Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 45 The Stacking Talisman Technique is Accomplished

In the backyard of the store, Zhao Yongwu placed a wooden box containing treasures on the table,

As Zhao Xiaodong reached out with a smirk, hoping to open the box for a look, he was unexpectedly slapped away by his second uncle.

Zhao Yongwu warned, "Be careful, the items in here could get you a whole storefront in Pocket World City!"

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaodong staggered, dared not entertain any curious thoughts, and immediately kept his distance.

The Zhao family had spent over a thousand Spirit Stones to buy the facade and courtyard of the Mixed Spirit Store they were standing in.

He wondered what kind of treasure could be worth so much!

It was strange that the Family Head was so bold, to entrust such a valuable item to the second uncle. Wasn't he afraid of attracting the attention of those lowly rotten cultivators?

Zhao Xiaodong was unaware of Zhao Sheng's intentions.

Zhao Sheng had acted this way due to a chance coincidence; he could have retrieved it himself, which would have been better.

The reason he chose to do so was purely coincidental.

Three days ago, he suddenly had an insight into the intricacies of the Stacking Talisman Technique.

Such a rare opportunity granted by fate, Zhao Sheng naturally would not let it pass by.

Not knowing when he would emerge from seclusion, yet afraid of missing the time to retrieve the treasure,

Zhao Sheng had no choice but to entrust the matter to Zhao Yongwu, then focused on entering seclusion to draw talismans.

While Zhao Yongwu and his nephew were anxiously waiting, Zhao Sheng reached a critical moment.

In the secret room, Zhao Sheng concentrated, holding the talisman pen, his strokes fluid and powerful on the talisman paper, and soon the paper was radiant with spirit light, and the shapes flickered forming a peculiar talismanic symbol.

Mist inexplicably surged out of the air, hazy yet containing a chilling Sword Qi.

This was a Fog Sword Talisman!

It was a new type of First-Order Talisman that Zhao Sheng had created six months ago from the Waterdrop Sword Spell.

Therefore, among all the talismans Zhao Sheng had mastered, his understanding and mastery of the Fog Sword Talisman was the deepest and most thorough.

As soon as the talisman was completed, Zhao Sheng's brushwork shifted, still a Fog Sword Talisman but not drawn elsewhere. Instead, it was drawn directly over the just completed talisman, retracing the runes in reverse.

To the untrained eye, there was nothing remarkable, but any expert who had studied talismanic magic for years would be astounded and speechless.

When Zhao Sheng drew the talisman for the second time, the tip of his talisman pen surged with spirit light, tracing exactly over the already existing runes.

This method seemed simple, but was as hard as reaching the heavens.

If one did not know the secret technique, even spending thousands of years on it would be in vain.

Once a talisman is completed, it naturally acquires spirit light.

At this point, the talisman is no longer a mere pattern drawn with Spiritual Power, but rather, it resonates with yin and yang and the five elements, harnessing the natural spirituality of the universe.

Introducing more Spiritual Power at this time is like carrying coals to Newcastle. If it cannot perfectly match the spirit within the forms, the conflicting spirits would cause the talisman to explode and fail.

Just as there are no two exactly identical people in the world, each talisman is also unique; there are never exactly identical talismans.

Even with the simplest Condensing Water Talisman, which talisman cultivator could guarantee remembering every detail by heart and when redrawing, replicate the previous brush force, Spiritual Power infusion, and precise positioning of the spiritual acupoints one hundred percent?

Even if it were possible, the spiritual acupoints on the talisman were already set, leaving no "space" to carry more Spiritual Power.

The significance of the Stacking Talisman Technique lies in its secret technique, which can expand the space of the spiritual acupoints and continuously strengthen it.

After painting the second time, Zhao Sheng seemed addicted to drawing; the two rounds were complete, yet he did not pause. With a flick of his brush, he surprisingly began a third layer in the correct order again,

Three times, four times... finally, after adding a total of nine layers, he stopped only when his spirit was exhausted.

At this point, the Fog Sword Talisman could hardly be considered a first-order talisman anymore.

The symbols on the talisman paper turned blurry within the dazzling spirit light, with thick spirit light gathering but not dispersing around the circumference of the talisman, creating a striking light halo. This talisman now looked more like a translucent jade talisman rather than a paper talisman.

Zhao Sheng looked at the talisman in front of him and couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh, "Haha, a year's hard work has not been in vain, the Stacking Talisman Technique has finally succeeded."

At that moment, he felt extremely reflective, the Stacking Talisman Technique's demand for meticulous control over numerous details had reached an almost inhuman level.

If it weren't for "Bullet Time," with his talent, it would probably have taken him dozens to hundreds of years to master this talismanic secret technique.

No wonder the Wushan Three Immortals could never learn it. If they could, it would really be a marvel.

Later, Zhao Sheng composed himself, placed the mutated Fog Sword Talisman into his storage bag, changed into a new robe, and walked out of the Cultivation Room.

Waiting in the backyard, Zhao Yongwu and his nephews immediately came forward to greet Zhao Sheng as he reappeared.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhao Yongwu handed Zhao Sheng a wooden box that contained the Small Circulation Talisman Plate.

"Uncle, this is the item you requested."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng's eyes brightened, he hooked his finger and, with a snap, opened the wooden box.

Inside the wooden box was an ancient bronze circular object.

This dish-like item, made entirely of wind-abraded bronze, had an exterior shaped like a full circle of heaven, measuring only about a foot in diameter, yet it was divided into nine layers.

On the surface of the plate, each layer had nine concentric circuits, capable of holding nine talismans each.

The area of each layer was greater than the layer above it, with the lowest being about half the size larger than the topmost. In the very center of the talisman plate, there was a purposely left inch-wide hole, which was a spiritual acupoint for embedding spirit stones.

Zhao Sheng picked up the talisman plate and joyfully said, "So this is what the Small Circulation Talisman Plate looks like, seeing is truly beyond hearing."

A plate is a vessel for carrying objects and also signifies envelopment by the Heavenly Origin. The talisman plate, as the name suggests, is a magic artifact crafted in the manner of refining spell tools, used specifically for carrying talismans to connect with Spiritual Power.

Simply put, it is a special tool used specifically by talisman cultivators for combat.

Any cultivator knows that talismans are convenient to use and powerful.

However, compared to other methods, the activation time for talismans is too long; the more powerful the talisman, the more complex it is, and the longer the activation time.

Although talisman cultivators have countless techniques to accelerate spell casting, compared to other forms of attack—such as flying swords, beast taming, and Divine Skills—it is significantly slower.

Before a spirit talisman is even released, an enemy's flying sword may have already reached your neck.

This kind of situation occurs almost daily in the Cultivation World.

For all cultivators who master talismanic magic, this is a very real, life-threatening problem.

Hence, the talisman plate was created.

By preloading talismans onto the talisman plate, it keeps the talismans between an activated and unactivated state.

When suddenly faced with combat, the cultivator only needs a flicker of thought to instantly activate the talismans on the talisman plate.

This Small Circulation Talisman Plate has nine layers, each capable of carrying nine talismans.

In other words,

If faced with a life-and-death crisis, the holder of this plate could simultaneously activate up to eighty-one talismans, which is extremely formidable.

The talisman plate has many advantages, but its greatest flaw makes countless financially embarrassed cultivators hesitate to approach it.