Watching Xiao Mu's retreating figure, the middle-aged man wipes cold sweat from his forehead.
So terrifying! He didn't expect that he would provoke such a formidable figure.
Privately, he decided not to cheat on weights and measures again, lest he encountered powerful people and lose his life unknowingly.
Xiao Mu naturally didn't know the middle-aged man's thoughts. After leaving the Small Commodity Market, he took a public bus home.
He was going to start to Transmutate the talisman books and create Dao talismans.
Back at home, he shut the door, took out the "Orthodox One Talisman Chant Encyclopedia" and set it on the table. Xiao Mu laid his finger on the book.
There were two options again:
1. Attack.
2. Profession.
These two options were easy to understand. The attack type Dao talismans are obviously for combat, while the profession type Dao talismans are for life situations.
Not a difficult choice. Xiao Mu chose the first option 'Attack' for transmutation.
After a streak of golden light, the "Orthodox One Talisman Chant Encyclopedia" changed and became "Heavenly Talisman Scripture Upper Volume".
The Upper Volume?
Xiao Mu noted the last two words which indicated that this "Heavenly Talisman Scripture" was incomplete and only contained part of the content.
However, Xiao Mu did not feel surprised, but instead, it confirmed some speculations in his heart.
The "Xuanmen Zhenggang" transmuted from the "Tao Te Ching" should be the same.
After all, that "Xuanmen Zhenggang" only included stages of the Refining Qi Realm and the Spiritual Qi Realm.
These two stages, Xiao Mu guessed, were not all stages of the acquired (human) realm, there should be other realms behind it.
He had reached the Spiritual Qi Realm, and the main ability in this realm is the creation of Dao talismans.
As a practitioner of Taoism, getting the ability to create Dao talismans shouldn't be the end. He should be able to master stronger abilities like catching ghosts, invoking gods, praying for rain, and so on.
He put his hand on the "Heavenly Talisman Scripture", and a surge of power immediately emerged from the book, flowing into Xiao Mu's body. Xiao Mu chose to receive it.
After a moment, the book turned into blank paper, and several ways to create Dao talismans appeared in Xiao Mu's memory.
Through the functions of these dozen talismans, Xiao Mu understood that the attack-type talisman books weren't purely filled with attack-type Dao talismans, but also contained some of the support-type Dao talismans.
In response, the profession-type talisman books probably wouldn't only have support-type Dao talismans, but should also contain some attack-type Dao talismans, just with a different emphasis.
He put the blank "Heavenly Talisman Scripture" away with the "Xuanmen Zhenggang". Subconsciously, Xiao Mu felt that he could still use these two books in the future, so he did not discard them.
Recalling the methods in his memory, there were about a dozen Dao talisman methods including support-type talismans like the Ward Off Evil Talisman, Fortune Talisman, as well as protective talismans, like the Armor Amulet and Spirit Armor Talisman, and attack-type talismans also like Suppression Ghost Talisman and Spiritual Fire Talisman.
Dao talismans are also divided into levels. Auxiliary-type Dao talismans like the Ward Off Evil Talisman and Fortune Talisman are basically first-level Dao talismans, protective-type Dao talismans generally belong to the second level, and attack-type Dao talismans belong to the third level.
After some thought, Xiao Mu decided to start by creating support-type talismans such as the Ward Off Evil Talisman and Fortune Talisman.
The first reason was obviously that these first-level Dao talismans are simple to make. The second reason was that he was currently too short of money, so he planned to create some support-type Dao talismans for sale to supplement his income.
If he didn't earn money, not to mention a week, he would have to live off the wind. Moreover, cultivating Dao consumes a lot of money; if he doesn't have money, he can't even afford the talisman paper.
He used a paper cutter to cut the yellow paper into talisman shapes. Recalling the ways to draw Dao talismans, Xiao Mu picked up a brush and began to draw on the talisman paper, allowing the Dao Method Spiritual Energy in his body to be left on the paper through the brush, forming a Dao talisman.
The first talisman he drew was the Fortune Talisman, which had the fewest strokes among the first-level Dao talismans and was relatively simple to draw.
Half an hour later, Xiao Mu finally finished drawing the Fortune Talisman. He flexed his wrist, feeling that he had used up about half of his Dao Method Spiritual Energy and couldn't help but give a wry smile.
With his current strength, attempting to draw Dao talismans for a long time was obviously unrealistic, and he wouldn't be able to produce many in a day.
However, he wasn't anxious. After a short rest, he began drawing Dao talismans again.
The talismans Xiao Mu drew progressed from simple to complex. As for first-level talismans like the Fortune Talisman and Ward Off Evil Talisman, since they didn't significantly increase his combat power, Xiao Mu only drew one for practice and then stopped.
What he mainly wanted to draw were third-level Dao talismans and some second-level Dao talismans, but mostly third-level Dao talismans.
After he became familiar with the method of drawing Dao talismans, Xiao Mu switched to creating third-level Dao talismans and started to draw Fire Talismans.
This was the strongest attack-type Dao talisman in the Heavenly Talisman Scripture Upper Volume. Upon use, it could release Spiritual Fire.
This Spiritual Fire was most effective against evil absurdities and, like the Peach Wood Sword, it has a unique restraining effect on evil absurdities.
However, unlike the Peach Wood Sword, which could only restrain evil absurdities and had no killing power against non-absurdities like ordinary people or animals, the Spiritual Fire released by the Fire Talisman could also have a powerful effect on martial artists.
After all, this Spiritual Fire not only restrained evil absurdities but also had a high temperature. Therefore, even when facing martial artists, a sudden fire could potentially burn them to death.
Three days later, an exhausted Xiao Mu looked at the dozen or so Dao talismans on the table and showed a satisfied look on his face.
Among these dozen talismans, the majority were attack-type Dao talismans - Fire Talismans, about ten. The others were protective talismans such as Armor Amulets and Spirit Protection Talismans.
After a good night's sleep, he woke up refreshed the next day.
The first thing Xiao Mu did was to turn on his computer, planning to look up information online and get a feel for the current state of the world.
Just as he turned on his computer, a window popped up.
"Damn the service provider!"
Xiao Mu cursed harshly.
Obviously, this was forcefully pushed by the service provider. Unless his computer was infected with a virus, his computer wouldn't have such intrusive pop-up windows.
However, immediately after, Xiao Mu understood why the service provider forcefully pushed it.
It turned out to be a push from the relevant department.
Recruitment:
The mutated talented and extraordinary individuals in the country, regardless of where you are, what abilities you have and the size of your abilities.
The country is now opening recruitment to various talented and extraordinary individuals. As long as you have the willingness to serve the country, regardless of age or gender, please report to the closest relevant department in your city, or call the hotline XXXXXX.
Generous treatment, with a starting salary of 100,000 per month, housing allocation, inclusion of a private vehicle, and various social security benefits.
"Huh?"
Seeing this message, Xiao Mu was startled for a moment, then quickly shook his head.
It seems that after the world mutation, the control ability of the relevant department has significantly weakened. For the extraordinary individuals that appeared during the mutation, they had no choice but to take a conciliatory approach.
It's understandable. The current world is too large, and if the extraordinary individuals wanted to hide, they wouldn't be easy to find.