novelraw Chapter 289 264: Killing Demons and Receiving Charms (Two in One)_2
Chapter 289 264: Killing Demons and Receiving Charms (Two in One)_2
"Good!"
Li Tongya simply uttered a word of praise and drifted backwards, instead sheathing his sword, his left hand grasping the tightly wrapped longsword behind him, and drawing out an inch of cyan-white blade.
"Buzz..."
The people of Li Xuanling down the mountain heard a buzz in their ears as their swords uncontrollably trembled, and the rusty sword fragments among the bones scattered across the mountain leapt about ceaselessly. The wolf demon's spirit howled fiercely, its demonic power surged, endlessly bolstering its Dharma Shield without regard for depletion, shrinking its head, and not daring to make a sound.
"This cultivator really has some magical treasure!"
As Li Tongya unsheathed the Green Ruler Sword, he blocked the two cyan gleams howling from the wolf demon, causing them a momentary stall. The Moon Que Sword Arc shone bright white, with a clang sound forcefully deflecting the two cyan lights askew, making them fall back to the ground and dissolve into specks of cyan light.
"Awuo..."
The green light from the wolf demon was a spell that it nurtured daily, not like the two cheap serpents called forth by Li Tongya's "Vast Sea." Its spell shattered, and it immediately vomited blood, leaving the ground stained crimson. Its demonic Qi fluctuated wildly, appearing greatly weakened in vitality.
Li Tongya twirled a sword flower, not giving the wolf demon a chance to catch its breath. With a flash of light from the sword, it split into three rays of white light.
"Three Parts Moon Flowing Light!"
The Green Ruler Sword still contained a Sword Intent nurtured by Li Chijin back in the day. Naturally, Li Tongya did not intend to use a bull to kill a chicken, simply employing the Green Ruler Sword to execute swordsmanship. Yet, that Moon Que Sword Intent was barely glimpsed, its momentum overwhelming, making the demon feel as if it faced a formidable enemy.
The three rays of flowing light howled forth, circling and jumping around the wolf demon. Li Tongya's Sword Qi followed suit, relentlessly forcing the wolf demon to retreat step by step, its fur blasted into the air by the Sword Qi, begging for mercy.
A Foundation Establishment level magic artifact played an immeasurable role in a spell battle, let alone an Immortal Sword that was vaguely sentient. The wolf demon used several spells in quick succession, attempting to rise with its demonic Qi, but was knocked down by the strike of the Green Ruler Sword, and slowly fell into despair.
Li Tongya, already possessing profound mana, used the Green Ruler Sword to disperse the wolf demon's spells, suppressing it firmly. The wolf demon grumbled in its throat, emitting a dangerous growl and bitterly said,
"Why must you Taoist Fellow relentlessly pursue me? Today, you sever my path and take my life. As a minor demon, I truly can't understand why I deserve such a fatal calamity!"
Li Tongya simply waved his hand, pressing down with the Green Ruler Sword. The wolf demon, already drained and out of mana, could hardly resist, allowed the Green Peak to hang overhead, suspended above its brow. Li Tongya smiled and said,
"You want to eat people, so I want to eat you. That's all there is to it."
With those words, a palm strike sealed the wolf demon's Taoist Foundation, followed by sealing both its Sea of Qi Acupoint and Shengyang Mansion. Not yet reassured, he took out several talismans, enhancing them one by one, before finally carrying the demon's massive body down the mountain.
Exiting the mist of the mountains, the brilliant sunlight shone down, brightening the entire scenery. Li Tongya returned to the foot of the mountain where several small demons were tied tightly, two Qi Cultivation early-stage wolf demons, one middle-stage old wolf, and one Qi Cultivating Peak bear demon.
The Li Family members were in relatively good shape. Li Xuanfeng had engaged the bear demon, and after the group dealt with the three smaller demons, they captured the bear demon together. Everyone was accustomed to exorcising demons for the Li Clan. Except for Shamo Li, who was too eager and got slapped, appearing somewhat listless, no one else suffered any loss.
Seeing Li Tongya coming down with the bear demon, everyone's hearts settled. Li Xuanling applauded, saying,
"Feng has been thinking of going up the mountain to search for his father, but we stopped him."
Li Tongya nodded. With several foreign cultivators present, he wished not to say more and simply stated,
"Let's return to the clan first."
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When everyone returned home, Li Xuanxuan had already arranged the sacrificial matters. They paid off a few foreign cultivators with spirit stones, Shamo Li returned to Eastern Shanyue, and with Li Feiruo pregnant, An Zhiyan stopped cultivating and stayed close by at the foot of the mountain.
It had been several years since the Li Clan had conducted a sacrifice, so this year's ceremony was especially grand. The altar was divided into two: one at the foot of the mountain, where only Qi Cultivation demons were held, and another on the mountain, where the wolf demon and other demons were all present.
