Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

"Great, not only can we gather enough offerings, but we also have leftovers to make array plates and array flags." Chen Yi was secretly delighted.

Although they were almost surrounded and killed by the Golden-Striped Python on this trip, they gained a great deal.

Sun Huo distributed the inkstones equally among everyone, with each person receiving 20 high-grade inkstones and many mid-grade inkstones.

As night approached, the group decided to rest there for the night.

The next day, early in the morning.

As dawn broke, a thin mist enveloped the entire Golden Cloud Valley.

Chen Yi leisurely got up and stretched his body. He still had some hidden injuries in his meridians and internal organs, so he needed to return to the courtyard to rest.

Everyone ended their meditation and flew out of Golden Cloud Valley.

Along the way, they passed by the nest of the Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insects they had encountered before. However, the nest was now in ruins, with many corpses of Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insects scattered all over the ground.

There were also remains of golden-armored beasts nearby, likely the work of the Golden-Patterned Black Python.

Chen Yi flashed and arrived above the broken nest of the Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insect.

At this moment, only a few Crimson Star Gold-Devouring Insects remained inside the insect nest. Chen Yi's heart stirred, and he manipulated the three Flowing Light Swords to tear a large gap in the insect nest in front of him.

Many pale gold insect eggs were scattered inside the nest. Chen Yi, with a delighted expression, immediately began to collect these eggs into the insect breeding bag.

Including the eggs he had previously collected, he now possessed over a thousand Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insects. If he could fully hatch them, he would gain a powerful swarm.

The Crimson Star Gold-Devouring Insect is a first-tier spirit insect, and when swarmed, its power is much stronger than that of the Azure Netherworld Gold-Devouring Insect.

Sun Huo and the others stood guard nearby, waiting for Chen Yi to finish collecting the insect eggs before setting off together.

In half a day, they safely left Golden Cloud Valley.

Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, put away the insect-raising bag, and flew forward with Sun Huo and the others on their flying magical artifacts.

The rest of the journey went smoothly, and they returned safely to the market.

Chen Yi gazed at the tall and imposing city gate ahead, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. This trip was only about ten days long, but it gave Chen Yi the illusion that a much longer time had passed.

"Senior Brother, Brother Sun, Miss Zi, Miss Mu. I am very grateful for your help on this trip," Chen Yi said, expressing his gratitude.

Sun Huo smiled, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, and said:

"Brother Chen, if it weren't for your quick thinking this time, we probably wouldn't have been able to leave Jinyun Valley."

"Go back and recover from your injuries. I will come back to you when you are fully healed and give you the method for making the formation that I mentioned before."

Chen Yi nodded emphatically. What Sun Huo was talking about was the Xuan Guang Geng Jin Formation, a top-tier first-order formation.

Now, thanks to the blessing of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, he has successfully created a first-order array. Although creating the Profound Light Geng Metal Array will take some time, he is still confident that he can complete it.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Chen Yi vanished from the spot in a flash.

He moved swiftly and returned to his courtyard shortly afterward. Chen Yi looked at the courtyard and immediately felt relaxed.

He first went to the backyard to check on the spirit insects and spirit field. After a quick inspection to make sure there were no problems, he immediately returned to his bedroom.

Chen Yi used magic to boil a pot of water and took a refreshing bath.

He looked down at his chest and abdomen; the scabs from the wounds had fallen off, leaving only very shallow scars. Cultivators possess a constitution different from ordinary people, and with Chen Yi's practice of body-tempering techniques, the scars would completely disappear in a few days.

After washing up and changing his clothes, Chen Yi lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

I don't know how much time passed.

When he opened his eyes, it was already broad daylight outside. Chen Yi got up and stretched, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

He checked the time and realized he had slept for a whole day and night.

Chen Yi immediately went to the backyard to check on the spirit insects and spirit fields again.

Under the blessing of the Insect God, almost all the Fire Crystal Insects have grown to maturity. Moreover, the insect huts store a lot of the Flame Jade Liquid secreted by the Insect King.

He still has the recipes for several powerful talismans, including two fire-attribute talismans that can be made using Flame Jade Liquid.

These are the Great Fireball Talisman and the Eagle Fire Talisman, both of which, once unleashed, possess attack power comparable to that of a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

He had less than ten Ice Blade Runes left, and it was time to replenish them.

Chen Yi plans to make talismans and formations next, and then study hard to try to make a breakthrough.

The warm jade red rice in the spirit field is mostly ripe, and there are many other products beside the spirit field, all of which are products of the second stage of Shennong's blessing.

Chen Yi returned to his room and immediately took out his storage bag.

Several streaks of light flashed, and more than twenty black gold stones emitting a dark gold glow appeared on the ground.

Chen Yi then took out a fireball talisman*, a jade brush, and a fire cloud mica stone, and placed them on the ground in front of him along with the ink gold stone.

He silently prayed for the blessings of the immortals, and the offerings on the ground vanished peacefully.

A shrine appeared above Chen Yi's head, and several lines of golden characters appeared before his eyes.

[Lingbao Heavenly Venerable's Blessing (Tier 2): Tier 1 talisman crafting success rate +30%, Tier 2 talisman crafting success rate +10%, crafting speed +30%, talisman power has a chance to double]

[Advanced: When crafting a Tier 2 talisman, there is a very small chance that it will be upgraded to a Talisman Treasure]

[Exclusive Passive Skill: Brushstrokes as Swift as a Dragon, Enhanced by Spiritual Treasures]

[The initial second-tier blessing effect is greatly increased and lasts for two months.]

Chen Yi's eyes narrowed, and he immediately noticed the effect of the advancement.

"Second-tier talismans have a small chance of being upgraded to talismanic treasures!!"

Ordinary second-tier talismans generally have the attack power of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, but talisman treasures have two or three tenths of the attack power of a Golden Core stage cultivator.

Chen Yi immediately perked up. If he could make good use of the initial effect of the second-tier blessing, he would have a chance to create a second-tier talisman.

If you're incredibly lucky, you might actually be able to upgrade a Tier 2 talisman to a talisman treasure.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi immediately took out materials such as talisman paper, spirit brush, and inkstone to make talisman liquid.

Inkstone is one of the main materials for making the Sword Rain Talisman. In addition, spiritual liquid, the blood and marrow of a second-tier metal-attribute demon beast are also needed. He has spent a lot of spirit stones to prepare these precious materials.

Chen Yi immediately activated the second-tier spiritual treasure, Heavenly Venerable's Blessing, and a phantom shrine appeared above his head.

He immediately began preparing the elixir, processing materials such as the black gold stone and the elixir.

After preparing the talisman liquid, Chen Yi began to learn the Sword Rain Talisman. He then set up a spirit-gathering array around him and took out several mid-grade spirit stones to increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the courtyard.

Two months passed in a blink of an eye.

As dusk approached, a dazzling golden-red sunset appeared on the western horizon.

Chen Yi's courtyard was exceptionally quiet, yet it was filled with spiritual energy. At that moment, a dazzling golden light shimmered gently inside the room.

The golden light flashed and disappeared in an instant, followed by a sudden burst of inexplicable pressure that then subsided.

"Hahaha, it's finally done!!" Chen Yi's voice rang out leisurely.

At this moment, a talisman radiating golden light floated in Chen Yi's hand. Numerous runes were on the golden talisman, and a sharp aura emanated from it, seemingly capable of tearing through space.

At both times, Chen Yi stayed in the room making sword rain talismans.

The talisman paper he used to practice drawing runes had filled almost half the room, and he finally succeeded in making two Sword Rain Talismans.

One of them happened to advance to become a talisman treasure, turning into a sword formation talisman.