Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

As night fell, moonlight shone on the ancient trees, casting several shadows on the ground.

Yu Yan returned to the courtyard, entered the room, and found food on the table with a note written by Luo Cheng.

"Brother Yu, we've gone to the General Affairs Hall to accept our missions. The art of talismans is profound and complex; it's not something that can be mastered in just a few days. It would be better to accept our missions first, earn some contribution points, exchange them for resources, and then practice copying them."

Luo Cheng and the others were not wrong. Even the basic talismans were extremely complex. For them, memorizing them would be as difficult as climbing to the sky. The only way was to keep copying them.

Fortunately, Yu Yan is different from them.

His increased comprehension has given him the foundation to quickly learn runes.

You can master runes without copying them. Just keep practicing with talisman paper and you'll be able to draw your first talisman soon.

"Wind Charm"

Yu Yan stood in front of the table, arranged the cinnabar, and picked up the talisman brush.

Slowly close your eyes and silently recite the calming mantra until your mind is calm.

When he opened his eyes again, he was completely oblivious to everything around him, his attention focused on the palm-sized yellow talisman in front of him.

The runes from his memory surfaced in his mind. Yu Yan picked up a foot-long talisman brush, sprinkled it with cinnabar, and gently outlined them.

The pen tip then traced across the talisman paper, and layers of crimson lines immediately appeared.

The brushstrokes continued, connecting the lines one after another, quickly creating a series of mysterious patterns.

Yu Yan's eyes were stinging, but he didn't dare to blink. He just stared intently at the talisman paper. When it came to the final touches, he unconsciously held his breath, but his hand on the talisman brush became more and more steady.

Swah——

With a pause and a lift of the pen tip, all the vermilion on the tip was used up.

The red lines connected to form a whole, and Yu Yan's heart jumped into his throat.

The next moment, the spiritual energy in his body was suddenly drawn away by the talisman brush and injected into the talisman paper, and the talisman brush in his hand suddenly became heavy.

The sudden turn of events caught Yu Yan off guard. His wrist shifted slightly, and he heard a "hiss" sound.

It was as if a sharp blade had pierced through the thin paper, cutting the entire talisman into pieces that scattered on the ground, leaving no trace.

On the tabletop, numerous cuts were visible, the force so strong that the cuts penetrated deep into the wood.

My first attempt at drawing a talisman failed.

Yu Yan collected and pieced together the scrap paper, and discovered that just that tiny mistake caused the entire talisman to be unable to withstand the spiritual power and suddenly shatter.

If it weren't for the emphasis on control in his "Spiritual Talisman Scripture," which allowed him to adjust in time after making a mistake, the talisman would likely have immediately gone out of control and even harmed him.

I thought only alchemy carried the risk of the furnace exploding, but I didn't expect that drawing talismans could also pose a danger of being injured by the talismans.

"The myriad arts of cultivating immortality are all quite complex."

Yu Yan sighed softly, and waited a moment for his spiritual energy to return to its perfect state before continuing to draw.

Having learned from his previous experience, he was more careful this time. Just as the talisman was about to take shape, the "Spirit Talisman Scripture" instantly activated, steadily controlling the input of spiritual power. His hands were incredibly steady as he drew the final talisman.

finished!

Yu Yan's breathing gradually slowed, his eyes fixed on the talisman on the table.

The evening breeze blew into the room, but the thin yellow paper on the table remained completely still.

The color of the runehead pattern gradually changed, extending throughout the rune, eventually turning cyan. A faint light flashed, and then it quickly returned to calm.

"call--"

Only then did Yu Yan let out a heavy sigh, seal the talisman brush back into the brush holder, and slowly lift the talisman paper on the table. Through the bright moonlight, one could clearly see the pale blue light flowing in the runes.

"The spiritual energy flows, and the talisman light follows its path. Although it is only a light blue, first-grade low-level Windwalking Talisman, it can still be considered completed."

…………

The stars and moon hang high in the sky, and all around is silent.

