Chapter 120
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Chapter 120: Their Waste, My Treasure
In the blood sea, there was no distinction between day and night. Li Hui sat cross-legged to rest for two hours, then spread out the blood banana leaves to draw blood talismans.
The Record of the Four Gods and Demons recorded fifty-six types of runes, categorized into four major systems: attack, defense, reconnaissance, and the last system was blood talismans.
As a master of talisman methods, why learn blood talismans? The key was to eventually create divine and demonic talismans, allowing them to merge and form Jade Symbols.
Li Hui had already learned the Blood Ignition Talisman and found through testing that it not only allowed him to explode with power but could also be continuously stacked onto his enemies, making them agitated, violent, and bloodthirsty.
Additionally, the Yin-Yang Nine Heads had recently taken to consuming talismans. After devouring the Blood Ignition Talisman, they not only remained calm but also absorbed vitality to strengthen themselves, which must be related to the attributes of this place.
After the Blood Ignition Talisman, he could cultivate the Exotic Blood Talisman.
This blood talisman was very vicious, causing plants to grow wildly and beasts to become bloodthirsty. Although it did not have a significant effect on cultivators, it could still be quite useful in the right hands.
Li Hui began practicing with the cheapest vermilion powder.
Qian Duohai had already gone out to purchase the necessary supplies, with the most crucial task being to obtain the Cow Shock Stone, which had been immersed in the blood sea for many years and developed blood vessels.
This Cow Shock Stone could be used as blood ink, and its effects were even better than regular blood ink. It was rarely seen outside but occasionally appeared near the Three Islands (of Heaven, Earth, and Man).
As the saying goes, "A local environment nurtures its people," and the same applies to resources. The Three Islands were not necessarily as barren as one might think; it all depended on how you utilized them.
Li Hui was still holding back his anger. Yang Jueyu and Jin Mingyang had beaten him too badly. If it weren’t for the dragon pattern and the Vajra Armor providing protection, along with the Ideal Body refining the Cow Shock Stone, he would probably be dead! Not that he sought revenge out of spite; it was just that if they dared to provoke him, he would repay them doubly.
When he encountered Xia Qinghou and Yang Jueyu, he had exhausted all his talisman resources. Whenever he thought back, it pained him. Had he faced a Concentrating Spirit stage cultivator, he could have wielded these talismans to assert dominance, but instead, he had nothing to show for it—merely a wasted effort!
Now he was essentially starting anew, relying on being the first to arrive at the Three Islands. He planned to make the most of these twenty days, resting only one hour each day and dedicating all remaining time to creating talismans, leaving the dull tasks to Qian Duohai.
After spending ten hours, Li Hui advanced the Exotic Blood Talisman to seven patterns, limited by the nature of the talisman-making itself and unable to reach eight patterns. However, this was an achievement he attained through his own efforts. He had already mastered the Exotic Blood Talisman, and indeed, using the blood banana leaves to draw blood talismans was quite convenient.
During this time, Qian Duohai returned briefly, tying the Exotic Blood Talismans into bundles to store in the utility room before hurriedly leaving again.
Li Hui took some time to organize his belongings, selling off useless items while keeping only five bags of treasures for his valuables.
He had once thought he owned many bags of treasures and chain bags, but now he felt they were few. Outside, the blood banana leaves piled up everywhere; each leaf could be cut into hundreds of pieces of blank talisman paper. Even taking the best parts with him, the amount was simply too much for the bags to carry!
With no other choice, he could only fully devote himself to creating talismans to consume more resources!!
It’s worth mentioning that Qian Duohai found over a hundred pieces of Cow Shock Stone with the help of fish schools, and he needed to expend effort to carry them away.
Setting aside all distractions, Li Hui fused his Ideal Body into the talisman-making process, and the speed of his arms increased. At first, he couldn’t control it well, and his strokes became scattered. After five hours of persistence, he found his rhythm, and the speed of his talisman-making gradually increased, becoming several times faster, even dozens of times faster.
