Zhou Xun stopped his talisman drawing and stepped out of the Cultivation Room in a flash.

He rushed towards the source of the mana aura.

Soon, Zhou Xun arrived at the water area where the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp resided.

A seven-foot-long golden carp could be seen in the center of the water region.

Spiritual Qi around formed a vortex, pouring into the carp's body.

"This is, about to breakthrough to Tier One High-Grade!"

Zhou Xun was overjoyed in his heart.

Unexpectedly, in just a few short years, this Cyan Gold Dragon Carp was about to break through.

Truly worthy of the limit of the Earth-Grade Bloodline, the speed of ascension is just fast.

As Spiritual Qi flooded in, the Demonic Power on the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp continued to climb.

At the same time, its surface also displayed a faint golden radiance.

"Boom!"

It was unclear how much time had passed, the Demonic Power on the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp suddenly surged, stepping into the Tier One High-Grade level in an instant.

At this moment, Song Yiqing also arrived, informed by the news.

"Husband, did the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp break through?"

The young woman asked excitedly.

Zhou Xun nodded.

"Thanks to your hard work over the years in raising it, otherwise it wouldn't have advanced this quickly!"

The Cyan Gold Dragon Carp, having completed its advancement, swam over, happily wagging its tail.

Zhou Xun took out a High-Grade Spirit Feeding Pill from his Storage Bag and threw it into the Dragon Carp's mouth.

The Dragon Carp opened its mouth, and with a suction that appeared out of nowhere, it absorbed the elixir into its mouth.

Then it swam over to their side.

Song Yiqing lifted her skirt, reaching out to stroke the head of the Dragon Carp.

The Dragon Carp nudged enjoyably.

Splashing her with quite a bit of water.

At this moment, a clear cry came from the nearby cliff, it was the Red Fire Simurgh.

"You stupid bird, why are you crowing!"

"Even the Dragon Carp that came later is Tier One High-Grade, and you're still at Middle-Grade, aren't you ashamed, bird!"

The Red Fire Simurgh, despite being at the pinnacle of a High-Grade Bloodline, had not yet advanced to High-Grade.

At this time, a water ball rose from the lake, darting towards the Red Fire Simurgh.

The speed was extremely fast, like a white bolt of lightning.

Instantly drenching the Red Fire Simurgh, turning it into a drenched bird.

The Cyan Gold Dragon Carp was the one that struck.

Previously, the Red Fire Simurgh had often defecated on the water where the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp resided, relying on its earlier arrival. Now, it was finally getting comeuppance.

The Red Fire Simurgh was furious, spitting out a Spiritual Fire.

The Cyan Gold Dragon Carp flashed a golden light, and a water wall a foot high appeared in front, blocking the Spiritual Fire.

The Dragon Carp now being a Tier One High-Grade Spirit Beast, could handle Red Fire Simurgh's attacks with ease.

However, the Red Fire Simurgh could fly, as long as it flew high enough, there was no problem.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun immediately intervened to stop them.

He strictly forbade them from fighting.

These two Spirit Beasts, with extraordinary bloodlines and not low intelligence, were equivalent to a human child of five or six years old.

Thus, they could understand Zhou Xun's commands.

After calming the two Spirit Beasts, Zhou Xun returned to the Cave Mansion.

...

Half a month later, Lake Heart Island Cultivation Room.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged, with a low table in front of him.

On it rested a stack of Tier Two Talisman Paper, a small box of Tier Two Spiritual Ink, and two completed talismans.

He held a Talisman Pen, dipped it in Spirit Ink, and infused mana into the pen.

He began drawing according to the model of the Thunder Talisman.

With focused concentration, he completed it in one stroke.

The patterns on the Talisman Paper connected smoothly, the talisman was drawn successfully.

Next, Zhou Xun formed a spell with his hands, reciting incantations, and then cast a spell onto the just-completed Thunder Talisman.

