Three Yin Life and Death Talisman

Thunder Commandery Domain, Ruins of Demon-Subduing City

The Hu Mang's figure appeared once again.

The void passage in the sky was still dazzling; the level of this technology was probably comparable to that of the Heavenly Gate's exploration of extraterrestrial planets.

The only difference is that the latter was created by piling up materials from several large-scale aerospace projects, while the former was casually manufactured by some bigwig.

After taking a few more glances, Hu Mang headed straight for his target: the ruins of a demon-slaying tower.

Before crossing over, he was no longer in the East Sea Archipelago, but on an ocean-going transport ship arranged by Old Sha, heading straight for Java.

In addition to his gains from the underground trading sessions, he also received a huge sum of 80 million from Old Sha's trade.

Of course, whether it was taking a cut from trading underwater treasures or exchanging Spirit Stone, Old Sha made a killing.

Considering that the two had a relatively pleasant working relationship, and that only Hu Mang returned intact after Hu Mang and Jiang Kuisha strolled along the beach, the Old Sha, knowing Hu Mang's capabilities, became even more respectful.

Therefore, Hu Mang handed over all the remaining Spirit Stone, except for the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone and high-grade Spirit Stone, to the other party, and also asked the other party to keep an eye out for rare and precious treasures that could assist in cultivation and core formation.

Wait until the other party has sufficient funds in their account before transferring the money to me.

After all that back and forth, Hu Mang's assets finally exceeded 100 million!

At the Heavenly Gate, this is equivalent to the Golden Core stage, a number representing financial freedom.

This was what Old Zhu had been pursuing all his life.

The twists and turns of this trip were completely beyond Hu Mang's expectations.

Turbid Dragon, Ghost Dragon, Sinful Dragon, Sea Monster, Sunken Cargo, Sea -Sea-Pacifying Divine Warship, Lord Lin's Plan to Open the Sea, and that mysterious little nun.

Heavenly Gate has no Buddhist lineage.

Otherwise, the "Bodhi State of Mind" wouldn't be so popular.

But according to my own experience, there really were quite a few awesome monks in the Liang Dynasty.

It was the kind of debate where Shen Haichan and Xie Xianyu took turns debating, and they could only barely manage a draw.

According to what he learned in history class, these eminent Buddhist monks would suddenly appear at a certain time in a certain dynasty in ancient times, and then suddenly disappear again.

There is no lineage, no written record, and no trace of Buddhism.

If Heavenly Gate's history hadn't been continuous, with similar records from every dynasty, some people might actually have thought that historians had created history.

Then, with the discovery of the Saha Continent, historians in Heavenly Gate finally confirmed that the Western Earth recorded in historical books was the mysterious Saha Continent.

Unfortunately, despite discovering it, they couldn't find it in the Endless Sea.

"So, the time for those eminent Buddhist monks to frequently appear in the world has come again?"

"But according to my mother, these monks may be highly skilled, but they don't actually possess any Law Power. If it weren't for the fact that Shen Haichan and his group of Dao of Alchemy practitioners still had some integrity, we would have dragged them into an alley and killed them long ago."

"That little nun can stand suspended in the sea; she can't possibly be without Law Power, right? Has she mutated?"

"The resurrection of historical figures and the reappearance of eminent Buddhist monks—this is truly exciting."

As he recalled the events, Hu Mang searched for his target.

Thanks to the contributions of those "fishing buddies," the demon-slaying sites in Demon-Subduing City have been almost completely demolished.

The only thing worth mentioning is that, apart from dismantling the place where they exorcised the demons, this group of people also managed to eliminate the Devil Creature they had suppressed.

However, this caused great inconvenience to the Hu Mang's subsequent actions.

Because of his previous dealings with Jiang Kuisha, Hu Mang had come to realize that he lacked a means of controlling his enemies.

Although he enjoyed the feeling of chasing life and death on the line, to be honest, in many situations, whether to kill or not was a complicated matter.

So he went back to Demon-Subduing City to practice Devil Cultivation Method.

Practicing Devil Cultivation Method in Demon-Subduing City —there's actually a bit of a feng shui explanation to it.

If Old Chen were still alive, he could talk to me for ages.

The Demon-Subduing Tower before Hu Mang could no longer be described as "dilapidated"; it was essentially a pile of ruins that barely retained its tower shape.

The original seven-story tower is now less than two stories high. The upper half looks like it was struck by lightning and exploded. The dark blue-black boulders on the tower body burst open from the middle, like a blooming stone flower.

Through the ruins at the top of the tower, one can see that the Demon-Slaying Tower, which was originally filled with countless demonic corpses, has been mostly blasted to pieces, leaving behind limbs and remains in a gruesome sight.

But some of the corpses of ancient Old Devil were preserved.

"Without living external demons, the Nine Child-Mother Heavenly Devils cannot be cultivated. However, the requirement for refining the Three Yin Life and Death Talisman is precisely the corpse of Devil Creature. The older the Devil Creature corpse, the better the effect."

Originally, according to the rules of the Profound Yin Lineage, the fundamental method for refining the Three Yin Life and Death Talisman must be the Supreme Yin Soul-Slaying True Scripture. However, Hu Mang improved Devil Cultivation Method demonic art, making the Profound Yin True Scripture compatible with the characteristics of other demonic methods, such as the core Soul-Splitting Technique of the Supreme Yin Soul-Slaying True Scripture.

"Heaven and earth are shrouded in darkness, the gates of the Nine Netherworlds open. Myriad Sha Qi and malevolent energy fly with my curse. Demonic runes etched into your fingertips, carving your very soul. I sever your three souls, shatter your seven spirits. Your spiritual platform crumbles, your Divine Sense turns to ashes. Your soul threads are severed, never to return. The secret technique of splitting the soul, extracting the corpse to refine the soul!"

