With the hunchback woman's assurance, I exhaled in relief. I didn't mind her arrogant attitude and returned to my shop. I continued to study the Sky Sunflower Blood and the Death Jade.
After one day of study, I found that although the Sky Sunflower Blood and the Death Jade were compatible with witchcraft energy, they both had their flaws.
The Sky Sunflower Blood had filthy Yin energy, while the Death Jade had evil Yin energy. They weren't pure Yin energy.
Although witchcraft energy was Yin energy, it was neutral and peaceful like Dao energy. It wasn't sharp and murderous like Yin energy.
I didn't sleep that night. I accompanied Xiao Jin and watched TV while thinking about a solution.
Coincidentally, in the middle of the night, I saw on the TV news that Master Cheng Yi of Guangxiao Temple in Taizhou had passed away and was buried in a vat. It reminded me of Fang Min, the funeral attendant I had met on the train.
At that time, she had told me a strange story about the funeral she had hosted. She had mentioned the vat burial technique.
Of course, I didn't remember her because of the vat burial technique. It was because of another part of the funeral.
During the funeral, the deceased had to take a bath and change clothes. In Fang Min's story, the deceased Grandpa Yuan used the wrong water when he took a bath, which led to all the troubles that followed.
I remembered the Yin water that the deceased had to use when they took a bath during the funeral.
The Yin water was bought from the Netherworld with Yin money, such as burning incense or paper. This kind of water didn't have abundant Yin energy, but it was neutral. Rumor had it that the Yin energy sold by the Netherworld was mixed with the water, which was very magical.
I got up excitedly. Although the Feng Shui shop didn't have any paper money, we had plenty of incense and candles. I found some incense and candles and set up a memorial tablet for the Ten Yama Kings in the room. I took a bowl of water and lit the incense and candles. After a long time of worship, I got a bowl of Yin water.
Then, I took some of the Death Jade powder I had made during the day and the Sky Sunflower Blood, which had less filthy energy. I mixed them with the Yin water and tried to use my witchcraft energy to attach them.
Just as I had expected, the Sky Sunflower Blood and the Death Jade powder had a higher compatibility with my witchcraft energy. They were almost as compatible as cinnabar and Dao energy.
However, I wasn't satisfied. I mixed them together and kept changing the ratio. Eventually, I found a suitable ratio that was even better than cinnabar!
As long as the old woman brought me the fox's armpit, I had a ninety percent chance of making the Heavenly Deceiving Talisman!
Once the Heaven-Deception Talisman is successfully made, I'll try the other scarlet and purple talismans recorded in the Death Scripture. At that time, it won't be difficult to make talismans that are stronger than the Golden Light Talisman and the Pure Yang Talisman.
At this moment, the sky was already bright. After a busy night, I was also somewhat tired, so I went to sleep.
Not long after I got out of bed, the hunchbacked old woman appeared at the entrance of my shop. She coughed. Xie Chenghua and I hurried to greet her. She handed me a small pouch. I opened it and saw a bunch of fox fur of different lengths. I smelled a strange fragrance.
Without waiting for me to ask, the old woman lowered her voice and said, "I'll leave the fox's armpit to you. I'll come and get the talisman in one week!"
After saying that, she seemed to have something else to do and left in a hurry without even entering the door.
I felt strange and lifted my head to look at her. Although the old woman was usually hunchbacked, it seemed she was hunchbacked even more today. Moreover, when she spoke, her voice was low and hoarse, and she was gasping for breath. It seemed she was hurt.
Did she get hurt while she was taking the fox's armpit?
I didn't understand. This old woman's power was at the peak of the Glorious Knowledge realm. Moreover, Xie Chenghua had told me that she only needed to find her own children to take the fox's armpit. Why was she hurt?
After thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure it out. I didn't want to waste any more time. I gave the fox's armpit to Xie Chenghua and asked him to make a fox's underarm brush. I also told him to use locust wood to make the shaft of the brush. It was to match the Yin energy of the fox's armpit.
Since we had decided to make the brush yesterday, Xie Chenghua had contacted the craftsman during the day. After receiving the fox's armpit, he left in a hurry.
It wasn't difficult to make a brush, but it took him one whole night. The next morning, Xie Chenghua came back and gave me a brand new fox's underarm brush.
Moreover, he was meticulous and brought back the extra fox's armpit that he had cut.
