After staying with Meng Ling for two days, Mo Jiuwei was carried away by Hu Jiu again.
Regarding this, no one else in the Sect had any objections; they just watched happily as Mo Jiuwei was taken away by Hu Jiu. Only Chen Lan frowned and said, "Do not drink alcohol these few days; do not let the smell bother our Jiuwei."
Hu Jiu grinned, "Understood, understood. I already bathed and burned incense a day in advance. Look, even my clothes are brand new."
Mo Jiuwei: ?
Huh?
Does this mean that before today, he had already prepared to take me away?
What is going on with these people? How did they manage to arrange everything for me so clearly?
Everyone could not help but feel a bit awkward.
"You all are really something. If you want to learn a skill, just learn it; why must you have Jiuwei accompany you?" Liu Feng's eyes flashed, and he pretended to scold them.
"Martial Uncle, we... we just felt that learning a skill was dry and boring, so we thought it would be much easier with our cute Junior Sister accompanying us. Otherwise, I'm afraid it would be very hard to keep learning!" Hu Jiu laughed.
Du Yue also nodded quickly, "That's right. Every time we get tired of studying, looking at Junior Sister again makes it feel not so hard to endure."
"Exactly. Everything is difficult at the start, especially these first few days of learning a skill. If it weren't for Junior Sister, I might not have been able to hold on, let alone achieve success." Meng Ling gave a thumbs up, "So the reason we were able to succeed is all thanks to Junior Sister!"
"Yes, it is all Jiuwei's credit!"
"Junior Sister Jiuwei's contribution is indispensable!"
The three of them nodded and praised her one after another.
They had wanted to say this to Mo Jiuwei for a long time, but they never had the opportunity.
Now, they were just taking this chance to express their gratitude to their Junior Sister.
Mo Jiuwei felt embarrassed.
Uh, I am just a child. How did I help? They are really too polite... Although I wanted to help, I am currently powerless to do so.
After following Hu Jiu to his Cave Mansion, Mo Jiuwei saw his failed Talismans scattered all over the table.
My goodness, what is this?
Is this a table full of ghost-drawn runes?
Is it really not just him scribbling after getting drunk?
Mo Jiuwei was suspicious of life itself when she saw these "Talismans" because they were drawn so sloppily that even she could not recognize half of them.
Hu Jiu's face turned red, "You saw them, didn't you? These on the table are all from my recent practice. Ahem, works done after drinking..."
After drinking and getting into the mood, he didn't care if it was a success or not; he just scribbled away.
And honestly, it was quite cathartic. After finishing, he felt truly refreshed!
Uh, I am a bit worried now that I might have misjudged him. Could it be that he is not actually cut out for Talisman Crafting?
Hu Jiu was startled, fearing that Mo Jiuwei would regret it and just quit, crying and leaving, and then refuse to teach him.
How unjust! It was not that his learning attitude was bad, but that self-study is truly too difficult. From ancient times to the present, how many people have truly been able to fully self-teach a skill to mastery?
A Master leads you to the door, but cultivation depends on the individual. However, the prerequisite is that you must be led to the door first! Although he entered the Xianlai Sect, he only learned cultivation techniques and had never been exposed to such skills.
It was because of repeated failures that he knew he could not succeed on his own, which is why he "slacked off" a little...
If he hadn't wanted to avoid fighting with Du Yue and Meng Ling, he wouldn't have been pushed to the end, having to wait for Junior Sister Jiuwei to teach them before coming to teach him, wasting so many days.
"Junior Sister Jiuwei, you lie here. I will practice a bit more, and I will definitely be able to draw better!"
Rolling up his sleeves, Hu Jiu prepared to start. This time he would definitely be more serious and absolutely could not let his Junior Sister down again.
In order to let Mo Jiuwei see his process of drawing so she could point out the problems, Hu Jiu specially prepared a small bed for Mo Jiuwei, with a height slightly higher than his table.
Don't just start drawing immediately. You must go over the Rune in your mind first and confirm there are no problems before starting.
Alright, going over it once.
Hu Jiu heard this and followed suit, then put his pen to paper, but after only a few strokes, the Spiritual Energy cut off.
The time required to draw a Talisman is the shortest among all skills, but it is also the most difficult because it requires a single, continuous flow. Once a problem occurs in the middle, there is no chance for a remedy.
So even though Mo Jiuwei was present watching, before she could even convey her Inner Voice, he had already failed.
The most important thing in Talisman Crafting is that the flow of Spiritual Energy must be completely consistent. It cannot be fast and slow, or the uneven distribution of Spiritual Energy will definitely lead to failure.
Hu Jiu is still too impatient.
However... it is clear that he does have talent. His strokes are fluid, far smoother than other beginners.
Hu Jiu felt a surge of joy—
He was praised by his Junior Sister!
This made him full of drive, his dejection gone. He immediately threw the failed Talisman aside and took out new Talisman Paper.
However, this time he did not rush to put pen to paper. Instead, he silently recited Mo Jiuwei's words, and only after confirming everything was fine did he start.
This time he was extra careful, paying close attention to keeping the speed consistent throughout. But when he reached the bent part, the Spiritual Energy suddenly cut off, turning the Talisman Paper that was originally surrounded by faint Spiritual Energy into a piece of waste paper.
"How could this be? I was clearly being very careful..." He was puzzled.
That is only natural. The bent part is the most difficult place in Talisman Crafting. Can a carriage's stability on a straight road be the same as when it is taking a sharp turn?
There are no shortcuts here. To succeed, you can only practice repeatedly, try to find the feeling, and become an experienced driver!
However, I do know a little secret trick. You can actually speed up a little at the moment of the turn; as long as it is stable enough, you can succeed.
Of course, you still have to practice more!
Sigh... so sleepy, I will sleep for a while first.
As soon as she thought this, Mo Jiuwei lost consciousness and entered a sweet dream.
Hu Jiu looked at her with a smile, discovering that she was sleeping soundly, occasionally moving her little mouth as if she were eating something in her dream.
He reached out to cover her with the quilt, his movements very gentle and careful, fearing that his clumsy hands would wake her up.
After covering her, Hu Jiu picked up his pen again and began to draw.
Junior Sister said that no matter what, one must practice more. Since that is the case, he must seize the time; otherwise, how could he live up to his Junior Sister's guidance?
Although she herself did not know about this matter...
Hu Jiu calmed his mind and focused on crafting the Talisman, but after a while, it would still end in failure.
However, he was not affected at all, and he did not feel discouraged, because he had already discovered that each of his failures came later than the last!
This showed that he was constantly making progress, getting better each time.
It is clear that Junior Sister was right; this method of practice is indeed useful!
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