CH 61

"I wish I could come here every day."

Chu Liang wandered around the valley again, making sure no poisonous bees were left behind before reluctantly leaving.

Back at Shu Mountain, there was still work to be done in his small cabin.

Making money was ultimately an evil way, and he couldn't forget to improve his own strength.

So Chu Liang first opened the reward for the poisonous bees and rewarded himself more than thirty times before starting to study diligently.

Naturally, he studied the sword talisman taught by Jiang Yuebai.

The essence of the sword talisman lies in combining talismans with sword energy. To learn this sword technique, one must first learn how to make talismans.

The art of making talismans is itself a profound subject.

Things like talismans, pill cauldrons, and refining tools are all difficult studies in their own right, and Shu Mountain does not force its disciples to study them. Chu Liang had not delved into them before, but now that it was necessary, it couldn't hurt to learn a little more.

When walking the world, there is an important saying: "Learn until old, live until old."

If you don't learn until old, you may not live until old.

Jiang Yuebai taught him the essence of the sword technique, and it was impossible to start from the very basics, so Chu Liang had to slowly study it himself. Jiang Yuebai gave him a month to learn how to make talismans.

He bought a book called "True Explanation of Talisman Dao" from the Protectorate Hall and some basic tools for making talismans from the Sword Transmission Hall, such as cinnabar, yellow paper, ink, and brush...

And thus began his self-study.

The so-called talisman is the carrier of the power of runes.

And the reason why runes have power is because they are words belonging to the Heavenly Dao. Once triggered, they can activate the power of the Heavenly Dao.

However, the Heavenly Dao cannot be triggered at will. True qi must be condensed on the runes, and then divine consciousness must be used to reach the heavens in order to achieve the goal of triggering the power of the Heavenly Dao.

Cinnabar is commonly used for writing talismans because it is the easiest to condense qi on and true qi can attach to it for a long time.

For true talisman masters, writing talismans by hand or triggering them out of thin air is not difficult. To use a flying sword to draw talismans, one must reach this level of proficiency.

In the early stages of studying talismans, it is only necessary to remember some basic runes and meticulously draw them before triggering the effect to be considered a success.

There is no need to understand why the runes are written this way.

Just like elementary school students only need to know how to use mathematical formulas, as for where the formulas come from and what principles they contain... that is something that the great powers of the Asking Dao Realm and the Heavenly Origin Realm need to consider.

But just remembering those basic runes is already difficult.

The Heavenly Dao words are difficult and complex, and each stroke contains the Great Dao. There can be no slightest change, and you cannot flip through books to copy them in times of crisis.

When writing characters, the length of the strokes doesn't matter, but when drawing symbols, the proportions must not deviate in the slightest. This is the first difficult point.

That's why at the beginning, symbols must be drawn on paper, because on paper, the shape and proportions can be better seen. It may take thousands of times on paper before one can draw symbols in the air without making mistakes.

In the way of symbols, practice makes perfect.

Chu Liang looked at the basic symbols while gesturing in the air with his fingers, feeling that it was indeed obscure.

The second difficult point is to condense true qi without dispersing it, because true qi itself will dissipate. To make it condense without dispersing, one needs strong control ability, and the qi meridians must be connected to complete the process.

The third difficult point is to pay attention to the timing of triggering the divine sense. Because many symbols are not triggered immediately, you must have precise control over your own divine sense to control its activation time.

The combination of essence, energy, and spirit is all difficult.

"It's really complicated..."

Chu Liang unconsciously gestured while looking at the first symbol in the book.

He planned to memorize the symbols first and then try to implement them with his pen.

The first symbol that all beginners in symbols learn is the Five Elements of Fire, and Chu Liang is no exception. Even this simplest symbol is still complex enough to make one's scalp tingle.

He gestured in the air with his right hand for a while and wrote down the first complete symbol, lightly tapping it.

Whoosh-

A flame shot up out of nowhere, almost scorching the wall of the small house.

Chu Liang was startled and jumped up.

Did he succeed?

The book clearly stated that drawing symbols in the air was difficult...

But his first reaction was not joy, but to look at the cinnabar and yellow paper on the table and mutter, "I wasted my money."

