In the past five years, making talismans in the early morning has long been Chen Xi's habit, rain or shine.
Today is no exception.
After Chen Xi washed up, he sat in front of the wooden table and started making talismans.
Different from before, due to the dull pain all over his body, his writing wrist was obviously a little sluggish and his speed was much slower. It might be impossible to complete thirty first-grade talismans in five hours.
However, Chen Xi didn't care about this. His eyebrows were focused on the talisman paper with a meticulous expression.
According to the needs of Zhang's grocery store, today, what he needs to make is a first-grade basic talisman - the earth shield talisman.
The Earth Shield Talisman is a basic talisman with earth attributes that focuses on defense. When used, it can condense a shield like a solid stone in front of the body. The structure of the talisman is not complicated, and it is the same difficulty as the Fire Cloud Talisman. However, both The properties are completely different.
But this does not trouble Chen Xi at all. In the past five years, although he has been ridiculed as a useless person who can only make basic talismans, no one can compare to him if he masters many basic talismans.
There was no way, in order to earn Yuan Stone, he had to learn to make basic talismans with various properties. Only in this way could he exchange Yuan Stone from Zhang's Grocery Store.
Until now, Chen Xi has probably mastered more than a thousand basic talismans. Speaking of this number, everyone would be stunned and in disbelief.
Generally speaking, most talisman masters will choose a talisman-making path that suits them from the five elements attributes, and study and practice it to quickly improve their talisman cultivation.
Chen Xi, on the other hand, did not refuse anyone who came. He practiced all the basic five elements talismans. Although he had mastered them by heart, he spent more time than other talisman masters. Whether it's worth it or not, only God knows.
Rustling... The tip of the pen soaked in ink roamed over the snow-white soft talisman paper, outlining winding and smooth talisman lines. Chen Xi's brushwork was still precise and agile, and it seemed that it was not affected by the strength of his wrist.
However, when he was halfway through drawing the earth shield talisman, he suddenly felt an awkward feeling in his heart, as if there was an error in the talisman patterns on the talisman paper. When he looked carefully, he found no flaws.
Chen Xi frowned and stopped writing, thinking silently. In the past five years, he had made the earth shield talisman no less than a thousand times, and his writing skills had completely reached the point where he could do it in one go. How could he feel so awkward today
Taking a deep breath, Chen Xi once again carefully observed the talisman paper on the table, the position of starting the pen, the symmetry of the ink marks, the trajectory of the talisman patterns... The more he looked at it, the more awkward he felt in his heart, as if his chest was filled with blocks, which made his breathing difficult. He also became anxious about it.
awkward
How could it be awkward? Obviously everything is flawless!
Could it be that it was not his fault, but... As if being struck by a bolt of lightning, a strong impulse suddenly appeared in Chen Xi's heart. As if he was possessed, he picked up the talisman pen and swung it down!
On the talisman paper, the route of the talisman patterns suddenly changed. What was supposed to be a winding and delicate talisman pattern was brushed aside by Chen Xi. Instead, he traced dense and complicated patterns at the end.
Snapped!
After outlining the last stroke, Chen Xi put down his talisman pen, pressed his hands on the wooden table and breathed heavily, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.
"Sure enough, it looks much smoother now, but... is this still the Earth Shield Talisman?"
After a while, Chen Xi picked up the talisman paper and frowned as he looked at the half-familiar and half-unfamiliar runes on it.
"That's all, let's give it a try first, it's a waste..." Chen Xi thought for a moment and couldn't figure it out. A wisp of true energy spurted out from his fingertips and poured into the talisman paper.
brush!
A strong earth-yellow air flow suddenly emerged, and in Chen Xi's hand was a turtle-shaped shield that was as tall as a person.
Success!
While Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief, a shock suddenly surged in his heart. The structure of the runes had evolved over countless years and had already formed a fixed structure. The earth shield rune was one of them, and the structure of the runes had been perfected by countless sages. In a perfect state, let alone modifying the rune patterns, even slight differences in the rune traces may cause the entire rune to fail.
At this time, the earth shield talisman had nearly half of its talisman trajectory changed, but it could still be used successfully. How could Chen Xi not be shocked
I... actually changed the structure of the Earth Shield Talisman
Realizing this, Chen Xi's knowledge of talismans in his mind was almost overturned. He simply couldn't believe that the earth shield talisman in front of him was made by himself.
Immediately, he was troubled by a trace of doubt, how did he do it just now
After thinking hard for a long time, Chen Xi suddenly remembered one thing. Senior Fu Xi looked at the river map and understood the way to deduce the secrets of heaven. Not only did he get out of the secret realm of stars with the knowledge of Talisman Dao, but he also obtained a true body left by Senior Fu Xi. Brand, could all of this be because of this true body brand
Senior Ji Yu once said that this true body brand contains a trace of the true meaning of Hetu, and he had visualized this true body brand last night.
Combined with the enhancement of the six senses when he woke up in the morning, Chen Xi figured it out almost instantly. All of this must be related to the true imprint of the master of the cave in his visual consciousness!
