Chapter 67 Talisman Making
All magical instruments must be sacrificed and refined before they can really play their magical role.
The Golden Bamboo Pen is no exception.
Fortunately, the Golden Bamboo Pen is only a low-grade magical instrument with few formations engraved on it. Lin Mu only spent three days to refine the Golden Bamboo Pen.
After refining the Golden Bamboo Pen, Lin Mu did not start making talismans immediately. Instead, he took out the jade slip from the storage ring and read the "First Interpretation of Talismans" again, memorizing the drawing methods of several talismans in the "First Interpretation of Talismans" and even secretly memorizing the thickness of the strokes.
Before making talismans, these preparations are indispensable.
Lin Mu exited the Xuanyue Space and moved a square table from the utility room next to the quiet room. The square table had not been used for a long time and was already covered with dust. Lin Mu used the "Green Water Art" to wash away the dust, and then used the "Red Fire Art" to slowly dry it, and the whole square table was as good as new.
Lin Mu's consciousness moved, and the square table suddenly disappeared. The next moment, Lin Mu's figure also disappeared from the original place.
In the small house in the Xuanyue space, a square table was placed in the middle of the room.
Lin Mu carefully placed the cinnabar and the seven-star paper on the table, picked up the golden bamboo pen in his hand, and began to formally make the talisman.
A dozen of seven-star paper is one hundred sheets. Lin Mu took out one and put it in front of him. He held the golden bamboo pen tightly in his right hand, and injected the spiritual power in his body into the golden bamboo pen, and the pen suddenly shone with golden light.
Lin Mu picked up the tip of the pen and dipped some cinnabar in the bottle, and then carefully carved on the seven-star paper according to his memory. Perhaps it was the first time to make a talisman, Lin Mu's technique was a little unfamiliar, and his right hand was trembling. The lines drawn on the seven-star paper were crooked, which was far from what he thought in his heart.
But what made Lin Mu feel a little relieved was that although the lines drawn were not beautiful, the cinnabar had already produced an effect on the Seven Star Paper. Under the effect of spiritual power, the line emitted a faint light, and Lin Mu could even feel the slight spiritual power fluctuation on it.
The talisman that Lin Mu was drawing now was the "Ice Bomb Talisman". Although the "Ice Bomb Talisman" was only a low-level talisman, the drawing method was not simple. The dense lines were intricate and crisscrossed. The connection between each line was based on spiritual power. Lin Mu spent a full hour to successfully draw all the lines of the "Ice Bomb Talisman".
But what surprised Lin Mu was that as soon as the golden bamboo pen in his hand left the Seven Star Paper, the talisman on the table spontaneously ignited without wind, silently, and turned into a pile of ashes, leaving Lin Mu puzzled.
Why did this happen?
Lin Mu was sure that there was absolutely no mistake in the lines he drew. Although his technique was still unfamiliar and the lines he drew were a little distorted, he was very serious and drew exactly according to the pattern on the "First Explanation of Talismans". During this process, Lin Mu was very careful, fearing that a slight mistake would cause all his previous efforts to go to waste.
But the talisman that took an hour to make actually ignited without wind before it was activated, which was beyond his expectation.
What was the reason? Lin Mu was eager to know the reason.
But there was no authentic talisman maker in Qianyu Sword Sect so far, and Lin Mu could not ask others for advice.
Everything had to rely on himself.
Lin Mu began to recall the entire process of making talismans in detail, and recalled every step carefully. From the way to draw each line, to the amount of cinnabar, and the output of spiritual power, he recalled them all.
A flash of inspiration flashed through Lin Mu's mind.
The output of spiritual power!
Lin Mu suddenly remembered that it was said in "First Explanation of Talismans" that talismans, like magic, are a way to release spiritual power.
When performing a spell, one must pinch the spell formula. During the pinching process, the spiritual power in the body keeps changing until the spell is released.
Lin Mu remembered that when he was refining the elixir, the output of spiritual power was also constantly changing. The strength of the flame was strictly controlled to successfully refine the elixir. Although there is no direct connection between refining the elixir and making the talisman, if one method is mastered, all methods are mastered.
Change! There must be changes!
Lin Mu finally understood the problem. During the process of making the talisman, the output of spiritual power did not fluctuate at all. Although it was very stable, the talisman making still failed in the end.
