[The Path of Lust Can Also Be a Path to Immortality] (Chapter 8)

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Chapter Eight: Among the three major sects of Yiyang Prefecture, the Dao Shen Sect was most renowned for its talisman-making skills, second only to its expertise in raising spirit beasts.

The Dao Shen Sect also had a shop in this market, mainly selling various low-level talismans.

It was said that for the same price, Dao Shen Sect's talismans were more powerful and lasted longer, making them highly sought after by independent cultivators and disciples of cultivation families.

Because Shou'er was an outer disciple of the Dao Shen Sect and feared being recognized, he had previously avoided the sect's shop during his transactions.

But now things were different; to replicate talismans, one naturally wanted to copy the most effective ones.

Dao Shen Sect's talismans, with their significantly better effects than those in other shops, must have something special about them, and Shou'er wanted to buy them to study them carefully in order to improve his own talisman-making skills.

Shou'er was immediately drawn to the commotion of a large group of cultivators gathered at the entrance of the Dao Shen Sect's shop. "The fireball talisman made by Fairy Ya herself! This fellow Daoist has already bid three low-grade spirit stones. Anyone else bidding? If not, the deal is done!" a middle-aged female cultivator shouted.

"I'll bid four low-grade spirit stones! I'll take it!

Don't try to take it from me, or I'll ruthlessly disregard your own family!

" a burly man yelled.

The crowd didn't seem to care; someone else raised the price.

Shou'er was completely bewildered. Wasn't this fireball talisman just a common, low-level, beginner-level attack talisman? Usually, two or three talismans would only cost one low-grade spirit stone. Why was this talisman so expensive? And why were so many people vying for it? "Fellow Daoist, what's going on here?" Shou'er asked a kind-looking middle-aged cultivator beside him, filled with deep questions.

The middle-aged cultivator turned his head and saw that Shou'er was a one-eyed rogue cultivator who looked to be in his teens. He knew that Shou'er was unaware of the details, so he explained, "Do you know the Elegant Fairy of the Divine Sect?" "Yes, isn't she in charge of the Divine Sect's Talisman Pavilion?" The middle-aged cultivator chuckled, "It seems that this young friend only knows one side of the story.

Although the Elegant Fairy's talisman-making skills are unparalleled among the three major sects, if that were all, it wouldn't be enough to make these male cultivators so fanatically collect the talismans she makes.

" "Then why?" "Hehe, do you know that this Elegant Fairy is exceptionally beautiful and ethereal, with a reputation that is unparalleled among the three major sects? It is said that she is the most beautiful among all the female cultivators in the entire Southern Kingdom's cultivation world.

" "But what does that have to do with the fact that these talismans are so expensive?" Shou'er still didn't quite understand the logic behind these male cultivators' frantic scramble for the Elegant Fairy's talismans.

"It's said that the talismans crafted by Fairy Ya bear her special seal and retain her alluring fragrance.

However, she only crafts ten low-level talismans for sale each day, while countless male cultivators admire her beauty, so they inevitably scramble to sell once sales begin.

Some female cultivators who manage to snatch the talismans then resell them at inflated prices to the infatuated male cultivators.

" "Oh, I see. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, fellow Daoist.

I've learned a lot.

" Shou'er bowed slightly, bid farewell to the male cultivator, and headed straight for the entrance of the Dao Shen Sect shop. He himself had no feelings for Fairy Ya and wouldn't be foolish enough to spend several times the amount of spirit stones to buy a talisman just to smell her fragrance.

Upon entering the shop, he saw quite a few cultivators inside, but most were female cultivators. It seemed that female cultivators were more rational.

Shou'er stopped in front of the counter selling low-level defensive talismans. There were more than a dozen kinds, making him dizzy with choices. Since the talismans couldn't be tested, which one offered the best defense? He couldn't decide. Finally,

he asked the female disciple of the Dao Shen Sect in charge of sales, "Fellow Daoist, I'd like to buy two defensive talismans. Which one among these is the best?" "Ice Shield Talisman and Ice Wall Talisman. These two talismans were made by Senior Sister Zi Xue, the closed-door disciple of Pavilion Master Ya, who possesses an ice-attribute unique spiritual root.

