58: Talisman inheritance

After resolving the issue with the barbarian beef, Gu Chang continued his martial arts practice, constantly burning himself to refine his Zhengang Strength and enhance his martial Dao strength.

However, since reaching the limit of martial Dao in this world after Spirit Refining, even with this method, improving his strength was extremely difficult. He could only sustain it for one or two hours a day at most, spending the rest of his time learning other combat techniques, pharmacology, and various skills.

"The Reincarnation World's help to me has become increasingly small. Now, improving my strength has become a slow, painstaking process, requiring years to show significant improvement."

"Instead, the time difference between the two worlds allows me to have more time to learn, understand, and comprehend various knowledge and skills."

In the real world, Gu Chang once woke up from a dream and couldn't help but sigh with emotion after spending some Reincarnation points to exchange for his current cultivation.

If the Reincarnation World had Spiritual Qi, he could have used the time difference there to Cultivate the Mixed Origin Skill. However, there was no Spiritual Qi whatsoever in the Reincarnation World, so the Mixed Origin Skill could only be accumulated bit by bit in the real world.

"Phew~ But I've almost comprehended the Spirit Eye Spell! Now's a good time to try it out!"

After simply clarifying his thoughts, Gu Chang got busy again. He first made a fire and cooked, and after eating and drinking his fill, Gu Chang began to Cultivate the Spirit Eye Spell.

The difficulty of this Spell was not high; the key was to condense magical power in the eyes and then use it to observe items with Spiritual Qi.

After a few simple attempts, Gu Chang succeeded. He immediately felt a cool sensation in his eyes, and then the world in his vision became significantly clearer.

So Gu Chang immediately took out the items he had obtained from the Divine Image Sect, and he also brought out all the items that the Jianghu person had brought back last time.

The items from the Divine Image Sect indeed showed some changes in his eyes at this moment. The ebony small sword, the old Talisman brush, the pouch suspected to be a Storage Pouch, and the bamboo waist token all emitted a very faint spiritual glow.

"Indeed, the Senior of the Divine Image Sect did not lie."

"Now I can try to open this Storage Pouch!"

Seeing this, a smile immediately appeared on Gu Chang's face, and then he picked up the leather pouch and began to try to open it.

He first tried to inject magical power into it, then untied the rope, and after multiple attempts, he finally understood the key.

"It's open!"

As the rope binding the pouch loosened, the mouth of the pouch immediately opened. Gu Chang then felt that there was about half a cubic meter of space inside, but there were very few things stored within.

"Whoosh~"

It wasn't until he poured all these things out that he clearly saw what they were.

A dozen or so faintly glowing stones, three exquisite porcelain bottles, two sets of spare Daoist robes, six Talismans, a small booklet, and a few pieces of wood whose purpose he didn't know.

These were all the items. Zhou Qing picked them up one by one to identify them.

The dozen or so jade-like stones, about the size of a fingernail, were likely Spirit Stones. Holding them in his hand immediately made Gu Chang feel a sense of longing.

The three porcelain bottles contained two types of Medicinal Pills and one type of blood. The names of the two Medicinal Pills were Grain Abstinence Pill and Replenishing Yuan Pill, and the blood was that of a Black Fiend Tiger.

"Grain Abstinence Pill is simply a Medicinal Pill to replace eating. Replenishing Yuan Pill seems to be a Medicinal Pill that can quickly replenish magical power."

"But this Black Fiend Tiger blood, is it some kind of Yao Beast blood?"

Based on the records in those hand-written notes, Gu Chang quickly identified the uses of these Medicinal Pills and blood.

The two sets of Daoist robes were nothing special; they were just ordinary clothes and not items containing Spiritual Qi.

The important things were the six Talismans and that small booklet, which were clearly Cultivator Talismans and the most basic explanations for drawing them!

Seeing these items, Gu Chang immediately felt as if he had found a great treasure. Although the small booklet only recorded the drawing methods for three types of Talismans, this had already opened a great door for Gu Chang!

"It seems the owner of this Storage Pouch was also a Talisman Master, otherwise, it wouldn't have been recorded in such detail. Not only are there drawing methods for Talismans, but also how to prepare spiritual ink and how to make Talisman paper."

