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Chapter 32: 100% Talisman-Making Success Rate
Chapter 32: 100% Talisman-Making Success Rate
Lei Jun examined the talisman brush.
Was this the result of the medium-grade opportunity presented by the upper-middle lottery draw?
He took the brush to meet his master, Yuan Mobai.
Yuan Mobai glanced at it and smiled, "This was the talisman brush I used before, but I haven't touched it in a long while.
You're quite lucky. Out of the five branches below the mine, you just happened to choose the one with the cinnabar brush.
Since that's the case, it's a fortuitous connection. Keep it and make use of it."
Lei Jun thanked Yuan Mobai and carefully kept the talisman brush.
After leaving, he turned to look at Wang Guiyuan.
Wang Guiyuan said, "Don't look at me like that. To be honest, I'm quite envious of your luck, Brother Lei. But firstly, opportunities like these can't be forced, and secondly, Master has also bestowed upon me other treasures."
Lei Jun nodded and then, in front of Wang Guiyuan, took out the cinnabar brush and examined it carefully.
Wang Guiyuan, for once, was at a loss for words, "Well... that's true, Brother Lei, but don't be too arrogant."
He laughed and bid farewell, leaving Lei Jun.
After bidding farewell to Wang Guiyuan, Lei Jun did not immediately return to the green stone ink mine beneath his private residence. Instead, he set up an altar in the mansion and began to experiment with making talismans using the new brush.
For the talisman ink, paper, and water, he still used the customary cinnabar, yellow paper, and Longhu Mountain spring water of the disciples of the Celestial Masters Mansion.
Although he dealt with green stone ink day and night, Lei Jun's current cultivation level was still not enough to control this high-quality talisman ink.
Forcing it would not cause harm, but it would result in failed talismans, wasting time, spiritual power, and materials.
Most Foundation Establishment cultivators struggled to achieve a 100% success rate in talisman-making.
Generally speaking, at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, the success rate of talisman-making among disciples of the Celestial Masters Mansion was about 50%. Making five successful talismans out of ten attempts was considered excellent.
Yuan Mobai had praised Lei Jun for his quick learning and innate talent in talisman-making.
Lei Jun did not disappoint his master. At the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, his average success rate in talisman-making reached about 60%.
When making his innate spirit-striking talisman and wind-riding talisman, his success rate could even reach 70%.
The number of talismans he could make per day had also increased from a maximum of three when he had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage to more than ten now.
Subsequently, after Lei Jun successfully advanced to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, his average success rate in talisman-making reached 70%.
For the spirit-striking talisman and wind-riding talisman, the success rate was even higher, reaching about 80%.
At that time, he was still using an ordinary brush.
Now, with the cinnabar brush, Lei Jun focused his mind, circled the incense burner, took the necessary steps, and let the brush flow.
Incense burned in the burner and above Lei Jun's head, as if emitting tendrils of blue smoke that met and rose to the heavens.
The first talisman—success!
The second talisman—success!
Then, the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth talismans...
The first six talismans were flawless!
Unfortunately, the seventh talisman failed.
But the next three talismans—the eighth, ninth, and tenth—were successful once again.
"A 90% success rate..." Lei Jun breathed a sigh of relief, his face breaking into a smile.
He was drawing the most basic evil-warding talisman, not his innate spirit-striking talisman, but a 90% success rate was still extraordinary.
Generally, many disciples of the Celestial Masters Mansion at the Foundation Establishment stage would only achieve such a high success rate upon reaching the peak of this stage.
"And the spiritual power consumption isn't as high as I expected," Lei Jun said to himself as he took a break and sat cross-legged to meditate and adjust his breath.
If he had continuously used the Dragon Horse's Scale, he would have probably drained his spiritual power by now.
But Yuan Mobai's cinnabar brush was different.
The brush reflected its user; it was gentle, elegant, and subtle in its influence, like a gentle stream.
Lei Jun could clearly feel that he was far from unleashing the brush's full potential.
However, given his current cultivation level and spiritual power, the cinnabar brush automatically adjusted to a pace that best suited his current state.
As Lei Jun's cultivation improved, the cinnabar brush would demonstrate its greater power.
At that time, the spiritual power required to wield the cinnabar brush would definitely be higher than it was now.
