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Chapter 85: I Drew the Talismans Myself
Chapter 85: I Drew the Talismans Myself
What slightly eased Chu Ning's anxiety was that nothing out of the ordinary happened that night.
The next morning, after practicing the Refine God Technique, Chu Ning continued his routine by cultivating the Green Wood Eternal Spring Art and the Nine-Layer Body Refining Technique.
His condition had completely recovered.
Refine God Technique, First Layer: 145/1000
Glancing at his progress with the Refine God Technique, Chu Ning's eyes flickered with anticipation.
On the previous day, amidst his frenzied talisman-making and spiritual sense cultivation, his proficiency in the Refine God Technique had increased by a significant four points. Typically, it would only increase by two points.
However, even with this high-intensity spiritual sense usage and recovery, Chu Ning still felt a sense of fatigue.
Evidently, this method was not sustainable in the long run.
He could slightly reduce the intensity, and it should still be manageable.
In the morning, Chu Ning opened the shop, and as expected, some cultivators who had wanted to buy talismans the previous day but missed the opportunity came by.
Chu Ning took the chance to gather some information, and what he learned was that the beast disaster had occurred again last night.
However, this time, the attack wasn't limited to the Yangling Li Family; several nearby cultivator families had also been assaulted.
Fortunately, this time, everyone was better prepared, and the beast tide was repelled before dawn by the combined efforts of the major cultivator families.
Moreover, the losses suffered by these families were evidently not as severe as those incurred by the Yangling Li Family.
At the same time, Chu Ning also learned that, as expected, many wandering cultivators had indeed appeared near Yangling.
He even sold some talismans to a few passing wanderers during the morning.
After selling most of his talismans, Chu Ning once again closed the shop to focus on crafting more.
Furthermore, he kept the shop closed for the entire afternoon, devoting his time to creating more lower-grade and intermediate-grade talismans.
It wasn't until the morning of the third day that he reopened the shop and resumed selling talismans.
Unlike the previous day, the customers who came to buy talismans were quite different.
The day before, most of his customers had been members of the major cultivator families.
Since they hadn't been able to purchase any talismans on the bazaar's opening day and knew that Chu Ning would be resupplying, they had come by as soon as they could.
Today, however, most of the customers were wandering cultivators who had traveled from afar, so the volume of their purchases naturally couldn't compare to the previous two days.
Chu Ning didn't mind; instead, he took the opportunity to craft some more lower-grade talismans.
After all, it would be another bazaar opening day tomorrow, and he wasn't sure if the other shops from the Green Creek Sect would be open.
Regardless, Chu Ning was prepared to operate as usual.
Rather than fighting and struggling outside, it was better to sell talismans peacefully at the bazaar.
On the third day, which was another bazaar opening day, the members of the Green Creek Sect still hadn't returned.
Chu Ning opted to open the shop as usual, but the bazaar was noticeably less busy than before.
However, as Chu Ning's shop had consistently offered high-quality intermediate-grade talismans over the past few days, his talisman shop quickly gained a reputation in the area.
As a result, there was a steady stream of customers coming to buy talismans throughout the day.
Around noon, as the bazaar was winding down, Chu Ning prepared to close the counter and put away the talismans.
At that moment, over a dozen figures approached from the distant street.
Chu Ning recognized them as his fellow sect members.
Leading the group was Gu Xiaqing, accompanied by a robust-looking cultivator. Following closely behind were Shen Zhengquan, Luo Yiping, Lu Miaoying, and several others.
In addition, there were more than ten other disciples wearing the Green Creek Sect's robes, apparently sent as reinforcements.
For some reason, though, Du Han was not among them.
Chu Ning spotted them, and naturally, they saw him holding the talismans as well.
"Chu Ning!" Luo Yiping was the first to shout out, rushing forward. He pointed at the talismans in Chu Ning's hand, his teeth clenched in anger. "You have so many talismans, and yet you told us you had none left the other day!
Do you know how difficult our situation has been? If we'd had some talismans, we definitely wouldn't be in such a dire state right now."
Hearing Luo Yiping's words, Chu Ning was taken aback, and he looked at the group in surprise.
With their late-stage Qi Refining cultivation, and with Du Han, who was close to reaching the peak of Qi Refining, they should have been more than capable of handling some low-level beasts.
However, when Chu Ning's gaze shifted to the others, he noticed that Shen Zhengquan's face was also filled with anger, and his robe had several large tears in it.
