Returning to his room, Bai Yu opened the Yin-Yang Blood Talisman Manual.

It recorded three methods of crafting blood talismans.

The Divine Power Talisman, the Sha-Gathering Talisman, and the Sharp Gold Armor-Piercing Talisman.

Bai Yu already possessed the Sha-Gathering Talisman, so he set it aside for now.

The Divine Power Talisman, as the name suggests, can invigorate one's qi and blood, greatly increasing strength for a short period.

The Sharp Gold Armor-Piercing Talisman, when attached to a weapon, can penetrate armor or a martial artist's defenses.

Ordinary martial artists cannot withstand a weapon enhanced with the Armor-Piercing Talisman.

If applied to a crossbow bolt, it would be unstoppable.

After all, not everyone is like Bai Yu, who has practiced his horizontal training to the point of thorough understanding.

Bai Yu was secretly delighted, having gained a few more tricks up his sleeve.

In the following days, he began crafting blood talismans.

A small wooden table, a yellow talisman, and a black dog as a paperweight.

Bai Yu held a brush, his strokes flowing like a dragon or serpent.

The brush was steady, without the slightest tremor, moving with incredible smoothness.

But when he reached the crucial stroke in the center, the entire yellow talisman suddenly exploded.

"Failed again."

This was his ninth failure.

Bai Yu closed his eyes, recalling the process of drawing the talisman, savoring it bit by bit.

Drawing talismans without knowing the key points invites ridicule from the spirits.

The most important part of a blood talisman is the crucial strokes, known as the talisman key, which is equivalent to the core of the talisman.

If a talisman is likened to a bomb, the key is the explosive inside.

Because the talisman key is so critical, each time it is formed, there is an invisible resistance, similar to forcing two like poles of a magnet together.

Even the slightest tremor in the hand can cause the talisman key to fail.

Bai Yu suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light gleaming in them.

He laid out the yellow paper again and started drawing the talisman.

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The beginning was as smooth as ever, and when he reached the talisman key, he channeled his energy into his arms, his focus unprecedented.

Sure enough, as he made the stroke, he encountered strong repulsion.

But Bai Yu held it steady, continuing to draw calmly.

Finally, the talisman key was formed, and the entire talisman emitted a faint blood-red glow.

When Bai Yu finished the talisman's tail, the blood glow slowly faded.

"Whew, the Divine Power Talisman, success!"

Bai Yu activated the Divine Power Talisman, sticking it to his chest.

Immediately, his heart began to pound.

His muscles swelled, and blood surged through his veins.

"Heh!"

Bai Yu stomped his foot, leaving a deep footprint in the ground.

With a casual palm strike, a tree as thick as a thigh was split in two!

Using this Divine Power Talisman, his strength instantly increased by half!

Don't underestimate this half increase; for martial artists at the third stage, each increment in strength is extremely difficult.

Even at the limit, it's only about one or two thousand pounds of force.

Beyond that, the bones can't withstand it, and exerting force would break them.

Many professional athletes in his previous life had overly powerful muscles, making them prone to fractures.

So the Divine Power Talisman's ability to increase strength by half is already very powerful.

Bai Yu was very satisfied and removed the Divine Power Talisman.

Immediately, he felt a void within, as if he had rewarded himself a dozen times in a row.

Overexerting one's strength always comes with a cost.

Bai Yu calmed his mind and began crafting other blood talismans.

The Armor-Piercing Talisman, Sha-Gathering Talisman, Control Corpse Talisman, and Fire-Starting Talisman.

The Armor-Piercing Talisman, when attached to a crossbow bolt, can pierce a three-inch thick stone slab.

The other three blood talismans are more auxiliary in nature, and Bai Yu crafted a few for backup.

After previous practice, his success rate was about one in five, and it was slowly increasing.

Fortunately, he had previously acquired five hundred taels of silver notes, allowing him to prepare plenty of Essence-Nourishing Powder, ensuring an ample supply of qi and blood.

Otherwise, no one else would dare to practice so extravagantly.

Bai Yu's skill panel recorded a new entry:

[Blood Talisman Technique: Practice Makes Perfect, 360/1000]

In the past half month, Bai Yu had been either practicing the Funeral Procession or drawing talismans.

He finally improved his Blood Talisman Technique to the level of practice makes perfect.

Additionally, he continuously practiced with the crossbow, reaching the level of practice makes perfect.

[Archery: Practice Makes Perfect, 23/1000.]

His martial cultivation was also progressing slowly. He had just opened the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, comparable to consuming a hundred bottles of Kidney Treasure, gaining an indomitable diamond.

"All ten meridians are open, only the last two remain, but opening the last two is harder than all the previous ones combined."

"Relying solely on the power of qi and blood to break through is really too difficult."

Bai Yu stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Finally, he thought of a solution.

Switch to an internal skill to cultivate internal energy for breaking through!

The Four Symbols Five Elements Fist is an external skill that can temper the body and increase qi and blood.

But in terms of converting to internal energy, it is very slow.

So far, Bai Yu had only converted 50 points of internal energy.

If he had an internal skill method, he could cultivate a large amount of internal energy to break through the last two meridians.

Thinking of this, Bai Yu couldn't help but feel eager.

"Go ask Uncle Jiu if there's a way to get an internal skill method."

He went to the front hall, where Zhu Tong was bringing in a few bowls of noodles.

"Xiao Bai, up so early, come have some noodles."

"Bad luck, the price of plain noodles has risen to five wen per bowl."

Bai Yu raised an eyebrow, curious:

"Wasn't it always two wen per bowl before? Why the sudden increase?"

Zhu Tong placed a bowl of noodles in front of Bai Yu, chattering:

"Let me tell you, the latest news, water bandits on the White Dragon River hijacked the grain ships entering the city."

"The Liu Family and Zhao Family, those bastards, took the opportunity to jack up grain prices, doubling the price in River City."

"If this continues, we'll be like those peasants, eating only two meals a day."

Bai Yu wasn't worried; he had previously acquired five hundred taels of loot, giving him some confidence.

But with grain prices doubling, life wouldn't be easy for others.

Zhu Tong snorted coldly:

"The Liu Family and Zhao Family, those bastards, are no different from the Black Wolf Gang, one robs openly, the other in the shadows."

"But fortunately, the county magistrate has already sent soldiers to suppress the bandits."

Zhu Tong grumbled as he went inside to deliver noodles to others.

Bai Yu shook his head, life is hard for the common people.

He finished his noodles and went to find Uncle Jiu.

Uncle Jiu was having breakfast in the courtyard.

"Xiao Yu, you're here. Widow Sun's shop just delivered roast chicken, have some."

Bai Yu didn't stand on ceremony, tearing off a drumstick, biting into it with oil dripping and a fragrant aroma.

"Master, business is good lately, eating chicken every meal."

"By the way, I want to ask you something."

Uncle Jiu didn't mind, tearing off half a chicken for Bai Yu:

"Go ahead, is it a problem with the Zhuyou Yin Talisman Scripture?"

Bai Yu laughed:

"Not at all, I've almost finished learning that half volume of the Yin Talisman Scripture."

"I'm facing a problem in martial arts, with little progress in external skills, and I want to find an internal skill method."

"Do you have any connections to get an internal skill method?"