With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

Chapter 41 Basic Research on the Demon-Breaking Talisman

After Master Bai left, everyone crowded around Cui Wancheng, ready to receive the evil-dispelling talisman.

Although this talisman for dispelling evil originated from the Patrol Division, it is actually a product of the Yin-Yang Palace.

The moment Ding Yi received the talisman, he felt it was somewhat familiar. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the runes drawn on the talisman were quite similar to those on the lamp he had obtained in Xiaotan Village.

"It's that kind of rune again..."

Ding Yi was somewhat puzzled, wondering if all the evil-breaking runes in the world were so similar.

However, now was not the time to study it. Ding Yi put away the evil-dispelling talisman and prepared to study it at home.

If I can figure out the secrets of this rune, I might be able to mass-produce weapons with the effect of warding off evil. At that time, I won't care about things like green silk or yin and yang; I can just crush them with firepower.

Just as Ding Yi was pondering this, he suddenly heard Cui Wancheng say to him from the other side:

"Junior Brother Ding, come here for a moment."

Ding Yi looked at Cui Wancheng with some surprise. Although he didn't know why Cui was calling him at this moment, Ding Yi quickly ran over.

"Senior Brother Cui, did you call me?"

Ding Yi asked with a smile.

"Hmm, you live in Mitani-bo, right?"

Cui Wancheng asked first.

"Yes, Senior Brother Cui."

Ding Yi naturally did not hide anything.

"Here's what you'll do. Take one more of this talisman. I've heard that Sangufang is the most dangerous place. Also, if you encounter any demons from Qingsi Temple, remember to run first."

Cui Wancheng said.

"run?"

Ding Yi was taken aback.

"The first level of worship at any temple or monastery is the 'Fetal Organ,' which is equivalent to the 'Skin Polishing Realm' for us martial artists. What, you're thinking of killing them to claim credit?"

Cui Wancheng found Ding Yi's expression somewhat amusing, then patted Ding Yi on the shoulder:

"Alright, if you can kill the sorcerer from Qing Si Temple, it will bring honor to our martial arts school. If anyone dares to steal your credit or say anything, I will be the first to disagree."

"Thank you so much, Senior Brother Cui!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yi immediately clasped his hands in thanks.

Seeing this, Cui Wancheng shook his head with a smile. In his eyes, Ding Yi was just a third-rate outer disciple. He would be lucky to survive if he encountered someone from Qingsi Temple. This kind of counterattack was probably something he had heard too many storytellers say, and he thought he was a person of destiny!

In the afternoon, Cui Wancheng said that the situation was special recently and those who were not staying here at night could leave early. Ding Yi knew that this was aimed at him, since he was the only one who came to practice martial arts in this huge outer courtyard every day.

Ding Yi quickly told Cui Wancheng and then hurriedly left the martial arts school.

After returning to his courtyard, Ding Yi checked the few hidden tricks he had set up inside the house and found that none of them had been triggered. Obviously, no one had come in after he left, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Ding Yi returned home early today. He closed the doors and windows first, then lifted a section of the bedroom floorboards and took out the quicksand map and the lamp he had brought from Xiaotan Village.

After entering Qingfeng County, Ding Yi hadn't used the Flowing Sand Map for a long time, but now, given the current situation, he had to observe it daily to prevent any unexpected events.

Ding Yi unfolded the quicksand map, glanced at it briefly, and found that there were no special markings on the map. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and then took the lamp to the table in the inner room.

Ding Yi took out the evil-dispelling talisman he had brought back from the martial arts school, then placed it flat on the table and carefully compared it with the runes on the lamp.

"They really do look somewhat similar. Could this rune be the principle behind dispelling evil spirits?"

Looking at the two types of runes before him, Ding Yi had a conjecture in his mind. He then took out a piece of white paper and began to experiment.

First, Ding Yi copied the runes on the lamp onto a piece of white paper, and then copied the runes on the evil-breaking talisman onto another piece of paper.

Finally, Ding Yi placed the two blank sheets of paper in front of him and found that the prompts that appeared were exactly the same.

