Chapter 147
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Chapter 147: That Brush?
In the blink of an eye, three days have passed since arriving at Wan Nest Island.
During these three days, Li Hui led the team as they traversed north and south, cracking over four hundred types of prohibitions, seventy-eight restrictions, and sixty-three formations.
Compared to formations, prohibitions have relatively simple functions; their coverage area may be large, but they lack the cleverness and variability of formations. As for prohibitions, they resemble traps and mechanisms, often used in conjunction with formations. For instance, they can create blazing fire seas that can extinguish water or raise waves that drown fires—very targeted.
Fortunately, in the peripheral areas of Wan Nest Island, prohibitions are just that, while formations are formations, and they rarely mix to unleash their full power. If one puts in some effort, they can usually be cracked.
In recent hours, the number of Demon Cultivators arriving like moths to a flame has decreased. No matter how low one’s cultivation is, it is impossible to linger in such a low-end area. The earlier they reach the outer ring, the sooner they can crack the great formation. As long as they acquire a treasure, it will help a lot and have a significant effect.
Li Hui decided to follow behind and wait for a good opportunity. He wanted the team to adapt to the formations and prohibitions first, and he was also plundering fortune, preparing to try out the Fortune Ascending Talisman.
Creating the talisman is easy, but gathering luck is difficult!
On his first attempt to draw the Fortune Ascending Talisman, he succeeded; nine vein-like patterns appeared on the back of the talisman, intertwining and crossing, a heart-stopping sight.
The Nine Patterns formed a net, sparse yet impenetrable!!!
Using this talisman wouldn’t be easy. The front of the talisman needed to be completely turned red, and this is a process of absorbing luck. Centered on Li Hui, the fortune of the deceased Demon Cultivators and his fallen subordinates, along with the lingering fortune from the Jade Symbol Sect, gathered together frantically. If one were to use a fortune-seeking artifact, they would see the luck blazing like waves of fire, with light pillars shining together.
At that moment, the hollow copper vase on Hongmo Chu’s cart trembled gently, whispering, “This is it; the fortune is gathering. Hahaha, the Fortune Ascending Talisman! This talisman can only be created near that brush, our Jade Symbol Sect’s talisman brush! I deliberately selected six people to give to the sect leader to imprint books; it is not to pass on any heritage but to draw you out! Otherwise, no one would know where you are hiding.”
Meanwhile, Dugu Yi, the ninth true disciple of the Jade Symbol Sect, who only practiced with a Golden Silk Ring Knife and never talisman-making, stood on a peak gazing into the distance. No one knew what he was thinking, but behind him, two true disciples of the Hongmo Sect knelt on the ground, filled with fear!
The true disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect were only at the Condense Essence Stage, while the true disciples of the Hongmo Sect had progressed to the Bosa realm, making the two not comparable at all. Yet it was strange—true disciples of the Hongmo Sect knelt behind the ninth true disciple of the Jade Symbol Sect, not even daring to breathe heavily…
“It’s done!” Li Hui sighed with relief, looking at the Fortune Ascending Talisman in his hand. The surface of the talisman turned from black and gray to blood red, holding it seemed like he could sense the will of heaven.
“Heaven’s will plays tricks, heaven’s will is a knife, and heaven’s will cannot be defied!!!”
“Under the will of heaven, all are born; conditions arise and fall, they come to be in accordance with fate, and their fortunes go back and forth, as heaven imparts fortune to all beings.”
“When fortune comes, heaven and earth work together; when fortune goes, the heroes are not free!!!”
“I understand a bit but also not at all. Why does the Jade Symbol Sect possess such talisman-making techniques? It seems so easy to create talismans; even if it sacrifices the success rate, it can help one survive critical moments. Why doesn’t the sect use this talisman, ultimately leading to their destruction by the Three Sects and Four Sects?” Li Hui pinched the Fortune Ascending Talisman between his fingers, preparing to test the wonders of fortune.
“Quick!” The talisman paper ignited, bursting forth talisman light as thousands upon thousands of extraordinary symbols danced around in a grand ceremony, creating a dizzying array of colors that transformed into colorful smoke and mist, pulling at the shadows of the mountains.
