In the past five years, making talismans in the early morning has long been Chen Xi's habit, rain or shine.
Today is no exception.
After Chen Xi washed up, he sat in front of the wooden table and started making talismans.
Different from before, due to the dull pain all over his body, his writing wrist was obviously a little sluggish and his speed was much slower. It might be impossible to complete thirty first-grade talismans in five hours.
However, Chen Xi didn't care about this, his eyebrows were focused on the talisman paper, and his expression was meticulous.
According to the needs of Zhang's grocery store, what he needs to make today is a first-grade basic talisman - the earth shield talisman.
The Earth Shield Talisman is a basic talisman with earth attributes that focuses on defense. When used, it can condense a shield like a solid stone in front of the body. The structure of the talisman is not complicated. It is the same difficulty as the Fire Cloud Talisman, but the two
The properties are completely different.
But this does not trouble Chen Xi at all. In the past five years, although he has been ridiculed as a useless person who can only make basic talismans, no one can compare to him in terms of his mastery of basic talismans.
There was no other way. In order to earn Yuan Stone, he had to learn to make basic talismans with various properties. Only in this way could he exchange Yuan Stone from Zhang's Grocery Store.
Until now, Chen Xi has probably mastered more than a thousand basic talismans. Speaking of this number, everyone would be stunned and in disbelief.
Generally speaking, most talisman masters will choose a talisman-making path that suits them from the five elements attributes, and study and practice it to quickly improve their talisman cultivation.
Chen Xi, on the other hand, did not refuse anyone who came. He practiced all the basic five elements talismans. Although he had mastered them skillfully, he spent more time than other talisman masters. Whether it was worth it or not, only God knows.
swish swish...
The tip of the pen soaked in ink wandered over the snow-white soft rune paper, outlining winding and smooth runes. Chen Xi's brushwork was still precise and agile, and it seemed that it was not affected by the strength of his wrist.
However, when he was halfway through drawing the earth shield talisman, he suddenly felt an awkward feeling in his heart, as if there was an error in the talisman pattern on the talisman paper. When he looked carefully, he did not find any flaws.
Chen Xi frowned and stopped writing, thinking silently. In the past five years, he has made the earth shield talisman no less than a thousand times, and his writing skills have completely reached the point where he can do it in one go. How could he feel so awkward today?
Taking a deep breath, Chen Xi once again carefully observed the talisman paper on the table, the position of starting the pen, the symmetry of the ink marks, and the trajectory of the talisman patterns... The more he looked at it, the more awkward he felt in his heart, as if his chest was filled with blocks, which made him feel uncomfortable.
His breathing also became faster.
awkward?
How could it be awkward? Everything is obviously flawless!
Could it be that it's not my fault, but...
As if being struck by lightning, a strong impulse suddenly appeared in Chen Xi's heart. As if he was possessed by a demon, he picked up the talisman pen and swung it down!
On the talisman paper, the route of the talisman patterns suddenly changed. It was supposed to be a winding and delicate talisman pattern, but Chen Xi brushed it off in one stroke. Instead, he traced dense and complicated patterns at the end.
Snapped!
After outlining the last stroke, Chen Xi put down his talisman pen, pressed his hands on the wooden table, and breathed heavily, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.
"Sure enough, it looks much smoother now, but...is this still the Earth Shield Talisman?"
After a while, Chen Xi picked up the talisman paper and frowned as he looked at the half-familiar and half-unfamiliar runes on it.
"That's all, let's give it a try first, it's a waste..." Chen Xi thought for a moment and couldn't figure it out, then he spurted out a wisp of true energy from his fingertips and poured it into the talisman paper.
brush!
A strong earth-yellow air flow suddenly emerged, and in Chen Xi's hand was a turtle-shaped shield that was as tall as a person.
Success!
While Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief, a shock suddenly surged in his heart. The structure of the runes had evolved over endless years and had already formed a fixed structure. The earth shield rune was one of them, and the structure of the runes had been perfected by countless sages.
In perfect condition, let alone modifying the rune pattern, even slight differences in the rune pattern trajectory may cause the entire talisman to fail.
At this time, the earth shield talisman had nearly half of its talisman traces changed, but it could still be used successfully. How could Chen Xi not be shocked?
I... actually changed the structure of the Earth Shield Talisman?
Realizing this, Chen Xi's knowledge of talismans in his mind was almost overturned. He simply couldn't believe that the earth shield talisman in front of him was made by himself.
Immediately, he was troubled by a trace of doubt, how did he do it just now?
After thinking hard for a long time, Chen Xi suddenly remembered something. Senior Fu Xi looked at the river map and understood the way to deduce the secrets of heaven. Not only did he get out of the secret realm of stars with the knowledge of Talisman Dao, but he also obtained a true body left by Senior Fu Xi.
Brand, could all of this be because of this true body brand?
Senior Ji Yu once said that this true body brand contains a trace of the true meaning of Hetu, and he had visualized this true body brand last night.
Combined with the enhancement of the six senses when he woke up in the morning, Chen Xi figured it out almost instantly. All of this must be related to the true imprint of the master of the cave in his visual consciousness!
