Chapter 42 Dragon Seeking Talisman

When the first ray of morning light fell, Su Chen had quietly returned to Kuiyuan.

After changing his clothes, he used Qian Huan Gong and quickly regained his original appearance.

Although he didn't rest all night, Su Chen didn't feel tired at all. At his level of cultivation, with full energy and blood and a strong body, even if he didn't eat or drink for a day or two, it wouldn't have any impact.

When he left the palace this time, he originally just wanted to get some fresh air and relax, but it turned out to be a fruitful harvest.

Not only did he settle the cause and effect with Eunuch Li, he also obtained the secret technique of talisman and seal script that he had always dreamed of.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process.

But fortunately, no traces were left behind.

After last night, everything returned to calm, and I could continue to practice with peace of mind.

Su Chen has already thought about it.

In the coming time, he will focus mainly on the talisman and seal script.

Because his current martial arts cultivation has reached a bottleneck period and requires a long period of accumulation and brewing. In a short period of time, unless there is a major adventure, it will be difficult to go further.

The realm of the innate master cannot be broken easily.

Not only does it require a solid accumulation of martial arts, but it also requires a certain amount of opportunity and insight, which cannot be rushed.

Strictly speaking, the art of talisman and seal script is a strange art that transcends ordinary martial arts and can be regarded as a branch of Taoism.

If you can truly master it and cooperate with the Golden Book of the Sun and the Blue Light Mirror, you can still be considered a half-immortal cultivator.

In actual combat, he won't be much worse than the average innate master.

"Let's first study the various talismans left by Liu Sandao. In terms of drawing difficulty, the dragon-seeking talisman is relatively simple, so let's start with it..."

While thinking, Su Chen took out the various materials he bought, mixed them first, and then took out the talisman paper that was ready to be cut. He raised his pen and waved his brush, focusing his mind and thoughts, mobilizing his energy and blood accordingly. As he sketched with pen and ink, he slowly poured into the talisman.

middle.

Hiss——

Suddenly, the talisman paper under the pen cracked and failed.

Drawing this talisman is also a technical job. Since there is no mana, you can only rely on your own blood essence and true energy to control it. If you are not careful, the transformation of the talisman will fail.

This is much more difficult than copying fire talismans before.

But Su Chen is not in a hurry. If you fail once, just paint a few more times. Practice makes perfect. As long as you have a method, success will only happen sooner or later.

…

In the blink of an eye, several months have passed.

Time came to September of the sixth year of Fengyi.

In the past few months, many major events have happened in the imperial capital.

First, Liu Mingyuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, was found guilty of corruption and dereliction of duty, buying an official position and selling his title. He was directly imprisoned and his house was ransacked.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Heng, a scholar of Longyuan Pavilion, was suspected of slandering the king and was killed in violation of the ban.

The Liu family and the Wang family, as the elite clans in Kyoto, as well as several close families, have all suffered unprecedented heavy losses and have either failed to recover or fallen apart.

Coincidentally, these incidents all have Lin Fan's shadow behind them.

The Liu family and the Wang family are also inextricably linked to the downfall of the Lin family.

Obviously, Lin Fan's revenge has initially paid off.

But his successive actions against the noble families also began to arouse the vigilance of others. These high-ranking families have been inherited for hundreds of years and have extremely deep roots. Once united, they are a force that can influence the structure of the court.

This is also one of the reasons why the emperors of the Chu Dynasty deliberately suppressed the gentry and emphasized martial arts over literature.

Because once the gentry accounted for too much proportion in the court, even the emperor would start to feel helpless.

Emperor Xiaozhuang was also forced by circumstances to rely on the power of the gentry to ascend to the throne. Now that her foundation is stable, she does not want the gentry to become stronger because of this, and continues to maintain the balance of civil and military governance.

Therefore, when the nobles began to unite and target Lin Fan, she did not stop, but seemed to reward Lin Fan more.

Within three months, Lin Fan had been promoted three levels in a row due to his merit.

Now he also serves as the factory supervisor of the newly established Dongjishi Factory, deploying skilled and courageous people, and the best soldiers in the Imperial Guard are assembled to obey orders, and is specifically responsible for supervising hundreds of officials and supervising the handling of all matters in Beijing.

