Chapter 1652
The Eve of Chaos
In addition, Ling Lihao's mastery of talismanic arts is still only at the mid-level of the fifth rank.
However, the fact that he can now refine fifth-grade high-quality talismans undoubtedly proves that his talisman skills are quite good, and he has even reached the fifth-grade high-quality talisman level.
This is great news for the family.
That level of mastery in talismanic arts is extremely difficult to attain, and ordinary talisman masters simply cannot reach it.
Moreover, Ling Lihao has only been practicing the fifth-order mid-grade talismanic arts for a few hundred years.
Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult for him to reach this level of mastery in the art of talismans.
The future is sure to be bright.
Furthermore, Ling Lihao was willing to hand over the powerful talisman to his clan after creating it, rather than keeping it for himself, which is truly commendable.
Ling Pengyun then valued him even more.
"In the future, I will plant more spiritual plants that can be used to refine fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials in various treasure lands of the family, so that you can practice in the future."
"But those spiritual plants take a long time to grow, and it would probably take a lot of time for me to cultivate them."
"For this reason, I will also purchase some fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials from outside at high prices..."
Don't let me down.
Ling Pengyun looked at Ling Lihao with expectation.
"Pengyun Ancestor, please rest assured, this junior will certainly not let you down."
Ling Lihao was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this.
The two then chatted for a while before Ling Lihao said goodbye and left, returning to his seclusion with renewed vigor.
The family had recently given him a large batch of fifth-tier talisman materials.
Moreover, the family urgently needs a large number of high-level talismans to help them in order to prevent major chaos in the future.
This matter is rather urgent.
Ling Lihao dared not stop for even a moment.
However, it is precisely because of this move that his mastery of talismanic arts has recently improved at a relatively fast pace.
In the days that followed, he even used the few remaining high-grade fifth-rank spiritual materials from his family to create another high-grade fifth-rank talisman.
Although the probability of drawing such talismans is low, only 10% of them are made at a loss.
But it's already quite good if we can even refine it.
As for the probability of drawing fifth-order lower and middle-grade talismans, it is relatively high, at least 50% to 60%.
Not only can you break even, but you can even make nearly double your money.
When his family commissioned him to help draw talismans, they had already agreed that if he could consistently achieve a 50% success rate in drawing talismans, they would not only provide him with a large amount of high-level cultivation resources as payment for the talisman drawing.
Moreover, any additional talismans he drew could belong to him.
Therefore, he made a fortune by drawing fifth-grade and mid-grade talismans.
The family also benefited from this, and every once in a while, they could get a large number of high-level talismans from Ling Lihao.
The family's talismanic heritage also increased dramatically.
Both parties can be considered to have achieved a win-win situation through cooperation.
……
Soon after.
Ling Pengyun secretly sought help from powerful figures such as Jin Yu Lao Dao Jun of the Jin Yuan Immortal Sect and Hei Yan Dao Jun of the Hei Yan Immortal Sect.
In addition, he had good relationships with those powerful figures and had helped them a lot in his early years.
He quickly acquired thirty portions of fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials from those powerful individuals at a price 20-30% higher than the market price.
In addition, he arranged for the Nascent Soul cultivators in his clan to go to various trade fairs, and they managed to obtain about ten sets of fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials.
In total, we obtained more than forty documents.
'The quantity of such talismanic materials is quite good.'
'The Golden Feather Elder of the Golden Origin Immortal Sect, as well as forces like the Black Rock Immortal Sect, are reliable and truly worth befriending.'
Ling Pengyun looked at the forty sets of fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials he had recently acquired, feeling extremely satisfied but also a little heartbroken.
The family spent a huge amount of money to collect those talisman materials.
The benefits they received were even enough to support a cultivator in attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage three or four times.
However, such benefits must be spent.
After all, I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf.
'I only hope that Li Hao can use these talisman materials to improve his talisman skills.'
Ling Pengyun muttered to himself for a moment, then took the talisman materials to the talisman cultivator Ling Lihao and handed them all over to him.
This also brought Ling Lihao a pleasant surprise.
He really hadn't expected that Ling Pengyun would acquire so many high-level talisman materials so quickly.
Such spiritual materials are extremely rare.
Previously, the family had almost emptied the talisman materials of the other forces of the Cangxuan lineage, and only managed to obtain more than twenty sets of fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials.
Upon closer examination, the amount of spiritual materials Ling Pengyun has acquired is undoubtedly twice that of what he acquired before.
That number is quite terrifying.
Furthermore, as a talisman master, he was also aware of the value of those talismanic materials.
"The support my family has given me has been truly immense."
Ling Lihao couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion, and at the same time, he felt a bit more pressure.
