Chapter 608

Chapter 608: The First Contact with the Silver Snake

Li Hui slipped into Li Sifan’s life trajectory but could not escape the Time Claws. When he was forced by Hao Yue Lin to take the Rebirth Pill, he erased his original identity and transformed into Hao Wentong, at least gaining half a year’s breathing room.

In the past month, as the other families successively launched spirit talisman bonds, the allure of speculation plummeted. The spirit talisman bonds released by Mufeng City quickly returned to normal prices, and with some wealthy merchants dumping their shares, the external trading price even fell below face value.

Tie Yixin took action, driving down the prices to acquire spirit talisman bonds; regardless of what other merchants did, he focused solely on buying.

This unusual situation puzzled the merchants.

On the third day, astonishing news broke from the city lord’s residence: spirit talisman bonds would undergo strange changes after four months. Every three hundred spirit talismans combined could forge one treasure talisman.

Even that was not enough to cause a stir.

The city lord had surprisingly split the commercial taxes of Mufeng City into ten million shares, with each treasure talisman representing a share in the profits at the end of the year.

The business community was in an uproar. "Is this even possible? If we can acquire enough shares, won’t it mean holding a crucial position in the Mufeng City business community?" The key was, in the past three months, Mufeng City had become extraordinarily prosperous; if they could maintain this prosperity, just think of the taxes collected!

In short, Li Hui was selling expectations. Those filled with hope for Mufeng City would naturally step in, while he held the ultimate decision in his hands.

“Let the fortunes of the Nine-Mystic Continent converge in Mufeng City! I will become the eternal lord of Mufeng City. I wonder if the Silver Snake can respond in this era; if it does, much trouble could be avoided.”

In the Ancient Tomb of the city lord’s residence, thirty-six towering altars rose, each with a compass hovering above, constantly searching for a possible response.

Li Hui acquired a large quantity of Jade Symbols and Celestial Talismans, surrounding various spirit treasures with talisman formations in the tomb. His ultimate goal was to blood sacrifice to the Tian Kui Lantern to control Mufeng City. However, cultivating the Tian Kui Lantern would take a long time, possibly requiring several hundred years. He might fall into a deep slumber along the way, but the rewards would be far beyond words.

All eyes watching Mufeng City were stunned. Within mere hours, the price of spirit talisman bonds soared straight up, not only returning to the peak price but starting to double from that point.

What is extreme profit? This is extreme profit! Tie Yixin nonchalantly released goods, making over forty times the profit in just three days through back-and-forth trading.

A deeper influence was brewing; Li Hui felt the pulses of fortune even without using the Bai Ze’s divine eye. An immense, immeasurable fortune was converging toward the Hao Family and Mufeng City each moment.

Previously, the Hao Family ranked ninth among the ten Great Families with a chance of falling to the bottom. However, from this moment on, the Hao Family leaped to eighth place and quickly secured their footing.

This move pushed the He Family down a rank, and they were not pleased. The two families were already hostile, clashing in conflict every hundred years. The city lord of Mufeng City had the audacity to kick the He Family down to ninth place.

Because this ranking involved some deep-seated issues, the He Family was cornered and enraged; they rallied their forces and swept toward the Hao Family’s territory with the fury of a storm. At the same time, they informed the Xiahou Family, who held the seventh rank; with the rapid advancement of the Hao Family, taking their place wouldn’t be difficult.

The Xiahou Family quickly reacted, sending many promising young members gliding through the clouds, radiating murderous intent as they approached Mufeng City.

When Li Hui received the news, the He Family and Xiahou Family’s army was already less than a thousand miles from Mufeng City. The core and branches of the Hao Family merely dispatched a few symbolic teams of cultivators, choosing to hide in the shadows, watching the drama unfold when it came to a key moment.

What could they do? Mufeng City’s revenues were too attractive. Even though the ancestral hall had ordered a full-scale defense, they could still find excuses to slack off or delay.

“The ranking battle is also a contest of fortunes; the Nine-Mystic Continent truly never rests!” Li Hui stood on the terrace, glancing out before turning and heading back to the Ancient Tomb.

Even though the compass remained silent, unable to receive any response from the Silver Snake, he felt the arrow was nocked; there was no choice but to release it. He prepared to blood sacrifice to the Tian Kui Lantern immediately.

Just then, Li Hui halted his steps.

“Hmm? The compass on the third altar in the east has reacted! All compasses, follow this direction and see if we can establish contact with the Silver Snake.”

“Boom…” The thirty-six altars shimmered, glowing brightly as the talisman formations augmented the compasses.

“Fuzzy images, strengthen the lock.” Li Hui continuously sensed, feeling layers of light and shadow emerge in his mind, when suddenly a ball of silver light was triggered and began to awaken.

“Is this the Silver Snake that has not yet been retrieved by the elder Chen Mengde in this era? Let us bind through the Dao and use the talismans as proof. If you can foresee the situation to come, exchange talisman power according to the Dao Rhythm! If you cannot meet my needs, then please remain in slumber for now, until the time comes for your emergence.”

What Li Hui found hard to believe was that the Silver Snake actually communicated a thought: “You awakened me? You are the Legal form from the future. You should not have woken me up; the Heavenly Dao has already been shattered, and the immortals have become ominous. I cannot see any hope of restoring the Heavenly Dao before the various realms have completed their fusion.”

“Uh!” Li Hui was shocked for quite a while, then suddenly said, “I have spent many years with you; this is the first time we’re communicating.”

“What you see is merely a scale from my true form! I have revealed my location and must quickly flee to other worlds. Since you have begun, then continue your work!”

“Wait, I have many questions.” No matter how Li Hui called out, there was no more response, only the cold silver light remaining.

“The Silver Snake said the Heavenly Dao is shattered and the immortals have become ominous, so is it an immortal or the Heavenly Dao? Why is it hiding, and who is it hiding from? The silver snake bracelet turned out to just be a scale of the true Silver Snake.”

As the altars activated, the fragments of ritual artifacts and treasures quickly melted, and silver streaks appeared in the air, vast talisman power pouring in, guided to infuse into the various talisman formations.

“Formation locks in chains, Yin-Yang complementing, the five elements stacking, talisman power circulating.” Li Hui began to propel the talisman power in a continuous cycle.

The Hao Family had gathered a vast number of spirit treasures to build Mufeng City, creating a tribulation fortress by combining the spirit treasures with mechanisms, preparing for the impending great calamity. Even if that great calamity was six hundred years away, the nurturing of vessels and adjustment would take time; six hundred years might not even be enough.

How difficult it was to propel so many spirit treasures!

Li Hui aggressively acquired Jade Symbols and Celestial Talismans, using talismans to set formations around the spirit treasures and even the ultimate treasures. He envisioned Mufeng City as his body, treating the spirit treasures and ultimate treasures as organs and bones, while the talisman formations were his meridians, and the talisman power as his vitality; this way of thinking resolved many dilemmas, making the blood sacrifice to the Tian Kui Lantern possible.

At this moment, the large jars standing near the altars bubbled with a “glug glug” sound; the essence blood produced through the Yin-Yang Blood Stones had already reached the level of a blood lake.

Li Hui looked at the altars, thinking, “Relying on a big tree provides shade. Even if we face the great calamity of the heavens and the earth in the future, the fragments of ritual artifacts and spirit treasures here will be enough to support us for quite some time. In the future, I will also collect across the continent to stockpile strategic resources! Stockpile for six hundred years; then we shall see who will dare to oppose me in the Nine-Mystic Continent!”