NOVEL NEXT Chapter 6: The Myriad Arts of Cultivation - Talisman Crafting!
Chapter 6: The Myriad Arts of Cultivation – Talisman Crafting!
“Lanshu, thank you for your hard work.”
Holding the child, Lu Changsheng entered the room and looked at Lu Lanshu lying on the bed. He sat beside her, and gently held her hand.
Although the two were bound by mutual interests and lacked emotional foundation, as the saying goes, time breeds affection.
After so long together, with the child now born, they naturally developed some feelings.
“Husband.”
A faint smile appeared on Lu Lanshu’s pale face as she weakly called out.
“Don’t move and have a good rest.”
Lu Changsheng spoke softly.
Holding the child and looking at his wife, at this moment, a sense of happiness welled up in his heart.
He felt that continuing like this would be good.
However, thinking about the attack by the Chen family on the way to Qingzhu Mountain, the cruel law of survival in this world where the weak are preyed upon by the strong, Lu Changsheng knew that happiness also needed to be protected by strength.
Not to mention, without strength, when he leaves the Lu family in the future, the child won’t truly be his.
And…
Having the luck to transmigrate to such a world, seeking immortality, and with a system by his side, he was unwilling to choose a mundane and ordinary life.
Seeing Lu Lanshu looking weak and in need of rest, Lu Changsheng didn’t talk much, letting her rest well and handing the child to a woman nearby.
It’s not that the child has to be given to the Lu family right after birth, but he doesn’t know how to take care of a baby, so he lets the woman take care of it.
As for the child’s spiritual roots, they won’t manifest until five or six years old, and currently, they can’t be detected.
After leaving the delivery room, Lu Changsheng returned to his own room and silently said, “System, I want to draw a lottery.”
Immediately, a light red virtual lottery wheel appeared before him.
It was divided into seven areas: Cultivation Techniques, Skills, Spirit Beasts, Elixirs, Magic Treasures, Treasures, and Other.
“It’s quite comprehensive.”
Lu Changsheng looked at the things that could be drawn with joy on his face.
The only downside was that this lottery wheel was a bit like the big wheel of the pay-to-win game from his previous life.
It made him feel unreliable and a bit uneasy.
Can it really give good things?
Moreover, in his previous life, drawing from the lottery required spending money, and in this life, does drawing from the lottery require spending spirit essence?
It made him feel a little weird.
Well, let’s just consider this lottery as the system’s way of giving him some pocket money.
Lu Changsheng didn’t overthink it and silently said, “Start the lottery.”
Immediately, a golden light started to spin on the pale red roulette.
After five seconds, the wheel slowed down, and under Lu Changsheng’s expectant gaze, the golden light stopped at Skills.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Second-Rank Talisman Crafting Skill!]
[Rewards have been deposited in the system space, and the host can check them at any time.]
A light cluster resembling a talisman appeared on the large wheel, accompanied by the sound of the system.
Lu Changsheng’s mind moved slightly, and in the system space, he saw a light cluster resembling a talisman with information displayed on it.
[Second-Rank Talisman Crafting Skill: After use, the host can directly comprehend the Second-Rank max-level Talisman Crafting Skill and the corresponding complete collection of talismans.]
“Directly obtaining a second-tier full-level talisman technique!?
“System, I’m sorry, I admit that I’m starting to be a bit narrow-minded and biased.”
When Lu Changsheng saw the information, his expression was full of surprise.
He hadn’t expected to get something so good in the first lottery draw.
After being in the Lu family for so long, he didn’t just focus on producing children and cultivating.
He had also enriched himself by understanding many things in the cultivation world.
He knew how precious and valuable this second-tier talisman technique was.
Just like the ordinary world, the cultivation world has many professions and techniques.
For example, alchemy, refining, talisman crafting, formation, beast taming, planting, medicinal cooking, spirit identification, prospecting, and so on.
There’s a saying from a previous life that if you have a skill, you’ll never go hungry.
The same is true for Cultivators.
Not only will they never go hungry, but their skills are in high demand, making them popular wherever they go.
That’s because the threshold for Cultivator skills is higher – you can’t just learn them if you want to; talent and wealth play a significant role.
Of all the skills, Formation, Alchemy, Refining and Talisman Crafting are the most popular.
For example, the second-level talisman-making skill corresponds to the talisman in the foundation-building stage above Qi refining.
With this skill, he could easily become a valued guest or guest official in some influential families and factions!
Without thinking much, Lu Changsheng moved slightly and used the second-level talisman-making skills in the system space.
In an instant, a wave of knowledge surged into his mind.
“Introduction to Talismans”
“Complete Guide to Basic Talismans”
“Complete Guide to First-Level Talismans”
“Complete Guide to Second Class Talismans”
“The Amazing Art of Talisman Crafting”
“How Talismans Are Made”
“Talisman Crafting: From Beginner to Master”
After a while, Lu Changsheng’s mind was filled with a wealth of knowledge about talismans.
