Chapter 11: Flame Danger Sign
This cave was discovered unintentionally by Yuan Tian before, when he was flying low in a paper boat and found a big white rabbit running underneath. After getting off the paper boat, he chased after it for a while, but it disappeared at this cave.
Holding a flashlight, I walked in with small steps. At that time, I didn't explore deeply, but today I found the interior space is quite large. After walking more than 20 meters into the mountain, I still haven't reached the end. Although the entrance was only as big as a pot lid, once inside, the height is about 2-3 meters, and it gets higher as you go deeper.
Inside the cave, there were no tables or chairs, but Yuan Tian was not deterred. After a search, he found a small stone stump. This little stump was quite good, with an overall cylindrical shape, about as high as Yuan Tian's knee. The surface was smooth and flat, like a pillar that had been cut off at the waist by a divine knife, leaving only this section at the bottom.
Not bad! Not bad! Very suitable for imitation and printing. With a thin card, the illuminating pearl is pinned to the left shoulder of the clothes. On the stone pedestal, a talisman paper was laid out, with the right hand holding the flame talisman seal, and the left hand pinching a Vajra hood talisman. This Vajra hood talisman was not the one made by himself, but one of the two spiritual talismans given by Mr. Dongguo in the past.
Yuán tiān has already thought it through, just in case they fail later. If there's not enough time to throw it out, jump to the side while activating the Vajra umbrella symbol to withstand it for a moment.
It's done! Following the order of water giving birth to wood, and wood giving birth to fire, the spiritual energy has traveled from the "branch" spiritual root to the "trunk" spiritual root, and then through a fire-attribute spirit stone seal, it was transmitted onto the talisman paper.
At the beginning, there were still some worries and didn't dare to use too much spiritual power. The red light on the talisman was a faint color. Seeing that there was no problem, Yuan Tian gradually increased the input of spiritual power. As more and more spiritual power poured in, the red light on the talisman became brighter and brighter.
Suddenly! The surging red light illuminated more than half of the cave, making it bright red. Then it quickly converged and entered the spirit symbol completely. A spirit power-filled flame symbol was thus successfully created.
Feeling the surging spiritual power within the talisman, Yuan Tian was so excited that he almost jumped up. He made a mental calculation: the original Flame Talisman required two low-grade spirit stones, and this replica should be worth at least one. If he had eighteen Flame Talismans, that would be equivalent to the value of eighteen low-grade spirit stones.
Having made some money, I'll go to Xianke to have a meal of Ling meat. It's best to also order a pot of Ling wine, even the cheapest Ling fruit wine will do. Thinking about the red, yellow and blue five-colored Ling stones, my whole body is full of energy.
A burst of red light emerged in the cave, it was Yuan Tian who was exerting his strength to refine the talisman. Fortunately, this cave was relatively hidden and deep, if not, someone would have thought that a treasure had been born with this burst of red light.
He made a seal and then adjusted his breath for a while. After adjusting his breath, he made another seal. Back and forth like this, the remaining seventeen sheets of talisman paper all turned into flame talismans before Yuan Tian finally stopped.
Nor did he know what kind of power this self-made flame talisman had, and Yuantian couldn't help but feel curious, so he decided to test it with one piece.
This cave is actually a good place to test, the deeper you go, the more spacious it becomes. Moreover, all four walls are made of stone and are not easy to collapse or damage. If we were to test in the forest outside, I'm afraid it would cause a fire.
Walked a bit further in, found a good spot. It's spacious enough here, most importantly there's a huge boulder protruding from the mountain on the right side. Just like an extra stone wall, perfect for hiding.
Low-grade spirit symbols can only be thrown out at a distance of twenty steps, and the maximum range that standard flame symbols can cover is also twenty steps. In other words, if you throw it out without retreating backwards, the wave will just barely not reach yourself. Of course, the power of the wave has already become very small by the time it reaches a distance of twenty steps. If you use flame symbols at too close a range, then you will inevitably be affected as well, making this a spirit symbol that is both powerful and dangerous enough.
But I don't know how far the range of this fake Flame Talisman will spread, so it's better to avoid it. Yuantian took a deep breath and activated the Flame Talisman in his left hand, then flicked his wrist and threw it out. In his right hand, he was holding a Golden Net Talisman just in case.
Huoyanfu is not a stone and does not require much strength to throw outwards. As long as it is activated, it can reach the designated location.
"The" fire seal arrived at a place twenty steps away, and quickly burst open. The raging flames brought scorching air flows, thinking of the source, swept over.
It was too fast, my eyes hadn't adapted to the dazzling red light yet, and the fire had already arrived nearby. Fortunately, my body was hidden behind a protruding boulder, with only half of my head exposed. I quickly pulled my head back in and pressed it tightly against the inner wall of the rock. My arms covered my face, and I peeked out through the gap between them.
The flame dragon swept past the distance where Yuantian was located and stopped forty steps ahead before dissipating.
It's no wonder that the Flame Talisman of the Second Spirit Stone is twice as powerful as a standard Flame Talisman. However, who designed this talisman was crazy - the release distance is 20 steps, but the affected area is 40 steps. If you don't prepare in advance, won't the person releasing it also get burned?
