Three days later, as the spiritual light on Song Qingming's pen tip moved, a series of very strange runes gradually appeared on a yellow talisman. These symbols were neatly arranged on the yellow talisman according to a certain pattern, and they also emitted a layer of shimmering golden light.
As time passed, the spiritual light on the talisman paper gradually faded, and finally became firmly imprinted on the talisman.
Song Qingming picked up the golden talisman and looked at it carefully, then pinched the talisman he had just made and squeezed it gently. As a stream of spiritual power flowed into the talisman from his body, the talisman in his hand suddenly glowed with golden light. Then he flicked his finger, and it immediately turned into a golden spiritual light that shot out and suddenly exploded on a stone bench in the house.
"Bang!" There was a loud noise and a puff of white smoke. Song Qingming squinted his eyes and looked at the ground. The stone bench weighing a hundred pounds had turned into a pile of rubble in an instant.
"The power is equivalent to the full force of a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining. This golden talisman was finally successful." Song Qingming muttered to himself.
In the past few days, he used dozens of talisman-making materials. After testing the effects of the finished talismans for more than ten times, Song Qingming finally successfully drew this qualified mid-grade talisman "Golden Light Talisman".
"Golden Light Talisman" is a mid-level attack talisman of the five elements that is relatively common in the market. After the test of its effectiveness just now, Song Qingming was finally satisfied with the effect of this talisman. He also successfully advanced to a mid-level talisman maker.
Half a month later, relying on a talisman-making speed that was four or five times faster than that of ordinary people, Song Qingming finally increased the success rate of making the "Golden Light Talisman" to 20%, and barely became a qualified mid-grade talisman maker.
The final product, a dozen or so talismans, consumed more than two hundred pieces of mid-level talisman-making materials. Overall, he lost nearly thirty spirit stones.
But there is no other way around it. If he wants to improve his talisman-making skills, he must make an investment. Only by becoming a true mid-level talisman-maker can he slowly earn back all the spirit stones he invested.
On the market, a mid-level talisman like the "Golden Light Talisman" can be sold for about three spirit stones. As long as he can increase the success rate of talisman making to more than 30%, he can make a profit of at least one spirit stone for each talisman. If there are enough materials, he can draw three or four talismans a day, and earn hundreds of spirit stones a month, which is a considerable profit.
Compared to the low-level talismans he made, although he had a success rate of 50% to 60%, his monthly income was no more than 20 to 30 spirit stones. This comparison made it clear that the spirit stones he needed to invest in improving his talisman-making skills were definitely worth it.
What he mainly lacks now is the materials for making talismans. The hundreds of intermediate-level talisman-making materials he brought from Guiyunfang have almost been used up. As long as he can collect another batch of intermediate-level talisman-making materials, he will be confident that he can increase the success rate of the Golden Light Talisman to more than 30%. Touching his chest, Song Qingming thought that this should not be too far away.
Song Qingming had almost used up all the talisman-making materials in his hand, so he had to stop making talismans. It was time to go out and get some more talisman-making materials.
Counting the time, it is time for the monthly Caolu Mountain gathering again. I haven't been to Caolu Mountain for several months. It's a good opportunity for me to go to Caolu Mountain first to deal with these refined golden talismans in my hand, exchange them for some spirit stones, and then go to Qinghefang to purchase some mid-level talisman-making materials.
Qinghefang has been much more peaceful in recent years since the ambush of the Huang family cultivators a few years ago. His family no longer prevents young people like them from going out to gain experience. Now that his cultivation has reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, it is naturally no problem for him to go to Qinghefang.
He didn't know whether Gao Yuyao had come to Caolu Mountain to find him in the past few months. Whenever Song Qingming met this woman who had a secret deal with him, he never dared to neglect her, for fear of cutting off the source of elixirs.
After saying hello to Uncle Jiu, Song Qingming came to Caolu Mountain again after nearly three months. Looking at the familiar grass and trees on the mountain, Song Qingming had experienced life and death in the past three months, which seemed like a lifetime ago.
