Free Web NovelChapter 226: Chapter 29: Curious Talisman
Inside the Quiet Chamber of Canglan Cave, the luminous gate behind Fang Cheng slowly dissipated.
His expression was serene, showing neither joy nor sorrow.
This trip to the Void Ghost Marketplace had also been a trial for his Dao Heart.
He took out a blank jade slip and recorded the three Feather God Dao Patterns from the Vine Person’s body into it.
These patterns weren’t a Secret Technique Heart Formula, so the mysterious Golden Talisman didn’t react to them. For the moment, Fang Cheng had no idea what to do with them.
His skills in Artifact Refining, talisman crafting, and array formation were not profound, so he currently had little interest in these three mysterious Dao Patterns.
He then took out the dark golden, patterned seed that the Vine Person had given him.
The seed was over a foot long, elliptical in shape with pointed ends and a bulging middle, and it was as hard as stone.
Probing the seed with his Divine Sense, he discovered a faint, fluctuating aura within it, pointing toward some distant place.
’A World Heaven Dao Mark... What level of Cultivation and Divine Techniques would one need to roam the Outer Void and travel through the All Heavens and Myriads of Realms?’
Fang Cheng sighed to himself.
That Vine Person was likely a Tier Three or even a Tier Four puppet. Its master was probably a great power at least comparable to Dharma Realm cultivators.
But to think that such a formidable figure had ultimately fallen during a Celestial Demon invasion.
The entire World Heaven had been infested. Endless Celestial Demons had propagated and run rampant, and every single native of that world had perished.
Perhaps... someone had managed to escape that World Heaven and flee elsewhere.
Fang Cheng was lost in thought for a while before finally calling Die’Er over.
He took out Cangshan Pavilion’s storage pouch and the jade slip from before, giving Die’Er a few instructions.
Die’Er put the items away, left Canglan Cave, and went straight to the Yinluo Sect Marketplace. She first returned the storage pouch to Cangshan Pavilion, then delivered the jade slip to Xuanzhen Studio, handing it personally to Wen Qianqian.
In Fang Cheng’s view, the three Feather God Dao Patterns might complement the heritage of the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Sect, allowing Wen Qianqian to integrate the knowledge and create something new.
Afterward, he resumed his seclusion.
Several months passed in the blink of an eye. He gradually absorbed all the Spiritual Qi from the Resentment Demon Bead.
His Cultivation and Magical Power had already reached a hundred times what they were when he first entered the Life Talisman Realm!
In terms of sheer depth of Magical Power, he had now surpassed the likes of Madam Ye, Feng Ziang, and Master Wanqing.
However, it seemed he was still some distance from Huang Shen and Cai Li.
And in the process of refining his Life Talisman, he slowly began to sense a faint, indistinct barrier—a bottleneck.
That must be the threshold between the Early and Mid Life Talisman Stage.
Among Sun Fuguo’s disciples, everyone from the third, Feng Ziang, onward had been stuck at this stage.
Seventy percent of all Life Talisman Cultivators in the world were blocked by this hurdle.
And yet, he had reached this point only a few years after entering the Life Talisman Realm.
If word of this got out, it would undoubtedly cause a massive uproar.
Such an inconceivable cultivation speed was extremely rare, even within Demonic Sects.
The Li Hen Demon Light was truly worthy of being a Cultivation Technique created by the Demon Buddha himself. The deeper Fang Cheng delved into it, the more he marveled at the Demon Buddha’s supreme wisdom.
’My current Magical Power should be second to none in the Life Talisman Realm!’ Fang Cheng thought with a touch of pride after emerging from his seclusion.
At this rate, he might not even need fifty years to perfect his Life Talisman and attempt a breakthrough to the Life Soul Realm.
It all depended on whether the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Sect’s Holy-Grade Celestial Dew was as miraculous as they claimed.
As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Fang Cheng had been engrossed in his cultivation for so long that, despite living in the same Cave Mansion as Ye Yan, Die’Er, and Dong Qing, he had rarely seen them.
The three women—Ye Yan and the others—were also cultivating.
Now that he had emerged, it went without saying that Ye Yan and Die’Er were as doting and affectionate as ever, clinging to him to ease the ache of their longing.
Even the usually cool and aloof Dong Qing seemed to have been stirred by affection.
