Chapter 443

Chapter 443: Spirit Bright Great Saint’s Qi Tian Talisman

The Blood Talisman Sect had vanished into thin air, and Zhu Chongba received the news with great joy!

This ugly ghost was blessed by the dragon vein, supported by the little god of wealth, Shen Shancai, and aided by the old and young from Chuxia Mountain. With the strategy of forming alliances far and attacking nearby, seizing Haofu was only a matter of time.

Now with the dark moon appearing, Haofu was already desolate, with most places fortified to protect themselves. Outside the cities lay barren lands. Many officials had fled far, disregarding the plight of the common people, let alone sending officials to these areas. So, anyone with a bit of ambition, along with financial and martial support, could easily raise a banner to claim kingship and dominance in such places.

Li Hui, holding the Nine-Nine Scatter Yuan Gourd, drove away massive amounts of dark energy, allowing many lightly tainted dark mountains and waters to regain their clarity. He did the same while gathering refugees; this not only purifies the land but also nurtures the Yang Gu—what reason would he have not to?

As he descended from the sky to the ground, he saw hundreds of mounds ahead.

From the ground, they looked like simple earth piles, but from the sky, they revealed themselves to be entrances to underground caves.

“This is the place. The major sects of Dalong have repeatedly sent people to explore, all returning in defeat. The last time, Brother Yuan and Sister Luo entered with a team and never emerged again. Since then, the fierce beasts have ceased troubling others,” Li Hui paused to observe for a moment before stepping into the cave.

The wind howled in his ears as he plummeted four to five hundred zhang, landing with his feet on the ground.

The cave was dark and dim, filled with accumulated dark energy. Shadows of ghosts floated in the corners, and once a white light swept through, everything became crystal clear, revealing a deep tunnel.

Li Hui walked deeper into the tunnel but soon found himself at a dead end after about a stick of incense had burned.

Upon careful inspection, an ominous premonition rose in his heart: “From the traces, someone has buried explosive talismans in advance and has set up a considerable number of explosives and ghost oil; when the time comes, the tunnel and cave will collapse. Brother Yuan and the others must have been trapped inside and buried.”

Since he was there, he had to delve underground to discover the truth.

Not long after, Li Hui prepared himself and suddenly struck his chest, making a strange sound from his throat, then opened his mouth to unleash a strand of peculiar dark light.

“Boom…”

The sound echoed deeper and deeper underground, boring through the earth and creating a hole as thick as an arm, propelled by the power of the Great Earthly Xuan Dragon of Reverse Five Elements talisman, specifically the strength of the Celestial Dog teeth.

Legends say that when the Celestial Dog eats the sun and drops its teeth, the world cannot bear it, and they fall into the earth, never to return. Some have recorded this from afar.

Li Hui didn’t rush into the underground. Instead, he settled down and took out the Demon Lord’s Ascendance Talisman, which was a jade symbol left behind by Ge Yuntao. Despite being damaged, it still held great potential, representing the highest talisman since the formation of the Blood Talisman Sect.

In an instant, golden Buddhist light erupted, turning into a swirling mist that continually fell upon this blood-colored jade talisman.

This was a slow simmer, needing to be occasionally “flash-cooked.” Li Hui struck his chest again, releasing streams of pure Dragon Energy, tirelessly washing away the murky essence on the talisman.

After two full hours, the blood color of the talisman became balanced and harmonious.

“Now comes the crucial part.” Li Hui opened his mouth to expel a mass of light and shadow, channeling a large quantity of profound qi. From the shadow he exhaled stood a little monkey, appearing somewhat dazed.

This little monkey was the Spirit Bright Stone Monkey depicted as a creation of the Great Earthly Xuan Dragon talisman, said to be able to transform and understand the Five Elements. Upon maturity, it could shatter the Five Elements and was not afraid of wind and storms.

“Here goes!” Li Hui released a stream of air resembling colorful auspicious clouds, which was the essence of calamity power contained in this External Transformation, similar in nature to the Spirit Bright Stone Monkey, adept at transformation.

As the little monkey landed on the talisman, it immediately came to life, scratching its ears and looking around curiously.

