I will survive with proficiency

Between symbols.

It was noon at this time, and the sunshine in the late winter and early spring was soft, shattered on the desk through the open window, and the glass of boiled water on the desk was peaceful without a trace of ripple.

Chen Ping sat at the desk, took a sip of water from the water glass, and put it down.

Open "Introduction to Ten Common Talismans in the Qi Refining Period" and read it again.

This book records the drawing methods of the ten most common talismans during the Qi refining period.

Namely: cleansing talisman, fire talisman, listening to wind talisman, auspicious talisman, wind control talisman, sword avoidance talisman, evil spirit talisman, body protection talisman, evil warding talisman, meditation talisman.

in.

The cleaning talisman is the simplest talisman, and it does not need to use talisman skin or talisman paper.

Entry-level talismans.

What Chen Ping wants to draw now is the cleaning symbol.

He sat down solemnly, and silently recited the incantation he had written.

Then he held his breath and concentrated for a moment, picked up the talisman, dipped it in the talisman ink, swirled the tip of the pen around the mouth of the bottle and stroked it twice to scrape off the excess talisman ink. Then on the paved talisman paper, copy the runes stroke by stroke.

A rune is composed of several flat pictographic characters vertically, superimposed together to form a long vertical rune.

Chen Ping couldn't recognize the inner meaning.

Just take pictures.

First, draw a stroke to the left, and write three horizontal hooks on the right, like a breeze supporting a hill. Vertically down in the middle, and circle around the pen. First two circles to the left, then two circles to the right, then to the bottom

"Pfft!"

Before the rune was finished, the ink of the rune caught fire, and the paper of the rune burst into flames.

Chen Ping quickly patted off the flames of the big deal, and let out a sigh of relief.

‘Spiritual power is hard to control. '

'The trend of strokes is not easy to control. '

'According to the book, many inappropriates are given: the strokes should not be too sharp, nor should they be too soft. The strokes should not be too dense, nor should they be too sparse. The input of spiritual power should not be too fast or too strong, nor should it be too slow or too light’

Too many 'inappropriate'.

But that's where the problem lies.

What does it mean 'not too sharp and not too soft'? There is no such degree, and there is absolutely no experiential commentary from the predecessors, and it all depends on one's own exploration.

This is where the difficulty lies.

Very difficult to grasp.

'It's just a matter of trying again and again. Maybe a blind cat hits a dead mouse, maybe it succeeded once unintentionally, maybe it's possible to just get started like this. '

Chen Ping straightened his body, took a deep breath, picked up his pen and continued to try.

a moment later,

"Pfft!"

again,

This time, I finished all the drawings, but the runes didn't respond at all, just like writing some useless words on waste paper.

continue

"hiss!"

A puff of smoke without flame came out.

again

"."

Two hours later, I got up and moved around.

Still can't get started.

There are too many skills in it, and it is not easy to grasp the scale just by relying on dry words.

This is not just simple writing. Every stroke and painting is a medium to receive the laws of heaven, and initially achieve a certain "induction between heaven and man" to gather the laws.

There are many ways in it.

'Could it be? '

‘Is the mantra not pious enough? '

Chen Ping was dumbfounded, and sorted out his appearance quite grandly, straightened the zou on the front of his clothes, and then sat upright, reciting a mantra:

"The heavens and the earth are natural, the dust is scattered, the cave is mysterious and empty, and the Taiyuan is shining. The life of the spiritual treasure makes me natural"

Draw characters while it's hot.

"Pfft!"

Chen Ping: .

Forget it, that's it for today.

There is no way to comprehend the mystery of it for a while.

Can only come slowly.

Fortunately, the price of talisman skins has also doubled now. Based on the superb skills of talisman skins, you can make a lot of money by only selling talisman skins.

Thinking of this, he picked up the talisman skin tool and took it to make a skin.

Cut, cut, lift, pull, fill, mend.

The action is done in one go.

Got a superb rune skin

No, I got the Lingshi.

Chen Ping put his hands behind his head and let out a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he felt that the depression accumulated in his heart due to the talisman was gone, and his whole body became refreshed.

Money is the most exciting thing.

evening.

When Chen Ping was sitting in the yard eating leisurely with a large Haikou bowl in his hand, Zhang Zheng came.

According to Zhang Zheng himself, he came here unknowingly after a walk after dinner, so he came to see his old friend Chen Ping.

How did you come here unknowingly? Is it intentional to visit an old customer? Chen Ping understood.

"Chen Daoyou, how is Fu Pi learning going?" After some pleasantries, Zhang Zheng asked as if nothing had happened.

