Chapter 152
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Chapter 152: Future Giant of the Demonic Path
The night was cool like water.
The campfire crackled and lit up Hongmo Zhengfang’s face. He reached out to tear off a piece of beast meat and stuffed it into his mouth.
After eating his fill and drinking enough, Hongmo Zhengfang wiped his mouth and patted Li Hui on the shoulder, saying, “Kid, I really didn’t expect you to get your hands on the Impermanent Golden Flame, and even take down dozens of demon brats, plus you got the Island Master too. Hahaha! I told you—heaven favors me! That little woman’s reward is all yours.”
Li Hui brushed off the greasy hand and forced a smile, “If you could have moved Senior Sister Yue, would you still be waiting until now? I worked hard to take down Island Master Ju Liu and so many demon cultivators with spirit talismans. You come back bare-assed, and just by talking you get all the good stuff! You can imagine how I feel.”
In good spirits, Hongmo Zhengfang lazily leaned back against a big tree and started to doze off, saying, “Only I, this generous young master, can let you talk like that to me. If you dared to say that to other Late Condense Essence demon cultivators, you’d have been dead hundreds of times over. No, it’s death only if you get taken advantage of; being tortured for hundreds of years is the norm.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Hongmo Zhengfang was already sound asleep.
As a Late Condense Essence demon cultivator, he naturally wasn’t worried about these low-level cultivators plotting against him, so he slept quite soundly. Besides, he was completely exhausted, not even wanting to lift a finger.
Li Hui slowly stepped back, retreating a hundred zhang away, and suddenly asked in a low voice, “Xiuhuan, what do you mean when you say I should turn over all my gains? Even the Impermanent Golden Flame…”
“Just look at your Fortune Ascending Talisman!”
“Fortune Ascending Talisman?” Li Hui reached into his pocket and took out the talisman, and to his surprise, the surface rapidly changed like charred wood, sometimes bursting with red light, sometimes with purple light, and faintly displaying various blurry images, as if containing a bizarre world within.
“Ha ha ha, see? Killing demon cultivators allows you to absorb tremendous luck! Yet this Late Condense Essence demon cultivator came over, shamelessly scheming against us. Give it all to him! According to previous experiences, giving him one item could yield a return of five to ten times the luck. But this demon cultivator is brimming with luck, and taking the Impermanent Golden Flame didn’t kill him on the spot. If he survives this trial, there’s a high chance he’ll become a giant of the demonic path.”
“Why didn’t you say this earlier? I let Fatty secretly hide several powerful magical items and magical potions,” Li Hui lamented. Although the first Fortune Ascending Talisman had yet to show its effects, he felt certain those items would be useful. He was just worried that when it came time to go all-in, he still wouldn’t have gathered enough luck to activate the talisman, and he would feel regret even in death.
Xiuhuan sighed, “If it weren’t for the injuries suffered by those two, their weaker aura made me cautious about speaking openly. I was afraid their sect would notice us. Ultimately, you still need to become stronger; only then can you hide your aura and gain freedom.”
Li Hui smiled bitterly, “Of course, I want to get stronger, but first, I need to fight with all my might before I’m out of energy. I’ve already noticed that this talisman’s luck absorption speed has slowed—is this a sign that the Jade Symbol Sect’s fortunes are running out?”
“Ah hahaha, how could you think that? That’s not true!” Xiuhuan quickly laughed, changing the topic. “Didn’t you find twenty pieces of purple crystals and a command token? Why not show them to the demon cultivator? If he takes them, it could shift the luck his way, allowing him to achieve greatness as a future giant of the demonic path. Wouldn’t that be satisfying?”
“Is it really safe to divert the luck of the demonic path like this?” Li Hui couldn’t fully trust Xiuhuan, feeling the entity was a bit unreliable.
“What could happen? The demonic sect’s luck is currently clashing with this island; they wouldn’t pay special attention to a lowly Late Condense Essence demon cultivator. The place they fled back to is the real powerhouse, where new incidents happen every second. Don’t talk about future giants; even future overlords wouldn’t withstand such a flood of luck; they might just have a little more bounce than normal.”
“This island is unimaginable!” Li Hui gazed into the distance. He was still far from that level, just barely managing to follow behind Qian Qiu Yue and offer support—he didn’t even have the right to serve as an aide.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
At this moment, Qian Qiu Yue awoke, coughing up a large amount of black blood. Feeling a bit better, she slightly moved her lips to transmit her voice, “Junior Brother, where did you find so many Qian Qiu Stones?”
Li Hui was slightly taken aback, “Qian Qiu Stones?”
Qian Qiu Yue looked surprised, “You don’t know this stone? Why did you collect so many? Do you know my name ‘Qian Qiu’ comes from my ancestors obtaining a batch of Qian Qiu Stones? If I knew you could find this stone, I would have definitely rushed to the Inner Ring.”
Pausing for a moment, Qian Qiu Yue furrowed her brow, holding her chest in pain as she continued, “Junior Brother, you specialize in the path of talismans, and the talisman flags you crafted in the Blood Phantasm Maze are quite marvelous. You should try using the decayed flags to see if you can decompose the Qian Qiu Stones and see what you can obtain.”
“Can the decayed flags decompose these stones?” Li Hui quickly understood that the Qian Qiu Stones mentioned by Qian Qiu Yue were the reddish-brown rocks he found using the Fortune Ascending Talisman, which made his heart stir. He took out a fist-sized purple crystal and the ancient command token and transmitted to her, “Senior Sister, you have extensive knowledge. Do you know what these purple crystals and command token are used for?”
“Hmm?” Upon seeing the command token, Qian Qiu Yue almost forgot her pain, unable to believe her eyes, “Black Fortress Nexus Token? With this token, you can enter those black fortresses; otherwise, you would have to mount a fierce assault. Just over ten days ago, Hongmo Zhengfang and Hongmo Zhenghong managed to attack one of the black fortresses with great difficulty. What a coincidence! They made such an effort to break through, but they would never expect that Junior Brother has the key in his hands. What an impressive stroke of luck; even I feel envious.”
“So this command token can open the black fortress!” Li Hui asked quietly, “Is there any danger in entering the black fortress with this token? What did Hongmo Zhengfang gain?”
“Hehe, are you tempted?” Qian Qiu Yue smiled, causing her injury to twinge painfully, but she managed to suppress the agony and said, “Even though I can’t see through you too clearly, I can guess that your cultivation isn’t high. Even though you surpass most Concentrating Spirit stage cultivators in the path of talismans, I advise you not to take unnecessary risks. Opening the black fortress is one matter; benefiting from it is another. Unless you know the specifics of a certain black fortress and aim for known treasures, that’s another story.”
Li Hui understood, knowing that Hongmo Zhengfang and others must have teamed up to break into the black fortress for known treasures. Instead of waiting for a lucky break with this black token in his hand and taking on the risks, it was better to pass it to a future giant of the demonic path to absorb the luck and fill the Fortune Ascending Talisman.
Qian Qiu Yue looked at the purple crystals with uncertainty, saying, “This item is unusual; it conceals some mysterious implications. It somewhat resembles the crystallized parts that fall off when high-grade Miao Jade transforms into supreme Miao Jade, but it’s too large. If such a piece of high-grade Miao Jade truly exists in this world, it must be the emperor of jade.”
Li Hui widened his eyes, instantly wanting to try placing the purple crystal into the Treasure Cabinet Array to see if it would trigger a transformation.
