Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

The sight of several noble and elegant Female Cultivators from the Jade Flower Alliance, now acting like songstresses and Maids entirely at the demon lord’s mercy, was enough to make one’s blood boil with rage.

Shen Gu Feng barked, "What hole did you crawl out of, you old demon? How dare you abduct the daughter of the Heaven Shepherd City Lord! You must have a death wish!"

Inside the Jade Tower.

Fang Cheng watched the newcomers with a leisurely air and chuckled. "Fellows, if you’re here to drink and watch the dance, feel free to come inside for a few cups. If you intend to spoil my fun, then you might as well attack directly. Don’t waste your breath on useless words."

Qi Huaisan cupped his hands in a salute from a distance. "Fellow, we have no grievance or enmity with you. We have not come here today to make an enemy of you. A junior of my clan was taken by you, and we ask that you please return her."

Fang Cheng burst out laughing. "I went to great trouble to find seven Top-grade Tripod Furnaces, and I’m far from done enjoying myself. Come back and ask for them on this day next year!"

He paused, then added, "Besides, even if you wanted them to go back with you, I doubt they’d agree."

Qi Huaisan’s gaze swept over the seven women in the tower. He saw that each of them wore a coquettish and captivating expression. Their beautiful eyes seemed to flow with emotion, their gazes were filled with affection, and they exuded a thousand charms.

As a man of experience, he naturally knew what this implied.

’What a demon lord. He must have used some Divine Technique of the Demon Sect to completely ensnare the hearts and minds of these girls...’

As his thoughts raced, Qi Huaisan looked to Shen Gu Feng at his side and said in a low voice, "Fellow, what do you think...?"

Shen Gu Feng’s face was already murderous. Others might not have known, but he was keenly aware that he, a disciple of a great Dharma Realm Cultivator, was standing by and watching his master’s daughter being held and defiled in another man’s arms.

This was utterly intolerable!

’Does he really think our Ten Thousand Transformations Sect is made of paper?’

Shen Gu Feng roared, "Attack!"

With that, he summoned the Snow Soul Bead and launched it straight at the Jade Tower.

A perfectly round, glittering bead flew out and abruptly burst with a dazzling radiance. A cold light streamed from it, filling the sky with its glow.

An astonishing chill spread out in an instant. In a flash, the sea of clouds for a hundred li in every direction solidified, frozen solid!

The very void itself seemed to freeze along with it. Myriad ice crystals materialized in the air, shimmering with magnificent colors.

This was a defensive treasure. Within the area covered by its Ice Power, any Divine Technique or Magical Artifact would be weakened by seventy percent, or even frozen solid on the spot.

Then, with a flash of light from Shen Gu Feng’s hand, a long black saber covered in dark red, blood-like patterns appeared, and he slashed it violently toward the Jade Tower.

A world-shaking beam of blade light tore through the void with unparalleled dominance, descending upon the Jade Tower.

This slash carried the essence of the great dao’s simplicity—it was fierce, heavy, and destructive, embodying a kind of perfect power.

At the same time, a cloud of pitch-black insects flew from the Insect Cultivator’s sleeve, rolling in like a black tide to envelop the area from all sides and block off Fang Cheng’s escape routes.

Qi Huaisan and the Lan Family Cultivator also launched their attacks.

Inside the Jade Tower, the seven women cried out in alarm. Four Life Soul Cultivators were attacking with world-shaking power, creating a terrifying spectacle the likes of which they had never seen in their lives.

However, when their four attacks came within thirty feet of the Jade Tower, they were blocked by a ring of black, flame-like Demonic Light.

The Li Hen Demon Light formed a seamless whole, like a great black sphere enveloping the Jade Tower.

When the Insect Cultivator Elderly Woman’s tide of insects met the Demonic Light, they instantly burst into flames with a series of POPS, a massive number of them dying off.

The Divine Techniques from Qi Huaisan and the Lan Family Cultivator landed on the Demonic Light, stirring up nothing more than a few faint ripples.

Only Shen Gu Feng’s blade light managed to create a deep indentation in the Demonic Light, but that was the extent of it.

Immediately after, the soul-stirring ring of a sword resounded!

Before the four could recover from the shock of the Li Hen Demon Light’s power, they saw over a hundred strands of silvery-white light, each as fine as a silk thread, flying toward them.

The sword lights were incomparably sharp and swift as lightning, flashing through the void.

The void frozen by the Snow Soul Bead failed to hinder the sword lights in the slightest.

Refining a sword into silk!

Shen Gu Feng swung his long saber, unleashing thousands of blade lights to form a tight defense around his body.

These sword threads were faster than a thunderclap; even with utmost vigilance and a host of Magical Artifacts and techniques at one’s disposal, there was simply no time to use them.

In the blink of an eye, the sword lights were upon them!

The sky-full of blade lights shattered instantly, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Shen Gu Feng pushed the Snow Soul Bead with all his might. The bead, which radiated a cold light, trembled gently as all its brilliance converged on his body.

As the sword lights approached Shen Gu Feng’s body, they instantly slowed, as if they were being frozen.

Shen Gu Feng didn’t dare hesitate. With a flash of Escape Light at his feet, he retreated a thousand feet, leaving a trail of afterimages behind.

