I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Zeng Qiming's warning left Zhou Tai feeling somewhat confused and hesitant for a moment.

He is indeed using talisman drawing as a means of making money right now, there's nothing to hide about that, and he has never wanted to deny it.

But he now has to consider a very real problem.

So, is his future cultivation goal just to reach the Foundation Establishment stage?

If not, when he finally opens up the Purple Mansion one day, and because of the problem Zeng Qiming warned him about, his talisman skills stagnate and he can hardly make any progress, would he be willing to give up this skill that he has cultivated for decades or even hundreds of years?

Children need to be educated well from a young age, otherwise it will be difficult to change them when they grow up. Even farmers who have never been to school know this principle, so Zhou Tai certainly knows it.

Therefore, he dared not disregard Zeng Qiming's warning.

The problem is that if he tries to change himself now, regardless of whether he succeeds, the mere dispersion of his energy and time will have a significant impact on his spiritual practice.

For example, it is foreseeable that his speed of earning spirit stones by drawing talismans will slow down a lot, and the expenses of drawing talismans will increase.

This contradicts his previous ideas.

According to his previous thinking, now that he has the status of an outer disciple and can draw thunder talismans, he should roll up his sleeves and work hard to draw more talismans and make more money, so as to accumulate a foundation for future foundation building.

This is a dilemma, a real dilemma!

Zhou Tai couldn't make up his mind easily no matter how he thought about it, and could only say that he needed time to consider it.

Zeng Qiming didn't force him, but told him to think it over before asking him about the Dao of Talismans. He also gave him several classic books on the Dao of Talismans, telling him to read and study them when he had time, and assigned him a task of drawing talismans.

The task Zeng Qiming assigned to Zhou Tai was to draw the Fire Serpent Talisman, which was the one he was most familiar with.

The talisman paper and ink materials were provided by the sect, totaling eight hundred sets, and three hundred talismans were required to be submitted within one year.

With Zhou Tai's current success rate in drawing talismans, he can easily complete this task and even earn a lot of spirit stones.

This is one of the benefits of becoming a member of the Talisman Hall. As long as he is skilled enough, he can earn a lot of spirit stones just by taking on various sect orders, and he can also hone his skills. It is a win-win situation.

That same day, Zhou Tai collected three hundred sets of materials and then focused on drawing talismans and cultivating at home.

During this period, every two or three days, he would fly to Leihe Peak and Bishuitan to plant fretting cloths and feed the frog swarms.

When feeding the frogs, he would also take some of the frog food home to feed his own frog.

In just over two months, Zhou Tai had used up all three hundred sets of materials and drawn a total of one hundred and fifty-eight finished talismans.

During this time, he also figured out the issues that had previously caused him hesitation and confusion.

He needs to change his mindset, but not now.

His immediate priority is to earn spirit stones to plan for Foundation Establishment.

Once he can draw a first-grade high-level lightning talisman and his ability to earn spirit stones becomes stronger, it won't be too late to try making changes.

After making this decision, he immediately felt a sense of relief.

On this day, while Zhou Tai was meditating, he took a Three Treasures Jade Dew Pill that Aaron Kwok had given him.

The last time he took the Ginseng Nourishing Qi Pill was more than half a year ago. After such a long time, taking the pill again has been able to slow down the accumulation of erysipelas as much as possible.

As expected of the Three Treasures Jade Dew Pill, which is worth fifteen low-grade spirit stones per pill, its effects are indeed much stronger than the Ginseng Qi Nourishing Pill. One pill is equivalent to Zhou Tai's cultivation efforts of thirty or forty days.

As for the effect of nourishing the spirit that Aaron Kwok mentioned, it might not be as obvious as the increase in magical power cultivation, and Zhou Tai could not feel much of it.

But the pill's effect on increasing magical power alone was enough for Zhou Tai to decide to use it from now on.

He doesn't lack spirit stones to buy pills now, so of course he'll use the best pills for himself.

With the help of elixirs and the daily supply of spirit rice, Zhou Tai felt that advancing one level of cultivation every three years would not be a problem, and he might not even need three years!

Just as Zhou Tai was making the most of his time to improve his cultivation, Aaron Kwok, who was about to set off for the Demon Abyss Mountains for training, came to Yuanfu Peak to bid him farewell.

However, the fat man's farewell words were quite speechless.

He looked at Zhou Tai with deep affection and said, "Junior Brother Zhou, I'm setting off tomorrow for the Demon Abyss Mountains. Success means I might reach Foundation Establishment, failure means my life or death is uncertain. Is there anything you'd like to say to me?"

Zhou Tai watched the fat man's performance with a speechless expression, and sighed softly, "Senior Brother Guo, you're giving me goosebumps!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, tossing a jade box to the other party, saying, "Consider these twelve lightning strike talismans inside as my farewell gift to Senior Brother Guo. I wish you smooth sailing and great success!"

