2: Chapter 2 Talisman Making Hall

The entire Ye Family Clan was established on a Medium Grade Fifth-Rank Spiritual Vein called Luomu Mountain.

At the foot of the mountain lived the descendants of the Ye Family, who had developed over the past nine hundred years, while the mountainside was built with numerous courtyards for the Ye Family descendants with Spiritual Roots to reside and Cultivate.

Further up, many exquisite caves were built on the various mountain peaks to serve the various Grand Elders, naturally choosing the places with the most abundant Spiritual Qi.

As for the very peak, that was the Cultivation ground of the Clan Chief.

It was said that two Grand Elders were also up there in life-or-death seclusion, though the truth of this was unknown.

After all, Ye Yisong's Rank was too low, and he did not understand many secrets.

...

After walking out of the cafeteria, the brothers parted ways.

Ye Yitian and Ye Yifan chose Alchemy, while Ye Yiguang chose Formation.

The place Ye Yisong was heading to was Lingmu Peak, where the Talisman Elder Ye Jiexin resided.

He would spend the next few hours there; it could be said that he had spent the last ten years doing exactly this.

Why learn Talisman Making instead of choosing the lucrative-looking Alchemy or the cool and powerful Formation?

Naturally, it was because Ye Jiexin was a Fourth-Rank Talisman Master, while the Elders of the other halls were still at the Third Rank.

Even a fool could tell which had more prospects: following a Fourth-Rank Talisman Master or a Third-Rank Alchemist.

Ye Yisong secretly steeled himself; if he was going to learn, he would learn from the best.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Ye Yisong arrived at the Talisman Hall on Lingmu Peak and gently knocked on the open door.

"Come in, Little Thirteen."

Ye Jiexin's soft voice called out from inside.

"Old man, how did you know it was me?"

"Which time have you not been the first to arrive? The other brats can't wait to arrive at the last minute; I don't know if they think I..."

"This is an abyss prison; you say the same few sentences every time. Aren't you tired?" Ye Yisong said helplessly.

"How is your practice with the Earth Escape Talisman board?" Ye Jiexin asked casually.

"Don't drop the ball at a critical moment."

"Rest assured, it's simple; I've already mastered it."

"Hmm, that's good. Once you have a Breakthrough to Martial Apprentice, I can teach you the Second-Rank Talisman board. By then, I guarantee those old geezers will be shocked," Ye Jiexin said cheerfully.

Ye Yisong knew that this old man was referring to the Alchemy Elder Ye Jiefang and the others.

This was how he addressed the big bosses of the artisan halls; if anyone else did that, they would surely be beaten to a pulp.

This old man was truly holding a grudge; he was still brooding over losing a High Grade First-Rank Earth Escape Talisman when he was younger.

"Can you stop using your Spirit Eye to probe my cultivation at will? Do I have no privacy left?" Ye Yisong complained.

"Sure."

"Really?" Ye Yisong said, pleasantly surprised.

"Whenever you become a Martial Ancestor, I won't be able to see it anymore," Ye Jiexin laughed loudly.

How could there be such a shameless old man in the world?

When he underwent his Martial Ancestor tribulation, why didn't the Heavens open their eyes and strike him dead?

At this moment, four young men and a young girl walked in from outside.

They were clansmen who were learning Talisman Making in the Talisman Hall with Ye Yisong.

Of the four young men, two were from the main branch: Ye Yisong's Sixth Brother, Ye Yikang, and his Ninth Brother, Ye Yikai.

The other two young men were from the branch families and had relatively good talent for Talisman Making.

The young girl was a newcomer, the Nineteenth Sister, Ye Yixin.

"Greetings, Elder."

"Hmm, sit down, everyone. Let's begin today's new lesson," Ye Jiexin said, looking at the six people.

"Today, we will continue to practice charging the Talisman boards with Spiritual Qi."

"As you know, when a Talisman Maker creates an Elementary Talisman, they must first make the Talisman board, then infuse it with Spiritual Qi, and finally Seal the Spiritual Qi within the board. Once that is done, our Talisman is complete."

"When a Martial Artist uses the Talisman, they only need to spend a small amount of Spiritual Qi to release the Seal, and they can unleash an unexpected attack."