A glimmer flashed, and the previously energetic aura of the talisman instantly condensed, becoming ordinary-looking.

If not for the radiant mana patterns on it, no one would recognize it as a Tier Two Middle-Grade Thunder Talisman.

During this time, Zhou Xun had crafted many Middle-Grade Talismans.

He continually had Elder Yun procure Tier Two Talisman Materials.

With the Beast Tide approaching, storing more of these one-time attack items was highly beneficial.

Activating talismans consumed little mana, and activation was swift.

They were extremely important as combat power supplements.

Unfortunately, the materials for the craftsmanship were very advanced, making the cost somewhat high.

Generally, there are two main categories of Tier Two Talisman Paper refining materials.

One is the bark of Tier Two Spirit Wood, and the other is the Demon Beast Hide of Tier Two Demon Beasts.

Fortunately, currently, the density of demon beasts in Hundred Savage Mountain is rising.

Although this has greatly increased the casualties among the Demon Hunting Cultivators, it has also notably improved their efficiency in finding demon beasts.

As a result, the output of demon beast materials has significantly increased in recent years.

Output affects prices,

So recently, the price of demon beast materials has seemed to be subtly declining.

Zhou Xun seized the chance to purchase a large amount of Tier Two Demon Beast Hide and refined it into Tier Two Talisman Paper.

With ample materials, his talisman crafting level improved rapidly, almost approaching his Alchemy Technique.

Now, not counting those nurtured, he had over thirty Tier Two Middle-Grade Talismans at hand.

On this day, having completed his daily cultivation, Zhou Xun was sitting at Jingxin Pavilion savoring tea.

Song Yiqing walked over slowly,

"Husband, a letter has arrived from White Cloud Immortal City!"

She was eighteen years younger than Zhou Xun, now thirty-five but looking just over twenty, showing that the Beauty Pill of those years had excellent effects.

Cultivation at the Peak of Fifth-Layer Qi Refining but had been stuck for nearly half a year.

Zhou Xun glanced at his beloved concubine, frowning slightly.

"Qing'er, if you can leave mundane affairs of the dojo behind, let Fairy Weih handle them, she has been under my command for years and proven trustworthy,"

"You should focus more on cultivation; for us cultivators, cultivation should always come first!"

Zhou Xun reminded her.

This concubine of his, who had accompanied him for many years, had deeply touched his heart. If she were to remain at the Ninth-Layer Qi Refining, in a century, she would be nothing but a handful of yellow earth, which he truly couldn't bear.

"Qing'er understands!" Song Yiqing felt warm in her heart at Zhou Xun's somewhat concerned tone.

Resolved to cultivate diligently.

She didn't fear passing away, only feared not being able to stay by Zhou Xun's side after death.

"Do you have any questions about your recent cultivation? I can explain them to you!"

As a Sixth-Layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was effortless for Zhou Xun to resolve cultivation doubts for a Fifth-Layer Qi Refining cultivator.

After half a day, Song Yiqing put down the letter, left with a heart full of gains, and went straight to the secret chamber for closed-door cultivation.

This conversation was quite rewarding for her, with faint signs of breakthrough.

As Song Yiqing just turned away, Zhou Xun picked up the letter.

He cast a spell on it.

The sealed restriction on the letter was immediately removed.

He took out the letter and began browsing.

It was sent by Wang Erniu.

The letter mentioned that demon beasts in Hundred Savage Mountain were becoming more numerous, with some even leaving the mountain area to attack the Red Leaf Square region.

In a recent incident, a Tier Two Low-Grade Iron Feathered Eagle came within eight hundred miles of Red Leaf Square to a Tier One Spirit Vein.

It attacked the loose cultivators living there.

To this end, Red Leaf Square formed three patrol teams led by Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

He felt the situation was becoming increasingly severe.

The Lin Family had already sent some direct descendants away from Red Leaf Square.

The purpose of this letter was to hope that if he ever fell, Zhou Xun could look after a few of his family members.

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