Lu Changsheng once again awarded a “Sunflame Puppet Talisman.”
By this time, Lu Changsheng’s mind was as tranquil as water, and he no longer hoped for the return of any particularly rare and exceptional Talismans. All he desired was the return of the Golden Immortal puppet Talisman, enabling Lu Changsheng to complete the set of nine required to activate the Nine Heavens Sword Formation.
[Ding, you have awarded your disciple Su Xiaoqi a “Sunflame Puppet Talisman” and have received the Mentor Reward Multiplier: a twenty-first-grade Talisman, “Taiyin Goddess Talisman.”]
[Taiyin Goddess Talisman: The only Talisman of its kind in the world.]
“What?!”
The usually calm Lu Changsheng couldn’t contain his excitement at this moment.
Had he heard incorrectly?
A twenty-first-grade Talisman?
What level of treasure was this?
Do such Talismans really exist in the world?
Lu Changsheng had awarded a fifteenth-grade Talisman, only expecting at most a seventeenth-grade Talisman in return. Yet what was returned to him was a twenty-first-grade Talisman!
A twenty-first-grade Talisman might not even be possessed by the Tai Hua Holy Land!
“Master, what’s wrong?”
Su Xiaoqi, noticing Lu Changsheng’s sudden excitement, couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
Could it be that the Master is moved by her own advancement in cultivation?
Coming back to his senses, Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and feigned composure, “Go back to your cultivation first. Your master has some matters to attend to.”
After Su Xiaoqi left, Lu Changsheng focused on examining the Taiyin Goddess Talisman returned by the system.
This Talisman was extremely ancient and covered with dense, crooked ancient runes, with the pattern of the Taiyin Star at its center. Lu Changsheng looked at it only once and his Divine Sense was deeply drawn into it.
“Break.”
Lu Changsheng activated the True Solar Fire Yuan Skills, and the power of true yang filled his body, allowing his Divine Sense to withdraw from the Talisman.
The Talisman felt extremely cold to the touch.
“This Talisman is truly peculiar; what could its function be?”
Lu Changsheng noticed a conflict between the Taiyin Goddess Talisman and the True Qi of the True Solar Fire Yuan Skills, so he switched to the Supreme Purity Limitless Technique, channelling True Qi into the Taiyin Goddess Talisman in an attempt to activate it.
However, Lu Changsheng’s True Qi vanished without a trace, with no reaction from the Taiyin Goddess Talisman.
The True Qi of a seventh layer Golden Immortal like Lu Changsheng was actually unable to activate this Talisman.
Lu Changsheng felt slightly embarrassed.
It was no wonder it was a twenty-first-grade Talisman; it required more True Qi to activate than even a top-grade Holy Artifact.
“This Talisman was returned as a reward for the Sunflame Puppet Talisman, so the Taiyin Goddess Talisman is likely also puppet-related. There might be another world inside it,” Lu Changsheng mused.
Changing his approach, Lu Changsheng didn’t try to directly activate the Taiyin Goddess Talisman. Instead, he sent a wisp of Divine Sense to try and enter its space.
Lu Changsheng’s guess was correct; his Divine Sense indeed entered the space of the Talisman.
This was a void of chaos and vast emptiness, incredibly spacious.
“Strange, normal puppet Talismans have a small space; how come this one’s space is as vast as the Void?”
This was Lu Changsheng’s first encounter with such an unusual Talisman.
The internal world that Lu Changsheng developed within his body at the seventh Golden Immortal layer didn’t compare to even a ten-thousandth of this Talisman’s space.
Lu Changsheng’s Divine Sense continued to fly through the Talisman’s space.
Given that it was a puppet-type Talisman, there must surely be a puppet within this space.
The realm of this puppet might exceed Lu Changsheng’s imagination, and he had no idea what kind of existence had crafted this Taiyin Goddess Talisman.
The system’s description of the Taiyin Goddess Talisman as unique meant that no second Talisman of the same kind could be crafted or returned.
Lu Changsheng’s Divine Sense flew through the Talisman’s space for a month before he finally reached the center.
“Is this…”
Lu Changsheng saw a peerlessly beautiful woman, her skin as pure as ice and jade, her complexion flawless, her skin so delicate it seemed a light breath could break it, black hair flowing down to her waist, her delicate body radiating divine light, as if she were the perfect Goddess in the world.
Among the women Lu Changsheng had seen, only Xia Ningxue could possibly compete with her.
The immaculate woman within the Talisman’s space lay with her beautiful eyes tightly closed, devoid of any sign of life, just floating in the midst of chaos.
At this moment, Lu Changsheng harbored no audacious thoughts.
This flawless woman seemed like the sovereign of this place, commanding a presence that inspired reverence and a chill from the depths of the heart.
“Could a Supreme Being such as this really be a puppet created by someone?”
