37: Yin Lotus Mother and Child Method

After taking stock of his items, Lu Ming settled down in the small courtyard.

He was completely engrossed in the newly acquired Talismans Legacy, spending every day researching the art of the Talisman Dao.

In a flash, a week passed by.

“The Vajra Talisman, finally, I’ve successfully drawn it.”

Inside the Cultivation room, Spiritual Qi surged.

Lu Ming stood in the Talisman-making room, a golden, shining Talisman floating before him.

On the Talisman, intricate runes lit up one after another, and at the moment of spiritual manifestation, a phantom image of a Vajra Spell appeared, then receded and converged within the Talisman.

Lu Ming picked up the Talisman, feeling a slight coolness and a sense of weight within it. He nodded with a satisfied smile in his eyes.

During this time, he had done little else besides making Talismans, but with such intense practice, his Talisman cultivation was improving by the day.

He had attempted most Low Grade Talismans, finding them effortless with his current Talisman Dao cultivation, so he stopped drawing them.

While Medium Grade Talismans were more challenging, his success rate for various Talismans was steadily increasing with extensive practice.

And today, he had successfully drawn a Medium Grade ‘Vajra Talisman’.

“I need to test its strength first!”

Thinking this, Lu Ming didn’t hesitate. He injected a trace of magical power into the Talisman.

Buzz~

The ‘Vajra Talisman’ hummed, dissipating into a shimmering light in the air, then transforming into a golden barrier that quickly enveloped Lu Ming.

Lu Ming first cast several Spells, then manipulated the ‘dark light blade’ to attack the shield from the outside.

After a moment of testing, he nodded in satisfaction.

“Although it’s not as strong as the ‘Azure Scale Shield’, it excels in quick deployment. Theoretically, with enough ‘Vajra Talismans’, almost no one of the same cultivation level could break through its defense.”

The reason Lu Ming refined the ‘Vajra Talisman’, besides for his own use, was primarily for its commercial value.

Defensive Talismans are sometimes even more popular than offensive Talismans.

And a single ‘Vajra Talisman’ could sell for five or six Spirit Stones on the market.

If it was a high-quality Talisman, it could even fetch seven Spirit Stones, which was much faster money than Low Grade Talismans.

Previously, he only knew how to make one type, the ‘Geng Metal Sword Talisman’, which he kept for himself and never sold.

But now, he could stock up on more; if he couldn’t sell them all, he would use them himself.

Having made up his mind, Lu Ming spread out the Talisman paper and began to draw.

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Another week passed.

“Senior Wu, this is a Soul Dao Cultivation Technique that Junior recently purchased for thirteen Spirit Stones at a Loose Cultivator exchange fair. I wonder if it meets your requirements.”

Zhou Yang respectfully handed over a jade slip and a pouch of Spirit Stones.

“Soul Dao?”

Lu Ming’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. He didn’t immediately attend to the Spirit Stones, but instead picked up the jade slip.

After a few breaths, Lu Ming had roughly scanned it.

He put it into his Storage Pouch with a casual flick, his expression unchanged, but his heart was extremely excited.

This Soul Dao Cultivation Technique was named “Yin Lotus Mother-Child Twin Birth Method”.

What most captivated Lu Ming was that it was an extremely rare Clone method.

It was a visualization technique, where one visualizes an Yin Lotus Child Incarnation.

It belonged to the Divine Soul Clone type, capable of freely moving about and even Possessing others.

However, this was an incomplete method; Cultivation required the sacrifice of cutting one’s Divine Soul, and it also seemed to require the Cultivator’s soul for nourishment.

But he had only glanced at it; how to specifically Cultivate it still required his careful study.

Lu Ming was quite pleased. He had originally only planned to hand over the newly drawn ‘Vajra Talismans’ to Zhou Yang today, but he hadn’t expected to gain something else here.

However, Lu Ming was still somewhat skeptical. Such Cultivation Techniques were extremely rare; would they be sold at an exchange fair?

