Chapter 13 Making Talisman
Just when Song Qingming felt that he had found a way to make a fortune, it didn't take long for him to realize that his thinking was a little too simple. Except for the first two times when his formations were successfully sold, he only sold one in the following meetings. If you set up a formation, no one will care about it.
It's not that there's anything wrong with the formation he made, it's just that there are only fifty or sixty people in a gathering at Caolu Mountain, and most of them are regular customers who often come here.
Generally, it is enough for a monk to have one set of formations. Like magic weapons, these things can be used for a long time without being damaged. Besides, not everyone needs this.
With the few remaining formations in his hands, he had no choice but to entrust his family to take them to Qinghefang for disposal. When the cunning fourth elder saw a bunch of formations, he was very suspicious that he had not refined them, which made him look for them several times. I just made an excuse to pass it off.
The profits of low-level formations are inherently low. Making too many at one time can easily cause people to doubt their provenance. Moreover, the Caolu Mountain Market is too small, and it is too far to go to Qinghefang.
This was not going to work. If he wanted to earn spiritual stones, he had to find another way.
If you don't have to worry about sales in a short period of time, you can only use items that are common in the market and consumed in large quantities.
After much deliberation, the only two things that met his needs were elixirs and talismans. Compared with alchemy, the talisman method was obviously more suitable for him now.
Talismans are also relatively common consumables. They can be used for fighting, hunting monsters, and practicing. Low-level talismans are basically one-time use consumables. The market demand itself is huge. No matter which market it is, there are more A few low-level Talisman Makers will basically not affect the market.
Alchemists pay more attention to talent and require a lot of investment to achieve results. Each family will only choose to train those who are talented in this field.
In contrast, the requirements for a Talisman Maker are not so high. When it comes to making Talisman, there is not much emphasis on talent in the early stages. As long as you are willing to spend time, it is not difficult to get started.
Talisman making is also the skill most chosen by monks among the hundreds of skills of cultivating immortals. Most monks will also learn this skill in the later stages of Qi refining. The Song family's inheritance of the art of talismans is also quite good. There are two top-grade talisman makers in the family.
As soon as he said it, Song Qingming took out the talisman-making materials that he had already prepared, a talisman-making secret book passed down by his family, a silver low-grade talisman pen, a jar of cinnabar made from the blood of monsters, and dozens of blank talismans. Paper.
Song Qingming got this from the Hidden Gold Pavilion a few days ago. The family is not so strict in the inheritance and management of the Talisman Technique. No matter how talented you are in making talismans, you can easily do it by spending five points of merit in the Hidden Gold Pavilion. Obtain.
Song Qingming exchanged the talisman for inheritance, and the fourth elder only gave him a few words not to indulge in the art of cultivating immortals and neglect his cultivation.
After placing the talisman paper and cinnabar on the table, Song Qingming picked up the silver talisman pen and began to devote himself to making the first "Pure Heart Talisman".
Most of the first-level low-grade spiritual talismans are auxiliary spiritual talismans, and the "purifying heart talisman" is also the most common one. After use, it can make people clear their minds and calm their minds in a short period of time, allowing them to quickly concentrate their spiritual consciousness when practicing exercises.
Whether it is a breakthrough in cultivation, or refining elixirs or refining weapons, it will have some effect. Most monks will basically have a few of them. This talisman is also the most common low-level spiritual talisman on the market.
According to the talisman-making method in the talisman-making secret book, after the tip of the pen was dipped in red cinnabar, Song Qingming slowly poured the spiritual power from his body into the pen in his hand, and began to draw the talisman on a blank piece of talisman paper.
I think back when Song Qingming learned the art of formation within his family, it took him one year of careful instruction from the elders before he could get started. If he had been a casual cultivator with no one to teach him, he might not have been able to reach the basic level in three years.
Although talisman making is one of the simpler types of celestial arts, it is not something that beginners can accomplish in one go if they want to complete a qualified talisman.
Song Qingming drew eight spiritual talismans in a row in one day, but none of them reached the qualified level. Except for the one that failed halfway through, only two were successfully drawn completely. Unfortunately, although these two talismans were shiny on the surface, they contained a lot of hidden power. The spiritual power is very thin.
songs Suddenly chaos broke out, and the fire suddenly appeared on the talisman, turning into a ball of fire, burning everything in an instant.
