Chapter 113

《Papermaking Technique》、《Paper Person Making》、《Div

Wang Ping'an saw the titles on the four yellowed booklets, especially the first one's name, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily; he truly couldn't understand why an Evil Cultivator would carry a copy of《Papermaking Technique》with him.

Could it be that he fears starving as an Evil Cultivator and plans to support himself with《Papermaking Technique》?

'No!'

In an instant, a flash of inspiration went through Wang Ping'an's mind; his peripheral vision caught sight of a pile of wood and a pile of Paper Persons in his storage bag, and he immediately realized, murmuring thoughtfully:

'This shouldn't be an ordinary papermaking technique!'

Upon thinking this, Wang Ping'an had no hesitation; he quickly took out《Papermaking Technique》, flipped through it carefully, and studied it line by line, sentence by sentence.

After a long while, Wang Ping'an finished reading the entire《Papermaking Technique》, heaved a heavy breath of turbid air, his face showing undisguised delight, and he exclaimed excitedly:

'Indeed, this is not an ordinary《Papermaking Technique》, but one that can produce spirit paper!'

'Ding! You have carefully studied an ancient tome《Papermaking Technique》; congratulations on receiving the reward: Treasure: Papermaking Technique【Entry Level】!'

A mechanical, cold voice rang in his mind, and Wang Ping'an's small face showed undisguised excitement.

What this《Papermaking Technique》produces will be the rumored spirit paper, a key material for making Paper Persons, and it can also be used to craft Talismans.

Originally.

The various Talismans he had obtained long ago were, to him, like mountains of gold, yet he lacked the tools to mine them.

Every day he could only quench his thirst by looking at plums!

First, he lacked the materials for crafting Talismans: spirit brush, spirit ink/demon blood, and spirit paper. Spirit brush and spirit ink are actually easy to solve—one can substitute magical power, at most affecting the final product's effectiveness.

But spirit paper seemed impossible to replace—no, wait, it can be replaced, using a jade pendant.

However, whatever is used as a substitute still requires a carrier!

Second, he had just been born; he couldn't even draw, let alone hold chopsticks to eat.

Unfortunately, Old Master Luo, by a twist of fate, failed to recognize the World Pearl, taking it merely as an ordinary treasure that warms the body, and gave it to him as a gift.

Once inside the world of the World Pearl, he could not only walk and run but also swing his arms freely; drawing or inscribing Talismans posed no problem.

That is, he still couldn't speak!

He was thinking about whether he could obtain some spirit paper or a jade pendant to draw Talismans himself—not to sell them for money, but to use them to protect his family's safety.

Although there was paper at home, none could serve as a carrier for magical power.

Never would he have thought……

After slaying an Evil Cultivator, he not only gained a thousand points of Merit, but also obtained the《Papermaking Technique》, enabling him to produce spirit paper himself, and his storage bag still held the key materials for making spirit paper.

The trunk of a low-grade spirit tree!

Wang Ping'an endured, turning all the spirit wood in his storage bag into spirit paper, then on the spot he produced every Talisman he knew over and over, quickly flipping to the next ancient tome.

Having gained such a fine thing from the first《Papermaking Technique》, he believed the other three ancient booklets would surely not disappoint him!

'Ding! You have carefully studied an ancient tome《Making Paper Persons》; congratulations on receiving the reward: Treasure: Paper Person Making【Entry Level】!'

'Ding! You have carefully studied an ancient tome《Divine Attachment Technique》; congratulations on receiving the reward: Skill: Divine Attachment Technique【Entry Level】!'

'Ding! You have carefully studied an ancient tome《Moon Worship Sutra》; congratulations on receiving the reward: Cultivation Method: Moon Worship Sutra【Entry Level】!'

Wang Ping'an earnestly finished reading the remaining three yellowed booklets; a series of mechanical, cold voices echoed in his mind, making his face and eyes reveal undisguised excitement.

