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**The Talisman Treasure: Power on a Leash** Let’s talk about the star of this chapter’s trade: the **Talisman Treasure (符宝)** . In standard xianxia, a high-level cultivator’s treasure is a game-changer. In the Mortal Stream, that power is dosed out like a doctor’s prescription. A Talisman Treasure isn’t a true artifact—it’s a slice of one, sealed onto a talisman. Why would a Core Formation elder do this? Simple. It’s usually a deathbed act: they burn a portion of their own life essence and cultivation to compress a sliver of their ultimate weapon into a reusable item for their juniors. It’s weaker, has limited uses, and can’t be maintained or repaired. For Han Li, it’s the perfect card to hold up his sleeve: a foundation-stomping power source he can’t actually control with his own Qi Condensation-level mana. It’s a crutch, but a very expensive, very lethal one. The origin of these items reinforces the systemic scarcity logic: even high-level power must be inherited at a cost, not freely given. citeturn8search0turn14search6turn19search5turn29search0