Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans...

Chapter 137 Talisman Treasure: Crimson Sun Sword

"It's you!"

As their eyes met, a look of shock flashed across Lin Chang'an's cold gaze. This monster, who resembled a puppet-like corpse cultivator, was actually Huang Shaohai.

He was absolutely certain that he could sense that familiar aura of magical power.

He sensed it the instant he emerged from the ground.

However, a pair of bloodshot bull eyes shattered their long-awaited reunion.

"Moo!"

The Green Horned Ox let out a deep roar as it exhaled white breath, and the two collided head-on the next moment.

"Click..."

The shield of the second-tier mid-grade Vajra Talisman shattered one after another, and at the same time, the magic shield in front of the silver land vessel was also shattered.

The next moment, the sharp bull horns rammed straight through, and Lin Chang'an on the bull's back showed no mercy, wielding the Green Bamboo Sword.

The crimson sword light pierced straight down.

With a deafening roar, both ears went deaf for a moment, followed by the painful mooing of the Green Horned Ox and the angry roar of Huang Shaohai.

"I am going to kill you!"

The moment the two collided, the Green Horned Ox overturned the land vessel, leaving two large holes in its bottom.

Huang Shao was blasted away. Although he was protected by a defensive magical artifact, the way he was thrown from below enraged him.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The force of the impact caused the Green Horned Ox to be thrown back, rolling and sliding more than ten feet away.

"Moo!"

The dizzy and disoriented Green Horned Ox, with blood streaming from its forehead, tried to get up, but the force of the impact was so great that even as a second-tier demon beast, it couldn't stand steadily on all four hooves.

When Lin Chang'an was thrown back by the impact, he immediately flipped over and jumped upside down, supporting himself with one hand on the ground and quickly rotating to dissipate the force, while making a hand seal with the other hand.

Nine second-tier mid-grade Firebird Talismans were not the limit of the number of talismans he possessed, but rather the limit of the divine sense he could simultaneously manipulate talismans in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

In an instant, flames filled the sky.

Lin Chang'an turned around without hesitation, stepped on the Green Bamboo Sword and flew directly on the sword. Before leaving, he did not forget to put the Green Horned Ox into his spirit beast bag.

They snatched the array plate, then rode an ox and rammed the robber cultivator away before running away—how exciting!

"Senior Brother Huang!"

The two disciples of the Li Huo Palace who were chasing behind them cried out in terror when they saw the horrific scene of the collision and the roaring flames.

"Lin Chang'an! I'm going to kill you!"

Amidst the sea of ​​fire, Huang Shaohai, wielding a defensive magical artifact, roared with a ferocious expression, appearing as terrifying as a transformed demon.

"Chase after him! I'll skin him alive and drain his lifeblood!"

The heart-wrenching screams echoed, startling the two fellow disciples, who dared not slacken their vigilance in the slightest.

Meanwhile, Lin Chang'an quickly headed towards the depths of the Cloud Mist Mountains, towards an area teeming with miasma.

They sped along like lightning, the surrounding scenery flashing by rapidly. As they ventured deeper, their divine sense could no longer detect an area within a radius of three zhang.

Even Lin Chang'an, who possesses the divine sense of the late Foundation Establishment stage, can only rely on his spiritual eye to observe.

The three people behind him were relentlessly pursuing him, which startled Lin Chang'an.

"What method did Huang Shaohai use to be able to catch up with us so accurately even in such a place with such dense poisonous miasma?"

The three people flying behind them on their swords, two of whom were early Foundation Establishment cultivators, swallowed three antidote pills with solemn expressions.

"Senior Brother Huang, if we go any deeper, even we will be poisoned."

While detoxification pills are effective, their effectiveness depends on the amount of miasma inhaled.

In particular, if they fight later, it will exacerbate the accumulation of toxins in their bodies.

"Useless trash! Chase after him! Once it's done, all his wealth is yours."

With bloodshot eyes and a roar, Huang Shaohai realized that this mere, despised rogue cultivator had actually caused him such a great loss.

He absolutely cannot let this person go.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Huang, we two will definitely capture this person for you."

The two, who had initially been worried, immediately showed excitement upon hearing that all the other party's belongings would be theirs.

