While sighing with emotion, I seized the chance that the mysterious state hadn't dispersed yet and tried to imitate the Sound Transmitting Talisman.
I stood in front of the desk and held my breath. I tried to recall the details of the sound transmitting talisman in my head. After everything was clear, I urged the true essence in my body and wielded the wolf-hair brush. I continued to draw on the rest of the yellow paper.
Talismans have different grades. Although the Sound Transmitting Talisman is also the lowest grade yellow talisman, its complexity and profoundness far surpass all the talismans I have drawn before. Even though I have studied it many times, there are still many problems when drawing it.
Among these problems, there were two that I needed to solve urgently.
First, when drawing the talisman, I didn't have the right incantation, so I couldn't control the amount of true essence I had to use. It was especially so for the minute details. The amount of true essence contained in the wolf-hair brush would determine the success or failure of the talisman. Second, although the Sound Transmitting Talisman didn't look different, different talismans could contact different people. There must be something similar to a person's mark. Thus, when drawing the talisman, I had to make sure that my mark was fused into the talisman. That way, when others used the talisman, they could accurately contact me and not someone else.
These problems needed to be solved one by one. Since the talisman hadn't been completed yet, I couldn't think about the mark. That was why I had to focus on controlling the amount of true essence I had to use.
Although the talisman was made of yellow paper and cinnabar, it didn't only depend on the yellow paper and cinnabar to display its unimaginable power. The most important thing was the true essence the person who drew it had poured into the talisman.
If too much true essence was poured into the talisman, the talisman would not be able to bear it. Then, the true essence would change violently under the support of the formation.
Sometimes, it would trigger a raging fire or some other change. In extreme cases, it could even trigger thunder and lightning, which would cause a lot of disasters.
Thus, when drawing the talisman, I had to control the amount of true essence I used.
However, at the same time, I couldn't use less true essence. If the true essence I poured wasn't enough to support the power of the talisman, it would be a waste of a piece of yellow paper.
For example, the Fierce Sun Talisman was a low-grade talisman. The reason why I could make so many talismans so quickly was that I had a good grasp of the distribution of true essence when making them.
Not only did I know how much true essence I needed to pour into the talisman, but I also knew how much true essence each line should contain. I also knew where to place more and where to place less. That was why I didn't have any problems when making them.
However, the Golden Light Talisman is slightly different. This kind of talisman is one of the Ten Great Divine Talismans of Daoism. The lines on it are very complicated and profound. Even the current me can't completely understand some of the details.
Fortunately, this talisman had a matching chant. When drawing it, one only needed to chant the chant, and the weasel hair brush in one's hand would be able to automatically inject an appropriate amount of true essence into each line under the support of the chant, causing it to achieve a perfect balance.
The Sound Transmitting Transmitting Talisman didn 'with. and, so I had to use the method to make the true essence. I didn', so. Talisman.
I carefully controlled my true energy and poured it into the weasel hair brush. Then, with the help of the brush's tip, I slowly started to draw on the yellow paper according to the pattern I had studied before.
Under the guidance of the Wolf Hair Brush, my true essence slowly flowed into the cinnabar. Then, the tip of the brush moved, leaving mysterious patterns on the yellow paper.
Time ticked by, and more and more patterns appeared on the yellow paper. The first Sound Transmitting Talisman was about to be completed. I just needed to put down the last stroke, and the result of this attempt would be revealed.
Success and failure were both 50/50 … My current mood was even more nervous than the first time I drew a talisman.
I held my breath and concentrated. I could feel that the energy on the yellow paper had reached a saturated state. I gritted my teeth and drew the last stroke. As soon as I finished, I raised the wolf-hair brush and stared at the thin yellow paper.
On the golden paper, the cinnabar patterns created a dazzling light. Just as it was about to bloom, the light turned into a dazzling light. Then, the yellow paper turned into a ball of flame in front of my eyes.
I failed …
Although I had expected this result, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
After this failure, I was no longer in the same state as before.
However, after many years of cultivation, my mind had become very tough. I wasn't discouraged. I looked at the ashes on the table and carefully recalled the details of the Sound Transmitting Talisman. Gradually, I found some problems. I took a deep breath and took out the yellow paper, preparing to draw the second talisman.
I picked up the brush, gathered my energy, put down the brush, and drew.
I did all of these actions in one go, but the final result wasn't satisfactory.
The reason I had failed the first time was because I had poured too much true essence into the talisman. That was why the yellow paper had burned in front of me. In the end, it had turned into ashes and turned into nothingness.
