"Brother Lu, what's going on with your body?" Zi Ling asked as she approached Lu Shang.
Lu Shang thought for a moment. "I don't know either. For now, I'm assuming that my Life-Bound Magical Treasure underwent some change in this Spirit-Severing Land, making my physique far stronger than an ordinary person's, even comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator's."
"I expect the effect will disappear once we reach somewhere with spiritual energy. It shouldn't do me any harm."
"So that's it!"
"Oh, Brother Lu, this might be useful to you."
Zi Ling took out a sheet of parchment and held it out to Lu Shang.
Lu Shang accepted it and looked it over.
It seemed to be instructions for making some sort of talisman, but aside from a few simple talismans, Lu Shang knew practically nothing about crafting them, so he could see nothing unusual about it.
"What is this?" Lu Shang asked.
"A villager gave it to us somewhere we visited. Apparently, a Nascent Soul Cultivator from Great Jin left it behind. It describes a Talisman Treasure called the Spirit Descending Talisman," Zi Ling explained.
"The Spirit Descending Talisman!" Lu Shang exclaimed.
How is that possible? How did it end up in Zi Ling's hands? I thought that since I hadn't gone there, the Spirit Descending Talisman would remain hidden for another few decades or centuries before resurfacing. Who would have thought that a twist of fate would put it in Zi Ling's hands instead?
Seeing Lu Shang's shock, Zi Ling asked in puzzlement, "Brother Lu, do you know about this Spirit Descending Talisman?"
"I do know a little. It's one of the signature talismans of a sect in Great Jin called the Heavenly Talisman Sect. Although its crafting requirements are demanding, its effects are extremely powerful. I never imagined