Chapter 406

Chapter 406: Shamelessness

The top-grade treasure talismans corresponded to Late Condense Essence, while advancing to become Demonized Treasure Talismans corresponded to the Bosa stage.

Taking this step creates a massive difference; the distinctions are too great!

Demons! Anomalies of heaven and earth!

Li Hui essentially exchanged spirit treasures from the Green Copper Hall for Demonized Treasure Talismans. Even though the number of talismans was overwhelming, all of them could only amplify once for demon transformation, but the breakthrough was crucial. Once he broke through, subsequent increases in talisman power and enhancements to the talisman grades would face no obstacles.

The top-grade treasure talismans shone brilliantly, projecting triple halos.

After the demon transformation, the outer halo took on a form. The Wood Jiao Talisman transformed into a blue river, and the Green Scale Talisman morphed into a broken wall. At first glance, nothing seemed unusual, but Li Hui could sense clearly that this blue river possessed the power to pierce through space, capable of overcoming most obstacles in the world and counteracting defensive magical treasures. The broken wall was even more formidable; it could not only rebound spells and Dao arts but could also reflect a significant portion of any force back at its attacker.

Demons! There are no reasons for them; the same goes for Demonized Treasure Talismans. The Green Emperor Yuanhong Vine received forty-six thousand six hundred top-grade treasure talismans each, immediately becoming the main body of the talismans and entering their acupoints to arrange formations.

Simultaneously, the Azure Sky Rock Worm devoured the Nirvana Green Gold, enabling the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword to produce miraculous effects.

Nirvana Green Gold was a rare metal, even more precious than Qian Yuan Black Gold, capable of rebirth like an ancient divine phoenix; no destruction was possible. The Five Energies Returning Sword Talisman constructed from the Azure Sky Rock Worm shone brilliantly, with numerous green patterns appearing on the Blade of the Sword.

“Good, having previously consumed Nirvana Green Gold has allowed these Azure Sky Rock Worms to undergo divine enhancement, granting them indestructible characteristics. Today, consuming Nirvana Green Gold again grants them immortal characteristics, already reaching a second divine enhancement,” Li Hui marveled, “This sword possesses incredible power and a remarkably resilient sword aura. It will not break or dissipate, and it is very hard to suppress or deflect its full force. With this weapon, it feels like divine assistance!”

The Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword was refined from blood and required the user’s essence blood for cultivation.

Li Hui took out three Yin-Yang Blood Stones, pricked his fingers, and let a drop of blood fall from each, laughing, “I didn’t expect such treasure to be hidden in the Green Copper Hall. These are called Yin-Yang Blood Stones; they can produce essence blood.”

An incredible scene unfolded as the three blood stones rapidly shrank, extracting three large spheres of essence blood, which grew larger. When the blood stones vanished, three large masses of essence blood, each the size of a water buffalo, remained.

“Treasure truly is a shortcut!” Li Hui exclaimed, realizing that usually obtaining this much essence blood would demand considerable time and the expenditure of vast resources. But with the Yin-Yang Blood Stones, he saved years of refining in an instant.

“Quickly!”

With a swift gesture, the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword emitted a loud noise reminiscent of a cow’s drinking. The two Green Emperor Yuanhong Vines also drank intensely. Although they didn’t require blood cultivation, they still took the opportunity to enhance their bonds and increase their power by ten to twenty percent.

Li Hui nodded, feeling the surge from the artifact and was very satisfied.

Next, he instructed his disciples and the younger ones to watch over the homestead and also told them to use the treasures to subdue the formations in the passage, then gathered the three artifacts to leave.

Upon returning to the stone mountain, it was already night.

This time in the Green Copper Hall had yielded many consumable treasures, mostly items that felt satisfying to use but vanished after being consumed. After scattering around the Mysterious Pearl, only two exotic treasures remained.

In fact, these two exotic treasures were also consumables, but they had tremendous power and could be used during critical moments. One was the Dao Text of Yellow Bud for Protection written by an ancient sage, effective against ghosts and demon cultivators. The other was a magical bean left by a high-level demon cultivator, which could be scattered to create numerous magical weapons.

