After Zhao Di had practiced the fireball technique to a very familiar level, he went to the transmission hall again and found Li Shibo. This time, for some reason, there were not many people, so he was able to ask Li Shibo questions for almost half an afternoon, and his gains were truly not small. Not only did he get another defensive spell - the incantation of "Golden Shield" in the gold attribute spell, but also verified some of his experiences and insights gained from practicing the fireball technique. Li Shibo also explained some small tricks for using spells, which can be said to have benefited Zhao Di greatly.

  Like this, Zhao spent more than half a year learning four or five kinds of elementary spells that he could master in the Qi Refining stage, and then began to practice making talismans.

  Painting requires at least three tools - paper, brush and pigment. Making talismans also requires three essential tools - talisman paper, talisman brush and cinnabar powder.

  Ordinary paper in the secular world has no spiritual power and cannot withstand spiritual power, so it cannot be used as talisman paper. Talisman paper is usually made from plants with spiritual energy, such as Seven Star Grass.

  The brush used for talisman drawing is best made from the hair of a spiritual beast, and the cinnabar is also refined from the spiritual blood of low-level spiritual beasts.

  These few things Zhao Di didnt have, the only thing he had was a book called "The Remaining Volume of Basic Talismans" in the library, which contained several low-level talisman patterns. Zhao Di had long been practicing the graphic characters on ordinary paper with a pen, and had already mastered them thoroughly.

  These three things are not rare in the Xianxia world, and many people in the Jian family have them. After asking around for a while, Zhao Di locked his target on an 8-9 year old child named Jian Li.

  Jian Lis uncle was in Jians house, holding a mid-level position. He liked making talismans and must have had some low-grade materials for them. Jian Li was currently at the third layer of Qi Refining period, when he needed large amounts of low-grade elixirs to improve his cultivation. Zhao Di offered three grains of Gathering Qi Powder in exchange for Jian Lis help in exchanging some low-grade talismans and elixir sands, and lending him a talisman brush for a short time.

  Jianli almost agreed without hesitation, as this uncle had always doted on him, and they were only exchanging the lowest-grade talismans, so it was definitely no problem. As for whether the brush was good to borrow or not, he didnt dare confirm.

  In just a few days, Jian Li took the initiative to find Zhao Di and handed over two dozen low-grade talismans, a small bottle containing a small amount of cinnabar powder, and an ordinary-looking talisman pen. He also said that if needed, they could be exchanged again, and the next exchange would still require three grains of Qi Gathering Powder.

  Zhao Di could only bitterly smile in his heart. These few grains of Qi Gathering Powder were all he had accumulated after temporarily stopping his cultivation, and he could only receive one grain per month. The half-years worth of Qi Gathering Powder had long been used up, so how could he exchange for more?

  ……

  Half a year later, on the day Zhao Di turned fifteen, he received a package as scheduled. Inside were two defensive golden talismans and three stones the size of chicken eggs in different colors. The next day, Zhao Di was "invited" to leave the Nanhuashan Canyon along with the package.

  At this time, Zhao Dis only belongings were the package awarded by his family before he left, a dozen or so talismans he had made himself, a small knife-like inferior magic tool, and a small medicine bottle that Jian Xianger had forced him to take with him when he left, which contained seven or eight pellets of Qi Gathering Powder.

  Jian Xiner was already at the 8th level of Qi Refining, and was one of the core disciples of her family. This low-grade spiritual medicine was no longer useful to her, so it must have been specially prepared for Zhao Di. Thinking this, Zhao Di didnt decline too much and accepted it.

  It turns out that Jian Xianger really grew up with him since childhood. I remember when she was 2 or 3 years old, Jian Xianger had just been sent to the Jian family, and every night she would miss her parents and couldnt fall asleep, thanks to Zhao Di telling stories to coax her to sleep every night.

  To Jian Xiner, the little brother in front of her didnt seem much older than herself, yet he could talk endlessly about many interesting stories, such as the great war between Huangdi and Chiyou, the heavenly maiden Nüwa mending the sky and creating humans, and so on. These were all things she had never heard before. This situation continued for over a year until they started practicing immortal techniques together and it stopped. In Jian Xiners eyes, this "Wugen Ge" was undoubtedly her own flesh and blood.

  Later, Zhao Di devoted himself to cultivation and had less contact with this little sister. Later, Jian Xianger was cultivated quickly due to her good qualifications and was specially trained as a core disciple by the elder of the Jian family. As a result, Zhao Di saw her even less often, although they were in the same valley, it was difficult for them to meet once or twice a year.

  Every time this little girl sees Zhao Di, she pulls his arm and calls "Wu Gen Ge, Wu Gen Ge" non-stop, making Zhao Di, who is used to being ridiculed by everyone, feel a few threads of warmth in his heart.

