Chapter 372

Chapter 372: The Divine Eye of Di Jiang

Li Hui, with great courage, reached out and flicked the silver snake bracelet with his finger.

Nothing happened; it remained still, just like before. Could it have only erupted unexpectedly to consume that monster earlier?

Guang Jin suddenly asked, “Young Master, what exactly happened just now? All the artifact fragments and treasure fragments shattered, and the spirit talismans and treasure talismans suddenly disappeared.”

“Didn’t you see?” Li Hui realized and nodded, saying, “Right, you couldn’t see. A one-eyed monster with six legs and two pairs of dark brown wings appeared. Its feet resembled human hands, lurking around the platform. Although it wasn’t a real entity, more like a residual aura, it was terrifying enough to make one’s hair stand on end. If it had turned against me, I likely wouldn’t have survived.”

“What?” Guang Jin exclaimed in horror, trembling, “Six legs, feet like hands, two pairs of dark brown wings, and an aggressive one-eyed glare.”

“Ah! How could that be? That’s Di Jiang, an ancient fierce beast. No, Di Jiang has gone beyond the realm of mere beasts; much of Buddhist scripture cannot describe its ferocity and malevolence that have existed since ancient times.”

“That monster is called Di Jiang? Can you see the eye on the sword hilt?” Li Hui picked up the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword to show Guang Jin.

“Di Jiang’s divine eye? How can this be? It’s impossible. How could anyone tame such a great evil? Even a faint light and shadow cannot remain in this world…” Guang Jin was horrified, panicking more as he learned more.

“It seems like nothing is wrong!” Li Hui swung the sword with force. The geomagnetic forces transformed into sharp sword shadows, and he felt the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword was like an extension of his own arm, much stronger than before. Using the Azure Sky Rock Worm earlier had some hindrances, but now those barriers were gone. It seemed the silver snake bracelet had indeed done some good and hadn’t made him lose everything.

At that moment, the small platform beneath him began to float forward, the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword continued to voraciously absorb the geomagnetic forces, emitting rumbling sounds and attracting small metal fragments from all directions.

“So that’s it! The Azure Sky Rock Worm devours geomagnetic forces to draw metals towards it.” Li Hui suddenly understood. The earth contained many metal veins, and the earth axis connected with the earth’s energy, leading in all directions. The Azure Sky Rock Worm’s desire for metal had reached unimaginable levels.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz…” A large number of metal fragments flew in, adhering to the sword body and making a clanging sound, quickly turning into light dust.

Each time the sword body vibrated, some useless dust would shake off. Li Hui noticed that, at some point, thin strands of golden lines began to spread from the sword hilt’s single eye.

Once the golden lines reached a certain number, they seemed to freeze the fierce one-eyed glare bit by bit, as if forcibly casting a golden eye.

Li Hui took a deep breath; his left arm suddenly swollen with a “bang,” the Buddha fruit transforming into a tumor, but it was entirely different from its previous emergence.

“What a guy, the Di Jiang’s one eye is formidable enough to extract ferocity from the Buddha fruit. Incredible, incredible, using poison to counter poison. I wonder which one is fiercer.”

Soon, Li Hui discovered that with each increment of ferocity in the Di Jiang’s eye, the Azure Sky Rock Worm’s desire for metal grew stronger, resulting in a continuous increase of geomagnetic forces absorbed by the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword.

As this cycle continued, the Buddha fruit suddenly trembled. Feeling a response within, Li Hui joyfully said, “Awesome! It has directly broken through the threshold to advance to the Condense Essence Stage, no longer needing to worry about the Buddha fruit rebelling.”

“Roar!”

The Di Jiang’s eye became increasingly arrogant, trying to dispel the golden lines wrapping around the sword hilt. However, it was suppressed by the overwhelming talisman methods, and the Jade Symbol Azure Sky Sword was utilizing its ferocity to empower the Azure Sky Rock Worm.