"Good! This is truly good!"

After a quick read, Gu Chang understood the other party's painstaking efforts.

These three Talismans were the Golden Light Talisman for defense, the Blazing Flame Talisman for attack, and the Returning Spring Talisman for healing. These three Talismans covered attack, defense, and healing.

Moreover, the Yao Beast blood and Spirit Stones needed to prepare spiritual ink were already present. Now, he only needed to add some ordinary Materials to prepare the most basic spiritual ink.

Even some of the spiritual wood Materials for making Talisman paper were left behind by the other party. Similarly, he only needed to add some spiritual wood Materials during the pulp-making process to obtain Talisman paper.

"Logically, the other party must have left some extra Talismans for the Divine Image Sect, but they were probably used up by later generations of the Divine Image Sect. Plus, no one after the three Innate Ancestral Masters could open this Storage Pouch, which is why these items have been preserved until now."

After inspecting all these items, Gu Chang put them all back. Now was not the time to start researching Talismans.

Then he turned his gaze to the pile of items that the Jianghu person had brought last time.

Indeed, it was just a pile of scrap metal, with no spiritual glow at all!

"As expected, not everyone in this world is foolish. Things related to Cultivators would certainly not be easily spread. Even if those people fell into decline, they would definitely choose to sell them to other forces in exchange for large sums of money."

Gu Chang was not disappointed by this result; instead, he felt it was only natural, as this was the normal state of affairs.

As for picking up Heaven And Earth Treasure, Magic Treasure, Spiritual Artifact, and so on, those were all things written in storybooks.

So Gu Chang chose to throw all these items away and then began to study the contents of the Storage Pouch, especially the small booklet, which he read over and over until he had completely memorized it.

However, although the content of this small booklet was not extensive, actually drawing Talismans was not easy.

If he acted recklessly, he would only waste his resources for nothing. For this reason, Gu Chang had to formulate a progressive plan for drawing Talismans.

"At first, I definitely cannot use these Materials containing spirituality, otherwise, no amount of resources would be enough!"

"Instead, I should choose to use ordinary Materials to draw Talismans. Only after I have thoroughly understood these three Talismans, know them by heart, and can draw them in one go, then I will consider what to do next."

After clarifying his thoughts, Gu Chang began to learn and experiment.

"I don't have ordinary Talisman paper, Talisman brushes, or cinnabar in my hands right now, but it shouldn't be difficult to buy them. When Xie Wanling comes later, I can ask her to handle it."

"As for these six Talismans in my hand, I can give her two for self-defense, and the rest will be used for reference and experimentation."

"However, this type of Talisman is ultimately Low Grade, so its power probably won't be very strong."

"..."

Not long after, Xie Wanling arrived outside the Ship with some daily necessities. As usual, she asked Gu Chang for permission before boarding the ship.

"Senior, this is Green Bamboo Wine from Jiangzhou. Its taste is clear and sweet, perfect for drinking."

Xie Wanling was carrying a jar of wine, which seemed to be quite old.

"Hmm, you've worked hard!"

"Later, I'll need you to make another trip to buy some Talisman brushes, Talisman paper, and cinnabar for me. I'm going to start learning to draw Talismans."

"Take these two Talismans. One is the Blazing Flame Talisman for attack, and the other is the Returning Spring Talisman for saving lives. You can use them directly if you encounter danger."

Gu Chang nodded slightly and then said this to her.

"Yes! Junior will go immediately!"

Seeing the Talismans Gu Chang handed over, Xie Wanling thought for a moment, then carefully took them, and immediately replied to Gu Chang.

"No rush. First, eat today's meat soup. As for the Talisman brushes and Talisman paper, you can just find someone to handle it."

Gu Chang shook his head and then handed her a bowl of stewed meat soup.

Honestly, he had indeed gained great benefits from the Divine Image Sect, so naturally, he had to put more thought into them.

"Junior understands!"

Hearing Gu Chang say this, Xie Wanling did not hesitate. She directly drank the meat soup in the bowl, and then began to practice martial arts in the snow outside the Ship.

Gu Chang, on the other hand, opened the wine jar and drank wine while eating a large amount of barbarian beef. He had to admit that the taste of this Green Bamboo Wine was indeed good.