tiān yuán hóu kàn le yǎn qián miàn ， zhǐ jiàn zì jǐ jì chū lái de yī dāo 、 yī jiàn 、 yī gǔ ， jìng shì yě yǒu xiē dǐ dǎng bú zhù ， jīng è zhī yú ， zì rán bù gǎn zài suí biàn dān gē ， xiù páo yī fú ， què shì yòu jì chū le yī jiàn bǎo wù 。
天元侯看了眼前面，只见自己祭出来的一刀、一剑、一鼓，竟似也有些抵挡不住，惊愕之余，自然不敢再随便耽搁，袖袍一拂，却是又祭出了一件宝物。
The Heavenly Essence Marquis looked at the scene before him, and saw that even his blade, sword, and drum seemed to be struggling to withstand the attack. Surprised, he didn’t dare waste any more time. With a flick of his sleeves, another treasure was summoned.
què qiè de shuō ， zhè yǐ bù néng chēng zhī wèi bǎo wù 。
确切的说，这已不能称之为宝物。
To be precise, this could no longer be called a treasure.
ér shì yī zhāng fú 。
而是一张符。
It was a talisman.
jīn sè ér yào yǎn de fú lù 。
金sè而耀眼的符箓。
A golden, dazzling talisman.
cǐ fú suī rán yě zhǐ yǒu bā zhǎng dà xiǎo ， dàn qí biǎo miàn ， què mì mì má má de kè mǎn le mǐ lì dà xiǎo de fú wén ， yǐn yǐn fú xiàn chū le yī céng yòu yī céng de jīn sè fǎ zhèn ， nà xiē fǎ zhèn hěn xiǎo ， dàn měi yī cì shǎn dòng jiān ， sì hū dōu zài bù tíng de biàn huàn 。
此符虽然也只有巴掌大小，但其表面，却密密麻麻的刻满了米粒大小的符文，隐隐浮现出了一层又一层的金sè法阵，那些法阵很小，但每一次闪动间，似乎都在不停的变幻。
Although this talisman was only palm-sized, its surface was densely covered with tiny characters the size of grains of rice, faintly floating out layers upon layers of golden magical arrays. These arrays were small, but every flicker seemed to be constantly changing.
gěi rén de gǎn jué shì shén mì dào le jí diǎn 。
给人的感觉是神秘到了极点。
The feeling it gave was incredibly mysterious.
gèng xī yǐn rén yǎn qiú de shì cǐ fú de zhōng jiān ， lòu kè zhe yī jīn sè de xiǎo jiàn 。
更吸引人眼球的是此符的中间，镂刻着一金sè的小剑。
More eye-catching was the golden sword carved in the center of this talisman.
nà jiàn zhǎng bù guò liǎng cùn yǒu yú ， rán ér què xiǎn de dà qì ér jīng zhì 。
那剑长不过两寸有余，然而却显得大气而jīng致。
At no more than two inches long, the sword exuded a grand and elegant aura. Both its hilt and blade seemed seamlessly integrated, radiating an air of nobility.
bù lùn jiàn bǐng hái shì jiàn shēn ， dōu xiǎn de hún rán tiān chéng ， yī gǔ huá guì de qì xī ， yuè rán ér chū 。
不论剑柄还是剑身，都显得浑然天成，一股华贵的气息，跃然而出。
However, this sword wasn’t just for观赏; its offensive power far surpassed that of the golden serpent just now.
rán ér cǐ jiàn jué bú shì shén me rèn rén pǐn jiàn de guān shǎng zhī wù ， tā de gōng jī xìng， shèn zhì bǐ gāng gāng de jīn jiāo ， hái yào gèng shèng xǔ duō 。
然而此剑绝不是什么任人品鉴的观赏之物，牠的攻击xìng，甚至比刚刚的金蛟，还要更胜许多。
Despite being sealed within the talisman, it still posed a significant threat.
jǐn guǎn cǐ kè ， tā yī jiù bèi fēng yìn yú nà zhāng fú 。
尽管此刻，牠依旧被封印于那张符。
Talisman Treasure!
fú bǎo ！
符宝！
Lin Xuan was no stranger to such things. He easily recognized the treasure before him without much effort.
