Chapter 5 Become a regular employee! The Barrier-Breaking Talisman and the Calming Talisman are also basic talismans that are not of high level. Although their effects and power are stronger than the Cleansing Talisman, their scope of application is very limited. For example, the barrier-breaking talisman can only be used when you encounter fog, illusions, or situations like a ghost wall. Xiao Changqing picked up the brush to draw the barrier-breaking talisman, his strokes were still smooth and steady. Every stroke and infusion of magic power was perfect, which could be called a standard template. After a while, the talisman was completed. The shopkeeper Hong Jiantao beside him showed a satisfied smile on his face and nodded imperceptibly. Then he asked Xiao Changqing to continue drawing the Calming Talisman without stopping. This time, Xiao Changqing made a mistake. Halfway through, the pen started to go haywire. Immediately, the magic power on the talisman paper dissipated, causing flames, and the half-finished meditation talisman burned rapidly.
Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper Hong Jiantao simply put out the fire with a wave of his hand without giving any instructions. He asked Xiao Changqing to clean up the table and start again. As a talisman master, he is no longer surprised by fires caused by failed talisman drawing. It is basic operation. Newbies do this, and so do veterans. After all, talisman masters also have different levels, no entry level, first level lower, middle, upper level, second level... The second time Xiao Changqing drew the Meditation Talisman, he did not make any more mistakes and completed it successfully. "I was wrong. I thought you were just a good character kid, working diligently and conscientiously, and that you could be a qualified assistant to the Spirit Talisman Pavilion in the future. I didn't expect that you actually have such an outstanding talent for talismans!" Hong Jiantao looked at Xiao Changqing, who had just finished drawing the talisman and was standing respectfully by the side waiting for comments. He smiled and asked meaningfully, "You should be able to draw the other three talismans, the evil-breaking talisman, the fireball talisman, and the protective talisman, right?" Xiao Changqing showed a look of shame on his face: "I am not very confident about these three talismans. The success rate is not high if I force them to be drawn." Hong Jiantao laughed and shook his head, saying, "If you can achieve the same success rate of making the last three types of talismans as the Cleansing Talisman, the Barrier-Breaking Talisman, and the Calming Talisman in just two months, then you can be considered a true talisman genius, and I can make an exception and promote you to the exclusive talisman master of the Spiritual Talisman Pavilion!" Hong Jiantao thought he had figured out Xiao Changqing's background clearly. In two months, he obtained the talisman master's notes with his personal annotations on his experience and was able to practice the three most basic and simplest talismans. His success rate was not low, which was rare among casual practitioners. They are pearls scattered outside. As long as you work a little harder, draw more and practice more, it is almost certain that you will become an entry-level talisman master. So Hong Jiantao said that he had made a mistake. As for higher talents, can one master the six basic talismans in a short period of time? It's not just that he has decent talent, but the sect behind him would actively recruit him into the sect and treat him as a key training target for the future. "In the past two months, you must have spent a lot of spirit stones buying materials for making talismans, and lost most of them to achieve your current accomplishments, right?" Hong Jiantao said with a smile. what? Not at all. I just checked it with the remaining materials. Does proficiency need to be accumulated by materials?
