Talisman Brush

Farming can indeed bring good fortune.

Lu Yang's face was full of joy. What was originally just an experiment could now be confirmed. That meant that as long as he persisted in farming, he might be able to cultivate a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a Golden Core cultivator, or even a Nascent Soul cultivator or an Immortal.

As Lu Yang gathered up the scattered rice stalks, he was calculating in his mind the ratio between the harvest from these two acres of spirit fields and his fortune over the past six months.

It can't be that no matter how much you plant, your fortune will only last for three years after the harvest, right?

After counting the number of rice stalks, Lu Yang slowly shook his head. It wasn't directly related to the amount of green barley, but rather to the number of acres of spirit fields!

Lu Yang cultivated a 2.7-acre first-tier spirit field and harvested it into the standard yield of a 3-acre spirit field, so it is related to the acreage of the spirit field.

So, does that mean the more he plants, the more fortune he will reap?

Moreover, this is only a first-tier spirit field. If it were a second-tier spirit field, Lu Yang's harvest should be even greater.

However, neither the former nor the latter is easy to accomplish.

Even in the vast Qingcang Lu family, the number of spirit fields is limited. Most Lu family cultivators rely on farming as their main source of spirit stones. If Lu Yang farms too much, he is cutting off the spirit stone source for other clansmen.

Moreover, the spirit fields are basically in individual plots. Even the other spirit field that Lu Yunxia mentioned, which is about an acre in size, is not close to Lu Yang's place.

If he has to travel between the two places, there will be the issue of energy. If he can't attend to one thing, he might not be able to do the other, and Lu Yang's gains might not be so optimistic.

As for second-tier spirit fields, forget about it. Only a madman in the clan would entrust a second-tier spirit field to Lu Yang, a mere Qi Refining Level 2 cultivator.

"It would be great if there were a spiritual space."

As Lu Yang pondered this, he gathered up the rice stalks from the field. These stalks could also be sold for spirit stones, though their value was lower.

For some low-level spirit beasts, rice stalks are also a good food source.

As for the roots and stems in the ground, Lu Yang simply burned them with a small Spirit Flame spell, then added a small Thick Earth spell. After a week of recovery, the second round of farming could begin.

Not in a hurry to go to the market, Lu Yang returned to his house, took a Spirit Nourishing Pill and swallowed it.

Having cultivated for so long, all I know about elixirs is legend; I've never even tasted them.

Now that I've finally obtained the elixir, I naturally want to try it first.

As soon as Lu Yang swallowed a Spirit Nourishing Pill, he felt a surge of spiritual energy suddenly emanating from his abdomen, filling his entire body.

This was a feeling that Lu Yang had never experienced during his usual cultivation.

Not daring to be negligent, he quickly circulated his cultivation technique to begin absorbing the spiritual energy. Unlike usual, when he used his cultivation technique as a guide to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Wu Yi didn't need to care about the amount of spiritual energy around him now, because his body was already saturated. He only needed to absorb the spiritual energy within his body.

As the cultivation technique circulated, Lu Yang felt his cultivation level begin to advance by leaps and bounds. To put it simply, it was like going to the city to sell things; normally, Lu Yang would pull the cart himself.

Now, not only are they equipped with oxen and horses, but they also have people pushing them from behind, so you can imagine how slow they are.

As he continued his cultivation, Lu Yang didn't have time to think too much; he simply circulated his cultivation technique over and over again.

Gradually, Lu Yang even forgot the concepts of time and space.

After a long while, Lu Yang finished his cultivation and found that it was already dark. He had actually cultivated for a full half day.

This broke Lu Yang's record. Most importantly, Lu Yang felt that he was still very energetic and did not feel mentally exhausted.

The spiritual energy increased by one level, reaching thirteen levels. At this rate, it's no wonder everyone wants to become an alchemist and take pills.

If he takes the Nourishing Spirit Pill every day to cultivate, Lu Yang will probably be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refining again in less than ten days.

Unfortunately, pills shouldn't be used like that. All medicines have some degree of toxicity, and this applies to pills as well. If you were to eat pills like candy, you'd probably die faster than you could cultivate.

This is also the main reason why Lu Yunxia made Lu Yang take the Nourishing Spirit Pill once a month.

Cultivation itself has the effect of cleansing the marrow and removing impurities. As long as Lu Yang takes a pill like the Nourishing Spirit Pill once a month, the toxins will be almost completely eliminated after a month.

Moreover, the Nourishing Spirit Pill is not effective only on the day it is taken, but it will be effective for about a month afterward, although the effect will gradually weaken.

Based on Lu Yang's judgment, this cultivation session probably consumed half of the effects of the Nourishing Spirit Pill, and the remaining 29 days were spent gradually absorbing and digesting the remaining effects.

At this rate, perhaps in another month, Lu Yang will be able to condense the twenty strands of spiritual energy required for the second level of Qi Refining, and then break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang was also somewhat excited. It seemed that he should arrange for the pills to be made.

Later, Lu Yang refined the Qingcang Sword and Qingcang Robe.

