Chapter 52 Evil-expelling Jade Amulet

ll calling me Boss Song Call me brother." Hearing Xiao Yu's words and recalling his attitude towards that multi-million-dollar check, Song Hushan instantly put aside what he wanted to say. If Xiao Yu...Chapter 52 Evil-repelling Amulet

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When Xiao Yu entered his room, he locked the door from inside and sat cross-legged on the ground to meditate. Since starting the practice of Zhong Kui's 'Righteousness Mantra', there was a thread-thin golden qi flowing through his meridians – this was the primordial energy he had cultivated: Righteous Qi.

An hour later, Xiao Yu got up from the ground in perfect condition. It was his first time making talismans, and whether it would succeed or not remained unknown; but by doing all the preparations as well as possible, even if it failed, it wouldn't be a waste.

He took out a piece of sheep fat jade and placed it on the table. Xiao Yu examined this white jade carefully; it had been carved into a qilin's shape, looking very lively. One could tell that its craftsmanship was excellent, as it would take at least three or four decades to achieve such refinement.

Xiao Yu calmed his mind and took out the large brush in hand, getting ready to start making talismans.

Talismans can be categorized into paper talismans, skin talismans, and jade talismans. Because of their carriers' nature, paper talismans and skin talismans could only draw ordinary talisman patterns.

However, jade talismans were different; depending on their power and effect, they can be classified into three grades with nine ranks each. Talismans are divided into common, spiritual, and magical talismans in descending order of quality, each grade further subdivided into upper, middle, and lower tiers.

Of course, Xiao Yu's current single thread of primordial energy was sufficient to draw some simple patterns on paper; on jade, he could barely manage the two most basic ones but with no guarantee of success.

However, a significant drawback of paper talismans is that their effects would typically last only half a month at best. In contrast, jade talismans could maintain their effectiveness for much longer. Since Xiao Yu was preparing these for his nephew, he naturally wanted to use the highest quality materials, even if it meant using more jades.

Xiao Yu calmed his mind and began to prepare to draw the talisman. What he was going to draw now was a very simple talisman called "Evil-repelling Talisman."

The Evil-repelling Talisman is one of the simplest yet most practical talismans, possessing only one function: it can expel all low-level malevolent spirits that have possessed someone.

With a mind as clear as a mirror, Xiao Yu started to circulate his righteous energy and drew the Evil-repelling Talisman. As Xiao Yu channeled his energy, a thread of pure Yang righteousness energy, finer than a hair strand, converged at the tip of his brush, forming a shimmering golden light dot.

Although it’s one of the simplest talismans to draw, it is still very intricate and complex. Xiao Yu's golden rays flowed like clouds in water, drawing strokes and lines until they formed an elaborate pattern composed of golden light.

Sweat as big as beans began to trickle down from Xiao Yu's forehead; his face turned pale without a trace of color, and even his entire body started trembling except for the hand that was holding the brush.

Finally, with great effort, Xiao Yu completed the last stroke. The Evil-repelling Talisman was finished, but there remained one final critical step—embedding it into jade.

The embedding process involves using Essence Energy to embed the floating talisman within the jade stone’s interior. This step is not required for paper or leather talismans, which explains why these are easier to make and also why jade talismans are more challenging to create and maintain their efficacy over time.

Looking at the golden thread floating on top of the jade stone, Xiao Yu was devoid of Essence Energy all over his body. Without embedding it into the jade soon, this talisman would quickly dissipate as its composition is solely made up of his Essence Energy. Only because the drawing was successful did it remain in midair for a short while; if it wasn’t, even missing one point or line could cause the Essence Energy constituting the talisman to vanish instantly.

Seeing that the talisman had started to dissipate and knowing he didn't have any recovered Essence Energy, Xiao Yu felt incredibly frustrated.

Suddenly, he thought of something. Determined, he looked at the dissipating talisman floating in midair, clenched his teeth, and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood onto it. The blood shone with golden light spots as soon as they touched the floating golden talisman; like an immense force pressing down on them, they were embedded directly into the jade.