And it felt like he had been drawing and crafting talismans for decades.
He quickly approached the desk, picked up a paintbrush, and like a flowing river, drew a mysterious and complex talisman on a piece of paper.
“This feeling is just too amazing!”
“It’s like writing calligraphy. It feels like I have practised for hundreds of years, without any awkwardness or unfamiliarity.”
“Indeed, a product from this system is bound to be top notch!”
Lu Changsheng looked at the runic symbols on the white paper, his face showing a delighted expression.
He wasn’t drawing at random; this was the runic inscription of a first-tier, low-quality Fireball Talisman.
It simply didn’t turn into a talisman because he didn’t use a talismanic pen, talismanic paper, spirit ink, and spirit power.
He couldn’t explain the drawing process himself.
It’s like eating and drinking; he’s done it countless times and it’s become a muscle memory.
“With the second-tier talisman technique, even if I leave the Lu family, I can still stand on my own!”
“No worries about not being able to marry or support a wife and children!”
Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, his emotions excited and thrilled.
After a while, he frowned.
“However, I can’t reveal the second-order talisman technique right now. Otherwise, I won’t be able to explain it and it might cause trouble.”
There’s a saying that the innocent man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a treasure.
As someone who had been eliminated by the Immortal Sect and was just beginning his cultivation journey, if he suddenly revealed his talisman-making abilities, it would surely arouse suspicion and invite trouble.
Besides, he was now a son-in-law of the Lu family, living under someone else’s roof. Once he revealed his talisman-making skills, who knew how the Lu family would react?
He might go from being a ‘breeding person’ to a mere tool for making talismans.
“I can’t rush this, it has to be done slowly. First, I’ll buy some talisman-making materials, practice drawing symbols, then gradually reveal my talisman-making talent within the Lu family. Finally, of course, I will reveal the first- and second-order talisman skills.”
“That way, there won’t be any suspicion. Maybe the Lu family will appreciate me because of my talisman-making talent, and my status could rise.”
Taking a deep breath, Lu Changsheng thought for a moment and made up his mind.
Now that he had seen the effect of the system and possessed the second-order talisman technique, he had gained a bit more confidence in this world and his future.
He knew that as long as he remained cautious, had many children, and stayed out of trouble, even if he didn’t become an immortal or ancestor, his future achievements wouldn’t be too shabby.
Early the next day, Lu Changsheng went out, took out the flying sword Lu Yuandeng had given him, and went to the Bai Bao Pavilion of the Qingzhu Mountain Villa.
The Bai Bao Pavilion functioned as a department store.
It sold various items such as magical instruments, elixirs, talismans, spiritual rice, spiritual vegetables, monster meat, and daily necessities.
Lu Changsheng used the spiritual stones he received each month to buy monster meat and spiritual vegetables from Bai Bao Pavilion.
Although the elixirs were effective, they were too expensive. For someone like him, eating spiritual vegetables and monster meat was better value for money.
Today, he came to Bai Bao Pavilion to buy a set of talisman-making tools.
As for the flying sword, since he had no money with him, he planned to sell it for some cash.
“Shopkeeper, do you sell talisman brushes, talisman paper, and spiritual ink here?”
Arriving at Bai Bao Pavilion, Lu Changsheng asked the Shopkeeper, who was sitting on a chair.
“What do you need these things for?”
The shopkeeper is an old man with gray hair and a immortal cultivator.
“I want to learn talisman making, so I plan to buy some materials and practice.”
Lu Changsheng explained.
“Learning to make talismans?”
The old man couldn’t help but laugh as if he heard a joke.
He looked at Lu Changsheng and said, “Do you know how hard it is to learn talisman making?”
The cultivators at Qingzhu Mountain Villa are not many, only about a hundred, and he knows most of them.
As for Lu Changsheng, being a son-in-law and having a crazy amount of children, five in one year, has earned him a certain reputation in Qingzhu Mountain Villa, which has made a relatively deep impression on the shopkeeper.
“I don’t know, but my talent is mediocre. If I continue to cultivate like this, my progress will be slow. It’s better to try to learn a trade.”
Lu Changsheng shook his head with a wry smile.
He had thought about this excuse last night.
“Hehe, it’s good that you have this idea, but I advise you not to waste money.”
“For a beginner trying to learn talisman crafting, it’s normal to fail hundreds of times in the beginning. If your aptitude is poor, it’s not surprising that you’ll fail a few hundred times!”
“Even with the same type of talisman, if you make a different one, even if it’s better than the first one, the failure rate is still surprisingly high.”
“For a beginner to become a qualified talisman master, it takes thousands of practices. Think of the costs involved.”
The shopkeeper saw that Lu Changsheng was quite diligent in the Lu family and got five women pregnant in one year, so he kindly reminded him.