Chapter 870: The Way of Talisman Making, Yanfu Holy Mountain

After deciding to enter the Dao through talismans, Luo Chen busied himself without stopping.

He had dabbled in the craft of talisman making.

During that time with Baili Qingchuan, he was bored and thought about enhancing his spiritual sense, and also thought about refining some life-saving items for his disciples, so he began to make talismans in large quantities.

From Tier 1 to Tier 2, and finally to Tier 3 talismans, he could refine them all.

It was just that compared to the Tier 1 and 2 talismans he could make with ease, the drawing of Tier 3 talismans was slightly more difficult.

It wasn't that Luo Chen lacked the ability, but rather that there were too many battles later on, leaving him unable to devote himself fully to this path.

Now that he had free time, Luo Chen devoted himself to it with full concentration.

He did not lack the raw materials needed for talisman making.

Not to mention the stable relationship between the Shenfu Sect and the Luotian Sect, the beast skins accumulated by the Luotian Sect during the hundred years of war between humans and demons alone were a huge quantity, enough for Luo Chen to squander.

Soon, Luo Chen picked up the art of talisman making again.

Unlike before when he refined various talismans, this time, Luo Chen focused only on fire-attribute talismans.

He started by warming up with the Tier 1 Fireball Technique and the Tier 2 Blazing Sun Technique, and then Luo Chen began to refine Tier 3 fire-type spell-related talismans in large batches.

His most proficient Qingyang Great Handprint!

Then there were the techniques he had learned in the past but hadn't paid much attention to, such as the Blazing Flame Wave, Dancing Fire Snakes, Seven-Ring Blazing Heaven...

Time passed bit by bit, and with no one to disturb him, Luo Chen made rapid progress.

In less than a year, he had reached the point of perfection in drawing Tier 3 talismans, with no difficulty at all.

Such smoothness was also related to Luo Chen's understanding from the beginning.

The so-called way of talisman making tests raw materials, control over spells, and then the most important: the cultivator's magic power and soul.

Luo Chen had no shortcomings in these aspects, so what remained was just improving his proficiency.

But in the second year, when Luo Chen tried to draw Tier 4 fire-type spells into talismans, he encountered a bottleneck.

No matter how careful he was, he would often fall short of success just when he was about to succeed.

After several failures in a row, Luo Chen stopped his futile efforts.

"Which aspect went wrong?"

"Whether it's my spell proficiency, the depth of my magic power, or the strength of my soul, logically speaking, they all satisfy every requirement."

"Could it be a problem with the raw materials?"

Luo Chen looked at the pile of beast skin talisman paper in front of him; the highest level was only talisman paper made from Tier 3 demon king beast skin.

If there really was a problem, it would only be in this aspect.

Luo Chen did not work behind closed doors and immediately sent a spiritual sense transmission, summoning Fairy Jueqing.

"Greetings, Supreme Elder!"

Unlike the shy and annoyed state Fairy Jueqing had been in when he left last time, she had now returned to her cold appearance.

Even her address for Luo Chen had changed from the somewhat distant "True Person" to "Supreme Elder," as the members of the Luotian Sect often called him.

Luo Chen knew the core of this change; from Canglong's memories, the other party was not cold by nature, but rather had frozen that hot heart after some things happened later.

He had no time to pay attention to Fairy Jueqing's psychological state at the moment and asked directly about the problem he had encountered.

Within the entire Luotian Sect, if one were to speak of the highest attainment in talisman making, apart from Luo Chen himself, Fairy Jueqing was the only choice.

Whether it was what he saw in the dream or the means of using talismans that Fairy Jueqing had revealed in her early years, both far exceeded ordinary talisman cultivators, and could even be mentioned in the same breath as some strong figures of the Shenfu Sect.

Sure enough!

After Luo Chen raised the question, Fairy Jueqing pondered for a moment before giving the answer.

"It should be as you thought; the level of the talisman raw materials is too low, which is why you cannot successfully produce Tier 4 talismans."

After finishing, Fairy Jueqing looked at Luo Chen with great surprise; since when had this Grandmaster of Alchemy become so powerful in the way of talismans?

She knew that Luo Chen could make talismans.

After all, having been in the Luotian Sect for so many years, even if she hadn't used them, she had seen low-level disciples of the Luotian Sect use talismans drawn by Luo Chen himself.

Especially that Qu Jiu, the son of Qu Lingjun; it was rumored that he had received Luo Chen's guidance in talisman making and had made rapid progress in this path.

But from Fairy Jueqing's perspective, the talismans Luo Chen made were indeed excellent, but their grade was too low to be considered elegant.

But now, the other party was talking about refining Tier 3 and Tier 4 talismans as if it were nothing.

Could there really be a genius in this world who was proficient in all hundred arts of cultivation?

After Luo Chen got the answer, he verified it with his own speculation and confirmed that the root cause lay here.

"Could it be that Tier 4 talismans must be drawn on Tier 4 talisman skin?"

Fairy Jueqing nodded slightly, "The principle here is easy to understand; if the Supreme Elder casts a powerful Tier 4 spell, could a Tier 3 demon king block it?"

