Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 227 - 145: After More Than Twenty Years of Cultivation, Emerging as a Kunpeng!

Chapter 227: Chapter 145: After More Than Twenty Years of Cultivation, Emerging as a Kunpeng!

After becoming a Tier One Lower Grade Array Master, Qi Chuan opened up a new auxiliary profession.

Simply setting up arrays with pre-made array flags doesn’t make one an Array Master.

But now Qi Chuan could abandon those flags made by others and independently set up Tier One Lower Grade arrays.

Though Tier One Lower Grade arrays are too low-level and only effective against Qi Refining Cultivators, it is a good start.

Qi Chuan could use this as a stepping stone to advance higher in the field of arrays, eventually catching up with, or even surpassing, his cultivation, playing a significant role.

"What a pleasant surprise."

Qi Chuan was quite satisfied with his unexpected advancement to a Tier One Lower Grade Array Master.

However, for his upcoming journey to the Langya Spirit Realm, his array mastery won’t be of much use.

But his talisman and alchemy skills certainly could be.

He could prepare by crafting a variety of Tier Two Upper Grade Talismans and Tier Two Middle-Upper Grade Elixirs for emergencies.

No sooner thought than done.

Qi Chuan immediately went to another stone chamber, sat in front of a stone table, and took out his magic brush, some Tier Two talisman papers, and magic ink. Then he took out Common Second-Order Talisman Drawing Methods and Techniques, found some talismans, and began drawing.

The first talisman Qi Chuan chose to make was a Tier Two Upper Grade Celestial Thunder Talisman.

This talisman, when torn apart, could unleash terrifying thunder attribute power, formidable even to those at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

If produced in large enough numbers, they might directly annihilate a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator.

However, this was Qi Chuan’s first time crafting such a talisman.

He carefully read through the Celestial Thunder Talisman array recorded in the Common Second-Order Talisman Drawing Methods and Techniques.

Thanks to his current talisman making skill, he quickly grasped most of it, though some parts remained elusive.

However, a line of text appeared before him.

[You diligently read the Celestial Thunder Talisman, trying to comprehend its entry-level principles, triggering a hundredfold critical strike, gaining a hundredfold reward, and your understanding of the Celestial Thunder Talisman array has greatly improved.]

A torrent of knowledge about the Celestial Thunder Talisman array surged into Qi Chuan’s mind.

After processing it, he realized that the parts which had eluded him were now thoroughly understood.

"Having a hundredfold critical strike is really convenient," Qi Chuan mused aloud.

If a regular Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master encountered a new talisman array, it might take them quite some time to become proficient.

But he needed only one look to instantly grasp it.

Quickly, Qi Chuan held the magic brush, dipped it in magic ink, and began drawing on a piece of talisman paper with smooth strokes.

During the process, only a few basic talisman lines were somewhat clumsy at their turns, but most of the drawing was completed with the flair of a dragon or phoenix.

Soon, a brand new Celestial Thunder Talisman array was engraved onto the Tier Two talisman paper, the magic ink not yet dry, reflecting light slightly.

"Next is the Spiritual Infusion step."

Qi Chuan’s expression became cautious.

In talisman making, the Spiritual Infusion step is even more critical than drawing the array.

One misstep could cause the entire talisman to spontaneously combust, nullifying all previous efforts.

Only those extremely familiar with the magic or divine techniques of the talisman might succeed in Spiritual Infusion on the first try without encountering any obstacles, much like Qi Chuan when he crafted a Fireball Talisman during Qi Refining.

However, Qi Chuan wasn’t very familiar with the thunder attribute magic related to this Celestial Thunder Talisman, even with his practice of the Evergreen Technique during Qi Refining and the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique at the Foundation Establishment.

He braced himself for the likelihood of failure.

He closed his eyes for a moment, calmed his mind, watched the Celestial Thunder Talisman’s Spiritual Infusion process flash through his mind, then opened his eyes and extended his palm, facing the Celestial Thunder Talisman.

From his Dantian, mana surged, flowing through his meridians.

In a moment, strands of spiritual light, delicate as tiny threads of thunder, tore through the air from his palm, descending toward the Celestial Thunder Talisman.

Though this thunder veil seemed delicate and small, lacking the grandeur of Nine Heavens Thunder, it was extremely condensed, driven by the vast liquid mana of Qi Chuan’s Foundation Establishment Late Stage, powerful enough to make even Foundation Establishment Cultivators exercise caution.

As Qi Chuan watched, the thunder veil finally landed on the Celestial Thunder Talisman array, merging seamlessly into every part of it.

Once all the thunder had fused with the array, the entire array lit up with brilliant silver light, as dazzling as Nine Heavens Thunder.

Sizzle.

The brilliant thunderous light from the array even caused a few strands of small thunder to leak out, sizzling as they pierced the void.

"Alas."

Yet, witnessing this scene, Qi Chuan let out a sigh.

"It failed."

During the Spiritual Infusion of the Celestial Thunder Talisman, not a single strand of thunderous power should escape; all the thunder veil must completely merge with every part of the array’s lines for it to succeed.

The present stray threads of small thunder signified failure.

Bang!

Indeed, in the next moment, the Celestial Thunder Talisman instantly exploded, a burst of blinding thunder light appearing atop the stone table, releasing terrifying thunderous power, destroying everything it encountered.

Fortunately, Qi Chuan had mentally prepared, using his mana to protect the stone table, magic brush, talisman paper, magic ink, and so forth, thus preventing chaos from ensuing.

Yet, new text appeared before Qi Chuan’s eyes.

[You diligently crafted a Celestial Thunder Talisman array once and conducted a Spiritual Infusion, attempting to successfully create a Celestial Thunder Talisman, triggering a sixty-fold critical strike, gaining a sixty-fold reward; your Celestial Thunder Talisman array crafting skill and Spiritual Infusion skill have greatly improved.]