Because I had smelled a strange fragrance from the fox's armpit yesterday, I felt that it wasn't simple. I put away the trimmed fur to study later.
After returning to my room, I cleaned my hands and worshiped the Mysterious Fairy. Then, I laid out the red talisman paper and picked up the fox's underarm brush. I dipped it into the mixed liquid I had made earlier and calmed my mind. I gathered my shaman energy and started to make the talisman.
After comprehending the Dao energy and becoming an Earth Master, I had tried to make talismans. After that, I had made countless talismans and had accumulated a lot of experience. However, it was my first time making a red talisman. Moreover, I had to use my shaman energy to make a talisman. I didn't dare to be careless. I held my breath and focused my mind. My shaman energy followed the tip of the brush as I drew the Heavenly Deception Talisman according to my memory.
Half a minute later, sweat started to form on the tip of my nose. I felt that the shaman energy in my body was exhausted. I couldn't help but panic. In an instant, I made a mistake. My first attempt at making a talisman had officially failed.
I was shocked. All along, I didn't have much shaman energy in my body. However, after the appearance of the Luo Hou Star that day, the shaman energy in my body had increased tremendously. Although I couldn't continue to cultivate and improve it, in terms of quantity, it wasn't inferior to the Dao energy of other people in the Glory of Consciousness realm. I thought that it would be enough to make a talisman. Who knew that the scarlet talisman would consume so much shaman energy? I had only made half of it when I felt that my shaman energy was running out.
Shaman energy was different from Dao energy. After my Dao energy was used up, I only needed to absorb the True Dragon Vein to recover quickly. However, there was no shortcut to recover my shaman energy. I could only rest and wait for it to recover naturally.
As I sat down to rest, I calculated carefully. With the amount of shaman energy in my body, I should barely be able to make one scarlet talisman. In essence, it wasn't because I didn't have enough shaman energy. It was because I panicked.
After thinking it through, I learned my lesson. After waiting for a few hours, my shaman energy was full again. I picked up the fox's underarm brush and prepared to make the second talisman.
In the end, unexpectedly, I failed again.
I realized that it wasn't enough to barely have enough shaman energy. When I reached the last few strokes, there was only a sliver of shaman energy left. It was extremely difficult to control. Moreover, the talisman was complicated. When I was at the end, it was the most stressful time. It was difficult to control both the shaman energy and the strokes at the same time.
In the end, it was because I didn't have enough shaman energy.
This time, I furrowed my brows. Up until now, the shaman energy in my body had come from Xiao Jin's ink bead and the inexplicable increase when I was picking the stars. I was unable to cultivate and improve.
Now that I didn't have enough shaman energy, how was I going to make the talisman?
After thinking for a long time, I had no idea. In the end, I summoned Xiao Jin and asked him if he still had the ink bead that he had given me earlier.
Xiao Jin shook his head. "That ink bead was formed when he was imprisoned in the Yellow Springs River for many years. He slowly got rid of the shackles and condensed it into this bead.
After he gave it to me, only one year had passed. He didn't have enough time to condense a second bead. "
I sighed. When I was about to think of another way, Xiao Jin said, "After absorbing the True Dragon Vein for the past two days, his power has recovered a lot. Although he can't condense it into an ink bead, if I need it, he can give it to me."
I was stunned and felt that I couldn't bear to leave. That ink bead was something that Xiao Jin had spent many years to condense. He had already given it to me. Now that he had recovered a little with great difficulty, I wanted to leave again. This didn't seem right.
However, Xiao Jin didn't seem to care. He didn't wait for me to reply. He opened his mouth and spat out a ball of dark green gas that floated in front of me.
After everything was done, Xiao Jin smiled and said, "With the True Dragon Vein, it won't take long for me to recover my power. Master, feel free to use it."
I had already told him not to call me Master, but he didn't want to change it no matter what. He insisted on calling me that.
I smiled and rubbed his head. After thanking him, I closed my eyes and continued to recover my shaman energy.
After my shaman energy had recovered, I started to make the talisman for the third time.
This time, after I had made more than half of the scarlet talisman, I felt that the shaman energy in my body had dried up. While maintaining control of the brush tip, I took the dark green gas that Xiao Jin had spat out and condensed it on the tip of the brush.
The shaman energy in my body and Xiao Jin's were of the same origin. Naturally, there wouldn't be any rejection.