Chapter 21: The Dragon Is Still That Dragon
“Hahaha, Niece Shuang, you’re too funny, you really scared me, Uncle.”
Peak Master Hua Tianfeng chuckled, he really thought he was going to have to pay a fortune just now, but it turned out to be only three Shrink Talismans, this is simple, this is simple.
Although he doesn’t usually draw these little things, drawing this is not simple at all; he can draw one in ten minutes.
Saying this, Peak Master Hua Tianfeng took out three talisman papers from his storage bag and began to draw with his brush.
Ming Zhaoshuang noticed that Peak Master Hua Tianfeng’s paper was ordinary, but his brush was not. The landscape and cloud patterns engraved on it seemed to come alive the moment they touched the paper, and the tip of the brush shone brilliantly.
There was no ink, but everyone could tell what Peak Master Hua Tianfeng was drawing.
Qin Du whispered in Ming Zhaoshuang’s ear: “The brush you’re using to draw for Uncle is an Earthly Grade Spirit Tool. Let alone the Lower Cultivation World, it’s incredibly precious even in the Upper Cultivation World.”
“It’s rare for a Talisman Master to create talismans in front of a crowd. Only he in the entire Ao Tian Sect has this ability.”
After all, the pressure of the brush on the talisman paper, its thickness, the soul power and spiritual power, and the pattern are all closely related to the effect of the talisman. Only by achieving the utmost precision in all these aspects can highly effective talismans be drawn.
And drawing in front of a crowd would obviously affect the formation master’s concentration, leading to the failure of talisman drawing.
Ming Zhaoshuang did not speak, she just stared intently at Peak Master Hua Tianfeng, not missing any detail of his talisman drawing.
In the 21st century, her greatest interest was observing others paint.
Qin Du said a couple of sentences, and seeing that Ming Zhaoshuang was not interested, he wisely shut his mouth and watched his cub.
It must be said that with thunder booming and the sky and earth darkening not far away, Ming Zhaoshuang could still concentrate and stare at Peak Master Hua Tianfeng drawing talismans, which could also be considered another kind of eccentric person.
Finally, after a quarter of an hour, Peak Master Hua Tianfeng handed the three Shrink Talismans to Ming Zhaoshuang and said:
“Niece Shuang, if you need more, just ask Uncle.”
Ming Zhaoshuang said, “Thank you, Uncle Hua. I have nothing to repay you with, so I would like to offer you one Clear Heart and Bright Eye Pill. I hope Uncle will accept it.”
A Clear Heart and Bright Eye Pill, as the name suggests, enhances one’s perception and insight. As the eldest young lady of the Ming family, treasures are naturally indispensable for her, and this is one of them.
It’s a pity that Ming Zhaoshuang doesn’t know its value and has no concept of these heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
“Really?”
Peak Master Hua Tianfeng took the spirit pill from her hand, his eyes filled with joy: “If that’s the case, then thank you, Niece Shuang.”
There are many spirit-enhancing pills in the world, but very few soul-enhancing pills. Although the Clear Heart and Bright Eye Pill is not very effective, it is one of the rare soul-enhancing pills in the Lower Cultivation World.
And for cultivators other than Sword Cultivators, increasing soul power is often more important than increasing spiritual power.
An ordinary pill like this would start at five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones at an auction. To think that Ming Zhaoshuang gave it to him so casually, how could he not be surprised?
Saying this, Peak Master Hua Tianfeng rummaged through his storage bag again and took out five talismans, handing them to Ming Zhaoshuang.
Ming Zhaoshuang did not refuse, and left after taking the talismans.
She was not interested in Qin Feilong’s affairs at all.
Before long, Ming Zhaoshuang returned to her courtyard.
She took out the talismans drawn by Peak Master Hua Tianfeng, wrapped one around the dragon’s abdomen, letting the dragon coil around her arm like a bracelet.
With one hand, she picked up the writing brush from the table, and mimicking Peak Master Hua Tianfeng, without dipping it in ink, she concentrated and used her spiritual power to draw the talisman stroke by stroke.
In her past life, Ming Zhaoshuang was devoted to painting and had extraordinary perception of lines, colors, and shapes, mastering various types of painting methods and understanding various painting techniques.
Although she was a clandestine fan artist in private, she had actually held several solo exhibitions, and her landscape paintings and character illustrations were lifelike, becoming a textbook example in the art world.
Therefore, she had also represented her country in world-class painting competitions multiple times, becoming one of the most accomplished and youngest artists in China.
Thus, for these talismans, it was almost as if she could see at a glance where the strokes should be light, where they should be heavy, and where special attention was needed.
At first, she imitated Peak Master Hua Tianfeng and drew talismans according to her understanding of the original story, using soul power as the ink and spiritual power as the flow, drawing a talisman very slowly, watching the spiritual power leave traces on the talisman paper.
However, after drawing two consecutive ones, she couldn’t wait any longer and sped up, drawing one in almost tens of seconds.
After drawing about ten, she stopped her brush.
It was only then that she realized that the dragon coiled around her wrist was unconsciously biting her palm.
Its sharp teeth left two teeth marks on her palm. It didn’t hurt; instead, something flowed into her body through the dragon’s saliva, nourishing her meridians.
It is said that dragons are treasures all over, and who would have thought that even their saliva would be useful.
Ming Zhaoshuang patted the creature’s head and said, “Stop absorbing my spiritual power, or I won’t be able to afford to keep you.”
The dragon seemed to understand her words and loosened its grip.
Ming Zhaoshuang gently placed the little white dragon down from her hand and flicked its forehead.
“Do an experiment for me. If it’s successful, I’ll buy you big chicken legs.”
Saying this, she peeled off the Shrink Talisman from the dragon and let its thick, long body coil in the small room.
It must be said, this dragon is quite large.
Ming Zhaoshuang took out the Shrink Talisman she had drawn at a slower pace and stuck it onto the dragon.
Silence. The dragon’s size had not changed.
Big and comforting.
Ming Zhaoshuang took out the Shrink Talisman she had drawn at a normal speed and stuck it onto the dragon.
Silence. The dragon was still the same dragon.
Ming Zhaoshuang frowned, thinking that it was indeed as she suspected, drawing talismans seemed to be a profession that depended on luck. The original owner had no talent in this regard.
It seemed that in the future, she would have to spend a lot of money to buy talismans from other talisman masters, as they were indeed very useful in combat.
Thinking this, she stuck the Shrink Talisman drawn by Peak Master Hua Tianfeng onto the dragon.
Then, there was another silence.
No, did the talismans drawn by Peak Master Hua Tianfeng also not work? She, Ming Zhaoshuang, had no foundation and was just messing around by herself.
But Peak Master Hua Tianfeng, in the Lower Cultivation World, was at least considered a grandmaster. How could his talismans also be useless?
Thinking this, Ming Zhaoshuang hastily picked out her last Shrink Talisman from her storage bag.
Upon seeing the runes on it, Ming Zhaoshuang sighed, “So that’s how it is.”