After figuring this out, Lin Mu began to try again.
This time, Lin Mu intentionally increased the change of spiritual power. During the process of writing, the weight of the pen power was different, which was completely different from before.
But the situation this time was not as optimistic as imagined.
The paper talisman had just been drawn halfway, and a flash of spiritual light flashed on the surface of the talisman paper, and the spiritual power suddenly became disordered. With a loud bang, the paper talisman exploded in the air.
The seven-star paper on the table was blown to the ground, and Lin Mu hurriedly picked it up.
Lin Mu pondered again, and verified it with the pattern drawn in "The First Interpretation of Talismans".
Looking at the uneven lines, Lin Mu seemed to have realized something.
Before, Lin Mu thought that those lines were just drawn by the predecessors at will, but now it seems that there must be a deep meaning.
The thickness of these lines may have a lot to do with the output of spiritual power.
Lin Mu picked up the pen again to verify what he thought.
This time it was unexpectedly smooth. Lin Mu's pen moved like a dragon and a phoenix, and the golden bamboo pen smoothly passed on the seven-star paper. The lines were no longer obscure like the first time, but became unusually smooth. The output of spiritual power no longer felt stagnant. The spiritual power light on the golden bamboo pen flickered, with an intoxicating rhythm, and Lin Mu was deeply immersed in it.
Lin Mu didn't come back to his senses until a complete paper talisman was made.
This is a complete "Ice Bomb Talisman"!
Lin Mu gently touched the paper talisman in his hand, his eyes full of joy.
All things are difficult at the beginning, and after this first paper talisman was made, everything went much smoother.
One month later.
Lin Mu's figure appeared in the quiet room.
This month, Lin Mu forgot to eat and sleep, and threw himself into making talismans every day. He used up all 200 seven-star paper.
The success rate barely reached 50%, and 200 seven-star paper made a total of about 100 talismans, and one bottle of two bottles of cinnabar was also used.
This was the first time to make a talisman. Lin Mu was quite satisfied with this harvest.
Lin Mu counted and found that a total of 97 talismans were made, including 56 "Ice Bomb Talismans", 28 "Fire Bomb Talismans", 7 "Escape Talismans", and 6 "Turtle Shell Talismans".
It took more than 300 spiritual stones to make about 100 talismans. The preciousness of them is self-evident.
These talismans can only be used once, which makes them even more rare. Lin Mu decided not to use them easily unless it was absolutely necessary.
After coming out of the Xuanyue Space, Lin Mu found that there were only more than ten days left before the trip to the Fire Dragon Valley. During these ten days, Lin Mu did not slack off.
The spiritual herbs in the Xuanyue Space have been harvested three times. Because he has been busy practicing and refining magic tools, Lin Mu has not had time to sort them out.
This time when he was free, Lin Mu spent three days to sort out all the spiritual herbs and prepared more than 3,000 materials in total. Together with the more than 1,000 before, there are more than 5,000 in total.
More than 5,000!
This number surprised Lin Mu. If he could refine the Gathering Spirit Pill, he could refine more than 4,000 bottles.
These 5,000 materials could no longer be piled up in the hut in the Xuanyue Space, so Lin Mu simply piled them outside the hut.
After this harvest, Lin Mu did not plant again immediately, but emptied the spiritual fields in the Xuanyue space. Lin Mu believed that these spiritual fields would come in handy for this trip to the Fire Dragon Valley.
In the next few days, Lin Mu practiced magic in the courtyard every day, manipulated the Earth Umbrella and the Five Elements Ring, practiced the "Star Refining Spirit Art", and prepared for the arrival of the trip to the Fire Dragon Valley.
A few days passed quickly.
One day, Lin Mu was performing the "Genjin Art" in the courtyard. A paper talisman fell from the sky and landed in front of Lin Mu. Lin Mu input it, and the voice of the head of the sect Shi Weihan came out: "Within half an incense stick, quickly reach Yunxia Peak."
Shi Weihan's voice slowly dissipated, and the paper talisman ignited in the air without wind.
Lin Mu's face was calm, and he murmured to himself: "Is it about to start?"
After closing the quiet room, Lin Mu came to the courtyard, and did not even open the courtyard door. He directly performed the "Wind Control Art" and flew to Yunxia Peak.