Li Mu flipped through the "Golden Talisman Strategy" several times from beginning to end, roughly understanding its content and also discovering important missing parts.
Li Mu tried to digest and analyze it using the knowledge provided by the Level 4 Talisman Technique.
The Level 4 Talisman Technique serves as a comprehensive guide to the drawing of Spirit Talismans for Li Mu, yet it does not provide talisman formulas.
According to the level of Talisman Making Technique, with sufficient Divine Sense and cultivation, Li Mu could even draw Tier Four Spirit Talismans, yet he was troubled by the lack of talisman formulas.
Unlike the "Thousand Mechanism Puppet Technique", after learning it, Li Mu acquired the Puppet Refining Technique and also learned seventy-two puppet refining formulas.
Now, from the "Golden Talisman Strategy," Li Mu learned three gold element spirit talisman drawing formulas, which, although partially incomplete, provided important formula clues.
Under the enhancement of the Level 4 Talisman Making Technique, Li Mu was confident in analyzing and restoring them.
Li Mu began attempting to draw the first Tier Two Gold Element Spirit Talisman: the Golden Sword Talisman.
Taking out a blank talisman paper, dipping the wolf hair brush in spiritual ink, Li Mu's hand holding the pen started to gather gold element spiritual power, fully investing his Divine Sense into drawing spirit patterns on the talisman paper.
A faint golden spirit light, following the tip of the wolf hair brush, condensed on the talisman paper.
"Snap!" A light sound.
The talisman paper could not bear the large amount of gold element spiritual power, and the talisman paper emitted a puff of black smoke, instantly combusting into black ash.
Li Mu had anticipated this, withdrawing in advance without being affected.
As expected, drawing Tier Two Spirit Talismans was not that easy to succeed in.
However, Li Mu was not going to give up. He had already found a knack and took out another blank talisman paper to try again.
Time passed bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, three hours had gone by.
After dozens of failures, a Golden Sword Talisman, shining with golden light and exuding terrifying spiritual pressure, was finally born in Li Mu's hands.
Li Mu was overjoyed, yet also found it only natural.
The Level 4 Talisman Making Technique, coupled with powerful gold element spiritual power, made it a matter of course to draw the Golden Sword Talisman.
With the Golden Sword Talisman drawn, Li Mu did not stop and continued to draw the Golden Armor Talisman.
The Golden Armor Talisman and Golden Sword Talisman are from the same series, and with the success of the Golden Sword Talisman, Li Mu was confident of drawing it in a shorter time.
The first drawing failed, the second drawing failed, the third drawing failed, ...
After a dozen consecutive failures, Li Mu was confused and couldn't find the reason for the failure for a while.
Li Mu forced himself to calm down and analyze the reason for the failure seriously. Although the Golden Armor Talisman and the Golden Sword Talisman belong to the same series, they are fundamentally different. One is for offense and the other for defense. The spirit road of the spirit pattern should be different, with spiritual power attributes shifting from sharp to solid, ...
Realizing this, Li Mu suddenly understood and was ready to try drawing again. However, his hand groped for nothing; he had run out of talisman paper on the table.
Li Mu came to his senses, glanced outside, and saw the sun just rising, with morning dew hanging on the branches.
Unknowingly, Li Mu had drawn talismans all night, without realizing the passage of time.
Li Mu smiled wryly, tidied up briefly, cooked a pot of spirit rice porridge with meat bits for Red Wolf, left the courtyard, and used the Clear Wind Rain-Calling Technique to water the spirit field.
With the physique after cultivation, a sleepless night was nothing to Li Mu, as he usually spent his nights cultivating.
Now, with the talent of Plant Spirit Absorption, Li Mu hadn't cultivated at night for quite some time.
After finishing the morning farm work, Li Mu rose with sword control and flew to Qing'an Town, intending to purchase some talisman paper at the Spirit Talisman Store.
In the early morning, Qing'an Town was sparsely populated, with shops along the street opening for business.
"Shopkeeper Liu, give me ten reams of talisman paper and two bottles of spiritual ink." Li Mu greeted Boss Liu, who was just opening the door.
"Fellow Daoist Li, this early? Sure, I'll get them for you right away." Shopkeeper Liu was delighted to see Li Mu and started gathering the goods for him.
"By the way, Shopkeeper Liu, do you have any better talisman paper for drawing Tier Two Spirit Talismans?" Li Mu remembered something and asked quickly.
The difficulty of drawing tier two talisman paper was much greater. Unlike tier one spirit talismans, Li Mu no longer had a hundred percent success rate and hoped to provide success by other means, such as higher-grade talisman paper or spiritual ink.
