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Chapter 793 An Invention That Ushers in a New Era [Please Subscribe]

The Great Zhou Kingdom, Tianyi Gate.

Inside a cave deep within the Tianyi Sect, an old man in white robes raised his hand and beckoned. As if on command, the surrounding spiritual energy surged toward the dozen or so jade talismans on the table in front of him.

After absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, these jade talismans immediately became brightly colored and emitted various kinds of spiritual light.

After a while, it seemed to have reached a certain limit. Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was still surging in, the jade talismans stopped absorbing spiritual energy.

Seeing this, the white-robed elder immediately waved his hand, dispersing the gathered spiritual energy.

He then picked up a few jade talismans, examined them, and nodded in satisfaction, a smile appearing on his face. He said, "Very good, the final step of charging these jade talismans is finally complete."

Upon hearing his words, the Heavenly Profound True Man standing behind him immediately bowed deeply and congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations, Ancestor, on successfully creating the Talisman Jade Treasure! Your actions are a great achievement for our human race, benefiting both the present and future generations. This jade will circulate among the human race for generations to come, and your name will surely be praised and remembered by all human cultivators in the future!"

"It's nothing but empty fame!"

The white-robed elder, also known as the Heavenly One Divine Venerable, simply shook his head slightly, then sighed with a complex tone, "For us cultivators, ultimately, everything still comes down to cultivation level. If one can ascend to the upper realm, a mere empty title is of no use!"

Upon hearing his words, Master Tianxuan's face darkened, and he remained silent.

True Person Tianxuan knew that the reason why Divine Venerable Tianyi was in such a hurry to perfect this talisman was because his lifespan was running out. He wanted to make one more contribution to the human race before he passed away, and also leave one more guarantee for his descendants.

After sighing for a while, Tianyi Divine Venerable quickly composed himself and waved to Tianxuan True Person, saying, "Alright, now that the talisman jade is complete, Tianxuan, you should supervise the production of a batch of envoys to send to various countries. I, your ancestor, also need to meet with my fellow Daoists and discuss the distribution and production of this talisman jade with them."

"Yes, junior obeys."

Master Tianxuan nodded respectfully and then went off to do his work.

Less than a year later, a Golden Core cultivator from the Tianyi Sect arrived in the Yu Kingdom and delivered three talisman jades to Zhou Chun.

"I have a few questions for you, Mr. Zhou. What is the production cost of this talisman? Is it difficult to produce? Approximately how many times can it be charged? How long can the spiritual power of the charged talisman be preserved without dissipating?"

On Kunwu Peak, after examining the three talisman jades in his hand, Zhou Chun looked intently at the Tianyi Sect disciple in front of him and asked the question that had been on his mind.

Things are different now. Back then, he was just a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage. He had to be very polite and respectful to the Golden Core disciples of Tianyi Sect.

But now, given his status and position, he can treat even a Grand Elder of the Tianyi Sect like Master Tianxuan as an equal, without worrying about offending anyone by saying the wrong thing.

The Tianyi Sect disciple, clearly aware of Zhou Chun's power, immediately replied respectfully after hearing his question: "Senior Zhou, the quality of the spirit jade used to make these talismanic jades varies depending on the total amount of spiritual energy they absorb and store. However, even the spirit jade needed to make high-grade talismanic jades is abundant in the cultivation world!"

"As for the difficulty requirements for crafting talisman jade, as long as one has mastered the crafting method, even an ordinary talisman maker can produce the lowest-grade low-level talisman jade, and even high-grade talisman jade only requires the level of a talisman maker master!"

"Regarding the number of recharges, according to our experiments, the current talisman can be recharged and reused more than thirty times, and there should still be room for further improvement in the future!"

"There's even less to worry about in terms of preservation. Once the talisman is charged, as long as it's placed on the spiritual vein, there's basically no need to worry about spiritual energy loss!"

At this point, the Tianyi Sect disciple added, "However, I must inform Senior Zhou that to charge the talisman jade, it must be placed within a special formation!"

