bestfiction #168 - The first jade talisman
#168 - The first jade talisman
Upon hearing the village chief's words, Chen Xu, the Feng Shui master, knew that there was no turning back today. He either had to unearth the grand tomb or strike water, otherwise, he would surely die. So, he said straightforwardly, "You dig! This place is the key. If you dig down, you will surely find the grand tomb."
A group of people picked up their shovels and began to work, while a stream of water hidden under the fallen leaves in the distance secretly watched everything.
"This Feng Shui master has some skills," Zhang Chen muttered as he transformed into a stream of water and drifted away, revealing his presence in a mountain depression, where he transformed back into human form.
Chen Xu had actually identified that there was a Feng Shui grand formation here. Either he was putting on a show, or he really had the ability.
However, Zhang Chen was not worried at all about them entering the Feng Shui grand formation. Not to mention the rock layer, which even Zhang Chen could do nothing about, the killing power of the Feng Shui grand formation alone would be enough to make these mortals cannon fodder.
He did not stop or sabotage their digging of the tunnel. If these people dug in, he would have found a second passage. If that mysterious twelfth-level place was not connected to the tomb of the Emperor's Daughter, he could come back and seize the spoils of war. If that twelfth-level stone chamber was connected to the tomb of the Emperor's Daughter, he would come out and let them taste the power of the giant hornet.
"They want to dig out a pit, which will take three to five days. I can take this opportunity to perfect the invisibility talisman. At the same time, I need to find a way to test whether I have Xie Xuan's mark on me." Thinking of this, Zhang Chen transformed into a mist and floated directly towards the cave, heading straight to the place where the treasures were buried. He took out all the thirty-odd pounds of jade ornaments and then used his golden finger to extract the essence from them.
【The amount of jade essence is sufficient to upgrade】
【Upgrade complete】
【11 Skill (First Order): Invisibility Talisman (0/10000)】
【Note 1: You will gain first-level causal power. As long as you cast the invisibility spell, first-level cultivators will not be able to detect your form.】
【Note 2: Pay attention to your scent and footprints, they will expose you. Note that although you are visually non-existent, your body still exists. Be careful not to bump into people, lest you scare the children.】
【Points: 83400】
With the flashing of the golden finger, a pure white jade talisman, about the thickness of a coin, appeared in the ancestral aperture of Zhang Chen's brow.
The size of the talisman was the same as the golden and silver talismans, but the material was as soft as a roll of cloth, without any of the hardness of jade.
"The first-order invisibility talisman is too weak. Fortunately, the number of points required to upgrade the first-order invisibility talisman is not much. Let's upgrade it directly. This talisman will definitely be of great use in the future."
Zhang Chen looked at the talisman and, after a little thought, chose to continue upgrading.
【11 Skill (Second Order): Invisibility Talisman (0/20000)】
【Note 1: You will gain second-level causal power. As long as you cast the invisibility spell, second-level cultivators will not be able to detect your form.】
【Note 2: You will conceal all scents. But the places you walk through will still have footprints, which will expose you. Note that although you are visually non-existent, your body still exists. Be careful not to bump into people, lest you scare the children.】
【Points: 73400】
"The scent is hidden?" Zhang Chen was slightly surprised to see this. It turned out that the upgrade of the invisibility talisman was to constantly cover up his flaws.
"Now there are still two biggest flaws, one is the form. Although it is hidden, people will still bump into it. The second is that footprints will still be left in the places you walk through." Zhang Chen's eyes fell on the 20,000 points on the invisibility talisman: "Next, I will be planning the tomb of the Emperor's Daughter. A mere number of points is nothing to me. This invisibility talisman can allow me to retreat directly from thousands of troops, and it can prevent me from being besieged. This is the most important thing."
With a thought in Zhang Chen's mind, another 20,000 points evaporated, and the golden finger refreshed again:
【11 Skill (Third Order): Invisibility Talisman (0/40000)】
【Note 1: You will gain third-level causal power. As long as you cast the invisibility spell, third-level cultivators will not be able to detect your form.】
【Note 2: You will conceal all scents, and you will not leave any traces in the places you walk through. Note that although you are visually non-existent, your body still exists. Be careful not to bump into people, lest you scare the children.】
【Points: 53400】
Zhang Chen looked at the golden finger interface and revealed a hint of joy: "The scent and traces have been hidden. The ability of such an invisibility talisman has greatly increased. But the physical body is still a flaw and will still be bumped into. I wonder if upgrading to the fourth order will also hide the flaws of the physical body."