The road to immortality is long, and I have only taken one step. Even if there are dangers ahead, no matter whether it is a small character like myself who is everywhere in the world of immortal cultivation, or those powerful cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation, no one has a way to retreat.
After throwing out a token, the fog on Caolu Mountain slowly dissipated, and Song Qingming took a firm step forward.
After not having been here for a few months, the twice-monthly gatherings at Caolu Mountain were still as lively as ever. As soon as Song Qingming arrived at the gate of the yard, he met an acquaintance.
"Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Song. I haven't seen you for a few months. I didn't expect you to have a breakthrough in your cultivation. Haha, I was wondering why I hadn't seen you here for the past two months. It turns out you were in seclusion practicing."
This person was none other than Qin Zhen, the casual cultivator who had helped Song Qingming to purchase the elixir.
After not seeing each other for several months, he didn't expect that Song Qingming's cultivation had broken through the fifth level of Qi Refining and was almost catching up with him, which surprised him a little.
"This kid is only in his early twenties, but his cultivation has already caught up with this cultivator who has been practicing for over forty years. It's really enviable."
Qin Zhen looked at Song Qingming and thought to himself, if this man was not a genius with three spiritual roots, it seemed that he was a direct descendant cultivator whose family had no shortage of cultivation resources. He must make friends with such a young cultivator who had a promising future in Qinghe County.
"Fellow Daoist Song, you haven't been here these past few months, and I've really missed the talismans made by your family. I've been using the talismans I bought from other families for the past few months, and I've really felt a bit uncomfortable. In the end, I still think the talismans from your family are of better quality. Now that you're here, I'll definitely buy some more so I can buy them while you're away."
"No, no, it's only because of my family's support that I have made progress in my cultivation. Qingming will have to ask Brother Qin to take good care of him in the future."
Song Qingming came to the yard with ease. Not long after he set up his stall, Qin Zhen came over with a smile.
Looking at the pile of mid-level talismans on Song Qingming's stall, which were more than before, Qin Zhen asked curiously.
"Fellow Daoist Song has produced so many mid-level spiritual talismans at once. Could it be that your talisman-making skills have already broken through the mid-level? Such a young mid-level talisman-making master, you are truly a person of extraordinary talent."
"Brother Qin, you are too kind. Most of the talismans here were entrusted to me by the elders of my clan to sell. My talisman-making skills are still a bit lacking. However, my family has indeed studied the art of talisman-making. We have several top-grade talisman makers in our family, and these talismans are also made by them. Please rest assured about the quality, Brother Qin."
Although most of these mid-level talismans were made by Song Qingming, ever since he started learning to make talismans, in order to avoid trouble caused by selling talismans on Caolu Mountain, Song Qingming claimed that most of the talismans on his stall were made by his family elders. Otherwise, given the number of talismans he sold every time on Caolu Mountain, it would have inevitably aroused suspicion from others.
Even though Song Qingming is now a mid-grade talisman maker, he doesn't want to expose his talisman-making skills too much in front of others. After all, if someone asks why his talisman-making skills have improved so quickly, it will be troublesome to explain. If he directly puts the blame on the elders of the family, others will be more likely to understand, and he can save a lot of trouble.
After listening to Song Qingming's explanation, Qin Zhen thought about it and it made sense, but he didn't think much about it. In his opinion, even if Song Qingming could become a mid-level talisman maker at his age, the talismans on his stall could not all be drawn by him alone.
A talisman maker can only draw seven or eight mid-level talismans in a month without affecting his own cultivation. Every time Song Qingming comes here to set up a stall, he takes out a large number of talismans. It is obvious that they cannot all be drawn by him alone.
But he could never have imagined that Song Qingming would have such a rare treasure as the incomplete map. With the incomplete map accelerating the recovery of mana several times, his speed in making talismans was four or five times that of an ordinary cultivator.