"I never expected such a pleasant surprise. It's truly unexpected and has undoubtedly increased my confidence."
Lin Xiuyuan was full of energy. After putting away the Heavenly Wind Talisman, he went to his daily cultivation to recover his magic power before refining the other two secret talismans.
However, a few days later.
A wisp of gray smoke rose from the study, and a chaotic fluctuation of spiritual energy emanated, causing Lin Xiuyuan's robes to flutter loudly.
He smelled the pungent smoke, shook his head and smiled, muttering to himself, "It's been a long time since I've failed."
Lin Xiuyuan waved his sleeve to dispel the smell of smoke, then walked out of the study and headed to the secret chamber to begin his daily cultivation and restore his magical power.
In the following year, Lin Xiuyuan slowed down his cultivation pace again, only delivering one finished Xuanjia Spirit Talisman and completing some simple and easy talisman summoning tasks, such as making talisman raw materials and refining and purifying rare and precious materials.
Currently, I only earn about sixty contribution points per month. I spend about ten or twenty points to exchange for resources to nurture spirit beasts in the Hall of Affairs. The rest is used to ensure the raw materials for the three secret talismans. This is barely enough to support two bottles of high-grade Golden Essence Pills to assist in cultivation, and it is not even enough for a month's cultivation needs.
However, they can barely make ends meet by relying on the resources distributed to the main peak disciples each year.
Although Lin Xiuyuan is currently in the early stages of his advancement, he is still a core disciple and receives preferential treatment from the main peak. Every year, he receives a bottle of Yangfa Pill, three bottles of high-grade Jinyuan Pill, and three thousand low-grade spirit stones, among other resources.
In this way, Lin Xiuyuan's cultivation would not be too slow.
The allocated time for making talismans was entirely devoted to the three secret talismans, which were continuously stockpiled in preparation for the grand competition.
Therefore, during this year, the time spent making the three talismans was increased, which further improved the cumulative efficiency. In addition, the increased proficiency also led to a significant increase in the success rate.
As a result, by the end of the year, the number of failures had decreased significantly, and the success rate was estimated to be around 60%.
The purple light accumulates very quickly at the beginning, but it begins to slow down gradually after it reaches about 40-50%.
More than half a year has passed, and it still feels like a long way off to reach the point of accumulating 50% of the purple light.
Based on experience with Fire Dragon Talismans, it is estimated that it would take twenty or thirty years of continuous talisman-making and accumulation to barely approach the full purple light.
Lin Xiuyuan had anticipated this, which is why he slowed down his cultivation speed again, producing only one Xuanjia Spirit Talisman per month and maintaining only a certain amount of resources to assist his cultivation.
Otherwise, there might not be enough talismans for the grand competition.
However, after a year of efficiency improvements, Zi Guang has accumulated quite rapidly. Coupled with his mastery of talismanic arts, his success rate has reached nearly 60%. By the time of the Grand Competition, he should be able to stockpile enough talismans.
The three secret talismans, totaling nearly 150, were already more than enough for the battle, unless a powerful weapon like the Heavenly Thunder Pearl were to be used again...
In addition, Lin Xiuyuan also has a lot of Fire Dragon Talismans and a small number of Xuanjia Talismans, so he should have about two hundred talismans with him by then.
The only problem is that there are fewer Xuanjia Spirit Talismans. They were all used up during the Nine Heavens Mountain Grand Competition when we resisted the Heavenly Thunder Pearl. We haven't had much time to store them since, so we only have about ten left.
However, it's not a big problem. The Xuanjia Spirit Talisman is no longer the main means of protection. The Tianbing Spirit Talisman and the Yandun Spirit Talisman have begun to be produced gradually. The finished products, together with the talismans, have become the main means of protection. As for the Xuanjia Spirit Talisman, keep a small number for personal protection and use its automatic protection effect.
These talismans, combined with his mastery of spirit armor magic and the Golden Mirror secret technique, are more than sufficient.
"Although the success rate isn't particularly high now, and there are still occasional failures, it's close to 60%. The three secret talismans have already guaranteed a certain level of finished products. Next, it's time to go to the Trial Tower. My cultivation progress has been very slow over the past three years, and this cannot continue."
With this in mind, Lin Xiuyuan made up his mind to go to the Trial Tower after visiting the Lingxiao Dojo this month.
For the past three years or so, he has spent a lot of time making talismans in preparation for the grand competition.
With resources being cut again and again, and cultivation time being continuously shortened, Lin Xiuyuan's cultivation has not made any progress in the past three years, but it is not as good as the cultivation he used to do in the past year and a half.
Now that the success rate of the three secret talismans has been guaranteed, the focus should naturally shift back to improving cultivation.
The fundamental reason for cultivators is this, especially since his aptitude is too poor. He has been cultivating for nearly 120 years. Compared to those geniuses, many of them have already become cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage, or have completed the Foundation Establishment stage. Ordinary cultivators with three or four spiritual roots have almost reached the late Foundation Establishment stage.
It has been almost ten years since he broke through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and he is still some distance away from the mid-stage to the middle stage... Compared with other cultivators of the same period, his cultivation is really slow!
Lin Xiuyuan knew this well. If it weren't for the grand competition that required him to overcome obstacles to obtain better resources, he would never have become so lax in improving his cultivation.
Now that the success rate of the three secret talismans has been guaranteed, we still need to stockpile them. We can no longer obtain resources through talisman making, and even the only profit from talisman making will have to be used to cover the cost of talisman making.
At the end of the month, Lin Xiuyuan arrived at the Lingxiao Dojo with a look of anticipation.
After Wang Qiuhe substituted for the class a few times, she rarely came to teach anymore. Instead, it was Elder Lin, who shared the same surname, who substituted for her.
This old woman's mastery of talismanic arts was unfathomable. She could give precise answers to all kinds of questions. Especially in teaching, she was patient and persuasive, and every word she spoke was precious. She taught the mysteries of talismanic arts in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
In the eyes of the Lingxiao disciples, he was undoubtedly one of the best elders at teaching.
Perhaps due to a lack of resources, I've been coming here frequently lately to give lessons and earn contribution points. The lessons are quite coherent, and the focus is on beginner-level runes and spirit patterns.
This has greatly benefited all Lingxiao disciples, including Lin Xiuyuan, whose recent progress in the Dao of Runes has reached the depths of the initial stage of runes, barely catching up with the Lingxiao disciples. Naturally, he is extremely looking forward to it.
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