Luo Cheng and several immortal seedlings had just returned from the General Affairs Hall and were strolling along the mountain path.

The group headed down the mountain towards the courtyard.

"Sigh, who would have thought cutting talisman paper would be so tiring? Aside from meals, I've been so busy all day I can barely lift my arms, and I've only earned two contribution points!"

"Who says otherwise? Now look what's happened. Not only has today's cultivation been delayed, but there's also been no progress on the talismans."

"The first talisman, the Wind Travel Talisman, how many runes have you memorized so far?"

"Two or three."

"Me, five or six..."

"Brother Luo Cheng, your talent is the best among us. Could it be that you secretly memorized everything without telling us?"

Someone suddenly made a joke.

Luo Cheng immediately snorted coldly in dissatisfaction:

"What nonsense are you talking about? Drawing talismans relies on comprehension. When it comes to comprehension, who can compare to Brother Yu? He not only entered the Dao himself, but also helped us all to quickly enter the Dao, and we didn't even cultivate the same technique. If you ask me, he might have already memorized half of the talismans."

"Huh? I heard that Qi Hao has already mastered half of the Wind Rune runes. Brother Yu shouldn't lose to him, right..."

"Who can say for sure about things like comprehension?"

"These are all hearsay. The only real genius is Brother Luo Cheng. Five or six runes are already a lot."

"I'm so envious!"

Compared to three months ago, everyone's mindset has changed somewhat.

From the very beginning, he was full of ambition, thinking that he could make a name for himself in the world of cultivation.

Now, I am exhausted, and my fighting spirit has almost been worn down by the heavy workload and the lack of progress in my spiritual practice.

Luo Cheng listened to the praise from the crowd, his face showing indifference, but inwardly he was very happy.

"Not at all, I entered the path late myself. Perhaps I just have a bit of talent in talismans. Let's all work together..."

As they chatted, everyone returned to the courtyard and soon went back to their rooms, exhausted.

Luo Cheng also walked towards his room.

Suddenly, a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy emanated from the air.

It seems to have come from a certain room.

"Still cultivating so late?"

Luo Cheng followed the residual spiritual energy all the way here, and when he arrived at the source, he found that it was a place he knew all too well.

Isn't this Yu Yan's room?

Thinking of their conversation on the way, Luo Cheng's eyes darted around, and he couldn't help but go to the door and peek inside through the crack.

……

The moonlight, like water, gently spills across the window.

Luo Cheng looked into the room and saw a person holding a talisman with runes on it, and occasionally a blue spiritual light flashed.

"That's... Fu Guang!"

"Yu Yan has created the Wind-Traveling Talisman?"

Luo Cheng stood there stunned, only to see the person inside the house stick the talisman to their body, and the runes were instantly activated!

The wind whistled past his ears, and before he could even react, he was thrown to the ground.

The door seemed to be locked by a gust of evening wind. Luo Cheng felt that all the acupoints in his body were completely controlled, his spiritual energy was not flowing smoothly, and he could not move.

Once he regained consciousness, one hand covered his mouth, while the other hand was already pressed against Luo Cheng's crown.

"Waaaaah~~"

Luo Cheng broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly cried for help. The hand that was radiating spiritual power finally stopped moving.

"Luo Cheng? Why aren't you in your room sleeping in the middle of the night? What are you doing spying on me?"

Yu Yan recognized him, speechless, and withdrew his attack. He then used his internal energy to press a few acupoints on Luo Cheng, restoring the latter's ability to move.

Luo Cheng looked aggrieved, touched his forehead with lingering fear, shivered all over, and then said:

"I... I just came to check on you and see how your cultivation is going. I... I won't do it again."

"I know I was wrong."

Yu Yan unlocked the door from inside the house, pulled Luo Cheng up, and said helplessly:

"Alright, it's the middle of the night, go back and get some rest."

Luo Cheng glanced at the talisman brush and runes on the table, recalling what had just happened, and couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Yu, have you finished drawing the Wind-Riding Talisman? Also, where did you learn that pressure point technique that subdued me just now?"