Shi Zhi initially had so conflicts with Lu An but surrendered to Lu An after being whipped by the second elder of the Divine Talisman Pavilion. Later, when the pavilion master was impeached by the grand elder, Lu An introduced Shi Zhi to the pavilion master. What happened afterward is unknown.
Currently, Shi Zhi is nominally aligned with the grand elder and the second elder but also has so connections with the pavilion master. Was it a result of mutual recomndations?
Lu An thought for a mont and beca increasingly convinced of the possibility. After the departure of the master brother from the Divine Talisman Pavilion, the grand elder's side lost its top candidate, so they put forward Shi Zhi as a replacent. The pavilion master also reached so cooperation with Shi Zhi and supported him, thus securing the talisman seed position.
Lu An nodded. This explanation made sense, but it was all speculation, so it might or might not be true.
However, Shen Mi was now free to help out at Lingfu Residence, which solved the shortage of manpower. Lu Xuan also seed to have the intention of staying here, which alleviated the manpower issue.
Lu An looked around and saw that the small exhibition hall was already quite crowded with Lingfu Residence's own people. If more guests arrived, it would beco very crowded. It seed like it was ti to expand the scale a bit, and with Lingfu Residence's profitability, it could bear the cost.
He communicated with Li Ziyou using the communication jade slip and gave instructions to Bai Sheng before returning to the secret room for seclusion.
Li Ziyou's efficiency was quick; by the afternoon, he brought a group of workers to open up the stores on both sides of Lingfu Residence. However, the decoration would take so ti and could not be completed in a few days.
In the secret room, Lu An took out the Soul Devouring Sword and began sketching sothing in the air randomly.
The reason he had been postponing the talisman hall assessnt was because he was at a critical mont of comprehending the Soul Devouring Sword. According to his plan, the Soul Devouring Sword could absorb a person's spiritual consciousness and was very similar to talisman drawing. If he could use this sword instead of a talisman brush, could he draw talismans in the air?
However, there were many problems to solve first. The most important one was how to use the materials needed for talisman drawing. It was impractical to use the Soul Devouring Sword dipped in blood essence to draw talismans during every battle, as it would delay the opportunity and was highly inefficient.
The second problem was talisman paper. In normal talisman drawing, talisman paper is the carrier, but in air talisman drawing, without talisman paper, what should be used as a carrier?
Without solving these two problems, he couldn't realize his idea. Originally, he had no way to complete this, but as his soul cultivation deepened, his spiritual power beca stronger. He had absorbed all the spiritual insights from the second-level talismans he had collected.
Combining the two, he ca up with a sowhat immature idea.
"I have water, fire, and wood spiritual roots. On a usual basis, I communicate with the world's essence of these three attributes."
"However, I cannot use tal and earth essences, which is a waste."
"If I use spiritual power to find these two essences and use them as talisman paper, wouldn't that solve the problem?"
Lu An felt a bit excited. The idea sounded simple, but implenting it was extrely difficult. Firstly, one needed absolute control over the soul. It was not enough to be powerful; control was crucial to handle the world's essence. Lu An could not achieve this before, but now, with the practice of the Yimu Shenghun Sutra, his control over the soul had increased many tis. The various soul control thods recorded in it had greatly broadened his horizons.
With his current strength, it should be possible.
The second point was having a profound understanding of talisman thods, knowing the fundantals of talismanology, the operating trajectory of each talisman, and how talisman paper carries spiritual power.
Lu An's knowledge of talismanology was naturally top-notch, and even compared to the pavilion master of the Divine Talisman Pavilion, he might not be inferior.
He sat cross-legged and imdiately began trying. A wisp of spiritual consciousness flew out from his sea of consciousness, sweeping toward the ethereal essence of the world.
Soon, he felt the presence of various attributes of essence. His cultivation thod activated, and the water, fire, and wood essences were instantly absorbed into his body, leaving only tal and earth essences in the air.
Taking advantage of the surrounding essences not yet replenished, he moved his spiritual consciousness, transforming it into a large hand to grasp a wisp of tal essence.
Then he carefully controlled his soul to mold the essence into the form of talisman paper.
Lu An's heart rejoiced as he used the Soul Devouring Sword to draw on the talisman paper. Unexpectedly, as soon as he made a stroke, the virtual talisman paper shattered and dispersed into the air.
Lu An's heart moved. The tal essence was too sharp and unsuitable for carrying spiritual power. He would try the earth attribute instead.
Without hesitation, he used the sa thod to create a piece of earth attribute talisman paper. This ti, the Soul Devouring Sword did not dissipate as before.
Lu An's face showed joy as he said, "This thod is indeed feasible!"
Since he had resolved the talisman paper issue, it seed that the materials needed for talisman drawing could also be found as substitutes. He imdiately began studying it, completely forgetting the passage of ti.
A month later, Elder Zhang arrived at Lingfu Residence with a worried expression.
He grabbed Bai Sheng, who was explaining talismans to a custor, and quickly asked:
"The one-month period has passed. Today is the day of the talisman hall assessnt. Has Lu Xianyou not erged from seclusion yet?"
Bai Sheng shook his head and replied:
"Elder, there's no need to rush. Since Master promised you, he should rember the ti. Perhaps sothing delayed him. Please wait a bit longer."
Elder Zhang couldn't help but be anxious. He had already postponed the assessnt multiple tis for Lu An, and the pressure was starting to take its toll on him.
Just as he was anxiously pacing back and forth, a figure walked out from the back hall. It was Lu An, who had just co out of seclusion.
Elder Zhang's eyes brightened, and he quickly went up to him.
"Lu Xianyou, you have finally co out. Today is the assessnt day. Let's head to the talisman hall quickly."
Lu An's face was marked with exhaustion, but his eyes were full of joy. After more than a month of comprehension, he had finally resolved the issue of talisman drawing materials. By using spiritual power to simulate the properties of materials and trapping the corresponding essence of heaven and earth, he achieved the goal of drawing talismans in the void.
However, this thod, while capable of creating talismans, was about 30% less effective than those drawn on proper talisman paper. Moreover, it could only create instantaneous talismans; long-lasting talismans like the Calming Heart Talisman and Gathering Qi Talisman were not feasible.
Despite this, the results were still quite gratifying. Hearing Elder Zhang's words, Lu An ca back to his senses.
"There's no need to rush, Elder. Please wait a mont while I freshen up."
Elder Zhang, feeling helpless, thought that having waited for months, a bit more ti was no issue. He had no choice but to wait in the main hall.
Half an hour later, Lu An returned, feeling refreshed and much more energetic.
"Let's go. Please lead the way, Elder."
Elder Zhang sighed with relief, afraid that Lu An might make him wait for another month.
"Lu Xianyou, there are quite a few participants in this first-level talisman assessnt."
"I've set the topic as the Concealing Breath Talisman, which I believe you are most familiar with. Given your strength, winning first place should be no problem."
Lu An nodded while calling out to the people behind him:
"Bai Sheng, Brother Wenliang, you two join in the assessnt as well."
Then, he turned to Elder Zhang and asked:
"Is it alright to add two more participants at the last minute?"
Elder Zhang was a bit surprised, but such matters were minor for him, and he imdiately agreed.
Seeing that Lu An seed absent-minded, he continued:
"Lu Xianyou, for this first-level talisman assessnt, people from the Su family of Yongning County have also arrived, so be cautious."
"If you can secure first place, the talisman hall headquarters will offer substantial rewards."
Lu An frowned and looked at him:
"Who said I am participating in the first-level talisman assessnt?"
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