First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 7: The Harvest of the Talisman Dao

"Why are you here?"

Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, Shen Mo was slightly surprised.

"My father asked me to come and see you, and also to give you some Spirit Stones."

The girl spoke lightly.

This girl is Chen An's only daughter, Chen Mengze.

She and Shen Mo have known each other since childhood, growing up together in the Linjiang Sect.

When they were young, their relationship was quite good.

But as Chen Mengze grew into a graceful young girl, the boundaries between boys and girls became apparent, and their childhood relationship faded.

Afterwards, she successfully broke through to the Qi Gathering stage and became an inner disciple, and Shen Mo had even less chance to meet her.

Calculating the time, they haven't seen each other for two or three years.

Looking at the youthful girl in front of him, Shen Mo inexplicably felt a bit flustered, and even dared not look directly at her.

This was not his intention, but the memories of the original owner were playing tricks on him.

It seems that the original owner, who had lost his parents' love since childhood, still had some vague affection for this childhood playmate.

But it seems that Chen Mengze doesn't have much interest in the original owner. After becoming a Great Completion cultivator, their relationship became colder.

"Here, twenty Spirit Stones."

Chen Mengze didn't notice Shen Mo's strangeness. She took out the Spirit Stones from her storage bag and placed them on the table. "My father started Closed Door Training a few days ago, and he probably won't have time to assess your progress for the next few months."

"He asked me to tell you to practice well and not give up on yourself."

"Thank you, Uncle Chen."

Shen Mo felt grateful and spoke.

"By the way, my father said you don't want to stay in the Linjiang Sect anymore. Do you plan to leave?"

"I did have such thoughts before because my cultivation hasn't been progressing, but after Uncle Chen's advice, I've changed my mind."

Shen Mo spoke truthfully.

"Oh." Chen Mengze nodded, seeming a bit disappointed. "Alright then, I've delivered the things and conveyed my father's message. I'll leave now."

"How about having a meal before you go?"

"No need, I have to go to the scripture hall this afternoon to listen to Elder's lecture."

Chen Mengze put down the Spirit Stones and turned to leave.

After she left, Shen Mo carefully put away the Spirit Stones and sighed inwardly, "We've really become strangers."

The sudden change in their relationship was not only because they had grown up, but also because of their different experiences and their connection to Uncle Chen.

According to the memories of the original owner, Uncle Chen treated him like his own because he had a close relationship with his parents.

Not only did he take care of him in life, but he also had the idea of matchmaking his daughter with Shen Mo.

Naturally, the original owner was happy to see this happen.

But Chen Mengze didn't like it.

She was a typical strong-willed woman, with no strong attachment to filial piety, and only focused on cultivation.

In her own words, she only wanted the stars in the sky, not worldly emotions.

So Uncle Chen's matchmaking actually had the opposite effect, causing their relationship to drift apart.

"There's no use thinking too much, just focus on cultivation."

Suppressing the distractions in his heart, Shen Mo no longer thought about this matter.

A real man doesn't worry about not having a wife. It's just some of the original owner's attachments playing tricks on him.

"In the past month, I have diligently crafted talismans and made significant progress."

Opening the main attribute page, Shen Mo saw his current experience bar.

[Talisman Dao (first rank) 242/1000]

In this past month, Shen Mo has crafted talismans of all sizes, totaling nearly a thousand times.

Through continuous accumulation, he finally advanced to the first rank.

"However, since advancing to the first rank, the experience gained from crafting low-grade talismans such as the Light Body Talisman and Concentration Talisman is no longer significant."

Shen Mo murmured to himself.

Initially, Shen Mo's Talisman Dao Cultivation Base advanced rapidly with each talisman crafted.

However, after advancing to the first rank, the experience gained from crafting talismans began to decrease. From initially gaining two or three points of experience for successfully making a talisman, it eventually became a matter of luck, with inconsistent experience gains.

"It seems that I need to craft more advanced talismans in order to continue gaining experience in the Talisman Dao."

Shen Mo had originally planned to use cheap low-end talismans to raise his Talisman Dao Cultivation Base to the second rank.

But obviously, reality did not give him the opportunity to exploit any bugs.

The experience bonus provided by low-end talismans decreased.

"Although the experience in the Talisman Dao is not much, my proficiency in crafting Concentration Talismans and Light Body Talismans has been steadily increasing."

He glanced at the proficiency levels of these two talismans.

[Light Body Talisman (Mastery) 105/5000]

[Concentration Talisman (Mastery) 25/5000]

In the past month, Shen Mo had crafted hundreds of these two talismans, and their proficiency had greatly increased.

From being unfamiliar with them, he became proficient, and then reached a level of mastery. Eventually, the crafting experience of both talismans reached the level of mastery.

With the increase in proficiency and the effect of advancing to the first rank in the Talisman Dao, Shen Mo's success rate in crafting talismans had greatly improved.

From initially having less than a 10% success rate for making ten talismans, he now had at least a 90% chance of producing nine usable talismans.

"With this efficiency, I can consider talisman crafting as a way to make a living."

This success rate was enough for him to treat talisman crafting as a way to earn a living.

Although these two talismans were priced low, even small flies have meat.

At least he could replenish his cultivation with the income.

With this thought, Shen Mo searched his room and took out all the finished talismans he had crafted in the past month, counting them.

There were 220 Light Body Talismans.

There were exactly 100 Concentration Talismans, neither more nor less.

"According to the market prices, roughly ten Light Body Talismans can be sold for one low-grade Spirit Stone, while five Concentration Talismans can be sold for one low-grade Spirit Stone."

Shen Mo calculated and came to a conclusion: "I have earned 44 low-grade Spirit Stones in this past month!"

Forty-four low-grade Spirit Stones were already quite a lot, even for an outer disciple. It was a huge sum that couldn't be accumulated in two years through various sect tasks and monthly stipends.

"However, I need to consider the cost of materials." Shen Mo looked at the amount of sandalwood ink, beast blood, and yellow paper consumed and made a rough calculation. "The cost was probably around 20 low-grade Spirit Stones."

Including the cost, he still had 24 low-grade Spirit Stones, which was still a considerable amount.

With a little more investment, he could buy a Qi Gathering Pill!

"Not bad, really not bad!"

Shen Mo nodded in satisfaction, thinking of taking a day off tomorrow to go to the market and sell all these talismans in exchange for Spirit Stones.

By the way, with the Spirit Stones, he could see if he could buy a pill furnace in the market and officially start pill refining!

(End of this chapter)