The Weapon Refining Hall is a key family stronghold of the Lu family, controlled by the Third Elder, who is also the most skilled weapon refiner within the Lu family's Qi Refining Realm.

I heard that the Third Elder has crafted a top-grade magic weapon, and the top-grade Azure Azure Sword in his hand was forged by himself.

The next day, Lu Yang went straight to the weapon refining hall. With ninety contribution points in hand, Lu Yang felt that he could buy a talisman pen in the weapon refining hall.

Since it's a family-made product, the quality is guaranteed.

With Lu Yang's current strength and talisman-making skills, he doesn't need a high-grade talisman brush; a low-grade one will suffice.

Generally speaking, the price of a low-grade magic weapon is around fifty spirit stones, which may fluctuate slightly depending on its quality, but not by much.

However, there are a few exceptions to magical artifacts. One is alchemy furnaces and cauldrons, which often sell for the price that mid-grade magical artifacts should have.

Then there's the talisman brush. Although it's not as extravagant as the alchemy furnace, it still adds about ten spirit stones.

These are all things taught at the Taoist academy. If you leave the clan and become a sucker, you'll bring shame to the family.

Before even stepping into the weapon-refining hall, Lu Yang felt a wave of heat rushing towards his face.

I heard that the clan buried a second-tier earth fire vein under the weapon-refining hall and the pill-refining hall, which can not only increase the success rate of weapon refining and pill refining for no reason.

It also benefits the cultivation of these alchemists and weapon refiners.

After all, cultivators who study alchemy or weapon crafting generally possess a fire elemental root.

There were quite a few cultivators coming and going, mostly handing in materials or completing tasks; not many were buying magical artifacts.

After entering, Lu Yang handed his token to a cousin at the front desk. Judging from the cousin's young age, he should be of the same generation as Lu Yang.

His aura was stronger than Lu Yang's, probably around the third or fourth level of Qi Refining.

"Brother, I'd like to buy a talisman brush."

The cousin glanced at Lu Yang, his face expressionless. "Do you want the standard style, or should I recommend one?"

"Hmm? What is the standard? How is it different from the one my cousin recommended?"

"Standard talisman pens are nothing special. The pen handle is made of green bamboo, and the tip is made of fire fox fur. It's a low-grade talisman pen. The price is fixed at sixty spirit stones, but I can give you a discount so it will be fifty-eight spirit stones."

If you settle the payment using contribution points, the amount can be as low as fifty contribution points.

As for the one I recommend, that's different; the quality is definitely better, since my goal is to use up all ninety of your contribution points.

Ah!

Is it really that straightforward?

He came to buy something, and the salesperson was there to empty his wallet. This was exactly the same sales tactic he used in his previous life. The only difference was that the salespeople in his previous life weren't as blatant as this guy.

He chuckled, "I would appreciate it if you could recommend one or two, cousin."

Upon hearing this, the cousin smiled and casually pointed to a shelf behind him, pulling out a talisman pen and placing it in front of Lu Yang.

"This pen is named Moon Locust. It is made by using the heartwood of a hundred-year-old locust tree as the handle, supplementing it with the heart hair of a demon beast mountain goblin as the tip, and using a bit of moonlight as a guide."

Even among low-grade talisman brushes, this is top-tier, priced uniformly at ninety contribution points.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang couldn't help but roll his eyes. At this price, Lu Yang could almost buy a low-quality mid-grade magic weapon.

Moreover, "Brother, this penny is a bit too sinister!"

The locust tree is yin, the mandrill is yin, moonlight is yin, could it be any more yin?

"If it weren't for the underworld, would you have been able to take away ninety contribution points? This is a talisman pen used by a talisman maker in the clan. It was a mid-grade talisman pen of good quality before."

Because the talisman was broken during the crafting process, our weapon refining hall had to reforge it.

Although it hasn't reached the level of a mid-grade magic weapon, it's close. The foundation of this talisman pen is evident, and with years of nurturing by a top-grade talisman maker, it possesses a remarkable charm.

"At this price? Do you still think it's expensive?"

It has a remarkable charm!

Lu Yang was startled upon hearing this. In that case, it wasn't considered expensive. Although magical artifacts are not like spiritual artifacts, they can still gather some divine charm after being nurtured for a long time.

If the essence of a top-tier talisman maker resonates during talisman making, the improvement to talisman making ability will be substantial.

"If that's the case, it's barely acceptable, but this talisman brush is too Yin-related, only suitable for making Yin-attribute talismans, too unorthodox."

Moreover, as Shen Yun aptly put it, the odds are simply too low, making it too much of a gamble.

Furthermore, no matter how well my cousin tells his story, it's still a low-grade talisman brush, so I also need a set of top-quality cinnabar.

This cousin was about to take the talisman brush back when he heard that Lu Yang had gone to such lengths just to get a set of cinnabar, and he was speechless.

He casually pulled another item from the shelf and scooped up a set of cinnabar. "Magic artifacts only harm those with a destined connection. It seems your destiny isn't quite there yet. Here, take this set of cinnabar."

Lu Yang took the cinnabar, feeling a bit numb all over. Who was this genius who found this receptionist? With this kind of sales method, it's no wonder no one would want to come.