Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 144 Explosive Talisman

An Angry Birds-shaped fireball flew towards him from a tricky angle. Ji An's evasive space was limited by the Fiery Golden Wheel, and he was hit with a loud explosion.

Like a bullfighter being charged by a bull, his body lost balance and flew into the air before hitting the rocks. The spiritual weapon that was spewing out flames was placed near his neck.

The direct damage from the spell was absorbed by the protective aura of the Earth Spirit Pearl and the Rock Mountain Technique. He looked embarrassed but was actually fine.

Although he used magic power to seal his eardrums, the sound waves caused by the explosion still made him dizzy, and the scorching heat made his face turn red like Guan Yu.

Ji An calmed down the aftermath of the shock and shouted:
"Brother, come again."

After continuous fighting, he has found the right rhythm, can resist for a relatively long time, and can also launch effective counterattacks, instead of just passively taking a beating.

He now has a deep understanding of the attack power of spiritual weapons. Taking the Fiery Golden Wheel as an example, it only takes one full-strength attack and the protective aura provided by the Earth Spirit Pearl will most likely be penetrated.

However, if they were to fight a life-and-death battle, it was still unclear who would win between him and Liu Yu.

After he is covered with various defenses, the opponent needs to cause effective damage multiple times in a short period of time to cause real damage to him.

Spiritual weapons have a certain degree of spirituality. If you release a spell to attack the spiritual weapon itself, it will dodge like a human, so that it can "trick and move" to buy more time for itself.

Ji An felt that if he obtained the defensive spiritual weapon, the Apricot Yellow Flag, he would have a great chance of defeating the opponent.

Liu Yu shook his head and laughed:
"Come again? No! I don't have much mana left."

Although the spiritual weapon can attack independently, it still requires him to input mana to "charge" it. In previous battles, he would compress the time as much as possible and it would be impossible to drag it out for so long.

Through the battles during this period, he found that his junior brother was able to quickly adjust his combat status, and both his attack and defense were more organized. It was obvious that he also had a talent for fighting.

"Junior brother, judging by the combat prowess you've shown so far, you should be able to deal with a mid-stage Foundation Establishment monster on your own.

It would be even better if I could practice a spell that slows down the enemy."

The monster's flesh and blood body was no longer able to resist the opponent's explosive fireball that had reached the perfect level.

As long as it can be hit head-on, few monsters can resist the powerful damage.

Liu Yu was wondering in his heart. When he first met the other party, the other party showed a talent for the Small Cloud and Rain Technique. After practicing Qingmu Changchun Gong for ten years, he was able to comprehend the spirit of the technique. He must also have a high talent for wood magic.

Coupled with the explosive fireballs at the perfect level, it means that the opponent has a strong understanding of the three elements of water, wood, and fire.

Water stimulates the growth of wood, and when wood is strong, fire is prosperous. The other party's talent is likely to be the minor three talents.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother. I thought so too, but time is short, so I can only take it slowly."

Ji An said that in order to plant the 5,000 acres of spiritual trees on Chiyan Peak, he had to consume a lot of mana and energy every day, and he did not have much time to practice spells and comprehend the meaning of the law.

Things will get better in a few years. By then, the planting spells will be improved to the level of great perfection, and the effects will increase while the mana consumption will decrease accordingly.

Moreover, as his cultivation level improves, the magic power in his body will become more abundant, and he will have more time to practice other spells. At the same time, the inspiration absorbed by the stone turtle can also be used to quickly improve his understanding of spells.

He paused and asked:
"Brother, based on the time of the last three-sect fight, another fight will be held in four years. Why hasn't there been any news yet?"

According to convention, the sect is now about to start the selection.

Liu Yu pondered and said:
"I heard from the deputy hall master that the current situation is special, and the duel selection will probably be held in a different format. I haven't heard anything about the specific method."

The three sects' advancement in the Ten Thousand Mountains has stopped at Mingfeng Mountain, and they are currently planning a major move.

As long as the preliminary preparations are completed, a large number of monks will definitely be mobilized to launch a fierce attack.

Ji An nodded slightly. It would be better if the selection was held later. The later it was, the more fully prepared he would be.

After a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building wins enough matches in the three major competitions, the sect will reward him with a large number of spiritual objects that complement his cultivation techniques, which can almost cover the entire practice of the middle stage of foundation building.

The generous rewards have also increased everyone's enthusiasm for participating in the competition, and almost all monks with fighting talent will participate.

Ji An put down his tools, patted the cut animal hides hard, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The skin of the monster beast in the late stage of foundation building was extremely tough, and it took most of the day just to cut it.

It is said that some demonic beasts in the late foundation-building stage, which are famous for their defense, can rely on the toughness of their skin to defend against attacks from spiritual weapons. Unless they are hit in the same spot continuously, it is difficult to cause damage to them.

Xia Yuhan walked into the stone house and put down the spiritual tea on the tray:

"Uncle Master, please have some tea. Is there anything I can help you with?"

She wore a dark belt, which made her waist look slender and her eyes were bright like a pool of autumn water.

Ji An took a few sips of the spiritual tea and said with a smile:
"Stir the talisman ink evenly, without showing any sediment."

