Killing God - Chapter 87

Chapter 87 Owe A Debt
“Talisman?”

Zhang Yihui turned around in astonishment and looked at Shen Shi. Shen Shi stood there calmly and looked at Zhang Yihui with some scrutiny. There was no other strange expression on his face.

Zhang Yihui slowly frowned and said, “Do you want to learn the Dao of Talismans?”

“Yes,” Shen Shi said succinctly.

Zhang Yihui’s face was filled with caution for the first time. He looked at him and said, “Although the Dao of Talismans can be considered as the accompanying path of the Five Elements Technique, the difficulty and complexity within it are even greater than the Five Elements Technique itself. Do you have to think about it properly?”

Shen Shi remained silent for a moment before nodding.

Zhang Yihui said, “This sect’s hall is vast and profound. Naturally, there are talismans as well. You can learn the most basic introductory techniques, including the ten types of talismans of the five elements of Yin and Yang, as well as many talisman formations. Finally, you can also learn the Spirit Irrigation Dao Art that constitutes talismans.” But Junior Brother Shen … “In the end, he couldn’t help but add,” It’s great to be interested in the Five Elements Technique. ” But being too radical is indeed not wise, especially this Talisman Dao Art, which consumes a lot of energy. Just remembering those ten Yin Yang Five Elements Talismans requires a lot of effort for ordinary people. It takes a long time, let alone countless talisman formations. The spirit filling stage is even more difficult, even for senior apprentice-brother … ”

His voice suddenly lowered. He smiled bitterly and sighed. It seemed that this senior brother Zhang Yihui had suffered a lot from the talisman.

Shen Shi was silent for a moment before suddenly saying, “Senior Brother Zhang, do you have any ink and paper here?”

Zhang Yihui was stunned for a moment and said, “Of course there are paper and brushes. What do you want to do?”

Shen Shi smiled and said, “Let me borrow it.”

Zhang Yihui didn’t quite understand. However, it seemed that Shen Shi had a deep meaning. In addition, he had a good impression of this junior apprentice-brother, so he went to the back to fetch the paper and pen. Shen Shi nodded and thanked him. He took a deep breath and calmed down. Then, under Zhang Yihui’s gaze, he placed the paper on the paper.

The posture of his wrist holding the pen was extremely stable, and he could hardly see the slightest tremor. However, the strokes written by Shen Shi were twisted, complicated and difficult to distinguish. It was not a single word at all, but a mysterious and complicated strange picture. Zhang Yihui stood beside him, his expression gradually becoming strange.

After drawing the first strange and complicated rune, Shen Shi did not pause. He immediately began to draw a second, then a third, then a fourth … Every rune he drew seemed to be drawing more and more strokes, becoming more and more arduous and complicated. Normal people would feel dizzy just by looking at it, but Shen Shi seemed to be familiar with it long ago, and his expression was very calm. He continued to draw all the way until he finished drawing the tenth rune.

When Zhang Yihui raised his head again, the expression on his face could no longer be described as shock. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say. After a long while, he said in a stunned voice, “How, how can you be so familiar with these ten runes of the Yin Yang Five Elements?”

Shen Shi lowered his head slightly and said, “Ever since I was five years old, my father forced me to draw these ten runes every day, day by day. It should be ten years now.”

As he spoke, he shook his head and chuckled.

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With the foundation laid for these ten years, Zhang Yihui immediately agreed without hesitation. At the same time, he was even more enthusiastic towards this extremely rare junior apprentice-brother. It seemed that he really wished he could immediately drag Shen Shi into the hall. It’s just that the rules of the Lingxiao Sect sect, Before reaching the Origin Condensation Realm, Zhang Yihui was also helpless against this. However, after asking Shen Shi about his cultivation and finding out that he was already an Intermediate Qi Refining Realm cultivator, Zhang Yihui felt that his junior apprentice-brother’s future was promising. Even though his talent in cultivation was not comparable to a monstrous genius like Gan Ze, he was already considered an Intermediate. The possibility of breaking through to the Origin Condensation Realm in the future was extremely high.

It seemed that a rookie disciple who was innately interested in the Five Elements Art Technique, had good aptitude, and had even painstakingly practiced the basic runes of talismans for ten years since he was a child, was simply born for the Academy.

Zhang Yihui immediately led Shen Shi to the red stone door that represented the fire spell. After Shen Shi memorized the fire barrier technique, Zhang Yihui brought him to the other side of the Five Elements Hall. This time, he had Shen Shi wait for a while. He entered the back hall alone. After a while, he came out with a thin scroll in his hand.

There were four words written on the cover of the scroll: “Fu Lu Xiao Jie”.

Zhang Yihui handed the book to Shen Shi and said, “To be honest, since Qingyu Island opened the island and the completion of the Five Elements Palace, there hasn’t been a single rookie disciple on the island who directly requested to cultivate talismans.” As he spoke, his expression became somewhat awkward. “So, I actually don’t have any talisman techniques specially prepared for rookies here.”

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the [Talisman Solution] in his hand.

Zhang Yihui explained, “Actually, this book is my personal property. There are ten First Grade spell formations recorded on it, including the most common fireball spells, water archery, rock stab spells, and other auxiliary spells, including the Fire Barrier spell formations that you just learned. As for the final Spirit Filling Spell, I’ll pass it on to you directly now.”

Shen Shi nodded his head repeatedly. However, he remembered something and couldn’t help but feel a little worried. He said, “Senior Brother, the cost of cultivating this talisman …”

Zhang Yihui thought for a moment and frowned, “That’s a problem. No rookie disciple has ever learned talismans before. It was only after reaching the Origin Condensation Realm in Jinhong Mountain that someone proposed to cultivate this Dao. Therefore, I really don’t know the price.”