Li Hui thought, “The silver snake bracelet was bound by Senior Chen Mengde and had to act as an artifact. Today, I’ve finally caught the chance to use similar methods on Di Jiang. It seems like I’ll suffer, but you won’t have it easy either. I just don’t know to what extent the Jade Symbol Azure Sky Sword can reach in this battle of powers.”

About half a stick of incense later, the Jade Symbol Azure Sky Sword generated immense magnetic forces, drawing in chunks of green ores from unknown sources.

“Nirvana Green Gold?” Li Hui and Guang Jin exclaimed in surprise.

This was a rare and extraordinary metal, even rarer than Qian Yuan Black Gold. It was said to have the ability to be reborn like the ancient divine phoenix, capable of regeneration no matter how it was destroyed.

If there was a cultivation method to integrate Nirvana Green Gold, it could possibly grant immortality before truly passing away. Unfortunately, the Ideal Body didn’t have a corresponding method; otherwise, it would be incredible!

Once the Azure Sky Rock Worm devoured the Nirvana Green Gold, many square green stripes instantly appeared on the sword body. The Di Jiang’s eye seemed to sense the impending doom and frantically consumed the ferocity of the Buddha fruit, attempting to break free from its bindings.

Li Hui clearly sensed that after advancing to the Condense Essence Stage, the calamity formed by the Buddha fruit had decreased a level. Finally, the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword shook violently, no longer absorbing the geomagnetic forces, as all order returned to normal.

“This…”

“Unbelievable!!!”

“The Five Energies Returning Sword Talisman drawn by the Azure Sky Rock Worm has all transformed into treasure talismans.” Li Hui excitedly clenched his fist, exclaiming, “Incredible, it has consecutively crossed three levels—low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade—to become a divine talisman. Even if it is only a single enhancement, it still counts as a divine talisman! Once I advance to Bosa, I may be able to create it. This is awesome! The sword aura released by all Azure Sky Rock Worms must be incredibly strong!”

Trying to unleash a sword aura, unexpectedly a “buzz” emerged as it flew far away, instantly disappearing from sight. At the same time, waves of light and shadow filled his mind, reflecting on the areas the sword aura passed through.

“Eh? There’s this benefit too?” Li Hui was greatly surprised. The Azure Sky Rock Worm transforming into a divine talisman imbued it with the indestructible quality of Nirvana Green Gold; this was divinity! He never expected there would be an additional miraculous sensory enhancement, allowing him to sense dangers in advance through the sword aura.

“I understand! The silver snake bracelet granted me a stronger exploration ability to acquire more treasures. It truly has good intentions; the attack is secondary, but the key is to condense a Divine Eye of Di Jiang. With the sword aura’s insight into prime opportunities, coupled with the Ideal Body, I can navigate any perilous formations without any hindrance.”

The small platform beneath him accelerated, creating sparks as it rubbed against the air. Finally, with a “ding,” it embedded itself into a massive platform covered in large cracks.

It was evident that the small platform was just a single tile on the expansive platform.

Directly ahead floated a roll of decree, continuously emitting glowing symbols, bizarre and vibrant, creating a dazzling spectacle.

Before Li Hui could move forward, the decree transmitted a message: “Disciples returning, leave quickly without delay! It’s bad; the decree cannot suppress the fierce intent. The aura of Di Jiang is leaking out, be careful…”

“Could it be that the Heavenly Talisman Sect was destroyed by the ancient fierce beast Di Jiang?”

Li Hui approached, examining the decree closely. He discovered that this decree primarily focused on suppression and purification. Due to its age, much of it had faded, yet its residual essence was abundant, planning and orchestrating the cosmos, perhaps something usable.

He stepped forward and formed hand seals, attempting to establish a connection with the decree. To his surprise, hundreds of large symbols appeared, swirling around his body.

“This is wrong; this decree can teleport! Where is it trying to take me?” Li Hui could only be certain of one thing—this journey would not lead him to the Heavenly Talisman Sect…