Chapter 16: Self-Made Precious Clothes

  After finishing the pigpen's affairs, Yuan Tian returned to the small stone house. Taking advantage of the momentum from eating the spiritual meat just now, he sat cross-legged and adjusted his breath, adjusting his body to its best state.

  He took out a high-priced Golden Vajra Amulet with two Ling Stones and observed it for a while.

  The talisman is basically the same as Mr. Dongguo's, also a diamond-shaped talisman with no essential difference. It's just that the regularity is higher and some details are taken care of better.

  The golden talisman was placed on the table, and a white paper was spread out on top of it. First, he would copy it down. Having had an experience with drawing talismans before, this time it wasn't difficult at all. Using only ten or so sheets of white paper, Yuan Tian felt that it was almost done.

  Spread out the unique "grid" white paper made by himself, with his elbow down and wrist flat. Holding a wolf hair brush, he started drawing talismans stroke by stroke. It has to be said that this expensive golden talisman is indeed exquisite. Some details of the talisman characters are all presented under the precise proportion of the grid paper.

  Originally, the same stroke could be drawn like this. The same turn could be bent like this. This continuous movement was done on hundreds of grid papers until he felt confident enough to stop his brush.

  A talisman paper was laid out, this time it's the real deal. No matter how well you practice on white paper, if you don't draw it on the talisman paper, it won't work.

  Holding a wolf-hair brush, with elbow hanging and wrist suspended. Still only infusing the lowest level of spiritual energy, doing my best to maintain stability. Originally had experience making golden canopy symbols, plus the precise practice on grid paper, this spirit symbol was completed relatively smoothly.

  He let out a breath of relief as he put down his brush. Although it was completed relatively smoothly, drawing talismans was indeed exhausting work.

  With a successful case, the rest is easy. A smooth earth-attribute spirit stone was found, and with each stroke of the engraving knife, a trustworthy diamond seal was manufactured.

  He took out a talisman, mobilized the spiritual energy throughout his body, and slapped it down. As the spiritual energy continued to pour in, a yellowish-brown glow emerged, gradually grew larger, and then converged into the talisman.

  The cultivation of the four layers of Qi, plus having just eaten spiritual meat, made his internal spiritual energy abundant. The creation of the Golden Iron Ruler talisman was indeed much faster than before. A higher level of talismanic script regularity and more abundant spiritual energy also enhanced the defensive capabilities of the new Golden Iron Ruler talisman.

  Put down the seal in his hand, turned his head to see that the door had been closed properly, and Yuan Tian carefully took out the intermediate symbol paper from the package. This was twenty low-grade spirit stones, how could he not be careful.

  Clear everything else off the table and fill the lamp bead with spiritual energy. Spread out a large piece of intermediate talisman paper on the desktop. This time, instead of using wolf hair brush, pick up an ordinary paintbrush and draw lines on the paper one by one.

  This line is not a drawing symbol, but a basic line drawn before cutting clothes. Based on the basic line, the overall shape of the garment can be designed.

  This way of making clothes is not the way to make Ling armor, but rather a common method used by ordinary tailors. Yuantian doesn't need to learn it, as he already has these things in his mind.

  Brush, brush, brush... The strokes are very quick, and in a few moments, the outline is drawn. This garment is not complex in design, it's an open-fronted horse jacket. An open-fronted horse jacket refers to a type of clothing similar to a vest. It has no sleeves, and the front is slightly longer than a vest.

  The intermediate-grade felted wool paper, "mao tou piao", is made of wool and has some elasticity. However, it's still just paper and can't be sewn. Therefore, Yuan Tian directly made the simplest kind of open-fronted horse jacket. After cutting it out, he picked it up, shook it a bit, put it on his body to try it out.

  Not bad! It fits quite well. Wear a close-fitting shirt inside, then put on this symbol paper open-fronted horse jacket, and finally wear a loose outer garment to cover it up.

  Spread out the opening of the horse cloak again, and now it's time to start the most critical part. The whole horse cloak is printed with golden Sanskrit characters.

  Ordinary masters wouldn't be so crazy, they would just bring a few more golden talismans and use them directly. Only Yuan Tian was eccentric, actually wanting to make a garment full of golden talismans to wear. Moreover, he used intermediate-level talisman paper to create first-class talismans, this abnormal thing.

  With a "slap", the source of heavenly luck infused spiritual energy, picked up the seal and heavily stamped it on the talismanic paper, desperately pouring in spiritual energy. Until the brown light burst forth, then quickly retracted, only then did he lift his hand.

  Such a large piece of horse cloak, wanting to print full of runes, requires no less time. At this moment, Yuan Tian is not in a hurry, this is something used to save lives, and it must be guaranteed that every printing has sufficient spiritual power.

  Each one is printed after slight adjustments to maintain the best condition. Glyphs are printed from the top corner, each one tightly packed against the next. This allows for more to be printed and also enables them to trigger simultaneously.

  Printing the text is much more laborious than drawing it, but to fill such a large coat with printing is not something that can be accomplished in a short time. Amidst flashes of red light, Yuan Tian exerted himself wielding the seal. Occasionally wiping away the sweat that had gotten into his eyes, he was very tired but also very excited.

  The whole afternoon passed like this, and the sky gradually darkened, at which point half of it had already been printed.

  Sitting on the stool panting heavily, Yuan Tian's clothes were all soaked with sweat. Opening the window to get some fresh air, he saw someone walking towards him.

