Chapter 300 - 298: Mountain Spirit Talisman Seal

Chapter 300: Chapter 298: Mountain Spirit Talisman Seal

A whistling wind suddenly rose, but Fang Yang’s expression remained unchanged.

At that moment, he inspected the fortunes in his mind and quickly made a decision.

Two of the three fortunes, both upper-mid grade, were in conflict. The mid-grade one, however, was not.

He soon made his initial decision.

He would head to Meteor Cliff first, then go to the Four-Image Mystic Realm.

Ordinarily, Mortal Cultivators weren’t allowed to do this; they could only travel to a single Artifact Refining location.

But he was different. As the champion of the Refining Dao Convention, the privileges he possessed far exceeded those of Yu Qingyun, Caiwei, and the others.

It was worth noting that the place Sen Hui and Sen Yue intended to visit was that same Four-Image Mystic Realm.

"Hoo~"

Fang Yang let out a slow breath.

He flapped his Thunderfire Wings, heading straight for the purple portal that led to Meteor Cliff.

Meteor Cliff was one of the prime locations where the Saints of the Saint Institute refined Sacred Artifacts.

Previously, Fang Yang had refined the Xuan Yuan Talisman Treasure right here.

Now, Meteor Cliff was once again sealed off.

The night was pitch-black, the stars like scattered pearls.

Countless stars shone in unison, casting their light down upon Meteor Cliff.

And there, on the cliff, stood Fu Sheng Fairy, Caiwei, Yu Qingyun, and Sang Xiaowan.

"WHOOSH..."

A gust of wind swept by, scattering the faint starlight.

Fu Sheng Fairy and the others focused their gazes and immediately spotted Fang Yang.

"Fang Yang?" Caiwei’s slender eyebrows shot up, her gaze frozen in shock.

Yu Qingyun was also quite taken aback by Fang Yang’s appearance.

Her relationship with Fang Yang was far from good.

To put it another way, Fang Yang had repeatedly made her lose face recently.

’Under these circumstances, why isn’t he with Sen Hui? Why come to Meteor Cliff instead?’

Upon seeing this, Fu Sheng Fairy thought to herself, ’This is not good.’ She feared a conflict would break out.

’If Yu Qingyun and Caiwei really start a fight with Fang Yang here, no matter the outcome, it won’t end well for me. At worst, I’ll be blamed for failing to control my disciples.’

In that instant, the wind died down, the starlight seemed to freeze, and the atmosphere grew tense.

They were subtly ostracizing Fang Yang.

Fang Yang sensed this undercurrent of exclusion as well.

But his expression was mild. He simply nodded to Fu Sheng Fairy and greeted her as "Senior," giving no one any cause for complaint.

Fu Sheng Fairy’s eyes brightened as a thought occurred to her: ’I am a Saint of the Talisman Dao, and Fang Yang is a rising star in the same field. It’s only natural for him to come and observe my Artifact Refining.’

Fu Sheng Fairy wasn’t the only one who came to this conclusion; Yu Qingyun and Caiwei also realized it.

Before the adults could react, Sang Xiaowan took the initiative, skipping over to Fang Yang’s side.

Sang Xiaowan’s eyes, bright as stars, sparkled. "Senior Fang Yang, you... you’re so radiant."

From her perspective, Fang Yang’s aura was more brilliant than ever, even outshining the purple river of stars over Meteor Cliff!

"Radiant?" Fang Yang was puzzled.

Sang Xiaowan stood on her tiptoes and said earnestly, "I hope you won’t hold anything against my idiot senior sister. She’s just so stubborn, like a total nobody."

’A total nobody?’

Hearing this, Fang Yang raised an eyebrow, a strange look in his eyes.

He couldn’t help but glance between Sang Xiaowan and Yu Qingyun.

’A blockheaded senior sister and a bratty junior sister...’

’What kind of strange development was this? Something felt off—no, on a scale of one to nine, it felt like a ten.’

Sang Xiaowan was about to say more, but Yu Qingyun rushed over and unceremoniously scooped her up.

Yu Qingyun looked mortified. "This little brat is just spouting nonsense."

"I am not!" Sang Xiaowan retorted, looking defiant.

’You nobody of a senior sister, don’t you realize I’m trying to put in a good word for you?’