zhè yàng de dōng xī ， lín xuān zì rán méi yǒu mò shēng yī shuō ， méi fèi duō dà jìn ， jiù rèn chū le yǎn qián de bǎo wù 。
这样的东西，林轩自然没有陌生一说，没费多大劲，就认出了眼前的宝物。
But it seemed different from ordinary talisman treasures. It was more terrifying and powerful.
dàn sì hū ， zhè yòu yǔ yì bān de fú bǎo bù tóng 。
但似乎，这又与一般的符宝不同。
Lin Xuan believed that the threat he felt wasn’t baseless.
gèng kě pà ， yě gèng qiáng lì 。
更可怕，也更强力。
It was well known that Talisman Treasures were based on magical artifacts, with their power reduced to one-fifth to one-tenth of the original artifact’s strength. Even a cultivator one rank lower could use them.
lín xuān xiāng xìn ， zì jǐ suǒ gǎn jué dào de wēi xié ， jué bú shì kōng xué lái fēng dì 。
林轩相信，自己所感觉到的威胁，绝不是空穴来风地。
The general sealing power ranged from one-fifth to one-tenth, rarely exceeding one-third.
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ， fú bǎo ， shì yǐ fǎ bǎo wèi jī chǔ ， gēn jù zhì zuò shǒu fǎ yǐ jí zuò wèi zài tǐ zhī fú lù cái liào de bù tóng ， néng jiāng yuán fǎ bǎo wǔ fēn zhī yī zhì shí fēn zhī yī de wēi néng ， fēng yìn zài qí zhōng ， jí shǐ shì dī yí gè děng jiē de xiū shì ， yě néng gòu shǐ yòng 。
众所周知，符宝，是以法宝为基础，根据制作手法以及做为载体之符箓材料的不同，能将原法宝五分之一至十分之一的威能，封印在其中，即使是低一个等阶的修士，也能够使用。
Firstly, too much sealed power required high-level refining techniques and specific talisman materials as carriers. Secondly, and most importantly, only one's own soul-bound magical artifact could be turned into a Talisman Treasure; stealing or borrowing someone else’s magical artifact was out of the question.
yì bān fēng yìn de wēi néng jiù shì wǔ fēn zhī yī zhì shí fēn zhī yī zhī shàng xià fú dòng ， zhì duō yě shì bú huì chāo guò sān fēn zhī yī de 。
一般封印的威能就是五分之一至十分之一之上下浮动，至多也是不会超过三分之一的。
Thus, high-ranking cultivators willing to make Talisman Treasures were rare. Even if for some special reason they had to do so, they would never sacrifice too much of their soul-bound magical artifact's power.
yī lái ， fēng yìn de wēi néng guò duō ， duì yú liàn zhì shǒu fǎ yǐ jí zuò wèi zài tǐ de fú lù ， dōu yǒu hěn gāo yāo qiú 。
一来，封印的威能过多，对于炼制手法以及做为载体的符箓，都有很高要求。
One-fifth was almost a limit; it took long periods in one’s dantian to recover even a little bit.
èr lái ， yě shì zuì zhòng yào de yì diǎn 。 néng gòu zhì zuò chéng fú bǎo de ， wéi yǒu yǔ xiū shì xīn shén xiāng lián de běn mìng fǎ bǎo ， qí tā shén me gǔ bǎo yě hǎo 。 huò zhě cóng bié rén nǎ lǐ qiǎng lái de fǎ bǎo xiǎng dōu bié xiǎng 。
二来，也是最重要的一点。能够制做成符宝的，唯有与修士心神相连的本命法宝，其他什么古宝也好。或者从别人哪里抢来的法宝想都别想。
As for those occasional talismans with one-third of the original artifact’s power, they were usually made by cultivators who had exhausted their lifespan and knew there was no hope of surviving the heavenly tribulation. They would then recklessly turn their soul-bound magical artifacts into powerful talisman treasures to leave behind as a defense.
rú cǐ yī lái ， yuàn yì zhì zuò fú bǎo de gāo jiē xiū shì zì rán shì fèng máo lín jiǎo ， jí shǐ yīn wèi shén me tè shū yuán yóu ， bù dé bù zuò 。 yě jué shě bù dé zì jǐ de běn mìng fǎ bǎo wēi néng sǔn shī tài duō 。
如此一来，愿意制作符宝的高阶修士自然是凤毛麟角，即使因为什么特殊缘由，不得不做。也绝舍不得自己的本命法宝威能损失太多。
The Heavenly Essence Marquis clearly didn’t fall into this situation.
