Free Web NovelChapter 466: Chapter 287: Great Five Elements Heavenly Escape Talisman
Chi Yu’s Blood Pool was in the adjacent chamber. Not long after its completion, she had already stored enough vital energy for a second round of Cocoon Formation and Embryonic Development, which she underwent a month ago.
Yang Jing had thought his third Cocoon Formation and Embryonic Development was a distant prospect, but with the aid of the Blood Pool, his rate of accumulating vital energy had also greatly accelerated.
After another careful inspection of the two Blood Pools, Yang Jing finally left his Inner World.
"Rise!"
He channeled his Magical Power, and the dormant Flying Boat seemed to spring to life, slowly rising as if shaking its head and tail before flying out of the Inner World.
Iron Head had long since secretly excavated a cavern in the cliff face behind the Cave Mansion, specifically to serve as a temporary dock for the Flying Boat.
After docking the Flying Boat inside the cavern, Yang Jing activated the Nine Illusions of Heaven Demon Array he had refined himself. He cast an illusion to conceal the Flying Boat’s aura, then channeled the Five Elements Great Escape Divine Techniques, using Mud to Stone to reseal the entire cavern.
Only with these three layers of protection did Yang Jing feel a measure of relief.
Not long after he had secured the Blood Pools, Yang Jing received a Token from Zhang Yuan, the Sect Leader of the Five Elements True Spirit Sect, summoning him to the Ancestral Hall.
Yang Jing naturally dared not delay and immediately made his way to the Ancestral Hall.
When he arrived at the Ancestral Hall, he found that Zhang Yuan was already waiting before the founder’s statue.
"Sect Leader, please forgive me. I arrived late."
Yang Jing hurried forward and spoke respectfully.
Zhang Yuan turned his head and glanced at Yang Jing.
"Fourth Layer Golden Core. To have progressed so far in your Cultivation in only five years... even with the help of Jinhua Pills, it is clear your natural Talent is extraordinary."
Yang Jing wore a humble expression. ’In reality,’ he thought, ’if I hadn’t been diverting my energy to my True Yang Body, I could have already pushed my Cultivation to the Fifth Layer Golden Core with the help of all my Celestial Demons.’
’Besides, both the Fourth and Fifth Layers are part of the Middle Stage Golden Core Realm. The increase in Power wouldn’t have been a qualitative leap, certainly not as significant as my True Yang Body breaking through to the Golden Core level.’
’In any case, advancing that quickly would be unnaturally fast and would likely attract the suspicion of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs within the Sect.’
"The journey to the Central Continent is fraught with danger," Zhang Yuan said. "As the Qilin’Er of our Five Elements True Spirit Sect, I cannot let you embark on this path unprepared. If you were to perish for nothing, it would be a tremendous loss for our True Spirit Sect."
He lit three sticks of Spiritual Incense and bowed solemnly before the founder’s statue.
"This disciple, Zhang Yuan, beseeches the Ancestral Founder to bestow a Talisman to ensure the safe passage of our Sect’s disciple, Yang Jing."
As the blue smoke curled upward, the founder’s statue suddenly flared with Spiritual Light. A beam of Five-Colored Spirit Light shot out with the speed of a thunderclap and struck Yang Jing’s Dantian.
When Yang Jing probed with his Divine Sense, he discovered a Five-Colored True Register pulsing irregularly within his Dantian.
"This is the Great Five Elements Heavenly Escape Talisman. By activating it with Magical Power, you can temporarily wield the Five Elements Great Escape Divine Techniques of a Divinity Transformation Cultivator. A single activation can transport you ten thousand miles in an instant. You can pass through water and fire unimpeded. As long as you don’t fall into a Tier Five Array specifically designed to trap someone, no ordinary Array can hold you."
Zhang Yuan explained to Yang Jing, "The Magical Power within the Great Five Elements Heavenly Escape Talisman is sufficient for three uses of the Escape Technique. As long as you don’t go looking for death, it should be enough to preserve your life through any calamity."
Yang Jing hadn’t expected the Five Elements True Spirit Sect to have such a powerful ace up its sleeve.
’Ordinary Tier Three Arrays can no longer stop my own Escape Technique,’ he thought. ’I never imagined this Great Five Elements Heavenly Escape Talisman could even break through a Tier Five Array.’
"Thank you for your generous gift, Sect Leader. I am moved beyond words."
Zhang Yuan shook his head.
"Every disciple who earns the right to compete for the Nine Marvelous Creation Qi receives this Talisman, so I’m not giving you special treatment. But even with the Great Five Elements Heavenly Escape Talisman, nearly twenty percent of the Sect Disciples who set out fail to return, dying along the way. Cultivators have all sorts of bizarre methods. In a life-or-death battle, you may not get the chance to activate the Talisman. Do not grow careless because of it."
Yang Jing nodded, taking the Sect Leader’s warning to heart.
"Where is the other senior brother who is traveling to the Central Continent? Why don’t I see him?"
