Shapeshifting Magic Items and Talisman Formations
After the attack, the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon that had retreated into its shell quickly poked its head out and used Law Technique to retaliate, knocking Qin Shi back several feet.
Just as Qin Shi was about to fall into a disadvantageous position, the Artifact Refiner Zhang Chuan took out a longbow and a feathered arrow, nocked the arrow, and shot it directly.
After the arrow was fired, a large amount of flames burst out from within it, transforming into a six-zhang-long firebird that swiftly struck the body of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment tortoise demon that was entangled with Qin Shi, instantly knocking the tortoise demon over.
The firebird formed from the feathered arrows, just like a real object, continuously spewed flames and used its body to attack the turtle demon.
Xue Chao, the Talisman Crafter to the side, unleashed twelve Spirit Talisman Cave that flashed with lightning and whose auras were as one, surrounding the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon.
Unexpectedly, array patterns appeared on the twelve Spirit Talisman Cave.
In an instant, the twelve Spirit Talisman Cave formed an array, and Thunder Power gradually condensed within the array, continuously bombarding the body of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment tortoise demon within the array, causing the tortoise demon unbearable suffering.
Yan Siyi then took out a green furnace and continuously poured spiritual power into it, causing the green furnace to spew out large swaths of green spiritual fire that swept over the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment tortoise demon.
Even Ye Yu, the weakest among them, launched a considerable offensive.
She unleashed a long purple cone, striking the shell of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment tortoise demon and creating a huge hole in it, clearly demonstrating the cone's formidable power.
Under the combined attack of Qin Shi, Zhang Chuan, Xue Chao, Yan Siyi, and Ye Yu, the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon gradually fell into a disadvantageous position, and more and more wounds appeared on its sturdy shell.
This also ignited the fury of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon.
It roared and cast Water-based Spell, creating a Law Technique light barrier around itself.
Then, it exerted force with all four legs and charged forward. Relying on the Law Technique light barrier around its body and braving the lightning bolts generated by the array formed by the twelve Spirit Talisman Cave, it broke out of the array's range and crashed into Qin Shi, who was close at hand and constantly swinging his iron rod.
Upon seeing this, Qin Shi's expression hardened, and he quickly opened his mouth, summoning a set of Earth Yellow Full Body Armor, no bigger than a fist, from his Dantian.
As soon as the small Earth Yellow Full Body Armor was outside, it rapidly grew larger and automatically donned onto Qin Shi's body.
At that moment, the armor shone brightly, erecting a thick, earthen-yellow light barrier that blocked the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon's charged attack.
Although the tortoise demon's charge was powerful, Qin Shi's Full Body Armor was of extremely high grade, barely managing to block it.
This gave Qin Shi a chance to catch his breath.
He quickly moved back, looking for an opportunity to attack.
Zhang Chuan and the others, who were cooperating with him, also quickly used their attack methods to entangle the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon again, so as to prevent the turtle demon from attacking Qin Shi again.
Ling Pengyun, who was fighting two other Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demons, noticed the aura emanating from the Law Artifact used by Qin Shi and the others, and his eyes trembled.
The five people, Qin Shi, Zhang Chuan, Xue Chao, Yan Siyi, Ye Yu, all used Law Artifact weapons that reached the Second Rank High Grade level.
There wasn't even a single Second Grade Middle Rank Law Artifact.
The long cone-shaped Law Artifact that Ye Yu took out was the Purple Star Long Awl, which Ling Pengyun was extremely familiar with.
The longbow used by the Artifact Refiner Zhang Chuan and the twelve Spirit Talisman Cave that could form an array created by the Talisman Crafter Xue Chao were rare Shapeshifting Magic Item and Talisman Formation in the world.
Transformable magical Law Artifact can only be forged using materials from Golden Core Demon Beast and through the special refining methods of highly skilled Artifact Refiner.
At the same time, the power of the Shapeshifting Magic Item is several times stronger than that of the Law Artifact of the same level, and the lowest grade of the Shapeshifting Magic Item is a Higher Vehicle Second Rank High Grade.
As for Talisman Formation, they are even rarer. They are a secret of the Hundred Spirits Sect, a powerful technique that only second-tier Talisman Crafter of the Hundred Spirits Sect can master.
The Talisman Formation can be formed by relying on Spirit Talisman Cave. Although the power of the array formed is weaker than that of the array of the same level, it can still exert 80% of the power of the array of the same level.
Regardless of the Talisman Formation of the talisman array, any cultivator with spiritual power can use it, which is the same principle as using Spirit Talisman Cave.
More importantly, Talisman Formation do not require the power of Spirit Vein like formations to be formed.
