Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 274 Success in the Path of Talismans
In the Taiping Sect's Qingxin Xiaozhu (Clear Heart Abode), Jiang Chen, holding a purple-tipped brush, bent over his desk and painted.

A moment later, a flash of inspiration appeared, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the study to surge.

Straightening up, Jiang Chen saw this scene and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"With the help of divine sense, creating first-tier talismans is not that difficult for me."

Putting down his talisman brush, Jiang Chen picked up the newly drawn stone armor talisman and examined it carefully.

Drawing a talisman is like drawing a person; the most important thing is still that touch of spirituality. The talisman head, body, core, and feet must all be complete and resonate with each other, giving rise to a touch of spiritual charm from a simple inanimate object. Only then can the talisman be considered complete.

However, drawing talismans is not so easy for ordinary people. Mastering cloud script is only the basics, and controlling true qi is also common. The ethereal spiritual charm is the most difficult to grasp. Otherwise, even if you draw talismans for a lifetime, they will only be dead talismans and will never become true spiritual talismans.

"The core of talismans is runes. It is said that runes are evolved by powerful cultivators who comprehend the Great Dao and have the wonderful function of connecting heaven and earth. Now it seems that they are not bad."

"And this cloud script is the most commonly used rune in the cultivation world. It is not only used for drawing talismans, but also for many Taoist books. After all, it is difficult to explain the true meaning of cultivation methods in ordinary words. Of course, in addition to cloud script, there are other runes in the cultivation world, but these are not things that I can access right now."

As the thoughts collided, Jiang Chen's internal energy circulated, activating the talisman in his hand.

In the next instant, a burst of spiritual light appeared, and Jiang Chen was covered in a layer of gray stone armor, making him look like a stone statue.

"It is indeed mysterious. Compared to real spells, talismans are much more rigid and have limited power, but fortunately they are not so restricted, which allows cultivators to have more ways to fight enemies. If used well, they can have miraculous effects."

With a gentle touch to his brow, Jiang Chen broke the stone armor talisman.

"Just like with weapon crafting, I also have a talent for talisman making. With the added benefit of my divine sense, I should be able to master all the first-tier talismans in the Demon-Slaying Talisman Book with just a little effort. The only slightly troublesome ones are the second-tier talismans."

With his mind in turmoil, Jiang Chen gained a certain understanding of his talent in the Dao of Talismans through this period of contemplation. Compared to weapon crafting, his talent in the Dao of Talismans seemed to be even greater.

Just then, Rat Tianjiao walked in.

“Squeak, squeak…”

In a hurried voice, Rat Tianjiao relayed the information that had come from within Five Immortals Mountain.

During this period, it spent most of its time refining Geng metal. In addition, it was also responsible for monitoring Wuxian Mountain, since the rat demon clan in Wuxian Mountain had now submitted to it.

"E Tong, the offspring of the Great Demon of Blackwater Dock, has reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage. It seems that Lady Qinghua is indeed colluding with Blackwater Dock."

After listening to Shu Tianjiao's story, Jiang Chen seemed to be deep in thought.

In the region where the Southern Kingdom is located, the human race is undoubtedly the strongest. Although the demons also have some power, they are still far inferior to the humans, otherwise they would not have been driven into remote and impoverished areas.

Under such circumstances, it is quite normal for Lady Qinghua and Blackwater Dock to stick together for warmth, after all, although Lady Qinghua has successfully advanced to the Dao Foundation stage, her foundation is still too weak.

"It seems that Crocodile Tong is reorganizing the demon forces of Five Immortals Mountain in order to replace Lady Qinghua and wreak havoc in Qingyuan County again."

Through Crocodile Tong's various actions at Five Immortals Mountain, Jiang Chen roughly guessed Crocodile Tong's purpose. "Compared to Lady Qinghua, that great demon in Blackwater Dock is much more dangerous, after all, that great demon has already established its Dao foundation for many years."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen made a decision.

"I'm going to Wuxian Mountain. You hurry up and refine the Geng metal."

Leaving a word behind, Jiang Chen floated away.

Meanwhile, in the Five Immortals Mountain, Crocodile Tong continued to integrate the five major demon clans.

After the previous battle, the five major demon races were severely weakened. The lower-level demon races were still in good condition, but the upper-level forces were almost completely wiped out. Now, the strongest force on the surface is the Qi Refining stage, and they can only rely on natural defenses to hide in the Five Immortals Mountain. This is only because the human cultivators are unwilling to spend a lot of effort to wipe them out. Otherwise, the demon races of the Five Immortals Mountain would have been wiped out long ago.

Of course, human cultivators don't need to do this. The Five Immortals Mountain is a dangerous environment. Even if human cultivators pay a huge price to wipe out the demon race, it would be extremely difficult to develop it. In this case, it would be better to leave the demon race behind, harvest it in an orderly manner, and use the demons to plunder the spiritual resources of the Five Immortals Mountain. In fact, the demons themselves are a kind of resource.

"The demons of Five Immortals Mountain are truly insignificant; they are far inferior to those of my Blackwater Dock."

Inside the cave, thinking about the situation at Five Immortals Mountain, Crocodile Tong frowned.

It had thought that Wuxian Mountain was bad, but it didn't expect it to be this bad. It was a complete mess, which made it difficult for it to complete its plan.

The Blue Flower Goddess has declared herself in power and is no longer concerned with external affairs. Its true intention is to replace the Blue Flower Goddess, unite the demons of the Five Immortals Mountain, wreak havoc in Qingyuan County, and cooperate with Blackwater Dock to complete a pincer attack from within and without. As for the Taoist of Peace, it is somewhat worried, but that is all it is.

It didn't believe that Jiang Chen could really defeat a Dao Foundation cultivator with only a Qi Refining body. In its view, Jiang Chen was at most a powerful Qi Refining Perfection cultivator, while as the son of a Dao Foundation cultivator, it had enough confidence in its own strength, not to mention the trump card bestowed upon it by Crocodile Abyss.

As long as it seizes the opportunity, even if Jiang Chen is really strong, it is confident that it can kill him.

Looking at Crocodile Tong, whose expression was cold and whose brows were furrowed, the newly appointed leaders of the demons all kept their eyes down, their heads bowed, and remained silent. It wasn't that they didn't try, but that they simply couldn't do it.

The demons of Wuxian Mountain today are not the same as they used to be. Neither they nor the demons below are willing to fight against the cultivators of Qingyuan County, let alone confront the Taiping Sect, since the shadow left by Jiang Chen in their hearts has not yet dissipated.

Of course, no matter what they think in their hearts, they will not show it on the surface. Blackwater Dock is also something they cannot afford to offend. Most importantly, the current situation of Five Immortals Mountain is like this. No matter how much Crocodile Tong causes trouble, it will be useless. They can even benefit from it.

At that moment, Crocodile Tong turned his attention to them again.

"No matter what, the plan to wreak havoc in Qingyuan County cannot be changed. Even if it means sacrificing these guys, we are willing to do so. As long as we can achieve our goal, even if Lady Qinghua comes out of seclusion in the future, she will not be able to say anything."

"On the contrary, if I fail to achieve my goal and ruin my father's plans, I will really have a hard time explaining myself when I go back."

With that thought in mind, Crocodile made a decision.

Feeling the chilling gaze of Crocodile Tong, the demons present felt uneasy.

Just then, an invisible mist spread in from the outside and quickly enveloped the entire cave.

(End of this chapter)