“Boom.” The deafening sound of explosions echoed in the valley. A deep pit was blown out of Soul Shaking Valley.
Situ Jiaojiao was suspended in the air, stunned by the power of the talisman.
Even though she was far away, the princess was still shocked and her ears rang loudly. She felt as if the blood in her body was about to flow out from her seven orifices.
Situ Jiaojiao glanced at Ye Fan and saw that Ye Fan’s face was full of excitement, and she couldn’t help but feel a little weird.
Sheng Zhihao’s eyes shone, “Very good, the power has been increased by one-tenth, and the spiritual power required for activation has been reduced by one-fifth. If we continue to improve it, we can make it even stronger. If more than a dozen of them are activated at the same time, it might be possible to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator.”
Ye Fan glanced at Sheng Zhihao and said, “Master, if you activate more than a dozen of them at the same time, it will consume a lot of spiritual power and soul power. Once you miss, you will be done for.”
“Just save some strength to activate a teleportation talisman,” Sheng Zhihao said calmly.
“That’s right,” Ye Fan said. “If you can’t beat someone, retreating is the best strategy. You can only wait until next time.”
…
In the materials room, Situ Jiaojiao was processing the materials angrily.
Bai Yunxi looked at the depressed Situ Jiaojiao and said, “Princess, are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” Situ Jiaojiao said viciously.
Situ Jiaojiao frowned and thought secretly: When Senior Sheng and Fan Ye were communicating, she couldn’t participate in the conversation at all.
Some time ago, it was Senior Sheng who was instructing Fan Ye. Now, the class had become an exchange between the old monster and Fan Ye.
Fan Ye’s comprehension was astonishing. He could understand something as long as he heard it once, and he could also draw inferences from different things.
There were some questions that the old monster couldn’t understand, and he would ask Fan Ye for advice. The two of them often came up with some fantastic ideas. What they said was so messy that she was often confused. But these two people could always understand each other.
An experienced old madman met a young madman with many fantastic ideas. As soon as the two communicated, they found that they shared a common language, and then they became crazier and crazier.
The old monster captured Ye Fan to study talismans together. The matter of preparing the materials to create the talismans naturally fell on the princess.
Situ Jiaojiao’s ability to deal with materials was much inferior to that of Ye Fan. The old monster always disliked Situ Jiaojiao’s slow speed. Situ Jiaojiao felt that she was about to be dragged into the quagmire by Fan Ye.
“Fellow Daoist Xi…”
Bai Yunxi raised his head, looked at Situ Jiaojiao, and said with some confusion, “Is there something wrong, Princess?”
Situ Jiaojiao tilted her head and said, “How did Fellow Daoist Xi and Fellow Daoist Fan’s relationship start?”
“Oh, he fell in love with me at first sight and stalked me!” Bai Yunxi said without hesitation.
Situ Jiaojiao couldn’t help but frown and say, “Really?”
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Yes!”
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Bai Yunxi looked at Situ Jiaojiao and shook his head in his heart. A few days ago, Wang Chenxiao had said that Situ Jiaojiao and Ye Fan were getting too close, and now Situ Jiaojiao was inquiring about his and Ye Fan’s relationship.
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“Like spirit stones, those with real ability will always shine,” Situ Jiaojiao said.
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Indeed, but this guy has a very simple mind and has never thought of cheatimg, so there’s no need to worry.”
Situ Jiaojiao: “…”
…
Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi stayed in the depths of the jungle for three years. In these three years, Ye Fan’s talisman level improved by leaps and bounds. If it wasn’t for the fact that Ye Fan’s spiritual power was insufficient to support Ye Fan in drawing heaven-level talismans, Ye Fan would already be considered a heaven-level talisman master.
At the same time, with the support of a large number of medicinal pills, Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi’s cultivation had also entered the peak of Foundation Establishment, and they could consider forming a golden core.
“Master, are you leaving?” Ye Fan looked at Sheng Zhihao and asked.
Ye Fan was not very fond of Sheng Zhihao at first, but after getting along for a few years, he found that the old man was not bad.
“Yes, I’m leaving,” Sheng Zhihao said. “There are always some accounts that have to be settled personally. The Divine Talisman Sect was wiped out because of me. This is a sin that I will never be able to escape in my life. If I don’t settle this matter, how will I have the face to see the elders of the Divine Talisman Sect after I pass away?”