’If you offend Fang Yang again, your light will only dim further. Eventually, you might not even be as bright as Caiwei!’

"When adults are speaking, children shouldn’t interrupt," Yu Qingyun said with a stern face, pulling rank as the senior sister.

At her words, Sang Xiaowan just snorted, turning her head to the side in defiance.

This little incident was unexpected for Fang Yang.

In truth, whether Sang Xiaowan had pleaded on her behalf or not, Fang Yang had no intention of holding a grudge against Yu Qingyun.

Theirs was a healthy rivalry. Yu Qingyun herself had accepted her defeat gracefully, and he wasn’t so petty as to hold it against her.

Caiwei, on the other hand, felt a complex mix of emotions.

She never imagined that Fang Yang would so easily win over not just Sang Xiaowan, but Yu Qingyun as well.

......

「Meteor Cliff.」

「Above the sky vault.」

Fu Sheng Fairy hovered in mid-air, her Daoist robes fluttering. Her exquisitely beautiful face featured lively eyes that stared intently at the ground below.

Seeing that Fang Yang hadn’t clashed with her disciples, she refocused her mind.

She was ready to officially begin her Artifact Refining!

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH...

From within the purple river of stars, the ceaseless howling of a frigid wind suddenly erupted.

The biting gale carried with it countless snowflakes and even small hailstones, swirling in from all sides.

The swirling blizzard severely restricted Fang Yang’s vision.

[Martial Celestial Eye]

Fang Yang activated his technique, his gaze piercing through the blizzard to look up at Fu Sheng Fairy, who appeared like a Snow White Fairy in the sky.

He saw Fu Sheng Fairy extend a slender, jade-white arm. With a flash of light, a large, snow-white seal appeared, hovering in the air.

In an instant, the world hummed, the river of stars trembled, and the blizzard raged.

An immeasurable amount of worldly energy surged like a gathering storm, rushing toward the snow-white seal.

Soon, a massive volume of this energy flooded the sky.

"Condense," Fu Sheng Fairy uttered, her red lips parting slightly.

The snow-white seal was like a great whale lurking in the depths of the sea, now surfacing to open its massive maw and breathe.

A torrent of worldly energy swarmed into it.

And from within this torrent of energy, mottled black and white wisps of Dao rhythm began to emerge.

The Dao rhythms of success and failure!

As Fang Yang watched, he was struck by a sudden inspiration.

In the next moment, he too stretched out his hand.

With a soft hum, the Profound Yellow Talisman inscribed with the words "Mountain Spirit" also began to absorb the worldly energy—it was even drawing in the Dao rhythms of success and failure.

In the span of a single breath, the Profound Yellow Talisman began to glow with a treasured light as it transformed at an incredible speed.

"This is the brilliant radiance I was waiting for..." Sang Xiaowan sighed in admiration.

Yu Qingyun’s expression shifted. ’Master just began her Artifact Refining, and he’s already grasped the principle by analogy?’

Caiwei stood frozen, a desolate look on her face. Her lips moved, but no words came out.

She finally corrected her attitude, realizing that Sen Hui, that daughter of a concubine, was destined to surpass her completely.

RUSH...

The worldly energy surged like a tidal wave, pulling a small portion of the success Dao rhythm along with it as it poured into the Profound Yellow Talisman.

Finally, the Profound Yellow Talisman transformed into the Profound Yellow Small Seal.

[Mountain Spirit Talisman Seal]

The Mountain Spirit Talisman Seal looked like a miniature hill.

This was a special kind of Talisman Dao Treasure Seal. Owning it was akin to having a Mountain Spirit Talisman with unlimited uses.

What made it even more special was that its owner could hope to inscribe the likenesses of many famous mountains upon it.

’Mountains, rivers, sun, and moon? Flowers, birds, insects, and fish? No... It’s Heaven, Earth, and Humanity.’

Fang Yang gripped the Mountain Treasure Talisman Seal, joy blooming in his heart.

He knew that, with the right opportunities in the future, this Mountain Treasure Talisman Seal could evolve again, becoming the Tier Six Sacred Artifact: the [Earth Treasure Talisman Seal].

Clearly, this was a Spiritual Object capable of anchoring the fortune of an entire power.

His own potential path toward establishing a Yun Dynasty seemed to have just gotten a little smoother.