Chapter 75: Soaring Comprehension, Artifact Refining and Talisman Making
Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Soaring Comprehension, Artifact Refining and Talisman Making
SWISH!
Zhang Chi raised his hand and pointed. The Essence Blood, inscribed with the Spirit Contract, immediately flew into the Phantom Beetle’s body.
The Phantom Beetle struggled for a moment before suddenly falling still.
Zhang Chi then understood that the Phantom Beetle had become his Spirit Insect. He could clearly sense its fear and could command it at will.
Only then did Zhang Chi stop circulating the White Bone Divine Forging Technique. The beetle was no longer afraid, instead showing a fawning emotion.
At the same time, it also conveyed the thought that it needed to eat.
Zhang Chi took out a Spirit Awakening Pill and fed it to the beetle. After eating it, the beetle was no longer hungry and even felt a sense of closeness to Zhang Chi.
Then, it hopped into the Eye of the Spirit Spring, swimming up and down ceaselessly, looking utterly joyful.
Zhang Chi sat down cross-legged, formed a Spirit Technique seal with his fingers, and tapped his temples. A red light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately began to see a different world through the beetle’s vision and senses.
This was a Beast Taming Secret Technique called the Spirit Communication Technique, which also came from the Jade Scroll Lan Xuan had left behind in the canyon.
Back then, Lan Xuan and the others had used this Secret Technique to secretly observe the situation in the canyon.
"This is great!"
After trying it a few times, Zhang Chi couldn’t help but feel very satisfied.
At the same time, Zhang Chi communicated briefly with the beetle through his thoughts and immediately understood that he had previously underestimated it.
In truth, the beetle’s poor performance earlier was entirely due to its poor condition.
For one, it hadn’t eaten in a long time.
Second, the death of the Foundation Establishment Elder had caused it harm.
Furthermore, it was also because Zhang Chi’s use of the White Bone Divine Forging Technique had revealed a trace of the White Bone Demon God’s might. To the beetle, this pressure was even more sinister than that of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator.
Therefore, the beetle was naturally terrified.
Under normal circumstances, even if the beetle spied on a Golden Core cultivator, it wouldn’t necessarily be discovered easily.
Of course, if it were discovered, the beetle would definitely be finished.
Zhang Chi then tried commanding the beetle to hide. Its color instantly changed, blending in with the Spiritual Spring, and its aura vanished completely.
Zhang Chi couldn’t even find it with his Divine Thought.
If Zhang Chi weren’t its master and able to sense its location, he probably wouldn’t have been able to find it at all.
This made Zhang Chi even more satisfied.
Zhang Chi tried a few other Beast Taming Secret Techniques and found them all to be very effective.
For one, the beetle’s high Level made it very cooperative.
Second, the Secret Techniques Lan Xuan had provided were excellent.
Of course, these were only techniques that could be privately passed down; compared to the secret teachings of the Spirit Control Sect, they were merely scratching the surface.
The most valuable part, conversely, was Lan Xuan’s personal insights on Beast Taming.
But for Zhang Chi, this was more than enough.
Besides, Beast Taming wasn’t exclusive to the Demon Dao. If Zhang Chi wanted to learn more, he could go to the Inheritance Hall to exchange for it at any time.
According to Lan Xuan’s introduction in the Jade Scroll, the most important things for Beast Taming were a good Spirit Beast and a powerful Divine Thought.
Zhang Chi’s Divine Thought happened to be stronger than others of the Same Tier, making him undoubtedly the most suitable person to use these Beast Taming Secret Techniques.
Afterward, Zhang Chi let the beetle play by itself while he took out the Tier One Artifact Refining Inheritance, which he had long since imprinted onto a Jade Scroll. He pressed it to his forehead, sent his Divine Thought inside, and began to truly study it.
’Huh? It’s this simple?’
Soon, a look of astonishment appeared on Zhang Chi’s face.
He discovered he could understand the contents of Artifact Refining with a single glance.
So, he took out the Talisman Making Inheritance Jade Scroll to try reading it and found the result was the same.
’Could it be that I’m actually a genius at Talisman Making and Artifact Refining, and choosing Alchemy from the start was a mistake?’
Zhang Chi couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled.