Chen Ping smiled and said:

"I have improved a little, and I went to the market to sell some talisman skins a few days ago. How is Zhang Daoyou learning?"

"It's the same." Zhang Zheng sighed: "It's just that there are still some subtleties that are still difficult to control, but there is no way to learn, so I can only slowly explore by myself."

Qi Jianglun is dead, so what else to learn.

"Situ Shan didn't bother you afterwards, did he?" Since this topic was brought up, Chen Ping asked.

"Hey, don't mention it. I was really unlucky. During that time, I was questioned by the city guards every day. If it weren't for the beast tide, my life would be difficult." Zhang Zheng was afraid for a while when he said this, and finally said softly road:

"To tell you the truth, Daoyou Chen, I always feel something is wrong when I think about it later. I'm actually not familiar with Situ Shan, and we don't have a deep relationship. But I don't know why every time he comes, I can spare no effort to explore the skill of making talisman skins with him. It's amazing. That's weird...hey, that's all, that's all, luckily it's all over."

Zhang Zheng waved his hands.

Chen Ping's heart was stagnant.

I remember that when I first saw Situ Shan at Zhang Zheng's house, I also felt that something was wrong.

Later, I also had this doubt.

Now it seems that it's not just me. Zhang Zheng also had the same feeling after bewilderment.

Could it be that Situ Shan used some means?

Unfortunately, many things can no longer be confirmed.

Fortunately, Situ Shan was killed decisively, otherwise there would be no huge long-term risks.

The two chatted for a while, but Zhang Zheng didn't mean to say goodbye, as if he wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to say it.

"Zhang Daoyou still has something to do?" Chen Ping smiled.

"No, no, ha ha." Zhang Zheng looked away and smiled, hesitatingly said: "You Daoist Chen, how many talisman skins can you make in one day?"

How could Chen Ping not know what he wanted to express.

I haven't bought finished leather from him for a long time.

The finished skin is different from the rune skin.

Talisman skins are easy to sell because there are technical barriers, and many people can't learn it even if they want to.

But Chengpi is different. There is no technical content, and many people can do it. In addition, it is difficult to make money in Lianyun City now, and many people have picked up this job again.

So there is a lot of competition.

It can be sold in the market, but it usually takes a lot of time to sell some.

There are potential risks over time.

How could it be reliable to sell one-on-one to a leatherworker like Chen Ping?

Chen Ping smiled:

"I haven't made too many talisman skins recently. There are still more than 100 finished skins I bought before, and they can still be used for a while. I will buy them from you when they are used up."

Made less?

Zhang Zheng said in surprise:

"Then, how do you make money?"

He thought to himself that if his success rate was not too low, he would wish to make talisman skins every day.

"It's also a talisman skin, but I haven't made so many. Five or six a day, the income is barely enough to live on. You must leave some time to practice." Chen Ping said calmly.

It was easy to say this, but the corners of Zhang Zheng's mouth twitched.

Is it enough to barely survive?

Zhang Zheng looked at Chen Ping's medium-grade robes.

All they ate were Lingmi and monster meat. During this period of time, the price of Lingmi has skyrocketed, and he himself has been eating melons, fruits and vegetables intermittently.

Repair the house out of pocket.

This is called barely living?

etc.

Five or six runes per day?

Considering that Chen Ping said that there are more than 100 finished hides left, he roughly estimated the length of time since the last time he bought the finished hides.

this.

I am afraid that one finished skin can output 3 rune skins.

'hiss. '

Zhang Zheng took a deep breath.

Thinking of the quality of Chen Ping's talisman leather which was already very good a few months ago, the quality will only become more extraordinary after a few months.

He was happy for the 'client', but at the same time he felt extremely tight in his chest.

"Hehe, it's good, it's good. You can't make all the talisman skins. It's good to have more time to practice." Zhang Zheng smiled awkwardly.

After chatting a few more words, Zhang Zheng became more and more depressed.

Then he said goodbye in a hurry.

On the way back, Zhang Zheng thought that he and Chen Ping had learned how to make talisman skins together, and this was the second time for him to learn it, while Chen Ping was the first time.

Unexpectedly, several months have passed, and Chen Ping has left himself far away.

'Fortunately, Chen Daoyou's cultivation level is low, and he only has one level of Qi training. ’ Thinking of this, Zhang Zheng felt a little more balanced.

Chen Ping is not a comprehensive genius either.

At least my cultivation base is not as high as mine, I'm already on the third floor.

hehe.

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