Five days later.
Behind the mountain god temple in Anping Village, in a spacious and deserted open space, Zhang Yuan held several talismans in his hand, testing their power.
A yellow paper talisman flew out of Zhang Yuan's hand and stuck to a boulder.
Behind the temple is a large mountain, where there are many large and small stones that have rolled down from the mountain.
A yellow paper talisman was pasted on the boulder. Zhang Yuan had a thought and silently recited the Thunder Talisman!
As soon as the words "Thunder Talisman" were uttered, the yellow paper talisman instantly burst into flames. Then, a bolt of purple lightning suddenly struck down from mid-air, splitting a boulder several meters wide in two. The violent power of the lightning shattered the boulder and blasted a crater about half a meter deep into the ground.
Countless electric snakes slithered between the boulders, and after about a minute, the power of the lightning completely disappeared.
But all the weeds within a two- or three-meter radius of the boulder were reduced to ashes.
"The power of the thunder talisman is truly immense!"
Zhang Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
Then he tested the fire talisman, the purification talisman, and the sealing talisman.
The fire talisman is less powerful than the thunder talisman, but it has a larger killing range!
I tried all the talismans, and most of them worked properly, but a few failed to be drawn.
When these poorly drawn talismans were activated, they sizzled and burned, but only a few flames and lightning flickered around them; they did not unleash their full power.
Zhang Yuan carefully reflected on the reasons for these failed attempts to draw talismans.
If a talisman fails to be drawn, it's either because there was an error during the drawing process, or because the artist was distracted and didn't channel their inner energy into the talisman, rendering it unusable.
Furthermore, talismans that fail to be drawn share a common characteristic: the energy fluctuations on the talisman are very weak, or even almost non-existent.
After testing the power and usage of the talisman, Zhang Yuan returned home satisfied.
Next, all he needs to do is practice more based on the results of this experiment, and he will be able to refine even more perfect talismans!
However, drawing a talisman each time consumes a significant amount of Zhang Yuan's true energy, but this true energy can be replenished through cultivation and consuming elixirs.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan didn't take it seriously.
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As the sun sets, the evening glow paints half the sky red.
Zhang Yuan's parents have returned from town.
Zhang Yuan brought the prepared dinner to the table, and after his parents washed their hands, the family happily gathered around the table to eat.
During the meal, the family chatted.
"Yuanzi, I heard that Wang Xiaoer, the son of Wang Wenzhang from our village, contracted a strange illness a few days ago. The doctors couldn't cure him, and Wang Wenzhang even asked Li Fengjuan from the village to help, but she couldn't cure him either. He might have been infected by something unclean!"
"Whatever you do, don't go and play with Wang Xiaoer!"
Zhang Yuan's mother earnestly gave him instructions.
Anping Village is surrounded by vast mountains and is located in a remote area. Such remote villages often encounter some mysterious things. For example, Wang Xiaoer went to the mountains and went insane when he returned without any warning.
For example, Li Fengjuan in the village can use incense ash to cure people's illnesses. It is said that she has the ability to communicate with spirits!
Zhang Yuan casually agreed, saying he wouldn't go, but he was actually very curious.
How could a normal person go crazy after going to the mountains?
There must be other reasons!
The next morning, after Zhang Yuan's parents left, Zhang Yuan continued to refine elixirs at home.
After successfully drawing the talisman, Zhang Yuan focused his energy on refining the first batch of True Qi Pills. In the past few days, after two failures and three failed attempts, he finally succeeded in refining the first batch of True Qi Pills this morning.
Two light red, almost identical in appearance to the pills described in the alchemy notes, primary True Qi Pills appeared in the alchemy furnace.
Zhang Yuan carefully put the True Qi Pill into the empty chewing gum bottle, then put it into his Qiankun Bag, while planning to find an opportunity to test the effects of the True Qi Pill.
At this moment, Zhang Yuan remembered that his mother had asked him to water the vegetable garden that morning, so he went to the storage room to pick up a bucket of water and went to the vegetable garden.
The vegetable garden is not far from home. Walk along the village road for about 100 meters, and there is a stream. There is a large field of vegetables such as ginger, chili peppers, and Chinese cabbage planted on the side of the stream.
As soon as Zhang Yuan arrived at the vegetable garden, he saw a sprightly old woman with silver-gray hair walking out of a house not far away, a house even smaller than Zhang Yuan's own.
This person is Li Fengjuan, who is known as "Li the Half-Immortal" in Anping Village.