It seems that this method of visualization can not only make one's soul stronger, but also quietly supplement one's understanding of the Tao of Talisman.
Chen Xi thought everything through and suddenly became enlightened. He picked up the talisman pen and started making talismans again.
Time passed, and in less than three hours, thirty earth shield talismans that were completely different from those in the world came out, which was a full two hours shorter than before!
Two hours are enough for Chen Xi to do too many things... What makes Chen Xi particularly happy is that the true energy in his dantian has not been exhausted as usual, but more than half of it is left. This means that he is completely You can make thirty more earth shield talismans and earn ten more yuan stones every day!
It's better to hand these talismans to Uncle Zhang first. He didn't make any talismans yesterday, and I don't know if Uncle Zhang will blame himself... Chen Xi took a deep breath, suppressed the surprise, got up and walked outside the house.
Zhang's Grocery Store.
Zhang Dayong stood behind the counter. As soon as he saw Chen Xi coming in, he pretended to be angry and said, "Good boy, why were you absent from work yesterday? Are your wings stiff and you don't want to follow me anymore?"
Chen Xi felt a sense of warmth in his heart. If Uncle Zhang hadn't been taking care of him in the past five years, he might have lost his family's source of income.
Five years ago, he had just learned how to make basic talismans and sold them everywhere, but few people cared about them, and no merchants were willing to sell them. In Songyan City, the consumption of basic talismans was extremely high, and merchants were more willing to purchase them in large quantities. At that time, Chen Xi could only make five basic talismans a day, and he was not in the eyes of merchants at all.
Fortunately, he met Zhang Dayong and expressed his willingness to buy the talismans he made at the same price as those on the market. This has been the case for five years and he has never broken his promise. This made Chen Xi extremely grateful to Zhang Dayong, and he always regarded Zhang Dayong as a senior worthy of respect and trust.
"Uncle Zhang, here are the thirty earth shield talismans for today." Chen Xi took out a stack of talismans and handed them over.
Zhang Dayong laughed and scolded: "I knew you would change the subject."
While speaking, he took a stack of talismans and put them on the counter without looking at them. Then he took out ten yuan stones and threw them to Chen Xi. He joked casually: "Boy, it's been five years. When are you going to do it?" How about making second-grade talismans?"
Chen Xi replied: "I have already planned to make it, I just need the money to buy the books."
Zhang Dayong was joking at first, but unexpectedly received a serious reply from Chen Xi. He was slightly startled, and laughed loudly: "Then I will wait for you to make a second-grade talisman. I will charge as much as you have. The price is absolutely fair."
Seeing the unabashed encouragement in Zhang Dayong's smile, Chen Xi felt extremely warm in his heart. He solemnly nodded and said, "Well, I will learn it as soon as possible."
Holding ten yuan stones and a jade slip, Chen Xi turned and left.
"The broom star has finally left..." A talisman-making apprentice came to the counter and picked up an earth shield talisman with a playful smile. When he saw the structure of the talisman clearly, he couldn't help but said in shock: "Uncle Zhang, is this the earth shield talisman?"
"You brat, I've been practicing for more than half a month, and you can't even recognize the Earth Escape Talisman. If you don't work hard, pack up and get out of here!" Zhang Dayong frowned and scolded, but when his eyes fell on the talisman paper, he couldn't help but stunned.
Having been running a grocery store for nearly thirty years, Zhang Dayong handles hundreds of basic talismans every day. Zhang Dayong's eyes have been trained to be extremely sharp, and he can see almost instantly that the structure of the earth escape talisman has been completely changed.
Is this kid Chen Xi also trying to fool me
Zhang Dayong felt an uncomfortable feeling in his heart. Over the years, there have been some apprentices who made talismans. They played some clever tricks on the talismans, thinking that they could get away with it, but how could they hide it from him? Zhang Dayong hated these deceitful people very much, and he would not be merciful when he found out that he would chase away one by one.
Now, the little guy he trusted the most might also do this. Zhang Dayong couldn't accept it, and his face became gloomy little by little.
The abnormality in front of the counter gradually attracted the attention of other people in the store, and they gathered around.
"Hey, this is the earth shield talisman made by Mianpai Chen. Why does it look more and more fake the more you look at it?"
"I think so. How can the earth shield talisman be drawn like this? The structure of the talisman on it is simply wrong. This guy Chen Xi is going too far!"
"It's just that Uncle Zhang has taken care of him for so many years. He doesn't appreciate anything in return, but uses this thing to fool people. It's really shameful."
The buzz of discussion continued, with a hint of schadenfreude on his face.
Zhang Dayong's face became increasingly ugly, and he was extremely distressed. He had decided that if Chen Xi didn't give him a satisfactory answer tomorrow, he would completely cut off all contacts and never sell the talismans made by Chen Xi again!
"Let me take a look!"
A sound like the cry of a warbler in the clear valley suddenly sounded, and a girl in a plain skirt emerged from the crowd. She had bright eyes and white teeth, skin like snow, and an extremely sweet and bright appearance. As soon as she appeared, she instantly attracted everyone's attention.
(End of chapter)