CHAPTER 63: CHAPTER 59: DRAWING TALISMANS

"Tonight’s two fated individuals have already been calculated."

"So I’ll be signing off now, dear friends. Until we meet again!"

After bidding farewell to everyone, Lu Heng prepared to end the stream.

"Don’t leave so fast, Master!"

"Boohoo... Back to the lonely days of waiting for Master to stream again."

"The juicy gossip today was really satisfying!"

"Me too, I’m off to share it with my girlfriends."

"Watching Master’s stream is way more fun than watching the Spring Festival Gala or anything."

"How can a trashy Spring Gala compare to our Master?"

"Do you think the Master could appear on the Spring Gala?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"I guess so too, since the Master knows everything. If he really figured something out, wouldn’t it cause a sensation?"

"The way you put it, now I’m even more looking forward to it!"

"Everyone, let’s petition for the Master to appear on the Spring Gala. I want to see certain people turn pale and tremble all over!"

The more they discussed, the itchier their curiosity became.

Lu Heng habitually ignored the whimsical chatters of the viewers and simply ended the stream.

[System Alert: The host has successfully altered the Heavenly Dao and is absorbing life span. Please check later...]

As he closed the streaming room, the system prompt suddenly sounded.

"System!"

He summoned the system interface and glanced at his life span.

After calculating for Zhang Lingling, it should have been 41 life span points.

But now, the number had increased to 52 points.

It seemed that the destinies of Zhang Wenhai, his wife, and that child had all changed.

"These 52 life span points are quite a lot!"

"How about a five consecutive draws!"

Lu Heng rubbed his hands together, eager with anticipation.

"System, draw!"

[System Alert: Do you want to consume 10 life span points for a draw?]

"Yes!"

Without a second thought, he went for a round of five consecutive draws.

[System Alert: Congratulations to the host for drawing five bottles of lower-grade Spiritual Qi Pills!]

[System Alert: Congratulations to the host for drawing three Earth Escape Talismans!]

[System Alert: Congratulations to the host for obtaining the "Immortal Talisman Technique"!]

[System Alert: Congratulations to the host for drawing one Cloud-Forming and Rain-Spreading Talisman!]

[System Alert: Congratulations to the host for drawing three bottles of Spiritual Qi Water!]

His luck, as always, was mixed.

But even amid misfortune, there was a bit of fortune.

"What is this ’Immortal Talisman Technique’? Drawing talismans?"

Intrigued, Lu Heng entered the system warehouse.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a manual about talisman drawing.

"Drawing talismans is fine, but this is just too..."

After reading, he couldn’t help but feel a little speechless.

He thought it involved drawing talismans like Earth Escape Talismans, Thunder Light Talismans, or Cloud-Forming and Rain-Spreading Talismans, which had significant uses.

But this "Immortal Talisman Technique"?

Gosh, it could only draw things like Exorcism Talismans, Flash Talismans, and Purification Talismans.

An Exorcism Talisman is just for warding off evil spirits, what’s the use?

It’s the era of Dharma decline now; where are you going to find so much evil energy?

A Flash Talisman, as the name implies, is just a talisman that turns into a ball of light to illuminate the surroundings.

Why would I use a Flash Talisman when I can just turn on my phone’s flashlight?

A Purification Talisman is even more amusing; it’s used to remove dust and stains from clothes.

Isn’t this just a washing machine?

No, not even as good as a washing machine.

A washing machine can wash dozens of items at once, while a Purification Talisman can only handle one at a time...

Besides these three useless items, this "Immortal Talisman Technique" also records another six kinds of talismans.

But these six are just as useless with no practical purpose.

Perhaps in ancient times, these talismans might have come in handy.

But in modern times, there are countless convenient and simple methods to replace these talismans.

"Oh well, even a mosquito’s leg is still meat."

"When bored, I can draw them for fun."

"Maybe I can even explore a path into magic tricks..."

With a thought, Lu Heng instantly mastered the "Immortal Talisman Technique".

Lousy cultivation technique!

If there were an Invisibility Talisman, it wouldn’t seem so lousy!

What would you need an Invisibility Talisman for?

Of course, to prank little junior sister Qingyue!

What did you think?

"Oh right, I still have an excellent wolf hair brush that I can use for drawing talismans."

"As for talisman paper, there’s plenty in the Shangqing Tao."

Lu Heng decided to find some time tomorrow to learn talisman drawing.

Cultivate all night, without conversation.

The next morning.

Amid a familiar "bang bang bang" knocking sound, Lu Heng opened his eyes.

"Senior brother! Senior brother!"

"Hurry up and get up, it’s time for breakfast!"

The human alarm clock Qingyue was starting her wake-up routine again.

"Got it!"

Lu Heng shook his head helplessly.

It’s just him, anyone else would have developed insomnia from this pesky girl.

After a simple wash, he headed out with Qingyue to the cafeteria.

After breakfast, it was time for morning classes.

Fortunately, the Spirit Treasure Hall was still under repair and not open to tourists and pilgrims yet.

Otherwise, he’d have to be on duty acting as a tour guide.

After tricking Qingyue to Master Xuan Cheng’s place, he sneaked back to his room.

"Drawing talismans... drawing talismans..."

Lu Heng took out the cinnabar and yellow paper he had grabbed earlier, and from the system space, took out that long-unused excellent wolf hair brush.

According to the "Immortal Talisman Technique," a truly effective talisman requires five components.

These five parts are: the talisman head, talisman body, talisman heart, talisman guts, and talisman foot.

All five parts are indispensable.

Otherwise, even if it looks right, it’s still a useless scrap talisman.

The talisman head is the start of a talisman and also the most important part.

In a talisman, it’s like a person’s eyes, responsible for identifying and recognizing.

Without this talisman head, the talisman cannot determine the target.

The talisman body serves as the main divine talisman.

Due to the various functions of talismans, the choice of the main divine talisman also varies.

Before drawing a talisman, one must determine the talisman’s function to choose the main divine talisman needed.

The talisman heart is the wish of the one drawing the talisman.

It must coordinate with the main divine talisman without going in opposite directions.

The talisman guts are the soul of a complete talisman.

Whether a talisman is effective depends on whether there is mana within those talisman guts.

Without a soul, a person dies.

Without guts, a talisman is void.

The final talisman foot comes in many varieties.

The specific situation needs to consider the talisman’s purpose.

Different talismans have different talisman feet.

Some top-tier talisman feet even require corresponding spells to work in tandem.

Lu Heng slowly channeled the True Qi inside him, infusing it into the wolf hair brush in his hand.

The brush dipped lightly in cinnabar, he moved across the yellow paper in one fluid motion.

His talisman drawing was executed in one seamless motion.

At the moment the talisman foot was completed, a faint glow appeared on the yellow paper.

Effortlessly, a talisman was drawn.

The talisman he completed was indeed a virtually useless Flash Talisman.

These low-level talismans barely used up any True Qi.

Lu Heng felt he could easily draw a hundred or so in a day.

But darn it, who in their right mind would bother drawing so many lousy talismans?