Chapter 142: Brass Ring 1 |
Chen Mobai felt exceptionally pleased after successfully drawing his first talisman in his life.
Riding on the wave of success, he went on to draw ten more, failing three times but succeeding seven times.
Just as he prepared to continue solidifying his ability, he felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.
Drawing talismans may not deplete much spiritual power, but it severely exhausts one’s mental energy. One must not overstep one’s limits and should strike a balance between work and rest.”
Luan Jingsheng, who was standing by, stopped Chen Mobai from continuing his drawing and explained the reason for this.
“Thank you.”
Chen Mobai paused. Seeing that it was getting late, he and Luan Jingsheng went out for dinner.
After returning to his cave dwelling, instead of continuing to explore the Green Light Island in the Tianhe Realm, he had a good night’s rest with the help of the Nourishing Thought Forge God Technique.
The next morning, with the dawn of the rising sun, he resumed transforming his Pure Yang Spiritual Power.
Following the route for qi cultivation in the Pure Yang Scroll, he gathered the concentrated Spiritual Energy that was refined after ingesting the Qi-replenishing Spirit Water into the smaller vortex of his Spiritual Power. Only then did Chen Mobai slowly open his eyes.
After finishing his training, he noticed there was still plenty of time left.
He took out his ink, brush, paper and ink stone and began drawing the Consciousness Talisman again.
A night of rest coupled with half a day’s cultivation left him in an optimal state, and his first three attempts were all successful.
However, during his fourth attempt, due to the negligence of not soaking enough Talisman ink, the strokes became lighter towards the end, leading to a failure.
Nonetheless, Chen Mobai was not perturbed by this.
Feeling like he already mastered the art of drawing this Talisman, he dipped the ink again and successfully drew another one. He then put down his green bamboo pen.
Drawing talismans requires a great deal of mental energy, and after drawing five consecutively, he started to feel tired.
After lunch…
He meditated to restore his spirit, closed the gate, took out his mobile phone and teleported to the Green Light Island in the Tianhe Realm once again.
The spoils from acquiring the white jade bell stirred a strong motivation within Chen Mobai to seek more treasures.
He felt that there should still be many intact Magic Artifacts scattered around the Green Light Island. Last time, he came during the night to avoid detection and hence had a limited field of vision. This time, he decided to teleport there during broad daylight.
Upon exiting the cave…
Chen Mobai used three talismans to conceal his figure. Then he retraced his previous search route again, and spent the entire afternoon meticulously scouring the half-collapsed Fang Market. However, he didn’t have the same luck as before.
He found nothing.
The mam issue was that too many wooden buildings in the market had collapsed, and he dared not make a big fuss.
The sound of moving planks and rocks might draw the attention of the Black Plague Birds.
He could visit this place countless times and take his time searching. Even though it was slow, he could cover the entire area eventually.
As the sun was about to set, Chen Mobai arrived at the location where the Shenmu Sect’s Teleportation Array was previously situated.
The battle here was sure to have been the most intense.
The ground was still a dark red color, and above it was the gnawed-off mountaintop – the origin of Green Light Island’s Spirit Vein, a Rank-3 Spirit Vein that the Divine Wood Sect had cultivated using tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.
Regrettably, it was now gone, and it was unclear whether the Divine Wood Sect had drained the Spirit Vein using the Heavenly Wood Divine Light Formation or if it was destroyed by powerful demonic beasts that invaded the island.
Chen Mobai scoured the area around the ruinous Spirit Vein, which resembled a gaping crater or volcano.
Here, he made another discovery.
A dull golden glow flickered amidst the mud, catching his eye.
“Huh!”
His gaze shifted, falling on the inside of the pit, as he closely inspected that hint of golden shimmer.
It was only thanks to it being daytime, the golden light from the setting sun fell on that object, causing it to twinkle with a subtle glow that Chen Mobai happened to notice as he came back around.
You could say he was incredibly lucky.
But, as a precaution, he dared not step into the pit.
But he didn’t have any rope in his backpack either, so how could he retrieve that object?
Perhaps he should come back tomorrow?
After pondering for a while, Chen Mobai slapped his forehead, opening his needle box which he hadn’t used for a long time.
A row of flying needles levitated, under the control of magnetism, crisscrossing into a palm-sized rack, flying into the mud where the glow was located, scooping up the object, and finally delivering it to his gaze.
The Cleaning Technique was cast, and the mud fell, revealing the golden sheen in its true form.
It was a brass ring.
The workmanship was very simple, one could even call it a little crude. It was simply cast into a ring that could be slipped onto a finger. There were many scratches on the outer surface, and he didn’t know if they were always there or made later.
The inside of the brass ring was quite smooth though..
Chen Mobai extended a finger and pressed on it. Although it was metal, it was not very hard and felt comfortable to touch.
However, he dared not wear it.
Who knew what the purpose of this brass ring was, it might even be used for suppression.
He dared not inject spiritual power to try its effects either.
It would be best to bring it back for Wu Wan to appraise.
He hoped Wu Wan would not ask where this magic artifact came from
However, after Wu Wan’s Foundation Establishment failure, his actions fit
Chen Mobai’s intentions pretty well.
But this could not continue, as he could foresee that he would obtain many magic artifacts in the Tianhe Realm in the future. Even if Wu Wan were tight-lipped, he risked being exposed with every additional person who knew.
Should he find another treasure appraiser to appraise this brass ring?
Or should he take the time to learn treasure appraisal knowledge for himself?
After tucking the brass ring into the pocket of his jacket, a thought suddenly flashed in Chen Mobai’s mind.
But soon, he shook his head.
He still hasn’t mastered the talisman, how could he possibly distract himself to learn about treasure appraisal and artifact refining.
After being accepted into the Dance Tool Dao Academy, his main goal was to enter the Divine Wood Sect, obtain the Foundation Building Pill, and the “Dual Phase Cultivation” that could increase the success rate of Core Formation.
After that, before the sky completely darkened, Chen Mobai took another round around the pit. But it seemed his luck had run out, as he didn’t find any more intact magic artifacts.
After returning, he texted Wu Wan, asking for an update about appraising the white jade bell. The latter seemed to be busy and only replied half an hour later.
He said it was more difficult than expected, as the refining method was very unique.
Chen Mobai knew it might be because the refining method in the Tianhe Realm was different from the immortal world, so he was understanding and told him to take it slow.
However, in this case, Wu Wan definitely wouldn’t be able to appraise the brass ring in the meantime.
For now, let’s focus on the white jade bell.
A month went by.
Chen Mobai’s life was simple, everyday at the Cinnabarite Institute he would practice Qi cultivation, draw talismans, and painstakingly travel to Green Light Island in the Tianhe Realm for treasures.
But apart from a green handkerchief with embroidery, he had no other gains.
His progress in drawing talismans was also not substantial, only to ask Luan Jingsheng for help again. The latter carefully examined the remaining four Life Talisman of the Divine Wood Sect, but discovered something that greatly surprised Chen Mobai..