Li Hui practiced the Record of the Four Gods and Demons, starting from the blood system talismans like the Blood Ignition Talisman, advancing to master the Dragon Demon Overpowering Blood Talisman, the Great Compassion Infinite Reverse Blood Talisman, and finally the Qian Kun Corrected Blood Talisman.

Today, he used the foundation of the Demon Lord’s Ascendance Talisman, embarking on this path.

With the Dragon Energy present in the Great Earthly Xuan Dragon talisman, he sprayed forth Dragon Energy to form the Dragon Demon Overpowering Blood Talisman, then gradually refined it with the Buddhist light, intermingling the Buddha and demon to create the Great Compassion Infinite Reverse Blood Talisman.

At this moment, he should have been transforming into the Qian Kun Corrected Blood Talisman, but with his true self absent and only the External Transformation in control, it was difficult to make that leap.

What to do? There was a solution.

The Great Earthly Xuan Dragon talisman contained both a nine-colored deer and a Spirit Bright Stone Monkey. Li Hui decided to send the Spirit Bright Stone Monkey into the talisman. He infused it with profound qi and essence of calamity power, quickly sketching with the talisman brush, causing blood light to explode from the tip.

After wasting over thirty talisman brushes, the Spirit Bright Stone Monkey suddenly nodded, playfully smiled, and transformed into the blood-armored Demon Lord, melding into the Demon Lord’s Ascendance Talisman.

“Hahaha! A clever and transformative Spirit Bright Stone Monkey,” Li Hui rejoiced, quickly releasing more profound qi to lend support. At that moment, both the true and false Demon Lords coexisted, and the talisman was utterly confused.

About a stick of incense later, the Demon Lord transformed into a monkey face and began executing the plan of occupying a nest!

Empowered, the monkey gradually altered its form, gradually testing the boundaries, and finally stabilized with a puff, revealing a golden-armored monkey king with fiery eyes, wearing golden armor and draped in a blood-red cloak, wielding two battle axes.

This talisman was originally eight inches long, but after receiving tremendous fortune, it patched up defects and grew forward, reaching almost nine inches.

Li Hui clicked his tongue in admiration, “How marvelous! This talisman has the potential to become a Celestial Talisman. From now on, it should be called the Spirit Bright Great Saint’s Qi Tian Talisman. I wonder how much resources the Hongmo Sect expended to help Ge Yuntao complete this talisman. This will be a formidable weapon against the Hongmo! Just feel like the monkey king wielding battle axes looks a bit out of balance; it would be better if he swapped with the Bull Demon King Talisman stick.”

He had discovered treasures in the Great Xia, opening numerous hidden chambers and secret rooms, but returning to Dalong allowed him to create a jade talisman.

Suddenly, Li Hui touched his chest, feeling a light noise from within. The heavenly mansion ceramic vase had shattered beyond repair, and his profound qi was exhausted. Thus, the Great Earthly Xuan Dragon talisman had consumed all its foundation, leaving only the nine-colored deer’s antlers behind.

Legend has it that the nine-colored deer could suppress the Five Elements, controlling earth, water, fire, and wind; it could part waters when encountering them and clear mountains when facing them. Merchants lost in their travels could easily find their way out when guided by it. There are even ancient texts stating the Buddha rode a nine-colored deer, or perhaps the Buddha was reincarnated as a nine-colored deer, leaving behind countless legends.

“Just what I need is a reliable steed. Since there are no nine-colored deer in this world, I will create one myself.” Li Hui scoured through Ge Yuntao and the Blood Talisman Sect’s treasures, using high-grade Miao Jade to construct an altar, burying a circle of Qian Kun Moving talismans at each level. Stacking them to nine levels and placing various treasures and magical items took him an entire hour to complete aligning and establishing the appropriate coordinates.

Of course, he lacked the ability to construct a teleportation array but could still sacrifice the silver snake bracelet to exchange talisman power for magical items.

“Speed up!”

The altar radiated light, resembling burning incense.

Li Hui furrowed his brow slightly; remotely mobilizing talisman power consumed quite a bit, and it appeared he needed much more. He simply sent all the treasures he had collected from the Blood Talisman Sect in, expending all the residual resources from three months of gathering, ultimately not sparing even the artifacts.

With a whoosh, the altar ignited, surging with silver light as the talisman power surged. At last, he gathered enough to summon the nine-colored deer!