Chapter 33 Alchemy and Talismans
Thanks to the material sorting tasks in the storage room on the ground floor, and his day and night comparative research on "refining concepts" and wizard materials in the intermediate laboratory, Benjamin's knowledge accumulation in the characteristics of alchemical materials and energy structure has far surpassed that of his fellow wizard apprentices, and can even be compared with some low-level formal alchemical wizards.
This solid accumulation of knowledge made the process of constructing his alchemical witchcraft model extremely smooth.
His first witchcraft model - alchemy, was completed much faster than that of his fellow wizard apprentices.
At this moment, taking advantage of the fact that he had just broken through to the third level of Qi training, the true essence and mental strength in his body were at their most vigorous state. Benjamin immersed all his mind into the sea of spiritual consciousness and made the final fine adjustments to the "alchemy" witchcraft model that was about to take shape.
This is a unique witchcraft model that he constructed based on his understanding of the materials of the wizarding world, his mastery of the principles of refining in the Daoshu Pavilion, and his initial perception of the power of "concepts".
Because it was constructed not long ago, the core effect of this "alchemy" witchcraft model is similar to the alchemy witchcraft used by regular wizard apprentices - it can analyze the composition of matter and control and reconstruct it to a certain extent.
The biggest advantage of constructing a witchcraft model at this stage is that you no longer need to rely on external objects such as alchemy plates or specific laboratory tables to assist in performing alchemy, like other wizard apprentices.
As long as his mental strength is sufficient, his "alchemical" witchcraft model can be performed with his bare hands as mentor Clark demonstrated.
Furthermore, although alchemy is classified as a logistical sorcery, it does not mean that it cannot be used in combat.
After all, the essence of alchemy is to analyze and control the composition of matter.
But in theory, as long as the level of alchemy is high enough, he can control and distort the physical structure of an organism at will!
And if, in addition to alchemy, we build the basic witchcraft analysis technique of runes.
Then, even if the surface of a living organism is covered with powerful protective energy, he can rely on alchemy and analysis to directly analyze, control and operate this protective energy!
The enemy's energy shield and body will become toys in his hands.
At that time, no matter it is an elemental attack, a physical attack, or other special attack, once it enters the control range of alchemy, its composition and energy will be controlled by the wizard and he will gain control.
As long as the wizard's computing power and mental strength can keep up, there is almost no possibility of any attack penetrating the defense!
That would be the true meaning of "invulnerable to all attacks"!
Of course, the composition of organic matter is too complex, and the amount of knowledge required to master it increases exponentially, which is still too far away from his current alchemical model.
The "alchemy" witchcraft model he had just condensed could currently only control metals with relatively simple structures with relative ease.
When faced with more complex inorganic matter, he needs to consume more mental energy and the control effect is limited, let alone organic matter.
As for the analysis of runes, it is still a long way off.
"However... this level of alchemy is sufficient for the current stage."
For what Benjamin has to do next, it is not only necessary to complete the construction of the alchemical witchcraft model, but also to improve his cultivation level to the third level of Qi Refining.
The third level of Qi training, the true energy is abundant.
For Jieming, this is not only an improvement in strength, but also a sign of unlocking new cultivation skills.
It is recorded in the Dao Book Pavilion that only after reaching the third level of Qi training can one begin to attempt another important immortal cultivation skill - talismans.
The talisman is actually divided into two parts. One part is "lu", which represents the identity proof.
The other part, "Talisman", is a means of solidifying spells on a specific carrier so that they can be cast quickly.
Its core is mainly composed of two parts: the carrier and the sigil (or rune).
The carrier is the material that carries the talisman, usually special talisman paper, jade or metal. The talisman is the specific text or graphics that constitute the core of the spell. These things contain the methods of attracting and controlling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Following the guidance of the Dao Book Pavilion, Jieming began his first attempt at refining talismans.
First is the carrier.
The most commonly used talisman paper in the world of immortal cultivation is made from specific spiritual plants. It is light and easy to carry spiritual energy, but he has not yet found a suitable alternative plant in the wizarding world.
However, alchemy gave him another option.
Jemin took out some of the refined gold and mixed it with some extradimensional metal essences with excellent energy conductivity and plasticity that he found in the storage room on the bottom floor.
According to the knowledge in the Dao Book Pavilion, this kind of metal carrier is generally used to practice "Talisman". It's not for any special reason, but mainly because the most basic material for refining talismans is pure gold, but talismans are consumables, and it is too expensive to make them purely with pure gold!
The simple refining methods recorded in the Dao Book Pavilion require at least the late stage of Qi Refining to be used, so if Jieming wants to refine and fuse these materials at this stage, he must rely on the power of alchemy.
Fortunately, after Jie Ming's deliberate training, his alchemy was quite effective in processing metals, and he eventually refined a kind of metal talisman paper with a certain toughness and carrying capacity.
Although it is heavier and more expensive than real talisman paper, it at least solves the problem of the carrier.
Next is the sigil.
At first, Jieming had no intention of innovation. He compared the records about the flame talisman in the Dao Book Pavilion, used his true energy as a pen, and carefully and meticulously carved those mysterious talismans on the metal talisman paper.
Each stroke contains a specific frequency and rhythm, which must be coordinated with the infusion of one's own true energy and mental strength at different frequencies.
Relying on the strong mental strength provided by meditation and Qigong, even without prior training, Benjamin's movements were precise, and he drew a talisman in a posture almost like a printer.
The carving was completed, and a faint light appeared on the metal talisman paper.
He couldn't wait to come to the test field in the laboratory which was specially used to test the power of witchcraft. The test field of the intermediate laboratory was strong enough to withstand the bombardment of a three-ring wizard, so Benjamin didn't feel any psychological pressure to conduct experiments here.
Turning on the recorder on the test site, Benjamin took out the talisman he had just made, injected a trace of weak true energy into it according to the method, and activated the talisman engraved on it.
"Command!" he shouted in a low voice.
He expected a roar of flames strong enough to engulf a large wooden stake, as described in the text.
However, the metal talisman paper only trembled slightly, and then...
With a "puff" sound, a small flame the size of a thumb rose weakly from the talisman paper, flickered twice and then went out.
Jieming: “……?”
What the hell is this?!
(One more chapter to come.)
(End of this chapter)
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