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Chapter 215 Busy May

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    Throughout March and April, Zhao Ran was busy with the heavy spring plowing during the day, not only buying and distributing seeds, but also transporting a large number of farm tools and chickens and ducks, and lending them all to farmers without interest.  With the cooperation of Master Wuse, the progress of spring plowing is really gratifying. Not only have tens of thousands of acres of land been planted, but also a canal with three channels has been dug. At the same time, he has also improved the turning machine to use water power to irrigate the Chongma River.  Entering the canal solves the problem of watering the fields.

    During the spring plowing period, Zhao Ran received a large amount of merit power bonus, which allowed him to practice every night, his magic power became more and more abundant, and his essence became more and more concentrated.  Compared with when he first went to Huayun Pavilion, his cultivation level has improved a lot.  Even the Master of Five Colors couldn't help but sigh, saying that he had never seen a waste root bone enter the country so fast, and it was still under the condition of insufficient essence.

    So busy and happy, the days passed quickly, and it entered May in a blink of an eye. The farm work in the fields came to an end for the time being, so Zhao Ran picked up the "Zhengyi Talismans" and started refining the talismans.

    What Zhao Ran can now refine is the first-level talisman. In the "Zhengyi Talisman", a total of eight first-level talismans are recorded, including the defense talisman, the Yin-dispelling talisman, the Shenqing talisman, the fireworks talisman, the worship talisman, and the Shengjin talisman.  Talisman, Mingguang Talisman, Silent Note.

    If classification is necessary, these eight kinds of talismans can be divided into three categories.

    One is used during the fighting method, including the guardian, the yin -driven, and the fireworks symbol.  Zhao Ran once saw Zhu Zhimeng use the Wei Dao Talisman, which can spread a layer of true energy around him to resist and detect danger; the Yin Expelling Talisman can drive away evil spirits and protect himself from evil spirits; the Firework Talisman is used to catch raccoons back then.  When he was a rat spirit, the talismans that Uncle Zhuo sprinkled all over the sky were only of the first level, but when the number increased, the effect was still very good, so many mid-level monks often used them.

    The second one has a therapeutic effect on oneself, including Shenqing Talisman and Shengjin Talisman.  The Shenqing Talisman can keep the spiritual platform clear and is very effective when used during practice; the Shengjin Talisman can speed up the absorption of medicinal power, which is very useful for healing injuries. It can also stimulate appetite. It is said to have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach.

    The third type is the auxiliary talismans, namely the worshiping talisman, the bright light talisman and the concealing talisman. The worshiping talisman is the talisman used to express Qingci in the Zhaijiao ceremony. It is the most commonly used talisman in Taoism - of course it is also the one with the most fakes.  Talismans, because there is no need to use worship symbols in many Zhaijiao rituals, and using them is purely wasteful; the bright light symbols and the silent symbols are both easy to understand. As the names suggest, one is used to illuminate and the other is used to silence, which is very interesting.

    This was Zhao Ran's first time refining talismans, so he refined one of each of the eight talismans. After trying them one by one, he decided to focus on the defense talisman, the fireworks talisman, the bright light talisman and the silence talisman, especially the first two.  , Don¡¯t worry if you don¡¯t refine a hundred or so pieces.

    It is enough to prepare two or three Yin-dispelling talismans, Shenqing talismans, and fluid-producing talismans. As for the worship talisman, Zhao Ran is not going to refine any of them.  There is no other reason. Refining talismans not only consumes a lot of mana, but is also extremely expensive.  The talisman paper and cinnabar used in the first-level talismans are all specially prepared by the Taoist sect, and they contain various spiritual materials, as well as earthly hard currency such as gold powder and jade powder.  Zhao Ran roughly calculated that each talisman cost about five taels of silver, excluding the consumption of mana. For example, when Uncle Zhuo captured the raccoon spirit the year before last, he produced more than 200 talismans, worth more than a thousand taels of silver.  !

    During his training at the Huayun Pavilion, Zhao Ran purchased a large amount of talisman paper and cinnabar at one time through his senior brother Wei Zhizhen, spending more than 5,000 taels of silver. These materials were probably enough for him to refine more than a thousand talismans.  If you play like Uncle Xiao Zhuo, you will be exhausted in a few fights at most.

    However, using talismans also requires skill, especially proficiency in hand skills and chanting, and even the footwork coordination required when using some high-level talismans. You must practice more if you want to reach the speed of issuing talismans like Master Xiao Zhuo.  , it still needs a lot of hard work.

