Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 296 - 179: Clearing Doubts and Fellow Travelers!
Sitting at the wooden table, Qi Chuan pondered slightly.
He was a Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master as well as a Tier Two Upper Grade Alchemist. Whether it was showcasing either skill, he had a chance to stand out and join the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect.
But he could only choose one.
After thinking for a moment, Qi Chuan finally decided to participate in the selection with his talisman making skills.
"During this time, I should practice a little. Although I’m quite confident, I can’t afford to be careless. Who knows if there are hidden talents in Myriad Flowers City? It would be bad to be eliminated during the selection," Qi Chuan thought to himself.
He immediately took out the Magic Brush, Magic Ink, and Talisman on this wooden table, and opened the "Common Second-Order Talisman Drawing Methods and Techniques." From it, he chose a few Tier Two Upper Grade Talismans he hadn’t drawn before to practice.
Although the selected Tier Two Upper Grade Talismans were new and unfamiliar to him, due to the strong foundation brought by the hundredfold critical strike, Qi Chuan still managed to get the hang of them quite easily.
Aside from occasional failures at the beginning, the subsequent drawings were all successful.
Moreover, the appearance and quality improved steadily, ultimately reaching a near-perfect level.
[You read the Profound Ice Talisman carefully, trying to comprehend its basics, triggering an elevenfold critical strike, gaining elevenfold rewards, and your understanding of the Profound Ice Talisman array improved significantly.]
[You meticulously crafted a Profound Ice Talisman array once, and performed Spiritual Infusion, attempting to successfully create a Profound Ice Talisman, triggering a thirteenfold critical strike, gaining thirteenfold rewards, greatly enhancing your skill in crafting the Profound Ice Talisman array, and significantly improving your Spiritual Infusion technique for the Profound Ice Talisman.]
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[You meticulously crafted a Vajra Talisman array once, and performed Spiritual Infusion, attempting to successfully create a Vajra Talisman, triggering a tenfold critical strike, gaining tenfold rewards, greatly enhancing your skill in crafting the Vajra Talisman array, and significantly improving your Spiritual Infusion technique for the Vajra Talisman.]
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[You meticulously crafted a Soul Condensing Talisman array once, and performed Spiritual Infusion, attempting to successfully create a Soul Condensing Talisman, triggering a fourteenfold critical strike, gaining fourteenfold rewards, greatly enhancing your skill in crafting the Soul Condensing Talisman array, and significantly improving your Spiritual Infusion technique for the Soul Condensing Talisman.]
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With Qi Chuan’s diligent and extensive practice, his talisman making skill continuously improved due to the influence of the hundredfold critical strike.
Gradually, he advanced from a Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master toward a Tier Two Top Grade Talisman Master.
If he could achieve this, he would reach the realm of his master, Situ Jiang, the topmost Talisman Maker at the Foundation Establishment level, the strongest Talisman Maker below Core Formation.
Indeed, the strongest below Core Formation.
Thanks to the hundredfold critical strike, no Talisman Maker would have a more solid foundation or a more comprehensive understanding than Qi Chuan.
Of course, while practicing talisman making, Qi Chuan did not stay inside the inn room all the time.
Given his current level, the likelihood of succeeding in the selection was quite high. Practicing talisman making was just a normal preparation, not driven by the necessity of reaching a certain level.
So daily, aside from regular cultivation and practicing talisman making, Qi Chuan would also go out.
Sometimes, he sat in the first-floor lobby of Tingxian Inn, listened to the conversations of other cultivators, and gathered information.
Sometimes, he wandered around Myriad Flowers City, broadened his knowledge, and observed the city’s layout, shops, and powers.
Over the consecutive days, the harvest was substantial.
Qi Chuan discovered that terms like "Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect" and "Cultivation Realm selection" frequently appeared in conversations, whether in the lobby of Tingxian Inn, on the streets of Myriad Flowers City, or inside shops, and the discussions were only growing in intensity.
This further verified the authenticity of the selection he previously heard about.
Moreover, the reactions of the cultivators in the city were also interesting.
Anyone with some cultivation art ability, be it in alchemy, talisman making, array forging, artifact refining, or even in beast taming and Gu spirit plants, regardless of skill level, seemed full of confidence, their eyes gleaming as if they thought "finally, it’s my turn for something good."
It was as if participating in the selection would guarantee success.
Meanwhile, the ordinary cultivators who lacked any cultivation art ability were downcast, bitterly lamenting the unfairness of the heavens.
The two formed a stark contrast.
However, Qi Chuan felt that most of these cultivators in the city were not blindly confident, but used this as a topic of conversation to enhance their own status.
After all, missing out on this month would mean losing the chance to boast about oneself.
Until the selection day arrived, anyone with a cultivation art was a potential disciple for the outer talisman and pill halls of the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect.
The outcome is yet to be determined, and we are all dark horses!
As for what happens after a month...
Sorry, but I’ve boasted enough this month, been confident enough, and I’m satisfied enough.
Moreover, the status of cultivators of hundred arts in Myriad Flowers City is bound to be higher, and they will be treated better in the future.
Firstly, with the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect setting a precedent by selecting cultivators from Myriad Flowers City, everyone would pay more attention to them.
Secondly, with the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect taking away a batch of high-level cultivators, the remaining ones in the city became rarer and more valuable, naturally elevating their status.
On this day, Qi Chuan was strolling around Myriad Flowers City, and when he saw a shop selling talismans, he remembered he had used quite a bit during his practice, so he decided to replenish his supply.
Arriving at the Talisman Shop’s entrance, he found nearly twenty cultivators inside.
"Is business really this booming?"
Qi Chuan thought.
In the cultivation realm, having so many people in a shop was considered a lot, especially for a Talisman Shop.
It seemed to be influenced by the recent news of the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect planning to select cultivators in Myriad Flowers City.
Shaking his head, Qi Chuan stepped inside the Talisman Shop and wandered around, browsing through some of the talismans on the wooden shelves.
Being a Talisman Shop in Myriad Flowers City, although the location wasn’t remote, most of the stock was Tier One Talismans, but there were still some Tier Two Talismans available.
What Qi Chuan wanted were Tier Two Upper Grade Talismans, which were even rarer, located on the very top shelf on one of the innermost wooden racks.
He examined them and found the quality to be decent.
Not being picky, he intended to select a stack of talismans to purchase.
"Fellow cultivator, are you perhaps also a Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master?!"
At this time, an elder with black hair approached him. Seeing Qi Chuan purchasing Tier Two Upper Grade Talismans, he couldn’t help but ask in surprise.
Hearing this, Qi Chuan turned to look at the black-haired, withered-faced elder.
The elder’s hair was as black and smooth as a youth’s, yet his face was withered, his eyes somewhat cloudy, with dark circles large enough to suggest he hadn’t rested and had worn himself out crafting talismans.
From the elder, Qi Chuan sensed a spiritual pressure at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and he could feel that the elder’s divine soul was stronger than that of an average late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Possibly due to frequently consuming the power of the divine soul to craft talismans, thus strengthening the divine soul.
At this moment, the elder was intensely staring at him, waiting for an answer.
Qi Chuan could feel a passion for the art of talisman making from the elder’s eyes, and seeing a peer of the same level, he appeared earnest in his interest.
"Yes... I am," Qi Chuan nodded, responding calmly.
"I, Mr. Qian, am also a Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master! We are kindred spirits at the same skill level! In less than a month, the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect will conduct a selection in Myriad Flowers City, which includes talisman makers. Fellow cultivator should be aware, right? You plan to participate as well?"
This Mr. Qian, as a Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master, spoke with a slightly excited tone.
