Longevity through Upgrading Buildings-Chapter 220 - 146: Level 2 Talisman Room

Chapter 220: Chapter 146: Level 2 Talisman Room
Phoenix Peach did not speak again. She knew that Hua Yaoyue was telling the truth; there were very few things that could stir her heart.
Todayshe came to see her future junior brother only because he sent drinks day and night.
Phoenix Peach looked down again, but in such a short time while they were talking, she realized... Ji Yuan was gone!
She hurriedly scanned the crowd several times but saw no sign of him, then she turned around and looked at Hua Yaoyue, "Master... Master, he’s gone."
"Gone?"
The previously listless Hua Yaoyue seemed somewhat surprised. "Didn’t sign up?"
"No."
"Noted, let’s head back."
Hua Yaoyue naturally wouldn’t care whether Ji Yuan signed up today or might come back in a few days to do so.
For her, she came with interest and now leaves satisfied, which is the best outcome.
"Alright then, Master, you can’t pull me to drink again."
"..."
Ji Yuan naturally didn’t know that his future master had already come to see him. If he knew, he would quickly fly up and offer many spirit wines to Hua Yaoyue.
During this period, he collected quite a bit of fine wine on All Things Island.
All were put in the [Wine Cellar] for some processing.
For this, he even took some time to prepare to level up the [Wine Cellar] to level 2, though brewing spirit wine is quite troublesome.
He spent 2 pieces of mid-grade Spirit Stones to acquire a recipe named "Drunken Flower Plum Wine."
Brewing isn’t difficult; it just requires quite a bit of time for fermentation.
There are no shortcuts.
Ji Yuan estimated that once the [Wine Cellar] reaches level 2, if he had successfully apprenticed by then,
Hua Yaoyue would also pay more attention to him.
After watching the grand event, Ji Yuan went to All Things Island to sell some Thousand Sword Talismans and Copper Wall Talismans painted during this period.
He also purchased some Tier Two Talisman Paper.
Upon returning, he planned to try mastering the Five Elements Talisman.
Once he masters the Five Elements Talisman, the [Talisman Room] can also be upgraded to level 2, and then he can automatically acquire the talismanic technique for "Transformation Talisman."
A day later.
Ji Yuan returned to the [Cave Mansion] at Mist Island, heading first to the [Wine Cellar] to process the dozen or so vats of spirit wine he brought back this time.
But as soon as he stepped into the door of the [Wine Cellar], he smelled a rich aroma of wine.
The aroma was so strong that Ji Yuan felt almost intoxicated just by taking a sniff.
Common drinks certainly didn’t have this power; it must be the three vats of spirit wine given by Hua Yaoyue that had this effect.
For this, Ji Yuan stacked all the other drinks around these three vats, hoping they could absorb some spiritual essence.
After finishing this, he went to the adjoining [Enlightenment Room] to attempt mastering the Five Elements Talisman.
The Five Elements Talisman technique Ji Yuan purchased was a Five Elements Protective Talisman.
It is divided into five and can be drawn separately.
Wait till all five talismans are fully drawn, and during "Spirit Awakening," unite these five talismans. For this, a hook needs to be left during the final drawing to ensure these five talismans can form a talisman array.
Ji Yuan was already quite familiar with this talismanic technique.
So, when his mind settled, he brought out a Tier Two Talisman Brush he had purchased two months ago.
The talisman brush was named "Xiao Yue," named because it was crafted from the whiskers of a late-stage Tier Two Demon Beast, the Howling Moon Cyan Wolf, which greatly enhances the crafting of Tier Two talismans.
It enhances the flow of Spiritual Qi and smooths out strokes, automatically correcting minor errors.
And this cost Ji Yuan nearly 60 pieces of mid-grade Spirit Stones.
But it was worth it. Just like now, as Ji Yuan drew the Tier Two talisman "Water Talisman" for the first time, he succeeded easily.
Looking at the talisman emitting a water-blue glow in his hand, Ji Yuan did not relax.
Among the Five Elements Talismans, Ji Yuan had drawn the Water Talisman the most, so succeeding once was to be expected.
However, for the upcoming "Gold Talisman," he failed three times before barely succeeding with one. He intended to try again, but the fourth attempt failed and only the fifth attempt succeeded.
For the remaining "Wood Talisman" and "Fire Talisman," Ji Yuan also failed four times before succeeding.
Just these four talismans took Ji Yuan a full day.
The remaining "Earth Talisman" was the most difficult for Ji Yuan, as he lacked an Earth Spirit Root. To draw this Earth Talisman, he had to rely on some external methods.
For instance, special talismanic ink.
Infused with Earth Spiritual Qi, "Earth Dragon Blood Ink" is also a type of Tier Two talismanic ink, priced steeply at one piece of mid-grade Spirit Stone per small amount.
Despite this, Ji Yuan still purchased five measures.
For today.
He specifically rested for a few hours, letting his Spiritual Qi fully recover before attempting to draw the "Earth Talisman," which was even more challenging.
Even with the help of the talismanic ink, he failed eight times.
On the ninth attempt, he barely succeeded.
Succeeding once made it manageable.
[Enlightenment Room] retreated; [Talisman Room] took its place.
The Level 1 [Talisman Room] provided only a 5% bonus to creating Tier Two talismans, but some boost is still a boost.
Ji Yuan spent three days preparing three complete sets of the Five Elements Protective Talisman before returning to the [Enlightenment Room] to perform the final Spirit Awakening.
It was unclear if it was luck or actual skill.
Just as Ji Yuan thought he might have to ruin two sets of talisman arrays to succeed with one set,
unexpectedly, the first set of talisman arrays succeeded directly.
Seeing the slowly rotating talisman array emitting radiant five-colored light in his hand, it was impossible for Ji Yuan not to feel delighted.
A Five Elements Talisman Array for protection, when applied by someone at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, could resist the magical techniques of someone at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
This effect was undeniably exceptional.
Just unclear was the potential price... Ji Yuan planned to upgrade the Talisman Room to level 2, to specialize in crafting the Five Elements Protective Talisman in the future.
Both to increase his power and to make money.
He then awakened the remaining two sets of talisman arrays.
One succeeded, and one failed.
The failed set; all five talismans turned into ash, making Ji Yuan quite distressed.
He summoned the panel, looking at the section for the [Talisman Room].
[Upgrade Requirements: Mid-grade Spirit Stones×20, Mica Crystal Cluster×10 pounds, Red Marrow Thunder Jade×1, Successful crafting of a Five Elements Talisman set (achieved)]
The Spirit Stones are available; Mica Crystal Clusters were also purchased by Ji Yuan at the Hundred Treasures Tower.
He acquired the Red Marrow Thunder Jade at an auction.
With the Five Elements Talisman now complete, it’s time to upgrade the [Talisman Room].
Ji Yuan also wanted to see what effects the "Transformation Talisman" could offer.
As he chose to upgrade with a thought, an unfamiliar memory immediately surfaced in his mind.