"The disciple from the Noble Lineage is Zhang Shizhao," Zhang Yuan explained. "He already left for the Central Continent seven years ago."
Within the Noble Lineage of the Five Elements True Spirit Sect, the Zuoqiu Family and the Zhang Family held the most influence. Zuoqiu Ye, the figure the Zuoqiu Family had pushed forward for the last century, had been in a slump ever since his defeat at Yang Jing’s hands. And since Zuoqiu Feng was the daughter of a son-in-law who had married into the family, this time, the slot fell to the Zhang Family.
Yang Jing nodded.
"The culture and environment of the Central Continent are vastly different from our Western Continent. The Noble Families and the Sects are rivals on equal footing. Some Noble Families rule their territories with absolute authority, holding the power of life and death. Be extra careful while you travel there. Don’t be too quick to trust anyone, lest you fall into their schemes."
Zhang Yuan added, his tone earnest and full of concern.
"I understand."
Yang Jing put on the air of an obedient student.
Sect Leader Zhang Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
"You should depart soon. The sea route to the Central Continent is a perilous, ten-thousand-mile journey. In recent years, Demon Saints have migrated into those waters, making it even more difficult. Don’t delay and miss your window."
Yang Jing nodded and excused himself.
He first went to the True Spirit Lineage to arrange matters with Ren Xingzhou.
The journey to the Central Continent would take over a decade, at the very least. After all, once he traveled ten thousand miles to a cultivation holy land like the Central Continent, he couldn’t just obtain the Nine Marvelous Creation Qi and immediately return.
This was especially true since Yang Jing also planned to search for the Ten Thousand Years Divine Wood, which meant he would certainly be staying in the Central Continent for a considerable amount of time.
Yang Jing was taking five of his disciples with him on this journey, meaning the True Spirit Lineage’s supply of goods would be instantly cut off.
However, he had already planned for this contingency, hiring several Artifact Refiners, Talisman Makers, and Alchemists to supply the True Spirit Lineage.
The True Spirit Lineage currently had an excellent reputation, and Yang Jing had even offered portions of his unique crafting legacies as compensation.
"Brother Ren, after I’m gone, if anyone makes a move against the True Spirit Lineage, you must prioritize your own safety. If you’re in real danger, take this Talisman to Bai Shui Hall Master. She will ensure your safety."
Yang Jing solemnly handed Ren Xingzhou the Token from Bai Shui True Monarch.
"Don’t worry about temporary losses. No matter what we lose, I will reclaim it tenfold, even a hundredfold, when I return from the Central Continent."
After speaking with Ren Xingzhou, Yang Jing sent Chi Yu to deliver some Tier Three Spirit Pills refined by Iron Head to Zuoqiu Feng.
Then, he went to pay his respects to Bai Shui True Monarch and Fiery Fire True Monarch.
"The Nine Marvelous Creation Qi is crucial for Cultivators of the Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture," Fiery Fire True Monarch said to Yang Jing. "Obtaining it is like having one foot in the Nascent Soul Realm. You must not fail to compete for it."
He had started out as an Independent Cultivator, and his Spirit Root was inclined toward the Fire Element, so he had never cultivated the Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture. He had therefore lost the opportunity to compete for the Nine Marvelous Creation Qi, a fact he regretted for his entire life.
"With your skill in Magical Combat, you’ll be on par even with the Daoists from the Major Sects."
Within the Five Elements True Spirit Sect, the Sect Leader could only be chosen from among those who cultivated the Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture.
Although Bai Shui True Monarch also cultivated the Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture, she was held back by her family ties and had virtually no chance of competing for the position of Sect Leader.
If their master-disciple lineage hoped to produce a Sect Leader, that hope now rested on Yang Jing.
"I will do everything in my power," Yang Jing replied.
This was a chance to form a Nascent Soul; of course Yang Jing wouldn’t yield.
"You can rest assured about your businesses," Bai Shui True Monarch said, seeing right through to Yang Jing’s true intentions. "The two of us will watch over them for you."
Yang Jing gave an embarrassed smile.
"Thank you, Bai Shui True Monarch."
"You’ve already had the Great Five Elements Heavenly Escape Talisman implanted in you, so I’m sure you look down on ordinary life-saving measures now. However, that Talisman is exceptionally precious and shouldn’t be used lightly. This is a wisp of Nine Heavens Cloud Qi that the two of us captured from above the Nine Heavens. With your skill in Artifact Refining, you should be able to refine it into a Flying Escape and Body-Protecting Treasure for your own protection."
As he spoke, Fiery Fire True Monarch took a Jade Bottle from within his robes and handed it to Yang Jing.
The two of them were not as skilled in Artifact Refining as Yang Jing, so they had simply left the wisp of cloud qi in its raw state.
Yang Jing was visibly moved.
Nine Heavens Cloud Qi was no ordinary vapor. It was a Spiritual Object from high above the Nine Heavens, tempered day and night by astral winds and True Thunder until it was imbued with Spiritual Essence. It was an exceedingly rare find.
