Chapter 654: Cultivation

Leo finished speaking, took the red lacquer on the long table, and lit it. He bowed to the four directions, east, south, west, and north. This gesture informed the spirits in all directions that a ritual was taking place, and they were not to disturb it. After the bowing, Leo inserted the incense into the censer and picked up the wolf-hair brush from the table. After dipping it in vermilion ink, he started to paint on the yellow paper. Once the talisman was complete, Leo muttered a few words, then threw it into the basin of chicken blood. The talisman landed perfectly in the basin with a crisp sound, and at that moment, the basin ignited, flames engulfing Fay's head. Onlookers gasped in shock, mouths wide open. Some children even screamed, quickly silenced by the adults covering their mouths. Georgia, on the side, was even more frightened. If not for the person beside her holding her back, she would have rushed forward. Then, a miraculous scene unfolded. Normally, a living perso