Chapter 421

Chapter 421: Bull Demon King Talisman

Since ancient times, demon cultivators have favored summoning outer domain demons, refining magical treasures, practicing demonic skills, or harnessing demonic thoughts. Anyone who can subdue an outer domain demon will undoubtedly see a significant increase in their power.

Over time, summoning outer domain demons became increasingly difficult. Even if summoned, they often manifested countless avatars, making it hard to determine which was the real body. Moreover, they possess great strength and frequently retaliate.

Among outer domain demons, the outer celestial demons are the weakest. They drift outside the Azure Sky layer and can descend at any time if offerings are present. Truly formidable outer domain demons come from other worlds, sources unknown even to demon cultivators, who have thus devised various secret techniques to control and utilize them.

The golden butterfly, the size of a palm, had nearly broken through barriers to connect with the outside world. Li Hui had been particularly attentive but hadn’t discerned its significance. Now that he was serious, striking it with a sword revealed he had underestimated its power.

“Impressive! I don’t know what secret technique was used to divide the outer domain demon into several parts specifically for communication. Perhaps I can manipulate it a bit to listen in on what these demon cultivators have been saying.” Li Hui impulsively set to work, crafting ten top-grade treasure talismans each of the Qi Nurturing Talisman, Dragon Roar Whisker Symbol, and Coastal Listening Tides Talisman. He carefully wrapped the golden butterfly and slowly formed a dark illusion using hand seals.

With a “puff,” red smoke arose, and unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good, as it replayed the messages conveyed by the butterfly.

Although the voices were not loud or clear, Li Hui utilized Bai Ze’s divine eye to observe, seeing the sounds ripple out, allowing him to capture the conversation.

“Attention! The Yin Moon Dynasty has sent representatives to contact us. What does the sect leader wish to do? Will we be brushed off again? Now is the perfect time to resist the royal family; otherwise, the demon lair will see no daylight.”

“It won’t be like that. We’ve prepared for years; the opportunity has finally arrived.”

The summer royalty had previously sought aid from the Jin Tian Sect, hoping to use its power to suppress the demon lair. This had been a point of fervent contention six months prior, rendering any discussions here pointless.

Currently, the Jin Tian Sect has restrained the demon lair, compelling disciples of the ancient demon palace to bow their heads and retreat to their previous dormant state.

“Demon lair spies?” Li Hui immediately took notice, thinking to himself: “My sister-in-law Ji Mengxue is cultivating within the demon lair. During that rare opportunity of resonance with the Dao Rhythm Residual Talisman, I managed to discern the effects of Zhang Daoheng’s calamity power. Despite half a year of inquiries, no one knows the details of the demon lair; it’s only known to be the ruins of the ancient demon palace that stirs up trouble every century.”

Listening carefully, he finally intercepted an important piece of information.

“On June 19th, two hundred miles north of Kunlu City in Phantom Mountain. We can’t delay any longer; the Ghost Fox Sect demands a meeting with the young master.”

Li Hui clenched his fists: “Ghost Fox Sect? You’re everywhere! On the third day of the next dark moon? Good, I’ve been wondering where to find you. I must stick my foot in this matter.”

“Slash!”

A sharp wave of smoke swept through, causing the golden butterfly to explode. Suddenly, a phantom surged toward the drifting worldly demonic energy, attempting to seize it and incite chaos. However, the demonic energy suppressed it, and the silver tip of the pen pointed right at it.

“Begin talisman-making!”

“Demon, I walk my path, roaring through wind and clouds, domineering and unrestrained, wreaking havoc without care!” Li Hui used the talisman brush to anchor the outer domain demon, slowly unrolling green talisman paper as he spoke: “Someone has trimmed the wings of a singing serpent and gone through a hundred procedures to create talisman paper worth five hundred pieces of high-grade Miao Jade. This kind of paper used for crafting demonic talismans has immense power.”

“Cut, cut, cut!”

The Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword flew into a frenzy, slicing through all magical items besides some resembling Dao soldiers. The worldly demonic energy suddenly expanded, causing the blood tiger to become increasingly substantial and simultaneously giving rise to a blood dragon.

