Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 234 Myriad Manifestations Born from Talismans (Part Two)

"Flower in the Stone, starting bid 286 spirit stones. Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Lin for winning this item with 290 spirit stones."

"The Five-Colored Lotus will be auctioned starting at 320 spirit stones. Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Yuan for winning this item with 330 spirit stones!"

"Thunderfire Heavenly Hammer, starting bid 490 spirit stones, congratulations to Fellow Daoist Bai for winning this item with 510 spirit stones!"

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Just as Su Qing had predicted, the Golden Core cultivators, third-tier body cultivators, and top-tier second-generation immortals from the Western Sea cultivation world on the second floor all bid on the remaining third-tier spiritual items with remarkable tacit agreement.

The rogue cultivators on the first floor had little reaction to this. Liang Haishun, Helian Xian and others were even more eager for the auction to end quickly so they could go back and use their pills to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Only his heart remained uneasy, because he still harbored a slight desire for the "Myriad Manifestations of Talismanic Power".

It all depends on whether the distinguished guests on the second floor will give Su Qing any face.

Clearly, Su Qing had no face to speak of.

They could only use more of their inner resources to compete with the people on the second floor who possessed the Golden Elixir.

"The long-lost Earth-level cultivation technique of the Talisman Dao Sect, the Talisman Generates Myriad Phenomena Technique, is most wonderful in that it can draw talismans in the void, using mountains, rivers, lakes and seas as paper and free spiritual energy as ink."

Drawing thunder runes will cause thunder to surge; drawing biomimetic runes will cause spiritual power to transform into tigers, leopards, dragons, and phoenixes; drawing mountain-moving runes will cause mountains and rivers to shake and the earth to tremble.

For any fellow Daoist who has attained some skill in the art of runes, obtaining this technique is tantamount to gaining the ability to transform rune techniques into various Daoist arts!
"All things are symbols, and symbols give rise to all things. This is a cultivation technique passed down from a Nascent Soul sect in the past. Starting bid: 220 spirit stones!"

Throughout the auction, Li Mubai, who was usually passionate and enthusiastic, spoke in a flat and indifferent tone only when introducing the Fusheng Wanxiang Gong.

What surprised Su Qing even more was that a low-grade Earth-level cultivation technique that no shop in Baiyun Immortal City could sell had a starting bid of a pitifully low two hundred spirit stones!
Those who know it will recognize it as a traditional cultivation technique passed down by the Talisman Dao Sect, while those who don't will think it's some cheap, mass-produced item that was bought somewhere. Even a cheap, mass-produced item would cost more than two hundred spirit stones!

"This is Yunshan Sect deliberately slapping the face of Yumo Sect. They claim to be the orthodox lineage of the former Fudao Sect, so Yunshan Sect is now selling the Fudao Sect's inherited cultivation techniques for the low price of just over two hundred spirit stones!"
Just watch, this skill might become the first good item to fail to sell at this auction!

Seeing that Su Qing was paying special attention to this technique, Liang Haishun explained.

He hadn't expected Su Qing to be interested in this cultivation technique. After all, even so, the starting price for this technique was over two hundred spirit stones, which, according to the current exchange rate between spirit crystals and spirit stones in the Immortal City, was five or six million spirit crystals.

Although Su Qing earns a lot, she also spent a lot just now. It's impossible that she still has savings to bid for this skill!
Su Qing's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, for he understood what Old Daoist Liang meant.

Since this technique was used by the Yunshan Sect to disgust the Yumo Sect, it's unlikely that the Baibaoge, Yuanlailou, and the Yuan and Lin families on the second floor would be interested in it.

After all, every place has its own way of nurturing people. Although they are currently in Baiyun Immortal City and under the jurisdiction of Yunshan Sect, if the Desire Demon Sect really destroys Yunshan Sect, they can pay a certain price and cultivate under the rule of the Desire Demon Sect.

There's no need to offend the Desire Demon Sect for a cultivation method they might not even be able to practice!

Thinking of this, Su Qing suddenly became somewhat excited.

