With the healing of the Dantian, his cultivation will rapidly recover, and his Spiritual Power endurance can greatly increase.
However, these zombies are just small fries; the real threat is the evil spirits behind them. Shen Wang knows he absolutely cannot rely solely on magic.
Talismans, magical artifacts, arrays, elixirs, and other auxiliary tools must be considered.
Of course, he has considered leaving, but he cannot go.
Protecting the ancestral home is his duty, and he won’t shirk this responsibility.
Moreover, he’s uncertain whether taking his daughter away would cause the evil spirits to pursue.
He thinks there’s a high probability because the evil spirits have targeted his daughter.
Ignoring the eerie laughter in the night, Shen Wang’s face is indifferent as he strides back.
For a short time, the runes of the ancestral home can still protect him; this is his last chance for growth.
At the door, Paper Kite and Jia’Er wait nervously. They remain guarding Xue’Er as instructed by Shen Wang, afraid to leave, but are unnerved by the explosion sounds outside.
"It’s nothing serious, just a few small zombies, already dealt with."
Shen Wang shook his head: "Quickly go cultivate, and strive to become Innate Grandmasters."
He went alone to a specially set-up secret chamber and took out a green Spirit Stone, the Wood Attribute Spirit Stone he had exchanged for.
"Originally, I thought the Wood Attribute Spirit Stone was for health and fitness, but now with the evil spirits pressing step by step, next time I’ll exchange for a Fire Attribute Spirit Stone to convert into yang magic as much as possible."
Shen Wang held the Spirit Stone, sat cross-legged, and ran the Gathering Essence Technique.
This is a High-Level Qi Cultivation Technique that can be cultivated up to the Foundation Establishment Realm. It doesn’t have any attributes but is solid and stable, widely spread, with many cultivation clans and sects using this technique to cultivate Qi.
Of course, the reason he cultivates this technique is that he has a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, without any specific attribute focus, just suitable for this kind of technique without any attribute focus.
If he had a Fire Spirit Root or Water Spirit Root, naturally, he would cultivate the corresponding technique and leverage the advantage.
If he cultivated various techniques, not only would he not leverage an advantage, but it would also slow his cultivation.
With the help of the Spirit Stone, his Spiritual Power quickly recovers.
Within half an hour, his Wood Attribute Spiritual Power completely recovers, and under the influence of Wood Fire, his Fire Spiritual Power is quickly replenished.
After just half an hour, he returns to peak status; the Spirit Stone has dimmed a bit, with still over half of the Spiritual Power left to absorb.
"Cultivating with Spirit Stones versus absorbing spiritual energy from nature, the gap is just too clear."
Shen Wang opened his eyes, feeling sentimental.
If he were to absorb external Spiritual Qi, with the sparse Spiritual Qi in the area, it would take him three hours to fully recover, taking several times longer.
Once Spiritual Power is restored, he continues absorbing the Spiritual Qi within, slightly enhancing his cultivation.
Then he takes out a common Spirit Stone, also an Earth Attribute Spirit Stone, for cultivation, spending another Spirit Stone, and dawn breaks.
After cultivating overnight, Shen Wang’s cultivation improved slightly, and he had Liu Shan take some money and send Chunmei and her son away when it got light.
Last night, since zombies appeared, this place is indeed unsuitable for ordinary people, and Chunmei’s fear to leave was understandable.
After arranging with Liu Shan, he returned to the room, picked up the Talisman Brush, and started making talismans.
Morning is suitable for Silver Radiance Talismans, and noon for Fireball Talismans, so Shen Wang naturally makes Silver Radiance Talismans.
At this moment, his talismanic magic experience surpasses ninety points, entirely equivalent to an Advanced Talisman Master.
Further progress would make him a master, qualified to create tiered talismans.
By then, the power of talismans will be greatly enhanced.
"With ten more successful Silver Radiance Talismans or three Low-Level Fireball Talismans and one Silver Radiance Talisman, my talismanic magic experience can reach 100."
Shen Wang thought to himself, picked up the Talisman Brush, and started moving.
