Chapter 82
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Chapter 82: Damage-Dealing Talisman
Due to various reasons, talismans can become contaminated, ineffective, or outdated, turning into worthless scraps. Restoring their power is a complicated task.
Especially when facing new types of talismans never seen before, one might not even know where to start. However, Li Hui, being the most knowledgeable person in the Jade Symbol Sect’s scripture hall, pondered for quite a while before finally smiling.
“If others can’t do it, it doesn’t mean I can’t. So many predecessors have studied hard; there’s a very convenient way to do this—it’s to redraw these talismans using specially made talisman ink.” Li Hui thought for a moment. Although the investment was substantial, he was unwilling to miss the chance to obtain a large number of six-pattern spirit talismans. He also held a keen interest in learning about this new type of spirit talisman not even recorded in the Jade Symbol Sect.
Six-pattern talismans weren’t considered high-level, but after being redrawn, if they couldn’t be upgraded even slightly, it would be a huge waste of investment.
With that in mind, Li Hui busied himself, taking half a piece of Blood Ink and crushing it in a wooden bowl. He then added ten Dew Pills and continued to crush them. Next, he took out the last three pieces of Miao Jade and ground them into powder to sprinkle in. Lastly, with immense reluctance, he added a pinch of Conch of the Ascending Record powder, enough to make up about one-tenth of the total amount, feeling a deep pain in his heart as he added it.
This represented specially made talisman ink, which was several times better than the restoration inks recorded in the texts.
To increase his success rate, Li Hui poured out all the artifact fragments stored in his bag of treasures. After thinking for a moment, he spread out his bag of treasures to let the saplings get more sunlight, considering that after the artifact fragments turned into scraps, these scraps and dust might be usable as nutrients for the Golden Jade Peach Tree.
There was no way around it! Even though he had plenty, he couldn’t overlook any small aid if he wanted to successfully cultivate a demon plant. Earlier, he had approached this with a carefree attitude, thinking that if it didn’t work, it was fine, but now the demon tree had become a lifeline, and there couldn’t be any negligence.
“Alright! It’s your turn now, silver snake bracelet.”
Li Hui reached out, causing the artifact fragments to clang together loudly, scattering into the air and dissolving into various bits and pieces falling gently.
Among these artifact fragments, aside from one deformed broken bowl contributing over a hundred points of faint light, the other fragments barely emitted one or two points of light, which was already considered good.
The quality was just too low; even if he stealthily obtained a few pieces from the Guanglu Pavilion ruins, he couldn’t guarantee they would meet his expectations! So he hurriedly opened the three unopened bags of treasures and dumped their contents out.
These three bags of treasures were not simple; they came from the manager and second manager of Guanglu Pavilion. When Yang Jueyu approached for a transaction, even if Guanglu Pavilion received news in advance and feared selling high-level goods to disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect, they still had to present something—a total of ten high-level artifacts.
Li Hui was delighted; he didn’t expect such a pleasant surprise. He raised his hand, drawing the high-level artifacts into his grasp and crazily absorbing nearly a thousand points of light.
“That’s enough; it should be sufficient.”
Time was of the essence, and the enhancement effect of the silver snake bracelet on talismans and talisman-making gradually diminished, so he needed to repair the spirit talismans during the golden period for the best results.
With the talisman brush, talisman ink, and ink stone all in place, Li Hui steadied his mind and began to focus entirely on the repair, leaving safety precautions to the head buried in the sand as a warning.
The brush glided across the paper, connecting the talisman methods!!!
Fortunately, with the silver snake bracelet holding it down, even with substantial investment, success was within reach.
As the ink touched the talisman paper, it changed shape in an instant, moving like a spiritual snake, weaving slowly or quickly between different runes, then gradually integrating them together, even more beautifully and profoundly than the original talisman had been drawn.
The talisman was completed. The talisman paper shed its gray color, transforming into a half-black, half-white hue, and the back gained two additional lines of spirit motion mark on top of the original six, just as Li Hui had hoped, significantly elevating its grade.
“Too bad it isn’t a nine-pattern. It seems I didn’t ingest enough. If I could feed a few artifacts to the silver snake, I could probably even refine a treasure talisman.”
This was just a wishful thought. Li Hui didn’t stop drawing but hurriedly continued to illustrate, while also trying to understand the principles behind it, hoping to quickly summarize the methods for drawing this new type of talisman.
The methods should not be shared lightly. Why do the Three Sects and Four Sects place so much emphasis on the scripture hall? After the fall of the Jade Symbol Sect, the remaining members could feel the fortune had shifted onto Li Hui and his companions.
Because the foundation of the Jade Symbol Sect was rooted in the “talisman methods,” and even the cultivation methods intended to enhance their power weren’t the focus. It was those exquisite runes painstakingly composed by predecessors and those mysterious symbols connected by runes that represented the essence of the Jade Symbol Sect’s fortune.
Although Li Hui didn’t inherit many orthodox talisman methods, he had plenty of unorthodox methods, so as he wrote and wrote, he started to grasp the flavor of it, unable to resist slapping his thigh, exclaiming, “Ingenious! Who came up with this talisman method? Damaging others’ vitality to enhance oneself can even have healing effects.”
“I understand now! If I were to name them, these new types of talismans can be called damage-dealing talismans, and one could even use them in conjunction with Blood Ignition Talismans, not only making one stronger with each battle but also consuming only a tiny bit!”
This was a major discovery, and Li Hui hurriedly immersed himself in repairs, his writing speed increasing. Although none reached nine-pattern, they consistently remained at eight-pattern. Once the last one was completed, he quickly took out yellow talisman paper to grind Blood Ink and practiced according to his feelings, advancing from four-pattern to five-pattern, then from five-pattern to six-pattern, and finally pushing it to seven-pattern, limited by his cultivation level from pushing it further.
The five hundred sheets of yellow talisman paper turned into two hundred sixty-six damage-dealing talismans and nearly two hundred six-pattern Blood Ignition Talismans, and the failure rate was very high—not because the silver snake bracelet had malfunctioned, but because his cultivation couldn’t support it.
Logically speaking, with Li Hui activating five spiritual markings, he should be able to draw only five-pattern spirit talismans, yet his powerful and unique spiritual markings provided some enhancement, so it wasn’t surprising he could draw six-pattern spirit talismans. Moreover, because the golden lotus Dharma clouds kept him calm, reducing consumption, drawing this many spirit talismans in one go was still taxing, and as soon as he set down the talisman brush, he immediately slumped to the ground.
“Whew, whew, whew…” After catching his breath for the duration of two incense sticks, Li Hui held two pieces of cotton-split Miao Jade, finally allowing his spiritual energy to recover slightly. Without saying a word, he took out ordinary talisman paper to continue making talismans.
This time, he drew the Lightning Sword Talisman, needing to squeeze every bit of value from the silver snake bracelet.
As evening approached, Li Hui looked at the piles of failed talisman papers around him, his lips twitching, and he howled, “How can there be such a big difference? The yellow talisman paper and Feathering Blue Talisman are way better; if it weren’t for the silver snake bracelet forcibly increasing the success rate, ordinary talisman paper would be absolute trash! If only I could make talisman paper myself, but alas, the process is too cumbersome. Just one more effort—once I have another large-scale talisman-making session, I can gather enough spirit talismans to create artifacts.”
As night fell, Li Hui packed his belongings and mounted the head before continuing his journey.
Just a minute after he left, a mound suddenly rose from the sand, and two green eyes scanned the surroundings before locking onto his direction and chasing after him.
