The Shangyuan Eight Scenery Talisman in Lin Yi's hand was personally crafted by Master Xiangshan, the founder of the Lijiang Sword Sect and the fourth disciple of the Red-Haired Ancestor. After hundreds of years of refinement, it has developed a slight spirituality, and even ordinary magic weapons may not be able to withstand it.
If it were seen by cultivators, I'm afraid everyone would be tempted to take it.
After putting away the Shangyuan Eight Scenery Talisman, Lin Yi channeled his magic power and emerged from the water onto the river's surface. He then heard a rather surprised voice, "Daoist Lin, what brings you to the Huai River?"
On the river, Jiao Fei was riding the waves, carrying a large red-scaled fish and a gray-white dragon.
Lin Yi smiled and said, "Brother Jiao, how have you been? I heard that after that Taoist Lan Li seized the Chun Jun Pot, he hid somewhere along the Huai River to refine this Illusion God-level magic weapon, so I came to take a look. Now, I wonder how many people are wandering around the Huai River."
Upon hearing this, Jiao Fei secretly lamented, thinking to himself, "If only I had stayed in Chang'an, hoping to find a place to cultivate in peace, I have instead fallen into a trap."
After chatting for a few more minutes, Lin Yi took his leave.
After weighing the options briefly, Jiao Fei ultimately decided to return to the River Heart Water Mansion.
After returning to the Water Palace, Jiao Fei subdued Shan Taiwei, who had narrowly escaped from Yang Huer's clutches. He also obtained a talisman for the Grand General of the Huai River and a black cloud cap from another unfortunate fellow. From then on, he hid in the Water Palace to avoid trouble.
On the other side, after obtaining the Shangyuan Eight Scenery Talisman, Lin Yi found a cave on the banks of the Huai River, sealed the entrance, and began to study it.
This Heavenly Mansion True Talisman requires the secret techniques of the Lijiang Sword Sect to be controlled freely.
Lin Yi was too lazy to put in so much effort. The eternal light intertwined beneath his feet, and he successively crossed the first realm of the Eight Realms of the Eight Scenes of Shangyuan, the Golden Dawn Realm, the second realm of the Thunder and Lightning Realm, and arrived at the third realm of the Four Seas Realm.
Although this Four Seas Realm is not as vast and magnificent as the real Four Seas, it is still extremely large. It is formed from the Heavenly One Profound Ice Array, one of the three major techniques of the Lijiang Sword Sect.
The Heavenly One Profound Ice Formation is a powerful spell derived from the Heavenly One Water Technique, a direct lineage of the Lijiang Sword Sect.
Normally it transforms into a vast ocean, but once it encounters an enemy and reacts, it transforms into boundless ice, freezing the enemy firmly in place, making them unable to move.
If the enemy can break through the ice, waves will rise across the four seas, and space will shift and change layer upon layer. Even if the opponent has already achieved the cultivation of Qi Refining into Gang and knows the art of cloud escape, they will not be able to fly out even after a hundred years.
After taking a brief look, Lin Yi was full of praise for the profoundness of the Heavenly One Profound Ice Formation.
However, what he valued even more was the information about the Heavenly One Water Technique contained within this great formation.
The Taoist practice of the Lijiang Sword Sect cultivates the Heavenly One True Water, known as the "Mother of All Waters," among the seven innate true waters.
It is believed that in the near future, Lin Yi will be able to say, "I have obtained four of the seven true waters!"
Within the Four Seas Realm of the Eight Scenic Spots of the Upper Yuan, the true water energy was abundant, so Lin Yi simply devoted himself to cultivation there, completely ignoring the various changes in the outside world.
A month later, a jet-black true water, as deep as a vast ocean, appeared in Lin Yi's palm; it was the Xuanming True Water.
With a smile on his face, Lin Yi put away the Xuanming True Water in his palm, then stretched his limbs and gave a long yawn.
Within his body, the Xuanming True Water lay dormant in his limbs and bones, while the Star River True Qi circulated within his acupoints. As the two merged, a blazing and pure True Fire power was slowly born.
This is the seed of the Qianyan True Fire, a heavenly fire, imbued with pure, subtle, and harmonious energy.
Just as Lin Yi was about to enter the fourth realm of the Shangyuan Eight Scenery Talisman, the True Fire Realm, he suddenly heard a thunderous roar, and the entire Huai River seemed to tremble.
Then outside, lightning flashed and fire descended from the sky, as if the world had come to an end.
"The volcano has finally erupted." Lin Yi chuckled, and the eternal light spread out beneath his feet as he entered the True Fire Realm.
This great battle lasted for two days and one night. Later, it seemed that three or four more experts who had cultivated their primordial spirit arrived, but none of them could turn the tide.
Countless cultivators joined the battle, and countless others perished.
Countless spells and magical artifacts erupted like firecrackers during a festival, causing the earth to shake and rivers to break.
The stone Lin Yi used to block the door was instantly pulverized by the aftershock of a spell.
Fortunately, the area around the Huai River is sparsely populated; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
On the third day, when there was no further movement from the outside world, Lin Yi used the Light of Eternity to illuminate an area of ten miles. A short while later, he found Jiao Fei, who had slipped out of the Water Palace in the middle of the river to investigate the situation.
With a flash of light, the Eight Views of the Shangyuan Festival Talisman flew up and landed not far from Jiao Fei.
Jiao Fei's fish-scale armor has the ability to propel waves. Even on dry shores, he can ride a wave and gallop like a horse.
In a short period of time, Jiao Fei searched both banks of the Huai River and found the bodies of three Taoist practitioners, along with seven or eight magical artifacts and some items belonging to the practitioners.
Such a great battle is a once-in-a-century event, and he only wanted to take advantage of the situation until a jade talisman shimmering with a faint five-colored light appeared before him.
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Chapter Fifty-One: Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Dragon Boat Festival!
After Jiao Fei accidentally "picked up" the Shangyuan Eight Scenery Talisman, his joy was beyond imagination. He immediately returned to the River Heart Water Palace and began to refine this Heavenly Palace True Talisman.
A few days ago, before he met Lin Yi, he had helped Gu Pin'er, a female disciple of the Lijiang Sword Sect, on the upper reaches of the Huai River, and they had also searched for the Shangyuan Eight Scenery Talisman together.
Gu Pin'er assumed that Jiao Fei was a disciple of the Tianhe Sword Sect, so in order to speed up the search, she secretly passed on the usage of the Shangyuan Eight Scenery Talisman to Jiao Fei.
Most disciples of the Lijiang Sword Sect know this technique. Although it is known as a secret martial arts method, it has already been widely spread.
Furthermore, among the nine major sects of Taoism, the Lijiang Sword Sect and the Tianhe Sword Sect are on good terms and have a very close relationship. When less capable disciples from either sect choose a cultivation partner, their partner is often their first choice.
In addition, Jiao Fei was favored by Yue Qinghan and Meng Tianzhu, true disciples of the Lijiang Sword Sect. All these factors combined led to this outcome.
Although Lin Yi's arrival disrupted some things, the overall direction remained unchanged.
Jiao Fei still obtained the Heavenly Star Sword Pill from Daoist Lanli and learned the Heavenly River Nine Talisman Sword Technique.
The former is a top-grade magic weapon personally crafted by Su Xinghe of the Tianhe Sword Sect, which he cherishes as if it were his own life. The latter is the most fundamental sword technique of the Tianhe Sword Sect.
With these two things, even if Jiao Fei says he is not Su Xinghe's disciple, no one will believe him.