Chapter 32
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Chapter 32: Eagle’s Nest
“I wasted thirty-five Empty Embroidered Talismans!”
“This happened because I used Blood Ink and the talisman brush, which significantly increased the success rate. Otherwise, guaranteeing even one in ten success would have been impressive.”
“Alas! Without access to artifacts, the path of talismans is hard to walk.” Li Hui gathered his spirits and took out eighteen money symbols.
Copper money symbols, silver money symbols, and money symbols are all called "dissolving gold symbols." They can truly create coins, but they require materials for corrosion and decomposition.
Usually, the officials use soon-to-expire silver and money symbols to dissolve ordinary gold and silver. Notably, using them on gold or silver mines is even better, as it saves mining and refining costs. However, the conversion rate can only reach seventy percent compared to the wealth the talismans could exchange.
Over time, people have grown accustomed to treating silver and money symbols as silver and gold notes, as long as the runes on them remain clear, which makes them forget the true purpose of these talismans.
Li Hui needed a lot of copper coins for practicing golden money darts, so he had tested the power of the copper money symbols by dissolving a broken bronze cauldron used for incense in front of a ruined temple. At that time, copper coins rolled everywhere, and he witnessed the magic of talismans for the first time, leaving a deep impression on him.
“Whether we can open this iron door relies on you!” Li Hui looked at the stack of money symbols in his hand, thinking, “What a loss! How many will I need? When I get the chance, I must get even with that poisonous woman from the Hidden Sky Sect.”
“Go!” He decisively activated the money symbol. The symbol paper, resembling gold leaf, floated gently toward the iron door.
Before the money symbol reached the door, a burst of eerie blue lightning suddenly erupted, and after a series of crackling sounds, the money symbol that hadn’t “dissolved” yet turned to ashes and fell.
“No way?” Li Hui cried out. That was a money symbol, enough for the Orphans and Widows of Chuxia Mountain to eat for more than half a month, and now it was gone right before his eyes.
Gone!
Gone!!!
“What to do?”
Li Hui paced back and forth, slapping his forehead hard, thinking, “How could I forget about the forbidden talismans? These talismans are incredibly powerful, and enhanced by the silver snake bracelet, their power is exceptional. I still know too little about talismans. Once I get out, I need to find ways to gather some related books to read.”
Time was tight. With thought, he pulled out two forbidden talismans, slowly moving toward the iron door. He cautiously extended his hand and suddenly brought his fingers together, pressing the two talismans against the door.
“Zizz…”
A harsh sound erupted, and a strange scene unfolded—the two forbidden talismans ignited fiercely, causing the door to erupt with hundreds of electric sparks, flickering erratically, continuously colliding with each other.
“What a chance!” Li Hui stepped back and quickly pressed out five money symbols.
“Bang, bang, bang…” This time, the money symbols finally worked. Despite the door being covered in electric light, none hit the symbol paper.
Five golden circles, each three feet in diameter, appeared on the door, and then, like a fountain, “Kong Fang Xiong” shot out from within the circles. When the coins “plopped” into the water, they originally displayed the words “Dalong Golden Treasure,” but the lettering quickly blurred, transforming into “Dalong Iron Money,” with the back stating “one to ten.”
Excited, Li Hui looked at the iron door, but soon felt deflated. The door was too thick; it didn’t break through.
Not having time to ponder, he grabbed another five money symbols and sent them flying out. “Clang clang,” the sound of coins colliding echoed in the water prison. The iron coins had piled up to half his height under the door.
At this moment, the electric light on the door gradually faded, casting an increasing darkness in the cell.
Finally, the money symbols eroded a crack, and light seeped through the gap. The opening grew wider, prompting Li Hui to quickly cast a Spirit Sense Talisman.
“Go!”
This Spirit Sense Talisman made from Empty Embroidered Talismans had two natural creases on its back, indicating it was significantly stronger than a one-mark Spirit Sense Talisman. Almost as the talisman transformed into talisman light, Li Hui suddenly noticed, “There’s no one outside?”
“Three passages, and not a single person within at least fifty zhang in each.”
A two-mark Spirit Sense Talisman scans a distance of one hundred fifty zhang; dividing it into three parts means fifty zhang each, which isn’t too close but sometimes enough to decide fate.
Li Hui gathered a handful of iron coins and climbed out through the hole in the door.
He saw three passages stretching into the distance, with wooden frames of thigh thickness supporting the corridors. Faint blue firelight flickered along the walls, illuminating the area far beyond just a few small oil lamps.
“Go!” Another two-mark Spirit Sense Talisman flew toward the left passage.
Li Hui pressed his forehead, feeling faint light and shadow bloom in his mind. It extended about seventy or eighty zhang before hitting a wall—no one was there.
“Again! Go!”
This time, he cast it toward the right passage. Li Hui’s brow twitched as he sensed five auras gathering together.
Finally, when he used the Spirit Sense Talisman on the forward passage, it extended one hundred fifty zhang without any presence—definitely not a short distance, uncertain of where it led.
“Let’s check the right side first.”
Li Hui formed the Golden Bell Talisman with his fingers, crouching as he headed down the right passage. He remained cautious, using the wooden frames to conceal his movements, gradually approaching an underground cave.
Before getting close, he heard a continuous “jiang jiang jiang” sound—a noise not loud but quite annoying.
“These five auras aren’t human.” Li Hui confirmed, then peeked into the cave entrance, discovering five little heads raising from a huge nest woven from white rodent grass.
“Hmm, are those chicks? They have white feathers. The two enemies who chased Senior Sister Lian raised these eagles.” He still didn’t realize he had been brought here by the giant white eagle.
Li Hui rushed inside, and the five little eagles squawked loudly, their eyes filled with ferocity and bloodthirst, their cries growing increasingly sharp and piercing.
“Soundproof Talisman!” Afraid of being harmed by these little beasts, he quickly cast a soundproof talisman. This was made to eliminate the noise of the mechanical tiger, and he had practiced it in Shanghe Village.
The noise instantly diminished significantly!
Since it was just a one-mark soundproof talisman, it couldn’t achieve complete silence; if the sound was too sharp, the duration was only sixty moments.
Li Hui swiftly maneuvered and rushed at the five white eagles, delivering a series of powerful strikes.
These white eagles were not small; even the unfeathered chicks stood as tall as an eight-year-old child. With punches reinforced by the Dragon Claw pattern, he struck with “bang bang” sounds. On average, each little eagle received three to four punches before being dealt with.
“Ha…” Li Hui exhaled heavily, seeing the scattered items in the eagle’s nest, and his eyes brightened.
“Miao Jade?” This was an unexpected delight, a total of twenty-three pieces of Miao Jade. Although he didn’t find the sheep-fat white jade, only having cotton-cracked and green Miao Jade, it was still somewhat beneficial.
Besides the Miao Jade, the nest was lined with a layer of white feathers, which were quite special, subtly shimmering with an iridescent glow.
When making talismans, Hu Li knew that several types of feathers were greatly helpful in creating the Featherfall and Skybound Talismans. However, there was no exit here; the exit seemed to be in the central passage.
