Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

"Yuanfu Peak, Yu Yansheng."

As Qi Tian finished speaking, a brief silence fell over the mountaintop.

Ruan Qin landed on the stage, clutching her neck, looking at Yu Yan with lingering fear.

What was that just now?

She remembered that after she used the charm spell, the other party seemed unaffected and quickly finished drawing a talisman.

And then—

Sword light.

Yes, it's sword light!

Nine flying swords, and a sword formation at that. Although they were just nine simple flying swords, the power they displayed instantly broke the enchantment and attacked with unstoppable force.

If Ruan Qin hadn't reacted quickly and retreated the moment she sensed something was wrong, she would probably be dead by now.

The knife wound to her neck was just one aspect of her suffering. Her clothes were torn, her hair disheveled, and crimson blood was flowing continuously. The most serious injury was a hole in her abdomen.

The sword shadow was too fast; even if she reacted in time, she couldn't completely dodge it.

"Kong Shangji used this kind of talisman."

Yang Yun, who had been observing from below the stage, narrowed his eyes, recalling that when they had besieged Kong Shangji before, the other party had activated a talisman with a similar effect.

But at that time, the power of that talisman only caused them a little trouble.

How could it possibly have such power?

What kind of talisman is this?

"This is Senior Brother Kong's sword formation talisman! Senior Brother Yu, Senior Brother Yu has learned it!"

The talisman seemed to have injected chicken blood into the disciples of Yuanfu Peak, who immediately cheered and jumped for joy. Qinglu Daoist stared at the slowly dissipating sword shadow, his heart filled with shock.

He originally thought that Yu Yan had failed during those days in the library, but he didn't expect that the kid had learned it quietly. Moreover, judging from the situation, he had clearly made a breakthrough in Kong Shangji's talisman.

"Okay, okay."

Feng Xiaosheng was also thrilled.

"Our Yuanfu Peak has a worthy successor! A worthy successor..."

After swallowing a pill, Ruan Qinpan sat cross-legged and began to heal her injuries. Before Yu Yan on the platform could even catch his breath, other disciples from the Po Jun Mansion had already taken their places on the platform.

A new round of competition has begun.

but--

How could these people possibly withstand the sword formation talisman?

Ignoring the depletion of his spiritual energy, Yu Yan used one sword array talisman at a time. No matter who it was or what methods they used, the final result was either death or serious injury.

After paying the price of two disciples' lives and three disciples being seriously injured and unconscious, the Po Jun Mansion finally stopped temporarily.

However, the opponent's momentum did not increase but decreased, and their eyes were focused on Yang Yun. Someone started calling out Yang Yun's name.

From one to two, from two to three, then to a group, and then to all.

A heavy sound pressed down from above. Yang Yun finally took a step forward, lightly touching the ground with his feet, and landed on the high platform.

He looked at Yu Yan, who was slightly out of breath, sneered, and said nothing. Only when Qi Tian announced the start of the competition did he slowly take out his talisman brush and begin to draw talismans.

After fighting so many people, finally there's a Po Jun Mansion disciple who can draw talismans in peace.

The nature of this competition changed from the very beginning. With a start like Ye Hao's, the art of talismanic arts became less important on this high platform.

Any means are acceptable as long as it leads to victory.

Yang Yun took a deep breath, and all the talismans he had drawn were applied to himself, turning his entire body red and causing his veins to bulge.

His body then grew to two meters tall, looking incredibly powerful. With a single step, his Qi Refining Level 6, which he had been displaying, increased and became firmly established at Qi Refining Level 7.

Late stage of Qi Refining!

How do we fight this?

Yang Yun used secret techniques and talismans to improve his cultivation level, even leaping from the mid-stage of Qi Refining to the late-stage.

That was a major hurdle in the Qi Refining stage, and he crossed it so easily.

Before the Yuanfu Peak members could even be shocked, Yang Yun's side had already launched an attack.

A sonic boom rang out, and Yu Yan, who had just been standing in place, was sent flying by the immense force.

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A series of sword shadows protected him, fixing Yu Yan's figure in place. He barely maintained his defense, looking through the gaps in the sword formation at Yang Yun, who was constantly throwing punches outside, his expression remaining calm.

The spiritual energy on the talisman was being rapidly depleted, and the sword shadow was fading, seemingly about to disappear in the next second.

"You should still have one of these talismans left unused, right?"

Yang Yun spoke coldly, even though his eyes were bloodshot, there was a strange tranquility in his gaze.

It was as if he was merely manipulating this body out of thin air, as if he wasn't even there.

Such a gaze always gave Yu Yan a thrill, like being stared at by some wild beast, and his instincts told him that he could not escape no matter what.

He had a feeling that even if he used his last resort, the other party could still stop him under such circumstances.

He also had a feeling that the feeling of being watched was weakening until it would disappear completely at some point.

We must wait until that moment.

"So what if you're good at drawing? Your sword array talisman is quite good, much better than your senior brother's. Perhaps he wouldn't have died if he had a talisman of your quality back then."

Ding ding ding—

Yang Yun continued to swing his fists. Although one was made of flesh and blood and the other was a sword shadow generated by spiritual power, they intertwined and collided like metal.

"But this kind of talisman is still a bit lacking in power."

Yu Yan's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the first sword shadow in front of him that had developed a crack.

The next moment, the sword shadow completely collapsed, turning into fragments that dissipated into the air.

It was as if this was the beginning, which triggered a chain reaction, causing the other sword shadows to shatter one after another, and the protection around Yu Yan became weaker and weaker.

"Isn't there another one? Why don't you use it? Hmm?"

Yang Yun looked at Yu Yan's calm eyes, just like Kong Shangji back then, who remained calm even when facing death.

It was like the disdainful look that Kong Shangji cast after defeating himself, as if mocking his weakness, his talent, and everything else about him...

You're about to die, so why are you looking at me like that? Why?

Yang Yun exhaled a heavy breath, his hand suddenly grabbing the scattered sword array talisman and crushing it completely. The tranquility in his eyes finally vanished, and then he threw a punch—

Won!

The disciples of Po Jun Mansion were overjoyed.

Lost!

The disciples of Yuanfu Peak sighed inwardly.

Even Feng Xiaosheng and Qinglu Daoren knew that Yu Yan had already lost.

It's not his fault. He's already done quite well to be able to utilize the sword formation talisman passed down from Kong Shangji to this extent. It's just that the difference in their cultivation levels is too great.

Everyone knew that Yu Yan had lost.

But we must save him!

Even with five spiritual roots, his talent in talismanic arts makes him a worthy successor to the future of Yuanfu Peak!

Qinglu Daoist and Feng Xiaosheng exchanged a glance and then notified the other stewards.

Regardless of the circumstances, we must protect Yu Yan at the moment of his defeat; there can be absolutely no mistakes.

At the same time, Yu Yan, who was on the defensive, also felt that the chilling gaze had disappeared.

Disappeared!

As the fist pierced through the defense and blood splattered everywhere, Yu Yan smiled.

He does indeed have another talisman.

"This was specially prepared for you, Yang Yun."

First-tier superior grade, sword formation talisman.

"Can you stop them?"

The talisman was unleashed, and sword shadows instantly covered the entire area.

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