Chapter 38: 38 Talisman

Jiang Jie's face was as pale as gold paper and his breath was weak. There was no trace of blood between his lips. The wound on his arm showed no obvious changes, but the dark purple blood line under the skin ran along his arm, over his shoulder blade, and straight to his heart.

Thanks to Rong Xianxian's breakthrough to the Chongmai realm, the spiritual energy in her Chongmai not only circulates smoothly in the twelve main meridians and eight extraordinary meridians in her body, but can also gather energy into threads and act on the human body through golden needles. This makes the legendary acupuncture methods such as golden needle sealing acupoints and golden needle strengthening meridians a reality.

Rong Xianxian gave the flesh-growing vine, poison-killing grass and other auxiliary medicines she had found to Xia Kai, and told him how to decoct them, as well as the combination of the herbs and the order in which they should be prepared.

Rong Xianxian took out the elementary talisman-making book. She had not entered the Chongmai realm before, so the spiritual energy could not be introduced into the talisman, resulting in the talisman being less powerful than expected. For example, the previous magic talisman was only slightly faster than the body movement after it was drawn.

Although using talisman paper can save one's own spiritual energy, Rong Xianxian has always been cautious. In addition, her spiritual energy is very abundant, so she has always been somewhat disdainful of talisman paper.

When she was sealing the acupuncture points for Jiang Jie with golden needles, she had just thought of injecting spiritual energy into the talisman. Unexpectedly, she was overjoyed. The dull and ordinary talisman paper she had drawn before suddenly shone brightly as if it was electrified. The effect was many times better than before.

Rong Xianxian finally realized that she had thought she was making rapid progress, but in fact, all she had accomplished was fake. It was not her fault. She had lived a miserable life in her previous life, and she had only heard that talismans were rare and powerful.

The talisman that Rong Xianxian is now going to make is called the Elimination Talisman. As the name suggests, the function of the Elimination Talisman is to eliminate abnormal substances in the body.

However, the talisman cannot eliminate all the toxins in Jiang Jie's body. Some toxins have already entered his blood and bones, and he really needs acupuncture and medicine together.

Rong Xianxian had already mastered these basic talismans. With a solid foundation, abundant spiritual energy, and strong mental power, she was able to quickly make the talismans.

Rong Xianxian pasted the talisman on the wound on Jiang Jie's arm. The pure white and shining talisman paper suddenly turned black quickly, and then turned into ashes with a bang.

The swelling at Jiang Jie's wound seemed to have subsided a little, the blood line under the skin seemed to have become thinner, and the color also turned from black to purple.

"It works!" Everyone looked happy.

Rong Xianxian made three more talismans in a row to eliminate the evil spirits, but the spiritual energy in her body was actually running out.

Making talismans consumes so much spiritual energy. This is just the simplest basic talisman. The compound talismans, advanced talismans, and talisman arrays that come later will consume so much spiritual energy.

Thinking of the talisman formation, Rong Xianxian's heart was burning with excitement. That was a magical weapon for group attack. With the talisman formation in hand, one person could defeat thousands of troops!

Of the three newly made talismans, when it came to the last one, the talisman paper only changed color slightly. Rong Xianxian understood that this was the limit of the talisman's effectiveness.

It just so happened that Xia Kai had already boiled the medicine, and was applying it externally and internally, as well as performing acupuncture and bathing. He had been doing this until the evening, and finally a hint of color could be seen on Jiang Jie's face.

"The toxins in Ajie's body have been eliminated, and the remaining toxins are not a big deal, but he is still seriously injured. You can discuss who will take care of him at night." Rong Xianxian was also exhausted. The spiritual energy in her body was empty and her mental strength was exhausted. She told them to take care of their own dinner. Rong Xianxian simply cooked some noodles for the two children, fried an egg on them, and went back to her room to meditate and regulate her breathing.

"The talisman made by Sister Rong is so magical. It feels like 90% of the toxins are absorbed by the talisman." Wang Qirui said excitedly.

"That thing is not easy to get. Look how tired Sister Rong is. Sister Rong's strength is hidden deep inside. She always likes to fight quickly and decisively. In previous battles, she didn't even take a breath, but today she even has sweat on her forehead." Wang Lin said with emotion.