After all, if this matter is not handled well, the huge profits that the family has spent on purchasing those talisman materials will be wasted.
However, he was resilient, and this pressure became his motivation.
After briefly thanking Ling Pengyun, he immediately took the materials and went into seclusion.
However, he did not immediately use those fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials to draw fifth-grade high-quality talismans.
Instead, he first drew several low- to mid-grade fifth-tier talismans to get a feel for them.
Seeing that things were going well, he then began to draw a fifth-grade high-quality talisman.
The only fifth-tier high-grade talisman he is currently confident in drawing is the "Overturning the Sea and Turning the Sky Talisman".
The method for drawing this talisman was obtained by the family through various opportunities in their early years.
Moreover, like the cultivation method he practiced, it was water.
Ling Lihao has a greater advantage in drawing such talismans.
Having drawn such talismans many times before, he had some experience.
He first spent a huge sum of money in his early years to have Ling Pengyun create a fifth-grade mid-level natal Nether Water Talisman Brush.
This talisman pen was crafted by him based on the special natal spiritual treasure recorded in the talisman cultivation method "Netherwater Talisman Canon".
It is extremely special; it can not only be used as a tool for drawing talismans, but also be called a powerful offensive magical artifact.
Ling Lihao could even use it to draw talismans in the void to fight enemies, and its power was quite impressive.
Moreover, Ling Lihao also finds it more convenient to use this talisman pen to draw talismans, as he can control the pen at will and minimize mistakes during the drawing process.
Then, he summoned a fifth-grade high-quality talisman paper and a small dish of fifth-grade high-quality talisman ink.
He lightly dipped the Ghost Water Talisman Brush into some talisman ink, then immediately began to carefully draw talisman patterns on the talisman paper.
During this period, numerous difficulties arose.
He even failed several more times afterward.
Fortunately, he succeeded on his eighth failed attempt.
Moreover, when he used other fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials to draw this talisman, he could usually draw it successfully once after failing seven or eight times.
"Upon careful calculation, with the help of those talismanic materials, the probability of me drawing that fifth-grade superior talisman, the Overturning Heaven and Earth Talisman, has actually increased by about 50%."
'Currently, it can reach 15%.'
'Although the progress isn't huge, it's still a small leap forward.'
Ling Lihao gazed at the several fifth-grade, high-quality Heaven-Turning and Sea-Covering Talismans he had just drawn, his brows furrowed with joy. He then showed them to Ling Pengyun.
Ling Pengyun was quite satisfied with this, and he continued to collect fifth-grade high-quality talisman materials for Ling Lihao.
……
Some more time passed.
The old clan chief, Ling Lihao, also brought good news.
As the most accomplished alchemist in his family, he had already reached the fifth-order mid-grade alchemy realm.
Like Ling Lihao, he has recently been refining various high-level pills for his family.
The family had collected a considerable amount of high-level alchemy materials recently.
His alchemy aptitude was also decent; under such intense alchemy conditions, his alchemy skills only improved slightly.
Although he didn't make extraordinary progress like the talisman genius Ling Lihao, his progress was still considerable.
His success rate in refining various fifth-grade and mid-grade pills is consistently around 60%.
And this probability is particularly good.
Both he and his family benefited from this.
He was like a giant gear, propelling the family forward.
The rest of the family members are the same, only the size of the gears.
……
In a blink of an eye.
Several years passed.
This day.
Heavenly River Boundary.
The strongest righteous force, the Radiant Star Immortal Sect, is located deep within the Radiant Star Mountains, atop the fifth-grade supreme spiritual land, Radiant Star Mountain.
Inside a cave dwelling rich in spiritual energy.
Daoist Yaoxing is refining pills in a pill furnace here.
Every now and then, he would throw in special high-grade spiritual materials.
It is unknown how much time has passed, but gradually a fragrant aroma of pills began to waft from the alchemy furnace.
Four strange pills covered with tiny floral patterns flew out from among them.
'Unexpectedly, this time it turned out to be four special fifth-tier top-grade healing pills, the Radiant Star White Jade Pills.'
'In that case, I suppose I don't need to worry about my injuries.'
Looking at the four pills, Yaoxing Daojun felt a surge of joy.
That batch of pills was made by him using three fifth-grade superior-quality Wind and Moon Flowers as one of the main ingredients, along with various other high-grade spiritual materials.
Moreover, the Radiant Star White Jade Pill was perfected by the predecessors of the Radiant Star Immortal Sect in alchemy, who spent countless efforts to perfect it. Its effects are extremely strong, far surpassing ordinary pills of the same level.
It is even rumored that this pill can not only repair the divine sense or meridian injuries of Nascent Soul stage experts.