"We do, to draw Tier Two Spirit Talismans, you need to use Tier Two Demon Beast Talisman Paper. I just so happen to have a batch of rare Tier Two Demon Ape Talisman Paper. Also, it's best to use high-quality Essence Blood Spirit Ink, combined with a Golden Talisman Brush." Shopkeeper Liu nodded cheerfully, taking out a pile of high-level spiritual objects for recommendation.
"These together must cost quite a few Spirit Stones!" Li Mu asked, his heart moved looking at these materials in front of him.
"Hahaha, this is a necessary investment. If you can draw a Tier Two Spirit Talisman, it's worth it. What do you say, is your honored father capable of drawing Tier Two Spirit Talismans now?" Shopkeeper Liu laughed heartily and asked with concern as he looked at Li Mu.
"This batch of spiritual objects, along with ten reams of talisman paper, how many Spirit Stones in total?" Li Mu didn't answer Shopkeeper Liu's question and asked directly.
"Ten reams of talisman paper: 240 lower spirit stones, one ream of Tier Two talisman paper: 900 lower spirit stones, one bottle of Tier Two Essence Blood Spirit Ink: 300 lower spirit stones, one Golden Talisman Brush: 2000 lower spirit stones, total: 3440 lower spirit stones, Fellow Daoist Li, you can just give me 3400 lower spirit stones! I wonder, are you paying with spirit talismans or spirit stones this time?" Shopkeeper Liu looked at Li Mu with a face full of joy.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu frowned, realizing he couldn't afford this batch of spiritual objects.
"Shopkeeper Liu, I sell my spirit talismans to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion at 12 lower spirit stones each! You're offering quite a bit less." Li Mu said with a sigh as he looked at Shopkeeper Liu.
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Liu's smile froze instantly, and he immediately pleaded, "Fellow Daoist Li, you've misunderstood! The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is a big store with many customers and can sell at a high price, unlike me, a small store that can only sell to some loose cultivators at lower prices! Just like this batch of spiritual objects now, if you were to buy Tier Two talisman paper at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, the price would certainly be much higher."
After hearing Shopkeeper Liu's explanation, Li Mu could understand that although things at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion were bought at a high price, they were also sold expensively.
However, understanding did not equate to Li Mu being willing to sell his spirit talismans at a low price to him.
"Fellow Daoist Li, if the quality of the spirit talismans is stable, I am willing to offer the same price as the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion." Seeing Li Mu's unmoved expression, Shopkeeper Liu gritted his teeth and decided.
Li Mu couldn't help but laugh and tried to ask, "What price do you offer for Tier Two Spirit Talismans?"
What!
Shopkeeper Liu's mind buzzed, as if he hadn't heard clearly. It took him a while to recover and ask excitedly, "You, you, can your honored father refine Tier Two Spirit Talismans now?"
"Right, what price are you offering for Tier Two Spirit Talismans?" Li Mu reiterated.
"It depends on the quality and type of the spirit talisman. A Tier Two lower-grade one is usually 15 to 20 middle spirit stones, a Tier Two medium to upper-grade: about 30 middle spirit stones, and if it's a Tier Two top-grade spirit talisman, it's worth 40 middle spirit stones. Fellow Daoist Li, could you please let me see the Tier Two Spirit Talismans that your honored father has refined?" Shopkeeper Liu introduced excitedly and requested earnestly.
Li Mu nodded, taking out the Golden Sword Talisman he had just drawn this morning from his pocket.
Seeing that golden sword talisman with extremely strong spiritual pressure, Shopkeeper Liu's heart trembled. It really was a Tier Two Spirit Talisman! As the owner of a spirit talisman store for so long, he had seen only a handful of Tier Two Spirit Talismans. In a small place like Qing'an Town, it was a rare sight!
"Fellow Daoist Li, could you part with this spirit talisman?" Shopkeeper Liu licked his dry lips and asked tremulously.
"How much are you willing to pay for this spirit talisman, Shopkeeper Liu?" Li Mu asked with a smile.
"This spirit talisman was drawn on Tier One talisman paper, so it has limited spiritual power and is only a Tier Two lower-grade talisman. However, it is a gold element attack-type talisman, and I'm willing to pay 25 middle spirit stones for it." Shopkeeper Liu quoted.
"Hmm! How about exchanging this spirit talisman for this batch of spiritual objects?" Li Mu pointed at the items on the table and proposed.
Shopkeeper Liu hesitated, looking at Li Mu with a wry smile, "Fellow Daoist Li, aren't you bargaining a bit too hard?"
"One word, exchange or not. If not, I'll head over to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion." Li Mu said calmly.
"I'll exchange!" Shopkeeper Liu sighed and nodded helplessly.