Zhang Chen was a little excited in his heart, and his eyes fell on the points: "There are still 54,000 points, enough for me to improve another level."
Thinking of this, Zhang Chen didn't even think about it and directly clicked on it. Keeping the points is useless. Invisibility is the weapon for escape!
The most important thing is that if the physical body can be hidden, wouldn't that be equivalent to becoming nothingness?
【11 Skill (Fourth Order): Invisibility Talisman (0/80000)】
【Note 1: You will gain fourth-level causal power. As long as you cast the invisibility spell, fourth-level cultivators will not be able to detect your form.】
【Note 2: When you are still, as long as the other party does not see through your invisibility, you will not be touched. But you still need to pay attention when walking, you will bring up air flow, be careful not to be discovered】
【Points: 13400】
"Awesome! Really awesome!" Zhang Chen looked at the introduction of the invisibility talisman and only felt that this skill was really awesome.
At this time, the jade talisman in Zhang Chen's mana also directly turned into four.
"As for the slight wind caused by walking, it is not a big flaw. Not to mention normal walking, even the slight wind caused by running is difficult to attract the attention of onlookers," Zhang Chen secretly said in his heart.
He was very satisfied with the function of the invisibility talisman.
"It turns out that the rank does not represent the power you have. Just like my invisibility talisman, although it is a fourth-order skill, where is the power that a fourth-order should have? If the level cannot represent combat power, then the combat power system of this world is a bit of a mess. But for combat skills, the level system should still be used as a measure," Zhang Chen thought in his heart. He saw a jade talisman appear in his palm, and the next moment his figure disappeared from the stone cave, leaving the sparrowhawk next to him looking confused.
Zhang Chen walked past in an invisible state, and after noticing the speed of the air flow, he became even more satisfied: "Although there are still problems with air flow speed and dynamic physical collision that have not been resolved, as long as you don't go to crowded places, it is not a big problem."
Zhang Chen was in an invisible state, and his eyes looked into the depths of the cave. He remembered the mysterious twelfth level: "Now that I have the ability to transform into a stream of water, that secret place should be nothing to me, right?"
Although the gravity was strong, it could not do anything to the water flow.
However, what he's worried about now is whether Xie Xuan, that old fox, has done something to him. If he attracts Xie Xuan and exposes the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter, then the trouble will be immense.
The Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter is of great importance, and Zhang Chen cannot allow even the slightest mistake.
"Now I have the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation. If I set it up in a narrow terrain, and Xie Xuan rushes in without knowing the danger…"
A thought flashed through Zhang Chen's mind. He felt that he could do it again.
In the next moment, Zhang Chen transformed into mist and went directly to the cold pool in the cave, then turned into a stream of water and swam in.
Zhang Chen turned into a stream of water and swam through the water with ease, passing straight through the dark and deep passage. When he reappeared, he was already inside the True Dragon Tomb, in the stone chamber.
"The stone chamber is shrouded in a Feng Shui Grand Formation, which is perfect for me to set up the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation. The Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation is no ordinary method. Once it's set up, there will definitely be anomalies, which may alarm the Pingbian Royal Mansion, the Surveillance Guards, and other forces. Now, with the Feng Shui Grand Formation covering it, the aura of my Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation is confined within the Feng Shui Grand Formation, which saves a lot of trouble. Most importantly, this place is the only entrance to the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter. If Xie Xuan has done something to me and wants to enter the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter, he must pass through the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation."
Thinking of this, Zhang Chen's lips curled up in a smug smile. In the next moment, he stretched out his palm, and a bright yellow talisman flashed with golden light, with mysterious lines flowing on it, suspended in Zhang Chen's hand.
Then, accompanied by his thoughts, the bright yellow talisman instantly divided into three hundred and sixty pieces, arranged according to some mysterious law, gradually covering a radius of three hundred and sixty meters. Then, all the runes flashed with golden light, and the water of the Yellow Springs flowed out of the runes. Immediately, the three hundred and sixty runes disappeared, and then a mysterious force field flowed, and in an instant, a terrifying aura spread in the stone chamber.
But the grand formation was filled with gloomy winds and chilling air, and black mist filled the sky and obscured the sun and moon. It was leisurely and ethereal, vast and dark. The tragic aura soared to the sky, and the haze covered the earth. It dissipated souls and extinguished spirits, no matter how many thousands of years of cultivation you had, it would all be in vain; it damaged the spirit and sapped the energy, even if you escaped ten thousand kalpas, all your hard work would be lost. As the saying goes: Even immortals find it difficult to pass, and all three flowers on the top of their heads will be shaved off; even if the Buddha encounters calamity, the five Qi in his chest will also be eliminated. It is difficult to escape the tribulation when encountering this formation; how can a true person hide when encountering it?
