Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 81: Spirit Talismanic Techniques and the Black Sky Iron Soul Wood
Chu Ning did not rush into talisman making, but instead sat in meditation to cultivate the Refining Spirit Technique.
Since he was about to attempt the Talisman Making Technique from the Spirit Talisman compendium, he naturally needed to adjust his Divine Sense to its best state.
After all, crafting talismans continuously is quite taxing on one’s Divine Sense.
Slowly opening his eyes, he felt his Divine Sense in excellent condition at this moment.
Chu Ning took out the Middle Grade Talisman Brush, Talisman Ink, and Talisman Paper from his Storage Bag.
After running through the method of crafting the Yin Thunder Talisman in his mind, Chu Ning focused his Divine Sense and began drawing.
It must be said, crafting a Basic Middle Grade Talisman is indeed more difficult than crafting a Lower Grade Talisman.
Despite Chu Ning’s extreme focus and use of Spiritual Sense, his first attempt still ended in failure.
However, Chu Ning was not anxious at all.
Having been able to craft the Geng Metal Sword Talisman, known as the top attack talisman of the Basic Middle Grade, this Yin Thunder Talisman was naturally no problem for him.
After two attempts, Chu Ning successfully completed crafting the Yin Thunder Talisman on the third try.
Then, striking while the iron was hot, Chu Ning used 20 sheets of Talisman Paper in quick succession.
"The current success rate for crafting Basic Middle Grade Talismans is only 40%, the difficulty indeed has increased.
If I hadn’t used Spiritual Sense, achieving even 30% would have been quite good."
Chu Ning placed 8 Yin Thunder Talismans aside, shaking his head.
But he also knew, as long as one continuously practices the same kind of talisman, the success rate of crafting would greatly improve.
Therefore, Chu Ning quickly took out another 20 sheets of Talisman Paper and began crafting anew.
This time, Chu Ning’s success rate increased somewhat, achieving success with a total of 9 sheets.
If he were still in the Sect, Chu Ning would persist until he raised the success rate to at least 60% in one go.
At this moment, however, Chu Ning chose not to continue, instead beginning to craft another type of talisman, the Clear Wind Talisman.
For the market opening in three days, his shop naturally needed a variety of talismans.
Using 100 sheets of Talisman Paper in one go, completing crafting for two types of talismans, Chu Ning finally stopped.
At this moment, his Divine Sense had been quite exhausted.
The consumption for crafting these Basic Middle Grade Talismans was, indeed, much higher than for Basic Lower Grade Talismans.
If it were Basic Lower Grade Talismans, with his current Divine Sense, using 150 sheets of Talisman Paper at once would be no problem.
Cultivating the Refining Spirit Technique.
Chu Ning certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity to strengthen his Divine Sense.
Feeling a bit expectant, he took out the Black Sword and placed it on his crossed knees.
Ever since discovering the wondrous use of the Black Wooden Sword, all of Chu Ning’s efforts had been focused on reaching the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining.
Therefore, he had yet to try using the Black Wooden Sword to cultivate the Refining Spirit Technique after exhausting his Divine Sense from talisman crafting.
Chu Ning also wanted to test what effect would come from using these two methods to bolster Divine Sense simultaneously.
Closing his eyes, he began cultivating the Refining Spirit Technique, and the consumed Divine Sense within his Mud Ball Palace began to recover continuously.
After a while, a drop of Spiritual Sense Liquid had fully recovered.
At this moment, the surrounding gaseous vortex was still spinning.
Uncertain how much time had passed, another part transformed into liquid, merging into that drop of Spiritual Sense Liquid.
Chu Ning, who had his eyes tightly shut, opened them at this moment.
Then, he immediately checked his cultivation progress.
[Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique (Yellow Tier Lower Grade), Second Layer (505/900)]
[Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique, Volume One, Undying Bone 169/600]
[Refining Spirit Technique, First Layer 135/1000]
"Gained 1 point! Cultivating like this indeed speeds up the mastery of the Refining Spirit Technique."