You might not know her well, but Senior Sister Zi Xue's understanding of ice-attribute magic is no less than Pavilion Master Ya's, so her ice-attribute defensive talismans are the most effective..." "Zi Xue?" This name, both familiar and unfamiliar, how could Shou'er not know her? He had been classmates with her for three years at the Dao Shen Academy—the stunningly talented little ice beauty, Zi Xue, with her ice-attribute unique spiritual root.

Unexpectedly, after more than two years, she had grown into a top-tier ice-attribute talisman maker, second only to Fairy Ya. He, Liu Shou'er, had been the only one who could rival her in talisman making back then, but now, with a renowned master guiding her, and the sect providing abundant scriptures, talisman paper, and talisman pens for practice, coupled with her unique ice-attribute spiritual root talent, she had indeed surpassed him, Liu Shou'er, even in talisman making.

"Alright, I'll buy these two types of talismans.

Also, could you sell me two more of these ice shield talismans and ice wall talismans made by others?" Shou'er wanted to make a detailed comparison between the talismans made by others and Zi Xue's, so he could understand exactly where Zi Xue's talisman-making skills surpassed others.

"Sure.

Four in total.

Two low-grade spirit stones.

" The Dao Shen Sect female disciple in charge of sales took the talismans according to Shou'er's request.

...Shou'er removed his simple disguise and returned to the Spirit Beast Valley. He fed the spirit beasts one last time with Senior Brother Zhong, and after discussing with Senior Brother Zhong that he could go out to find spirit herbs for the next two days, Shou'er hid in his stone house.

He wanted to use these two days to study Zi Xue's ice-attribute defensive talisman.

Of course, it would be best if he could make a few copies.

He placed two seemingly identical ice shield talismans on the stone table in the house and carefully compared the differences.

One was an ice shield talisman imprinted with Zi Xue's mark, and the other was made by someone else.

To a layman, the two talismans looked exactly the same, and there was no difference at all.

But Shou'er, who had already begun to enter the ranks of talisman makers, could still see subtle differences: the lines of Zi Xue's spirit-attracting array were thicker than the other person's, and the area of the spirit-attracting array was also larger, so that this talisman could absorb more abundant spiritual energy; and the other magic array that activated the ice shield technique, the magic array drawn by Zi Xue's talisman was also slightly different from that of the other person.

Everyone else's Ice Shield spell array follows the straight lines recorded in standard talisman texts, but Zi Xue's talisman lines often have several inexplicable curves. Clearly, according to common sense, Zi Xue's talisman drawing is very irregular, and would be judged as unqualified in the Dao God Academy.

Shou'er knew that Zi Xue's drawing style wasn't random; it was based on her innate understanding of ice-attribute magic, a result of her insights into the Ice Shield spell.

Therefore, Shou'er decided to completely replicate Zi Xue's Ice Shield spell array with its curved talisman lines.

He then took out two similar Ice Wall talismans for comparison, and the results were roughly the same as the Ice Shield talisman.

The depiction of the spirit-summoning array was largely the same, with no major differences, except that Zi Xue's spirit-summoning array lines were thicker and the area was larger.

The major difference lay in the depiction of the ice-attribute magic, the Ice Wall spell array.

The other person's runes were all perfectly straight, following the requirements of the talisman manual, without the slightest curve.

In contrast, Zi Xue's runes were mostly strange arcs.

This was the biggest difference between the talismans they crafted: their understanding of ice-attribute spell arrays was vastly different.

So, for the next two days, besides feeding the spirit beasts during the day, Shou'er devoted all his time to focused practice: replicating the ice shield talisman based on Zi Xue's ice-attribute spell array with its curved runes.

The spirit-attracting array on the talisman wasn't much different from the one on the Explosive Flame Talisman, which he was most familiar with; only the lines were thicker and the area larger, which he could easily replicate.

