33: Chapter 33 Genius

"Good, good, good," Ye Jiexin laughed loudly, his laughter several times louder than just a moment ago.

Ye Yisong also felt a sense of relief; he had finally succeeded.

Just now, he had not relied on the 798 Navigation System to help carve the Talisman plate for the Tier 3 Explosive Flame Talisman.

He was afraid that the 798 Navigation System would ruin it on its first attempt at carving.

Through his exploration during this period, Ye Yisong had discovered some functions of the 798 Navigation System. If it were a Talisman that Ye Yisong had not yet mastered, using its help would instead cause the Rank to drop by one level with 100% certainty.

But from the second time he crafted that Talisman, it would automatically trigger a 100% success cheat; as long as Ye Yisong had sufficient Spiritual Qi, he could keep crafting Talismans.

If it were a Talisman that Ye Yisong had already mastered, it was different; even if used for the first time, it would not affect the 798 Navigation System's cheat, ensuring that every Talisman crafting attempt would be successful.

Today, the more Ye Jiexin looked at Ye Yisong, the more pleased he felt. He had not expected this kid to truly be a Talisman Making Genius, one that only appears once in a thousand years.

No, the word "Genius" was not enough to describe Ye Yisong's talent for Talisman Making.

He had heard of people who could learn a Tier 2 Talisman the moment they were taught; it was said that a little fatty from the eleventh generation of the Wei Family in Cangjiang Prefecture was such a Genius.

Learning a Tier 2 Talisman instantly had caused a sensation throughout the entire Wei Family at the time, and legend had it that even the Wei Family's Old Ancestor had taken the time to meet this little fatty.

Whether it was true or not, outsiders had no way of knowing.

Now, Ye Yisong had even successfully carved a Tier 3 Talisman plate on his first attempt; it was truly incredible and far exceeded his expectations.

With this child here, the Ye Family can flourish for another five hundred years!

"Kid, do you want to try performing the Spiritual Qi infusion?" Ye Jiexin asked, holding up the Explosive Flame Talisman plate in his hand.

"Of course!" Ye Yisong said excitedly. "Whether I can make a name for myself today depends on this." If he became a Tier 3 Talisman Master, he would never have to worry about resources for his Martial Master Cultivation again.

"However, there are a few places in the Spiritual Qi infusion diagram that I don't understand," Ye Yisong said.

"Oh? Which parts don't you understand?" Ye Jiexin inquired.

Ye Yisong took the Spiritual Qi infusion diagram of the Explosive Flame Talisman and pointed to a thin line, saying, "Here, there is a triangle composed of three fire-element inscriptions, and the Spiritual Qi lines connecting the triangle are very thin."

"And here, at the connection point of the three-dimensional triangular pyramid formed by the three triangles, the Spiritual Qi veins are also very thin."

"Why is that? Shouldn't the Spiritual Qi veins at the connection points be carved thicker so that the inscription connection can be more stable and the Talisman's power even greater?"

"Not bad, not bad. You kid really understood it," Ye Jiexin said with gratification.

"Of course, you have to consider who my teacher is," Ye Yisong said, buttering him up.

"It is very rare that you can see the subtleties here, which shows that you have indeed understood the Spiritual Qi infusion process of the Tier 3 Explosive Flame Talisman." Ye Jiexin stroked his beard and continued, "You discovering the issue with the thin veins has made me look at you in a new light. Thicker veins are indeed more stable, and the Talisman's power would be greater, but have you ever thought about whether having greater power is always good?"

"Of course greater power is good. Who doesn't like powerful Talismans? They feel so satisfying to use!" Ye Yisong said, gesturing a few movements of using a Talisman.

"Hehe, who doesn't like them? The Tier 3 Talisman Materials don't like them," Ye Jiexin chuckled.

"The Tier 3 Talisman Materials don't like them? Can they even have preferences?" Ye Yisong said, speechless.

Uh? Come to think of it, Tier 3 Materials really don't like them.

Ye Yisong was enlightened by Ye Jiexin's hint; while the more powerful a Talisman is, the better, the Talisman Making Materials must be able to withstand the explosion of Spiritual Qi!

Otherwise, the Talisman might end up hurting yourself before it even injures the enemy.

