Chapter 81
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Chapter 81: New Type of Spirit Talisman
Li Hui stood up, stretched his hand out like a canopy, and looked around, not seeing any of the Hidden Sky Sect’s spiritual eagles. He nodded and said, “Alright! Come with me.”
“Ah?” The boy lifted his head, surprised at how agreeable the master was, living up to being someone who always answers when called, truly embodying great compassion.
Many caravans had been mercilessly slaughtered, cultivators killed, and commoners driven away, so the two soon found a place to rest at a merchant association’s building.
Li Hui remained silent as he placed the bag of treasures on the ground and loosened the opening to spread it out slowly. At first, nothing seemed unusual; he only saw a wooden bowl and monk shoes. However, as the bag fully opened, ripples immediately formed, revealing spiritual soil and saplings, along with a large number of items at the base of the saplings under the boy’s astonished gaze.
“What’s this?”
“Don’t be surprised. If it weren’t for some concealment methods, I would have been drained dry by those vampires from the Hidden Sky Sect long ago. This bag of treasures is like a large version of a treasure bag, divided into inner and outer layers that ordinary cultivators couldn’t detect.”
Li Hui paused, looking at the boy and continued, “It’s only natural to want revenge, but it’s dangerous to follow me. So, I’ll prepare your gear and show you the way. First, go to Fusu City’s Guangxiao Temple and find Luo Chongba. Train hard for two years and see if you have any talent. If you do, join the Hidden Sky Sect, bide your time, and look for a chance to strike against Guanglu Pavilion. Of course, there’s also a true disciple of the Jade Symbol Sect, Yang Jueyu. If he doesn’t come, there will be no calamity. You can also seek revenge against him in the future. If you lack cultivation talent, then the road to revenge will be difficult and will require careful planning, ensuring you don’t make a wrong step in your lifetime.”
The boy widened his eyes. Facing sudden changes, his mind was chaotic, and he didn’t think too much. Yet, this master, whom he had just met yesterday, had already laid out a plan for his revenge with such meticulousness.
“Ha ha, the youth’s naivety knows no bounds!”
Li Hui chuckled inwardly, having forgotten that he was only eighteen, not much older than the boy. Out of kindness, he diverted the boy’s attention, setting a long-term goal for him since he was at an age prone to daydreaming—who knew what he might do?
Not long after, two treasure bags and two chain bags were placed before the boy, most of the valuables coming from his grandfather, marking them as partial restitution, along with some urgent items and spirit talismans useful for the journey.
“I said I’d give you an exotic treasure if you help me collect artifact fragments and blank talisman paper.” Li Hui took out a jade tablet, its surface covered with fine cracks, and said, “Fifteen treasure bags, and you managed to gather ten overnight, while also finding so much blank talisman paper. As a reward, I’ll give you this drunken talisman. Remember, it’s a residual talisman, and its activation time is extremely slow. You need to perform the six desires hand seal to activate it, and it’s quite close to breaking, so be mindful when using it.”
After explaining all the items and precautions, the boy, overwhelmed with gratitude, asked, “I’m Shen Shancai, but I don’t yet know your monk name.”
“Oh? You’re Shen Shancai. You’ll naturally know my monk name once we reach Fusu City.” Li Hui tucked away the bag of treasures and strode toward the door.
Having done what needed to be done, he wasn’t a babysitter; making a hasty retreat was the priority.
The true disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect and the Hidden Sky Sect had arrived in Tianlai City. Fortunately, wearing a monk’s head gave him a chance to slip through unnoticed, but a large-scale investigation would likely happen soon. If these sects were serious, what clues couldn’t they uncover?
The Hidden Sky Sect did not trouble a monk, recognizing his benevolence. After the collapse of Guanglu Pavilion, he was the first to rush in to save people, digging out a young boy from the rubble and assisting in performing rituals for the slain cultivators, dissipating lingering malevolent energy, which made it easier for the Hidden Sky Sect to take over Tianlai City.
There was still a while until darkness fell; the sun had just ascended overhead.
Li Hui left Tianlai City without encountering any trouble, finding a sand dune to hide behind. He took out the six chain bags obtained from looting corpses and three treasure bags he had rushed to grab from the ruins of Guanglu Pavilion.
The six chain bags belonged to deceased caravan leaders, while the three treasure bags came from significant figures in Guanglu Pavilion.
Inner Sect Disciples of the Hidden Sky Sect weren’t foolish; they knew many cultivators hid their belongings, so there were methods to search for them. Since caravan leaders could afford cultivators, they became key targets for searches, but they underestimated these people’s ingenuity.
Hiding items in shoe heels and belts was a childish trick that would surely be found. However, these five caravan leaders broadened Li Hui’s horizons; they had hidden chain bags in their stomachs, under their skin, and even in their rectums, and two were specifically concealed in the rectums.
Using the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique to retrieve the items, Li Hui’s face turned green. Even though the chain bags were wrapped in oil cloth, the smell was still overwhelming.
Hiding items in such a “stirring” manner made it hard to say he wasn’t curious about the contents of the chain bags. Before long, dozens of packages lay before him, bulging and almost completely filled.
Treasure bags could store artifacts because they incorporated strands of Xumi Bamboo. Chain bags, crafted from empty stone, couldn’t accommodate artifacts, significantly diminishing their value, leaving usage primarily to grassroots cultivators.
Yet, Li Hui remained very hopeful because even if he obtained artifacts, they would turn to dust soon after; they were far less helpful than some rare items he could acquire.
“Come, come, come! Buy with confidence; whether it’s bearish or bullish will soon be revealed.” He cautiously began unwrapping the packages. Luckily, these people weren’t as extreme as Demon Cultivators; they genuinely wanted to hide their things.
“There are so many silver money symbols, fewer money symbols, a large amount of frost silver, and a small quantity of dragon scale gold. Is this all?” Li Hui’s eyes widened as he kept tearing open packages, finding nothing but wealth, occasionally spotting a vial of alchemy. He sighed, realizing, “It makes sense; these caravan tiers aren’t high. It’s already impressive they could gather so many silver money symbols!”
The answer revealed, his enthusiasm waned until he opened the thirty-fourth package, and his eyes brightened.
“Eh? Yellow talisman paper? Five stacks, which means five hundred sheets. That’s not a small amount. Wait, there are some ready-made spirit talismans hidden below in the chain bags, instead of being carried with them.”
On the palm-sized gray spirit talisman, a mountain symbol was imprinted like a seal, while six faint blue lines cracked across the back of the talisman. Li Hui gasped; it was his first time seeing such a talisman, and it wasn’t mentioned in the Jade Symbol Sect’s texts. Was this a new type of spirit talisman?
“How strange! This mountain symbol is composed of runes like delusion, filth, and essence, representing an unknown composite spirit talisman.”
“Why are the cracks on the back of the talismans blue? Blue sometimes represents water, and sometimes represents healing. This is a feature given by heaven to the spirit talismans. Who drew this talisman, achieving six patterns on all of them, with a total count exceeding a hundred? What on earth is the use of such talismans?”
Li Hui formed hand seals to test the talisman types: five elements, wind and thunder, Yin-Yang, heaven and earth, spirit lure, vitality, poisons, seven emotions, six desires, and auxiliary ones, testing each but receiving no response.
“How can there be no response? Even talisman flags used for formations should have an attribute. No, the talisman paper is gray, unlike its original color. Could it be that all these six-pattern spirit talismans are expired worthless talismans?”