"Is that so?"

Zhou Chun's gaze sharpened, and he immediately understood the deeper meaning behind the words of this Tianyi Sect disciple.

He then nodded slightly and said, "I understand. Please go back and tell Fellow Daoist Tianxuan that I will definitely visit Tianyi Sect in two years!"

"Yes, this junior will certainly convey Senior Zhou's words!"

After witnessing the departure of the Tianyi Sect disciple, Zhou Chun looked at the three talisman jades in his hand, a look of amazement appearing on his face.

His eyes were filled with admiration as he exclaimed, "Senior Tianyi Divine Venerable, you truly deserve to be called the greatest master of talismanic arts in the history of our human race over the past ten thousand years. The creation of this talismanic jade is unparalleled throughout history and deserves to be recorded in the annals of human history and passed down for ten thousand generations!"

He had already tried it before, and these talisman jades, apart from having lower purity and total amount of spiritual energy than spirit crystals, had almost the same effect as spirit crystals.

The spiritual power stored in a low-grade talisman jade, once fully refined, is enough to restore a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator's full mana twice.

The spiritual power stored in a mid-grade talisman jade, once fully refined, can restore a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator's full mana once.

The spiritual power stored in a high-grade talisman jade, once fully refined, can restore 50% of the mana of a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator!

Furthermore, the speed at which cultivators can absorb the spiritual energy within the talisman to restore their mana is faster than the speed at which they can restore their mana by meditating in most spiritual vein areas. They can even absorb and refine the spiritual energy within the talisman to restore their mana during battle.

It can be said that the talisman is the perfect substitute for spirit crystals, and even more so, the perfect replacement for spirit coins!

Zhou Chun can now say with certainty that the currency of the cultivation world in the future will be this talisman jade.

The current limitation on using talismanic jade to replace spirit coins is not its production difficulty or materials, but rather its production and issuance rights.

From some of the words of that Tianyi Sect disciple, Zhou Chun could easily tell that Tianyi Sect definitely did not intend to allow every country's forces to produce and issue talisman jade, just like the right to mint spirit coins!

After all, the difference between talisman jade and spirit coins is that it is a cultivation resource that is truly useful to cultivators. Even without the backing of a major power, it is enough to make all cultivators willingly exchange treasures for it!

If Zhou Chun were the inventor of the talisman, he would definitely have done the same.

However, even if Tianyi Divine Venerable is a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, he certainly cannot allow Tianyi Sect to monopolize such a huge benefit as the Talisman Jade!

Therefore, the best solution for Tianyi Sect should be to form a Talisman Jade Alliance, similar to the previous Spirit Coin Alliance, and authorize some top forces in the cultivation world to refine and issue Talisman Jade.

With the help of those top-tier powers to share the burden, there's no need to worry about envious and jealous forces setting their sights on Tianyi Sect.

Moreover, this move will allow Tianyi Sect to bestow favors upon those top-tier powers, and it can even be said to extend those favors to the entire human race. Even if Tianyi God Venerable is no longer here in the future, and the name of Tianyi Sect Holy Land is no longer there, it will still stand for eternity, and no one will dare to touch it!

This can be glimpsed from the fact that Tianyi Sect sent the talisman jade at the same time and invited Zhou Chun to Tianyi Sect to discuss the matter of the talisman jade replacing spirit coins.

Although Zhou Chun had his own ideas, he quickly took the talisman and went to Chang Geng Peak to pay respects to the incarnation of Tai Geng God.

He knew in his heart that other Nascent Soul stage Venerables would definitely get involved in such a major event.

As expected, after hearing Zhou Chun's purpose, the avatar of Tai Geng Divine Venerable immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Tianyi has indeed discussed this matter with us. You will naturally understand the specific details after you go to Tianyi Sect. It is not convenient for me to reveal them to you here."

This straightforward rejection surprised Zhou Chun slightly.

After a slight hesitation, he asked in a low voice, "In Senior Tai Geng's opinion, is it possible for this junior and the Zhou family to obtain the method for refining that talisman jade?"