The prepared talisman ink will have a little sedimentation phenomenon, and must be stirred for a long time before use, otherwise the spiritual power in the talisman will be unevenly distributed.

Stirring is not a technical task and only requires carefulness, so it is appropriate to leave it to someone else.

Ever since the two women moved into Chiyan Peak, he has always had someone to serve him, and he doesn't have to do many trivial things himself. This feels pretty good.

The two sisters had just turned twenty, and it was a delight to have youthful young girls serving them.

"Yes," Xia Yuhan put the tray aside and began to stir the talisman ink.

Ji An finished his spiritual tea and, taking advantage of this moment, closed his eyes to rest. He recalled the steps and techniques for making the Explosion Talisman in his mind and began to create the talisman with his mind. With his current talisman-making ability, he didn't need to copy the talisman beforehand; he could just draw it directly.

Low-level materials simply cannot withstand the spiritual power of the explosive talisman, and there is no way to use other materials to practice instead, so high-level materials must be used directly to draw.

Every waste of material is a huge loss, but these losses are unavoidable, so we can only be prepared as much as possible.

As he drew the fifth Explosion Talisman in his mind, a soft whisper came to his ears:
"Uncle Master, the talisman ink has been adjusted to its optimal state."

In her spare time while raising spiritual fish in the Bishui Lake, Xia Yuhan did some work such as making talisman paper and mixing talisman ink to supplement her cultivation. She was very familiar with the work she had just done.

Ji An stood up and observed Fu Mo's condition, praising him generously:
"very nice."

He took out the talisman pen, dipped it in talisman ink and drew the explosive fire talisman on the talisman paper to improve his feel and feel the rhythm of mana output when using high-level talisman ink.

At the beginning, he failed to draw the explosive fire talisman, which he had been very skilled at. From the fourth talisman onwards, he had adjusted his rhythm and his success rate returned to normal.

After getting a feel for it, Ji An picked up the cut animal hide and probed it with his spiritual sense, carefully sensing the leather texture.

In his eyes, an illusory explosive talisman appeared on the animal skin, and each talisman node had an appropriate position.

He took a deep breath, picked up the talisman pen, dipped it in talisman ink, and began to write on the animal skin.

As the magic power was input, the ink on the pen tip flickered with crystal red light.

Ji An drew the talisman in one go with his pen swift and smooth movements.

"It's done! Was it that smooth?!"

Ji An picked up the explosive talisman with some surprise, and saw the red light shining on the talisman, full of spiritual energy. He probed his spiritual sense into it to feel the degree of smoothness of each node.

Suddenly, he felt the spiritual power in the talisman become disordered.

Ji An's face twitched and he threw the talisman out of the room.

The talisman glowed brightly and a fireball exploded. Half of the animal skin was burned and swayed in the wind, scattering black ash.

Xia Yuhan widened her eyes and covered her mouth with her hands. She began to calculate in her mind how many spirit stones she had burned.

The loss from the damage of such high-end materials is probably equivalent to her monthly income.

Ji An bared his teeth and said self-deprecatingly, "I knew it wouldn't be this smooth."

The drawing just now was an accident. The normal failure of the talisman was just because the spiritual energy was too thin, or the rune was incomplete and could not lock the spiritual energy, so it was impossible for it to self-destruct.

He closed his eyes, carefully recalled the details of the drawing, and wondered where the problem lay.

After a moment, he calmed down, picked up the talisman brush, and started drawing again.

Whether the talisman was successful or not, he would stop after drawing each one to review and summarize his experience.

The whole day was spent making talismans. When a ray of setting sun shone into the stone house through the window, Ji An finished drawing the talisman.

He just felt dizzy at this moment. Making talismans was more energy-consuming than casting spells.

A month passed quickly, and Ji An used up all the animal skins and drew forty-five top-grade explosive talismans.

"Time flies so fast, I have to rush back to the Law Enforcement Hall to report.

Junior Brother, I see you've been drawing Explosion Talismans. What quality can you achieve?"

Liu Yu said with lingering emotion that the concentration of spiritual energy on the top of the Red Flame Peak had reached the second-level middle grade, and was not far from the second-level upper grade. The environment here was more suitable for refining magic power than his cave.

"They are all at the first-grade ultimate level, and should be able to match the full force attack of a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage who practices the Fire Element Technique."

Ji An replied that his success rate in making talismans was about 25%, which was theoretically a loss.

The main reason was that he failed too many times in the early stage, which lowered the overall success rate. In the last few days when he was making talismans, his success rate was close to 40%.

He was very satisfied with the success rate of making the explosive talisman for the first time.

"For sale?"

Liu Yu asked, there are always various accidents during the battle, and it is very likely that the monks will run out of energy. They will always stockpile some talismans for emergency use.

"I can sell twenty-five."

"The price of a top-grade Explosive Talisman fluctuates around fifty spirit stones. I'll buy it at that price. Junior Brother, do you think it's feasible?"

"can."

After the payment and goods were settled, Liu Yu bowed and said goodbye:

"Junior brother, goodbye. The next time I see you, I think you'll be able to eat fresh mulberries."

"Brother, I'm sure you'll enjoy your meal!"

(End of this chapter)