People Found Out About The Base I Built On the Moon

Chapter 978: Chapter 121 Talismans_2

“He’s really reached the Pure Energy Stage?!”

“It seems like it’s true…”

“It can’t be fake, right?!”

“No, it’s definitely real!”

Mo Cai’er shook her head, “I’ve seen my great uncle perform alchemy, and the fluctuation of spiritual power is just like this…”

The girl beside her was shocked, “Could it be, that blockhead has actually refined his spiritual power to the Pure Energy Stage?!”

“How did he do it?!”

“You have to understand, you’ve just finely refined your power and are barely able to make talismans. If he has reached the Pure Energy Stage, wouldn’t he already be able to refine artifacts and perform alchemy?!”

In this world, to practice talisman making, artifact refining, and alchemy, certain thresholds had to be met, requiring not only extensive resources for practice but also purifying one’s spiritual power to a more immaculate realm.

“My grandfather said I had a talent for alchemy when I was little, but he…”

Mo Cai’er felt her brain freeze, unable to comprehend how someone at the first level of Qi Cultivation could have advanced to the realm of Pure Energy in such a short amount of time.

“Cai’er, don’t think too much about it. You’re only fifteen, while he’s already eighteen. It’s normal for him to have refined his strength for three more years than you…”

“No, that’s not right!”

Mo Cai’er shook her head, “Haven’t we investigated his background? Coming from a servant family, he only reached the first level of Qi Cultivation in the past three months, three months later than when I entered the Qi Cultivation Stage…”

“This means he refined his spiritual power to the Pure Energy Realm in just three months…”

Genius!

That thought kept flashing through Mo Cai’er’s mind.

Yet, she felt somewhat unsettled. She had broken through to the Fine Refinement Stage just a few days ago, and plenty of people in her family had hailed her as a once-in-a-century talent.

Even her grandfather had personally thrown a celebration banquet and invited many notable people to celebrate with her.

But now, Zhao Yu’s emergence made her feel somewhat desperate.

“I took three months to cultivate to the Fine Refinement of spiritual power, and yet in the same three months, he cultivated to the Pure Energy level, two stages above me…”

“If I am considered a genius, then what is he?!”

The girl beside her listened to Mo Cai’er’s murmuring and found herself speechless for a moment.

“Cai’er, someone like him definitely has a talent for alchemy. Why not report it to your family?”

“No way!”

Mo Cai’er suddenly came to her senses, “If people find out he’s at the Pure Energy level of spiritual power now, he will definitely be fought over by the major families…”

“How would we ever get our revenge then?!”

She clenched her fists and said determinedly, “So, we must keep his Pure Energy level a secret and not let others find out. From today on, I have to keep an eye on him to prevent him from being discovered…”

“But what if he tells someone himself?”

“He wouldn’t dare!”

Mo Cai’er felt somewhat powerless and said in a weak voice, “In any case, keep an eye on him…”

…

On his way back to Nine Streams Sect, Zhao Yu’s lips remained upturned.

Since leaving Medicine Valley, his energy notifications hadn’t stopped.

Mo Cai’er and her little companion had contributed a significant amount of energy, making him extraordinarily happy.

“No need to go to Medicine Valley anymore; if nothing unexpected happens, since she’s refined her spiritual energy, she will probably go to learn talisman making…”

Zhao Yu rubbed his chin, pondering where he could learn talisman making.

On Mount Shu, those in the Qi Cultivation Stage focus on cultivation level primarily, with attention also paid to reaching certain levels of cultivation at different ages.

Places like Medicine Valley and the Hundred Arts of Cultivation often have no prerequisites, like elective courses offered for free choice.

However, these skills were mainly practiced by descendants from great families, and it was rare for ordinary disciples to study them, resulting in high fees for most private lessons.

“No money…”

When Zhao Yu felt his pockets, they were empty except for some daily necessities and meal tickets—not a single Spirit Stone to be found.

He scratched his head, feeling that he might have been a bit naive.

He thought that with energy, he wouldn’t need Spirit Stones or cultivation resources. Now, it seemed somewhat extreme.

Even if not used for cultivation, having cultivation resources to purchase Body-Protection Magical Artifacts or healing and curative pills was still valuable.

“Among the Hundred Arts of Cultivation I have access to are the common folk’s three main skills: talismans, artifact refining, and alchemy…”

“These are the few skills that commoners can master. Among them, alchemists have the highest status, artifact refining comes next, and talisman making follows…”

“If I were to learn alchemy…”

“No, that’s not right!”

Zhao Yu shook his head slightly. Over the past days, he had learned that to make talismans, one’s spiritual power needed to be finely refined; for artifact refining, it needed to be delicately purified, and for alchemy, it had to reach the Pure Energy level.

If he were to show off his Pure Energy stage spiritual power, he would naturally be seen as an alchemy prodigy, attracting mobs of people eager to take him as a disciple.

But that was too ostentatious and flashy for Zhao Yu, who was reluctant to catch the eye of powerful figures too early.

“Not even the Delicate Purity level will do, so it’s best to just display the Fine Refinement level and go learn about talismans…”

“At eighteen years of age and at the Fine Refinement level, I should not stand out too much, just a little genius…”

After much thought, Zhao Yu decided to simply learn talisman making, master a craft, and then earn some Spirit Stones, so he wouldn’t be as empty-handed as now.

For him, with no need for cultivation, it seemed time could only be spent by finding ways to use it—rather than wasting it idly, it was better to learn a few skills to have at his side.

“That sounds good, but I don’t know where to find a place that teaches talisman making…”