As time passed, the chaos of the past was gradually forgotten, and Xiaoqianshan returned to its former prosperity. Countless cultivators or mortals came here to seek opportunities for rapid advancement.
However, under this prosperity, there are more forgotten ants at the bottom, like layers of dead bones, guarding this prosperous mountain...
Half a year after Jiang Ming returned to Xiaoqianshan, Lao Guzi suddenly came to say goodbye.
"Brother Jiang, I really can't go on this road of cultivating immortality. Thank you very much for your care these years..."
Jiang Ming patted him on the shoulder, did not dissuade him, and gave Lao Guzi a pot of spiritual wine as a farewell gift.
"Brother Jiang, what do you mean by cultivating immortality to the end..." Lao Guzi's white hair was messy and he was a little confused.
Jiang Ming was silent. He couldn't give Lao Guzi an answer.
The two chatted for a long time, until the sun went down. Jiang Ming looked at Lao Guzi walking down the mountain alone, and sighed softly... The road to immortality depends on one breath. When Lao Guzi loses his breath, he no longer has the motivation to move forward.
He shook his head, returned to the courtyard with calm eyes, and continued practicing.
Things like this happen every day. The road to immortality is a promising road to heaven, but this road is also extremely difficult. Even Jiang Ming needs to be cautious and move forward carefully. He has no sympathy for others. …
Lao Guzi, who had a good friendship, appeared and left in his long life, just a few decades...it was just a small episode.
"However, after Xiao Qianshan experienced a chaos, the aftermath was somewhat beneficial to me. At least many casual cultivators have learned to prepare for rainy days and stock up on various spiritual elixirs and talismans in advance!"
"This has made my elixirs sell well. The three or four types of elixirs I mainly refine now can bring a net profit of more than 300 spirit stones every month, which is enough for me to drink monster meat two or three times a month. Tang, martial arts blood energy is steadily transforming, becoming more condensed and powerful..."
But Jiang Ming didn’t know when one day his complete transformation would be completed. After all, too few people took this road. Jiang Ming collected various classics and miscellaneous books, but could not find a path other than the roughly described path. Reference records.
If Xiao Lei Yin Jue and the Incomplete Breathing Technique hadn't brought him tangible progress every day, Jiang Ming would have doubted whether this path actually existed.
"Perhaps such a technique can only be found in the so-called three caves and six blessed places..."
Jiang Ming thought, after all, this Xiaoqian Mountain is a place for casual cultivation. Ordinary techniques may still be found, but it involves some rare information, but it is difficult to find.
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A few days after Lao Guzi left, when Jiang Ming passed by his small courtyard, he saw someone else living in it.
"May I ask if it's Master Jiang?"
Just as Jiang Ming was about to leave, a figure who had just walked out of the courtyard door quickly walked forward and greeted Jiang Ming with a smile.
This is a skinny monk who looks to be in his fifties or sixties. He is at the sixth level of Qi cultivation. He is wearing a simple green robe. His black and gray hair is neatly combed. He has a clear face and clear eyes. If he were placed in the mortal world, he would look like a monk. A proper senior expert who lives in seclusion outside the mountains.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Jiang Ming was embarrassed and walked away. He waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, fellow Taoist, just call me Lao Jiang!"
Today's Jiang Ming is also an old guy in his seventies in Xiaoqianshan...
"How dare you... Master Jiang's name is known to everyone in Xiaoqianshan. He is a master of planting and alchemy!"
The emaciated monk expressed sincere admiration and cupped his hand: "I am Yue Changmu, please take care of Master Jiang in the future..."
The two chatted for a while, and Jiang Ming was also slightly surprised. This guy used to be a Taoist priest who lived in seclusion in the mountains. He had been a Taoist priest in the secular world for decades. He only accidentally learned the immortal method when he was in his forties. Although his cultivation speed was not fast, he was like a Taoist priest. There is no bottleneck. In just over ten years, he has cultivated all the way to the fifth level of Qi training. He can be called a late bloomer.
"This is the light body talisman I made. It can be regarded as a meeting gift with fellow Taoists!" Yue Changmu handed over two more cyan talismans and said with a smile.
"My fellow Taoist has a good talent. May I ask where you learned from him?"
Jiang Ming looked surprised
Looking at Yue Changmu, making a talisman seemed to be a simple matter of drawing a ghost and drawing a talisman, but it was much more difficult than refining an elixir.
Alchemy just requires spending money. Although there are some technical requirements, basically practice makes perfect... As long as the family is rich enough, sooner or later you can become an alchemist.
But making talismans is different. To make talismans requires extremely high talent. You must thoroughly understand the essence of the runes that contain the secrets of magic, so that you can accurately draw them on the talisman paper. It is equivalent to using a talisman pen on the talisman paper. Casting a spell.
For example, the light body talisman contains the light body technique. It is sealed in the rune paper with runes. After being activated, the power of the light body technique can be unleashed. The advantage is that it can be cast instantly during combat, which is much faster than casting spells while distracted. , and if
And if you cannot understand the mysteries of these spells and runes, you will never be able to draw talismans by imitating cats and tigers...
