The sky outside gradually brightened. Chen Xiao was in high spirits and simply stood in front of the bright window. He dragged the only square table in A Shou's house over. He took out the talisman paper, brush, and previously prepared painting materials from the storage box and placed them on the table. He looked down at the paper with a solemn expression and closed his eyes to meditate for a while. When he was full of energy and adjusted his mood to the right level, he opened his eyes and dipped the brush tip into the painting materials.

The sharpness in his mind passed through the tip of the pen and fell heavily on the talisman paper. Chen Xiao stepped hard on the ground with both feet, and the power was transmitted from the soles of his feet to his thighs, and then to his waist and shoulders, and then to his arms. After writing a lightning talisman, Chen Xiao actually broke out in sweat.

After putting away the brush, Chen Xiao could see a trace of vitality flashing on the paper talisman, and then disappeared. Chen Xiao held the brush in confusion, thinking for a while, and then realized that it was probably the vitality in his body that was unconsciously drawn to the paper talisman when he was drawing the talisman. He didn't know whether this was good or bad for him. If this situation would occur every time he drew talismans in the future, no matter how much vitality he had, it would not be enough to squander.

"What's wrong?" Xi Yunting saw that he was standing there like a stake, so he took the initiative to ask.

Chen Xiao said hesitantly: "Just now I felt a trace of the power gained from practicing Feng Shui attached to the talisman. I wonder if it will have any bad effects."

Xi Yunting thought for a moment and said, "I've heard that weapon refiners can have their spirit attached to the magic weapons they refine, but I didn't expect that this could happen with talismans."

Chen Xiao's eyes lit up: "Will there be any impact?"

Xi Yunting said solemnly: "A refiner with the spirit of its maker always has some outstanding characteristics."

Chen Xiao felt more at ease: "From this point of view, it should be a good thing."

Xi Yunting stretched out his slender fingers and picked up the dried paper talisman: "We'll know the effect once we try it."

There is also a martial arts training ground in the village, and it is quite large. It was here that the platform was built in the beginning, and people lined up to test their spiritual roots. But now this place is occupied by more and more practitioners. They regard this place as a temporary market for free trade, selling goods of varying quality to passers-by.

The people of Changjia Village cleared a piece of land on the edge of the village, leveled it and turned it into a new martial arts training ground.

When Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting came over, several young people from Changjia Village were practicing. They were either fighting in groups or practicing alone. They were very serious and did not become impetuous because of the sudden change in the environment. On the contrary, because they had an extra income channel and could work part-time, they practiced more diligently. This made Xi Yunting sincerely feel gratified. As long as they could keep their original intentions, even if they could not become immortals, their achievements in the future would not be too low.

When the young people saw the two people coming, they gathered around curiously. When they learned that Chen Xiao wanted to use the paper talisman, they gave him a large space. Chen Xiao thanked them for their kindness, held the paper talisman between his index and middle fingers, drew out a trace of vitality from his consciousness, activated the paper talisman and threw it out.

There was a loud thunderous sound, a flash of purple lightning, and a charred pit appeared on the ground of the martial arts training ground. The young people who were watching the excitement exclaimed softly. They had never seen such an attack method before, and they started discussing it in curiosity.

Chen Xiao stood there and shook his head in dissatisfaction. He said, "No. The guidance of the vitality is too slow. It takes too long from stimulation to throwing. Moreover, the power is not as great as expected. The lethality is too low. It can probably only fight wild beasts."

Xi Yunting said to him, "You set too high standards for yourself, Xiaodi. The formula grade of the painting material is too low, which is the key reason that limits the power of the lightning talisman. As for the slow guidance of the vitality, it can also be improved through practice."

Xi Yunting's guidance changed Chen Xiao's mind. He nodded and said, "Brother, what you are teaching me is that I was too impatient. The first finished product has such power, which can support me to fight against high-level monks." If you want to learn to run, you must first take steady steps. He is now at the same level as apprentices of various professions, and he is satisfied with the power to kill wild beasts. It was also when he directly compared the lightning talisman with the bomb made by Tong Nuonuo that he was naturally dissatisfied.

After figuring out the power of the lightning talisman, the two returned to A Shou's home. After unlocking the third layer of the compass, Chen Xiao's body and spirit had made great progress, reaching the level of a high-level cultivator's body refining period. After drawing a lightning talisman, Chen Xiao felt that he still had some strength to spare. He drew another calming talisman and a walking talisman, and then he began to feel tired.

