Cloudglow City
Holding the God-Slaying Crossbow and the one hundred Middle-Grade Spirit Stones given to him by his Old Ancestor, Yang Tianyou returned to his residence.
With twelve days left, he planned to spend five days refining several Talisman.
Although the God-Slaying Crossbow is powerful enough, its shortcomings are too obvious. The charging time of ten breaths, if aimed at a cultivator, the chilling feeling is hard to hide from Cultivator with a keen sense of perception.
Zhao Zongkun is quite strong and skilled in combat, and his intuition must be extremely sharp. If someone like him wants to succeed in a sneak attack, he'd better be extremely well-prepared.
Yang Tianyou's idea was to compensate by using Talisman that could Concealment one's aura and obscure perception.
If the terrifying aura emanating from the God-Slaying Crossbow's energy buildup within ten breaths can be concealed, the sneak attack will be more than half successful.
Looking at the various materials laid out in front of him, Yang Tianyou began to process them.
First came a few Beast Hides; thanks to the Cold Tide, the Yang Household now has a large stock of these.
Yang Tianyou chose the Beast Hide of Tier 2 Demon Rat, which inherently possesses a certain degree of Concealment. After being refined into Talisman, its effect will be even better.
Two days later, with the Blank Talisman Paper and Spirit Ink ready, Yang Tianyou picked up his brush and began to draw talismans.
The Azure Rainbow Talisman Brush, now upgraded to Second-Rank Low-Grade brush, allows for smoother and more natural Talisman drawing, with Spiritual Power flowing freely within it without any noticeable stagnation.
Brush!
The brushstrokes move like dragons and snakes, sometimes firm and sometimes soft, seemingly illustrating the meaning of combining strength and gentleness.
At its mildest, it's like a gazelle hanging its horns, unconventional and unrestrained; at its heaviest, it's like a giant elephant pushing a mountain, forceful and tyrannical.
Time passed slowly, and the spiritual light on the Talisman grew stronger and stronger. Finally, as if the tide had been brewing for a long time, it suddenly burst forth, and the blazing black light instantly filled the entire study.
When the radiance subsided, an ordinary, ancient Talisman lay quietly on the table.
The Dark Silence Talisman, Second-Rank Low-Grade Talisman, can create a Dark Silence Domain with a diameter of three zhang (approximately 10 meters) in a short period of time.
Within this realm, all sounds, smells, and sights are shrouded in Darkness Qi, making them difficult to perceive; even sight itself can be misleading.
This Talisman is the means by which Yang Tianyou concealed the fluctuations of the God-Slaying Crossbow.
However, just to be on the safe side, one talisman seemed a bit too few, so Yang Tianyou picked up his brush again and continued drawing talismans.
Three days later, Yang Tianyou, who had successfully drawn three Second-Rank Low-Grade Dark Silence Talisman and two Second-Tier Middle-Grade Xun Wind Escape Technique Talisman, walked out of the study.
Upon entering the courtyard, the midday sun was particularly dazzling, causing him to squint.
In the courtyard, Fifteenth Brother Yang Tianwang was playing around with Fengling and the others.
For this operation, the Lineage dispatched Yang Tianyou, Wolf Ancestor, and Yang Tianwang to carry it out.
The first two are self-explanatory; they are the main force in the battle. The latter is to utilize his Earth Vein Rock Rhino.
The Earth Vein Evasion Technique is a good tool for escaping. After all, Ba Commandery is the territory of the Xiang Household. Although the risk of killing the Zhao Household Remnants there is not high, it is still better to take some precautions.
With the Earth Vein Rock Rhino present, Yang Tianyou and his group were confident they could escape unscathed, unless pursued by Golden Core Cultivators.
"Fifteenth Brother, where did you put Giant Mountain?" Yang Tianyou asked with a smile as he walked toward Yang Tianwang.
"Here!"
Yang Tianwang patted the specially made Spirit Beast Bag at his waist. This was purchased by the Yang Household with the help of the Gold and Silver Alliance at a cost of over six thousand Spirit Stones. It had a large interior space.