Li Hui did not rest, rushing straight to Nan Kui City that night to prepare to sell a vast quantity of elixirs and precious pills.

Yao’er, accompanied by the younger ones, succeeded in refining a large number of precious pills. Although the quality wasn’t great, and they were the most common blood-renewing and Gather Spirit pills, the sheer volume was advantageous. Even though there would inevitably be waste from their explorations in alchemy, it was still far more cost-effective than directly selling various herbs.

Given that Yao’er and the others enjoyed alchemy and were beginning to see results, starting from this moment, they would need to pay closer attention to alchemical materials.

The reason for heading to Nan Kui City was that it was closest to Xin Ye Plain. When those cultivators exploring the Green Copper Hall returned, this place would undoubtedly become bustling with activity, and there would be no shortage of buyers for elixirs and precious pills.

However, just as Li Hui landed on the ground from the air, his expression shifted drastically.

Flashes of light sparkled; the sword’s tip was already upon him.

“Ding!”

In a moment of crisis, Li Hui raised his hand to flick the sword tip slightly off course.

“Ding, ding, ding!” The Seize the Day Talisman activated, making his fingers move at an unbelievable speed, transforming the impossible into possible in an instant, nudging the sword tip away bit by bit until it slid past him.

“Hmm? What incredible speed! No wonder he could escape from the Green Copper Hall.” The man in the dragon robe appeared, the same one who had delved into the four courtyards of spring, winter, summer, and autumn in the Green Copper Hall with his four companions.

Suddenly, a figure approached, a blind man with half-black, half-white hair, who coldly laughed, “I said before that this child excels in unraveling dangers, gathering enormous calamity power above his head every moment. He has undoubtedly offended formidable figures, beyond the ability of ordinary practitioners to suppress.”

With a flash, a woman dressed as a farmer and the chubby girl, who always seemed to be munching on something wherever she went, flanked Li Hui, surrounding him in a coordinated siege.

Li Hui furrowed his brows slightly and said, “You four have no grudges from days past nor enmities recently. Two of you have already reached the Bosa stage, called great practitioners in many nations, while the other two are mid-Condense Essence stage practitioners who can soon advance to the Bosa stage. Do you really want to go against a mere mid-Condense Essence practitioner like me?”

Bai Ze was keen and swiftly discerned the true cultivation levels of the four; no matter how much they tried to mask it, it was futile. He also noticed that each of them possessed exceptional abilities and bore talismans and rare items, not far from each other in strength.

The farmer coldly huffed, “Hmph, you think you can just leave after making such a massive mess? Whenever the Green Copper Hall re-emerges, it immediately vanishes underground after the time is up. This time, without gathering enough fortune after losing the treasures of the Green Copper Hall, we can no longer escape. Over time, it will surely bring calamity to this area, causing many practitioners to suffer misfortune.”

Li Hui replied lightly, “So, you four know that the Green Copper Hall steals people’s fortunes, and that the inner courtyard is incredibly dangerous. Why bother trying so hard to sneak in? Is it not to seize treasures? You resent it because I unwittingly took a few items, and you ran here to ambush me. If you don’t take me down, you act like you’re righteous, as if the treasures are worthless. Is this for the sake of the Great Daxia practitioners?”

“Sharp-tongued!” The couple fumed.

“It isn’t sharp-tongued; it’s that you are shameless! Bosa practitioners ambushing a mid-Condense Essence practitioner? It’s true to say that you are bullying the weak! As for the Green Copper Hall? If it won’t escape underground anymore, then it must be careful. With enough preparation, I can clean it out completely, whether it be the outer courtyard or inner courtyard, regardless of the seasons!”

“Strike!” The blind man with his black and white hair surged in speed, unleashing a fierce shout, while his bamboo pole targeted Li Hui with a strange movement.

“Hmm?” Li Hui was astonished; no matter how fast he was or how strong his defenses, it seemed he couldn’t escape this attack. Recalling the previous surprise attack after touching down, he suddenly thought of a rumor; he already knew the background of the four opponents.