Chu Ning looked at the increased proficiency in the Refining Spirit Technique with some surprise.
According to his usual method, using two separate ways for cultivation in a day, two to three sessions were needed to gain roughly 1 point of proficiency.
And now, with the Divine Sense consumption from talisman crafting and the use of the Black Wooden Sword, Chu Ning gained 1 point of proficiency in one cultivation session.
Though it was because Chu Ning had spent a considerable time cultivating this session, this still delighted him greatly.
This meant his previous guess was completely correct, that combining the two could greatly enhance proficiency in the Refining Spirit Technique.
"From now on, I’ll keep doing this!"
Chu Ning resolved in his heart, since crafting talismans was something he had to do daily, and he was counting on this to earn Spirit Stones.
Simultaneously, he could also enhance his Divine Sense.
A dual benefit!
Meanwhile, Chu Ning was also very curious about what exactly the Black Wooden Sword was made of.
He took out the Spirit Plant Treasure Jade Scroll that He Changyou had given him and began studying it closely.
The number of Spirit Plant types within was indeed vast, numbering in the thousands.
Previously, when Chu Ning was in the Sect, he had only spent time browsing a small portion of it.
With much content left unread, he wondered if he could find relevant clues here.
Going over plant by plant, Chu Ning looked at over one thousand two hundred types of Spirit Plants.
Suddenly, his eyes brightened.
The description of one Spirit Plant caught Chu Ning’s attention.
Black Sky Iron Soul Wood.
Just a glance at this Spirit Plant’s description, and Chu Ning immediately read on carefully.
A moment later, Chu Ning picked up the Black Wooden Sword from his knee, activated the Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique, and slowly channeled Magical Power into it.
At the same time, Chu Ning’s Divine Sense also sensed the changes in the Black Wooden Sword.
Soon after, Chu Ning first showed a look of realization, followed by a mixed expression of joy and concern.
At this moment, Chu Ning was basically certain that the Black Wooden Sword in his hand was made from Black Sky Iron Soul Wood.
This Spirit Plant has two extremely special characteristics.
First is its hardness and weight, making it difficult for ordinary objects to cut through.
As Old Man Sun had mentioned to Chu Ning before, there was a simple array inscribed on this black wooden sword, so injecting magical power into it would make it lighter.
It was not actually due to the array’s function.
Rather, the Black Sky Iron Soul Wood becomes lighter upon sensing Wood Attribute magical power.
The array on it has a different purpose.
This brings us to another feature of the Black Sky Iron Soul Wood.
Once this Spirit Plant is cut, it will naturally emit the essence qi accumulated over the years, and if this essence qi can be absorbed and refined, it has the effect of strengthening the Divine Sense.
As for the small array here, it was actually meant to lock in the essence qi of the Black Sky Iron Soul Wood to prevent it from leaking out.
When Chu Ning practiced the Refining Spirit Technique, he activated the array, allowing him to absorb the essence qi within the wood to enhance his Divine Sense.
After figuring these things out, Chu Ning felt a mix of joy and worry.
The joy was that he finally understood the origins of this Black Wooden Sword.
Unexpectedly, what he had bought from Old Man Sun for only ten Spirit Stones turned out to be quite extraordinary.
However, he didn’t know which expert crafted this large Black Sky Iron Soul Wooden Sword and how it ended up out in the world, collecting dust.
The worry was that the Jade Scroll mentioned that Black Sky Iron Soul Wood doesn’t have a fixed place where it grows, nor is there any method for cultivating it.
So under normal circumstances, it is extremely difficult to find.
Moreover, once all the wood essence qi is used up, its effect of strengthening the Divine Sense will also be gone.
The Jade Scroll also mentioned that as the essence qi within the Black Sky Iron Soul Wood is consumed, its color will gradually fade, and its toughness will also decrease.
Once all the essence qi has dissipated, this wood will turn into its original wood color, and its toughness will be no different from ordinary wood.