After exchanging a glance, the two took three more antidote pills.

……

"What kind of poisonous art does Huang Shaohai practice that has caused him to end up like this?"

Lin Chang'an, who was flying rapidly on his sword, also looked down in alarm at the venom that had splashed onto his robes earlier.

It was so corroded that it became dull and lifeless.

Fortunately, his self-healing body, nurtured by his natal spiritual plant, is immune to poisons of the same level.

At this moment, he was even more alarmed. The rampant calamities outside Tianxuan City were largely due to the shadowy manipulation of Li Huo Palace and Shenjian Sect behind the scenes.

But he really didn't expect that Huang Shaohai would actually be out there doing the work of robbing and cultivating.

"The 'Cultivation Demon of Tribulation' that Lao Hu mentioned before is probably Huang Shaohai."

Thinking back to the intelligence he had gathered and the relentless pursuers he couldn't shake off, his brow furrowed even more.

The enemy was in the shadows, and with their tracking methods, he had nowhere to escape.

Even if we escape this time, what about next time?

He still doesn't know the methods the cultivator used to pursue him.

"If we let this person go today, I fear I will never be able to eat or sleep properly in the future."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an felt a surge of murderous intent.

All three must die!
The tracking methods must also be figured out, otherwise he will be forced to remain holed up in Tianxuan City in the future.

"Senior Brother Huang, this rogue cultivator can't have gone far."

"That's right, it's just the early stage of Foundation Establishment. We'll see how long this miasma can last."

Within the miasma-filled area where divine senses could not penetrate, the three people had the "Connecting Machine" technique on their wrists.

Even within the miasma zone, they can transmit their voices to each other within a hundred feet.

……

"This rogue cultivator is really good at holding on; he's managed to run for so long."

"Senior Brother Huang, the Earth Dragon Beast is howling, the enemy is just ahead... Oh no, the enemy has attracted the demon beasts."

After a chase, a sound of fear suddenly rang out.

Meanwhile, Lin Chang'an, who was in the shadows, finally discovered the other party's tracking methods.

Just then, a streak of poisonous light flashed past. Lin Chang'an, feigning fear, looked at Huang Shaohai, who was attacking from behind.

"You rogue cultivator, the poisonous miasma can block our divine sense from probing you, but you are also blind!"

However, a deep and terrifying moo echoed through the thick fog, causing Huang Shaohai and the others to change their expressions, while Lin Chang'an's lips curled into a smile.

"As expected, the opponent's spirit pet could only track my movements."

With immense power and bloodshot eyes, the Green Horned Bull emerged from the other side of the thick fog and charged directly at the massive Earth Dragon Beast.

This time, the impact was so real that the Earth Dragon Beast let out a painful cry, its massive three-zhang-long body being sent flying by the Green Horned Bull.

The terrifying impact produced the sound of bones breaking and tendons snapping, and the bull's horns pierced two huge wounds.

"You beast! Die!"

Enraged, Huang Shaohai slapped his spirit beast pouch, and a golden light flashed, rushing straight towards the Green Horned Ox.

In an instant, several wounds were pecked into the Green Horned Ox's body.

Lin Chang'an was startled by what he saw and quickly withdrew, while simultaneously urging the Green Horned Ox to flee.

“Huang Shaohai, this earth dragon beast has lost its ability to fight. I’m going back to Tianxuan City now. I don’t appreciate your pathetic state.”

Lin Chang'an laughed loudly, drawing hatred from the enemy.

This made Huang Shaohai, who was in the thick fog, furious. He had been repeatedly tricked by a rogue cultivator.

"Lin Chang'an, I want you dead!"

Huang Shaohai's eyes were bloodshot; influenced by the Bloodthirsty Poison Ivy, he was easily driven to madness.

"Senior Brother Huang, be careful!"

After seeing Huang Shaohai chase after him, the two hurriedly tried to warn him, but Huang Shaohai wouldn't listen.

[Second-Tier Fiery Array - Activated]

Just as Huang Shaohai caught up, Lin Chang'an activated the formation he had hastily set up earlier.

In an instant, array barriers appeared all around.

"Senior Brother Huang!"

The other two cultivators who witnessed this scene exclaimed in surprise, but the next moment Lin Chang'an charged over with the Green Horned Ox.

