First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 5: Making Talismans

However, at the moment, he didn't have too many ambitions and his goals were not clear.

He was still in a relatively confused state, taking it step by step.

"First observe and explore the Destiny Panel for a period of time, strive to fully understand all the functions of the Destiny Panel, and explore various uses."

Shen Mo pondered and thought, "During this time, I should also start a side business, learn pill refining and the way of making talismans, in order to accumulate skills for future cultivation resources."

Based on his understanding of the Immortal World, the so-called path of cultivation is a path of devouring the heavens and earth.

It requires consuming countless spiritual medicines and resources in order to build up one's cultivation base.

Therefore, making money and mastering the methods of making money to achieve a balance of income and expenses is the top priority for cultivating immortality.

As the sun gradually set, Shen Mo and Cao Ren finished their shift.

The two outer disciples who were on night duty at the mountain gate exchanged shifts with them.

After leaving the mountain gate, the two of them headed straight to the square. Shen Mo urged Cao Ren to fetch the pill recipe talisman.

As for himself, he stood in front of the square waiting for him.

Not long after, Cao Ren arrived as promised, bringing several thick books he had searched for from his father's residence.

"I've brought the things, take a look!" Cao Ren handed the pill recipe talisman to Shen Mo, who took a brief look.

Cao Ren had brought a total of four books.

Two were pill recipes and two were talismans.

The pill recipes were for the Revitalizing Pill and the Strengthening Powder.

Shen Mo had some knowledge about these two Medicine Pills.

The Revitalizing Pill can quickly replenish the consumed vitality for Qi Gathering stage cultivators, and it is the most commonly consumed Medicine Pill for Qi Gathering stage cultivators.

On the market, it is worth about one lower-grade Spirit Stone for five pills.

The main ingredient for pill refining is Orchid Heart Grass.

As for the Strengthening Powder, it has the effect of strengthening the foundation and nurturing the essence, specifically used to assist Body Forging Realm cultivators in their cultivation and to endure the tempering of their qi and blood.

The main ingredient for the Strengthening Powder is Blood Tiger Grass, which is quite common and inexpensive.

Therefore, its value in the market is not high, and about ten Strengthening Powders can roughly be exchanged for one lower-grade Spirit Stone.

As for the talismans, they were talismans for making Light Body Talismans and Concentration Talismans.

As the name suggests, the Light Body Talisman can make the user as light as a swallow, increasing their traveling speed.

The Concentration Talisman is specifically used for cultivators whose minds are not at peace, and it has the effect of calming the mind.

According to the classification in the Immortal World, Medicine Pills and talismans are divided into first rank to ninth rank.

First rank is the lowest, and ninth rank is the highest.

These two pill recipes and talismans are not ranked, they can only be considered as quite basic items.

However, for Shen Mo, who has just come into contact with these things, they are quite suitable.

"I've received the things." After confirming that there were no mistakes, Shen Mo took out a jade bottle from his pocket and carefully poured out a Qi Gathering Pill. "I'll exchange this Medicine Pill with you."

"Thank you."

Cao Ren took the Qi Gathering Pill, smiled happily, and cupped his fists in gratitude.

The two quickly dispersed. Shen Mo hurriedly returned to his residence along the stone steps.

After returning to his residence, Shen Mo began to rummage through his belongings and took out everything he had.

After a careful count, he found that the original owner had left him six lower-grade Spirit Stones, fifteen catties of spiritual rice, two bundles of well-preserved first-grade Demonic Beasts meat, forty taels of gold, twenty-four taels of silver, an ordinary but sharp long sword.

Apart from these, there was a brush for making talismans, as well as hundreds of catties of beast blood, nearly eighty catties of sandalwood ink, and a stack of talisman yellow paper that was half a person tall.

The brush, beast blood, and sandalwood ink used to make talismans were not the original owner's, but were left behind by the original owner's parents.

It could be considered an inheritance.

After counting his belongings, Shen Mo thought to himself, "If I don't have the materials for pill refining, I should start with making talismans."

In fact, the materials required for the Revitalizing Pill and the Strengthening Powder are extremely inexpensive. As long as you take out two Spirit Stones at the market, you can buy a lot of them.

What truly made Shen Mo give up the idea of learning pill refining was not the lack of medicinal materials, but rather - he didn't have a pill cauldron!

Although herbs like Orchid Grass and Blood Tiger Grass are easy to obtain, a pill cauldron is quite expensive.

Even a just passable pill cauldron suitable for pill refining would cost at least thirty low-grade Spirit Stones.

Shen Mo didn't have enough wealth to buy a pill cauldron.

Therefore, compared to talisman making, the threshold for pill refining is much higher.

Of course, not all practitioners of pill refining specifically purchase a pill cauldron.

Some small cultivators who can't afford a pill cauldron often go to the market at the foot of the mountain.

There, a pill refining pavilion has been opened specifically for those who are financially constrained and cannot afford a pill cauldron.

By paying the rental fee, they can borrow a pill cauldron from the pill refining pavilion for pill refining.

"Making the Light Body Talisman"

Shen Mo placed the scroll containing the Light Body Talisman's talisman script on the desk and carefully read it several times.

Only after memorizing it thoroughly did he begin to attempt making it.

"Splish! Splish!"

He picked up a brush, dipped it in an appropriate amount of sandalwood ink, and started by drawing the base design on the yellow paper.

This process requires extreme caution, as any mistake could ruin the talisman and render it ineffective.

Shen Mo drew slowly, taking half an hour to complete the base design.

Then, he began to dip it in the blood of Demonic Beasts to awaken the Light Body Talisman, as only after awakening would the talisman possess its miraculous effects.

"Buzz!"

Accompanied by the dripping of the beast blood, inscriptions began to appear on the talisman paper, emitting a buzzing sound.

Soon, a message appeared before Shen Mo's eyes.

【You have failed in attempting to make the talisman: Light Body Talisman.】

"It didn't succeed." Shen Mo put down the brush, feeling somewhat frustrated.

Half an hour of effort wasted in vain.

But soon, new information arrived.

【Your knowledge of talisman arts +2】

【Your proficiency in Light Body Talisman +3】

"Talisman arts, proficiency in Light Body Talisman?"

Shen Mo was slightly stunned and quickly opened the destiny panel to carefully examine it.

Sure enough!

He discovered that his data now included two new categories: 【Talisman Arts】 and 【Light Body Talisman】.

At this moment, Shen Mo's progress was clearly displayed in front of him.

【Talisman Arts (No Rank) 2/500】

【Light Body Talisman (Unfamiliar) 3/100】

"Talisman Arts should refer to the ability to draw all talismans. The improvement in this data will greatly benefit me in inscribing all talismans!"

"And this proficiency in Light Body Talisman should allow me to increase the success rate and speed of drawing Light Body Talismans."

Shen Mo quickly made a judgment and a smile appeared on his face.

The frustration he had felt earlier dissipated instantly, replaced by a strong motivation.

Who could resist a life with progress bars?

In fact, many people give up not because they are lazy, but because they don't see any feedback.

Shen Mo, on the other hand, is naturally motivated by the progress bar he possesses.

Soon, he began the next drawing.

(End of this chapter)