The most difficult part was replicating Zi Xue's ice-attribute spell array. The curves seemed random, but they actually conformed to some kind of heavenly law. Where the curves turned and how large the curves were couldn't be off by the slightest error, otherwise the talisman would become ineffective and useless. The difficulty was unimaginable.

After two whole days, more than 150 talisman papers were completed, but only nine ice shield talismans like those drawn by Zi Xue were successfully crafted.

The success rate was frighteningly low.

If calculated by cost, Shou'er not only didn't make a profit, but actually lost nearly three low-grade spirit stones.

During this time, Shou'er went to the triangular deer breeding array every day to check on the hatching of the level four snake eggs.

There was still no sign of it.

The little monkey was also fast asleep in the spirit beast pouch and hadn't woken up yet. Why was it so sleepy this time? Shou'er vaguely felt that this might not be a bad thing for it, so he wasn't too worried about it.

Of course, he continued to drink the marrow of the level four silver snake for cultivation as usual, after all, the marrow of the level four demon beast had a much stronger effect on Shou'er's physique and meridians than cultivating with spirit stones.

On the third day, Shou'er went directly to the hidden cave of the wind blade rat as agreed with Luo Ling.

Luo Ling arrived shortly after Shou'er arrived, panting heavily.

She was still wearing her favorite green dress, and excitedly called out from afar, "Shou'er, my cultivation has improved a lot these past two days! Running here using my lightness technique was significantly easier than before, and I had to rest much less in between.

" "Oh? What happened?" "I extracted a whole jar of bone marrow from the Wind Blade Rat as you instructed, and I drink a large gulp before each cultivation session.

And let me tell you, it's incredibly rich in spiritual energy! While the spiritual energy isn't as pure as spirit stones, a few sips are equivalent to the spiritual energy of a low-grade spirit stone.

I also discovered that this bone marrow seems to enhance my physique and meridians.

So I shared some with your brother-in-law. Guess what?" Luo Ling couldn't hide her joy.

Shou'er found it hard to accept calling Tang Zhong "brother-in-law," so she skipped the formality and asked directly, "How is he?" "Hehe, his stamina has noticeably improved.

And his complexion has improved a lot too. Before, everyone in the village said he looked like he had tuberculosis.

But after only two or three days of drinking the demon beast's bone marrow, his complexion is rosy.

He even asked me to tell you how I thanked you.

" As Luo Ling spoke, a blush appeared on her face, radiating an indescribable spring-like passion.

"If his body gets stronger, won't he become even more obsessed with Sister Le Ling?" Shou'er thought, surprised, wondering if she had actually done a good deed.

Shou'er, not wanting to discuss the matter further, changed the subject, asking, "Sister Ling, is the talisman pen I asked you to make finished? And the talisman paper made from Windblade Rat fur..." "It's done, it's done, I guarantee you'll be satisfied.

Especially this talisman pen, I feel it's already reached the level of a mid-grade talisman pen.

It will definitely increase your talisman-making success rate quite a bit.

" As she spoke, Luo Ling patted her storage bag, and a bone-handled talisman pen radiating a bright white luster appeared in her hand.

Shou'er couldn't wait to take it and examine it carefully. Sure enough, it was much better than the ordinary talisman pen he was currently using. He then channeled his spiritual power into it and felt it carefully. The spiritual power instantly reached the tip of the pen and then spread evenly through the tail fur of the level two spirit beast, the Triangular Deer.

"A good pen! Using this talisman pen to draw talismans will definitely increase the success rate by a lot.

" Shou'er said happily.

"These are one hundred and fifty sheets of talisman paper made from Windblade Rat fur. The grade is also much higher than the talisman paper made from spirit herbs before, which should also increase the talisman-making success rate.

" Luo Ling then handed over the talisman paper.

Shou'er took the three large stacks of talismans emanating the aura of demonic beasts, examined them repeatedly, and then stuffed them into his pocket with satisfaction.

His biggest concern was finally resolved: "It seems Sister Ling has no problem using demonic beast hides to make talismans.

