Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 270 The Harvest of Suppression, the Miraculous Talisman for Breaking the Formation

"Thank you very much, Brother Lin..."

Cheng Suling looked at Lin Changheng with sparkling eyes, her expression revealing unusual emotions.

Her blood-stained jade hand accepted the pill, and her red lips parted slightly, but Lin Changheng interrupted her words of gratitude, saying, "There's no need for further words for now. The matter is not over yet. You should heal your wounds, and I'll go check on Fellow Daoist Xu's situation."

"Alright, Brother Lin, please be careful as well."

Cheng Suling obediently took the pill and began to refine it by channeling her magical power.

Lin Changheng walked to the side, his magic power sweeping across the surroundings, bringing over all the unclaimed spiritual artifacts left on the ground.

Put them away one by one.

In particular, the storage bag of the late Foundation Establishment cultivator was also taken and put away.

He killed the man and saved Cheng Suling, so the spoils of war should naturally belong to Lin Changheng.

There is no doubt about this.

Lin Changheng wasn't embarrassed at all.

Of course, if the storage bag of that cultivator surnamed Luo was still there, Lin Changheng would naturally not take it. Whoever killed him should keep it. In the cultivation world, one must still have a basic sense of rules.

The reason why he always uses the Azure Gold Flying Sword, a second-tier low-grade spiritual weapon, to finish off the situation is not only because he is skilled at it, but also because it has extremely high speed. When Lin Changheng has basically taken control of the situation, he can quickly and reliably clean up the mess.

……

While Lin Changheng was happily collecting his spoils, the battle of wits on Shengyang Island continued unabated.

"Why so slow?"

The late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, whose aura was powerful and who was attacking the array nodes of Rising Sun Island, wore a silver-white mask, obscuring his face. Because of the huge commotion coming from Floating Star Island, he couldn't help but turn his head to look, his brows furrowing deeply.

On the one hand, it's because this place is a bit far from Floating Star Island, and divine sense can't reach it, so it's impossible to know the true situation on the island.

On the other hand, their initial plan was to first break into Floating Star Island, kill Cheng Suling who was weaker, then join forces to break through Shengyang Island and kill Xu Maoling, and finally wipe out Qiyue Island on the side.

To prevent the information from being leaked.

Once you start, you have to do it cleanly and decisively.

After all, Chu Lingyu, the female disciple of the Ziji Sect who was "stationed" here, was killed on the spot when they met and nailed to the lake, leaving her no room to say anything.

Therefore, for them, this matter must be done cleanly.

After finishing, they immediately fled far away to avoid the limelight.

"waste!"

The silver-masked cultivator couldn't help but curse, because a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator were facing a mid-stage Foundation Establishment female cultivator, and even after cleverly breaking the formation, they still couldn't defeat her after so long.

He immediately transmitted his voice to one of the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators: "Jia San, go take a look and see what they're doing! If they're not dead, tell them to get the hell over here right now."

"Yes."

The Foundation Establishment cultivator, codenamed "Jia San," who was coordinating the attack formation from the side, was stunned upon hearing this, then stopped and went to carry out the order.

The silver-masked cultivator unleashed his spiritual weapon to deflect the scythe-like spiritual weapon that was attacking again from within the formation, and then continued to bombard the formation with his own hand, a cold glint flashing in his eyes:

"Let you jump around for a little longer. Once those two guys arrive, the power of the formation will have dissipated enough to form an encirclement. Then, we can use a genuine [Second-Tier Formation-Breaking Talisman] to break the formation immediately. Under their combined attack, you old farmer will surely be beheaded!"

The [Formation-Breaking Talisman], as the name suggests, is specifically designed to counter formations and has the effect of breaking them.

It is a special existence among talismans, and its importance can be simply compared to special pills such as the "breakthrough pill" in alchemy.

However, not all second-tier formations can be directly broken by second-tier formation-breaking talismans.

Some formations with immense, superimposed power are exceptions. The power of the formation is stored separately, reserving strength for later use. When subjected to a violent impact, there will be a follow-up force to replenish it and keep the formation intact.

It can be used to counter the [Formation Breaking Talisman].

Therefore, generally speaking, it is safer to attack first to weaken the formation before unleashing this talisman.

……

Just as Lin Changheng quietly left the battlefield of Floating Star Island and was about to sneak back towards Rising Sun Island to observe the overall situation, his divine sense keenly detected the aura of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was rushing towards Floating Star Island without any concealment.

"Hmm? Someone else is coming?" Lin Changheng's gaze sharpened, and he immediately concealed all his aura, disappearing into the shadows as if blending into them.

The Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator codenamed "Jia San" still had some doubts, feeling that the leader was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Those two guys, one in the late Foundation Establishment stage and the other in the middle Foundation Establishment stage, what kind of trouble could possibly happen when they're dealing with a mid-stage female cultivator? They probably just killed her and wasted time looting the spoils.

He had only been a few miles above Floating Star Island when the scene of devastation and the lingering intense magical energy fluctuations that greeted him made his heart skip a beat.

The faint smell of blood in the air, coupled with the absence of the two figures, instantly put him on alert.

"Something's wrong!"

He immediately slowed down, spread his divine sense, and cautiously probed.

Just as his mind was completely focused on sensing the situation within Floating Star Island—

"call out!"

A beam of dark light emerged from the forest below, growing larger as it faced the wind, instantly transforming into a black inkstone the size of a millstone!

The seal platform was ancient and heavy, with what appeared to be inscribed blurred mountain and river patterns on its surface. It carried an earth-shaking and majestic momentum, like a small mountain, pressing down on Jia San!

"what?"

The black inkpad arrived too quickly, and immense pressure was already upon me.

As if the surrounding air had solidified, Jia San felt a sudden weight on his body, his flying speed dropped sharply, and the circulation of his internal magic power became sluggish!

"What the hell?!"

He was horrified; the power of this sudden attack far exceeded his expectations. He roared, unleashing his mid-Foundation Establishment stage mana without reservation. A thick tortoise-scale shield was summoned, instantly enlarging to block above his head. The shield's surface shimmered with spiritual light, forming a solid barrier.

At the same time, he made hand seals, and a solid, earth-yellow light shield appeared on its own, which turned out to be an earth-type defensive spell!
"Hold on!" he gritted his teeth, pinning his hopes on his specialty, defense.

"Boom——!!!"

The black inkstone slammed down onto the tortoise-scale shield! It produced a dull, resounding crash, like the beating of a giant drum!

The tortoise-scale shield trembled violently, its spiritual light dimmed rapidly at a visible speed, and the shield surface even made a creaking sound as it could not bear the weight.

Jia San's face turned pale. He felt an irresistible force coming through the shield, which made his blood surge and he almost fell from the sky.

"How can this seal be so heavy?!" He was utterly horrified. He couldn't see any opponent, but the power of this magical artifact was outrageously great!

The one who made the move was none other than Lin Changheng, who had used his superior divine sense to foresee and lie in wait! He launched a fatal sneak attack the moment when the opponent's mind was drawn to the scenery on the island!

Now that Lin Changheng's cultivation has reached the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, the black seal platform is incredibly powerful, far surpassing its previous strength.

The most crucial point is that Lin Changheng's magical power is extremely condensed, surpassing that of other cultivators of the same level, which is the effect of the initial tempering of the [Crimson Sky Profound Flame].

……

At this moment, Jia San devoted all his mind and magical power to resisting the black seal platform pressing down from above. Under the immense pressure, his divine sense unconsciously contracted and focused on the direction above his head.

And in that very instant—

Mutations reborn!

A nearly transparent, pale shadow, like a venomous snake that had been lurking for a long time, silently emerged from the void behind him without warning!

It wasn't very fast, but it didn't leak any aura, giving off a peculiar sense of "emptiness," as if it could absorb light and block divine sense from probing.

It was Lin Changheng who simultaneously activated the [Hidden Void Blade]!
This strange throwing knife, obtained from the Golden Light Workshop and gifted by a calamity cultivator, is not only incredibly sharp, but its greatest characteristic is its ability to stealthily attack, catching people off guard.

"Pfft!"

Behind Jia San, who was protected by both earth-based defensive spells and his own mana shield, the earth-yellow light shield provided by the former was strangely weakened at a specific point, and then the [Hidden Void Blade] easily pierced through it!

Like a hot knife cutting into grease!

Even the magical shield couldn't stop it; it was torn apart as well.

The blade pierced his heart with unparalleled precision from behind, instantly shredding it. The tip of the blade even gleamed coldly from his chest!

Jia San's body stiffened abruptly, his expression of horror freezing. He looked down in disbelief at the blood-stained tip of the knife protruding from his chest, then struggled to turn his head to look behind him, his eyes filled with confusion and resentment.

"How...how is this possible..." He died without understanding how his thick earth-elemental shield had suddenly weakened by seven-tenths in that instant, and the black seal above his head was bombarding and pulling him, leaving him no time to deal with it, which resulted in an opening!
Lin Changheng remained expressionless, but a thought flashed through his mind.

The Hidden Void Blade unleashed its blade energy, instantly severing all life force within the target.

