Chapter 128

After Wang Ping'an consumed Merit and upgraded the treasure: talisman box to Mastery level, he then picked up the half-finished spirit wood plaque and began crafting the talisman box.

Time flowed by unnoticed as Wang Ping'an obsessively crafted the treasure; upon completing the final step, seeing the already-formed talisman box emit an attractive force that drew in the surrounding spiritual energy.

"Is this the apparatus talisman box?"

Wang Ping'an heaved a turbid breath, unsure whether it was due to the difference between crafting an apparatus and drawing talismans or some other reason, but creating this apparatus talisman box consumed his Spirit Power far beyond the ordinary.

Even one-third of his internal magical power was used!

He didn't know whether this apparatus talisman box counted as a success, after all it was his first time crafting it and he lacked much experience.

However.

Even if it failed, he wouldn't be too disappointed; at worst he could start over, anyway he still had a pile of basic spirit wood materials in his storage bag.

Obviously it was specially collected by that Evil Cultivator, and now it's come cheap to him!

Afterward.

With a thought, Wang Ping'an had talisman after talisman appear in his palm, mainly Thunderstrike Talismans and Golden Light Talismans, with Peace Talismans and Concealment Talismans present but few, since these two could be considered auxiliary talismans.

One is enough!

Unlike the Thunderstrike Talisman and Golden Light Talisman, which can be actively used—one for defense, one for offense—making them a first-rate formidable method.

He didn't know whether a single Golden Light Talisman could withstand the attack of the Sword Apparatus driven by his skill: Sword Technique.

The next moment.

Wang Ping'an casually picked up a Thunderstrike Talisman; upon touching the talisman box, the talisman was enveloped in a white light, instantly turning into a Flowing Light that seeped into the box, whereupon a mark appeared on the box.

Seeing this, Wang Ping'an was extraordinarily happy, the tension in his heart instantly easing as he exclaimed, "I never expected my first attempt at crafting to succeed!"

Speaking, Wang Ping'an eagerly filled the talisman box with another eight talismans, adding only one Peace Talisman and one Concealment Talisman, while the rest were mainly Thunderstrike and Golden Light Talismans.

Still, the majority were Thunderstrike Talismans!

Who made him believe some unknown saying: the best defense is offense.

Afterward, Wang Ping'an rested briefly and then began crafting the next talisman box.

One, two, three or four…

Until all the half-finished spirit wood plaques were forged by Wang Ping'an into talisman boxes, he heaved a turbid breath, his small face full of unhidden fatigue.

Crafting so many talisman boxes at once greatly drained his Spirit Power and internal magical power.

It caused him, while condensing an artificial dantian internally, to halt cultivation of the Worship Moon Scripture and switch to the Purple Yang Scripture to replenish the depleted magical power in the Purple Yang dantian.

It was a hot-headed decision of his; fortunately no accident occurred then, and when he later resumed cultivating the Worship Moon Scripture, it did not affect the formation of his second man-made dantian.

Otherwise he wouldn't have time to regret it!

Just as Wang Ping'an prepared to respond to his body's signal, about to sleep to replenish his nearly exhausted Spirit Power, his peripheral vision caught the last talisman box about to be stored away, and a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

At that moment he lay on the hall's cradle, his mother cooking in the kitchen, his grandparents busy with farm work in the fields, and with no one else at home he needn't worry about being discovered.

With a thought, Wang Ping'an sent the paper person and the three talisman boxes out of the World Pearl, controlling the paper person to deliver the three talisman boxes to the most conspicuous spot in the hall.

On the dining table!

During this he also left a letter!

Only then did he retract the paper person and fall into deep sleep: "Dongzhu, what's going on?"

A tense voice sounded in his ear, startling Wang Ping'an's consciousness from endless darkness; he instinctively opened his leaden eyes to see his master had arrived at their home at some point.

His mother and grandmother each rose to greet him!

From his grandfather's appearance, it seemed his grandfather had run to the Xuanqing Temple to fetch him.

Liu Dongzhu hurriedly handed over the three talisman boxes she had just found on her own dining table, saying in astonishment:

"Daozhang, this is what I saw on our dining table just after I finished cooking and brought the dishes from the kitchen—take a look, what exactly are these three wooden plaques?"

Earlier, after feeding Wang Ping'an his milk and putting him in the cradle, she had also seen the table's condition when preparing to go cook.

Besides last night's leftovers, there was nothing else, let alone wooden plaques.

How could she not be startled when three wooden plaques of unknown origin suddenly appeared?

It wasn't worry about whether these unknown-origin wooden plaques were good or bad; her concern was that, since three wooden plaques had suddenly appeared in the house without her knowledge, could something also happen without her knowing…

... that Wang Ping'an might be stolen away!

That was her biggest worry!

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"I knew it would turn out like this!"

Wang Ping'an gave a bitter smile.

Seeing his family summon his master, it wasn't entirely unexpected, but he hoped his master could provide a self-consistent explanation so as not to frighten his family.

These three apparatus talisman boxes are what he uses to protect his family's safety, of the same nature as the talismans he originally gave; rather than fear his family suffering a fright, he cares more about their safety.

"This is…"

Xuanqing Daozhang took the talisman box from Liu Dongzhu, examined it closely, a hint of surprise flashing in the depths of his eyes just as he was about to confirm.

What exactly these three wooden plaques were!

Liu Dongzhu spoke again: "Right, Daozhang, besides these three wooden plaques there is also a letter stating that these plaques are what kind of talisman box, saying they were specially left for us to protect our safety!"

Zhang Guihua denied: "Daozhang, these three wooden plaques probably aren't talisman boxes at all; yesterday you gave our family Ping'an a talisman box, which is completely different—yours was jade, these are wood, obviously junk, clearly meant to deceive."

"No, Elder Sister Zhang, you're mistaken; these three wooden plaques are also talisman boxes, and frankly these three talisman boxes are far better than the one I gave Ping'an yesterday!"

Xuanqing Daozhang spoke with a complex expression.

Upon first seeing the three wooden plaques, he had a rough idea of what they were, but not being certain, he decided to examine them thoroughly.

He discovered that the three wooden plaques were indeed talisman boxes and were clearly superior to the one he had given Wang Ping'an yesterday.

They not only more effectively guarantee the power of the talismans inside, but also enhance that power.

"This is also a talisman box?"

Liu Dongzhu's eyes lit up instantly; seeing Xuanqing Daozhang hand over the three talisman boxes, she took them, and just as she was about to walk toward Wang Ping'an, she was interrupted by Xuanqing Daozhang with a complex expression, saying:

"Dongzhu, these talisman boxes, you and your parents each take one, okay!"

"(End of chapter)"