Since the girl said that there was more than one intermediate-level talisman-making secret manual, there was no need for everyone to compete for it.
It was still the same middle-aged man as before. He walked to the table, placed the corpse-controlling talisman facing himself, then took out his own talisman paper and spread it on the table. He then took out a wolf-hair brush from his ring and danced with it in his hand.
He glanced at Chu Nan and said, "What this little brother said is true. This corpse-controlling talisman is actually very simple. Even a beginner talisman practitioner can carve it by following the instructions, let alone me."
"It's easy to say, but why does Queen Chiba have an army of undead while others don't?" someone said disdainfully.
"Because in order to refine a puppet corpse, in addition to the corpse control talisman, you also need a soul search device. It can absorb or destroy 99% of the puppet corpse's soul, leaving only 1% of the residual soul. Only then can you refine the puppet corpse. So having a corpse control talisman alone is useless."
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "As long as I have this kind of soul-searching device, I can also create an army of undead."
"Tsk, not everyone is Queen Chiba, not everyone can control the Soul Retrieving Device and create an army of the dead."
The middle-aged man glanced at the old man impatiently, then fixed his eyes and began to write.
Under the gaze of everyone, the tip of the wolf-hair brush fell on the talisman paper, carving the first stroke of the corpse-controlling talisman.
"Just as I thought, consider this as the starting point of the talisman. The next step is the transition. This is very simple and any ordinary talisman practitioner can do it."
As everyone watched the middle-aged man draw the talisman, he explained, "The first rotation is a little difficult. If you're not careful, you'll block the energy point of the rotation. But it's obviously not difficult for him."
"The first spin was perfect, and the second and third spins were also completed. Connecting these spins into a formation does require some skill."
"The formation has been connected into one piece, and it will soon enter the final stage of the formation, but it is also very simple."
Chu Nan had been watching the middle-aged man carving the talisman. His views were similar to everyone else's, but he had a different opinion on the ending of the formation.
He felt that this part was very critical because he encountered a blockage at this part when he was refining the corpse-controlling talisman before.
Later, he often studied the corpse-controlling talisman and carved several of them. Every time he tried this, he would encounter very strong resistance, but in the end he would complete it inexplicably.
This made Chu Nan feel very strange. He always felt that there was some key point that he had not grasped, but why was he able to complete the portrayal?
He attributed this to his inadequate cultivation of the art of talismans.
puff!
The talisman paper spontaneously combusted.
The carving of the corpse-controlling talisman was declared a failure.
"There's no reason, it's impossible. There's obviously no problem at all, so how could it fail?" The middle-aged man looked at the talisman paper that burned to ashes in disbelief.
"Yes, it can be seen that this man has a high talent for talismans. Why would such a simple talisman fail?"
"Failure is failure. I'll do it." The old man pushed the middle-aged man aside and stood in front of the table. He took out his own talisman paper and wolf-hair brush and said, "Watch me."
The starting point of the talisman chosen by the old man was different from that of the middle-aged man. The moment the wolf-hair brush was put to paper, the talisman rhythm flowed around his body and golden light swirled.
"Huh? This old man's skills in the art of talismans are quite good." The strange girl nodded to show her appreciation.
"I'm not saying this, but in this secret realm, apart from Queen Qianye, there are few people whose talisman skills can match mine." The old man said confidently while drawing talismans.
The strange girl stuck out her tongue and said, "Draw this corpse-controlling talisman first."
"This won't faze me. The reason why the talisman practitioner failed just now was because he overlooked the ending of the formation in the talisman. That part may seem insignificant, but it is actually a very crucial point."
Although the starting points of the talismans chosen by the old man and the middle-aged man were different, they ended up in the same place and reached the final stage of the formation.
"This part may seem simple, but it requires a person with exceptional talent in the art of talismans to depict it. For example, for a sword cultivator, even though different people can perform the same move exactly the same, the inner charm will be very different. Those who fail to grasp the essence of the move only have the form, but not the spirit."
Chu Nan agreed with this statement very much. The same Qingxuan Sword Technique would have different comprehension and power depending on the person.
The same explosive talisman, carved by the same talisman cultivator at the peak of the foundation building stage, will have different powers, and the difference can even be huge.
For example, the explosive talisman carved by Chu Nan is much more powerful than the explosive talismans carved by ordinary talisman cultivators.
During the time in the secret realm, he revised the explosive talisman by learning the intermediate-level talisman-making secrets and studying the second fragment of the delay talisman. Now the explosive talisman he carved is more powerful.
It's just that he didn't use it in actual combat for a long time.
The strange girl heard the old man's opinion and said, "What's the point of seeing it? We have to draw it."
The old man smiled and said, "Don't worry. With my talent in the art of talismans, there is nothing I can't carve, except for a few extremely special talismans."
"Boy, do you think this old man can be portrayed?" The strange girl turned to look at Chu Nan and asked.
"I think it should be possible." Chu Nan replied after a little thought.
"How about we make a bet?" The strange girl's big eyes were shining.
"What are you betting on?" Chu Nan asked.
"If you lose, give me a talisman that I don't have." The strange girl thought for a moment and said, "If I lose, the same thing will happen."
For talisman practitioners, talismans are also resources. Because for those with extraordinary talents, ordinary talismans can be carved perfectly. Mastering new talismans is equivalent to mastering a new skill for them.
Chu Nan thought about it roughly and realized that he only had a few kinds of talismans in his hand, including the basic sleeping talisman, the light body talisman, the haha talisman, the explosion talisman, the gravity talisman he created, and the immobilization talisman he got from the old beggar.
The weird girl must have mastered common entry-level talismans such as the sleeping talisman and the haha talisman.
However, the gravity talisman was too sensitive. After all, it was created by him in the Five Sects Domain, and he didn't know whether it had been circulated. If he took it out at this time, it would be easy for someone with ulterior motives to guess his identity.
Then the only thing he could use was the immobilization talisman, but Chu Nan only had one immobilization talisman, and he had not yet studied it thoroughly, so it was impossible for him to share it with others.
"I have very few types of talismans on me, all of which are entry-level talismans. I can't gamble." Chu Nan replied.
The weird girl gritted her teeth, glared at Chu Nan, and snorted, "Stingy."
Then he turned to look at the old man.
Chu Nan's gaze was also on the old man, or more precisely, on the old man's wolf-hair brush.
The old man's wolf-hair brush stopped at the crucial end of the formation and did not continue carving.
(I'm taking a day off on the 7th. This is the first update today. The next update will be at 10pm.)
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