Seventy-Two Profound Arts

"Arrogant!"

Pure Immortal Maiden looked down from above, still filled with disdain.

The zither's gentle notes from the ground sank into a deep murmur. The Seventy-Two Profound Dharma Divine Resonance Talismans split into seventy-two, representing the seventy-two cultivators within the Divine Resonance Talismans. Through the Corpse Stitching Art and the Soul-Refining Thread Li Tianyi had once obtained, these cultivators had transformed new bodies into forms most suited to their own cultivation.

The instant they appeared, Pure Immortal Maiden had already seen through everything.

Seventy-two divine talismans rose into the air, circling like pillars that held up the heavens and sealing off the area. In an instant, all had fallen within a domain. The talismans came in four colors: azure, blue, violet, and dark. There were forty-two azure talismans, their auras no higher than the Nascent Soul Realm. Twenty blue talismans represented Spirit Transformation. Then came nine violet talismans, finally reaching the Void Refinement Realm.

The sole Body Integration "Chess Dao" talisman represented the Chess Saint, who had merely caught a first glimpse of the path of the Dao.

What had initially startled Pure Immortal Maiden was nothing more than the aura of Min Tiange emanating from the Chess Saint's body. Now, she was both enraged and amused. Looking again at the arrogant rabble below, her contempt deepened. Seventy-two bodies perfectly suited for cultivation—but their cultivation is still too brief, and they lack resources. So what if they are among the foremost of humanity? Humanity is frail. Their cultivation ultimately only reaches the word "immortal cultivation"; immortals are already their limit. Their realms are still beneath mine. How could they possibly defeat me?

The Chess Saint clearly had no intention of wasting words on Pure Immortal Maiden.

In the clouds, Pure Immortal Maiden held a pair of bone rods and drew