Moreover, the resources required to make a talisman are no less than those for alchemy. The most important talisman paper that carries spiritual power, as well as the spiritual ink that contains the true power of the talisman, require a mixture of various rare materials, elixirs, and monster flesh and blood. Each type of talisman requires different materials. It can be said that it is ever-changing, but the requirements are extremely strict. If there is a slight difference, the effect of the refined talisman may be completely different.
"I just inherited it by chance and figured out some fur on my own!" Yue Changmu smiled cautiously: "Now I can only refine two primary life-saving talismans, the Light Body Talisman and the Spirit Shield Talisman..."
"Fellow Daoist Yue is so humble!"
Jiang Ming said sincerely, and the two exchanged business blows for a while. Jiang Ming gave him a bottle of Qi Restoration Pill before leaving.
"It's true that people's joys and sorrows are not the same..."
When Jiang Ming returned to the courtyard, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. He had cultivated to the fifth level of Qi training for more than ten years, and even found his own way to become a talisman maker. He had lived for almost two hundred years, and he didn't seem to be any better...
"But fortunately, I have lived long enough. This is my greatest asset. What others have learned in ten years, I can always surpass them in a hundred and a thousand years..."
Jiang Ming comforted himself with this mentality for a long time before he calmed down and continued to make a fire and refine elixirs with his butt raised.
This martial arts foundation building was really a bottomless pit. He almost threw all the spiritual stones he earned from alchemy into it...
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A few days after meeting Yue Changmu for the first time, the other party suddenly came to visit again.
Jiang Ming welcomed him into the hospital. The two chatted for a while, and Yue Changmu said calmly:
"Master Jiang, I'll tell you the truth... I chose Xiao Qingfeng's cave because of you."
Jiang Ming smiled, but was not surprised, and motioned for him to continue.
In the past few decades, he has shown to the outside world that he has become more and more proficient in the sophisticated smoke and rain technique, and has a tendency to transform towards the Dacheng level. His reputation in the farming industry has also become more and more famous. Many spiritual farmers have moved to Xiaoqingfeng. Trying to get closer to the water, the first to get the moon, and inviting Master Jiang to give them rain...
But Jiang Ming was also a little curious. A talisman maker also farmed? Could it be that some elixirs were planted in the cave and asked to provide rain...
However, what Yue Changmu said next was completely beyond Jiang Ming's guess.
"I want to cooperate with Master Jiang to make talismans!" Yue Changmu said slowly: "One of the talisman inheritance I have mastered is called the rain talisman, which contains the mist and rain technique. In Xiaoqian Mountain, which is full of spiritual fields, it is It's quite popular, but the Misty Rain Technique I mastered can only be regarded as a beginner's degree, and it's still far from a small success. The profit of such a rain talisman is too low, and there is no market..."
"Therefore, I would like to invite Master Jiang to work with me to make a rain talisman containing the advanced mist and rain technique. You only need to use the advanced mist and rain technique when I am making the talisman, and compress it within one foot... I will use the corresponding The runes, seal them into the runes."
"There are many immortal cultivators who do not live in Xiaoqian Mountain. They have their own caves and elixir gardens outside the mountain, and even have their own families. Some of the elixirs they plant need to be watered by the advanced mist and rain technique, but if you invite an advanced mist and rain technique Many monks go to the mountains to bring rain, but the price is extremely high... If our rain talisman is successful, the sales will be very good, and I can give Master Jiang half of the profit for each talisman."
Jiang Ming is exposed
A look of astonishment appeared on his face: "Is it possible to make a talisman like this?"
"The essence of a talisman is to seal various spells in it and cast them instantly when needed. It's just that when making the talisman, the caster is replaced by someone else from the talisman maker. Why not?"
Yue Changmu smiled and said: "The success rate must be very low at the beginning, but with a little time, there will be no problem... I heard that those large sects all use this method of division of labor to make talismans, but on Xiaoqian Mountain, everyone Rogue cultivators regard their talisman inheritance as a treasure and do not want outsiders to spy on it, so this kind of cooperation is rare."
Jiang Mingli was happy and asked: "Then you are not afraid of me stealing the skills to make talismans?"
"I just picked up this inheritance, so why should I be afraid? Moreover, making talismans is extremely complicated. How can you learn it just by looking at it?" Yue Changmu smiled calmly: "What's more, Master Jiang is already a master of alchemy. Master, are you still distracted from learning my talismans? Our lifespan during the Qi training period is less than two hundred years, so how can we have time to waste away..."
"Who is talking to you about "us"? You don't have time to kill, but that doesn't mean I don't have any..."
Jiang Ming secretly thought to himself that he somewhat understood why Yue Changmu came to find him. He was the one with the lowest cultivation level among several advanced smoke and rain monks in Lingzhi Hall, and he also distracted himself from practicing alchemy. In his eyes, his threat is probably the lowest.
