Talisman papers were the same as pills with strict gradings. The fifth-grade talisman paper could only be refined by those with cultivation in the True Core Realm, which was the same for fifth-grade pills.0

If Liu Wuxie had enough materials, refining fifth-grade talisman papers wouldn’t have been a problem. However, due to the scarcity of resources in the Great Yan Dynasty, he couldn't gather them anytime soon.0

Fifth-grade talisman papers were as common as dirt, like garbage, in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. However, it was a different story in the Great Yan Dynasty, and they could be considered treasures.1

“If you can’t find one, you can also prepare some fourth-grade talisman papers for me.” Liu Wuxie had no other option but to settle for the second best. If required, he would just use fourth-grade talismans to smash Qin Shi to death. But this meant it would be hard for him to catch Qin Shi by surprise, and the odds of killing the latter wouldn’t be high.0

So if Liu Wuxie wanted to catch Qin Shi by surprise, he could only rely on fifth-grade talisman papers, as fifth-grade talismans were comparable to an attack from someone in the True Core Realm. Even if Qin Shi were in the Quasi-True Core Realm, only death...0