fifth form

Chapter 3288 The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Talismans Open in Succession
Zhang Xuezhou had indeed not considered the Tai Jie Liu Fu.

As a means of entering and exiting this secret place, the Tai-rank Six Talisman does indeed have a unique function, but activating the Tai-rank Six Talisman requires the ability to use magic.

It's hard to say whether the Yin-Yang School has other practitioners of manipulation techniques, but it's certain that the Yin-Yang School has never produced an emperor or a feudal lord.

If the Yin-Yang School's hidden methods were applied to the Tai-level Six Symbols, Zhang Xuezhou felt that such methods would almost never be activated.

"Let me take a look!"

Zhang Xuezhou frowned from time to time while holding the Tai-rank Six Talismans, while Shi Wudao asked for the Tai-rank Six Talismans, seeking the possibility of finding clues.

Zhang Xuezhou did not stop Shi Wudao from investigating, allowing him to search through the documents.

The Tai Jie Six Talismans are a tiered design. The second talisman can absorb spiritual energy. It would not be surprising if the third talisman had something unique about it, or if the fourth and fifth talismans began to involve the secrets of Yin-Yang formations.

However, Zhang Xuezhou had some knowledge of formations. He knew very well that the Yin-Yang Secret Land had set up the Mountain and River Eternal Stability Formation, which was no different from the Liang King's Tomb, only the scale of the two was different.

This kind of formation is not enough to seal off the spiritual energy of a secret place; on the contrary, it can accumulate spiritual energy without any leakage.

Jin Chang only intended to use the accumulated wealth of the Yin-Yang Secret Land, spanning decades or even centuries, to aid his breakthrough to the True Self Realm with the help of elixirs.

Although Zhang Xuezhou ultimately benefited from it and gained an advantage at the time, this secret place was genuinely poor. Over the years, it had only served as an auxiliary cultivation method, and its effect was not as good as the small underground palace secret realm of the Holy Mother of Wudang.

"It shouldn't be!"

Shi Wudao examined it over and over, but found nothing of interest in investigating the Tai-level Six Talisman.

After some examination, it was found that Emperor Jing had taken over the only legacy of the Yin-Yang School.

“You can use magic to activate this jade,” Zhang Xuezhou reminded him. “But I still don’t understand why the Yin-Yang School would use magic as a trigger, or perhaps there are other methods. You can try it out!”

"Using magic?" Shi Wudao asked in surprise, "Are they preparing a gift for the emperor? Would the Yin-Yang School be that foolish?"

"I do not know either!"

"You tyrant, you should have some skill in using magic, why don't you give it a try!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head, while Shi Wudao gestured for Emperor Jing to give it a try.

As an emperor, Emperor Jing's skill in using magic was not the strongest, but it was certainly not weak. Even if Emperor Jing was a deceased man, as long as the other party's soul was intact, his magic would not dissipate. It was perfectly fine to use him for testing.

"If this jade requires magical manipulation to activate, then it likely doesn't belong to the Yin-Yang School!"

Emperor Jing carefully picked up the Taijie Six Talismans and examined each pattern on the jade stone.

"You mean the token that allows entry and exit to the Yin-Yang School's secret territory doesn't belong to the Yin-Yang School? You tyrant, are you really out of your mind?" Shi Wudao couldn't help but interject.

"I'm not joking!"

Emperor Jing shook the flying zombie's head. After repeatedly observing without obtaining a result, he couldn't help but conduct a personal test, attempting to activate the Tai-level Six Symbols using his magic.

A faint light passed by, followed by the gathering of spiritual energy in the surroundings, which caused a faint fragrance to waft out from the area.

With a snap, Zhang Xuezhou saw a layer of eerie light appear on the flying zombie's body, as if its body had acquired some kind of protective power.

"The third talisman is a protective force. What is it used to protect against? Could it be used to counteract the geomagnetic light?"

Emperor Jing activated three talismans in succession. The protective power guided by the Tai-level six talismans inevitably made Zhang Xuezhou look up at the sky. He felt that the power of the third talisman was likely still used to traverse the secret place, so that people would not need to climb out of the cave.