wǔ fēn zhī yī chà bu duō dōu shì jí xiàn le ， yào zài dān tián zhōng chóng xīn péi yù xǔ jiǔ ， cái néng yì diǎn yì diǎn de huī fù 。
五分之一差不多都是极限了，要在丹田中重新培育许久，才能一点一点的恢复。
But his Talisman Treasure had more than half the power of his original artifact.
zhì yú ǒu ěr chū xiàn yī zhāng yōng yǒu yuán fǎ bǎo sān fēn zhī yī wēi néng de fú bǎo ， zé duō bàn shì xiū shì shòu yuán hào jìn ， ér qiě zì zhī 。 méi yǒu yì diǎn xī wàng dù guò tiān jié ， suǒ yǐ gān cuì zì bào zì qì ， jiāng běn mìng fǎ bǎo ， liàn chéng jǐ zhāng wēi lì jué dà de fú bǎo ， liú gěi hòu rén zuò fáng shēn zhī wù 。
至于偶尔出现一张拥有原法宝三分之一威能的符宝，则多半是修士寿元耗尽，而且自知。没有一点希望度过天劫，所以干脆自暴自弃，将本命法宝，炼成几张威力绝大的符宝，留给后人做防身之物。
The exact reason was not detailed here, but this Talisman Treasure was undoubtedly significant and his greatest reliance at present.
ér tiān yuán hóu xiǎn rán yǔ zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng shì bù zhān biān de 。
而天元侯显然与这种情况是不沾边的。
This little guy proved much harder to deal with than expected. But could he withstand my Talisman Treasure?
kě tā shǒu zhōng zhè zhāng fú bǎo ， què yīn wèi yī xiē yuán gù ， zú yǒu tā běn tǐ fǎ bǎo jìn xiǎo bàn wēi néng hái duō 。
可他手中这张符宝，却因为一些缘故，足有他本体法宝近小半威能还多。
A confident expression returned to the Heavenly Essence Marquis’s face. The loss this time was indeed considerable, but compared to the true spirit blood about to be obtained, it didn’t matter much.
jù tǐ yuán yīn shì shén me ， zhè lǐ qiě bù lèi shù 。 dàn zhè fú bǎo 。 jué duì shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， yě shì tā mù qián zuì dà de yǐ zhàng le 。
具体原因是什么，这里且不累述。但这符宝。绝对是非同小可，也是他目前最大的倚仗了。
On the other side, Lin Xuan wouldn’t just watch as the Marquis summoned his treasure. With a series of hand gestures, three enhanced corpses intensified their attacks. In no time, that blade and sword were smashed into pieces, losing their spiritual essence.
zhè xiǎo jiā huo ， què rán bǐ zì jǐ yù xiǎng de yào nán chán dé duō ， dàn nà yòu rú hé ， nà néng jiē dé xià zì jǐ zhè zhāng fú bǎo de gōng jī me ？
这小家伙，确然比自己预想的要难缠得多，但那又如何，那能接得下自己这张符宝的攻击么？
Then, with a wave of the silver corpse’s hand, the black chain wrapped around the last golden drum, turning it into ordinary iron.
tiān yuán hóu de liǎn shàng huī fù le zì xìn zhī sè， zhè yī cì sǔn shī què rán shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě 。 dàn yǔ jí jiāng dào shǒu de zhēn líng zhī xuè xiāng bǐ ， yòu suàn bù liǎo shén me 。
天元侯的脸上恢复了自信之sè，这一次损失确然是非同小可。但与即将到手的真灵之血相比，又算不了什么。
Damn!
lìng yī cè 。 lín xuān zì rán bú huì yǎn zhēng zhēng kàn qí jì chū bǎo wù ， shuāng shǒu lián diǎn 。 sān jù gāo dà de liàn shī jiā qiáng le gōng shì ， jǐn jǐn piàn kè ， nà yī dāo yī jiàn jiù bèi zá dé líng xìng dà shī 。
另一侧。林轩自然不会眼睁睁看其祭出宝物，双手连点。三具高大的炼尸加强了攻势，仅仅片刻，那一刀一剑就被砸得灵xìng大失。
The Heavenly Essence Marquis was angry but didn’t show any signs of panic. The golden talisman in front of him rose high, igniting on its own, emitting an aura that made one shudder. Most cultivators would be hard-pressed to withstand such a spiritual pressure alone. But Lin Xuan merely frowned.