Li Fengjuan was about the same age as Zhang Yuan's deceased grandmother and was Zhang Yuan's neighbor. She treated Zhang Yuan well, so Zhang Yuan called Li Fengjuan "Grandma Li" since he was a child.
Li Fengjuan walked along the village road into the village, and soon saw Zhang Yuan in the vegetable garden.
Both sides were taken aback.
After Zhang Yuan opened his eyes, he could see spirits. At this moment, behind Grandma Li, a spirit fox was floating in mid-air, following behind Grandma Li.
The fox was semi-transparent and floated about the size of a house cat.
When the golden fox saw Zhang Yuan, its eyes widened immediately, as if it were a little scared.
Zhang Yuan stared curiously at the spirit fox floating in the void, wondering: Is it a fox spirit?
This was the first time he had seen a spirit after his eyesight was opened.
Li Fengjuan was also stunned when she saw Zhang Yuan, because the spirits on her body actually felt an instinctive fear when they saw Zhang Yuan.
Li Fengjuan rarely encountered a situation where her own spirit could feel fear, which meant that her spirit was very wary of Zhang Yuan.
As a spirit medium, Li Fengjuan could sense the emotions of the spirits and thus empathize with them.
At the same time, she was also curious about the great changes that had taken place in Yuanzi after not seeing him for a semester, and why he was emitting such a strong pure yang energy.
After a brief moment of unease, Li Fengjuan quickly realized what was happening and broke the silence by greeting Zhang Yuan.
"Yuanzi, are you on winter break?"
"Yes, hello Grandma Li!"
Zhang Yuan greeted Li Fengjuan politely.
"Yuanzi, you've changed a lot since I last saw you for a semester. You're much stronger than before!"
Li Fengjuan smiled meaningfully.
Zhang Yuan also smiled and said, "Grandma Li, you're still so young!"
"I'm getting old, I'm getting old!"
Li Fengjuan exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhang Yuan, then left before she had to go.
Zhang Yuan carried a bucket to the stream to fetch water to water the vegetables.
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Anping Village, Wang Family.
Wang Xiaoer was locked in a dimly lit room with the windows tightly closed.
Inside the room, Wang Xiaoer scratched wildly at his body, his fingernails digging bloody marks into his skin. His hair was a mess, his pupils were slanted outward at a 45-degree angle, his eyes were lifeless, and he was muttering strange words.
"Pay with your life! Pay with your life!"
"The Wang family must die!"
At the same time, Wang Xiaoer's limbs were twisted, and sometimes he would squat on the ground and crawl on the ground like an animal, looking strange and scary.
Wang Xiaoer's mother, Lin Ya, brought lunch to his room. At first, Wang Xiaoer refused to eat and spilled the food on the floor, making a mess everywhere. After a while, he was probably hungry and squatted down to pick up the food and eat it.
When Lin Ya saw her son in this state, she burst into tears.
"Xiao Er was perfectly fine, how did he end up like this after just one trip to the mountains!"
In the hall, Wang Xiaoer's father, Wang Wenzhang, was smoking silently.
"Wang Xiaoer is getting engaged next month. If his future in-laws find out that Xiaoer has become like this, the marriage will definitely be off!"
Lin Ya said while crying.
"Hey, Lin Ya, you stay home and watch over Xiao Er, don't let him run out. I'm going to invite Master Li."
"Honey, you need to go right now!"
"I hope Master Li can save my son!"
The "Li Banxian" mentioned by Wang Wenzhang is Li Fengjuan.
Half an hour later, Wang Wenzhang brought Li Fengjuan home.
As soon as Li Fengjuan entered the room, she saw Lin Ya crying.
This is Li Fengjuan's second visit to the Wang family.
"Master Li, please, please save my son, Xiao Er!"
When Lin Ya saw Li Fengjuan, it was as if she had seen a lifeline. She rushed over and grabbed Li Fengjuan's hand, pleading with her.
“Your son has offended the spirits; this is not a good matter.”
When Li Fengjuan first came to Wang Xiaoer's house, she saw through her family's spiritual abilities that Wang Xiaoer was possessed by a weasel spirit.
The Weasel was filled with resentment. After communicating with the Weasel, the spirit of the immortal learned that when Wang Xiaoer was on the mountain, he had killed several weasels, and these weasels were the descendants of the Weasel.
Wong Tai Sin has come for revenge!
The spirits of the family spoke kindly to the Weasel spirit, and the Wang family was treated to good food and wine. Wang Xiaoer's parents kowtowed and apologized, hoping to send the Weasel spirit away.
But it seems that Wong Tai Sin is still not willing to give up.
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