"A strength-enhancing talisman that doubles power? Such arrogant and exaggerated boasting, even if your talisman isn't fake, it's still extreme fraud. The Spirit Talisman Pavilion won't tolerate such falsehoods!"
Before Liang Jiushan could speak, a cold voice echoed.
Liu Gaoyang was overjoyed to see the newcomer and shouted, "Master!"
The person who arrived was none other than Liu Gaoyang's master, Chang Gaochen. Upon hearing the report from his subordinate about the situation here, he feared that Old Liang wouldn't know the severity and would cripple his precious disciple, so he rushed over.
When Chang Gaochen saw Liu Gaoyang's miserable state, anger surged in his heart. He looked at Chu Jianqiu with a gloomy expression and said, "Boy, you're really quite audacious. Not only are you selling fake talismans in the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, but you also dare to injure people. Do you really think there's no one in my Spirit Talisman Pavilion who can deal with you?"
"Elder Chang keeps talking about selling fake talismans, are you so sure that my talisman can't achieve a double amplification effect?" Chu Jianqiu didn't back down, meeting Chang Gaochen's gloomy gaze and speaking calmly.
"A double amplification effect? Do you even know your own capabilities!" Chang Gaochen sneered. He simply didn't believe that Chu Jianqiu could achieve this.
He had never heard of this Chu guy learning the art of talismans and formations from anyone. It was questionable whether this kid even knew how to make talismans, let alone create talismans with such an effect.
To create a strength-enhancing talisman with a double amplification effect, you wouldn't find such a person in the entire Tianshui County.
"Since that's the case, Elder Chang, dare to make a bet with me?" Chu Jianqiu said with a faint smile.
"What kind of bet?" Chang Gaochen became somewhat interested when he saw Chu Jianqiu's confident demeanor. He wanted to see what tricks this kid could pull.
Selling fake talismans and using violence within the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, these two charges already destined Chu Jianqiu to die today. If the Chu family head, Chu Xiangtian, was still in Tianshui City, perhaps he would still be somewhat apprehensive.
But now that Chu Xiangtian had left Tianshui City for three years without any news, his life or death was uncertain. The Chu family was riddled with internal conflicts, who would be wary of such a nominal Chu family young master.
Moreover, the news of Chu Jianqiu becoming a cripple had been spreading like wildfire these days. It now seemed that although the rumors were inaccurate, it was a fact that Chu Jianqiu's cultivation had greatly declined. Otherwise, Liu Gaoyang wouldn't have just had one arm crippled.
"If my strength-enhancing talisman doesn't achieve a double amplification effect, I, Chu Jianqiu, will let Elder Chang deal with me as he pleases. But if my strength-enhancing talisman can achieve it, how about Elder Chang compensates me with three hundred Body Tempering Pills!" Although the level of his first talisman creation was not great, it was more than enough to achieve a double amplification effect.
Three hundred Body Tempering Pills!
Those onlookers couldn't help but gasp. This guy's appetite was too big.
Three hundred Body Tempering Pills, even a True Qi realm expert would feel the pain of taking them out.
"If your strength-enhancing talisman can really amplify power by a double, I'll give you five hundred Body Tempering Pills!" Chang Gaochen said nonchalantly.
What's the point of giving so many promises to a dead man? The key is whether he has the life to receive them.
"Okay, it's a deal!" Chu Jianqiu smiled, feeling secretly delighted. It was like someone offering a pillow when he was sleepy. He needed a large number of Body Tempering Pills, and someone was delivering them to his door.
Liang Jiushan didn't stop the bet between the two. Chu Jianqiu was acting so confidently, he wanted to see if this kid really had such genuine skills.
If Chu Jianqiu could really refine a strength-enhancing talisman with a double amplification effect, it would be a huge shock to the Tianshui County talisman formation world.
Although Liang Jiushan didn't quite believe that Chu Jianqiu could refine such a level of talisman, even the Spirit Talisman Pavilion's Pavilion Master Yang Zhenhai couldn't do it himself.
The power of a talisman is mainly affected by two aspects: the grade of the talisman and the talisman's core.
The grade of the talisman generally determines the level of power. For example, a first-grade strength-enhancing talisman only has an amplification effect on the power of Body Tempering realm martial artists, but it has little effect on martial artists above the True Qi realm. Only a second-grade strength-enhancing talisman can have an effect on True Qi realm martial artists.
The talisman's core determines the effect of the talisman. Even if it is the same first-grade strength-enhancing talisman, the amplification effect of a talisman with a high-grade core is greater, and the amplification effect of a talisman with a low-grade core is smaller.
The grade of the talisman core is divided into four levels: low-grade, middle-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.
And there are two factors that affect the quality of the talisman core: the talisman's runes and the talisman-making technique.
The talisman core grade of talismans refined with different runes is different, even if they are the same strength-enhancing talisman.
The talisman core grade of talismans refined with some crude runes will definitely not be too high. And even if the refining technique of advanced runes is not very superb, the talisman core grade of the refined talisman will be very high.
The refining technique emphasizes the level of a talisman maker's ability to make talismans.
For the same runes, the degree of proficiency in refining the runes and the depth of understanding of the runes will affect the talisman core grade of a talisman.
Therefore, a high-grade talisman maker may not be able to refine a talisman with a high-grade talisman core. A talisman maker's grade can only prove that he can refine talismans of that grade.
Even if a second-grade talisman maker can refine second-grade talismans, he still cannot refine a first-grade talisman with a high-grade talisman core without good low-grade runes.
Therefore, runes are generally the secrets that talisman makers do not pass on.
Chu Jianqiu picked up the talisman and followed Chang Gaochen to the talisman testing instrument in the Spirit Talisman Pavilion.
The Spirit Talisman Pavilion's talisman testing instrument is placed in the center of the first floor hall, which can test the talisman effects of those who come to the Spirit Talisman Pavilion to buy and sell talismans at any time.
At this time, the news of the bet between Chu Jianqiu and Chang Gaochen had already spread throughout the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, and people rushed to the scene, crowding the area around the talisman testing instrument.
Chang Gaochen looked at Chu Jianqiu with a sneer, he wanted to see how Chu Jianqiu would end up later.
Chu Jianqiu smiled slightly, took out a strength-enhancing talisman, and threw it into the talisman testing instrument in the midst of everyone's playful gazes.
Talisman Name: Strength-Enhancing Talisman
Talisman Grade: First Grade
Talisman Core Grade: High Grade
Talisman Effect: Amplifies Strength by a Double
Looking at the words flashing on the talisman testing instrument, the surroundings were silent.
It was actually true, this guy's strength-enhancing talisman could really amplify strength by a double. Everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them, and their mouths were wide open.
Chang Gaochen looked at the lines of golden words on the talisman testing instrument, and had never felt that these words were so dazzling as they were now.
Liu Gaoyang was even more frantically muttering to himself: "Impossible, this can't be true."
Originally thought that the person in front of him was a waste to be slaughtered, but now this waste not only crushed him in strength, but also the talent in the talisman path he showed made the entire Tianshui County pale in comparison. The genius who stood at the peak of the crowd three years ago seemed to return at this moment, as radiant as ever.