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Chapter 1 – Chen Xi

Dusk fell upon Pine Mist City in the southern territory as the fiery sun set in the west

For the thousandth ti General Store

The Zhang General Store was just an ordinary, medium-sized retail store within Pine Mist City that sold self-manufactured talisman-related products to keep itself afloat

The rade talis General Store’s survival While its business wasn’t great, it benefitted from the small but steady stream of income and was barely able to establish itself within Pine Mist City

“Talisman paper, talisman brush, and ink; it’s impossible to craft talismans without these three materials It seems simple, but in reality it’s extremely complex From today onwards, you will all learn how to differentiate between talisman papers, the utilization of the talisman brush, and the composition of the ink Once you have a solid foundation, I’ll then instruct you in talis”

Only now did Chen Xi realize that the store had once again recruited seven or eight talis Dayong’s shriveled voice echoed within the general store

“I’ll give the lot of you a month If your skill doesn’t satisfy o home and play in the mud You lot must remember that if you want to becoently and training hard is the only way to get there, as no one is able to easily succeed!”

The newly recruited talisazes that were filled with exciteo at talis looked over his shoulder to see Chen Xi and greeted hi, these are the 30 Flamecloud Talismans for today” Chen Xi pulled out a stack of azure talis waved his hand in dismissal “There’s no rush Since you’re here, then help es will be calculated separately Hmmm, how about I pay you 3 spirit stones per hour?”

Chen Xi nodded after pondering for brief ht!”

30 Flamecloud Talismans could be sold for 10 spirit stones but required five hours of his time to craft, and thus, if calculated in this enerous

Zhang Dayong s to look at the newly recruited talis apprentices and said in a low voice with a serious expression, “The Dao of talis is broad and profound, and to better assist you lot in grasping the rudirade Fla else, but if I were to speak about the solidity of one’s foundation in talis, then no one in the entire city is more extraordinary than Chen Xi In this aspect, even I feel ashamed of my inferiority You lot should look carefully and learn properly, and be sure to not azes descended upon Chen Xi in unison, but when they noticed that he was only a youth with a haggardly pale expression and was not much older than them, doubt arose within their eyes Is this fellow really as for says?

Chen Xi rees in the atmosphere around hi desk Here he picked up the light azure talisman paper fro his brush and gently dipping it into the ink He waved the brush in his hand in a fluid and skillfulhis hand without the need to reflect

The youths hurriedly surrounded Chen Xi when they noticed this scene

Talise as his gaze beca the tip of his brush in an agile and graceful ant blackish-red lines crept across the Talis to be like wisps of s into existence

The newly recruited talis apprentices didn’t blink; they stared wide-eyed at Chen Xi’s wrist, the talis into forht azure talisman paper A sense of shock slowly arose within their hearts as they watched

Talisrade Flamecloud Talisman was merely one of the most basic talismans, and thus it naturally was also one of the lowest level talisinally didn’t take Chen Xi, who seemed not much older than them, seriously Chen Xi’s movements were liraceful and lively aesthetic coh his rand, when the youths witnessed Chen Xi craft a talisman with their own eyes, their hearts were instantly conquered by him

Chen Xi wore a concentrated expression and was co on around hi people Once he started crafting a talisman, Chen Xi would immerse himself in a profound and tranquil state, and only the fine and intricate talis couldn’t help but laugh heartily when he saw the shocked appearances of the youths Not to mention these newbies, even he himself couldn’t help but feel a sense of shock within his heart whenever he saith his oo eyes It was exactly as he had said, Chen Xi had indeed achieved an extraordinary level of skill in terms of attainment in basic talismans

Chen Xi controlled the brush’s tip to dot, flick, hook, stroke, and whirl with sharp and precise force Following the movement of Chen Xi’s Talisman Brush, a delicate and intricate pattern slowly forrain talisman paper

The time it would take for one incense stick to burn passed

Whoosh!

The talis to exhale and inhale before returning to normal

As he laid down the talisman, Chen Xi’s entire body felt sore and uncomfortable; it seeard and handsome face of his was so pale that it aleneral store, Chen Xi had already crafted 30 first-grade Flamecloud Talise of depletion, even histhis talisman utterly drained hiy was e apprentices didn’t take note of this, however They instantly burst into an uproar the moment they saw Chen Xi complete a talisman with such fluidity

“How formidable! The speed, nimbleness, and precision hich he wielded the brush is really shocking!”

“Wah! Senior Chen Xi successfully crafted a taliso! Such a success rate can only be described as perfect!”

“I must properly ask Senior Chen Xi for advice in the future! I must become proficient in that brush technique!”

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