Chapter 721

Chapter 721: Talisman Methods Against Calculation

The high-level cultivator from the State Study Palace arrived, viewing all obstacles outside Mufeng City as non-existent. With each step, he could measure the heavens and the earth, making even the Ideal Body’s passage seem more mysterious.

Li Hui realized that this was a formidable foe, a supreme being on the Wutu Continent. The depth of the Nine-Mystic Continent truly ran deep; over the years, countless cultivators had attained their Dao both openly and in secret!

This Lan Shidao had evidently achieved Dao Fruit and was leading the charge on the path of the Dao. Just as he entered Mufeng City, he claimed he would soon uncover the depth of the city.

Such cultivation and means; sending Lan Shidao from the State Study Palace was surely a targeted remedy.

“City lord of Mufeng City, are you afraid of me? Since a guest has arrived, you should come out and meet me.” His voice, centered around Lan Shidao, spread outward, creating a massive echo in the city.

Li Hui scoffed coldly, “What a cunning plan! Even your voice has become your instrument for measuring Mufeng City, and your penetrating power is quite strong. Too bad the Ancient Tomb contains many talismans that can silence you. May I ask, have you discovered the depth yet?”

Lan Shidao smiled dismissively, “No worries! I will explore the depth; as long as depth exists, nothing in this world can escape my knowledge!”

“Good! Then measure my legal methods!” Li Hui fell silent and sat within the Ancient Tomb, vigorously creating talismans to consume the accumulation of Mufeng City.

“Let’s compare!” Just then, Lan Shidao suddenly stepped forward, but his expression changed abruptly as he stepped back, then changed again as he quickly moved three steps to the left.

Many cultivators avoided Mufeng City from a distance, observing the battle from high above.

At this moment, the cultivators found it unbelievable and thought, “What is this high-level expert from the State Study Palace doing? Dancing in place? But those dance steps are quite awkward; he should enter the Ancient Tomb or force out Li Sifan for a duel!”

Only a few cultivators could discern the subtleties of the “dance,” and the Evil Dragon Master was one of them. He was shocked, thinking, “Mufeng City conceals deadly traps; Lan Shidao is evading pursuit. On the surface, it seems Lan Shidao has entered the city, but in reality, he’s being very cautious, only sending a measuring tool inside.”

Before long, a crisp “crack” rang out, leaving the observing cultivators dumbfounded as Lan Shidao’s body snapped, and a broken measuring stick appeared in the spot.

“Is this an avatar?”

“No, it’s not an avatar; just a measuring stick. The State Study Palace’s methods are indeed exquisite.”

The measuring stick was ordinary, neither a treasure nor a rare item, just a wooden board used in class to hit students’ hands for mistakes.

Before the broken stick hit the ground, a brush appeared, controlled by an Invisible Hand, bringing it to life and quickly writing in the air.

Suddenly, across from the brush, a talisman brush appeared, also writing in the air, inscribing runes.

“Two brushes?” The observing cultivators took a moment to process this, thinking, “This high-level cultivator’s methods are truly different, brimming with elegance.”

Then, they saw a myriad of numbers flowing from Lan Shidao’s brush, performing calculations like the Circle Cutting Technique, Great Yield Technique, and Celestial Origin Technique, examining the situation of Mufeng City, occasionally breaking through to dive deeper. And there, the talisman brush in front left behind mysterious symbols that danced with an otherworldly nature!

“Giggling!” The runes in the air laughed like demon beasts the size of fists, rushing to catch strings of numbers, joyfully wrapping them around themselves.

Suddenly, a voice shouted, “Rotten wood cannot be carved!”

The demon talismans clutched their heads and fled, the numbers surrounding them suddenly tightening and crushing them!

Lan Shidao was about to write hurriedly when he found the demon talismans, which had been suppressed by the numbers, reviving their grey state and continuing to wreak havoc, showing audacity!

“Demon, taste my Circle Cutting Technique!”

