After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he didn't immediately begin synthesizing buildings. Instead, he opened the item synthesizer.
When he bought paper in the county town earlier, he had conveniently bought brushes as well, just to prepare for the synthesis he was about to do now.
He already had ink, so there was no need to buy more.
As for the inkstone, while wandering around the county town, he had spotted a new stall selling a lot of stones. However, it was obvious that the people in the town didn't like wasting their money on rocks, so the stall's business was quite poor. Lin Xiao immediately spent a tiny amount of money to buy a large pile of them. After a bit of polishing on his own, they turned into rather quaint-looking inkstones.
Lin Xiao even planned to tell Jiang He this method whenever he sent a letter back.
This was also a path to wealth, after all.
Seeing that he was about to tinker with things, Tietou, who was beside him, didn't make a sound to disturb him. He just sat to the side and waited quietly.
Lin Xiao first placed a brush into the synthesizer, followed by a spirit stone. He wanted to test if this would synthesize the talisman brush needed for drawing talismans.
A moment later, as expected, the item synthesizer spat out a spirit talisman brush.
With this, Lin Xiao felt relieved and began to mass-produce ink, paper, and inkstones.
By the time everyone in the sect had gone up the mountain and entered the cultivation rooms to practice, Lin Xiao had obtained several sets of the brush, ink, paper, and inkstones required for talisman making.
Because Lin Xiao and Tietou were sitting behind that massive pile of dirt, none of the people coming up the mountain noticed them there.
After preparing the brush, ink, paper, and inkstones, Lin Xiao closed the item synthesizer and opened the building synthesizer.
With Tietou's help, Lin Xiao quickly placed a sufficient amount of soil into the first grid of the building synthesizer.
Next was putting in the timber beams.
Then, a complete set of brush, ink, paper, and inkstone for making talismans.
Lin Xiao planned to try synthesizing a Talisman Crafting Room first.
Since he didn't currently have any artifact refining or array formation tools, he wasn't prepared to synthesize the Artifact Refining Hall or Array Formation Hall just yet.
Regarding the tools needed for these two techniques, Lin Xiao felt he might need to go ask Senior Liao about them later.
When the system's notification chime rang in his mind, a building covering an area of over thirty square meters also appeared in front of him.
Ding—Talisman Crafting Room successfully synthesized. Host, please select a placement location.
Lin Xiao thought for a moment and placed it on the other side behind the Sect Main Hall, facing the Alchemy Room from a distance.
Congratulations to the Host for successfully building the Talisman Crafting Room. Sect construction quest Sect Facilities (2) completed. The rewards have been distributed to your private treasury. Please remember to check them.
Lin Xiao first said to Tietou,
"Tietou, it's done. From now on, this is our Talisman Crafting Room, a place specifically for making talismans, like the teleportation talisman."
Looking at the suddenly appearing Talisman Crafting Room, Tietou's heart was full of wonder and admiration.
Although buildings like the Sect Main Hall and the cultivation rooms also seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, he hadn't personally witnessed the scene of their creation. Now that he had seen it with his own eyes, the sense of shock was extraordinary.
He scratched his head and chuckled,
"Brother Xiao, you are too amazing! Is this the magic the old immortal taught you?"
Lin Xiao had no choice but to tacitly agree.
"It's getting late. Go cultivate first."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be planning to leave, Tietou asked,
"Brother Xiao, aren't you going?"
Lin Xiao still planned to consult Senior Liao in a bit, so he told him,
"I still have some things to do. I'll go in a while."
Hearing him say this, Tietou didn't waste any words and quickly ran towards the cultivation room.
He needed to seize the time to cultivate and strive to help Brother Xiao in more areas! That way, Brother Xiao wouldn't always have to sacrifice his own cultivation time!
Watching Tietou leave, Lin Xiao opened his private treasury to check the rewards given by this quest.
He saw that two new items had appeared in the private treasury.
Comprehensive Guide to Basic Talisman Drawing x1, Dark Night Saplings x10
Oh, and there were also a hundred more spirit stones.
That wasn't important.
Looking at the Dark Night Saplings, Lin Xiao thought to himself that since these were not seeds, using the appraisal function shouldn't result in something like his previous experience with seeds, where it just told him that a Dark Night Sapling was a sapling that could grow into a Dark Night Tree, right?
So, he used the appraisal function on the Dark Night Saplings.
Dark Night Sapling: Requires thirty years to mature when grown in mortal soil, but only three years in spirit soil. Proper fertilization can appropriately reduce the years required for maturation. Once fully grown, it can produce Dark Night Resin, which is an excellent ink material for making talismans.
Seeing the function of the Dark Night Tree, he was very satisfied.
From now on, a stable source of ink—the main consumable for talisman making—was considered resolved. As long as the sect began planting these Dark Night Trees, they would always have ink in the future.
After checking the rewards, Lin Xiao stood up and walked towards the Return to Nature Mountain Residence.
He needed to go learn from Senior Liao about the specific methods of artifact refining and array formations.
Senior Liao was still holed up in his little room, drinking tea.
Seeing Lin Xiao arrive, he stroked his beard and said steadily,
"One doesn't visit the temple without a reason. What brings you here so early in the morning?"
Lin Xiao smiled, reaching out to flip an upside-down teacup from a nearby tray right-side up, placing it in front of himself. He picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and only then sat down.
"Senior, how can you say that? Can't I just come over to see you?"
Liao Pantu was just raising his teacup to his lips. Hearing this, he snorted and said,
"Fine, then make sure you absolutely don't open your mouth to ask me for anything."
Taking a small sip of tea, Lin Xiao only felt a lingering fragrance between his teeth. He smacked his lips, looking as if he hadn't had enough, and took another taste before finally saying,
"However, I actually do have some things I want to ask you this time, Senior."
Liao Pantu rolled his eyes at him.
"You brat, you only know how to sweet-talk. Having all day to do these idle things, you might as well hurry up and cultivate so you can help me find my physical body and soul."
"Don't worry, Senior. I will definitely fulfill the promise I made to you. Isn't it just that our sect is currently in a state where everything needs to be rebuilt? There are also many things I don't understand, so I can only feel my way forward slowly. Everything still relies heavily on your help, old man!
Once our sect develops well, everyone benefits, right? When we become powerful, I'll go and catch that enemy of yours, hang him outside, and let you whip him as you please to vent your anger!"
Liao Pantu didn't listen to his empty promises.
"Hmph. If you have something to say, spit it out."
Lin Xiao put down the empty teacup in his hand, sat up straight, and said,
"Could I ask Senior to tell me about the processes of artifact refining and array formation crafting, as well as the tools required?"
"That, huh."
Liao Pantu also put down his teacup, thought for a moment, and finally said,
"How could the processes of artifact refining and array formation crafting be fully explained in just a few words? I haven't dabbled much in these two fields myself. It's just that back when I was at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages, I occasionally tried them in the sect. As for their processes... you'll know when you actually go and learn them yourself."
"As for tools, there are two main types required for artifact forging: first, a spirit hammer for hammering, quenching, and shaping; second, an artifact cauldron for the refining process. When it comes to array formations, the standard tools are a carving knife and an array disk. An array pen is essentially just a spirit pen. However, a true array master can carve formations using virtually any tool."
After hearing this explanation, Lin Xiao finally gained a general understanding of both disciplines.
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