One month later, a pile of level 5 talismans had accumulated around Ding Huan.
As the process of creating talismans continued, all that remained were level 5 high-quality and even exceptional talismans.
Since the appearance of level 5 exceptional talismans, Ding Huan started refining level 6 talismans.
These actions and choices were entirely unconscious, and at this moment, Ding Huan could be said to be completely engrossed in talisman creation.
The more advanced the talisman creation process became, the more Ding Huan realized that with his Starry Dao Essence and the fusion of talismans, it was easier to refine higher-level talismans.
Every time Ding Huan creates a new talisman, he unconsciously activates the Great Cosmic Art.
His Cosmic Dao Essence melds with the talisman, elevating its grade while Ding Huan also finds to his delight that his cultivation is slowly advancing.
This not only speeds up his talisman creation but also endows the attack talismans he makes with a trace of his own unique killing dao essence.
However, even with this, creating a level 6 talisman is not so easy.
Fortunately, Ding Huan had plenty of materials, and even though he destroyed countless amounts of them, he didn't mind.
After all, these materials were free, and he could just as well keep refining them.
As long as he can find out the reason for each failed talisman, he's okay.
This way, even if his progress is slow, he is still making continuous improvements.
Two months later, Ding Huan created the first level 6 Confinement and Slaughter talisman, and he stopped refining them.
Looking at the level 6 Confinement and Slaughter talisman with starry killing essence in his hand, Ding Huan's heart was filled with joy.
This is truly integrating his Great Cosmic Art into talisman crafting; his path of talisman crafting originated from the Yujian scroll known as the Dao Talisman.
However, now his level of talisman crafting has long surpassed that of the book known as Dao Talisman.
Because he has created his own Great Cosmic Art, he has forged a path of talisman creation that is uniquely his own.
Ding Huan took a deep breath to calm his heart's joy and then resumed his grand endeavor of talisman crafting.
Six-level Confinement and Slaughter talismans, Twisting and Slaughter talismans, Fire Sea talismans, Knife Mountain talismans, Vanishing Earth talismans, Chaotic Arrows talismans, Defensive talismans, Teleportation talismans, Ghost Vine talismans...
As long as Ding Huan thought of it, he created it.
The materials around him kept decreasing until one day, Ding Huan crafted a pale blue Hell Vine talisman...
Is this a level 7 talisman?
Feeling the talisman in his hand, Ding Huan was filled with countless emotions.
Back then, he spent nearly a million high-quality spiritual stones for a Hell Vine seed, but now he has created a Hell Vine talisman that is even stronger than the seed.
This is definitely a level 7 talisman.
Because he practices the Great Cosmic Art, his Hell Vine talisman is more powerful than the Hell Vine seed.
After all, the Hell Vine seed still needs a carrier.
His Hell Vine talisman can be instantly activated in the void, creating tens of thousands of vines.
Such talismans are all for the better for him, and he must make more of them.
Ding Huan picked up the materials again, only to find that they were wrong, and he quickly changed the materials.
Soon, Ding Huan stopped exchanging materials, as he had consumed all the materials for refining level 7 talismans. The only one left was the level 7 Hell Vine talisman in his hand.
This is also thanks to the ring he obtained from Lu Yan, the president of the Daoist Merchant Association, and Ren Xian Shishi, the Sage Historian Tian. Without these, he wouldn't have even been able to refine level 6 talismans, let alone level 7 ones.
Looking at the pile of talismans piled up around him, Ding Huan was still satisfied.
It took nearly four months to craft a huge amount of talismans.
Any one of these talismans, if taken out, could be sold for a good price.
The biggest reward for Ding Huan was that he was able to refine level 7 talismans.
Given his understanding of creating level 7 talismans, it means that he has stepped into the realm of a level 7 Array Master.
Thinking about it, he did it. Ding Huan stood up, lifted his hand, and rolled up a pile of materials instantly. He had forged an array flag in an instant.
As his array flags kept falling, in no time, he had arranged a level 7 Gathering of Spiritual Energy Array.
Now he can finally study the Ascension Plaque and the bracelet.
The Ascension Plaque is just a level 7 restriction.
Picking up the Ascension Plaque, Ding Huan let his spiritual thoughts permeate it, catching a series of array patterns.
Half an hour later, Ding Huan put down the Ascension Plaque. How many restrictions are there in it?
The most prominent one is the positioning, followed by a small Teleportation array pattern.
This is quite thought-provoking.
Adding a positioning restriction to the Ascension Plaque, he can understand that, though it doesn't please him.
However, the Teleportation array pattern on the Ascension Plaque he didn't understand. His own Ascension Plaque, why did they put a Teleportation array pattern on it? What does that mean?
Picking up the bracelet again, Ding Huan let his spiritual thoughts permeate it, and the restrictions on this bracelet were even more laughable to him.
The bracelet indeed has orientation array patterns, but the central pattern inside is a surveillance restriction.
That's fine, but there's even a restriction on the bracelet to bind it.
What an utter lack of shame. This bracelet can instantly bind the person wearing it. To be shameless to this extent, Ding Huan is truly amazed.
Liu Yinyin is truly an eagle-eyed gem, knowing that Shi Qi Qiu is a shameless hypocrite.
Ding Huan put down the bracelet and the Ascension Plaque, knowing that he would have to go to the Realm of Ascension and enter the Ancient Creation Battlefield. These two items were a must-have for him.
The Ascension Plaque is something that can be discarded at will. If the bracelet is also discarded, it will be harder to explain later on.
The surveillance and binding restrictions on the bracelet can be shielded.
Whether to shield them and how to shield them is not something for him alone to decide. He will discuss it with Hu Wu Xin and Mo Zheng when he meets them.
