Sha Demons

While the Spirit King's Manor was in an uproar,

tens of millions of miles away lay a land of night.

It was one of the most unusual places in the Eastern Desolation. For two-thirds of the year, it lay in the deepest darkness, with only a clear moon hanging in the night sky, illuminating the majestic land.

This wondrous place was not only a marvel of the Eastern Desolation, but also home to the Moon-Gazing Sect, one of the five great powers of the Eastern Desolation!

A magnificent complex of buildings dotted the endless, towering mountain range. Under the light of the cold moon, they resembled celestial palaces in the heavens.

Atop a lofty pavilion, a cold and aloof figure performed a sword dance beneath the moon. The moonlight was bright and clear, while her sword gleamed with a chilling light. Her plain white robes danced with her, making her seem like a celestial being.

Suddenly, the figure, graceful as a fleeting swan, stopped her sword dance. Her black hair flew up, revealing an unadorned face whose cold beauty was so captivating that no one dared look directly at her.

The woman waved her slender hand, and a soul tablet appeared out of thin air. Restrictions were engraved on it, and its light flickered, like a flame that might go out at any moment.

Moonlight illuminated the tablet, revealing a name written on it: Dai Cheng!

"Who! Who injured my disciple?!"

The woman suddenly roared in fury, waves of pale Sword Qi rippling out around her!

Most terrifying of all, the Sword Qi seemed neither to fade nor disperse. One became ten thousand, until at last it formed a dreadful sea of Sword Qi, enough to tear everything around it to pieces.

"Leng Yue! Withdraw your Sword Qi. Whatever happened, calm down and tell me."

Just then, a somewhat helpless voice rang out, followed by a surge of immense power. It was even deeper and more fearsome than the woman's, and it easily calmed the dreadful sea of Sword Qi.

The woman turned to see a beautiful mature woman with a seductive figure and striking features stepping through the air toward her.

"Something's happened to Cheng'er!"

The woman in white could not hide the fury in her voice. Killing intent had gathered on her normally cold and captivating face.

"What?!"

The beautiful woman froze in shock, and her next reaction was even more terrifying than the woman in white's!

Blood-red threads swam around her, each one several times more terrifying than the Sword Qi!

"Someone dared lay a hand on my martial nephew? They deserve to die ten thousand deaths!"

Sha Qi swirled around the beautiful woman. She looked like a demoness from hell, ready to pick someone out and devour them at any moment.

Before long, two streaks of spiritual light, one red and one white, flew from the Moon-Gazing Sect toward the horizon, moving as fast as falling stars.

Many members of the Moon-Gazing Sect looked up at the sky, wary expressions appearing on their faces.

"What's going on? Why have those two Sha demons both gone out, and in such a rage?"

someone asked in bewilderment.

"Who else could it be? The only one who could make them both so anxious is that disciple and martial nephew of theirs, the one they dote on to the heavens."

"Hiss-someone really touched their reverse scale. Who's so bold? Aren't they afraid of death?"

"There's no telling. I heard Dai Cheng sneaked out some time ago. He must have run into some blind fool."

Far away at the Spirit King's Manor, no one yet knew that two terrifying figures were speeding toward them.

The sun had passed its zenith and was growing ever more scorching.

Anticipating that the manor might soon be anything but peaceful, Ling Yun felt an overwhelming sense of urgency.

"The Talisman Dao is what I can improve fastest right now."

Ling Yun realized deeply that if he wanted to strengthen his foundation in a short time, he could only turn to these external means.

Thus, over the following days, Ling Yun began making talismans again.

With his experience of successfully making a Heavenly Eye Spell last time, Ling Yun grew increasingly adept at using his divine sense to inscribe high-grade spirit talismans.

During this time, he drew several more Heavenly Eye Spells to replenish his supply.

One day, Ling Yun found several kinds of offensive talismans in the Talisman Dao inheritance, intending to inscribe more powerful talismans.