Yuán tiān xiǎng shēn yī xiù cā cā hàn, zhè cái fāxiàn liǎng zhī yī xiù dōu pò le. Cóng qián shuāng bì hù zài qián mian, huǒ yàn jìngguò de shíhòu de yú rè bǎ yī xiù gěi kǎo jiāo le. Jiù chà nà yī diǎn, jiù xiǎng jīhuó shǒu lǐ de jīn gāng zhào fú le.
What a close call! Just now I wanted to wipe the sweat but it was just an unconscious action, actually the flame had passed through such high temperatures that it directly evaporated the sweat that came out.
But at this moment, I saw my own charred sleeves and beads of sweat dripping from my forehead. This is going to be the death of me, is this really a low-grade spirit flame talisman? Did I make a mistake? Subconsciously, I used my sleeve to wipe my face again, and ended up smearing black soot all over it.
Thinking of the value that this flame talisman might bring, the fear from just now was thrown far away. On Zhang Mo's pale face, which looked like a little ghost, a brilliant smile burst forth.
He didn't have any spare clothes with him, so Yuan Tian had no choice but to wear this one with the burnt sleeves back home.
"Hey, isn't that our young master Yuan? Why are you going to eat at the tyrant's restaurant again today? You look like you've been beaten up." As soon as he arrived at the gate, he heard the voice of a loudmouthed duck.
His clothes were tattered and his face was covered with a layer of soot. Add to that the sweat, and he looked quite disheveled.
Wang San Chun looked up at the hemp-faced man, who was slanting his eyes to stare at Yuan Tian. To this day, he still couldn't figure out how Yuan Tian had managed to leave without paying that day. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that maybe Yuan Tian had paid in advance and was deliberately showing off in front of him.
Once this idea was established, it made more and more sense. Yuan Tian, that kid, must be using Huang Lao Shi's inheritance to indulge in food and drink, let's see how long he can keep it up.
Yu Tian didn't know Wang San Chun's thoughts and even if he did, he wouldn't care about him. Today is busy with no time to spare, otherwise would have gone to eat lunch.
First went to the pigpen to add fodder and water, then returned to the hut to change clothes, took some dry rations and hastily left.
In such a hurry to go out, it's naturally going to the Tianyuan Trading Market. The power of the Flame Token is known, but how much can be sold for one piece, still has no bottom line in heart.
Twenty talismans were wasted, two of them were used up, and one flame talisman was used for testing. The remaining self-made flame talismans are seventeen, plus the original two, leaving a total of nineteen.
Yuán Tiān now also has some means of self-preservation, just the Flame Talismans and Vajra Talismans in his hands are enough to deal with ordinary Outer Sect disciples below the fifth level of Qi Refining.
But what he was thinking about was not how to use these talismans to fight with the outer sect disciples, but rather how to exchange them for more spirit stones, buy more talisman paper, and then print out even more talismans. Once we have money, let's buy a big painting workshop, hire ten beautiful female cultivators... have them play the zither, dance, pour tea and water for me...
Sitting on a small paper boat flying to the trading market, Yuan Tian's mind is full of beautiful fantasies.
Outer door disciples are nothing, that's just relative to miscellaneous role disciples. Compared to those wealthy and powerful big gate sects and aristocratic families, let alone outer door disciples, even inner door disciples aren't worth mentioning to the sect elders.
The Tianyuan Trading Market is located at the foot of the Tianyuan Sword Sect, so it's managed by our sect. However, the market is a place for free trade after all, and not everyone who comes and goes are people from the Tianyuan Sword Sect.
The last time that crimson-colored large airship flew over from the source, its owner was obviously not a person of the Tianyuan Sword Sect. I don't know which young master of a big family it is, but he's really too rich.
Busy making symbols all morning, Yuan Tian was also hungry. Sitting on a small paper boat, he took out some dry rations from his bundle and ate them with plain water. Good wine and good dishes could only wait until tonight when he returned.
He entered the Qiao Ge and went straight to the second floor to find the shop assistant he met last time.
The Qiao Pavilion is divided into seven floors, the first four of which can be visited freely. The top three floors are only accessible to distinguished guests. Especially the very top floor, even the shop owner has no right to let people in. Only those who have made an appointment with headquarters in advance have the right to enter.
The second floor was naturally empty of people, and Yuan Tian easily found the shop assistant who was about as thin as him.
"I have some spirit symbols for sale, can you help me appraise their value?" Yuan Tian took out a self-made flame symbol and handed it to the short and thin shop assistant.
The shop assistant picked up the Flame Token and a glint of sharp light flashed in his small eyes.
"Little brother, I've got something to ask you. Do you know Dong Guo Cang from the bookstore across the street?" The shop assistant didn't rush to give an appraisal, but instead asked about Mr. Dong Guo.
"I learned this technique from Mr. Dongguo's book." Yuantian's mind was racing, since the shop assistant knew Mr. Dongguo's name, he must have some understanding of it. Moreover, the two shops were not far apart, and it seemed that they had some connection. Just worrying about how to explain the large number of fire talismans, this is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
"Brother, this Flame Emblem is really well-made. I think we can buy it at the price of one low-grade spirit stone per piece. Oh no! We can even offer one and a half low-grade spirit stones per piece." The thin and short shop assistant gave a not-so-low price after a glance.