Chen Xiao sat on the bamboo chair and thought about it carefully. Although attaching vitality can enhance the effectiveness of paper talismans, it also consumes multiple mental energy. It seems that in the future, unless it is a necessary talisman, it cannot be attached with vitality to draw like this.

Chen Xiao sat there to rest, and Xi Yunting silently helped him put away the supplies on the table. He poured the painting materials in the dish back into the small bottle, and cleaned the brush in the brush washer. While drying, Xi Yunting tested the tip of the brush with his fingers. This was just brought out from the guest room of the City Lord's Mansion. Although it was much better than the sheep-hair brush, in Xi Yunting's eyes, it was still not suitable for someone whose main job was to paint talismans.

He said slowly: "I heard that you found some hairs of fierce beasts in the storehouse of the City Lord's Mansion. Do you want to make them into brushes?"

Chen Xiao looked at Xi Yunting in surprise. It was rare for him to hear something from someone else. You know, when this Immortal Master Xi was staying at the City Lord's Mansion, he was famous for being aloof and difficult to approach. Chen Xiao couldn't help but be a little curious. Who did he learn about this from when chatting with? Was it Chief Steward Han? City Lord Han? Or someone else?

Xi Yunting called him in confusion, and Chen Xiao replied, "Yes. The hair of the beast is more resilient and has a longer lifespan."

Chen Xiao has been practicing calligraphy, so he knows that writing and painting require a lot of pens, ink and paper. People who don't know often think that the most consumed in practicing calligraphy and painting are paper and ink, but in fact, the brushes also consume a lot. Even in the hands of self-critical Chinese painting masters, a line pen is thrown away after finishing a painting.

During the process of painting and calligraphy, the friction between the brush and the paper will wear out the tip and the tip of the brush. When the tip of a brush is worn flat and the tip of the brush is worn bald, even the most skilled calligrapher or painter will not be able to create anything with such a brush.

Chen Xiao said: "I want to find a brush maker to make all the hairs of these beasts into brush tips. Then I can customize a pen holder, so that when the brush wears out in the future, I can replace the brush tip myself."

Good pen holders are often made of very precious materials, such as jade. If the tip of such a pen is worn out during use, the whole pen cannot be thrown away. Instead, the pen head will be removed and replaced with a new one.

The brush Chen Xiao used in his previous life was given to him by his master Fang Gu. Every time the tip of the brush was worn out, Chen Xiao would send it to a special shop and ask the brush maker to replace it with a new one. He watched it many times, and although he had never tried it himself, he knew roughly how to do it.

Xi Yunting said, "I know there is a shop in Hanshan City that specializes in making pens. The masters there are very skilled and will definitely be able to meet your requirements. We are about to return to Hanshan City, so why don't I take you there once?"

Chen Xiao said happily: "Thank you, brother."

Xi Yunting smiled and said, "You're welcome. We're about to start a new phase of physical training. I'm afraid Xiaodi won't have the energy to do anything else, so it's better to do it first."

Chen Xiao's smile froze. He was so happy about learning a new spell that he completely forgot about the upcoming second season of Master Xi's private body movement class!

A new round of high-intensity training is about to begin. Chen Xiao is both nervous and afraid, but also vaguely looking forward to it. Under Xi Yunting's strict training, Chen Xiao's body movements have improved by leaps and bounds. He is sure that if Tong Nuonuo doesn't use her true energy and only relies on her body movements, she may not be able to get close to him.

With a complicated mentality, Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting went to a pen shop in the lakeside commercial district of Hanshan City. This shop was not in the cultivator area on the east side of the lake embankment, but in the territory of ordinary people on the west side.

When the Zhong family started the civil strife, they brought Wuyanqing here to create a great riot. The ordinary commercial district also suffered a devastating blow, with more casualties. In order to appease the hearts of ordinary people in Hanshan City and allow them to resume normal life as soon as possible, the City Lord's Mansion took the lead in rebuilding the western commercial district after the chaos. Not only that, City Lord Han also sent a number of practitioners who are proficient in injuries to treat those injured in the riot, and provided some elixirs that ordinary people can use.

The measures taken by the City Lord's Mansion were timely and in place, so the ordinary commercial area has basically returned to its normal state. Except for the brand-new buildings, it is so prosperous and bustling that you can't tell that it has suffered a disaster.