If all three are used together, they can sustain a Nascent Soul cultivator who is about to pass away for up to three years, and are even considered excellent healing pills.
In addition, its rank is high, and it is comparable to the perfected Nascent Soul stage, such as the Radiant Star Dao Lord.
Therefore, after Yaoxing Daojun took it, the injuries he had sustained during the demonic chaos hundreds of years ago recovered at an extremely fast pace.
……
Decades later.
The injuries that Yaoxing Daojun would normally require hundreds or even thousands of years to heal were recovered ahead of schedule.
'The effects of those four Radiant Star White Cloud Pills are truly extraordinary.'
'It was indeed worthwhile that I expended so much effort to breach the territory of the Wind and Moon Spirit Fox clan and obtain several powerful Wind and Moon Flowers to refine this pill.'
'Besides, now that my injuries have healed, it's time to get started.'
"Otherwise, if this continues, even with the Golden Feather Bow and Arrows from the Golden Origin Immortal Sect as an additional aid, I fear that once the ancient ghost realm reopens, unforeseen events could easily occur."
Yao Xing Dao Jun's expression changed slightly, and his eyes gradually turned cold.
According to careful calculation, the ancient ghost realm will likely open in about another hundred years.
For Daoist Yaoxing, this time was but a blink of an eye; it was extremely short.
He then sent messages to the major righteous forces in the Tianhe Realm, instructing their leaders to quickly go to the Yaoxing Immortal Sect for a meeting.
……
at the same time.
The Cangxuan lineage does have some reputation within the Tianhe Realm.
Even today, it is considered one of the stronger top-tier Nascent Soul forces, its strength surpassing that of a few other forces, as well as forces like the Radiant Star Immortal Sect.
He then received a message from Daoist Yaoxing.
"Does Daoist Yaoxing intend to summon all the leaders of the major and minor forces within the righteous path?"
"This move is rather subtle; I fear great chaos is imminent."
As a high-ranking member of the Cangxuan lineage, Ling Pengyun was the first to learn of this matter, which gave him a headache.
"That's certainly possible."
"However, this is not necessarily an opportunity for my Cangxuan lineage."
“In recent years, our Cangxuan lineage has accumulated a lot of power.”
“If you calculate carefully, our Cangxuan lineage is at least twice as strong as it was during the great chaos hundreds of years ago.”
The Star Sea Ancestor's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, showing great anticipation for the great chaos.
His strength was considerable, which gave him more confidence.
Moreover, he had been in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm for a relatively long time, and with the Star Sea Pavilion having a strong foundation, he had repeatedly obtained opportunities.
His cultivation level was getting closer and closer to the peak of the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
However, he only possessed one high-level Nascent Soul artifact.
With just this item, he has little confidence in making further progress in the future.
However, high-level spiritual items are rare in the Heavenly River Realm and are difficult to obtain under normal circumstances.
However, things would be different if the Heavenly River Realm fell into chaos.
If one can kill a few demons at the late Nascent Soul stage, or even at the perfect Nascent Soul stage, and use the spiritual materials on their bodies as the main material, it is possible to refine some high-level breakthrough spiritual items.
Moreover, according to Ancestor Xinghai, many powerful demons' cultivation grounds have some treasure lands or spiritual plants that can nurture high-level breakthrough spiritual objects.
But in the eyes of the Star Sea Ancestor, these were all opportunities.
“Fellow Daoist Xinghai is indeed right.”
The old Daoist Yuan, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Righteous Path Alliance, also spoke with a hint of fighting spirit.
In terms of aptitude alone, reaching the late stage of the Divine Transformation realm is already his limit, but if resources are sufficient...
He has every chance of going even further.
Moreover, as a sword cultivator, he is unyielding and possesses an extremely strong aura of killing intent. How could he be afraid of chaos?
Many other powerful members of the Cangxuan lineage were also somewhat tempted by the great chaos.
However, many powerful members of the Cangxuan lineage keep their distance from it.
After all, every time a major upheaval begins, there will inevitably be damage, and a lot of war preparation materials will be consumed.
If the Cangxuan lineage were to be targeted by a powerful force, things could get really complicated.
Even if they manage to survive this ordeal, they will suffer severe injuries.
After a discussion, the group of powerful figures decided that Ling Pengyun and his wife, who were among the strongest, along with Ancestor Xinghai, would go to Yaoxing Immortal Sect to attend the council meeting.
Immediately afterwards, Ling Pengyun and his wife, along with the Old Ancestor Xinghai, set off.
However, given their higher cultivation levels and the assistance of a high-grade flying boat, they quickly arrived at the Radiant Star Immortal Sect's headquarters in the Radiant Star Mountain Range. (End of Chapter)