Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 106 - 105: Core Formation at the Profound Sound Pavilion
"Haha, Master Lu Turtle, you say you won’t help your talented disciples with Core Formation and instead assist that incompetent girl. Aren’t you afraid your disciples will betray you?"
Master Huang from Li Huo Palace sneered mockingly, clearly trying to unsettle Master Lu.
"Fool!"
However, with a dark needle-shaped magical treasure appearing at his fingertips, Master Lu simply scoffed at those words with disdain.
"If I weren’t capable of at least this much, how could I have lived this long!?"
It’s not just about seeing through people; more importantly, if he can’t even control his own disciples, then his reputation as the top Loose Cultivator is for nothing.
Besides, when it comes to these two disciples, both picked up halfway, compared to his own daughter, even a dog would know who to choose.
After deploying his Lifebound Treasure, the Golden Core Cultivators of Li Huo Palace and Divine Sword Sect became quite apprehensive.
Master Lu Turtle’s hidden depths are remarkable; after all these years, his Lifebound Treasure turns out to be the universally recognized most difficult to refine Flying Needle class.
You call this a Loose Cultivator!?
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Celestial Profound Peak.
"Wu Yan, regardless of your aptitude or potential, they are higher, yet Master Lu is biased, giving this Core Formation Resources to his untalented illegitimate daughter. Are you truly okay with that!?"
In an anxious bid to incite rebellion, Huang Tianxiao, the prodigy of Li Huo Palace, tried to sow discord.
However, Wu Yan, massive in stature and emanating an aura of evil energy, glanced at him disdainfully, as if looking at a fool.
"Huang Tianxiao, stop twisting the facts. We are grateful for the Master’s protection, and this family inheritance rightly belongs to Senior Sister."
Master Lu’s third disciple, Song Tingfeng, coldly retorted.
Others may not know, but they are well aware.
This disciple’s status is only because they leveraged their parents’ old ties with Master Lu for this relationship.
Moreover, when returning to Yue Kingdom, Master Lu gave them a choice: if they followed him back, before Su Miaoyin formed her Core Formation, they had to surrender three parts of their Primordial Spirit.
"Alright, alright! You bunch of Loose Cultivators are nothing but a group of low-class folks relying on swallowing one’s pride to barely reach Foundation Establishment and Core Formation.
Do you really think you’re fit to embark on this path of cultivation? Now let me show you what Sect heritage truly means!"
In an instant, blood-red light emerged along the mountainside of Celestial Profound Peak, alarming the entire Celestial Profound City.
...
"Mr. Lin, what’s happening!"
Chen Qing couldn’t restrain his shock; even from afar, they could feel the terrifying power within that blood light.
"Unclear, but this blood light gives an oppressive feeling."
Even Lin Chang’an couldn’t help furrowing his brow, looking cautious.
These Major Sects indeed have deep backgrounds; even from this distance, this array evokes a palpitating fear, much less for those within it.
"Not good, look quickly! The spiritual energy on Celestial Profound Peak has been cut off."
"It’s the Blood Spirit Array of the Demon Cult, capable of suppressing cultivation and preventing spiritual energy!"
Many Foundation Establishment Cultivators watched the battle from high up on structures.
Among them, some well-informed Loose Cultivators cried out in horror, recognizing the array.
Before they could ponder further, the next moment, the blood-colored light barrier on Celestial Profound Peak started to break, collapsing into a massive breach.
The spiritual energy that had just been blocked suddenly surged out.
"What is happening!"
An old Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had identified the array gawked incredulously; how had the formation been broken so easily?
Meanwhile, Lin Chang’an, observing this scene, looked somewhat awkward.
"The position, and from the initial collapse of the formation, seem to be right where Huang Shaohai previously set up the Array Disc."
Lin Chang’an muttered to himself, appearing as though Huang Shaohai was in deep trouble this time.
But why did he feel a strange sense of satisfaction?
...
"Fine, even if you spotted the formation, what of it? Let’s see what you have to counter this time!"
