Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 46 Returning to the Cloud Sea

The talisman plate really burns through Spirit Stones!

To maintain the talisman's readiness for immediate activation, the talisman plate continuously consumes Spiritual Power every moment.

The spiritual acupoint in the center of the talisman plate, where the Spirit Stone is embedded, is specifically designed for this purpose.

A low-grade Spirit Stone can only last for one day, while a mid-grade Spirit Stone barely lasts for four months.

A mid-grade Spirit Stone can be exchanged for a hundred low-grade Spirit Stones.

By this calculation, the Small Circulation Talisman Plate consumes three mid-grade Spirit Stones a year.

If the talisman plate is used in battle, its consumption drastically increases; sometimes, a single fight can completely deplete a low-grade Spirit Stone.

Is Zhao Sheng, who can afford a talisman plate, a wealthy man?

Clearly, he is not!

But even if it meant spending all his wealth, Zhao Sheng needed to buy this Small Circulation Talisman Plate.

Compared to life, mere Spirit Stones mean nothing.

With the Small Circulation Talisman Plate, Zhao Sheng had mostly completed his preparations for entering the Death Treasure Land.

Now, he only had two things left to do, no, perhaps just one: create talismans to earn Spirit Stones!

Thinking this, Zhao Sheng immediately stored the talisman plate in his Storage Bag and, after instructing Zhao Yongwu and his nephews to watch the shop, he turned back to the talisman making room.

In the time that followed, besides his daily cultivation and sleep, Zhao Sheng spent most of his time furiously creating talismans.

Whenever he produced a batch of First Rank talismans, he kept one-fifth to sell in his own shop, and sold the other four-fifths to the Treasure Talisman Pavilion.

Zhao Sheng was not the least bit worried about the Treasure Talisman Pavilion bullying through its size.

Because the Treasure Talisman Pavilion belonged to Master Treasure Talisman, one of the four Perfect Golden Core cultivators in Pocket World City, it was highly reputable for fair and just dealings and offered reasonable prices.

In Pocket World City, many Loose Cultivators choose to sell their treasures to the Treasure Talisman Pavilion.

Three months later, it was now late autumn, and the weather gradually grew colder.

That afternoon, after Zhao Sheng had depleted his Spiritual Power, he stopped his talisman pen.

Looking at the thick stack of Water Healing Talismans beside him, he nodded in satisfaction.

With a thought, Zhao Sheng summoned the Hundred Lifetimes Book from the depths of his Divine Soul, opened the fourth Book Page, and his personal data instantly appeared in his mind:

Name: Zhao Chonghe (Zhao Sheng)

Life Span: 20/97

Realm: Qi Refining Third Layer

Profession: First Rank Talisman Master

Constitution: Four Spirit Roots (Yellow Level), Primary Healing (Mortal Level)

Talent: Spiritual Smell (Yellow Level), Bullet Time (Yellow Level), Rock Hand (Mortal Level),

[Skill]

Cultivation Technique: Mystical Spirit Skill (Small Success)

Spell: Spring Breeze and Rain Technique (Great Success), Waterdrop Sword (Great Success), Refraction Technique (Small Success), Water Vortex Shield (Small Success), Qinggong…

Talisman Making: Spring Breeze and Rain Talisman (Great Success), Fog Sword Talisman (Refined), Invisibility Talisman (Small Success), Vast Feather Talisman (Small Success), Water Healing Talisman (Great Success)…

Martial Arts: Cloud Dragon Nine Transformations (Unprecedented), Spring Rain Sword Technique (Unprecedented)

This past year, Zhao Sheng's data panel underwent significant changes, and, without notice, a new profession option had emerged.

First Rank Talisman Master,

This was the cultivation profession that suddenly appeared after he successfully created his tenth First Rank talisman.

Furthermore, Zhao Sheng spent a month reviving his previous lifetime's Qinggong and took the opportunity to create a new Innate Sword Skill called Spring Rain Sword.

Spiritual Power is a higher level energy than Innate True Qi, naturally encompassing many characteristics of Innate True Qi.

It can temporarily substitute for Innate True Qi, but not the other way around.

Thump, thump, thump!

