Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 1673 - 883: Talisman
Li Shiming leased a cave dwelling on Duiyi Island, which is the highest-level island open for cave dwelling rentals. The island hosts fifty cave dwellings, each one not too far from the others.
Such a cave dwelling was unimaginable in the Cultivation World he previously knew; even ordinary Nascent Soul or Golden Core cultivators could occupy a mountain peak exclusively for their cave dwelling.
Clearly, the land of the Yuzhu Islands is extremely precious.
Duiyi Island specifically caters to Great Cultivators, and all fifty cave dwellings meet their standards.
Though these dwellings are somewhat close to each other, they are separated by formations, eliminating concerns of interference or impact among Great Cultivators.
Unless a Great Cultivator dares to break the formation. Even if one were to break through, it would take considerable time, enough to alarm the Guardian of the Yuzhu Islands and other Great Cultivators.
Leasing a dwelling uses spirit stones, which have little effect on Li Shiming since advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage.
Yet, he possesses an abundance of spirit stones, gathered from the spoils of slaying cultivators, which he casually stores in one place.
The resources purchasable with spirit stones are useless to him at his level; Great Cultivator resources cannot be bought with spirit stones.
Li Shiming sat in the hall of the cave dwelling, taking out the formation flags to fortify the existing formation.
Only then did he retrieve the blank talismans he had just purchased, consisting of thirty ordinary Great Cultivator blank talismans, five peak Great Cultivator blank talismans, along with various fourth-grade talismanic inks.
All these blank talismans were exchanged for a high-level spirit pill meant for Great Cultivators.
Upon leaving the shop, his face bore a smile, which was mirrored by the satisfaction of the cultivator attending the shop.
For Li Shiming, exchanging a high-level spirit pill of somewhat inferior quality, which he wouldn’t even consider consuming himself, for so many blank talismans was truly worthwhile.
To the attendant cultivator, the value of a high-level spirit pill for Great Cultivators was worth making the trade even if Li Shiming demanded twice as many blank talismans.
The Cloud Island Sea is not like the Cultivation World Li Shiming previously inhabited, where such alchemy mastery and high-level spirit pills aren’t commonplace among Great Cultivators.
The rarer something is, the more precious it becomes; Li Shiming actually underestimated the value of a high-level spirit pill for Great Cultivators.
However, as he sat in the hall, he wasn’t concerned with such profit; he was focused on inspecting the blank talismans.
"The resources here are truly enviable!" he shook his head with a sigh.
These blank talismans might be ordinary in the eyes of the Cloud Island Sea’s cultivators, accustomed as they are to the existence of Great Cultivator talismans.
However, if these were in the Cultivation World he knew, ordinary blank talismans crafted into talismans would become life-saving talismans for Nascent Soul cultivators.
And peak Great Cultivator blank talismans crafted into talismans would be life-saving talismans for ordinary Great Cultivators.
Life-saving talismans like these weren’t accessible to regular cultivators in the previous Cultivation World, reserved for those of significant status within various sects.
Li Shiming purchased these blank talismans to provide his friends with some life-saving measures.
He stored one Great Cultivator blank talisman in the computer room space, selecting the appropriate talismanic ink to store likewise.
Using his Divine Sense, he transformed it into a talisman pen, filled with talismanic ink.
His mind sensed the rune for the Divine Foot Skill ’one-step-to-reach,’ then considered incorporating the rune for ’Divine Eye Skill’ as well.
His life-bound treasure, the IBMz15, began designing the talisman crafting method, scanning the data of the blank talisman into virtualization. After a brief computation, he had a clear understanding of how to inscribe the ’one-step-to-reach’ rune onto the blank talisman.
Although he hadn’t practiced it before, IBMz15 contained relevant knowledge, coupled with the computer room space’s 0.05 nanometer precision control, no other cultivator in the world could match his talisman crafting precision.
Whether it was the strokes of crafting the talisman, the fusion of spiritual power pattern and talismanic ink, or the rhythm during the crafting process, perfection was attainable.
IBMz15 further enabled the simultaneous inscription of the Divine Foot Skill’s ’one-step-to-reach’ and ’Divine Eye Skill’ onto a single talisman, making one talisman capable of achieving an eight-thousand-mile instant transfer.
Regrettably, after IBMz15’s computation, a Great Cultivator blank talisman could only accommodate the ’one-step-to-reach’ divine skill. To additionally include ’Divine Eye Skill,’ a peak Great Cultivator blank talisman was required.
Li Shiming’s consciousness manipulated the talisman pen of Divine Sense, inscribing the ’one-step-to-reach’ rune onto the Great Cultivator blank talisman, a process not as simple as merely inscribing divine power runes.
He needed to attach the entire spellcasting process and the required spatial energy onto the blank talisman for the activation of the talisman to trigger ’one-step-to-reach’ once.
Crafting talismans, particularly high-grade talismans, hinges critically on energy balance.
The runes inscribed on the blank talisman must maintain an energy balance throughout the talisman; any imbalance would result in a complete failure at the moment of crafting completion.
Each blank talisman is unique, often resulting in unforeseen incidents during the crafting process.
