Chapter 1702: Rank Seven Talisman Paper, Get!

The speed of the Spirit Luxuriant World’s transformation once again slowed down.

Although the ascension process was still ongoing, the energy they obtained from the deaths of 2 Martial Emptiness Realm clones had mostly been digested.

It was something almost no one in the Spirit Luxuriant World could perceive, even their strongest True Immortal, Kou Chongxue, couldn’t tell that the ascension process was slowing down. Only Shang Xia knew that if he didn’t replenish their World Origin Source soon, the ascension process might actually stall.

Unfortunately, Shang Xia was not only unable to leave the Heaven Observation Field at the moment, but under the watchful eyes of those with ulterior motives, he couldn't even stray away from the Spirit Luxuriant World for long.

Even though he looked successful in his advancement, allowing him to oversee all matters in the Spirit Luxuriant World, deterring trouble from brewing from both within and externally, only he understood the precarious situation they were in.

Naturally, Shang Xia’s eagerness to escape his current predicament was very pressing!

Indeed, Shang Xia himself knew all too well that using Ren Huan's method of stacking multiple high-grade spiritual materials to make rank seven talisman paper was not advisable, but in order to quickly attempt the creation of his Origin Star Talisman and to validate his conjectures used during his experiments with Chu Jia, Shang Xia was willing to overlook wasting precious spiritual materials.

After passing down all his orders, Shang Xia chose to continue cultivating outside the heavenly screen. He continued to ponder over his rank seven arts while also keeping an eye on the meteorite that he was about to complete the refinement of.

Meanwhile, in the Star Observatory in the Tongyou Elysium, Yan Ming and Yuan Qiuyuan watched as Ren Huan failed in his attempts to craft rank seven talisman paper. He was destroying swathes of Star Devouring Silk while extracting whatever he could from the branches and leaves of the Starry Tree. He used up bottle after bottle of now tainted Starlight Essence, and Ge Qingzhu felt his heart bleeding. As a mighty second tier Elysium True Immortal, he felt as though his head was about to explode.

As for Chu Jia, she had already left the Elysium. Anyway, what she didn’t see couldn’t bother her.

Unfortunately, Yan Ming and Yuan Qiuyuan didn’t have the luxury to do what Chu Jia did. Both Grand Stargazers had to constantly monitor the gaps in the Star Curtain. As such, someone was always in the Star Observatory.

According to Zhuo Gudao, a bolt of Star Devouring Silk, if used correctly, could usually produce 5 to 7 pieces of rank seven talisman paper.

Even though Ren Huan started by stacking several high-grade spiritual materials, he had no experience in making them. He could only watch as large quantities of them were wasted.

Fortunately, both Shang Xia and Ren Huan had anticipated it, and Shang Xia had instructed him not to worry about the losses and just focus on producing the talisman paper.

Zhuo Gudao had originally given Shang Xia 2 bolts of Star Devouring Silk. Ren Huan split them up into batches and wasted an entire batch without producing a single sheet.

Despite being prepared, Ren Huan couldn’t help feeling dejected. Anxiety started to burn in his heart.

Fortunately, Shang Xia, anticipating such outcomes, had sent a message from outside the heavenly screen, telling Ren Huan not to mind the losses and to continue his bold attempts.

With Shang Xia's backing, Ren Huan, an experienced craftsman, soon adjusted his mental state and continued his attempts with the second batch of Star Devouring Silk.

With the lessons he learned, Ren Huan became much more adept at handling the high-grade spiritual materials.

The creation of rank seven talisman paper was still difficult. Ren Huan failed thrice more before he finally succeeded in making his first.

In fact, he did it under conditions he didn’t even notice would be possible.

The newly made rank seven talisman paper looked like a heavy scroll, giving a sense of weight. The interwoven Star Devouring Silk it contained gave it a hazy light, making it seem like the paper was bathing in starlight. Even with a single glance, anyone who wasn’t a fool could tell that it was an extremely precious item.

After the sheet of talisman paper was produced, Ren Huan didn’t feel joy. Instead, he sank into deep contemplation. The production of rank seven talisman paper came to a complete standstill.

The production process ran into several coincidences, and even after repeatedly reviewing the process, Ren Huan could not clarify all the steps involved.

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

His pause lasted nearly a month, to the point where even Shang Xia lost his patience and had to send another transmission urging him to resume production.

Reluctantly, Ren Huan had to temporarily set aside his doubts and try to replicate the details of his first production.

By the time the second batch of Star Devouring Silk was used up, Ren Huan finally succeeded in making another sheet of rank seven talisman paper. His success finally gave him some experience over the process and he managed to improve when it came to using the final batch of Star Devouring Silk he portioned.

With the third batch of Star Devouring Silk, Ren Huan had successfully produced 4 sheets of rank seven talisman paper.

Together with the 2 previously made, Ren Huan only obtained 6 sheets of rank seven talisman paper after using up a third of the leaves on the Starry Tree and a large amount of Starlight Essence.

If any other rank seven talisman paper craftsman had such a production rate, they might feel ashamed enough to find a corner to die in.

However, Shang Xia was delighted when he obtained 6 sheets of rank seven talisman paper.

Moreover, there were benefits from producing those 6 sheets. No matter what, Ren Huan’s skills improved significantly. At the very least, he most definitely became a proficient rank six talisman paper craftsman. In the future, he wouldn’t need to rely so much on wasting high-grade materials to craft rank six talisman paper.

Once Ren Huan’s personal cultivation reached the Martial Void Realm, his skills would only improve further.

He could then use combinations of lower-grade spiritual materials to produce rank six talisman paper without affecting its quality, significantly reducing the cost of production.

Meanwhile, Shang Xia, having successfully obtained 6 sheets of rank seven talisman paper, started the production of his first rank seven Origin Star Talisman!