After the Exotic Blood Talisman came the Blood Merging Talisman. Li Hui was not unfamiliar with this blood talisman since he had used it when fusing the Cow Shock Stone. However, that was not its main purpose. The true meaning of the Blood Merging Talisman lay in merging the blood of powerful spiritual beasts, allowing one’s combat power to soar, albeit with side effects, making it a safeguard in crucial moments.
Within five days, he produced the Blood Ignition Talisman, Exotic Blood Talisman, Blood Merging Talisman, Failing Blood Talisman, and Cleansing Blood Talisman in the tens of thousands. The Failing Blood Talisman could weaken an enemy’s vitality, greatly diminishing their combat power. Meanwhile, the Cleansing Blood Talisman could negate the effects of other blood talismans and remove physical abnormalities.
If one found themselves in the Blood Phantasm Maze, perhaps the "Cleansing Blood Talisman" could eliminate the effects of blood energy on the body, but unfortunately, Li Hui could not return at this moment.
Qian Duohai treasured the Blood Merging Talisman and Cleansing Blood Talisman, as there were powerful creatures within the blood sea. If he could truly borrow power from them through the Blood Merging Talisman, he would sacrifice the fish schools first to attack.
As for the Cleansing Blood Talisman, it was even more valuable. Cultivators on the island would flock for it, hoping to delay the time before merging into the Demon Wall.
"Brother, you truly are my dear brother! Talisman methods are indeed powerful," Qian Duohai laughed joyfully, saying, "Haha! I’ve placed the fragments of treasures in the corner; feel free to take them when you need."
"Got it!" Li Hui responded with a brief acknowledgment and then immersed himself back into talisman-making, not even glancing at Qian Duohai as he poured things out. The two of them continued their schemes, with both spying and guarding against each other being essential.
After an hour, Li Hui threw out a dozen bundles of Blood Ignition Talismans and Spirit Sense Talismans from the stone house. The Yin-Yang Nine Heads rushed up for a hearty meal. They then flared their nostrils and inhaled deeply, causing tiny dots of red glow to rise from the mountain, flocking towards the stone house.
Qian Duohai dismissed the Blood Ignition Talismans and Spirit Sense Talismans, as without the assistance of the silver snake bracelet, he found it increasingly difficult to elevate their effects due to the limitations of the talisman methods themselves. To enhance them, one would have to study more complex talisman methods, such as moving from the Spirit Sense Talisman to the Brocade Talisman.
The Brocade Talisman was essentially an upgraded version of the Spirit Sense Talisman, capable of scouting a broader area rather than just sensing movements. Li Hui was still exploring this.
Since Qian Duohai dismissed the Blood Ignition Talismans and Spirit Sense Talismans, Li Hui decided to toss them to the Yin-Yang Nine Heads to consume. The magical dragon eyes’ range of surveillance began to gradually expand, encompassing several cultivator camps outside the mountain and advancing towards the coastline.
"Their waste is my treasure!" Li Hui smiled slightly, redirecting his gaze towards the corner of the wall.
Though he could swallow the fragments of treasures with just an outstretched hand, he refrained from doing so. Qian Duohai was clearly testing him, trying to ascertain the importance of the fragments to the disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect. In truth, he was entirely off base.
"It’s alright; I’m not in a hurry!" Li Hui mused as he continued to write, "After all, those fragments are useless to you, and what I care about are the fragments of treasures. The outlines of the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays have formed; now the only concern lies in the eye of the array. What basic talismans should I choose to implant in my dantian?"
The dragon horns on his forehead flashed continuously. Qian Duohai would never imagine that while Li Hui was engrossed in talisman-making, he was also actively addressing all issues. At this point, he was just one step away from fitting into the talisman formation and initiating the first evolution in his mind.
Silently, the blood banana trees on the island became barren, some even uprooted and missing. Furthermore, battles in the blood sea claimed the lives of millions of fish schools. When the cultivators on the island soared into the air to investigate, they found nothing but dead fish.
On the fifteenth day, Qian Duohai returned, exhausted, and his puppet was nowhere to be seen. Yet he wore an excited expression, his eyes shining eerily as he looked at Li Hui, who had hardly moved for several days, igniting a hint of admiration in his heart, which he quickly extinguished!
