Chapter 5: Ten Thousand Paths Origin Stream Talisman Formation Inheritance
Ten days. The time left for him was not much.
Chu Jianqiu knew time was extremely pressing and he had to find a way to quickly increase his strength within these ten days.
Chu Han was not comparable to the likes of Chu He and Chu Jiaoyue. As the Grand Elder's direct grandson, Chu Han was a Martial Artist at the Refining Body (ninth level), and his strength was extremely formidable.
Before he was crippled by Liu Tianyao, among the younger generation of the Chu Family, Chu Han was a strong practitioner second only to himself.
With his current strength, he was far from being Chu Han's opponent.
Chu Jianqiu rubbed Ruhua's head and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Young Master has his own way. You go out first, Young Master needs to Cultivate."
Ruhua assented and obediently exited the room.
Chu Jianqiu sat cross-legged on the bed, pondering how to quickly increase his strength.
Currently, there were only two ways to improve his strength: one was to Cultivate more powerful Martial Skills, and the other was to raise his cultivation level.
Regarding Martial Skills, Chu Jianqiu had already learned most of the Chu Family's Martial Skills.
The Martial Skills he knew from the Chu Family, Chu Han also knew almost as well.
As for raising his cultivation level, that required a large amount of Medicinal Pills.
Right, he hadn't yet entered the Chaos Supreme Tower in his Sea of Consciousness. He had already witnessed the power of the Chaotic Heavenly Emperor Art and the Chaotic Supreme Bloodline, so he figured this Chaos Supreme Tower wouldn't be ordinary either. Perhaps there was something inside that could help him increase his strength.
With a thought, Chu Jianqiu's Divine Soul entered his Sea of Consciousness, where the vast, ancient, colossal tower stood majestically.
This was the first time Chu Jianqiu had seriously examined this colossal tower. The previous time, he hadn't had a chance to look closely before being pulled out, so he had no idea what the colossal tower was specifically like.
Upon closer inspection, Chu Jianqiu discovered that although the massive black tower was vast and majestic, its body was covered in cracks, like a dilapidated temple that had fallen into disrepair over the years, threatening to collapse at any moment.
Chu Jianqiu walked to the base of the tower, gently pushed open the tower door, and stepped inside.
The sight within the tower deeply shocked Chu Jianqiu's mind.
Streaks of flowing light floated and danced within the tower, forming profound and incomparable Talismans, while the ground was covered with complex and intricate Formations.
Ten Thousand Paths Origin Stream Talisman Formation Inheritance!
Upon seeing this scene, corresponding information surged into Chu Jianqiu's mind.
Symbol Array Master, this was the most profound and advanced discipline on the Tianwu Continent.
Talismans Master, was also the most respected profession on the Tianwu Continent.
Everything in the Martial Artist world of the Tianwu Continent was inseparable from Symbol Arrays. Artifact Refiners needed Formations when refining Magical Artifacts and Magic Treasures, and the Formation of Magic Treasures required the inscription of Talismans.
Alchemy was inseparable from Symbol Arrays!
When Cultivating, one needed to set up a Spirit Gathering Formation to gather Spiritual Qi!
Mountain gates needed to set up a great Mountain Gate Protection Formation for defense!
When fire was needed, a Fire Talisman was required!
When water was needed, a Water Talisman was required!
To fly or escape underground, one needed a Flying Talisman or an Earth Evasion Talisman!
Symbol Arrays were the concretization of the Dao of Heaven and Earth's operation, an incredibly profound and Heaven-Defying discipline that seized the creation of Heaven and Earth.
And these dancing streaks of flowing light before him were powerful and incomparable Talisman Legacies.
Chu Jianqiu's gaze fixed on those Talisman flowing lights, examining them one by one.
Fire Talisman!
Water Talisman!
Wind Talisman!
Swift Steps Talisman!
...
Illusion Formation!
Maze Formation!
Li Fire Formation!
...
Dan Fu Array!
