Chapter 59: Refining the Talisman
The second is talisman making, also known as talismanism!
Fu Dao is broad and profound, and many predecessors of the Shi family have studied and studied, leaving a wealth of precious experience classics.
Talisman can be roughly divided into two types, one is a spell charm and the other is a support charm.
To put it simply, the spell power is sealed in the rune, so when used, it is equivalent to releasing the power, and there is almost no need to consume divine mana.
For example, the "Fireball Technique" not only takes time to cast the mantra, but also takes a lot of mana.
But if it's a fireball talisman, it's almost instantaneous. If many talismans are used together, they are enough to pose a threat to high-ranking monks.
"The Earth Spirit Shield Talisman you gave me was also made through talisman making?"
At this time, Shi Qiulan and Shen Yun were walking along the corridor to the main hall, and a gust of mountain wind hit, bringing bursts of osmanthus fragrance, but Shi Jin and Xue Ling didn't know where they went.
"Not bad. Shi Qiulan nodded and smiled, "Using a defensive talisman consumes a lot less mana than directly casting a spiritual power shield." The disadvantage of this type of spell rune is that the talisman maker must first be able to cast it before he can try to make it. ”
Shen Yun nodded again and again, the spell talisman was obviously a means that could directly improve combat effectiveness.
Like alchemy, learning talismans, especially spell talismans, must be bought at a loss in the early stage****** such as a fireball talisman is only sold for a spirit stone, but if you want to learn, it is difficult to succeed without failing dozens or hundreds of times, and it is normal for those with slightly inferior talent to fail hundreds of times.
Shen Yun secretly smacked his tongue when he heard this, his brows furrowed, and he obviously couldn't afford to learn.
But I'm also curious, I don't know what my talisman talent is?
The blue sky is like a wash, the sky is cloudless, and there are maids bowing down from time to time along the way, and soon come to the Shijia Palace. The two sat down and continued to talk, and the maid immediately served tea.
"Another kind of auxiliary talisman, refining is much simpler, just draw the scoop according to the gourd, compare the appearance recorded in the classics, and draw it. Shi Qiulan saw that Shen Yun was quite interested, so she continued to explain, "The auxiliary talisman is not made for convenience or quick spellcasting, but the talisman must be drawn in advance before the corresponding spell can be cast. ”
Shen Yun's eyebrows raised slightly, and his eyes showed a look of doubt: "There are still spells that need talismans to cast?"
Shi Qiulan nodded lightly and said with a smile: "For example, the spirit sealing technique requires the spirit sealing talisman in hand, and after casting, the talisman is pasted on the spirit grass, elixir and other things, so that it can maintain its medicinal properties for a long time, without the talisman, of course it cannot be cast......"
There are also "transmission notes" that are also auxiliary characters, but there are two types of transmission notes:
One is to leave a note and send it into a monk's room to wait for the monk to check it at his convenience, so that he does not have to worry about disturbing people;
The other is to locate the sound transmission, which requires the monk to first leave a divine imprint on the transmission note, and within the reachable distance, the sound can be easily transmitted to the monk who left the imprint.
Shen Yun nodded again and again when he heard this, and when he heard that the auxiliary charm was easy to use, he was a little eager to try it.
Seeing this, Shi Qiulan smiled, and asked Shen Yun to go to the back hall later.
After a while, he took the jade slip of talisman making and a large bundle of blank talisman paper, talisman pen, dansha and other things, gave it to Shen Yun, and said with a smile: "The talisman pen is used by me to make talismans, if Brother Shen is interested, I will lend it to you to refine it." ”
"Thank you, Miss Shi!" Shen Yun was overjoyed to take it, and felt quite embarrassed, "I don't know how many spirit stones these rune paper and dansha will need to be exchanged for back?"
"This is a practice rune paper, the success rate is poor, a spirit stone can be exchanged for two dozen, Dansha is even less valuable, Brother Shen doesn't have to mind, it's not worth anything. Shi Qiulan smiled when she heard this.
Shen Yun suddenly put his mind at ease, and said curiously, "By the way, where can I buy these talisman pens, talisman papers, and the like? How come I have never seen ......?"
"This must be bought at the Immortal Cultivator Fair. Shi Qiulan chuckled.
Shen Yun suddenly realized, and became interested again: "Where is the Immortal Cultivator Fair?"
"The trade fair was held last year, and the next time it will be the year after tomorrow, and the former Xiong family will send an invitation before the event, and then we will go to Junshan to see it together." ”
Shen Yun readily agreed, happily confessed, and returned to the attic alone.
Enter the flower hall and spread the materials on the sandalwood table.