Even Gu Xiaqing's usually neat hair was slightly disheveled, and her brows furrowed as she looked at Chu Ning.
"Well? Cat got your tongue?"
With so many sect members present, he couldn't afford to be associated with a lack of sect unity; it was a burden he couldn't bear.
Chu Ning calmly met Luo Yiping's gaze, "I drew these talismans myself."
"Hmph!" Luo Yiping scoffed.
"Do you take us for fools?
You sold so many high-quality talismans in this talisman shop the other day, and it looks like you've been selling quite a few these past two days as well. Do you expect us to believe that you made all of these?"
At this moment, Shen Zhengquan's voice also piped up.
"Brother Luo, let's drop this for now. We should wait until Lin Zhisheng and Du Han return before informing them about this matter."
Gu Xiaqing hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly, her beautiful eyes falling on Chu Ning.
"Chu Ning, I used up all my healing pills on this trip. I wonder if you could draw some Regeneration Talismans for me?"
Hearing this, Chu Ning looked gratefully at Gu Xiaqing.
"Sister Gu, please wait a moment while I draw some Regeneration Talismans."
As he spoke, Chu Ning took out some talisman paper and a talisman brush from his storage bag.
Seeing this, Luo Yiping and Shen Zhengquan fell silent, their cold eyes fixed on Chu Ning.
It was as if they were waiting to see how he would extricate himself from this situation.
The more than ten Green Creek Sect disciples who had followed behind them were filled with curiosity, unsure of what was going on.
One of them immediately asked Lu Miaoying for an explanation.
Lu Miaoying glanced at Chu Ning and the others, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to divulge everything that had happened.
Upon hearing this, the robust male disciple who had been standing with Gu Xiaqing earlier spoke up, "If it turns out that these talismans were indeed drawn by Brother Chu, then there's no problem. But if he was hiding his abilities...
Hmph, I, Ding Bo, detest people who lack sect unity the most."
Although the others didn't respond directly, they nodded in agreement with Ding Bo's opinion.
At this moment, Chu Ning, who had taken out his talisman-making tools, didn't hesitate either.
He adjusted his breathing slightly, placed a blank talisman paper in front of him, and swiftly began to draw a Regeneration Talisman with the talisman brush.
For Chu Ning, creating this basic lower-grade talisman was indeed not difficult.
Even without much preparation and with everyone watching him, Chu Ning executed the task with fluid ease.
However, Luo Yiping and Shen Zhengquan were slightly taken aback.
But since Chu Ning had only drawn one talisman so far, the two of them didn't show much expression and continued to observe coldly.
Chu Ning didn't pause for a moment. As he put down the Regeneration Talisman, he picked up another piece of talisman paper.
With the same posture, the same speed, and the same composure, he replicated the process.
It was as if he were simply copying the previous talisman, and Chu Ning effortlessly completed the creation of another Regeneration Talisman.
When Chu Ning effortlessly completed two talismans in a row, the crowd's expressions finally softened.
The disciples who had been eyeing Chu Ning skeptically now looked at him with eased gazes.
Gu Xiaqing's eyes also held a hint of gentleness.
Even Luo Yiping and Shen Zhengquan's gazes and expressions changed slightly.
As the saying goes, outsiders look at the spectacle, insiders look at the subtleties.
They were all outer sect disciples, and although they hadn't learned how to make talismans, Chu Ning's demeanor during the process revealed that he indeed possessed a certain level of skill in talisman-making.
Especially when Chu Ning made ten talismans in one go, and seven of them were successful, the crowd's expressions as they looked at Chu Ning now held a hint of astonishment.
Such a success rate in talisman-making was undoubtedly exceptional, and they knew it.
Chu Ning put down the talisman brush and picked up three talismans from in front of him.
He handed them to Gu Xiaqing, Shen Zhengquan, and Luo Yiping.
Chu Ning clearly wanted the three of them to assess the quality of the talismans, and they understood, so they took them.
As soon as the talismans touched their hands, Luo Yiping and Shen Zhengquan fell silent.
The quality of these talismans was high!
And Chu Ning had drawn them in front of everyone, proving his ability.
Gu Xiaqing's face regained its previous gentle expression as she slowly spoke, "I didn't know that Brother Chu was so skilled in talisman-making. If we had known, we should have waited for you to draw some talismans for us before we left."
Before Chu Ning could respond, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Hey, so many people?"