When Chu Jianqiu's gaze touched that Formation, his heart couldn't help but tremble!
Dan Fu Array, using a Formation to perform Alchemy. One only needed to throw the Medicinal Materials into the Formation, and the Medicinal Pills could be refined automatically!
Seeing this Formation, Chu Jianqiu was both shocked and overjoyed.
Damn, this kind of Formation was truly Heaven-Defying. If this Formation were to spread, wouldn't all Alchemists in the world be out of a job?
Ordinary Formations merely assisted Alchemists in controlling fire, and could not replace Alchemists in refining Medicinal Pills at all.
Every step of Alchemy, the control of the heat, the amount of Materials added, every factor would affect the success rate of Alchemy.
Chu Jianqiu had never heard of a Formation that could automatically refine Medicinal Pills!
Just how terrifying was this kind of Formation?
Chu Jianqiu immediately walked to this Formation and began to study it meticulously.
The Formation Talismans he had seen earlier were not what he needed most at the moment, so Chu Jianqiu did not put much effort into studying them.
But with this Dan Fu Array, if he had this Formation, wouldn't he have plenty of Medicinal Pills to consume?
As long as he had enough Medicinal Pills, Chu Han, Liu Tianyao, Ouyang Yuan, and even the Grand Elder would all be insignificant.
Chu Jianqiu immersed himself wholeheartedly in the Dan Fu Array, diligently researching it.
The principles involved in the Dan Fu Array were extremely complex, requiring adjustments based on different Pill Formulas, different ratios, and different heat levels.
To refine different Medicinal Pills, the setup of the Dan Fu Array would vary.
The Dan Fu Array here was merely a general outline; as for the refining of specific Medicinal Pills, the Talismans Master needed to adjust the setup according to the actual situation.
However, there were thousands of examples in this Dan Fu Array that could be used directly.
In a flash, a day passed.
Chu Jianqiu let out a long sigh of relief, finally managing to barely grasp the method for setting up the Body Tempering Pill Talisman Array.
This Dan Fu Array was incredibly complex and profound, and he naturally couldn't master the general outline in such a short time. Chu Jianqiu only focused on studying one case for refining Body Tempering Pill.
Mastering the setup of a single Symbol Array was naturally much easier than mastering the entire general outline.
However, even just mastering the setup of the Body Tempering Pill Symbol Array consumed a large amount of Chu Jianqiu's Mental Energy, leaving him extremely exhausted.
Chu Jianqiu retreated from the tower's internal space. The extreme fatigue made him want to sleep soundly, but the urgency of time did not allow him to relax in the slightest.
Now, one day had already passed, leaving him with only nine days.
The refining Formation for the Body Tempering Pill had been mastered, and the Pill Formula was available in the Chu Family's Pill Pavilion. All that was missing now were the Materials for the Body Tempering Pill.
The Medicinal Materials for Alchemy could easily be bought at the Alchemist Guild in Tianshui City, but Chu Jianqiu was currently penniless and couldn't even afford half a Medicinal Material.
Truly, a single coin could stump a hero!
Chu Jianqiu scratched his head, pondered for a long while, and thought, it seems he could only draw a few Talismans to sell first.
After much thought, Chu Jianqiu picked another Talisman from within the tower. This Talisman was countless times simpler than the Dan Fu Array, and Chu Jianqiu learned it with little effort.
He had learned the Talisman, but the Materials for drawing the Talisman became the biggest problem.
Chu Jianqiu was currently short of money. To buy the Materials for drawing Talismans, he had no choice but to sell the six Body Tempering Pills he had just received from the Pill Pavilion.
The Talisman Legacy within the Chaos Supreme Tower was extremely powerful. Once comprehended and mastered, it could quickly be put into practical use.
Chu Jianqiu only wasted a few Talisman paper Materials before successfully drawing his first Talisman.
This was the simplest first-tier Talisman, the Enhancement Talisman, which could double a Martial Artist's strength for a short period.