Thinking about this, Zhang Xuan decided to go to Myriad Treasures Shop again to see if he could buy some books on talisman making. Or, he could simply buy some ready-made talismans that could be engraved.
As for today, it was already late, and it was not suitable for him to go out.
After dinner, Zhang Xuan let Little Moon receive the nourishment of the earth spirit marrow and moon dew cream as usual.
This wasn't a cultivation center, so there wasn't a cleansing pool. Zhang Xuan could only use a large wooden basin to dissolve the earth spirit essence. Although it was a little simple, it didn't hinder Little Moon's growth.
What made Zhang Xuan feel both strange and happy was that after such a long time, there was no difference in the earth spirit essence and moon dew cream absorption.
Other people's familiars would get worse the more they absorbed. Little Moon, on the other hand, was the same as always. She could use the energy almost 100% every time.
This saved Zhang Xuan a lot of effort. Otherwise, he would have to find a way to change the supplementary materials. Not to mention that he could not afford it financially, he would have to spend more time and energy.
The next morning, Zhang Xuan planned to head to Myriad Treasures Shop. Before he left, Little Moon jumped to his side and looked at him eagerly.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuan touched her neck. "Didn't you say you didn't want to enter the familiar space? Why don't you stay at home today?"
Little Moon shook her head, her eyes filled with anxiety.
Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly and placed Little Moon into the familiar space.
Originally, Zhang Xuan thought that since Little Moon didn't like to stay in the dark space and he wouldn't be out for long, he might as well let her wait at home.
But he didn't expect Little Moon to stick to him so closely. It would rather stay in the dark familiar space than be alone at home.
After entering the city, Zhang Xuan came to the Myriad Treasures Shop. The person who received Zhang Xuan was the same as last time.
"What would you like to order this time, Sir?"
Zhang Xuan went straight to the point. "Do you have any books on how to make talismans? Or do you have any ready-made talismans that can be used to inscribe spiritual techniques?"
"Yes, this way please, Sir." The staff led Zhang Xuan to another counter.
The different types of books and materials in Myriad Treasures Shop were stored in different categories for easy storage and sorting. Therefore, talisman-type items and cultivation techniques were not on the same counter.
This time, Zhang Xuan spent five taels of silver to buy a book called "The Complete Guide to Talismans" and some materials needed to make talismans.
In addition, he also bought some ready-made talismans just in case. Of course, he wanted to make the books himself—the ready-made talismans were just a backup.
After all, Zhang Xuan didn't know how to make talismans. If he couldn't make it even after a few days, he would have to rely on the talismans he had.
After coming out of the Myriad Treasures Shop, Zhang Xuan touched the money in his pocket and couldn't help but feel depressed.
He had come to Yuan Wu City several times, and although he had not bought many things, he had spent nearly half of the money he had pawned.
Fortunately, the cultivation civilization of this world was very advanced, and the books on immortal cultivation materials were not expensive. Otherwise, that little bit of silver would not be enough for him to squander.
"After some time, I still have to think of a way to earn some silver." Zhang Xuan thought about this and put this matter in his heart.
The money on the Blue Planet was as good as waste paper here, and he could not keep relying on pawning for silver.
In the future, Zhang Xuan would definitely have to think of ways to increase his strength. This meant that he would have to buy more cultivation technique books or all sorts of materials. Thus, he had to find a way to earn money steadily.
However, it was still too early to think about this. The most important task was still to make talismans.
After returning to his rented house, Zhang Xuan let out Little Moon and let it play around.
Zhang Xuan started to learn how to make talismans. The book he bought had thousands of methods to make basic talismans. He flipped through the book and found the method he wanted easily.
The creation of talismans was a very mysterious process. In simple terms, it was a blank talisman that was formed after various suitable materials were fused together.
Then, the creator had to follow the corresponding casting method. First, he had to condense his true Qi, then communicate with the semi-finished talisman through his divine sense to inject this spell into it.
Of these two steps, the creation of the talisman was very simple. All he needed to do was to pile up the materials and refine them.
However, when pouring a spell into the talisman, one had to first draw a certain pattern on the talisman, then carefully pour the spell along the pattern.
In this process, true Qi needed to be continuously injected, and the divine sense could not be restrained for a moment. If there was even the slightest mistake, the talisman would be rendered useless.
The specific steps and methods were all recorded in the encyclopedia of basic talismans. Even as a straight-A student, Zhang Xuan felt a headache just by looking at it. After all, he had never come into contact with such a thing.
To an earthling who was used to seeing Chinese characters, this kind of scribble was like a little girl watching her father's stock speculation. What the hell!
However, despite the complexity, Zhang Xuan didn't give up. After making some semi-finished talismans, he began to concentrate according to the steps in the book. He drew patterns on the talismans and infused them with spells.
As this was his first time, Zhang Xuan's first three talismans were all wrong. If there was a problem with the lines, the talisman would also be useless.
However, Zhang Xuan didn't give up. Instead, he focused and started to draw even more seriously.
When he drew the sixth talisman, the complete pattern was finally drawn.
Zhang Xuan was delighted and quickly started to draw the spiritual technique. Among the three spells, the release of rejuvenation was the simplest, and it was relatively easy to draw.
Thus, Zhang Xuan decided to start with rejuvenation. He gathered his spirit, activated his genuine Qi, and activated his divine sense. Then, he slowly carved the spell into the lines.
Chi…
Just as the carving was about to be completed, a flash of fire appeared. The talisman was destroyed.
The first time he injected it, Zhang Xuan wasn't focused enough and failed. But he wasn't discouraged. He drew another talisman and started the second round.
Chi!
It was another mistake, and the talisman was destroyed.
Then it was the third time, and the fourth time…
On the seventh try, the spirit technique was successfully injected into the talisman. Zhang Xuan's first talisman, the rejuvenation talisman, was finally completed.
"Hu!" Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. He finally succeeded.
Zhang Xuan's confidence increased after his first success. He became more and more used to making talismans. In one go, he made more than ten talismans, including the fireball talisman and the wind-controlling talisman.
Other than the one time when Little Moon caused a ruckus and distracted Zhang Xuan, he had never failed.
Looking at the talismans placed in front of him, even Zhang Xuan himself was shocked. From the first attempt until now, it had taken Zhang Xuan an entire day to make these talismans.
As far as he knew, refining talismans, pills, and weapons, which involved the making of "materials" for equipment, were usually very taxing on the mind. Even a skilled alchemist or artifact refiner would be exhausted after a long time of production.
However, he did not feel tired after refining talismans for an entire day.
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but think. Could it be that his mental fortitude was stronger than that of veteran immortal cultivators? This was clearly impossible.
So was it because he had talent in refining artifacts, or was it because he had lived two lives and his spirit was much stronger than the average person?
Zhang Xuan thought about it and wanted to find a chance to verify it. However, alchemy and equipment refining involved high-level techniques, which were the true secrets of the immortals. Ordinary shops could not buy the relevant books and materials at all.
Thus, Zhang Xuan could only give up on this idea. His top priority was still to complete the mission at hand and collect the moon dew grass.