Chapter 154
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Chapter 154: The Jade Symbol’s Fortune Declines for One
Chef Zhao panted heavily, sitting barefoot on a large stone to soak up the sun, a crowd gathered around him, eyes eagerly fixed on him. The old man at the front whispered, “Lord Zhao, what did the young master say?”
“Hey, how can you be so foolish? Isn’t Qiniang handing out immobilization talismans to everyone? Anyone who feels like being a scapegoat should immediately slap an immobilization talisman on themselves; and others should help slap it on too! Goodness, let that Zhengfang go to hell! He even took the Flying Sky Yasha that was originally meant for the Yin-Yang Nine Heads.”
“Great, that’s wonderful!” The old man’s eyes crinkled into a thin line as he produced four red beetles to present to Chef Zhao as tribute.
“Get lost! I know you’re all up to no good.” Chef Zhao motioned to hit him, causing the surrounding people to laugh and disperse, filling their hearts with newfound courage.
If Li Hui did not express his stance and unilaterally stopped Hongmo Zhengfang from using the Slave Seal as a scapegoat, what would they do when the enemy came back with vengeful wrath? They had to wait for the young master’s nod, which would equate to Qian Qiu Yue’s agreement—a matter still dependent on leveraging power and seeking a protective umbrella.
Chef Zhao picked up a red beetle and curled his lip, secretly mocking, “These guys don’t even know what the heavenly marrow worm is good for, just shoving them into their pockets. The boss is too generous, letting them have their way. If I hadn’t been keeping an eye on them alongside Qiniang, they wouldn’t have even gotten eighty percent of the gains.”
Previously, when they cut bamboo in the forest, three cultivators encountered poisonous insects. It wasn’t a big deal; taking a Toxic Removal Pill could easily solve the problem. Yet, they thought they were capable enough and didn’t take it seriously, resulting in their deaths from the poison. Two others ended up fighting each other and perished together.
Thus, five people died inexplicably, and they found a significant number of heavenly marrow worms in their bag of treasures. Many cultivators felt that fate had a hand in these events, prompting them to be more cautious.
After finishing the bamboo cutting, they quickly marched toward the fifth site of fortune indicated by the Fortune Ascending Talisman.
Heavenly marrow worms were not meant for Spirit Motion or Concentrating Spirit stage cultivators. Even for those in the Condense Essence Stage, it was still too early to use them; they would have to wait until advancing to Bosa to increase their spiritual sense’s piercing strength.
Among the world’s strange insects, they were the easiest to catch, but because of their harsh living conditions, they couldn’t be artificially cultivated, making them increasingly precious today.
Xiuhuan urged Li Hui to transplant some bamboo into the “Monster Cultivation Cage.” If they could produce the Nine Patterns Three Exotics monster-conjuring talisman, maybe they could try it on the heavenly marrow worms, possibly transforming them into half-demons, which could then be artificially cultivated under a leading one.
The team wound through the forest, clearing a path by cutting through dense brush, during which they eliminated a few clueless demon cultivators with spirit talismans. Soon after, they spotted a small lake.
Not sensing any danger, Li Hui signaled for everyone to bathe and refresh themselves. In the midst of Qian Qiu Yue’s astonished gaze, he reached into the lake and pulled out a golden pebble.
“Cough, cough, cough!” Qian Qiu Yue choked, nearly worsening her injury; she was at a loss for words.
After a while, everyone dove underwater and pulled out more and more golden pebbles. Qian Qiu Yue began to lose her composure and directly transmitted her voice to Li Hui, “Junior Brother, you don’t happen to know this place hides the Dragon’s Wangling Stone, do you?”
“This thing is called the Dragon’s Wangling Stone?” Li Hui chuckled shyly, “I really had no idea. My knowledge of resources and treasures is only limited to the nearby nations of Dalong.”
“What a terrifying stroke of luck! Perhaps you are destined for Wan Nest Island?” Qian Qiu Yue shook her head and got to the main point, “Hurry and gather these stones for me. I will refine a replacement body for you. Also, Qiniang and the Fatty should have one layer of safety. If there are any extra Dragon’s Wangling Stones, they will be my reward—what do you think?”
