214: Top-quality talismans

Zhou Luo is not short on money now; naturally, if he's buying, he'll buy the best.

When the Shopkeeper heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then realized a big customer had arrived, and immediately began introducing with a smile.

"Top-grade wolf hair Talisman Brush, fifty Spirit Stones each, can be used three hundred times."

"First-Order top-grade spiritual Talisman paper, one hundred Spirit Stones per stack, ten sheets per stack."

"First-Order top-grade spiritual ink, eighty Spirit Stones per box, can be used around fifty times."

Because Zhou Luo said top-grade, the Shopkeeper directly introduced the best goods.

Talisman Crafting tools are, respectively, Talisman Brush, spiritual Talisman paper, and spiritual ink.

Of course, these are basic tools; the required Materials also differ depending on the different effects of the Talismans drawn.

Like the demon beast Talisman Zhou Luo released back then.

It was actually refined using a demon beast skull and injected into it, allowing it to possess this kind of power.

The grade of these tools is linked to the Spiritual Talisman Master's Realm, but it doesn't mean that First-Order top-grade spiritual Talisman paper must be used to craft First-Order top-grade Talismans.

When you craft two Talismans of the same grade simultaneously, the higher the grade of the tools used, the greater the success rate will be.

However, tools like these top-grade ones are also extremely expensive.

Generally speaking, no Spiritual Talisman Master would be willing to purchase them, unless it's for drawing top-grade Talismans.

The Shopkeeper in front of him probably regarded Zhou Luo as a representative of someone with more money than sense, so he immediately brought out the most top-tier tools.

Zhou Luo glanced over them and bought them all without hesitation.

Such a grand gesture truly surprised the Shopkeeper.

He quickly said enthusiastically, "Esteemed guest, do you need anything else? The items in our shop are definitely excellent quality and reasonably priced."

Zhou Luo walked around and bought some Array Formation Materials.

The trip to the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range had consumed a lot of his Array Formation Materials, so now was a good time to replenish them.

After finishing all his purchases, Zhou Luo went to other places to buy Materials needed for several top-grade Talismans.

During this time, it was naturally inevitable that he would be targeted.

In this kind of world, it's truly a difficult thing to avoid being targeted.

But Zhou Luo didn't care; after completing all his purchases, he held the token and walked directly towards the Tianxia Tavern, a chain restaurant in every city.

Upon seeing this VIP token, the tavern attendant immediately provided the highest level of reception.

This scene naturally also dispelled the thoughts of those Cultivators who were secretly coveting him.

Arriving at the room, Zhou Luo changed back into his previous attire before going out and returning to Zhou Garden.

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Third floor of the main building.

Now, this place had completely become his personal area.

To prevent others from prying, he also specifically set up an enemy-trapping formation.

Anyone who enters it will be trapped by the formation and unable to get out.

The third floor actually had quite a few rooms, including a Pill Refining Room, a cultivation room, and several other rooms Zhou Luo later added.

Every day, Zhou Luo would come here, either Pill Refining or researching Array Formations, and so on.

Upon arriving at a certain room, Zhou Luo placed a complete set of Talisman Crafting tools on that nanmu round table.

He wasn't doing Talisman Crafting to make money.

After all, just the previous Longevity Pills had already earned him a fortune, and he would continue to rely on Pills to make money in the future.

As for this Talisman Crafting, he planned to keep it hidden in the dark, like setting up arrays, as one of his trump cards.

Therefore, if he was going to draw, he would draw high-level Talismans.

Zhou Luo ground the spiritual ink while thinking.

Drawing spiritual Talismans is actually similar to drawing with a brush, it just appears extraordinary because of the enhancement of spiritual energy.

In order to be able to draw top-grade Talismans, Zhou Luo chose the best Talisman Crafting tools.

After the ink was ground, Zhou Luo spread out the top-grade spiritual Talisman paper.

The golden spiritual Talisman paper shone brightly, and the flow of spiritual energy could be felt on it.

This is the extraordinary aspect of top-grade spiritual Talisman paper.

He picked up the wolf hair Talisman Brush, took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and began to attempt Talisman Crafting.

For a beginner, Talisman Crafting, like Pill Refining, is not simply enough to just hold the Talisman Brush and draw randomly.

