Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 70: Geng Metal Sword Talisman

"Junior Brother, the one responsible for the Yan Workshop area is Steward Lin from the Foreign Affairs Hall.

This steward has a somewhat cold personality and is not very easy to get along with.

However, if it’s convenient for your Spirit Plant Spirit Talismans, perhaps you could bring some along."

Zhuang Yunde hinted and did not continue further.

But Chu Ning quickly understood.

It seemed that this steward was different in personality from the two stewards He Changyou and Liao Yunming he knew, and instead, bore some resemblance to this Senior Brother Zhuang.

After thanking Zhuang Yunde again, Chu Ning left the other party’s courtyard.

He then headed towards Mu Ling’s courtyard.

Mu Ling was indeed in the courtyard today, and as soon as Chu Ning entered, he cupped his hands towards her and said,

"Thank you, Senior Sister Mu, for informing me in advance..."

"No need for courtesy," Mu Ling waved her hand, then slightly tilted her head, her eyes staring directly at Chu Ning.

"I heard your talent in talisman making is quite good, and that Uncle-Master Liao even accepted you into the Spirit Talisman Pavilion and taught you the Talisman Making Technique."

"That’s just Steward Liao’s favor."

Chu Ning hurriedly replied humbly, without mentioning that he had now also obtained the Spirit Talisman.

But Mu Ling shook her head like a rattle.

"I don’t believe it; Uncle-Master Liao has quite an eye. Your talent in talisman making should be very good indeed."

Saying this, without waiting for Chu Ning to speak, she immediately continued,

"Well then, draw a Geng Metal Sword Talisman for me to see, and I’ll know."

"Geng Metal Sword Talisman?" Chu Ning shook his head, "I don’t know how."

"You actually don’t know the Geng Metal Sword Talisman?" Mu Ling lightly furrowed her brows.

"This is clearly a talisman all disciples of the Spirit Talisman Pavilion must know, and you don’t know it?

Many of the talisman assignments in the Spirit Talisman Pavilion include this one."

Saying this, Mu Ling took out a piece of light gold paper of unknown composition from her storage bag and handed it to Chu Ning.

It was densely covered with the instructions for creating the Geng Metal Sword Talisman.

Chu Ning closely examined it.

After reading, Chu Ning was even more certain he had never learned this talisman before.

"Senior Sister Mu, I really haven’t learned this talisman."

As Chu Ning spoke, Mu Ling shook her head again.

"I don’t believe you. You must be doing it on purpose, unless you show me by drawing it. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Otherwise, I’ll tell my grandaunt that you’re willingly selling me talisman paper."

Chu Ning’s face immediately changed upon hearing this and, without saying another word, he went straight to Mu Ling’s talisman making desk, picked up a talisman brush, and started drawing.

Admittedly, the Geng Metal Sword Talisman was indeed complex, exceeding any talisman Chu Ning had learned before.

His first attempt failed halfway through.

"Is this talisman really one of the necessary talisman making techniques in the Spirit Talisman Pavilion? Why does it feel so difficult?"

This thought arose in Chu Ning’s mind.

However, at this moment, caught up in the art of talisman making, he did not think too much.

Recently indulged in talisman making, he now had a spark of interest after encountering this challenging talisman.

Chu Ning focused his mind and spirit, injected spiritual power into the talisman brush, and began attempting talisman making again.

Then, he failed on the second and third attempts consecutively.

This really caught Chu Ning’s serious attention.

His divine sense carefully sensed the texture of the Dao Rune at the tip of the brush, ensuring his spiritual power made no errors.

Although his speed was slightly slow, under the blessing of multiple states, he still completed the last stroke of the Dao Rune.

As Chu Ning lifted the brush, a golden light flashed over the talisman paper, which was the shape of the Dao Rune that Chu Ning had drawn.

In the next moment, all the golden light penetrated into the talisman paper.

"Finally succeeded!"

Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction, preparing to start on the next piece of talisman paper.

He inadvertently looked up and saw Mu Ling with her small mouth slightly open, looking at him in shock.

"You... you actually succeeded in making this Geng Metal Sword Talisman on your fourth attempt?"

Mu Ling’s voice carried a tone of disbelief, and more so, a complex tone beyond words.

At this point, Chu Ning also realized something was amiss, paused, and asked,

"Senior Sister Mu, is there something wrong? What’s the significance behind this Geng Metal Sword Talisman?"

Now realizing this talisman’s difficulty, Chu Ning understood it couldn’t possibly be a basic mandatory learning piece from the pavilion.

Mu Ling was still slightly tilting her head, but her gaze upon Chu Ning became incredibly complex.

"I was just fooling you earlier; this Geng Metal Sword Talisman is not a talisman passed down by our Spirit Talisman Pavilion, but one given to me by my grandaunt.

Moreover, this Geng Metal Sword Talisman is a Basic Middle Grade Talisman with extremely strong attack power.

It has slightly begun to rival the quality of some Basic Upper Grade Talismans.

It is reputed to be the number one Attack Talisman of the Basic Middle Grade."

"Basic Middle Grade Talisman?"

Chu Ning was a bit stunned and, listening to Mu Ling’s introduction, it even seemed quite formidable.

"I spent two months without managing to create it, and yet you..."

In Mu Ling’s tone, there was both admiration and a trace of disappointment.

"Succeeded after only four attempts!

So your talent for talisman making is really this strong."

Saying this, Mu Ling gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"No wonder my talent in talisman making is really so poor; no wonder they don’t want me wasting talisman paper."

Seeing Mu Ling seemingly quite disheartened, Chu Ning suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

Just as he was about to offer a word of comfort, he saw that the previously low-spirited Mu Ling suddenly seemed invigorated.

"No, I must practice more; I refuse to believe I can’t learn this stubborn talisman.

If I’m not good at cultivation, does it mean I can’t excel in talisman making either?"

Speaking those words, Mu Ling swiftly came to Chu Ning’s side.

Then, before Chu Ning could react, she puffed out her chest, raised her head, and said,

"Do you have anything else to say?"

"Oh, oh, nothing important," Chu Ning quickly stepped aside.

Then swiftly explained his purpose, placing 1500 sheets of talisman paper on the table.

"Senior Sister Mu, the sect has assigned me to a market outside the main sect, so I won’t be able to buy talisman paper for you any longer."

After listening, Mu Ling was slightly taken aback, then replied immediately,

"It’s okay; my grandaunt has returned to the sect, and I probably won’t be grounded anymore, so I can go to the market myself."

"This Geng Metal Sword Talisman is very powerful and will surely be popular if you sell it at the market.

Now that you’ve learned it, consider it my gift to you."

Chu Ning, after hearing this, hesitated a little and asked, "What about Elder Mu..."

"It’s merely a Basic Middle Grade Talisman; she wouldn’t mind it at all, being at the Golden Core Stage," Mu Ling said nonchalantly.

With that, she began picking up the blank talisman paper.

Seeing this, Chu Ning thanked her again and took his leave.

As he walked out of the courtyard, he vaguely heard faint mutterings from inside.

"Is this talisman really that hard? If others can craft it, why can’t I..."

Chu Ning couldn’t help but smile wryly, "This senior sister, she’s truly intense."

Recalling how he worried earlier that she might feel disheartened and thought to comfort her, he couldn’t help but shake his head.

Then his gaze fell upon the Geng Metal Sword Talisman in his hand.

The number one Basic Middle Grade Attack Talisman—it seems quite impressive.

Mu Ling suggested selling it in the market, but Chu Ning thought perhaps not.

However, crafting some for his own use shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Imagining himself waving his hand and releasing a wave of Geng Metal Sword Qi, a smile appeared at the corner of Chu Ning’s eyes.