Chapter 163
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Chapter 163: The Dao is Great Light
Li Hui did not notice that as he took out the Fortune Ascending Talisman, the silver snake bracelet slightly tilted its head. Suddenly, a faint glimmer flashed in the snake’s eyes, showing a hint of human-like expression, filled with some unwillingness and disdain. Only when faint black patterns appeared on the silver snake did it release a silver light that concealed its expression.
At the same time, Li Hui noticed that the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays plummeted from their maximum speed to their original state, while the cave’s ground began to crack and collapse, including countless broken artifacts and treasures reduced to scraps.
After a few moments, the cave echoed with a sound that resembled chains colliding against each other. The embroidered ball was puzzled, wondering why it heard such a noise.
Li Hui, on the other hand, not only heard the sounds but also saw slender silver chains appearing, seemingly dragging in a massive object from afar.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…” The Fortune Ascending Talisman grew hot but did not ignite. Suddenly, winds roared within the cave, tightly covering all traces of energy; the embroidered ball and Guang Jin were left dazed, devoid of any thought.
“What’s happening?” Li Hui saw the Fortune Ascending Talisman releasing dazzling golden light, slowly vanishing. In the next moment, his body began to emanate red light, growing stronger and brighter.
It felt extremely unique, as if he had become a rising red sun, eager to challenge the skies.
Suddenly, all anomalies vanished. Initially feeling great, he was unsettled as the red light obscured itself, leaving a sense of incompleteness, much like drinking water without quenching his thirst.
The embroidered ball regained its senses and cried out in panic, “What’s going on? What happened? Little one, did you hear that noise? I think I heard something.”
Before Li Hui could respond, the embroidered ball screeched, “Ah! Why do you have the aura of Great Fortune Aura? No way, I must see! You cannot hide, I have long wished to discover what’s going on!”
“Great Fortune Aura?” Li Hui was still trying to grasp the situation, but the embroidered ball screamed hysterically, “Not letting me see? Trying to deceive me with veils of ignorance? I was playing with the leaf-blocking talisman while you were still figuring things out! Hurry, clear the source, and with a Mirror of Justice High Above, peer, peer, peer!”
“I see a bit now, the red light,” the embroidered ball cackled madly, “It’s working… no, wait…”
It sounded as if its throat was blocked, and after a long pause, it managed to squeeze out, “It shouldn’t be like this. The sun rises in the east; its Dao radiates great light, with overwhelming energy and deep fortunes.”
“Embroidered ball, what are you talking about?” Li Hui scratched his head in confusion.
“Hmph, I’m in a bad mood, especially bad! I was planning to exhaust the Jade Symbol Sect’s fortunes to force out that Residual Talisman imbued with Dao Rhythms. But you, instead of exhausting its energy, made the Jade Symbol Sect flourish like the sun in the sky, as if announcing to the cosmos that you alone ensure the existence of the Jade Symbol Sect! With you alone, the Jade Symbol Sect thrives! What’s left to play at? The Fortune Ascending Talisman of the treasure level cannot drain luck and cannot force out that Residual Talisman intertwined with the luck of the Jade Symbol Sect!” The embroidered ball provided a rather clear explanation.
“No! I didn’t announce anything to the world. Is this good or bad?” Li Hui felt completely perplexed. How could the treasure-level Fortune Ascending Talisman be inferior to the spirit talisman level? Other than transforming into a rising red sun, it did not point to any location, nor provided an opportunity to make demands.
After extracting luck so diligently these days, was it all for nothing? Not to mention the silver snake bracelet had consumed all the broken artifacts and treasures buried in the cave, which surely contained some highly valuable items.
“You, your cultivation is too low; you can’t even understand the talk.”
The embroidered ball suddenly seemed unbothered, saying, “Actually, it’s nothing much. Someone’s more anxious than I am! Your troubles are here. The current sect leader and Grand Elder of the Jade Symbol Sect will pay you a visit, trying all means to seize your fortunes. Hmph, you currently have more legitimacy than they do; in the depths of fate, the recognition from the ancestors of the Jade Symbol Sect towards you surpasses theirs by a lot. So, in terms of legal principles and lineage, you’ve already become the new generation sect leader of the Jade Symbol Sect.”
“Don’t joke around.” Li Hui shook his head vigorously.
“Haha, do you think I’m joking with you?” The embroidered ball laughed, “The Dao is Great Light! The lineage of the Jade Symbol Sect will not perish. Even if you die, whatever you leave behind will automatically continue the energy—this is the heaven wanting me to hang from a tree!”
“So, this Fortune Ascending Talisman failed?” Li Hui was curious to test whether his success rate for creating talismans had decreased. Since the goal was achieved, it didn’t matter if he was not guided by energy.
“Ugh, what do you mean? It’s not failure; it’s success beyond measure, already deviating from the original path. Hmph, if I’m to hang, then let me hang. I’ll break the jar and let it break and sleep. You do whatever you want! Handle things yourself and don’t wake me up, don’t, don’t, don’t…”
Li Hui smiled bitterly, feeling that the embroidered ball had been greatly stimulated. It seemed like it could never regain its freedom, leading to a dull, gray existence lacking in joy!
“Hey, why don’t you tell me what this means for me?”
“Since it has succeeded beyond measure, surely there must be some benefit?”
The embroidered ball completely sank in gloom, even becoming too lazy to respond when hearing the question.
At that moment, a sound of breaking air came from the cave entrance, followed by thousands of cold glimmers flying past, and after a few screams, all was silent.
“Someone’s coming,” Li Hui’s expression brightened, thinking to himself, “This place isn’t safe for long, but before leaving, I need to search thoroughly. Is there really only broken artifacts and treasures in this cave? Surely the demon isn’t so single-minded?”
The rough beads on his chest emanated blue-red demonic energy, and Guang Jin did fairly well. Before fully converting the demonic energy, he could freely enter and exit the cave, but he couldn’t take too long.
Li Hui’s entire body radiated golden light patterns as he fully activated the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique to grab at the surroundings.
The scraps left behind by crumbling artifacts and treasures were exceptionally suitable for cultivating Golden Jade Peaches, and he certainly wouldn’t miss them. With a wave of his hand, the wind swept away the clouds, leaving the cave completely clear. The ground revealed numerous fist-sized, stone-like demon eggs, amounting to thousands.
Li Hui picked up one of the demon eggs to examine it. Aside from its smooth texture, it didn’t seem special in any way. He thought, “According to the embroidered ball, these accompanying insect demons have pupated multiple times, buried nine feet deep underground. When they hatch, they immediately metamorphose and have a chance to become half-demons. If the transformation fails, the remains can be fed to the heavenly marrow worm. This lazy fellow didn’t explain it clearly; what’s the use of these accompanying insect demons once they become half-demons? After producing a hundred Nine Patterns Three Exotics monster-conjuring talismans all at once, am I really on the path of raising demons?”
It seemed unbelievable, as if since cultivating the peach tree demon, he unknowingly had become a summoner. The little demon monk Guang Jin and the electric eel Ao Chonglin, along with this astonishing great demon in the cave, all the accompanying insect demons. The books depicted demons as exceedingly rare, strange, and powerful, yet he had encountered so many as a novice.
At that moment, he looked around and saw that besides the demon eggs, there were other items stacked in the corners, evidently overlooked, in substantial numbers.
