Yan Li was not looking forward to Gu Caiwei's class at all. He was probably suffering from persecutory delusions. He kept feeling that the young girl had an inexplicable malice towards him.
What he was most looking forward to was naturally Jixia Academy's Master Alchemist Dai CuiShan's class.
When the academy opened, the students were extremely unfamiliar with the instructors. Only Dai CuiShan, the Master Alchemist whose voice was as big as his size, left a deep impression on everyone.
They did not expect that it would be this Master Alchemist's class that afternoon.
Dai CuiShan's style was the complete opposite of his name. He could be said to be swift and decisive. His eyes, which were as big as copper bells, had a considerable deterrent force, making people easily feel the oppressive feeling of a Martial Immortal.
Nowadays, Martial Immortals were not rare. Yan Li had seen many, but it was really rare to see someone with the title of Master Alchemist at the same time. After all, the Divine Disciple of Heavenly Craftsmen, Yu Shenji, was only a Martial Immortal.
Gu Haiyuan was a Master Alchemist who made all the major forces jealous, but he was still a muggle who could not cultivate. If he could cultivate, he might be able to reach the level of his master, Yu Shenji.
"My name is Dai CuiShan. From today onwards, I will teach you how to recognize, understand, and use talismans." He used his huge hands to press on the podium. Even though half of his body was on the podium, he was still taller than everyone else, so he looked down at them as if it was natural.
"The origin of talismans is already unknown. It may be a relatively important skill in the eyes of you cultivators, but in my opinion, talismans are the door of truth in this world. Of course, you don't have to worship them like I do."
He became eloquent. "Because I believe that none of you can reach the level of a Master Alchemist."
This sentence was very arrogant and condescending, but he said it in a calm tone.
The six of them did not refute, because those who could gather in this class all had a clear understanding of their future cultivation pace. They all knew that they could not abandon cultivation and focus on talismans.
"Speaking of talismans, I believe you will all have the impression that they are rote memorization."
He straightened his body and raised a finger. "Take note, talismans are not rote memorization. You need to use your heart to feel and understand talismans. It's just like a combination tactic. You need to understand and utilize the effects and effects it can produce, not memorize it and use it as capital to brag. "
"I don't need you to get good grades. I only have one request for you!" He was still pointing his finger at the sky as he scanned the crowd with a stern gaze. "Listen up, all of you. Take every tactic that you've learned seriously. Only continue to learn after you've made sure that you've completely grasped it. If I find out that any of you have fallen into a 'rut' of rote memorization, I'll kick you out of the academy without hesitation. Do you hear me?!"
The last sentence was shouted out with a thunderous roar.
Everyone couldn't help but respond loudly, "Yes, sir!"
Dai CuiShan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Let's start the class. Talismans were divided into the Big Dipper Thirty-six and the Evil Earth Seventy-two, a total of one hundred and eight basic techniques. After being split and combined, one could form one hundred and eight thousand different combination techniques. This was the foundation of talismans. If you want to step into the door of talismans, you must first memorize the one hundred and eight basic techniques … "
In this afternoon's class, Yan Li was in high spirits. Not only did he understand the structure of the one hundred and eight basic techniques, he also understood the medium for talismans.
Talismans couldn't be created out of thin air. They needed a medium, and talisman paper was the most common one. Talisman paper was usually made from yellow sandalwood that had been soaked in a special liquid. However, its effectiveness was too low, so it was mostly used on small equipment in workshops. What was more precious and popular among cultivators was the cloud-patterned inkstone.
The cloud-patterned inkstone was a type of stone that could only be excavated from extremely deep underground. Its rarity was comparable to a soul stone, and its value was also comparable.
Once the combination tactic was successfully inscribed on the medium, it would become a complete talisman.
Different talisman combinations would give rise to different effects. That was something more profound, and had nothing to do with the current Yan Li.
Further up, such as setting up large formations and restrictions, besides the cloud-patterned inkstone, one would also need the power of the earth.
The so-called power of the earth, although Dai CuiShan didn't say much about it, Yan Li had enough reason to suspect that it was the power of the dragon's vein.
Thinking of this, he would think of the relief sculpture on the "identity token". Thinking of the content carved on the relief sculpture, a faint haze would rise in his heart.
…
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
The second class that Yan Li was looking forward to, which was the class of Mountain Master Ye Qinglan, never arrived.
However, he wasn't anxious, because he didn't have the time to be anxious.
Other than concentrating on learning talismans and mastering the method of repairing the Leaving Cliff as soon as possible, he also had to study the precious scriptures in the library, and deal with the endless wicked ideas of "homework" that the little witch, Gu Caiwei, had.
Just studying talismans had almost used up all of his energy, not to mention other things.
