After keeping the paper talisman close to his body, Wu Qing's complexion was obviously much better in the afternoon. But then again, the soul-inducing talisman is used to assist the practitioners in the body-refining stage to advance. It seems a bit of a waste to use it to treat diarrhea. However, Chen Xiao was very satisfied with the result. He successfully drew an effective talisman.
Because the carrier is paper, practitioners such as Tong Nuonuo are used to calling it a paper talisman. Chen Xiao also followed suit and called the talisman a paper talisman.
The next day, Wu Qing's diarrhea was much better, and he could continue on his journey. When Chen Xiao asked to see the paper talisman, Wu Qing said nothing and took it out very happily.
At this moment, the originally oily lines of the talisman on the paper talisman looked gray, and the paper no longer had the shiny look it had yesterday, instead it became dull.
Wu Qing exclaimed in surprise: "Why did the paper talisman become like this?"
Chen Xiao said solemnly, "Maybe it's because I'm not very knowledgeable and my skills are not good enough. This paper talisman can only last for less than a day."
Tong Nuonuo came over and took the paper talisman from Chen Xiao's hand and looked at it carefully. He said with certainty: "It's not your fault, it's because the material of the paper talisman is too low-end. The energy contained in it is not much, so the paper talisman can only last for a short time."
Wu Qing said nonchalantly: "It's okay, I'm fine now anyway, I can continue my journey." Wu Qing was surprised that the paper talisman made by Chen Xiao, an ordinary person, could have such an effect. It was only reasonable that it lasted for a short time.
However, Chen Xiao said: "How can you say that Master Wu is in good health? His injuries are not fully healed yet. Please wait for a moment and I will make another paper talisman. This will also help Master Wu to feel more comfortable on the journey." After that, he turned around and asked Du Rong to catch a pheasant.
Wu Qing opened his mouth, wanting to say that there was no need to bother. But then he thought that if he could have a soul-attracting talisman, even though it was not as effective as the nourishing pill, it would still be of some benefit to his injuries.
Tong Nuonuo had a different idea. Although no one said it explicitly, Wu Qing had diarrhea before because he was still weak and too tired, which weakened the function of the digestive organs. With the nourishment of the spirit-attracting talisman, at least Wu Qing would not have diarrhea easily and delay the next trip. It would take a little time every day to catch pheasants and draw spirit talismans, which would not delay the trip for long. The remaining time could be used to travel, which was much more cost-effective than staying in one place all day waiting for Wu Qing to recover.
Soon Du Rong caught a pheasant, slaughtered it and bled it. Chen Xiao took enough for a small bowl and went to mix the painting materials. Then he sat quietly, cleared his mind, and while he was concentrating, Tong Nuonuo put the mechanism box in place for him and put the rest of the things in place.
The bled pheasant was not wasted. Du Rong took it to a location downwind and processed it into a cooked meal. It was just right for eating at noon.
Half an hour later, Chen Xiao finished his meditation and finished the painting. With yesterday's experience, Chen Xiao painted the talisman more smoothly this time, and his brushstrokes were more powerful.
After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour until the paper talisman was dry, they packed up their things and set off to continue the rest of the journey.
Chen Xiao had originally optimistically estimated that it would take a few days to get back to Master Xi's mountain village. He missed the rune stove and rune freezer there. Although he couldn't cook, there were two ladies in the Changjia Village team, one of whom had brought them food and was famous for her skillful hands. There were many kinds of vegetables in the freezer, and he could only watch helplessly. Du Rong could only add some oil and salt and stir-fry them. The taste was okay, but it was not delicious.
But they didn't expect that it took them ten days to walk to the area where Xi Yunting had brought him. The mountains were connected to each other, and it was extremely steep and difficult to walk. Such a terrain was dangerous for Chen Xiao, not to mention Wu Qing. Everyone was grateful for the soul-attracting talisman. Thanks to it, Wu Qing didn't lose his footing and fall down in the dangerous chasm. With his meridians not healed yet, falling down would be dangerous. Tong Nuonuo could be saved, but everyone had to go down together. Once these two people left Chen Xiao and Du Rong, they would be gone forever.