“Senior Sister can also refine objects?” Li Hui ran over excitedly with a golden pebble in hand.
“This isn’t about refining objects but rather a secret technique of our sect. Since there are many female cultivators in our sect, if we don’t have a secure place to settle, how can we walk boldly in the outside world? Therefore, we often refine replacement bodies. Some senior sisters have studied this path for years and rely entirely on replacement bodies for their journeys. Unfortunately, you haven’t cultivated a spiritual sense, and even if you create a replacement body, it will lose a lot of its magical essence. However, at critical moments, using a Golden Cicada Shelling is still no problem.”
“Oh? That sounds rather good.” Li Hui nodded eagerly. The most frustrating thing was finding good things but being unable to utilize them. Having Qian Qiu Yue, a Late Condense Essence cultivator, nearby was quite reassuring.
After thoroughly searching the lake bottom, they gathered several hundred Dragon’s Wangling Stones. Qian Qiu Yue began to employ her secret techniques to refine them, gradually forming three clumps of golden soft clay.
Li Hui felt a sense of familiarity, “Hey, this golden soft clay looks like the pink clay Senior Sister Lian uses, but it should be at a much higher level. I wonder where Senior Sister Lian and the others are at now…”
As Li Hui thought of Lian Luosha, she was also thinking of him, but her gaze was entirely different than before, containing a chilling aura. At her feet lay several dozen demon cultivators’ corpses scattered chaotically.
“The Eighth Body Refinement has finally reached the mid-Gather Spirit stage! I have already shed the Golden Threshold Thirty-Six Symbols, leaving behind nine Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbols in my body, which are difficult to suppress; I cannot employ various techniques.”
“Where has that Li Hui boy run off to? The leader of the Jade Symbol Sect has installed so many useless cultivation methods and talisman methods in my Eighth Brain; most are outdated by hundreds or even thousands of years and are no different from garbage!”
“Also, Hongmo Sect has such audacity to abduct so many cultivators to explore Wan Nest Island. Since I’ve caught up, I might as well tag along to see this mysterious island. A place that even the Jin Tian Sect avoids; these foolish demon cultivators are throwing themselves in recklessly like moths to a flame. Could there be a reason they can’t avoid taking action?”
“Forget it, why think so much? The Eighth Body Refinement has already fallen far behind the Ninth Refinement. This proves we should not invest in remote small nations with weak sects.”
As Lian Luosha murmured this, she suddenly raised her head, her expression shifting unpredictably. “Strange, why are the fortune fluctuations of the Jade Symbol Sect so eerie? They seem to be barely hanging on, yet also capable of a comeback at any moment. Even the fortune I inherited from this Eighth Refinement body…”
At the same time, Mo Xinghe, Bai Yulian, and Zhang Tianhua felt as though they lost something in the depths of fate, while Gao Yuhu’s body trembled slightly, looking confusedly into the distance.
Yang Jueyu, Dugu Yi, and Hongmo Chu all stood dazed beside their towering bronze vessels, feeling their energy and spirit suddenly dampen…
Li Hui began to create talismans once more, but to his delight, it felt as if a divine hand assisted him. The Blood Energy Talisman, Unceasing Blood Flow Talisman, and Blood Mouth Spitting Talisman, all of which had previously low success rates, suddenly came together easily, with increasingly successful quantities. As long as his spiritual energy held out, they fell like snowflakes; he even managed to produce three Blood Rain Stinking Wind Talismans in a row, which normally had an extremely low success rate.
“Ha ha ha ha!” Xiuhuan laughed but suddenly remembered Qian Qiu Yue was awake and quickly concealed his presence. However, Li Hui couldn’t shake the feeling that the laugh carried a hint of a successful scheme.
At that moment, someone shouted, “Ah! Quickly use the immobilization talisman on me!”
Underneath, the chaotic group of cultivators found themselves in danger, while Hongmo Zhengfang, in a panic, cursed, “I’ll curse your ancestors! When I get back, I’ll have you all executed!”
