Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

"A Spirit Immortal's heritage?"

Beiming Yong's expression changed, his brows furrowing tightly.

Within the eight World Heavens under the rule of the Beiming Immortal Race, aside from their clan's five foundational heritages, there was no sixth Spirit Immortal heritage.

In an instant, many speculations surfaced in Beiming Yong's mind. After all, in this stretch of the Outer Void, among the hundreds of World Heavens, there were no fewer than three powers that could rival the Beiming Immortal Race...

"Who are you, and why must you interfere in the affairs of my Beiming Immortal Race?"

Beiming Yong drew his giant bow, aimed it at Fang Cheng, and asked coldly.

Fang Cheng stood in the air with his hands clasped behind him and chuckled. "I merely saw an injustice and drew my sword to help, that's all. Besides, your great bow is quite impressive, Fellow Taoist. I've suddenly got an itch for a fight, so I hope you won't hesitate to enlighten me."

Beiming Yong said in a low voice, "As you wish!"

With that, he fired an arrow.

This arrow was far more powerful than the last.

Fang Cheng pointed a finger, and a jet of Sword Qi shot out. In the space of a breath, it flickered through countless transformations, striking the arrow a thousand times in an instant. It forcibly blasted the arrow apart, which erupted into a sky full of golden light.

Afterward, a dark red Demon Fog spread across the sky, silently devouring the exploded golden light.

Seeing this Primordial Heavenly Demon Qi, a sudden chill crept into Beiming Yong's heart. He sensed an incomparably tyrannical and evil presence, one that seemed to want to dissolve everything in this world, leaving not a trace behind.

He drew his bow again and again, loosing streams of golden arrows that flew like meteors.

Fourteen!

Fifteen!

Sixteen!

...

Each arrow was more powerful and faster than the one before it, gradually building an invincible momentum that seemed capable of swallowing heaven and earth, intent on annihilating Fang Cheng.

But what horrified Beiming Yong was that his opponent used only a single jet of Sword Qi from start to finish. Relying solely on an ever-changing Sword Technique, he effortlessly shattered his arrows and then refined them with Demonic Qi.

His opponent's Sword Technique was clearly a Spirit Immortal heritage—immensely powerful, unbelievably fast, and lethally sharp, its might comparable to his sixteenth arrow.

And his limit was nineteen arrows.

As the two fought, the clash of sword light, golden radiance, and dark red Demon Fog tore the world asunder. The void trembled and shattered, leaving a scene of utter ruin.

Meanwhile, Ascendant Feng Yan was not idle. Peach blossom petals fluttered out, mercilessly reaping the life force of the Immortal Palace's Tribulation Realm experts wherever they passed.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty people within the Five Elements Divine Light Destruction Array perished. The seven remaining Immortal Palace Elders could no longer sustain the Grand Array. The entire formation shattered with a deafening roar, scattering wondrous five-colored light across the sky.

Beiming Yong fired eighteen consecutive arrows. Just as the last arrow was nocked and about to be released, a murderous intent struck him from behind. A hideous Demon Beast Illusion opened its massive jaws and lunged at him.

Beiming Yong sighed to himself. 'He knew that after firing the final arrow, his energy would plummet. Even if this Divine Technique from his opponent couldn't kill him, it would leave him gravely wounded.'

He dissipated the golden arrow, spun around, and threw a punch that forcibly scattered the Demon Beast Illusion. Then, his figure blurred, shattering the void. He flashed across the firmament seven times, rescuing the seven remaining Immortal Palace Elders before fleeing into the distant void.

"Since you both dare to obstruct my path, this is now a grudge of life and death! From this day forward, my Beiming Immortal Race will fight you to the bitter end!"

His voice rolled like thunder across the firmament, its echo lingering long after he was gone.

...

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"A fine bow, and a fine Divine Technique!"

Fang Cheng recalled his Sword Qi and watched Beiming Yong's retreating figure, making no move to pursue him.

'This man still has quite a few trump cards up his sleeve. Relying on just the Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation, I'm not completely confident I could have stopped him from leaving.'

Besides, he saw that Feng Yan had no intention of giving chase either, so he didn't take matters into his own hands.

At that moment, the vision around Feng Yan dissipated, and the peach tree transformed back into Xia Yue, who followed obediently by Feng Yan's side.

Fang Cheng released his Primordial Heavenly Demon Qi, which completely dissolved and evaporated the bodies of the many Immortal Palace Tribulation Realm Cultivators that Feng Yan had slain.

Finally, he recalled the vast, dark red Demonic Qi and looked to Feng Yan. "Feng Yan," he asked, "how did you come to have such a path-obstructing grudge with the Beiming Immortal Race?"

Feng Yan sighed. "It's a long story. Let's go to the Outer Void first."

As she spoke, the three of them flew out of the Extreme Heaven, passed through the Heaven-Defining Membrane, and entered the Outer Void.

Feng Yan summoned the great tomb, and the three of them entered the palace at its center. Only then did Feng Yan slowly begin to explain the situation.

"Years ago, my husband happened upon the Undying Jade. His power skyrocketed, and he broke through to the Tribulation Realm in one fell swoop. But ultimately, he never fully refined the treasure, and thus failed to uncover the Undying Jade's greatest secret."

Fang Cheng was already clear on the tragedy that followed.

After Feng Yan gathered all the fragments of the Undying Jade, she unlocked many of its profound mysteries. Even the four great Divine Monks of the Vajra Realm, when they joined forces, could not eliminate her. In the end, they could only seal her within the great tomb and banish her to the Outer Void.

During that long expanse of time, although she was in a deep slumber, she also formed a deeper connection with the Undying Jade.

It was not until the Dragon Elephant Wanderer rescued her a century ago that she was able to completely refine the Undying Jade.

"Within the Lingkong Celestial Ruins, there is an immense portal known as the Taixu Gate. This gate is a relic from the primordial Spiritual Sky Realm, and legend says that within it lies an ancient and colossal Immortal Ship, containing endless celestial opportunities."

"According to records discovered in the ruins of other Heritage Mansions within the Spirit Ruins Celestial Realm, this Immortal Ship possesses the peerless ability to cross the River of Time and traverse the infinite ages. Some gravely wounded, dying Spirit Immortals often choose to pass away on this Immortal Ship in the hopes that their True Spirit will remain unextinguished, allowing them to return to the past..."

"This is also why the Immortal Ship holds countless treasures and heritages left behind by Spirit Immortals before they passed on. Even Cultivators from the Upper Realm frequently enter the Taixu Gate to seek their fortune aboard this Immortal Ship..."

"Some speculate that the fall of the Lingkong Celestial Ruins was directly related to the Upper Realm Cultivators fighting over the Taixu Gate."