txolops Chapter 16 The Power of Talismans, Heavenly Mist Platform
Chapter 16 The Power of Talismans, Heavenly Mist Platform
Driven by spiritual power, the surface of the flying sword talisman instantly lit up, transforming into a three-foot-long golden sword that hovered in front of Zhang Tie, its chilling sword aura spreading out!
The dangerous aura emanating from the flying sword caused Qingwen's expression to change drastically.
"A talisman...a talisman treasure!? You, a rogue cultivator, actually possess a talisman treasure!"
Zhang Tie didn't have the habit of answering a dying man's questions; how many cultivators had died from talking too much!
With a flick of his finger towards the blue pattern, the golden flying sword shot out with a whoosh, its speed so fast that its trajectory was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye.
Qingwen, terrified, activated his defensive magic weapon, the Azure Wood True Shield, with all his might, causing his body to glow with extreme azure light.
But how could a mere Qi Refining cultivator, even with top-tier magic weapons, possibly withstand the talisman treasures crafted by a Core Formation cultivator?
The sword shadow struck the cyan light shield.
"Snap!"
The sword shield only blocked for a moment before being sliced open like tofu by the sword light. The remaining power of the sword shadow did not diminish and directly pierced through Qingwen's body!
Qingwen looked down at the bloody hole in his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief.
I've been hunting geese all day, but today a goose pecked my eye!
Qingwen was unwilling to give up. He opened his mouth to say something, but no sound came out. His body slowly fell to the ground, and the Golden Lock Ring magic artifact that was floating beside him also fell to the ground because it lost control.
At this moment, the Book of Cause and Effect in Zhang Tie's mind flashed with golden light.
Killing the cultivator Qingwen grants +100 karma points; killing the cultivator Jindao grants +50 karma points; killing the cultivator Luosha grants +50 karma points.
[Successfully resolved the tribulation crisis, Karma Value +200]
Current causality value: 610
Zhang Tie retrieved the flying sword talisman and found that the talisman contributed by the Golden Light Master had become much dimmer, and it would probably only be able to be used once or twice more before it dissipated!
Talismans are good, but they are ultimately just consumables. In the future, you'll have to rely on yourself!
Looking at the shattered sand shield scattered on the ground, Zhang Tie smiled bitterly: "What a pity about this shield; it cost twenty-six spirit stones!"
However, upon seeing the corpses of Qingwen and the others, Zhang Tie's eyes lit up again.
The other party's extravagance made him extremely envious; they even possessed two top-tier magical artifacts!
You should know that top-tier magical artifacts in the market cost at least three hundred spirit stones!
Picking up the golden lock ring and the hidden Aoki True Cover on the blue tattoo, and then removing the other party's storage bag, Zhang Tie used a fireball spell to completely exorcise the corpse and prevent it from coming back to life!
Soon, Han Li arrived after finishing his looting.
The two quickly cleaned up the traces and disappeared into the dense forest in a few flashes.
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In the small courtyard of the market, Zhang Tie activated the courtyard's protective barrier and threw the four storage bags in his hand onto the table.
Having killed five cultivators who had undergone tribulation, Zhang Tie didn't know what he would get, but the two top-tier magic artifacts on the blue tattoo already made him feel like he had made a great profit!
That flying sword talisman wasn't wasted!
After Han Li and the other man released all the restrictions on the five storage bags, the two of them gasped in shock!
After a moment of stunned silence, Zhang Tie spoke with a strange expression: "This kind of risk-free business is still the fastest way to make spirit stones!"
Han Li, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.
Among the five members of the Jiexiu group, the one with the most treasures in his storage bag was Qingwen. In addition to more than two hundred spirit stones, he also had more than a dozen magic artifacts, but they were quite mixed and mostly of low to medium quality.
Zhang Tie guessed that they must have looted it all!
After a quick inventory, the five storage bags contained a total of over five hundred spirit stones, twenty low-grade magic artifacts, and some pills and talismans.
If we add the two top-tier magic artifacts, the Golden Lock Ring and the Azure Wood True Shield, in Zhang Tie's possession, this harvest will be at least close to a thousand spirit stones!
Make a fortune!
