Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The collaboration with Shen Yue and Zhou Tie went more smoothly than Li Yuan had anticipated.

The medicinal herbs in Shen Yue's area are about 10% cheaper than those on the market, and their quality is also consistent.

Every five or six days, Li Yuan would go to his stall to buy a batch of Qingling Grass and auxiliary materials for preparing medicinal liquid. Although the spirit stones saved were not much, they added up.

The talisman brush from Zhou Tie's place is easy to use. The spirit wood talisman brush I bought last time is much better than the ones from the independent cultivators' stalls. The spiritual energy conduction is smooth, and the failure rate when drawing talismans has decreased a bit.

Li Yuan never stopped providing the two with talismans. Shen Yue wanted fireball talismans and rejuvenation talismans for self-defense when he went out to gather herbs.

Zhou Tie needed a Qi-gathering talisman, as he occasionally needed to replenish a large amount of spiritual energy in a short period of time when refining weapons.

The three of them each got what they wanted, and their interactions became more and more frequent.

That afternoon, Li Yuan went to Zhou Tie's workshop to pick up a batch of newly made talisman pen parts.

Zhou Tie was squatting in front of the forging furnace, hammering a piece of spirit iron, sparks flying everywhere. Seeing Li Yuan come in, he put down the hammer, rummaged through a wooden box next to him, and handed him a few pen holders.

"The penholders you requested are finished. They're made of spirit wood, three in total."

Li Yuan took them and examined them one by one. The wood of the penholder was fine and the grain was even, and the spiritual energy was transmitted smoothly after being poured into it.

"How many?"

"The same price, three forty dollars."

He set down the spirit stone and put away the writing brush.

Zhou Tie gathered the spirit stones into his apron pocket, patted the iron filings off his hands, and suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right, there's something I want to tell you."

He glanced towards the door and lowered his voice.

"You know, the artisans in Yunyang Market have a circle, right?"

"have no idea."

"That's true. You haven't been in the market for very long." Zhou Tie rubbed his chin.

"This circle isn't big, maybe twenty or thirty people. There are alchemists, talisman makers, weapon refiners, and one or two who understand formations."

"We usually do our own thing, but we get together every now and then to trade our skills and materials."

He gestured with his hand.

"There's one tonight. If you're interested, I can take you."

"Where?"

"A teahouse on the east side of the market, a private room on the second floor. The owner is someone in the circle, and they always have gatherings there."

Li Yuan thought about it.

The artisan community is a place where skills and materials can be traded. If you can find new talisman-making spells or elixir recipes there, it can be of great help.

"OK."

That evening, Li Yuan went out with Zhou Tie.

Shen Yue also arrived, and the three of them walked east along the main street.

The teahouse is located on the north side of East Street. It is a two-story stone building with a small but clean storefront.

The first floor was an ordinary teahouse where a few independent cultivators sat drinking tea and chatting. At the top of the stairs to the second floor, there was a curtain covering the entrance, and a waiter stood next to the curtain. When he saw Zhou Tie, he nodded and lifted the curtain to let the three of them go up.

The second floor is a spacious private room with a long table stretching from one end of the room to the other. Several coarse cloths have been laid out on the table, with various items scattered on them.

Several bamboo scrolls, several bottles of elixirs, several magical artifact parts of varying craftsmanship, and some scattered spiritual herbs and ores.

There were already about ten people in the room, standing or sitting in twos and threes, talking in hushed tones.

Their cultivation levels ranged from the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining to the seventh or eighth level. Their clothing and appearance varied, but their hands all bore traces of craftsmen—some had medicinal powder on their fingertips, some had calluses from burns on their palms, and some had spiritual ink on their cuffs.

After entering, Zhou Tie greeted a few people and then gestured with his chin towards Li Yuan.

"This is Li Yuan, a talisman maker. He's the one from the Ziyuan Trading Company."

Several pairs of eyes turned over and lingered on Li Yuan for a moment or two.

A middle-aged alchemist nodded. "I've heard of it. I saw the sign hanging at Manager Han's place; the talismans are indeed of excellent quality."

Another cultivator in his thirties stood up from the table and cupped his hands in greeting to Li Yuan. "I've heard so much about you. I sell magical artifact parts at a stall in the area where rogue cultivators gather. I bought two of your fireball talismans; your craftsmanship is truly excellent."

Li Yuan nodded to the others.

There was no much small talk; that kind of formality doesn't apply in the artisan world.

Zhou Tie led Li Yuan to sit down at the table, while Shen Yue found a seat at the other end.

Several more people arrived, and once everyone was there, there were about twenty people in total.

There was no one in charge, and no fixed procedure. Everyone simply laid out what they wanted to trade on the table, and whoever they liked, they would go over and negotiate.

Li Yuan glanced at the things on the table.

Most of the items are materials and finished products. These include spiritual herbs, ores, pills, and magical artifact components, ranging in quality from low-grade to mid-grade first tier.

There are also some craft-related items.

Several bamboo scrolls were placed in the middle of the table, with wooden signs indicating their contents.

Li Yuan walked over and took a look.

Three bamboo scrolls on talisman-making techniques, two scrolls on alchemy formulas, and one scroll on weapon-refining methods.

The three volumes of talisman-making techniques are: Ice Cone Talisman Making Method, Wind Talisman Making Method, and Fireball Talisman Making Method.

They are all of the lowest grade, first rank.

Li Yuan picked up the bamboo slip containing the Ice Cone Talisman and flipped through two pages.