  Bad! Yuan Tian quickly closed the window again, and swiftly picked up his horse coat and stuffed it into the drawer of the table. Then he hid away the seal, talisman paper, wolf hair brush and other things as well.

  "Bang, bang, bang..." Just hid and heard the knock on the door, don't know who it is that's disturbing at this hour. Originally wanted to finish printing in one breath before going out, now interrupted.

  "Who is it?" It was only late afternoon and yet they were closing doors and windows. Yuan Tian deliberately pretended to have just woken up from a nap.

  "Yuan Shixiong is here, I'm a fellow traveler from Xianke." Few people have called Yuan Tian "Shixiong", so far only Xuan Yuan Shu has done so, and this fellow is the second.

  "Anything wrong?" Yuan Tianyi said in a lazy tone, unwilling to get out of bed.

  "Boss Fan has something going on at Lingtian, can you go over there for a bit?" The fellow said somewhat anxiously.

  "Just a minute, I'll change into some clothes and be right there." Yuan Tian took a look around to make sure he hadn't left anything outside, grabbed a set of clothes to change into, and only then opened the door.

  Outside the door stood a young fellow in his early twenties, of medium build and ordinary appearance. He was quite thin, but not as thin as Yuan Tian. On his head he wore a white chef's hat, apparently a kitchen helper from Xianke.

  Everyone says that chefs are all plump and fat, but Boss Fan Weidong of Xiangke Lao is like a bear, while this helper looks like he hasn't eaten enough. Fortunately, his height isn't too great, so proportionally speaking, he doesn't look as skinny as Yuan Tian.

  The shop assistant hurriedly walked ahead, and Yuan Tian followed closely behind with large strides. The distance was not far to begin with, and they arrived in no time.

  Ling Tian was just behind Xian Ke Lai, and at this time Old Fan had already been waiting on the ground. Squatting there looking at the vegetables in the field, he was worried about that.

  "Yuan brothers, you've finally arrived, come quickly and take a look at this dish?" The boss, who was usually very carefree, had his eyebrows furrowed and looked anxious.

  The broad-leaved vegetables are obviously a bit withered, and the melons and fruits are also slightly shriveled. Digging out one of the root vegetables to take a look, it's actually fine at the bottom of the soil.

  "Boss Fan, in my opinion, this should be pest damage." Yuan Tian said, holding his chin with his left hand and examining a leaf with his right.

  "What to do? I've asked around and the outsiders who are into planting also say it's pest damage, need to use pesticides." Fan Weidong is a formal disciple of the outer sect and also a restaurant owner, so he still has a wide network.

  "Have they ever said how to kill insects?" Yuan Tian asked this question and a thought popped into his head: pesticides!

  Pesticide! The idea had just occurred to him, but he immediately rejected it. Firstly, he didn't know which pesticide the insects here were afraid of, and secondly, whether the pesticide would harm the cultivators was also unknown, so this needed to be carefully considered.

  "Jīn sī jué can kill insects, but it's a bit of a hassle to use. Brother Yuan, can you learn it? I'll pay for the Fahui Jade Manual." Fan Weidong finally spoke his true thoughts.

  Pests may not be encountered for a year, or they may occur several times in a few days. Please ask the disciples who are good at planting outside to kill insects. First, you have to see if they are available, and the cost is not cheap either. If it works once, that's fine, but if it happens again after a while, you'll have to spend money again.

  Jīn sī jué is a niche spell, not as useful in combat as Jīng jiǎo shù, and rarely needed for everyday life due to the rarity of pest infestations. As a result, few people are willing to waste their time and spirit stones learning this spell, with only two or three individuals from the outer sect having learned it.

  "Is there a water attribute spell that can control insect pests?" Yuan Tian's question was not random, because he didn't have a gold attribute root bone, and it was difficult for him to learn the Golden Silk Spell to a high level.

  "Yes! Ice silk can also control pest, but it's harder to control. Are you the Water Spirit Root, Yuan brother?" Old Fan saw that Yuan Tian didn't refuse and his tightly furrowed eyebrows relaxed a bit.

  Fan Weidong himself has an earth attribute root bone, and neither the Golden Silk Decision nor the Ice Silk Decision can be learned well. The apprentices in his shop are all ordinary miscellaneous disciples, and even the Rain Curse is difficult to learn, let alone higher-level decisions, so he thinks that Yuan Tian is more promising after some thought.

  "I am Suishin Sōsei no Kizuna" replied Genbu, as a matter of fact, Kinshi was indeed difficult to master, but Hyōshi should be no problem.

  "Alright! Then Yuan brothers can also learn the Pei Mu Jue." Old Fan shook the Qian Kun bag, and poured out a pile of jade slips. He picked out the Bing Si Jue and Pei Mu Jue, and handed them to Yuan Tian with familiarity.

  Fan Weidong is indeed the boss of a hair salon, always calling Yuan Tian "Yuan brother" instead of "Young Master Yuan". The difference of one word makes it sound much more intimate.

  "These two are given to Yuan brothers, and the vegetables in this land still need to trouble you......" As expected, there won't be free lunch in heaven, 35 low-grade spirit stones for one "Fa jue yu Jian", and he gave away two of them at once.

  "I'll come for free to get rid of the pests ten times, and if the Pei Mu decides to practice well, I'll also do it for free ten times." Yuan Tian's head spun quickly, this kind of thing couldn't be calculated by time. If he agreed to three months, it was possible that there would only be one pest disaster in three months, or maybe ten pest disasters. This way, promising ten times of pest control, neither party would lose out.