The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Making talismans is not much simpler than refining alchemy. Although the two are completely different, they both require a certain amount of talent and enough patience.

Matthew thought he was pretty good at patience. He had failed countless times when he was trying to make alchemy alone.

Although he had just started making talismans not long ago, Matthew still patiently traced the talisman on the white paper bit by bit.

No matter what kind of sigil, it needs to be completed in one stroke, which is a big challenge for Matthew.

At the beginning, Matthew really couldn't finish the sigil in one stroke.

More and more blank papers were discarded around him.

In his mind, he kept recalling the actions of the old man surnamed He when he drew the fireball talisman.

Gradually, Matthew's movements were no longer as stiff as they were at the beginning.

When the waste paper around him piled up into a bulge, Matthew was able to draw the sigil in one stroke.

But he always felt that something was wrong, so he simply took out a piece of talisman paper and started drawing on it.

According to the method mentioned by the old man surnamed He, when drawing, mana is continuously injected into the talisman pen.

Now, Matthew finally understood what the problem was.

Previously, he was deliberately pursuing the ability to draw the sigil in one stroke, but completely ignored the matter of mana.

Now when he held the talisman pen and drew on the talisman paper, he found that it was almost impossible to complete it in one stroke.

Not long after he started writing, the talisman paper spontaneously ignited under Matthew's gaze.

"It should be that too much mana was injected, which directly exceeded the endurance limit of the talisman." After extinguishing the spontaneously burning talisman, Matthew said to himself.

Then, following his previous habit of making alchemy, he wrote down the process of making the talisman on a white paper.

After writing out the question, Matthew took a piece of white paper and continued describing the sigils.

This time, he began to inject mana into the talisman pen to practice his control of mana.

"So that's it..." When Matthew saw the sigil written with magic, a look of understanding appeared on his face.

Although all cinnabar is used, when no mana is used, the sigil drawn is bright red.

After using mana, the sigil drawn was dark red.

The current talisman, both in style and color, is exactly the same as the one drawn by the old man surnamed He.

Doesn't it mean that he has succeeded? Matthew knows that his control of mana is far from the level that he can draw talismans.

After finding the right method, he deliberately controlled the injection of mana while being able to draw the sigil in one stroke.

However, Matthew didn't know how much mana to inject.

After practicing for a while, he took out another talisman and started trying.

Continuous failures may be annoying and frustrating to others.

But Matthew became more and more excited as he drew, and he was completely immersed in the process of testing his magic power.

Even if the old man surnamed He appeared beside him for a long time, Matthew didn't notice it at all and still worked hard.

After nearly a hundred failures, Matthew finally figured out the best magic power.

When he successfully completed the drawing of a fireball talisman, Matthew shouted excitedly.

Only then did he realize that the old man surnamed He was standing next to him.

"Uncle He." Matthew was shocked and saluted hurriedly.

The old man surnamed He waved his hand and picked up the talisman drawn by Matthew on the table. After looking at it for a few times, he said several times that it was good.

"I deliberately didn't tell you all the methods before, just to see if you have talent in making talismans. Now it seems that you do have talent." The old man surnamed He nodded with satisfaction.

"Master He is ridiculous, I'm just lucky." Matthew said modestly.

"Bullshit luck, this is talent. It took that girl Cui'er two days to figure it out, but you kid has successfully refined it even before a day came. Old Ghost Zhu really got some shitty luck, so... This apprentice is not only talented in alchemy, but also has such a good talent in making talismans. Why am I not so lucky?" The old man surnamed He glared at Matthew and said loudly.

Matthew felt a little embarrassed by the other party's exaggeration. He grinned, not knowing what to say.

"Making a talisman is both easy and difficult. Just like alchemy, each talisman requires different mana, and it takes a long time of practice to fully master it. Now that you can draw the fireball talisman, then Just focus on this aspect." After putting the talisman in his hand back on the table, the old man surnamed He continued.

"Yes, uncle." Matthew nodded.

This time, the old man surnamed He dropped a storage bag.

It is filled with materials needed to draw the talismans.

"If the success rate reaches [-]%, you can draw other talismans. Remember, [-]% is the minimum standard." After saying this, the old man surnamed He disappeared again.

After the old man surnamed He left, Matthew did not draw the talisman immediately.

Instead, he wrote down all the successful experiences he had just had, then collected the waste paper on the ground and found a random place to lie down and rest.

After sleeping for more than ten hours, Matthew, who was full of energy, started to get busy.

With previous successful experience, I followed the example and succeeded in drawing a few fireball talismans.

But the slightest negligence will lead to continuous failure.

Matthew knew that this was because he did not have enough control over his magic power.

He had not done any practice in controlling mana before.

Now is the perfect time to practice.

As the number of talismans he drew increased, his control of mana became more delicate.

Matthew discovered that since he mastered the detailed use of mana, even if he releases a fireball, the mana consumption is much less than before.

Mana is the foundation of a monk. Without the support of mana, no matter how powerful the spell is, it cannot be cast.

It was also the first time that Matthew knew that making talismans could have such an effect.

Feeling that his progress was becoming more and more obvious, Matthew became more focused on making talismans.

The old man surnamed He came here several times to check Matthew's results.

When he watched Matthew draw ten complete fireball symbols in one go, his mouth grew wide.

Matthew also felt a little strange. His cultivation qualifications were extremely poor, but he understood these side skills very quickly.

Whether it was refining alchemy or making talismans, there was no huge difficulty for him.

After confirming that Matthew was indeed talented in making talismans, the old man surnamed He began to explain more profound things to him.

Matthew listened very carefully and remembered everything the old man surnamed He said in his mind.

For such a well-behaved and talented Matthew, the old man surnamed He became more and more fond of him and began to regard Matthew as his direct disciple.