Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

Time flowed like water, gone in a flash.

Fang Cheng had been idling on Golden Furnace Peak for several days when he received a voice transmission from Cai Li via his Identity Token, telling him to make a trip to the Law Enforcement Hall.

He climbed out of Feng Ling’s fragrant bed, got dressed, and strolled leisurely out of the Cave Mansion, returning to Demon Lion Peak.

’He had a good idea why Cai Li had summoned him.’

He put on his Suanni mask and arrived at the steps of the Law Enforcement Hall. The main doors were wide open, and he could see that several Cultivators had already gathered inside.

Fang Cheng walked into the hall, greeted Cai Li, and then took a seat. He looked around at everyone present, nodding to each in turn.

Xiao Qi, Huang Shen, Feng Ziang, and the other five members of the Seven Fiends were also present.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Cai Li said, "You all must have heard about the recent events concerning the Haihan Feng Family."

Some of them nodded, while others looked confused.

Cai Li then briefly recounted the birth of a Celestial Fire Body within the Haihan Feng Family and the discovery of the underground True Flame Spirit Pool.

Finally, she added, "That True Flame Spirit Pool falling into the hands of the Flame God Palace will surely grant a massive boost to the Divine Power of their Elders. Fortunately, it is not too late. Our sect still has a chance."

She paused, looked at the crowd, and said, "Yesterday, the Sect Leader summoned the Hall Master, ordering our Law Enforcement Hall to resolve this. The Hall Master has accepted the Sect Leader’s decree and commanded us to set out today. He has also assigned two Elders from Demon Lion Peak, Xiao Qi and Huang Shen, to accompany and assist us."

Everyone nodded slightly.

The Cultivators of the Law Enforcement Hall had never feared combat and killing. Which of the Seven Fiends was not a veteran of a hundred battles, constantly away on the sect’s business?

Now, hearing they were going to the Hanhai Desert, they all felt a faint stir of excitement.

This was especially true for Feng Ziang. He had just returned from there in defeat not long ago, having handed the True Flame Spirit Pool to the Flame God Palace on a silver platter. Now, heading back, he couldn’t help but feel the desire to avenge his previous shame.

The group left the Law Enforcement Hall. Cai Li immediately took out a Flying Boat the size of her palm and tossed it into the sky.

The Flying Boat trembled lightly and then grew wildly in the wind, instantly transforming into a majestic vessel several hundred feet long. Spirit Patterns flickered across its surface, giving it an extraordinary, divine air.

It was the Yinluo Sect’s standard-issue Flying Artifact, the Yinluo Flying Ship.

This Flying Boat was five or six times larger than the one Lu Wei had used back then, and its grade was much higher as well. ’It must be a Second-Order Top-grade Magical Artifact.’

Without a word, Cai Li’s figure flickered, transforming into a streak of sword light as she boarded the Flying Boat.

The others followed suit, and once aboard, they each chose a room.

The Yinluo Flying Ship slowly turned its bow. A faint black, shuttle-shaped spiritual light then appeared around the hull, enveloping the entire vessel.

The massive Flying Ship suddenly shot upward, soaring high into the firmament.

...

The Yinluo Flying Ship’s Tunneling Speed was extremely fast. In less than two hours, it had exited the Abyssal Marsh.

To the west of the marsh, great mountains rose, towering and majestic. Many of their peaks were covered in snow that had not melted for ten thousand years, a dazzling white.

Of all the lands surrounding the Abyssal Marsh, the western mountains were the tallest.

This mountain range was also home to many Demon Beasts and members of the Demon Race, but its climate and weather were even harsher than those of the Southern Mang Mountains, so no powerful clans of the Demon Race had emerged there.

As a result, Cultivators from the Abyssal Marsh came here far less often.

The Yinluo Flying Ship glided silently across the sky, like a faint black line receding rapidly into the distance.

Before long, the mountains below vanished, replaced by a vast, dense forest that spread out from the foothills like a giant, verdant carpet.

At the forest’s edge, a boundless desert appeared.

Thousands of miles of yellow sand stretched out under a scorching sun. The temperature between heaven and earth spiked, and the Spiritual Qi grew hot and dry, as if a massive Fire Element Spirit Vein lay hidden deep beneath the ground.

They had arrived at the Hanhai Desert.

In the desert, wherever Spirit Veins converged beneath the ground, Spirit Acupoints would often form. These gathered the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism, creating oases of various sizes.

Some oases were occupied by the desert’s Demon Beasts, while others were held by Loose Cultivators or prominent families.

Although the Flame God Palace was the strongest power in this endless desert, its control over the numerous oases was limited.

There were too many oases, and they were too scattered. The Flame God Palace only controlled the most prosperous ones, and even then, its control was indirect, exercised by cultivating vassal families.

The Feng Family’s Clan’s Foundation Method, the Flame Demon True Technique, was also a Fire Element Technique. Years ago, an Elder from the Feng Family Elders’ Meeting was traveling through the Hanhai Desert when, by a stroke of luck, he discovered an uninhabited Oasis and claimed it.

Later, with the support of the Abyssal Feng Family, this branch gradually grew stronger. It now has five Life Talisman cultivators presiding over it and more than a hundred clan members with Cultivation.

The Haihan Feng Family’s ability to grow to such an extent in such a short time was closely related to the rich resources of the Oasis.

Moreover, the desert environment was more suitable for practicing the Flame Demon True Technique.

After the Yinluo Flying Ship entered the desert and flew for a full day, its speed gradually began to slow.

Everyone on the ship sensed they were nearing their destination. They left their cabins and gathered on the deck, gazing into the distance.

Feng Ziang, wearing his Qiongqi Mask, stared into the distance and said slowly, "We’ll be there in the time it takes for a few sticks of incense to burn."

Fang Cheng said, "I wonder how many Elders the Flame God Palace has sent to guard this place."

Feng Ziang said in a low voice, "At least three Profound Elders. The number of Yellow-rank and Earth Elders is unknown. During this time, they have surely set up a Defense Array. The Sect Leader sent us here intending for us to use the Seven Kills Array to forcefully break through it."

Fighting an array with an array!

The Seven Kills Array is focused above all on slaughter, making it particularly well-suited for breaking formations.

Ahead, sand dunes rose and fell. Some were over a thousand feet high with gentle slopes. When the fierce wind blew, it seemed as if the entire dunes were slowly moving forward.