In the Jin Nation Academy.
Ye Ping was reading the book seriously again.
His gaze was extremely serious.
There were not many words in the book in his hand, but Ye Ping was reading almost word by word. He had to carefully comprehend and understand each word.
He was afraid that he would miss a word.
It was the "Ancient Talisman Collection".
The so-called talisman collection referred to talisman techniques.
Talisman techniques were rarely seen among low-level cultivators, but for powerful cultivators, talisman techniques were very useful.
There were all kinds of methods, such as casting beans to form soldiers, attracting thunder to kill enemies, and even sealing the heavenly secrets.
The "Ancient Talisman Collection" was divided into two volumes. The first volume was about the explanation and inheritance of talismans.
The second volume was about talismans and runes. In other words, the first volume was about theoretical knowledge while the second volume recorded 365 supreme talismans.
However, although the first volume was about theoretical knowledge, there were also three ancient talisman diagrams in the last few pages.
"Ancient Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals Talisman"
"Ancient Spirit Locking Talisman"
"Ancient Seventh Gold Ancient Thunder Talisman"
Those were the only three talisman diagrams in the first volume, and the remaining 362 were in the second volume.
Ye Ping understood that the reason Fourth Senior Brother did not give him the second volume was mainly because he was worried that he would bite off more than he could chew.
Hence, Ye Ping read the book seriously and planned to learn the three talisman techniques first.
According to Fourth Senior Brother's notes, talismans were divided into three realms.
The first realm was to turn talismans into talismans.
The second realm was to turn spirit into talismans.
The third realm was to turn spirit into talismans.
The so-called turning talismans into talismans was to use yellow talismans and talisman brushes to imbue spiritual energy and inject essence, Qi, and spirit to form talismans according to the talisman diagrams.
Turning spirit into talismans was much simpler. By condensing spiritual energy, one would be able to form talismans without the help of any yellow talismans or talisman brushes.
The last one was even simpler. One could condense talismans with just a thought.
Ye Ping studied seriously.
After a long time, he found some yellow talismans in the academy. They were not precious items and there was also a talisman school in the Jin Nation Academy.
After retrieving the yellow talismans and talisman brushes, Ye Ping raised his hand, and in an instant, faint spiritual energy appeared on the talisman brush.
In fact, refining talismans normally required many things such as cinnabar, beast blood, and other spiritual items.
However, if there was sufficient spiritual energy, there would be no need for those things.
Ye Ping closed his eyes.
Then, he put down the brush. In an instant, the yellow talisman shone with a golden light.
This was the Ancient Seventh Metal Ancient Thunder Talisman.
However, the talisman consumed 1% of Ye Ping's spiritual energy.
After all, 1% of Ye Ping's spiritual energy was more than all the spiritual energy of a cultivator at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm.
A talisman appeared in front of Ye Ping.
The yellow talisman was originally soft, but after injecting spiritual energy into it and drawing talisman diagrams on it, it became extremely hard, just like a token.
After drawing a talisman, Ye Ping decided to test it, so he went straight to a mountain behind the academy to test it.
The talisman was in Ye Ping's hand.
He was soon thrown a thousand meters away by Ye Ping.
Rumble.
A terrifyingly loud explosion sounded.
A bolt of golden lightning fell from the sky.
This was heavenly lightning. It was as thick as a bucket, directly blasting a small mountain flat.
The loud sound of thunder also attracted the attention of everyone in the Jin Nation Academy.
"What happened?"
"Is there an earthquake?"
"Who's disturbing my cultivation? Oh, it's Senior Brother Ye. Then it's fine. "
"What's going on? What's going on?"
The students of the Jin Nation Academy walked out one after another. Some were bewildered and some were furious. However, after seeing Ye Ping, they all shut up and went back to cultivate.
When they discovered that it was Ye Ping, no one dared to say anything.
In the back mountain.
Ye Ping looked at the power of the ancient talisman and couldn't help but be astonished.
The power of the heavenly lightning was really not bad. At the very least, an early-stage Golden Core realm cultivator probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.
'Good, very good. '
Ye Ping immediately took out a stack of ancient talismans and began to refine them. Such things could be extremely effective at critical moments.
Ye Ping did not waste any time and within four hours, he created hundreds of Ancient Seventh Metal Ancient Talismans.
After drawing hundreds of ancient talismans, Ye Ping placed them into the emerald gourd.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Ping did not leave and instead took out the insights that Fifth Senior Brother had given him and began a new round of reading.
He had to slowly study the Dharma of talismans. There was no hurry and he decided to read it slowly.
