txolops Chapter 8 Flying Sword Talisman, Ascension Token
Chapter 8 Flying Sword Talisman, Ascension Token
Although talismans are just consumables, they are made by Core Formation cultivators who seal the power of their own magic weapons into specially made talisman paper, making them extremely valuable to Qi Refining cultivators and even Foundation Establishment cultivators!
This Golden Light Master's ancestors were extraordinary. In addition to this talisman, he also possessed an Ascension Token from Yellow Maple Valley!
With such an opportunity before us, how could we not seize it and repay the kindness of Venerable Jin Guang for bestowing this treasure?
Zhang Tie gave Han Li a look.
"Don't kill him, keep him alive!" Han Li nodded and rushed down the mountain towards the Seven Mysteries Sect.
Zhang Tie wasn't idle either; he infiltrated the Wild Wolf Gang.
The Seven Mysteries Sect members were already in despair, and some of the more timid ones even knelt down and begged the immortal for mercy.
Just then, Han Li, who was hiding among the Seven Mysteries Sect members, made his move. A fireball appeared out of nowhere and blasted directly at the smug Golden Light Master.
The smile on Jin Guang Shangren's face froze, and he hurriedly summoned a golden talisman for defense.
The talisman transformed into a large bell, enveloping his figure, but it only held for a moment before the Golden Light Master was sent flying backward.
Just as he was about to fall into the Wolf Gang's ranks, a hand firmly pressed down on his shoulder.
Just as Jin Guang Shangren was about to speak, he felt his spiritual power being suppressed, followed by a sharp pain in the back of his head, and then he lost consciousness.
...
In the Valley of Divine Hands, a figure gracefully landed; it was Han Li.
"Is it resolved?" Zhang Tie asked casually in front of the wooden house.
Han Li nodded. After Zhang Tielu took away Jin Guang Shangren, Han Li directly killed several leaders of the Wild Wolf Gang, and the rest fled in a sorry state.
The Seven Mysteries Sect successfully weathered this crisis.
Since the two of them were from the Seven Mysteries Sect and the Seven Mysteries Sect did not usually do anything wrong, Han Li helped them out this time.
The two did not speak much, and their eyes turned to the Golden Light Master lying in the corner.
"If you keep playing dead, I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs, you dwarf!!!"
Zhang Tie spoke coldly, and Jin Guang Shangren, who had been lying motionless on the ground, knew he couldn't keep up the act any longer and quickly got up obsequiously.
"Seniors, this is a huge misunderstanding! I had no idea that the Seven Mysteries Sect was under your protection. It was all because of Jia Tianlong, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang, who, with his wolfish ambitions, paid me two thousand taels of gold..."
Master Jin Guang quickly explained that he had mistaken Zhang Tie and Han Li for the backers of the Seven Mysteries Sect.
Zhang Tie didn't explain, but instead played with the flying sword talisman and the ascension token he got from Jin Guang Shangren. This guy was really rich. Not only did he have these two treasures, but his storage bag also contained some pills and talismans, and even a few spirit stones!
Seeing the flying sword and talisman in Zhang Tie's hand, Jin Guang Shangren swallowed hard, shrank back, and dared not speak.
"I'll ask, you answer. If you're dishonest or hide anything, I'll send you to your grave along with the Wild Wolf Gang!"
"Pfft!"
A thorn as thick as an arm pierced through the right leg of the Golden Light Master, grazing his skin and leaving a bloody mark.
Master Jin Guang trembled and quickly suppressed his ulterior motives.
"Did you understand?" Zhang Tie asked coldly.
Master Jin Guang nodded hurriedly, fearing that another burr might sprout from the ground and pierce him.
"First question, what's your name?"
Master Jin Guang was taken aback; he hadn't expected the first question to be this.
"Golden light..."
"Real name!"
Master Jinguang hesitated for a moment, then, seeing Zhang Tie about to raise his hand, quickly said, "Qin Fulai, my name is Qin Fulai!"