At the same time, the black platform above crashed down, scattering the turtle-scale shield that had lost its magical support, and then smashing Jia San's corpse to pieces, causing it to fall into the island and stirring up a lot of dust.

The battle lasted only a few breaths from start to finish.

Lin Changheng swiftly grabbed the corpse's storage bag and tortoise-scale shield, unleashing a line of fire that reduced the body to ashes in a clean and efficient manner.

He glanced in the direction of the main battlefield on Shengyang Island, his eyes cold.

"One less."

"However, the [Earth Control Technique] is truly useful. It can not only reverse certain earth-based attack spells, but also weaken earth-based shields and other spells to a certain extent. Combined with a surprise attack, it can really catch people off guard."

That's right, the reason why Jia San died so suddenly was mostly due to this.

At this moment, Lin Changheng regained his senses of the location of the [Deep Lake Spirit Clam], knowing that it had once again moved to a new location as requested, and had come to lie in wait near Shengyang Island.

It was left to wait outside Floating Star Island, but it was not of any use. In fact, Lin Changheng only made a simple move and achieved significant results.

But Shengyang Island is different. The besieging enemies are kept outside the formation, that is, outside the floating island, and exposed to Xiaobai's attack range, like a bright target.

As long as Xiaobai starts charging up his attack, there's a good chance he'll succeed!
Currently, there are still two mid-Foundation Establishment stage and one late-Foundation Establishment stage. As long as Xiaobai injures or kills one of them, the situation will become clear instantly.

……

After half a stick of incense.

"Can't wait any longer."

The silver-masked cultivator hadn't seen anyone emerge from Floating Star Island yet, but he already sensed something was wrong; some kind of accident must have occurred.

Even uncontrollable risks!
But having wasted so much time and energy on planning, we absolutely cannot give up halfway and return empty-handed.

otherwise……

Thinking of this, the silver-masked cultivator couldn't help but shiver involuntarily.

"We must take Rising Sun Island no matter what!"

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He decided not to wait for them any longer and immediately transmitted his voice to the two mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators beside him: "Prepare for a full-scale attack!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly took out a talisman with a faint spiritual light and mysterious runes from his storage bag and held it between his fingers.

It was none other than that "Second-Order Formation Breaking Talisman"!
"go with!"

"Break this turtle shell for me!"

He let out a low roar, frantically pouring his immense magical power into the talisman, and then suddenly unleashed it!

"Om-!"

The formation-breaking talisman transformed into a dazzling golden stream of light, crashing into the already dimming protective formation of Shengyang Island like a meteor!
"Crack...Boom!!!"

This time, the grand formation could no longer hold. With a teeth-grinding cracking sound, the light barrier collapsed like shattered glass, dissipating into countless specks of light.

Xu Maoling, who was in charge of the formation, suffered a backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His face turned noticeably ashen, and his breathing became erratic.

"Haha! The formation has been broken, old farmer, prepare to die!"

"Finally broken! Charge!"

"Take his dog's life!"

The silver-masked cultivator let out a wild laugh and, along with two other mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators, pounced on Xu Maoling, whose face had turned ugly, like three vicious wolves.

"You want my life? Not so easy!"

Although Xu Maoling was in poor condition, his eyes suddenly sharpened like an eagle's, and a fierce aura belonging to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator erupted from him. He knew that this was a matter of life and death, and there was no turning back!

He quickly swallowed a pill and stomped his foot on the ground!
"Boom!"

The ground shook violently, and thick earthen walls rose up, blocking the three people's path!
Countless sharp spikes, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, suddenly shot out from under the feet and around the three black-robed cultivators at tricky angles, forcing them to either dodge or block, halting their forward momentum.

In an instant, the harmonious and beautiful scene of a bountiful farm was shattered, with earth and rocks flying everywhere, leaving behind a jagged landscape.

"sucker Punch!"

The silver-masked cultivator snorted coldly, and with a fierce sword aura wielded by his pale white bone sword, he instantly cleaved through the several-foot-thick earthen wall in front of him.

However, the cultivator behind him, codenamed "Jia Yi," was not so relaxed. He was forced to scramble and make a mess of things by several suddenly emerging earth spikes, and his magic shield flickered violently.

Another cultivator, codenamed "Jia Er," unleashed a ghost-head shield, withstanding the impact of the ground spikes, and attempted to approach Xu Maoling from the flank.

However, Xu Maoling, as expected of a seasoned late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, fully utilized his earth-based cultivation techniques and spells.

He moved swiftly among the rising mounds and crumbling rocks, wielding his scythe, sometimes transforming it into a gigantic phantom that crashed down, sometimes stirring up flying sand and stones to obscure his vision, managing to hold off the three of them for a time...

(End of this chapter)