Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

The Mingxiao Southern Domain, Fire Thunder Mountain Range.

Fang Cheng and the boy stood within the Immortal Mansion, looking down. All they could see were reddish-brown mountains and rocks. The vast land looked like a colossal, crimson monster lying prone, its raised mountain ranges and deep ravines like wrinkles on its back.

The sky was thick with thunderclouds. Every so often, a deafening clap of thunder would shake the heavens and the earth, while furious gales howled as if to topple the very mountains.

RUMBLE!

In the distance, a massive bolt of lightning descended from the sky. The rocks and trees between the mountains were instantly turned to ash. Rows of ancient forests and the nearby towering peaks all collapsed like an avalanche.

Even Fang Cheng, who was accustomed to grand scenes, couldn’t help but feel a tremor of shock at the sight before him.

’No wonder this place is considered a forbidden zone in the Mingxiao Domain!’

Faced with such heavenly might, even an ordinary Dharma Cultivator would have to flee in disgrace. The slightest misstep would result in severe injuries.

"Wuxie, go and find that Tier Five Kui Ox. Remember, don’t alert it to your presence," Fang Cheng said to the boy, retracting his gaze.

The boy bowed. "I understand."

With that, his figure flickered and transformed into a faint golden stream of light, flying out of the Immortal Mansion. He then split into countless phantoms that scattered across the mountain plains in all directions.

Fang Cheng, meanwhile, returned inside the Immortal Mansion to cultivate while he waited.

He had spent all the creation points he obtained from Boundless Immortal City on his Circulation Qi Collection Technique. By now, he had managed to open the Immortal Sect connecting to the Spiritual Sky Realm by a third!

The Immortal Sect was a hazy expanse from which extremely dense Spiritual Qi and Celestial Dao Spiritual Mechanism surged forth in a vast, tumultuous torrent.

He sat cross-legged in the Immortal Mansion, his spirit calm and steady. Behind him, the Netherworld Giant Kun Dharma Aspect materialized, swimming around him to devour and refine Magical Power.

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the boy returned to the Qianhuan Immortal Mansion and said softly, "Master, I’ve found the Kui Ox’s tracks. It’s to the southeast, about thirteen thousand li from here."

Fang Cheng opened his eyes, and the phenomena surrounding him slowly dissipated.

He asked, "How strong is this beast?"

The boy replied, "It should be at the first-calamity level. I am no match for it."

Fang Cheng pondered for a moment. Having formulated a plan, he said, "Let’s go take a look."

With that, he put away the Immortal Mansion and, along with the boy, used the Void God Gu to conceal their presence as they headed southeast.

Above the Fire Thunder Mountain Range, thunderclouds blotted out the sun, stretching for tens of thousands of li. From time to time, bolts of lightning that connected heaven and earth would flash across the sky.

On the ground, numerous volcanoes belched thick smoke that billowed into the sky, seemingly in response to the Thunder Light above.

One enormous volcano, in particular, was spewing fiery magma toward the heavens. An astonishing heat spread out from it, as if Purgatory itself had descended upon the world.

Fang Cheng and the boy soon arrived at the Kui Ox’s location.

It was a wide, open valley where lightning fell from the sky like rain, crashing down incessantly. The blinding Thunder Light caused the world to flicker between light and shadow, its colors shifting erratically.

A one-legged giant beast, its body glowing as brightly as the sun and moon, bathed in the lightning. Bolts of electricity crisscrossed its form, exuding a majestic and terrifying aura.

It had the shape of an ox, but with a hornless head and a body of azure-gray.

The Kui Ox!

With the Void God Gu masking their auras, the Kui Ox did not notice the arrival of Fang Cheng and the boy.

Fang Cheng stared at the Kui Ox for a while, and the Fire God Gu silently flew out from his sleeve.

The next moment.

A golden sun appeared in the sky!

The terrifying, world-destroying heat made the Kui Ox whip its head around, its lightning-filled eyes locking onto the Fire God Gu.

Golden flames filled the sky, swirling like hundred-zhang-tall tidal waves as they suddenly rushed toward the Kui Ox to crush it.

Not to be outdone, the Kui Ox opened its mouth and let out a roar at the Fire God Gu.

BOOM!

The deafening sound of a thunderous explosion echoed between heaven and earth.