Luo Chen shook his head; that was naturally impossible.

Therefore, powerful spells must be carried by equally powerful raw materials, and preserved as talismans that can be activated at any time.

Immediately, Luo Chen frowned.

"But my Luotian Sect doesn't have many Tier 4 talisman skins right now!"

Due to the hundred-year war between humans and demons, most of the talisman skins circulating on the market now were made from beast skins.

Tier 4 talisman skins, no matter how clever the method, had to be tanned from the skin and fur of Tier 4 demon emperors.

But where would one find so many Tier 4 demon emperors falling and being refined into talisman skins?

Tier 4 demon emperors were all powerful beings.

The raw materials on them, once falling into the hands of human cultivators, were either used for medicine or refined into powerful magic treasures.

Just like Luo Chen's Profound Dust Armor and Frost Eagle Flying Boat, they were all like this.

Using them as talisman skins was truly a waste.

Fairy Jueqing reminded: "Supreme Elder, the talisman skin for making talismans is essentially not limited by the type of raw material; don't forget this."

Luo Chen was startled; had he been blinded by a leaf?

Fairy Jueqing gave examples: "For instance, the Shenfu Sect; the talisman skins they liked to use most in their early years were the bark of various precious spiritual trees. Or for instance, me; the raw material I like to use most for refining talismans is the hundred-year, thousand-year, and even eternal profound ice that is inexhaustible in my ice fortress. As far as I know, there are many, many raw materials that can be made into talisman skins, such as paper, silk, gold, iron, and of course, jade. In legends, talisman masters who enter the Dao through talismans can even use the sky and the earth as talisman skins to draw those terrifying talismans that can destroy the heavens and the earth."

After finishing in one breath, Fairy Jueqing caught her breath and added: "Beast skin talisman skins are just the most convenient raw materials to obtain in recent years, not the only ones."

After Luo Chen listened quietly, he said sincerely: "Daoist Gu, I have been taught."

Fairy Jueqing's expression was somewhat unnatural, both because Luo Chen had abruptly called her surname and because the other party had addressed her as "Daoist" as an equal.

She coughed dryly and took a pile of things out of her storage bag.

"These are my savings of many years, all Tier 4 talisman skins. I originally planned to use them to draw new talismans after achieving the Nascent Soul stage in the future. Now, I will gift them to the Supreme Elder!"

Luo Chen looked at them; there was eternal profound ice that was chilling, and green wood blocks emitting rich vitality.

They were all good materials!

He did not refuse and accepted them generously.

"Thank you!"

Fairy Jueqing waved her hand, "It is what I should do."

Luo Chen smiled slightly, kept this sentiment in mind, and then asked about the current situation of the Luotian Sect.

Fairy Jueqing told him everything she knew.

In fact, there was nothing to talk about; it was just some trivial matters. In one year, the Luotian Sect had completely settled down in the Alchemy Saint Blessed Land.

Because the terrain was vast and there were many spiritual veins, there was a lot of room for choice.

Sect Master Li Yingzhang, for the sake of long-term calculation, did not occupy every Tier 4 spiritual vein.

Apart from the Dan Mountain where Luo Chen resided, he only chose a Tier 4 spiritual vein with good feng shui as the mountain gate of the Luotian Sect.

There, Especially Ling Fengzi chose a spiritual mountain, opened a cave dwelling, and re-established the Piaomiao Peak.

Although Wang Yuan did not value spiritual energy that much, he also chose a Tier 4 cave dwelling and established the War God Peak.

Bai Meiling was somewhat unable to sit still; after settling down, she had quite the impulse to explore the Nether Abyss, but it was rejected by Li Yingzhang.

"I forgot, Little Bai is now in the body of a Ghost Emperor, enough to roam the Nether Abyss."

Luo Chen smiled and asked curiously why Li Yingzhang had refused.

Fairy Jueqing replied: "Firstly, because the Sect Master is afraid that Senior Bai will attract some powerful ghosts to the Luotian Sect in the Nether Abyss, and secondly, because some active low-level disciples are a bit unable to hold back, wanting to follow her to explore the old site of the Mingyuan Sect, trying to obtain some treasures."

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Luo Chen was dumbfounded; so that was why!

Li Yingzhang hadn't done anything wrong.

Although the Alchemy Saint Blessed Land was hidden and very difficult for outsiders to enter, the entrance was ultimately in the Nether Abyss.

Once the gate was blocked, it would be troublesome.

After chatting for a while, Fairy Jueqing took her leave.

After Luo Chen pondered simply, he began to try refining Tier 4 talismans again.

He used the batch of Tier 4 talisman skins left by Fairy Jueqing as raw materials, trying to integrate several of the Tier 4 fire-type spells he was most proficient in.

Half a year later.

A figure suddenly appeared outside the ruins of the Alchemy Saint Hall.

Dressed in black, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, it was Luo Chen!

In half a year, Luo Chen had exhausted the batch of Tier 4 talisman skins Fairy Jueqing had given him and had indeed successfully produced several Tier 4 talismans.

But in the end, it was a drop in the bucket.