suí hòu nà yín sè de liàn shī shǒu yī wǔ ， nà yǒu hēi de liàn tiáo jiāng zuì hòu yí miàn jīn gǔ chán zhù ， huī bái sè de shī huǒ ， hěn kuài zhè jiàn bǎo wù ， yě róng huà wèi fán tiě le 。
随后那银sè的炼尸手一舞，那黝黑的链条将最后一面金鼓缠住，灰白sè的尸火，很快这件宝物，也融化为凡铁了。
A dazzling golden light appeared before his eyes, outshining the sun at that moment.
kě wù ！
可恶！
The golden light kept changing, revealing a long sword intermittently.
tiān yuán hóu nù guī nù ， liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng què bìng bù huáng jí 。
天元侯怒归怒，脸上的表情却并不惶急。
"Go!"
cǐ shí tā shēn qián nà jīn sè de fú lù yǐ gāo gāo shēng qǐ ， wú fēng zì rán ， yī gǔ lìng rén xīn jì de líng yā hōng rán là le xià lái ， rú guǒ huàn yī míng xiū xiān zhě ， kǒng pà guāng shì zhè yàng de líng yā ， jiù yǒu xiē dǐ dǎng bú zhù ， rán ér lín xuān zì rán bù tóng ， jǐn jǐn shì méi tou yí zhòu 。
此时他身前那金sè的符箓已高高升起，无风自燃，一股令人心悸的灵压轰然落了下来，如果换一名修仙者，恐怕光是这样的灵压，就有些抵挡不住，然而林轩自然不同，仅仅是眉头一皱。
The Heavenly Essence Marquis’s fierce cry echoed in his ears.
zhǐ jiàn yī tuán yào mù de jīn guāng chū xiàn zài shì xiàn zhōng ， yǔ qí xuàn lì de guāng máng xiāng bǐ ， lián tài yáng ， dōu zài nà yī kè ， zhòu rán àn dàn le xià qù 。
只见一团耀目的金光出现在视线中，与其绚丽的光芒相比，连太阳，都在那一刻，骤然黯淡了下去。
Then the golden light grew larger but quickly vanished, slicing towards Lin Xuan with breathtaking speed. It moved like a ghost.
ér jīn guāng bù tíng biàn huàn ， yī bǐng cháng jiàn ， ruò yǐn ruò xiàn de yìng rù yǎn lián 。
而金光不停变换，一柄长剑，若隐若现的映入眼帘。
But Lin Xuan was prepared and couldn’t be so easily turned into a ghost by this sword.
“ qù ！”
“去！”
With another flick of his sleeves, a spell was cast out. An incredible scene unfolded.
tiān yuán hóu yī shēng lì hē chuán rù ěr duǒ lǐ 。
天元侯一声厉喝传入耳朵里。
Instead of facing the enemy head-on, those three corpses lunged forward, dissipating their corpse energy…
suí hòu nà jīn guāng dà zhǎng ， dàn hěn kuài què cóng yuán dì xiāo shī bú jiàn ， yǐ lìng rén chēng mù jié shé de sù dù pī cì dào lín xuān de yǎn qián 。
随后那金光大涨，但很快却从原地消失不见，以令人瞠目结舌的速度劈刺到林轩的眼前。
Indeed, they dissipated, reverting to corpse energy.
xíng rú guǐ mèi yì bān 。
形如鬼魅一般。
Reforming, but not into corpses; instead, they became skeletons. The Heavenly Essence Marquis roughly counted and found there were a hundred and eight skulls.
bù guò lín xuān zǎo yǒu fáng bèi ， zì rán bù kě néng zhè me qīng yì ， jiù zuò tā de jiàn xià zhī guǐ 。
不过林轩早有防备，自然不可能这么轻易，就做他的剑下之鬼。
"Combine!"
