40: Sword Talisman Shows Power

“Youying Blade”

This is a Shadow Wolf’s innate skill, where it condenses its own Yao Beast power into an energy blade to attack opponents.

The Youying Blade flickered with a ghostly light, moving at extreme speed, so fast that one could even hear a whooshing sound.

Lin Yucheng quickly used several defensive Talismans, which finally dispelled the Youying Blade’s attack.

But in just a few breaths, the Shadow Wolf gathered together.

What was originally one, turned into twelve.

Each Shadow Wolf had at least a First-Order Eighth-Layer Cultivator, and the leading Shadow Wolf had actually reached the Second-Order.

Lin Yucheng’s scalp tingled; it wasn't that he hadn't seen Second-Order Yao Beasts in the Qingyang Mountain Range before, but that was from a distance, unlike today’s direct confrontation.

Dealing with a single Shadow Wolf was already difficult, let alone a pack of wolves.

“Uncle Four, what should we do?” Lin Yongrong’s face was bloodless, clearly in a panic.

Lin Yucheng was even more helpless; escaping alone was already hard enough, and now he had to bring this burden.

If he weren't his brother’s son, he would truly want to break through alone, but a sense of responsibility prevented him from doing so.

A voice appeared again in Lin Yongrong’s mind: “I’m preparing to temporarily take over your Physical Body; that immortal cultivator is no match for this pack of Shadow Wolf…”

Before the Third-Order Great Snake could finish speaking, Lin Yucheng decisively made his move.

He had no other choice now but to use his trump card —

“Sword Talisman”

The yellowish Talisman paper was infused with Spiritual Qi, and the longsword pattern on it flashed brightly, instantly coming alive.

Blades of swords emerged from the Talisman paper in a continuous stream.

Under Lin Yucheng’s Divine Sense guidance, the targets of the attack were precisely the twelve Shadow Wolf.

As Yao Beasts of the jungle, they had experienced many battles, and they keenly sensed the powerful might of these sword blades.

The mere sword light carried by the blades sent shivers down their spines.

Don’t think that just because they are Yao Beasts, they lack intelligence; many Yao Beasts are even more intelligent than immortal cultivators.

The group of twelve Shadow Wolf fled in all directions, knowing clearly that these sword blades were a fatal threat to them.

However, the sword blades had the characteristic of locking onto enemies, and under Divine Sense control, they sped towards the Shadow Wolf.

It happened in a flash.

In less than a single breath, all twelve Shadow Wolf fell to the ground, completely lifeless.

A strong smell of blood spread for a very long distance.

The Third-Order Great Snake, seeing this scene through Lin Yongrong’s perspective, was also somewhat shocked.

This was the formidable aspect of immortal cultivators; their Physical Body and Bloodline might not be stronger than Yao Beasts, but the Magical Artifacts and various Talismans they refined instilled fear in Yao Beasts of the same order.

It seemed that this time, going to the immortal cultivator’s territory was unavoidable.

Lin Yucheng quickly began to clear the battlefield; the losses this time were significant.

Although he collected the corpses of twelve Shadow Wolf, their actual use was not particularly great.

The flesh and blood of Shadow Wolf had little value; only their fur could be exchanged for some Spirit Stones, but how could this compare to the two thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones spent on purchasing the Sword Talisman.

However, upon closer thought, this idea was incorrect.

The Sword Talisman could be said to have saved his and Lin Yongrong’s lives, which fully demonstrated its value.

After Lin Yucheng collected all the Shadow Wolf corpses into his Storage Pouch, he quickly called out: “Yongrong, we need to leave now; soon, many Yao Beasts will come here, attracted by the smell of blood.”

Lin Yongrong was much more obedient now, following closely behind Lin Yucheng, moving at his fastest speed, afraid of falling even half a step behind.

…

The first ray of light cut through the clouds, dew clung to the grass blades in the morning, and a gentle breeze made them sway softly, like a mischievous child, about to fall to the ground at any moment.

“System, I want to sign in!”

Lin Yongmao had already secretly calculated the time for the next double critical strike.

“Sign-in successful. Congratulations, you have received [low-grade spirit spring water] x 1.”

A small bottle of spirit spring water appeared in his hand, the liquid Spiritual Qi inside the bottle seemed ready to overflow at any moment.

Now he didn’t easily use this spirit spring water for irrigation; it was excellent for brewing thousand-year cloud mist tea.

Boil the spirit spring, then add the Cloud Mist Tea leaves; the tea aroma would waft everywhere, with an endless sweet aftertaste.

The Cloud Mist Tea leaves were also freshly picked on the spot.

“Master, please stop plucking my leaves; if you pluck any more, my head will be bald,” a delicate voice emanated from Baiyun, and the tea tree’s branches even swayed.

Lin Yongmao paid no mind to this and lectured: “You must quickly grow new leaves. The environment here is so good, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is sufficient; you can breathe it in to your heart’s content.”

“Then, Master, can you bury some more spirit soil for me?” Baiyun bargained.

Lin Yongmao had no choice but to bury another small bag of low-grade spirit soil around Baiyun’s root System.

After drinking a small pot of Cloud Mist Tea, Lin Yongmao’s spirit and energy reached their optimal state, and he began to study the “Medium-Level Spiritual Plant Compendium.”

After more than two months of diligent study, he had basically gone through its contents once, and he could skillfully recognize most spiritual plants.

This was also thanks to the Cloud Mist Tea; after drinking the tea, his Mental Energy could be highly concentrated, giving him the ability to never forget what he read.

Lin Yongmao sighed: If only he had such memory and the ability to never forget what he read when he was studying in his previous life, how could he have ended up working like a dog at a small company.

In the end, he even died suddenly from overwork!

Readers of Fanqie will certainly not be like this; everyone will have the ability to never forget what they read when studying, with their Comprehension Ability maxed out.

Becoming a Second-Order Lingzhi Master is not impossible either.

First-Order Lingzhi Master “recognizes a hundred herbs”; Lin Yongmao had already achieved this and successfully passed the Family’s assessment.

Second-Order Lingzhi Master “nurtures Spiritual Root”; Lin Yongmao had already met two of the three rigid conditions.

The first condition was to memorize over two thousand types of spiritual plants in the “Medium-Level Spiritual Plant Compendium”; Lin Yongmao had already memorized all the content.

It was just a pity that he hadn’t seen many spiritual plants in person, so he couldn’t verify them.

The second condition was to perceive the emotions of spirit plants; within the World Tree’s range, Lin Yongmao could communicate with spiritual plants through the World Tree’s innate attribute [spiritual plant Perception], and it was more than just perceiving their emotions.

Even without the World Tree’s assistance, he could perceive the emotions of plants through his powerful Divine Sense.

Having Divine Sense far surpassing those of the same order had this advantage. So, Lin Yongmao had also met this condition.

The third condition had not yet been met, which was to instantly cast [Spiritual Wood Art] or [Spirit Rain Technique]; this required repeated practice.

The proficiency of these two Spells was not yet sufficient for instant casting.

“My cheap old man should be back today; it seems I need to go home.”

Considering Lin Yucheng’s return, Lin Yongmao still decided to go home. Regardless of whether he had any gains, he only hoped he wasn't injured and could return safely.

It was already noon, and some of the mist on Cloud Mist Mountain still hadn't completely dispersed. Lin Yongmao walked along the winding path towards the Family’sstation.