After walking out of the shop, I breathed in the fresh air. Perhaps it was because of the open space, but I felt much better. The annoyance I felt from the failure of the Sound Transmitting Talisman was gone.
Although the Sound Transmitting Talisman was urgent, I still had to stay here for at least half a month. I wasn't in a hurry.
Moreover, it wasn't like I didn't gain anything from making the talismans today. At least, I had a better understanding of how to make talismans.
This made my mood a lot better. I casually walked on the street around the shop. The sky was getting dark, and all the shops on the street had lit up their lamps. The whole street was filled with all kinds of lights, and people were talking. It looked very lively.
The Fengshui Metaphysics Shop was located in the Antique City of Shenzhen. I didn't expect it to be so lively at night. Come to think of it, the Fengshui Metaphysics Shop has been established in the Antique City for some years, but I haven't even familiarized myself with the Antique City.
I squeezed through the crowd and wanted to take this opportunity to walk around.
Speaking of the Antique City, I wasn't a stranger. When I first stepped on the path of cultivation, I wanted to study talismans. I had gone to many antique shops to buy yellow paper, cinnabar, and other items.
Later on, I found the compass with the snake spirit in it in Kaifeng Antique City.
However, as my cultivation increased over the years, whether it was my actions or the people around me, they were very far away from the secular world. It had been a long time since I came into contact with such a lively and bustling place.
As I thought about this, I unknowingly walked into a pitch-black alley. Perhaps it was because there was no light, there was almost no one in this alley. Even the shops on both sides of the alley had already closed long ago, and there was no sound coming from them.
I followed the alley to the end. This was the deepest part of the Antique City. There was only one shop on each side of the street.
I had been wandering around aimlessly and was about to go back. However, I saw a shop on the left side of the street with the words "Old Shop" hanging on the door.
When I saw these two words, I was happy. I remembered that I had bought a compass with a snake spirit in it in the antique market. Now, I saw a shop with the same sign.
Of course, this "old shop" wasn't that "old shop". Back then, I was in Kaifeng City, but now I'm in Shenzhen. I just don't know if these two shops are related.
I still vaguely remembered that when I bought the compass, I recognized that it was an ancient artifact that had been dug out from the ground. Then, I guessed that the owner of the shop with the "Old Shop" sign was related to the business of digging graves for gold.
Back then, that old shop wasn't small, and its background wasn't bad either. It had branches in many cities in the country, and I happened to run into it twice. It wasn't too strange.
There was a thick curtain hanging at the entrance of the shop. Although it was midsummer, the curtain didn't seem to be lifted at all, completely blocking the view from the outside.
What surprised me the most was that there was a talisman hanging on the shop's signboard. I focused and saw that it was the Scorching Sun Talisman.
The Scorching Sun Talisman had the power to expel evil spirits. If it was hung at the door, it could protect the house. It wasn't a big deal, but since it was close to the shop, I focused and sensed it. The Scorching Sun Talisman in front of me had my own aura. It was obvious that the owner of the shop had bought this talisman from my Fengshui Metaphysics Shop.
Although I was curious, I wasn't too curious. I just glanced at it for a while then turned around and left.
After strolling around the Antique Market, I returned to the shop. My mind had completely calmed down.
It was time for dinner, so I ate with the people in the shop.
After dinner, I was ready to go upstairs to check on Wang Li. Xie Chenghua stopped me and smiled. He told me about the talismans he had made today.
He told me that the talismans in our shop were selling well. On the one hand, things like the Golden Light Talisman were very rare and couldn't be bought anywhere else. On the other hand, it was because the quality of the talismans I had made was very good. For example, the Scorching Sun Talisman. Although it was sold in many other places, the Scorching Sun Talismans I had made were infinitely close to the scarlet talismans. Their effects were much better than the others. This was also the main reason why they were so popular.
I already knew what he was talking about. After listening to him, I was a little skeptical. "Why did you suddenly mention this?"
Xie Chenghua smiled and said, "Boss, I was thinking that if our talismans are so popular, why don't we make some marks on them?
I've heard that some talisman masters would leave a personal mark on each talisman they make. It could be a word or a picture to show that the talisman was made by them.
That way, we can prevent others from using the talismans we made to make up the numbers. We can also increase our fame. "
From what he said, it was like making a brand to label one's products.
I nodded. Since Xie Chenghua was thinking about this, he must have put his heart and soul into his business.
After pondering for a while, I asked Xie Chenghua to bring me the weasel hair brush. Then, I casually wrote the character 'Zhou' on the bottom right corner of the talismans I made today.
