Xu Chunniang didn't even blink, took out the second piece of talisman paper, drew the rune, and continued to reduce the amount of spiritual energy sent in.
Still failed!
But she keenly realized that she seemed to be closer to success.
Xu Chunniang calmed down and continued to cast her spell.
The water binding technique used this time only used 70% of the spiritual energy of the normal water binding technique.
She controlled the magic, sending it into the rune at a steady pace.
This time, the rune finally did not explode. The light blue light belonging to the water spirit moved around the rune for a while, and then returned to silence.
Done!
After half a year of study, a week of practice, and seventy-nine failures, she finally made her first talisman!
Xu Chunniang clenched her fists excitedly, she was on the right track.
The most difficult first step has been taken. I believe she will do better in the future.
Strike while the iron is hot, Xu Chunniang rubbed her hands and took out the talisman paper to continue drawing.
Despite the successful experience, talismans are not so easy to draw. After failing six or seven times, Xu Chunniang finally succeeded once.
But practice makes perfect. With more practice, Xu Chunniang became more skilled and the time required to draw runes became shorter and shorter.
Her control over her spiritual power was already subtle and precise. After two successful experiences, she became more and more adept at it, and her success rate gradually increased.
When the last twelve materials were used up, she unexpectedly obtained three Water Binding Talismans at once. Together with the two at the beginning, she got a total of five Water Binding Talismans.
Looking at the freshly-made talisman, although it was only the lowest grade, Xu Chunniang felt a sense of accomplishment, because this was something she had made with her own hands!
The hard work of studying for half a year has finally paid off.
Calculating the cost, the talisman ink and paper spent in this week would amount to fifteen spirit stones.
A low-grade water-binding talisman was sold for only one spirit stone, and the purchase price was even lower.
If you want to avoid losing money, the success rate of the Water Binding Talisman must be at least 30%.
For beginners of the art of talismans, a 30% success rate can be considered as getting started.
Xu Chunniang carefully put away the five water-binding talismans. The ink had been used up, so she decided to stop practicing here for today.
After I finish my work tomorrow, I will find time to go down the mountain to replenish some ink and talisman paper.
The next day, Xu Chunniang got up early, and after finishing her work in the spiritual field, she went down the mountain to Duobao Pavilion.
On the first floor of Duobao Pavilion, there were several shops specializing in talismans. After thinking about it, Xu Chunniang went to the largest one first.
Seeing a customer coming in, the shop assistant immediately smiled and asked, "Fellow Daoist, do you want to buy talismans? Or do you want to get some materials?"
Facing the waiter's enthusiastic reception, Xu Chunniang asked directly, "Does your store accept talismans? If so, what is the price?"
The waiter's attitude did not change because of Xu Chunniang's words, and he still spoke with a smile.
“Our Holy Talisman Hall was opened by the inner sect master Fu Feng. The talismans in the store are basically drawn by Fu Feng’s disciples themselves. The quality has always been guaranteed, and we generally do not purchase talismans separately.
Of course, if you have a talisman of level 2 or above, that’s another story.”
The second-level talisman can only be drawn by a cultivator who has established his foundation.
Xu Chunniang had only been in contact with talismans for half a year, and could barely draw a few first-level low-grade talismans, which were far from the first-level mid-grade talismans, let alone the second-level talismans.
"Excuse me, goodbye."
Xu Chunniang turned around and walked out the door, then entered a smaller talisman shop.
The second shop was willing to buy it, but the price was extremely low. They were only willing to pay half a spirit stone for a low-grade first-level talisman.
Seeing Xu Chunniang seemed hesitant, the fat boss spoke with a smile.
"Junior sister, I'm not trying to cheat you, it's just that our shop is small and has little profit, so I can only afford this price.
Besides, this level of low-quality talismans are very common, and the price given by senior brother is the market price.
No, you can go out and ask around to see which one has a higher price."
Xu Chunniang thought about it for a while. She came down the mountain on purpose this time, so it would be okay to ask in a few more stores.
Although she only had a few talismans in her hand, she would inevitably have more talismans to sell in the future if she embarked on the path of talismans. She had to sell them at a good price and not lose so much that she didn't even have enough spirit stones left to buy talisman ink and paper.
Xu Chunniang walked into the third store. This store was smaller and located in a remote area. The owner was a thin middle-aged scholar.
However, although the store is small, it has all the necessary facilities. The talismans displayed in the store are very complete, and there are quite a few customers coming and going.
When there was no one around, Xu Chunniang explained her purpose to the owner.
After learning that Xu Chunniang wanted to give out the talisman, the middle-aged scholar did not refuse or agree, but asked, "Can I see your talisman first?"
Xu Chunniang took out a water-binding talisman from her storage bag and handed it over.
"The Water Binding Talisman is not particularly common among the first-grade, low-grade talismans."
The middle-aged scholar looked at the talisman in his hand, felt the spiritual energy in it, and nodded.
"The spiritual energy of the water binding spell is well preserved. How about three water binding talismans of this quality for two spirit stones?"
Xu Chunniang was certain in her heart that the selling price of a first-grade low-grade talisman was generally one spirit stone, and it was already good to be able to get such a purchase price.
"It's just that I'm new to making talismans, so I don't have many water-binding talismans..."
Xu Chunniang spoke with some embarrassment. She had many water-binding talismans in her hand, only five. They were not enough to exchange for four spirit stones.
"No problem." The middle-aged scholar said gently.
"As long as the quality of the talisman can be guaranteed, it will be fine. If you trust me, if you get a new talisman in the future, you can still bring it to me."
Xu Chunniang nodded. She had finally found a store that was willing to accept her talismans and offered a high price. Naturally, she wanted to do long-term business.
After receiving the two spiritual stones in exchange for the three water-binding talismans, Xu Chunniang was not in a hurry to put them away. "I wonder how much the first-grade low-quality ink and talisman paper are worth?"
The middle-aged scholar nodded slightly, "These are the market prices, one Lingshi for ink and one Lingshi for talisman paper."
Xu Chunniang counted the money in her hand and asked for eight pieces of ink and three pieces of talisman paper.
Together with the remaining piece of talisman paper in his hand, these materials are enough to draw the Water Binding Talisman eighty times.
After buying these things, she only had the last two spirit stones left.
On the way back to Lingzhi Peak, Xu Chunniang walked briskly, wishing she could fly back and draw the talisman immediately.
An hour later, she finally returned to the spiritual field.
After a routine inspection of the spiritual field, Xu Chunniang nodded with satisfaction when she saw that the spiritual rice was growing well. She went into the house and began to draw talismans.
She was already a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi training and had also made some success in body training. Going down the mountain had no effect on her. She still had plenty of spiritual power and energy, and after a short rest she began to make talismans.
Xu Chunniang was seen holding the talisman brush, dipping it in ink, and then moving the brush with force.
As the tip of the pen moved lightly across the talisman paper, a light blue rune appeared on the paper.