81: Making a Blood Talisman

The Dao of Talismans is definitely not as simple as it looks.

Although it is at the bottom of the contempt chain for the four cultivation arts of formation, artifact, pill, and Talisman, the profound mysteries within still require a great deal of effort and dedication to comprehend.

After completely memorizing the drawing method and precautions for the Golden Blade Talisman, Gu Chang once again entered the Reincarnation World to use the time difference there to strengthen his memory and practice.

After all, compared to reality, the greatest advantage of the Reincarnation World is that there is ample time, and Gu Chang cannot always practice.

When he is not practicing, it is a good time to study Talismans.

“Boom! Crack!”

In the Heavenly Thunder Hall, sometimes thunder roared, sometimes silver lightning danced wildly, sometimes the sky was clear, and sometimes dark clouds covered it.

It could be said that anomalies emerged, and the might of heaven and earth was unpredictable.

Inside the Heavenly Thunder Hall, Gu Chang’s physique grew stronger and stronger under the repeated tempering of lightning, and his Zhengang Strength also became purer and more solid.

“Phew~ The might of heaven and earth is incredibly magnificent and constantly changing.

With my current strength, my body can gradually withstand the tempering of lightning.”

“However, the key still lies in my will.

To leverage the great power of heaven and earth with my own strength, my spirit must achieve a qualitative Breakthrough!”

After another round of Body Refining by thunder and fire, Gu Chang slowly opened his eyes.

Now, his physique was robust, his Qi and blood were like a furnace, and both his martial arts strength and spiritual will were continuously improving under the tempering of lightning.

However, this was far from enough.

He could feel that the path he was currently on was correct, but he still needed more and deeper accumulation to truly complete the Breakthrough.

Getting up and leaving the Heavenly Thunder Hall, Gu Chang went directly to the villa at the mountainside to rest.

This place was specifically for him to live and rest when he wasn't practicing, as the Heavenly Thunder Hall at the peak of the mountain was almost always filled with rolling thunder and flashing lightning, which was not suitable for daily living.

“How is the current situation of the Dynasty?”

After Gu Chang came down from the Heavenly Thunder Hall, he immediately saw several officials waiting there.

So he directly asked them, although he had basically delegated power now, there were still some things that needed to be inquired about.

“The current operation of the Dynasty is still smooth, but some people are dissatisfied, including Your Majesty’s younger brother.”

This official in front of him was the inspector Gu Chang had independently appointed, possessing the authority to oversee affairs throughout the court, serving as Gu Chang’s eyes and ears, and a means to restrain officials and the council.

“Dissatisfied? Haha, let them be dissatisfied!”

Gu Chang couldn't help but smile when he heard his report.

His younger brother, who was only seven or eight years old back then, had changed his mind now that he had grown up.

This was the terrifying aspect of power; it could drive people mad, even making them abandon familial affection, just to pursue the highest position.

“Just warn them.

They shouldn't have thoughts they shouldn't have, after all, I'm not dead yet!”

“Don’t abandon the good life you have now just to seek trouble!”

Immediately, Gu Chang’s tone changed, and he directly commanded him.

To be honest, Gu Chang didn't have much affection for this body's family members.

Instead, he felt more kinship with Li Ergou and others who had survived the battlefield with him.

Therefore, allowing these blood relatives to live a life of luxury was already doing them a great service.

If they were still not satisfied, then Gu Chang would have even colder and harder methods to deal with them, and at that time, the things they had obtained would naturally be stripped away.

“Yes! Your subject obeys the decree!”

It was true that he had given up most of his power, but this world not only had power but also martial power that transcended the mundane!

Coincidentally, he was the strongest among all martial artists, wielding absolute violence!

In other words, he could delegate power, and he could also reclaim it!

He was the core of the entire Shenwu Dynasty, not that the Shenwu Dynasty created him!

“Alright, these are just minor matters.”

“Next, I need you to convey a few commands to the Engineering Academy.”

“First, have them begin researching knowledge related to electricity.

These are some basic theories I have compiled.”

“Second, have them accelerate the cultivation and reproduction of various exotic beasts.

In the future, there will only be more and more martial artists, and an insufficient supply of exotic beast meat will not do.”

“Third, the medicinal gardens in various places must be strictly managed.

After harvesting, they must be replanted in a timely manner, especially paying more attention to some old medicines, which will definitely be of great use in the future.”

Gu Chang didn't care much about court affairs.

What he truly cared about was the development of martial Dao in this world.

And to develop martial Dao, it was inseparable from a massive supply of resources.

He had been doing this for a long time, and now he reminded them again, in order to make them treat these matters as a century-long plan to execute.

“Yes, your humble subject understands!”

Upon hearing Gu Chang’s words, these officials immediately agreed.

They dared not slack off in the slightest regarding the matters Gu Chang focused on.

At the same time, they also took a theoretical explanation containing basic knowledge about electricity from Gu Chang’s hand.

With such a foundation, it was believed that the Engineering Academy would soon be able to produce some simple electrical equipment.

After arranging these matters, Gu Chang went to the study to practice drawing Talismans.

“Speaking of which, if magic power can draw Talismans, then can Zhengang Strength?”

“Talisman paper, Spiritual Ink, and Talisman brushes should also have substitutes in this world.

After preparing everything, I should be able to try.”

“After all, in my deduction, the next stage of martial Dao is to influence and change the outside world.

If success can be achieved with Talismans, that alone would prove the correctness of this deduction!”

This time, while drawing Talismans, Gu Chang had another idea.

When this idea appeared, Gu Chang immediately understood that this guess might really work!

So, after finishing drawing Talismans, Gu Chang directly summoned people and had them prepare the relevant Materials.

To complete a Talisman, the Materials certainly couldn't be ordinary things.

The skin, hair, bones, and blood of exotic beasts were the best Materials.

These Materials would be used to make Talisman paper, Talisman brushes, and ink, and finally, Gu Chang would personally inject Zhengang Strength to draw the Talisman.

“The essence of a Talisman is a special way to mobilize the rules of heaven and earth, but Cultivators use spiritual objects and magic power as carriers!”

“According to this inference, martial artists should also be able to achieve similar effects by using Materials rich in Qi and blood and internal Qi!”

Gu Chang looked at the various Materials in his hand, then muttered while drawing.

Relying on his mastery of the Vajra Talisman, Blazing Flame Talisman, and Returning Spring Talisman, after many failures, he finally grasped the knack and successfully drew the first batch of Blood Talismans!

That’s right, this kind of Talisman was vastly different from ordinary Talismans, and even after being drawn, the feeling it gave people was greatly different.

So Gu Chang simply named this kind of Talisman a Blood Talisman, after all, the main Materials for this Talisman were the flesh, blood, and skin of exotic beasts.

“Boom! Crack! Bang!”

Outside the mountain courtyard, Gu Chang held a Blazing Flame Blood Talisman and directly activated it.

Immediately, a crimson blood-fire erupted in front of him, directly blasting the wooden dummy into pieces.

“Hahaha! Not bad, this power is already no less than a true Blazing Flame Talisman!”

“My deduction is correct.

Zhengang Strength is essentially energy like Spiritual Qi, which means that what Spiritual Qi can do, it can probably also do! It's just that the form of expression is different.”

Seeing this effect, Gu Chang nodded with satisfaction.

Although the power of this Talisman was no longer much to him.

But undoubtedly, this was a pioneering move.

Next, he might be able to open up a new Dao in this world!