“Master, in fact, with your qualifications, you can wait until you reach Nascent Soul and then seek revenge against the old Nascent Soul monster of Tianyi Sect!” Ye Fan said.
Sheng Zhihao shook his head and said, “Impossible. I can’t form a nascent soul.”
Ye Fan said in confusion, “Master, why are you so pessimistic? You should be less than four hundred years old this year. You still have more than a hundred years to find a way to form a nascent soul!”
Sheng Zhihao frowned, sighed, and said, “Back then, in order to escape, I took a Qianyuan Pill, which forcibly raised my strength to the peak of Golden Core. There is no hope of Nascent Soul.”
Hearing Sheng Zhihao’s words, Ye Fan couldn’t help but be shocked. Qianyuan Pill was a medicinal pill handed down from ancient times. It could stimulate a person’s full potential and improve their strength in a short period of time. However, after the effects of the medicinal pill wore off, there was basically no possibility of the cultivator’s cultivation going any further.
“Even if you took Qianyuan Pill, forming a nascent soul is not completely hopeless,” Ye Fan murmured.
Sheng Zhihao nodded and said, “Indeed, but forming a nascent soul is inherently very difficult. I am in this situation, so there is basically no hope.”
Ye Fan frowned. Since ancient times, Nascent Soul cultivators had mostly appeared in large sects. A Nascent Soul cultivator often needed the full resources of a large sect. It was too difficult for loose cultivators to advance to Nascent Soul. If a cultivator tried to advance to Nascent Soul in the wild, there would be no one to protect them. It was no joke if someone interrupted the process.
Sheng Zhihao glanced at Ye Fan and said, “After a while, I will send you out of this forest. Your junior sister has a special status. With her as your backer, you shouldn’t be too miserable when you go outside.”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Master, be careful.”
…
“Princess, we’re leaving?” Wang Chenxiao asked a little excitedly.
Situ Jiaojiao nodded and said, “Yes, Master is going to do something big. Before that, he will send us out.”
“That’s great.” Wang Chenxiao clenched his fists and thought to himself: He had long had enough of this ghost place. Sheng Zhihao regarded Fan Ye as a treasure and taught him everything, while he was treated as an errand boy and given a mess of materials to process. Then he was constantly scolded for not processing them well.
He was the young elder of the Talisman Masters Association. When people in the association saw him, who would be disrespectful? However, in this place, he was the one at the bottom.
“Your Highness, we can leave now. Aren’t you happy?” Wang Chenxiao looked at Situ Jiaojiao and asked suspiciously.
Situ Jiaojiao shook her head and said, “No.”
When she first came here, Situ Jiaojiao tossed about leaving all day. After staying in this place for three years, Situ Jiaojiao suddenly felt that it was quite good here. In the past three years, her level of talisman skills had improved more than a little. If she were outside, she would never have achieved such progress.
Situ Jiaojiao frowned, feeling vaguely worried. She felt that Sheng Zhihao seemed to have a death wish.
Wang Chenxiao moved his eyes. It was unknown what he was thinking.
…
All good things came to an end. Sheng Zhihao sent Situ Jiaojiao and the others to a small city on the border of the Situ Kingdom, leaving the few of them alone without a backward glance.
Situ Jiaojiao looked at the small city and said with regret, “It has been three years. This princess is finally back.”
Ye Fan looked at Situ Jiaojiao and said, “The people in the imperial capital might think you are dead. Maybe they even held a funeral for you. If you go back, you might even be able to see your tomb.”
Situ Jiaojiao: “…”
Bai Yunxi: “…”
This was not the first time that Ye Fan had made an outrageous statement. Situ Jiaojiao glanced at Ye Fan, too lazy to say anything more.
Wang Chenxiao looked at Situ Jiaojiao and felt a little surprised. If someone else had said this, Situ Jiaojiao would have whipped him. However, because it was Fan Ye who said it, the princess actually endured it.
Situ Jiaojiao looked at the image on the wall and said, “It has been three years, but Ye Fan’s bounty is still there. The efficiency of the major sects is too low. So many forces can’t find even one Foundation Establishment cultivator. This guy has such a big face! He’s just a Foundation Establishment cultivator and yet his bounty is about to catch up with Master. How virtuous and capable he is!”
Ye Fan: “…”
Bai Yunxi: “…”
“Senior brother, what do you think?” Situ Jiaojiao asked.
“The bounty for this person is so high, so he must have something special about him,” Ye Fan said.