Let her familiarize herself with the process for a while, improve her proficiency, and then we can commission her to make high-grade talismans using her own level four silver snake hide.

" "And this is cinnabar made from demonic beast blood, take it too.

" Luo Ling then took out a large box of cinnabar from her storage bag and handed it to Shou'er.

As Shou'er stuffed the talismans into his bosom, he also took out five ice shield talismans he had crafted from his storage ring and handed them to Luo Ling, saying, "Sister Ling, these are the defensive talismans I've crafted these past two days. Don't be stingy with them when we get into the cave, or you'll get hurt.

" Luo Ling snatched the talismans away, puffing out her high, rounded chest and coquettishly retorting, "Little Shou'er, I don't need you to tell me what to do.

You're following me to fight monsters and earn spirit stones, so you should listen to my commands.

Understand?" "This... I understand.

" Shou'er hadn't expected his good intentions to be misunderstood.

It seemed that Luo Ling had a strong competitive spirit and a natural desire to command, not allowing others to tell her what to do.

"Sigh, with Sister Ling's temper, she can only be a rogue cultivator. Otherwise, how could she stand being controlled by others in a sect?" Shou'er sighed inwardly.

...The two entered the dark cave where the wind blade rats were hiding again. Having learned from their previous experience, they were much calmer this time. Luo Ling carried her sword in one hand and tightly clutched an ice shield talisman crafted by Shou'er in the other.

Shou'er followed behind her as before, but the ice shield talisman he held was the one crafted by Fei Zixue of the Dao Shen Sect. He wanted to compare the defensive effects of these two talismans made using different array techniques.

The tactic was the same as before: Luo Ling went to the main hall to lure the wind blade rats, while Shou'er ambushed them at the bend in the passageway, cutting off their retreat.

A short while later, Luo Ling swiftly led two wind blade rats past Shou'er. Shou'er no longer waited foolishly as before, but instead chased after the two wind blade rats.

Luo Ling turned her head and saw Shou'er following closely behind. Relieved, she stopped and activated her Ice Shield Talisman. A large, square, crystalline ice shield, over a foot thick, appeared in front of her, radiating a chilling aura.

As soon as the ice shield appeared, two sharp wind blades struck it, but they only created small ice crystals before disappearing without a trace.

Realizing she had been attacked, Luo Ling immediately began to retaliate with a fireball spell.

"One, two, three..." Shou'er stood behind the two Wind Blade Rats without attacking, silently recording the number of wind blade attacks on the ice shield to compare the difference when she activated a different talisman than this one.

"Hey, Shou'er, don't just watch! Help!

" Luo Ling, unaware of Shou'er's thoughts, anxiously called out when she saw the two Wind Blade Rats surrounding her and her fireball spells seemingly failing to inflict fatal damage.

She knew Shou'er's crimson flying sword was powerful enough to kill Wind Blade Rats instantly.

Shou'er didn't use the crimson short sword but instead threw two Explosive Flame Talismans at one of the Wind Blade Rats. The rat was blasted back a few steps before getting up and pouncing on Shou'er.

Shou'er also activated an ice shield talisman and was quickly surrounded and attacked by the attacking Wind Blade Rats.

Shou'er continued to observe the differences in the effects of the two talismans. He quickly noticed that the wind blade rat attacking Luo Ling was becoming increasingly slow and its attacks were becoming less powerful.

However, the one surrounding him seemed unaffected, continuing to fiercely attack the ice shield with its claws. While the wind blades' long-range attacks had little effect on the ice shield, the wind blade rat's direct attacks with its steel-like claws were a different story. In just five or six strikes, the ice shield cracked.

Just as the ice shield was about to shatter, Shou'er finally drew his top-grade magic weapon, the crimson short sword.

He plunged the sword into the wind blade rat's neck.

The wind blade rat screamed and fell backward, spraying out a pungent stench of beast blood.

At the same time, the ice shield in front of Shou'er shattered completely, scattering ice shards everywhere.

The talisman in his hand instantly turned to ashes.

