Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

As time went by, Lin Zui's brows would sometimes furrow and sometimes relax.

Ultimately, his attention settled on one of the cultivation techniques called "Five Elements Transformation Technique".

This was clearly a cultivation technique specifically prepared for cultivators with five spiritual roots.

Lin Zui was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, the five spiritual roots, which are the least valuable in the human realm, actually have special cultivation techniques in the immortal realm.

Could it be that in the Immortal Realm, people with five spiritual roots are rare geniuses?

However, as he delved deeper into the research, Lin Zui quickly realized that he had been overthinking things.

There's no genius involved. The five spiritual roots that are useless in the human realm would be useless in the immortal realm as well.

As for the reason why such a cultivation technique exists, Lin Zui guessed that it was probably specially researched by some powerful immortal in the celestial realm for their own descendants with poor aptitude.

Because many of these incredibly extravagant acts would be impossible to achieve without a strong background and resources.

For example, cultivating this technique requires cultivating all five elements simultaneously. While others cultivate one type of spiritual energy, they cultivate five. This can certainly make the cultivator's magical power far surpass that of others of the same level, but it also makes the advancement path of cultivators with five spiritual roots, who are already cultivating slowly, even longer. Even in the immortal realm where spiritual energy is abundant, various methods are needed to accelerate cultivation.

One of the most effective methods is to temper one's spiritual root, but this tempering method requires dual cultivation with a cultivator of the Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Moreover, to temper all five spiritual roots, it would require the joint efforts of at least five cultivators with heavenly spiritual roots.

Although this kind of tempering does not damage the source like the technique of replenishing the body, it is unavoidable that it greatly slows down the cultivation speed of cultivators with heavenly spiritual roots.

Even among the rare talents of the Celestial Spirit Root cultivators in the Immortal Realm, which one would be willing to sacrifice themselves for others like this?

However, Lin Zui quickly understood this question when he saw the large number of control and tormenting secret techniques attached to the cultivation method.

He could even picture several proud and unyielding cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots being captured by powerful figures and brought before their own juniors. They were subjected to various restrictions without any power to resist, and after endless torture and futile struggles, they had no choice but to submit.

"Damn it, the guy who created this technique must be a ruthless demon. He's really not afraid of offending people, doing something like this!"

"No wonder the supernatural abilities of this cultivation method before the Nascent Soul stage are all about self-preservation and escape. It's no wonder that they would be hunted down like rats after capturing someone's chosen one and torturing him like this."

Lin Zui thought to himself, but he was also genuinely envious of the feeling of having a powerful figure supporting him.

Of course, despite his envy, the solitary Lin Zui would never believe that he was qualified to cultivate this technique.

My cultivation is already slow; if I were to cultivate all five elements at once, wouldn't that be courting death?

As for cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots, there's no need to even think about it. He's just a weakling at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Who would he dare to mess with?

We can't exactly pin our hopes on finding a few people with celestial spiritual roots among mortals, can we?

Shaking his head, he decided to put those thoughts aside for the time being. He could research what cultivation technique to pursue later; his immediate priority was to leave this place.

Turning to look at Han Li, who was still asleep, and the Heavenly Bottle on the ground, Lin Zui felt a little regretful.

If he had a choice, he would prefer the Heavenly Bottle to the flashy but impractical Golden Jade Book. After all, no matter how good the techniques and secret arts in the book are, they are useless if you can't practice them.

However, if they can obtain the Heavenly Bottle and have Han Li's experience as a foundation, they might be able to go even further.

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Bottle only recognizes Han Li.

Recalling what had just happened, whether it was the self-awareness of the Heavenly Bottle or something else in the dark that had brought it all together, Lin Zui dared not covet it anymore. If the Golden Jade Book hadn't absorbed that energy in time, Lin Zui would have already exploded and died.

After surveying the surroundings and confirming that no one had noticed anything unusual, Lin Zui stopped lingering, retrieved the calming talisman from Han Li, turned and left, disappearing into the vast night.

……

Several days later.

In a deserted valley on the border of Jingzhou.

Lin Zui pulled his mind away from the jade book.

After studying these past few days, he had read through all thirty-six pages of the cultivation techniques, but unfortunately, apart from the "Five Elements Transformation Technique," there wasn't a single technique that he could directly cultivate, which left him somewhat disappointed.

Left with no other choice, he started reading the various miscellaneous books on the extra seventy-two pages, hoping to find something useful, at least enough to protect himself. Unexpectedly, he actually found something surprising.

The Divine Seal Technique...

