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Throughout March and April, Zhao Ran was busy with the heavy spring ploughing during the day, not only buying and distributing seeds, but also bringing in a large number of farm tools and chicken and duck cubs, all of which were loaned to various farmers interest-free. With the cooperation of the five-color master, the progress of spring ploughing is really gratifying, not only planting all the tens of thousands of acres of fields, but also digging a canal with three channels, and at the same time he also improved the overturner, and used hydraulic power to lift and irrigate the river water of the Chongma River into the canal, which solved the problem of watering the field.

During the spring ploughing period, Zhao Ran obtained a large number of merit power bonuses, allowing him to cultivate every night, his mana became more and more abundant, and his essence became more and more condensed. Compared to when he first went to Huayun Pavilion, his cultivation has increased a lot. Even the five-color master couldn't help but sigh, saying that he had never seen the waste root bones enter the realm so quickly, and it was still in the case of insufficient essence.

was so busy and happy, the days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was May, and the farm work in the fields came to an end temporarily, so Zhao Ran picked up the "Zhengyi Talisman" and began to refine the talisman.

What Zhao Ran can refine now is a first-order rune, and in the "Zhengyi Rune Law", a total of eight first-order runes are recorded, including the Weidao rune, the yin exorcism rune, the Shenqing rune, the fireworks rune, the worship talisman, the Shengjin talisman, the Mingguang talisman, and the hidden note note.

If you have to classify them, these eight types of talismans can be divided into three categories.

One is used in fighting, including guardian talismans, yin exorcism talismans, and fireworks talismans. Zhao Ran once saw Zhimeng use the Wei Dao talisman, which can spread a layer of true qi around him to resist and detect danger; the yin exorcism talisman can drive away evil spirits and protect oneself from being touched by yin and evil things; the fireworks talisman is the talisman sprinkled by Uncle Xiao Zhuo all over the sky when he caught the raccoon rat spirit. Although it is only a first order, after the number goes up, the effect is still very good, so many middle-level monks often use it.

The second is to have a healing effect on itself, including the Shenqing Charm and the Shengjin Charm. The Shenqing Talisman can keep the Lingtai clear and effective when cultivating, while the Shengjin Talisman can speed up the absorption of medicinal power. It is very useful for healing, and at the same time it can also help appetite, to put it bluntly, it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach.

The third is the auxiliary talisman, that is, the worship of the table symbol, the bright light symbol and the hidden note note, the worship symbol is the symbol used to express the green words in the Zhai Jiao ceremony, and it is the most commonly used talisman in the Daomen - of course, it is also the symbol with the most fakes, because there is no need to use the worship symbol in many Zhai Jiao rituals, and it is purely a waste to use it; One is used to illuminate and the other is used to silence the sound, which is very interesting.

Zhao Ran was refining the talisman for the first time, so he refined one of the eight talismans each, and after trying them one by one, he decided to focus on the Guardian Talisman, the Fireworks Talisman, the Mingguang Talisman and the Hidden Notes, especially the first two, and he didn't feel at ease if he didn't refine a hundred or so talismans.

Two or three Yin Exorcism Talismans, Shenqing Talismans, and Shengjin Talismans are enough. As for the table talisman, Zhao Ran is not ready to refine any more. There is no other reason. Refining talismans is not only extremely mana-intensive, but also extremely expensive. The rune paper and cinnabar used in the first-order talisman are all specially equipped with Daomen, which contain all kinds of spiritual materials, and of course, mundane hard currency such as gold dust and jade powder. Zhao Ran roughly calculated, each talisman cost about five taels of silver regardless of the consumption of mana. For example, when Uncle Xiao Zhuo caught the raccoon rat spirit the year before last, he shot out a total of more than 200 talismans, worth more than 1,000 taels of silver!

During Zhao Ran's cultivation in Huayun Pavilion, he passed through the door of Guò's senior brother Wei Zhizhen and purchased a large amount of rune paper and cinnabar at one time. took out more than 5,000 taels of silver, and these materials were probably enough for him to refine more than 1,000 talismans. If you play like Uncle Xiao Zhuo, at most a few fighting methods will be consumed.

However, the use of talismans also requires skill, especially the proficiency of hand tricks and chanting, and even the step gang cooperation required when using some high-level talismans, which must be practiced more, and if you want to achieve the speed of sending talismans like Uncle Xiao Zhuo, you still need to sharpen a lot.

Zhao Ran refined talismans day and night, and finally consumed all the materials after a month, excluding the refining waste, a total of one thousand and forty-six talismans were made, with the most fireworks talismans, a total of six hundred, three hundred and twenty Weidao talismans, fifty bright light talismans and hidden music talismans, twenty yin exorcism talismans, and three each of the remaining Shenqing talismans and Shengjin talismans. Zhao Ran roughly estimated that these talismans were enough for him to survive alone outside for half a year.