He had saved up about 240 spirit stones for this auction, plus the 200 spirit stones he had left over from helping the witch auction the Fire Phoenix Feather, so he currently had 440 spirit stones at his disposal!

As long as no one competes with him for it, it should be enough.

"Two hundred and twenty-five spirit stones!"

Upstairs, Old Devil Joy made his offer.

In his view, with the others wary of the Desire Demon Sect, he might as well take advantage of this Earth-level cultivation technique.

Although this technique was not suitable for him, he auctioned it off and resold it to Baibaoge, Yuanlailou, or even to cultivators of the Desire Demon Sect.

How can it not be a profit?
And just as he was waiting for Li Mubai to strike the gavel.

Someone spoke up from below.

"Two hundred and forty spirit stones!"

Ok?
Are there any juniors on the first floor who dare to disrespect me?
The old demon was slightly startled and threw the naked female cultivator to the ground with a loud thud.

This drew the attention of many distinguished guests on the second floor, who knew that the old devil had lost his temper.

"Two hundred and fifty spirit stones." The voice of the Joyful Old Demon grew increasingly cold.

"Two hundred and eighty spirit stones!" Su Qing was determined to get them.

"Three hundred spirit stones, young man. Let me give you some advice. Although the Myriad Manifestations of Talismans are wonderful, the requirements for cultivation are extremely demanding. Even when the Talisman Dao Sect was at its peak, there were very few who had succeeded in cultivating this technique. Three hundred spirit stones is already the market price. Any more than that, and apart from the Desire Demon Sect, no one will buy this technique!"

The old demon Huanxi said in a deep voice that he didn't care much about this technique. Buying it for more than two hundred spirit stones might make him a small profit, but if he bought it for more than three hundred spirit stones, he wouldn't make much of a profit.

"Three hundred and twenty spirit stones. I am of dull talent and may not be able to master this technique. However, since such a technique is right before my eyes, I wish to keep it as a family heirloom, so that it may benefit future generations. I humbly request your permission, senior. I am willing to present you with this generous gift!"

The Hundred Treasures Pavilion truly deserves to die. Why didn't they set up a third-order formation to conceal everyone's aura when they held this auction? Without the ability to hide their identities, it puts immense pressure on them to compete with the Joyful Old Demon for this cultivation technique.

He thought to himself that if this person made another offer, no matter how tempting the Myriad Manifestations of Talismanic Power was, he would have no choice but to stop bidding and back down for the time being.

To avoid this old devil being so petty that he might hate me, which would be a loss.

Fortunately, the rumors were true. Although the Old Demon of Joy was capricious, he was truly magnanimous. When he heard that the Old Demon wanted to give him a gift, he said nothing more.

While Su Qing was pondering whether to give the beautiful snake or the phantom leopard, he bid for the low-grade Earth-level Talisman Saint Myriad Manifestations Technique for 320 spirit stones.

By this time, the entire auction was drawing to a close.

To Su Qing's surprise, Yunshan Sect actually put out three third-tier demon cores for auction at the end.

A third-tier demon core has excellent uses, whether for body cultivation, weapon crafting, or puppet making.

Although Su Qing was extremely tempted by it, he lacked both the face and the substance to compete for it.

With the three third-tier demon cores being acquired by the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, the Lin family, and the Yuan family respectively, the Immortal City Auction came to a complete end.

When Su Qing went up to the second floor and entered He Xinyan's VIP room, people such as Huanxi Laomo and Lin Qinglang saw it.

"Does this boy have some connection with the He family?"

"I've heard that the Nascent Soul ancestor of the He family is nearing the end of his lifespan. Now, with the help of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, he's recruiting talents widely in the Western Sea cultivation world. If this young man is truly chosen, he might be able to step into the Penglai Immortal Kingdom and rise to the top in one step!"

"Hmph, a mere Qi Refining junior who can only refine some first-tier puppets and earn a few thousand spirit crystals a day dares to dream of ascending to the heavens in one step. The talents recruited by the He family are all third-tier array masters, alchemists, or Golden Core cultivators and third-tier body cultivators!"

