Daily Intelligence: From Miner to Dao Ancestor of Alchemy and Talismans

Just as the Blood Soul Palm's palm wind was about to tear his back apart, Xu Yuan didn't think twice. With a thought, he activated the three top-grade Thick Earth Talismans hidden close to his body.

"Buzz—!!" Three thick, earth-yellow light screens rose from the ground, and three indestructible black iron shields instantly formed behind him. Runes flowed on the light screens, firmly protecting him behind them.

These three top-grade Earth Talismans were his life-saving trump cards, prepared with countless efforts and materials, specifically to deal with Foundation Establishment cultivators. They could withstand even the full-force attack of an early Foundation Establishment cultivator!

The next second, the Blood Soul Palm slammed hard onto the light screen.

"Boom—!!!" The deafening roar instantly engulfed the entire ancestral hall, shattering the hard floor tiles and causing the wooden beams and pillars to groan under the strain.

The blood-red malevolent energy and the earth-yellow spiritual light collided violently, and the light screens of the three top-grade thick earth talismans were covered with cracks at a visible speed before finally shattering with a bang.

However, these three talismans ultimately managed to block the full-force attack of the Foundation Establishment cultivator!

The violent recoil exploded along the light screen. Using this force, Xu Yuan's figure floated backward like a willow catkin. He lightly touched the broken floor tiles with his toes and instantly retreated to a corner of the ancestral hall, putting several feet away from Elder Liu.

He felt a slight sweetness in his throat, and his blood surged, but he forcibly suppressed it.

With a flick of his right hand, five top-grade rock-cracking talismans were already in his fingertips, while his left hand held the second-tier illusion talisman that could trap a Foundation Establishment cultivator for three breaths. His eyes were cold and showed no fear whatsoever.

Elder Liu was stunned when he saw that his sure-fire attack had been blocked by a mere Qi Refining Level 7 rogue cultivator. Then, his eyes flashed with fury, and his face slowly turned terrifying.

He is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, an invincible existence in the Qingyafang area!

To be attacked by a mere Qi Refining stage ant and have the ancient inheritance obtained right under my nose is an utter disgrace!

"Very well! Very well indeed!" Elder Liu gritted his teeth, his voice filled with murderous intent, his crimson aura surging wildly around him. "Today, I will grind you to dust, tear your soul from your body, and refine it into powder, so you will know what true power and authority are!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed and transformed into a streak of blood-red light, charging towards Xu Yuan once again.

The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator moves incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of Xu Yuan, his blood-red longsword materializing in his hand, carrying the power to cleave an entire mountain, and fiercely slashing towards Xu Yuan's head.

Xu Yuan didn't try to withstand the attack!

Just as the blood-red longsword was about to fall, he raised his left hand and crushed the second-tier illusion array talisman!

"Buzz—!!" A white mist burst forth from the talisman, engulfing the entire ancestral hall.

Within the mist, runes flowed, completely disrupting divine sense. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be firmly trapped for three breaths!

Elder Liu froze on the spot. The moment he rushed into the mist, he felt a blankness before his eyes. His divine sense could not detect Xu Yuan's location at all, and even the circulation of spiritual energy around his body slowed down instantly.

Three breaths is but a blink of an eye for an ordinary cultivator. But for Xu Yuan, who was well-prepared, it was enough time for him to do a great deal!

"Now!" Xu Yuan's eyes sharpened, and with a sudden flick of his right hand, the five top-grade Rock-Splitting Talismans held between his fingertips shot out like meteors, precisely towards the location where Elder Liu was trapped in the maze.

At the same time, with a thought, he instantly activated the dozen or so Blazing Flame Talismans and Sharp Blade Talismans that he had secretly placed in the beams, pillars, and cracks in the floor tiles when he rushed into the ancestral hall.

A series of explosions, leading to an instantaneous eruption!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!" The explosions rang out one after another. Five top-grade rock-splitting talismans exploded first, and five earth-yellow rock blades, several meters long, with the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, slammed into Elder Liu's body.

Following closely behind were the raging fire waves from the Blazing Flame Talisman and the rain of spiritual energy blades from the Sharp Blade Talisman, covering every corner of the maze without any blind spots.

From within the maze came Elder Liu's extremely shrill screams.

In the blink of an eye, the white mist slowly dissipated.

The sight before them would make anyone gasp in horror.

Elder Liu stood there, covered in blood. His blood-stained robe was torn to shreds, his flesh torn open, and the bone was visible beneath.

His left arm was cleanly severed from the shoulder, blood gushing out. His face was ashen, his breath weak, and he could barely stand.

He stared intently at Xu Yuan, his eyes bloodshot and filled with disbelief and horror.

He, a dignified Foundation Establishment cultivator, was actually severely injured by a rogue cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining!

"You...you deserve to die!!" Elder Liu gritted his teeth, gushing blood from his mouth. His spiritual power surged wildly once more. Even though he was severely injured, he was determined to kill this ant who had humiliated him.

But Xu Yuan didn't give him a chance to fight back in his death throes.

He knew better than anyone that even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even on his last breath, could drag him down with him.

Being greedy for quick success and reckless, or ruthless and ruthless, has never been his style of doing things.

Just as Elder Liu gathered his spiritual power, Xu Yuan flashed and grabbed the ancient talisman on the high platform, holding it firmly in his hand.

At the same time, he pinched his fingertips and instantly crushed the second top-grade Windwalking Talisman that he had prepared beforehand.

Wind-elemental spiritual power instantly enveloped his entire body. His figure left a faint afterimage in place before he shot through the broken back window of the ancestral hall like an arrow and disappeared into the night.

He followed the escape route he had rehearsed countless times. He rushed out of the back window of the ancestral hall and headed straight for the entrance of the underground water channel on the west side of the Zhao family mansion. He followed the water channel directly to the Xiling River outside the market, avoiding all the fighting crowds and the hidden sentries who were robbing cultivators. Without stopping for a moment, he headed straight for the cave where he hid in Wohu Mountain, ten miles away.

By the time Elder Liu had calmed his injuries and rushed out through the roof of the ancestral hall, Xu Yuan had already vanished without a trace, leaving not even a trace of his presence.

Under the cover of night, Xu Yuan used the power of the Wind Travel Talisman to run wildly, and in less than half an incense stick's time, he rushed into the entrance of the cave in Crouching Tiger Mountain.

He slammed the heavy stone door shut and instantly activated the four-layered array in the cave. Only after confirming that no one was following him did he finally breathe a sigh of relief, leaning against the cold stone wall to slowly calm his surging blood and qi.

Qian Shi rushed out of the stone chamber in a panic. When he saw Xu Yuan's blood-stained clothes and the golden talisman on the stone table, his face turned pale and his hands and feet trembled. "Are you injured? I have a Rejuvenation Pill here!"

"Don't panic, it's not my blood." Xu Yuan waved his hand, his tone still calm, showing no trace of the panic of escaping death. "I just suffered some minor injuries, I'll be fine after a few days of recuperation. You guard the outer gate of the cave, don't let anyone in, and don't touch any formations. Even if the sky falls, don't make a sound to disturb me."