After all, with many eyes watching nowadays, the sacrifice could be understood as a local custom. Bringing up a Qi Cultivation demon for slaughter could be seen as a measure to reassure the people, but using a Foundation Establishment elder to capture a Foundation Establishment demon general and then slaughter it on the altar might raise suspicions.
The foot of the mountain bustled with activity, while the mountaintop was much quieter, attended only by a host of Li Clan's direct lineage. The circular altar, polished until it was reflective, was surrounded with intricate patterns carved into it. The wolf demon, stripped of its senses and sealed in its cultivation, could not move and knelt on the platform like a wooden puppet.
Everyone present was family, so there was no need for any semblance of puppets or clay figures for pretense. At the head of the gathering was a shining gray-green Dharma Mirror, rippling with the brilliance of the moon, highly eye-catching.
"Here lies the Li Clan of Lijing, sincerely providing clear libations and bountiful dishes, the ceremony of cold food, and ancestral sacrifices that remain unbroken year after year... Eliminating harm and equalizing the fields, respecting the Three Epochs and six festivals, never with irreverence, feasting on the days of worship, the rites never ceased... Offering with smoke rising, rewarding with blood sacrifice, serving the gods to seek blessings."
Despite the wolf demon's utmost reluctance and unwillingness, it still died subtly beneath the Jade Knife. The ascending blood Qi mixed with the pale incense and flowed out, falling upon the surface of the mirror.
Lu Jiangxian gently gathered his sleeves, and the incense and Essence Qi in front of him converged into clusters of colorful radiant light. He picked up a streak of this light and murmured:
"This... is the first time it's been so abundant."
He plucked a thread of colorful light as if pulling cotton, and Lu Jiangxian rolled it into shape, condensing a blank Foundation Establishment White Talisman.
"Li Yuanjiao... or Li Qinghong."
Foundation Establishment level demons are rare, and those without any backing that can be easily captured are even rarer. This White Talisman would determine the harvest for a long time to come...
"Li Yuanjiao... by rights should be the one to take over Li Tongya's position in the future, to suppress those outside the surname, and his talent in cultivation is also not bad, just slightly inferior to Li Qinghong..."
"While Li Qinghong possesses a heart that seeks the Dao, cultivates with diligence, and has the highest compatibility with the Talisman Seed since the Li Family's inception... It truly places one in a dilemma."
Lu Jiangxian pinched through the cloud Qi and pulled out a Qi Cultivating Peak Grey Talisman, with the remaining cloud Qi gathering up, he pondered silently:
"Let's use the Power of Deduction to calculate."
Lu Jiangxian now was not as he once was, having mastered many techniques in witchcraft and Talisman Technique. Most of the Power of Deduction taken from Liu Changdie had already been used, and now he extracted another whisker, using the remaining cloud Qi to propel it. He closed his eyes to calculate for a moment, and received only one word.
"Jiao."
Lu Jiangxian spread his hands open, flicked his finger, and the White Talisman fell toward Li Yuanjiao's brow. Darkness briefly crossed Lu Jiangxian's eyes, then a jade-colored brushstroke was outlined.
"Cultivating Qi Devouring Spirit."
"The recipient of the Talisman quickly adapts to Qi, captures cloud Qi, drives Spiritual Mist, soaring between the heavens and the earth, riding clouds and fog, freely and leisurely."
The second streak was drawn by a light-colored brush, brimming with a chilling cold air.
"Snow Bone Ice Muscle."
This Talisman Qi also enhanced the efficiency of absorbing Qi, capable of manipulating wind, snow, ice, and frost, making the cultivation of cold-related spells twice as effective with half the effort.
"The Li Family doesn't have any cold Qi spells to speak of..."
Lu Jiangxian glanced at it and then granted the Cultivating Qi Devouring Spirit Talisman; after that, he took the Grey Talisman and cast it into the lively Li Qinghong's Shengyang Mansion.
Lu Jiangxian paused for a moment, and only a dark red Seal Script emerged before his eyes, looking particularly ferocious.
"Long Sky Risky Sparrow."
"The recipient of the Talisman maneuvers with agility and grace, striking with fury and courage at the sight of blood, drawing strength from blood Qi... skilled in Spell Battles, adept at commanding the wind..."
"That's not bad."
Lu Jiangxian snapped his fingers, infusing the Talisman Qi into Li Qinghong's Shengyang Mansion, but inside, he harbored a doubt, pondering:
"This Talisman Qi is indeed strange, varying from person to person. This Long Sky Risky Sparrow Talisman sounds similar to Li Tongya's Deep Sea Long Whale Script, yet when Li Xiangping received his Talisman, it was merely from an initial stage Qi Cultivating creature, and he obtained the Divine Skills of Evading Death and Extending Life. While the grade of the Talisman Qi is certainly important, the recipient of the Talisman is also key..."