Luo Ling followed suit, drawing her own low-grade flying sword and stabbing it into the neck of the increasingly slow-moving Wind Blade Rat. However, her sword only pierced the rat's fur before failing to go any further, clearly hitting the bone.

The Wind Blade Rat let out a miserable cry, trying to retreat, but its speed was obviously affected by the slowing effect of the cold air, its escape as slow as a snail.

How could Luo Ling let it escape? She chased after it and launched a series of fierce attacks.

"Sister Ling, watch out for the hide! Don't turn the hide into a sieve; if the demon beast hide is torn, it won't fetch a good price.

Just poke in one spot.

" This was practically a one-sided slaughter. The Wind Blade Rat couldn't attack Luo Ling, while Luo Ling could recklessly stab and hack at it with her low-grade magic flying sword.

Soon, the Wind Blade Rat died with its eyes wide with resentment.

It died without breaking through the ice shield protecting Luo Ling.

"Hehe, Shou'er, look, look! I killed that Wind Blade Rat.

How about that? Aren't I amazing? I told you my cultivation level increased, right? Look..." Luo Ling proudly showed off to Shou'er.

Shou'er was also pleasantly surprised, but not because Luo Ling had killed the Wind Blade Rat, but because the ice shield in front of her hadn't cracked yet.

Looking at the pile of ice in front of her, Shou'er was filled with emotion.

Shou'er had personally copied Luo Ling's ice shield talisman, and seeing its defensive power, she felt a surge of accomplishment.

After comparing it with others, she discovered that ice shield talismans drawn using Zi Xue's method were not only stronger and more durable, but also had an additional attribute that slowed down the opponent's movements.

This freezing and slowing effect could sometimes be fatal.

The two cleaned up the mess, and Luo Ling put the two Wind Blade Rats into her storage bag.

Seeing that her ice shield talisman hadn't dissipated, she boldly declared, "Shou'er, dare you come with me to kill a couple more?" "Sister Ling, how many Wind Blade Rats are left in that stone hall?" "About four or five.

How about it? Do you still dare to come with me to kill a couple more?" Luo Ling seemed to have found a shortcut to killing Wind Blade Rats and wanted to take the opportunity to kill a few more.

These demonic beasts were treasures from head to toe; killing one would easily earn her dozens of low-grade spirit stones. Luo Ling was excited just thinking about it.

"Alright, let's kill one more time, but this is the most we can do today. Otherwise, if we scare them away, they'll hide whenever they see us, and we won't be easy to find them later,

" Shou'er suggested.

"Okay, we'll do it your way this time.

Come on, I'll go lure out two more..."... An hour later, outside the cave, the winter afternoon sun shone on Luo Ling's excited face. She patted Shou'er's shoulder and said, "Shou'er, I didn't expect your defensive talisman to be so powerful! One talisman was enough to keep me from collapsing after killing two Wind Blade Rats.

It even has the effect of slowing down movement, it's so useful.

Do you have any Ice Shield Talismans in your pocket? Take them all out for me.

" "Sister Ling, you... you're not planning to kill the Wind Blade Rats all by yourself, are you?" Shou'er seemed to have guessed Luo Ling's plan.

"No, no, what are you thinking? I know my own limitations; it would be too much trouble for me to kill

them all myself. If they surround me, it'll be a real problem.

I was planning to try selling them at the market, see if I could get a good price for your talismans.

" "No need to try. The Dao Shen Sect sells these talismans; you can buy two for a low-grade spirit stone, very cheap.

" "Hehe, what if you used talisman paper made from demon beast hides to refine a low-to-mid-level ice shield talisman? The Dao Shen Sect doesn't seem to sell those, right? They only seem to sell low-to-mid-level ice shield talismans made from spirit herb talisman paper, right?" Luo Ling said slyly.

Shou'er suddenly remembered that Luo Ling's daughter, Ling'er, was an outer disciple of the Talisman Pavilion. She actually knew more about the Dao Shen Sect's Talisman Pavilion than she did.

