Stop grinding, I'm really just a free spirit.

Chapter 9 Grade 9 Spirit Talisman

The following day was the last day of the three-day period.

Mingzhenfang, inside the cabin.

Chen Bai was still lying on the bed, not yet up. Judging from his casual sleeping posture and the drool almost dripping from the corner of his mouth, he was sleeping very soundly, as if he was not worried at all about the deadline he had agreed to with that old ghost Xue.

Last night, after deciphering the secrets of that ninth-grade spirit talisman...

Chen Bai worked tirelessly to produce talismans before the spiritual energy was exhausted.

After a lot of hard work, he had exhausted all his energy.

In addition, due to severe lack of rest in recent days, even the innate spiritual light between his eyebrows dimmed, which was clearly a sign that his mental energy had been exhausted to the extreme.

He was so exhausted that he didn't even have the strength to lift his fingers, and before he could even take off his black Taoist robe, Chen Bai fell into a deep sleep on the couch.

Shift your gaze to the table to the side.

A stack of talismans with red lettering and yellow backgrounds, emitting a faint white light, were scattered haphazardly.

At a glance, there are about ten of them, and they all look like Qi-gathering talismans. This is the result of Chen Bai's efforts over the past night.

With the old Taoist priest's years of experience in drawing talismans, he mastered the techniques and quickly produced ten ninth-grade talismans in a very short time.

If this were to get out, it would be enough to shock some talisman masters!

It should be noted that most talisman masters who have mastered low-level talisman inheritances will have one or two entry-level spirit talismans as their trump card skills.

Even the most skilled talisman masters can only produce two or three spirit talismans a day at most before their mental energy is completely exhausted.

Unlike Chen Bai, who, after drawing more than twenty miscellaneous talismans, could still work all night to draw ten rank-nine spirit talismans!

This is simply unbelievable! If other talisman masters witnessed this, they would surely exclaim in astonishment at how terrifying this kid is!

Could it be that the old Taoist priest's talismanic teachings are so effective? Of course not!

Chen Bai also noticed his own unusual behavior. After pondering it for a while, he attributed his extraordinary ability to work to his innate spiritual light.

This thing is the original face of mortals, carrying their own spirit, and is also the innate true spirit born after reincarnation.

Chen Bai already possessed a sliver of spiritual light, and after coming to this world, he essentially went through another cycle of reincarnation. This caused his true spirit, that sliver of innate spiritual light, to increase several times over!

If an ordinary person's spiritual light is the size of a millet grain, then Chen Bai's spiritual light is the size of an infant's fist.

It's comparable to some Arhats in Theravada Buddhism who have attained the Anagami fruit of the Four Noble Truths and been reborn!

In his words, "This can be considered as profiting from the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the Second Heavenly Realm!"

If Chen Bai were born in the Changxiao Realm, among the supreme Three Sects and Six Schools, he would definitely be a "Dao Seed" with "Dao wisdom as deep as the abyss," more than qualified to be a true disciple!

Unfortunately, while there are many fine horses in the world, few discerning patrons can recognize their talent. Given his status as a rogue cultivator, without the right opportunities, his inferior aptitude alone could lead him to waste his entire life.

Fortunately, Chen Bai still has Xiao Ding, so he can be self-reliant and doesn't need to rely on others.

Chen Bai slept until the sun was high in the sky before finally waking up.

The throbbing pain in his brow and the rumbling in his stomach quickly brought him back to his senses, which had been in a dazed state.

Realizing that the three-day deadline was fast approaching, Chen Bai was startled and quickly turned his head to look at the thick stack of spirit talismans piled on the table next to him.

Chen Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, he remembered that he had narrowly escaped death and managed to draw ten spirit talismans before midnight! He had risked his life and exhausted his energy for it, and his spiritual light hadn't recovered yet. This caused Chen Bai to feel dizzy and disoriented when he woke up, as if his head was shrouded in darkness; in addition, his brow throbbed with a persistent, stabbing pain.

However, these aftereffects are nothing serious and will heal with rest.

One Qi-gathering talisman is worth two spirit shells.

Ten talismans—that's a huge sum of two spirit stones! Add to that the three spirit stones he'd saved, and it'd be enough to pay the rent that had been troubling Chen Bai for so long. And those miscellaneous talismans—he could also sell them for a few coins.

Thinking of this, Chen Bai sat up and rubbed his temples to relieve the pain.

It was getting late, and according to his plan, he might not be able to sell these ten Qi-gathering talismans by the end of the afternoon.

Furthermore, it would be too conspicuous for someone of such low status to sell their services to powerful shops like [Lingfu Pavilion] and [Sanzhenfu Workshop].

After much deliberation, I decided it would be best to sell it to Fairy Yueyi.

Not only can you quickly obtain two spirit stones, but you also ensure your safety—it's the best of both worlds!

Chen Bai thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.

only--

"A day has passed; Fairy Yueyi should have calmed down by now, right?"

A question mark slowly appeared in Chen Bai's mind.

......

......

Afternoon, Xuanzhenfang.

In the courtyard shaded by bamboo and willow trees and with a cool breeze, Fairy Yueyi remained dignified, sitting at the stone table.

She wore a light blue dress and no makeup, yet she was already stunning, surpassing even the beauty of spring.

"What brings you here, fellow Daoist? This is not some dragon palace or dragon abode in the Four Seas or Five Rivers, where endless treasures are available for borrowing."

Fairy Yueyi spoke calmly, her graceful figure composed, but her bright eyes held a strange resentment in her words.

"What are you saying, fairy?" Chen Bai smiled awkwardly, and without saying anything more, he took out a stack of talismans from his sleeve.

It was gently placed on the stone table and pushed over.

"This is... my talisman?" Fairy Yueyi blinked.

The rough yellow talismans were clearly made by her, yet they were covered with clumsy but fluid strokes of ink, bright red and eye-catching.

This stack of talisman paper had obviously been used by Chen Bai without any hesitation. It looked like he had drawn all sorts of "miscellaneous talismans" such as cleansing clothes talismans, dust-sweeping talismans, breeze talismans, and stove fire talismans.

"spit!

I thought he had a change of heart and realized he wasn't cut out for drawing talismans, so he returned my talisman paper.

She secretly grumbled to herself, hoping not to waste too much of what she had.

Fairy Yueyi took a deep breath and casually flicked her two slender, white fingers.

Unfortunately, almost all of the thick stack of talisman paper was covered with talismans... not a single one survived; most of them were completely destroyed.

The weight that had been hanging over my heart has finally been lifted.

According to her guess, Chen Bai must have picked up a rudimentary talisman book from some stall somewhere, thinking that by copying the characters, he could draw talismans. After returning home yesterday, he immediately started writing and rushed to show it to her today...

But how can ordinary people, without that spark of spiritual insight, understand the mysterious methods of "immortals" drawing talismans and making incantations?

It's just a waste of those talisman papers; she spent several days making them!

Although it was a bit rough, the cost was low, and it was originally estimated that it could be sold for a lot of money.

Looking at the various talismans laid out on the stone table, Yue Yi's eyes were conflicted and her expression was complicated: "It seems that this Fellow Daoist Chen Bai has put in a lot of effort. Unfortunately, the Dao of Talismans is not something that ordinary people can learn."

With her sharp eyes, she even caught a glimpse of an even more intricate talisman on the lower level. It looked like a ninth-grade spirit talisman, but she didn't know where Chen Bai had found it. It was a defective product, but it was quite impressive.

"Please look, fairy."

Just as Fairy Yueyi was thinking about how to respond to him tactfully, the scene that unfolded before her eyes made her pupils dilate in shock.

"Um?

This...this is!!