"My talisman-making skill is not a talent; it relies purely on my own powerful foundation and the layer-by-layer advancement of the proficiency panel, so it requires a large amount of raw materials."

"The Luotian Sect's reserves in this regard are insufficient, but nearby is a natural treasure trove!"

Fairy Jueqing's words back then reminded him.

The Mingyuan Sect, as the first and only Soul Transformation holy land in the Eastern Wasteland, had a foundation so deep that ordinary people could not imagine.

Even if the mountain gate was destroyed and the disciples were all dead, many things still remained.

The magic treasures and true artifacts that Luo Chen had picked up while crossing the Mingyuan Abyss years ago were examples.

And apart from these things, could there not be other things preserved?

High-level talisman skins were the goal of Luo Chen's trip!

At the entrance, Luo Chen waited for a while, then saw a giant turtle pushing aside the water waves and swimming over slowly.

Luo Chen leaped onto it, saying lightly: "Let's go, to the former cultivation site of True Person Hanyang!"

Any top-tier force would not focus only on one path but would cultivate all aspects to avoid being controlled by others at critical moments.

Like the Yuding Sword Sect, which only cultivated the sword path; the Shenfu Sect, which only focused on talisman making; and the Yaowang Sect, which only excelled in alchemy and medicine—so these could not be considered top-tier forces.

Instead, the Five Elements Divine Sect developed in all aspects in its early years, which was why it could become the strongest in the six domains of the Far East and even be considered a major force in the entire Eastern Wasteland.

The Mingyuan Holy Land was naturally even better than the Five Elements Divine Sect!

For alchemy, there was the Chu family represented by the Alchemy Saint; for beast taming, there was the Lu family; for personnel and secular affairs, the Ye family was the best; and for arrays, every family had dabbled in them.

And among them, True Person Hanyang, a great cultivator whom Luo Chen had met once, was the most famous talisman expert of the Mingyuan Sect.

That lineage of his, whether it was True Person Hanyang himself or his disciples and grand-disciples, were all very good at talisman making.

Years ago, when chatting with Old Man Fu of the Shenfu Sect, he had once praised this person.

This person fell at the hands of Sovereign Qixia, like a star falling.

But his cultivation site might have some legacy.

I don't know if this giant turtle knows the cultivation site of True Person Hanyang?

Traveling through the Nether Abyss was a very dangerous thing.

Fortunately, with the help of the giant turtle, Luo Chen could save himself a lot of unnecessary trouble.

As he thought, the giant turtle did not remember the cultivation site of True Person Hanyang very clearly, so the initial journey was not smooth.

Fortunately, Luo Chen was intelligent; he searched several places and finally found a map recording the general terrain of the Mingyuan Holy Land, thus determining the direction.

Three months later, Luo Chen stopped between a mountain range with dim spiritual light and flowing with filthy Ming water.

"Is this Hanyang Mountain?"

If placed in the outside world, it would be a spiritual land with rich spiritual energy.

But now, submerged by Ming water, it had almost become a ghost realm.

Luo Chen sighed, then ordered the giant turtle to wait outside and charged in alone.

This trip took a full two months.

Just as the giant turtle was drooping its eyelids and about to fall into a deep sleep, Luo Chen walked out from inside.

The giant turtle perked up and looked at Luo Chen curiously.

At this moment, Luo Chen's magic power was greatly depleted, but the excitement on his face could not be concealed.

This exploration of the great cultivator's former residence was not too smooth.

It was actually inhabited by a large number of low-level ghosts, and there were even several Tier 3 ghost kings!

Luo Chen could identify that most of them were ghosts transformed from the deceased disciples of the Mingyuan Sect, and some of those who had high realms before death had already begun to gradually recover their intelligence like Pang Renxiong.

Naturally, they resisted the intrusion of Luo Chen, an outsider.

Of course, in front of Luo Chen's powerful strength, these resistances did not cause any waves.

He spent some time clearing out the ghosts, then searched slowly, and finally found several secret vaults that were relatively well-preserved, harvesting a large amount of medium and high-level talisman skins from them.

"With this batch of talisman skins, it should be enough to support me in drawing a large number of Tier 4 talismans!"

After returning fully loaded, Luo Chen did not linger; he was not tempted by the incomplete magic treasures and materials on Hanyang Mountain and drove the giant turtle away directly.

The return journey was much smoother.

With the map in hand, Luo Chen pointed the direction, and in just a month's time, he was about to arrive at the entrance of the Alchemy Saint Blessed Land.

However, Luo Chen suddenly spoke halfway.

"Stop!"

The giant turtle was puzzled, then raised its head in doubt, looking not far away.

There, a great mountain stood quietly in the Nether Abyss.

The omnipresent Ming water was actually excluded, unable to invade even a fraction.

This mountain was so familiar that any member of the Mingyuan Sect could recognize it with just a glance.

It was exactly the Yanfu Mountain that had hung high over the holy land for three thousand years!

And there was only one reason Luo Chen took the initiative to stop.

There was a familiar aura inside, currently fighting fiercely with an enemy.

Luo Chen frowned, "Why did Little Bai come out?" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 871 =====