From the very beginning, Lin Chang'an's intention in setting up the formation was to trap one or two people first, and then defeat them one by one.

Unexpectedly, Huang Shaohai was so quick to understand and jumped right in.

"Fellow Daoist, I am a cultivator from the Li Huo Palace..." "Oh no, Senior Brother is only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

Lin Chang'an had been hiding his cultivation level at the early Foundation Establishment stage from the beginning, but this time his full power surprised his opponent.

"disease!"

Lin Chang'an decisively raised his hand and used nine second-tier mid-grade firebird talismans.

This attack caused the two cultivators' expressions to change drastically. They retreated in terror, constantly unleashing their spells and talismans to defend themselves.

At the same time, he was greatly shocked. What kind of rogue cultivator was this? How could he have an inexhaustible supply of second-tier talismans?

"Boom!"

As the Firebird Talisman exploded, Lin Chang'an suddenly flashed over from the side, the Green Bamboo Sword in his hand gleaming with terrifying bloodthirsty energy.

"Fellow……"

However, under the Blood Fiend Sword's light, this cultivator with relatively weak cultivation was terrified, and the magic shield in front of him was directly pierced through by the sword's light.

The Green Bamboo Sword encountered no resistance whatsoever, flashing a streak of bloody light.

"Junior brother!"

The senior brother beside him roared and attacked Lin Chang'an from behind.

However, Lin Chang'an's expression was chilling, and the moment he turned around, a streak of blood appeared from his fingertips.

Blood Spirit Thorn

"puff!"

With a dazed look in his eyes, a spot of crimson blood appeared between his brows, slowly flowing out, and his body fell limply to the ground.

The gilded needles are specifically designed to counter mana shields, and when combined with his Blood Spirit Thorn, they become even more effective.

With a full-force attack at close range, the early Foundation Establishment cultivator had no chance to dodge and was instantly killed.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, with two early Foundation Establishment cultivators cleanly and swiftly killed.

Lin Chang'an may be strong, but his advantage lies more in the geographical location.

Inside the miasma, both of them lost their ability to use their divine sense to explore, becoming as blind as if they were blind.

However, Lin Chang'an's spiritual eyes could clearly see the two of them.

In addition, his Fiendish Yuan Sword Technique can unleash attack power equivalent to the late Foundation Establishment stage, and the Blood Spirit Thorn is specifically designed to counter protective spiritual light.

That's why he was killed so cleanly and efficiently.

"So much nonsense."

After doing all this, Lin Chang'an remained indifferent, instinctively delivering a few more sword strikes while simultaneously collecting the two men's storage bags and magical artifacts.

Just then, the formation suddenly cracked.

Lin Chang'an was quick to kill, just as Huang Shaohai was quick to break through formations.

"A barrier-breaking talisman!"

With the formation shattered, Lin Chang'an naturally saw the opponent's methods and was shocked.

A second-grade high-level barrier-breaking talisman—Huang Shaohai is truly extravagant.

Instead, Huang Shaohai, having broken through the formation, looked at the corpses of his two companions, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he exclaimed in shock and anger:

"Very well! They were actually at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Their deaths were not in vain, but now you will go and be buried with them!"

With a cry and a flash of golden light, Lin Chang'an dodged and retreated, trying to hide in the thick fog.

However, the shield in front of him shattered one after another, which startled him.

"Phoenix!"

At this moment, he finally saw clearly what the golden light that had so easily shattered his second-tier mid-grade Vajra Talisman shield was.

It was the Phoenix Bird, a mythical beast that the Zhou family had previously invested so much effort in, only to have it snatched away by the other party.

The next moment, Lin Chang'an quickly threw out six Ice Talismans and Explosion Talismans.

Following the impact of the explosion, he affixed several more golden talismans to himself.

"Lin Chang'an, you're despicable!"

Originally, they were cultivators undergoing tribulation, but Lin Chang'an's schemes were more like those of cultivators than those of cultivators undergoing tribulation themselves.

This infuriated Huang Shaohai.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, it's best to avoid threatening words. You should think about how to get out of here alive first."

Lin Chang'an, who had vanished into the thick fog, took advantage of the miasma blocking his divine sense and revealed a sarcastic smile.