The Ice Cone Talisman is a water-based combat talisman that releases an ice cone to attack the target. Its runes combine ice-condensing and piercing patterns, somewhat similar to the Barrier-Breaking Talisman.

The Windwalking Talisman is a wind-based support talisman that temporarily increases movement speed upon use. The Spirit Rune is a combination of the Gale Rune and the Lightness Rune, focusing on speed.

Li Yuan hadn't learned either of the two talisman-making techniques. Water and wind talismans were previously absent from his skill set; learning them would be useful for both personal use and resale.

"How much are these two scrolls?" Li Yuan asked, waving the bamboo slips in his hand at a cultivator standing next to him.

The cultivator was a thin man in his forties, with spiritual ink on his fingers; he was also a talisman maker.

"Ice Cone Talisman costs 20 spirit stones, Wind Travel Talisman costs 18 spirit stones."

"Take both volumes together, thirty-five."

The thin, bony talisman maker thought for a moment. "Thirty-six."

"OK."

He put the spirit stone down and put the two bamboo scrolls into his storage bag.

Li Yuan continued to circle around the table.

At the end of the table, Zhou Tie was talking to a young weapon refiner.

There were several talisman pens lying next to him, and their workmanship was much more refined than the ones Zhou Tie usually sold.

Li Yuan went over to take a look.

Three talisman pens were placed side by side on a piece of velvet cloth. The pen handles were made of different types of wood, ranging in color from light brown to dark green.

The bristles of the brush tips are all different; some are made of the whiskers of mythical beasts, some are woven from the fibers of spiritual herbs, and some are made of mixed materials.

One of the talisman brushes, with its dark brown handle, caught Li Yuan's attention.

The pen handle is slightly longer than that of a regular talisman pen, and the entire body is dark brown with a fine and stable texture and a layer of natural dark patterns on the surface.

The brush tip has silvery-white bristles that are woven extremely tightly.

Li Yuan picked up the talisman brush and weighed it in his hand. It felt solid and stable, and the spiritual energy flowing from his fingertips into the brush shaft was extremely smooth, with almost no loss of power.

It's several levels better than what Zhou Tie did.

"How much is this one?"

The young weapon refiner looked up at Li Yuan. "A fine-quality talisman brush, with a handle made of century-old spirit sandalwood and a tip made of the whiskers of a first-grade high-quality silver-maned beast. Forty spirit stones."

Thirty-five.

"Thirty-eight, that's the lowest I can go. The materials are only worth this much."

Li Yuan placed the thirty-eight spirit stones on the velvet cloth and put the talisman brush into his storage bag.

After walking around the circle, Li Yuan chatted with a few artisans for a while.

A talisman maker was looking for someone to exchange talisman-making tips. Li Yuan exchanged a few words with him about techniques for connecting spirit runes, and the other party nodded repeatedly.

About an hour later, the gathering ended.

Li Yuan followed Zhou Tie and Shen Yue out of the teahouse and parted ways at the street corner.

Back in the courtyard, I closed the door.

Li Yuan took out the two newly purchased bamboo scrolls on talisman-making techniques and the exquisite talisman brush, and placed them on the table.

Let's first look at how to make the ice cone talisman.

The spiritual energy flow of the Ice-type rune is exactly the opposite of that of the Fire-type rune.

Fire-type spirit patterns release spiritual energy after heating and expanding, while ice-type patterns condense spiritual energy after cooling and compressing it.

Li Yuan spread out a sheet of herbal talisman paper, dipped it in spiritual ink, and picked up his newly purchased fine talisman brush to begin writing.

The new talisman brush feels excellent. The spiritual energy is transmitted from the brush handle to the tip with almost no loss, and the bristles of the tip are fine yet resilient, leaving clean and crisp trails on the talisman paper.

The spiral path of the ice-like pattern completed a full circle. As the spiritual energy contracted, its attribute changed from normal to water, and the temperature gradually decreased.

Upon reaching the location of the piercing rune, he directly applied his experience with the barrier-breaking talisman. He had already practiced the precision requirements of the piercing rune, so the technique was readily available.

pack.

A pale blue sheen rose from the surface of the talisman, cool and clear.

It became.

Li Yuan placed the Ice Cone Talisman on the corner of the table and changed the method of making the Wind Travel Talisman.

A combination of Gale Pattern and Light Body Pattern. The spiritual energy spreads outwards and then converges into a thin film to envelop the user, reducing weight while creating a layer of wind-elemental spiritual energy thrust under the feet.

Li Yuan had not specifically practiced the conversion path of wind-type spiritual power.

However, after mastering the Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique, the conversion of spiritual energy of different attributes became much smoother, and the conversion process was more fluid than expected.

He spread out the talisman paper and began to write.

The wind pattern has a radiating direction, unlike most talismans which have a converging direction.

The light body pattern followed behind, drawing back the expanded spiritual power and forming a thin film on the surface of the talisman.

pack.

A very faint bluish-white luster floated on the surface of the talisman, light and ethereal.

It became.

Both new talismans were successfully applied on the first try.

With a solid foundation in talisman-making techniques and the aid of a high-quality talisman brush, the learning curve for new talismans is much faster than before.

Li Yuan placed the two finished products on the corner of the table and stretched his wrists.

The sky outside the window was already completely dark. The light from the lamp outside the courtyard wall seeped in through the cracks, making the two new talismans on the table shine even more clearly.

Pale blue and bluish-white were placed side by side next to the crimson fireball symbol.

Two more types of talismans have been added.