Chapter 15: Crafting Talismans

On the flat ground, Li Zhangsheng gazed at the twenty-odd eighth-grade pills floating in midair, his expression remarkably calm!

As if he had done something utterly trivial!

Well, for him, this truly is an utterly trivial matter!!

That's because the Longevity Sect currently lacks higher-grade spiritual medicine ingredients; otherwise, he could casually whip up even Emperor Immortal Pills.

Li Zhangsheng flicked his hand, gathering the twenty-odd eighth-grade pills into his palm, then took out a golden bottle and stuffed them all inside.

Inside the golden bottle lies a separate world, able to nurture the pills so their medicinal essence does not dissipate!

After sealing the stopper, Li Zhangsheng tossed the bottle to Xiao Jue with a casual throw; Xiao Jue hurriedly caught it, as if obtaining a priceless treasure!

Afterward, Li Zhangsheng approached another huge pile of medicinal ingredients; this pile was the recipe for supreme-grade pills, with quantities several hundred times greater than the previous pile.

Just as before, Li Zhangsheng gave a casual rub, and in the next instant, 1,002 purple pills floated in the air—these are seventh-grade pills that elevate one to the Supreme Saint Realm!

Li Zhangsheng placed them into a purple bottle and casually tossed it to Xiao Jue!

Thus…

After one minute, with over two thousand third-grade pills bottled, Li Zhangsheng's alchemy session ended!!

The whole process took less than two minutes, and Li Zhangsheng refined over thirty thousand pills!!

Of course, besides those that boost cultivation, Li Zhangsheng also refined many healing pills.

He gave all these pills to Xiao Jue for safekeeping, to be later distributed uniformly when he summons the entire sect's elders and disciples!!

Having finished refining the pills, the next step is crafting talismans!!

Li Zhangsheng returned to the pavilion, taking out a brush from his spatial ring!

This brush is naturally extraordinary, made from the tail of the Extinction Wolf Emperor!!

Xiao Jue also knew Li Zhangsheng was about to craft talismans, so he took out a prepared basin of blood from his spatial ring and placed it at Li Zhangsheng's feet.

This basin of blood belongs to the Ultimate Saint Realm Peak Serpent Demon, which Li Zhangsheng casually snatched from the earth's core while passing a wasteland yesterday on his return.

After capturing it, Li Zhangsheng ordered Shen Qiongcang and the others to set aside the blood for later use.

"You three, cut those beast bones, beast hides, and tree bark into palm-sized pieces, then bring them over." Li Zhangsheng said.

"Yes!"

Xiao Jue and the two others responded, immediately heading over; a few flashes of blade and sword light later, stacks of identical beast hides, bones, and tree bark were delivered to the pavilion, piled into a great heap!

"Sigh," Li Zhangsheng sighed wearily, "I never expected to have to worry about these things upon waking; how did all seven of these brats end up going up there?"

"Never mind, just treat it as calligraphy practice!"

Shaking his head, Li Zhangsheng took out a piece of beast hide.

This beast hide was previously collected by the Longevity Sect, and it is the hide of an Ultimate Saint Realm Peak demon beast; otherwise, it could not withstand the serpent demon's blood!

Xiao Jue, Luo Qingxue, and Liu Yiming sat aside, quietly watching!

Li Zhangsheng dipped his brush in the serpent's blood, then wrote an 'Explosion' character on the beast hide!

For an attack talisman, he still preferred explosive aesthetics; after casually finishing it, he handed it to Xiao Jue, saying, "Take it and test its power in the air ahead!"

"Yes, Sect Master!" Xiao Jue took the freshly made talisman and shot forward; Luo Qingxue and Liu Yiming also curiously followed, arriving at a more distant spot!

Not long after!

Boom!

Accompanied by a tremendous roar from the far front, a huge mushroom cloud rose!

A tremor shook the mountains!

The spot where Li Zhangsheng stood trembled slightly!!

