First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 6: Proficiency

The night passed in an instant.

As the first ray of morning light appeared in the sky.

Inside the house, Shen Mo had been drawing all night without rest.

"Twenty-three talismans, not a single success."

He stretched and shook his head with a sigh.

Last night, he didn't take a moment's rest and tried twenty-three times, but all ended in failure.

If it were someone else, they would probably not continue after a night without progress.

But Shen Mo had no trace of discouragement.

On the contrary, he still maintained a considerable level of excitement.

Although all the talismans he drew failed, he gained a lot of experience and proficiency!

After a night of hard work, his experience in talismanic arts had increased from 2/500 to 46/500.

And his proficiency in the light body talisman had increased all the way to 71/100.

Although none of the talismans succeeded, the growth in experience could be clearly seen, constantly motivating him to continue practicing.

"One more time!"

After rubbing his sore hands a little, Shen Mo once again sat at the desk and started a new round of drawing.

"Buzz!"

This time, when the blood of the Demonic Beasts dripped onto the light body talisman, the talisman came to life and was covered in golden light!

A message that surprised Shen Mo quickly arrived.

[Congratulations, you have successfully drawn the talisman: light body talisman.]

[Talismanic experience +10]

[Light body talisman proficiency +30]

[Your proficiency in the light body talisman has been improved from (unfamiliar) to (proficient), and the success rate of your light body talisman drawing has increased.]

"I succeeded!" Shen Mo was slightly stunned, then overjoyed.

After a night of hard work, he finally had a decent finished product!

At this moment, the sense of achievement in Shen Mo's heart was overflowing.

He wished he could stay awake for three days and nights, focusing solely on making talismans.

However, when he looked up at the sky, he suppressed the urge.

It was getting bright, and he had to go on duty soon.

If he was late, his already meager monthly salary would be deducted even more!

"Let's go!"

He took out a package and packed all the materials needed for drawing talismans, such as brushes, yellow paper, beast blood, and sandalwood ink. Then he carried it on his back and set off.

"Let's test the effect of the light body talisman!"

Leaving his residence, Shen Mo had a thought and stuck the light body talisman on his own leg.

"Step, step, step!"

With the light body talisman on his thigh, Shen Mo felt light and as if he were riding the wind. He walked quickly, as if flying.

"It truly is a talisman, the effect is remarkable! Haha!"

Trying the effect of this talisman for the first time, Shen Mo was somewhat surprised and satisfied.

Ignoring the curious gazes of many disciples passing by the square, he walked swiftly and quickly headed towards the mountain gate.

"You're here."

Cao Ren had already been on duty at the mountain gate. Seeing Shen Mo's ethereal figure, he locked his gaze on the light body talisman on his thigh and said in surprise, "You succeeded in drawing talismans last night?"

"Yes, I worked all night and wasted more than twenty talismans, but finally succeeded once."

Shen Mo replied truthfully.

"Did you have a good time last night?"

Cao Ren was not surprised that he was able to successfully draw the Light Body Talisman in just one night. After all, this talisman was not a high-level symbol and was not difficult to learn.

Instead, his focus was on Shen Mo, who stayed up all night drawing symbols.

"Your enthusiasm is a bit strange," Cao Ren speculated and said, "Are you thinking of leaving the sect and using this Light Body Talisman to deceive people in the mortal world?"

Although the Light Body Talisman was one of the least prestigious symbols in the Immortal World, it was enough to astonish ordinary people.

If one had a meticulous mind and could calculate, even relying solely on this symbol, they could become wealthy in the mortal realm.

"Where are you thinking?" Shen Mo smiled and said, "Speaking of symbols, once you get involved, it truly becomes addictive and irresistible."

"I have brought all the materials for making symbols. You can watch the gate for me these days, and I will guard and practice while also taking some time off to practice a bit."

It would be a waste not to slack off with such an easy job.

Shen Mo had long planned to slack off for a long time.

On this day, he watched the gate.

Shen Mo hid in the pavilion, focusing on drawing symbols to increase his proficiency.

As for other matters, they were mostly left to Cao Ren.

Cao Ren had no complaints about this, as it was not a heavy workload.

From sunrise in the east to sunset in the west.

Shen Mo slacked off while drawing the Light Body Talisman more than thirty times.

With the improvement of proficiency and the increase in symbol experience, Shen Mo gradually became more skilled and efficient.

When it was time to finish guarding the gate and hand over the shift.

Shen Mo tightly held three successfully drawn Light Body Talismans and said proudly, "With thirty attempts, the success rate has increased rapidly, reaching one in ten."

He thought about it and looked at his own symbol experience and proficiency, which had increased by 64 and 88 points respectively.

"However, I am still in the practice stage."

"Actually, when you calculate it, a success rate of one in ten is a loss."

Shen Mo carefully calculated.

The common selling price of Light Body Talismans in the market was ten talismans for one low-grade Spirit Stone.

The materials needed to make the Light Body Talisman, such as symbol paper, sandalwood ink, and the beast blood used for awakening, were roughly equivalent to about thirty percent of the selling price.

In other words, Shen Mo didn't feel anything because the materials were left by his parents and he didn't have to buy them himself, so he didn't feel distressed.

If the cost was taken into account, to draw ten Light Body Talismans, the success rate needed to be around thirty percent to break even.

This didn't even include the time and effort put in by the cultivator to draw the symbols.

If one wanted to make money by drawing symbols to subsidize their cultivation expenses, the success rate needed to reach fifty percent to make some profit.

"It's still a long way to go."

After calculating, Shen Mo's initial excitement faded.

In the end, he was still doing a loss-making business.

But he wasn't in a hurry.

He had plenty of time!

During this period, he focused on refining the Light Body Talisman, striving to improve the success rate and reach a state of mastery in drawing the talisman.

So, for the next month, Shen Mo devoted all his energy to refining symbols, aside from his cultivation.

Day and night, he watched the gate during the day, slacked off and drew symbols, and tirelessly practiced at night.

After such a long period of practice, Shen Mo's proficiency in symbol cultivation had made significant progress.

If there were no surprises, he had planned to continue studying for a while and improve his proficiency in one go.

Until one day, a long-haired, graceful young girl came to visit, interrupting his symbol-making process.

End of this chapter.