The formation must be placed on Spirit Vein to unleash its full power.
Aside from the Lifebound Array Flag of some Array Formation Master, even if Array Formation Master does not set up the array on Spirit Vein but only relies on their own spiritual power to set up the array, they can only exert 80% or 90% of the array's power.
Ordinary cultivators are lucky if they can unleash 70% of the power of an array when setting it up with their own spiritual energy.
"These five people are indeed descendants of the high-ranking members of the Hundred Spirits Sect."
"They even have rare items like Shapeshifting Magic Item and Talisman Formation."
"No wonder, among Fellow Daoist Qin, Fairy Yan and the others, there is only one Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, while the rest are only Early-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Yet they are confident in killing that Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Black Armor Turtle Demon." Ling Pengyun was secretly surprised.
Because he was still in the middle of the battle, Ling Pengyun did not dare to lose focus too much. He put his mind back into the battle, using the set of Azure Steel Mother-Child Flying Swords and the two water snakes to try his best to block the other two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demons.
Although he still had some energy left, he did not use it.
The two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demons he was fighting against were quite powerful. Even if he went all out, he probably wouldn't be able to achieve much.
Furthermore, Qin Shi, Yan Siyi, and the others only entrusted him to stop the two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demons, and the only reward they received was a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon inner core.
Ling Pengyun was unwilling to risk his life for this Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon inner core.
Rather than that, it's better to be a person with a leisurely life.
At the same time, retaining some spiritual energy can also prevent some accidents from happening.
However, it was precisely because Ling Pengyun held back the two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demons that Qin Shi, Yan Siyi, and the others were able to join forces to attack the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon with peace of mind.
With their powerful magical Law Artifact, the five of them forced out the Protective Yuan Qi of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon in less than a hundred moves.
Although the turtle demon's Protective Yuan Qi was incredibly strong, it shattered instantly under the fierce attack of Ye Yu's Second Rank High Grade Purple Star Long Awl, which was best at breaking auras.
The attacks launched by Qin Shi and his group of five penetrated deep into the body of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon, killing it instantly.
This freed them up, allowing them to help Ling Pengyun and join forces to attack the remaining two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Black Armored Turtle.
The powerful Late-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demons all died at the hands of Qin Shi and the others, so the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demon naturally didn't last long either, and was also killed by the combined efforts of everyone.
After the battle, Qin Shi, Body Cultivator, dragged the three three-headed turtle demons from the ice of the lake to the shore. Using his long staff, he directly broke open the body of one of the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demons, took out its inner core, and threw it to Ling Pengyun.
He then used his long staff to cut the three enormous turtle demon corpses into several pieces, and instructed Yan Siyi and the others to put them into their Storage Bag.
After the battlefield was cleaned up, Qin Shi looked at the depths of the lake in front of him, where the water was all frozen solid. His eyes flashed, and he asked Ling Pengyun a question.
"Ling Daoyou, there is a Second Rank Spirit Vein within this lake, and it is also the lair of the Black Armored Turtle Race. There might be treasures there. Would you like to come with us to search for them?"
Ling Pengyun nodded slightly and said, "Of course, but I wonder, after searching the turtle demon's lair, do the five of you intend to return to Tu Yuan Market Town, or continue slaying Demon Beast in this Serpent Dragon Lake?"
Qin Shi did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Yan Siyi, Zhang Chuan and others behind him.
"Senior Brother Qin, the three turtle Demon Cultivator we obtained this time are all at least at the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment. The Spiritual Qi contained in their flesh and blood is extremely strong, which will help me cook Spirit Cuisine."
"In addition, those three turtle demon corpses weighed at least three or four thousand catties of flesh and blood."
"With this batch of turtle demon flesh and blood, I am somewhat confident that I can cook a second-tier Spirit Cuisine. Therefore, I suggest we return to Tu Yuan Market Town first." Yan Siyi estimated the weight of the flesh and blood from the three Foundation Establishment turtle demons she had killed this time, and spoke with a hint of excitement in her expression.
"I agree with Junior Sister Yan's suggestion. I also plan to use the three turtle shells I obtained this time to try to refine Second Rank Low Grade defensive Law Artifact. If I succeed... my weapon refining skills can also enter the Second Rank Low Grade realm."
As the Artifact Refiner Zhang Chuan spoke, his face couldn't hide his anticipation.
"Senior Brother Qin, my injuries haven't fully healed yet, and I don't have many second-tier spirit Second Rank Spirit Talisman left. I'd like to go back to Tu Yuan Market Town first and use the tortoise skin of the three tortoise demons I obtained this time to refine a batch of second-tier Defensive Spirit Talisman so that I can recover from my injuries. This way, I can be safer when I'm killing Foundation Establishment Demon Beast in the future."