At the very least, it's necessary to know whether the surveillance and binding restrictions on this bracelet were an idea of Shi Qi Qiu alone or the idea of a group of people.
Shi Qi Qiu this old son of a bitch should know that there are many good things in the Ancient Creation Battlefield.
This guy wants Daoist cultivators to explore the Ancient Creation Battlefield while also worrying that they might obtain good things while searching for it.
Haha, how could there be such shameless scum?
Ding Huan calculated the time and found that there were twenty days left until eleven months.
The materials here haven't been refined yet, so with over twenty days left, he should refine all the talismans.
When the time comes, he will have a pile of level 6 talismans. To a normal opponent, using them as weights to crush them will be enough.
……
All the materials were refined to varying degrees, and Ding Huan teleported them all back to the Blue Star Sect.
"Sect Master." Seeing Ding Huan return, Liu Yinzhū was overjoyed.
She had already received the news that a Blue Star Sect disciple had obtained an Ascension Plaque on the Ascension Platform and entered the Realm of Ascension with Ding Huan's permission.
"I'm about to go to the Ancient Creation Battlefield in the Realm of Ascension. When I return, I need to upgrade our sect's protective array."
"Remember, under no circumstances should you use the last level-uped Confinement and Slaughter Great Array unless there's absolutely no other choice."
Ding Huan plans to upgrade the sect's Confinement and Slaughter Great Array to level 7, but it's not just a simple upgrade to level 7. Instead, he will arrange a level 7 protective array and Confinement array within the existing level 6 protective array.
Liu Yinzhū greatly admires Ding Huan and has no doubts about his words.
Ding Huan's suspicions about the Ascension Plaque and bracelet mean that he cannot reveal his secret of being a level 7 Array Master.
If others find out that he is a level 7 Array Master, they would know that he has discovered the secret of the bracelet.
In just two days, Ding Huan upgraded the Blue Star Sect's protective array and Confinement array to level 7 and handed over the array flags to Liu Yinzhū.
He is also preparing to go to the Realm of Ascension.
"Where are Qin Qingshan, Guanyu, and Yan Mei? Why didn't they come to see me off?" Ding Huan asked casually when he saw that the three of them hadn't come to bid him farewell.
"Coming quickly, Song Yuhuo rushed to say:
"Qingshan senior and Guanyu are busy recruiting new disciples. Yan Mei, along with Old Six and Mo Hao, has gone to the Realm of Ascension without us. They heard that the Ancient Creation Battlefield in the Realm of Ascension had been opened, so they went to try their luck."
Ding Huan nodded, still recalling that he had encountered Shen Jiankai and Zhu Feichong at the Ascension Platform.
If it were him, he might also go to try his luck. Daoist cultivation is not just about secluding oneself at home and shutting oneself off.
"Sect Master, Yan Zhōu and I are both at the stage of Yùn Xīng Completion, but we still can't take that crucial step forward." Liu Yinzhū proactively raised the issue she encountered.
Ding Huan took out three array flags again:
"These are the array flags I prepared. Whether it's you, Song Senior, or Qin Senior who comes back, as long as they have enough contributions to the sect, they can come here to cultivate and gain insights."
"What are these array flags?" Liu Yinzhū asked curiously after taking them over.
"These are teleportation array flags to Mount Sword. After you teleport there, you can directly challenge the Star Realm at the entrance of the cosmic vortex on Mount Sword."
Ding Huan said.
"Isn't Mount Sword filled with poison mist?" Song Yuhuo asked in surprise.
"It's not anymore; the poison mist has been removed by me. The teleportation array to Mount Sword is at the back of the sect's task hall, and I've protected it with an array. The array flags are red."
Ding Huan believes that both Song Yuhuo and Liu Yinzhū can easily breakthrough the Star Realm when they go to Mount Sword.
He had also implanted a medium-grade Star Realm Spirit Vein and two superior-grade veins into his cultivation position on Mount Sword.
He himself has not broken through to a higher level, and the consumption of the medium-grade Star Realm Spirit Vein is not significant.
Under such resources, with Liu Yinzhū and Song Yuhuo's qualifications, breaking through the Star Realm is a natural thing.
……
The Two Realms City where the Ascension Platform is located.
Even Hu Wu Xin is somewhat impatient, let alone Mo Zheng.
It's been nearly eleven and a half months, and they still haven't seen Ding Huan come over.
Although Hu Wu Xin doesn't really believe that Ding Huan would let them down, even if Ding Huan does, they can only endure it.
"Hu Master, I'm worried that if we wait a few more days, we will exceed a year's time." Mo Zheng expresses some concern.
Hu Wu Xin sighed and was about to speak when he suddenly stood up with a burst of laughter:
"Let's go, Sect Master Ding has arrived."
The teleportation array of the Two Realms City has his spiritual imprint, so he was the first to notice when Ding Huan arrived.
Just as Ding Huan stepped out of the teleportation array, he saw Hu Wu Xin and Mo Zheng approach together.
He bowed and said,
"I'm sorry, I had some things to take care of in the sect before returning. I let you two wait for a long time."
Hu Wu Xin laughed and said:
"We're not in a hurry at all here. It's nothing to wait for long, Sect Master Ding. You've just arrived in the Two Realms City, would you like to rest for a while?"
Mo Zheng was speechless. Just now, you yourself weren't sighing and complaining? Now, you say that you're not in a hurry and want Ding Huan to rest and relax. This...
Ding Huan waved his hand:
"No need, let's go to the Realm of Ascension now."
Hu Wu Xin looked at Ding Huan's large backpack behind him, hesitated for a moment before refraining from saying anything.
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