As expected of a cultivator who has reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, he certainly has a substantial background.
However, this time it was also fraught with danger, but our side still had a slight advantage!
After receiving Han Li's message talisman, Zhang Tie, with the confidence of his flying sword and talisman, cooperated with Han Li to lure the snakes out of their hole and wipe out this group of robbers active near Tai Nan Market.
And then came the exciting moment of dividing the spoils... no... the bonus distribution!
The spirit stones were split in half, and Zhang Tie didn't want any magic artifacts. Except for two top-grade magic artifacts, he gave them all to Han Li to handle. As for the pills and talismans, he picked out a few useful ones, and the rest all went to Han Li!
Overall, the two top-grade magic artifacts in Zhang Tie's possession are actually more valuable, so he gets the lion's share!
Not only did Han Li think that the most troublesome guy was killed by Zhang Tie, but Zhang Tie also contributed the most in the entire battle, so it was only right that Zhang Tie took the lion's share.
After the dividends from this windfall were distributed, both of them felt they had made a huge profit!
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Inside the small courtyard's cultivation room, the Golden Lock Ring floated in front of Zhang Tie, emitting a faint golden spiritual light.
One hundred points of karma were consumed, and the two magical artifacts were successfully refined, as if they had been refined for many years.
"A top-tier magic artifact is indeed extraordinary!" Zhang Tie muttered to himself. With a flick of his finger, the Golden Lock Ring moved at his will and whistled out, circling the cultivation room once.
After playing with it for a while, Zhang Tie took out the Azure Wood True Shield from his pocket. This magic weapon was shaped like a spirit bead and was made of the core of the Azure Spirit Wood that had been there for hundreds of years. Its defensive power was far superior to the Yellow Sand Shield he had used before.
With two top-tier magical artifacts in hand, his combat power has at least doubled compared to a few days ago!
"The tournament should be a sure thing!"
In the next room, Han Li also selected several magical artifacts with decent functions to keep by his side, but his refining speed was not as fast as Zhang Tie's, and he could only grind them little by little with spiritual power.
"Han Li, we should get going!" Seeing that the commotion inside had subsided, Zhang Tie knocked on the door.
"They're here!"
The two tidied up quickly. Now that they both had several storage bags, they naturally didn't have to worry about not having a place to put their things.
Stepping out of the courtyard, the market area was much quieter.
"Everyone's gone!" Han Li looked at the somewhat empty street.
With the Ascension Ceremony approaching, most of the cultivators in the market have already set off for the venue, the Tianwu Mountains. The rest are either not yet on their way or are not strong enough to participate.
"Let's go too!"
The two left the market and headed north towards Tianwu Mountain, located in the central part of Lanzhou.
Along the way, the two encountered more and more cultivators, and some even flew directly over their heads in their flying magical artifacts, making the two of them envious.
Furthermore, Zhang Tie noticed that these cultivators generally had high cultivation levels, with the late stage of Qi Refining being the mainstream, and the eleventh or twelfth level of Qi Refining not being uncommon.
"It seems the competition here will be fierce!" Han Li said in a low voice.
"That's natural. Based on past experience, the seven sects only recruit seventy disciples each time, averaging about ten per sect! There will be at least several thousand people coming, so competition is inevitable!"
Han Li was silent for a moment, then asked, "Brother Tie, are you confident?"
Zhang Tie thought for a moment: "I was 70% confident before on the stage, now I'm 90% sure I can secure a spot!"
Han Li felt relieved; that was good.
On the fifth day, the Tianwu Mountains came into view.
As its name suggests, the Tianwu Mountains are shrouded in white mist year-round. From a distance, they resemble a sea of clouds.
"That's where the name Tianwu Mountain comes from, but this fog doesn't seem like ordinary fog!" Han Li looked up at the white fog, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Yes, it's said to be a kind of restriction; mortals who enter will return to their original spot, and only cultivators can find the path to the Heavenly Mist Platform!"
The two walked up the mountain path, and the fog grew thicker as they went higher.
About two hours later, the thick fog in front suddenly dissipated, revealing a huge mountaintop platform, which was thousands of feet wide.
We've arrived at Tianwutai!