Chapter 879 - 246: Human and Celestial Talisman, Old World and New World

Chapter 879: Chapter 246: Human and Celestial Talisman, Old World and New World

Taiyang makes all things on the earth dry up and wither—if that isn’t the character for "drought," what else could it be?

Li Yuan raised his finger and traced back and forth over that "Drought Talisman," but felt not the slightest response.

He then turned his gaze to a "Fire Talisman."

This "Fire Talisman" as a whole resembled flames surging upward, and between the flames two small dots were like bursting sparks of Mars.

He again used his fingertip to follow the strokes of that talisman, yet still there was not the slightest reaction.

"See anything?"

Empress Dowager Xie reached out and tugged at him, then laughed softly, "Stuff like Ghost Talismans is useless to begin with.

The Daoist Court’s skill is only a single lineage of Shadow Blood Source Blood inheritance; in Elder Celestial Master’s words, it’s merely the Human Talisman.

There is no Celestial Talisman."

Li Yuan turned his head, and saw spring-tide flowing in the Empress Dowager’s eyes; he set the Ancestral Scripture aside by the pillow, then gently pushed her down, and clung to her like a cicada.

Outside this place were Palace Maids and Guards, so the two of them could not make too loud a sound.

After a long while, the Empress Dowager lay on her side in weary repose.

Within the spring quilt, her naked body heaped up a snowy whiteness of smooth flesh.

Leaning against that smooth whiteness, Li Yuan once more took up the Ancestral Scripture to read.

In his heart he already had a conjecture.

The trajectories of heaven and earth form the Celestial Talisman.

The Celestial Talisman contains great power, yet will not be seen by mortals.

But now, with heaven and earth greatly changed, the original trajectories long since reversed, the Celestial Talismans have become able to fall upon paper.

They may be seen by mortals, but only because they have been emptied of power.

"Even a sick heaven and earth is still heaven and earth, then... is what circulates around the Human Emperor’s body perhaps a new Celestial Talisman?"

"These patterns cannot be recorded; even if my front eye sees them, the back eye will have forgotten.

These patterns, when mortals see them, are affected, and then die in various ways.

But if one has entered the Realm, a Fifth Grade can barely resist, yet is fundamentally unable to wield this power; Fourth Grade, and those like him at Third Grade, can see, and are not affected, yet still cannot use it."

Li Yuan shook his head. He leafed through the Ancestral Scripture for a while longer, reading it over and over until he had it completely memorized, then said, "In a few days, send it back to the Celestial Master’s Mansion. It is, after all, Elder Celestial Master’s relic."

"Mm."

The Empress Dowager gave a soft reply, then suddenly said, "A few days ago, I received news sent from the East Sea.

They say some fishermen at sea saved an Immortal.

That Immortal was in truth only a Fifth Grade, but in the fishermen’s eyes, anyone who can fly is an Immortal.

This Fifth Grade was actually someone from Central Earth who had gone to the Immortal Realm. He said... almost all the powers of Central Earth have subsequent Third Grade Dharma Gates in the Immortal Realm, whether Five Elements Forces, Buddhist Path, or Noble Families.

Among them, the Five Elements Forces and the Daoist Court seem to fall under a Supreme Influence called the Supreme Profound Sect; the Lotus Sect and Buddhist Sect belong to the Five Spirits Alliance; the remaining Noble Families belong to Hidden Sects.

Of these, the Supreme Profound Sect and the Five Spirits Alliance are manageable, but the Hidden Sects are extremely hard to enter; that Fifth Grade had not gained entry to a Hidden Sect and was driven out.

Without joining a power, survival on that expanse of land becomes difficult.

That Fifth Grade said the air of the Immortal Realm is different from our Central Earth; over there it is called Spiritual Qi. In places where Spiritual Qi is rich, cultivation achieves twice the result for half the effort, and brings no hidden dangers.

And in these years, the Spiritual Qi of the Immortal Realm has been rising at a terrifying speed, allowing the Immortal Realm powers to support more and more Cultivators.

But correspondingly, Demon Beasts that have opened spiritual wisdom are also increasing.

This multitude of experts and Demon Beasts has made that land extremely dangerous; without a power to rely on, venturing into the wild is almost certain death.

In truth, he still had another choice, which was to remain in the Mortal Kingdoms of the Immortal Realm, but he wanted to return to Central Earth, and so crossed the sea back."

Li Yuan did not ask about those "Mortal Kingdoms of the Immortal Realm," but instead asked, "What identity does that Fifth Grade have?"

The Empress Dowager said, "Ironically enough, that Fifth Grade turned out to be of my Xie Family, who somehow learned by some channel of the method to journey west."

Li Yuan said, "Then this is interesting.

How did he go to the Immortal Realm?

And how was he able to return alive?"

The Empress Dowager said, "I believe that, with Spiritual Qi abundant in the Immortal Realm, they may well be seeking to gather ready-made Fifth Grades and Fourth Grades to further swell their strength.

These many masters of Central Earth have become their targets.

That he could go was the Immortal Realm’s indulgence.

That he could return was also the Immortal Realm’s tacit consent.

Because of the Human Emperor, the Immortal Realm dares not set foot in Central Earth, yet they have no fear whatsoever of guests from Central Earth."

Li Yuan could not help thinking of that Eternal Night which was spreading at terrifying speed.

Sword Mountain Pass had already been swallowed by wind and snow.

Even the Cloud Mountain Path was almost entirely becoming darkness.

In the Meat Fields of the Central Capital, meat of High Grade was piled high in every ice cellar.

The Myriad Sects Academy had recruited batch after batch of disciples;

the Ministry of War’s soldiers had almost all advanced to Seventh Grade;

and the original Hanzhou Iron Cavalry under Xie Feng had somehow become thirty thousand Sixth Grade officers and men; though they lacked Sixth Grade mounts, the combat strength of the Hanzhou Iron Cavalry had already reached 840,000.

A flourishing age without precedent, and also an end-time without precedent.

Yet to say it had suddenly fallen into the end-time would be excessive; at present it was more like the alternation of a new age and an old.

Li Yuan was still waiting for the Human Emperor.

From Xie Wei’s mouth he knew... the Human Emperor was becoming ever more irritable; he who had never casually inflicted punishment now showed faint signs of bloodlust.

However, he did not know the Human Emperor’s decision.

If the Human Emperor refused his expectations, then... he could only rely on himself to seize stronger power as quickly as possible.

One was the Immortal Realm’s inheritance, the other was the "Celestial Talisman" to be gained from the Human Emperor’s power.