Chapter 100: Modern Immortal Cultivation 200 Years After the End of the World 4
Zhang Xiaojia took back the software, automatic scanner reader, and all the equipment.
Zhang Xiaojia brought the tools and took Zhang Tianyi to the Zhang family to teach her how to use the equipment. He estimated that the old man would wait until her father came back before dividing the family, which would be about half a month later, so he ordered Zhang Tianyi to finish the job within ten days.
Zhang Tianyi said unconvincedly, "Why? This is what you wanted, and you don't do it, and you ask me to do it?"
Zhang Xiaojia said calmly, "You're only useful for this much right now. You can't cultivate, fight, pick herbs, or even hunt. What good are you? Formations? Talisman making? Alchemy? Weapon making? Spiritual plants? Beast taming? Puppetry? Spiritual cooking? Which one can you do?"
As Zhang Xiaojia spoke, Zhang Tianyi lowered his head and his eyes became darker.
Zhang Tianyi's breathing became heavier, and he said unwillingly, "What about you? What can you do?"
Zhang Xiaojia said calmly, "Neither would I. Likewise, I wouldn't be jealous."
Zhang Xiaojia understood Zhang Tianyi and took advantage of her jealousy by saying, "Grandpa would rather give me this job than give you. Why? Because he thinks you're not capable of it. Do you want to prove that you can do it?"
Zhang Tianyi was fooled. "Just watch, I can definitely do such a simple job."
"Keep your word and don't let me look down on you." After saying that, Zhang Xiaojia left.
The elixir was the trigger for the old man to decide to split the clan, but Zhang Xiaojia no longer wanted to deal with herbs or medicinal plants. She decided to become a spiritual plant master and learn how to grow them.
Today's talismans can protect against surveillance by immortal cultivators, but they cannot protect against advanced technology.
Zhang Xiaojia still had two things to attend to. She returned to Technology Street, this time with Xiao Ai, to search for a reliable surveillance shop. After some effort, they finally found a reputable one.
Zhang Xiaojia spent a large sum of money and asked the store owner to secretly install surveillance equipment in his home and ensure that it would not be noticed by others.
This way you can know the person's true face.
There is only one thing missing.
Zhang Xiaojia went to the Xiuxian bookstore again and bought a large number of books on planting, alchemy, and refining. They were very cheap anyway.
See, things happen on their own.
Zhang Xiaojia spotted Qiao Zheng in the crowd at a glance. Qiao Zheng was a brother of her father and treated Zhang Xiaojia as her own son.
Just recently, Qiao Zheng got into trouble.
According to the original owner's memory, he seemed to have been poisoned by a deadly poison called bone poison, and the antidote required the top-grade bone cleansing pill.
He sought out a master alchemist to refine a top-grade bone-cleansing pill, but Master Yi Le was bribed by his own brother. Master Yi Le said that the pill was unsuccessful and the bone poison suddenly broke out, causing his bones to rot and he died.
Zhang Xiaojia was anxious and hurried forward. When Qiao Zheng saw her, he immediately came over and said with a smile on his face, "Jiabao, come here quickly. Let your uncle take you to have a good meal."
Zhang Xiaojia did not hesitate and immediately followed Qiao Zheng to the largest hotel.
After entering the private room, Qiao Zheng ordered a table full of spiritual food without hesitation.
Zhang Xiaojia looked at the delicious food in front of her, but she was worried about Qiao Zheng's condition, so she asked cautiously, "Uncle Qiao, my father told me that you have bone poisoning. Is this true?"
Qiao Zheng did not hide anything and answered carelessly, "Yes, but I have found all the herbs. Master Yi Le is on his way. Now I just need to wait for him to come and help me refine the antidote. Don't worry, Jiabao."
Zhang Xiaojia felt uneasy after hearing this and said tentatively, "Uncle Qiao, if you have any extra Bone Cleansing Pill herbs, could you give me some? Perhaps I can try to refine it for you."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zheng was stunned at first, then burst into laughter, his eyes full of kindness: "Haha, of course! I've prepared five sets of herbs in total. Since Jiabao is so thoughtful, I'll give you one. Uncle Qiao is waiting for you to help me refine the elixir!"
