nyslfriends Chapter 17, "The Art of Controlling Ten Thousand Beasts," is in hand.
Chapter 17, "The Art of Controlling Ten Thousand Beasts," is in hand.
Xiao Dacheng taught Fang Qi how to make talismans, but he didn't have much talent for it and didn't spend much time on it at the time, so it ended without a trace.
Xiao Dacheng had shown him this "Complete Guide to Talismans" before, partly to show off, but also because he genuinely wanted to teach him.
There is only one possibility that such a valuable item is in the hands of someone else.
Fang Qi sighed inwardly and looked at the burly man.
The "Complete Collection of Talismans" is incomplete, indicating that a fierce battle must have taken place within it.
This person's cultivation level was higher than his, but he was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. Logically speaking, he was no match for Xiao Dacheng, who cultivated both Qi Refining and Body Refining and was also a talisman master.
After a moment of silence, Fang Qi picked up three scrolls from the stall, including a talisman manual, and asked, "How much are these three?"
"Five spirit stones for 'Basic Remedy Identification', ten spirit stones for 'Chronicles of the Nine Provinces and Eight Desolations', and as for this talisman manual... it's severely incomplete, so three spirit stones."
The man quoted the price.
After considering it for a while, Fang Qi put the first two books back and paid three spirit stones to buy the "Complete Collection of Talismans".
Carrying the tattered scroll, I returned to stall number thirteen in the East District. Surprisingly, someone was selling talismans at Senior Brother Xiao's stall.
I don't know if the stall was resold or if it was sold to a relative of Senior Brother Xiao.
Fang Qi bought two amulets, but the stall owner was indifferent and couldn't get any information out of him, so he didn't linger in the market and returned to his courtyard.
The first thing I did upon returning was to unfold the remaining scroll of talismans.
This scroll is severely damaged. Although the bloodstains on the surface have been cleaned, the detection technique can still detect some of them.
There was the aura of Senior Brother Xiao, and also the aura of others.
Upon closer inspection, the contents were found to be severely damaged.
Fang Qi remembered that this scroll recorded the methods for making thirty-nine kinds of talismans.
It includes everything from low-grade to mid-grade talismans, and even a method for making high-grade talismans, as well as all of Xiao Dacheng's insights and experiences.
But now, the tattered scroll in his hand contains less than 30% of the content, and he can barely identify five kinds of talismans.
There are four low-grade talismans: amulet, detection talisman, water talisman, and water sword talisman; and one mid-grade talisman: the Thousand-Mile Travel Talisman.
After looking at it for a while, Fang Qi realized that he could actually understand some of it now, compared to before.
"I'll cultivate first, and when I go to buy the 'Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Control Technique' in a couple of days, I'll also buy some talisman paper and talisman brushes."
I should definitely try out every kind of alchemy, array, artifact, and talisman whenever I have the chance.
Two sunrises and sunsets passed quickly, but the man did not appear as promised.
Three days later, the man who sold the beast-controlling manual finally arrived, bringing with him the spirit-controlling manual.
"Something came up and I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, fellow Daoist," the man said sincerely as he handed over the beast manual. "To express my apologies, you can give me twenty spirit stones for this beast manual."
The beast skill book originally cost twenty-five spirit stones, but now it's only twenty, which is truly a good deal.
"Is it possible to barter?"
Prices in the market have fluctuated greatly these past few days, especially for consumable items like pills, which is why Fang Qixin hasn't had a chance to sell the Qi and Blood Secret Medicine he brought back from the Republic of China era.
The man's expression changed, and he asked, "What is it? I don't want cultivation techniques or scriptures."
"Body-refining elixir." Fang Qi took out the Blood Gold Origin Powder.
The man's eyes lit up instantly.
With a single probe, he knew that what the person in front of him held was indeed a body-refining elixir, and of good quality, enough for use in the mid-stage of body refinement.
"Can."
The two reached a deal.
"My name is Hong Feng. Do you still have this medicine?" The man pointed to the scrolls for sale on the stall. "Anything here can be exchanged with you, even spirit stones."
He was also a practitioner of both Qi cultivation and body refinement, but good body refinement elixirs were too difficult to obtain, and they were sometimes available and sometimes unavailable in the market, with prices fluctuating.
He had never seen this kind of body-refining elixir in the market, which meant that it was probably made by the other party themselves.
In other words, the person in front of you may be an alchemist, or there may be an alchemist behind you.
If you can be on good terms with them, it's equivalent to having a stable source of spiritual medicine for body refinement.
"That's all for now." Fang Qi put away the beast manual, bowed, and left.
It's not that he lacks the essence of blood gold, but rather that he can't sell too much of it.
Senior Brother Xiao's accident is related to this person, so he must be careful.
Carrying the beast manual with him, Fang Qi bought some basic talisman paper and talisman brushes at the market before leaving.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he couldn't wait to open the "Manipulation Technique of Ten Thousand Beasts" and start reading.
"In the beginning there was a spirit, and all things competed for one another. Before heaven and earth were separated, a primordial energy was conceived in the chaos, which was called the Ancestral Spirit."
It is qi, neither yin nor yang, without beginning or end. When it transforms into wind, all things are born; when it condenses into spirit, all living beings resound.
"Heaven and earth have spirits, and all beasts have masters. To control a spirit is not to seize its soul, but to understand its heart; to control a beast is not to enslave its body, but to share its fate."