tóng yàng shì xiù páo yī fú ， yī dào fǎ jué jī shè ér chū ， suí hòu fā shēng le bù kě sī yì de yí mù 。
同样是袖袍一拂，一道法诀激shè而出，随后发生了不可思议的一幕。
Lin Xuan shouted again.
zhǐ jiàn nà sān jù liàn shī jū rán méi yǒu zhèng miàn yíng dí ， ér shì wǎng qián yī pū ， shī qì dà zuò xià ， bīng xiāo wǎ jiě diào le ……
只见那三具炼尸居然没有正面迎敌，而是往前一扑，尸气大做下，冰消瓦解掉了……
The skulls indeed merged in the center, revealing a white bone sword.
méi cuò ， jiù shì bīng xiāo wǎ jiě ， huán yuán chéng shī qì 。
没错，就是冰消瓦解，还原成尸气。
Not only was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner powerful, its transformations were endless.
chóng xīn níng jù ， bù guò huàn huà chū lái de què bù zài shì liàn shī ， ér shì kū lóu ， tiān yuán hóu chū lüè yī shù ， jū rán yǒu yì bǎi líng bā kē 。
重新凝聚，不过幻化出来的却不再是炼尸，而是骷髅，天元侯初略一数，居然有一百零八颗。
While Lin Xuan moved, his feet didn’t idle. With a shake of his shoulders, he vanished without a trace and reappeared several thousand feet away.
“ hé ！”
“合！”
Nine Heaven Microsteps allowed him to move swiftly without leaving an illusion, outshining it in subtlety.
lín xuān yòu shì yī shēng dà hē 。
林轩又是一声大喝。
The golden sword that the Talisman Treasure had created missed its target. As it tried to chase Lin Xuan again, the white bone sword blocked it.
nà xiē kū lóu tóu guǒ rán wǎng zhōng jiān yī lián ， suí hòu fú xiàn chū yī bǐng bái gǔ shēng shēng de bǎo jiàn 。
那些骷髅头果然往中间一连，随后浮现出一柄白骨生生的宝剑。
Boom!
wàn hún fān bù jǐn wēi lì fēi fán ， ér qiě lǐ miàn de shén tōng biàn huà wàn qiān 。
万魂幡不仅威力非凡，而且里面的神通变化万千。
The two swords clashed, and the white bone sword was sent back with cracks appearing on its surface, but it still managed to block the attack for a moment.
lín xuān zuò yī qiè de shí hòu ， jiǎo xià yě méi yǒu xián zhe ， zhǐ jiàn tā jiān tóu yī dǒu ， rén yǐ xiāo shī dé wú yǐng wú zōng ， xià yī cì chū xiàn ， yǐ zài qiān zhàng yǐ wài 。
林轩做一切的时候，脚下也没有闲着，只见他肩头一抖，人已消失得无影无踪，下一次出现，已在千丈以外。
"Hey?"
jiǔ tiān wēi bù nuó yí ， suī rán méi yǒu huàn yǐng dùn yuǎn ， dàn jīng wēi ào miào zhī chù ， què hái yóu shèng yī chóu 。
九天微步挪移，虽然没有幻影遁远，但jīng微奥妙之处，却还尤胜一筹。
Surprise flashed across the Heavenly Essence Marquis’s face. The other party actually managed to block his sword; this was unexpected.
nà fú bǎo huàn huà chū lái de jīn sè bǎo jiàn ， yī jī bù zhōng ， xiǎng yào zài zhuī jī lín xuān de shí hòu ， nà bái gǔ jiàn yǐ lán zài yǎn qián 。
那符宝幻化出来的金sè宝剑，一击不中，想要再追击林轩的时候，那白骨剑已拦在眼前。
But seeing how pitifully the white bone sword looked, he stopped there.
hōng ！
轰！
His confident smile quickly faded as Lin Xuan reached out and touched the white bone sword, restoring it to its original state.
liǎng jiàn jiāo jī ， bái gǔ jiàn bèi yìng shēng shēng de pī le huí qù ， biǎo miàn liè wén biàn bù ， dàn dào dǐ shì jiāng qí zǔ le yī zǔ 。
两剑交击，白骨剑被硬生生的劈了回去，表面裂纹遍布，但到底是将其阻了一阻。
"What…?"
