CHAPTER 83: CHAPTER 83: TIER 2 POISON TALISMAN

Shen Xuan had no idea what Daoist Qing Yuan was thinking.

He just knew that when strength was unequal, fair trade was impossible.

Even if he couldn’t take a seat at the table, he didn’t want to be the dish served on it.

He had no foundation in the Bishui Sect.

And had revealed a mastery of the Great Success Water Technique.

If Daoist Qing Yuan had ill intentions towards him,

in the sect, it would be easy to suppress him using the status of a Foundation Establishment Elder.

Now was not the right time to join the Bishui Sect.

Everything had to wait until after he established his foundation before making plans.

As Shen Xuan approached his doorstep, two familiar figures were waiting outside.

"Daoist Wen, Daoist Zhao, what brings you here?"

The two were none other than Wen Zhengjian and Zhao Chunsheng.

The three entered the house.

Ding Yuyao took out spirit wine and spirit fruits to entertain them.

Zhao Chunsheng was fond of drinking.

After a few cups of spirit wine, he became more talkative.

He relayed the news he had just gathered.

It turned out that the place where the Silver Hook Sea Serpent was lurking truly was a high-grade Tier Two undersea spiritual land.

When the Zheng Family ancestor discovered it on Mingyang Island, the spiritual land had not yet formed.

So he simply opened up the Water Mansion Secret Realm there to cultivate on his own.

Ultimately, he failed in his breakthrough and perished there, leaving behind some cultivation spiritual objects.

Compared to those cultivation spiritual objects, the ownership of the spiritual land was what the Zheng Family cared about most.

They wanted to use the Water Mansion of their ancestor as a pretext to monopolize the undersea spiritual land.

However, the cultivators of Yunyuan Immortal City were not convinced.

The key was that the Bishui Sect did not recognize it.

If the Zheng Family owned two islands, their power would greatly increase, posing a threat that’s hard to eradicate in the future.

The Bishui Sect planned to develop the undersea spiritual land into a Tier Two island dojo and then auction it off.

"A Tier Two island dojo, how many spirit stones would that require?" Shen Xuan asked curiously.

"Similar auctions in the past have gone for over three hundred thousand spirit stones."

"That’s really expensive!"

Shen Xuan couldn’t help but click his tongue.

"Master Shen, this is a Tier Two island dojo!"

Zhao Chunsheng exclaimed with a red face: "If I had the spirit stones, I’d definitely buy it to pass on to my descendants and experience what it’s like to be the ancestor of a Foundation Establishment Clan!"

Shen Xuan shook his head.

He couldn’t communicate with someone like Zhao Chunsheng.

Not to mention he didn’t have that many spirit stones.

Even if he did, he would never spend them on buying a Tier Two dojo.

Instead, he would invest in himself to improve his strength, continuing on the long path of cultivation and exploration.

Wen Zijian rarely spoke.

He was a naturally taciturn man.

Today, he made a point of coming here.

Apart from reminiscing, he also brought the good intentions of Tang Renhao and Zhu Jintang.

"Daoist Wen, rest assured! I am both a Talisman Master and a Demon Hunter. Seniors Tang and Zhu are role models for our generation. On important matters, I will certainly go with them!"

Shen Xuan’s words sounded very pleasing.

After all, pleasing words are free of charge.

As long as it did not harm his interests, he was willing to associate with Tang Renhao and Zhu Jintang.

After all, these two were Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

He still wanted to use them to acquire some high-grade water attribute demon beast essence blood.

Wen Zijian, being meticulous, knew Shen Xuan’s strength was unfathomable.

He candidly admitted that he was looking for a Foundation Establishment opportunity in Yunyuan Immortal City.

If there were opportunities like Foundation Establishment Pills or Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects, he hoped Shen Xuan would team up with him to fight for them.

"We’ll see! Daoist Wen, let’s decide based on the situation at the time. If I can help, I definitely will."

If the opponent’s strength was too strong, there would certainly be no helping.

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

He was not someone who would risk his life for friends.

After sending the two off, Shen Xuan let out a long sigh.

He was still not good at socializing.

Returning to the practice room.

He was filled with anticipation for stealing the talent of the Silver Hook Sea Serpent!

He opened the storage pouch and poured out over ten pounds of fresh Silver Hook Sea Serpent blood.

Shen Xuan activated the mysterious jade talisman in his sea of consciousness.

A flash of golden light.

Shen Xuan’s whole body trembled.

It felt as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit, his pores in utter comfort.

In front of him, a row of ancient and simple golden characters appeared anew.

[Stealable Talents: Silver Hook Poison, Sharp Fangs and Venomous Teeth, Deep Water Concealment, Snake Breath]

Without hesitation, Shen Xuan chose the [Silver Hook Poison] talent.