The grand formation covered three hundred and sixty meters, and the aura burst out, but it was suppressed by the Feng Shui Grand Formation of the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter, and not a trace was leaked.
Standing inside the grand formation, Zhang Chen looked at the aura of the Nine Bends Yellow River Grand Formation, and a strange smile appeared in his eyes: "Xie Xuan, ah, Xie Xuan, it would be fine if you didn't do anything to me, but if you really dare to come… For the sake of Xie Lingyun, I will completely dissolve your cultivation and spare your life, which can be regarded as repaying Xie Lingyun's gift of the talisman."
This Feng Shui Grand Formation just happens to cover the entire crack leading to the main tomb chamber. If Xie Xuan wants to enter this place, he must step into the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation.
Seeing that the grand formation was set up, Zhang Chen ignored it and came to the rock crevice, directly drawing water to re-open the gap. Zhang Chen saw the earthy yellow light in the opposite stone chamber through the gap.
"A twelfth-order mystery!"
Zhang Chen took a breath. This is the most mysterious twelfth-order treasure in the world. If he can obtain this thing, as long as he continues to merge with it, he will definitely be able to step into the twelfth-order and master the battle power of the twelfth-order.
"However, according to the Fox Fairy Nannan, the mystery is to 'eat people'. If you want to control the mystery and integrate the mystery, you need to consume life."
Zhang Chen's thoughts flashed in his mind: "Never mind so much, let's get the twelfth-order mystery first."
With a thought in his mind, Zhang Chen directly turned into a stream of water, flowing into the crevice and flowing towards the opposite stone chamber.
What impact will gravity have on water flow?
At least for the water flow that Zhang Chen transformed into, there was no impact. As Zhang Chen flowed into the depths of the crevice, he could only feel that the speed of his flow became slightly slower, and the volume became slightly smaller, but there was no other impact.
Although the water flow that Zhang Chen transformed into ignored gravity, it was not reckless, but carefully moved little by little, constantly shuttling in the crevice.
After about a quarter of an hour, Zhang Chen finally came to the other end of the crevice, and then, after seeing the scenery in the opposite stone chamber clearly, his heart sank.
The opposite stone chamber is not large, only about thirty square meters. In the stone chamber, there is an offering table, which is carved from jade, and there is a sphere suspended on it.
The sphere is only the size of a ping pong ball, flashing with earthy yellow light, with a mysterious aura flowing on it. It is the twelfth-order mystery.
In the stone chamber, a large amount of experience points were scattered, which made Zhang Chen's eyes hot.
Most importantly, there is no door in the stone chamber, and there is no entrance connecting to the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter.
"This stone chamber is separated from the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter. It seems that if I want to enter the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter, I have to find a way from the outside."
Zhang Chen was a little disappointed, but when he thought of the Feng Shui master, the disappointment in his heart was suppressed again.
Carefully looking at the entire stone chamber, after watching for a while, he dripped, dripped, and dripped into the stone chamber along the cracks in the stone.
Zhang Chen did not directly approach the treasure, but carefully observed the twelfth-order mystery, while looking at the points accumulated around him. Zhang Chen discovered a problem, that is, when he transformed into a flowing water state, he could not activate the golden finger and could not collect points.
"So there is such a shackle? My golden finger's level is not enough. But why can I do it when I transform into a vampire bat?"
Zhang Chen said to himself: "Is it bloodline? Or life form?"
However, he was not in a hurry. As long as he collected the twelfth-order mystery, wouldn't the room full of experience points still be his?
Zhang Chen wandered around the house, looking at the high offering table and the sphere. Although he transformed into water flow, he did not violate the principle of flowing upwards.
In the next moment, the water flow turned into mist and slowly floated upwards.
At this time, Zhang Chen turned into mist and finally knew the effect of gravity. Under the effect of gravity, it was as if he was carrying a mountain on his back if he wanted to float up the mist that Zhang Chen had transformed into.
"Gravity does not affect the water flow, but it affects the water mist suspended in the air. Fortunately, the water mist that I have transformed into has the characteristics of divine water, otherwise I am afraid that I will fall today. But the twelfth-order mystery does not have any skill drops, which is a bit wrong. The fox spirit still has experience points falling, how can this twelfth-order mystery not have any skill drops?"