Zhang Xiaojia felt relieved after getting the herbs and concentrated on eating the food on the table. It was delicious and he felt warm after eating it.
Qiao Zheng looked at Jiabao. If it weren't for the three of them, this child's cultivation would have been higher than theirs.
Zhang Xiaojia asked, "Uncle Qiao, do you have a light computer?"
Qiao Zheng smiled and said, "In the world of immortal cultivation, we can just use talismans to pass messages. Why would we need a light computer?"
Zhang Xiaojia disagreed and said, "Uncle Qiao, don't look down on the mortals you are talking about. At least their chat tools are more advanced than those in the world of immortal cultivation."
Qiao Zheng disagreed and said, "Liu Hao, that bastard, was beaten half to death by your uncle Xiao and expelled from the Liu family. How do you know that Old Liu's eldest son was conceived by Li Hao's mother?"
Zhang Xiaojia had already found an explanation for this. "Liu Hao said it two months ago when he was drunk. He said it carelessly. I asked him about it then. Since then, I have been investigating Liu Jie's case. It was from then on that he deliberately approached Yang Yangyang and sowed discord between us sisters. He wanted to drive me away so that he would not be exposed."
It is true that Liu Hao was drunk and acted crazy, but he didn't say it. But who knows, Zhang Xiaojia said it half-truthfully.
Qiao Zheng said angrily, "You bastard, you should tell the adults if you know. Why are you investigating it yourself? What if you encounter danger?"
Zhang Xiaojia said coquettishly, "Uncle Qiao, I know. I will tell you right away next time."
When leaving, Zhang Xiaojia had money in his hand again. Looking at the storage bag in his hand, Zhang Xiaojia took the money and went to buy things from each house.
When she got home, she asked Xiaoai to show her the video of Zhang Tianyi and Yang Yangyang. The two of them were quite well behaved and were working. Zhang Xiaojia asked Xiaoai to pay close attention.
Zhang Xiaojia took out the bone cleansing pill herbs given by Qiao Zheng from the space ring, and then put his grandfather's notes and the newly bought pill book into the reader.
She skillfully completed the scan and immediately began searching for relevant content. As the illustrated video explanation played on her brain reader, Zhang Xiaojia had an idea and tried to modify the refining method. Before long, a top-grade bone-cleansing pill was successfully brewed.
"Haha, it turns out refining pills is so simple!" Zhang Xiaojia couldn't help but feel proud, not finding it difficult at all. She glanced at the pill in her hand and nodded with satisfaction.
She scanned all the books she had just bought with the reader, and also recorded the process of refining the Bone Cleansing Pill.
These past few days, Zhang Xiaojia has been quietly reading a textbook on planting at home. Does one have to go to the fields themselves to cultivate spiritual plants? Can't one use talisman paper to cultivate the fields?
Zhang Xiaojia felt like he was losing his way. What a joke! Isn't cultivating immortality easier? Technology wasn't as convenient.
The more Zhang Xiaojia watched, the more annoyed she became. If she had to farm, sow, and harvest by herself, this was not suitable for her. She should change her career!
After watching the weapon refining process, she found out that one has to stay next to the furnace for several days and nights before the weapon is refined. This is not suitable for her. She cannot endure the hardship unless it is absolutely necessary.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. This statement is very correct.
Zhang Xiaojia sat cross-legged on a wooden chair.
Formations? Talisman making? Alchemy? Weapon refining? Spiritual plants? Beast taming? Puppetry? Spiritual cooking? Harvesting? Hunting?
Zhang Xiaojia took all the pills.
She first went to the mortal side, took a disguise pill, and put on some makeup. Even her father didn't recognize her when he saw her.
She first went to the bookstore and bought all the books on the cultivation profession.
Then he went to the auction house and auctioned off all the top-grade elixirs, getting a deposit of 100,000 spirit stones.
I went to the talisman-making shop again and bought all the tools for drawing talismans.
After removing her makeup, Zhang Xiaojia went straight home.
Zhang Xiaojia took out all the books on all professions. She found the book on talisman making and started reading. The more she read, the more she thought she had a chance. She felt that she met two requirements and she was absolutely sure that she could become a high-level talisman making master.