He had finished reading the encyclopedia of ancient talismans for the time being and would study the rest slowly in the future.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Ping began to read the Three Thousand Great Dao Treasure Appraisal.
Fourth Senior Brother Xue Zhuan walked the path of talismans.
On the other hand, Fifth Senior Brother Lin Bei walked another path.
The path of treasure appraisal.
The Three Thousand Great Dao Treasure Appraisal was based on the research of the characteristics of countless treasures.
There were not many words and it was much fewer than the encyclopedia of talismans.
However, every word was a gem.
"There are many good horses, but few people can appraise them."
"There are countless treasures in the world, but very few people can appraise them."
"What is treasure appraisal? Others don't know what it is. "
"True treasures have three characteristics."
"The first characteristic is ordinary. The more ordinary something seems, the more mysterious it is. Hence, the more ordinary it is, the more precious it is. Back then, Senior Brother saw an ordinary token in a market. Everyone thought that it was just an ancient token, but you were the only one who could tell at a glance that it was extraordinary."
"In the end, I bought it at a high price and indeed, I found out that this token is the token to open the ancient Heavenly Emperor's treasure vault. It is priceless and can be compared to the wealth of a nation. Hence, Junior Brother, you must remember that you will always encounter treasures in your life, but you must have a sharp eye. Don't just stare at things that look like treasures. You must look at treasures that don't seem to be treasures at all. There might be unexpected gains."
"However, you must remember that the principle of treasure appraisal is to buy the best treasure at the lowest price. Otherwise, if you buy it at a sky-high price, not only will you suffer a loss, but most importantly, how can others not be suspicious if you buy it at a sky-high price?"
That was the first paragraph of the introduction. After reading it, Ye Ping couldn't help but praise it repeatedly.
As a fan of novels, Ye Ping completely understood what Senior Brother Lin meant.
Indeed, all true treasures had been through time. Since they had been through time, they would naturally be dim and dull. They might look extremely ordinary, but they contained a universe.
If one could tell at a glance that it was a treasure, why would there be a need for treasure appraisal? They were not fools.
Treasure appraisal was to identify treasures that others had missed out. Hence, the more ordinary something was, the higher its value.
"Ah!"
All of a sudden, Ye Ping couldn't help but think of the following words.
The Great Dao was the simplest.
Yes, the Great Dao was the simplest. Ye Ping was a little shocked. The mere skill of treasure appraisal actually contained such a meaning.'Fifth Senior Brother is indeed a peerless expert. '
At the thought of this, Ye Ping couldn't help but turn to the second page and continue to look at the second characteristic.
[The second characteristic is that it's incomplete. From ancient times until now, the years have changed. Dynasties have fought each other, holy lands have fallen, natural and man-made disasters have occurred, and wars have never stopped. Countless years ago, many treasures have been buried in the sands of time. The more precious the treasure, the more likely it was to have experienced a great war. Immortals have fought against each other, and it's easy for them to perish. Since it was a war of life and death, how could the treasure be intact?
"Speaking of this, I have to give an example. Back then, I found a bronze fragment in a market. At that time, all the cultivators felt that the fragment was worthless, but I was the only one who felt that it was of extraordinary value."
"In the end, I got it at a high price, and the entire market, including countless fellow treasure appraisers, mocked me. However, I was extremely calm. After going back to study it, I found that the bronze fragment was one of the fragments of the Revered Eight Trigrams Furnace, an ancient immortal artifact. As long as I gather the remaining 9,999 fragments, I can recast the fragments of the Revered Eight Trigrams Furnace."
"So, Little Junior Brother, if you find some fragmented fragments, remember to observe them. They might be a peerless treasure. Since ancient times, according to incomplete statistics, there have been at least 365 immortal artifacts in the entire world of immortal cultivation. The purpose of treasure appraisers is to find treasures and obtain immortal artifacts. Little Junior Brother, let's encourage each other."
That was the second paragraph.
After reading it, Ye Ping admired Senior Brother Lin even more.
His words were even more concise.
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Senior Brother Lin's words were like pearls.
Since ancient times, there had been many treasures that were owned by powerhouses. However, those powerhouses had fought countless times and it could easily be a battle of life and death.
In the case of a battle of life and death, who would care about whether the treasure would be damaged or not? They would definitely fight to the death.
In the end, the person would die and the treasure would turn into fragments that no one would care about.
Therefore, an incomplete item could indeed have an extraordinary origin.
Ye Ping bore it in mind.
He then turned to the next page.
