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58 Tier 2 Golden Armor Talisman

Late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were few.

Xu Yan took out a spirit pearl the size of a pigeon egg, infused it with a bit of true essence, and the pearl immediately emitted a warm, soft light, like an electric light bulb.

Bright but not dazzling.

A few everyday applications of magical arts.

Xu Yan then took out a wooden block of the same size as the jade scroll, pressed his fingertip on it, and immersed his divine sense into the wood. A bit of true essence passed from his fingertip into the wooden block, transforming into a slender arc of electricity, which engraved the Golden Armor Array into the wood.

He must concentrate at all times and control the end of the electric arc to always land in the same position in order to avoid leaving any marks that should not be there while inscribing the array.

It really tests your willpower.

Master Cheng, who was standing to the side, nodded with satisfaction, looking at Xu Yan with great delight.

Two quarters of an hour later, Xu Yan finally withdrew his true energy, breathed a sigh of relief, and handed the wooden block to Daoist Cheng: "Senior!"

Master Cheng examined it carefully, nodded, and said, "Not bad, but the formation has many flaws; you still need to practice diligently!"

To achieve this much in just five days is already quite remarkable, but when teaching disciples, one must constantly remind and praise them... Praise what? There's no such thing as praise.

"I understand!" Xu Yan replied respectfully.

It was getting late, so Master Cheng gave a few instructions and then got up to leave.

Xu Yan did not rest, but instead pondered deeply.

Paper talismans and jade talismans are both talismans, but they are not the same thing.

The former is drawn, requiring extremely high skill in calligraphy and painting. Even among sect disciples, only a very few lucky individuals who are both talented and hardworking have the opportunity to make great strides in the art of talismans.

What? You mean a rogue cultivator?

Stop kidding, talisman paper, talisman ink, and talisman brushes—all of them cost money.

How many independent cultivators can afford such a huge expense?

Xu Yan had no talent for talismans, and the talismans he drew were practically indistinguishable from scribbles.

The jade talisman was forged.

Although the methods of each school differ, they all lead to the same goal: using divine thought to replace the eyes, true essence to replace ink and brush, and jade incantations to replace talismans.

As everyone knows, Qi Refining only has divine thought but not divine consciousness. This alone keeps the vast majority of Qi Refining cultivators from the door of crafting jade talismans!

None of these three things were a problem for Xu Yan, and Master Cheng's teaching was tailored to Xu Yan's aptitude.

However, the accuracy still needs to be improved.

Only those who are close to know their own situation. While the great writer Xu has some talent in writing, his talent in art design is truly lacking. In addition, he has difficulty controlling his true energy after it leaves his body, resulting in crooked and distorted arrays that are simply unsightly.

Diligent study and hard work are certainly essential, but if you can't carve a formation well, it's not entirely a matter of talent. The biggest problem with directly carving it inside the jade manual is that you lack a reference point and have to rely entirely on experience, which is really unfriendly to beginners.

So, are there any more convenient and efficient methods?

Xu Yan vaguely remembered that artists had something called a copy box, which seemed like something he could use as a reference!

He immediately used whatever materials were available to make a ruler and compass, and used the ruler and compass method to mark the center points of the two sides of the jade tablet.

Using that as the origin, draw the Golden Armor Formation on both sides of the Jade Manual, one yin and one yang, mirroring each other.

Every line, every arc, is just right.

With everything ready, Xu Yan controlled the electric arcs and simultaneously probed the jade seal from both sides. The intersection of the two electric arcs was exactly where the inscription needed to be made.

His movements were very light, but his mind was highly focused. He would rather be slower than allow the slightest mistake to occur.

A single electric arc is difficult to control, but two electric arcs from the same source naturally attract each other. With a little control, they can steadily converge at a point. Precise control can be achieved simply by slowly moving the main lever!

But Xu Yan dared not be careless and remained tense. Before long, a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

A quarter of an hour, then another quarter of an hour... more than an hour later, he finally made the last stroke and carefully withdrew his true energy.

Observing with divine sense, the Golden Armor Formation in the Jade Manual was almost perfect!

He poured some true essence into the jade scroll, and the formation immediately activated, with a layer of golden light enveloping his entire body!

Become!

Xu Yan was so excited he almost jumped up, but he wasn't satisfied.

One layer of Golden Armor Array is a Tier 1 Golden Armor Talisman. If you can stack another layer, it becomes Tier 2, and three layers become Tier 3, resulting in an exponential increase in defensive power!

Without hesitation, Xu Yan immediately launched an attack on the second-tier golden armor talisman.

He doesn't lack the Jade Manual, but he lacks the means to defend himself!

However, he soon discovered that although the second layer of the formation had been carved out, the electric arcs had unintentionally destroyed the original formation, rendering the jade artifact unusable.

No wonder Master Cheng only taught single-arc carving; the reason lies here!

It should be noted that the Golden Armor Formation is only the most basic planar formation. There are various complex three-dimensional formations that follow. If he cannot solve this problem, he can only refine first-tier jade talismans.

Xu Yan fell into thought again.

If we consider the jade finger as the workpiece and the electric arc as the cutting axis, then a single arc is a single axis, and a double arc is a double cutting tool. If all five fingers move together, wouldn't that be a five-axis linkage?

However, the more electric arcs involved in the engraving, the greater the consumption of divine sense. With his current abilities, he is not yet able to achieve five-axis linkage.

A deeper analysis reveals how the intersection point would change if the arc intensity were increased or decreased.

Three slender arcs of electricity simultaneously emerged from his thumb, index finger, and middle finger. Xu Yan gradually adjusted the amount of true energy, and the point of convergence changed accordingly. He quickly grasped the pattern.

It was already late at night, but Xu Yan was wide awake and immediately began his second attempt.

Practice makes perfect, and it only took half an hour to carve the first layer of the formation.

After meditating and recovering for a while, he began to inscribe the second layer of the formation.

Xu Yan was very careful this time, and most of the time he used three arcs simultaneously. When he really couldn't avoid it, he simply withdrew one arc and then made up for it from another direction that could be avoided.

They continued working on it intermittently until dawn, barely managing to carve the second layer of the formation.

He poured a bit of true essence into the jade talisman, and instantly a thicker and more solid layer of golden light enveloped his entire body.

Xu Yan could no longer hold on, yawned, and fell asleep immediately.

His body wasn't tired; it was mainly his spiritual energy that was being depleted.

Not long after, Master Cheng pushed open the door and came in. Seeing that Xu Yan was still fast asleep, he immediately frowned in displeasure.

The early bird catches the worm, what time is it and you're still not up?

Just as he was about to call for help, he suddenly saw two jade tablets on the table, and they were even refined. His face immediately darkened.

You think you can refine jade talismans after only five days of learning? Are you kidding me?

Ambitious but unrealistic, frivolous and dissolute—it's utterly laughable!

Master Cheng picked up the jade scroll, intending to take a closer look so he could give him a good scolding later. But when he probed it with his divine sense, his expression changed drastically.

There's actually a Tier 2 Golden Armor Talisman?

It's only been a few days, has this kid already eaten the elixir of immortality?

Then he noticed the mess of papers and pens on the table and barely guessed the truth.

Master Cheng put down the jade incantation and quietly left the house.

This child has had a tough time; let him get a good night's sleep.