“ yí ？”
“咦？”
The Heavenly Essence Marquis’s expression turned ugly. Lin Xuan wasn’t faring much better. While it seemed like a sword spirit had materialized, it was different in essence. Firstly, the white bone sword wasn’t a true treasure but formed from corpse energy. Secondly, while he could restore its injuries, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner suffered significant spiritual damage, not without cost.
tiān yuán hóu liǎn shàng lù chū yì wài zhī sè， duì fāng jū rán néng jiāng zì jǐ de yī jiàn dǎng zhù ， zhè kě yǒu xiē yì wài le 。
天元侯脸上露出意外之sè，对方居然能将自己的一剑挡住，这可有些意外了。
This realization quickly dawned on the Heavenly Essence Marquis’s sharp mind as he regained his composure and summoned another sword with a flick of his sleeves.
bù guò kàn kàn bái gǔ jiàn qī cǎn de yàng zi ， yě dào cǐ wéi zhǐ 。
不过看看白骨剑凄惨的样子，也到此为止。
Lin Xuan seemed helpless, only able to let the white bone sword block. But his other hand had also summoned another treasure.
bù guò tā liǎn shàng zì xìn de xiào róng hěn kuài jiù xiāo shī ， zhǐ jiàn lín xuān shēn shǒu yī mō ， nà bái gǔ jiàn yòu huī fù rú chū 。
不过他脸上自信的笑容很快就消失，只见林轩伸手一摸，那白骨剑又恢复如初。
No, it was not a treasure but a talisman.
“ zhè ……”
“这……”
The Heavenly Essence Marquis widened his eyes in surprise; did he have a Talisman Treasure as well?
tiān yuán hóu de liǎn sè yǒu xiē nán kàn le ， ér lín xuān yě bù hǎo guò ， biǎo miàn shàng kàn ， zhè yǒu xiē xiàng jiàn líng huà xū ， rán ér gēn bù shàng ， shì wán quán bù tóng dì ， yī lái ， bái gǔ jiàn bú shì zhēn zhèng de bǎo wù ， nǎi shì shī qì huàn huà níng jù ， èr lái ， zì jǐ suī rán néng jiāng qí shāng hén huī fù ， dàn wàn hún fān yīn cǐ ， líng xìng què shòu sǔn fēi xiǎo de ， bìng bú shì yì diǎn dài jià yě bù fù 。
天元侯的脸sè有些难看了，而林轩也不好过，表面上看，这有些像剑灵化虚，然而根不上，是完全不同地，一来，白骨剑不是真正的宝物，乃是尸气幻化凝聚，二来，自己虽然能将其伤痕恢复，但万魂幡因此，灵xìng却受损非小的，并不是一点代价也不付。
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The Heavenly Essence Marquis looked at the scene before him, and saw that even his blade, sword, and drum seemed to be struggling to withstand the attack. Surprised, he didn’t dare waste any more time. With a flick of his sleeves, another treasure was summoned.
To be precise, this could no longer be called a treasure.
It was a talisman.
A golden, dazzling talisman.
Although this talisman was only palm-sized, its surface was densely covered with tiny characters the size of grains of rice, faintly floating out layers upon layers of golden magical arrays. These arrays were small, but every flicker seemed to be constantly changing.
The feeling it gave was incredibly mysterious.
More eye-catching was the golden sword carved in the center of this talisman.
At no more than two inches long, the sword exuded a grand and elegant aura. Both its hilt and blade seemed seamlessly integrated, radiating an air of nobility.
However, this sword wasn’t just for观赏; its offensive power far surpassed that of the golden serpent just now.
Despite being sealed within the talisman, it still posed a significant threat.
Talisman Treasure!
Lin Xuan was no stranger to such things. He easily recognized the treasure before him without much effort.
But it seemed different from ordinary talisman treasures. It was more terrifying and powerful.
Lin Xuan believed that the threat he felt wasn’t baseless.
It was well known that Talisman Treasures were based on magical artifacts, with their power reduced to one-fifth to one-tenth of the original artifact’s strength. Even a cultivator one rank lower could use them.
The general sealing power ranged from one-fifth to one-tenth, rarely exceeding one-third.
Firstly, too much sealed power required high-level refining techniques and specific talisman materials as carriers. Secondly, and most importantly, only one's own soul-bound magical artifact could be turned into a Talisman Treasure; stealing or borrowing someone else’s magical artifact was out of the question.