He looked at the third characteristic.
"The third characteristic is inconspicuous. The more precious a treasure is, the more likely it is to be in an inconspicuous place, such as a certain stall or a certain small auction. Large chambers of commerce have professional treasure appraisers who will appraise anything hundreds or even thousands of times until they are certain that it can't be a treasure. Only then will they sell it at a high price. Hence, it's almost impossible to get treasures from large chambers of commerce. Even if you manage to get one, it's just an opportunity, so don't waste your time in large chambers of commerce."
"Speaking of this, I have to say something else. Back then, I participated in a huge banquet, the Ten Nations Grand Event. However, during the Ten Nations Grand Event, I saw a piece of cloth pressing stone at a small stall. Everyone thought that it was an ordinary piece of cloth pressing stone, but I knew that it contained a supreme treasure. Indeed, after I bought it and cut it open, I discovered the mystery within."
"So, Little Junior Brother, you have to remember that ordinary, incomplete, and inconspicuous are the key clues to getting treasures. Comprehend the rest well. I hope that one day, you can become the greatest treasure appraiser in this world."
[Of course, the three points that Senior Brother mentioned can only be comprehended by extraordinary people. If you can comprehend them, don't think that I'm making things up. Sometimes, supreme secret manuals can only be comprehended by supreme people. Do you understand?]
…
Seeing this, Ye Ping couldn't help but speak slowly in his heart.
"Senior Brother, I've comprehended it."
Ye Ping had really comprehended it. In the past, he might have imagined it a little, but now, he had really comprehended it.
It was exactly what he was thinking.
To be honest, Ye Ping couldn't wait to find a cultivator market to test his treasure appraisal skills.
However, Ye Ping resisted the urge.
He continued to read the content at the back.
The content at the back was about the classification of some treasures.
In the world of immortal cultivation, all treasures could be divided into five major qualities.
"Dharma artifact": An artifact that can carry Dharmic powers, most suitable for Qi Refinement cultivators.
"Spirit artifact": An artifact that contains array formations and has spirituality, most suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"Treasure artifact": An artifact with incredible power, most suitable for Golden Core realm cultivators.
"Dao artifact": An artifact that contains Dharmic Dao, has independent sentience, most suitable for Nascent Soul realm and above cultivators.
"Immortal artifact": An artifact that contains complete laws, has the power to destroy heaven and earth, and can only be touched by cultivators who have transcended the tribulation.
Those were the five major qualities of Dharma treasures in the world of immortal cultivation.
There were two types of immortal artifacts, supreme-grade immortal artifacts and ancient immortal artifacts.
The 365 immortal artifacts that Senior Brother Lin recorded in the book referred to supreme-grade immortal artifacts.
Those immortal artifacts were supreme-grade immortal artifacts that could kill immortals. However, over the long years, almost all of them had disappeared. It was said that each of the five dynasties had one supreme-grade immortal artifact, and there were also supreme-grade immortal artifacts in the sacred grounds of the world.
Once those supreme-grade immortal artifacts were revived, they would be able to sink a country at will and destroy a country like Jin Nation with a single thought.
As for ancient immortal artifacts, they were known as immortal artifacts born from heaven and earth and were full of myths and legends.
There were many records of supreme-grade immortal artifacts and ancient immortal artifacts in the Three Thousand Great Dao Treasure Appraisal. Ye Ping read them seriously, afraid that he would really encounter them one day and miss out on the immortal artifacts.
After reading them carefully, the sky had already turned bright.
At this moment, Ye Ping was full of excitement.
His mind was filled with thoughts of supreme-grade immortal artifacts and ancient immortal artifacts.
There were 365 supreme-grade immortal artifacts and a total of ten ancient immortal artifacts.
However, ancient immortal artifacts were too far away and Ye Ping was not greedy. He just hoped that he could get a supreme-grade immortal artifact one day.
In the morning.
Ye Ping was still thinking about it.
Li Yu arrived.
He came to look for Ye Ping two hours in advance.
"Master, the array formation has been set up, shall we set off in the morning?"
Li Yu walked over with a smile on his face.
"Why are you so happy? Are you participating in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament too? "
Seeing the smiling Li Yu, Ye Ping was a little curious as he felt that his smile was a little strange.
"Master, what are you talking about? If I participate in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, wouldn't I be tarnishing the reputation of Jin Nation?"
Li Yu had a clear understanding of himself and knew what he was capable of.
"Then why are you smiling so happily?"
Ye Ping was a little curious.
"Master, don't blame me if I say it out loud. Isn't there a literary examination in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament this time?"
