Chapter 80
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Chapter 80: I Am a Monster, Oh Oh Oh!
On Jade Spring Mountain, the wind and snow howled, bringing a chilling coldness.
The "Jade Belt," formerly protected by the great formation at the mountain’s peak, had vanished. The dense forest, flying birds, and beasts, and the grand palaces had all been frozen in the snow, as if a thousand years had passed in a single night.
The Three Sects and Four Sects sent numerous disciples to search for the Jade Symbol Sect, but this feast of division was destined to be unsatisfactory. Sect leader Cui Yunpeng and Grand Elder Ge Yuntao had already moved most of their treasures away, and more importantly, there was not a single book left in the scripture hall of the Jade Symbol Sect.
Cui Yunpeng and Ge Yuntao were dead, but they had played a massive joke on the Three Sects and Four Sects, as if they were mocking their enemies even in death.
Where were the talismans of the Jade Symbol Sect? The cultivation methods? The foundation? The true disciples? Apart from their corpses and the outer and inner disciples whose talents were utterly disgraceful, what else did the Three Sects and Four Sects gain?
Nothing—absolutely nothing!!!!
A sect focused on talisman-making didn’t require high talent; otherwise, so many people from the rivers and lakes wouldn’t come to the mountain to try their luck.
Angry roars echoed from the scripture hall: “Flying Kite Sect, Sword Bell Sect, Iron Zither Sect, Cold Lake Sect, Hidden Sky Sect, Ten Thousand Gorge Sect, Purple Gray Sect, come tell this king why I paid such a high price to suppress those old fellows behind the Jade Symbol Sect, and created opportunities for you to take down Cui Yunpeng and Ge Yuntao at minimal cost. Why has the luck of the Jade Symbol Sect shifted onto six little brats? And what about that Jade Symbol Sect’s town-protecting devil pen? You all have disappointed this old man greatly. Find it! Go find it! If you can’t, don’t expect to have it easy…”
“Yes!”
Elders from the Three Sects and Four Sects trembled in fear, speechless like cicadas in winter, emitting an overwhelming terror as they hurried to send messages: “Quick, let all the flying kites outside take off immediately to find the six individuals tied to the luck!”
Meanwhile, in Frost Town at the foot of Jade Spring Mountain, the dilapidated town’s gate cracked open a gap.
A faint demonic energy spread through the gap, and a lazy, strange voice began to sing: “Ah! So well-rested, I am a monster, oh oh oh! I have slept for six hundred years, waking up to patrol the mountains. Mountain spirits, you are not monsters; wandering souls, you are not monsters; river monsters, you are not monsters; I am the noble monster! Monster, monster, monster, I am a monster!!!!!!!”
“What the heck, what’s going on? The atmosphere feels off.” Just as the voice faded, a colorful embroidered ball squeezed out from the gap, bouncing a few times before quickly rolling into the grass to inspect Frost Town and Jade Spring Mountain.
After a while, the embroidered ball cheered, “Hooray! I’m free! Those useless disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect better not blame me!”
The embroidered ball rolled happily for a short while before suddenly stopping: “Wait, why has the luck not ended yet? And it’s split into six parts; what games are you playing with me?”
“Tsk tsk tsk, poor me, those guys just want to stake their claims on my drawings day and night! No way, absolutely not! I, Yu Zimao, am an ambitious monster, an idealistic monster; how could I humble myself to be a burden? Moreover, my current state…”
Saying this, the embroidered ball tried to escape, but half a tea’s worth of time later, it rolled back with a sigh: “No choice; before the Jade Symbol Sect’s luck is severed, this great one cannot be free. No matter, since the luck is split into six, I can sway back and forth and be lazy!”
The embroidered ball rolled away, heading towards the White Sea, quickly diminishing into light and shadow, only to reappear several miles away, covering a thousand miles in two hours.
Back in Tianlai City, morning had already dawned. Li Hui chanted softly, sitting in the square before the city lord’s residence to perform rituals for the deceased.
This job was quite satisfactory, somewhat monopolistic. Thanks to the former city lord, Li Hui was the only monk found across the city. He finally understood the crucial difference between righteous and demonic sects: righteous sects not only kill but also bury the dead and perform rituals to avoid spiritual disturbances. In contrast, demonic sects even utilize corpses and remnants of souls.
Why call him the “former city lord”? Because Tianlai City now had a new master.
That former overweight city lord, who disliked monks, lay not far from Li Hui, his body riddled with seven holes still bleeding. He had escaped through an underground tunnel, but his subordinates, seeing his wealth, staged a surprise attack. It was unfortunate that he was careless; why bring so many people along to escape? After all, he had some cultivation, originating from the inner sect of the Jade Symbol Sect—he should have at least called himself a senior.
After the fat city lord died, Li Hui identified him by the decorations on his sleeve. Yet, dust returns to dust, and all that belonged to the dead was now useless. Sighing, he retrieved five spirit talismans.
How the disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect hid their talismans had already formed a unique atmosphere. As the wealthy inner sect disciples had perfected the art of hiding talismans, it was challenging to find every single hidden talisman without undergoing this atmosphere’s influence.
Two eight-pattern Water Escape Talismans and three nine-pattern Peacock Display Talismans emerged, which were relatively rare spirit talismans that only Concentrating Spirit stage cultivators could afford.
The Water Escape Talisman, as its name suggests, was used in water, and the Peacock Display Talisman had a fascinating function; it could lure formidable mountain spirits and savage beasts, allowing one to escape or attack at will, often saving one’s life.
In addition to these five spirit talismans, he also found six chain bags hidden quite thoroughly, which belonged to five caravan leaders—a price paid for the Spirit Sense Talisman turning to ash.
“Grandpa, woo woo woo…”
A sorrowful cry echoed as a young boy knelt beside the elder, weeping. He had not yet activated his Spirit Motion mark and could only briefly draw on spiritual energy, completely ignored by the Hidden Sky Sect, which still held a deep aversion to the slaughter of mortals.
Li Hui shook his head; sudden changes could cause a heavy blow to the spirit. No matter what others said, in the end, he had to rely on himself to endure!
The five golden lotus Dharma clouds seemed to expand slightly again.
If they became more refined, they would resemble true lotus platforms rather than mere clouds. Remembering what the old man had said, there were two essential aspects to Dharma clouds: one is the mantra, and the other is to enhance fortune and luck.
“Mantra?” Li Hui pondered: “In the Buddhist scriptures, mantra is translated as ‘to hold, can hold, can shield.’ It usually refers to the source that prevents good laws from being lost and keeps evil laws from taking effect. It seems the bead integrated into my arm is related to this; it is most likely an exotic treasure connected to Buddhism, differing from Buddhist artifacts and treasures. Otherwise, the silver snake bracelet would have devoured it long ago! Also, the Golden Threshold Thirty-Six Symbols empowered by the silver snake, I wonder how many times it has strengthened; besides stimulating potential, it seems to consume my fortune and luck as well. Therefore, everything I could enjoy in this life in terms of wealth and fortune has been transferred to a few months, and if I don’t replenish it, it will be like water without roots—long dried up and drained!”
While he was deep in thought, the young boy approached and suddenly knelt before him, pleading: “I beg you, master, to take me in. Once I complete my arduous training, I will surely avenge my grandfather!”
