Chapter 125: The Celestial Talisman Sect

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Yin Tianfang had personally witnessed the effects of an Invisibility Talisman. The man he had killed possessed only an early Core Formation cultivation level; had he confronted Yin Tianfang openly, he would have been utterly incapable of harming him.

Yet, relying on the Invisibility Talisman, that man had caused Yin Tianfang considerable trouble. The talisman could conceal not only a person’s physical form, but also every trace of their aura. Its power was truly formidable.

During the several months he had spent refining pills, Yin Tianfang had tempered medicinal ingredients daily with pill fire. Each day, he continuously absorbed the power of heaven and earth, converted it into his own strength, and then transformed that strength into pill fire. After months of cultivation, his realm had reached the peak of the early Core Formation stage.

Although he had only reached the peak of Core Formation, Yin Tianfang’s strength far surpassed that of other cultivators at the same level.

Yin Tianfang was confident that, with the aid of the Invisibility Talisman, he could defeat even a cultivator in the late Core Formation stage.

Besides the Invisibility Talisman, the storage pouch also contained several other yellow talismans. These talismans possessed equally extraordinary effects. Some could raise a person’s strength for a short period of time, while others could strip someone of their cultivation temporarily, reducing them to the level of an ordinary mortal.

To Yin Tianfang, all of this was exceedingly precious. It was his first time encountering such talismans. Moreover, one had to reach the Nascent Soul realm before it was possible to create them.

Even the Nascent Soul realm was merely the threshold. Reaching that realm meant one possessed sufficient cultivation, but without proper instruction, it was still impossible to produce talismans.

Suddenly, Yin Tianfang took out an identity token from the pile of belongings. It represented the owner’s identity, much like the token Yin Tianfang had received when he first entered the Qingyun Sect.

The token evidently belonged to a certain sect. Judging from its material, its owner had clearly held a status within that sect far above that of an ordinary disciple.

As Yin Tianfang examined it, he saw a name engraved on one side. The other side was surrounded by strange runes, and in their center were three large characters: Heavenly Talisman Sect.

The four great powers of the Clear Water Kingdom were the royal family, the Qingyun Sect, the Profound Dao Sect, and the Heavenly Talisman Sect. The Heavenly Talisman Sect, however, was exceptionally mysterious. Its disciples were rarely seen traveling outside.

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Among the four great powers, the Heavenly Talisman Sect had the fewest members. Yet the fact that it stood alongside the Qingyun Sect and the Profound Dao Sect was enough to show how terrifying it was. Though few in number, its disciples were fully capable of contending with tens of thousands from other sects.

What the Heavenly Talisman Sect relied upon, besides its own strength, was precisely these talisman papers. Throughout the entire Clear Water Kingdom, the Heavenly Talisman Sect was likely the only force capable of producing such extraordinary talismans.

“Strange. Why has someone from the Heavenly Talisman Sect come here as well?” Yin Tianfang frowned slightly. “By now, quite a few people must have entered this place. Could it be that some treasure is about to emerge in the Divine Medicine Mountains?”

Yin Tianfang pondered silently.

According to legend, divine medicines appeared within the Divine Medicine Mountains. No one had ever seen what these medicines looked like, but that did not diminish people’s enthusiasm for searching for them.

For thousands of years, countless cultivators had entered the Divine Medicine Mountains one after another in search of the so-called divine medicines. Most returned empty-handed, while some remained there forever. There were also a few fortunate individuals who failed to find any divine medicine but encountered other opportunities instead. After leaving the Divine Medicine Mountains, their cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and they rose spectacularly to prominence.

Thus, although everyone knew how dangerous the Divine Medicine Mountains were, countless people still risked their lives and entered them in pursuit of a brighter future.

Most of those who entered the Divine Medicine Mountains were cultivators who had found no hope within their sects, or independent cultivators from various regions. Those disciples whom their sects heavily nurtured rarely chose to enter such a dangerous place.

After all, they already possessed brilliant prospects without going there. Entering the mountains would only expose them to mortal danger. Should anything go wrong, they could lose both body and soul, and all their previous efforts would come to nothing. Why would they take such a risk?

The Heavenly Talisman Sect disciple killed by Yin Tianfang had clearly been an inner disciple, judging from the treasures stored in his pouch. Moreover, the Heavenly Talisman Sect had always remained aloof from worldly struggles. Now that even its people had entered the Divine Medicine Mountains, there was likely something extraordinary about to emerge there—something important enough to draw even the Heavenly Talisman Sect into action.

Clutching the identity token, Yin Tianfang gently closed his hand. When he opened it again, the token had become a pile of powder.

He casually picked up a thin booklet and opened it. His eyes immediately lit up. The booklet actually recorded the uses of several spirit talismans, along with methods for producing them.

After obtaining those extraordinary talismans, Yin Tianfang had originally been troubled by how to use them. Now that he had this booklet, all his problems could be easily resolved. Even more precious were the instructions for making the spirit talismans.

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Spirit talismans were unlike certain mystic treasures, which could be used repeatedly. A spirit talisman could only be used once; after that, it became worthless. Once a mystic treasure reached a certain level, anyone could refine one as long as they possessed the necessary materials.

Spirit talismans were different. Without the method of production, it was absolutely impossible to create them.

Spirit talismans were consumable items. Without the means to make them, they would be gone once used. In the auction houses of some cities across the Clear Water Kingdom, the Heavenly Talisman Sect would periodically auction off several relatively extraordinary spirit talismans. Naturally, whenever these talismans were auctioned, the corresponding instructions for using them were provided as an additional gift.

However, the methods of production were never revealed. The spirit talismans created by the Heavenly Talisman Sect were so wondrous that countless people coveted them. Someone had once attempted to sneak into the Heavenly Talisman Sect and steal its methods of producing talismans, but the attempt ended in failure.

There had also been immensely powerful cultivators who tried to force the Heavenly Talisman Sect to surrender its techniques through sheer strength. Yet after entering the sect, they never came out again. From then on, all the powers throughout the Clear Water Kingdom understood that the Heavenly Talisman Sect was indeed terrifying.

Even now, although the Qingyun Sect had the backing of a powerful and mysterious force, and dared to openly assassinate members of the Clear Water Kingdom’s royal family, it still did not dare to move against the Heavenly Talisman Sect lightly.

“It seems the Divine Medicine Mountains will be quite lively this time,” Yin Tianfang mused. “The Qingyun Sect should be sending people here as well.”

A faint glint flashed through his eyes, and a trace of biting killing intent radiated from him.

The Profound Dao Sect had been destroyed, and many of his fellow disciples had either died or vanished. If that were all, Yin Tianfang might not have hated the Profound Dao Sect so deeply. But he would never easily forgive what had happened to Nuo Lan, nor the death of Elder Xuan.

He would avenge Elder Xuan.

Even if rivers of blood were destined to flow, he would not hesitate.