Chapter 153: Purchasing the Symbol Pen (Patreon)

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After absorbing two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, Space expanded by another two acres, bringing the total to seventy-seven acres. Time flowed within at a rate one hundred and six times faster than the outside world.

Wang Hong took the recently acquired East Departure Grass and cut dozens of root segments, planting them separately. He also planted the Golden Ironwood in a corner, patiently waiting for it to thrive before further cultivation.

The Seven Star Grass that Wang Hong purchased last time, a six-hundred-year-old specimen, was on the brink of withering. However, after the passage of time in Space, it had sprouted new leaves.

Taking advantage of its revived state, Wang Hong didn't hesitate to cut dozens of root segments from its base for propagating new plants. Seven Star Grass, aged over five hundred years, was an excellent material for crafting second-tier talismans. He reminisced about his early days in Qi Cultivation, where he could effortlessly toss a handful of talismans to turn enemies into dust.

Upon returning to Azure Void City, Wang Hong brought back numerous Demonic Beast corpses collected by Luo Zhongjie and the others. They were piled beside the demon-hunting tree, and now the tree was adorned with various-sized cocoons.

Some fruit pods hung from its branches; upon maturation, they burst open, releasing golden seeds. Due to the unique properties of Space's soil, these seeds quickly germinated upon landing, growing into small demon-hunting trees.

However, Wang Hong had no particular use for so many small demon-hunting trees. He couldn't guard them like the group of Demonic Beasts in the secret realm did.

Eventually, he devised a simple solution: he hung a lot of cloth horizontally under the tree. As the demon-hunting tree's pods burst open, the seeds flew out and were caught by the cloth. As long as the seeds didn't touch the soil, they wouldn't take root. Wang Hong only needed to collect them regularly.

By combining these seeds with the nine-leaf golden thread grass and some other auxiliary Medicinal Herbs, he could refine an Essence Core Pill. This was his first self-created Pill Recipe, a departure from merely improving existing recipes.

Previously, he had only made improvements to existing Pill Recipes and couldn't be considered a creator. Now, he consumed one Essence Core Pill daily, gaining an additional one hundred pounds of strength. By taking three Golden Body Pills, he added another ninety pounds of strength. These two pills could be taken simultaneously, allowing him to increase his strength by around two hundred pounds daily—terrifying body-refining speed.

However, his body refinement wasn't solely about enhancing strength; it was a comprehensive improvement. If muscles and bones didn't strengthen proportionally, using a strength of a hundred thousand pounds might turn him into a puddle of flesh.

His progress in the "Body Strengthening Invincible Golden Body Technique" was slow, still stuck at the introductory tier of the first layer.

In the following days, Wang Hong dedicated a fixed time for cultivation each day. The remaining time was spent with Little Peng in Space, where he continued to learn Yin and Yang Runes, while Little Peng played around.

Occasionally, he refined pills like the Golden Body Pill and Essence Core Pill. However, the stockpile of the Nine-Leaf Golden Body Grass he had accumulated was running low. While he still had some five to six hundred-year-old specimens, he hesitated to use them all at once.

He uprooted some one-tier Spirit Herbs, freeing up land to plant Nine-Leaf Golden Thread Grass. After a few months, his Rune studies finally showed progress.

Inspired by his experiences in Azure Void City, he attempted to combine flame Runes. Now, he could effortlessly combine several yang symbols into a flame symbol. Upon comparing it with a Jade Scroll detailing flame Runes, he discovered an extra yang symbol in his composition.
But this only indicates a difference between the two; it doesn't necessarily mean his flame Rune is incorrect.

Each type of Rune has numerous combinations, and the Jade Scroll only explains one of the most common Rune combinations.

Now that he has mastered the basic flame Rune, drawing it should not be too difficult. He has immersed himself in this for a long time and wants to give it a try.

It happens that he has collected a lot of Morning Light Grass, which is perfect for making first-tier talisman paper and can be harvested in just ten years.

Carrying a large bundle of Morning Light Grass, Wang Hong exited Space. Making talisman paper was different from conventional paper-making.

Talisman paper needed to bear and store Spiritual Energy because each Talisman contained a Magical Art. If the quality of the talisman paper was insufficient, it couldn't hold and store vast amounts of Spiritual Energy. Moreover, the Spiritual Energy on the paper needed to circulate smoothly without any hindrance.

He placed the Morning Light Grass and various auxiliary materials into his Alchemy furnace and crushed them with Spiritual Energy. Then, he added Spirit Spring Water to the furnace, ignited spirit charcoal below, and injected a dozen Techniques.

The process was somewhat similar to Alchemy; impurities needed to be refined first. As the Techniques were injected, a burst of blue smoke emanated from the furnace. When the smoke gradually dissipated, leaving only a thick, slightly transparent, and white mass in the furnace.

Wang Hong injected dozens more Techniques into the furnace, and the remaining mass flew out. Under the dual influence of Spiritual Power and Divine Sense, it slowly expanded, becoming wider and thinner.

Finally, it turned into a three-foot-square piece of paper emitting a soft white light, like the first sunlight of dawn—hence its name, Morning Light Grass.

This sheet still needed trimming to be used for making talismans. In the end, he cut out forty-nine talisman papers from it.

He still lacked a Symbol Pen and Spiritual Ink, which he needed to buy from the market. Leaving Little Peng behind to guard, he piloted a flying Magical Weapon toward the market.

He headed straight to Myriad Treasures Tower; they had the most comprehensive selection, saving him the trouble of searching everywhere.

"Hello, sir! May I ask what you need?" a maid asked as she approached.

"I want to buy a Symbol Pen and Demonic Beast essence blood."

"Materials for making talismans are over here. May I inquire about the tier you need?" The maid led the way, asking.

"What is the highest-tier Symbol Pen you have here?"

"The best Symbol Pen we have is a high-grade Magical Weapon level."

"Don't you have anything better, like a Spiritual Weapon level?" Wang Hong, now a Foundation Building cultivator, naturally didn't want to use a Magical Weapon level item.

"Sir, you're joking. Spiritual Weapons aren't that easy to come by. We at Myriad Treasures Tower don't have many Spiritual Weapons, and those are primarily combat-oriented. Accessories like Symbol Pens are already rare. Finding a high-grade Magical Weapon level one is already considered lucky. If you need one, you can find the materials yourself and then commission our refining tool master for Refinement."

Another round of finding materials himself. Last time, when he wanted a close-range Spiritual Weapon, Sima Jing made him search for spirit materials himself, and after so long, he had nothing to show for it.

Since he couldn't buy a Spiritual Weapon, he decided to make do with the high-grade Magical Weapon for now. Having something was better than nothing, especially since he hadn't even drawn a first-tier low-grade talisman yet.

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