The passage he dug out can be fixed with this Talisman.
In the evening, Shen Wang picked up his brush again to draw an Intermediate Earth Stabilizing Talisman.
The rune of the Earth Stabilizing Talisman appeared in a dark brown color, and once formed, it fervently absorbed the Earth Attribute Spiritual Qi, ultimately gaining a weighty aura, completely different from the Fireball Talisman or the Golden Light Talisman.
This Talisman reached the level of an Intermediate Magic Talisman, capable of stabilizing thirty cubic meters of soil and rock, suitable for deep locations.
As darkness fell, Shen Wang stopped making Talismans, left the closed chamber, and had dinner.
After dinner, he concocted medicine, nurtured his meridians, and killed zombies. A night passed, followed by more medicine preparation and meridian nurturing. Shen Wang studied saber techniques for an hour and researched the pharmacology of the Poison Dao for another hour, going to the mining site only after lunch.
He first took out an Earth Stabilizing Talisman and, upon activation, affixed it to the stone on the perimeter.
As the Talisman made contact with the stone, it instantly adhered to it, releasing a circle of earth-yellow energy that fused with the surrounding stones, rapidly reinforcing them.
In this way, there was no need to worry about collapse in the short term.
He jumped into the mine, repeating the same method, and applied the remaining Earth Stabilizing Talismans. Once all were in place, he felt his Storage Pouch and three black puppets, ranging from over two feet to six feet high, appeared.
These puppets were not humanoid; the two smaller ones resembled a pangolin, with claws and teeth like sharp blades, suitable for digging soil and rock, and they were also capable of transporting them to some extent.
The other puppet, six feet long and rotund, had a shape like a rat, with a large belly, adept at both digging and transporting soil and rock.
Shen Wang took out the Spirit Stones and equipped the three puppets. With a hum, the puppets’ eyes emitted a yellow glow.
With a hand sign, he controlled the puppets to the targeted dig site; the two mole armor puppets sprang into action, crunching and snapping, the hard stones quickly shattered.
The rat puppet followed, swallowing the debris, and once its internal space was full, it turned and transported the stones out.
Seeing the base stones swiftly break apart, and in no time, having dug half a foot deep, Shen Wang nodded with satisfaction.
These indefatigable puppets proved to be extremely useful, with their only downside being the consumption of Spirit Stones.
"Money can make the devil turn the millstone, I should earn more Spirit Stones."
Shen Wang chuckled, controlled the puppets to dig a space nearby, and then sat cross-legged within, alternating between cultivation and adjustments to prevent the digging from veering too off course.
After digging more than ten meters, he drew a few Earth Stabilizing Talismans for stabilization, and by nightfall, he had dug more than twenty meters in one go.
Shen Wang tidied up the puppets, assigned someone to guard the mining site, and returned home before dark.
The following days were routine, and Shen Wang thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of daily improvement.
While studying the pharmacopeia, Shen Wang discovered the use of the Snow Toad, which could be refined into Snow Clam Oil, promoting blood circulation and resolving stasis, with excellent benefits for the skin.
Following the method in the pharmacopeia, Shen Wang refined a jar, first applying it to himself, peeling a layer of skin overnight, revealing fresh, snowy-white, and smooth texture.
Looking into the mirror, Shen Wang was speechless; as a man, why would he want to be this pale, like a gigolo?
"I need to get some sun quickly."
Shen Wang said, feeling awkward, while using a towel to cover his face.
However, the paleness of his forehead was still obvious. Jia’Er noticed Shen Wang’s pale complexion with the face towel and worriedly asked, "Husband, what’s wrong with you?"
"Just try applying this on your face and you’ll see."
Shen Wang handed over a Jade Box, which contained oil that could be applied all over the body.
"Can applying this make one’s face so pale?"
Jia’Er realized what had changed Shen Wang’s color and showed a look of surprise.
"Yes, it’s made from good stuff."
Shen Wang nodded. The Snow Toad was born from ingesting the Thousand-year-old Snow Lotus, possessing high medicinal value and naturally potent effects.
Jia’Er’s eyes sparkled; women love to be beautiful, and she couldn’t resist this allure.
She applied it to her face, and the next day experienced peeling, which was even more pronounced.
Initially startled, once her old skin peeled off, the tender skin beneath left her in awe.
This was whiter than makeup, natural in hue and full of elasticity, showing no trace of cosmetics.
The change required nothing more, and her appearance instantly improved by a notch.
Jia’Er was so overjoyed that she was speechless.
Shen Wang, seeing this, hadn’t expected the Snow Toad’s effects to be even more pronounced on Jia’Er.
Jia’Er did not come from a good background and had endured hardships from a young age, her skin unable to compare to the pampered miss of a noble family; now she had unexpectedly surpassed them.
As the saying goes, a fair complexion hides many flaws; Jia’Er’s appearance was decent to begin with, and now, with becoming fair, she immediately turned into a great beauty.
Shen Wang’s fingers twitched with excitement, marveling, "This is truly a beauty-enhancing Treasure Medicine, capable of creating beauties."
Jia’Er’s face blossomed like a flower, "Yes, yes, Husband’s things are too good; even I can become more beautiful."
Shen Wang tugged at the collar of Jia’Er’s clothes, noting that the previously dressed areas were paler, now reversed to her face.
"It seems applying it all over would be even better; then her whole body would truly have skin like cream."
Shen Wang said with a smile.
Jia’Er blushed, "Husband, this must be precious, no need to waste it on me, give it to Sister Paper Kite; she is naturally beautiful and it would be even better for her."
"Don’t worry, there’s enough; the Snow Toad I killed was quite large, and this is just a fraction of it."
Shen Wang reached out and removed Jia’Er’s clothes, "Come, I’ll apply it to your entire body, and the ugly duckling will become a white swan in one go."
"Thank you, Husband."
Jia’Er responded shyly.
Shen Wang applied Snow Clam Oil over Jia’Er’s whole body, making her feel a bit warm.
[You help your pregnant wife to invigorate blood circulation, which aids in fetal development, Alchemy +8]
Seeing the prompt, Shen Wang thought, deciding to delay using the Snow Clam Oil on Paper Kite until she becomes pregnant.
The next day, after peeling and bathing, Jia’Er’s entire skin turned smooth and snow-white, akin to a jade beauty.
Shen Wang finally understood why some female cultivators had such good skin; apart from multiple instances of Washing Marrow during cultivation, using these types of items also made a difference.
He estimated this item to be quite valuable.
After preparing another jar for backup, Shen Wang focused his attention back on the mining site.
After a week of excavation, Shen Wang reached a depth of a hundred meters, surpassing the original depth of excavation.
However, he hadn’t encountered any Spiritual Eye, and the underground Spiritual Qi hadn’t notably thickened.
Shen Wang realized further searching was required since one’s perception is not precise—especially given his own low level of cultivation, making it hard to detect subtle changes in Spiritual Qi density.
He instructed the puppets to create four parallel tunnels to the surface, aligning with four directions.
Then he took out the Talisman Collection, flipping to a page that referenced a type of Sensing Talisman.
Some sensed evil qi, others sensed Spiritual Qi; Shen Wang quickly drew a Spirit-Sensing Talisman, activated it, then watched it burn, ultimately drifting northward, leaving a pile of ash.
Cheered, Shen Wang headed to the northern passage, dug sideways on both sides, and used another Spirit-Sensing Talisman to confirm the northwest direction had denser Spiritual Qi.