Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 53 Soul-seeking Rat

Ji An took the talisman pen and inputted spiritual power. He felt the spiritual power reaching the tip of the pen without any obstruction. He nodded slightly, thinking that the quality of the talisman pen was very good.

"I want it."

He had learned about the market price of talisman pens, and this price was considered cheap. He estimated that Wei Songnian did not raise the price.

At present, making talismans is just for practice. There is no need to insist on having a good talisman pen. Any talisman pen is good enough.

Wei Songnian smiled and said:
"Junior brother, it's best for you to buy a copy of the Talisman Maker's inheritance. Don't be reluctant to part with it. It contains many practical techniques for novice Talisman Makers and can help you avoid many detours."

The original owner of this talisman pen was an old customer of his, who would sell him dozens of talismans every month. Otherwise, he would not have agreed to use this almost scrapped talisman pen to pay off his debts, as this thing was not easy to sell.

He had already prepared himself mentally for losing money on it, but now that he had sold it, he was very happy.

Ji An bowed:
"Thank you, Senior Brother. I need your help with something. The Fire Cloud Ginseng seedlings in the yard were eaten by something. Do you have any powder that can poison or stun wild animals?"

"The medicinal power contained in the spiritual ginseng is not small. The one who stole it must be a demonic beast. Can you roughly judge what kind it is, Junior Brother?"

Is it really a monster? This is a bit difficult to deal with.

Ji An expressed his own judgment:
"I think it's a rat monster."

“Rodent monsters have a very keen sense of smell and won’t even touch anything that’s been drugged.

Let alone rodent monsters, most monsters are very sensitive to toxins and the like, otherwise hunting monsters wouldn't be so difficult."

Wei Songnian said he was helpless. Normally, there were legal restrictions in the medicine garden and such a situation would not occur.

"Well, I'll just have to work hard for a few nights and see if I can catch or kill the food thief."

Ji An smiled bitterly. If he didn't catch the monster that stole his food, he would probably not be able to sleep or eat.

A Fire Cloud Ginseng seed is worth two contribution points. If it is wasted, not only will it lose crystals but it will also waste time. He is even more afraid that the spiritual fruit seedling will be eaten.

He pondered for a moment and said:
"Brother, have I sold all the talisman paper and ink I originally offered you?"

"Not yet, how much do you want?"

As soon as Wei Songnian heard this, he knew what it meant.

"100 sheets of low-grade talisman paper, 10 sheets of medium-grade talisman paper, and a bottle of talisman ink. I'll return them to you during the next transaction."

Ji An paused and said:
"Has it affected your crystal turnover? If so, the amount of talisman paper will be halved."

"Of course not. My business has been good these past two months, so I rarely have goods sitting on my hands for long periods of time."

Wei Songnian readily agreed, pointed out enough talisman paper, and took out a bottle of talisman ink.

After thanking him, Ji An left in a hurry without stopping.

He boarded the talisman bird and flew to the General Affairs Hall. He exchanged the crystal stone that he had originally intended to use to activate the Soul Capture Array for a jade slip for the inheritance of a junior talisman master. The slip contained some common methods for making talismans for the Qi Refining Period. He was left with 5 spirit stones missing from his pocket.

Ji An returned to the bamboo building under the scorching midday sun. He checked the spiritual rice in the yard and found that a lot of it was missing, but there was no sign of animals passing by. It must have been pecked away by birds.

He washed his hands and face, lit another incense burner, and lay on a chair to check the contents of the jade slip.

After quickly browsing the contents of the jade slip, he began to figure out the general techniques of drawing talismans.

When he felt that he had almost memorized these techniques, he began to look at the precautions for drawing water talismans.
Before he knew it, the sun had set. When he finished preparing to draw the water curtain talisman, he was surprised to find a ray of residual sunlight slanting through the window frame, and the outside of the window was a sea of ​​orange.

Although his spiritual power was stronger than that of cultivators of the same level, he still felt a little dizzy at the moment. Learning new knowledge and understanding it was a very tiring task.

After steaming the magical rice, Ji An walked out of the yard, stretched his hands and feet for a while, and then walked around the yard while practicing the art of controlling objects.

Under his magic, a stone as big as a basketball flew in the air as light as a feather.

Smoke curled in the valley, and the birdsong had become much less frequent, creating a scene of tranquility and peace. A faint aroma of rice wafted from the courtyard. Ji An threw a stone at the gate, his mind connected with the stone turtle.

[Spell: Object Control (Minor Success 27%)]

It is said that many spells for controlling magical instruments are created based on the art of controlling objects, so the spell he has practiced the most these days is the art of controlling objects.

Perhaps it was because of his powerful spiritual awareness, or perhaps it was because the spell was relatively simple, but he made rapid progress in practice and achieved this result after only three days.

He guessed that it wouldn't be long before he could perfect this spell.

Ji An went to the kitchen, cooked a bowl of dried vegetables and rabbit meat, and ate it happily with spiritual rice.

After dinner, the sky became completely dark and a crescent moon hung over the hill.

He found a straw raincoat and placed it at the door, and then lit torches at the four corners of the wall.

There is light in the yard, so the stealing monster should be more cautious.

Taking out the cushion, Ji An sat cross-legged in the yard and began to practice.

After practicing twice, it was already midnight and the torch had gone out.

Ji An stood up and put on his straw raincoat, then sat back on the futon, emptying his mind and quietly feeling the flow of the wind between heaven and earth.

Outside the courtyard, insects chirped one after another, and everything seemed peaceful and harmonious.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji An heard a rustling sound.

He squinted his eyes and saw a palm-sized mouse appear next to a Fire Cloud Ginseng.

It crawled into the moonlight, looking around vigilantly, its soybean-sized eyes shining faintly.

Suddenly, it retreated into the shadows of the wall and lay motionless.

After a while, it carefully stretched out its body, came to the food it had chosen, and quickly dug the soil with its two small front paws. It would dig twice and then remain still for a while, its ears moving constantly.

When the mouse lowered its head and dug in the soil again, Ji An suddenly raised his hand and the object control technique was released.

The mouse heard him raise his hand and turned and fled into the shadows.

It was too late, the object control technique caught it and the mouse squeaked.

Ji An walked over quickly and released the spiritual pressure of the seventh level of Qi Refining. The madly struggling mouse immediately calmed down, its neck tilted and it didn't move.

"You're pretending to be dead? That's too fake!"

Ji An sneered and continued to use his object control skills to hold the mouse tightly.

This is a rat demon at the second level of Qi Refining, and the species is unknown.

He brought the rat demon into the bamboo building, lit a candle, and observed the rat carefully.

The fur on the head and back is golden brown, the sides are light yellow, the belly is white, the front paws have four toes and the hind paws have five toes.

"Is it such a coincidence? It turns out to be a spirit-seeking rat."

The spirit-seeking rat is not a rare monster. Many cultivators would choose to raise one, but it is not easy to cultivate a spirit-seeking rat to be fully spiritual. This spirit-seeking rat is quite spiritual.

Ji An raised his eyebrows slightly, then carefully checked the luster of the spirit-seeking rat's fur and nodded slightly.

The rat bloodline is also good and worth cultivating.

The secret beast-taming technique inherited from my family has found its place. After two years of training, it will be put to good use.

(End of this chapter)