The Golden Body Talisman is a protective talisman that, when used, makes the whole body as hard as metal. It is a first-rank, mid-grade talisman. The price is about two low-grade spirit stones.

The Geng Metal Sword Talisman releases an exceptionally sharp Geng Metal sword light. It is a first-rank, low-grade talisman. One low-grade spirit stone.

After giving a massage once, he earned three low-grade spirit stones. This fee is actually quite high.

The talismans are made from demon beast hide, two inches wide and four inches long, covered with large swathes of vermilion runes, looking extremely complex.

These single-use talismans only require spiritual sense to guide mana to activate, and their power can be unleashed.

They are extremely convenient and quick to use.

The only issue is that talismans are expensive, and ordinary low-level Qi Refining cultivators really can't afford to use them up.

Usually, people just buy a few for protection, to be used at critical moments.

William Grant turned the talismans over and over in his hands for a while, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to test their power.

William Grant put away the two talismans, then took out the Mirror of Wind and Moon, pleasantly surprised to find that his Humanity Aura had increased by thirty-two points.

So, just by stroking the big sister, he could earn this much.

Thirty per time, three hundred for ten times, three thousand for a hundred times...

By this calculation, accumulating Humanity Aura isn't that hard.

A smile appeared on William Grant's face. With the Divine Skill Lightning Dragon Hand, the Great Dao is within reach!

He suddenly realized that as long as there is a subtle emotional connection between a man and a woman, Humanity Aura can be generated.

William Grant suddenly thought of the three hundred and thirty-five points of Humanity Aura he brought with him, and the smile on his face slowly faded.

He had lived for over thirty years, and no woman had ever loved him...

Such a life was truly colorless and bleak...

William Grant sighed for a while over the sorrow of his past life, but soon pulled himself together.

That's the maturity of a middle-aged corporate worker—occasionally sentimental, but never wallowing in self-pity.

Life may be tough, but it must go on.

Self-pity is for Sister Daiyu. A man should let himself off the hook and not live so twisted.

William Grant took out the Mirror of Wind and Moon, studying how to make the most effective use of Humanity Aura.

He still needed a lot more to upgrade the Lightning Dragon Hand.

However, the proficiency of Lightning Dragon Hand had actually increased by seven points. This skill works on himself, on cats, and even better on others.

But stroking himself was too draining; it's better to stroke others, with cats as a second choice.

So, this job still needs to be done more. Benefiting both others and himself—a win-win.

The Great Idol Divine Art is even more powerful, but now he had less than seventy points of Humanity Aura, not enough to upgrade it.

Right, he should go learn some Yellow-Red Arts now. Maybe he could pick up something new.

Quickly convert Humanity Aura into combat power.

This world is just too unsafe.

Just like Mary earlier—the result was good, but if he hadn't handled it well, he might have been torn apart by the furious Mary.

He didn't like conflict, was very afraid of death, and hated being in such a completely passive situation.

William Grant was thinking about his next plan when he noticed his Humanity Aura suddenly increased by another point...

Chapter 8: Bewildering Spirit Powder

William Grant studied for quite a while but couldn't figure out where this sudden extra point of Humanity Aura came from.

From Mary Clark?

It's not impossible. Maybe Sister Mary was still savoring the aftertaste.

William Grant put away the Mirror of Wind and Moon and picked up the book "True Formulas of the Profound Cavern."

There were nine recipes in here. If he could master one more, it would greatly benefit his alchemy skills.

Alchemy skills can't be improved by adding points, but these Yellow-Red Arts can be improved after comprehension—that's the essential difference between the two.

Although the recipes recorded in "True Formulas of the Profound Cavern" are all unremarkable, they are still a form of alchemy.

The techniques for refining medicine are all shared.

"Bewildering Spirit Powder, can make people lose themselves and become intoxicated..."

When William Grant saw Bewildering Spirit Powder, his eyes suddenly lit up—this was good stuff.

He was an honest man, with no intention of doing bad things, just thought this would be great for self-defense.

Back in the day, Lord Wei relied on knockout drugs, daggers, and inner armor to roam the martial world.

Especially knockout drugs—he took down all sorts of martial arts masters and won several wives.

Looking at the recipe for Bewildering Spirit Powder, William Grant felt a sense of understanding.

With his Deer Antler Powder at the grandmaster level, his alchemy skills had improved by leaps and bounds. Looking at the specific ingredient ratios and refining methods, he could already simulate and deduce them in his mind.

William Grant took out the Mirror of Wind and Moon to check, and sure enough, there was a new entry on the back.

Bewildering Spirit Powder: Strong fragrance, can make people fall into a deep sleep. (Beginner 1/10)

He spent fifty points of Humanity Aura, and Bewildering Spirit Powder was instantly upgraded to master level.

At the master level, the annotation changed.

Bewildering Spirit Powder: As fine as dust, its fragrance barely detectable. Those affected become confused and disoriented, their bodies limp and bones soft. (Master 1/50)

He had just over twenty points of Humanity Aura left, not enough to upgrade Bewildering Spirit Powder further.

Still, the master-level Bewildering Spirit Powder should be quite powerful.

The main ingredient for refining Bewildering Spirit Powder is the Purple Datura Flower, a rather uncommon low-grade herb.

William Grant remembered clearly that there was no Purple Datura Flower in his pharmacy.

This flower is very resilient and doesn't require much from its environment; there must be some in the mountains. If he went for a walk in the mountains, he might be able to find some.