"Okay, eat something and go to rest! I'll take care of you at night." Cui Lie said.

"How can you do it by yourself? Let me take turns with you!" Wang Lin responded hurriedly.

"Looking at Ajie's condition, I know he should be fine. He might wake up soon. I'll pour him some water and take care of him. You don't have to stay up all night with him. Maybe we'll have action tomorrow." Cui Lie made the decision.

The men were too lazy to cook, so Cui Lie and the others ate some biscuits, drank a can of eight-treasure porridge, and then took a rest.

The next morning, when Rong Xianxian brought the child out, Wang Qirui and others were chattering about something and looked very excited.

"Ajie, the talisman that Sister Rong drew yesterday was really magical. I put it on your wound, and guess what? All the toxins in your body were absorbed by the talisman." Wang Qirui spoke and gestured, with spit flying everywhere.

Cui Lie, who was sitting opposite him, stepped aside quietly.

"Ari, are you so excited? Do you want to learn more?" Rong Xianxian said with a smile behind him.

"No, no, Sister Rong, please stop teasing me." Wang Qirui turned around and looked at Rong Xianxian, deliberately making a miserable look.

It's strange to say, everyone agreed to share the skills, and Rong Xianxian had already taken out the elementary book on talisman making for everyone to refer to, but no one could make a talisman successfully.

As for other skill books, after referring to their respective weapons, Cui Lie majored in the Burning Destruction Art, Jiang Jie majored in the Shadowless Spear, Wang Lin majored in the Frost Blade Art, Xia Kai majored in the Wind God Curse, and Wang Qirui majored in the Golden Thunder Art.

"Ajie, how do you feel?" Rong Xianxian looked at Jiang Jie's slightly pale face, knowing that his energy and blood had not yet fully recovered, but seeing that he was in good spirits, he should be fine.

Jiang Jie stood up, stood at attention, and saluted Rong Xianxian solemnly. Rong Xianxian didn't have time to stop him, and seeing his serious look, her heart was slightly touched.

Influenced by this atmosphere, the others stood up unconsciously.

"Sister Rong, I cannot thank you enough for saving my life twice. Jiang Jie has already repaid you for your kindness." Jiang Jie's eyes were glistening with tears as he spoke. When he was delirious with fever before, Sister Rong said she would help him find medicine. In the past few days, they have been exploring outside together. They know that the outside world is full of dangers. Just like when the five of them acted together before, he was still fatally injured.

Jiang Jie knew that this time was different from the last time. His life was really hanging by a thread, and the poison was taking over his heart. He once thought that he had no chance of survival.

"Okay! We are all family. Life is so precious. Live well and you will have plenty of opportunities to repay me." Rong Xianxian was a little embarrassed by Jiang Jie's serious attitude. She waved her hands, as if it was just a trivial matter not worth mentioning.

"Let me show you something." Rong Xianxian smiled mysteriously and slapped a glowing talisman on the table.

"This is..." Xia Kai frowned and thought, always feeling that this thing seemed very important.

“Spirit Storage Talisman” Cui Lie recognized the talisman at a glance, which he had looked at a few more times before.

"That's right. With it, ordinary weapons can also become spiritual weapons," Rong Xianxian said with some pride.

There was no other way. Spirit weapons were too rare. The two spiritual weapons Rong Xianxian got, Phoenix Umbrella and Fiery Bow, were prepared for her children. Her main weapons were still the narrow-bladed scimitar and the Soul-Snatching Bell. Although the narrow-bladed scimitar was sharp, it was still an ordinary weapon. Even with the assistance of the Soul-Snatching Bell, Rong Xianxian did not dare to fight against monsters with high defense.

"Let's see the power of the soul storage talisman!" Rong Xianxian stuck the soul storage talisman on an ordinary dagger and called everyone to come to the ice room.

There was also a calf-like monster in the ice room. Rong Xianxian used the dagger in her hand to lightly slash the monster's body, and the monster's already stiff body was split into two.

(End of this chapter)