Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Re-cultivating the 5 Talismans Scripture

Nourished by the Vitality of the Dragon Blood Carp, Iron Head and Yinjiao progressed rapidly with their Jade Water Skill. This solidified Yang Jing’s decision: it was time to let Iron Head begin cultivating the Five Talisman Scripture.

Having suddenly obtained a large sum of Spirit Stones, it was best to convert them into Power as quickly as possible. Otherwise, these Spirit Stones were no different from useless objects.

The status of an Early Stage Qi Cultivation Cultivator was not much better than an Innate Martial Artist’s. If he remained at the Qi Cultivation Third Layer, he would be treated like dough that could be kneaded at will.

The bottleneck at the Qi Cultivation Third Layer was the first major hurdle on the path of cultivation, and about forty percent of Independent Cultivators were stuck there for their entire lives. This hurdle was especially difficult for the Five Talisman Scripture; without a Talent for the Five Elements, it was nearly impossible to overcome.

After making his decision, Yang Jing summoned Iron Head.

Iron Head had just finished refining a batch of Spirit Pills. Smelling of smoke and fire, he trotted over happily, wagging his tail at Yang Jing. The task of tending to the Spirit Field had been given to Yinjiao, so now, all he had to do was focus on Alchemy.

“Iron Head,” Yang Jing began, “has your cultivation of the Jade Water Skill been going much more smoothly lately?”

Yang Jing asked, though he already knew the answer was yes. Right now, there were probably very few people in all of Huangyuan Marketplace whose mastery of the Jade Water Skill surpassed Iron Head’s.

After all, geniuses with superior aptitude would never bother to practice such a rudimentary Cultivation Technique.

Iron Head wagged his tail, nodding his head proudly again and again.

“It seems you’ve expelled most of the Muddy Qi and Evil Qi from your body. You can start comprehending the Five Talisman Scripture. Once the Muddy Qi and Evil Qi are completely purged, you can begin cultivating it formally.”

Yang Jing nodded in satisfaction.

Iron Head panted excitedly, his tongue hanging out. Yinjiao swam out from the pool, looking on with envy.

“Calm your mind.”

Yang Jing said.

[Strengthen the Mingyi Dog (Iron Head) using the Skill Book “Five Talisman Scripture”?]

The Five Talisman Scripture required far fewer Spirit Stones than the True Yang Body. Since it was his primary Cultivation Technique, Yang Jing used over four thousand Spirit Stones in one go, strengthening it to the Refined Skill level.

[Five Talisman Scripture: Refined Skill (1%)]

The Five Talisman Scripture was, after all, profound and vast. As a side effect, Iron Head’s mastery of the Jade Water Skill also improved significantly.

[Jade Water Skill: Integration and Mastery (79%)]

Yang Jing stroked Iron Head’s head, enjoying the satisfying feel of it, and dissipated the Jade Water Skill’s Magical Power within its body.

This time, he chose the Five Talisman Scripture, Mica Refining Technique, and Initial Understanding of Array Dao. His current level of Bright Qi Talent was sufficient. The arts of Arrays and Alchemy were profound and vast, and would be of great help in cultivating the Five Talisman Scripture.

Yang Jing closed his eyes to digest the massive amount of knowledge flooding his mind. More than four hours passed before he recovered.

He pressed his fingers against his temples to ease the headache, then sighed. ’Cultivating the Five Talisman Scripture before was like fumbling about in the dark. Only now do I understand all its various secrets and taboos.’

The various Five Talisman Scripture spells he could previously only cast with great difficulty had now become second nature.

He raised a single finger, channeled his Magical Power, and easily cast the Golden Sword Qi Spell without the need for hand seals. A sharp Sword Qi shot out, leaving a narrow gash in the ground over thirty feet long.

After a moment’s hesitation, Yang Jing completely dissipated his own Third-Layer Five Talisman Scripture Cultivation and transferred it to Iron Head’s Five Talisman Scripture.

[Five Talisman Scripture: Refined Skill (5%)]

His expression darkened. He hadn’t expected his Third-Layer Cultivation to only add so little.

A skyscraper is built from the ground up. Now that he possessed the Refined Skill level of the Five Talisman Scripture, he realized his previous self-taught cultivation of it was full of flaws. His Magical Power was impure, and it was better to start over from scratch than try to patch things up.

Having lost all his Magical Power, Yang Jing felt a wave of weakness. He didn’t panic. Instead, he focused his mind and gathered his breath, preparing to re-condense the Five Elements Spiritual Talismans in his Dantian.