High above Celestial Profound City, Huang Tianxiao, the acclaimed prodigy of the Sect, laughed angrily, then directly deployed a talisman radiating a terrifying aura.
"This is bad! It’s a Quasi Tier Three Forbidden-Breaking Talisman!"
At the sight of the talisman, Wu Yan and Song Tingfeng’s faces turned visibly shocked.
But the talisman had already been activated.
"The moment has come! Break the array!"
The Quasi Tier Three Forbidden-Breaking Talisman turned into a beam of light, unleashing a destructive force that impacted the great array on Celestial Profound Peak.
Boom!
A breach several yards long burst open, triggering a chain reaction, causing the array to collapse from the front.
"The array has been shattered!"
Witnessing this, Huang Tianxiao couldn’t help but reveal a look of delight.
Simultaneously, the Core Formation phenomenon in the sky seemed disrupted, becoming sluggish.
This scene left many stunned, and some were furious while others were joyous.
Seeing the disrupted Core Formation phenomenon, Huang Tianxiao laughed wildly.
However, Wu Yan and Song Tingfeng appeared furious, putting aside their relationships, even from a simple interests analysis.
As long as Su Miaoyin completes Core Formation, she can protect Celestial Profound City, allowing them to cultivate peacefully, with future opportunities to pursue Core Formation.
The moment the Core Formation phenomenon over Celestial Profound City broke, countless Loose Cultivators within the city appeared dazed.
"How... how can this be! It was fine just now..."
"Impossible!"
Chen Qing, whose entire family resides in Celestial Profound City, was especially distraught upon seeing this, his eyes brimming with tears.
Numerous Loose Cultivators now felt that the place of safety and stability in their hearts seemed gone.
"Haha, Master Lu Turtle, it seems your disciple’s aptitude is too poor, getting interrupted by mere formation breaking during Core Formation."
While the Golden Core cultivators from Divine Sword Sect and Li Huo Palace were smiling, Master Lu wore a calm demeanor, giving them an unsettling feeling.
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"No! No way!"
Lin Chang’an seemed to sense something, his eyes widening as he stared towards Celestial Profound Peak in shock.
This was merely the breaking of the formation; it didn’t impact the Core Formation phenomenon at all.
Or rather, the earlier Core Formation phenomenon was entirely crafted by the array.
"How is this possible!"
A voice of shock came from Huang Tianxiao on Celestial Profound Peak, just as a massive hammer crackling with lightning appeared, directly striking and sending him flying.
"Su Miaoyin!"
"Senior Sister!"
"Senior Apprentice Sister!"
To the shock of many, Su Miaoyin, her body crackling with electricity, emerged, her expression stern, a shattered Array Disc still held in her hand.
"This..."
Wu Yan and Song Tingfeng were both dumbfounded; the Core Formation phenomenon earlier was not theirs after all.
Looking at the Array Disc in Su Miaoyin’s hand and the shattered array around, it seemed everyone understood.
Boom!
The Core Formation phenomenon rose again, yet it came from Profound Sound Peak.
"Damn it! It wasn’t you undergoing Core Formation inside; it was the wretched woman from Profound Sound Pavilion!"
From afar, Huang Tianxiao shouted hoarsely as he looked towards another Spirit Vein Peak.
"The Inversion Shifting Array, though broken a bit early, gained us sufficient time."
Lifting her hand to retrieve the lightning-filled hammer, Su Miaoyin gave a calm glance towards the neighboring Profound Sound Peak.
It turned out the true Core Formation was occurring with a cultivator from Profound Sound Pavilion, but through an array, spiritual energy was absorbed from Celestial Profound Peak, leading everyone to mistakenly believe the Core Formation was happening there.
"Fairy Ni Chang from the Profound Sound Pavilion!"
In that moment, everyone present finally remembered the dazzling prodigy of the Three Major Sects in Yue Kingdom; she had been the brightest star, only to fade into obscurity for decades.
No one imagined she was planning something so significant.