"Let's leave her aside for now. The He family only sent a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even if he has a distinguished background, his cultivation level is ultimately insufficient, and he cannot interfere in our affairs!"

"But we still have to give the He family some face!"

"That's natural!"

Amidst the discussions of several Golden Core cultivators, Su Qing, who had given He Xinyan a hundred spirit stones as a bribe, expressionlessly tucked the Fire Phoenix Feather into his pocket and went downstairs.

As soon as he left the small building in the mountains, he ran like the wind back to Su's shop, as if someone was chasing him.

After activating all the formations in the store, he let out a long breath and emptied all the valuables from his storage bag.

The second-tier Wolf King Pill was prepared for imprinting the Nine Li Dao Patterns, and cannot be used for the time being.

The second-tier Qi and Blood Pill is also an excellent item for maintaining the internal fire and nourishing the body. The second-tier Huilong Bone, although it has not successfully transformed into a Jiaolong and belongs to one of the lowest-ranking dragon species, is still somewhat related to a true dragon. If you can't get the Jiaolong Bone, you can still use this dragon bone to refine a dragon-type puppet.

Su Qing's gaze lingered for a long time on the purple tribulation lightning gathering inside the dragon bone's belly.

He bought this material partly because dragon-type materials are rare, and partly because of the purple tribulation lightning itself.

If this tribulation lightning is not handled properly, at best it could blast the dragon bone into dust, causing his millions of spirit crystals to go to waste.

In severe cases, the lightning strikes may overflow, even affecting and injuring the person involved.

That's why there weren't many bidders for the dragon bone, which could explode at any moment, allowing him to snag a bargain.

Whether he can actually enjoy this benefit depends on whether there will be any mishaps during his refining process.

"The tribulation lightning sweeps across the universe, exorcising evil spirits and demons. If you want to turn this tribulation lightning into a treasure, it would be best to draw Five Thunder Runes on it and make use of it, but I am not good at this kind of rune."

Therefore, the only option is to try using exorcism talismans to guide this tribulation lightning, transforming it into exorcism lightning, and see if that works!

Although he had some ideas, he was so broke today that he didn't even have the spirit crystals to buy the other materials needed to craft the dragon puppet.

Without money, any ideas are futile. I can only temporarily put the dragon bone into my storage bag and make further plans after I have saved up enough money and food.

His gaze shifted to the Myriad Manifestations of Talisman.

This skill is divided into four levels.

They are respectively the Qi Refining and Talisman Observation Chapter, Foundation Building and Talisman Nourishment Chapter, Golden Elixir and Talisman Mastery Chapter, and Nascent Soul and Talisman Unraveling Chapter.

He currently only possesses the first three levels of the cultivation technique; the fourth level, the Nascent Soul stage, has long been lost.

"That's fine too. Otherwise, with the Nascent Soul cultivation technique recorded here, this technique is at least a high-grade Earth-level technique. The Cloud Mountain Sect might not be willing to put it up for auction, and even if they did, it wouldn't be something I could win!"

Su Qing shook her head and then nodded, secretly relieved.

The true disciples of the Yunshan Sect, the disciples of the Yuan and Lin families, and the Old Demon of Joy, among others, all possessed superior cultivation techniques. Moreover, after cultivating for a long time, they found it difficult to switch to other cultivation methods.

But he was different; he had always practiced the common, outdated Rejuvenation Technique.

The reason this method has become so widely known is not only because it is slow to learn and inexpensive, but also because it is readily available.

It also means that when a cultivator encounters a better cultivation method, they will not feel any regret at all if they abandon the current one.

Because there are really very few martial arts techniques that are worse than this one!

Unfolding the first level of the Floating Life Myriad Phenomena Technique, one sees the characters on it moving around as if they were alive, forming various rune patterns. In a daze, it is as if what is unfolded is not a technique manual, but a rune inheritance that records a lot of rune information.

Although the runes formed by these characters are the most basic and easy-to-understand lower-level runes such as running, burning, and condensing water.

However, for those who know nothing about runes, seeing these rune patterns will still leave them completely bewildered, like looking at flowers through a fog, unable to see the true nature of the technique.

