The Immortal girl still sat under the eaves, the collected weeds already shaped to fit the contour of her bottom, quite comfortable and exuding a faint scent of grass.

She often recommended it to Jiang Xiaoyue, who said, "Why not feed it to my Spirit Sheep instead?"

The Immortal girl wasn't eager to share the understanding of the God, first she opened "Ten Basic Talismans" to take a look.

The ten talismans are:

Dust-clearing Charm, Sharp Arrow Talisman, Shield Talisman, Hemostatic Talisman, Water Avoidance Talisman, Water Bomb Talisman, Moon Blade Talisman, Moonlight Invisibility Talisman, Detecting Talisman, Featherweight Talisman.

The contents in the book were very concise, introducing the kind of talisman paper needed, which spiritual ink to use, and what kind of talisman pen is good.

Furthermore, there were only images of the ten talismans, with only one or two lines of concise text next to them, using awkward words, afraid that people would understand.

The Immortal girl had no money to buy a talisman pen, nor did she need one, basic talismans could be drawn with a finger instead.

If she couldn't afford spiritual ink, she could use her own blood.

After reaching the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, a cultivator themselves becomes a treasure, delicious to monsters.

"Hmm—" The Immortal girl held the book in both hands, leaned back, using the pile of weeds as a lazy couch, "Can I just draw talismans by following the pictures? I've embroidered circular fans for the lady before, I can trace directly if I spread it on top... It can't be that simple, right?"

[Of course not, start with the most basic strokes, if your straight lines aren't straight, your curves are imperfect, your outlines lack strength, and you can't master the virtual and solid transitions between brush strokes, drawing talismans would just waste talisman paper and spiritual ink.]

The Immortal girl flipped through the book: "The God didn't write that in the book."

[If you knew, it would be disastrous; don't rush to copy, first look at the talismans, break them down, see what lines there are, how thick they are.]

The Immortal girl followed Li Changzhou's advice, and just this step took her four hours.

In the martial class during noontime, she barely managed to meditate for a while, absorbed a wisp of spiritual energy, and dared not continue cultivating, unable to focus her heart power, afraid of deviation.

In the afternoon, she practiced breaking down the lines.

She wet her fingers with water, writing on the ground.

The Immortal girl did not believe she couldn't draw a straight line, but when she wrote, it was crooked, and only by luck could she draw one or two straight lines.

How could she draw talismans with such skills?

When she wanted a straight line, she couldn't draw one, let alone anything else.

As for spiritual power output, talisman intent, etc., those were based on correctly drawn lines.

The Immortal girl was most interested in the Moonlight Invisibility Talisman, but considering going down to the lake for fishing, she first learned the Water Avoidance Talisman.

[For the Water Avoidance Talisman, the brushwork requires entering and exiting voidally]

[Lines should wave like water welcoming the wind, yet avoid floating and slick touches]

Li Changzhou guided her by the side.

She was not willing to use understanding for rapid cultivation, and he did not force her, seemingly dismissive of the task of value games competing for power.

Thus she alternated between drawing talismans and cultivating, occasionally chatting with Jiang Xiaoyue next door, and half a month flew by.

On this day, the spiritual field was ready, with a new batch of spirit rice and spirit vegetables planted, the two sat on the field ridge to rest.

"Xian'er, the fishing day has been set, the fifth of next month, how's your talisman practice going?" Jiang Xiaoyue asked curiously, "Succeeded with one yet? Or have you run out of talisman paper?"

"...Almost."

Returning to the courtyard, the Immortal girl took a moment to gather herself, selecting a piece from a stack of talisman paper.

"It's not that I, Xian'er, don't want to try hard, but fishing is imminent!"

She held a tree branch in her left hand, extending her index finger on her right.

Infusing mana.

Her index finger came alive, moving rapidly across the talisman paper.

Lines, strokes, the output of spiritual power, the understanding of talisman intent, all became clear to her in the blink of an eye.

The Water Avoidance Talisman was complete.

A faint water-blue treasure light shimmered, as if fish were swimming through the lines.

The talisman was of top grade.

At a water depth of less than fifty meters, it could last one incense stick's worth of time; at a hundred meters, only for a moment, beyond that it would be useless.

The Immortal girl closed her eyes, blood dripped from her nose, splattering onto the wooden table she had crafted.

The knowledge of talismans, and the secrets of the Water Avoidance Talisman, flooded into her continuously.

After a long time the nosebleed dried, and she opened her eyes.

Her head was heavy, and for the next two days she shouldn't try anything, except drawing Water Avoidance Talismans or applying the Shield Skill.

Wiping away the nosebleed, the Immortal girl dipped her finger in spiritual ink, drew another Water Avoidance Talisman, and was about to consolidate her memory when her mind became foggy.

Her thoughts couldn't concentrate, dissipating like blue smoke.

"Forget it." She washed her hands in a bucket, the water already tinged with the blood color of spiritual ink.

She smelled like spiritual ink.

The next day, she took out the completed Water Avoidance Talisman and handed it to Jiang Xiaoyue.

"...Top grade?" Jiang Xiaoyue exclaimed.

The Immortal girl smiled, "May the God bless us."

"Xian'er, don't tell anyone about this." Jiang Xiaoyue said seriously.

"I understand." The Immortal girl replied.

Strangely, the God had not suggested she hide her skills, neither fearing nor anticipating killing and pillaging for treasure.

Time sped swiftly, like an arrow flying through the woods, fleeting in a moment.

Soon it was the day before the fishing expedition.

The Immortal girl looked at the stack of talismans in her hand, her heart filled with an immense satisfaction, and her cultivation had reached the Qi Refining Fifth Level.

"Xian'er, time to go!" Outside came Jiang Xiaoyue's voice.

"Coming!"

The Immortal girl strapped the talismans to her forearm, wrapped around once, covered with her sleeve, ready to draw one when needed.

Then she tucked the tree branch at her waist.

Gripping the tree branch, she took a deep breath, pinched the jade talisman to summon the door, and walked out.

Jiang Xiaoyue was clad in strong attire, carrying a Purple Bamboo Pole, with a satchel hung across her, filled with talismans, buns, and elixir pills.

"Let's go." She tossed the Purple Bamboo Pole.

The Purple Bamboo Pole floated in midair, and the two sat on it, leisurely flying towards the Green Moon Square.

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