After all, when he had studied the alchemy inheritance more than a year ago, it hadn’t been this easy. In the beginning, he couldn’t understand it at all, and it later took him a great deal of time and effort just to reach the Entry Level.
’No, that’s not right!’
But he quickly dismissed the idea.
When he first memorized these two inheritances, he had found them incredibly profound and had only managed to retain them through rote memorization.
The reason it felt simple now was likely because his Divine Soul was comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator.
At the same time, he had also long since filled in the gaps in his general knowledge of Immortal Cultivation.
It was like a high school senior from his previous life turning back to look at a primary school math textbook—of course it would be clear at a glance.
Of course, as the skill Level increased—for instance, when his Talisman Making knowledge reached the Tier One Peak—this advantage would be greatly diminished.
Therefore, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators wouldn’t specifically go back to learn one of the Hundred Skills of Immortal Cultivation for which they had no talent.
After all, reaching Entry Level was easy, but achieving mastery was difficult. Reaching Tier Two was exceptionally hard, and the investment required was far too great.
If they couldn’t reach Tier Two, the returns were too low; they would be better off doing other things to obtain cultivation resources.
But Zhang Chi was different. His Divine Soul would always be higher than his cultivation, so he would always have a huge advantage.
’Good, my previous plan is indeed feasible!’
Zhang Chi was overjoyed.
He continued to study the Artifact Refining inheritance, but after a while, he stopped and began his other daily cultivation routines.
Clearly, he didn’t intend to let Artifact Refining and Talisman Making delay his other cultivation, especially his regular Qi Cultivation.
Before meditating for Qi Cultivation, Zhang Chi took out the Upper Grade Magic Robe to begin its Refinement. He also steeped some Spirit Tea, poured some Spirit Wine, and prepared some Spiritual Food to use in conjunction with his elixirs.
The Upper Grade Magic Robe was named the Profound Feather Robe. As the name suggested, it was made from the feathers of a black demon bird.
After putting it on, Zhang Chi’s entire posture became commanding and upright, and his speed of absorbing and refining Spiritual Qi noticeably increased.
Zhang Chi took a sip of the Spirit Tea, which had a mist swirling on its surface. He found that not only was the aroma pure, but it also contained abundant Spiritual Qi.
The Hundred Flowers Spirit Wine and Spiritual Food were also excellent, but using them directly mixed with Spirit Tea and Spirit Pills was a bit strange.
Ordinary cultivators wouldn’t do this, as it could even cause the medicinal effects to conflict. But with the help of his Jade Pendant, Zhang Chi had no issues using them all together, aside from a somewhat complex taste.
It was worth mentioning that the Spiritual Food was Spirit Grain and the like, which he had previously bought at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.
This way, he no longer had to eat mortal food, nor did he have to rely on the Wasted Pills from refining Tier One Grain Avoidance Pills to sate his hunger.
Not only was this more delicious, but it would also, to a certain extent, increase his cultivation speed.
An hour later, he finished his cultivation and found that his cultivation had indeed improved significantly.
He estimated again and found that he would very likely be able to break through again in about half a year.
Time continued to pass, and three days later, having fully comprehended the Talisman Making and Artifact Refining inheritances, he began to put his knowledge into practice.
SWISH SWISH...
He first spread a blank sheet of beast-hide talisman paper on a table carved from a huge rock. Then, he took out an exquisite Talisman Brush with silver bristles and a black handle, dipped it in a bit of red spiritual ink, took a deep breath, and began to draw.
This Talisman Brush was the Upper Grade one he had just bought, made from the tail-tip fur of a Tier Two Silver Fox Spirit Beast.
This item alone had cost two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones.
In addition, the spiritual ink and talisman paper were also of the highest quality.
Because of this, however, drawing the talisman felt very easy, and he quickly finished sketching a Divine Movement Talisman.
POOF!
But just as he lifted the brush, the profound red runes collapsed, causing the entire talisman to shatter and become useless.
He wasn’t concerned, however.
He paused, carefully recalling and analyzing what had happened, then continued drawing.
He failed again, analyzed again, continued again, and failed again...
After this cycle repeated itself and he had failed ten consecutive times, on the eleventh attempt—whether by luck or because he had truly learned from his experience—he finally succeeded in drawing a complete Divine Movement Talisman.