Chapter 11. The Cheating Way of Talismans
Gong Yiling’s plan was simple.
Other physicians in this world might not be able to undo what that person did to her body, but one person definitely could.
Yan Chuyue.
That Divine Physician’s space seemed even more absurd than a Divine Venerable’s inheritance. Her Nine Palaces Heavenly Return Acupuncture, combined with the various medicinal formulas in her space, could pull you back from the gates of hell as long as you had a breath left.
In the early stages of the novel, Yan Chuyue was able to use that acupuncture technique to reconnect Jiang Chenmo’s severed meridians. Naturally, she could also solve Gong Yiling’s problem.
However, after healing the male lead, Yan Chuyue had a fortuitous encounter, stumbling upon the Heavenly Dragon Spring in some remote valley and cultivating there for two whole months.
It was impossible to meet her now. The most likely time would be two months later, in Cloudmist City of the Heartflame Empire, one of the Four Heavenly Kingdoms.
The auction in Cloudmist City would be the first time Yan Chuyue’s pills would shock the entire Heartflame Empire.
Well, it was a standard trope in female-lead novels.
This meant she had two months to prepare for her trip.
With that, Gong Yiling took out the [Rebellion Against My Flamboyant Mother].
Its information appeared in her mind:
Name: Rebellion Against My Flamboyant Mother
Acquisition Method: Quest Reward
Item Level: EX
Attack Power: 0
Defense Power: 0
Innate Skill [Unlimited Firepower Trial Version]: Talismans drawn with this pen, no matter how ugly, will take effect on the nearest target without consuming the user’s true energy. However, drawing Heaven-grade or higher talismans will consume health, and their duration will be reduced to 5 minutes. Use with caution.
Innate Skill [Doujinshi Artist’s Pride]: Lewd drawings made with this pen will attract intense attention, inflicting a Focus Reduced to 0 penalty on all cultivators, regardless of realm—ineffective against men in sage mode.
Active Skill: Requires the user to shout “Rebellion Against My Flamboyant Mother,” forcibly rendering the user’s mother unconscious.
Description: A birthday gift from an artist’s daughter, hoping her mother would return to her roots and let her play tile-matching games on the drawing tablet.
Simply put, it was a brush that didn’t need ink.
Although it wasn’t a beam cannon, it could draw one.
To test its effectiveness, Gong Yiling had someone bring her some talisman paper.
Talismans were imbued with true energy through the drawing of ancient runes, producing special effects.
These talismans were like disposable magic crystals in games, providing defense, offense, support, and various other strange effects.
Although the power and duration of talismans below Heaven-grade were limited, they were sufficient for Gong Yiling, who had no true energy.
She thought for a moment, wrote “I want to become a man” on the paper, and then she became a single dog.
There was no rune for “I want to become a man,” but due to the pen’s special effect, it activated the closest available effect.
Besides that…
Gong Yiling drew a lightning bolt on the paper, tossed the talisman, and watched as a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, turning an apple tree into charcoal.
Soon, Ghost Lord Nine’s roar echoed through the courtyard, “Who burned my precious darling!?”
By then, the destructive Miss Gong had already escaped to another location to test other offensive talismans.
Her antics caused chaos throughout the Blood Orchid Palace, but no one suspected Gong Yiling.
Who would dare? They’d face the iron fist of motherly love!
Of course, Miss Gong wasn’t inherently destructive. She was simply testing the effects of the talismans and how quickly she could draw them.
By evening, she placed the remaining talisman paper on the table with satisfaction and drank a warm glass of milk.
“What’s this?” Chun Lian, unaware of what the Young Palace Master had been up to all day, asked curiously.
“These are talismans,” Gong Yiling explained casually to Chun Lian. “You can draw on them and turn stone into gold. Pretty cool, huh?”
Hearing about gold, Chun Lian’s interest was immediately piqued, her face lighting up.
“Can it really turn into gold?” The girl blinked, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.
“I’ll draw one for you, and you’ll see.”
Gong Yiling then drew a Gold Transmutation Talisman.
As a special type of support talisman, its runes were extremely complex.
To illustrate its complexity, Gong Youyuan had created a character with over a hundred strokes and included an illustration.
Of course, the author had given the protagonist a backdoor.
And what was this backdoor?
Gong Yiling simply wrote “79Au” on the talisman paper, and it shimmered with golden light.
She threw the talisman at her wooden table, and it instantly turned gold.
—Real, pure gold.
“Wow!!!”
Chun Lian, who had never seen such a thing, was flushed with excitement, her eyes full of stars. “Young Palace Master, you’re so amazing!”
“Ahahaha—”
Miss Gong scratched her nose awkwardly.
Actually…
This special method originally required a large amount of special ink, and the effect only lasted for a day, far inferior to the original Gold Transmutation Talisman.
Moreover, the special ink itself was very expensive, usually used for practicing calligraphy and showing off.
But who cared? She had successfully shown off.
“How do you draw that? Can Chun Lian do it too?”
“Anyone with the potential to become a talisman master can do it,” Gong Yiling patted her head. “If Chun Lian wants to learn, this Palace Master can teach you.”
“Really!?”
“You don’t believe this Palace Master?” Gong Yiling looked at the time, figuring Qiu Shui’s cultivation should be complete. She placed a different brush on the table and smiled at Chun Lian.
“This Palace Master will go check on Qiu Shui. You practice drawing the Gold Transmutation Talisman. I’ll teach you when I get back.”
“Okay!” Chun Lian was overjoyed and picked up the brush to start practicing before Gong Yiling even left the room.
Gong Yiling smiled and shook her head as she left.
This girl…
Walking through the palace now, the atmosphere was much livelier. Many people bowed respectfully to her along the way.
Gong Yiling arrived at Yin Qiushui’s door and knocked.
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