These five Five Elements Spiritual Talismans were crucial for a Cultivator of the Five Talisman Scripture; they were the very foundation of one’s cultivation. His predecessor’s Five Elements Spiritual Talismans had been formed hastily in a rush for progress, resulting in several flaws. The Magical Power he cultivated was not pure enough, and he lacked perfect control over it. This weak foundation would have been a huge disadvantage during Foundation Establishment.

The Five Elements Spiritual Talismans were formed from one’s own Spirit Root and Spiritual Sense. For a Five Talisman Scripture Cultivator, they served as the nexus for Refining Spiritual Qi and converting it into Magical Power.

Yang Jing’s consciousness sank into his Dantian, visualizing and constructing the Spirit Talismans. An ordinary Cultivator would fail this step dozens of times before successfully constructing the Five Elements Spiritual Talismans. His predecessor had cut corners here, which was why advancing his Magical Power had been so difficult.

Even with his Refined Skill in the Five Talisman Scripture, he did not let his guard down. He proceeded with extreme caution, as if treading on thin ice, as he constructed the five Spirit Talismans in his Dantian.

When the five Spirit Talismans finally took shape in his Dantian, Yang Jing let out a breath of relief. He looked up to find the sky filled with a myriad of stars.

He attempted Energy Introduction. External Spiritual Qi was drawn into his Dantian. With a single turn of the five Spirit Talismans under his control, the Five Element Spiritual Energy was extracted from the Spiritual Qi and converted into Magical Power, while the other mixed energies were expelled from his body.

Yang Jing found that his speed of Refining Spiritual Qi was now more than twice as fast as before. Furthermore, the Magical Power he cultivated was exceptionally pure. By his rough estimate, the power of his spells would be at least fifty percent stronger.

An ordinary Middle Stage Qi Cultivation Cultivator probably wouldn’t be able to block a single one of his Golden Sword Qi Spells.

Because his Metal Element Spiritual Root was better than his other Spirit Roots, it converted more Magical Power. Over time, this accumulation would lead to a Five Elements imbalance and cause a cultivation deviation. However, the current Yang Jing now understood the principles of the Five Elements of Mutual Generation and Inhibition, so he naturally wouldn’t be trapped by this problem.

The five Spirit Talismans transformed into a Five Elements Wheel, which blended their respective magical powers into a single, unified Five Elements Magical Power.

As long as one could visualize and construct this Five Elements Wheel in their Dantian, there would be no more bottlenecks for the Five Talisman Scripture during the Qi Cultivation Stage. All that remained was the slow, patient work of Refining Spiritual Qi.

About seventy percent of Five Talisman Scripture Cultivators could only construct the Five Elements Wheel in their Dantian after reaching Foundation Establishment.

Once the Five Elements Wheel was formed, Yang Jing’s speed of Refining Spiritual Qi increased by another thirty percent. The Five Elements Magical Power moved under his control with perfect responsiveness.

The Five Talisman Scripture had a major advantage: after visualizing the Five Elements Wheel, even someone with the worst Spirit Root could cultivate at a speed comparable to someone with a Middle Grade Spirit Root. Yang Jing’s Spirit Root wasn’t too bad, only slightly inferior to an Upper Grade Spirit Root. This very characteristic was the reason he had chosen this Cultivation Technique.

With his Five Elements Spirit Root, in which only his Metal Spirit Root reached the Middle Grade, cultivating the Five Talisman Scripture would allow him to go faster and further, ensuring his aptitude was no longer a burden.

Surging Spiritual Qi was refined into Magical Power. Yang Jing only stopped cultivating when the meridians throughout his body began to feel strained.

In his Dantian, wisps of Five Elements Magical Power flowed like a five-colored mist between the spokes of the Five Elements Wheel, constantly generating and inhibiting one another as they refined themselves to greater purity.

He took out a Yellow Bud Pill and consumed it to nourish his meridians. Then, Yang Jing took out the Profound Water Gang Sha and Red Fire Gang Sha he had obtained previously.

After constructing the Five Elements Wheel, he had essentially passed the Magical Power Barrier for Foundation Establishment. However, if one wanted to forge an even deeper foundation during Foundation Establishment, they could use the Five Elements Wheel in their Dantian to temper their Magical Power day and night, accumulating even more of it.

To accumulate Magical Power to the absolute limit of the Qi Cultivation Stage would take around two hundred and fifty years. With the limited lifespan of a Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivator, this was simply impossible.

But through the fearless and varied attempts of some players, a method to reach the Magical Power Limit of the Qi Cultivation Stage had been discovered.

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