I Cultivate Longevity in the Cultivation Realm-Chapter 40: Black Seed Sprouting

Zhou Changwang spread out a piece of talisman paper on the table.

This piece of talisman paper had long been cut to the right size, half a foot long and three inches wide.

Zhou Changwang held a talisman pen in one hand, and when he felt his Spiritual Power flowing smoothly within the pen, he moved it to the Spirit Talisman Blood Ink beside him and dipped it in the talisman ink.

Only when the tip of the pen was full and rounded did he control it, hovering above the talisman paper.

"Let’s begin!"

Spiritual Power surged as Zhou Changwang put pen to paper. Spiritual Power continuously flowed through the talisman pen, into the talisman ink, and then along the pen tip, sketching on the Spirit Talisman.

This actually demanded extremely high control of Spiritual Power from a Talisman Maker.

After all, it needed to be conducted through the talisman pen, applied on the Spirit Talisman, and also ensure balanced Spiritual Power, a complete magic structure without mishaps... Even though the Fireball Talisman was a magic Zhou Changwang was very familiar with, and he had already cultivated it to the Mastery Level.

But the moment he drew the first rune structure.

Sizzle!

The talisman paper was abruptly pierced by him.

"The Spiritual Power input was too much.

Also, the drawn rune structure wasn’t regular, not considering the size of the talisman paper, even if continuing to draw, it would inevitably fail..."

Seeing this, Zhou Changwang took a deep breath and silently summarized his experience.

He already knew that making talismans was not a simple task, requiring continuous trial and error.

Moreover, practicing with plain paper wouldn’t do.

Because a rune structure must be constructed with Spiritual Power to take shape, practicing with plain paper can only achieve the form, not the spirit, the two are worlds apart.

No matter how similar they look, they are not the same thing.

"Continue!"

After failing, Zhou Changwang was not discouraged, his mindset was excellent, knowing early on that it was impossible to succeed all at once.

Not just him, even a genius like a sect disciple was like this.

Achieving success in one step could only be attributed to luck.

Talent?

Doesn’t exist.

The second time, Zhou Changwang didn’t even finish the first rune structure before announcing failure.

The third time, one and a half.

The fourth time, he failed the instant he put pen to paper due to inadequate control of Spiritual Power, causing the talisman ink to drip.

...

Zhou Changwang tried again and again, and failed again and again.

Even with a calm mindset and sufficient patience and psychological preparation, his mood gradually became restless.

Finally, he simply put down the pen and stopped.

He knew that today was no longer suitable for drawing talismans.

"No wonder it is said that some Talisman Makers, before starting to make talismans, would burn incense and pray, even preparing various rituals.

This continuous failure, indeed, anyone would find it unbearable.

One can only rely on metaphysical assistance."

Zhou Changwang sighed, it also took him a long time to calm down the previous restlessness.

As for the so-called ’metaphysics,’ he actually knew it was some Spiritual Energy assistance methods, like the incense others burned was the Calm Spirit Incense, Returning Spirit Incense, or even the Awakening Incense that could enhance active thinking abilities. They prayed to a certain Talisman True Monarch, unbeknownst assistance. The ritual probably included a Ritual Technique, Ritual Method...

It couldn’t be said to be entirely baseless.

"Altogether drew seventeen talismans, none succeeded.

It seems the path of drawing talismans, in the early stages, is quite costly too."

Zhou Changwang calculated slightly, and it also pained him somewhat.

Purchasing the talisman pen and talisman ink had already cost him nine Lower-Grade Spirit Stones. Plus, the talisman paper he had was obtained from a Storage Bag, totaling two stacks, about a hundred sheets in all.

But in the outside world, a stack of ordinary talisman paper costs one Lower-Grade Spirit Stone.

That means, for a Loose Cultivator wanting to become a Talisman Maker, not considering the inherent value of talisman inheritance, would require at least ten Lower-Grade Spirit Stones as a cost.

And the price for low-tier talismans, one Lower-Grade Spirit Stone could buy a set of ten sheets...

"No wonder it’s said the life of a cultivator isn’t easy.

Surviving here really isn’t as easy."

Zhou Changwang shook his head.

Feeling a slight recovery in his Spiritual Power, he then took out those three black seeds.

He continually cast Fertilization Techniques onto these three seeds.

Occasionally, he would use the Withered Wood Revival Technique.

It must be said, the Withered Wood Revival Technique was indeed a very practical magic.

It could not only be used for healing but was also very effective for cultivating Spirit Plants.

Now in his Spirit Field, he could already feel the convenience of this magic. One of the most prominent features is that the Linghe in his Spirit Field already matched the growth of the Spirit Rice in Old Xu’s Spirit Field and has completely matured.

Tomorrow will be the time to harvest his Spirit Field.

He had no choice but to harvest.

The price of Spirit Rice had been dropping continuously.

A few days ago, it was thirteen jin per one Lower-Grade Spirit Stone, but tonight he got word that the price had dropped to fourteen jin per one Lower-Grade Spirit Stone.

If he doesn’t sell, it might drop to fifteen jin...

The loss would be massive.

A Withered Wood Revival Technique fell, and spots of rosy light scattered onto the three seeds, seeming to flicker with endless Spiritual Light.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

An incense stick of time passed.

As the Spiritual Light dissipated, the three seeds remained unchanged, showing no signs of change.

"Could these three really be dead seeds?"

Zhou Changwang couldn’t help but doubt.

So many Fertilization Techniques were used, even if it were really withered, it should have sprouted by now.

Fortunately, he only considered them as tools for practicing magic, and didn’t have much expectation.

After calming his mindset, he continued to cast magic.

The Fertilization Techniques continually sprinkled onto the three seeds.

Since his cultivation broke through to the Third Layer of the Qi Refining Stage, not only had his cultivation thickened, but his Spiritual Power’s refinement level also greatly improved.

Therefore, in a state of Spiritual Power Perfection, the number of Fertilization Techniques he could cast increased significantly.

Suddenly.

With another Fertilization Technique cast.

He suddenly felt a vast amount of cultivation experience regarding the Fertilization Technique manifest in his mind.

At that moment, it felt like he had practiced the Fertilization Technique hundreds of times.

"The Fertilization Technique has reached Great Success?"

Almost instantly, Zhou Changwang reacted and quickly looked at the Attribute Panel.

Sure enough, he saw, under the magic section, the words Fertilization Technique (Great Success 1/800).

"It really reached Great Success."

Zhou Changwang was delighted.

This was the first magic he mastered at Great Success.

Almost impatiently, he wanted to experiment to see the difference in this magic.

Then, with a thought in mind.

Almost in an instant, spots of Spiritual Light gathered before him.

Instant casting!

Zhou Changwang was stunned.

Quickly he realized.

This was perhaps the characteristic of the Fertilization Technique at Great Success.

It could be instantly cast by him.

He then directly applied the Spiritual Light onto the black seeds.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

Then, he saw a tender sprout stubbornly growing and breaking through from the originally motionless black seeds.

The seeds sprouted?