[You decide to wait until you have seen the contents of the last two jade slips before retrieving any more items from near the harvest tree. However, because you are mentally fatigued from the combination of cultivation and reading the first jade slip, you recognize that you are in no condition to read another one.
You decide to practice the movements of the [Spirit Hand Talisman Method] while you recover…]
As his simulated self began to mimic the brush strokes of the [Spirit Hand Talisman Method], drawing in the air with his hand, Lem felt relief. Ultimately, his simulated self had decided not to take any more risks before reading the rest of the jade slips.
He watched his simulated self practice with interest.
The [Spirit Hand Talisman Method] was similar to the [Mountain Sitting Technique] in its emphasis on intent, but there were enormous differences between the two.
In the [Mountain Sitting Technique], the intent was formed from fixation on a visualization diagram, while in the [Spirit Hand Talisman Method], it came from the perfection of a movement.
In this sense, the [Spirit Hand Talisman Method] actually reminded Lem more of martial arts than of cultivation, only, instead of punching, he was practicing a brush stroke.
The practice was not going well.
Lem's simulated self was unfamiliar with the brush motions, and it showed. His movements did not have any grace, and it felt unclear how he was going to make any progress without actually using the brush.
Lem thought that to an outside observer, it must have looked like he was randomly waving his hand.
After a short time, his simulated self stopped and began cultivating instead. The [Spirit Hand Talisman Method] could wait until he actually had a talisman brush he could practice with.
[After a fruitless session, you decide to stop practicing the [Spirit Hand Talisman Method]. You switch your focus to the [Mountain Sitting Technique], however, you do not exert much effort to avoid taxing yourself.
After a time, you feel like your mind has recovered, and you pick up one of the two remaining jade slips.
You put the second jade slip on your forehead, and the text appears in your mind. It is a compilation of notes on fire cultivation…
You slowly digest the information…]
After Lem finally finished processing the information, he felt disappointed.
The contents of the jade slip were useless to him.
It did not describe any specific techniques, only making nuanced observations about the interactions between fire and mountain intent, focused specifically on the birth of fire element from earth element.
It was clearly referencing a method that could convert true essence from the [Mountain Sitting Technique] into that of a different, unknown fire technique.
There was also a large section on the creation patterns of flames within the world operation. Again, without a primary text for reference, it was meaningless.
The two methods that Lem had heard the martial elder cry out, the [Nine Suns Technique] and the [Interrogation Flame] were never even mentioned.
It was bad enough that he did not have a basis to understand the cultivation notes, but the concepts were also far too high level for him to grasp in the first place.
They were supplemental, and without the primary text, he couldn't understand anything or put any of the ideas into practice.