Free Web NovelOutside the window, the sky had already darkened, and the crescent moon, shrouded by thin clouds, looked like it was submerged in water.
The apartment was pitch black, but it didn't affect Lu Yibei's vision after becoming a Strange Tale. She unwrapped the package, spreading the various materials on the coffee table, and carefully checked them over.
Cinnabar was in a palm-sized glass bottle, its color vibrant.
The brand-new carving knife for the wood material gleamed with cold light.
The seller had also cut the peach wood into small pieces the size of a magnetic card and one finger thick, as she requested.
Although for this, she paid a hefty price of twenty yuan!
After checking that there was no damage or missing items, Lu Yibei nodded in satisfaction, "Hmm, seems pretty good."
The urban legend gathered behind her, observing and whispering to each other.
It was just like children full of curiosity after their parents bought an interesting little toy, wanting to touch it but not daring to.
"What is the Devil Woman doing?"
"Alchemy, absolutely Alchemy. Did you see the cinnabar? Isn't that an Alchemy material?" The Eyeball said, spitting lightly, "Alchemy, as expected, is rooted in the soul of the Witch Seed! I think, if she's doing Alchemy with minerals now, sooner or later she'll use humans!"
"Brother Eyeball, don't think things are so bad. She can actually use urban legend too, like me..."
"You ♦ shut up!"
The urban legend were startled and interrupted the False Tooth in unison.
Lu Yibei was getting impatient with the noisy urban legend. Expressionless, she picked up a few pieces of peach wood and threw them over. They immediately scrambled for them as if they had found interesting toys, then sneakily ran off into the distance.
Although the urban legend in the apartment always had some dark and strange little thoughts, they didn't have many memories from before death, and their minds were not very mature after all, just like children.
She shrugged, dismissing the influence of the emotions that Pharaoh and others were desperately trying to stop her with. She patted her little face, concentrated, and began to make the First Light Spring Wind Curse.
Recalling Liang Yue's formula, Lu Yibei picked up the carving knife and a piece of peach wood, carefully carving according to the patterns in the formula.
She sat cross-legged on the floor in front of the coffee table, humming a little tune, carving the wood while her pink little feet swayed to the rhythm.
Although peach wood is quite hard, she had the skill of carving vegetables from cooking, so she quickly adapted to the feeling of carving wood, and her speed increased significantly.
In less than half an hour, Lu Yibei completed the carving of the first piece of wood with the spell. It was carved with patterns symbolizing wind and the sun, as well as some hieroglyphs whose meaning was unknown, looking like little figures in strange poses.
Putting down the carved wood, Lu Yibei rested for a moment, then got up to fetch the purified water she had prepared earlier and mixed the cinnabar in a small bowl.
Although Liang Yue's memory used a porcelain dish for this step, the experience at Shihekou Middle School had almost left her with a psychological shadow, and she subconsciously resisted using dishes.
What's more, she might still be watched by the Purple Maiden right now!
In a sense, she could be considered the Ancestor of all Disc Spirits. What if the Purple Maiden noticed her making such a mysterious item using a dish?
Dipping the brush in cinnabar, Lu Yibei's gaze sharpened, and she began to draw over the table according to the formula in Liang Yue's memory.
Unlike cooking, she had absolutely no talent for drawing; she was a complete klutz, the kind that even Liang Yue's memory couldn't save.
The formula stated that each spell had to be drawn in one go. Lu Yibei was afraid of making a mistake, so she drew extra carefully and extra slowly.
Meanwhile, the urban legend in the apartment quieted down, lying on the sofa behind her, watching intently.
This step, which was clearly many times simpler than carving, took Lu Yibei almost twice as long to complete.
When she finished the last stroke, she felt like she was about to collapse, mentally.
That talisman did possess some mysterious power. While making it, Lu Yibei felt her mental energy being consumed very quickly.
While waiting for the cinnabar to dry and solidify, she tilted her head, staring at the semi-finished talisman on the coffee table, her slender fingers twirling the long hair hanging from her temples, worrying about the next step.
Although she had been deliberately trying to get rid of the influence brought by Pharaoh and others, the influence was still there. Liking to play with her hair when thinking was a small habit of Yun Meng.
The next step was the final step in making the First Light Spring Wind Curse. In Liang Yue's memory, she failed at this step every time.
"How exactly do you 'use Qi as a guide and awaken it'? Does 'Qi' here refer to Spiritual Energy? But I don't know how to control my Spiritual Energy either..." Lu Yibei muttered softly.
In Liang Yue's memory, she had tried many methods, such as sun exposure, moonlight bathing, microwaving for three minutes, and even going to a church for a baptism.
That Miss was probably desperate. Taking a talisman that might have originated from ancient Z Country texts and going to a church to ask a priest to bless it, isn't that like a Meituan delivery guy using Ele.me to order himself a meal?
Was she really not afraid of the priest immediately changing professions to a Paladin and kicking her out?
