Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman-Chapter 47: Cloud Whale Mountain

Two hours later.

Fang Cheng’s Magical Power was fully restored.

He was surprised to find that the Magical Power in his Qi Sea seemed to have improved by a sliver, an effect no worse than his usual cultivation with pills.

’Could it be that after depleting my Magical Power by refining the Demonic Light, cultivating immediately afterward can also boost my cultivation level?’

With this guess, Fang Cheng began cultivating again, intending to test his theory.

This time, he refined two streams of Li Hen Demon Light in succession. After depleting his Magical Power, he immediately circulated the Cyan Yuan Demon Tree Skill’s Heart Method to recover it.

A short while later, a look of joy appeared on his face. "It’s true!"

His Magical Power had grown again!

’If I add Essence Supplement Pills to the mix, my cultivation speed could increase even more!’

Fang Cheng’s eyes twinkled, and his heart filled with joy.

He had over fifteen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, plus the three bottles of Essence Supplement Pills the Ye Family provided each month. He could now cultivate with pills without any worries.

「A few days later.」

Fang Cheng had already refined nine successive streams of Li Hen Demon Light.

These nine streams of Demonic Light gathered together, forming a single, pitch-black beam about a foot wide and ten feet long.

The Demonic Light flickered like a flame, ever-changing, and he could manipulate it at will.

This Demonic Light condensed, transforming into a pure-black Flame Rune that exuded a sense of completion.

According to the explanation in the "Li Hen Demon Light" Cultivation Technique, this was the First Level Demon Light!

Sure enough, after Fang Cheng refined another stream of Demonic Light, a second pure-black Flame Rune appeared instead of merging into the first.

This was the Second-level Demon Light.

Cultivators in the Sensing Realm could refine thirty-three layers of Li Hen Demon Light! 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

When thirty-three layers of Demonic Light gathered into a single Magical Talisman to suppress the Dantian Qi Sea, one could ascend to the Life Talisman Realm.

After reaching the Life Talisman Realm, one could continue refining Demonic Light to strengthen the Life Talisman’s power or even forge new Life Talismans.

According to the records in "Li Hen Demon Light," if one could refine nine Life Talismans and merge them into one, they could cultivate a Life Soul.

By then, the power of the Li Hen Demon Light would become unimaginably great.

For now, Fang Cheng had only just taken the first step!

The Li Hen Demon Light was also the highest-grade and most powerful Cultivation Technique he had practiced so far.

However, this technique only cultivated Divine Techniques, not Magical Power. It needed to be driven by the Cyan Yuan Demon Tree Skill, with the two complementing each other.

Fang Cheng calmed his mind and, after more than a month of ascetic cultivation, refined thirteen layers of Li Hen Demon Light in one go.

His cultivation also advanced by leaps and bounds, and he broke through to the Sixth Layer of Sensing!

This was two months faster than he had anticipated.

The thirteen layers of Li Hen Demon Light could connect end-to-end to form a ferocious, forty-foot-long beam of Demonic Light. They could also gather together, forming a protective shroud that enveloped Fang Cheng in a ten-foot radius.

As he continued to refine the Li Hen Demon Light, the demonic will emanating from the Celestial Demon grew stronger. Even with Fang Cheng’s deep comprehension of the technique and his sharp Sword Intent, he found it increasingly difficult to resist.

He estimated that his current limit was likely nineteen layers of Demonic Light.

He had intended to press on and continue his cultivation, but the day of the Yinluo Sect’s Outer Disciple trial had arrived.

The Trial Talisman began to glow, and a line of text appeared on its surface. It instructed all disciples holding a Talisman Decree to arrive at Cloud Whale Mountain tomorrow at 7:00 AM sharp.

Fang Cheng had no choice but to stop cultivating. He walked out of his private chamber and found that Ye Yan was not in the Cave Mansion.

He went up to the third floor of the Jade Tower, leaned against the railing, and gazed out over the vast waters of the Abyssal Marsh, pondering to himself:

’I wonder how the Li Hen Demon Light compares to the Yinluo Sect’s nine ultimate techniques?’

"Young Master, you’ve come out of seclusion." A crisp, pleasant voice came from behind, interrupting Fang Cheng’s thoughts.

"Where is the Lady?"

Fang Cheng sensed the maid Die’Er coming up to the Jade Tower and asked without turning around.

Die’Er walked up behind him, curtsied, and said, "The Young Mistress has gone to Elder Ye’s Cave Mansion to cultivate. She has not yet returned."

