Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

The Haihan Feng Family had been operating in this oasis for over three hundred years.

If not for the appearance of the Celestial Fire Body, which attracted an investigation from the Flame God Palace cultivators, they likely would have never discovered the Ancient Ruins buried underground.

The ruins, located a thousand zhang deep, were a dilapidated Earth Palace that had been buried for an unknown number of years.

Led by a Feng Family Elder, Cai Li and the others used an Earth Escape Magical Artifact to pass through the thick layers of desert sand and arrive in the Earth Palace.

The Earth Palace was magnificent. Its dome soared high above, its four walls were covered in murals, and a Spirit Pool sat in the center of the palace. Three types of True Fire blazed within the pool, radiating a terrifying, heart-stopping heat.

The three True Fires were the golden Qian Flame True Fire, the white Pure Yang True Fire, and the crimson Bingling True Fire.

The entire Earth Palace seemed to be part of a larger architectural complex, but though the group searched for dozens of miles around, they found no other ruins underground.

It was as if the Earth Palace had suffered some catastrophe in a distant age, been torn away by a colossal force, and landed here, only to be buried by the yellow sands and hidden deep underground.

The True Flame Spirit Pool held a profound mechanism that could nourish the True Fire, allowing it to burn for ten thousand years without extinguishing. If harvested periodically, it could provide a continuous supply.

Unfortunately, the Earth Palace and the Spirit Pool were a single, integrated structure connected to an underground Spirit Vein, making it impossible to move or take with them.

Cai Li, Xiao Qi, Huang Shen, and the others began collecting the three great True Fires. Forgoing sustainability, they decided to drain the well dry and took all of the True Fire at once.

While they were busy, Fang Cheng and a few others took the opportunity to curiously examine the murals in the Earth Palace.

The murals depicted a rich narrative: the story of an Ancient Cultivator’s rise from humble beginnings.

It was as if the Earth Palace existed solely to house these murals, and the True Fire in the Spirit Pool was meant to illuminate them for eternity—a kind of sacred ritual!

The figure in the murals was also quite interesting.

This Ancient Cultivator seemed to have come from a mortal background. He was later taken in as a disciple by a Loose Cultivator and stepped into the Cultivation Realm.

The Loose Cultivator’s cultivation was not high, and he perished not long after.

The man navigated the Cultivation Realm with extreme caution, facing many dangers and struggling to survive.

One day, he stumbled upon the statue of a Divine King. Recognizing its extraordinary nature, he brought it home and worshipped it day and night.

To his surprise, several years later, he actually managed to communicate with a supreme existence.

He received the Divine King’s favor and was given a revelation: he was to establish a great family, continue his bloodline, and let it flourish.

He was a man of sincere faith. He subsequently married a Female Loose Cultivator, and they soon had a son.

On the day his son was born, the Divine Statue radiated a brilliant light, and divine grace descended from the void.

After receiving this divine grace, his cultivation soared. From that moment, his fortunes turned, and his ascent began.

Thereafter, he received divine grace each time one of his children was born.

This divine grace included Cultivation Techniques, Talismans, Magical Artifacts, Spiritual Elixirs and Wondrous Medicines, puppets, Spiritual Objects, and more, allowing him to grow rapidly and become an overlord in his own right.

His family also grew ever stronger.

Many years later, his cultivation reached its peak. He passed the Ninth Celestial Tribulation and ascended to the Upper Realm in broad daylight with three thousand dao companions, joining the Divine King.

The murals ended there.

Much of the content in between was dedicated to glorifying the magnificent deeds of this family’s ancestor.

If the murals were true, then this Cultivator was certainly no obscure figure. It was a somber thought that the powerful family he had founded ultimately met such a dilapidated end.

After studying the murals, a glint appeared in Fang Cheng’s eyes. He turned his gaze back to the depiction of the Divine King’s statue.

At the same time, within his sea of consciousness, the mysterious Golden Talisman trembled faintly, and a line of text quietly materialized—

[Talisman Master] Fang Cheng

[Divine Power Techniques]

Divine King’s Dream Spirit Secret Technique (0/1000)

...

Providence Points: 27931

’So there was another opportunity here after all...’

A peculiar glint flashed in Fang Cheng’s eyes, but he calmly averted his gaze.

By now, Cai Li and the others had finished collecting the True Fire. The group hastily left the Earth Palace and returned to the surface oasis.

Cai Li then summoned the Yinluo Flying Ship. The entire Haihan Feng Family boarded, abandoning the oasis for good.

Having killed so many Flame God Palace Elders, their enemy was sure to retaliate. It was best to leave as soon as possible.

Besides, the Yinluo Sect had already achieved its objective.

Though the three types of True Fire were precious, they held little significance for Yinluo Sect cultivators, who practiced the Nine Netherworlds Fire. At most, they could be used to forge a few powerful Magical Artifacts.

The important thing was preventing the Flame God Palace from obtaining the True Fire for themselves.

The sect’s prestige could not be challenged!

The Haihan Feng Family was a branch of the Abyssal Feng Family. How could they not retaliate after the Flame God Palace had so brazenly seized their clan’s assets?

Dignity is won through battle—this was an immutable truth of the Cultivation Realm. Any retreat or show of weakness would only invite endless aggression.

In the long run, if the Flame God Palace were to acquire the True Flame Spirit Pool, they would produce an endless stream of powerful experts. As a neighboring sect, the Yinluo Sect would inevitably be at a disadvantage in any future conflicts.

Therefore, the Yinluo Sect’s decision to dispatch the Law Enforcement Hall was undoubtedly the result of careful deliberation.

...

「On the road back to the Abyssal Marsh.」

Fang Cheng sat quietly in a cabin aboard the Yinluo Flying Ship, clearing his mind of distracting thoughts and turning his focus inward to his sea of consciousness.

The mysterious Golden Talisman radiated an auspicious light, its characters as clear as if they were carved in stone.

He looked at the new Divine King’s Dream Spirit Secret Technique that had appeared on the Golden Talisman. ’It’s so similar to the Void Ghost Market Observation Method from back then,’ he thought.

The two shared a common trait: neither had any so-called "comprehension stages."

Back then, he had only needed 200 Providence Points to completely master the Void Ghost Market Observation Method.

This new Divine King’s Dream Spirit Secret Technique, however, required 1,000 Providence Points.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Fang Cheng activated the Golden Talisman, spending 1,000 Providence Points to max out the technique instantly!