"I truly hope I can come here every day."12

Chu Liang wandered through the valley again to ensure no venomous bees remained. Once he was done, he left reluctantly and returned to the Mount Shu Sect. 0

There were some important matters Chu Liang had to attend to in his small cabin. Earning money was ultimately a secondary priority; he shouldn't forget to work on getting stronger.1

So, he first collected the rewards for killing the venomous bees. After repeating the reward collection process over thirty times, he focused on studying. 0

Unsurprisingly, Chu Liang was studying the Talisman Sword Seal that Jiang Yuebai had taught him.0

The core concept of the Talisman Sword Seal lay in combining talismanic script with sword qi. A prerequisite to learning this technique was learning how to make talismans, but talisman-making itself was a deep field of study.0

Talisman-making, alchemy, and tool-making were all complex and self-contained fields of study, and the Mount Shu Sect did not force its disciples to study them. This was why Chu Liang hadn't even touched on these topics before. However, now that he needed to do so, learning them a little more extensively wouldn't hurt.0

In the martial world, there was an important saying, "If you learn till you're old, you'll live till you're...3