Daily Intelligence: From Miner to Dao Ancestor of Alchemy and Talismans

Having done all this, he completely focused his mind, closed the courtyard gate, set up the protective barriers, and devoted all his energy to studying the Rock-Splitting Talisman and the Breath-Concealing Talisman.

Ten days later, the Blood Fiend Sect will launch a surprise attack, led by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. These two sets of talismans are his biggest trump card in dealing with this catastrophe.

On the table, the superior spirit brush lay quietly. After a night of nourishment with spiritual energy, the stray wolf hairs had been restored to their original state, black, glossy, and smooth, radiating a faint spiritual glow. Xu Yuan picked up the spirit brush, and the moment his fingertips touched the brush handle, he felt something different. Spiritual energy flowed along the brush handle, incredibly smoothly, without the slightest resistance, as if the brush handle had become an extension of his fingers, allowing him to precisely control the output of every strand of spiritual energy.

Previously, even with the most exquisite control of spiritual energy, his ordinary wolf-hair brush would inevitably leak spiritual energy and cause his strokes to become unstable. It would take him more than ten attempts to complete one fine talisman. But holding this superior spiritual brush, his spiritual energy was concentrated and did not dissipate, and his strokes were as steady as Mount Tai. Strokes that previously required complete concentration to keep steady were now done with ease, several times more effortlessly.

Combined with the exquisite technique of transforming spiritual energy into threads from the True Explanation of Fire Control, spiritual energy can be condensed into fine strands as thin as hair and precisely injected into every line of the talisman paper, directly increasing the success rate of drawing talismans several times over.

In less than half a day, he had figured out the core logic of the Concealing Breath Talisman.

The essence of the Concealing Breath Talisman lies not in forcibly suppressing cultivation, but in using the power of the talisman to merge one's own spiritual power with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, achieving a concealment effect of oneness with nature. Xu Yuan already had a keen control over spiritual power, and with the support of a superior-grade spiritual brush, he only wasted three talisman papers before drawing a fine Concealing Breath Talisman on the fourth.

The moment the talisman was formed, a faint silver light flashed and disappeared. Xu Yuan affixed the talisman to his body, and the spiritual energy around him vanished without a trace. He seemed to blend into the room, and even a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator standing in front of him would not be able to detect his presence without deliberately probing him with his divine sense.

Xu Yuan nodded in satisfaction, carefully put the Concealing Breath Talisman away from his body, and then turned to study the Rock Splitting Talisman.

The Rock Splitting Talisman is a first-tier high-grade offensive talisman, which is several times more difficult to draw than the Blade Talisman and the Blazing Flame Talisman. A total of seventy-two rune patterns must be engraved on a single talisman, and the spiritual power output of each pattern must be perfect. If there is even the slightest mistake, the talisman will explode on the spot.

Xu Yuan did not rush to achieve quick results. He first read the annotations on the Rock-Splitting Talisman in the Foundation Establishment stage talisman master's experience more than a dozen times. He thoroughly understood the logic of each talisman and the spiritual power ratio of each stroke before laying out the talisman paper, picking up the spiritual brush, and starting to draw.

The first time, when the rune reached the thirty-sixth rune, the spiritual energy became unstable and it exploded.

The second time, on the sixtieth attempt, the strokes were off, and it was ruined.

The third time, as the final stroke was completed, spiritual energy leaked out, and the talisman paper turned black.

Xu Yuan showed no impatience. He would review each discarded drawing, identify the problem, adjust the rhythm of his spiritual energy output, and then draw the next one.

For two whole days and nights, apart from occasionally swallowing a high-grade Qi-replenishing pill to replenish his spiritual power, he spent all his time at his desk. A thick layer of discarded talismans accumulated on the ground, and three whole boxes of cinnabar were used up on the desk.

On the morning of the third day, the first rays of sunlight shone through the window paper into the room and fell on the talisman paper on the table.

Xu Yuan picked up the spirit brush, concentrated his mind and calmed his spirit. The spiritual power in his body flowed slowly out along the brush handle, and he completed seventy-two runes in one go. At the moment of finishing the last stroke, the earthy yellow spiritual light on the talisman paper surged, and a heavy and sharp aura rushed over. The rune patterns were clear and smooth, and they were faintly glowing with golden light.