However, Jiang Ming didn't feel disgusted at all. Who in the world of cultivating immortals didn't have a lot of thoughts?
"But a rain talisman can't be sold for many spiritual stones, right?" Jiang Ming frowned and said, he only made some broken spiritual stones for Lao Guzi once, not even half a spiritual stone.
"Things are rare and valuable!" Yue Changmu shook his head and explained: "Think about it, what is the price of the light body spell? The spiritual energy consumed by one use can be recovered quickly, but a light body charm can be cast instantly. , but enough to sell it for the price of a piece of spiritual stone..."
"The same is true for the Mist and Rain Technique. There are no talismans made of advanced-level Mist and Rain Technique in Xiaoqianshan yet. If we can make them, for those foundation-building major cultivators, the advanced-level Mist and Rain Technique that can be carried with them is comparable to an invitation. The price of a rain master from the Lingzhi Hall is much lower. They have no shortage of spiritual stones and can buy them without batting an eye..."
"According to my speculation, the price of this kind of talisman can be sold for at least two spiritual stones per piece. Since the mist and rain technique has mild properties, the requirements for talisman paper and spiritual ink are relatively low, and the material cost is only one spiritual stone. Making two talismans means the profit is tripled. Even if the failure rate is taken into account, the profit should be more than double!"
Jiang Ming stared, the profit of making this talisman is too high... Sure enough, his skills are popular wherever he goes!
If ten talismans can be made in a day, the profit will be more than ten spirit stones. Jiang Ming can get at least five spirit stones... In one month, it will be 150 spirit stones, which is half of his main business of alchemy. .
What's more, Jiang Ming also has some understanding of talisman making. Even a junior talisman maker can produce more than 30 talismans every day. Even if the two of them need to run in slowly, there must be at least 20 talismans. Come on, even if you include the failure rate, this income is a bit scary...
To be honest, Jiang Ming was a little excited. After all, now that he was breaking through the bottleneck of martial arts, he was short of spiritual stones. This kind of work was not risky, so it was worth a try.
"But I don't have much time every day. I can only allocate about two hours... If I can, I will promise you to give it a try!" However, Jiang Ming pondered for a moment before saying.
This profit is indeed exciting, but it is impossible for him to spend all his time on it...
"You can only make ten talismans at most in two hours!" Yue Changmu estimated.
Jiang Ming said with a faint smile but not a smile: "What kind of cultivation are you and me? We have done this kind of thing too much. I'm afraid this spiritual stone has a life but a life flower..."
Yue Changmu's body froze, and he suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He had been dazzled by the benefits before, but now he came back to his senses.
"Thank you, Master Jiang, for reminding me!" He said with great seriousness.
Jiang Ming waved his hand and reminded: "I first agreed that you and I will cooperate, but don't mention my name to the outside world. Even if someone does find out, I will work for you and earn only 10% of the spiritual stones..."
Although this profit is in the eyes of those great monks,
, it should be nothing, but Jiang Ming still habitually keeps a low profile, and there are as many people as he can fool. If there are really people who can't be fooled and want to cause trouble...then fertilize the spiritual field.
Yue Changmu nodded helplessly. He was asking for help. He had heard that the people in Lingzhi Hall were cautious, and it turned out to be so when they saw him today...
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The next day, Jiang Ming went to Yue Changmu's cave as agreed and began to cooperate in making talismans.
But soon, a raging spiritual rain swept through Yue Changmu's house, drenching the two of them...
The two of them looked at each other and said in unison: "Let's go to the yard and try it!"
After trying again and again, Jiang Ming estimated that he had used the Misty Rain Technique dozens of times before the two of them finally managed to succeed once.
Yue Changmu looked at the aqua blue talisman in his hand, and he also looked happy.
"Although more than half of the power of the spiritual rain has been wasted, it is already considered an initial success. It just needs to be tempered..."
After three full days, the two finally produced the first complete rain talisman, which contained a complete and profound misty rain technique.
What followed was a familiar production process. As the rain talismans were produced one after another, the sales were as Yue Changmu expected, and there was no need to worry about selling.
Jiang Ming finally found another way to make money. He could drink monster broth once or twice more every month...
Making talismans, refining elixirs, practicing... Time also flies by in the daily busyness.
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A year later, Jiang Ming's blood became more condensed, red and crystal clear like glass, containing extremely strong power. If it was not suppressed by the Forbidden Spirit Seal, his entire body would be filled with a faint fragrance, like a plant. It is like a human-shaped elixir, containing extremely pure medicinal power...
Three years later, the blood and energy were completely refined to the extreme. As if returning to its original nature, it began to penetrate into the flesh and veins and reshape the physical body. The flesh and blood seemed to form a reincarnation, nourishing each other...
In the blink of an eye, eight years have passed since Jiang Ming returned to Xiaoqianshan.
On this day, Jiang Ming stood in the courtyard, his eyes as calm as water:
"Probably, it will be today..."