“Eh?”
Li Hui gasped in surprise as a sensation emerged in the depths of fate. Five places flickered with light; these were must-visit locations in the outer area of Wan Nest Island.
“Where are the artifacts? I need the artifacts!” The Fortune Ascending Talisman seemed to respond, with colorful smoke and mist continuing to tug at the shadows of the mountains.
Li Hui suddenly felt as if he was about to suffocate. A blurry location appeared in his mind, where magical items, artifacts, Buddhist artifacts, and magical items piled up like mountains, far beyond imagination.
Just as he was about to look a little longer, a green light suddenly struck, causing him to stagger back three steps, nearly falling onto the ground, his face covered in sweat.
Xiuhuan shouted, “Little brat, what are you doing? This Fortune Ascending Talisman made the luck accumulation vanish all at once. In normal circumstances, you’d have died a hundred times over.”
“I saw a place where magical items and artifacts are piled up like mountains; could that be possible?” Li Hui felt like he was in a dream, still not fully aware.
Guang Jin interjected, “It’s possible! I’m called Guang Jin because Shan Que, the greedy monk, hopes for wealth to flow in abundantly, so he gave me this monk name. I used to love collecting Buddhist artifacts, but sadly, they were all destroyed by the master. Just now, during the luck interaction, I seemed to catch a whiff of a demon’s scent; I fear we might be encountering an old demon!”
“There are demons on the island?” Li Hui frowned slightly. Demons are not easy to deal with, and there aren’t many unreliable ones like Guang Jin who are obsessed. If they encounter a centuries-old demon, they would at least need to reach the Bosa realm—how could one easily enter a demon’s nests?
“We can’t reach such a distant place for now, but artifacts are my lifeline. Four Eight Patterns monster-conjuring talismans might be easy to collect, but there are still so many Nine Patterns monster-conjuring talismans, which is truly overwhelming.”
Li Hui’s face was full of bitterness; he was fighting against heaven for his life. What he had obtained seemed good, but it required burning off his fortune and longevity. If he couldn’t extend his life smoothly, everything would disappear like smoke. The proud Dragon Claw and Dragon Body patterns, the Dragon Horn patterns that can grow later, the recently emerging treasure cabinet, and the mysteriously powerful Ideal Body had inadvertently drawn him in, making his cultivation life rich and fulfilling.
What is the heart of Dao? Li Hui didn’t know; he simply enjoyed it genuinely and would feel reluctant to leave if he suddenly had to.
“I will not give up!”
“Let’s go to the place where fortune gathers. The Hongmo Sect has explored for many years and hasn’t discovered those five locations. Let’s see what we can find.” Li Hui gathered his courage, feeling a great terror between life and death. As that moment approached day by day, it felt as if every breath he took could smell death.
The team set off, moving forward with urgency and determination. As for the five locations ahead, the first three were cleverly hidden yet not dangerous; the Hongmo Sect had explored thoroughly, yet they had not expected treasures to still be found.
After walking further, they realized just how vast the outer regions were. Even after traveling over two thousand miles, they remained on the periphery. No wonder Hongmo Zhengfang felt it slow; already ten days had passed, and it was time for the Hongmo Sect to release their magic puppets.
“Boom, boom, boom…” The sky exploded; many light pillars descended, but they were all far away, unreachable.
Li Hui looked up for a moment and waved for the team to speed up.
Behind the team, five large carts loaded with hundreds of giant stones rolled along. These giant stones were the harvest from one of the fortune gathering places, along with twenty pieces of fist-sized purple crystals and an ancient command token—this was their entire haul, with no idea yet what it might be used for.
“Are you sure? Will the second Fortune Ascending Talisman directly reach the Treasure Level?” Xiuhuan seemed a bit anxious, thinking this little brat was getting too ambitious.
“Of course! The previous one was just a test to prove it was effective. Now this treasure talisman is still gathering luck; it looks like it might take two months to fill completely.” Li Hui suddenly asked, “Your eagerness to push me to use this talisman—is it because, once the Jade Symbol Sect’s luck is exhausted, you’ll be free?”
