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Chapter 381: 378: Not Enough Spirit Stones_1

Drawing runes is a delicate task, as the combination of the runes, Yellow Spirit Paper, and True Qi requires precise coordination. A slight deviation in any step could greatly diminish its power.

Yang Chen did not dare to slack off. He spent about one hour painstakingly completing the first Spirit Talisman.

“Done! The Explosion Talisman has been successfully drawn.” Yang Chen’s heart raced as he held onto the talisman and excitedly threw it out.

As he threw it, he activated his True Qi, summoning all the power within the talisman!

Instantly, the Explosion Talisman seemed to sense something, transforming into a ball of fire and dissipating.

Seeing this, Yang Chen was stunned, and then sat down dejectedly, sighing, “I failed…”

Drawing talismans and Alchemy were similar; merely consuming the materials and painstakingly refining them did not guarantee success.

Elixirs can be ruined.

Similarly, talismans can also be rendered useless.

This explosion talisman, for example, just burned up without any effect.

However, Yang Chen was not discouraged. As a Pill-Refining Grandmaster, he naturally understood that one could not achieve success without experiencing failure.

While Yang Chen’s amazing comprehension would have allowed him to learn quickly if guided by others, he only had the method memorized and no shortcuts. Thus, a first-time failure was normal.

“If the explosion talisman had been drawn correctly, activating my internal True Qi to trigger the exploding force would have instantly detonated the talisman. Its power could sweep three feet away and easily kill a martial artist at the fourth or fifth level of the Body Refining Realm,” Yang Chen murmured.

This result was already impressive. The cost of creating the most basic Explosion Talisman was just around seven or eight Spirit Stones, in addition to the Crane’s Beak Brush. This low price for killing a fourth or fifth-level Spirit Martial Realm martial artist was incredibly difficult to achieve.

Talismans work in that way – the more you invest, the more powerful they become.

With no other options, he had to draw a new one.

The second attempt was much more skillful than the first one. It took less than one hour to complete the drawing and refining the talisman, but it still ended in failure.

By the third attempt, several Fishman from the Fishpeople Tribe within the Eight Extremities Flowing River Space, who had unique insights into talismans, appeared and offered Yang Chen some pointers. After their guidance, his understanding of talismans suddenly became clearer.

He realized it.

The Fishpeople Tribe’s understanding of auxiliary techniques and methods was undoubtedly profound. They covered a wide range of knowledge, and their guidance in talisman practice was incredibly beneficial to Yang Chen.

As expected, the third attempt was a success.

Boom!

Yang Chen activated his True Qi, and the talisman exploded instantly.

Looking at the result of the explosion, a smile appeared on Yang Chen’s face, and he exclaimed with joy, “The first talisman has been successfully drawn, and the power of the explosion is indeed extraordinary. The Explosion Talisman is just the most basic talisman, and I still need the guidance of the Fishman seniors to complete it. It seems that my talent in talisman creation is pretty average.”

Hearing this, the old fellows of the Fishpeople Tribe were not happy.

They said unhappily, “Young Master, if you don’t consider yourself talented, the ones who truly have talent wouldn’t dare show their faces. You’ve just started learning about talismans, and after just one lesson you’ve already mastered it! What would others think about their accomplishments? You are simply a genius in auxiliary techniques and methods.”

“Genius?” Yang Chen truly didn’t feel like one.

In his previous life, he had relied on his Alchemy skills to crush his opponents but never felt this way.

Perhaps he did have a unique way of understanding auxiliary techniques, but in terms of understanding and talent with talismans, he was far inferior to Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji could create, while he could only learn from others.

His thoughts racing, Yang Chen did not waste any time; he started drawing several more Explosion Talismans.

Once he understood the key points, Yang Chen quickly drew the talismans, not only shortening the drawing time but also increasing the success rate dramatically. At least, he had mastered the Explosion Talisman.

Having gained experience, Yang Chen naturally wanted to branch out and create talismans with more profound effects and better utility.

After all, he had told Steward Xu that he would go to the Trial Tower in half a month and expected Steward Xu to pick him up.’

He didn’t have much time, and staying away from the Yuanshan Sect for too long was not ideal; half a month was already quite a long time.

Therefore, time ticked away little by little.

Yang Chen immersed himself in studying talismans, spending a tremendous amount of effort and time mastering the techniques and deepening his understanding of talismans. In just five days, he successfully crafted more than 300 talismans, gaining invaluable experience.

At this moment, Yang Chen frowned, “Although I’ve made more than 300 talismans, I’ve failed even more times, wasting at least 2,000 pieces of Yellow Spirit Paper. I have only half of the Yellow Spirit Paper left.”

At first, he thought that the thousands of Yellow Spirit Papers would be enough for him to use, but now he realized that it was far from enough. Although he had achieved astonishing results by creating over 300 talismans, the consumption rate was also exceptionally high.

Moreover, the material cost was shocking!

“One million Spirit Stones would only be enough to improve my experience and allow me to refine a few talismans. The stronger talismans need a staggering amount of spirit stones, so I’ll have to start making money in the future,” Yang Chen rubbed his eyebrows.

This was an annoying issue.

He had never worried about spending Spirit Stones before and didn’t think he would be short of them.

Initially, when he had two million Spirit Stones, he thought he wouldn’t spend too much. But now, he realized two million was nothing and not enough to fund his needs.

Fortunately, with his Alchemy skills, he didn’t have to worry about being short of spirit stones. Despite being distressed about the material consumption, he still put the materials into talisman drawing without hesitation.

“Since I’ve gained a lot of experience in drawing talismans, I can now create a talisman to use in the Trial Tower…” Yang Chen murmured, “Let’s start with the Ice Spirit Rune. The Ice Spirit Rune is quite powerful; when successfully created, it is equivalent to an attack from someone in the Half-Step Yuan Martial Realm. The key lies in the words ‘Ice Spirit,’ which can be combined with other effects in the Trial Tower for extraordinary results.”