It seems that this method of visualization can not only make one's soul stronger, but also quietly enhance one's understanding of the Tao of Talisman.
Chen Xi figured everything out, suddenly became enlightened, picked up the talisman pen, and started making talismans again.
Time passed, and in less than three hours, thirty earth shield talismans that were completely different from those in the world came out, which was a full two hours shorter than before!
Two hours are enough for Chen Xi to do too many things...
What particularly pleased Chen Xi was that the real energy in his Dantian was not exhausted as usual, but more than half of it was left. This meant that he could make thirty more earth shield talismans and earn an extra ten dollars every day.
A primeval stone!
Let’s give these talismans to Uncle Zhang first. We didn’t make any talismans yesterday. I wonder if Uncle Zhang will blame himself...
Chen Xi took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress the surprise, stood up and walked outside the house.
Zhang's Grocery Store.
Zhang Dayong stood behind the counter. As soon as he saw Chen Xi coming in, he pretended to be angry and said, "Good boy, why were you absent from work yesterday? Are your wings stiff and you don't want to follow me anymore?"
Chen Xi felt a sense of warmth in his heart. If Uncle Zhang hadn't been taking care of him in the past five years, he might have lost his family's source of income.
Five years ago, he had just learned how to make basic talismans and sold them everywhere, but few people were interested, and no merchants were willing to sell them. In Songyan City, the consumption of basic talismans was extremely high, and merchants were more willing to buy them in large quantities. At that time, Chen
Xi can only make five basic talismans a day, so he is not in the eyes of merchants at all.
Fortunately, he met Zhang Dayong and expressed his willingness to purchase the talismans he made at the same price as those on the market. This has been the case for five years and he has never broken his promise. This made Chen Xi extremely grateful to Zhang Dayong and always regarded Zhang Dayong as his
Be treated as a respected and trusted senior.
"Uncle Zhang, here are the thirty earth shield talismans for today." Chen Xi took out a stack of talismans and handed them over.
Zhang Dayong laughed and scolded: "I knew you would change the subject."
While speaking, he took a stack of talismans and put them on the counter without looking at them. Then he took out ten yuan stones and threw them to Chen Xi. He joked casually: "Boy, it's been five years. When are you going to do it?"
How about making second-grade talismans?"
Chen Xi replied: "I have already planned to make it, I just need the money to buy the books."
Zhang Dayong was originally joking, but he unexpectedly received a serious reply from Chen Xi. He was slightly startled, and laughed loudly: "Then I will wait for you to make a second-grade talisman. I will charge as much as you have. The price is absolutely fair."
Seeing the unabashed encouragement in Zhang Dayong's smile, Chen Xi felt extremely warm in his heart. He solemnly nodded and said, "Well, I will learn it as soon as possible."
Holding ten yuan stones and a jade slip, Chen Xi turned around and left.
"The broom star has finally left..." A talisman-making apprentice came to the counter and picked up an earth shield talisman with a playful smile. When he saw the structure of the talisman clearly, he couldn't help but said in shock: "Uncle Zhang, is this an earth shield talisman?"
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"You brat, I've been practicing for more than half a month, and you can't even recognize the Earth Escape Talisman. If you don't work hard, pack up and get out of here!" Zhang Dayong frowned and scolded, but when his eyes fell on the talisman paper, he couldn't help but
stunned.
Having been running a grocery store for nearly thirty years, Zhang Dayong handles hundreds of basic talismans every day. Zhang Dayong's eyes have been trained to be extremely sharp, and he can see almost instantly that the talisman structure of this earth escape talisman has been completely changed.
Is this kid Chen Xi also trying to fool me?
Zhang Dayong felt a sense of discomfort in his heart. Over the years, there have been some apprentices who made talismans, playing some clever tricks on the talismans, thinking that they could get away with it, but how could they hide it from him? For these deceitful guys,
Zhang Dayong hated them so much that he would not be merciful when he found out and chased away each one.
Now, the little guy he trusted the most might also do this. Zhang Dayong couldn't accept it, and his face became gloomy little by little.
The abnormality in front of the counter gradually attracted the attention of other people in the store, and they gathered around him.
"Hey, this is the earth shield talisman made by Mianpai Chen. Why does it look more and more fake the more you look at it?"
"I think so. How can the earth shield talisman be drawn like this? The structure of the talisman on it is simply wrong. This guy Chen Xi has gone too far!"
"It's just that Uncle Zhang has taken care of him for so many years. He doesn't appreciate anything in return, but uses this thing to fool people. It's really shameful."
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There was a continuous buzz of discussion, with a hint of schadenfreude more or less on his face.
Zhang Dayong's face became increasingly ugly, and he was extremely distressed. He had decided that if Chen Xi didn't give him a satisfactory answer tomorrow, he would completely cut off all contacts and never sell the talismans made by Chen Xi again!
"Let me take a look!"
A sound like the cry of a warbler in the clear valley suddenly sounded, and a girl in a plain skirt emerged from the crowd. She had bright eyes and white teeth, skin like snow, and an extremely sweet and bright appearance. As soon as she appeared, she instantly attracted everyone's attention.