The Silver Radiance Talisman is a Middle-grade Treasure Talisman, which he can draw twenty times in one go, while the Low-Level Fireball Talisman is a Top-grade Treasure Talisman, which he can only draw less than ten times in one go.
It’s not that his Spiritual Power is lacking, as drawing talismans doesn’t consume much Spiritual Power. It’s mainly that it uses up too much Spiritual Power.
Throughout the talisman-making process, he needs to invoke the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, while keeping an eye on various details to ensure success, maintaining complete focus, making it hard to persist beyond twenty times.
The mental state in the morning is optimal; the first Silver Radiance Talisman is smoothly completed, earning Shen Wang 1 point of experience, and the talismanic magic progress reaching 91/100.
Riding the momentum, he maintains his level and continues making talismans.
Five pieces of talisman paper are used up; Shen Wang succeeds in three, and the success rate reaching sixty percent is considered exceptionally good.
According to what he knows, even a so-called Talisman Master making Treasure Talismans likely achieves this level too.
"Middle-grade Treasure Talismans are no longer difficult for me; I’ll refine more Fireball Talismans, as they’re the most practical."
Shen Wang put down the Talisman Brush and rubbed his forehead; making talismans indeed uses up a lot of energy, and he needs to find a Contemplation Method for mental cultivation.
Thinking about this, Shen Wang smiled wryly; Contemplation Methods aren’t easy to come by. Such things are only found in Advanced inheritances, and now he’s fallen from grace, finding it hard to come by. He can only rely on himself to recover.
"Husband, eat something before continuing."
Noticing Shen Wang stopping, Jia’Er’s voice reached him.
Shen Wang also prepares to rest for a while; making talismans requires a balance between work and rest. Constant tension in mental state is too taxing.
He stepped out to have a meal of porridge made from Spirit Rice, with pickles and marinated beef prepared by Jia’Er, feeling his energy fully restored.
He practiced Blood Wolf Step and Blood-Transforming Palm in the courtyard, moving his entire body’s vitality, feeling more invigorated.
"Ah, didn’t expect such adjustments to lead to better recovery."
Shen Wang was a bit surprised, then realized Essence, Qi, and Spirit are unified; the essence of martial arts is to refine Essence Qi, while the essence of Qi cultivation is Qi Cultivation and Divinity Transformation. Although he’s not yet reached the stage of Divinity Transformation, the combination is ultimately beneficial to his spirit.
Once his status improved, he continued making talismans.
In the morning, he refined four more Silver Radiance Talismans, achieving a seventy percent success rate, much to his delight.
By noon around the third hour, when Yang Qi is at its peak, Shen Wang took out Mid-grade Talisman Paper to make Fireball Talismans.
Now in winter, it’s generally not ideal for making Fireball Talismans, hence choosing noon to maximize success rate.
The first attempt fails, but the second succeeds.
[Talismanic Magic +3]
As he progresses, Shen Wang’s talismanic magic experience is completely perfected, and a flash of brilliance appears in his eyes.
He feels as though he’s drawn talismans for ten years, familiar with all kinds of experience, different talismans merging and becoming one, a master has been born.
In reality, it has been less than a month since he started seriously making talismans, all the experiences brought by the system.
The wisdom in Shen Wang’s eyes dimmed; he felt his Spiritual Power significantly improved at this moment, as if he were truly a Talisman Master.
Picking up the pen again, the Low-Level Fireball Talisman seemed easy to draw, much easier than before.
"I’ve truly become a Grand Talisman Master!"
Shen Wang is thrilled; a Grand Talisman Master can create tiered talismans, their power comparable to real magic, with top-grade magic talismans directly threatening Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
The most crucial aspect of being a Grand Talisman Master is making money more easily!
After celebrating, Shen Wang realizes there’s no experience notification.
Despite the breakthrough, the experience needed next has increased significantly, unsure how many successes are required for a single experience point.
He composes himself, and upon successfully refining five Low-Level Fireball Talismans, there’s still no experience notification.
Gritting his teeth, he succeeds with five more, finally receiving a notification.
[Master-level Rune Magic +1]