The book states that becoming a talisman craftsman requires two things: first, a strong soul power, or a powerful spiritual awareness. Drawing runes consumes the most spiritual energy, as they are created by concentrating spiritual power and mana. The stronger the soul power, the easier it is to successfully refine, and the more powerful the resulting talisman. Conversely, if the soul power is too strong, the talisman will either fail or be too weak. Complex runes require even more spiritual power, and refining requires a single burst of energy, without even a moment's pause, otherwise all the effort will be wasted. Therefore, the failure rate is extremely high. Even an intermediate talisman craftsman refining a rudimentary talisman cannot guarantee a 100% success rate on the first try.
The second condition is financial resources. A beginner might not even be able to create a single low-level talisman after a hundred attempts. A large amount of talisman paper is needed for practice, gradually developing into a junior talisman maker. Even at the junior level, the success rate is only 20% to 30%. Only by becoming an intermediate talisman maker, achieving a success rate of 50% to 60% for refining low-level talismans, will the success rate reach 50% to 60%. With such a huge training cost, no immortal cultivation family can afford to train a talisman maker, who usually purchases talismans directly. Only major immortal cultivation families can afford to cultivate such a "gold-eating" talisman maker.
When it comes to money, Zhang Xiaojia feels that no one can match her success rate in alchemy. She makes and sells elixirs to earn money and learn how to make talismans. After all, elixirs are much more expensive than talisman paper.
These days, Zhang Xiaojia read the "Compendium of Low-Level Primary Talismans" every day, and drew these 36 kinds of talisman paper in his mind thousands of times and memorized them by heart.
Today, she planned to try her hand at talisman drawing. She locked herself in her room and began meticulously crafting the talisman. The table was covered with blank talisman paper, cinnabar, and animal blood. There was also a specially crafted talisman brush, special talisman paper, and special ink for talismans like fire and ice—all necessary tools for talisman creation.
She knew that refining the spell needed to be done in one go, without the slightest pause or hesitation. Otherwise, all her previous efforts would be wasted. Therefore, she had to concentrate fully and focus on completing this task.
Zhang Xiaojia took a deep breath, gathering her spiritual strength, and then carefully picked up the talisman brush. Her hand trembled slightly, but she resolutely began to outline the talisman pattern. Each stroke was made with extreme caution, fearing any mistakes.
Finally, the outline of the talisman gradually became clear, and a golden light shone, as if telling her that success was within reach. However, she did not relax her vigilance and continued to focus on completing the final strokes. As the last stroke fell, she felt a powerful force surge within her heart, and the talisman instantly emitted a dazzling light.
Zhang Xiaojia stared nervously at the talisman in front of her, wondering in her heart: "Did I succeed or fail?" She was not sure whether the talisman was really effective and could only wait for further verification.
Zhang Xiaojia picked up the e-reader to look up how to determine if the talisman paper was successful. According to the introduction in the book, as long as it didn't explode, it was considered a success.
Then she succeeded!!!
Zhang Xiaojia continued to draw, and drew all 36 low-level talismans, but none of them exploded. Does that mean she is a talisman maker?
Zhang Xiaojia walked into the yard and took out a lightning talisman from his arms.
She gripped the lightning talisman tightly in her hand, then, using all her spiritual energy to activate the talisman paper, flinging it into the air. As the talisman danced through the air, a powerful burst of spiritual energy erupted. Then, a dazzling flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, like a ferocious dragon tearing through the night sky. The lightning struck the stone lion with unerring accuracy, emitting a deafening roar. Instantly, the stone lion was shattered, fragments flying everywhere.
Zhang Xiaojia didn't expect the talisman paper to be so powerful. She is a genius.
Zhang Xiaojia stood in the yard and burst into laughter.
Zhang Yangzhou, his second brother Zhang Yangchen, and his third brother Zhang Yangfan had just arrived at the door of their house when they saw lightning talismans exploding in Zhang Xiaojia's yard. The power was so great that Zhang Yangzhou was so scared that he flew directly to his daughter's yard on his sword. He saw his daughter laughing in the yard and the stone lion had been completely shattered into pieces.
Zhang Xiaojia saw Zhang Yangzhou, ran over, pulled his sleeve, and said proudly, "Dad, I'm a genius, look at the talisman I drew."
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