Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 97 Talisman of Life and Death

Ning Fusang often read history books and knew that the Life and Death Talisman was developed by a cultivator named Wen Lingfu.

He is widely known as the Benevolent Talisman Lord, because the appearance of the Life and Death Talisman greatly reversed the status of the human race and the alien race.

In fact, at that time, the alien race was already on the verge of decline, but the appearance of the Life and Death Talisman accelerated the collapse of the alien world, and the human race once again took control of the world.

The Life and Death Talisman was truly used on a large scale around three thousand years ago. By then, the Lord of the Embracing Goodness Talisman had long since disappeared. Some say he attained immortality, some say he perished, and others say he went into hiding to avoid being hunted down by the alien race.

If we consider who the alien race hates most in the world today, then Lord Baoshan is undoubtedly the first to be targeted.

The reason why the Talisman Master Baoshan could still spread the word about the Life and Death Talisman was because of the three thousand disciples under his tutelage. In the past, the Talisman Master Baoshan preached the scriptures on Zhenfu Mountain and taught the Life and Death Talisman. Three thousand people listened to the scriptures, and they are the three thousand disciples that later generations referred to.

After this sermon, Baoshan Fujun never appeared in the human world again.

The three thousand young disciples have become highly sought-after figures, invited by sects as honored guests, tasked with drawing life-and-death talismans and enslaving supernatural beings.

The Life and Death Talisman is controlled by sects, families, and even demon clans; ordinary rogue cultivators cannot see it.

Neither Kongyun Temple nor Nanxing Sword Sect were involved in this matter, so Ning Fusang had never seen what the Life and Death Talisman looked like.

Her slightly curious gaze fell on the auction stage through the snow-white veil.

The beautiful woman in purple paused for a moment, waiting for the maid to bring the Life and Death Talisman to the stage before she smiled charmingly and said in a clear voice, "This round's item is the Life and Death Talisman."

A commotion erupted in the private room. Ning Fusang, with her five senses sharpened, heard a series of faint gasps.

The woman in purple, with bright, kind eyes, smiled and said, "There's no need to go into too much detail about the Life and Death Talisman; I'm sure everyone is familiar with it. The starting bid is eight thousand spirit stones."

Ning Fusang immediately lost interest. A Life-and-Death Talisman was actually so expensive.

However, there were quite a few wealthy people in Ziyang Pavilion, and the price of the Life and Death Talisman was quickly raised to 30,000. The smile on the woman in purple became more genuine and bright.

She hosts the auctions and receives a commission; the higher the price of the items, the higher her commission. Naturally, she is overjoyed by this situation.

"Thirty thousand spirit stones, are there any customers who want to raise the price?"

The woman's gentle and delicate voice drifted through Ziyang Pavilion.

After a moment of silence, the woman in purple who was presiding over the auction smiled gently and brought down the gavel: "Congratulations to the guest in private room number nineteen for winning this Life and Death Talisman."

After auctioning off a demon bone and three bottles of jade marrow elixir, the final item for the day was brought to the stage.

It was a medium-sized iron cage covered with red silk, and the talismanic light could be faintly seen flowing on the cage.

"The last item up for auction is a spirit beast?"

"The last item auctioned by Ziyang Pavilion is always kept secret. I wonder what kind of spirit beast is kept in a cage of this size. I might as well sit for a while and see what's going on."

The guests in the private room had various thoughts; some who had originally intended to leave stayed. Auctioning live animals was far more interesting than auctioning inanimate objects.

The woman in purple flicked her wrist, sending a gentle breeze, and lifted the red cloth, revealing the true form of the cage.

Many people leaned forward slightly to look at the iron cage.

Beneath the radiance of the talisman, there was a trembling, palm-sized green mushroom, as clear and beautiful as jade. Looking down, there was a graceful and elegant figure, with flowing black hair and skin as white as snow.

It turns out to be an extraordinary person, from the Lingzhi clan!
The air crackled with excitement. Before the woman in purple could even begin to introduce the items, people were already eagerly inquiring about the starting price.

Not to mention the extraordinary young woman, who was as beautiful as a fairy, even the green sesame on her head was a rare and precious medicinal herb.

How could such a beauty be missed?

Ning Fusang sized up the strange girl in the iron cage, her gaze indifferent as snow, showing no pity.

Qian Yuan was a demon, cold-blooded by nature, and showed no emotion whatsoever.

The girl in the iron cage buried half her face in her seaweed-like hair, feeling prickly from the gazes coming from all directions. Ning Fusang thought to herself, "So this is where the Life and Death Talisman auctioned by Ziyang Pavilion is waiting."

In this light, the guest in private room number nineteen may have had a plan all along when he took that life-or-death talisman.

Although the final item auctioned by Ziyang Pavilion will be kept secret, the news won't be completely airtight. If someone with certain status or background wants to find out, Ziyang Pavilion won't refuse them.

As expected, after the woman in purple announced the starting price of 30,000 spirit stones, the guests in private room number nineteen immediately raised their bids.

Thirty-five thousand!

"forty thousand!"

"Sixty thousand!"

Ning Fusang couldn't help but sigh, "There are so many rich people. She couldn't even afford the starting bid."

The auction continued, but Ning Fusang had lost interest. She stood up and glanced outside the veil. The strange girl had her arms wrapped around her knees, seemingly numb. She looked away and left Ziyang Pavilion.

The next morning, Ning Fusang prepared to set off to return to his sect.

News of last night's auction was the talk of the town, with everyone enjoying it. The focus, naturally, was on the extraordinary young woman.

A swordsman spent 270,000 spirit stones to win the heart of a beautiful woman.

Ning Fusang didn't know if this swordsman was a guest in private room number nineteen. She only sighed softly, "A sword cultivator who can be this rich is quite a talent."

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Beyond the green hills.

The girl followed the young man barefoot, step by step.

The young man carrying the sword stopped, and she stopped as well.

The young man, with his striking eyebrows and bright eyes, exuded an aura of righteousness: "Miss, I have made myself very clear. From now on, you are free and do not need to follow me anymore."

The girl shook her head, lowered her eyes sadly, and spoke in broken human language: "I want to follow my benefactor."

The young man refused: "I wander the world, and I have important business to attend to. I am going to dangerous places, and I really cannot take the girl with me."

He owes Ziyang Pavilion so much money, and he still has to work to pay it off. Hopefully, he can pay back the spirit stones he owes before the Five Continents Conference.

The young man wanted to go to the Five Continents Conference to challenge the sword.

Witness the breathtaking scenery of Zhongling Tianxia, ​​the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

The girl murmured, "If I have no power to protect myself, I will never be free."

She spoke her native language, but coincidentally, the young man had traveled far and wide and knew a little of the Lingzhi tribe's language.

Moved by compassion, the young man sighed and asked her, "Would you like to learn swordsmanship?"

The girl was taken aback for a moment, then quickly nodded and said, "I'm willing!"

"Alright, from now on, you will stay by my side and learn swordsmanship for three years. Once you have the ability to protect yourself, you can go and seek your own freedom."

The young man patted his storage bag and took out a slender sword. "This sword is called Floating Clouds."

He placed the sword in the girl's palm, gazed at the sky and earth, and said leisurely, "I have seen the spring colors come to the world, but I did not know that the floating clouds reflect the past and present."

The girl held the heavy sword, looked up at the young swordsman, his dashing figure standing between heaven and earth, and suddenly remembered that he had understood her murmur.

The girl lowered her eyelids and followed the young man's steps. This time, she was no longer uneasy.

She will follow the young man and learn swordsmanship for three years.

(End of this chapter)