Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1240: Successful Creation of the Three Lights Water

After Gong Zhuo got his hands on the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman, he requested Shang Xia to make more of them, but he also specifically stated that their previous agreement had already been fulfilled.

There was less than a month till their original deadline, but Shang Xia had already produced a Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman and had fulfilled his end of the bargain in their eyes.

After they left, Shang Xia took 10 whole days to restore himself to his peak condition while digesting his gains after crafting the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman.

Even though he had other things to do, he still decided to try crafting another Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman with the 5 sheets of rank six talisman paper from the latest batch Shen Chongshan had given him.

Without a time constraint, he felt a lot less pressure than before. Feeling slightly more relaxed than normal, he started his sixth attempt.

His amazing condition allowed him to complete half the talisman without much problems. However, when he reached the 70 percent mark of completing the talisman, the tip of his brush might have caused a slight fluctuation when he flicked it after completing one of the many runes. It distorted many talismans at the same time and ripped the talisman paper to shreds.

The resulting fluctuations were so strong that they would easily blow half the Talisman Pagoda apart if left unchecked, but Shang Xia was no newbie. He destroyed the talisman paper before stopping the source of the fluctuations. He also forcefully stabilized the space around him, protecting the Talisman Pagoda.

One couldn’t see how Shang Xia managed to complete a single Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman... He hadn’t fully comprehended the method to craft it.

Shang Xia’s seventh attempt also ended in failure, but what annoyed him the most was that he failed the exact same way as before.

With his extensive experience in crafting talismans... He actually made the same mistake twice!

Shang Xia felt that he would have to take some time to calm himself as failing that way might have nothing to do with his technique. Instead, his mentality might have played a huge part in it.

Was I too eager?

Shang Xia thought as he sat quietly in the Talisman Pagoda. He didn’t do anything and he cleared his mind. He maintained his peaceful state for half a month before he awakened.

By the time his eyes opened again, the 17th year of the Spirit Luxuriant Calendar rolled about.

At that exact moment, he also grabbed a sheet of rank six talisman paper and dipped his Silver Branch Star Splendor Brush into the talisman ink at the side.

Previously, he needed 3 days in order to complete 30 percent of the talisman. Now, it was shortened to 2 days.

By the time he reached the fifth day of his eighth attempt, he passed the point where he failed twice. He completed more than 70 percent of his talisman.

On the tenth day, he completed 90 percent of the talisman, but he actually used 3 whole days to work on the last part.

After 13 days, Shang Xia completed his second Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman!

His second successful attempt caused his confidence to grow and he didn’t hesitate to start his ninth attempt. Without much suspense, it failed spectacularly, along with his tenth attempt.

However, it wasn’t as though he didn’t gain anything from his last 2 tries. His ninth attempt failed after he reached the 80 percent mark and his tenth ended at the 90 percent mark.

If he were to stop right there, he would have completed 2 Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman with 10 sheets of rank six talisman paper. His success rate, even in the Essence Xing World, would be considered an impressive feat! If they considered how it was his first few tries crafting it, it would be an even more shocking achievement.

Of course... Shang Xia wasn’t satisfied with how it ended. He nearly completed another Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman and it showed that he was merely a step away from mastering the basics of crafting the talisman.

He had 16 more sheets of rank six talisman paper, but their quality was clearly worse than the sheets of rank six talisman paper Shen Chongshan provided to craft Myriad Tinted Cloud Talismans.

They might all be rank six talisman paper, but there were still differences in quality. The crafting methods and material played a part in the level of a talisman paper, and the quality of the talisman paper would impact the success rate of crafting the talisman.

Shang Xia couldn’t care about the inferior quality as he was fully fixated on fully comprehending the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman. After taking a short break, he continued on his quest.

Reality hit him like a truck as he failed 3 consecutive tries when he used ordinary rank six talisman paper. Moreover... He failed at the very end after passing the 90 percent completion mark.

Shang Xia understood that he ran into a bottleneck that he had rarely experienced. He chose to stop as there was no point trying the same thing over and over while expecting to get different results.

After leaving the Talisman Pagoda, Shang Xia felt a slight sense of dejection.

Fortunately, Shen Chongshan came before long and he was over the moon to hear that Shang Xia completed another Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman. He left 5 sheets of superior rank six talisman paper before leaving happily with the other Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman in hand.

With how distracted Shen Chongshan was, Shang Xia failed to hold a proper conversation with him.

Well... With 5 new sheets of superior rank six talisman paper, Shang Xia’s desire to craft Myriad Tinted Cloud Talismans started to grow again.

Unfortunately, before he could make a decision to continue crafting talismans, a piece of information came from the Tongyou Institution which made him forget everything he was planning to do.

Yuan Qiuyuan, their Stargazer, was the person who made the report. Also... He had become the main point of contact between the Star Beast Nests due to his position and influence, which was a good thing. Naturally, he only reached his current level due to his impressive relationships.

His status in the Spirit Luxuriant World and the Tongyou Institution wasn’t very important though. Instead, the report he sent contained the real shocker. Through his efforts and experiments, he successfully created the Three Lights Water that concerned the inheritance of the Heaven Observation Sect!