Chapter 58
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Chapter 58: Lian Luosha’s Odd Behavior
Lightning, poison, flames, and a chill spread through the air.
Most cultivators unleashed their ultimate moves at the moment of death without regard for anyone else, pulling down those around them as if taking them down with them. The more destructive the better—using poison was even more desirable.
This highlighted the wisdom of Li Hui and Lian Luosha, who preferred to face thousands of ghosts rather than join the chaos, as sometimes, cultivators were even more terrifying than the ghosts.
Bai Yulian and Mo Xinghe had no choice; many were deliberately coming for them due to their achievements in killing Concentrating Spirit stage cultivators, which gave others a sense of hope. However, this hope quickly dwindled under the overwhelming tide of ghosts. Now, they had to guard against the frenzied last attacks of the dying cultivators while also intercepting the ghosts, leaving them in a rather gloomy state.
In the fray of the cultivators’ last-ditch efforts, large groups of ghosts either crashed to the ground, turning into pools of black water, or vanished into thin air, effectively clearing the nearby ghost wave.
“Come on! Are you two useless or what? If you can’t do anything, just say so!” Li Hui shouted, pointing with his fingers, nearly pushing them numb. Finally, the two blocks of frost-like jade tablets slowly emitted a weak glow.
In Lian Luosha’s astonished gaze, the approaching ghosts suddenly staggered as if drunk, letting out lewd laughs as they tumbled together, performing various unsightly actions.
This chaos proved far more effective than defensive spirit talismans, creating a sort of isolation zone. Li Hui roughly calculated that the area of influence was around forty zhang, with twenty zhang in front of him and twenty behind. New ghosts that rushed up were immediately knocked down.
What does being confused and infatuated mean? Just look at these ghosts; they were truly acting out their feelings!
But Lian Luosha’s expression was off. Her cheeks flushed, and she bit down on her lips tightly, gripping her legs. Illusions swirled in front of her as she suddenly clutched Li Hui’s arm.
“Senior Sister, don’t tease! This little intoxication is nothing for you!” Li Hui had always thought that Lian Luosha, being adept in charm techniques, should be quite resistant to the drunken talisman and infatuation talisman. So, he had used them boldly. But she seemed too deep into it!
“You brat, how could you… use this talisman?” Lian Luosha’s gaze became dazed, her moods shifting between tears and laughter as she hugged him. Yet, in a moment, a ring of golden patterns appeared in her eyes, making her become more clear and ethereal.
After that, Lian Luosha frowned slightly, her eyes changing rapidly. In a voice only she could hear, she muttered, “Jade Symbol Sect’s Golden Threshold Thirty-Six Symbols to stimulate acupoints? Nine Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbols, nine thousand seven hundred and ninety-two sect texts. Hmph, quite a bold move to turn my eighth body refining into a chaotic mess. Goodness, if it weren’t for the influence of the desires talisman allowing communication, I wouldn’t have known it was so lively here…”
“Ha ha, Senior Sister has come back to her senses? I knew you would be fine,” Li Hui laughed, preparing to gather artifacts.
“Eh? What’s wrong with this brat?” Lian Luosha scrutinized the person beside her with a face as if she had seen a ghost. Of course, surrounded by ghosts, it was not surprising.
“It’s just the Golden Threshold Thirty-Six Symbols; it can only stimulate acupoints to unleash bodily potential. Why is it not only activating potential but also wildly burning up luck in him? Furthermore, the nine Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbols buried deeply in the acupoint can only explode at the moment of death; why has some of their power already been unleashed within him? What in the world is the Jade Symbol Sect doing? And this kid’s Spirit Motion marks…”
“Not good, time’s up. I need to see clearly next time…” Lian Luosha’s eyes appeared to spin, and she seemed to wake suddenly from a dream.
Li Hui had already taken action, moving into the sea of ghosts, stealthily slipping through gaps while reminding Lian Luosha to be careful in place.
“What are you doing?” Lian Luosha struggled to keep up with the pace.
“Ah, I’m going to gather some benefits. Don’t worry; I won’t stray far. In about two sticks of incense, we’ll see what Zhang Tianhua finds out.”
Li Hui cautiously dodged the crazed ghosts. Compared to many large ones towering over him, he appeared quite petite, especially with the magical effects of the nine-patterned anomaly Spirit Sense Talisman. He quickly neared the edge of the “strange circle.”
Temporarily combining the effects of the drunken talisman and the infatuation talisman created a forty-zhang area known as the “strange circle.”
This area was no small matter; while threading through, he easily picked up three bags of treasures and two chain bags, with their owners long since turned into corpses.
“Come on, Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique!”
With energy spreading across the ground, a convenient linked shovel reached Li Hui’s hand from five zhang away.
This convenient linked shovel was a Buddhist artifact carried by a monk from Guangxiao Temple. The silver snake bracelet accepted it without resistance, and with a “crack,” it completely destroyed the linked shovel. However, consuming Buddhist artifacts was different from consuming magic artifacts; the silver snake disdainfully shot out several golden lights.
A total of six points of golden light lingered around before settling on Li Hui’s left arm, specifically on the golden pearl gripped tightly by his Dragon Claw pattern, instantly merging into it.
“Strange, when did the silver snake become so generous? I suspect this golden light isn’t anything good.” Li Hui guessed maliciously but didn’t have time to ponder. He quickly reached for a purple-golden hand chain ten zhang away.
The pulling radius of the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique was about twenty zhang, and the influence radius of the strange circle was also twenty zhang, meaning the area for gathering was a total of eighty zhang.
Li Hui seized the opportunity to keep moving around, sometimes plunging his hand into the bag of treasures. No matter how many artifacts there were inside, before he could pull them out, they had already turned to ash, saving him from heartache.
The eighty-zhan area nearly encompassed half the courtyard; many artifact fragments were already in his hands and could be absorbed. He realized this could be useful; buying artifact fragments was far cheaper than buying complete artifacts.
After a while, he had sifted through eighty-five bags of treasures, with even more chain bags. He even found a rather rare storage ring, but the storage ring belonged to the category of magical artifacts, and the result was predictable.
“Goodness, I suppose I’m fated to spend my life using bags of treasures and chain bags.” After a bitter smile, Li Hui tied the bags of treasures together, intending to select a few with a larger capacity later.
Even though the silver snake bracelet kept its eyes closed and showed no signs of opening them, it was certainly inferior to absorbing the jade pavilion’s screen and the dragon-shaped golden mist beneath the wooden building. With over a hundred magical artifacts as a foundation, it should be able to enhance the remaining three-patterned Golden Sword Talisman to a higher level.
Additionally, Li Hui had an ace up his sleeve; aside from the sharp metal sword he obtained from the sect’s chain bag, he had been cautiously cutting the treasure chest from the top level of the jade pavilion for days, successfully removing the bottom compartment to acquire one hundred and eight pieces of Miao Jade, without a hint of impurity.
This haul made him wake up smiling from his dreams; it finally resolved the urgent situation, and the important thing was that this treasure chest could wreak havoc on a large scale when thrown out.
As for the nine heads from the Four Yin Four Yang Flying Head Burial Array, after devouring numerous Yin Soul Beads, they underwent a series of changes. Unfortunately, he hadn’t figured out whether these changes were beneficial or not, making him uncertain if they would behave when released to fight.
