61: Talisman Making

After Lin Shi left, Zhou Luo sat on the chair, deep in thought.

There was only one entrance leading from the first layer to the Second Level, and it was guarded by rotating patrols. It was impossible to force his way in or sneak in.

Unless the Manager of the Spirit Mine actively allowed him down.

However, the person in charge would surely realize that he wanted to go to the Second Level to contact the Great Elder's people, so they would definitely not let him enter so easily.

As Zhou Luo pondered over a solution, the food Lin Shi delivered gave him an idea.

That was to poison the food.

Once someone was poisoned, as an Alchemist, he would have to personally go and check, and then see if he could refine the corresponding Pills.

This would be his opportunity to enter the Second Level.

But right now, how could he poison the food for the people on the Second Level?

According to Lin Shi, the food was prepared by people from the foot of the mountain and then delivered into the Spirit Mine by specialized personnel.

If he wanted to administer poison, he would have to go down the mountain.

Zhou Luo couldn't help but look at the Pill Furnace.

Delivering the Pills tomorrow would be an opportunity.

As for after going down the mountain, he would still need to sneak into the kitchen without anyone noticing, which was also a pressing issue that needed to be resolved.

However, this was relatively simple.

Zhou Luo walked towards his storage bag and took out a few items from it.

They were an ordinary rabbit hair brush, a stack of Talisman paper, and a box of spiritual ink.

These three items were essential for Talisman Crafting.

That's right.

Zhou Luo was going to craft spiritual Talismans.

After going down the mountain tomorrow, if he wanted to avoid the eyes and ears of so many people, spiritual Talismans were of utmost importance.

Because Zhou Luo knew of a First-Order mid-grade spiritual Talisman called the 'Disguise Talisman'.

As the name suggested, this spiritual Talisman, when attached to the body, could change the user's appearance, voice, and aura, making them completely into another person.

Of course, this type of spiritual Talisman that changed appearance also had certain risks and limitations.

For example, it couldn't disguise someone as a Qi Training cultivator above the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, and if it was a high-level Cultivator, they could easily see through the disguise.

However, Zhou Luo already had a target in mind.

It was precisely Lin Shi, who had just entered the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

He planned to disguise himself as Lin Shi, sneak into the pavilion at the foot of the mountain tomorrow, and then take the opportunity to poison the kitchen.

...

Ever since he drew the First-Order Talisman Crafting skill last time, Zhou Luo hadn't had the chance to practice it.

Now, he finally had the opportunity.

He skillfully ground the ink, and the method for crafting the Disguise Talisman immediately appeared in his mind.

Not long after, the spiritual ink was ready. Zhou Luo spread the Talisman paper on the table, picked up the spiritual brush in his hand, and prepared to start drawing.

If it were an ordinary Spiritual Talisman Master, before drawing, they would need to make various preparations to ensure they were in the most optimal state.

But Zhou Luo didn't need to.

Because he was now a One-Rank Top Spiritual Talisman Master, drawing a First-Order High Grade spiritual Talisman was simply effortless.

He dipped the Talisman brush into the ink, focused his mind, and the spiritual energy in his body surged, converging through his Meridians to his right hand, and then Delivered to the talisman pen.

The originally calm Talisman brush suddenly bloomed with spiritual light, and the tip dipped in spiritual ink also shone brightly.

Zhou Luo's gaze fell on the blank Talisman paper. He made a steady stroke and began to wield the brush, drawing the spiritual Talisman.

The moment he put down the brush, every movement was done in one go, as if he had practiced thousands of times, flowing smoothly without any pause.

The tip of the brush dipped in spiritual ink danced skillfully on the spiritual Talisman, leaving behind a faint glow. A magnificent power was faintly discernible, like waves on the sea, gradually being infused into the depths of the blank spiritual Talisman under Zhou Luo's control.

A few minutes later, a layer of light appeared on the originally silent spiritual Talisman. A exquisite and vivid pattern was drawn, imbuing the entire spiritual Talisman with new power.

First-Order mid-grade spiritual Talisman, Disguise Talisman, complete!

Zhou Luo let out a long breath, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

This was his first time crafting a Talisman, and he didn't feel any unfamiliarity. Besides consuming some mental energy and spiritual energy, everything went very smoothly.

Zhou Luo picked up the Disguise Talisman and examined it carefully.

On this spiritual Talisman was a pattern of a human-shaped phantom. As long as a trace of spiritual energy was injected, the Talisman could be activated, allowing the user to disguise themselves as the other person.

This was the power of spiritual Talismans.

They could consume less spiritual energy and then exert greater power.

Just like the battle between Lin Daoming and Zhao Yuan back then, it was precisely the continuous spiritual Talismans that gave that Joyful Union Sect Disciple no chance to resist at all, and ultimately, under the dual attack of spiritual Talismans and spiritual energy, he died in frustration.

Next, Zhou Luo continued to try crafting.

The Disguise Talisman was still very practical. Any extras might even be sold later.

An hour later, Zhou Luo had crafted a total of five Disguise Talismans.

At the same time, his spiritual energy was basically depleted.

It must be said that Talisman Crafting consumed much more spiritual energy than Pill Refining.

After all, the latter mainly consumed more mental energy, while the former required continuous injection of spiritual energy to enhance the power of the spiritual Talisman.

Putting away the five spiritual Talismans, Zhou Luo did not rest but instead began to sit in meditation and Cultivate to restore his spiritual energy.

As he cultivated, he suddenly realized that the spiritual energy here was not at all less than that in the Zhou Family's Spirit Vein Blessed Land, only slightly inferior to the spiritual energy in the Core Area.

Thinking about it, this was a Spirit Mine, the central location of the Spirit Veins.

Cultivating here was not equivalent to cultivating in a Spirit Vein Blessed Land?

Zhou Luo's spirits were lifted.

It seemed that this place wasn't without any benefits.

He immediately retracted his thoughts and began to Cultivate.

The next day, Zhou Luo, who hadn't slept all night, felt refreshed instead. This was all thanks to the pure spiritual energy in this Spirit Mine.

After a night of Cultivation, his spiritual energy had replenished quite a bit, so he simply got up and started refining Pills again.

Not long after, Lin Shi appeared outside the door with breakfast.

People living on the first layer were not allowed to leave casually without reporting.

So each person was assigned a dedicated person in charge to handle various matters for them.

This meant that people here basically only needed to stay in their rooms and focus on their own tasks.

Lin Shi's duty was to deliver meals and other things to Zhou Luo.

However, he quite liked this job.

Because this way, every time he could happily pet Bai and pass the boring Time.

"Brother Zhou, how is the Pill Refining going?"

As soon as he entered the door and placed the breakfast, Lin Shi skillfully picked up Bai from the side and asked.

"There are quite a lot of Pills, I'm afraid it will take a while longer," Zhou Luo said with difficulty.

"A lot?" Lin Shi looked puzzled.

Clearly, he didn't know what over a hundred First-Order Pills meant for a First-Order mid-grade Alchemist.

Even if Zhou Luo wasn't a First-Order Top-Grade Alchemist, giving him another day, it would probably still be difficult to complete.

Zhou Luo knew that this matter was likely arranged by the Manager of this Spirit Mine. Without explaining, he just said, "I'll do my best."

"Okay, you must hurry, otherwise it won't be good if the Fourth Elder gets angry," Lin Shi kindly reminded him.