Chapter 158: Spirit-Gathering Talisman

Placing the talisman paper and the mid-grade talisman brush manual on the table, Lin Yanghao revealed a slight smile.

He picked up the talisman brush manual and decided to try crafting a fireball talisman first.

"Haha, could my success rate in crafting low-grade talismans have already reached one hundred percent?" With that thought, Lin Yanghao proceeded to craft several more in succession, all of them succeeding seamlessly without a single exception.

He knew this was entirely thanks to the mid-grade talisman brush.

"This mid-grade talisman brush is truly remarkable," Lin Yanghao muttered to himself, while simultaneously building up a surging anticipation for the high-grade talisman brush.

If even the mid-grade talisman brush was this powerful, he could hardly imagine the formidable might of a high-grade one.

"Hurry up and craft the other three low-grade talismans; those will be of immense help to you right now," Ling'er urged.

Lin Yanghao nodded. Indeed, as Ling'er had said, those three types of talismans possessed wondrous utilities, and crafting them would provide him with tremendous assistance.

Wasting no more time, Lin Yanghao began crafting the Spirit-Gathering Talisman. For the present moment, only the Spirit-Gathering Talisman was truly useful, while the other two had no immediate purpose.

Therefore, it would be better to wait and craft them later.

A quarter of an hour later, a look of joy spread across Lin Yanghao's face as he finally crafted the Spirit-Gathering Talisman he had been dreaming of.

This time, it took him a full five attempts to successfully forge a Spirit-Gathering Talisman.

With this Spirit-Gathering Talisman, his cultivation speed would be drastically enhanced.

"A single Spirit-Gathering Talisman is far from enough." Driven by this thought, Lin Yanghao began crafting talismans frantically.

Just like that, ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Yanghao had completely exhausted his pile of talisman paper, and of course, during these days, he had continuously produced one Spirit-Gathering Talisman after another.

"These should be more than enough for my cultivation for a long time," Lin Yanghao said with an excited smile, having successfully crafted over a hundred Spirit-Gathering Talisman this time.

"I might as well go check on Gushi and happen to give him some Spirit-Gathering Talismans."

Soon, Lin Yanghao arrived outside Gushi's door, only to find that Gushi was still deep in meditation and cultivation.

"Who is outside the door?" Gushi's voice echoed from within the room.

"It's me." Lin Yanghao was surprised by how sharp his senses were; he had only just arrived at the doorway yet was detected instantly.

The door opened shortly after, and Gushi welcomed Lin Yanghao inside.

"Is something the matter?" Gushi asked curiously, wondering why Lin Yanghao had stopped cultivating to come see him.

"Here, take this." Lin Yanghao produced ten Spirit-Gathering Talismans and handed them over to Gushi.

"Why are you giving me these?" Gushi grew even more puzzled, wondering what use such talismans could possibly have for him.

"These are Spirit-Gathering Talismans I just crafted."

"Spirit-Gathering Talismans? How come I have never heard of them before?" Gushi had no clue what kind of strange items these were.

"These Spirit-Gathering Talismans can enhance your cultivation speed and possess miraculous properties."

"Such wondrous talismans exist in this world? How is that possible?" Gushi stared in disbelief at the talismans in Lin Yanghao's hand, quickly snatching them over without another word.

Before Lin Yanghao could speak, Gushi immediately followed up with, "Are there any more?"

"Do you think these grow on trees? Giving you ten is already quite generous," Lin Yanghao replied speechlessly.

"How on earth did you cultivate so fast?!" Lin Yanghao hadn't paid much attention earlier, but a closer look gave him a massive shock.

Gushi's current cultivation realm had already reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Just ten days ago, he was only at the early stage of Nascent Soul.

Even flying wouldn't be this fast.

Lin Yanghao had originally thought his own cultivation speed was already freakish enough, only to encounter someone whose cultivation progression was even more abnormal.

"I only lost my physical cultivation, but my comprehension and realm are still intact, which is why my cultivation is progressing so rapidly. However, this is only fast in the early stages; once I reach the later stages, it will slow down significantly." Gushi had merely changed bodies; the soul residing within Leng Ya's physical form was none other than Gushi's primordial spirit.

Over these past ten days, Gushi had also successfully cultivated that cultivation technique, which instantly put him in a wonderful mood.

That technique, named the 'Ascension Scripture', was a top-tier cultivation manual. In the world of cultivation, it was hard to find any technique that could rival the 'Ascension Scripture'.

Naturally, the 'Ascension Scripture' was exceptionally precious. Had he not possessed the realm of a Drought Demon (Tribulation Crossing stage), it would have been impossible for him to successfully master this technique with his current strength.

Not only was this technique immensely powerful, but it also possessed a specific aspect that appealed to Gushi the most.

The reason it was called the 'Ascension Scripture' was because it offered unexpected benefits regarding the heavenly tribulation.

Anyone who cultivated the 'Ascension Scripture' could drastically increase their success rate in passing the heavenly tribulation.

Since ancient times, eight or nine out of ten cultivators who practiced the 'Ascension Scripture' successfully crossed their tribulations.

Therefore, the reason Gushi was so excited was precisely because he had mastered this 'Ascension Scripture'.

After bidding farewell to Gushi, Lin Yanghao returned straight to his own room.

Lately, for some unknown reason, his cultivation speed had suddenly slowed down, lingering persistently at the early stage of the Core Formation realm.

He could not let things continue like this, though Lin Yanghao would not neglect the cultivation of the 'Chaos Divine Spirit Scripture' either.

The 'Chaos Divine Spirit Scripture' was of paramount importance; only by advancing the 'Chaos Divine Spirit Scripture' could he break through to higher realms.

Effort in the acquired world should surpass innate talent.

Despite that saying, no matter how hard someone with a five-element spiritual root tried, it would still feel like an exercise in futility.

Lin Yanghao began to cultivate, and the Spirit-Gathering Talisman was naturally indispensable.

"Using the Spirit-Gathering Talisman has actually nearly doubled my cultivation speed!" Lin Yanghao exclaimed in surprise. Did this mean his future cultivation speed would skyrocket?

"You're overthinking it. This is just a rapid boost at the beginning. As your realm improves, the speed will gradually slow down, and it will become completely ineffective at the Soul Formation stage at the latest." Ling'er's words poured like cold water over Lin Yanghao.

"Fine, but that's still better than nothing," Lin Yanghao comforted himself.

Even so, deep down he still felt a sense of disappointment.

A month passed quickly. Although his strength had improved, the progress was not particularly significant.

However, Lin Yanghao was not in a hurry; it had only been a month, and cultivation could not be rushed.

...

"Supreme Elder, we have searched the entire Thousand Saints Marsh from top to bottom, but there is still no trace of Lin Yanghao or Gushi."

"What? What are you all good for?! More than a month has passed, and you still haven't found them?" Sovereign Yuding was furious. As long as Gushi was not eliminated for a single day, he could not find peace of mind.

Even though Gushi had suffered severe injuries, his life or death remained unknown, posing a constant, lingering threat.

"Supreme Elder, please calm your anger. Give us a few more days, and we will surely find the two of them."

"I'll give you five more days. Even if you have to turn the Thousand Saints Marsh upside down, you must find those two for me," Sovereign Yuding said in a deep, menacing voice.