This ability has some value, but it's of little use to Zhang Xuezhou and Emperor Jing.

Once the path is known, both physical bodies possess the ability to traverse the geomagnetic light, allowing them to enter the secret realm even without the power of the third rune of the sixth-rank Tai-level rune. "What is the power of the fourth rune?"

The eerie light emanating from the flying zombie intensified, corresponding to the potential depletion of its magnetic energy during free movement.

This array or the core item of the secret realm clearly possesses unique abilities, and its potential to play the greatest role in this secret realm is likely to be the greatest.

Zhang Xuezhou was somewhat curious about the capabilities of the fourth talisman. He looked with great interest at the Tai-level six talismans in Emperor Jing's hand, and waited for Emperor Jing to activate the fourth talisman.

"The fourth rune reveals the key element of the grand array constructed in this secret realm!"

Zhang Xuezhou failed to discern anything from the flying zombie's body, and it was Emperor Jing who ultimately answered the relevant questions.

“Here, there, and in that direction, the power of the formation is circulating repeatedly, seemingly constantly drawing power from the earth's veins to maintain the formation’s operation,” Emperor Jing said. “This formation appears to be designed to seal off this secret place!”

"A big spender," Shi Wudao interjected.

"In other words, the fourth symbol can control the formation and even has the ability to dismantle it," Zhang Xuezhou finally confirmed.

"Not bad," Emperor Jing nodded.

"Then where did the spiritual energy in this secret place go?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully. "The formation that seals the secret place cannot deplete the spiritual energy; it can only accumulate it!"

"I'll try the fifth talisman and see what its secrets are!"

Emperor Jing's gaze fell upon the fourth illuminated square on the jade, and his mind finally settled down, preparing to activate the fifth square.

The secret place fell silent as Zhang Xuezhou looked around at his surroundings.

The Mountain and River Eternal Solid Array gathers mountain rocks, causing the array's core and other elements to be covered by thick layers of stone. Lacking the ability to destroy the stone layer, it is difficult to change the secret array.

This is also the main reason why Emperor Jing knew about the flow of the formation's power, but did not go to take over and inspect the formation.

Emperor Jing was examining the fifth of the six symbols of the Tai Steps, while Zhang Xuezhou scanned it back and forth, continuing to look at it.

After a long while, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Emperor Jing had taken a relatively long time to activate the fifth talisman, and that his skill in manipulating the technique seemed somewhat lacking.

"If it can be turned on, then turn it on; if it can't, then take your time. There's no rush!"

By comparing one's own skill level with that of Emperor Jing, one can determine the effectiveness of using the Taijie Six Talismans.

If we only compare the individual strength of the body's energy, without considering the dynasty's fortune that it continuously draws upon, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his energy management skills would be stronger than Emperor Jing's many years ago. He might be able to activate the fifth talisman, or he might still fall short.

If the skill level corresponding to the sixth rune of the Tai level increases in stages, his skill level is still insufficient to activate the sixth rune.

"Young man Dong, where did you get this thing from? It seems the tyrant has clashed with the owner of this jade tablet!"

Zhang Xuezhou waited for a long time before Shi Wudao finally came out to report the news, mentioning that Emperor Jing was very likely embroiled in a conflict with someone.

"Confront the owner of the jade pendant?"

Zhang Xuezhou was slightly taken aback.

The Tai Jie Liu Fu originated from Jin Chang's forceful insertion of the jade tablet. Jin Chang also used this jade tablet to enter and exit the secret place, and it was mentioned that it belonged to the Yin Yang School's lineage.

Zhang Xuezhou always believed that the Tai Jie Liu Fu was a legacy of the Yin-Yang school, so how could he know that the jade tablet had a living owner?

It's difficult to guess the owner of ordinary objects, but if it involves a battle of wits and skills, and involves items that have been around for decades or even centuries, then the pool of potential owners becomes very limited.