chapter 26 Thunder and Fire spirit charms

Upon obtaining the thunderstruck wood, Andrew Qi lost interest in everything else at the auction. Even if other magical instruments were to appear, they could no longer captivate his heart. With the thunderstruck wood in hand, he was thoroughly satisfied. As for the two million earned from selling the talismans, he wasn't worried at all. After all, he was in Nolan Chu's territory, where no one would dare not pay up. Realizing that Andrew Qi was preparing to leave, Nolan Chu understood that he must have acquired something valuable and was eager to craft it into spirit charms. This was akin to ancient swordsmiths who, upon acquiring rare metals, couldn't wait to forge them into precious swords. Nolan Chu escorted Andrew Qi to the entrance of the clubhouse, about to arrange transportation for him, when suddenly someone hurriedly whispered something in Nolan Chu's ear, darkening his expression. Chu declared, "Fine! Then let's see the fury of this ferocious dragon!" Andrew Qi faintly overheard words like "Dominic Yan" and "Yuzhou, Ye family." Initially, he just wanted to rush back to craft talismans, but given the involvement of the Ye family from Yuzhou, Andrew Qi couldn't ignore it. He asked Nolan Chu, "Nolan, could it be that Dominic Yan is stirring up trouble again?" "Dominic Yan is nothing, he can't control the Ye family of Yuzhou. If I'm not wrong, the Ye family has been entrenched in Yuzhou for too long and now wants to test the depth of the Jiangzhou province's martial world! It's laughable that Jose Zhou, that fool, almost became a pawn in their hands." He continued, "This time, the Ye family is exploiting the situation, claiming to seek justice for Dominic Yan, sending three boxers here. If we lose, we'd not only have to apologize to Dominic Yan but also allow some of the Ye family's businesses to enter Jiangzhou." "This matter is also related to me, so count me in," Andrew Qi said, unwilling to miss anything related to the Ye family. "Master Andrew, don't be hasty. The Ye family is well-prepared this time. Let me first find out who they are bringing over," Nolan Chu warned, concerned about Andrew Qi's youthful impulsiveness. "Their choice of people is irrelevant. Just let me know the time and place," Andrew Qi replied nonchalantly, before heading back to his residence in the car. Once he had reached home, Andrew Qi began to study the thunderstruck demon wood. Ulysses, practicing the True Dragon Technique and absorbing spirit energy, curiously asked Andrew Qi, "Young master, it's just a piece of thunderstruck wood. Why do you treasure it so much?" "A treasure?" Andrew Qi snorted, "This is indeed a treasure! Thunderstruck demon wood. This piece of wood was originally a spirit tree that became a demon. Had it survived the thunder tribulation, it could transform into a human, just like you did when you became a true dragon! Its essence is no less than yours, even more superior, since it's harder for plants to achieve enlightenment!" "This... Now that you mention it, it does seem so. But you said it's an enlightened plant, what's your basis for that?" "That's why I say, you still have much to learn!" Andrew Qi explained, "Ordinary thunderstruck wood looks no different from charcoal, but this thunderstruck demon wood appears petrified, which is why people mistake it for ebony. However, this small piece encapsulates the entire cultivation essence of the demon tree, including some of the heavenly thunder's power sealed within it – an ideal material for crafting spirit and even truthful charms!" "Spirit charms? Truthful charms?" Ulysses, being the spirit of a truthful charm, knew well the terrifying power of one. Andrew Qi, not wanting to further explain to this clueless dragon spirit, started contemplating how to fully utilize the thunderstruck wood. Its essence was naturally to be crafted into a truthful charm, but the remaining scraps could make a dozen spirit charms. Though not numerous, spirit charms, unlike magic charms, can be reused and continually improved in power. With this in mind, Andrew Qi began extracting the essence from the thunderstruck wood. After cleaning it thoroughly with a Pure Charm and spirit energy, making it spotless, Andrew Qi's eyes lit up with excitement. The wood's cut surface revealed natural divine wooden runes! "This is incredible! Could this be more than just demon wood, perhaps fairy or naturally divine wood?" Andrew Qi was astounded. Only someone proficient in talisman arts like him could recognize that these natural runes on the thunderstruck wood indicated that despite being struck by heavenly thunder, its vitality and spirit remained, and it could continue cultivating with the spirit energy of heaven and earth until fully restored. "I really didn't expect that in this world, there would still exist remnants of such divine trees!" Andrew Qi knew he had encountered a treasure. Even in the many cultivation worlds he had visited, those with divine trees were few, and they were always occupied by the most powerful cultivation forces, leaving no chance for others to get involved. Who would have thought that such a remnant of a divine tree would appear before him? This was truly beyond belief. Since this piece of wood contained innate divine tree runes, it was necessary to decompose and make charms according to the pattern of these runes. Otherwise, it would not only be difficult to decompose this piece of thunderstruck divine wood, but there was also a risk of being injured by these innate runes. Innate runes are extremely mysterious, and if one is not at the peak of talisman cultivation, it is difficult to decipher their mysteries. After some contemplation and analysis, Andrew Qi had learned that this piece of thunderstruck divine wood was named "Endless Wood," a primordial, fire-attribute divine tree from the savage ancient times. It was said that the Endless Wood burned day and night, unaffected by fierce storms or torrential rains, and was extremely miraculous! What's more, this piece of thunderstruck divine wood had been struck by heavenly tribulation thunder, and it still retained the power of that heavenly tribulation thunder. If used to refine Thunder and fire Spirit Charms, its power would be unimaginable. Even Andrew Qi, who had made countless powerful spirit charms before, was filled with anticipation for this. Andrew Qi, with his mind racing, couldn't wait to pick up the brush, fully activating the Spirit-gathering Formation, and at the same time, he employed the Whaling Four Seas technique, swallowing the spiritual energy from the surrounding heaven and earth in a gulp, and then condensing it all at the tip of the brush— Using spiritual energy as ink! Using charms to resolve the wood! A milky white mist appeared at the tip of the brush, and Andrew Qi sketched out a rune resembling a dancing phoenix. The rune landed on the piece of thunderstruck divine wood, and immediately, the wood grain on it brightened up. The dark red wood grain was the innate fire rune, and the golden ones were the runes of heavenly tribulation thunder, distinct from each other! "Resolve!" With a low shout from Andrew Qi and a flick of his brush, the piece of thunderstruck divine wood unexpectedly divided itself into eighteen pieces. The central piece was the size of a palm, while the rest were only the size of two fingers. However, each piece of wood was covered with mysterious innate runes, and there was spiritual energy flowing on these runes, seemingly containing astonishing power.