Die’Er prepared a lavish table of Spiritual Cuisine. The four of them raised their cups, toasted each other, and chatted idly. At first, Dong Qing was shy, but after a few drinks, she gradually revealed her true feelings. With a faint, playful smile, her full charm was on display, making her seem all the more captivating.
After drinking for a long while, the four of them went for a leisurely stroll through the forest outside Canglan Cave to enjoy the scenery. Once they had their fill of enjoyment, Fang Cheng embraced his three beautiful consorts, and hand in hand, they entered the bedroom together.
「A few days later.」
Throughout Canglan Cave, numerous foot-wide vortexes of Spiritual Qi appeared once more, dotting the magnificent and elegant Cave Mansion with shimmering spiritual light and an ethereal, immortal aura.
The Spiritual Qi within the entire Cave Mansion became several times denser than before.
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Die’Er received a Flying Sword Communication from Wen Qianqian, asking her to go to the marketplace to retrieve something.
Die’Er mounted the snow-white Immortal Crane she had raised for several years and made a round trip between Demon Lion Peak and the marketplace within a single day.
She brought back an exquisitely crafted wooden box from Wen Qianqian for Fang Cheng.
At that time, Fang Cheng was in the bath with Ye Yan and Dong Qing in his arms. Die’Er entered holding the wooden box, knelt by the side of the pool, and presented it to him.
Fang Cheng opened the box and saw a stack of talismans shimmering with spiritual light inside. A quick count revealed there were nine of them.
And they were all Tier Two Talismans!
In addition, there was a letter.
The handwriting on the letter was elegant and graceful, with a subtle charm; it was unmistakably Wen Qianqian’s.
In the letter, she excitedly explained that she had deciphered the three Feather God Dao Patterns. They apparently represented the power of three different Celestial Dao Laws and were completely different from the runes of the current Cultivation Realm—like another "language" for interpreting the principles of heaven and earth.
Under the guidance of the Wanxiang Sect’s Array Spirit Maiden, she had combined these three Dao Patterns with runes, blazing a new trail to create three unique types of talismans.
They were: the Sanmei Divine Wind Talisman, the Ice Soul Cold Flame Talisman, and the Black Tortoise Heaven Stele Talisman.
These corresponded to the Power of Heaven and Earth Origin represented by the three Dao Patterns.
These three types of talismans were easier to craft and required fewer materials than other Tier Two Talismans of the same type from the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Sect.
It was said that even the "Array Spirit Maiden" was astonished for a long time.
Wen Qianqian had sent a total of nine Tier Two Talismans this time, three of each type. The first two were offensive talismans, while the third was defensive.
The fact that she could craft so many Tier Two Talismans in such a short time was a testament to just how extraordinary those three Feather God Dao Patterns were.
The end of the letter expressed the young woman’s longing, her words tinged with a lonely melancholy that would stir pity in any reader’s heart.
Wen Qianqian mentioned that in seven days, there would be a large-scale auction at the Yinluo Sect Marketplace. Her new talismans would be featured, and she invited Fang Cheng to attend.
Ye Yan, who was reading over his shoulder, immediately smiled and said, "My lord, this auction is hosted by Nine Dragon Peak. It only happens once every ten years, and it attracts powers big and small from all over Yun Country. You should really go take a look. You might be able to buy some wonderful treasures."
The Yinluo Sect’s Nine Dragon Peak was responsible for managing the general affairs within the Abyssal Marsh, as well as the sect’s external relations and diplomatic exchanges. All Outer Elders and the Yinluo Sect Marketplace fell under its jurisdiction.
The Inner Sect Elder who had presided over Fang Cheng’s outer sect trial and Feng Jiuzhang, who had taken him on a mission to the Southern Mang Mountains, were both cultivators from this peak.
A large-scale auction like this, held only once a decade, was a representation of the Yinluo Sect’s overall image and strength. It was bound to be a lively event.
He might even be able to buy a good Flying Sword and some Geng Metal Profound Silkworm Threads.
Fang Cheng put away the letter and said, "It might be good to take a look. Yan’Er, would you like to come with me?"
Ye Yan, her skin fair and alluring as it glistened with water, chuckled softly. "I think I’ll stay. You should go and spend more time with Sister Wen."
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