Seeing that Yan Siyi and Zhang Chuan both planned to return to the market, the Talisman Crafter Xue Chao also spoke up.
"Senior Brother Qin, I also plan to return to Tu Yuan Market Town first." Among the five, another female cultivator Ye Yu, spoke up when she saw that her good friend Yan Siyi was planning to return to the market.
Qin Shi, who had originally intended to hunt more Foundation Establishment Demon Beast to earn Spirit Stone while Ling Pengyun, a powerful individual, was still in the group, felt somewhat helpless when he saw that Yan Siyi and the others were unwilling to risk killing Demon Beast in the Serpent Dragon Lake area.
He was not as good as Yan Siyi and others, who were all descendants of high-ranking members of the Hundred Spirits Sect and also possessed various skills that allowed them to make money.
Although Ye Yu, Ye Yu cultivation was the weakest, was like him and had no other skills, his father was not only a Second Rank High Grade Alchemist, but also the deputy Hall Master of the Hundred Spirits Sect Sect's Alchemy Hall. He was extremely wealthy, the richest among them.
Although Qin Shi himself had Zhang Yan, the deputy Hall Master master of the Hundred Spirits Sect Hall of Affairs, who Foundation Establishment Completion, as his backer, he was, after all, just Zhang Yan's disciple.
Although Qin Shi was Zhang Yan's last disciple and Zhang Yan had no descendants, he had always treated Qin Shi Qin Shi as his own son and gave him many spiritual items.
The long staff magic Law Artifact that Qin Shi currently holds, and even the Full Body Armor natal Lifebound Magic Item, were all made by Zhang Yan.
However, Body Cultivator consumes a great deal of spiritual resources.
Even with Zhang Yan's support, Qin Shi still has a significant gap in his cultivation of spiritual objects.
Therefore, he was extremely short of Spirit Stone.
Unfortunately, he and Yan Siyi and the others were a group, and after the group was formed, the five of them agreed that the minority must obey the majority.
Furthermore, since he was in love with Yan Siyi, he naturally wouldn't go against Yan Siyi wishes and force her to stay with him in the Serpent Dragon Lake area to kill Demon Beast.
Hunting Demon Beast alone here is somewhat dangerous for him.
"In that case, after we've finished searching the Black Armored Turtle's nest, we'll head back to Tu Yuan Market Town first," Qin Shi nodded.
When Ling Pengyun heard that Yan Siyi was confident in refining second-tier Spirit Cuisine from the flesh and blood of the three turtle demons she had obtained, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
Yan Siyi still owes him two second-tier Spirit Cuisine feasts.
A grand feast isn't just one or two second-tier Spirit Cuisine; it needs to be at least a whole table of them to qualify as a grand feast.
The Spiritual Qi contained in second-tier Spirit Cuisine is several times Spiritual Qi than that contained in first-tier Spirit Cuisine.
Rumor has it that second-tier Spirit Cuisine tastes several times better than first-tier Spirit Cuisine.
Ling Pengyun, who has always loved food, has long coveted second-tier Spirit Cuisine. Unfortunately, even in the Hundred Spirits Sect Hundred Spirits Restaurant, which is the largest Tu Yuan Market Town in the Hundred Spirits Sect, second-tier Spirit Cuisine is only available for a limited time at certain times.
It's a rare item that even Spirit Stone can't buy anywhere else.
At this moment, Yan Siyi also noticed that Ling Pengyun was staring at her with a look of joy on his face.
She understood the source of Ling Pengyun's joy and expressed her gratitude.
"Many thanks to you, fellow Daoist, for helping us slay those three Foundation Establishment Turtle Demons. The promise I made back then still stands."
"As long as my Spirit Chef skills can reach the second level, I will definitely prepare two second-level Spirit Cuisine feasts for you when you come to my door in the future."
After saying this, Yan Siyi added another sentence.
"I would also like to thank all my senior brothers and junior sister Ye for giving me the flesh and blood of the Foundation Establishment they killed during the hunting of Demon Beast these past few days, so that I could cook second-tier Spirit Cuisine. Once I reach the second tier in Spirit Chef, I will also cook a second-tier Spirit Cuisine feast for all my senior brothers and junior sisters to express my gratitude."
Everyone was quite satisfied with Yan Siyi's good manners, so they stopped there and didn't chat anymore.
After Qin Shi used the white jade bottle to remove the icy mist that had frozen the lake, the hundreds of feet of ice within the lake melted back into water.
Qin Shi also took the lead, casting a water shield spell to empower himself before diving into the lake.
Ling Pengyun, Yan Siyi, and others followed suit.