Chu Ning had just carefully examined the wood and realized that there was indeed a slight change in color compared to when he first got it.
But such a color change was extremely subtle, and since Chu Ning hadn’t been considering this aspect, he didn’t notice it at all before.
"I hope this large Black Sky Iron Soul Wooden Sword can support my cultivation for a while longer."
Chu Ning muttered to himself, carefully stowing away the Jade Scroll and the Black Sky Iron Soul Wooden Sword, and putting them back into his Storage Bag.
Previously, thinking it was just an ordinary piece of wood, Chu Ning would toss it around carelessly.
Even using it to practice the Exorcism Technique.
But now, knowing it’s a treasure, Chu Ning naturally stored it carefully.
The night passed without words.
Early the next day, even though there was no market opening, Chu Ning got up as usual.
First, he went to the courtyard and applied the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill to all the Cyan Spirit Fruits.
Seeing the vibrant vines, Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction.
At this rate, in about ten days, the courtyard’s surroundings would be covered with Cyan Spirit Fruit vines.
This made Chu Ning, who was used to the courtyard being full of vines before, feel much more at ease.
He hadn’t forgotten that when he faced Qi Chongmao, the Thorn Technique had played a significant role.
Practicing the Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique, the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique, Talisman Making, and the Refining Spirit Technique, completing a whole set of cultivation.
After having breakfast, Chu Ning left the market and headed towards the Spirit Field.
His Spiritual Bamboo had just been planted, and he hadn’t applied the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill for the entire previous day.
The Golden Essence Fruit seeds given by Gu Xiaoqing also needed to be planted promptly, as leaving the Spirit Field idle would be a shame.
Starting is always the hardest part, especially for Chu Ning who had just arrived at Yan Workshop.
He had so many things to do.
In the following two days, Chu Ning traveled back and forth between the market and the Spirit Field.
He spent about half of the daytime at the Spirit Field, planting Golden Essence Fruits and cultivating Spiritual Bamboo.
In the evenings, he returned to the market, and after a little cultivation of the Cyan Spirit Fruits, he began his cultivation and talisman making.
In just over two days, Chu Ning not only drew the Yin Thunder Talisman.
He also didn’t neglect the Clear Wind Talisman, Vajra Talisman, Qi Concealing Talisman, and Earth Escape Talisman.
At the same time, he made the Beast Trapping Talisman given by Liao Yunming.
The mountain range near Yan Workshop actually had quite a few Demon Beasts, so there was naturally a market for the Beast Trapping Talisman.
As for the Geng Metal Sword Talisman, Chu Ning only made a few, and didn’t plan to sell them just yet.
The Geng Metal Sword Talisman he made at Mu Ling’s place had already been tested in an uninhabited area.
He immediately decided that this talisman would be his grand finale, not to be sold unless in a crucial situation.
Every time he made a talisman, Chu Ning would deplete his Divine Sense to the point of feeling slightly fatigued.
Then, Chu Ning would cultivate the Refining Spirit Technique using the Black Sky Iron Soul Wood Sword.
With such targeted cultivation, Chu Ning’s proficiency in the Refining Spirit Technique also increased rapidly.
Each day, there was an increase of over 2 points in proficiency.
Time flew by, and it was once again the market day at Yan Workshop, which occurred every three days.
That morning, Chu Ning didn’t wander around to other places like he did the first time, opening the door late.
Instead, he opened the door early and hung out the sign.
Gu Xiaoqing was the second to open her shop, and upon opening her door, she was slightly surprised to see Chu Ning across the street already open for business.
When her beautiful eyes swept over the sign Chu Ning had set up, she was momentarily stunned. It read:
"Various high-quality Basic Middle Grade Talismans for sale.
Yin Thunder Talisman, Qi Concealing Talisman, Clear Wind Talisman, five Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
Beast Trapping Talisman, Earth Escape Talisman, six Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
Vajra Talisman, seven Lower Grade Spirit Stones."
