Begin your practice with the crane-shaped stance.

The character "yin" in the Taiping Yinfu Jing refers to "hidden, internal"; while the character "fu" refers to "fitting, conforming".

If the general outline of this talismanic tradition could be summarized in one sentence, it would be "to observe the way of Heaven and act in accordance with Heaven's will."

This jade slip contains only the introductory chapter of the Taiping Yinfu Jing, which is the most basic part of the entire Xuan Yin Sect talisman system.

Even so, its content remains profound and difficult to understand, involving subtle depictions of the trajectory of spiritual energy in heaven and earth, which is not something Xia Dong can grasp in an instant at this time.

Xia Dong wasn't in a hurry. He quickly reviewed the contents of the jade slip in his mind. Then, he carefully put the jade slip and spirit stones into his dusty storage bag, and used his divine sense to check them carefully. He made sure that the hidden door leading to the snake cave outside had been restored perfectly before turning around and heading towards another secret passage at the end of the secret chamber.

The secret passage was ingeniously designed; it didn't lead directly to the surface, but rather sloped downwards, eventually disappearing into a frigid underground river. Xia Dong took a deep breath, circulated his inner energy, and plunged into the water. Holding his breath, he swam a distance along this extremely concealed underwater passage before spotting a glimmer of light.

With a "splash," Xia Dong burst out of the water.

He looked around and found himself in an extremely tranquil pool. Above the pool, a small waterfall cascaded down, its roar perfectly masking any other sounds around him.

The surrounding cliffs are steep, ancient trees reach for the sky, and vines hang down like a natural curtain. Sunlight can only pierce through the gaps overhead, creating a unique and enchanting landscape.

Xia Dong carefully observed the surrounding terrain, his heart filled with joy. "If I have time in the future, I can renovate this place and use it as my secret cultivation cave outside the city. As for that giant snake guarding the gate, once my strength improves and I have a way to completely control it, I might consider subduing it and keeping it to guard the house."

Having made up her mind, Xia Dong changed out of her soaked clothes, used her wind-riding technique, and lightly leaped out of the secluded valley, silently embarking on her journey back to Pingyang County.

After returning to the Changchun Medical Clinic, Xia Dong completely shut himself away from visitors and devoted himself to studying the "Taiping Yinfu Jing".

During this time, he secretly changed his appearance and went to the market to buy a batch of basic blank spirit paper, as well as a set of essential talisman-making tools and ink.

The talisman brush is fine; as long as it is properly maintained, it can be used indefinitely.

However, talisman ink is a consumable item. To draw a talisman containing magical power, the talisman ink must be mixed with fresh demonic beast blood.

As a beginner in summer and winter, he couldn't afford the blood of high-level demon beasts and could only buy the cheapest ones.

In fact, if the success rate of talisman making is extremely high, it is very easy to recoup one's investment in this business.

However, just like alchemy, the most difficult hurdle to overcome in talisman making is the shockingly low success rate. Ordinary low-level talisman masters can only succeed in making one out of ten.

Fortunately, Xia Dong has the talent of obtaining a permanent certificate, so he believes that once he successfully draws a talisman, the rest will be much simpler.

His current cultivation level is limited, so he plans to start by learning the most practical "Wind Control Talisman" and "Breath Concealment Talisman," and he intends to sell the Wind Control Talisman.

He intended to use the Concealing Breath Talisman himself, while the Wind Control Talisman had a wider range of applications and was easier to sell.

Especially for low-level independent cultivators without sect background and with limited funds, proper flying magic artifacts are not only expensive, but also consume a great deal of magic power when traveling long distances, which is simply unbearable for ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators.

Therefore, lower-level cultivators often prefer the cost-effective "Swift Travel Talisman" when traveling.

The Wind-Riding Talisman, compared to the Swiftness Talisman which can only run on the ground, not only has extremely low consumption but also comes with a slight effect of flying.

When encountering enemies and needing to cross dangerous places such as cliffs and poisonous swamps, the Wind-Riding Talisman is far more valuable for saving lives than the Swiftness Talisman.

On the other hand, the core essence of this Xuan Yin sect's talismanic tradition lies in using one's own "Xuan Yin magic power" to condense a "talisman seed" within the body.

Once the talisman seed is successfully condensed, the cultivator can break free from the limitations of the talisman paper and directly unleash their magic power in the air to form talismans and injure enemies.

However, because these void talismans lack spiritual paper as a carrier, their magical power cannot be preserved for long; they will be activated immediately after being drawn.

However, there are requirements for condensing a rune seed. Not only is sufficient pure Yin energy required, but also a "divine consciousness" of at least the fourth level of Qi Refining is needed as the guiding force.

Xia Dong had already met the requirements for spiritual consciousness because he had cultivated the Profound Yin Refining Spirit Technique. However, his efficiency in converting spiritual energy from heaven and earth was only 10%, and the mana accumulated in his dantian was still too meager to support the condensation of the talisman seed.

Xia Dong wasn't in a hurry. He suppressed the urge to condense the talisman seed and devoted all his energy to drawing the "Wind Control Talisman".

When Xia Dong actually picked up his pen to begin dissecting the spiritual runes of the Wind Control Talisman.

He discovered that the "Wind Control Technique" he had previously deduced using the ancient bronze bell had an inner logic of spiritual energy operation that was far more profound and mysterious than the Wind Control Talisman recorded in the "Yin Fu Jing," and even exuded an ancient charm of "the great way is simple."

If we compare unleashing wind power to solving an arithmetic problem, the wind control technique derived from the ancient bronze bell is like an extremely concise and fundamental ultimate formula, with low energy consumption and great power; while the wind control talisman drawing method in the Yin Fu Jing is like a clumsy solution pieced together from countless cumbersome elementary formulas.

With the foundation of the Bronze Bell Wind Control Technique, when Xia Dong dissected the intricate Wind Control Talisman Spirit Patterns, the underlying structure and key points were crystal clear to him.

Soon, Xia Dong began making talismans. The Xuan Yin magic power in his body flowed slowly, flowing down his arm and into the slightly rough talisman brush.

Pick up the brush, dip it in ink, and put the brush down!

The talisman ink, saturated with demonic blood, meandered across the dim, yellowish spiritual paper. Xia Dong's divine sense was firmly locked onto the tip of the brush, precisely controlling his magical power.

The first one, due to a slight tremor in the wrist, had its magical power dissipate midway, and the spirit paper instantly turned into a pile of ashes.

The second one, when finishing the stroke, was filled with too much magic power, and the rune couldn't bear it, so it exploded.

The third one... the eighth one...

After failing more than ten times in a row, Xia Dong's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and the precious talisman ink had visibly faded considerably.

But his brushstrokes became increasingly steady.

Finally, on the fifteenth time I put pen to paper.

Xia Dong's wrist seemed to be controlled by some natural rhythm, and his brushstrokes were like dragons and snakes, completed in one go!

When the last stroke was finished, he suddenly lifted the pen tip.

hum.

The intricate, spiderweb-like vermilion runes on the spirit paper suddenly glowed with a faint yet pure cyan spiritual light.

Immediately afterwards, the surrounding wind-attribute spiritual energy seemed to be drawn by some kind of contract, instantly gathering and locking itself tightly into this thin talisman.

The spiritual light is contained within, and the talisman is complete!

Looking at the Wind Control Talisman on the table, which was emitting a faint spiritual energy fluctuation, Xia Dong finally showed a relieved smile.