Aaron Kwok's face instantly lit up with a smile. He caught the jade box and laughed loudly, "Haha, Junior Brother Zhou, you're so loyal! Then I won't stand on ceremony with you!"

Despite his thorough preparations, given the dangers of the Demon Abyss Mountains, no amount of preparation could guarantee complete safety.

It would be a very happy thing to be able to obtain a dozen or so lightning talismans that have a great restraining effect on demonic cultivators before setting off.

Then he casually put the jade box into his storage bag, and took out two wooden boxes and handed them to Zhou Tai, saying, "Junior Brother Zhou is so generous, as your senior brother, I can't be stingy. These two hundred sheets of thunder bamboo paper and an equal amount of thunder rhinoceros ink are specially purchased for you, Junior Brother Zhou. They should be enough for you to use for a while."

After saying that, he quickly added, "However, Junior Brother Zhou, you are now a member of the Talisman Hall. As long as you are willing to spend spirit stones, you can also buy these things from the Talisman Hall's procurement channels. This is just a small token of my appreciation."

"Senior Brother Guo is still so polite, then I won't be polite either."

Zhou Tai smiled slightly and did not refuse his kindness, accepting the talisman paper and ink on the spot.

Just like Aaron Kwok said, after joining the Talisman Hall, he can now order any resources he needs for drawing talismans directly through the Talisman Hall's procurement channels, and the price is cheaper than if he bought them himself.

So even if Aaron Kwok goes to the Demon Abyss Mountains, he doesn't need to worry about cutting off his supply of thunder talisman materials.

Just then, Aaron Kwok suddenly looked at him and said, "Junior Brother Zhou, there's something I've been thinking about these past few days, and I think it's necessary to tell you in advance. After all, you're not young anymore, and if we don't prepare in advance, things might get very rushed later!"

"Oh, what is it that Senior Brother Guo is talking about?"

Zhou Tai's expression shifted, and he looked at him with curiosity.

Then Aaron Kwok said with a serious expression, "Others, seeing your age and cultivation level, would all think that you have no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime. But you and I both know that you will never give up!"

"But as you know, Junior Brother Zhou, the sect is now quite strict about Foundation Establishment resources. Especially if you are over sixty years old and have not yet reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, you will almost never be able to exchange them normally."

"Therefore, I suggest that Junior Brother Zhou, while you are busy earning spirit stones, you should take some time to improve your combat experience."

"If by the time you reach Foundation Establishment, the situation in the Demon Abyss Mountains is still unresolved, then the path I'm taking today might be your only way to obtain Foundation Establishment resources, Junior Brother Zhou!"

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Tai's expression also turned serious.

If Aaron Kwok hadn't reminded him, Zhou Tai really wouldn't have thought of this.

The main reason is that his current cultivation level is not even at the late stage of Qi Refining, and the Foundation Establishment stage is still far away from him, so he didn't think about it that much.

But after hearing Aaron Kwok's words of advice, he realized that the difficulty of successfully establishing his foundation might be much greater than he had previously estimated.

He has the aptitude of lightning spirit root. If we disregard the factor of declining blood and qi, as long as he has a full set of foundation building resources, the probability of successfully building a foundation on the first try is very high.

However, to obtain Foundation Establishment resources in Spirit Beast Mountain, in addition to having the status of an outer disciple and enough sect contribution points, one must also meet the condition of having reached the ninth level of Qi Refining before the age of sixty.

In recent years, it has even been required to have the merit of slaying demons and monsters in the Demon Abyss Mountains.

This is why Aaron Kwok, despite meeting all the requirements for cultivation level, age, and sect contribution points, still insisted on going to the Demon Abyss Mountains.

Just imagine, even a disciple with a powerful background like Aaron Kwok is not an exception, so how could Zhou Tai possibly be an exception!

Thinking of this, Zhou Tai was almost terrified and immediately bowed to Aaron Kwok, saying, "If it weren't for Senior Brother Kwok's reminder, I really wouldn't have thought that far ahead. Please accept my bow!"

Aaron Kwok accepted the bow without hesitation, then smiled and said, "Junior Brother Zhou, it's not too late for you to realize this now. With the powerful abilities of the lightning-attribute spells you've learned, as long as you acquire a few more excellent defensive magical artifacts and gain more experience through combat, you'll be virtually unbeatable against demonic cultivators of the same level!"

"I've taken note of this, junior brother, and I'll pay more attention to it in the future."

Zhou Tai nodded, making sure he remembered the matter.

For him, anything related to his own foundation building must be treated as a major event and cannot be handled carelessly.

Fortunately, just as Aaron Kwok said, his lightning-attribute magic has a great advantage, and he has been casting spells frequently over the years, so his spell proficiency is also very high. As long as he engages in more magical duels and exchanges with others, there is still time to make up for it.

After reminding him of this matter, Aaron Kwok had nothing more to say and soon left Yuanfu Peak under Zhou Tai's watchful gaze.