But it would still adapt to his physical condition at that time.
"Pretty smart when used on Blue Star." Lei Jun smiled.
In the following days, Lei Jun tried to wield the cinnabar brush again and draw other spirit talismans.
With the cinnabar brush, his most proficient innate spirit-striking talisman and wind-riding talisman achieved an incredibly terrifying 100% success rate.
Out of ten talismans drawn, all ten were successful.
Not a single talisman paper was flawed, nor was a drop of talisman ink wasted.
At this rate, once I reach the advanced Qi Refining stage in my cultivation, I should be able to achieve a perfect success rate with other basic spirit talismans as well... Lei Jun thought to himself.
For the time being, he carefully kept the cinnabar brush with him, silently nurturing it.
Lei Jun then dedicated his time and energy to focus on cultivating.
Within the green stone ink mine, bathed in the radiant cyan light, Lei Jun's body housed a Dao foundation altar that was adorned with an increasing number of tents, signifying his proximity to the advanced stage of foundation establishment.
One day, Lei Jun, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly sensed something amiss and opened them.
Unbeknownst to him, a person had appeared in the mine shaft.
The visitor was none other than the long-unseen Tang Xiaotang, her features exquisite, her figure tall and proportioned to perfection.
"I was startled when I returned to the mountain and heard that you were sent here by Shishu to mine," she said.
The tall girl waved the spirit-gathering talisman in her hand, which was covered in mist and cloud crystals, and continued, "It was only after Shishu and Wang Shixiong explained in detail that I finally felt relieved."
Lei Jun smiled and said, "I just wanted some peace and quiet to focus on my cultivation, so when Shifu made this arrangement, it caused you, Shimei, to worry instead."
"You guys sure have a lot of tricks up your sleeves," Tang Xiaotang remarked.
Lei Jun paused his cultivation and rose to his feet. He took the spirit-gathering talisman from her hand and said, "I actually have freedom of movement, but I'm just too lazy to go out. However, Wang Shixiong often keeps me updated on the outside world. I heard that you, Shimei, made quite a splash on your trip out this time."
Tang Xiaotang proudly replied, "It was alright, just average."
In fact, the word "splendid" couldn't even begin to describe Tang Xiaotang's achievements on this trip.
The biggest news around the world during the New Year was that in addition to the Second Celestial Master, Xu Yuanzhen, and the Young Celestial Master, Li Zhengxian, the Celestial Masters Mansion had produced another powerful practitioner.
However, unlike the steady and composed Li Zhengxian, who exuded the air of a young sect master, this newly emerged Tang Xianzi followed a path similar to that of the previous Xu Xianzi, taking the road less traveled.
While she had brought honor to the Celestial Masters Mansion, she had also stirred up quite a bit of controversy... Well, "controversy" was a polite way of putting it.
To be more accurate, she had caused quite a few messes, giving the higher-ups of the Celestial Masters Mansion a year filled with pain and joy.
"There's nothing much to mention about the trip, but before returning to the temporary residence, I did accomplish something satisfying."
Looking at Lei Jun, Tang Xiaotang said, "I heard from Shijie about her first encounter with you and how she brought you back to the mountain."
Lei Jun replied, "Back then... "
...Luckily, I was able to seek fortune and avoid calamity, choosing my path based on the lottery draw for the first time.
It was frustrating to think about, but in the Blue Star's crossing novels, even if their starting points were dangerous, most of his fellow crossers were dragged down.
Lei Jun, on the other hand, almost ended up getting himself killed by his own doing.
Although, in reality, he hadn't even had the chance to do anything.
However, from this world's perspective, to a certain extent, he was indeed guilty as charged.
This was because he had physically crossed over.
Before crossing over on Blue Star, he had once read in a novel that if anyone ever physically crossed over, they would essentially be an active periodic table of elements or a repository of viruses and bacteria to the ancient or alternate world.
But experiencing this himself was far from delightful.
Coupled with the uncertainty of mutations, Lei Jun was akin to a poisonous man, a source of plague, to an unfamiliar world.
Thus, the newly-crossed-over Lei Jun, facing the largely righteous disciples of the Celestial Masters Mansion, was undoubtedly the perfect target for demon extermination, and he could very well have ended up in a small urn right after his arrival.
(End of Chapter)
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