Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 48 Fortune Turns
The closer you get, the stronger this counterforce becomes.

When it reached nearly half a meter, the rebound force caused the four-finger-thick wooden wall to develop fine cracks, and dust was shaken off.

Upon seeing this, Chen Li quickly stopped the test; if it continued, the wall would not be able to withstand the pressure.

"The recoil force at a distance of half a meter... I estimate it's about a ton," Chen Li thought to himself.

Of course, this is the force of the impact against the wall, with a wide contact area, so it can't prove anything. If it were a small object like an arrow, the force it would receive would be only one or two hundredths of the force.

However, on the other hand...

Although small objects experience significantly reduced forces, they are also lighter in mass and more easily affected.

"No wonder this talisman is called the 'Arrow-Avoiding Talisman.' Under this force field, ordinary arrows would probably be deflected before they even get close to the body." Chen Li pondered to himself.
"It is estimated that attacks from magical artifacts will also be affected to some extent, at least it has a fairly strong defensive capability against some low-grade magical artifacts."

After leaving the wall, Chen Li was in the defensive force field, feeling as if nothing was there, completely unaffected.

He continued to study the properties of the arrow-avoiding talisman.

First: The lighting is normal, and there is no sense of dimming of the light when one is in it, indicating that attacks such as light are ineffective.

Second: The fact that breathing has been smooth for so long and the air has not become turbid indicates that the air can pass through freely and that there is no defense against attacks by toxic gases.

Third: The lack of a counterforce from the ground indicates that it is powerless against attacks from underground.

Fourth: There is almost no dust in the air, indicating that it has a very strong filtering effect on smoke and dust.

"It seems it only works on solids, and is ineffective against gases, light, or energy. No wonder it only sells for a low-grade spirit stone... Hmm, thanks to the price increase, you can now sell two in the market." Chen Li thought to himself.
"Its effective range is too narrow. Overall, it's like a poor man's version of a talisman!"

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

noon.

Zhou Hong reached out and took Chen Li's arm as they returned from the market after selling the talismans for warding off evil.

“You have to practice your breathing exercises, meditate, practice swordsmanship, and draw talismans every day, so you have very little free time. I'll sell these talismans next time. Seeing you sell talismans today, it doesn't seem too difficult.”

"Okay, that's fine!" Chen thought for a moment and nodded.

Zhou Hong is quite strong, with a cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 5, which is higher than his.

She also possessed a first-grade superior magic weapon and a first-grade superior magic robe that Chen Li had bought for her. In addition, she was a 'heroine of the martial world' who was used to living on the edge. In this shantytown, ordinary dangers could not harm her.

"Let's return the robe you bought me last time. Our expenses are too high these days. We can't even afford 150 low-grade spirit stones a month. I'm afraid we won't be able to last much longer at this rate."

Chen Li gently patted her hand and said, "Don't worry about money. I still have seven mid-grade spirit stones on hand, plus the income from drawing talismans, I can last another six months without any problem."

Our main expense right now is elixirs; other expenses aren't much. At worst, we can stop taking elixirs and live a period of austere cultivation. It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to buy you the hairpin I promised you anytime soon.

"I just love the hairpin you gave me last time, I don't need to buy another one, and I don't care about these things anyway," Zhou Hong said softly, tightening her grip on Chen Li's hand.

The two chatted quietly as they slowly walked home.

Before I even got home, I could see Zhang Yan standing at the door from afar.

"Oh my, Fellow Daoist Chen, this must be your sister-in-law! What a blessing!" He was carrying a cloth bag, his face beaming with a smile, a stark contrast to his irritable temper of the past few days.

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Zhang to arrive so early. I thought he wouldn't be here until evening. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!" Chen Li said with a smile as he opened the door.

"No, no, I just arrived recently, haha!" Zhang Yan quickly replied.

Chen Li felt delighted upon hearing this. As the saying goes, fortune's wheel keeps turning.

Yesterday I was a dog, today I'm a human.

This scene was practically a carbon copy of the last time he went to Zhang Yan's house, only the target was completely reversed.

"You two can talk slowly," Zhou Hong said.

Chen Li nodded.

Then, he invited Zhang Yan to the talisman-making room.

Zhou Hong came in and brought tea: "Fellow Daoist, please have some tea!"

Zhang Yan quickly stood up and took it, saying, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Zhou Hong chuckled softly, said nothing, turned and left, closing the door behind her.

"It's better not to make talisman skin. It looks much cleaner, there's no odor at all, and we don't have to worry about anything," Zhang Yan said with a smile, rubbing his hands together, looking somewhat restless.

Chen Li found it amusing.

Too lazy to waste words, he got straight to the point: "You brought the talisman skin, didn't you?"

"I brought them, I brought them! Every single one is a top-quality talisman skin." Zhang Yan's spirits lifted, and he quickly picked up the cloth bag and took out stacks of talisman skins from inside.

Chen Li did a quick check and found that the quality was good, then he counted them again.

One hundred and fifty-five were found, five more than expected.

"These five are a gift. If you run out, just let me know, and I, Old Zhang, will deliver them to your door," Zhang Yan said with a smile.

“Okay, no problem. It doesn’t matter whose you buy from, as long as the quality of the talisman skin is good, I’ll buy from you from now on,” Chen Li said.

"Fellow Daoist is very generous!" Zhang Yan was in a good mood after receiving the assurance and laughed, "I am not stingy either. Is there anything you don't understand about the Arrow Avoidance Talisman? I will give you some pointers now. You must have drawn a lot of bad talismans recently. Take them out and I will check them for you."

"Uh!" Chen Li hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then thank you very much, fellow Daoist. I have indeed encountered quite a few problems drawing talismans these past two days!"

With his current level of spiritual power, he can draw one talisman for warding off evil and one talisman for avoiding arrows at once. In addition, he draws one of each before meditating and practicing his qi at night to exhaust his spiritual power. He can draw four talismans a day.

And yesterday, another 'arrow-avoiding talisman' was successfully used.

This deepened his understanding of the Arrow-Avoiding Talisman, putting him on the right track. To be honest, the current guidance is not as effective as successfully drawing the talisman once.

The other party meant well, so why embarrass them?

Moreover, the other party's guidance might even save me from drawing a few useless talismans.

Chen Li took out a discarded talisman he had drawn yesterday from the trash can and handed it over with both hands.

"It's best not to throw away the useless talisman. Study it more; you might find something new." Zhang Yan said, taking a look and letting out a soft "Eh."

"Your talisman is very well completed, it's just a little bit short... This stroke was drawn too finely, and the output of spiritual energy was a little too strong, causing the spiritual energy to leak out. The burning phenomenon of spiritual energy only appeared after the drawing was finished. What a pity." As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Chen Li.

It's only been a few days, and it's already reached this level.

It seems that before long, another competitor for the 'Arrow-Avoiding Talisman' will appear in the market.

Fortunately, he mainly relied on lightness charms for a living, so he wasn't too affected.

(End of this chapter)