[Talent: Silver Hook Poison (8/100)]

[Dao Rhyme: 618]

The Dao Rhyme was high, with 180 points at once.

Seizing talent was quite difficult.

"Luckily, I wanted the entire Silver Hook Sea Serpent’s essence blood!"

If not for this, he might not even be able to steal the entry-level [Silver Hook Poison] talent!

In his sea of consciousness, Shen Xuan slowly digested the comprehension of the [Silver Hook Poison] that the mysterious jade talisman had seized.

"Refining this Silver Hook Sea Serpent essence blood will take ten days, which is a bit long!"

He discovered that the cooldown time of the mysterious jade talisman was related to the quantity and quality of the demon beast’s essence blood.

For an essence blood of a Tier Two demon beast like the Silver Hook Sea Serpent, over ten pounds were the limit.

"Well then, I’ll take this time to recuperate at home."

For some reason, while refining the Silver Hook Sea Serpent essence blood, there was always a hissing sound like a snake roar in his ears.

This left him feeling vaguely uneasy.

Looking again at the mysterious jade talisman.

A new line of small characters appeared prominently.

[Silver Hook Snake Poison Talisman: Entry Level (2/100)]

Shen Xuan was taken aback.

He had never heard of such a talisman.

Yet in his mind appeared an image of an unusual spirit talisman.

Similar to the structure of human life, it was a queer talisman, complete with head, heart, body, gall, and foot, burning with vigorous life spiritual power.

For the next three months, Shen Xuan secluded himself in practice for talisman making.

After the last seizure of the Silver Hook Sea Serpent bloodline talent.

[Talent: Silver Hook Poison Skilled (2/100)]

[Dao Rhyme: 2432]

[Silver Hook Snake Poison Talisman: Skilled (18/100)]

Shen Xuan gazed at the talent of [Silver Hook Poison], which had directly advanced to the skilled stage, with a sense of appreciation.

He executed it once.

The Dark Spirit Fish condensed by the Bishui Sword turned pitch black.

The skill points increased smoothly.

However, his entire spiritual power and divine thought were suddenly depleted by one-tenth!

After several executions, he was utterly exhausted, feeling drained, and drowsy, on the verge of sleep.

Shen Xuan was suddenly alarmed.

The [Silver Hook Poison] talent could be integrated with the [Condensed Water Blade Technique] and [Water Spirit Gathering Technique] to evolve into the Cold Ice Divine Dragon and Dark Spirit Fish, which was very useful.

But the spiritual power and divine thought it consumed were much greater than imagined.

"Could it be due to the Tier Two demon beast talent?"

His technique attacks, with [Silver Hook Poison] added, could even poison a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Looking again at the Spirit Root Talent.

[Spirit Root: Water (37/100)]

It rose by four points in one go!

Indeed, it was Tier Two water attribute demon beast essence blood!

If he could acquire a few more of such quality demon beast essence blood, he would be able to rise his spirit root to the upper grade!

"Once my spirit root reaches the upper grade, I have a ninety-nine percent chance of establishing my foundation!"

Shen Xuan’s goal was not only to establish his foundation, but to also build a dao foundation of middle grade or higher!

Only a middle-grade dao foundation holds hope for Core Formation!

Looking at the accumulated Dao Rhyme.

"I can temporarily accumulate it for use whenever a good talent arises, to be elevated in one go."

As for [Silver Hook Poison], he could slowly cultivate it upwards.

"I should sell some [Silver Hook Snake Poison Talisman] to test the market, while also showcasing the strength of a high-grade talisman master!"

Shen Xuan plotted in his heart.

Over these three months, Wen Zijian continuously conveyed information to him through Zhao Chunsheng.

Tang Renhao and Zhu Jintang hinted several times, trying to get him involved in their demon hunting activities.

Shen Xuan declined all invitations on the pretext of developing a new talisman.

To show sincerity, he also sold some high-quality [Water Escape Talismans] and [Rejuvenation Talismans] at a bargain to them.

The [Silver Hook Snake Poison Talisman] was something he developed himself.

He had no idea about its power.

Given the toxicity of the Silver Hook Sea Serpent, it should definitely be able to poison a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The [Silver Hook Snake Poison Talisman] shouldn’t be too weak.

Currently, he was only at the skilled stage.

Managing to maintain a thirty percent success rate in talisman making.

Upper-grade talisman paper and snake blood cinnabar were quite valuable.

If it couldn’t fetch a high price, it would be a loss.

"However, if the [Silver Hook Snake Poison Talisman] proves to be extremely poisonous, Tang Renhao and Zhu Jintang would be begging me to sell them more!"