Accompanying the voice, a young cultivator quickly walked over from the back of the crowd.
Chu Ning glanced at him and felt that he looked familiar, like one of the cultivators who had bought talismans yesterday.
"Yes!" Chu Ning didn't think much of it and casually took out ten talismans from his storage bag, handing them over to the young man.
The young man saw that the others didn't seem interested in the same talismans and happily took them, then took out some spirit stones to pay.
"Luckily, I came a step earlier. Thank you, fellow daoists, for your kindness."
After saying this, the young man hurriedly left with the talismans in hand.
As soon as the young man left, Luo Yiping, who had already been silent, sneered again.
"Chu Ning, don't tell me you drew these high-quality lower-intermediate talismans yourself as well."
"Chu Ning's talent in talisman-making truly surprises me." Shen Zhengquan also chimed in.
His tone sounded like praise, but the sarcasm within was obvious, and Chu Ning could naturally hear it.
Although Shen Zhengquan had maintained a facade of civility before, he was now openly mocking Chu Ning.
Gu Xiaqing sighed softly, but this time, she didn't say anything.
Even Gu Xiaqing didn't believe that Chu Ning could create such high-quality lower-intermediate talismans.
In fact, aside from Mu Ling, no one else in the sect had ever seen Chu Ning make lower-intermediate talismans.
Chu Ning sighed inwardly as well.
If he hadn't demonstrated his ability to draw these lower-intermediate talismans in front of everyone today, he didn't know how far this matter would have escalated.
"Junior Brother is drawing a Vajra Talisman. Please give me some guidance, Senior Brothers and Sisters."
After saying this, Chu Ning picked up the talisman brush again.
The group vaguely guessed what Chu Ning was about to do, and their expressions turned slightly surprised.
A hint of doubt flashed across Luo Yiping's face, and he exchanged a glance with Shen Zhengquan.
The next moment, the two of them shook their heads, their eyes showing that they didn't believe it.
The two of them usually interacted with the disciples of the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, so they naturally knew the difficulty of creating lower-intermediate talismans.
How could Chu Ning, who had just entered the outer sect from being a menial disciple, possibly master the technique of creating lower-intermediate talismans in such a short time?
Especially since the talismans that the young man had just bought also seemed to be of similar quality.
As everyone watched, Chu Ning began to draw the talisman.
Although they didn't understand the methods for drawing different talismans, they could tell from the more complex spirit patterns that this talisman was of a higher level than the previous Regeneration Talismans.
Just as everyone was astonished...
"Huff!"
The Vajra Talisman in front of Chu Ning suddenly ignited and turned to ashes.
Seeing this, the last bit of doubt in Luo Yiping and Shen Zhengquan's eyes disappeared.
"Chu Ning, stop putting on this act and wasting everyone's time.
Do you really think you're a Tier 2 Talisman Master or something?"
Luo Yiping's face was filled with ridicule.
Shen Zhengquan, on the other hand, remained silent.
He looked at the focused Chu Ning with a thoughtful expression.
Gu Xiaqing also did the same. The two of them were different from Luo Yiping, who was from the Spirit Beast House and didn't have much exposure to the way of talismans, pills, and arrays.
Although this Vajra Talisman hadn't been successfully created, Chu Ning's state of drawing talismans had subtly hinted at something.
Chu Ning didn't pay attention to Luo Yiping and calmly shook his head, sighing inwardly.
"I still need to improve my success rate with these lower-intermediate talismans. I had planned to draw a successful one to show them, but I didn't expect to fail."
Even though Chu Ning had been continuously creating talismans for the past seven days, his success rate with these difficult Vajra Talismans was still lower than that of the lower-low-grade talismans.
Chu Ning dipped the talisman brush in ink again and was about to continue drawing.
"What are all of you doing here?"
As this voice rang out, Lin Zhisheng landed in front of Chu Ning's shop on a spirit boat, accompanied by Du Han.
"Lin Zhisheng, your timing is perfect!"
When Luo Yiping saw Lin Zhisheng and Du Han arrive, his face lit up.
"When Senior Brother Du asked everyone to go together to resist the beast tide, Chu Ning refused to participate because of his low cultivation, which is fine.
But the key issue is that he clearly brought a lot of talismans from the sect's Spirit Talisman Pavilion, and when Senior Brother Du asked him to take them out, he refused."
Before Lin Zhisheng could speak, Luo Yiping quickly spilled the beans.
(End of Chapter)
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