'Good person, you are truly a great benefactor!'

Wang Ping'an could not help but exclaim joyfully.

He never expected that merely a lowly Evil Cultivator could yield him such a bountiful harvest, even though the skills, cultivation methods, and treasures from the four booklets were all ordinary things.

But regardless of which one, for his current use, they are far stronger than most talents, skills, and cultivation methods—by who knows how many times.

Wang Ping'an suppressed the excitement in his heart, took a deep breath, exhaled a heavy breath of turbid air; as his mind gradually calmed, a glint of sharpness flashed in his eyes, and with a thought he drew a piece of spirit wood from his storage bag.

It was a piece of low-grade spirit wood, the best material for making low-grade spirit paper; low-grade spirit paper is one of the best materials for crafting low-grade Paper Persons and Talismans. Just as he was about to immediately turn this spirit wood into spirit paper, a flash of inspiration went through Wang Ping'an's mind.

'Ding! You have spent ten points of Merit to upgrade the Treasure: Papermaking Technique from Entry Level to Proficient!'

'Ding! You have spent one hundred points of Merit to upgrade the Treasure: Papermaking Technique from Proficient to Mastery!'

As the saying goes: To forge iron, one must be strong oneself.

A mere one hundred ten points of Merit he still possessed; to ensure success and avoid wasting materials, upgrading《Papermaking Technique》to Mastery was still necessary.

Afterward.

Moreover, he also upgraded the skill: Drawing, as well as another four Talismans, to Mastery level!

Time passed unnoticed; Wang Ping'an relied on his vast magical power, using the Treasure: Papermaking Technique—which is actually the skill for producing treasures—to slowly turn spirit wood into spirit paper.

Soon.

A large piece of spirit paper gradually took shape before his eyes!

Wang Ping'an heaved a heavy breath of turbid air; turning a piece of spirit wood into a sheet of spirit paper consumed a considerable amount of his magical and spiritual power.

You have reached this point in the novel.

Yet compared to this spirit paper before him, everything is worthwhile.

Wang Ping'an looked with satisfaction at the large spirit paper before him; with a thought, his internal Sword Apparatus shot out, and under his control via the Sword Control Technique, it was easily split into sheet after sheet of Talisman-sized paper.

Then.

Wang Ping'an stored these sheets in his storage bag, leaving one; gazing at the Talisman in his hand, myriad thoughts arose in his mind.

He pondered which Talisman to draw!

He ultimately decided to first draw the Thunderbolt Talisman.

It wasn't that the Thunderbolt Talisman was the most practiced among the four; rather, he intended to practice all three Talismans, so the order didn't matter.

Instantly.

The method for drawing the Thunderbolt Talisman appeared in Wang Ping'an's mind!

The next second.

Wang Ping'an pressed his right hand's two fingers together into a sword finger; a stream of pure mana overflowed from his sword finger; he carefully drew a Lightning Strike Talisman on the spirit paper he held in his left hand.

He had the Mastery-level skill of drawing; soon the Lightning Strike Talisman formed on the paper.

「Buzz! 」

Soon after, as the final stroke of the Lightning Strike Talisman was completed, a mysterious attraction emanated—not from the spirit paper, but from the talisman itself—gathering the spiritual qi drifting between heaven and earth from all directions.

It quickly permeated into the Lightning Strike Talisman!

Wang Ping'an could clearly feel that a violent power was rapidly increasing within the Lightning Strike Talisman in his left hand.

Not long after.

Wang Ping'an watched as the Lightning Strike Talisman stopped absorbing spiritual qi, his face full of pride and astonishment as he said, "Is it already successful? Drawing a talisman is this simple?"

First time, without a spirit brush, without spirit ink...

He also prepared for the first attempt to fail, to try several times, even up to a dozen times.

He never expected to succeed on the first try.

It seemed that drawing talismans was actually quite simple!

(End of chapter)