When I say I'm not confident and my success rate isn't high, I'm being modest and hiding my shortcomings. It turns out that drawing talismans can actually be a loss? "Yes! Not only did I spend all my savings of more than ten years, but I also borrowed a lot of spirit stones from my neighbor. To be honest, a few days ago, my neighbor came to collect the debt." Xiao Changqing said with a bitter face. More than ten years of savings were just two low-grade spirit stones. Three days ago, Lin Ziyu did come to collect the debt. I'm not lying. "That's right! Although the talisman master is recognized as one of the richest professions, one still needs to invest money in the early stages and live a tight life. Even for an old man like me, the success rate of some talismans is not high, and if you force yourself to draw them, you will still lose money." Hong Jiantao said with emotion. The talisman master makes money. However, it is also quite torturous to lock oneself in the studio and try some new and difficult talismans, constantly failing and starting fires, just to increase proficiency. Even a talented talisman master cannot master a certain talisman technique without repeated attempts and continuous trial and error. It all comes down to hardship before sweetness, and your proficiency increases little by little. "But you won't have to worry about losing money in the future." Hong Jiantao paused for a moment before asking with a smile, "Xiao Changqing, are you willing to become a formal member of the Ling Fu Pavilion?" Xiao Changqing's eyes lit up, he let out a long breath, and said with a cupped hand: "Junior is willing!" He wasn't faking it this time. Becoming a formal member of Lingfu Pavilion is the opportunity he has been waiting for the past three days. "very good." Hong Jiantao nodded, took out a golden token from his storage bag, and threw it to Xiao Changqing, "Refine this token, and you will be a formal member of the Lingfu Pavilion. In Nanshanfang, if you encounter some troubles, you can show this token, and anyone who is not a foundation-building cultivator will give you some face." "At the same time, you will no longer have to worry about the loss of materials when you draw talismans in the future. As long as it is within a normal and reasonable range, you can draw talismans as much as you want to gain experience, accumulate proficiency, and improve your talisman skills!" "Of course, the talismans that are successfully drawn will also belong to the Spiritual Talisman Pavilion." "The Spiritual Talisman Pavilion will pay you spiritual stones based on your monthly output." "There is no upper limit to the number of spirit stones you can get. The higher your success rate and the higher the quality of the talisman, the more you will be rewarded." "Even if you make a loss, there will be a guaranteed minimum every month. Based on your current attainments in talismans, the guaranteed minimum reward is twenty low-grade spirit stones." "In addition, the official members of the Ling Fu Pavilion can also enjoy cave subsidies. In addition to the A and B grade caves, the C and D grade caves can enjoy a 50% discount." "As for your talisman skills improving in the future, if you can draw high-grade talismans one day, your salary will naturally increase. There will be hope that after being examined, you can join the sect and become the exclusive talisman master of the Spiritual Talisman Pavilion!" Listening to the shopkeeper Hong Jiantao introducing the various benefits for formal employees, even though he already knew about it, he couldn't help but clench his fists at this moment. Finally achieved the goal! My predecessor and Zhou Yun'e came to Nanshanfang with untold hardships, and finally achieved their goal after working hard for more than ten years. The minimum monthly salary is 20 low-grade spirit stones, which is ten times his previous salary! Moreover, those staying in Cave C and Cave D in Nanshanfang can enjoy a 50% discount. The caves in Nanshanfang are divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D, according to the concentration of spiritual energy.
Among them, Class A cave dwellings have the highest specifications, reaching the second-level mid-grade level. Ordinary cultivators may not be able to live in them even if they have money. They are generally where foundation-building cultivators live. If you are rich enough and live in a second-class cave, you can barely reach the second-level spiritual vein. However, the monthly rent for the smallest and worst "unit" of a Class B cave residence is dozens of low-grade spirit stones, and the better ones cost hundreds. The price is too high, and Lingfu Pavilion does not provide subsidies for such caves. Even with subsidies, Xiao Changqing cannot afford to live there now. He can only live in the lowest level D cave. The monthly rent for a D-level cave is approximately 5-20 low-grade spirit stones. After the subsidy from Lingfu Pavilion, it will be halved. As for the place where Xiao Changqing lived before, it cannot be called a cave...it was just a shantytown. “It’s time to move out of the shantytown!” My predecessor had wasted more than ten years in Nanshanfang, and his cultivation level had only improved by one level, largely because the place he lived in was too bad. A D-class cave dwelling can fully meet the daily cultivation needs of a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining. Many of the poorer cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining also live in a D-class cave dwelling. I believe that after moving to the D-level cave, Xiao Changqing's cultivation speed will be much faster. (End of this chapter)
