After My Rebirth, I Ended Up Happily Ever After with the Saintess - Chapter 37

The successful refinement of the Jade Marrow Body Tempering Pill was like opening a new door for Ye Li. She was confident that the vast medicinal power contained within the pill could help her break through the barrier of the Coalescing Pulse Realm in one go. However, she did not immediately go into seclusion; breaking through a realm required being in the best possible state, and there was no room for error.

Before that, she needed to prepare more auxiliary means for herself, whether for protection during the breakthrough or to deal with potential accidents. Although she had accumulated some contribution points, purchasing finished talismans and array discs was expensive and might not be exactly what she wanted.

Thus, her focus returned to “creation.” With the knowledge of a Supreme Being from her previous life, the subtle assistance of the Samsara Mirror, and the theoretical foundation laid by the Inheritance Pavilion, she was no longer satisfied with merely using existing items.

She first turned her attention to the Dao of Talismans.

Inside the quiet room, Ye Li held her breath and concentrated. Spread before her were the incomplete leather booklet she had acquired from the discarded book pile in the market, along with the Basic Talisman Rune Illustrations and the newly redeemed Low-Grade Talisman Compendium. The Concealment Technique recorded in the leather booklet was quite peculiar. Instead of completely hiding one’s aura, it simulated the surrounding environment’s aura to achieve a “mimicry” effect, making it much harder to detect than ordinary Concealment Techniques.

She did not copy it entirely but attempted to improve it by combining it with the extreme cold characteristic of her own Netherworld Emperor Scripture . Dipping her finger into the talisman ink, which was mixed with demon beast blood and specific mineral powders, she began drawing on the specially cut talisman paper.

The brush moved like a flowing dragon and coiled snake, and spiritual power was evenly poured into the rune lines through the tip of the brush. Her movements were smooth and stable, demonstrating precise control over her strength.

The first attempt resulted in a clash of energy the moment the last stroke was completed. The talisman paper spontaneously combusted and turned to ashes.

The second attempt successfully formed the runes, but the effect of mimicking the environment’s aura was poor; it could only be considered a semi-finished product.

The third…

She was not discouraged. She adjusted the talisman ink ratio, the strength of the spiritual power output, and the details of the rune structure after each failure.

Finally, after exhausting more than ten pieces of talisman paper, a talisman was successfully created! Its runes flickered with a faint blue light that was weak yet perfectly blended with the surrounding light and aura.

“Nether Shadow Concealment Talisman” . She named it.

When activated, this talisman did not grant complete invisibility but greatly distorted light, concealed her own aura, and simulated an energy fluctuation extremely similar to the environment. Unless one’s spiritual sense was far superior to hers, or one possessed special sight techniques, it would be extremely difficult to discover her. Its effect far surpassed similar Grade 1 or even Grade 2 Concealment Talismans circulating on the market!

Next, she shifted her focus to offensive talismans. Common Fireball Talismans and Ice Spike Talismans had fixed power, and many people could draw them, making it hard to stand out.

She recalled her battle with the Blazing Lava Hound and the characteristics of the spiritual power in the Netherworld Emperor Scripture. A thought emerged—could she highly compress the extreme cold spiritual power to create a talisman with an instant burst of power and a strong freezing effect?

She plunged into research and experimentation once more. This process was more difficult than modifying the Concealment Talisman, requiring an abnormal level of spiritual power compression and control. At one point, a burst of excessive spiritual power output caused the talisman paper to instantly freeze and shatter into icy powder.

She failed more than twenty times, almost using up all the talisman paper she had. Just when she was about to give up, a talisman under her brush suddenly lit up with a dazzling icy blue light, which quickly receded, leaving a complex and fierce rune on the paper, emanating a chilling cold that made one’s heart palpitate!

“Profound Ice Blast Talisman”! Success!

When activated, this talisman could instantly release a ball of intensely cold ice blast. Its coverage was small, but its core power was astonishing, enough to threaten an early-stage Coalescing Pulse Realm cultivator, and it carried a strong slowing and freezing effect!

She carefully put away these two exceptionally effective talismans as trump cards.

With the talisman crafting temporarily concluded, Ye Li turned her attention to medicinal liquids. Pills were excellent, but refining them was time-consuming, and in some special situations, medicinal liquids could be more effective.

She first improved the “Cold Marrow Tempering Liquid” . Using her newly acquired knowledge of medicinal properties, she added a small amount of “Ice Heart Grass” powder obtained from the market, further purifying the medicinal power and reducing the pain during the soaking process, thus boosting the absorption efficiency by another half a percent. Though a subtle improvement, the cumulative effect over time would be considerable.

Next, she attempted a simple medicinal liquid recorded in an ancient text but long lost—the “Boiling Blood Spirit Ignition Liquid” . This liquid was not used to enhance cultivation but for desperate, life-or-death situations! It could intensely stimulate a cultivator’s potential in a short period, allowing them to unleash power far exceeding their current realm. However, afterward, one would fall into extreme weakness, and it caused damage to the meridians, making it a form of drinking poison to quench thirst.

She valued its ability to reverse a critical situation. Based on the fact that her meridians were much stronger than an ordinary person’s, she slightly adjusted the formula, reducing the damage afterward, though the power was also correspondingly weakened, making it more suitable for her current stage.