Lu Yibei thought, shaking her head lightly, and brought her attention back to the semi-finished talisman.
"Even if the 'Qi' in the formula is Spiritual Energy, I still don't know how to control Spiritual Energy!" she said to herself, turning to look at the urban legend behind her who were closely watching the talisman-making process.
"Which of you knows how to control Spiritual Energy? Come here and help me out!"
Is that possible? The urban legend exchanged glances. Although they all knew how to control Spiritual Energy, ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) they always felt there was a trick in their Devil Woman's request, so...
They worked together to hold down the Eyeball and threw it over.
"Damn it! You bunch of traitors, I won't let you off even if I become a ghost!" the Eyeball shouted, arcing through the air.
Lu Yibei caught the flying Eyeball and said grumpily, "Do you think you don't look like a ghost in this state? Most ghosts aren't as scary as you! Come on, obediently spit out some Spiritual Energy for me."
"I won't! We have pride! I'd rather die standing than die kneeling!" the Eyeball said proudly.
"I see you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin! Since you won't cooperate, there's only..." Lu Yibei said in a deep voice, her five fingers moving nimbly, which always reminded one of some unpleasant things.
Seeing the evil light flickering in Lu Yibei's eyes, the Eyeball immediately panicked, "Wait, wait! Isn't it just a little Spiritual Energy? I'll give it to you!"
Lu Yibei, "..." Why do I feel like I'm the one being persecuted?
"Hmph!"
The Eyeball let out a cold snort, wriggling its round body towards the semi-finished talisman, controlling the Spiritual Energy to inject into it. The next moment, it screamed.
"Ahhh! Quick, quick! It's sucking me dry, I'm going to be drained! Quick, quick, save, save, save!"
As Spiritual Energy continuously poured into the talisman, the carved peach wood vibrated violently. Waves of emerald green light rapidly flowed along the spell patterns. The spell patterns that looked like little figures seemed to dance in the light, while the Eyeball's body shriveled visibly.
"Holy crap!"
Seeing this, Lu Yibei cried out in surprise and rushed forward, using a lot of effort to separate the Eyeball from the talisman before it was completely drained.
The talisman, having lost its source of Spiritual Energy, flickered a few times in the dark, then exploded with a "Bang!" and split into two halves, its light dimming.
There was no time to check the damaged talisman.
Lu Yibei held the Eyeball in her hands, looking at its appearance, which resembled a deflated balloon, and tentatively asked, "Are... are you okay?"
The Eyeball said weakly, "You, you are insidious. If, if you wanted me to die, just, just say so. I really don't have a single drop left..." It lost consciousness before finishing its sentence.
Lu Yibei frowned at this and turned to look at the urban legend huddled in the corner.
The urban legend immediately felt a terrifying pressure, like an invisible net weaving around them.
The False Tooth's words came true!
This terrifying woman skipped the basic stage and directly started using urban legend for Alchemy!
We are the fish, and she is the knife and board. What should we do?!
However, the urban legend' worries were unnecessary. Lu Yibei just left a sentence, "Take good care of it," and went upstairs.
The Eyeball's experience reminded her of the remaining Strange Tale main body core from last time.
If the Eyeball's Spiritual Energy works, then the Spiritual Energy from the Strange Tale main body core must also work.
Anyway, she couldn't continue devouring lately, so that thing was just sitting there, and it would start to smell if left for too long.
The neighbors next door had already knocked on the door asking if she was boiling durian or frying poop. If this continued, it wouldn't be long before someone reported her for hiding corpses at home.
This was a good opportunity to make good use of it.
Thinking this, Lu Yibei rummaged through the utility room, found the remaining Strange Tale main body core, and began a new round of production.
Other alchemists would want to curse when they saw this extravagant behavior!
...
Lu Yibei was much more skilled in the second attempt. She carved a blank in just over ten minutes. After a brief thought, she picked up half of the Strange Tale main body core, cut it with a knife, and immediately froze.
It wouldn't cut!
The carving knife that could easily carve wood only left a shallow white mark on the Strange Tale main body core.
What's going on? It was so easy to cut last time!
Wait, could it be...
While thinking, Lu Yibei suddenly remembered something. She looked at the kitchen with a look of surprise and uncertainty. After a while, she got up, walked over, and rummaged through her family's heirloom set of kitchen knives.
She brought the kitchen knife and spread the leather case on the coffee table.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yibei drew out the narrow and thin Sang Dagger, aimed at the Strange Tale main body core, and slowly brought it down.
There was no resistance, no sound. The Strange Tale main body core was cut in half just like that.
Lu Yibei raised the Sang Dagger, staring at the blade that emitted a faint cold light. Her breathing gradually became rapid, and for a moment, she was so emotional that she couldn't help but curse. frёeωebɳovel.com
"Wdnmd! This knife is really... Impossible, impossible! How could a divine weapon be like this?"
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