"Not bad power!" Li Zhangsheng nodded lightly, then continued writing!

On Xiao Jue's side, Xiao Jue and the two others stared at the huge pit not far away, stunned, and involuntarily swallowed their saliva!!

"Hiss, this power could at least blow up a Mid Ultimate Saint Realm cultivator lacking defenses; luckily we stayed far enough away!" Liu Yiming said with lingering fear: "Playing with firecrackers is dangerous!"

"Let's head back first," Xiao Jue said.

Soon, the three arrived again at the pavilion behind the mountain!

After they returned to the pavilion, it was already filled with thousands of talismans; besides the 'Explosion' style, there were also 'Fast' and 'Hard' characters, etc!!

Li Zhangsheng then threw a talisman engraved with the 'Hard' character to Liu Yiming.

"Sect Master, what does this mean?" Liu Yiming asked curiously after catching the Hard Character Talisman.

"Wait, you will slap that talisman onto your body." Li Zhangsheng then threw an Explosion Talisman to Xiao Jue, saying, "Later, go over there and throw this Explosion Talisman onto Liu Yiming's body!"

"Good good!" Xiao Jue immediately beamed with delight, then gave Liu Yiming an evil grin.

"Ah?" Liu Yiming's face instantly turned pale with fright, "This… this isn't right, Sect Master; the Explosion Talisman's power could likely kill a Mid Ultimate Saint Realm cultivator—I'm afraid I can't withstand it."

"It's fine; the Hard Character Talisman is a defensive talisman." Li Zhangsheng said while writing, "Just slap that Hard Character Talisman onto your body and you'll be fine."

"How does it feel to be using me as an experiment?"

Liu Yiming silently cursed, but given the power of the Explosion Talisman just now, he supposed the defensive talismans crafted by the Sect Master and his brothers couldn't be far off either!

Moreover, he was wearing a set of soft armor capable of blocking a strike from an Ultimate Saint Realm Peak cultivator—so let's just proceed with the experiment!

Thinking this over, Liu Yiming finally spoke with a grimace: "Well then, let's go!"

"Hehe, don't worry, Liu Yiming; I'll throw it with great accuracy," Xiao Jue said with ill intent.

"Hmph, let's see whether your Explosion Talisman is fearsome or my Hard is stronger!" Liu Yiming declared firmly.

Afterward, the two shot out simultaneously!

Boom!

Not long after, another huge mushroom cloud rose ahead!

Inside the mushroom cloud, Liu Yiming gazed at the surrounding explosions, discovering he felt nothing at all, and exclaimed in surprise, "Eh, the soft armor had no effect; this Hard Character Talisman is indeed hard!"

Afterward, Liu Yiming charged out of the flames!

"Ah? He's still alive?" Not far beyond the firelight, Xiao Jue saw Liu Yiming dash out, vigorous as a dragon, and couldn't help but be surprised.

"What's the matter, were you looking forward to my death?" Liu Yiming's face darkened, "You just threw talismans with perfect aim, right on my head!"

"Hehe, that was just to test how hard that defensive talisman is. I'm confident in the Sect Master's talisman‑making methods, how could it have hurt you?" Xiao Jue patted Liu Yiming's shoulder and said.

Soon, the two returned, quietly watching Li Zhangsheng write.

After about ten minutes, Li Zhangsheng finally put down his brush.

This time he had made over eighty thousand talismans, stored them in his seal ring, and then Li Zhangsheng stood up: "Let's go to the Hall of Longevity and summon all the sect elders and disciples!"

In no time, the Hall of Longevity and the square outside were filled with people!

Xiao Jue, Liu Yiming, and Luo Qingxue, following Li Zhangsheng's orders, began distributing pills; each cultivation realm received the corresponding cultivation pill.

After the distribution was complete, Li Zhangsheng said: "These pills are all personally refined by me; so far I haven't found any side effects!"

"Come, all disciples of the sect, heed my command, and take the pills together!"