The Earth Vein Rock Rhino is too large and cannot control its size; an ordinary Spirit Beast Bag simply cannot contain it.
This is also a common characteristic of Savage Beasts; unlike Demon Beasts, they cannot freely control their bodies after cultivating to a certain level.
Aside from a very small number of Savage Beasts with special bloodlines, most Savage Beasts, while enjoying the immense power that comes with their massive size, also lose the ability to conceal themselves. It's hard to say which is better or worse.
"In that case, let's go find the Wolf Ancestor. Let's set off now."
"Good!"
The two then went to Wolf Pool, where they traveled underground with Wolf Ancestor, riding on Earth Vein Rock Rhino.
The Giant Mountain is very fast, and the Earth Vein Evasion Technique relies heavily on the propulsion of the Earth Veins themselves, so it consumes very little energy. Even if it maintains this speed, the Giant Mountain can last for many days.
Heading west from Purple Moon Mountain, after crossing the Huafeng Mountain Range, and continuing for a short while, you will Silver River County.
In terms of area, Silver River County is much larger than Dragon Valley County, and its population is also more prosperous. There are nearly forty Foundation Establishment Lineage, making it significantly stronger than Dragon Valley County.
All of this is largely due to the relatively stable environment of Silver River County.
Unlike Dragon Valley County, Silver River County only has one Golden Core Force, namely the Cloudglow Sect.
This sect has seven Golden Core Cultivators. The most powerful one, the Grand Elder of the Cloudglow Sect, has reached the Late Golden Core. Although he is only at the initial stage, he is still much stronger than the Middle Golden Core cultivator.
For this reason, the Cloudglow Sect was virtually unchallenged in Silver River County, and its prestige far surpassed that of the Feng Household and the Three Rivers Sect in Dragon Valley County.
The Earth Vein Rock Rhino continued its journey, and after another half day, two figures suddenly appeared above a wide grassland. They were Yang Tianyou and Yang Tianwang, the two brothers.
The Earth Vein Rock Rhino has been put into Yang Tianwang's Spirit Beast Bag, and the Wolf Ancestor has also temporarily entered Yang Tianyou's Spirit Beast Bag for convenience.
Afterwards, they used Disguise Secret Method to change their appearance Talisman to conceal their aura before riding their magical Law Artifacts to Cloudglow City, which was more than 20 miles away.
Nestled against the mountains and beside the water, the magnificent city wall, stretching for over ten miles and hundreds of feet high, resembles Giant Beast lying on the ground, inspiring awe and wonder.
The overwhelming popularity formed a phantom Flood Dragon with full whiskers, scales, and armor above the city, dancing freely among the clouds.
"As expected of Cloudglow City with over two million inhabitants, our Purple Moon Town pales in comparison." Yang Tianwang couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the magnificent city before him.
"We're far behind now, but we'll definitely catch up in the future and build a city even bigger than this." Yang Tianyou smiled faintly, his eyes filled with undisguised burning ambition.
"Haha, I believe that day will come." Yang Tianwang laughed heartily, but a hint of melancholy lingered in his expression.
He is naturally very confident in his Lineage, but that will take a long time.
With his crippled body, he is unable to break through to the Foundation Establishment and only has a lifespan of a little over a hundred years. He doesn't know if he will be able to see that day.
Yang Tianyou, who was standing next to him, naturally noticed Fifteenth Brother's expression, but he didn't say anything. He just patted him on the shoulder and took the lead in walking towards Cloudglow City.
On the city gate tower stood a large ancient mirror, from which an invisible beam of light shone down. Anyone who wanted to enter the city, whether a cultivator or Mortal, had to undergo the inspection of the mirror light.
This is to prevent Yaomo from infiltrating. The flesh and souls of more than two million Mortals, after being refined, are enough to greatly increase the Devil Cultivators at the Golden Core Realm.
Therefore, no matter when, there is always at least one Golden Core Cultivator guarding this city. Relying on the Third-Tier Spirit Vein below, he activates the City-Defending Grand Formation. Even if two or three ordinary Golden Core Devil Cultivators come, they will not be able to take down Cloudglow City.