After passing through this area without any danger, they reached the starting point of the flying crossing. There were only three days left to reach the valley. Along the way, Chen Xiao would draw a new talisman for Wu Qing every morning when he woke up. Practicing talisman drawing not only helped Chen Xiao to exercise his spirit, but also extended the duration of the paper talisman's effect to a whole day. Chen Xiao then realized that drawing talismans might not require any cultivation, but it was related to the spiritual thoughts of the person drawing the talisman.
Chen Xiao humbly asked Tong Nonuo if practitioners also practiced spiritual cultivation. Tong Nonuo said that spiritual thoughts were a must.
The realm of Taoism is divided into nine major realms, namely: gathering qi, refining the body, building foundation, golden elixir, primordial infant, out-of-body experience, spirit separation, fusion, and overcoming tribulation.
Each major realm has nine minor levels. Every three levels are divided into a minor realm, namely the initial, middle and final realms. For example, Tong Nuonuo is currently at the second level of the foundation building period, which is the initial stage. Speaking of this, he also told Chen Xiao about his spiritual root talent, the top three spiritual roots, gold, water and wood.
After establishing the foundation, practitioners should start to focus on spiritual training, because when they reach the out-of-body stage, they should focus on spiritual thoughts.
After listening to Tong Nuonuo's detailed explanation, Chen Xiao immediately realized the importance of mental training. If he ignored this point, when he became a semi-immortal, he would be like a porcelain bottle. It was just hard on the outside, but empty on the inside. Once an immortal cultivator attacked with mental power, he would be completely vulnerable.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he discovered it early and did not take a detour.
In the next two days, Chen Xiao drew talismans more seriously.
On the morning of the last day, Chen Xiao quietly pulled Tong Nonuo aside, wanting to borrow a little bit of the mineral core essence from him.
Tong Nuonuo said: "You already have a share of this essence, so there is no need to borrow it. But, what are you going to do with this essence?"
Chen Xiao said a little embarrassedly: "I want to use the mineral core essence to replace the minerals in the painting materials to make today's paper talisman."
Tong Nuonuo almost went crazy when he heard this. He said in disbelief: "What? You want to use such top-grade mineral essence to make a spirit-attracting talisman, a paper talisman that is used once and thrown away?!" If it wasn't for Chen Xiao who said this, Tong Nuonuo would have rushed over and fought with him. This is too wasteful and a waste of things!
Even if it is used to make paper talismans, it should be powerful or of high grade. This kind of paper talisman that can only be used by practitioners in the Qi Refining Stage is of low grade no matter how high it is.
It was no wonder that Tong Nuonuo, who was already very careful with materials, was about to go berserk. Chen Xiao also felt guilty. He also knew that this was a waste of materials, but he only had this high-grade mineral on hand. He really wanted to know how much impact the paper talisman would have if it was replaced with top-grade materials. This would also help him have a clearer understanding of the power of paper talismans that use top-grade ingredients in the future.
Chen Xiao clasped his hands together and begged Tong Nuonuo, "I know I am overdoing this, but it is very important to me. So, just a little bit will be enough. You also know how much minerals I mix in every day. Just a tiny bit is enough, less than half a cent."
Tong Nuonuo was so excited that he was panting. But after hearing Chen Xiao say that it was very important to him, he calmed down. He said, "If you want to use other minerals as a substitute, there are plenty in my box. Can't you just pick any one?" He could see clearly that Chen Xiao used the most common and popular minerals, and there was no restriction. Both metal minerals and earth minerals would work. Any one he picked out from his box would be more advanced than that one.
Chen Xiao looked at Tong Nonuo apologetically and said, "Only by using the mineral core essence can we achieve the best effect."
In the end, although she still felt bad about the waste of materials, Tong Nuonuo still gave Chen Xiao enough for him to draw a paper talisman.
This time, Tong Nuonuo personally helped Chen Xiao mix the paint. Chen Xiao sat in meditation for longer than before, and Du Rong and Wu Qing were also infected by the atmosphere and held their breath.
When Chen Xiao opened his eyes and picked up the pen, he was more powerful than ever before. He took a deep breath, and the tip of the pen fell on the paper, almost piercing the paper. He moved the pen very quickly, and the lines were like a startled dragon, rising from the clouds with an extremely powerful posture!
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