This is called the union of dragon and tiger, deeply infused with demonic energy.

Li Hui used the worldly demonic energy as talisman ink and the outer domain demon as the brushstroke, writing freely. The silver snake bracelet amplified his talisman power, constantly adjusting the flow of ink, slowly gathering a massive light and shadow.

“Bull Demon King Talisman, complete!”

The terrifying bull demon transformed from illusion to reality, its body growing upward—thirty-three zhang, sixty-six zhang, ninety-nine zhang—it paused briefly before suddenly breaking through a hundred zhang, growing wildly to three hundred thirty-three zhang before stopping.

The bull demon bellowed, inhaling deeply to consume all worldly demonic energy as its food. With another strong inhalation, the magical items destroyed by the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword became tattered, and it reached out to seize all demonic soldiers, devouring them ravenously.

“Hey, not even leaving me a bite!” Li Hui exclaimed in frustration.

The colossal figure continued to grow, reaching six hundred sixty-six zhang, even taller than the current Celestial Tree. However, the size suddenly shrank, giving a sense of exhaustion.

“How can this be? Even if you’re a Jade Symbol, it shouldn’t cost this much,” Li Hui quickly infused his talisman power, sensing this talisman was like an endless pit as the black patterns on the back of the silver snake bracelet rapidly disappeared.

“Mooh…”

This creature was relentless, reaching out to grasp the Celestial Tree, tearing down the Celestial Tree Blossoming Branch, which could only be cut by golden scissors, and gulping it down before reaching out again.

With his talisman power drained, Li Hui was left dumbfounded.

The bull demon shrank to six zhang, mooing madly as it pounded its chest, then vanished in an instant.

Before him floated a jade symbol, silently suspending, almost reaching seven inches long, not made of the azure material of the Unity of Heaven and Earth Talisman, but rather a lustrous blood jade, visible with blood stains and veins.

“My heavens! The Unity of Heaven and Earth Talisman is only one inch long and half an inch wide. This Bull Demon King Talisman actually reaches seven inches long and two inches wide!”

“This, this…”

“This treasure talisman corresponds to Condense Essence Stage; the enhancement and demonic transformation talismans correspond to Bosa Stage, and the official divine and demonic talismans correspond to Myriad Forms Stage. The jade symbol, on the other hand, corresponds to the Hongfa Stage; this Bull Demon King Talisman corresponds to the Mid-Hongfa Stage. Even if it only exhibits one-tenth of its power, it’s enough to withstand early-stage Wanxiang cultivators. However, I worry about it failing to reveal even a tenth of its power.”

Li Hui held the jade symbol carefully, feeling its overwhelming pressure. “What a domineering force! It should be called the Bull Demon King Talisman of Supreme Rank; it fully qualifies to be the king of kings. What a shame! If it had simply grown to nine inches and nine, that would have been a leap into the sky, with the chance of becoming a Celestial Talisman! But even at this level, I cannot activate it without the silver snake bracelet accumulating talisman power. Wait, the bull demon consuming the Celestial Tree seems to be creating a remarkable weapon for itself.”

“This is worth it, very worth it! With my profound qi cultivation, I can support the six-zhang bull demon moving about freely. Hehe, mid-stage Bosa cultivators, don’t provoke me! You never know who might be left in ruins!”

With this Bull Demon King Talisman, the other treasures appeared second-rate, but then Li Hui suddenly realized: “Oh no! It will be hard to draw up the Limitless Cliff Talisman without talisman power. I forgot about that! I need to gather fragments of treasures; it’s truly troublesome. It’s also easy to leak my whereabouts.”

He was the only one collecting fragments of treasures in the world; the Ghost Fox Sect could track him simply by monitoring this trail! So he had to delay things as much as possible.

“External Transformation requires a trip to Phantom Mountain.” Li Hui smacked his forehead and decided, “Fine, I’ll take only three of these treasures; I’ll turn over the rest to Jieyin for insurance. Upon seeing the Ghost Fox, I’ll immediately suppress and soul search!”