It could be said that entering the academy was as deep as the ocean. The tight class didn't give people the chance to let their imaginations run wild. Everywhere in the academy, one could see students holding books and reading diligently, or bending over their desks and writing furiously.
The intense learning atmosphere created by Jixia Academy was truly integrated into the students' bones. The real and tangible improvement was also the original intention of coming to Jixia Academy.
Everyone was settling down and improving.
After half a month, Yan Li finally memorized and started to use the one hundred and eight basic tactics.
His right hand was in a very strange posture. His middle finger was raised high, his index finger bent down to form an arch with his thumb, and his ring finger and little finger were slightly bent. A two-foot long stone jade talisman brush was embedded in this gesture.
He held the talisman brush in the most formal posture, and stared at a piece of yellow paper on the table with all his attention.
After an unknown amount of time, his expression suddenly changed. The moment the tip of the brush touched the paper, his hand almost turned into a shadow. With one stroke, he drew a talisman, and in the blink of an eye, an exquisite talisman appeared on the yellow paper.
The tip of the brush paused for a moment, followed by the second talisman.
Only when the fourth talisman was drawn did he heave a sigh of relief.
The yellow paper suddenly emitted a weak divine light, and then disappeared.
This talisman was considered a success.
These four basic talisman tactics were a type of talisman used to remove dirt and dirt.
If it was placed on a person's body or clothes, it could remove dirt and impurities.
Yan Li took out the old water jar that he had specially found. This old water jar had not been used for a long time, and a thick layer of sand had accumulated on it. It was a good test subject.
He stuck the talisman on the outside of the water jar.
Once the talisman was activated, it emitted a weak divine light, and at the same time, it began to burn.
A miraculous scene happened. The thick layer of sand suddenly disappeared. Not only that, all the dirt on the entire water jar disappeared, becoming clean. Other than some old scratches that could not be erased, the entire thing looked brand new.
Unfortunately, after removing the dirt on the water jar, the talisman also slightly bent and burned.
After a moment of excitement, Yan Li sat down to think again.
This was not the first talisman that he had successfully made.
The burning of the talisman could be understood as releasing all of its power.
The talisman paper was soaked in a special liquid, the talisman brush was a treasured tool made of special materials, and the ink was ground from the Cloud Pattern Inkstone. All of these were more or less related to the "power of the earth", but it was too weak, so it burned after it was used.
He understood the principle, and also understood Gu Haiyuan's main idea.
According to the repair method he suggested, it was to increase the quality of the Leaving Cliff's material. Increasing the quality was like turning the Shadowless Starthread into a soul stone. It was both possible and impossible.
These two were actually not contradictory.
It was possible because the two came from the same source. It was like climbing up a step from the next step, it was a natural thing.
It was impossible because the quality of the two was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
So the question was, how many Shadowless Starthread was needed to be equivalent to a soul stone?
In terms of value, a hundred Shadowless Starthread could be equivalent to a soul stone. However, if you tried it, even if you used the method of pulling a mill and squeezing a hundred Shadowless Starthread together, what you would get in the end would only be the dust of the Starthread, and not a soul stone.
However, Gu Haiyuan's idea was different from others. He suggested breaking down the structure of the Leaving Cliff and changing all the Shadowless Starthread into soul stones. In other words, however many Shadowless Starthread were used, they would be replaced with the same amount of soul stones.
The replacement was not just a simple replacement. First, all the structure of the Shadowless Starthread had to be copied into the soul stone using the method of drawing talismans. In other words, using the soul stone as a medium, a brand new talisman was engraved and integrated into the Leaving Cliff.
If this idea was successful, not only could the Leaving Cliff be repaired, it could also advance to the spirit grade.
Gu Haiyuan had already written the specific method in a small book. He had also annotated and explained the structure of all the talismans. Even a talisman idiot would be able to complete the repair by following the diagram.
The only problem was that he did not have enough soul stones on him. The advancement of the Leaving Cliff required twice the amount of precious treasures, and he also had to add in the higher grade Moon Demon Stones. All of these required money.
As long as the Leaving Cliff was not repaired, he would not feel safe.
After thinking about it, the only person who could help him was probably Lian Hai Changjin.
At this thought, he immediately prepared to borrow money from Lian Hai Changjin.
He temporarily borrowed the money from his house. It was convenient. He did not care that it was already late at night. He directly went to his room and knocked on the door. "It's me, it's me."
"It's so late. What's the matter?"
After a while, Lian Hai Changjin opened the door with sleepy eyes.
"I want to borrow money." Yan Li grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.
"How much?" Lian Hai Changjin rubbed his eyes.
"Three hundred soul stones and ten Moon Demon Stones." Yan Li said.
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