Looking at the only ball of ashes left in his hand, Song Qingming had a helpless smile on his face. Sure enough, he was still far from it.
Next, apart from his daily inspection of Lingyuan Mountain, Song Qingming spent all his time learning how to make talismans, often looking for guidance from Song Changxin. During this period, he also made a special trip to Mujiao Town to consult with Aunt Song Changling, the most talented talisman maker in the clan and a top-grade talisman maker.
With the help of the residual diagram to accelerate the recovery of spiritual power, the talisman-making materials that should have been consumed in a month were consumed by him in less than ten days.
After a lot of hard work, Song Qingming finally reaped the rewards. The four Pure Heart Talisman in his hand were also the four most perfect ones among the hundreds of times he had made them in the past ten days. After carefully trying one again, he felt that there was something in the Talisman. The spiritual power contained in it and the effect after use showed a satisfied smile.
Song Qingming straightened up with a happy face, stretched his sore waist, and looked at the three shining silver talismans left in his hand. The materials worth more than ten spiritual stones were exchanged for three pure heart talismans. Although he had expected it. , this early investment in spiritual stones still made him feel a little distressed.
After learning to make talismans for more than ten days, only four of the more than 100 talisman materials can be successfully used. According to the prices in the market, at least 20 talismans must be produced from 100 materials to make a return. The average talisman maker, It takes an average of two years to reach this level, and the initial investment requires at least hundreds of spirit stones.
In other words, it will take an ordinary Talisman Maker at least three or four years to earn spiritual stones by relying on this skill. This is still the best Talisman Making to learn. For those that require greater investment, such as alchemy, it will be even more difficult. Needless to say, there is no return at all for a decade or two of heavy investment.
After getting three Pure Heart Talisman, Song Qingming was not in a hurry to make such talismans again. Instead, he opened the family talisman-making secret book and began to make another talisman, the "Fireball Talisman." Other types of talismans will make it easier for you to control your spiritual power when using the pen.
It was not until two months later that Song Qingming finally reached the threshold of a low-level talisman maker and increased the success rate of his talisman making to nearly 20%.
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On Caolu Mountain, Song Qingming, who was dressed in a green shirt, arrived at the meeting point early. He chose an area closer to the center, skillfully put up a wooden sign, took out a bunch of spiritual objects, placed them on the stall, and held up I studied carefully a talisman handbook I bought nearby last time.
I have to say that Caolu Mountain is quite famous in the northeastern area of Qinghe County. In the past few months, Song Qingming has met many monks from major nearby families here. Even the Song family, which is more than a hundred miles away, has Several elders have come here to buy spiritual items.
Now he is very familiar with the process here. If he comes earlier, he can occupy better booths. However, although there are still spaces in the best seats in the middle, he still dare not take them casually.
He has been here seven or eight times. Although no one specifically told him, it is not difficult for him to find that the positions in the middle have always been reserved for a few late-stage Qi refining monks who often come here. Naturally, Song Qingming did not dare to be greedy and occupy these empty positions. , inexplicably offending those with higher cultivation levels.
Half an hour later, dozens of monks arrived one after another at the top of the mountain. This time there seemed to be more people attending the gathering than usual. Song Qingming was a little happy that he came here early and occupied a good position. Less than half an hour later, Within an hour, more than a dozen talismans of various types had been sold.
After more than two months of study, he has now learned to make five or six kinds of talismans, and can be considered a true talisman maker.
Getting started with making talismans is relatively simple, but to become a qualified low-level talisman maker, you must be able to make at least eight kinds of talismans and maintain a 20% success rate.
"Fellow Taoist, do you want to buy some elixirs?"
"As long as the elixir can improve your cultivation, you can exchange it for the spiritual objects on the stall at the same price."
After finishing speaking, Song Qingming put down the note in his hand and raised his eyes to look at the person who came. Unexpectedly, this person was actually one of his old customers, so he hurriedly smiled.
This man's name is Qin Zhen, a casual cultivator who goes to Yunwu Mountain to hunt monsters all year round. He also has several people under him, and often organizes people to go deep into Yunwu Mountain.
In the past few months when Song Qingming set up a stall in Caolu Mountain, Qin Zhen would buy a lot of talismans whenever he came here, and he especially liked the "Pure Heart Talisman" he had here.