Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation-Chapter 260 - 255: Ding Huan’s Way of Talisman Making

A month later, a pile of fifth-level talismans had accumulated beside Ding Huan.

As talisman refining progressed, all the talismans produced were of high-grade or even top-grade fifth level.

Once the top-grade fifth-level talismans appeared, Ding Huan began to craft sixth-level talismans.

These actions and choices were entirely subconscious, and at this moment, one could even say Ding Huan was immersed in talisman crafting.

The further he went with talisman crafting, the more Ding Huan felt that integrating his own starry sky Dao rhythm with the talismans made it easier to refine higher-grade talismans.

Whenever he refined a new talisman, Ding Huan would unconsciously circulate the Great Universe Technique.

As his cosmic avenue aura merged into the talismans, not only was the level of the talismans elevated, Ding Huan was pleasantly surprised to find that his cultivation was also slowly improving.

This not only sped up his talisman crafting but also infused his attack talismans with a distinct trace of his own fatal Dao rhythm.

Even so, sixth-level talismans were not so easy to refine.

Luckily, Ding Huan had plenty of materials. He didn’t mind when loads of materials were wasted in the process.

After all, these things came for free, so he refined as he wished.

As long as he could identify the cause each time he failed to create a talisman, that was enough.

In this way, even if his progress was slow, he was still improving continuously.

Two months later, Ding Huan had crafted his first sixth-level Killing Trap Talisman and stopped refining.

Looking at the sixth-level Killing Trap Talisman in his hand, imbued with the starry sky’s killing aura, Ding Huan’s heart was filled with joy.

This was the true integration of his Great Universe Technique into the art of talisman crafting, starting with the Jade Scroll, the Daoist Talisman.

But now, his level of talisman crafting had long surpassed that of the Jade Scroll.

With his creation of the Great Universe Technique, he had embarked on a talismanic path that was uniquely his own.

Ding Huan took a deep breath to calm his inner joy and once again commenced his grand undertaking of talisman crafting.

Sixth-level Killing Trap Talismans, Strangling Talismans, Sea-of-Fire Talismans, Mountain-of-Blades Talismans, Earth Jutsu Talismans, Chaos Arrow Talismans, Defense Talismans, Teleportation Talismans, Ghost Vine Talismans...

Anything Ding Huan thought of, he refined.

Materials around him dwindled until one day Ding Huan fashioned a light cyan Hell Vine Talisman...

Is this a seventh-level talisman?

Feeling the talisman in his hand, Ding Huan was filled with a multitude of emotions.

Initially, he spent nearly a million mid-grade Spirit Stones on a Hell Vine Seed, yet now he had refined a Hell Vine Talisman that was even more powerful than the seed.

This was definitely a seventh-level talisman.

Because he cultivated the Great Universe Technique, his Hell Vine Talisman was more potent than the Hell Vine Seed.

The Hell Vine Seed, after all, required a host.

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His Hell Vine Talisman could be activated instantaneously in the Void, summoning myriad tendrils.

This kind of talisman was extremely beneficial for him; he had to refine more.

Ding Huan grabbed more materials, but soon realized they were incorrect and hurriedly switched them.

Quickly, Ding Huan stopped swapping materials, as the materials for refining seventh-level talismans were already exhausted by him; what he had left was this one Hell Vine Talisman.

This was also thanks to obtaining the rings of Lu Yuan, the Daoist Cultivation Chamber of Commerce president, and the Immortal Shi Jiantian; otherwise, not to mention refining seventh-level talismans, he wouldn’t even have enough for sixth-level ones.

Looking at the pile of talismans accumulated around him, Ding Huan was quite satisfied.

Over four months, he had refined a massive stack of talismans.

Any one of these talismans could be sold for a handsome price.

For Ding Huan, the greatest gain was that he had refined a seventh-level talisman.

With his understanding of making seventh-level talismans, it meant he had now stepped into the realm of a seventh-level Array King.

Acting on his thoughts, Ding Huan stood up, sweeping up a pile of materials, and in an instant, he crafted a set of Array Flags.

As his Array Flags were continuously planted, in a short amount of time, he had constructed a seventh-level Spirit Gathering Array.

Now he could surely study the Ascension Token and bracelet.

The Ascension Token was nothing more than a seventh-level Prohibition anyway.

Picking up the Ascension Token, Ding Huan’s Divine Will penetrated it, capturing the Array Patterns one by one.

Half a day later, Ding Huan set down the Ascension Token; the Prohibition within it had several sorts.

The most conspicuous was the positioning, followed by a small Teleportation Array Pattern.

This was quite intriguing.

Having a positioning Prohibition on the Ascension Token, he could understand, although he didn’t like it.

But putting a Teleportation Array Pattern on his Ascension Token, what was the meaning of this?

Picking up the bracelet again, Ding Huan’s Divine Will penetrated it, and the Prohibition within the bracelet made him sneer.

The bracelet indeed had directional Array Patterns, but at its core was a surveillance Prohibition.

That was acceptable, but the bracelet also contained a Binding Restriction on the inside.

Shameless, indeed. This bracelet could immediately bind the person wearing it—such unabashed impudence was something Ding Huan found contemptible.

Liu Yinyu was truly insightful, knowing that Shi Qi Qiu was a shameless hypocrite.

Ding Huan put down both the bracelet and Ascension Token. He knew that if he wanted to go to the Ascension Realm and enter the Ancient Heaven Creation Battlefield, he must carry these two items with him.

The Ascension Token could be easily discarded when the time came, but if he lost the bracelet along with it, that would be a bit harder to explain.

The Surveillance and Binding Restrictions on the bracelet could be shielded by him.

"Whether to block it, and how to block it, is not just up to him. When we meet with Hu Wuxin and Mo Zheng, we can discuss it together."