Shen Shi asked tentatively, “Senior Brother, how much does the academy charge for attending the Golden Rainbow Mountain Talisman?”

Zhang Yihui looked at him and suddenly smiled. Shen Shi felt guilty for no reason. He smiled embarrassedly and said, “Senior Brother, why are you laughing so strangely …”

Zhang Yihui smiled and said, “In the hall, every time you purchase a spell formation, the price for each rank 1 spell formation is different. Apart from that, you can purchase a Spirit Irrigation Spell once, but it costs 100 Spirit Crystals.”

Shen Shi was shocked. He almost threw out the [Talisman Solution] in his hand. He was stunned and said, “What? Does that mean I have to do it again today?”

Zhang Yihui laughed loudly and stretched out his palm. He smiled even more craftily than a profiteer and said, “Cheng Hui, please pay another two hundred spirit crystals.”

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Shen Shi was dumbfounded. After a while, he shook his head and said, “I don’t have any money.”

Zhang Yihui didn’t seem angry either. He smiled and said, “Is there not enough money?”

Shen Shi was somewhat depressed. He sighed and said, “It’s far from enough.” Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, “Senior Brother Zhang, it’s useless for me to take these ten formations. I haven’t learned any other spells. Why do I need these formations? Why don’t I just buy the spirit irrigation spell and water archery spell formations? Uh, at most, I’ll add the fire barrier spell formations.”

Zhang Yihui looked at him sideways and smiled, “Oh, you can’t afford two hundred spirit crystals. Can you afford one hundred and twenty spirit crystals?”

Shen Shi remained silent for a moment, but he still smiled bitterly and said, “I can’t afford it either …”

Zhang Yihui chuckled and said, “That’s right, not to mention that I only have this talisman book in hand. You chose two out of four. Do you want me to tear two pages out of this book for you?”

“Uh” Shen Shi was speechless, and he couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. He thought to himself, “Is it really because I’m too greedy? It seems that only after breaking through to the Origin Condensation Realm can I see the wonders of this Talisman Dao Art.

But at this moment, Zhang Yihui patted him on the shoulder and said, “Well, you look like you’re easy to learn. Your talent is not bad. You should pay ten percent of these spirit crystals first, and the rest should be taken as owed to me. In the future, you should pay them back every month until they’re done. Do you think so?”

Shen Shi was shocked for a moment and said, “Is this okay?”

Zhang Yihui smiled and said, “If your spirit crystals are really nervous, there is another way. You should quickly learn the Spirit Irrigation Method and create talismans. No matter what kind of talisman it is, as long as it is finished, hand it over to me five times a month, and you’ll be able to pay the debt.”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment, then recalled all the things he had done before. He suddenly glanced at Senior Brother Zhang with a hint of suspicion and said, “Senior Brother, don’t tell me you want to … sell it in your pocket?”

Zhang Yihui chuckled and said, “Junior Brother, our Hall of Arts is already weak. It’s even harder for me to be sent to the Five Elements Hall on Bluefish Island. I don’t even have any spiritual crystals in my spare time. This can be considered a little extra. Just treat it as a reward for passing on your Talisman Dao Art in advance. What do you think?”

Shen Shi thought for a moment. He had done it on the Heavenly First Floor in the past, so he naturally knew the price of talismans. Talismans sold to ordinary loose cultivators, even if it was only a Tier 1 talisman, could sell for ten spirit crystals. Occasionally, there would be rare talismans that were rare. It was not uncommon to see the price double.

Zhang Yihui asked for five talismans a month. After he changed hands, he earned quite a bit of money from these talismans. However, Shen Shi was a businessman. Although he thought of this, his thoughts were different from those of ordinary people. He wasn’t obsessed with Zhang Yihui’s transfer of money. On the contrary, he saw that he had obtained a lot of benefits from Zhang Yihui. He wasn’t too disadvantaged. However, he was still worried about one thing. In the end, he asked Zhang Yihui,

“Senior Brother Zhang, I’m fine with everything else, but is this a violation of the sect’s rules?”

Zhang Yihui smiled and said, “The rules of the sect are to privately impart the divine passageway technique. We are doing this on the surface. Later on, I will sign a merit transfer agreement with you. Write down the debt repayment method one by one. In the future, if someone asks you to take out this document and take a look, it will naturally be fine.”

Shen Shi said “Oh” and thought about it from beginning to end in his heart. Finally, he nodded and agreed.

As expected, Zhang Yihui took out a document from the back. It seemed that the Lingxiao Sect, or rather the Hall of Arts, had already prepared for such a technique. The two made an agreement and wrote it on the paper. Afterwards, Shen Shi could be considered to have obtained the [Talisman Solution]. After that, Zhang Yihui officially passed on his Spirit Irrigation Technique.

This spell wasn’t too long, but there were some subtle and profound aspects to it. Shen Shi couldn’t understand it for a moment, so he just had to memorize it first.

It was already noon when Shen Shi walked out of the Five Elements Hall again. Compared to when he had just arrived at the Five Elements Hall this morning, he had learned an additional First Grade Five Elements Technique, the Fire Barrier Technique, and an additional basic introduction to the Talisman Path. Afterwards, he also had a body full of heavy debts.

Thinking back to the usual cost of refining pills for Zhong Qinglu, Shen Shi immediately felt that the pressure on his shoulders was extremely heavy, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit of toothache.