Thus, high-ranking cultivators willing to make Talisman Treasures were rare. Even if for some special reason they had to do so, they would never sacrifice too much of their soul-bound magical artifact's power.
One-fifth was almost a limit; it took long periods in one’s dantian to recover even a little bit.
As for those occasional talismans with one-third of the original artifact’s power, they were usually made by cultivators who had exhausted their lifespan and knew there was no hope of surviving the heavenly tribulation. They would then recklessly turn their soul-bound magical artifacts into powerful talisman treasures to leave behind as a defense.
The Heavenly Essence Marquis clearly didn’t fall into this situation.
But his Talisman Treasure had more than half the power of his original artifact.
The exact reason was not detailed here, but this Talisman Treasure was undoubtedly significant and his greatest reliance at present.
This little guy proved much harder to deal with than expected. But could he withstand my Talisman Treasure?
A confident expression returned to the Heavenly Essence Marquis’s face. The loss this time was indeed considerable, but compared to the true spirit blood about to be obtained, it didn’t matter much.
On the other side, Lin Xuan wouldn’t just watch as the Marquis summoned his treasure. With a series of hand gestures, three enhanced corpses intensified their attacks. In no time, that blade and sword were smashed into pieces, losing their spiritual essence.
Then, with a wave of the silver corpse’s hand, the black chain wrapped around the last golden drum, turning it into ordinary iron.
Damn!
The Heavenly Essence Marquis was angry but didn’t show any signs of panic. The golden talisman in front of him rose high, igniting on its own, emitting an aura that made one shudder. Most cultivators would be hard-pressed to withstand such a spiritual pressure alone. But Lin Xuan merely frowned.
A dazzling golden light appeared before his eyes, outshining the sun at that moment.
The golden light kept changing, revealing a long sword intermittently.
"Go!"
The Heavenly Essence Marquis’s fierce cry echoed in his ears.
Then the golden light grew larger but quickly vanished, slicing towards Lin Xuan with breathtaking speed. It moved like a ghost.
But Lin Xuan was prepared and couldn’t be so easily turned into a ghost by this sword.
With another flick of his sleeves, a spell was cast out. An incredible scene unfolded.
Instead of facing the enemy head-on, those three corpses lunged forward, dissipating their corpse energy…
Indeed, they dissipated, reverting to corpse energy.
Reforming, but not into corpses; instead, they became skeletons. The Heavenly Essence Marquis roughly counted and found there were a hundred and eight skulls.
"Combine!"
Lin Xuan shouted again.
The skulls indeed merged in the center, revealing a white bone sword.
Not only was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner powerful, its transformations were endless.
While Lin Xuan moved, his feet didn’t idle. With a shake of his shoulders, he vanished without a trace and reappeared several thousand feet away.
Nine Heaven Microsteps allowed him to move swiftly without leaving an illusion, outshining it in subtlety.
The golden sword that the Talisman Treasure had created missed its target. As it tried to chase Lin Xuan again, the white bone sword blocked it.
Boom!
The two swords clashed, and the white bone sword was sent back with cracks appearing on its surface, but it still managed to block the attack for a moment.
"Hey?"
Surprise flashed across the Heavenly Essence Marquis’s face. The other party actually managed to block his sword; this was unexpected.
But seeing how pitifully the white bone sword looked, he stopped there.
His confident smile quickly faded as Lin Xuan reached out and touched the white bone sword, restoring it to its original state.
"What…?"
The Heavenly Essence Marquis’s expression turned ugly. Lin Xuan wasn’t faring much better. While it seemed like a sword spirit had materialized, it was different in essence. Firstly, the white bone sword wasn’t a true treasure but formed from corpse energy. Secondly, while he could restore its injuries, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner suffered significant spiritual damage, not without cost.
This realization quickly dawned on the Heavenly Essence Marquis’s sharp mind as he regained his composure and summoned another sword with a flick of his sleeves.
Lin Xuan seemed helpless, only able to let the white bone sword block. But his other hand had also summoned another treasure.
No, it was not a treasure but a talisman.
The Heavenly Essence Marquis widened his eyes in surprise; did he have a Talisman Treasure as well?
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