The door to the talisman making room was suddenly knocked.

Zhao Sheng lifted his head, his tone slightly displeased, "What is it?"

No sooner had he spoken than Zhao Yongwu's voice came from outside, "Uncle, someone from the family has arrived; they are waiting for you in the living room."

"Understood, I'll be right there," Zhao Sheng replied, his eyebrows raising momentarily before he responded quickly.

A moment later, Zhao Sheng appeared in the living room and immediately saw Zhao Keqin sitting in a red chair.

Seeing him, Zhao Sheng felt very surprised and couldn't help asking, "Uncle Qin, what brings you to Pocket World City? Is there something the matter?"

Zhao Keqin nodded and indicated, "I'm here indeed on an urgent matter to take care of."

"What is it?" Zhao Sheng asked as he walked over and sat down in a red chair.

Zhao Keqin suddenly sighed, a trace of helplessness in his voice, "I'm here to liquidate this shop and all its contents."

Huh?!

Zhao Sheng was startled upon hearing this and quickly said, "Has the family already become so distressed? Liquidating this entire shop wouldn't even fetch a few thousand Spirit Stones, would it?"

"I know, but right now the family is indeed facing great difficulties. Fourth Uncle needs a large amount of Spirit Stones for smoothing over relations. Without any choice, the family has to start by selling off external properties."

Zhao Keqin's mention of Fourth Uncle was referring to Zhao Jingang.

As for what was meant by smoothing over relations, that was easy to understand.

In the past two years, to renew the lease of Dragon Carp Lake, the Zhao family had to bribe certain "influential figures" within the Purple Sun Sect.

Zhao Sheng knew that Chen Zichuan, a Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator, was at the top of those "influential figures."

The main public relations target for Zhao Jingang was him.

However, Zhao Sheng was very skeptical of Zhao Jingang's approach.

He didn't have a good impression of Chen Zichuan, and this matter was likely to end up fruitless in the end.

Zhao Sheng truly didn't know what secret promises Chen Zichuan had made that had everyone in the second branch of the family so fully confident in him.

Especially Zhao Jingang, who acted as if under some enchanting drug, continually sending various treasures Chen Zichuan's way.

There's no winning against a stronger force!

Seeing that the family had already made a decision, Zhao Sheng did not bother to ask further and immediately called for Zhao Yongwu and Zhao Xiaodong, nephew and uncle, and instructed them to follow Zhao Keqin's directions.

After discussing some recent family matters, Zhao Sheng quickly found an excuse to end the conversation.

Three days later, while Zhao Keqin was busy looking for a suitable buyer for the shop, Zhao Sheng, dressed as a medicine collector, quietly left Pocket World City.

Upon finding a deserted cliffside, Zhao Sheng kicked against the rock face with his left foot, his body instantly soaring seven or eight zhang high.

The next second, he stepped on a protruding stone with his right foot, and his body shot up another seven or eight zhang.

Thus, with each kick and step, Zhao Sheng climbed swiftly along the rock face of Heavenly Pillar Mountain like a Spiritual Sheep, quickly surpassing a height of a thousand zhang before gradually shrinking into a black dot and disappearing into the mist.

...

A quarter of an hour later, at a point where the mountain wall met the Cloud Sea, a nimble figure suddenly burst forth.

Zhao Sheng stood on a diagonal ancient tree branch, looking down at the rolling Cloud Sea below, where the vast expanse of cloud and fog churned with thunder and wind, roaring like the tide

Having not visited for hundreds of years, the Cloud Sea phenomenon of Heavenly Pillar Mountain seemed unchanged, still as magnificent and grand as ever.

Breaking through the first layer of the Cloud Sea meant that he was now more than ten li above ground.

The place Zhao Sheng was searching for was close to the second layer of the Cloud Sea, approximately around eighteen li high.

The vast area between the first and second Cloud Sea was the "busiest" section of Heavenly Pillar Mountain.

Zhao Sheng in his previous life had mainly lingered here.

But to be honest, with thirty to forty years of experience as a medicine collector, Zhao Sheng still knew very little about this area.

That was because the area was immensely vast; a few hundred li in radius placed here was as insignificant as a fingernail in comparison.