    Zhao Ran worked day and night refining the talismans. After a month, he finally consumed all the materials. Excluding the waste ones, a total of 1,046 talismans were made. The fireworks talisman was the most, with a total of 600, and the defensive talisman was three.  One hundred and twenty, fifty each of the Mingguang Talisman and the Silent Talisman, twenty Yin-dispelling Talismans, and three each of the other Shenqing Talisman and Shengjin Talisman.  Zhao Ran roughly estimated that these talismans were enough for him to survive and fight alone outside for half a year.

    The process of refining talismans is also a great help to his practice. By refining thousands of talismans, Zhao Ran has become more familiar with the operation and casting of magic power, such as the techniques of spreading flames and shooting objects in the air that Master Five Colors taught him before.  , Zhao Ran can now expand the range to several feet away.

    At the same time, making talismans is also very helpful in making weapons. Zhao Ran had some insights while refining talismans late at night, so he took out the twelve gold darts he had refined before and improved them, which also achieved good results.

    Zhao Ran has been busy refining talismans for a month and has no time to take care of the affairs of Junshan Temple. All matters are left to Jin Jiu.  Jin Jiu can be considered worthy of his trust and will?Everything was handled in an orderly manner, whether it was fasting rituals or criminal cases, including the allocation of money and food, and the training of soldiers for defense, they were all handled very well. He gradually showed the demeanor of a capable man, and had long since lost the look of a playboy in the past.

    During the few months when Zhao Ran was busy with spring plowing to gain merit power and refining talismans, several groups of bandits came to Jundu Mountain one after another, but they were all properly dealt with by Jin Jiu, Guan Er and others, and they were all wiped out.  However, he just listened to the report and didn't bother to get involved.  But on this day, after Zhao Ran finished making the talisman, he came out of the room and saw Jin Jiu, Guan Er, Lu Jin, Lin Shuangwen, Zhong Sanlang and others gathered outside the door. Their faces were solemn, as if they had something important to report.

    "What's wrong? They're all so heavy" Zhao Ran looked tired, stretched his arms, twisted his neck, and moved his hands and feet to ask.

    Jin Jiu reported: "Senior brother, yesterday we wiped out another group of bandits who came to Jundu Mountain."

    Zhao Ran was a little surprised: "Another wave? Is this the fourth wave? How many thieves are there? Have we hurt anyone?"

    Jin Jiudao: "We injured three people, but there is no danger of life. With Jiang Zhuzi and Zhang Wu as internal agents, we fought relatively easily. There are more than 20 thieves back now, and the leader is named Song Xiong, nicknamed  'The Monument Opener' has a good reputation in the world, and it was very difficult to catch him. If Guan Er and Lu Chun had not put in a lot of effort, I am afraid they would not have been able to stop him"

    "Song Xiong? 'Monument Opener'? Is he more powerful than Luo Wenhai?" Zhao Ran has now reached another level of cultivation, and has a lot of talismans in his hands. His fighting skills and abilities have increased several times, and he can no longer see it.  The so-called "people in the rivers and lakes", so I didn't pay much attention to it at the beginning.  But Guan Er and Lu Jin are both good players in the world. One is the young chief escort of Zhenwei Escort Bureau, and the other is a famous tough guy in Guyang County. The two of them worked together to catch Song Xiong, which made Zhao Ran very curious.  .

    "Jiang Zhuzi and Zhang Wu said that Song Xiong is the great thief in northern Sichuan, and Luo Wenhai can only kneel down and beg for mercy in front of him."

    "The big thief in northern Sichuan? He is so powerful, why did he come to our Jundu Mountain? Did he also lose the village?"

    "Exactly, I heard from Song Xiong that someone also occupied his village and pointed him to come to Jundu Mountain to seek a living."

    "Is it the same as the previous times?"

    "good!"

    "Is Song Xiong still alive?"

    "When I was caught, I didn't say anything at first, but after I got the trick, I started pouring beans through the bamboo tube."

    "Where is the person?"

    "It's locked up in the courtyard."

    "Bring me to see you."

    Song Xiong and Zhao Ran imagined it different. He was not a big man with a broad body and a big waist and broad shoulders. Instead, he was relatively thin and not tall. When he was brought over, his body was covered with bandages, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured.

    It seems that this guy suffered a lot under Jin Jiu. He was dejected when he was brought to Zhao Ran. He has nothing to do with the "big thief in northern Sichuan" that Zhao Ran imagined.

    Zhao Ran asked again in detail what Jin Jiu had reported before, and then focused his inquiry on the capture of Song Xiong's village. He also carefully inquired about the situation of the strongmen who robbed Song Xiong's village, including the number of enemies and their clothing.  , weapons, martial arts, etc., and of course the appearance of the leader.

    After listening to Song Xiong¡¯s confession, Zhao Ran fell into deep thought.

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