A massive bolt of lightning struck the incoming golden flames, instantly scattering the Great Sun True Fire that filled the sky.

The Fire God Gu was no match for this beast.

It transformed into a stream of fiery light and shot away, only to attack the Kui Ox again from another direction.

The Kui Ox grew furious. It leaped into the air on its single leg, its eyes sweeping out beams of Thunder Light, trying to blast the Fire God Gu out of existence.

Just then.

A faint golden bubble bizarrely appeared, enveloping the Kui Ox’s massive body!

The bubble suddenly shrank, and the Kui Ox’s body began to shrink along with it.

The Kui Ox opened its mouth and roared, and Thunder Light surged out, striking the golden bubble.

POP!

The bubble burst.

But immediately after, a dozen more layers of bubbles appeared, trapping the Kui Ox tightly.

The Kui Ox’s eyes scanned its surroundings, trying to find any trace of its opponent.

At that moment, Fang Cheng waved his great sleeve, and the one hundred and eight Demon-Subduing Pillars he had obtained from the Qianhuan Immortal Mansion flew out one by one, landing in sequence around the Kui Ox.

With a single thought from him, these Demon-Subduing Pillars formed the Demon Suppression Array!

Within a radius of a hundred li, everything suddenly went dark.

No light, no sound.

Only a cold, murderous stillness.

Inside the Fifth-rank Array, darkness swirled. The Kui Ox roared, shattering the layers of faint golden bubbles, and attacked the Grand Array.

Lightning and darkness clashed violently.

The valley continuously collapsed, and without a sound, a giant crater appeared in the earth.

The rampaging Thunder Light and the black glow of the Grand Array intertwined, sweeping across hundreds of li in an instant. Everything in their path—mountains, rocks, grass, and trees—was obliterated into ash and blasted far into the sky.

The boy and the Fire God Gu joined forces. One continuously sealed the Kui Ox’s Magical Power and Divine Techniques, while the other relentlessly attacked with Great Sun True Fire, leaving the beast too overwhelmed to break the array.

Finally, six streaks of sword light flew into the Demon Suppression Array, transforming into a brilliant, dancing cloud of sword light that trapped the Kui Ox within.

Myriad sword lights crisscrossed, and in just a few moments, the Thunder Light was torn to shreds.

The Kui Ox roared at the sky as a resplendent sword light pierced through the center of its brow, extinguishing its life force.

In the void, Fang Cheng’s face was pale with exhaustion. He immediately sat cross-legged in the air, swallowed a medicinal pill, and began to replenish his Magical Power.

Continuously activating the Demon Suppression Array and the Great Inference Celestial Net Sword Array, and attacking with all his might, had instantly depleted even his vast reserves of Magical Power.

’It seems I can slay a Tier Five Fierce Beast even without my Dream Spirit Incarnation.’

A glint appeared in Fang Cheng’s eyes. The power of the Great Inference Celestial Net Sword Array had once again redefined his understanding of it.

A short while later, he put away the Fire God Gu and the Demon-Subduing Pillars. He and the boy descended on their Escape Light, landing in front of the Kui Ox’s corpse.

Gazing at the massive beast’s body, a greedy glint appeared in the boy’s eyes.

"Master, could you spare some of its flesh and blood for me?"

The boy stared eagerly at Fang Cheng, his small face full of hope.

Fang Cheng nodded and said in a deep voice, "If you hadn’t helped just now, I wouldn’t have been able to take down this beast so easily. As for its flesh and blood, you can eat as much as you want."

The boy was overjoyed.

Fang Cheng added, "However, you must leave the Kui Ox’s hide and bones completely intact for me."

The boy nodded quickly.

He knew, of course, that Fang Cheng had hunted this beast mainly for the Kui Ox’s hide, which he intended to use to craft the Nine Heavens Jade Qing Great Brahma Purple Star Xuan Du Jade Talisman.

As for the Kui Ox’s bones, he had once heard Cang Wuya mention that his master cultivated a Demon Sect Technique and possessed a top-tier Demonic Treasure called the White Bone Relic.

’He’s probably going to use them to refine that treasure!’

He pointed a small finger, and a golden bubble enveloped the Kui Ox’s corpse. It then shrank continuously, becoming palm-sized in the blink of an eye, and he held it in his hands.

"Let’s go!"

The two then departed, leaving behind only the terrifying traces of their battle.

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