“I heard that this guy is a murderer and has a cruel temperament.” Situ Jiaojiao shrugged.
Ye Fan curled his lips and said, “If he is so cruel, you’d better not meet him…”
Situ Jiaojiao said, “What’s there to be afraid of? When I meet him, it will be my turn to eliminate evil in the cultivation world, or sell his information in exchange for a large sum of spirit stones.”
“I think it would be better to exchange for spirit stones. If I find out his whereabouts, I will let you know. You go and collect the spirit stones for me. We can split the spirit stones 50-50,” Ye Fan said.
Situ Jiaojiao asked in confusion, “Why don’t you go and collect the bounty yourself?”
“I am a loose cultivator, and those big sects will default on their debts,” Ye Fan said.
Situ Jiaojiao nodded and said, “Well, if you find out the whereabouts of this Ye Fan, tell this princess. This princess will help you collect the spirit stones. Don’t worry, with this princess coming forward personally, you will definitely be able to collect the spirit stones.”
Bai Yunxi: “…”
“It’s been three years. I think this guy must have long hidden in some deep mountain forest. Without a least over a decade passing, he won’t dare to come out. How can he be so easy to encounter?” Wang Chenxiao shook his head and said.
Bai Yunxi: “…”
Situ Jiaojiao showed her identity card, and the guards guarding the city turned pale in shock. They quickly called the city lord. The city lord of the small city respectfully welcomed Situ Jiaojiao into the city.
It had been more than three years since Ye Fan’s bounty was issued. Although Ye Fan’s bounty was still displayed in various places, the guards had relaxed a lot.
Situ Jiaojiao stayed in a spacious courtyard, sipping fragrant tea. She smiled and said, “This is the life a normal cultivator lives!”
Ye Fan gnawed on some spiritual fruit, rolled his eyes, and said, “Can you really help me get the sapphire glaze liquid?”
Situ Jiaojiao nodded and said, “Don’t worry, this thing is a specialty of our Situ royal family. Other things might be difficult, but I can still get some of this thing. However, the function of this thing is to help form a golden core. Are you ready to form a golden core?”
Ye Fan shrugged and said, “It should be soon.”
“It’s not easy to form a golden core!” Situ Jiaojiao said.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “It’s not easy.”
Ye Fan frowned and thought to himself: In the past three years, his bounty had been getting higher and higher. Once his identity was exposed, he would definitely be surrounded by enemies on all sides. If either he or Bai Yunxi could form a golden core, the situation would be much better. As for forming a golden core, it would be better to let Bai Yunxi form a golden core first. Bai Yunxi had a single spiritual root, so it was easier to form a golden core. They just had to be fully prepared and everything would come naturally.
“There is a teleportation formation in the city that connects to Forest City. My aunt should have sapphire glaze liquid there,” Situ Jiaojiao said.
Ye Fan blinked and said, “Is your aunt a Golden Core cultivator?”
Situ Jiaojiao shook her head and said, “No, my aunt is a Foundation Establishment.”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “It turns out it’s just Foundation Establishment!”
Wang Chenxiao looked at Ye Fan and said in confusion, “Does Fellow Daoist Fan look down on Foundation Establishment cultivators?”
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “No!”
Wang Chenxiao said with some suspicion, “Really? From the tone of Fellow Daoist Fan, it seems that you disdain ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.”
Ye Fan pouted and thought to himself: Wang Chenxiao was really annoying.
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T/N: Real life is getting hectic and this last arc (what I call the talisman arc) had pretty long chapters, which exhausted me, so next week will only have one update (Saturday).
In case it’s not obvious, the cultivation stages (Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, etc.) are used as proper nouns in Chinese, so “a Golden Core cultivator” and “a Golden Core” (omitting cultivator) mean the same thing. I capitalize when the term is being used as a proper noun (to refer to a person) and use lowercase when it’s referring to the object (e.g. the golden core within the dantian).
Lol at the princess probing Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi’s relationship at the beginning of this chapter (before the time skip). I’m glad she’s gotten less annoying though and doesn’t seem to have any intention to try to break them up. I guess she’s grown up in three years and has learned to be less spoiled. Can’t say the same about Wang Chenxiao…
Wang Chenxiao is a piece of work🙄
Thanks for the update. 😘🍰
Caught up already sighh… Guess I’ll be back in a Month..Thank you for the Update 🥰🥰. Patiently Waiting 😶🌫️😶🌫️