Lu Changsheng swallowed, incredulous at the thought of this flawless woman being merely a puppet crafted by some Great Expert.
What kind of materials were used to craft an existence that seemed to have blood and flesh?
Lu Changsheng extended a finger, wanting to examine the material of this perfect Goddess Puppet.
However, the divine radiance of the Goddess Puppet prevented Lu Changsheng’s Divine Sense from approaching, as if it were sacrosanct.
At least, with his current level of cultivation, Lu Changsheng was not yet able to manipulate the Goddess Puppet. Stay connected with empire
Lu Changsheng withdrew his Divine Sense, holding the Taiyin Goddess Talisman in his hand, aware of the talisman’s terrifying power.
The Goddess Puppet within the Taiyin Goddess Talisman could very well be an Immortal Emperor.
“If I could control this Goddess Puppet, not to mention a Quasi-Emperor, even an Immortal Emperor could be killed. Alas, my cultivation is not yet sufficient.”
Lu Changsheng put away the Taiyin Goddess Talisman; it was his trump card among trump cards, and even he did not have sufficient cultivation to activate this talisman.
[Ding, your disciple Dugu Aotian has broken through from the Heavenly Immortal Realm to the Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm. You have received a reward for your disciple’s realm advancement: a mid-grade Holy Artifact ‘Lianxiao Immortal Sword’.]
[Lianxiao Immortal Sword: A mid-grade Holy Artifact, refined by an ancient Great Expert using a trace of Hongmeng Lianqi and various rare materials. It is the eighth sword of the “Nine Heavens Sword Formation.”]
Before Lu Changsheng’s excitement over obtaining the Taiyin Goddess Talisman could subside, his disciple Dugu Aotian made a breakthrough, and Lu Changsheng received another Immortal Sword from the Nine Heavens Sword Formation.
Only three more Immortal Swords were needed to complete the Nine Heavens Sword Formation.
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Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, a place where countless temples shone in golden splendor under the universal illumination of the Buddha’s light, drawing together the Power of Faith to the highest of these temples.
This temple was located atop a divine mountain, standing nine thousand nine hundred feet tall, its Buddha light shining over dozens of Immortal Domains.
Thousands of Buddhas and masters gathered at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to listen to the temple’s lord expound the Buddhist teachings.
Suddenly, the resonant chant of the lord of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple came to an abrupt halt.
The assembly of Buddhas and masters looked at one another, utterly puzzled.
One of the Buddhas asked, “What happened?”
“An Ancient Buddha has reincarnated. This person is fated to be with our Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. We must find and welcome this individual into our ranks.”
The lord of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple calculated with his fingers, his expression grave.
“The reincarnation of an Ancient Buddha?”
The Buddhas and masters of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple were shocked.
This Ancient Buddha’s reincarnation had actually alarmed the lord of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, who now demanded they find this reincarnated Ancient Buddha.
“Master Wule, take some people to the region of Accumulated Thunder Mountain and discreetly search for the reincarnated Buddha.”
“Yes.”
Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, a monk named Master Wule, followed by several disciples of the temple, set out for the Accumulated Thunder Mountain in search of the reincarnated Buddha.
He had joined the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple in recent years and was previously known by another title, Monk Wule.
At the Accumulated Thunder Mountain Range, under the care of Grandmaster Taixu and Grandmaster Tailin, Mount Shu was thriving. The human cities once enslaved by the King of Chaos now pledged allegiance to Mount Shu.
Shangguan Zhao’er had been cultivating on Jinglong Mountain for some time. Stirred by deep reflection, she went to Mount Shu to seek Lu Changsheng’s guidance on her cultivation conundrums.
However, Shangguan Zhao’er’s timing was off, as Lu Changsheng had already gone to cultivate in the Tai Hua Holy Land.
Shangguan Zhao’er felt a trace of disappointment.
Without Lu Changsheng’s invitation, she couldn’t enter the Tai Hua Holy Land.
She practiced for a while on the peak allocated to her by Lu Changsheng on Mount Shu.
Shangguan Zhao’er used a Spirit Brush to draw a formation on the surface of a pond and train in the Deduction Path.
Suddenly, the water in the pond shook violently. The koi fish panicked, darting erratically as Shangguan Zhao’er’s eyebrows knitted together. “This is a harbinger of great disaster. A catastrophe may be befalling Mount Shu.”
Shangguan Zhao’er reported the result of her deduction to Grandmaster Taixu and Grandmaster Tailin.
Their complexions turned grave.
Originating from Hidden Dragon Temple, known for its divination and strategies, Shangguan Zhao’er’s prediction of a calamity for Mount Shu was not to be taken lightly.
“Zhao Wuyan, go to the Tai Hua Holy Land and inform the Sect Leader of this matter,” said Grandmaster Taixu, who was uncertain about handling the situation on his own.
Shangguan Zhao’er spoke up, “I will go as well.”