Liu Feng departed, leaving Zhang Chen standing at the gate, watching Liu Feng’s distant figure with a soft sigh, remaining silent for a long time.
"The Yellow Heaven Dao is truly audacious, attempting to infiltrate the Inspection and Supervision Department in reverse. This group is bold enough to challenge the heavens." Zhang Chen mocked lightly, retracting his gaze, and returned to the room to continue his research into the talisman techniques.
For him, the most important thing is to arduously master the talisman array; no matter what changes occur in the future, he will have the means to cope.
He must master more skills; this is his confidence for the future.
While Zhang Chen was studying talismanic techniques in the room, Xie Lingyun came and, after discussing insights on Qi Cultivation Technique and Talisman Drawing with Zhang Chen, gracefully left again.
Just after sending Xie Lingyun away, Liu Feng came to Zhang Chen’s courtyard impatiently, asking, "How is it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen replied with a bitter smile, "Disciple is incompetent, and has not yet passed the noble lady’s assessment."
Hearing this, Liu Feng felt slightly disappointed but still smiled and patted Zhang Chen’s shoulder, carefully comforting him, "Don’t think too much, you come from a rural background, your foundation is shallow, just work hard."
Now that Zhang Chen had caught the attention of the noble lady, even as the Observatory Master, he couldn’t be too harsh on Zhang Chen. Xie Lingyun’s identity was too special, and Huangli Temple would undoubtedly flatter her at any cost. Even he dared not blame Zhang Chen at all.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen could only helplessly reply ’yes,’ leading Liu Feng to be fooled into acceptance.
The following time gradually returned to peace, and Zhang Chen continued to study talismanic techniques. As he researched and deduced more talismanic methods, his experience grew richer, and finally, on a certain day half a month later, Zhang Chen arduously completed all three hundred and sixty mysterious talismans.
As the last talisman was arduously created, the ancient book in Zhang Chen’s hand suddenly glowed, and the three hundred and sixty talismans transformed into a stream of light, entering Zhang Chen’s body and being absorbed by him, then Zhang Chen saw the Golden Finger Interface flash:
[16 Skills (Quasi-First Tier): Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array (0/100000)]
[Note 1: Requires a Yellow Spring.]
[Points: 183400]
Looking at the Golden Finger Interface, Zhang Chen burst into laughter, "Yellow Spring, huh? I have one! I just don’t know if the Yellow Spring in the spiritual world can be made into a talisman and transported out."
Zhang Chen moved his gaze from the Golden Finger Interface and looked towards the Upper Pure Handwriting, with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.
"Why have all the text engravings on the handwriting disappeared, leaving only the initial five symbols like the Invisibility Rune, Water Stabilizing Rune, Fire Extinguishing Rune, etc.?" Zhang Chen was a bit puzzled, wanting to ask the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, but this guy knows too much, it’s better to hide some things from him. He needs to have some trump cards and can’t say everything to the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"But with the content disappearing, how should I explain it to Xie Lingyun? It’s hard to handle!"
Zhang Chen put down the book, stretched lazily, and looked at the sleeping Xiaodouding on the bed. This girl now drinks more medicine and also sleeps more.
With a thought, Zhang Chen entered the spiritual world, appearing in front of the Yellow Spring Water.
"I wonder what tier of mysterious this Yellow Spring Water is, even my Water Control Technique cannot grasp it." Zhang Chen looked at the Yellow Spring, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, then his Golden Finger activated:
[Detected a Yellow Spring, fulfills the conditions for crafting Nine Bends Yellow River Array Talisman. Do you want to upgrade?]
"It worked! I didn’t expect the Yellow Spring in the spiritual world to still be collectable by the Golden Finger." Zhang Chen saw the emerging Golden Finger Interface and was overjoyed, immediately saying:
"Upgrade!"
As Zhang Chen had the thought, the Yellow Spring in the soil twisted and transformed into a spring composed of countless runes. The numerous runes converged according to some mysterious order and merged with the three hundred and sixty runes Zhang Chen comprehended, forming sheets of golden yellow paper.
Though called yellow paper, it only resembled it in shape; essentially, it was neither silk nor fabric, shimmering with pale golden divine light, with lines Zhang Chen had never seen flowing on it.
Indeed, what flowed on the yellow paper were not runes, but golden lines.
The golden lines flickered in and out of view, moving like spiritual snakes, appearing full of mystery.
The runes totaled three hundred and sixty-five, arranged in a unique sequence, forming a rune, rotating according to some pattern.
At this moment, Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger Interface flickered:
[16 Skills (First Tier): Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array (0/100000)]
[Note 1: Coverage range thirty-six meters, if a cultivator enters, even deities can’t save them]
"Hmm..." Zhang Chen looked at the Nine Bends Yellow River Array Talisman, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, because the note for the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array was interesting: ’Coverage range thirty-six meters, if a cultivator enters, even deities can’t save them,’ which wasn’t a typical introduction.
"Could it be that the Nine Bends Yellow River Array reaches its peak once perfected? Then why are there upgrade points available?"
Zhang Chen pondered the reason for this: "I’ll know if I upgrade once, anyway, it’s only a hundred thousand points. The Nine Bends Yellow River Array is crucial to my trump card; I can’t allow any issue."
With a thought, Zhang Chen saw his points evaporate instantly by a hundred thousand:
[16 Skills (Second Tier): Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array (0/1000000)]
[Note 1: Coverage range three hundred and sixty meters, if a cultivator enters, even deities can’t save them]
[Points: 83400]
"Indeed, the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, once perfected, is at its peak. Even with further upgrades, it merely increases the coverage of the Nine Bends Yellow River. If someone enters, they will encounter catastrophe. However, the coverage range is too short, only three hundred and sixty meters. Those Yang God experts who can move mountains and fill seas, if they refuse to enter my Nine Bends Yellow River Array and move mountains to crush me, I won’t be able to withstand it. But if I can deceive them into the array, or expand the array’s coverage, the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array will become invincible."