Once a talisman reached the mid-level, the Dao Shen Sect reserved it for inner disciples or elite disciples, and wouldn't sell it anymore.

"A basic to intermediate-grade ice shield talisman isn't expensive at one low-grade spirit stone, and they're in high demand, so they should sell well.

" The shrewd businessman Luo Ling was calculating her options.

"Yes, intermediate-grade ice shield talismans can defend against attacks from level two spirit beasts, so the demand must be huge,

" Shou'er agreed after a moment's thought.

Improving his talisman-making skills was exactly what he needed, and as he improved, Luo Ling's skill in making monster hide talismans also increased accordingly—a win-win situation.

"Shou'er, when will you be able to refine all 150 monster hide talismans into basic to intermediate-grade ice shield talismans?" Luo Ling asked eagerly, as if she could see spirit stones beckoning to her.

"About two days.

" "How many of those 150 will you succeed with?" Luo Ling asked again.

"I'm not entirely sure yet, but after switching to intermediate-grade talisman brushes, talisman paper, and cinnabar, the success rate will definitely increase significantly.

I estimate I can successfully refine at least thirty. "

"Alright, let's meet again in that alley in the market two days from now. You give me the talismans you've refined, and I'll give you the newly made demon beast hide talismans and demon beast blood pills. We'll split the spirit stones we earn.

How about it?" Luo Ling said after her shrewd eyes darted around.

"Okay.

" Seeing that Shou'er agreed without hesitation, Luo Ling was delighted and patted Shou'er's shoulder, giggling, "Hehe, Shou'er, follow me from now on, and I guarantee you'll earn a lot of spirit stones. You can even cultivate with spirit stones every day!

" Shou'er smelled Luo Ling's fragrance wafting into his nostrils, and his head spun. He mumbled, "Um, I'll follow Sister Ling from now on..." Luo Ling laughed at his dazed look and planted a sweet kiss on Shou'er's cheek, giggling, "Silly little brother! Aren't you afraid I'll sell you?" It was the first time a woman had kissed Shou'er on the cheek, and his heart pounded wildly. He stammered, "Sister... how could I sell you? I... I'm not afraid." "Sigh

, Shou'er, you're so obedient, so innocent, so smart, and you even have a talent for talisman making. It's a pity... you'd be even better if you weren't one-eyed."

"Luo Ling looked at Shou'er's left eye, which was covered by a strip of cloth, with pity.

"Sister Ling, who said I'm one-eyed? I'm not.

" Shou'er retorted.

"Not? Then why do you always cover your left eye with a cloth?" Luo Ling asked, puzzled.

"My left eye waters a little when it's exposed to wind, but I'm not blind.

Actually, it's not that serious, it's just a habit. How about I take this cloth off when we're alone together?" Shou'er made up a lie on the spot.

For some reason, he didn't want to leave an ugly impression on Luo Ling, so he wanted to restore his original appearance when he was alone with her.

"Oh? Really? Then take off the cloth and let me see if you're really ugly or not." Luo Ling provoked him.

Shou'er was a little dazed by Luo Ling's coaxing. With this provocation, Shou'er immediately ripped off the cloth, revealing a handsome face.

Luo Ling stared at Shou'er's face in astonishment for a long time, seemingly unable to get enough of it, until Shou'er's face turned red.

She then cupped his handsome face in her hands and said, "Shou'er, you're so handsome.

Will you be a good little brother to me from now on? I'll definitely treat you well.

" Shou'er, aroused by Luo Ling's teasing, hurriedly replied, "Yes.

I'll be good to Sister Ling too.

" "Good Shou'er, so good!" With that, Luo Ling rubbed her fragrant pink face against Shou'er's jade-like skin.

Shou'er had never experienced anything like this before. His face burned, and he awkwardly didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

He didn't know how much time had passed before Luo Ling's soft giggles echoed in the distance, and only then did Shou'er come to his senses.

"What a vixen! No wonder her man is so infatuated with her! It seems it's not just her man's fault,

" Shou'er thought to himself, watching Luo Ling's graceful figure disappear into the distance.

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