Chapter 0034: Fire Talisman

Chapter 0034: Fire Talisman

"I've succeeded! I didn't expect it to work on the first try; I seem to have a natural talent for this!"

Qin Yun couldn't help but look at his wrist, where the Nine Yang Spirit Pulse emerged from beneath his skin. He thought to himself, "Through the Nine Yang Qi, I've cultivated a spiritual power that greatly enhances my understanding in all aspects."

The Nine Yang Spirit Pulse could now also merge with his body and remain hidden.

He was currently at the Martial Body realm, focusing primarily on physical cultivation. It was only when he entered the Martial Dao realm that he would start cultivating his soul, which is when his spiritual power would truly grow stronger.

"Let's see what my teacher thinks of my fire talisman!" Qin Yun, holding the fire talisman he had just crafted, ran out of the room.

Being able to create a fire talisman filled him with a sense of accomplishment. If he could receive praise from his beautiful teacher, he would be even happier.

Yang Shiyue was engrossed in studying the Wind-Cleaving Technique.

She did this in the hall so she could keep an eye out for Qin Yun.

After Qin Yun walked out of the room, he saw Yang Shiyue, dressed in a blue skirt, holding the Wind-Cleaving Technique in her jade-like hands, deeply focused, her brows furrowed as if pondering some difficult point.

Her serious demeanor was captivating, making Qin Yun somewhat entranced.

"How is your progress?" Yang Shiyue asked softly, her beautiful eyes still fixed on the Wind-Cleaving Technique.

"Teacher, I successfully crafted a fire talisman, though I'm not sure about its power!" Qin Yun quickly handed over the fire talisman and said.

Yang Shiyue, sitting in a chair and engrossed in reading, suddenly stood up upon hearing Qin Yun's words, her face full of shock.

She hastily took the fire talisman from Qin Yun, her phoenix eyes sparkling with amazement. "What complex spirit patterns! This is the first time I've seen such a fire talisman! The spirit patterns passed down by that female Grandmaster must be of high quality, extremely rare. It seems she discovered your talent for spirit patterns long ago!"

Spirit patterns were also divided into high, middle, and low grades.

"I don't know!" Qin Yun genuinely didn't know these details. The scroll "Thirty-Six Spirit Patterns" only briefly mentioned the names of the spirit patterns.

"Let's test its power!" Yang Shiyue smiled. "It seems you have a greater talent for spirit patterns. You managed to craft a fire talisman without any guidance, which is far more impressive than mastering six or seven meridians."

She understood the significance of this!

This meant Qin Yun could become a young master of spirit patterns!

Yang Shiyue led Qin Yun to a stone chamber, used her spiritual power to activate the fire talisman, threw it out, and quickly released a protective aura shield to protect herself and Qin Yun.

Boom!

The fire talisman exploded, unleashing a fierce wave of flames!

Flames filled the entire stone chamber, burning intensely for a moment before gradually subsiding!

The stone chamber became unbearably hot due to the flames.

Yang Shiyue hurriedly pushed open the door and led Qin Yun out of the scorching chamber.

After stepping outside, she took a few deep breaths and exclaimed, "This fire talisman is incredibly powerful! If a martial artist isn't strong enough and has no defenses, they would definitely be burned to death. When you use it yourself, be careful not to get burned."

"Then... can we sell this kind of fire talisman?" Qin Yun, thinking he would need many crystals in the future, asked quietly.

"Of course, we'll talk about it later. You don't lack crystals right now!" Yang Shiyue appeared calm, but her heart was filled with astonishment.

Qin Yun didn't realize that learning to craft talismans in just two days, especially at fifteen years old, was a significant achievement.

If others learned to craft talismans, they would celebrate it as a great joy and hold a grand feast.

"For now, you can craft some fire talismans for self-defense. The ones you made are very powerful and might come in handy during training." Yang Shiyue recalled the moment the fire talisman exploded in the stone chamber and felt a lingering fear.

She believed that with such skill on his first attempt, Qin Yun would undoubtedly shine in the field of spirit patterns, proving himself to be a true talent.

"Teacher, how is your study of the Wind-Cleaving Technique going?" Qin Yun asked, eager to master advanced martial arts.

"After careful study, to fully unleash its power, it needs to be paired with a good weapon." Yang Shiyue's eyes suddenly lit up, and she smiled. "Qin Yun, why don't you try crafting a spirit weapon?"

"Crafting a spirit weapon? That's too difficult! It's not possible in a short time!" Qin Yun already found it challenging to engrave spirit patterns while crafting talismans. Crafting weapons would require engraving them onto sturdy weapons, making the process even more arduous.

"You're right!" Yang Shiyue nodded slightly. "Take your time; there's no rush. Being able to craft talismans is already excellent!"

Qin Yun thought for a moment, recalling something, and became excited. "Teacher, buy me two ordinary weapons! I can practice engraving spirit patterns on ordinary weapons; it might not be too difficult!"

Yang Shiyue nodded and smiled. "If you're buying, get better ones, worth around ten thousand. If you succeed in engraving spirit patterns on the weapons, their value will increase."

Qin Yun nodded and handed Yang Shiyue twenty purple crystals, asking her to buy two weapons.

After this, he had few purple crystals left, realizing how resource-intensive the path of spirit patterns was.

...

Within half an hour, Yang Shiyue returned with two ghost-head knives.

She handed the knives over and said, "These knives are forged from spirit iron, commonly used by most students."

"If I can successfully engrave spirit patterns on them, they would be considered semi-spirit weapons, right?" Qin Yun held the two ghost-head knives and swung them a few times.

Each knife weighed a hundred pounds, yet he wielded them with ease.

Yang Shiyue said, "These are relatively light. For knives, heavier is better. With more spirit iron, they can weigh up to two or three hundred pounds. Go ahead and start engraving the patterns!"

Qin Yun took the two knives and hurried back into the room.

Yang Shiyue continued studying the Wind-Cleaving Technique.

In the room, Qin Yun calmed his mind and began engraving the patterns.

He planned to start by engraving simple foundational spirit runes.

Many foundational spirit runes are recorded in various runes books.

For many novice runes masters, foundational spirit runes are also the best choice for practice.

"Among foundational spirit runes, the best one is the Source-Gathering Rune. By engraving it into a weapon, one can effectively infuse internal energy and qi when holding the weapon! Otherwise, using the weapon would require covering its surface with internal energy, which consumes a lot."

The book detailed that if engraving on a blade, runes need to be carved on both sides of the blade and the handle, requiring three to four engravings of the same spirit rune.

This time, Qin Yun needed to use the tip of the engraving knife to carve the spirit runes with great force.

"A lot of strength is required to engrave spirit runes on the surface of spirit iron, allowing the blood-soul power to penetrate into the blade." Qin Yun proceeded steadily and calmly.

Foundational spirit runes are not that complex and are relatively easy for beginners to learn and practice.

Two days later, Qin Yun sighed deeply in his room.

"Failed again. My mind wasn't focused enough, and I went off course. Such a waste!" Qin Yun was very frustrated because he was almost done but still failed.

He took the ruined blade out, and Yang Shiyue, seeing it, knew he had failed and quickly comforted him.

This improved his mood considerably. He then picked up another ghost-head blade, entered the room, and continued...

In total, he needed to engrave the Source-Gathering Rune three times, each taking half a day to complete, and the engraving process could not be interrupted; it had to be done in one continuous motion.

He hoped he could succeed in engraving, so he could take this blade to participate in the freshmen trials!