After hearing what Ou Qianxie said, Ye Li quickly straightened his mind. He had chosen to become a disciple, so naturally he was not just pretending. He would not be perfunctory about the things he should learn.
"Ye Li, what is the difference between the talisman flag and the outer talisman? Do you know?"
Ou Qianxie asked.
Ye Li thought for a moment and said, "Master, the outer talisman can only draw a nine-character one-character talisman, while the talisman flag can draw a nine-character three-character talisman."
Ou Qianxie nodded and said, "Then do you know why the talisman flag can draw a nine-character three-character talisman, while the outer talisman can only draw a nine-character one-character talisman?"
Ye Li thought for a moment and said, "Master, I think this is probably because of the different media used to draw the talisman.
Although the talisman paper for the outer talisman is different from ordinary paper and is a specially made thing, it is ultimately just something similar to paper and is relatively fragile.
When a spell with more than nine characters is activated, the spiritual energy accumulated cannot be carried by the outer spell and will be directly destroyed by the spiritual energy. "
Ou Qianxie nodded again and said, “You are right. The situation is basically as you said. When a talisman with nine characters or more is activated, the spiritual energy condensed is simply too much for the external talisman to withstand and will be directly destroyed by the spiritual energy.
But have you ever thought about a problem? A nine-character three-character rune flag requires three flags to be activated, which means that a flag actually only contains one nine-character rune.
So if we use three pieces of talisman paper to draw a nine-character three-character talisman, and use the three pieces of paper to carry the talisman's aura when activating it, can we successfully release the talisman?"
As soon as he asked the question, Ye Li was stumped. He himself had never thought about this question before.
"Master, I don't know, I have never thought about this question.
According to my own thinking, it will definitely not work. Otherwise, who would make talisman flags? Wouldn't it be better to just use talisman paper
But I don’t know the specific reason, and I don’t know what the real difference is between the two.”
Hearing Ye Li's answer, Ou Qianxie smiled and said, "It's normal that you don't know. After all, you also said that you have never met a weapon caster, and ordinary spirit talisman masters don't know these things at all."
After a short pause, Ou Qianxie said, "The real reason why talisman paper and talisman flags are different is the material that carries the talisman, but it is not just a problem that talisman paper cannot withstand excessive spiritual energy.
The real reason why talisman paper is not used when drawing the nine-character three-character talisman is because the material of the talisman paper is not enough to allow the three nine-character characters to establish a connection with each other and condense into a complete talisman.
The structure of talisman papers is too simple, and it is impossible to form slightly complex spiritual energy veins inside them during manufacturing. Therefore, they can only allow spiritual energy to flow barely, and it is impossible to combine multiple pieces of talisman papers together to operate.
But talisman flags are different. The flagpoles use a variety of special materials corresponding to the talismans that will be drawn on them.
When these materials are melted together, the weaponsmith can use the characteristics of the materials themselves to form simple veins within them that allow spiritual energy to flow. This way, the runes in the three flags can be condensed together to bring out the effect of the complete nine-character three-character talisman.
The skill of allowing the material to form the veins we need when it is melted is the most basic skill of the caster. Only by mastering this first can we have the advanced skill of guiding the veins to form rune marks in the future, and only then can we successfully cast a rune treasure."
After hearing this, Ye Li finally understood the production principle of the talisman flag, and also finally understood what role the toolsmith played in casting various tools.
Next, Ou Qianxie took out a lot of books from his Qiankun bag and handed them to Ye Li. These were all about the basics of weaponsmithing.
It contains an introduction to various materials, the corresponding properties of various materials, etc.
"Ye Li, finish reading these books in the next few days and memorize the basic skills. Then I will teach you how to make talisman flags.
You have no knowledge of various materials now. Even if I tell you how to make talisman flags, it will be difficult for you to understand.
Ye Li didn't have any objection. After taking the book, he put it into his Qiankun bag.
In the following time, Ou Qianxie took out some different metal materials and asked Ye Li to hold them in his hands and use the power of his spiritual sense to feel them in detail.
While letting Ye Li feel it, he guided Ye Li to observe the natural patterns and veins in these materials.
"Ye Li, you see the different patterns in these materials.
The core patterns of each material are different, and each has its own unique rules, just like a rune.
What you need to do is to identify these lines first and pick out the truly regular core lines from the surrounding messy imprints.
These lines are what you need to fuse materials and guide the veins, and they are also the key to controlling the imprints of other lines."
Following Ou Qianxie's guidance, Ye Li finally used his spiritual power to see countless intricate marks in these metal materials.
When he suddenly saw these marks, Ye Li felt that they were just messy patterns. However, after calming down and observing them carefully for a while, he finally found some patterns in them.
Following his discovery, Ye Li began to screen according to these regular patterns, just like he had done in the previous competition, and soon he found a complete rune imprint.
In the next few weeks, Ye Li stayed with Ou Qianxie to learn the basic skills of casting.
Not only did he memorize most of the records about the material properties, he also completely learned the method of making talisman flags.
One day in late March, Ou Qianxie brought Ye Li to a cave behind the valley.
"Ye Li, I have already taught you the basics. Today you can try to make a talisman flag.
This cave is where I place the Earth Fire Refining Furnace left by my master. It can also be regarded as the foundry room in our temporary residence.
Apprentices can use the remaining fire from the Earth Fire Refining Furnace to forge talisman flags. You can try it today."
Ou Qianxie said with a smile.
Ye Li was also very excited when he heard Ou Qianxie's words.
During these few weeks, through learning and understanding the art of casting, he gradually began to develop an interest in it.
The most important thing is that he found that in the process of constantly observing and exploring the core imprints inside the materials, his understanding of the origin runes became deeper.
Moreover, his spiritual power gradually began to undergo new changes, and his control ability became more and more subtle and detailed.
It is also very interesting for him to come here today and practice what he has learned before.