"All of a sudden, it caused the Ten Nations Grand Tournament to be complicated and confusing. Many rich people joined forces to bet on the winner of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. The odds of Jin Nation are higher at 1: 4, so I bet on Jin Nation to win."
Li Yu revealed the reason why he was so happy.
Ye Ping was a little surprised.
"You can bet on this too?"
Ye Ping was really a little surprised.
"Master, betting on this is nothing more than whether someone will be the banker. That's nothing. Twenty years ago, there were people who bet on the crown prince of the Chen Nation. The wife of the king of the Chen Nation had nine children and they had nine sons. Someone bet on which son would be the crown prince."
Li Yu's words subverted Ye Ping's worldview.
"That works too? How much did you bet then? "
Ye Ping looked a little surprised.
"Master, I didn't bet much, just a few million."
Li Yu seemed a little embarrassed.
"A few million? Are you talking about inferior-grade Spirit Stones? "
Ye Ping asked with a calm expression and some curiosity.
However, Li Yu shook his head and then said.
"Superior-grade."
After he said that, Ye Ping couldn't help but size up Li Yu.
"How much did you embezzle? Li Yu, as the Crown Prince, you might need Spirit Stones to pay for your expenses, but a million superior-grade Spirit Stones is equivalent to several years of tax revenue for a province. "
"As the Crown Prince, you have to set an example. You must not be involved in corruption, do you understand?"
Ye Ping's expression was extremely solemn.
Usually, he wouldn't say anything no matter how much trouble Li Yu caused. However, Ye Ping had to stop such a matter of principle.
Everyone in the world could be greedy, but not the Crown Prince.
However, in an instant, Li Yu immediately said with a sullen expression.
"Master, you're wrong. How can I be the kind of person who commits crimes? I might be idle most of the time, but I definitely won't be immoral. "
"Master, I bet these Spirit Stones together with the sons of the nobles of the entire Jin Nation. I can't even fork out tens of thousands of superior-grade Spirit Stones alone, let alone millions of superior-grade Spirit Stones."
Li Yu explained.
After hearing his words, Ye Ping heaved a sigh of relief.
After all, if Li Yu was really that kind of person, he might have to consider expelling him from the sect.
"How many Spirit Stones did you bet?"
Ye Ping asked.
"Me? I didn't bet, I just instigated them to bet. If I earn money after this, I'll take 40%. However, Master, don't worry, I won't shortchange you. You can have half of the 40%. "
"In short, everyone will have something to eat as long as I contribute."
Li Yu said seriously.
Hearing this, Ye Ping couldn't help but smile bitterly as he looked at Li Yu.
"If you do this and I don't get first place, how are you going to explain it?"
Ye Ping asked.
"How can I explain it? I'll just take it as owing them a favor. This kind of thing is risky in itself. Besides, these nobles will spend their Spirit Stones on debauchery, brothels, and music. They might as well gamble with me. If we win, we'll get rich together. If we lose, we'll work together."
Li Yu seemed indifferent.
Ye Ping didn't say anything else. After all, those were Li Yu's personal matters.
However, at the end, Ye Ping continued to ask.
"Li Yu, let me ask you something. Is there any grand bazaar for the Ten Nations Grand Tournament?"
Ye Ping asked.
Ever since he finished reading the Three Thousand Great Dao Treasure Appraisal, Ye Ping was tempted. If not for the fact that he had the capital, he wouldn't even be willing to participate in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
"Bazaar? Are you talking about the treasure gathering? "
Li Yu frowned and soon understood what Ye Ping meant.
"Yes, yes, yes, the treasure gathering. Is there one?"
Ye Ping nodded.
"Of course there is. The Ten Nations Grand Tournament is a huge event. Naturally, many cultivators have to set up stalls to sell all kinds of strange treasures. Often, there will be people who can get their hands on some treasures. However, the only troublesome thing is that such events usually open in the morning and are the liveliest at noon. Many cultivators will close their stalls at night."
"The assessment of the grand tournament is extremely difficult, and it's possible for it to last for three days and three nights. It's easy to miss the event."
Li Yu said.
Hearing this, Ye Ping couldn't help but frown slightly.
However, after a long time …
Li Yu couldn't help but remind him.
"Master, shall we go now? It's almost midnight. "
"Sure."
Ye Ping nodded and did not say much before leaving the Jin Nation Academy with Li Yu.
At the same time …
In an extremely dark place.
A voice sounded slowly.
"Is anyone there?"
It was Su Changyu's voice.
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