It also requires a series of preparatory actions, such as bathing and changing clothes, calming the mind, regulating breathing, and so on.

But Zhou Luo didn't need to do these.

Because of the System's enhancement, these small techniques had already become his muscle memory, and he no longer needed to deliberately adjust his body to its peak state.

The higher the level of the Spiritual Talisman Master, the less preparation is needed.

For example, Second Order spiritual Talismans can be drawn at any time, and higher-level Third-Order Spiritual Talisman Masters can even draw Talismans with their Divine Sense without needing tools like Talisman Brushes or spiritual ink.

Above Fourth-Order, one can even do without spiritual Talisman paper, completing a Talisman with just a thought.

Zhou Luo lightly dipped the Talisman Brush in the ink, then spiritual energy surged within his body, injecting into his palm, flowing through the Talisman Brush to the tip, causing it to emit a faint glow.

Like Pill Refining, Talisman Crafting consumes spiritual energy in addition to Divine Sense.

With Zhou Luo's current Realm at the Late Stage of Qi Refining Fifth Layer, he can probably draw two top-grade Talismans at once.

There's no other way; the consumption for top-grade Talismans is not small. If it were High Grade ones, he might be able to draw over ten.

Holding his breath and concentrating, Zhou Luo put down the brush. Under his control, the faint glow began to move across the golden spiritual Talisman paper, like a swordsman, free and easy.

At first, it flowed smoothly, completed in one go without any stagnation, but the further he went, the more difficult it became.

The process of drawing a spiritual Talisman is very simple. Besides the preparation work, it's just drawing according to the operational structure of the Talisman, and finally adding the relevant Materials.

Although simple, it doesn't mean one can draw it casually.

Especially since this is a top-grade Talisman.

Zhou Luo's steady right hand paused on the spiritual Talisman paper, looking at the pattern that was one-third complete, his eyes flashing with a burning, unusual light.

The so-called pattern is the operational structure of the Talisman, similar to an Array Formation diagram.

It requires the Spiritual Talisman Master to inject a large amount of spiritual energy, and it also consumes Divine Sense.

Whoosh—

Zhou Luo exhaled a turbid breath, the spiritual light in his palm grew brighter, and more surging spiritual energy was injected into the Talisman Brush.

The wolf hair Talisman Brush also emitted a rich glow, and wisps of spiritual energy flowed into the spiritual Talisman paper along with the brush tip, allowing him to continue drawing downwards.

Drawing a top-grade Talisman is extremely time-consuming. Even a top-tier Spiritual Talisman Master cannot guarantee that the Talisman will be 100% successfully drawn.

Therefore, top-grade Talismans have always been extremely precious on the market, something countless people yearn for but cannot obtain.

Half an hour later, a layer of radiance appeared on the golden spiritual Talisman paper. Within the radiance, surging spiritual energy was stirring, and waves of fluctuations spread out.

Zhou Luo immediately took out the required material, used his Divine Sense to draw out the energy within it, and transferred it onto the golden spiritual Talisman paper.

This is a top-grade material named "Xuanhuang". It contains a large amount of earth-attribute elements within it and is an important material for drawing the Mystic Earth Rune.

Back then, after Master Lin Zhishou gave him this Talisman, he used it during his battle with Liu Fuchen in the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range.

However, at that time, he discovered that the defensive power of this top-grade Talisman was quite good, and coupled with coincidentally having this material, he decided to refine a few more for self-defense.

The Materials for Talisman Crafting are different from the other three great arts; often, only one type of material is needed.

However, the higher the level of the spiritual Talisman, the rarer and more precious the required Materials, and the stranger they are.

For example, the "Ice Frost Halberd", although it is a Talisman Treasure, it is essentially still a Talisman, except the material it uses is a Magic Treasure.

As the power of "Xuanhuang" was injected into the spiritual Talisman paper, the originally faint radiance became increasingly intense, and one could even hear the whistling sound of spiritual energy.

This process also cannot be taken lightly.

You must be focused enough to perfectly imprint its power onto the spiritual Talisman paper.

Before long, the radiance gradually dimmed and dispersed, and the ink on the spiritual Talisman paper also gradually solidified. A top-grade Talisman covered with patterns appeared before his eyes.

First-Order top-grade Talisman, Mystic Earth Rune, success!