Shang Xia didnt hide anything during his explanation in the Tongyou Paradise. He told Fan Yuanhui and Lou Zizhang the exact method of crafting it.
The Five Element Evasion Talisman Shang Xia came up with could be considered a new talisman inheritance. However, the lowest rank of the talisman was of the third rank and they would need to use treasures containing the power of the five elements in order to succeed in its creation.
The effects were as Fan Yuanhui had experienced earlier while playing with the talismans. When he used the Fire Evasion Talisman, he summoned a ball of flames before making his escape. When he reappeared later, there would also need to be flames burning in that place. He used the Earth Evasion Talisman next, and the earth was his medium of escape.
If Shang Xia was able to create a rank four Five Element Evasion Talisman, the reliance for the elements would decrease greatly. For example, a rank four Fire Evasion Taisman wouldnt need one to summon a ball of flames to disappear. He would need a mere strand of fire qi in order to use it. Also, it would hide the tracks of experts using the talisman even better. The distance one would be able to travel would also increase greatly.
Actually, according to Shang Xias design, there should be a rank five Five Element Evasion Talisman. However, it was obvious it wouldnt be easy to create one.
Moreover, if he was to consider the distance a rank five Five Element Evasion Talisman could allow one to travel or the ability to hide ones tracks, there was supposed to be absolutely no point in creating it. The point of an evasion talisman was so that one would be able to move quicker to get to their destination, or for them to escape from their enemies.
Since he already came up with the rank five Teleportation Talisman, it was better than the Five Element Evasion Taisman in all aspects.
However, the true reason Shang Xia started to come up with the Five Element Evasion Talismans changed ever since he obtained the Hidden Wind Fate Dipper. He wanted to make it such that he would be able to break through restrictions and enter and region he wished with the Five Element Evasion Talisman.
After learning about the Hidden Wind Talisman and discovering what abilities one would gain after refining it, Shang Xia would be lying to himself if he said he didnt care much about it.
If Feng Yezi managed to refine it, the threat he would pose would be extremely significant. He would be a terrifying enemy for them!
That wasnt just because of his ability to conceal himself. It was because after refining the Hidden Wind Fate Dipper, he would be able to pass through many different types of restrictions or formations unhindered.
Of course, he couldnt do it to every sort of restriction, but since Shang Xia learned about what was possible, he decided to come up with a talisman possessing similar abilities.
Shang Xia might be cultivating the Five Element Origin True Dippers and had frightening abilities when it came to breaking through restrictions and formations, breaking and entering was a different matter to entering without being detected.
If Shang Xia managed to create the rank five Five Element Evasion Talisman according to his new design, any sort of formation or restriction would lose their effect against him as long as they had the power of any of the elements!
He might be unable to craft the rank five Five Element Evasion Talisman at the moment, but that didnt stop him from telling Fan Yuanhui and Lou Zizhang his plan. As rank four Talisman Grandmasters, they were qualified to exchange pointers with Shang Xia and discuss the art of talisman crafting. Shang Xia was also willing to share and he hoped that they would be able to play a part in it as that would mean that he would be able to complete the new talisman inheritance as soon as possible.
He didnt expect them to stare at him with their mouths agape like they were looking at a monster after he finished his explanation.
Only after a good minute did Fan Yuanhui force a cough. Hall Master, have you thought that it would be difficult for our Talisman Masters to craft the rank three Five Element Evasion Talisman?
What? Why? Shang Xia raised an eyebrow. However, he quickly realized the problem. An unsightly expression appeared on his face and he muttered, Are you talking about Their martial path?
Fan Yuanhui and Lou Zizhang exchanged a look and the latter added, Exactly. Your Five Element Evasion Talisman was created based on your martial dao. Even if you manage to craft rank four and five talismans in the future, the number of people who would be able to craft it might be few and far between even if you tell the whole world the exact method of creation
Shang Xia sighed. Youre right
Everything stemmed from his cultivation at the end of the day. The higher his cultivation became, the more it would affect everything he was doing. The effects of a different cultivation system would also be shown and it would only grow bigger.
Actually, Shang Xia never gave up on passing down his cultivation system in the Tongyou Institution. He only restricted himself because he was afraid of causing mass chaos as his cultivation method was too different from the mainstream path used by the institution. As such, he had been controlling it to a certain extent.
Rather than trying to dump his idealogy everywhere, he might as well keep the benefits close to himself and teach those who really cared.
Everything needed time, and Shang Xia trusted that time was on his side!
After passing down the rank three and four Five Element Evasion Talisman inheritance to Fan Yuanhui and Lou Zizhang, Shang Xia continued to talk to them about any ideas they might have,
Because of that, they were immediately thrown into a dilemma. If the Five Element Evasion Talisman was still a talisman at the end of the day, Shang Xias question consisted of other considerations. He based the Five Element Evasion Talisman on his Five Element Movement Art that was in progress. Would there be anyone who could successfully cultivate it if they didnt have a basic understanding of the five elements?
Even though Shang Xia disguised the confusing conversation as a discussion, Fan Yuanhui and Lou Zizhang had no idea what he was talking about. All they could do was to record everything he said before handing it to the Scripture Depository. Whatever it was, the institution would gain another movement art inheritance.
In conclusion, the Five Element Movement Art would be a lot more difficult to learn than the creation of the Five Element Evasion Talisman even if one had an understanding of the path of the five elements.
If one had to be in the Martial Intent Realm if they wanted to use a rank three Five Element Evasion Talisman and Martial Extremity Realm cultivators would have to use treasures that consisted of the corresponding element of the talisman they were using, the barrier of entry to learning the Five Element Movement Art was way higher. Even if one had an understanding of the five elements, they would need to be in the Martial Extermination Realm at the very least.
That was because Shang Xia discovered that in order to train in it, they would need to utilize world origin. Only experts in the Martial Extermination Realm and above would possess the ability to utilize world origin.
After such a long conversation, Shang Xia discovered that even though Fan Yuanhui and Lou Zizhang were pretty interested in the Five Element Evasion Talisman and could chip in from time to time, they were completely useless when it came to his questions on the Five Element Movement Art.
Finally sending them away, Shang Xias figure disappeared with a mere thought. By the time he reappeared, he was located in a secret region filled with all sorts of restrictions.
Those who were supposed to be there had already arrived. They were Ji Wenlong, Shang Bo, and Yun Jing, the deputy patrairchs of the Tongyou Institution. In addition, there were Liu Qinglan, Shang Lubing, Bu Jingshuang, Liu Zhiyuan, and other higher-ups of the institution.