He glanced at the golden book, and no one was listed, at least indicating that no one was trying to use Zhou Yang to deal with him.

“Tell me in detail where this Cultivation Technique came from.”

Lu Ming asked, his expression unperturbed.

“Replying to Senior, Junior obtained this at an exchange fair three days ago. This is not a unique copy, but rather one that has been replicated and sold in batches.

According to Junior’s observations, this method comes from a Foundation Establishment Immortal Cave that recently appeared. The Immortal Cave’s owner was a Demonic Cultivator during his lifetime.

After a Cultivator obtained it, he began to make copies and sell them everywhere.”

Lu Ming instinctively felt there was a problem.

‘Logically, the Murong family should have already sealed off the Immortal Cave, and no Cultivation Techniques should have leaked out. Could it be that someone was lucky enough to obtain it before they sealed it?’

Lu Ming pondered, but couldn’t figure it out.

Lu Ming never suffered from mental exhaustion; if he couldn’t figure it out, he simply wouldn’t think about it for now. He wanted to finish his current tasks quickly and go back to study the “Yin Lotus Mother-Child Twin Birth Method”.

He began to count the Spirit Stones in the other small pouch. A moment later, he was even more satisfied with Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang had not used the Spirit Stones from selling Talismans to purchase the Cultivation Technique, but had paid for it himself.

This was quite risky for him. If Lu Ming was not satisfied with the Cultivation Technique, or took it without paying, Zhou Yang would suffer a huge loss, wasting a year’s effort.

It seemed this boy was too eager to improve.

Lu Ming counted out twenty-five Spirit Stones and tossed them to Zhou Yang. Thirteen of them were for purchasing the Cultivation Technique, and the rest were a reward and Talisman commission.

“You did very well this time. The extra Spirit Stones are your reward for presenting this method.

Furthermore, in the future, as long as you can provide Cultivation Techniques, secret arts, or Spells that satisfy this Lord, there will be additional rewards.”

“Yes, Junior will definitely do his best to collect them!”

Zhou Yang took the Spirit Stones with a joyful expression, quickly assuring him.

“These are the Talismans for this time. There are some more Medium Grade ‘Vajra Talismans’ and ‘Geng Metal Sword Talismans’ inside.

Each ‘Vajra Talisman’ sells for six Spirit Stones, and each ‘Geng Metal Sword Talisman’ for five Spirit Stones.

The old rule still applies: I don’t care how you sell them, this Lord only takes nine-tenths, and the rest is yours.”

Lu Ming then tossed a packet of Talismans to Zhou Yang, and without further small talk, turned and left.

He now just wanted to quickly go back and study the Cultivation Technique.

Zhou Yang stared blankly at the package containing the Talismans for a moment, then his face broke into an expression of wild joy.

“Hahaha, I knew Senior Wu would definitely be able to draw Medium Grade Talismans.”

He had long speculated that as long as he consistently completed the tasks Wu Daoren assigned him, there would be more opportunities in the future, even beyond Low Grade Talismans.

The increase in Talisman grade meant a doubling of price.

Which also meant he could earn more!

“It’s good that more Loose Cultivator Talisman Masters have appeared recently; the old Talismans no longer have much competitiveness.”

Zhou Yang had long noticed the anomaly in the Talisman Cultivator Alliance recently. Because the Alliance Leader was in a death seclusion and not managing affairs, the people below were losing control of the situation.

Now, many Loose Cultivator Talisman Masters no longer set up stalls in the trading area; they all began private transactions, appearing at various exchange fairs.

Although the Talismans Zhou Yang sold were all high-quality, due to their Low Grade, some of his previous clientele had been diverted by the influx of Talisman Masters.

He had even inquired with ‘Wu Daoren’ about this matter, but was ordered to ignore it.

“It seems Senior had a plan all along. Let’s see how you people try to steal my business now!”

Zhou Yang smiled triumphantly.