’It must be nice to have a mother in the Life Talisman Realm. You can get special treatment anytime...’

Fang Cheng mused to himself, then asked with a smile, "Did she say when she’d be back?"

Die’Er shook her head and replied, "It seems Elder Ye intends to personally teach the Young Mistress a Divine Technique. It could take a few months, or possibly even a year."

Die’Er looked at Fang Cheng’s tall and handsome back, hesitated for a moment, and her pretty face suddenly blushed. "Before the Young Mistress left, she said... that I should serve you well, Young Master. And if... if you get lonely, you can come find me..."

Her voice trailed off, becoming as quiet as a mosquito’s buzz.

Fang Cheng was surprised for a moment, then chuckled. He said, "I’m leaving for the Yinluo Sect’s Outer Disciple trial, so I won’t be back for a while either. Just take care of the Cave Mansion."

Die’Er came back to her senses and quickly said, "Young Master, are you going to Cloud Whale Mountain for the Outer Disciple trial? You could meet up with the other Ye Family disciples at the Cloud Viewing Platform first and travel together on the Ye Family’s Cangshan Cloud Boat. I heard a Ye Family Elder will be accompanying them."

Fang Cheng grunted in acknowledgment. After a moment’s thought, he said, "I know where Cloud Whale Mountain is. I’ll go by myself."

With that, his figure flashed and transformed into a streak of Profound Light, shooting into the sky and flying directly toward the northern shore of the Abyssal Marsh.

...

「The next day.」

「The northern shore of the Abyssal Marsh, Cloud Whale Mountain.」

Even before the appointed time, streaks of Escape Light in various colors flew in from the south and landed on Cloud Whale Mountain.

Above the peak of the majestic mountain, a massive palace stood suspended in the vast, azure sky.

The entire palace was constructed from white bones, crystalline and snow-white. It shimmered with a mystical light under the sun, creating a grand spectacle against the backdrop of leisurely drifting white clouds.

This was a Demonic Magical Artifact as famous as the White Bone Relic, known as the Bone Daoist Palace!

One of the nine ultimate techniques of the Yinluo Sect.

Cultivating this technique was similar to the White Bone Relic; both followed the path of an Artifact Cultivator.

The difference was that after refining the Bone Daoist Palace into a Lifebound Magical Artifact, one’s Magical Power would be significantly higher than that of other cultivators at the same level.

The palace’s other Great Divine Technique was its unparalleled sealing power!

Fang Cheng glanced at the Bone Daoist Palace a few times, then casually chose a secluded spot on the mountain, landed his Escape Light, and sat down cross-legged to regulate his breathing.

’I wonder which Inner Sect Elder is presiding over this Outer Disciple trial...’

Among the Inner Disciples of Yinluo Sect, anyone who successfully forged a Life Talisman using one of the nine ultimate techniques could be designated a True Disciple!

Once a True Disciple reached the mid-stage of the Life Talisman Realm, they would automatically become an Inner Sect Elder of the Yinluo Sect, with the right to participate in making decisions on major sect affairs.

True Disciples, Inner Sect Elders, Peak Masters, and the Sect Leader together formed the upper echelon of the Yinluo Sect.

Even higher up was the legendary Supreme Elder of the Life Soul Realm.

In the vast Abyssal Marsh, across a radius of ten thousand li, there was only this one Life Soul Realm expert.

Even in the entire Yun Country, the number of Life Soul Realm cultivators could be counted on one hand.

Generally, True Disciples did not participate in sect trials or disciple selections. That was why Fang Cheng, upon seeing the Bone Daoist Palace, secretly wondered which Inner Sect Elder was presiding over the trial this time.

As the time drew near, more and more streaks of Escape Light landed on Cloud Whale Mountain.

Others arrived on Flying Boats, giant birds, or Floating Cloud Immortal Residences. Upon reaching the space above Cloud Whale Mountain, they stopped and hovered below the Bone Daoist Palace as a sign of respect.

From these Flying Boats and giant birds, groups of gorgeously dressed young cultivators flew out, landing leisurely on the mountaintop, chatting and laughing.

These cultivators were, of course, the disciples from prominent families.

Fang Cheng counted them. In total, there were exactly nine Flying Boats, giant birds, and Floating Cloud Immortal Residences.

The Ye Family’s magnificent Cangshan Cloud Boat was naturally among them.