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On online intermediary platforms, 1 spirit coin often sold for 1,200–1,300 mortal coins, sometimes fluctuating slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, the production process involved humans or human-operated machinery, requiring payment in mortal coins. Twentieth time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the “Heavenly Sound Stone” seized by the Golden Knife Sect was truly the legendary Taiqing Divine Iron, he could complete the third stage—“Iron Sword”—truly forging a Dao Foundation Sword, possessing the foundational depth of the Nine Outer Sects’ Dao Heirs, with a smooth path ahead on the Immortal Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I must consider the talisman paper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding carefully compared various talisman papers and ultimately chose the First-Stage Golden Fire Bamboo Paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sss~ Jiang Ding drew in a sharp breath—only a 10% boost in spell power, yet the price nearly quadrupled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Outer Realm’s cultivation world, merely practicing this one thing could bankrupt a First-Stage cultivator of average means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First-Stage Soul-Subduing Paper, made from ninth-generation Soul-Nourishing Tree leaves propagated via grafting, tree age 135 years, enhances first-stage illusion and spiritual sense spells by 30%-50% depending on conditions, price: 641 spirit coins, 4.52 million mortal coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly a month’s salary for a First-Stage mid-stage cultivator, yet the boost was under 10%—terrible value, only for the wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword’s greatest virtue is sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still need the First-Stage Flight Array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This price was much higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding went through them one by one, eventually narrowing his choices to a few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding had a hunch—he channeled his internal force into the talisman paper, and indeed, a flash of spiritual light appeared, then faded after several seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the “Great Sun Seed Sword Refining Method (Jiang Ding Edition),” any qualified First-Stage talisman paper could be used to craft a talisman sword and begin the first layer of the refining method—but he naturally wouldn’t settle for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect had long solved the problem of demonic beast breeding; among them, various carp, crucian, and grass carp were the most efficient meat-producing demonic beasts cultivated over the years, their flesh, bones, scales, and skin widely used, with massive aquaculture operations within the sect’s sea territories—legend even claimed a Golden Core fish king existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First-Stage Great Sun Spirit Gathering Array was far more difficult than other arrays; over many days, he had failed hundreds of times, wasting countless practice talisman papers and inks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an ordinary First-Stage mid-stage cultivator, it would take over a decade’s wages—without eating or drinking—to afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the kingfisher carried off the Blue Fluorescent Butterflies and specimens, Jiang Ding turned on his computer and logged onto “Rongshu Network” to search for talisman paper materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he mastered the First-Stage Flight Array diagram, he could begin the first stage—“Talisman Sword”—of the “Great Sun Seed Sword Refining Method (Jiang Ding Edition),” gaining preliminary combat capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brush moved as if guided by divine will, internal force surging rapidly through his fingers, completing the final stroke with flawless fluidity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect did not support exchange between spirit coins and mortal coins, but did not forbid it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Special First-Stage Talisman Paper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First-Stage Blue Scale Paper, made from scales of First-Stage Azure Jade Carp, enhances water-affinity spells, boosting their power by 5%-10% depending on conditions, price: 26 spirit coins, 18,300 mortal coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mortal coin price was unexpectedly high, indicating extensive human labor was involved in cultivating and harvesting this ninth-generation Soul-Nourishing Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a talisman sword, he must choose wind-affinity or metal-affinity talisman paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practice talisman paper could not carry arrays or spells—it could only verify whether the array or spell was correctly carved; that was the mark of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Success.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First try, second try—both failures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if not, he could exchange the “Blue Gold Tincture” for a millennium Soul-Nourishing Tree and Compound Gengjin #21, and after forging the Dao Foundation Sword, his foundational depth would rival that of a Golden Core cultivator’s elite scion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the school sold these practice papers and inks at cost, so he could barely afford them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventh try, eighth try…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bought more First-Stage talisman ink, choosing the most reliable classic type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shopping, two of his three century-old spiritual ginsengs were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining ginseng he took to an elixir shop, trading part of the herbs as payment to refine Shenjing Huaqi Spirit Pills, which greatly surpassed mortal-grade pills in accelerating internal energy cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was such a waste—this was material that could be used to brew pills accelerating cultivation for mid- and low-tier cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1516,"2026-06-20T23:34:14.007Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5ae838fc477c1843b55424a0263a72f41f2f73d0542acf33c64ea97d001f94eb","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-60","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-58",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cover.jpg"]