The process of refining talismans also has a great help for cultivation, through refining these thousands of talismans, Zhao Ran is more familiar with the operation and casting of mana, such as the flame release and volley camera that the five-color master instructed him in the past, Zhao Ran can now expand the range to a few zhang away.

At the same time, the talisman is also very helpful to the craft, Zhao Ran once had a comprehension of the talisman refining in the middle of the night, so he took out the twelve money darts he had refined before to improve it, and also achieved good results.

Zhao Ran has been busy refining talismans for a month, and he has no time to take care of the affairs of Junshan Temple, so everything is left to Jin Jiu to preside. Jin Jiu is also worthy of his trust, and he takes care of all affairs in an orderly manner, whether it is the Zhai Jiao ceremony, or the criminal case, including the transfer of money and food and the defense of Lianding, they are all handled very well, and they gradually show the demeanor of a capable person, and they have long lost the appearance of the children of the gentlemen.

In the few months that Zhao Ran was busy with spring ploughing to gain merit and refining talismans, several groups of thieves and mountain bandits came to Cointreau Mountain one after another, but they were all properly solved by Jin Jiu, Guan Er and others, and all of them were wiped out, Zhao Ran just listened to the advice and did not intervene in it. But on this day, after Zhao Ran finished making talismans, he came out of the room and saw Jin Jiu, Guan Er, Lu Jin, Lin Shuangwen, Zhong Sanlang and others gathered outside the door, each with a solemn face, as if he had something important to say.

"What's the matter......?" Zhao Ran asked, looking tired, stretching his arm, twisting his neck, and moving his hands and feet.

Jin Jiu said: "Senior brother, yesterday we wiped out a group of bandits who came to Cointreau Mountain. ”

Zhao Ran was slightly surprised: "Another batch? This is the fourth batch, right? How many thieves are there? Did we hurt people?"

Jin Jiu said: "We injured three people, but we don't have to worry about our lives, with Jiang Zhuzi and Zhang Wu as the internal response, we fought quite easily." There are more than 20 thieves here, the thief's name is Song Xiong, nicknamed 'Tablet Opener', his reputation in the rivers and lakes is not low, it is not easy to arrest him, if it weren't for Guan Er and Lu Jin's great efforts, I'm afraid I really can't stop him......"

"Song Xiong?'''Tablet opener'?Is it more powerful than that Luo Wenhai?" Zhao Ran is now cultivating to a higher level, and he has a lot of talismans in his hand, and his fighting methods and abilities have skyrocketed several times, and he has long looked down on the so-called "people in the rivers and lakes", and he didn't pay much attention to it at the beginning. But Guan Er and Lu Jin are both good players in the rivers and lakes, one is the young head of the Zhenwei Dart Bureau, and the other is a famous hard stubble in Guyang County, the two of them worked together to catch this Song Xiong, and Zhao Ran couldn't help but be very curious.

Jiang Zhuzi and Zhang Wu said that Song Xiong was a thief in northern Sichuan, and Luo Wenhai was in front of him, and he could only kneel and beg for mercy. ”

"The northern Sichuan thief is so powerful, why did he run away from our Cointreau Mountain? Could it be that he also lost the stockade?"

"Exactly, listening to Song Xiong, someone also occupied his cottage and pointed him to come to Cointreau Mountain to make a living. ”

"It's the same as the previous times?"

"Not bad!"

"Is Song Xiong still alive?"

"When I caught it, I didn't say anything at first, but after I got the means, I poured the beans into the bamboo tube. ”

"Where's the man?"

"It's in the courtyard. ”

"Bring me to see. ”

Song Xiong and Zhao Ran imagined differently, it was not a big man with a wide body and a strong body, a big waist and a round waist, but rather thin and not tall, when he was brought over, his body was wrapped in bandages, and it was obvious that the injury was not light.

It seems that this guy has really suffered a lot under Jin Jiu's hands, and when he was brought to Zhao Ran, he was depressed, and he had nothing to do with the "northern Sichuan thief" imagined by Zhao Ran.

Zhao Ran asked in detail about Jin Jiu's return to the previous situation, and then focused the inquiry on the seizure of Song Xiong's village, and carefully inquired about the situation of the gang of strongmen who robbed Song Xiong's cottage, including the number of opponents, dress, blades, martial arts, etc., and of course, the appearance of the leader.

After listening to Song Xiong's confession, Zhao Ran fell into deep thought. (To be continued......)