After embedding the talisman into the jade, Xiao Yu seemed to have been completely drained of energy and collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily. It took a while for his breathing to return to normal, but his face was still as pale as paper.

Xiao Yu tried to pick up the jade token, but his arm wouldn't listen to him; he felt extremely sleepy and lacked any energy. Xiao Yu could no longer bear to look at it and fell asleep on the ground.

"Bang bang bang... Little brother... Little brother..."

The sound of urgent knocking accompanied by Xiao Yu's sister, Xiao Yu (玉), calling out woke up Xiao Yu from his deep sleep. Xiao Yu slowly sat up and shook his dizzy head.

“What’s wrong Sister, is there something to do” After shaking off the dizziness in his head, Xiao Yu was a little more awake.

"It's time for dinner. Hurry down and don't sleep!" Hearing her brother's sleepy voice from inside, Xiao Yu thought he was still sleeping.

“Oh, okay, I'll be right down!” After saying that, Xiao Yu lay straight back on the ground again.

A moment later, Xiao Yu finally got up. Checking his watch, it was already past 6 PM; he hadn’t expected to have slept for over three hours.

Getting off the bed, he walked to the table and picked up the jade token to look at it again. At this point, the jade was still a milky white color like fine sheep fat jade, but upon closer inspection, one could see faint golden glimmers within the jade, while its surface shimmered with soft light, hinting at something extraordinary.

Xiao Yu put down the token and shook his head with a bitter smile. This most simple and ordinary evil-repellent jade token had drained all of the righteous energy he had painstakingly cultivated during this period. While it was possible to gradually recover that, he wondered how long it would take him to replenish that mouthful of blood!

Xiao Yu came before the mirror and looked at himself. In the mirror, he appeared haggard with a sickly pale complexion that had slightly improved after resting for an entire afternoon but still lacked vitality.

Xiao Yu gave a wry smile to his reflection, washed his face, then went downstairs.

"Xiao Yu, what's wrong" Xiao Jianying asked in shock when she saw her son's appearance.

"Yeah! Little brother, what happened" Xiao Yu heard his mother ask and turned around. Seeing the pallor on his brother’s face, he hurriedly asked as well.

Their father, Xiao Jianying, had noticed something was off when his son started sleeping right after lunch in the afternoon. Now that he saw how pale Xiao Yu looked, he quickly approached him and took his wrist to feel his pulse. After a moment, releasing Xiao Yu's wrist, he sternly said, "What did you do Your blood and energy are so depleted!"

Confronted with this question from his mother, Xiao Yu didn't know how to respond. He hadn’t expected things to turn out like this either, so all he could do was shake his head helplessly. Seeing that her son refused to speak about it, Xiao Jianying decided not to push him and took out a pen instead to write down a prescription. Then she handed the paper over to Xiao Yu, instructing him, "Go get five slices of the ginseng your grandfather left behind and add them into three bowls of water. Boil until reduced to one bowl for your brother to drink."

Seeing her younger brother's condition, Xiao Yu wiped away tears and hurriedly fetched the herbs then began brewing it.

"Son, I don't need to know what you did. You've always been懂事since young, which gives me peace of mind, but no matter what happens, this kind of situation must never occur again!"

Xiao Jianying knew his son was a considerate and independent person who wouldn’t talk if he didn't want to, so he decided not to pursue the matter further. However, his expression remained serious as he spoke with conviction.

Xiao Yu casually ate some food and then sat down to rest beside him. After half an hour, his sister Xiao Yu brought a porcelain bowl out. Upon receiving it, Xiao Yu disregarded its heat and drank all the medicine in one go; the warmth flowed down his throat into his stomach, where it gathered before dispersing through his entire body.de, we'll hear it. Besides, Li Jie is awake. She won't be in any danger!"Ma Lei saw his mother's worried expression and tried to console her.Xiao Yu stood in the middle of the room. After seeing that...