After observing for a long time, Zhao Sheng suddenly snapped the talisman book shut, sighed with a complicated expression, and said, "Alas, why is the second-level talisman so difficult?"
After leaving Tianzhu Mountain, Zhao Sheng began to study how to draw the Phantom Escape Talisman, and it has been three years now.
It could be said that he believed he had an incomparable understanding of the Phantom Escape Talisman. He had mastered the eighty-one spiritual orifices and the beginning and end of the talisman.
Even his weakest spiritual power was enough to support him in drawing the Phantom Escape Talisman with the help of the Explosive Spirit Pill.
However, in the past three years, he tried to draw it at least a hundred times, but he didn't succeed once.
In the past, he didn't know where the problem lay, until he recently attended a gathering of talismans practitioners, when he was suddenly enlightened by accident.
"It has a unique spirit and can be used as a talisman."
Zhao Sheng held the rolled-up talisman scripture in his hand and tapped his forehead against it, muttering to himself with a depressed look on his face.
Over the years, he relied on his talent to draw talismans with success, so much so that he gradually focused on "technique" and almost forgot that the key to drawing talismans lies in "divine will".
Although he had come to his senses, he still had no way to deal with the second-level Phantom Escape Talisman.
Because his mental strength was not enough to "construct" the divine will of a second-order talisman.
The reason why the second-level true talisman is called second-level is not just because its power is many times greater than that of the first-level talisman.
In fact, it also implies that only those with the foundation-building level or above can draw such talismans.
After a while, Zhao Sheng put away the Yuxu Talisman Scripture, stood up and walked out of the quiet room.
Coming out of the quiet room, Zhao Sheng suddenly saw a talisman crane circling over the yard.
His eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hand and released a stream of spiritual power to attract Fu He down.
As soon as Fu He sensed the spiritual power mark, it immediately flew into Zhao Sheng's hands.
Zhao Sheng opened the talisman and saw the following words written on it: "Tomorrow at 5:00 PM, I respectfully invite you to a small gathering of talismans. The location will be at the Jingcheng Courtyard of the Treasure Talisman Square in the inner city of Dongtian Heaven."
The signature at the bottom of the text is an abstract Tai Chi symbol.
Zhao Sheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw the Tai Chi symbol. "Whatever you wish for will come true. I wonder if Old Man Xie will go tomorrow?"
As he said this, he left a little spiritual mark on the talisman paper, and then folded the paper crane again.
After infusing it with spiritual power, he gently pushed the paper crane, and it flapped its wings and flew up, quickly flying over the wall and returning to a certain location.
…
The next day at 5 pm, at the Baofufang in Dongtian City
Zhao Sheng, wearing a talisman robe, slowly came to an exquisite courtyard.
At this moment, the young waiter guarding the door saw Zhao Sheng approaching and immediately came forward with a broad smile, complimenting him: "Senior Zhao, you haven't been here for a while. My grandfather has been talking about you a lot lately. He must be very happy to have you here today."
"Mr. Wei, how are you feeling lately?" Zhao Sheng asked casually, and at the same time handed the other party a hydrotherapy talisman.
"Grandpa is in good health and recently took a concubine." After receiving the talisman, the young waiter smiled from ear to ear and answered fluently.
Zhao Sheng glanced at him after hearing this and said calmly, "If you weren't so unmotivated, wouldn't Mr. Wei have to work so hard? I remember he's 91 this year."
The young waiter's face froze when he heard this, and he was speechless.
It's strange to say, there are more than a hundred people in the Wei family, young and old, but not one of them has spiritual roots.
You must know that in the world of cultivating immortals, if a family cannot produce descendants with spiritual roots, no matter how prosperous they are now, it means that their family line will be extinct.
Arriving at the gate, Zhao Sheng waved and said, "Alright, wait at the door to receive the next person. It's not my first time here anyway."
After saying this, Zhao Sheng didn't even look at the other person and turned to walk into the courtyard.
This time the gathering of talismans practitioners was still held at the old place.
As soon as Zhao Sheng walked into the party hall as if he was familiar with it, many people greeted him enthusiastically.
"Friend Zhao, you're here. How many invisibility talismans did you bring this time? I'd like to buy a few for self-defense."
"Ah, Brother Zhao, I haven't seen you for a while, and you seem to be in better spirits. It seems your cultivation has improved again. By the way, the Water Spinning Shield Talisman you used last time was very effective, and I'd like to order a larger batch this time."
"Brother Zhao, I have a top-grade talisman pen here. It only costs two hundred spirit stones, and I'll give you a bottle of spirit ink as well."
"Friend Zhao, do you want a wife?"
Zhao Sheng dealt with his colleagues skillfully, and at the same time repeatedly declined someone's offer to give him a girl.
After sending this group of people away, Zhao Sheng looked around the hall and saw a circle of people gathered in one corner of the hall. In the middle of the crowd, an old man with a youthful face and white hair was talking to the people around him with a lively expression.
After seeing this scene, Zhao Sheng smiled and then walked to the edge of the crowd and listened quietly.
"I'm not exaggerating, but Fairy Zixia is unrivaled in her beauty and grace. But do you know what's most important?"
"What is it?" Everyone knew Old Man Xie's temper very well, so they asked in a very flattering manner.
After taking a quick look around, Old Man Xie said proudly, "She is a natural born white tiger. Do you understand?"
"Oh, I heard the white tiger is unlucky! The price must be cheaper this time."
"Yeah! If we get defeated, we'll be in big trouble."
"Brother Zhu, that makes sense! One hundred spirit stones is indeed expensive. How about fifty spirit stones?"
Seeing everyone trying to lower the price, Old Man Xie flew into a rage and shouted, "You can buy it or not. If you want to take advantage of me, you can't. Unless I die."
At this moment, a voice came from the outside of the crowd: "Xie Senior, I bought that Zixia Fairy."
After hearing this, Old Man Xie's anger turned into joy, and he turned to look at Zhao Sheng who walked in from outside the crowd.
He couldn't help but bow and said, "Who am I? It turns out it's you, boy. You heard it carefully. This aphrodisiac talisman of mine is not easy to draw. It requires one hundred spirit stones."
Zhao Sheng said seriously, "One hundred spirit stones is no more, no less. And I don't just want Fairy Zixia. I also want all your previous drawings of Fairy Jinghong, the Dragon Girl, the Nine-tailed Fox Lady, and so on."
Old man Xie was overjoyed when he heard this. He grabbed Zhao Sheng's arm and walked out.
As he walked, he kept muttering, "You're a real connoisseur. These are all my favorites!"
In a corner of the hall, Old Man Xie released his hand and asked seriously, "Do you really want to buy it? All nine?"
Zhao Sheng nodded and said: "I want them all, but..."
"No need. Just tell me what you want." Old man Xie interrupted him directly.
As the saying goes, old people are wise and old ghosts are smart.
He had lived for so many years, how could he not see that Zhao Sheng's move was clearly for ulterior motives.
Seeing this, Zhao Sheng said frankly, "I want to learn how to refine the Phantom Talisman?"
"Just like the erotic talismans and other character magic talismans." Zhao Sheng emphasized at the end.
"No!" Old Man Xie flatly refused: "Fairy Zixia and the others are my beloved ones."
Just when Zhao Sheng thought he had failed, Old Man Xie took a breath and blurted out a few words: "...you have to pay more!"
"…"