Half a month later.
Sanxiang, Langshan, Tianyi Hall.
Cheng Xinzhan and Hua Yaosong almost set down their manuscripts at the same time.
“Your spirit is clear, Dao-brother.”
“Teacher, your talent is great.”
They spoke at once, then exchanged a smile.
Half a month of bitter meditation had finally let them sketch out the broad framework for the Yin-Yang talisman method up to the threshold before the Four Realms.
They’d checked and deduced each piece together, and confirmed it was indeed workable.
What remained was to refine it — fill in the details.
Things like the correct timing and terrain to observe when refining the body and spirit, when to advance the fire and when to retreat the talismans, how to keep Yin and Yang balanced.
Besides that, there were spells and treasures that should pair with the method, and the inner and outer uses of the Yin-Yang talismans, and so on.
But with the framework in place, those details had a path to follow.
Not too difficult, only time-consuming.
“Now that the method’s draft is formed, we should send it to the Presiding Master for his review,” Cheng Xinzhan said.
Hua Yaosong nodded, then asked with a smile, “Master, before we hand it in, shouldn’t we decide on a name for the method?”
Cheng Xinzhan nodded. “Do you have any ideas?”