With my previous experience, I had controlled the amount of true essence I had used to make sure that it wouldn't exceed the limit of the yellow paper and the Sound Transmitting Talisman. However, the result was still a failure.
Again!
I took a deep breath and memorized the amount of true essence I had used this time. Then, I took out another yellow paper and started to draw again.
I tried again and again, and failed again and again. While I was making the Sound Transmitting Talisman, time seemed to pass very quickly in my room. In the blink of an eye, it was already noon. Only when the last yellow paper had turned into ashes in front of me did I finally stop.
In the end, I didn't succeed. However, after so many attempts, I wasn't without results.
There were several times when I had almost completely grasped the amount of true essence I had to use. However, when I was about to complete the talisman, I couldn't find a way to leave my mark. In the end, I still failed.
At this time, all the yellow paper had been used up, and my Heavenly Veins were empty. Since I had used up all of my true essence, I couldn't try to make more talismans in a short period of time. I had to give up. I casually swept the ashes of the talisman paper to the side and picked up the Golden Light Talisman and Fierce Sun Talisman that I had made before. I walked out of the room and prepared to give them to Xie Chenghua.
After I went downstairs, Xie Chenghua was still waiting in the lobby. When he saw the thick pile of talismans in my hand, his eyes seemed to emit a golden light. He couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face. He was already over fifty years old, but he didn't have the slightest bit of maturity.
I put all the talismans on the counter. Liu Chuande, who had been sorting out the accounts, also came over. The smile on his face wasn't any less than Xie Chenghua's. He swallowed his saliva and asked, "Boss, how many talismans did you make this time?"
I looked at the two of them and replied, "Fifty Golden Light Talismans and fifty Fierce Sun Talismans. It's enough for us to sell for a while.
However, I've almost used up all the yellow paper and cinnabar. You two have to go and buy some more! "
Liu Chuande received the talismans and nodded. However, Xie Chenghua frowned and said to me, "Boss, the yellow paper and cinnabar you used are of the highest quality. The yellow paper is from Huizhou, and the cinnabar is from Chenzhou. Although this is the biggest antique market in Shenzhen, we can't buy them all at once. I'm afraid we'll need one or two days to get everything ready."
Anyway, I had reached a bottleneck in making the Sound Transmitting Talisman. I had to figure out the key points before I could try again. One or two days wasn't a big deal.
I nodded and prepared to go out for a walk to relieve my fatigue from making talismans.
Seeing me nod, Xie Chenghua didn't say anything else. Liu Chuande looked at the talismans and said with emotion, "Boss, you don't come here often. Although there are a lot of talismans, if you go out for another year or so, you'll be out of stock."
I looked at Liu Chuande with interest. This old man was obviously trying to imply something.
I guessed he wanted to ask me how to make these talismans.
It wasn't that I was greedy, but it wasn't suitable to teach them how to make talismans.
Among the two types of talismans, the Scorching Sun Talisman was not a precious talisman. Anyone who could sense Dao Qi and knew how to make it could try to make it. It was even easier for Xie Chenghua and Liu Chuande to make it.
The reason why they didn't craft the talismans themselves, and instead waited for me to return to craft them, was because my cultivation was higher. Although the talismans I crafted were of the same grade, there was a difference in quality between them. This was something I was unable to teach, unless their cultivation was raised to my level.
Moreover, I couldn't teach them how to make the Golden Light Talismans.
This time, it wasn't because their cultivation base wasn't high enough. It was because I had to consider their safety.
I knew how to make the Golden Light Talismans because it was recorded in the Death Scripture. However, this kind of talisman was one of the top ten Daoist divine talismans. Mount Longhu regarded it as a forbidden item and didn't allow outsiders to learn it.
After the last trip to Mount Longhu, not only did I see the arrogance of the Zhengyi School, but I also learned the origin of the Golden Light Talismans. If I taught them how to make it, who knew if the Daoists of Mount Longhu would find trouble with them?
Of course, it was just for sale now. If the number increased, it would attract the attention of Mount Longhu sooner or later. However, they didn't know how to make it. Even if the people of Mount Longhu came looking for me, they could just blame it on me. At least, their lives wouldn't be in danger.
After thinking about it, I didn't respond to Liu Chuande. I just smiled at him and walked out of the shop.
I was still thinking about the Dragon Tiger Mountain and the golden talisman when I walked out of the shop, so I was still thinking about it.
Why were Taoist talismans recorded in the Death Scripture? Could it be that the Death Scripture had something to do with the Zhengyi School?