Xi Yunting took Chen Xiao into the pen shop, and Chen Xiao took care of the rest by himself without Xi Yunting having to step in.

In the same city, even in the same commercial district, the master of the pen shop has seen many practitioners. Because practitioners also use brushes for daily writing. Such items are expensive in the Xiuxian commercial district, and many cultivators and less wealthy cultivators will go to his shop to purchase.

The master received Chen Xiao calmly, and after listening to Chen Xiao's request, he nodded, indicating that he could do it. Chen Xiao then gave the beast's hair to the other party with confidence. It was the first time to use beast's hair to make a brush. The master weighed it solemnly and wrote a receipt as a voucher for Chen Xiao.

Because in the production of the brush head, in addition to the middle of the pen tip, the hair of the beast is used, and the outer part is usually used to absorb and retain moisture, which requires another kind of hair. The hair of this part is spread out by the brush. Although it is not as precious as the hair of the beast, it is also quite expensive. In addition to the craftsmanship fee of the master, Chen Xiao took out a large amount of spirit coins.

Chen Xiao had been receiving orders from practitioners recently, and he had made a lot of money. Adding the money given by City Lord Han and other income, Chen Xiao didn't even raise an eyebrow when he spent the money.

The refreshing feeling of paying the bill at the pen shop made Chen Xiao want to spend money again. Thinking that he hadn't spent money on anything for a long time, Chen Xiao pulled Xi Yunting, who wanted to go back to the City Lord's Mansion, and said, "It's still early, why don't you come with me for a walk, big brother."

Xi Yunting would naturally agree, he just asked: "Xiao brother, what do you want to buy?" Although he can be said to be inhumane when he is rich, Xi Yunting does not have the idea of ​​spending just for the sake of spending, and specifically enjoying the pleasure of spending money. He is the kind of person who goes out to buy what he wants and then leaves.

Chen Xiao was too embarrassed to tell Xi Yunting that he just wanted to spend money to buy things. He had to have something he wanted, at least to pretend. Thinking about it, Chen Xiao really had an idea. He said, "I want to see if I can find the right materials to make a pen holder."

There are quite a few pen holders at the pen shop, but they are all made of ordinary materials. Chen Xiao does not pursue expensive pen holders, he just wants them to have a longer service life. After all, he has started cultivating immortals, and he has a long life ahead of him. It is also troublesome if the pen holder breaks after a while of use.

Chen Xiao said: "Animal bones, animal teeth, animal horns, or wood from spiritual plants, as long as they are strong."

This is a legitimate reason. Xi Yunting should accompany Chen Xiao and help him make some references. He said seriously: "Among the woods, Lingcen wood, Lingnan wood, and Lingtan wood are all very stable. In addition, elephant tusks, saber tiger tusks, and giant fang tusks are all commonly used ivory products. They have good adaptability to any properties and are all excellent materials that can be selected. As for animal horns, only the unicorn-like beasts have the best guiding properties. Xiao brother, which one do you want as a pen holder?"

Chen Xiao blinked. He had never expected that there would be so many options to choose from. He almost had difficulty making a decision. He said weakly, "What do you recommend, big brother?"

Xi Yunting pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Xiao has a single spiritual root of earth. Therefore, as long as the pen holder is not made of metal, wood, ivory, horn, or jade will do. The specific one to choose depends on what kind of pen brother Xiao actually likes."

Chen Xiao held his forehead with a headache and said, "I can't choose now, let's see the specific situation."

Xi Yunting nodded in agreement: "Brother Xiao, choosing a pen is like a sword cultivator choosing a sword. Only the one that suits you is the best. The Five Elements Material Store mentioned above should have them. Why don't we go there and take a look first."

Chen Xiao had no experience in this area, so he had to follow Xi Yunting's arrangements. The two of them walked along the road, crossed the long lake embankment, and headed towards the Xiuxian commercial district.

As they walked, Chen Xiao asked, "Brother, how did you know that there was a master pen maker with outstanding craftsmanship over there? Did Butler Han tell you?"

Xi Yunting paused, revealing a complex expression. He said slowly, "No. It was just a person I met once before who introduced me."

"Oh?" Chen Xiao's eyes widened. He was really interested. He asked, "What kind of person is he? How could he get along with Big Brother?"