A high-quality Rock Splitting Talisman has been created!

Xu Yuan put down his spirit brush, picked up a talisman paper, and began to search for resonance with classic quotes from "Daily Intelligence: From Miner to Dao Ancestor of Alchemy and Talismans." His fingertips lightly touched the paper, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. He didn't test it in the courtyard, lest the commotion attract the attention of the guards. Instead, he concealed the talisman paper, affixed a concealment talisman, and quietly slipped out of the market, arriving at the deserted, rocky beach along the Xiling River.

He stopped, held the Rock-Splitting Talisman between his fingers, and aimed at a hard boulder about half a person's height not far away. He activated the talisman with a burst of spiritual energy from his fingertips.

"Boom—!!" With a deafening roar, the talisman exploded, and a several-foot-long, earthen-yellow rock blade materialized out of thin air, carrying the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, and slammed heavily onto the boulder.

The hard bluestone was like tofu in front of the rock blade, instantly shattered into pieces, with fragments flying everywhere, and the ground was shaken to the point of having a half-foot-deep ravine.

When the smoke and dust cleared, only a pile of broken stones and powder remained; not a single intact stone could be found.

Xu Yuan looked at the scene before him, and his eyes lit up.

This power is more than three times stronger than the Exploding Flame Talisman! Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stage would be seriously injured if they took a hit without raising a spiritual energy shield!

He finally has a trump card that can directly injure a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

He had collected eight high-quality Rock-Splitting Talismans and drawn ten high-quality Breath-Concealing Talismans. Adding to the previously accumulated Blade Talismans, Earth Talismans, Wind-Riding Talismans, and Trapping Talismans, his talisman system was finally complete.

The Rock-Splitting Talisman is primarily offensive, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, and can even injure Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Sharp Blade Talisman is primarily speed-oriented, allowing for lightning-fast close-quarters combat.

The Earth Talisman provides impenetrable defense, allowing you to withstand heavy blows. The Wind Talisman enables you to escape, covering thousands of miles in an instant, escaping to save your life. The Concealing Breath Talisman grants invisibility, making you invisible and allowing you to detect and ambush. The Trapping Formation Talisman controls and blocks the enemy's path, trapping them like turtles in a jar.

With its comprehensive offensive, defensive, stealth, and control capabilities, it forms a complete system with no blind spots.

Now, even when facing a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he can easily crush them with his talisman system. Even if he encounters a cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he has the strength to fight back and is absolutely confident of escaping unscathed.

After ten years of lying low, relying on the opportunities presented by the daily intelligence system and taking steady steps, he finally transformed from a lowly mining slave cultivator who could be manipulated by others into a talisman cultivator who could hold his own life in the hands of this calamity.

The continuous practice of drawing talismans had also brought his control over spiritual power to an unprecedented level of sophistication. With each condensation and release, the spiritual power within his body became increasingly profound and pure. The bottleneck in his dantian was beginning to loosen, and he had already reached the threshold of the sixth level of Qi Refining, only one step away from the seventh level.

The next morning, just after Chen Shi (7-9 AM), Xu Yuan changed into an inconspicuous blue cloth robe, affixed a concealing talisman, suppressed his cultivation to the third level of Qi Refining, and walked unhurriedly toward the Baodan Tower.

Just as noon arrived, he appeared precisely at the back door of Baodanlou.

The waiter guarding the back door had obviously been instructed beforehand. Upon seeing Xu Yuan, he immediately bowed and saluted, not daring to ask a single question. He quickly led him through the kitchen and into a dark room at the deepest part of the backyard.

The door to the dark room opened, and Xu Yuan looked up to see Wu Song pacing anxiously back and forth in the room. When he saw Xu Yuan enter, his eyes lit up instantly.

Beside Wu Song was a wooden box about half a person's height, its lid open, filled to the brim with rare medicinal herbs for refining spirit-replenishing pills. The box was brimming with spiritual energy and was clearly a top-quality item taken from the Zhao family's warehouse.