In the following days, Zhao Di did not see Liu Yingying again, and he didnt know whether she was hiding in the mansion and unwilling to go out, or had quietly left Liuyunfang City.

  One evening, Zhao Di started making talismans again, but he was depressed to find that the last time he was in a bad mood and waved his hand randomly, he had shattered the jade plate he had always used to hold the cinnabar.

  For the time being, he had not found a suitable instrument to mix and hold the cinnabar.

  His mansion only has some secular bowls and plates, which are not very suitable. If the container is not a ritual vessel, after a slightly longer period of time, the spiritual energy in the cinnabar will slowly weaken, which is also unfavorable for making talismans.

  Its currently the off-season for markets, and there are still about twenty days until the next market begins, so its temporarily impossible to buy a new jade disc.

  After a flurry of searching in the mansion and storage bags, Zhao Di finally found a very suitable instrument - the small Ding that had been stored in his storage bag for a long time.

  Although he still hasnt figured out the origin and function of this small cauldron, last time when he was ambushed, this small cauldron easily blocked a blow from the mid-grade artifact Fire Red Small Sword. It shouldnt be an ordinary object. However, this small cauldron doesnt have any spiritual energy fluctuations like other artifacts do, instead it seems to be completely devoid of any spiritual power.

  As Zhao Di gained a deeper understanding of the law treasure, he also denied the possibility that the small cauldron was a law treasure. Because in legend, the law treasure that is one level higher than the law instrument has spiritual power fluctuations on it that can only be described as vast, and anyone who sees it will know that it is not an ordinary law instrument.

  Zhao Di was unable to explore the function of the small tripod, nor could he understand the origin and meaning of the two characters "???" on it. His curiosity in his heart slowly subsided, and gradually almost forgot about this thing.

  At this time, Zhao Di only discovered that this small tripod, whether from its shape, size, or the fact that it came with a lid, was an excellent vessel for preparing and storing cinnabar. However, whether the small tripod could preserve the cinnabar and prevent its spiritual energy from leaking out too quickly was unknown. Anyway, cinnabar wasnt expensive, so he might as well give it a try.

  Zhao Di put a small amount of cinnabar powder into the crucible, then added an appropriate amount of spiritual spring water. After using the talisman brush to mix the water and cinnabar evenly, he could begin making the talismans.

  It seems that Zhao Dis mood has calmed down, and he produced seven or eight more "Jin Gang Fu" throughout the night, with a success rate of around 30-40%.

  After releasing more than twenty "Golden Canopy" spells, Zhao Di felt that his spiritual energy was greatly depleted, so he put down the symbol pen, covered the small cauldron, and returned to the quiet room to meditate and rest.

  This has been his habit for two or three years, except for the few days when the monthly market is open, he usually makes talismans or sits in meditation at night and rests during the day. This is because he is only a small cultivator of the fifth layer of the Qi Refining stage, with low cultivation, unable to go without sleep or rest for long periods of time. For high-ranking cultivators, continuous meditation practice for several days or even months is a common occurrence.

  On the second night, Zhao Di prepared two dozen blank talismans and planned to make a few more fireball talismans. However, when he opened the lid of the small cauldron, something happened that would be etched in his memory for the rest of his life.

  A refined spiritual energy emanated from the small cauldron, and Zhao Di felt a great deal of comfort in his five viscera and six bowels after taking a deep breath. After closer inspection, he found that not only did the cinnabar sand in the cauldron not lose any spiritual power, but its color was even more vibrant, with an exceptionally abundant spiritual energy contained within, several times that of ordinary cinnabar sand.

  This cinnabar sand has somehow become much more spiritual and its debatable whether it can be used to make talismans.

  Zhao suppressed the surging astonishment in his heart, picked up a brush pen, dipped it in some transformed cinnabar, and began to create one fireball talisman after another.

  To his surprise, the mutated Dansha could still be used to make talismans. Although the success rate of making talismans seemed unchanged, a slight comparison revealed that the fireball talismans made with the mutated Dansha contained significantly more spiritual power than those made before.

  This was a thrilling prospect for Zhao Di, who made his living by selling talismans. There were many masters selling low-grade talismans, so the prices had already been squeezed to the point where there was little room for profit. The selling price was basically fixed. If the talismans he produced could clearly outdo those of others, it would mean that he wouldnt have to worry about sales at all.