This piqued Su Qing's interest in the second level of the cultivation technique. He unfolded the Foundation Establishment chapter and indeed saw that the text inside was either fierce and powerful, as if it wanted to leap out of the paper, or it was arranged in the five elements, stirring up wind and thunder.

The runes they form are even more advanced, consisting of second-order bionic runes, second-order five-element runes, and other superior runes.

"No wonder that old demon of joy said that cultivating this skill requires excellent aptitude, because this skill is prepared for those who have mastered all arts and are proficient and knowledgeable in the way of runes!"
What might be mere chaff to others, unpalatable even to a wild boar, was to me a delicacy tailor-made for me!

Su Qing muttered to herself, then turned to look at the first level of the technique from the perspective of examining the runes, and immediately gained a completely different understanding than before.

The Great Dao is vast and difficult to find. Since the beginning of those who have sought to understand it, some have asked for it through their own bodies, while others have sought it through methods. However, very few have succeeded. In the end, there are talented and ambitious people who use Dao patterns to analyze the Great Dao, enabling even those of dull aptitude to comprehend its profound principles.

The "Myriad Manifestations of Talismans" technique emulates the ancient great cultivators who sought the Dao through Dao patterns. It uses mortal runes to seek the Dao, drawing upon the Great Dao to nourish the true runes within the body. Once these true runes settle in the sea of ​​consciousness, they manifest as a myriad of laws!

[Qi Refining Chapter: Observing Talismans to Enter the Dao, comprehending the mysteries of various runes, using runes to draw upon the surrounding spiritual energy, absorbing and digesting spiritual power at a speed unattainable by ordinary people...]

If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening.

Su Qing didn't want to die, but he was still captivated by his first encounter with a Earth-level cultivation technique, watching the sun rise and set several times over.

He had just broken free from the Myriad Manifestations of Talismanic Power and decided to immediately begin practicing it.

Although in the future, meditation dolls can be used to perform the practice.

However, after changing the method, the efficiency of meditating on the doll will increase.

He himself needs to switch to a different cultivation method and master it before he can begin.

For him, he is now only one step away from the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his mastery of runes is unmatched by ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

Even his spiritual root aptitude, which used to trouble him, is now almost on par with that of disciples from major sects.

Therefore, mastering this skill is as easy as taking something out of a bag.

In just three to five days, he successfully mastered the first chapter of the "Myriad Manifestations of Talismanic Creation Technique".

At this moment, with each breath he exhaled, tiny specks of talismanic light flickered within a radius of several feet around him.

These talismanic lights interact with each other, mobilizing the surrounding spiritual energy and surging into his sea of ​​consciousness. It's as if a bridge has been built between the sea of ​​consciousness and heaven and earth, allowing the spiritual energy to pass directly through the bridge. After being filtered through layers, only the purest and most refined part falls into the sea of ​​consciousness.

"The total amount of spiritual energy absorbed remains the same, but because the purity of the spiritual energy has increased, the cultivation speed is actually more than three times faster than before!"

A high-level martial arts technique is indeed far superior to something as common as the Rejuvenation Technique.

Su Qing, who hadn't practiced cultivation on her own for a long time, was so immersed in the wonders of cultivation that she found it hard to extricate herself.

It was a close call before I finally snapped out of that feeling.

With Heiwa around, it's absolutely impossible to cultivate on my own; it would be both time-consuming and affect my ability to earn money.

Twenty-eight meditation dolls were brought out one by one.

Silently practice the "Character Genesis of All Things" technique, communicate with each of them spiritually, and thus complete the frequency tuning and synchronization.

After a busy period, another three days have passed.

And looking at the group of black children sitting in a row, they were working hard for him with three times the previous efficiency.

Only then did Su Qing have the leisure to take out the fire phoenix feather.

This feather was originally intended for the witch Liu Yun'er.

But she didn't dare to come and pick it up herself, so she had to have it delivered to her door three months later.

What's wrong with me taking this item to look at it myself during these three months?

Can I still discern the Dao patterns within them?
(End of this chapter)