Chapter 724

Chapter 724: Standing Out Among the Nine Maangs

Above Mufeng City, a peak formed entirely from talismans emerged, with most of the talismans originating from Moon Fairy’s artifacts and a small portion from Mufeng City, seamlessly blending together without any obstruction!

Li Hui released his Yang God and struck forcefully toward the talisman mountain!

He appeared to be striking the peak, yet a melodious bell-like sound rang out continuously, "Dong dong dong."

The talisman mountain unfolded like an egg being cracked, shedding layer after layer of blank talisman paper, the runes on the paper completely vanishing.

A massive talisman power surged inwardly toward the center of the peak.

As more talisman paper turned to ash and scattered in the wind, the talisman mountain shrank more than a hundredfold, making it appear increasingly "petite."

"What is he doing?"

The practitioners from the Hidden Talisman Sect and Wanfu Gate felt a creeping dread; to them, Li Hui loomed like a towering mountain, nearly impossible to surpass with their cultivation. It seemed inconceivable that someone so extraordinary could emerge from the barren Wutu Continent. Was the rumor true that the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect had acquired a Little Thousand Worlds in Wutu?

The Nine Maangs practitioners, centered on themselves, disregarded practitioners from other continents, remaining skeptical about such a grand event arriving from the Heavenly Talisman Sect.

Li Hui nodded in satisfaction; the current situation was somewhat perilous, and the Hidden Talisman Sect and Wanfu Gate had delivered themselves right to him. He planned to use their artifacts as material to refine a new and even more powerful artifact than the previous talisman ship.

“Crafting a basket or a barrel all comes down to the opening; done!” With a strike of his Yang God towards the talisman mountain, another series of "dong dong" sounds rang out, revealing an artifact within the mountain, like unsealing a precious brew from a jar.

What emerged was a yellow flower basket adorned with blue runes, seemingly woven from bamboo vines, brimming with a dazzling silver glow.

As Li Hui lifted his hand, the flower basket shrank from a thousand zhang to a hundred zhang, and then to a normal size, vanishing into the palm of the majestic Yang God.

Only then did Moon Fairy react, screaming hysterically, “Return my Dao talisman! Return my artifacts!”

That was a Dao talisman, a rarity across the land! A talisman weapon centered on a Dao talisman was exceedingly precious, yet it had been taken by this bumpkin in her words, naturally inciting her fury and fear.

Li Hui, with the imposing Yang God standing atop Mufeng City, had all the Flying Peaks rearranging in the air. A terrifying sword intent erupted from him as he began to maneuver Mufeng City like a flying sword, soaring into the sky.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

Such a massive Mufeng City transformed into light and sped away. After Li Hui took the talismans and artifacts, he no longer cared about the blocking practitioners; anyone bold enough to stop him was courting death.

“Not good, he’s trying to escape!”

Some cultivators attempted to intercept, but they failed to consider their own cultivation. Li Hui controlling such a giant city like a flying sword was beyond the capabilities of traveling realm practitioners, even formidable Virtual Riding Realm practitioners would not dare to confront him head on.

At this moment, how blind must one be to challenge him? Moon Fairy was among them, perhaps believing that her status as the junior palace lord of Xianfu Palace would intimidate him and force Mufeng City to halt or take a detour. However, an overwhelming shadow surged forward and trampled over everything with a thunderous crash.

“Bang, bang, bang…” The result of blocking with small arms was a surge of blood mist, leaving no time for even the Legal form and Remnant Soul to escape, as they vanished without a trace. While Moon Fairy fared slightly better, it wasn’t by much.

A tattered palace outfit rushed away, but it was injured too severely, losing consciousness mid-way as an immense and unimaginable grand aura descended.

Having harmed the little ones, the family patriarch stepped in; the Palace Lord of Xianfu Palace could no longer stand idly by.

The vast aura said from afar, “Leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, you have gone too far! Cultivating a Yang God may be noteworthy in the Nine-Mystic Continent, but if you hadn’t stolen Mufeng City from the Hao Family, anyone from my Xianfu Palace could execute you right here!”

Li Hui transmitted a cold laugh: “Stop the empty boast! Are you feeling stuck, riding a tiger that you can’t dismount? The younger members of your family have been misled and recklessly made enemies; how will this situation end? The current Demonic Essence World has not truly descended yet; if you have the courage, come out and see if the immortal calamity in its formed state can strike you down.”

“You… you even know about the immortal calamity taking form!” The Palace Lord of Xianfu Palace was startled. This was the greatest secret of the current world; how did the previously obscure leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect know of this?

Mufeng City quickly sped towards the coastline; in less than half a tea’s time, it would be at sea! Once they left the Nine-Mystic and entered the ocean, they could roam freely without fear of pursuit, making it increasingly difficult to intercept Li Hui.

“Take action!” At that moment, the Kunlun Hall behind could no longer hold back.

Should the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect truly escape today, how could Kunlun Hall face the other powers of the Nine-Mystic? As the strongest sect in the Nine-Mystic Continent, they had never failed to do what they set out to do, rarely encountering exceptions.

Yet, they had to admit that Li Hui had silently eliminated all arrangements Kunlun Hall had set up previously, making the acquisition of Mufeng City exceptionally tricky. Additionally, wasn’t the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect just a talisman user? How had he achieved such remarkable skill in the Sword Dao, wielding Mufeng City like a flying sword? There was no flying sword this massive throughout the land!

“Clang, clang, clang…” Numerous chains sped to lock him down, and layers of light barriers appeared, watching Li Hui’s speed as he flew decreased. Gradually, Mufeng City began to reveal its form.

Flying as a luminous city was undoubtedly swift, but once the "true form" was revealed, the speed would drop ten or even a hundredfold!

With a light shout, the flower basket soared into the air, shooting forth a blinding silver light toward the front.

From a distance, a silver beam pierced through everything in its path, shattering whatever it met; it truly embodied the power to slay gods and buddhas alike…

“Damn it!” A giant hand of talismans caught the tattered palace outfit, filled with frustration in its voice. The power the flower basket relied on came from the three Dao talismans of Xianfu Palace; previously, that massive talisman ship was known as the fragrant beast.

This fragrant beast symbolized a beast-shaped incense burner, the giant talisman ship was indeed the "burner," an artifact of talisman craft, while the three Dao talismans were akin to precious incense placed within the burner, drawing in the quintessence of the five metals of the world, unmatched in strength!

What terrified the Palace Lord of Xianfu Palace was that Li Hui had not only discerned the essence of the talisman ship but had also improved upon it, crafting an even more terrifying artifact of talismanry. When activated, it required almost no time for preparation, and he had even used time techniques to accelerate! How could this be? Would Kunlun Hall truly hold the losses against Xianfu Palace?

Li Hui did not care about that; he cut away all obstacles, and Mufeng City transformed into light again, and in all of the Nine-Mystic, there was no one who could stop him from reaching the sea.

Suddenly, dozens of colossal hands pressed down from the sky. Li Hui looked up and said, “Do you want to die?”

The dozens of gigantic hands hesitated slightly, and eight of them withdrew, six hesitated, while the remaining hands rushed in with even greater speed.

“Hahaha, the tragedy of fate, the backlash of humanity!” Li Hui raised his arms to cast a spell, extracting black fog from Mufeng City, startling the colossal hands into retreat. However, this black fog was like maggots on bone, indestructible and imperishable!