Chapter 129: Leaving
“Still not working?” After burning through two summoning talismans, Captain Jiao looked utterly deflated. Summoning deities from the Upper Realm was way too difficult. His heart sank—maybe this was the day he died after all.
The Ghost King outside lunged toward him, and he froze, nowhere to dodge.
But Yun Jiao, who had just finished inserting her last needle, reacted instantly—she grabbed him by the collar and yanked him backward. “Get in the array!”
A loud boom! The Ghost King’s dark tendrils slammed into the defensive barrier just as they dove inside.
Captain Jiao’s eyes widened in relief. “Thank you, Daoist Yun…” If she hadn’t pulled him, he’d have been shredded. The gratitude faded quickly into guilt as he looked down at the spent talismans. Summoning talismans were different from ordinary charms—only those drawn by one’s own hand, backed by absolute sincerity, could reach the deities above. “My cultivation is too shallow,” he said bitterly. “I just wanted to summon any of the Three Heavenly Patriarchs of the Xuan Sect—but even after using two talismans, not a single one answered.”
Patriarch Wen Qing: “……”
Patriarch Yuan Jiang: “……”
Why… did that somehow feel like an insult?
“Enough, stop stabbing yourself,” Yun Jiao muttered darkly. “In a way, you already did succeed. Come on—help me set up a Seven-Kill Formation!”