  With the ability to create talismans, he could easily produce twenty or so talismans a day, which would be six hundred in a month. If they all sold, he would make at least two hundred low-grade spirit stones!

  Two hundred spirit stones a month, what does this mean for Zhao Di who is at the fifth layer of the Qi Refining stage! This means he can take one Clear Spirit Pill every three days, spend a day or two to refine the pill and then take another one soon after, basically achieving the highest efficiency in his cultivation. With such a good thing that allows him to eat pills like snacks, even if his spiritual root talent is poor, his cultivation speed will still be rapid.

  This cinnabar sand material has been used countless times by Zhao Di, and naturally, he immediately thought of the reason for the variation in the cinnabar sand - it must be related to this mysterious small tripod.

  The origin of this small tripod was originally extraordinary and peculiar, and it turned out to be closely related to the ancient civilization of the previous life. Now that it has been discovered that it can enhance the effect of Dansha Lingqi, Zhao Dis interest in the small tripod has become even stronger.

  He believed that Xiao Ding was definitely more than just enhancing Dan Shas spiritual power.

  He felt it was necessary to conduct several more groups of experiments.

  First, it was a repetitive experiment. He had to take a little more cinnabar into the small cauldron according to the method, cover the small cauldron and see if there were any changes. Zhao Di used his spiritual eyes technique to carefully observe the outside of the small cauldron, but did not notice any phenomenon occurring.

  An hour later, Zhao Di, who was extremely patient, finally couldnt bear it anymore and opened the lid of the cauldron. As expected, he found that the spiritual energy of the Dan sand had increased a lot, but it was still slightly inferior to the mutated Dan sand from before.

  Zhao slightly pondered, deducing that this was related to the length of time the elixir had been placed in the small cauldron. He did not take out the Dan Sha, but instead continued to cover the small cauldron and patiently waited for another hour.

  This time when I opened the cauldron again, the spiritual energy of the elixir sand inside was very close to last nights, only slightly less.

  "Great!" Zhao Di jumped up. It seems that Xiao Dings ability to upgrade Dan Sha is now a confirmed fact! He vaguely felt that his path of cultivation would become different from others.

  Zhao Di Gai covered the cauldron with a lid and continued to use the small cauldron to "cultivate" the cinnabar, but he found that even if the cultivation time was extended, the spiritual power of the cinnabar could only be raised to the same level as before, and not infinitely enhanced.

  Excited Zhao Di did not waste any more time continuing to use the small tripod to cultivate the cinnabar, but instead switched to a new set of experiments.

  If Dansha can enhance spiritual power, what about other things?

  Zhao Di listed dozens of items in his mind, and after a round of screening, he decided to try some mundane objects first. Because for cultivators, no matter how precious the objects in the mortal world are, they can be easily obtained, but they do not contain spiritual energy, so they are useless to cultivators. If this small cauldron can defy the heavens and grant the objects inside it spiritual energy, turning ordinary jade into spirit stones, and ordinary gold and silver into expensive refining materials like golden essence and silver essence, then Zhao Dis life in the cultivation world would be worry-free.

  Unfortunately, he experimented with gold, jade, ordinary rocks and other mundane objects, but saw no change at all. The mundane objects remained mundane, without a hint of spiritual energy.

  It seems that Xiaoding cant give everything spiritual power after all.

  Zhao Di experimented with another talisman. If this kind of thing can be upgraded by the small cauldron, wouldnt it mean that using low-grade talismans would allow him to create mid-to-high grade talismans at a lower cost? Wouldnt he get rich from that?!

  Unfortunately, this good dream didnt last too long. Two hours later, the talisman in the small cauldron was still just an ordinary Vajra symbol.

  He then experimented with lower-grade spirit stones.

  If the small cauldron had the ability to defy heaven and constantly replenish the spiritual energy within the low-grade spirit stone, upgrading it to a mid-grade spirit stone, wouldnt that be a hundredfold profit, and he would never have to worry about spirit stones again?

  With this wonderful idea in mind, Zhao Di put a shallow blue low-grade water attribute spirit stone into the small cauldron and covered it with a lid.

  Half a time later, Zhao Di, who had lost his patience, opened the lid of the cauldron and carefully examined it. The spiritual power in this spiritual stone seemed to have increased a bit, but not much.

  "Is it time yet?" Zhao thought to himself, having already spent two days and nights continuously experimenting with the small tripod. He too felt a bit tired, so he covered the tripod and took a nice nap.