I never imagined that talismans could be made like this.

When it comes to making talismans, the normal procedure is for the cultivator to first learn the spells corresponding to the talisman. For example, to make a calming talisman, one must first learn the basic lower-level calming spell, and then use a talisman brush and cinnabar to draw the corresponding rune pattern on the talisman paper according to the requirements of the talisman-making technique. Once the drawing reaches a certain standard, the talisman is considered complete.

There are no shortcuts in this step; it all depends on feel and experience. If there is a slight deviation, either you will not be able to store spiritual energy at all, or you will be able to store it with difficulty, and when you activate it, the spiritual energy will not flow smoothly, so you will not be able to exert its full power.

Only through daily accumulation and the consumption of massive amounts of resources, gradually increasing proficiency, can the success rate of talisman making gradually improve. However, most people can only achieve a success rate of 40% to 50% at most.

However, this "Divine Seal Technique" allows cultivators to scan and analyze talismans using a special divine sense technique, without needing to cultivate the corresponding spells, and form a divine sense seal that is exactly the same as the runes on the talisman.

When making a talisman, you only need to first imprint the divine consciousness talisman seal onto the talisman paper, then use a cinnabar talisman brush to materialize it and infuse it with spiritual power. Talismans made using this method have a success rate of at least 80% to 90%.

"Isn't this just copying...?"

Is this how immortals make talismans?

Isn't that so down-to-earth?

After understanding the principles of the Divine Seal Technique, Lin Zui found it difficult to look at it directly.

However, even if the success rate is really that high, then we won't have to worry about spirit stones anymore. If we have enough resources, then it's not impossible to try practicing the "Five Elements Transformation Technique".

After all, given his aptitude and the lack of the Heavenly Bottle, if he continued to cultivate basic techniques, even if he could use resources to reach the later stages, it would be impossible for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. It would be better for him to cultivate the Five Elements Transformation Technique, which has a higher upper limit.

However, he will make a decision on all of this after he has verified the effects of the "Divine Seal Technique".

Thinking it over, Lin Zui no longer hesitated and once again immersed his mind in the jade book, studying the "Divine Seal Technique".

……

Fuyunfang.

A small market town in Jingzhou.

It was originally built by a group of independent cultivators to facilitate the gathering and trading of goods.

As the flow of people gradually increased, it slowly attracted the attention of several cultivation families in the surrounding area, who came to open shops and station cultivators here. Floating Cloud Workshop gradually grew in scale.

Today, Fuyunfang is jointly controlled by three forces. Although they secretly compete with each other, they maintain a delicate balance through mutual checks and balances, making it the top choice for the surrounding independent cultivators to trade goods.

【Liang Family Immortal Treasure Shop】is a shop controlled by the Liang family of Wohu Mountain, one of the three major powers.

On this day, Liang Anping, the manager of Liang Family Treasure Shop, was leisurely lying on a bamboo chair, closing his eyes to rest.

Suddenly, his expression changed.

A slightly immature voice came from outside the door.

"Excuse me, do you accept talismans here?"

Liang Anping looked up and saw a handsome boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old peering into the room from outside the door. He was carrying a thick bundle in his arms and dressed like an ordinary person. It was Lin Zui.

In that deserted valley, after more than a month of painstaking study, he finally mastered the "Divine Seal Technique".

After that, he left the valley and bought some talisman-making materials such as cinnabar and talisman paper to start making talismans. For this, he even sold the only low-level magic weapon he had.

It must be said that the "Divine Seal Technique" is indeed extraordinary, living up to its reputation as a secret method passed down from the Immortal Realm.

Although condensing the talisman seal is difficult, once it is successfully condensed, talisman making will become a natural process.

Aside from a few failures at the very beginning, Lin Zui's success rate quickly soared after he got the hang of it. After a period of familiarization, he rarely made mistakes with the various types of talismans he made.

Once the talisman is formed, it will remain in the sea of ​​consciousness and will not dissipate. It can be used at any time whenever you want to create a talisman.

The only problem is that this "Divine Seal Technique" consumes a lot of spiritual energy. With his current spiritual energy, drawing five or six talismans at once would completely deplete his spiritual energy, and then he would have to meditate slowly to recover.

The extreme exhaustion after one's spiritual energy is depleted, the feeling of being completely drained, is extremely torturous.

If it weren't for the fact that the "Divine Seal Technique" mentions that this method can condense divine sense and increase its recovery speed, he would never have exhausted his divine sense every time, thus inviting suffering upon himself.