  Jian Xiner praised him for having a talent for making talismans, and it seemed to be true. When Zhao Di first tried to make a fireball talisman, he succeeded after only a dozen or so failures, and his success rate never fell below 20% afterwards. In the end, he even managed to refine five or six fireball talismans. Later on, he simply used all of his Qi Gathering Pellets to exchange for talisman paper, continuing to practice making fireball and golden talismans. After wasting over a hundred talisman papers, he finally successfully made two golden talismans and over a dozen fireball talismans, which left him extremely satisfied. His success rate was already much higher than the rumored one; it was unclear whether the rumors were exaggerated or if he truly had some talent for making talismans.

  Unfortunately, he didnt have more time to practice these two skills further before reaching the age limit for "going out and training", its really helpless.

  If it were said that Jian Xiner would plead for him, given the little girls favored position in the Jian family, there was a good chance he could stay with the family for a while longer. However, Zhao Di refused to do so, and deep down, he resisted Jian Xiners help, feeling that it made him useless and still in need of protection from a young girl.

  His plan was to reach a gathering place for cultivators in the northern part of Qingzhou as soon as possible, known as "Liu Yun Fang Shi".

  Liu Yun Fang Market is jointly managed by the nearby Liu and Yun families, two immortal families, as well as the Xiao Men Pai Lihuo Sect. This market is usually open to young cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, where they can trade various items. Zhao Di plans to make and sell talismans there, and if he makes a profit, he can buy some elixirs to enhance his cultivation.

  From Nanhuashan Gorge to Liuyunfang City, there are more than 2,000 kilometers of distance, passing through many places, but Zhao Di has already remembered them clearly.

  He has now arrived at a mountain pass on the outskirts of Nanhua Mountain, and Zhao Di has been walking for a whole day. There are two roads in front of him, one is closer, after crossing this small mountain, he will enter a forest with an area of no less than three or four days, and then cross several small hills to leave the Nanhua Mountains. At his current speed, if he rushes during the day and rests at night, it will take about seven or eight days.

  But this forest is not simple, in the books of Jians family library, there are several places that mention that this forest occasionally has a few low-level demon beasts appearing, and even a second-level demon beast, the Unicorn Ox, which is seven or eight meters long. Although after so many years, the high-ranking cultivators of the Jian family have almost wiped out the demon beasts in the nearby area, but with the powerful reproductive ability of the demon beasts, no one can guarantee that there are still some low-level demon beasts left somewhere.

  The origin of such a terrifying creature as the Yao beast is not uniformly explained in the Xianxia world. Some people say that ordinary wild beasts, insects and birds living for a long time in places with particularly strong spiritual energy, or after swallowing some spiritual grasses and objects, suddenly mutated into species with spiritual power.

  There is also a part of the monks who believe that in the ancient times when heaven and earth were opened, there existed monsters even before humans appeared. Moreover, these ancient monsters were extremely powerful, and nows monsters only inherited a small part of their bloodline.

  Regardless of the saying, it can be confirmed that the demon beast not only possesses spiritual power similar to that of a cultivator, but also grows and cultivates according to its instincts, and even the division of cultivation realms is very similar to that of human cultivators.

  According to the strength of the demon beasts spiritual power, it can be divided into first-level to seventh-level demon beasts. The first-level demon beast corresponds to a human cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, while second- to fourth-level demon beasts correspond to human cultivators in the Foundation Building early, middle, and late stages. Fifth- to seventh-level demon beasts correspond to human cultivators in the Core Formation stage.

  Rumors even say that there are demon beasts above level seven, but in the Jian familys classics, they have never been mentioned in detail. Such high-level demon beasts must not be something that a small cultivator clan like the Jian family can come into contact with.

  The spiritual intelligence of the demon beast is not as good as that of human practitioners, but it often has some innate abilities of great magical powers, or possesses a strong physique like steel and iron bones, with strength comparable to that of human cultivators of the same level. Some species of demon beasts are even far more powerful than human practitioners of the same level.

  However, every year many brave adventurers venture into the secret lairs of mysterious beasts and hunt down various monsters.

  A small portion of the monks ultimately died in the mouths and claws of the demonic beasts, and of course, more low-level demonic beasts lost their lives as a result. However, with the demonic beasts powerful reproductive abilities, given just a short period of time, they could once again multiply and produce many offspring.

  Able to attract monks regardless of personal danger, the capture and killing that follows one after another is driven by huge interests, because for cultivators, every part of a demon beast is a treasure.

  All second-level and above demonic beasts will cultivate a thing called internal elixir in their bodies, similar to the dantian of human cultivators. It can be said that the spiritual cultivation of demonic beasts is almost all in this internal elixir. Once they lose their internal elixir, not only will their cultivation be lost, but most likely their lives will also be in danger.

  For human cultivators, this inner elixir is an extremely precious treasure. Not only can it be used to refine magical tools and even magical treasures, but also the spiritual elixirs and wonderful medicines refined with the inner elixir as the main material are important means for cultivators to improve their cultivation or break through bottlenecks.

  Its not just the inner elixir, but also the demon beasts horns, scales, claws and many other parts of its body are often incredibly hard or have some unimaginable magical powers that can be used to refine artifacts or even treasures.

  There are dozens of books in the library that specialize in matters related to demon beasts, which can be seen as a testament to the variety of demon beasts and how much importance cultivators place on them.