"So, how can we successfully charge the Talisman board? First, we must be extremely familiar with the Talisman board and understand every single line, so that we don't let the Spiritual Qi go in the wrong direction during the charging process and damage the board."

"Second, we must precisely control the amount of Spiritual Qi input. It cannot be too much or too little; too much will cause damage to the board, while too little will reduce the power of the Talisman, lower its quality, waste Materials, and make it difficult for the Family to sell."

"You have all reached a certain level of familiarity with the Talisman boards.

Now, you will practice on your own, and I will observe your operations from the side.

If any of you five damage my Talisman boards again today, don't blame me for taking you to experience the Luomu Mountain jungle adventure," Ye Jiexin said sternly.

"Little Nineteen, go to the side and practice the Fireball Talisman board; you must complete five today."

Hearing this, the five young men couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines.

The Luomu Mountain jungle adventure was no joke; this old man really knew how to play.

The five of them had already experienced it several times, and they still remembered the miserable scene of being chased by over a hundred First-Rank Wind Wolves.

Hearing Ye Jiexin's order, Ye Yisong immediately began to adjust his state, preparing to start practicing with the most familiar Fireball Talisman.

He could not be playful while learning.

The other four were not to be outdone and began to adjust their own Spiritual Qi, preparing for the charging process.

The young girl was carving a Talisman board alone in the corner.

After adjusting himself, Ye Yisong reached out and picked up a Fireball Talisman board, slowly infusing his own Spiritual Qi into it.

Thanks to his extensive practice, Ye Yisong was already intimately familiar with the Fireball Talisman board.

He urged the Spiritual Qi to slowly flow along the predetermined path.

When all the lines were filled with a bright white light, the charging of the Talisman board was complete.

"Seal."

With a soft shout, Ye Yisong completed the final step of the Seal, and a High Grade First-Rank Fireball Talisman was finished.

Looking at his work, Ye Yisong felt that these nine years had not been wasted.

Looking around, his Sixth Brother, Ye Yikang, was also about to complete the charging of a Deadwood Talisman, while the other three were still cautiously just getting started.

"Elder."

Less than ten minutes later, a sweating Ye Yikang called out to Ye Jiexin.

Ye Jiexin's hand flashed with a beam of Spiritual light, which shot straight toward Ye Yikang's Talisman board, helping him complete the Seal.

Among the five, only Ye Yisong had learned how to Seal; the other four had not yet mastered it, so they needed Ye Jiexin to step in and help complete the final step of Talisman Making.

"Very good. Rest for a moment, recover your Spiritual power, and continue practicing," Ye Jiexin looked at Ye Yisong and said, "Little Thirteen, don't be lazy.

If you don't finish making ten different Talismans today, see if I don't give you a thrashing."

"Ah? Ten? Old man, you're joking, right?" Ye Yisong complained, "Even a donkey on a production team wouldn't be worked like this."

"Stop mouthing off and hurry up," Ye Jiexin glared over, expressing his dissatisfaction.

The others looked at Ye Yisong with envy; only he could call the Elder "old man."

The Heavens were so unfair, giving him such a handsome appearance and also endowing him with such high talent for Talisman Making.

The one most deeply hurt was Ye Yikang; he was a full five years older than Ye Yisong!

...

A morning passed very quickly.

Motivated by the reward of the jungle adventure, all five young men tearfully completed the task, while the young girl had tears in her eyes.

Near 12 o'clock, Ye Yisong finally finished making ten First-Rank Talismans, even though six of them were Fireball Talismans.

Ye Yikang had charged eight Talisman boards and even completed the Seal on one board himself.

Looking at his masterpiece, Ye Yikang grinned widely; he had finally become a First-Rank Talisman Maker.

The other three had also completed the charging of ten Talisman boards.

"Alright, today's lesson ends here. Go back and practice hard," Ye Jiexin said.

The few looked at each other; where would they find the time to go back and practice... he was even blacker-hearted than "Black-Hearted Ye."

"Little Thirteen, go to your Fifth Brother's place in a while."

"Yes!" Ye Yisong said with wild joy.

This day was finally about to arrive.