The earth dragon was severely injured and lost its means of tracking.

Now the offense and defense have changed!
"Good! Good! Good! You bunch of rogue cultivators are nothing but a bunch of low-class trash. Do you really think that you can embark on the path of cultivation just because you've gotten a little bit of luck?"

Today I'll show you that you rogue cultivators are nothing but a bunch of lowlifes!

Huang Shaohai was so angry that he laughed, never expecting to be underestimated by a rogue cultivator.

After putting the Phoenix Bird into his spirit beast pouch, Huang Shaohai flew directly into the sky on his sword and took out a talisman under Lin Chang'an's puzzled gaze.

"This is!?"

A bad feeling filled Lin Chang'an, and he began to flee without hesitation.

In the sky, Huang Shaohai flipped his hand, revealing a fiery red talisman depicting a small sword, radiating a terrifying aura.

"Talisman?!"

Although I have never met him, I have heard of his name.

The moment it was activated, it unleashed such a terrifying aura, and even dispersed the miasma that was blocking divine sense.

"Got you!"

Huang Shaohai, with a bloodthirsty smile on his face, watched Lin Chang'an fleeing in panic in the distance.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, are you really going to fight to the death?"

Lin Chang'an, who had escaped by burning his essence blood directly and using the Blood Shadow Escape technique, felt a chill run down his spine. How could Huang Shaohai possess such a treasure?

You should know that there are only a handful of Core Formation cultivators in the entire Yue Kingdom, and talismans and treasures are merely rumors.

I never expected to run into him today.

He had previously thought that as long as the target was not a Core Formation cultivator, he could easily escape.

He was completely numb at that moment.

This is a talisman treasure that possesses some of the power of a Core Formation cultivator's magic weapon.

Seeing Lin Chang'an's panicked state, Huang Shaohai let out a bloodthirsty laugh.

"The fish may die, but the net may not break!"

In an instant, a compressed crimson sword blade condensed, and the talisman took shape.

[Talisman Treasure: Crimson Sun Sword]

Wherever the sword's edge pointed, the miasma retreated.

Under the threat of death, Lin Chang'an gritted his teeth and released nine second-grade high-quality Vajra Talismans in one go.

This was his most prized possession, acquired at the trade fair.

Behind the nine golden phantom shields, Lin Chang'an, as he flew backward, also used the Xuan Tie Flying Sky Shield and the defensive magic artifacts from the two people he had just killed to protect himself.

Although he hadn't refined it, at this moment, anything blocking his way was a good thing, so he couldn't care less about anything else.

At the same time, he frantically activated the Killing Yuan Sword Technique.

His internal meridians were tearing apart, and a blood-red sword beam with murderous aura appeared in front of him.

"The fly shakes the tree."

Huang Shaohai looked down at Lin Chang'an with an indifferent gaze, as if he were an ant. The sword light activated by the talisman appeared in front of Lin Chang'an in an instant.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an's pupils widened. The crimson sword of the talisman treasure shattered his evil sword light in an instant, and at the same time, nine golden shields were directly pierced through.

They didn't even have enough time to delay the situation by half a breath.

"Pfft!"

Amidst the splattering of blood, Lin Chang'an's pupils dilated as all his protective magical artifacts were pierced through, and even the Green Horned Ox that stood in front of him let out a mournful cry.

One of the bull's horns was easily severed, and it was also severely injured by the talisman, collapsing to the ground and wailing.

Lin Chang'an's chest was pierced through, and blood splattered everywhere.

The talisman's power remained undiminished, piercing through countless ancient trees and boulders behind it before its residual force dissipated.

"Pfft!"

Lin Chang'an's eyes were glazed over, and his body went limp as he collapsed to the ground.

This scene made Huang Shaohai reveal a bloodthirsty smile.

"The Killing Yuan Sword Technique is something that even no one in my Li Huo Palace dares to cultivate. You, a rogue cultivator, are willing to take the risk, but how can a grain of rice compete with the sun and moon?"

Amidst a fit of unrestrained, maniacal laughter, Huang Shaohai flew down from the sky, slowly descending as he looked at Lin Chang'an lying on the ground, a cold smile creeping across his face.

(End of this chapter)