As the Hu Mang chanted incantations, demonic light simultaneously shone from his brow and fingertips. Then, the Hu Mang joined his fingers like a knife and made a sweeping motion in the air, slicing open the surrounding ancient demonic corpses one by one and extracting their demonic souls.

Each corpse emitted a low, sigh-like sound the moment it was slit open; then, a grayish-white, semi-transparent phantom slowly floated out from the crack in the corpse. It was a fragment of the demonic soul imprisoned within the corpse, forcibly peeled from the decaying flesh by the Hu Mang's Soul-Slaying Technique.

The fragments of demonic souls drifted in the air, taking on various shapes. Some resembled a blurry human figure, others a twisted beast, and still others were simply a chaotic mass of shapeless Demonic Qi.

Then, the billowing Profound Yin Devil Fire, centered on the Hu Mang, began to cover the surrounding demonic corpses. The demonic corpses covered by the fire began to melt and dissipate visibly, leaving not even bones behind.

Then, the essence of the melted demon corpse's flesh and blood, suspended in mid-air, condensed into three black talismans.

At the same time, the Three Yin Flowers appeared on the surface of the Hu Mang's body. The three kinds of demonic light, Profound Water, Red Lotus, and Sha Palace, merged into one, transforming into a hazy, chaotic light that seemed to contain all colors. It gathered along his meridians to his fingertips and landed on the Hu Mang's fingertips. Then, the Hu Mang used his corpse as a talisman and his soul as a talisman.

As the artist created the drawing, distorted and bizarre patterns appeared on the talisman paper, as if countless faces and limbs were struggling and writhing on the surface, yet firmly sealed within the paper.

Have a safe journey

For the next seven days, Hu Mang ignored everything outside his window and focused solely on the Three Yin Talisman.

Finally, upon arriving at the Port Surumai, three Three Yin Talisman were formed.

The Three Yin Life and Death Talisman is formed when three talismans are combined; once formed, there are three talismans.

Hu Mang greeted the boatman and then went straight off the shore, taking a deep breath of the sea air.

"This feeling is so familiar."

To be fair, aside from his ancestral home in the north and the Zhongshan Holy Land, this should be considered his third hometown.

He stayed here for a full five years.

I know this place all too well.

After being away for more than half a year, this place seems to remain unchanged.

The salty, humid sea breeze rustled the coconut leaves, and the waves of the Nanyang Sea were a deep blue, with a faint Spiritual Qi floating on the vast expanse of water.

Within Hu Mang's field of vision, the docks stretched for miles, their masts like a forest, with large and small foreign ships and Chinese-owned boats densely moored.

The huge Fujian-style ship is painted with a vermilion image of Mazu, and a bronze peace plaque hangs at the bow, with fine incense smoke swirling around it; the sails of the foreign ship are mottled and carved with spiral patterns of Nanyang gods. The sea breeze blows and the seashell wind chimes hanging from the side of the ship tinkle incessantly, mixed with the sound of the waves.

The dock was bustling with people, with Chinese merchants from Heavenly Gate, foreigners wearing headscarves, and local people with dark brown skin moving about.

Porters carrying goods such as spices, tin ingots, rubber, and sandalwood piled high on their shoulders, the scents of cardamom and agarwood mingling with the salty smell of the sea permeating the air.

Bamboo sheds and wooden boardwalks line the coast, vendors hawk fresh fruits and pastries from Nanyang, and incense sticks burn everywhere, their wisps rising into the air and mingling with the sea mist.

"Grandma, give me two mooncakes," Hu Mang said fluently in the local dialect, taking out two Spirit Coin and handing them over. The old woman with a headscarf on the other side smiled and accepted them, then handed him a local specialty.

It's somewhat like a combination of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) and niangao (New Year's cake), and it has a unique coconut flavor.

Hu Mang sat quietly on a ship's wheel and finished his meal. During this time, several turbaned foreigners carrying sharp knives and Law Artifact came over to chase him away. However, one of the older foreigners stared at Hu Mang for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed. He started chattering to his companions, and those around could vaguely hear him talking about blood pythons and snake gods.

The young man in the headscarf was taken aback at first, seemingly having never seen Hu Mang before, but he quickly recovered and started chattering even louder, his eyes gleaming with fervor, as if he were seeing an idol.

Hu Mang calmly finished eating the crescent-shaped cake, then casually glanced around and found a semi-open-air shrine.

There's not much else here, but the wild gods are more numerous than usual: local gods, Heavenly Gate, fusion gods, and some strange gods brought from other islands, and even some who worship Buddha.

Saha Continent is quite far from Heavenly Gate Mainland, but not far from here. It is said that Buddhist traces have appeared here.

However, this time Hu Mang was not worshipping Buddha, but a local guardian deity called Datuk Gong.

It's somewhat like an overseas version of Second Master Guan.

Beneath the shrine, the wooden statue resembles an elderly Chinese man with some indigenous features. It is dark brown with a somber expression, and has a cloth-patterned turban wrapped around its head. One hand is gripping a short, curved blade, while the other is resting on a miniature anchor.

The wooden statue is blackened and shiny from decades of incense smoke. There is no roasted pig or other meat offerings in front of the shrine, which is usually only seen when the ship goes out to sea.

On the stone table were stacked betel leaves and areca nuts, with a few clusters of bright red and white frangipani flowers scattered around. A rough pottery teacup held clear tea, and there were also some homemade tobacco plants.

After Hu Mang finished lighting the incense, a whole group of people wearing headscarves stood behind him and shouted in unison.

"Brother Heavenly Python!!"