It can be said that it was a smash hit and its power was overwhelming.

His rise made the nobles even more uneasy, and the conflict between the two sides seemed to be getting more intense.

While the noble clans were focusing their energy on dealing with Lin Fan, Emperor Xiaozhuang kept silent and implemented new reforms in the economy, imperial examinations, military system, etc., and the results were unexpectedly smooth.

To her, Lin Fan was a target pushed to the stage and also a knife.

Lin Fan wanted revenge, so she followed the trend and trimmed the wings of the noble family.

There is no need to worry about whether Lin Fan will lose his tail after he rises.

Because no matter how powerful a eunuch or eunuch is, he must rely on the emperor.

At the right time, with just one word, she could take back the authority given to Lin Fan and put an end to the fight.

Of course, before that, she still needed Lin Fan's sharp knife to weaken the influence of the noble family as much as possible to the point where she could fully control it.

…

Su Chen has no intention of paying attention to these overt and covert fights in the court for the time being.

After several months of hard work, he finally succeeded in drawing the first real talisman.

"Dragon Searching Talisman: After use, you can explore the place where spiritual energy gathers within a certain range."

This dragon-seeking talisman, strictly speaking, should be called a soul-seeking talisman.

There is spiritual energy between heaven and earth, but it is invisible and difficult for mortals to perceive.

This talisman uses the principle of Feng Shui to search for the gathering place of spiritual energy within a certain range, which is called dragon hunting.

This kind of place full of spiritual energy is either a geomantic treasure place or a place where rare treasures are found.

Liu Sandao probably relied on this object to find the location of Eunuch Li's tomb. That place could keep his body intact for ten years, and it was indeed a geomantic treasure.

"This palace, the residence of the emperor, should be considered a place where spiritual energy gathers, right? I wonder what the effect of using the dragon-seeking talisman here will be?"

Su Chen had just made a real talisman and wanted to try it to see the effect.

Anyway, it's just a secret induction search, so there shouldn't be any big problems.

But out of caution, he took off first and flew outside the palace wall.

This range is enough to cover most of the palace. If he accidentally attracts attention, he can escape in time so that no one will suspect Kuiyuan.

"Use blood as a guide and burn the talisman to find the dragon!"

Holding the talisman paper on his fingertips, Su Chen activated the qi and blood to inject it according to the method described in the secret method.

He has no magic power now, so he can only use his own energy and blood to activate the talisman.

Fortunately, the consumption of the Dragon Seeking Talisman is not large.

For his current cultivation level, the loss is almost negligible.

boom--

The energy of essence and blood was injected into the talisman, immediately activating the runes and igniting them, and the talisman was instantly reduced to ashes.

Su Chen only saw a very thin silver light flying out from his fingertips, and then submerged into the darkness. After a moment, silver light shone in several different places deep in the palace, including a building in the northeast.

The light spots are the most noticeable.

The entire process of searching for the dragon was secretive and short-lived, and did not attract any attention.

In fact, the power of this talisman cannot be sensed by ordinary warriors.

"Looking at Yinguang's feedback, there are indeed many places where spiritual energy gathers in the palace. The brightest one is located in Guanyun Pavilion."

Su Chen nodded secretly.

The effect of this dragon-seeking talisman was even better than he imagined. Although it was just the simplest aura induction, if used properly, it was also a good treasure hunting method.

As for the place where spiritual energy gathers in the palace, Su Chen doesn't dare to explore it casually for the time being.

For example, the Guanyun Pavilion is where the Great Chu arsenal is located. I heard that the innate ancestor of the royal family was in retreat here.

Although there has been no news in the past few years, no one is sure whether he is still alive. If he goes there rashly, he will probably die an ugly death.

"Make a note of these places first, and explore them later when you have the opportunity. As for the Guanyunge arsenal, I guess I have to wait until the innate ancestor is killed before I have a chance to enter..."

Thinking room.

Su Chen stepped lightly on his feet and flew back to Kuiyuan. He gathered his breath and continued to study other talismans.
Chapter completed!