Ye Yisong tentatively stated his thoughts: "The Tier 3 Materials cannot withstand the explosion of Spiritual Qi and will explode?"

"You are a teachable child," Ye Jiexin said.

Ye Yisong finally understood why thin veins were used to connect the inscriptions: it was to control the power of the Spiritual Qi explosion and protect the Talisman so it could be activated safely.

With his doubts resolved, Ye Yisong no longer hesitated. He took the Tier 3 Explosive Flame Talisman plate he had just crafted and examined it carefully.

This was the first time Ye Yisong had ever looked at a Tier 3 Talisman plate, and one he had crafted himself at that.

The more Ye Yisong looked at it, the more satisfied he felt. Today, he would let everyone see what a true Talisman Making Genius was.

He slowly channeled his own Spiritual Qi into the Explosive Flame Talisman plate, bit by bit, following the Spiritual Qi veins he had carved, filling in every triangle completely.

As the last three Spiritual Qi veins were filled, the Talisman plate in Ye Yisong's hand emitted a scorching spiritual glow.

"It's done."

From this moment on, Ye Yisong officially joined the Ranks of Tier 3 Talisman Masters.

Ye Jiexin couldn't wait to take the Talisman from Ye Yisong's hand and began to examine it carefully. He laughed while inspecting it, as if he had obtained a rare treasure.

"You kid, this work is truly beautiful."

Let's see if that old ghost from the Wei Family can still show off. Calling himself the number one Talisman Making Genius of Cangjiang Prefecture? Nonsense.

Compared to our Ye Family Prodigy, he isn't even qualified to carry his shoes.

But then, on second thought, this news absolutely must not be known by outsiders, otherwise, the other families would definitely not let Ye Yisong grow up!

He thought back to when he was young and became a Tier 3 Talisman Master, hailed as a once-in-a-century Talisman Making Genius of the Ye Family.

His strength was only at the Tier 3 Martial Master level. During a mission to the Outer Sea to search for Talisman Making Materials, he was ambushed by two Tier 4 Martial Ancestors and almost perished on the spot.

Fortunately, he had been decisive at that time. Feeling that something was wrong, he immediately activated the three Tier 4 Directional Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talismans he was carrying in succession, and only then did he temporarily escape the pursuit of the two Martial Ancestors.

Even after teleporting three thousand miles away, Ye Jiexin vaguely felt that he had been locked onto by something; no matter how many times he changed direction, it was of no use.

It wasn't until the Old Ancestor personally took action and met up with him that the mysterious lock on him finally disappeared.

Thinking about it now, Ye Jiexin still broke out in a cold sweat unconsciously. That was the closest he had ever come to death since he started going on missions.

If he had hesitated for even one second, he probably would have died young.

Thinking of these things, Ye Jiexin became even more firm in his resolve: he must not let Ye Yisong follow in his footsteps.

"Yisong, congratulations on becoming a Tier 3 Talisman Master," Ye Jiexin congratulated him. "However, I must warn you: you must not be arrogant or conceited, and you must not tell anyone the news that you have become a Tier 3 Talisman Master. At the very least, you must not reveal it until you have finished participating in the Martial Examination."

"Why?" Ye Yisong asked, puzzled.

The Ye Family was not some small, insignificant household; in this territory of Cangjiang Prefecture, their strength was beyond question. They weren't called one of the "Three Giants" for nothing.

Especially in the last hundred years, after Ye Jiexin became a Fourth-Rank Talisman Master, the Ye Family had developed even more rapidly, firmly rooting itself in Cangjiang Prefecture.

Even the other two giants, the Wei Family and the Wang Family, could not pose an absolute threat to the Ye Family in terms of strength; one could only say they were slightly superior, as those two families had been developing for several hundred years longer than the Ye Family.

"Yisong, the Ye Family already produced one Fourth-Rank Talisman Master, which broke the market balance of Cangjiang Prefecture. The Martial Artist families of Cangjiang Prefecture do not want the Ye Family to produce another Fourth-Rank Talisman Master," Ye Jiexin said.

"They wouldn't dare to take action against me, would they?" Ye Yisong said.

"What do you think?" Ye Jiexin said.