"What if I say no?"

Tai Geng, the Divine Lord, looked at him with a half-smile and replied.

"Well……"

Zhou Chun's expression changed slightly, unsure how to respond.

But the avatar of the Tai Geng God waved his hand and said, "Alright, this matter has been settled. You will know the details in due time. There's no use worrying about it now."

"I understand, then I'll take my leave."

Zhou Chun nodded, then left Chang Geng Peak with mixed feelings.

After returning to his cave, Zhou Chun thought for a moment and then called Zhou Xinyan, who was currently in charge of clan affairs, over.

"Xinyan, stop selling raw ore from the spirit jade mines currently controlled by the family. Also, immediately send people to the markets of other surrounding countries to buy large quantities of spirit jade raw ore such as [Earth Element Crystal Jade], [Flame Jade], and [Ice Jade]. Use more than 80% of the spirit coins and idle resources in the family account to buy these things!"

What?

Zhou Xinyan, unaware of the inside story, was also taken aback after hearing Zhou Chun's words, and stared at him with her mouth agape.

However, for the sake of confidentiality, Zhou Chun did not tell the reason. He just waved his hand at the shocked Zhou Xinyan and said, "There's no need to ask any more questions. I have my reasons for asking you to do this. Just listen to me and do as I say."

Zhou Xinyan is not comparable to Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi. If it were those two elders, Zhou Chun might have revealed some inside information.

However, Zhou Chun did not want to take that risk with Zhou Xinyan.

Hearing this, Zhou Xinyan was still shocked and confused, but her long-established habit of obedience made her quickly nod and say, "This junior understands. This junior will carry out your instructions as instructed by the clan leader!"

For the next two years, the Zhou family and some top-tier powers bought up large quantities of various spirit jades on the market, while suspending the production and sale of spirit jade mines under their control, causing the price of spirit jade on the market to rise by several times.

Fortunately, because the top-tier powers that made the move were all in sync and did not engage in large-scale buying sprees in other regions, and because the variety of spirit jade they were buying was so great that it was impossible to guess what they were up to, it did not cause any major upheaval.

At most, some powerful forces saw an opportunity or, out of a bandwagon mentality, went on a buying spree and hoarded some spirit jade.

Two years later, Zhou Chun arrived at the Tianyi Sect's mountain gate as promised and was personally greeted by True Person Tianxuan.

"Haha, welcome Fellow Daoist Zhou! It's been almost a century since we last met. Fellow Daoist Zhou's cultivation has indeed made great progress!"

Outside the Tianyi Sect's mountain gate, True Person Tianxuan flew out from within the great formation, greeting Zhou Chun, who was waiting outside, with a broad smile and cupped his hands in welcome.

After hearing his polite words, Zhou Chun smiled faintly and said, "My cultivation level is nothing in front of Fellow Daoist Tianxuan. You flatter me."

After exchanging a few polite words, the two entered the Tianyi Sect's mountain gate.

"About that talisman jade..."

After arriving at the temporary cave dwelling arranged for him by Master Tianxuan, Zhou Chun, who had been pondering the matter all the way, couldn't help but ask about the talisman.

Before he could even open his mouth, True Person Tianxuan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou need not be anxious about this matter. You will naturally know in half a month."

Seeing this response, Zhou Chun nodded with a wry smile and said, "I understand, then I won't ask any further questions."

After waiting inside Tianyi Gate for another half month, Zhou Chun finally received a notice to go to the council hall of Tianyi Gate to attend a meeting.

Inside the council hall, there were many renowned late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and Zhou Chun recognized many familiar faces.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, and Fellow Daoist Ye, you've both arrived."

Zhou Chun glanced at everyone in the hall, then smiled and nodded to Nangong Wuqing, whom he was more familiar with, and Ye Qingxuan from the Nine Yuan Sword Sect.

These two are both newly promoted late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and it is no problem to describe them as "young and vigorous". Zhou Chun and the others can be considered as young juniors among the people in this hall.

