Chapter 132
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Chapter 132: Return to the Maze
“Guang Jin, behave yourself. Who are you talking about revealing themselves? You’re the troublesome one!” Li Hui slapped his forehead, feeling he was asking for trouble.
“I’m not talking about myself but this thing,” Guang Jin replied uncertainly. “Wait, Master! Why are there other demonic energies present? No, there’s more than one! Something seems to be hiding itself; I can smell something shady.”
“Stop rambling! You are a demon; hurry and diagnose the electric eel!” Li Hui didn’t trust Guang Jin and decided to observe for a while before revealing the peach tree demon’s situation.
Guang Jin shouted, “Master, are you sure it’s an electric eel? Its head is swollen like a pig’s, and its skin hangs down like those wrinkly dogs. I can only think of four words: worse than a pig or a dog!”
“Get lost! You’re worse than a pig or a dog! Hurry up with the diagnosis!” Li Hui wished he could pull the prayer beads from the bag of treasures and stomp on them a few times.
“No need for diagnosis; this demon will wake up as a half-demon at most, and it will be the weakest half-demon, needing to slowly build itself up bit by bit,” Guang Jin replied confidently.
“What is a half-demon?” Even though Li Hui had a head full of random knowledge, his experience was limited to a few nearby nations, and he still needed to verify some of his beliefs.
“A half-demon is neither fully a demon nor fully a human. Throughout its life, it cannot take human shape, and its cultivation speed is as slow as a snail, relying heavily on outside assistance.”
“A half-demon, huh?” Li Hui pondered, feeling that a half-demon might not be much worse than a full demon. With the electric eel’s fiery temper, it might not even want to take human form! Plus, with its slow cultivation speed, if he could identify all the acupoints on the electric eel’s body and insert talismans suitable for transforming its demonic energy, its cultivation speed should improve significantly.
After making a round, they returned to the front of Guangxiao Temple. Li Hui contemplated; this place was nowhere near as vast as the Sea of Blood. Just a single golden temple stood at the center of space, and no matter which direction he traveled, he would always return to the temple’s entrance.
Guang Jin secretly chuckled: “See? Isn’t it a mess? Come on, beg me! Just beg me! Hmph, after ruining my hard work, I’ll drag you down with me.”
“Forget it; let’s focus on gathering talismans!” Li Hui quickly left Guangxiao Temple, casually finding a rock to hide behind while he took out his talisman brush and talisman paper to make talismans. He created two Nine Patterns monster-conjuring talismans of different types, three Nine Patterns talismans with one variation, nine regular Nine Patterns monster-conjuring talismans, nine regular Eight Patterns monster-conjuring talismans, and also made a Blood Energy Talisman and an Unceasing Blood Flow Talisman for accumulation, along with Brocade Talismans, Spirit Insight Talismans, and the very difficult-to-make Sky Peeping Talismans.
The Record of the Four Gods and Demons included scouting talismans, and after the Spirit Sense Talisman came the Brocade Talisman, the Spirit Insight Talisman, and the Sky Peeping Talismans.
Condensed Essence Stage practitioners can fly through the air, so monitoring the skies is essential to prevent powerful enemies from attacking. However, the difficulty of making talismans suddenly increased. Despite the enhancement from the silver snake bracelet, he failed several times—something he had never encountered before. Li Hui fully immersed himself, recalling moments of soaring and rushing, and the sights he had seen from above, gradually finding his rhythm…
“Master, what are you doing? Hurry and stop!” Guang Jin panicked as fragrant aromas wafted from the bag of treasures, comparable to the purest concentration incense, rapidly restoring Li Hui’s mind and repairing his mental damage.
“Hmm? So this string of beads can really help restore one’s spirit,” Li Hui marveled.
“Monks don’t lie!” Guang Jin tried to hold on, but as Li Hui continued to craft talismans, the scent grew stronger.
The beads finally could not sustain the consumption and wailed for mercy: “Master, please stop absorbing! I’m already incredibly weak; if you keep this up, I’ll fall into a long slumber. Leaving this place is quite simple; just circle the temple three times and bump into the door. But outside, it’s even more dangerous with many locations filtering practitioners. So, I suggest we share the news to let the others leave while we settle here.”
“Is there a way to return to the Blood Phantasm Maze?” Li Hui suddenly asked.
“The Blood Phantasm Maze? Do you mean going back to the entrance?” Guang Jin paused for a moment, then excitedly said, “It’s possible! Master, you really are clever; if we talk about the Hongmo small heavenly cave, there’s no safer place than the Blood Phantasm Maze. The only problem is that practitioners have a one-track mind to break through the maze and find an exit, but once they come out, they can never return, or rather, they never think of returning. I happen to know the secret path built by the Hongmo Sect, and if we move quickly, we can return to the Blood Phantasm Maze in just two hours.”
“Oh? Weren’t you just thinking of dragging me down?”
“Ha ha ha, how could that be?” Guang Jin laughed nervously, feeling a heart-stopping fear, thinking: “Goodness! What the heck is this guy? An ancient monster who reclaims its body? Or does he possess the ability to read minds, figuring out this old monk’s thoughts?”
Li Hui smiled without speaking as he continued to draw talismans, reducing his pursuit of realms that were currently beyond his reach. Even when the silver snake bracelet became ineffective, he did not stop but instead used Blood Banana Leaves to enhance his proficiency with blood talismans.
Two hours later, a thunderous roar erupted from the direction of Guangxiao Temple, with faint sounds of chanting and yelling. The fighting became more intense, with deafening booms continuing for three hours before finally quieting down. Just less than a stick of incense later, fights started up again in the temple.
Guang Jin laughed awkwardly: “Hehe, they’re really fighting fiercely! Can’t we just sit down and have a nice chat about life? It’s not hard to leave the monastic life and get married!”
“Shut up! Do you want me to exhaust my spirit again?” Li Hui put down his talisman brush and poured some clean water into the inkstone.
Guang Jin screamed in fear, “No! Please don’t bully me. I barely have this much power, and it’s easy to exhaust but hard to recover. I’m still hoping to serve you more!”
“Remember three things: First, don’t call me Master; just call me Young Master. Second, stop being insincere, at least not with me! Third, know when to be quiet and when to speak, and don’t be annoying, got it?” Li Hui continued with his tasks; there are rules for everything, and he was now establishing his own.
“Understood, Young Master!” Guang Jin, being smart, thought for a moment and transformed into a small scholar in blue robes, blinking his big eyes and running out to grind ink for his master. Despite his occasionally distracted gaze, looking around as if lost in thought, it was a good start.
Three days later, Li Hui finally packed up his belongings.
During this time, the battlefield shifted from the Guangxiao Temple hall to outside the temple. Each time he heard a commotion, he quickly hid. The battles of Condensed Essence Stage practitioners were thunderous; it was no small matter. Fortunately, these monks and demonesses exhausted themselves. Many died or were injured, and in the end, some monks and demonesses sat down to discuss life. Li Hui watched from a distance, feeling it was truly incredible!
“Everything is ready; it’s time to return to the Blood Phantasm Maze! I wonder if the Fat Chef and Huo Qiniang are still alive.” Li Hui dusted off his clothes, shouldered the Bamboo Box, and began to make circles when he suddenly saw someone approach.
“Are you finally ready to leave? Take me with you!” The newcomer was none other than the impressive woman Qian Qiu Yue, disguised in men’s clothing. Although she had a pair of proud peaks, they were magically hidden, even her Adam’s apple seemed to emerge, making her look indistinguishable from a man!