Although Ling Yun was only at the Core Formation Realm, he had no trouble comprehending the Great Emperor's inheritance. It had to be said that the comprehension granted by the Immortal Physique of Myriad Daos was powerful enough to astonish even Ling Yun.

Unfortunately, limited by his realm, Ling Yun was unable to inscribe more terrifying talismans.

Especially fifth-tier Primordial Spirit Realm talismans.

Although the Heavenly Eye Spell was complicated, it was an auxiliary talisman, so its requirements for divine sense were not as high.

Offensive talismans were different. They needed to draw upon an enormous quantity of heaven and earth's primordial Qi, so their requirements for divine sense were extremely high.

If the quality of his divine sense fell short, the runes he inscribed would break, leaving them utterly unable to hold the enormous quantity of heaven and earth's primordial Qi. The corresponding talisman divine ability would then be unable to manifest.

"Divine Wood Spell!"

"Wind Blade Talisman!"

"Spirit-Sealing Sigil!"

These three talismans were ones Ling Yun could just barely attempt to inscribe, and all were low-grade fifth-tier.

"The Divine Wood Spell draws pure wood primordial Qi from heaven and earth to form a terrifying divine wood trap. Once caught inside, a person will be attacked by endless bladed branches and thorny vines. Its offensive power is fairly decent."

"The Wind Blade Talisman is even better. Its blades of raging wind cut through everything and are nearly impossible to withstand, unless someone of a higher realm forcibly breaks them."

"As for the Spirit-Sealing Sigil, it's an auxiliary talisman that can seal a person's spiritual essence. Of course, its effect varies from person to person. Sometimes it can seal them for a few breaths, but against an opponent who's too strong, it can only restrain them for a brief instant."

But for someone experienced in magical combat, even an opening lasting a single instant was enough to turn the tables against the odds!

Inside the small house, Ling Yun was using his divine sense to inscribe intricate, wondrous runes one by one onto talisman paper. The faint spiritual pressure sent the sheets of talisman paper beside him fluttering through the air.

"The final stroke!"

Ling Yun concentrated, staring fixedly at the talisman paper while controlling his divine sense to inscribe the final stroke!

The next instant, the talisman was complete.

"Done. In seven whole days, I made three Heavenly Eye Spells, four Divine Wood Spells, two Wind Blade Talismans, and one Spirit-Sealing Sigil."

Ling Yun let out a long breath, feeling somewhat exhilarated. After practicing for so long, he could vaguely sense that his control over his divine sense had grown stronger.

The reason he did not continue was not that he was tired, but that he had once again accumulated seven daily check-ins and could exchange them for a weekly check-in!

Ling Yun put away the talismans and checked in eagerly.

"System, weekly check-in!"

A wondrous power of law began to operate, and the system sounded with a "Ding!"

"Congratulations, host. Check-in at the royal mausoleum successful..."

"Obtained a low-grade sixth-tier divine ability-the Heaven-Reaching Heaven-Lamenting Hand!"

Ling Yun could not help laughing.

"Finally! After so many days, I've obtained another Dao Palace Realm-level divine ability!"

The Heaven-Reaching Heaven-Lamenting Hand conjured a great hand of the heavens that descended with the terrifying divine might of heaven and earth, possessing astonishing suppressive power!

Ling Yun had been troubled by how few divine abilities and spells he possessed, and unexpectedly, he had just checked in and obtained a divine ability of considerable power.

"Finally, I can have a good rest."

Ling Yun immediately sat down cross-legged, intending to restore himself first.

After some time, he exhaled a breath like an arrow. As his Qi circulated around him, it stirred the Spiritual Qi in his surroundings.

"All right, next I'll devote myself to cultivating this sixth-tier divine ability. Once I've mastered it, who in the Core Formation Realm will still be able to stand against me?"

A blazing light flickered in Ling Yun's eyes as he threw himself into arduous practice without a moment's pause.