Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 2: Hard work pays off

"coming!"

Upon seeing the panel that appeared, Lin Chang'an was overjoyed and extremely excited.

Forty years!
He waited for a full forty years!
He spent the first twenty years in the mortal world and the next twenty years in the cultivation world, and finally he got this golden finger.

"But how did this cheat system awaken?"

Thinking of something, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but show a suspicious look.

"I took a nap. Before that, I only went to a brothel once. It couldn't have been a woman."

"Could it be wine!"

Suddenly realizing something, Lin Chang'an stared wide-eyed at his bed.

If he's not mistaken, he must have drunk too much last night and died in a drunken stupor after Erniu brought him back!
Pooh!
It should be said that the cheat code was activated at a critical moment of life and death.

"Damn it! This wine must have been diluted with water!"

At this moment, Lin Chang'an slammed his fist on the table in anger, and his side glance caught sight of Mingjing in the room.

The figure in the mirror is handsome and gentle, with a bright and clear appearance. Although he is already in his forties, he does not show any signs of aging. On the contrary, he has a sense of maturity.

He was the first person kicked out of the Zhou family because of his face.

However, his brows now revealed a listless look, and the dark circles under his eyes were faintly visible, which greatly alarmed Lin Chang'an.

"I've become so haggard in just a few days!"

"Damn it! I'm giving up alcohol from this day forward!"

Lin Chang'an slapped his thigh firmly, admitting that he had indeed become somewhat lax in his work due to his disheartened state of mind.

But now that the opportunity has arrived, how can we waste it?

At this moment, Lin Chang'an was full of excitement, and his spirit was as high as when he first entered the world of cultivation.

At this moment, he was no longer able to calm down and cultivate; instead, he excitedly studied his opportunity.

Turn it on, turn it off!
Turn it on, turn it off!
……

The drizzle continued until nightfall.

The market had lost its daytime hustle and bustle, and Lin Chang'an, who had been inside the house, had bloodshot eyes.

But his face still radiated an excitement that he couldn't calm down for a long time.

I didn't dare to sleep all day, fearing that when I woke up it would all be a hallucination from being drunk.

"Don't get too caught up in it. This is just the beginning. There's still a long way to go. Achieving immortality in the future may not be just a pipe dream."

Lin Chang'an took a deep breath, got up, and immersed his head in the basin of water for a long time. After the cold water calmed him down, he finally raised his head and gasped for breath.

"However, because we were going to the mortal world, most of the spirit crystals were exchanged for other things. Right now, the most important thing is the corvée labor that Erniu mentioned."

“In previous years, the corvée tax would have cost five spirit stones, but this time it will probably cost at least ten spirit stones.”

Ten spirit stones were a huge fortune for a rogue cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining.

Even he had to prepare in advance, otherwise he wouldn't have enough spirit stones and would have to participate in dangerous pioneering missions.

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but secretly calculate his current assets.

A box of gold and silver jewelry, but it's useless.

All the martial arts techniques and divine weapons of the mortal world are useless.

Fifteen first-tier low-grade Golden Light Talismans and ten Swift Travel Talismans.

A low-grade magic weapon, the Green Bamboo Sword.

The rest were his talisman-drawing tools and Changchun Gong (a type of qigong), which he relied on for survival, neatly arranged on the table.

"Besides the twenty-six spirit crystals that Erniu temporarily borrowed, I have another twenty spirit crystals here."

He bent down and took out pieces of spirit crystals from the inside pocket of his boots, piling them all on the table.

Looking at all his possessions, Lin Chang'an nodded to himself. Over the years, he had used all the spirit crystals he had earned for cultivation.

I need to earn spirit crystals quickly.

……

It was midnight. "Drawing talismans requires a calm and focused mind."

Incense burned gently on the table, and all the tools for drawing talismans were prepared. Lin Chang'an closed his eyes and meditated for two full hours before his mind finally calmed down.

"Now is the time."

He took a deep breath, opened the jade bottle, and dipped his talisman-making brush into the special cinnabar inside.

Lin Chang'an, holding his breath and concentrating, had a focused and serious look in his eyes. He had been drawing talismans for almost twenty years.

Especially the Golden Light Talisman, its gentle spiritual energy flows evenly and steadily from the palm through the tip of the pen.

The metallic blood of the spirit beast, accompanied by special cinnabar, was used to write with the brush tip on the talisman paper, the movements flowing smoothly and effortlessly.

The body has repeated this action countless times, it has become instinctive, and everything is natural.

"puff!"

A flame rose up, and the talisman spontaneously combusted without fire.

Lin Chang'an seemed to be used to it. He raised his hand to disperse the ashes and took out the talisman again to repeat the action.

[Golden Light Talisman +1 (Proficiency 499/500)]

Finally, after three failures, at the moment of the fourth successful talisman formation, a data flashed on the panel inside the sea of ​​consciousness.

Lin Chang'an stared blankly for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh.

"So that's it."

If his past self had only drawn talismans to make a living, now he saw a bright future ahead.

……

【Golden Light Talisman (Mastery 0/1000)】

Golden Light Talisman, skill upgraded!

As a high-quality golden talisman appeared, Lin Chang'an felt as if he had been enlightened, and his mind kept recalling the insights gained from making the golden talisman.

After a long while, Lin Chang'an finally opened his eyes.

"So that's how it is. Breaking through in proficiency can actually bring me insights. It feels like the sun is breaking through the clouds."

Lin Chang'an looked down at the golden talisman on the table with a sigh. This time, he seemed to understand many of the previous mistakes and unnecessary methods.

After a night of focused drawing of talismans, eight golden talismans appeared neatly arranged on the table.

Especially after the Golden Light Talisman was mastered, the mana consumption was reduced by 10%, which is all spirit crystals.

He suddenly realized the power of this "golden finger"—that hard work would bring rewards.

It's not just about practice; you can also improve by gaining your own insights.

He clearly remembered that he had 1 point of proficiency last night, which he suddenly added when he had some insights.

"As long as I put my heart into it, I will be rewarded."

Once Lin Chang'an came to his senses, he abandoned his plan to grind for more proficiency points.

If he doesn't put in the effort, even if he draws hundreds of golden talismans, he won't gain any skill proficiency.

If you put your heart into everything you do, your efforts will be rewarded; this is the correct way to use the "golden finger" (a powerful ability to enhance one's abilities).

"Although we have found the correct way to use the cheat, the cultivation world is treacherous and full of dangers. A slight mistake could lead to our death, so we cannot be careless."

Lin Chang'an secretly reminded himself that when he first came to the market, he was also eager to hunt monsters with a group of like-minded fellow cultivators.

However, getting rich overnight and acquiring elixirs to break through cultivation levels is always a lucky thing, while most people end up dying in pools of blood.

"Back when we were hunting demonic beasts, several people in the mid-stage of Qi Refining died. I, in the early stage of Qi Refining, survived. Aren't I also a lucky one?"

After drawing talismans all night and feeling his almost depleted magical power, Lin Chang'an smiled.

He even took out spirit crystals that he usually wouldn't use to restore his magic power.

By this time, it was already daylight outside, and the rain had stopped.

Warm sunlight streamed into the world after the rain, and glistening water droplets shone on the emerald green bamboo leaves outside the market.

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