"At the very least, we need to know if the surveillance restrictions and binding restrictions mentioned are entirely Shi Qi Qiu’s idea, or if they were decided by a group of people."

"Old bastard Shi Qi Qiu must know there’s a lot of good stuff inside the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield."

"This guy wants cultivators from the Taoist Realm to explore the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield, yet he’s worried they’ll obtain valuable things while they’re there."

"Haha, how can there be such shameless trash?"

Ding Huan calculated the time and saw there were still about twenty days until the eleven-month mark.

"Since the materials here aren’t all refined and there are still more than twenty days, let’s refine them all into talismans."

"By that time, a pile of sixth-level talismans... Against an average opponent, they could be pummeled to death with just the talismans."

...

After refining most of the materials, Ding Huan teleported back to Blue Star Sect.

"Sect Master!" Liu Yinzhu was overjoyed to see Ding Huan’s return.

She had already received news that the disciples of the Blue Star Sect obtained the Ascension Token at the Ascension Platform and entered the Ascension Realm with Ding Huan’s permission.

"I am about to go to the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield in the Ascension Realm. When the time comes, I will upgrade the Sect’s Protecting Array."

"Remember, do not activate the last upgraded Killing Array unless it is absolutely necessary."

Ding Huan planned to upgrade the Sect’s Killing Array to the seventh level, not just simply upgrading it, but by setting up a seventh-level Protecting Array and Killing Trap Array inside the sixth-level Protecting Array.

Liu Yinzhu greatly admired Ding Huan and naturally did not doubt his words in the slightest.

Ding Huan’s suspicion about the Ascension Token and bracelet meant he couldn’t reveal his secret of being an Array King of the seventh level.

Once others knew he was a seventh-level Array King, they would know he had uncovered the secret of the bracelet.

Two days later, Ding Huan upgraded the Sect’s Protecting Array and Killing Trap Array to the seventh level and handed the Array Flags to Liu Yinzhu.

He was also ready to head to the Ascension Realm.

"Where are Qin Qingshan, Guan Pou, and Yan Mei?" Ding Huan asked casually when he saw the three had not come to see him off.

Hastily, Sang Yuhe explained:

"Elder Qing Shan and Guan Pou are busy recruiting new disciples, and Yan Mei has gone to the Ascension Realm with Lao Liu and Mo Huaping. It’s said that the Ancient Heaven Creation Battlefield in the Ascension Realm has opened, and they want to try their luck."

Ding Huan nodded, and he also met Shen Jiankai and Zhu Feichong at the Ascension Platform.

If it were him, he might also go to try his luck. Cultivation sometimes requires more than just seclusion at home.

"Sect Master, Yuhe and I are both at Perfect Star Storage level, yet we can’t seem to take the next step," Liu Yinzhu brought up their issue voluntarily.

Ding Huan took out three Array Flags:

"These were prepared in advance. Whether it’s you, Elder Sang, or Elder Qin when he returns, anyone who has contributed significantly to the Sect can go to this place for cultivation enlightenment."

"What are these Array Flags?" Liu Yinzhu took them and asked in confusion.

"These lead to Hidden Sword Mountain through a Teleportation Array Flag. After you teleport to Hidden Sword Mountain, you can directly attack the threshold to the Star Realm at the entrance to the Cosmic Vortex at Hidden Sword Mountain," said Ding Huan.

"Wasn’t Hidden Sword Mountain filled with Poison Fog?" Sang Yuhe asked in surprise.

"It’s gone now; I’ve removed the Poison Fog. The Teleportation Array that connects the Sect to Hidden Sword Mountain is behind the Sect mission hall. I’ve protected it with an Array, and the flag is red."

Ding Huan believed that both Sang Yuhe and Liu Yinzhu could easily break through to the Star Realm at Hidden Sword Mountain.

He had planted a Mid Grade Star Sky Spiritual Vein and two High Grade Spirit Veins at his cultivation spot on Hidden Sword Mountain.

He hadn’t broken through to a higher level himself, so the consumption of the Mid Grade Star Sky Spiritual Vein was not significant.

With such resources, the breakthrough to the Star Realm was a natural progression for Liu Yinyu and Sang Yuhe, given their talents.

...

In Two Realms City, where the Ascension Platform was located.

Alliance Leader Hu Wuxin was getting anxious, not to mention Mo Zheng.

Nearly eleven and a half months had passed, and they still had not seen Ding Huan arrive.

Although Hu Wuxin didn’t believe that Ding Huan would stand them up, if Ding Huan did flake on them, there was nothing they could do but bear it.

"Alliance Leader Hu, I’m worried if we wait a few more days, we might exceed the one-year limit," Mo Zheng expressed his concern.

Sighing, Hu Wuxin was about to speak when he suddenly let out a hearty laugh and stood up:

"Let’s go, Sect Master Ding has arrived."

He had a Divine Will imprint on the Two Realms City’s Teleportation Array, and he sensed Ding Huan’s arrival immediately.

As soon as Ding Huan stepped out of the Teleportation Array, he saw Hu Wuxin and Mo Zheng coming together.

He greeted them with a fist salute:

"Sorry for the delay. I had to attend to some matters at the Sect and kept you waiting."

Hu Wuxin laughed heartily:

"We aren’t in any rush here; there’s no wait to speak of. You just arrived at Two Realms City, do you need to rest?"

Mo Zheng was speechless; weren’t you just sighing and complaining? Now you say we’re not in a hurry and even suggest Ding Huan rest, this...

Waving his hand, Ding Huan declined:

"No need, let’s go to the Ascension Realm now."

Hu Wuxin eyed the large backpack on Ding Huan’s back, hesitated, but eventually held back from speaking.

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