Refining this liquid required highly concentrated essence of blood-replenishing spirit grasses, and the control over heat was extremely demanding. Ye Li failed several times, wasting a good amount of materials, before finally succeeding in refining three small bottles of a dangerous-looking, reddish medicinal liquid, like molten amber.

Upon completing these tasks, she did not intend to keep them all to herself. Whether to accumulate more contribution points or to subtly enhance the status of Cloud Elixir Peak, she decided to “cash in” some of her results.

She bottled five small bottles of the improved “Cold Marrow Tempering Liquid” and also drew five talismans of the “Nether Shadow Concealment Talisman” (simplified version) and “Profound Ice Blast Talisman” (simplified version) that were slightly inferior to her self-use versions but still far surpassed ordinary quality.

This time, she did not go to the Treasure Pavilion but sought out the outer disciple Zhao Xiao-Yi.

“Xiao-Yi, do you know of any reputable shops in the market, with not-too-complex backgrounds, that are willing to purchase some medicinal liquids and talismans with special effects?” Ye Li asked.

Zhao Xiao-Yi was now utterly devoted to Ye Li. Hearing her question, he immediately replied, “Senior Sister, in the east corner of the Myriad Phenomena Hall, there’s a shop called ‘Exotic Treasures Pavilion’ . The owner is an eccentric old man. He only buys strange and rare items with outstanding effects. He pays a fair price and never inquires about the origin of the items. He has a very good reputation. It’s just that his eye is extremely sharp, and he usually looks down on ordinary goods.”

“Exotic Treasures Pavilion? Take me to see it.”

Led by Zhao Xiao-Yi, Ye Li arrived at a small, old-fashioned shop. The shop was deserted, and a white-haired old man who was dozing sat behind the counter.

Ye Li walked up to the counter and gently placed a jade bottle and a talisman down.

The old man didn’t even lift his eyelids, lazily saying, “What are you selling? Don’t bother showing me ordinary goods.”

Ye Li didn’t waste words. She uncorked the jade bottle, allowing a refined coolness to diffuse, and at the same time, she injected a trace of spiritual power into the talisman on the table. The talisman instantly shimmered faintly, its aura almost perfectly concealed.

The old man’s eyes snapped open, and two sharp beams of light shot out from his cloudy eyes! He grabbed the jade bottle, sniffed it carefully, then picked up the talisman, examined it repeatedly, and even gently stroked the runes with his finger.

“This Tempering Liquid… pure medicinal power, restrained coldness, extremely high absorption efficiency, improved, is it? And this Concealment Talisman… Tsk tsk, this mimicry effect is amazing! Where did these come from?” The old man looked intently at Ye Li.

“Refined and drawn by myself,” Ye Li said calmly.

The old man stared deeply at her, seemingly trying to discern something from her face, before finally chuckling, “Good stuff! The little girl has some skill. This medicinal liquid, I’ll price each bottle at eighty contribution points! And this talisman, one hundred points each! However many you have, this old man wants them all!”

This price was far higher than the market price for similar items, even approaching that of some Grade 2 pills and talismans! This showed the old man’s keen eye and generosity.

Ye Li was pleased inside but showed no expression, producing four more bottles of medicinal liquid and four more talismans (all simplified versions).

Without a word, the old man directly transferred eight hundred and sixty contribution points to her!

The transaction was complete. Ye Li was about to leave when the old man suddenly called out to her, “Girl, if you have more good stuff like this in the future, bring it directly to me. If there are any strange or unusual materials you don’t recognize, you can also bring them for this old man to look at. I’ll appraise them for free.”

“Thank you, Senior,” Ye Li nodded slightly, her heart stirred, but she did not immediately take out the mysterious beast hide.

Leaving the Exotic Treasures Pavilion with a substantial harvest, Ye Li’s capital became even more abundant. She did not sell everything, naturally keeping the best for herself. But this model of turning knowledge into resources, and then using resources to aid cultivation, had begun to operate smoothly.

News quietly circulated within a very small range: the Exotic Treasures Pavilion had received a batch of extremely effective, high-quality medicinal liquids and talismans, suspected to be from the hand of a master, and they were quickly snapped up. Many people were inquiring about their source, but they found nothing.

Ye Li, concealing her achievements, returned to Cloud Elixir Peak.

She exchanged the newly acquired contribution points for another batch of higher-quality artifact refining materials—especially several types of cold and tough metals. She had a bold idea that she needed to attempt.

Everything was ready, and her state had been adjusted to its peak.

Ye Li hung a “Closed-Door Cultivation, Do Not Disturb” wooden plaque outside her quiet room in the courtyard and activated all the protective arrays.

Inside the quiet room, the optimized Spirit Gathering Array slowly operated, spiritual energy misty around her. She sat cross-legged at the array’s core, with the Jade Marrow Body Tempering Pill, several bottles of Cold Marrow Tempering Liquid, and the newly drawn talismans placed before her.

She took a deep breath, her eyes filled with unwavering determination.

In this closed-door cultivation, she vowed not to emerge until she broke through to the Coalescing Pulse Realm!