Chapter 414

Chapter 414: The Full Power of Talismans Eradicates the Evil God

“You silver snake! You actually ruined my opportunity!”

“Senior, your spiritual sense can see you and even discern your origins, yet you still wish to eliminate others. Since you’re so impressive, why do you just loaf around instead of helping me defeat enemies?”

Li Hui was furious, but the timing was not right. The more he spoke, the more the silver snake consumed. He hurriedly increased the speed to seal the artifacts and spirit treasures into the Mysterious Pearl.

“Bang! Bang! Bang…” Black patterns appeared on the back of the silver snake, seven, eight, nine lines, a total of thirty-three lines accumulated. Even its body began to show black lines, far too many to count.

When the silver snake finally stopped, Li Hui managed to snatch only thirty-five artifacts and spirit treasures, a paltry amount compared to what this creature devoured.

“Truly… Truly infuriating!”

The silver snake showed no reaction; it ignored his anger, just as it disregarded the whispers about its origin, following the example of the lame Daoist.

Li Hui took a deep breath, feeling helpless against the silver snake bracelet. If there had been a solution, Chen Mengde would have crippled this bastard centuries ago.

“Fortunately, there is an item in this door, a gourd the senior had, unknown what it holds.” With a wave, a three-foot-high red gourd flew over. This item was merely a container, not a spirit treasure, so the silver snake bracelet showed no reaction.

The Green Copper Hall existed precisely to store this gourd.

Li Hui cautiously opened the mouth of the gourd and suddenly felt invigorated as a medicinal aura spread out. It must be a gourd used for storing alchemy pills.

“Alchemy pills? What kind of pill is this?”

“Hey! How vexing! If the senior’s spiritual sense were here, they would surely explain it to me. Now I’m in trouble; I don’t know the origin of this pill, how much to take, and how to consume it. It is said that the Wan Miao Bao Dan and divine pills cannot be consumed by just anyone; certain cultivation levels must be reached, or specific cultivation methods practiced to awaken the medicinal effects.”

“Fine, I will return to the Mysterious Pearl for a visit!” Li Hui confirmed that the place was indeed safe and turned to enter the Mysterious Pearl. Thus, only a single pearl was left on the green stone, which merely adorned the door, making its aura even more hidden.

The Evil God was enraged as all belongings in the inner courtyard and the treasure vault disappeared. A large portion of treasures from the Four Halls of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter was also missing. That little thief had returned to the Green Copper Hall and was ramping up the robbery.

“Ah, outrageous! This is unbearable! The treasures plundered during my campaigns, the rare treasures gifted by the summer emperor after founding the nation, the offerings I received after becoming an immortal—gone, all gone!”

“How can this be done to me?”

“Outrageous little thief, where are you? Come out! Where have you hidden? Come out, or I will wipe out all living beings within a thousand miles!”

His voice carried immense penetration, but Li Hui did not want to bear such a heavy burden. Although he had only spent half a tea time inside the Mysterious Pearl, under the support of vast talisman power, he gained a hundred times that much.

Having just acquired such valuable treasures, he hurriedly transformed them into highly useful talismans. The embroidered ball was extremely pleased; by using it to draw high-level talismans, he could quickly enhance his cultivation. Since he was preparing to deal with the Evil God, he was definitely going for a big catch.

Li Hui appeared and swiftly tore down two door panels. This thing was also a treasure. Even if it was simple in appearance, it couldn’t be helped that the previous high-level demon cultivator’s techniques were brilliant; perhaps insights could be gleaned from it.

The Evil God was stunned. There was actually a place in the Green Copper Hall that he did not know about? No wonder that pesky little brat could avoid the impact of his divine thoughts; that was his opportunity—unforgivable.

When enemies meet, they see red.

Li Hui’s figure flickered urgently, entering the courtyard of the Summer Hall. He raised his hand and imprinted five storage talismans on an inconspicuous rockery in the corner.

“Damn!” The Evil God was shocked. This kid actually knew that he hid his original divine body in the rockery! Fortunately, it was well concealed, and there was no chance he could be harmed.

At that moment, the five storage talismans cracked, and branches and twigs with iridescent glow fell down. Those branches and twigs were wrapped in numerous talismans, with only half visible outside.

“Yao’er, begin!” Upon hearing this, Yao’er chopped through all the supreme Miao Jade in the Mysterious Pearl.

The treasure vault held thirty-six pieces of supreme Miao Jade, a rarity in the Great Xia. Li Hui was yet unaware that the conditions for forming supreme Miao Jade were incredibly harsh. Wutu Continent seldom produced it; some pieces were left from ancient dynasties, while others were brought back from other continents by powerful cultivators. Consequently, each piece lost is critical.

Xie Xuan made two snapping sounds as he cut through two treasures.

The first one was called the Wan Miao Lingyuan Stone, and the second was the Duotian Spirit Iron. Both treasures stored more spiritual energy as they aged, solely meant to increase the spiritual energy of the Mysterious Pearl.

Massive spiritual pressure emanated from the Mysterious Pearl; the Celestial Tree erupted with a brilliant glow and began to grow wildly upwards, causing a series of crackling explosions.

Li Hui floated back, a hundred zhang away, and began to make hand seals, sending swirling dark light shadows towards the opposite side. Thunderclouds gathered above the Green Copper Hall, and unbelievable calamities converged.

In an instant, he poured an immense amount of talisman power. All the black patterns on the silver snake bracelet retreated; the thirty-three black patterns on its back disappeared one after another, until only twenty-three remained, and the rate of consumption slowed.

The Evil God’s divine thoughts instantly returned to form. The rockery turned into a suffocating black hole, as if a colossal figure was crawling out from inside. However, with a flash of silver light, a gigantic tree shadow formed above, and the aura around it stagnated within a hundred miles.

“Boom! Boom! Boom…” A deep and distant rumble fell from the sky; when it reached the ground, no sound could be heard—this is called great sound being silent.

In a single strike, the rockery was reduced to dust, revealing an ancient statue and the bronze coffin tightly held in its embrace.

Gods are different from ghosts; they require worship and willpower. However, this Evil God had long transcended ordinary levels. As a founding hero of the Great Xia, he had never lacked for incense offerings, as his past actions in slaughtering cities instilled fear in the people. Even after many years of death, he could still stop children from crying at night. Over time, he became worshipped among butchers and those in the underworld, gradually becoming a black-hearted evil god, representing malevolence.

Alas, this wicked path was not easy. On one hand, he was protected by the national fortune of the Great Xia; on the other, he was suppressed by it. When the Great Xia entered its prosperous era, many righteous gods rose. With the hearts of men steady, the evil could not triumph over the righteous. After several divine battles, he was severely injured and forced to seek a place to recuperate.

However, by a twist of fate, he managed to heal while gaining insights into the powers of luck-stealing, using this to combat the national fortune of the Great Xia.

When he emerged from his injuries, he was shocked to find that his seat had been taken over by practitioners of the demonic path, creating a new evil god with strict doctrines and hierarchical structures, rapidly growing in strength.

His old methods were outdated; even the righteous gods were busy establishing systems, many imitating the methods of the talisman sect.

Alright! The Evil God was grieving, for he, the ancient warrior known as the butcher, had been abandoned. Fortunately, he had a solid foundation and, taking advantage of his remaining influence, organized forces to deceive others, engage in robbery, and commit heinous acts, accumulating vast treasures.

After a century of clever theft, the Green Copper Hall emerged, and the Evil God sacrificed all his followers to finally occupy this place, making it his nest to seize luck.

That was his past; after enduring many years of hardship, he had achieved something, but today disaster struck unexpectedly.