[Currently, the required lifespan for enhancement is 1 days. Enhance now?]

This result is obviously wrong. Not to mention that the runes are different, the degree of copying is also different. Ding Yi does not believe that two pieces of paper that can be copied so coincidentally will only consume one day of lifespan. Moreover, this lifespan is too short.

So, it means that the runes you draw yourself are useless, and the enhancement only targets blank slates.

Ding Yi seemed to have been prepared for this, and then wrote the words "breaking evil spirits" on two separate pieces of paper.

This immediately revealed the difference between the two pieces of paper.

The lifespan of the paper with the Yin-Yang Palace runes has been increased to 15 days, while the lifespan of the paper with the runes on the lamp has been increased to 27 days!

The difference is so huge!

Ding Yi was taken aback. Even if his imitation was not very good, he had imitated the runes of Xiaotan Village several times. Logically speaking, the number of days required for strengthening should be less.

According to Ding Yi's experience, the reason for this result can only be that the Yin-Yang Palace's talismans have a stronger effect in dispelling evil spirits, thus requiring fewer days to achieve the same effect.

"From this perspective, the Yin-Yang Palace is indeed much stronger than the Flesh and Blood Temple. The difference in runes is already evident in their methods of breaking evil spirits."

Thinking of this, Ding Yi was pleasantly surprised. This was the first time he had copied the Yin Yang Palace's evil-breaking runes, and the material was just white paper instead of the yellow talisman paper used for talismans. If he used the latter to strengthen it, the required lifespan might be even shorter.

After glancing at the sky outside, Ding Yi made up his mind. He then packed up the things on the table, burned all the papers, set up several covert detection methods, and went out again.

Half an hour later, Ding Yi returned to the courtyard.

The difference this time was that Ding Yi brought back a bundle of yellow talisman paper wrapped in rags and a bottle of cinnabar specifically for drawing talismans.

To avoid attracting attention, Ding Yi wrapped the yellow talisman paper in a rag while walking on the road. Coupled with his calm expression, ordinary people would not notice him at all.

Upon entering the house, Ding Yi first routinely checked the testing methods he had set up. After finding no problems, he took out the yellow talisman paper he had just bought and began drawing talismans.

Although the Yin-Yang Palace's exorcising runes look complicated, they are actually just a kind of disordered lines. Ding Yi was able to draw them skillfully after copying them dozens of times on white paper.

When Ding Yi felt it was about time, he took out the yellow talisman paper and cinnabar he had just bought, dipped them in a wolf-hair brush, and prepared to begin his first attempt at copying.

Just one minute later, Ding Yi had finished drawing the first yellow talisman.

Although the runes Ding Yi drew this time were quite good, even no different from the evil-repelling talisman he brought back from the martial arts school, Ding Yi was certain that the one he drew would definitely not have any evil-repelling effect.

The reason is simple: if simply copying a picture could have the effect of warding off evil, then the world wouldn't have allowed this calamity to wreak havoc for so many years.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi picked up his brush and wrote the words "Breaking Evil" on the back of the yellow talisman, then focused his gaze on the talisman.

After a breath, a line of text appeared in Ding Yi's eyes.

[Currently, the required lifespan for enhancement is 12 days. Enhance now?]

The 12th? So-so.

Ding Yi raised an eyebrow, then held his breath and took out another piece of yellow paper to draw the second evil-dispelling talisman.

This time, the required lifespan for enhancement has been reduced to 11 days.

Although the change only took one day, progress is a good thing, which made Ding Yi even more excited.

Next, Ding Yi conducted dozens of experiments and finally reduced the time required for strengthening to within ten days.

"Is nine days the limit?"

An hour later, Ding Yi looked at the neatly categorized stacks of yellow talismans on the table and muttered to himself.

After dozens of experiments, the lifespan required for Huang Fu to be strengthened was reduced to nine days and then stopped decreasing. Ding Yi guessed that it might have reached its limit.

"In that case, let's take 10 as backup."

Ding Yi picked up the last stack of yellow talismans on the table and began to strengthen them one by one.

As for the other yellow talismans, they can only be used as fire starters.