[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-cultivation-begins-with-drawing-talisma":3,"chapter-immortal-cultivation-begins-with-drawing-talisma-immortal-cultivation-begins-with-drawing-talisma-chapter-4":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Immortal Cultivation Begins with Drawing Talismans",{"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},1581125,2045,"Chapter 4 : Borrowing Talismans – Begging for Continued Reading","immortal-cultivation-begins-with-drawing-talisma-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>Chapter 4: Borrowing Talismans – Begging for Continued Reading\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Evergreen Art +1 (Proficiency: 490\u002F500)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days passed in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cocooned at home, Lin Chang’an slowly opened his eyes one day, his face breaking into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure enough, progress you can actually see becomes addictive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spent the past few days at home, he’d alternately eaten and slept—savored three full days of recuperation before returning to cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that he was lazy, but drawing talismans truly consumed one’s essence, energy, and spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That night I overdid it; it took me three whole days to recover.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his reflection, no trace of regret crossed Lin Chang’an’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the golden finger was merely a catalyst. More importantly, the insight he gained after breaking through with the Golden Light Talisman was intoxicating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment of breakthrough, he had seized that sensation and kept drawing talismans, committing that feeling to memory. Such was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, bearing dark circles under his eyes and looking overly drained, he went to sell talismans. Shopkeeper Miao wasn’t surprised in the least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sort of thing—something countless people longed for but couldn’t obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turns out ‘proficiency’ in a cultivation art refers to understanding the art—essentially how much one has comprehended.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days spent cultivating at home increased his Evergreen Art proficiency by one, granting him considerable insight into the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the more thoroughly one understands a cultivation method, the better the results of one’s practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the requirements for cultivation, Lin Chang’an nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides the limitation of spiritual roots, one’s innate comprehension also matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With identical root talent, the level of understanding still determines a cultivator’s prospects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Qi Refining Stage Third Level (95\u002F100)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eating spirit flesh and spirit rice, plus using spirit stones to assist, makes cultivation feel powerful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the cultivation progress so clearly in percentages filled Lin Chang’an with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he knew all too well that this was thanks to being backed by spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living frugally day to day, even if he had a superior spiritual root, his cultivation would still lag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, money supports cultivation—money always comes first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivation is only just beginning. For now, I need to earn spirit stones quickly—to repay Erniu, and set aside spirit stones for the conscripted labor tax. Only then can I cultivate in peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the days that followed, Lin Chang’an didn’t leave his home, entering a period of intensive hermitic cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day he drew talismans and refined qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he felt mental fatigue, he would pause cultivating qi to rest—unwilling to waste even a shred of talisman materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life was extremely fulfilling. With his talisman skills improving, his chance of producing a high-quality Golden Light Talisman rose to one in five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spirits lifted, and so did his success rates. Even the once monotonous cultivation became a source of immersion and delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dao Friend Lin, it’s me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one day, a familiar voice sounded outside the door. When Lin Chang’an opened it, he smiled and greeted the person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old He, you’re quite the rare visitor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old He was his neighbor and old friend—a gaunt, withered old face breaking into a grin that showed several missing yellow teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin boy, we’re neighbors, you chestnut—heard you’re preparing to return to the mundane world. Me, the old man, got worried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Old He, Lin Chang’an’s mouth twitched, but he said nothing and invited him inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were cultivators, they weren’t rivals—Old He excelled at drawing Fireball Talismans, so there was no conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered, Old He sniffed sharply with his red nose, his old face changing expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you, who’s been braising spirit meat every day for the past few days, making this old man drool himself nearly to death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking greedy, Old He couldn’t help being teased by Lin Chang’an:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, later we’ll eat together here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the prospect of a free meal, Old He waved his hand like mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go away, that old man’s not falling for it. There’s no free lunch in the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old He, who usually appeared miserly, was well known for his cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering and steeping tea, having drunk two cups, the impatient Old He finally pressed down his teacup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright—you’ve more restraint than this old man. I’ve lived over sixty years for nothing then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Old He’s form, Lin Chang’an smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old He, everyone knows you always save spirit stones for your grandson.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his teasing smile, Lin Chang’an felt emotional. Old He had once been a Qi Refining Stage Sixth Level master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first came to the marketplace, he even joined Old He’s demon-hunting team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, during one demon-hunt, they were ambushed. The team suffered heavy casualties; Old He was badly injured and drained of vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with age wearing on him, though he’s only in his sixties, he looked eighty, and his cultivation fell to Qi Refining Stage Fifth Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cultivator’s constitution, becoming aged in his sixties showed how much internal trauma he had suffered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the normal fate of those who risk life and limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin boy, have you heard? They’re increasing efforts to reclaim wilderness. It’s the greatest scale ever—even the labor tax this time is this much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old He looked distressed, forming a cross with his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten spirit stones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d expected it, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help wincing at the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten spirit stones—that amount would be unthinkable for ordinary cultivators, so most would choose to take the risk and go reclaim wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, Old He, your talisman skill isn’t bad—are you coming along this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d guessed Old He’s purpose, Lin Chang’an still asked with some hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old He rubbed his bony hands, awkwardly laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My grandson isn’t untalented. I can’t have him waste his life like me—I plan to send him to the Fire Palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When speaking of his grandson, pride glinted on Old He’s aged face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How pitiful a parent’s heart can be—Old He had only one grandson, and all his saved spirit stones went toward laying a foundation for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an knew this, even envied it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This old man came to borrow two Golden Light Talismans from you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Borrow talismans!” Hearing this, Lin Chang’an’s expression grew serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old He scratched his head in embarrassment. Who would have thought this gaunt, yellow‑toothed old man had been a formidable strongman twenty years ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his youth, wielding a flaming blade, he’d been renowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the once iron-blooded hero bent under life’s weight, transformed into today’s Old He, Lin Chang’an paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old He, at your age, you still think you’re young? Are you losing your mind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Old He asked to borrow talismans, Lin Chang’an knew what he was up to and tensed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin boy, we both came from being lone cultivators. If opportunity stands before you, would you give it up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old He spoke slowly. Lin Chang’an fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t awakened the golden finger, would he be willing to let an opportunity slip by?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, remaining silent. Instead, he flipped over Old He’s teacup and poured another cup of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go on, Lin boy, I’m not your tombstone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old He cracked a teasing rebuke—but beside the teacup lay two High‑Quality Golden Light Talismans and one Swift Talisman, causing his aged eyes to glisten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an smiled and didn’t glance at the talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two spirit stones. Once it’s done, don’t you even think of backing out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged smiles, the setting sun bathing them in golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, they both seemed young again—one a strongman wielding a great blade, the other a novice just starting his journey.\u003C\u002Fp>",1290,"2026-06-06T08:45:32.624Z",1,"novelbin.me","b48be5450af14c65f7707293c13ea4683babf9c2396daa47fbfa7f34466ccd0a","immortal-cultivation-begins-with-drawing-talisma-chapter-5","immortal-cultivation-begins-with-drawing-talisma-chapter-3",242,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-cultivation-begins-with-drawing-talisma-cover.jpg"]