148: Broken Pisces Jade Pendant

Lin Yongmao’s eyes were full of anticipation, which caught Lin Xuanbo off guard.

Lin Xuanbo hadn’t expected Lin Yongmao to be so direct.

He burst out laughing and said, “Yongmao, come pick something out. Is there anything here that suits you?”

Lin Xuanbo, as an experienced Cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Stage and the previous head of the Lin family, had accumulated a vast amount of resources.

Lin Xuanbo rummaged through his Immortal Cave and brought out several items, placing them before Lin Yongmao.

Most of them were second-tier Materials, with a small number of third-tier Materials. Lin Yongmao carefully examined them, directly using the Attribute Panel to view them, and all information appeared in detail before his eyes.

For example, this Low Grade Spiritual Artifact before him.

【War Spirit Flying Dagger】:

Grade: Low Grade Spiritual Artifact

Description: An incredibly sharp flying dagger, capable of storing a large amount of Spiritual Qi internally, to be instantly unleashed during combat.

Or, for example, this broken jade pendant before him.

【Twin Fish Jade Pendant】:

Grade: Low Grade Spiritual Artifact (Damaged)

Description: The Twin Fish Jade Pendant has the effect of increasing Luck. The complete Twin Fish Jade Pendant was originally an ancient treasure; this is one half of it, and it has undergone countless years of refinement, with most of its internal energy having long since dissipated.

Attribute: Luck Value +10

Repair Method: The blood of the Qi Luck Spirit Beast 【Golden Silver Dragon Carp】 can repair the scratches on the Twin Fish Jade Pendant.

When Lin Yongmao saw the words “increase Luck,” he immediately said,

“Grandpa, I want this one!”

Lin Xuanbo looked at the incomplete jade pendant and tried to dissuade him, saying, “Grandpa has many other treasures here. Don’t you want to keep looking? Although this jade pendant is a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, it’s severely damaged and not very useful anymore.”

Lin Yongmao, however, said very firmly, “No! I want this one!”

“Alright then! But let’s be clear, Grandpa’s things are only for you to pick one item. Don’t covet the other items.”

Lin Yongmao was only focused on holding and playing with the broken Twin Fish Jade Pendant in his hand, completely disregarding Lin Xuanbo’s other words.

【Golden Silver Dragon Carp】

This is also a Qi Luck Spirit Beast.

However, Lin Yongmao had never heard of it, and catching one would be extremely difficult.

The matter of repairing this Twin Fish Jade Pendant could only be put aside for now.

Lin Yongmao carefully threaded the broken jade pendant with a thin string and hung it around his neck.

The Twin Fish Jade Pendant had to be worn at all times to be effective.

Lin Yongmao patted his Storage Pouch, and a pile of bamboo appeared before him. He said, “Grandpa, these are all for you.”

Lin Xuanbo looked at the pile of bamboo before him, and his eyes immediately became fixated.

He could feel the powerful Spiritual Qi contained within these bamboos, and their texture was extremely hard. These were definitely excellent Materials for refining a Lifebound Treasure.

Lin Yongmao explained, “The green ones are qingling bamboo, and the purplish-black ones are Nether Spirit Bamboo. Both types of bamboo are a thousand years old, and they are taken from their hardest main trunks.”

Lin Xuanbo held one of the bamboos in both hands and murmured, “If I refine these bamboos into my Lifebound Treasure, it’s hard to imagine how powerful my Lifebound Treasure will be.”

He put down the bamboo, then grabbed Lin Yongmao’s hand, and said excitedly, “Yongmao, thank you!”

Lin Yongmao also tightly gripped Lin Xuanbo’s hand and said with a smile, “Why are we being so formal, Grandpa and grandson!”

“It’s just a pity that I’m not an Alchemist. It seems I’ll have to go to other regions to find a third-tier Alchemist to refine these bamboos, and then I’ll have my Lifebound Treasure.”

Next, Lin Xuanbo was completely engrossed in his own world.

Lin Yongmao smiled and didn’t bother to disturb him anymore, so he said goodbye and left the Immortal Cave.

...

The next day.

The golden crow broke dawn, and soft morning light shone on every corner of Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

“System, I want to sign in!”

“Sign-in successful! Congratulations on obtaining 【High-Grade Spirit Stone】 × 2.”

Lin Yongmao immediately gasped, inhaling the fresh scent of grass and trees into his lungs.

A very ordinary daily sign-in actually yielded two High-Grade Spirit Stones.

One High-Grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and generally, no Cultivator was willing to exchange High-Grade Spirit Stones for Low-Grade Spirit Stones and Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Therefore, one High-Grade Spirit Stone exchanging for ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones was a theoretical exchange ratio.

With only a 10-point increase in Luck value, the sign-in items obtained were so much better.

This was far from comparable to the output of a 【Small Spirit Stone Vein】.

However, from a practical perspective, the 【five-hundred-year spirit plant cultivation fluid】 was more practical. The temptation of a thousand-year spiritual plant in just two days was irresistible.

Perhaps, it could be done this way...

Sun rose, moon set.

Lin Yongmao put the 【Twin Fish Jade Pendant】 he wore into his Storage Pouch before starting to sign in.

“Sign-in successful! Congratulations on obtaining 【five-hundred-year spirit plant cultivation fluid】 × 1.”

Indeed!

Although the sign-in items obtained would change when the Luck value changed, Lin Yongmao could control it within a small range.

Signing in this way could ensure that he obtained the items he needed as much as possible, just like the 【five-hundred-year spirit plant cultivation fluid】 in his hand at this moment.

Using this method, he would see if he could control the Luck value sign-in to obtain spiritual plants that increased Lifespan.

...

Half a month later.

After Lin Yongmao finished his morning sign-in, he continued to delve into his Talisman-making career.

He had successfully learned to draw four of the simplest first-tier Talismans: 【Water Arrow Talisman】, 【Wood Thorn Talisman】, 【Spirit Rain Talisman】, and 【Spirit Wood Talisman】.

There was no other way; he had only learned these four first-tier Spells, so naturally, he could only practice drawing these four types of Talismans.

If one had complete Spiritual Roots and learned many types of Spells, it would be more suitable to become a Talisman Maker, as then one could try drawing any kind of Talisman.

Lin Yongmao checked his proficiency as a first-tier Talisman Maker, which had already reached 67.83%.

His practice during this period had also been remarkably effective, thanks to the unlimited supply of Talisman paper. Yao Beast hide Talisman paper and Seven-Star Grass Talisman paper could be supplied to him without limit.

With an unlimited supply of Talisman paper, Lin Yongmao spent almost half of his day drawing Talismans.

“These 【Wood Thorn Talisman】 and 【Water Arrow Talisman】 are not very useful; they are only effective for duels between Cultivators at the Qi Refinement Stage. But the 【Spirit Rain Talisman】 and 【Spirit Wood Talisman】 are different.”

Lin Yongmao directly activated a Spirit Rain Talisman, and a large dark cloud formed out of thin air. After a muffled crack of thunder, a drizzling rain began to fall.

Lin Yongmao carefully felt the faint Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the spirit rain, which greatly aided the growth of spiritual plants.

Even if one wasn’t a Spiritual Plant Master, they could rely on these two Talismans to take good care of their own spiritual plant fields.

After all, Spiritual Plant Masters were a minority among Cultivators, and most Cultivators were not short of spiritual plants. It was impossible to specially learn the skills of a Spiritual Plant Master just to take care of a few spirit plants; that would be too much of a waste of time.

With the 【Spirit Rain Talisman】 and 【Spirit Wood Talisman】, it was different; one could completely rely on these two Talismans to take good care of their spiritual plants.