Chapter 583: Chapter 482: Innocent Heart, Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman

This is the part about Jiang Lingling.

She was tasked with delivering the invitation to the Barefoot Immortal, a well-known Loose Immortal of the Immortal Court, whose whereabouts were quite elusive.

Fortunately, with the invitation from the Queen Mother of the West to guide her, she managed to find the carefree and wandering Barefoot Immortal.

The Barefoot Immortal in the Kunlun Twin Fruit World appeared as a round-bellied, somewhat unkempt middle-aged man.

When Jiang Lingling found him, he was napping on the clouds.

"Hmm!" Jiang Lingling called out from a distance.

The Barefoot Immortal heard the sound and looked toward its source.

"Oh, it’s a fairy from Her Majesty’s side, here to deliver the invitation for the Celestial Peach Banquet?"

He laughed heartily a few times before descending from the clouds.

"Hmm?" Jiang Lingling gave him a puzzled look.

"You’re wondering how I can understand what you’re saying, right?"

The Barefoot Immortal chuckled and replied, "Because I possess an Innocent Heart. It allows me to hear more voices of this world."

An Innocent Heart?

Jiang Lingling nodded in understanding, thinking that Lingzhen must also have an Innocent Heart, enabling her to understand what she says.

So that’s how it was.

If others knew Jiang Lingling had this thought, they would probably all exclaim "6".

"Her Majesty sent you to deliver this invitation, so by custom, I should give you a gift in return."

The Barefoot Immortal scratched his head in a troubled manner.

He seemed to have little to offer Jiang Lingling.

"How about this: show me your special Ability Talent, and I’ll see if I have a treasure suited for you," the Barefoot Immortal suggested.

Jiang Lingling agreed without hesitation and immediately conjured the form of the Haotian Tower above her head.

Countless Sealing Talismans surrounded the tower, resembling a tumultuous sea of seals.

Seeing this scene, the Barefoot Immortal’s eyes lit up, filled with surprise.

"To have a talent related to talismans and seals? How wonderfully strange!" he exclaimed in delight.

Compared to the Barefoot Immortal’s reaction, Jiang Lingling remained much calmer.

How could it not be wondrous when Han Zhan had specifically arranged it beforehand.

The invitations correlated with each immortal, striving to maximize the benefits of opportunities and fortunes.

Though the Barefoot Immortal had few treasures, Han Zhan recalled he possessed a Treasure Talisman, with the capability to govern heaven and earth.

Indeed, the Barefoot Immortal lightly tapped the gourd hanging from his waist, and soon a golden light surged out of its opened mouth, transforming into a special talisman.

When Jiang Lingling saw it, a strong dizziness swept through her mind, as if the talisman contained vast amounts of complex information.

"Do you know what a Treasure Talisman is?"

"To command ghosts and gods, to calm and secure the five directions, to subdue demons, and to cure illnesses—only then is it a Treasure Talisman."

Like Sealing Runes, the Treasure Talisman represents "the power of symbolic characters," manifesting various abilities and methods in the form of symbolic characters.

"Hmm!" Jiang Lingling finally recovered from her dizziness and spoke with a hint of excitement.

The Barefoot Immortal listened, then laughed and shook his head repeatedly.

"Do you actually expect me to give you this Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman? Haha, you’re bold to say so."

"This Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman was entrusted to me by the Celestial Emperor; I can’t even claim it as my own, let alone give it to you."

"However... I can lend it to you for a while to gain some insights."

What the Barefoot Immortal said wasn’t entirely untrue.

Talismans and seals share the common root of symbolic characters.

The Haotian Tower is so powerful precisely because it contains endless seals that can be summoned at any time to use against enemies.

The Treasure Talisman can complement the seals within the Haotian Tower, verifying each other and even expanding the number of Sealing Runes.

For Jiang Lingling, Contracted Spirit of the Haotian Tower, it truly was a rare opportunity!

"Hmm!" With that thought, Jiang Lingling nodded vigorously.

The Barefoot Immortal held the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman up with one hand while gently fanning with the other.

Once Jiang Lingling agreed, he threw the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman into the air.

As it left his hand, it instantly expanded countless times, transforming into a "door" that stretched from the heavens to the earth.

Looking through the Treasure Talisman, one could see the vast ocean of countless talismans inside, forming a golden sea.

"Go ahead," the Barefoot Immortal nodded toward Jiang Lingling after completing those actions, "With my current mana, I can maintain the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman in this form for two days."

"Manage your time wisely in there and ensure you don’t lose yourself amidst the talismans!"

Jiang Lingling nodded slightly.

Without speaking further, the Haotian Tower emerged above her head, spinning rapidly, its cascading Sealing Runes forming a barrier around her.

In the next moment, Jiang Lingling stepped into the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman.

Upon entering the Treasure Talisman, Jiang Lingling was overwhelmed by what she saw.

It was mountain upon mountain.

Endless, infinite, connecting directly to the horizon.

These weren’t ordinary mountains; they were formed by countless special talismans, stacked together, forming the shape of a "mountain"!

This was just the first one.

There were countless such mountains!

"To enter each mountain, you must completely decipher every talisman within it before moving on to the next one."

"This cycle continues, and how many talismans you can acquire depends on your insight."

The Barefoot Immortal’s voice echoed above the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Judging by her previous display, Jiang Lingling had clearly shown her proficiency in Sealing Runes.

The Barefoot Immortal, using himself as a reference, estimated that by the end of the Treasure Talisman’s duration, Jiang Lingling should be able to comprehend at least two talisman mountains.

Don’t underestimate these two talisman mountains.

Some immortals, even with endless opportunities, might not make it out of the first talisman mountain.

The Barefoot Immortal himself, having carried the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman for many years, had only comprehended five of them.

After all, fully comprehending them could truly mean "reaching the heavens"!

With that thought, the Barefoot Immortal looked back into the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman to see how Jiang Lingling was doing.

What he saw made him stagger backward, nearly falling off the clouds.

Inside the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman, the Haotian Tower over Jiang Lingling’s head had transformed into a towering giant shadow, the base of the tower forming a massive black vortex.

The countless talismans on the first talisman mountain were being absorbed into the Haotian Tower at an astonishing speed!

The talisman mountain, once imposing in its grandeur, visibly shrank!

The Haotian Tower now resembled a Taotie, eternally hungry and ravenous, devouring voraciously.

No digestion, no comprehension required.

As long as it consumed fast enough, the talismans became its own.

The Barefoot Immortal, witnessing the scene, instinctively swallowed.

An absurd thought flashed through his mind:

"Could it be that the talisman mountains within the Heaven-Reaching Treasure Talisman will be ’consumed’ by her?!"