Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 64 The World in the Painting (Seeking first subscriptions~)

The jade pendant, known as the "Friend's Invitation Pendant," was brought out once more and slowly floated towards the painting.

In the corner of the painting, at the location of the seal, there is a black lion.

Although the black lion was small, it had a large mouth.

The jade pendant flew before the painting and disappeared into it, transforming into a piece of green jade in the painting, which was held in the mouth of the black lion.

Che Ning ignored the other cultivators and walked forward on his own, disappearing from the painting.

"It's not an illusion..."

Song Yan stared in disbelief: "The painting itself forms a world within a world!"

The cultivators were equally surprised, but they did not hesitate.

The three independent cultivators traveled together: Wu Zheng with his old friend Wei Dao, and Song Yan with Rong and Wu. They all stepped into the painting.

The remaining scarred monk also went inside alone.

Approaching the painting, the colors of the paint seem to diffuse like ink in water. Touching the painting with your fingertips is like touching flowing water.

"Om-"

I took a step forward, and when I opened my eyes again, the scene before me was completely different.

"This feeling is exactly the same as being cleansed by a water curtain spell..."

“Fellow Daoist Song, we are not untrustworthy cultivators. If there is truly any supreme spiritual treasure in this cave, we are willing to do our utmost to help you obtain it.”

"My wife and I have no other requests than to earn some spiritual items for our family members. If there are any magical artifacts or elixirs in this cave... we hope you will give them to us."

Song Yan nodded: "That's how it should be."

Only after stepping into the world of the painting did they realize that their position upon entering the world seemed to be related to the position they had chosen to enter from the painting.

There is no one around.

This is a mountain forest, and what's unique about it is that it's covered with purple flowers and leaves.

The three of them took a step and climbed the steps.

To the left is a vast open plain and dense forest, and to the right is a low ravine, like a small canyon.

Looking into the distance, the other side of the canyon seems to be a completely different landscape.

The two places are connected by a suspension bridge.

"In my opinion, Che Ning must have obtained the treasure left behind by a cultivator who had a past relationship with this senior Lin Qinglong by chance, which is why he was invited to give this item by a friend."

A friend's invitation is equivalent to an invitation in the mortal world.

When cultivators invite each other to their homes for visits and discussions, it has additional benefits compared to an invitation from a mortal.

Song Yan, however, was not thinking about this matter.

He was thinking about Wu Huaguo's ability to see through the truthfulness of words.

The scarred monk's question had enlightened him.

If Che Ning were to say that of all the items in the cave, he only wanted the calligraphy.

There was only this one thing in the cave.

Judging from his words, he wasn't lying...

"..."

When I first learned of Wu Huaguo's ability in Lingyuanze Market, I was still quite surprised as I didn't know the full story.

It now appears that there are many limitations.

Moreover, if one knew about this in advance, there would be many ways to take precautions.

I felt inexplicably at ease.

"Although Senior Lin Qinglong is a Foundation Establishment Realm expert, the consumption of spiritual energy for a celestial abode treasure like this is already extremely high..."

"I suspect that the world in this painting is either not very large, or it contains some spiritual beings that can absorb spiritual energy to maintain the operation of this small world."

"Or perhaps both."

"If we want to seize some treasures, we must act quickly!"

"it is good!"

The three of them urged their spiritual power to increase their speed.

Instead of immediately crossing the suspension bridge to the valley on the right, the group headed left.

Ahead was a crescent-shaped open space, where purple leaves fell from the trees, carpeting the ground with a purple path.

There is a small wooden house on one side of the road.

"..."

The three exchanged glances and cautiously used their spiritual power to push open the door.

Nothing happened.

The wooden hut was small, containing only a wooden table and a wooden bed, and didn't seem to be the place where that Foundation Establishment senior would usually rest. There was a handkerchief on the wooden table, but it seemed to be an ordinary object, old and somewhat corroded and broken.

There was nothing else to be gained, only some odds and ends.

"Swiss, swish -"

"Ok?"

They heard a noise behind them and the three of them came out of the wooden house.

Outside, a gust of wind suddenly swept up a pile of purple fallen leaves, which transformed into blue-purple spiritual light and gradually condensed into a human shape.

"Hissing is for clouds and rain, his laughter is for thunder..."

"Reaching the heavens and penetrating the earth, emerging from the darkness and entering the light..."

A blue-purple spirit appeared before them, its voice ancient and melodious.

"I am a talisman puppet, ordered by my master to guard this realm. Anyone who trespasses will be killed on the spot!"

call--

A gust of wind swept in!
Song Yan felt a chill in the wind, and as the whirlwind swept through, his protective spiritual garment felt like it was about to fall apart!
Wu Huaguo reminded him, "Although this talisman puppet has no intelligence, it has the spiritual power level of the late Qi Refining stage!"

Song Yan had heard of Fu Kui.

They are usually created by refining talismans into humanoid spirit puppets. Although they do not have the intelligence of ordinary people, they can only act according to the commands of the person who refined them.

However, the effect lasts for an extremely long time, and some spirit puppets can even absorb and store spiritual energy on their own.

Most of them are used by cultivators to guard their cave dwellings or to protect their sects.

Logically speaking, the talisman puppet should not be triggered once the cave owner dies.

But for some reason, these talisman puppets have been reactivated.

A fierce wind whipped up leaves, obscuring the sky and the sun.

The three of them suddenly felt their vision darken.

Song Yan suddenly sensed a bluish-purple spiritual energy slowly gathering around him, but the gathering speed was getting faster and faster...

"careful!"

The Unmoored Boat was instantly unleashed, tearing through the barrier formed by the purple leaves and sending the three flying backward.

boom--

A powerful bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, creating a large crater where the three of them had been standing.

"buckle."

Rong Xiaofeng made a strange hand seal with his left hand, and countless black light spots flew out from behind him.

buzzing...

Song Yan stared intently and saw countless tiny black insects, the sound being the flapping of their wings.

The spirit insect approached the spirit body of the talisman puppet and passed through its body.

Some of the spirit insects fell to the ground, emitting wisps of black smoke.

Rong Xiaofeng suddenly frowned and said, "Shoulder-to-hand strike."

Song Yan naturally understood that this meant the vital point of the talisman puppet had been discovered, and that by disturbing these two points simultaneously, the talisman puppet could be destroyed.

He secretly admired Rong Xiaofeng for her decisiveness.

For insect cultivators, these spirit insects are like flying swords for sword cultivators.

The death of the spirit insect will also have a significant impact on cultivators.

The talisman puppet had no intelligence; it only knew how to unleash lightning magic towards the three people's location.

The three barely escaped.

Seizing the opportunity presented by the release of the thunder magic, Song Yan and Wu Huaguo exchanged a glance and made their move simultaneously.

The boat, swift as lightning, aimed straight for the left wrist.

Wu Huaguo clasped his hands together, and a green spiritual light suddenly shone forth.

A slender branch broke through the soil; though long, it moved with incredible speed, piercing through the right wrist in an instant.

"..."

The puppet's movements suddenly stopped, and the spiritual light on its body gradually became stiff and rigid.

"My Lord..."

Even with the spiritual power of a late-stage Qi Refining level cultivator, the talisman puppet began to gradually collapse and dissipate after its vital point was pierced.

A moment later, it transformed into a cinnabar talisman, which drifted to the ground along with the purple leaves, with a pale purple fluorite pressing down on it.

"A mid-grade spirit stone?!"

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