Chapter 55
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Chapter 55: Spirit Motion Battles Concentrating Spirit
What exactly are the differences between Concentrating Spirit stage and Spirit Motion stage? Li Hui did not know.
He carried the Dragon Claw pattern on him, and his chest and back transformed into the dragon pattern. Although he only activated four patterns, his physical strength was already on par with those ordinary cultivators with seven or eight Spirit Motion Patterns. However, compared to Mo Xinghe and the others, there was still a noticeable gap in experience and combat power.
A Concentrating Spirit stage cultivator could indeed overpower a Spirit Motion stage cultivator, but the disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect were somewhat special!
Talisman-making was a great thing; some talismans could even be used by ordinary people. It didn’t come with as many restrictions as using artifacts. Perhaps it took more effort to make talismans, but they could fight above their level. Especially in critical moments, a single spirit talisman could turn the tide between life and death.
The Jade Symbol Sect was thriving; its business was not inferior to the all-encompassing Guanglu Pavilion. Therefore, whether in the court or the cultivation world, it held considerable influence, making it difficult to wipe out such a sect!
Yet, the Hidden Sky Sect dared to challenge them, and it was unclear who gave them the courage. Setting aside a newcomer like Li Hui, even the usually low-key Bai Yulian saw nothing wrong with casually exterminating the disciples of the opposing sect because that was the dignity of the Jade Symbol Sect; anyone who dared to provoke it would be eliminated.
Li Hui had long been at the bottom, so he had grown cautious. If an elite disciple from the outer sect were in his position, they wouldn’t be careful. “I haven’t troubled you; you should feel fortunate. Why do you still dare to provoke me?”
“Concentrating Spirit stage?” At that moment, Bai Yulian raised an eyebrow and pulled out a stack of talismans from the second bag of treasures at her waist, which was precisely the Four-Pattern Pine Tree Talismans sent by the sect.
With practiced motion, she tossed out twenty-five Pine Tree Talismans. Her hands danced like butterflies as Bai Yulian activated the talismans, instantly forming twenty-five illusory Pine Trees closely surrounding her.
Next, she casually flicked her wrist, and fifteen six-pattern Lark Talismans flew out; they weren’t activated as talisman light but instead lay ambushed carefully.
If one thought that was the end, they were gravely mistaken.
Li Hui watched in astonishment. The talismans in Bai Yulian’s hands seemed like they were free, tossed left and right without any care. Some disappeared into the ghost mist, some burrowed into the ground to lie in wait, and others floated openly in the air. There were at least eight hundred talismans, all of a significant grade, leaving him dizzy.
In this way, casually provoking Bai Yulian was equivalent to facing an all-out assault from a thousand five-pattern or even six-pattern Spirit Motion cultivators—anyone watching would be stunned.
Chen Tiange from the Hidden Sky Sect approached slowly, his face darkening as he thought, “Who is this little woman? I haven’t heard that the Jade Symbol Sect had such a person. Perhaps the talisman reserves of the Inner Sect Disciples are not even that formidable, and key to this is that no one knows how much strength this little woman has hidden away.”
“Ha ha ha, the disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect really are something. First, little thief Li Hui wreaks havoc in the royal mansion, stealing treasures bestowed by our sect’s elders, and then there’s the flower thief Zhang Tianhua openly provoking our Inner Sect Disciples. Now, she has arranged a formation to ambush so many cultivators. Is there any justice left in this world?” Chen Tiange twisted the facts, gradually raising his intimidating presence as he quietly prepared his measures against them.
Despite Bai Yulian being low-key, her words could cut just as deep: “Talisman-making is our sect’s justice.”
Chen Tiange nearly choked on his breath. The opponent did not dodge but directly responded to him. This answer was brilliant; the implication was that under this justice, who cared about the lives of others?
“Humph, those who do too many unjust acts will meet their end— the calamity of the Jade Symbol Sect has come.” Chen Tiange stepped forward, rapidly gathering spiritual energy into a vast net that flew toward them.
“A net? Looks like a spider’s web. Is this what Concentrating Spirit stage cultivators can do?” Li Hui felt somewhat disappointed. After all, Concentrating Spirit stage cultivators were a whole major realm above Spirit Motion stage ones, and he wondered why they used spiritual energy to gather a net?
However, when the net touched the area where Bai Yulian stood, the floating talismans trembled slightly, showing no reaction despite furious attempts to activate them.
Seeing this scene, Li Hui was horrified. Since he also used talismans, he couldn’t help but empathize, trying to see the battle from Bai Yulian’s perspective. Such a vast net immobilized the pre-set talismans, even rendering the already activated Pine Tree Talismans useless. How could the enemy rush right in?
Chen Tiange acted quickly. Even though the great net had “stuck” the talismans, he didn’t dare to step within ten feet of Bai Yulian. The combined power of nearly a thousand talismans was not to be trifled with; that’s why he used a magic weapon.
Just as Li Hui watched, a golden arrow appeared. This single arrow was shot without a bow but gave off a "swish" noise, as though propelled by a powerful crossbow, striking toward Bai Yulian as a flickering afterimage.
The air crackled lightly; this golden arrow was outrageous, effortlessly piercing through Bai Yulian’s form.
Just as Li Hui thought Bai Yulian had been done for, there was a soft “thump,” and the figure pierced by the golden arrow transformed into a purple shimmering talisman, shattering in two and falling to the ground.
“What?” Chen Tiange was shocked, never expecting to fail. But in the next moment, a faint yellow light flashed past the back of his neck.
The light came too fast, too suddenly. Even with Chen Tiange’s Concentrating Spirit stage cultivation, he didn’t have time to react. By the time he turned his head, he was stunned to find that his head had turned, but his body did not follow. He screamed in terror, “No! Who killed me?”
Li Hui saw it clearly; embedded in the ground lay a rough yellow talisman. This was the deadly weapon that had slain the Hidden Sky Sect’s Concentrating Spirit stage expert.
Chen Tiange’s head fell, rolling aside.
This shock left everyone at the scene dumbfounded. Chen Tiange failed to kill his enemy and ended up losing his own life in the process. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he lost his head in an instant. Where was the might of the Concentrating Spirit stage? What happened to its suppression?
Before anyone sought out who had slain the Inner Sect Disciple of the Hidden Sky Sect, explosive sounds approached from afar; amidst the ghost wave, two figures were engaged in fierce battle.
Another was swept into the courtyard by ghost mist.
A graceful figure continuously waved a light veil, blocking the enemy’s sharp sword while sparks flew. As the light veil’s edges began to fray, she struggled more and more to maintain it.
“Senior Sister Lian!” Li Hui fixed his gaze on Lian Luosha’s opponent.
This was a man with his hair tied back; his form was elegant and his arms long. He occasionally gathered spiritual energy into his back, transforming it into a hooked blue bird’s beak.
Just as Lian Luosha abandoned the light veil in an attempt to escape the long sword, the man’s bird beak swirled behind him, momentarily halting her form.
Another Concentrating Spirit appeared, and Li Hui could now somewhat discern the differences between Concentrating Spirit stage and Spirit Motion stage.
The Concentrating Spirit stage also utilized spiritual markings, but they drew in the world’s spiritual energy to manifest, almost without depleting their own energy; they could continuously enhance their combat. In contrast, Spirit Motion stage cultivators had to expend their internal spiritual energy to support the manifestation of the markings and could not maintain it for long. The disparity between the two was clear as day…