In response to his greeting, Nangong Wuqing quickly replied with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Zhou has indeed come. I knew that such an important event could not be complete without you."

Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly and said, "It's been a long time. How are you, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

After making these greetings, Zhou Chun sat down in his seat and began to communicate with Nangong Wuqing telepathically.

What reassured him somewhat was that even Nangong Wuqing hadn't received any useful information, which meant that Tianyi Sect had treated everyone equally this time and hadn't revealed any relevant intelligence to any party beforehand.

After waiting for a while, another acquaintance of Zhou Chun's, Master Xuanzhen, also entered the hall, and Zhou Chun greeted him in the same way.

Finally, when True Person Tianxuan closed the palace door, there were as many as eleven other late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators inside, not counting himself, as well as five mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with the combat power of great cultivators, including Zhou Chun.

After closing the hall doors, Master Tianxuan quickly bowed to everyone and said, "Greetings, fellow Daoists. I believe you all know why I have invited you all here today. Now, please allow me to briefly explain the situation of the talisman jade to you all!"

With that, he waved his hand and took out several jade talismans, placing them in front of him.

Then he spoke eloquently: "As you all have seen, this talisman jade is an invaluable artifact. Although it may seem unremarkable, it is the culmination of our sect's ancestor's life's work. It took hundreds of years of research and countless failures to finally create the finished product you see today!"

"Therefore, although it is not like those powerful magic talismans that can kill strong enemies or protect oneself, its significance to our human race is actually greater than that of any magic talisman!"

"Aside from the methods for refining talisman jade and the special formations used to charge it, the materials for refining talisman jade are quite diverse. Basically, any spirit jade capable of storing a certain amount of spiritual energy can be made into a talisman jade; it's just that different materials may affect the success rate!"

"However, according to our sect's experiments, a skilled talisman maker who can produce over a thousand talisman jades can definitely achieve a success rate of over 30% in producing talisman jades of the corresponding quality!"

At this point, he glanced at everyone in the hall and solemnly declared, "After discussions among our sect's patriarch and esteemed elders, it has been decided to fully promote talisman jade as currency throughout the cultivation world, replacing the existing spirit coins. Furthermore, the exchange rate between low-grade talisman jade and spirit coins has been set at 1:30, between low-grade and mid-grade talisman jade at 100:1, and between high-grade and mid-grade talisman jade at 100:1!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the many Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the hall changed slightly, and their eyes became subtle.

A moment later, an old man in a yellow robe spoke up: "We, the younger generation of the cultivation world, will naturally abide by the decisions made jointly by all the Nascent Soul Venerables. However, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Tianxuan, does Tianyi Sect intend to keep the method of refining talisman jade and the special array arrangement for charging talisman jade to itself?"

This was the first time Zhou Chun had met the old man in the yellow robe, but he had learned about the man's background from his previous conversations with others. He knew that the man was the Grand Elder of the Divine Sand Sect, a top-tier force in the cultivation world of the far west, and his name was True Man Chongshan.

The Divine Sand Sect is a top-tier power with a long history. It is said that it produced a Nascent Soul stage Venerable ten thousand years ago. It is still the most powerful sect in the cultivation world of the far west. That is why they dared to take the lead in asking True Person Tianxuan.

As soon as he spoke, everyone, including Zhou Chun, turned their gazes toward Master Tianxuan, clearly paying close attention to this matter.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Master Tianxuan remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "Of course, our sect will not keep the method of refining talisman jade to ourselves. However, this item was created with painstaking effort by our sect's ancestor. To casually share it with others would be a desecration and disrespect to our ancestor's hard work!"

Upon hearing his answer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but frown slightly.

The True Person Chongshan quickly nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Tianxuan's words are not without reason, but since your sect will not keep the method of refining talisman jade to yourself, how do you plan to share this method?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another person chimed in, "Indeed, Fellow Daoist Tianxuan, how do you plan to share this method? What are your requirements and conditions? Please feel free to speak!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun and the others also chimed in with their own voices of agreement.