I saw that the dansha was like a bright red mud, packed in a bowl the size of a purple fist, and there was a faint fishy smell; the rune paper was yellow, three inches long, one inch wide; the rune pen barrel was crystal green, obviously not a bamboo, and the brown-yellow pen at the end of the pen was smooth and soft.
Everything was ready, and he repeatedly read the method of making the "Sealing Spirit Talisman" described in the jade slip, and even simulated the whole process several times in his mind.
Only then did he sit up and breathe evenly, hold his breath and concentrate, and his mana penetrated the tip of the pen and the pen walked the dragon and snake......
It didn't take long for the drawing to take shape, and I saw that the curved runes on the yellow rune paper were esoteric and difficult to understand, the red light was shining, and the spiritual power was faintly circulating.
Shen Yun looked happy, rubbed his hands, and carefully studied the spirit rune in his palm.
Haha smiled and said, "Could it be that my talisman talent is stronger than the forbidden talent?"
Suddenly, the spiritual power on the spirit rune flowed for a while, and it quickly subsided in an instant, Shen Yun was in a hurry, but he was helpless, he could only watch the spirit rune in his hand turn into a piece of waste paper.
grinned and looked embarrassed: "It's supposed to be, how can it be a success......
Next.
"It's only the second time, nothing ......"
"It's only ...... the third time"
"Fourth ......"
“......”
"It's done!" Suddenly, Shen Yun's eyes lit up, he cheered, and jumped up.
The "Sealing Spirit Talisman" in the palm of the palm is obviously introverted, very stable, and there is no problem.
Shen Yun's heart was full of joy and joy, and he happily admired the real spirit rune for a while, and then he cleaned up his mood, sat upright again, and continued to refine.
However, after failing more than ten times in a row, seeing that twenty rune papers had been scrapped, he couldn't help but sigh and muttered, "It's too wasteful to draw it!"
At this point, he gave up his great business of making talismans.
"Loose cultivation without the support of family strength is really not suitable for studying the rune path!"
This is still the simplest auxiliary talisman to refine, and if it is a spell talisman, I am afraid that the failure rate is even more alarming.
When Shen Yun came to the main hall, Shi Qiulan was holding a yellow book and reading it with relish, but Shen Yun knew that she was waiting for the results of her refining.
"Miss Shi, if you waste twenty blank rune papers, you will succeed in one ......" Shen Yun cried with a sad face, and returned the talisman pen and the remaining materials.
"Oh, I don't know what kind of talisman Brother Shen refined, how many pieces were made?" Shi Qiulan put down the book in his hand, and his expression did not look surprised, after all, the way of talisman making mainly requires practice to make perfect, unless the talent is against the sky, it is difficult to have a high success rate as soon as he makes a move.
"It's a spirit sealing talisman, and the eighth one will be successful. Shen Yun said that his eyes regained a little brightness, but after a moment he said in frustration, "It's a pity that it didn't succeed again." ”
"Xiaomei was also successful in the first ten at the beginning, and it was also a spirit sealing talisman. Shi Qiulan's beautiful eyes turned, and she comforted in a loud voice, "What's more, Brother Shen uses practice rune paper, if it is a formal rune paper, the success rate will be much higher." ”
"Oh?" Although he knew that it was a word of relief, Shen Yun's mood still improved a little, and he asked curiously, "I don't know what the success rate of your spell talisman is?"
When Shi Qiulan heard this, she suddenly shuddered, and her whole person seemed to fall into a bad memory.
"That's it...... It seems that after more than three hundred failures, two fireball charms have been successful. ”
But after a while, Shi Qiulan returned to the same as before, with a resolute look in her eyes: "Actually, I didn't lose anything, I will buy more practice rune paper at the next trade meeting, and I will slowly get familiar with it when I come back." ”
Shen Yun sighed secretly, he didn't want to face difficulties like Shi Qiulan, the most important thing was that the conditions didn't allow it, there was no spirit stone, what to practice?
"Brother Shen said last time, how about trying his alchemy talent?" Shi Qiulan didn't want to mention the matter of making talismans anymore, so he changed the topic and proposed, "It's still early today, why don't you go to the Earth Fire Room?"
"Okay!" Shen Yun heard that he was in the mood again, and he had wanted to try alchemy for a long time, but since the Earth Fire Room was not in Shangling Peak, he had not been able to make the trip.
Shi Qiulan smiled and stood up: "Brother Shen, wait a while, I'll arrange it." ”
Seeing Shen Yun nodding in agreement, Shi Qiulan walked out of the main hall.
Outside the door, Shen Yun was thoughtful, his eyes showed expectation, and he whispered: "I hope that the alchemy talent is stronger, this is a skill that can improve the cultivation speed!"