Chapter 86
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Chapter 86: The Talking Bougainvillea?
The battle outside was extremely fierce. Zhang Tianhua clenched his fists, being cautious, and ultimately chose not to seek trouble with the monk.
As Zhang Tianhua swiftly left, Li Hui revealed two damage-dealing talismans and couldn’t help but exclaim, “What a strong instinct! If I get a little closer, I’ll make my move. But the six of us must have hidden Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbols within us; it would be terrifying in a Together in ruin situation.”
Before long, a series of explosive roars echoed from outside, followed by a raging wind. Although dozens of cultivators lay in the cramped, shabby room, their belongings seemed within easy reach, Li Hui chose not to complicate matters.
“God knows which cultivator is feigning death, grasping something deadly, waiting for someone to approach. Without the Nine-Patterned Anomaly Spirit Sense Talisman to sense the danger, I might as well learn from Zhang Tianhua and stick to the old tricks of experienced individuals.”
Just as he stepped out the door, he saw black smoke billowing, casting a dim light; clearly, it was a chaotic escape environment created by Zhang Tianhua.
Li Hui crouched low and dashed forward, feeling the ground shake beneath him. He quickly pulled out a stack of Golden Bell Talismans. They did not trigger, but he held them in his hands, increasing his speed toward a clearer area.
Fortunately, the tremors moved in another direction; otherwise, it would have felt ominous. Behind him came anguished cries and waves of heat; he recognized the voice of a cultivator named Old Xu.
“That’s grim! Just hearing the sounds is dreadful.” Li Hui shrank his neck, thinking he wouldn’t fare any better if trapped in a tight corner. He needed to accumulate more experience.
“No matter what, when the opportunity arises, I must use the silver snake bracelet to supplement my strength and then crazily make talismans. Goodness, it’s too dangerous out here! Fortunately, with the blessing of the silver snake bracelet, my talisman-making success rate is nearly one hundred percent, which no talisman maker can match, and it even increases the talisman level. One talisman drawn by me equals twenty drawn by others, and it saves a lot of talisman paper and ink.”
As the view cleared up, Li Hui quickly identified his direction: “There’s no going back. I can only head to the sea to dodge danger. I must find a way to increase my cultivation and hatch those tree demons; survival for a few more years is the priority.”
“Legend has it that Yin Wind Gorge was once called Drink Horse Gorge. It was the necessary path from inland to the coastline, having seen many battles over time. Naturally, as the death toll rose, grievances and resentment accumulated, leading to the present-year-round dark energy. It’s fine during the day, but it becomes lively at night!”
At this moment, Li Hui climbed along the rocky wall, trying to conceal his form for fear of pursuit, moving slowly. By noon, as he was about to leave Yin Wind Gorge, he felt a bit more at ease. Without mechanized flying kites conducting a comprehensive search overhead, finding a single cultivator wasn’t easy.
“Wait, this is too despicable.”
He hadn’t stood up yet when, nearby the exit, he suddenly heard a small flying kite pass by with a “whoosh.”
This yellow flying kite was smaller than ordinary kites, its wings covered in Spirit Sense Talismans. No doubt, it was a Spirit Sense Talisman; Li Hui recognized those dispersed lines from a distance.
There was more than one flying kite, especially near the exit. Li Hui cursed inwardly, “Damn it! Combining talismans with mechanical art for aerial surveillance—how clever of the Flying Kite Sect! Such a combination is equivalent to a support-type artifact; I need to find another exit.”
He carefully retraced his steps. If he rushed forward in a panic, he would likely get beaten silly by a dozen Inner Sect Disciples from the Flying Kite Sect; that would be pointless.
As he was being cautious, a voice suddenly came from his shoulder: “Hey! I’m so tired of watching. Why are you retreating? Rush in and take those sect enemies down! As a disciple of the Jade Symbol Sect, with a handful of spirit talismans in your pocket, those aren’t just scraps of paper or ghost money; they are freely wielded weapons, the staircase to life’s elevation…”
“Oh my goodness! What is this?” Li Hui was nearly scared out of his wits; there was a head somehow resting on his shoulder, completely unaware of it.
“Hey you, stinky kid, who are you calling a ghost? Is there such a disgrace to me?” The bougainvillea shouted, sending Li Hui darting away in a panic.
“Don’t follow me! Whatever you are, be careful, or I’ll transform you.”
“Alright, alright! Hurry up and transform me! Tsk tsk, it’s been so long since I last bathed in the Buddhist light; it’s as warm as a shower. If I weren’t cooped up in the Jade Symbol Sect, I would have traveled to the Buddhist temple long ago.”
Li Hui ducked into a crack in the rock and peeked outside for a moment, seeing that no flying kite had followed before he found time to speak: “What exactly are you? A remnant soul of a senior from the sect?”
The colorful bougainvillea landed on the ground, cackling loudly: “That’s right! Clever little ghost! You guessed my origins. I’m the great-uncle of your master’s great-uncle… Anyway, I’m your ancestor! Haha, you must treat your ancestor well, lighting three incense sticks daily. While I don’t expect top-grade treasure incenses, at least some good-quality azure feather spiral incense or Chong Dao Nine Cauldrons fragrance would do.”
“Could it be that you really are a remnant soul from the sect? Why are you hiding in a bougainvillea?” Li Hui thought about stepping on it, but the bizarre creature made him hesitate. In the end, he decided to avoid provoking it unnecessarily, guessing in his mind: “If it’s a remnant soul that can express thoughts so clearly, its previous life must have been extraordinary; perhaps it achieved the Myriad Forms Stage.”
“Hey, did you draw those talismans yourself? Why do they form shallow Dao traces?” The bougainvillea asked curiously.
Li Hui was astonished, “Can you see through the bag of treasures and the bag of treasures?”
“Haha, how novel! What’s a bag of treasures? My Dharma Eye can even see through Storage Artifacts. Now tell me, what’s going on with those talismans?”
“Oh, that’s easy to explain. There was a senior in the sect named Chen Mengde, you know?”
The bougainvillea pondered, “What’s ‘De’? With so many disciples throughout the sect’s history, I can’t remember them all, and moreover…”
It didn’t finish its sentence, but in fact, the bougainvillea couldn’t recall names, referring to people as “that one, that one there, that little one, who’s that.”
Li Hui wore a silver snake bracelet on his wrist, which was already absurd enough, but now he encountered a talking bougainvillea that endowed him with Buddhist powers. Coupled with nine heads and the growth of tree demons, along with some peculiar conditions in himself, he had developed a strong immunity to strange occurrences.
Now faced with a talking bougainvillea, after the initial shock, he quickly responded, “I can burst artifacts with bare hands because I inherited this marvelous method from senior Chen Mengde. Each time I destroy a certain number of artifacts, I must crazily make talismans, immensely increasing both my success rate and the odds of drawing high-level spirit talismans. Since you’re a sect elder, you should bless your disciple to get through this ordeal; otherwise, I might have to question your origins.”
“You suspect me? How dare you doubt me?” The bougainvillea jumped up, declaring extravagantly: “There’s nothing Yu Zimao can’t do in this world! Call me Ancestor Master, and I will fulfill one reasonable request of yours.”