Zhang Tie smiled. The name was down-to-earth, but it was probably true.
"The second question is, what is the purpose of this token?" Zhang Tie shook the Ascension Token in his hand.
The Golden Light Master's eyes flickered: "This item is a token of my family; it has no other power!"
"really?"
"Really?!?"
Zhang Tie looked at the guy but didn't say anything.
next moment.
"Pfft!" A burr shot out and pierced through the Golden Light Master's calf, causing blood to gush out.
"ah--"
The Golden Light Master let out a heart-wrenching scream. He was already short, but now he bent over and pressed his wound. His face was bloodless, and his body was still trembling slightly.
Zhang Tie and Han Li watched this scene expressionlessly.
"I gave you a chance but you didn't cherish it. I'll ask you one more time, what is this thing?" Zhang Tie's figure remained calm.
But at this moment, Venerable Jin Guang dared not play any more tricks, his voice trembling with tears: "Senior, spare my life, I'll tell... I'll tell you everything..."
"I am heading to Tianwu Terrace in Lanzhou to participate in the Yue Kingdom's once-every-ten-year Ascension Ceremony. This token is an Ascension Token left by my ancestors. With this token, I can directly enter the seven major sects of the Yue Kingdom without taking any tests!"
Zhang Tie's heart stirred. He naturally knew about the Ascension Assembly and the Heavenly Mist Platform. The reason he interrogated this guy was to find out the timeline from him.
"When does the Ascension Ceremony begin?!"
"Two...two years later, just like that, I originally planned to go directly to Tianwutai, but on the way I was persuaded by Jia Guolong, so I came to Qixuanmen, thinking that since there was still plenty of time, it wouldn't hurt to earn some extra money..."
The Venerable Jin Guang's voice grew softer and softer.
Zhang Tie sneered. This guy was insatiable. For a little bit of gold and silver that was useless to cultivators, he disregarded the rules and attacked mortals.
"Continue speaking, tell me everything you know about the cultivation world and the seven sects in Yue Kingdom!"
This time, Venerable Jin Guang dared not hide anything and honestly confessed everything.
"Hidden Moon Sect, Spirit Beast Mountain, Yellow Maple Valley..."
Zhang Tie compared these situations with his memories one by one, and listened to them again with his own ears, but the feeling was still different.
"Which of these sects is the strongest?" Han Li, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
Master Jin Guang cautiously sized up Han Li: "There is no such thing as the strongest among the seven sects. They each have their own strengths. The Hidden Moon Sect has many female cultivators, the Yellow Maple Valley excels in alchemy, and the Spirit Beast Mountain is skilled in beast taming... But if we really have to talk about it, the Hidden Moon Sect should be the strongest, and is implicitly the leader of the seven sects!"
Zhang Tie nodded secretly; this was roughly consistent with the information he already knew.
"What are the requirements for participating in the Ascension Ceremony?" Zhang Tie asked.
As expected of someone from a family of cultivators, even though his ancestors had fallen on hard times, he still knew many secrets that independent cultivators might never know in their entire lives.
"Seniors, this Ascension Ceremony is essentially a loophole opened by the Seven Sects to appease the rogue cultivators of the Yue Kingdom!"
"The resource bases of the cultivation world in Yue Kingdom are all controlled by the seven major sects. These seven sects rarely take disciples from rogue cultivators, thus blocking their path to advancement. This has caused them great resentment towards the seven sects, especially regarding Foundation Establishment Pills, which are only available to the seven sects... That's why this Ascension Ceremony came about!"
"Participating in the Ascension Ceremony isn't difficult. It simply requires independent cultivators to cultivate their basic techniques to the seventh level, entering the late Qi Refining stage, and to be under forty years old... At that time, seven sects will serve as examiners, setting up a competition arena. Those who are capable will advance, and those who lose will be eliminated. Each sect typically only has ten slots!"
Zhang Tie and Han Li silently processed what Jin Guang Shangren had said.