With a booming vibration, all the demon talismans shattered. The circle embodied the ultimate principle of the heavens and earth, representing cycles and reincarnation. Lan Shidao’s methods were sublime, capturing the demon talismans under Li Hui’s brush in one strike, rendering them forever unable to rise again.

“What a great Circle Cutting Technique! The State Study Palace does indeed have remarkable depth; its calculations are earth-shattering!” Li Hui’s Booming Voice resonated, “However, talisman methods are also a profound study of Yin-Yang marks, Dao rituals, and connecting with the heavens!”

As soon as he finished speaking, runes spread throughout Mufeng City. Lan Shidao exclaimed in astonishment, “Law Domain? You’ve only cultivated for a few hundred years? Have you entered the Virtual Riding Realm?”

This statement left countless cultivators in shock. Wasn’t Li Sifan a puppet? How could he advance his cultivation to the Virtual Riding Realm? The first reaction of the cultivators was disbelief. Let alone the Virtual Riding Realm! Try for a ghost cultivator to condense a Yang God; at most, they might form a Demon God or a fully grown Yin God. Without special opportunities or causes, ghost cultivators would struggle to reach even the Late Stage of the Traveling Realm. Lan Shidao surely hadn’t raised the enemy’s level just because he hadn’t solved Mufeng City yet!

Li Hui had completed his Yang God phase, but it was still far too early for him to advance into the Virtual Riding Realm. He hadn’t yet completely grasped the essence of the Traveling Realm and couldn’t reach the height of being one thought that manifests a multitude of avatars. In the demonic sect, this was referred to as formless and intangible, in Buddhism as pure and free of blemish, and in Daoism as refining the spirit back to emptiness.

At that moment, Mufeng City vanished, leaving only billions of luminous runes, resplendent and dazzling, each rune shining with an indescribable fluidity.

“This is not a Law Domain!” Li Hui called out, “This is the culmination of talisman methods in this world! I merely carried forward and opened the way, summarizing and categorizing the chaotic runes into distinct orders; I never expected it to encompass everything, creating a universe as if it were a Law Domain!”

Lan Shidao grew particularly serious and said, “This is scholarly and profound; virtue supports all. You actually have achieved such accomplishments!”

“Not right!” Suddenly, Lan Shidao shouted loudly, “You are not Li Sifan, who exactly are you?”

“Hahaha!” Li Hui laughed, “Inheriting the ultimate skills of the saints, opening peace for all ages, who do you say I am? The cultivators of the Nine-Mystic Continent are high above, limiting their gaze to one corner and underestimating the heroes of the world!”

In an instant, Lan Shidao entered Mufeng City in his true form, standing amidst the vast ocean of runes, declaring, “This child is the one who has meddled with my Nine Maangs treasure cabinet, the Celestial Talisman Sect’s Li Hui, and is the sworn enemy of our State Study Palace. I invite esteemed senior professors to come forth, to rid the towering Nine Maangs of this great threat and restore the roots of the State Study Palace.”

“Boom!” The distant sky exploded, and waves of sound rolled in: “Woe is me! A thief possesses such attainment and has sent their soul back to disrupt my Nine Maangs six hundred years ago. The State Study Palace cannot allow such anomalies to exist.”

With the deafening rumble, three old men with white hair approached together, armed with measuring sticks to gauge the heavens and the earth, shouting, “How can mere talisman methods rise to power? Confucian and Daoist calculations are the center of the universe!”

“Measure the heavens and the earth, calculate in the heart!” These three elders reached the peak of cultivation, measuring the depth of Mufeng City, attacking the vast sea of runes and forcing their way into Mufeng City.

Li Hui chuckled softly; he never expected his enemies to fight alone. When facing obstacles, they all charge forward together—that is the fine tradition of the Nine-Mystic Continent. The State Study Palace undoubtedly had Kunlun Hall standing behind them, surely watching this scene unfold.

“Let’s calculate! Below, I’ll show you something supreme.” Li Hui gestured with the runes, revealing a strange smile.