Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

A blood-colored sword aura flashed by, piercing directly through this body cultivator.

And this Mr. Wen, upon seeing his eldest brother and second sister tragically killed, let out a furious roar and charged towards him.

"I’ll fight you to the death!"

However, the blood-colored talisman treasure long sword was even faster, piercing straight through his chest.

And this Mr. Wen, with a venomous gaze fixed on Lin Chang’an, gradually lost all signs of life.

From the start of the battle, Lin Chang’an never intended to delay.

After all, the longer it dragged on, the more likely problems would arise, and he didn’t want his intel to be leaked.

So from the beginning, all his attacks were meant to cover his use of the talisman treasure.

...

"A big secret? Don’t worry, after killing you all, the secret won’t escape."

Ever since arriving here, Lin Chang’an knew he would be targeted sooner or later.

After all, when he opened a black market in Celestial Profound City and came here to form his core,

naturally, he caught the attention of some tribulation cultivators who take risky paths.

Or rather, every Foundation Establishment cultivator preparing for core formation could be targeted.

After all, while others spend decades preparing painstakingly, these tribulation cultivators can seize everything from you in an instant, as they too prepare for core formation.

Three bodies lay outside the cave mansion. Lin Chang’an manipulated flying needles to strike the chest and back of the head again, ensuring death before beginning to probe their memories.

After a while, Lin Chang’an opened his eyes, a look of realization appearing on his face.

"So it’s the Three Fierce of the Zhong Family!"

Back when investigating Fang Tie and the Wen couple, with only so many Foundation Establishment cultivators among the loose cultivators of Sha Yun Kingdom, he naturally remembered these notorious three.

The Three Fierce of the Zhong Family, once wanted in Sha Yun Kingdom and later disappearing, were thought dead by everyone, yet unexpectedly, they lived disguised as others.

The trio originally hid their identities and resided on Jade Spirit Island, intending from the start to fatten the couple up before slaughtering them.

Even initially, upon entering Jade Spirit Island, Fang Tie faked discovering a demon beast and sought cooperation with the Wen couple, putting on an excellent show.

All to reduce their vigilance in the future.

Layer upon layer, if not for his keen perception, he might not have noticed.

"But the lead on the Core Formation Spiritual Object is real!"

Through the memory probe, Lin Chang’an understood why they targeted him, even Hu Jin.

They uncovered the Core Formation Spiritual Object but needed more treasures to obtain it, thus targeting the couple.

Even the Lu Family contemplated secretly making a move.

"Truly incorrigible bandits."

Though their camaraderie was genuine, Lin Chang’an felt no sympathy for cultivators targeting him.

The trio saw Lin Chang’an as resources for their core formation preparation, and he also used the talisman treasure for a swift resolution.

"Though two spiritual artifacts were destroyed, everything else remains, along with the accumulated wealth of the Three Fierce of the Zhong Family over the years; their assets are truly abundant."

"Just the middle-grade spirit stones alone exceeded two thousand, along with the magical artifacts prepared for core formation..."

Lin Chang’an counted the contents of their storage bags, delight spreading across his face.

Years of wealth accumulated by the Three Fierce of the Zhong Family ended up serving him.

He preferred cultivators who brought all their possessions with them.

But the real wealth was the lead on the Core Formation Spiritual Object in their memories.

"If not for the plot regarding the Core Formation Spiritual Object, they might never have been exposed."

Lin Chang’an then entered the cave mansion, seizing everything of value.

He even erased the traces of battle and used the spirit stones to nourish the bloodthirsty poison vine, thereafter sending three Fire Bomb Techniques.

Finally, he restored the array to its original state and quietly departed, making a trip to Fang Tie’s cave mansion.

Only after erasing all traces did Lin Chang’an silently return to his cave mansion.

Meanwhile, three hours later, Hu Jin called several times outside the Wen’s cave mansion in confusion, and, receiving no response, finally left.

It wasn’t Hu Jin’s lack of vigilance, but rather the familiarity on Jade Spirit Island, plus the security of having a talisman treasure as a safeguard, that gave such confidence.