CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 59: TALISMAN ARRAY

"You four Daoists, focus your power on this black snake first," Zhang Changqing shouted sternly.

Ye Qing and the others nodded gravely.

Xu Ping’s eyes revealed a hint of helplessness. He originally thought exterminating the demon cultivator should be simple, but who would have guessed this demon cultivator was truly beyond his expectations.

Calling him a bona fide Foundation Establishment Cultivator wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Zhang Changqing took the lead again, his magic technique activated the golden brick, causing its form to swell again, becoming as large as a small mountain.

Whoosh!

Accompanied by a whistling sound, the golden brick smashed heavily towards the black snake.

Ye Qing followed closely, she summoned a blue feather fan and swung fiercely at the black snake.

Whizz whizz whizz!

More than a dozen sharp ice spikes formed out of thin air, shooting out explosively, piercing towards the black snake everywhere.

At this point, Xu Ping had no choice but to act. He gripped the Blood-Drinking Sword, and with a slash, the tip of the sword emitted sword qi, striking heavily on the black snake.

Bam!

The sword qi exploded, knocking the black snake backward, smashing heavily against the wall, causing countless stones to fly and dust to rise.

Then, more than a dozen sharp ice spikes rushed into the dust, and finally, the mountain-sized golden brick slammed down heavily.

Boom!

With the earth shaking, the dust almost completely covered the massive form of the black snake.

"What a chance!"

Seeing the three suppress the black snake, Jin Yang wanted to make a move but suddenly heard a familiar, bone-chilling voice around his ear: "I actually didn’t want to deal with you first, but you’re the easiest to handle!"

Then he suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his chest, spewing a mouthful of blood.

"Poof!"

Jin Yang struggled to lower his head, only to see a hand glowing with black light piercing through his chest, gripping his beating heart tightly.

Even with such a severe injury, he did not immediately die.

He strained to turn his head, staring intensely at Gao Jun, and uttered three difficult words: "Why?"

"Such a simple principle, you still don’t understand?" Gao Jun couldn’t be bothered to waste words, and crushed his heart into pieces.

"Gao Jun, what are you doing?" Ye Qing’s face changed drastically.

"You’ve sided with demon cultivators!" Zhang Changqing glowered, spitting each word.

Gao Jun struck so quickly, and their attention was drawn to the black snake so much that by the time they reacted, Gao Jun had already killed Jin Yang.

"Hmph! Wise birds seek wood to dwell, the demon cultist ancestor’s cultivation is astonishing, today is your death day!" Gao Jun said harshly, but retreated rapidly, distancing himself from them.

Though he cared little for Jin Yang, Ye Qing, and others, he was cautious about Zhang Changqing.

"Trouble, Gao Jun has sided with demon cultivators," Xu Ping’s expression darkened.

Gao Jun, being a third-stage perfection cultivator, was even stronger than Ye Qing in battle power.

Boom!

At this time, the black snake, assaulted by them, raised its snake body, eyes full of eerie light: "Kid, your swordsmanship is pretty good, it really hurt!"

The black snake wagged its tail like a person suddenly bumping their hand, then quickly swung it to ease the pain.

The three involuntarily looked at its tail, seeing only a foot-long sword wound. The surrounding scales were shattered, and blood only flowed for a moment before stopping.

Besides that, the black snake had no other wounds.

"This black snake’s defense is so strong!!" Ye Qing’s face turned pale, the three’s attack left only Xu Ping’s sword qi with a wound on it.

Seeing the snake’s size, this injury was like a mosquito bite to a human.

How to fight this!

Her heart was filled with despair!

Xu Ping’s eyes were also filled with seriousness: ’It seems without Sword Qi Thunder Sound, I can’t pierce his defense!’

"Gao Jun, Ma Hui, kill the others, I’ll play with these two kids!" the black snake instructed.

"Understood, ancestor!" they responded.

"You handle the woman, I’ll deal with the group of loose cultivators!" Ma Hui raised the array flag, slaughtering the remaining loose cultivators in the valley.

With humanoid monsters and golden arrows assisting, the remaining loose cultivators were no match.

In no time, several more were slain.

"No, I don’t want to die!"

Facing the massacre, a loose cultivator’s spirit broke down, despairingly shouting, running towards the valley exit.

He was about to reach the exit.

Who would have thought, another humanoid monster suddenly appeared blocking the exit, smaller than the previous one, with countless thin blood vessels shot out, piercing into his flesh, turning him into a skeleton in moments.

"Why is there another monster!!" Countless people cried out in despair.

Meanwhile.

Gao Jun stealthily approached close to Ye Qing: "Such a pity, such a beautiful woman is about to perish."

As he spoke, his whole body glowed with black light.

"Hmph!" Ye Qing snorted coldly, not wanting to waste words and knowing it was time to fight desperately.

She used the blue feather fan vigorously.

Whizz whizz whizz!

More than a dozen sharp ice spikes formed out of thin air, shooting out explosively, targeting Gao Jun.

Gao Jun was a third-stage perfection body cultivator, she wouldn’t let Gao Jun get close.

...

Facing battles at two places, Xu Ping and Zhang Changqing dared not move rashly, their eyes fixed on the black snake.

It was incredibly strange, with unfathomable power, making them stay vigilant.

"Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance, show whatever skills you have," the black snake said calmly.

Xu Ping and Zhang Changqing exchanged glances, now they had no way to retreat, deciding to use their ace techniques.

Zhang Changqing collected the golden brick, patting the storage pouch.

"Appear!"

Ten First Rank Upper Grade talismans, and two Second-stage talismans appeared in his hand.

"Go!"

He gathered spiritual power on the talismans, one by one they flew from his hand, drifting quickly in the void, encircling the black snake instantly.

"Is this... a Talisman Array?"

A flash of surprise crossed the black snake’s eyes.

A Talisman Array is a type of array technique, allowing talismans to coordinate and unleash stronger power.

But to learn Talisman Array, one must become a Talisman Master and an Array Master.

Not to mention, since ancient times, arrays are the most renowned and difficult, even fewer can master talisman drawing even with resources and capability.

Moreover, mastering both arrays and talisman drawing means you can learn Talisman Array.

The two require precise coordination, any mistake could lead to failure.

Only those with extraordinary talent can learn it.

Such difficulty.

The black snake, with years of experience, had hardly seen Talisman Arrays.

A seemingly ordinary disciple left in the Longevity Sect knew the Talisman Array, which truly surprised it.

"But with your current cultivation, you should not be able to control an array with Second-stage talismans, aren’t you afraid the talismans will go out of control and explode you!" the black snake swinged its tail, speaking calmly.

Zhang Changqing’s mastery of Talisman Array indeed surprised it, but forcing control of the array couldn’t harm it.