Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

Mu Xuanyu reached out with a delicate hand, pulling a jade ruler from the void. Holding it, her graceful figure flew out into the center of the field.

She was dressed in magnificent robes, her appearance exceptionally beautiful. As her aura surged, her entire body was bathed in shimmering golden light and rosy ripples, like a scorching sun.

Seeing this, the crowd of spectators recognized the jade ruler’s origin. It was the Flame God Palace’s famous and exclusive Magical Artifact, the Primordial Yang Ruler!

Mu Xuanyu wasted no words. She swung the jade ruler at Fang Cheng, and over a dozen streaks of light shot out, darting toward him. They began to circle him, orbiting up and down like specks of firelight.

Each streak of light contained terrifying flames, spinning erratically and moving with unpredictable trajectories.

Seeing this, Fang Cheng’s Cloud-Riding Staff blurred into motion. In an instant, it became a hundred afterimages, which then suddenly converged back into one, effortlessly blocking all the streaks of fire.

The sky filled with exploding firelight, like blooming fireworks. Terrifying waves of energy erupted, one after another, seemingly without end.

Most of the onlookers were Early-stage Life Talisman Cultivators. Sensing such violent fluctuations of energy, their faces paled. They hadn’t expected the aftershocks of the duel to be so powerful.

"Who is this staff-wielding Cultivator? He’s clearly at the Early Life Talisman Stage, so why is his Magical Power so profound?!"

Mu Xuanyu saw that Fang Cheng was completely composed, showing no sign of faltering. This confirmed her suspicions: her opponent was no ordinary Early-stage Life Talisman Cultivator. Thus, she decided to stop holding back.

A murderous glint flashed in her beautiful eyes. Blinding flames erupted from her body, and she instantly transformed into a Flame Giant!

It blazed and boiled, its flames reaching hundreds of feet into the air, like a second sun.

The Flame Giant waved the massive ruler in its hand, and five streams of fire charged toward Fang Cheng.

Each stream of fire surged violently, so dense it seemed solid. Its power was several times greater than before.

An astonishing heat spread out. The spectating Cultivators were all aghast, feeling a scorching wave wash over them, as if it would sear the skin from their faces.

The Cultivators retreated repeatedly, forced to activate their Protective Spiritual Light to resist the oppressive heat.

Fang Cheng bore the brunt of the attack. With a solemn expression, he struck five times in quick succession.

Five afterimages of his staff struck the streams of fire almost simultaneously, producing five earth-shattering booms. They exploded into five dazzling, crimson halos that hung in the sky, causing the temperature for miles around to spike.

The Flame Giant that Mu Xuanyu had become streaked through the air, silently appearing before Fang Cheng and striking down with its palm.

Fang Cheng raised his staff to block.

A deluge of fiery light fell from the sky, instantly submerging Fang Cheng.

Beside the five piercing crimson halos, a massive, dense Fire Cloud now hung.

The Flame God Palace’s claim to have the greatest Fire Element Technique in all of Yun Country was clearly no empty boast.

In that moment, the Profound Elder demonstrated the full might of the Flame God Palace’s signature techniques.

The spectating Cultivators couldn’t help but wonder: if they were in his place, could they withstand such a ferocious Divine Technique?

For a moment, all eyes were fixed on the Fire Cloud.

Even Cen San Niang’s face showed a hint of worry.

Suddenly, a fist wreathed in piercing golden light shot out from within the massive Fire Cloud.

The Flame Giant was instantly shattered by the blow. Mu Xuanyu’s stunning figure reappeared, now in a disheveled state, as she was sent flying backward.

Immediately, Mu Xuanyu’s body flared with intense fire as she stabilized herself, staring at the Fire Cloud in astonishment.

A burly, ten-foot-tall man charged out from it.

His clothes had been completely incinerated, leaving only a strip of gleaming silk wrapped around his waist. His body, however, was completely unharmed. Heavy, ancient golden Flame Runes appeared on his skin, and his bulging muscles were gnarled like tree roots, containing an unparalleled and terrifying strength.

The Black Dragon Cloud-Riding Staff in his hand had also grown to be thirty feet long, now resembling a heavy, solid pillar of black stone.

"Turnabout is fair play!"

He roared, his figure flashing as he leaped above the beautiful woman. He brought his staff down, and an explosive CRACK echoed through the sky.

A look of surprise flashed in Mu Xuanyu’s eyes. She raised her Primordial Yang Ruler, and dozens of fiery streams appeared once more, lashing out at Fang Cheng in a counterattack.

Each stream of fire radiated a heat intense enough to burn refined iron to ash and molten slag.

In the blink of an eye, these dozens of fiery streams formed an Array, trapping Fang Cheng within.

The firelight grew as dense as a solid object before erupting in a blinding flash.

BOOM!

An earth-shattering afterimage of the staff flashed into existence.

Faintly, for just a fleeting moment, there seemed to be a hint of a Heaven-Slaying Earth-Cracking Sword Intent.

The Flame Array shattered instantly. Fang Cheng strode proudly out of the fire, white smoke curling from his body.

The Black Dragon Cloud-Riding Staff in his hand was glowing red-hot, almost translucent from the heat.

Even Fang Cheng himself was surprised by his own strength.

’I’ve actually gotten this strong...’

He mused to himself.

The gains from the Earth Abyss were far greater than he had anticipated.

The strength of this Flame God Palace Elder was clearly greater than Madam Ye’s, yet he could now fight her on equal footing without even needing to use his Netherworld Sword Technique, Li Hen Demon Light, or Immortal Binding Rope.

And just ten years ago, he would have had to be utterly respectful and reverent before a Cultivator like Madam Ye.

For a moment, his heart surged with pride, and his will to fight soared.

He looked at Mu Xuanyu and grinned, baring his teeth. "Fellow Daoist, how about you take another hundred blows from my staff?"

With that, his figure flickered and reappeared behind the beautiful woman. He thrust his staff straight at her slender, curvaceous waist.

Empowered by the Yin Yang Heaven Escape Technique, his Escape Light was as swift as a phantom, a speed that completely belied his huge, burly frame and sent a chill down the spines of the onlookers.

But Mu Xuanyu was no ordinary opponent. The Primordial Yang Ruler in her hand spun lightly as she twisted to block the attack. An incredibly dense ball of golden flame suddenly condensed on the edge of the jade ruler.