With this secret technique in hand, one can summon the phoenix of the heavens and the dragon of the abyss; one can command beasts to ride and birds to be eyes.
The beast is the body, and the body is the beast; all spirits share the same origin and ultimately converge on the same path...
Fang Qi looked at it very carefully.
After a while, he roughly understood what the so-called Spirit Beast Control Technique was all about.
This technique is mainly for condensing spirit beast species, or spirit seeds.
Spiritual seeds are divided into large and small seeds. Large seeds are planted in oneself, while small seeds are planted in demonic beasts. Through these seeds, one can control the demonic beasts.
Different demonic beasts require different spiritual seeds to be condensed.
This book, "The Art of Controlling the Spirits of Ten Thousand Beasts," details the methods for condensing the spirit seeds of dozens of demonic beasts.
From snakes, rats, insects, and ants, to tigers, wolves, bears, and leopards.
Fang Qi searched for a while but couldn't find the spiritual seed method for the Golden Thread Blood Carp. However, he found a similar species, the Black Gold Tooth Fish.
"Both belong to the fish family, and their habits, demonic power, and size are similar. According to the 'Manual of Ten Thousand Beasts' Spirit Control Technique, spirit species of the same type can share..."
The method for condensing the spirit seed of the Black Gold Tooth Fish is not difficult.
Fang spent three days studying it and then basically mastered it.
However, mastering the method does not mean that you can immediately refine the spirit seed.
The refining of both large and small spiritual seeds requires not only specific methods but also specific materials.
The Great Spirit Seed requires twelve materials, ten of which are not rare and can be bought in the market, but the other two, "Demon Core" and "Five Demon Blood", are not easy to obtain.
First, let's talk about demon cores. Cores are the source of demonic power for demonic beasts.
Only non-Foundation Establishment level demonic beasts, or some special Qi-refining demonic beasts, can possess it.
Therefore, demon cores are simply not something that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators can afford.
Although the blood of the five demons is not as precious as demon cores, it is still just as troublesome to obtain.
The so-called Five Demon Heart Blood, in short, is the heart blood collected from five different demon beasts while they are still alive, and then refined using the Myriad Beasts Technique.
This kind of blood and sweat contains the anger and resentment of a demon beast before its death, making it extremely violent and suitable as a great spiritual seed, so that it can better control the small spiritual seed planted in the demon beast's body.
In comparison, the refining of small spirit seeds is much simpler. It only requires collecting the blood of the monster to be controlled and combining it with a few common materials to refine it.
"No wonder that burly man would sell it. Great Spirit Seeds are simply not something that lowly Qi Refining cultivators like them can afford."
After reading it, Fang Qi had no choice but to put away the "Ten Thousand Beasts Controlling Spirit Technique".
"Let's try making talismans first."
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Half a day later.
The table full of talismans and paper talismans were turned into waste paper.
There were many charred marks on the walls and the floor.
Fang used up two stacks of talisman paper but failed to draw a single talisman, not even the most basic water talisman.
The art of talismans demands a high level of skill in controlling spiritual energy and creating runes, which is why he kept failing at creating runes.
"The art of talisman making is largely unsuitable for me."
He wiped the dust off his face, waved his hand, and the scenery changed.
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The Fang family residence during the Republic of China era.
"Painting?"
Fang Qi watched Jia Si drawing intently and fell silent.
Although Jia Si and Jia Nian are twin sisters, they have different personalities and preferences.
The older sister liked to draw, while the younger sister didn't have any hobbies before. Later, she started practicing martial arts, and that led her to prioritize serving Master Fang Qi over practicing martial arts.
When Fang Qi saw Jia Si painting, something came to mind.
"The difficulty in making talismans lies in drawing the runes. Both drawing runes and painting are done on paper, testing one's technique and brushwork. On the surface, the two have something in common."
"Given Jia Si's exceptional drawing skills, does she also have a talent for talisman making?"
"But making talismans requires spiritual power, and Jia Si is just a mortal; it's probably not feasible for her..."
"However, it's not like we can't give it a try."
Fang Qi walked to the table and took out talisman paper, talisman brush, spirit ink, and a clear water talisman.
The Pure Water Talisman is an entry-level talisman, the simplest of all, and its spiritual power can be infused after it is drawn, making it perfect for verifying hypotheses.
"Draw it according to the pattern on this paper."
"Yes, sir." Jia Si's eyes flickered.
Talismans are something some cults like to make. They burn them to ashes and put them in water, claiming that they can cure diseases. It's a deceptive trick.
But this talisman from the master is full of spiritual power and quite extraordinary.
Jia Si picked up the talisman brush, dipped it in ink, and began to draw a talisman in the style of the clear water talisman.
She studied calligraphy under a master since childhood, and at the age of fifteen, she created a work that amazed even the master.
He could have become a master calligrapher, but a sudden change in his family nearly cost him his life, let alone his painting career.
Fortunately, in this mansion, the master has given her a new life.
Therefore, she took the copying very seriously.
Fang Qi had tried to copy the Clear Water Rune more than ten times without success, but Jia Si could draw it smoothly after only one look.
At first glance, they look exactly the same, without any difference.
Fang Qi gently touched it, and the spiritual light fell on the fake talisman.
Wow!
The runes on the fake rune lit up instantly.