...

"Sigh-"

The next morning, Chu Liang was awakened by the sudden loud cries outside. He looked up and saw a large white crane landing with a flutter.

It was this month's Seven Star Mansion News that had arrived.

He greeted the white crane, "Thank you for your hard work."

Then he raised his hand and took the booklet into the house. It was time to read the monthly news.

As usual, he opened it and read the Human Treasure Record first.

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Last month, there was a big change in the ranking of the Human Treasure Record.

The city of Gluttony successfully refined a magic weapon called "Mo Yun Jin Chi" and, witnessed by the Heavenly Axis Pavilion, was recognized as the 97th place on the Human Treasure Record.

This means that the ranking of treasures after the 97th place will drop by one.

The top one hundred of the Human Treasure Record has not changed for many years. This sudden appearance of Mo Yun Jin Chi has indeed attracted some attention.

It is generally believed that the top one hundred is a huge gap.All magic treasures and weapons beyond one hundred names are not considered as divine artifacts, regardless of their strength. However, those within one hundred names are closer to being divine artifacts.

Every time a treasure closer to being a divine artifact appears in the mortal world, it is a major event.

This represents that the strength of the Gluttonous City has increased by one point.

As a disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect, Chu Liang should feel the crisis. In recent years, the voice that the Shu Mountain Sect is not qualified to be ranked among the Nine Heavenly Immortals has become louder and louder, mainly from those top ten sects.

They are all eyeing the Shu Mountain Sect, the last of the Nine Heavens, and are ready to replace it at any time.

The Gluttonous City is one of them.

After reading the changes in the Wanbao Record, it was the Nine States' Wind and Cloud Strategy.

This month's Nine States' Wind and Cloud Strategy also has explosive news.

The four words "Demon God's Return" immediately caught the eye.

Because Chu Liang had heard this news earlier in the Canglin Mountains and was not surprised now.

It can be imagined how shocked those who have been living in peace for a long time would be when they suddenly saw such news.

This time, several god envoys were dispatched from the Seven Kings Ridge in the far west to unite and spread the news of the demon god's imminent return within the Yu Dynasty, so there was no secrecy at all.

They want to stir up a wave in the Nine States!

This kind of obvious publicity makes it seem that the return of the demon god is not a false statement.

The Heavenly Strength Gate's Lord, True Person Wulou, personally wrote a profound review, telling people all over the world how serious this matter is. It helped all those who had forgotten how terrible the demon race was and awakened their long-lost sense of crisis.

Even Chu Liang, who knew the news early on, looked increasingly serious.

Turning the page, he was slightly surprised to see his own name.

The Heavenly Strength Gate described the actions of several captured demon envoys, the first of whom was the one who committed brutal bloodshed in the nearby Shan City.

And this wicked demon envoy was killed by Yun Zhaoxian, a core disciple of the Heavenly Strength Gate, and Chu Liang, a young disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect, in collaboration, including a witch envoy who was colluding with him.

Of course, the article emphasized Yun Zhaoxian, and Chu Liang was only mentioned in passing.

It's not surprising, after all, Yun Zhaoxian is one of the four core disciples of the Heavenly Strength Gate and had previously appeared in the Seven-Star Mansion newspaper.

As for Chu Liang...who is he?

Really not familiar.

Without knowing the specific details, everyone will think that Yun Zhaoxian is the main force against evil, and Chu Liang is just taking advantage of the situation.

But no matter what, it still feels strange to see one's own name appear in the Seven-Star Mansion newspaper that can be seen by people all over the world.If it were an ordinary immortal sect disciple, they would probably be overjoyed and excited for several days.

After all, being listed on the Qixing Residence Report is the beginning of fame.

Chu Liang also smiled slightly.

Then he turned to the next page and saw another familiar name, and his smile widened a little bit.

Sure enough...

"Di Nvfeng, the notorious and tyrannical peak master of Shu Mountain Sect, caused trouble and provoked conflicts in the surrounding waters of the East Sea the day before yesterday."

"Penglai's upper sect took action and expelled her."

"Everyone is delighted."