Seeing the crowd respond in unison, Master Tianxuan had no choice but to raise his hands and say, "Fellow Daoists, please be quiet and let me finish what I have to say."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent out of courtesy and turned their gazes toward him.

Immediately, Master Tianxuan spoke up: "Our sect's patriarch has discussed with you senior venerable ones how to share the jade talisman refining method. We now have a preliminary plan, which you fellow Daoists can consider carefully."

"According to our sect's patriarch, the method for refining superior-grade jade talismans will be exclusively possessed by our sect for a thousand years. After a thousand years, it will be shared depending on the circumstances!"

"Our sect is willing to share the crafting method for mid-grade jade talismans with the eight major factions, which also includes the crafting method for low-grade jade talismans!"

"As for the method of refining low-grade jade talismans, our sect is willing to share it with the other nine forces!"

"However, our sect will not share the charging array for the talisman jade for the next thousand years. But we can buy back those talisman jades that have exhausted their spiritual power at 30% of the original price!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall could no longer sit still.

The True Man Chongshan immediately said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Tianxuan's proposed plan is far too unconventional. If it cannot power the talisman jade, wouldn't all the forces that refine talisman jade be working for your sect? In that case, why would any of them need to expend manpower and resources to refine talisman jade? They could simply exchange treasures from your Tianyi Sect!"

"That's exactly right! According to Fellow Daoist Tianxuan, the failure rate of refining talisman jade is not low. Each faction has to consume an unknown amount of spirit jade materials to refine talisman jade, and the value of the refined talisman jade is greatly reduced after one use. So why bother to spend so much effort to refine this thing?"

The person who spoke was none other than Master Xuanzhen, and his tone was equally displeased.

Zhou Chun was actually quite dissatisfied with this plan, but he was used to keeping a low profile, so he didn't need to speak up now that someone was objecting.

Faced with the objections and doubts of the crowd, Master Tianxuan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's not what you fellow Daoists are saying. The method of refining talisman jade is extremely rare. Our sect's willingness to share it free of charge is already a great show of sincerity. Besides, the difficulty of refining talisman jade is not as great as you fellow Daoists think. It is definitely more cost-effective for a force that can refine talisman jade than to directly exchange it for treasures!"

Unfortunately, this argument was not accepted by the crowd. Master Chongshan even shouted, "Fellow Daoist Tianxuan, this is sophistry! We all know that the method of refining talisman jade is nothing compared to the energy-charging array. Without the energy-charging method, how can talisman jade replace spirit coins as the common currency in the human cultivation world!"

Someone else immediately said, "I agree with Fellow Daoist Chongshan's opinion. If there is no charging array, why don't we continue to use spirit coins until the turbid evil energy dissipates? Anyway, there will be no turbid evil energy at that time, and we can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth everywhere to cultivate and restore our magic power. There will be no need to use any talisman jade!"

Although his words were also sophistry, they became the basis for everyone's opposition, and even Zhou Chun spoke up to express his support.

Since it concerns their own interests, they certainly don't want to sit idly by and watch Tianyi Sect enjoy all those enormous benefits!

The saying goes, "The law does not punish the masses." With so many late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators opposing, even a Nascent Soul stage Venerable could not easily suppress them.

After all, Venerables at the Nascent Soul stage are high above and do not rely on external things. Whether the cultivation world uses spirit coins or talisman jade, it has no effect on them.

Under these circumstances, after several changes in expression, Master Tianxuan could only raise his hands again and say, "Fellow Daoists, please calm down. Since you all have such strong opinions, then I will consult our sect's patriarch and hear his instructions!"

As he spoke, he took out his communication flying sword in front of everyone and contacted the Heavenly One God Venerable.

A moment later, the communication flying sword flew back and landed in his hand.

After reading the message, he spoke again, saying, "The Ancestor has decreed that the charging array will not be shared, and this remains unchanged. However, our sect can offer a certain amount of free charging subsidies for talisman jade to each talisman jade refining force, in addition to the 30% buyback price!"