Only then did he have a moment to look at the others.

Of the three who had come with him, two had their life force snuffed out in an instant.

The Insect Cultivator Elderly Woman had been sliced in two.

The Lan Family Cultivator was beheaded.

Under that terrifying sword light, the Protective Spiritual Light of these two esteemed Life Soul Cultivators had been as fragile as tofu, offering no resistance at all.

Besides himself, the only survivor was Qi Huaisan.

And the only reason Qi Huaisan had survived was because the Qi Family Female Cultivator in Fang Cheng’s arms had just uttered a plea... As the sword light closed in on Qi Huaisan, it swerved slightly, grazing past his ear and causing the Qi Family Elder to break out in a cold sweat.

It was the first time in his entire life he had been so close to a Tier Five Flying Sword.

Shen Gu Feng’s heart went cold. He had always been proud, knowing that the inherited Divine Techniques of his Ten Thousand Transformations Sect were second to none. Yet, when facing that sword light just now, he had felt a deep-seated fear.

Within that sword light was a faint yet vast Heaven-Slaying Earth-Cracking Sword Intent, a power capable of annihilating everything.

’Perhaps only Master himself can stop that...’

He thought to himself, and only one thought remained.

Flee!!!

’Only Master, acting personally, can subdue this man.’

His figure flickered and, under the protection of the Snow Soul Bead, transformed into a brilliant streak of light, shooting toward the heavens.

Another sword ring echoed through the sky.

The Mountain-Slaying Sword flashed nonchalantly through the air, piercing into the frigid radiance of the Snow Soul Bead that protected Shen Gu Feng.

It shattered the protection as easily as cracking an eggshell and... beheaded Shen Gu Feng with a single strike!

The Demonic Light swept out, collecting the Snow Soul Bead and the three Cultivators’ storage pouches before returning to the Jade Tower.

Qi Huaisan stood rigidly in the void, not daring to move an inch, terrified the sword light would come for him next.

"Continue the music. Continue the dance."

Inside the Jade Tower, Fang Cheng toyed with the Snow Soul Bead and spoke gently to the women.

The women felt as if they were in a dream, realizing that the old demon before them was far more powerful than they could have ever imagined. At that moment, they abandoned all other hopes.

As the music and dancing resumed, Fang Cheng spoke. "Qi Dao You, why don’t you come in for a chat?"

Qi Huaisan flew into the Jade Tower with an awkward smile on his face. He bowed deeply to Fang Cheng and said, "I was gravely offensive just now. Thank you, sir, for the mercy of sparing my life."

Fang Cheng, his arm wrapped around the slender, graceful waist of the Qi Family Female Cultivator, said, "Qi Dao You, I wish to borrow your Qi Family Immortal Castle for a time. Would that be convenient?"

Qi Huaisan replied hurriedly, "Of course, it’s convenient. Sir, your Divine Techniques are immense. For you to grace our Qi Family Immortal Castle with your presence is our clan’s great fortune."

To speak such insincere words of flattery in front of his own kinswoman showed that this Qi Family Elder’s cunning and worldly experience were truly remarkable.

Fang Cheng nodded and smiled. "Excellent. Then within your Qi Family Immortal Castle, I shall hold a Dual Cultivation ceremony with these seven beauties and we shall enter the bridal chamber together."

Qi Huaisan nodded in assent, profusely promising that everything would be arranged perfectly.

Fang Cheng added, "You also need to invite the eight great families and the Heaven Shepherd City Lord to attend the ceremony."

Qi Huaisan was stunned.

’Isn’t he afraid of making an even bigger scene?’

’But with this old demon’s power, dominating all of Mu Tianyuan should be no problem at all.’

’It seems he wants to use this opportunity to make a name for himself and establish his dominance.’

’If our Qi Family can latch on to him, this might actually be an opportunity...’

Fang Cheng paid no mind to the man’s thoughts, simply urging the Jade Tower to cross the void, following Qi Huaisan’s directions to the Qi Family Immortal Castle.

’Rather than sneaking into Heaven Shepherd City to assassinate him, it’s better to cause a major incident outside the walls. Lure the tiger from its mountain and have my Dream Spirit Incarnation ambush him on the way...’

’Now, we’ll just have to see how much the Master of Ten Thousand Transformations Sect can endure.’

From a bird’s-eye view high above, the Qi Family Immortal Castle resembled a gigantic, ring-shaped structure situated on the plains.

The Immortal Castle was over a thousand feet tall. Its outer walls were forged from black iron and strange stones, covered in Spirit Patterns and runes. They were integrated with the Clan Suppression Array to defend against the Beast Tides on Mu Tianyuan.

Inside the Immortal Castle was a Spiritual Land spanning thousands of acres, where lush vegetation flourished amid elegant scenery. Pavilions, Immortal Pavilions, and palaces were scattered throughout.

Upon the ring-shaped fortress itself were numerous entrances to Cave Mansions, clearly the residences for the branch members of the Qi Family and its low-level cultivators.

The core clan members and High-level Cultivators all resided within the Spiritual Land inside the fortress.

After the Jade Tower arrived above the Immortal Castle, Qi Huaisan personally opened the restrictive barrier of the clan’s Grand Array, allowing the Jade Tower to enter.

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