SWDnovel Chapter 684 - 324: Mid Stage Tournament (Part 2)
Chapter 684 - 324: Mid Stage Tournament (Part 2)
There’s still a deficiency of one thousand...Fortunately, he still had a considerable savings from selling Profound Immortal Pills, otherwise he would have run out at the scene.
"Once I leave Cloud Ascension Palace and have my own cultivation cave, I must bring the matter of cultivating Blood Medicine to the forefront..."
Blood Medicine and Immortal Talismans, these two side businesses for earning Anomaly Crystals, should be sufficient to support his cultivation.
"I hope today I can succeed!"
He adjusted his state and began to create talismans again!
For the past six months, he had been trying during the first three months but achieved nothing, and the next three months he spent meditating on the Dao without taking up the pen.
The first Immortal Dao Talisman he attempted to create was of a defensive nature.
Immortal Talismans have no fixed method; for Immortals, each Immortal Talisman Master has a different understanding of the Dao of Immortal Talismans and different Dao Fruits, leading to variations in the talismans they create. It can be said that each person’s talismans are unique.
Actually, Li An stayed the longest within the Deceit Realm, his Dao Fruit most perfected, so his understanding of Immortal Talismans should far surpass ordinary Immortal Talisman Masters. Yet he still couldn’t achieve a single talisman in half a year, wasting scores of Immortal Light Papers in vain... simply because his standards were too high.
There are many defensive talismans, whether it’s utilizing the power of the five elements, constructing the gate of Bagua, or imitating the changes of creation... But Li An wanted to combine all advantages into one.
"The power of the five elements generates each other, in various sequences, each with differences, requiring precise mobilization..."
Li An carefully used Immortal Mist Ink to delineate five simple yet mysterious symbols on the Immortal Light Paper, corresponding to metal, wood, water, fire, earth respectively. Each symbol had significant differences in size, ink pressure, and stroke speed but surprisingly ended in harmony. Between the five symbols, Immortal Dao Qi flowed, providing mutual assistance.
The last stroke fell!
"It’s done!"
Li An took a deep breath, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
Three months of trying, three months of adjustment, half a year’s work, finally resulted in his first Immortal Talisman.
The Immortal Talisman was complete, with Immortal Light subtly hidden, requiring only a slight activation to exhibit its corresponding power.
This talisman utilized the power of the five elements. Unlike general immortal talismans which could only utilize one power, his incorporated all five, with talisman insights fully integrated within. Once activated, the power of the five elements would explode, forming a light shield to protect himself. When facing someone at the Immortal Level, Li An was confident his opponent would definitely not break through!
Yet he wondered how effective it would be against True Immortals and Profound Immortals?
He carefully stored this first talisman away.
"I shall call you the Five-Shield Immortal Light Talisman!"
He named it.
Immortal Talismans have no fixed form, and each Immortal Talisman Master’s talismans will vary, so names are self-given as well.
Li An then took a deep breath and continued meditating to adjust his state.
Creating talismans is a great challenge for Immortal Talisman Masters; typically, producing more than five talismans in a year is considered highly prolific.
This is because each talisman condenses the power of creation, and the consumption on an Immortal Talisman Master is enormous, requiring a long recovery after each creation.
Even though Li An’s recovery ability was stronger than an ordinary person, time was still necessary.
A month later.
Li An picked up the pen once more to create the second one!
Based on past experiences, his principle regarding talismans and arrays had always been the more, the better.
...
After six months.
Li An had already amassed seven "Five-Shield Immortal Light Talismans" in his hands!
He was quite satisfied with his output.
However, among these seven talismans, four were of low quality and could only be considered "Three-Shield Immortal Light Talismans."
Firstly, he lacked time; if he made each one a high-quality Five-Shield Immortal Light Talisman, he probably would have only made four or five in half a year. Secondly, he intended it so, as the Five-Shield Immortal Light Talismans would make better trump cards, while the Three-Shield Immortal Light Talismans were no less than average Immortal Talismans, suitable for future battles or fulfilling in-mountain tasks.
He decided to pause making defensive talismans for now.
Next, he planned to attempt attack-type talismans.
"I’ve got to get more Immortal Light Paper and Immortal Mist Ink again..."
He felt helpless; the production of Immortal Light Paper is difficult, hence its pricey cost. Regrettably, Li An had no time; otherwise, he might save some Anomaly Crystals by creating it himself, but the time spent creating would yield more if used for talisman production... Ultimately, he still had to spend the Anomaly Crystals.
He left Cloud Ascension Palace to purchase some Immortal Mist Ink and Immortal Light Paper. The middle-aged man who attended to him was the same as before, very enthusiastic and without suspicion over Li An’s frequent purchases. Instead, he advised Li An not to be impatient as a beginner and that once he completed his studies at Cloud Ascension Palace, learning from other Immortal Talisman Masters for a while would greatly improve his success rate.
Evidently, he perceived Li An as eagerly ambitious, wasting many resources and materials.
This time, besides purchasing Immortal Light Paper and the like, Li An also intended to acquire some Immortal Pills. At the Immortal stage, the Immortal Power Pill is the regular supplement for Immortal Power, but Li An found it ineffective. Instead, he focused on the "Immortal Source Pill" used by Profound Immortals!
The Immortal Source Pill was of high value, each pill costing a hundred middle-grade Anomaly Crystals.
After purchasing the Immortal Light Paper and Immortal Mist Ink, Li An had over four hundred middle-grade Anomaly Crystals remaining, along with a pile of lower-grade ones. He bit his lip and bought four at once!
Because Li An’s main goal now was the mid-stage major competition, where his opponents would not be weak, such as Yi Linglin, who reportedly was already attempting to break through to Profound Immortal... Anomaly Crystals had to be used wisely.
The middle-aged man who attended him was overjoyed; Li An’s spending was even more extravagant than some Profound Immortals.