There were one hundred talismans in total. I moved my wrist, and shortly after, I had written all one hundred 'Zhou' characters. When I was about to put down the brush, I suddenly found something strange.
On the last few talismans, the dark red character 'Zhou' was still clear. However, on the first few talismans, the character 'Zhou' had disappeared. On the talismans in the middle, the characters had also become very vague. Moreover, they were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
I frowned, and Xie Chenghua was dumbfounded. He didn't know why this had happened.
I looked at the talismans and pondered for a long time. Slowly, I found the reason.
Talismans originally had a spirit, and they had the effect of discharging pollutants and removing impurities. The character 'Zhou' I had randomly written on the talismans hadn't fused with the lines on the talismans. That was why they had rejected each other and gradually disappeared.
Although it looked strange, the logic behind it was very simple.
I recalled Xie Chenghua's words. He said that many great talisman masters would leave their marks on their talismans … If that was the case, those great talisman masters would also encounter this situation. How did they solve it?
I didn't have any talismans with their marks to study, so I could only think about it. Around fifteen minutes later, my eyes brightened. I had an idea.
Talismans had the effect of purifying oneself, but they would reject things outside the talisman. As long as I could fuse this mark with the lines on the talisman, this kind of rejection wouldn't happen.
As soon as I thought of this idea, I immediately thought about the difficulties I had encountered when making the Sound Transmitting Talisman.
Actually, I had almost figured out how to distribute the True Essence when making the Sound Transmitting Talisman. Now, the biggest problem was that I didn't know how to leave my mark.
Leaving a mark on a Sound Transmitting Talisman was the same as leaving a mark on other talismans.
I vaguely grasped something in my mind. I didn't have time to talk to Xie Chenghua. I just told him that I would leave my mark later. Then, I took two Fierce Yang Talismans and returned to my room upstairs.
Since I had consumed a lot of energy while making the talismans, I hadn't fully recovered yet. After returning to my room, I didn't hurry to study the talismans. Instead, I sat cross-legged on the bed, recovering my True Essence while thinking about what I had just comprehended.
Around four hours later, my True Essence had recovered by more than half. Then, I took out the talismans and began to study them.
I didn't study the Fierce Yang Talismans I had just brought, but the Sound Transmitting Talismans in my hands.
I couldn't find a talisman with a person's mark for the time being. However, if my guess wasn't wrong, the Sound Transmitting Talisman could also be considered a talisman with a person's mark.
The first one was the one Wang Can had given me.
It was the first Sound Transmitting Talisman I had obtained. Wang Can had used this talisman to inform me that I would go to Wangwu Grotto-Heaven to participate in the Allheaven Tournament. I had studied it many times, but besides knowing how to use it, I couldn't find any clues.
It was the same this time.
I wasn't discouraged. I put the talisman aside and took out the other Sound Transmitting Talisman that Han Wennan had given me from Xiang Liu's leather bag.
During the Allheaven Competition, there were two things that made me the happiest.
The first was that I had repaired the True Dragon Vein in the jade bracelet. The second was that I had met Han Wennan again. This time, not only had the misunderstanding between me and Han Wennan been resolved, but he had also helped me with a very important task, which was to save Ye Pianpian.
I had gotten this talisman from Han Wennan to help me save Ye Pianpian.
I held the talisman in my hand and used my Dongxuan power to study it.
The structure of the Sound Transmitting Talisman wasn't complicated. Wang Can's talisman was like that, and Han Wennan's talisman was even more so. However, after studying it for a long time, I still couldn't find anything.
Just like before, although I could figure out the structure of the Sound Transmitting Talisman and even find the difference, I still couldn't find the most important thing.
After half an hour, I shook my head and put the talisman down. Then, I took out the last talisman that Lu Zhenyang had given me.
Since I had been studying the talismans today, I could feel the difference as soon as I took it out.
This talisman had a thick evil aura, which was almost the same as the aura that Lu Zhenyang exuded. Even though I had obtained this talisman for a long time and was already thousands of miles away from Lu Zhenyang, I could still feel the disgusting aura from the talisman as soon as it appeared.
Officer Wang and Han Wennan, although one cultivates Taoist Qi and the other cultivates Witch Qi, their auras were similar. They were both moderate and peaceful. That was why I didn't find anything different when I studied the talismans they had given me. However, the disgusting aura on Lu Zhenyang's body played a big role at this moment. It helped me find the difference right away.