Chapter 78: Seven-Tier Formations and Talismans
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Li Changsheng's eyes showed neither joy nor sorrow. Having experienced great things, he knew that the spirit stones he obtained from annihilating the Xu family alone exceeded 60 million.
"For now, there's no way to improve the Nine Transformations Divine Demon Art. I'll first raise my formation mastery to the peak of the seventh tier, then focus on talisman crafting," Li Changsheng murmured.
During his last simulation, he had obtained a seventh-tier talisman crafting legacy from Luo Changqing's storage pouch. Mastering the four major arts of cultivation not only helped him earn vast amounts of spirit stones but also sometimes yielded unexpectedly effective results.
For instance, if he hadn't prepared over a dozen seventh-tier formation disks in advance, even if he could defeat Luo Changqing, killing him while he wielded a quasi-immortal artifact would have been far more difficult.
"Begin the simulation!"
[Simulation begins.]
[At twenty-nine, you successfully pass through the mysterious land and arrive in the Southern Li Dynasty.]
[You join the Cloud-White Sect, a formation-focused sect, as a guest elder, devoting yourself to studying the art of formations.]
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[At four hundred and seventy, your formation mastery reaches the mid seventh tier.]
Ten simulation opportunities were spent to reach mid seventh-tier formation mastery.
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[At one hundred and ninety, your formation mastery advances to the late seventh tier.]
Fifteen simulation opportunities were spent to reach late seventh-tier formation mastery.
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[At three hundred and thirty, your formation mastery reaches the peak of the seventh tier.]
Sixteen simulation opportunities were spent to reach the peak of seventh-tier formation mastery.
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As he watched the simulation opportunities vanish, Li Changsheng felt a pang of loss.
Raising his formation mastery alone had consumed forty-one simulation opportunities, leaving him with only thirteen.
"My talisman crafting is only at the peak of the fourth tier. I wonder how far these thirteen simulations can take me," Li Changsheng muttered.
Although mastering the four arts of cultivation was costly, if he didn't simulate now, the expenses would only grow as his strength increased.
"Begin the simulation!"
[At twenty-nine, you arrive in Mingzhou, Southern Li Dynasty.]
[You join the Northern Protector's Residence, devoting yourself to talisman crafting.]
[At one hundred and ten, your talisman crafting reaches the early fifth tier.]
[At two hundred and seventeen, your talisman crafting reaches the mid fifth tier.]
[At three hundred and thirty, your talisman crafting reaches the late fifth tier.]
[At four hundred and twenty-nine, your talisman crafting reaches the peak of the fifth tier.]
[At four hundred and thirty, the Southern Li Dynasty accuses the Northern Protector of treason. Nineteen Mahayana cultivators and thousands of soldiers attack the residence. You choose to stand by the Northern Protector, slaying a royal Mahayanacultivator in a bold move.]
[You attract the attention of a royal Tribulation Transcendent cultivator, who attacks you. Despite your desperate resistance, you are severely wounded.]
[At the critical moment, the Northern Protector shields you, killing a royal Tribulation Transcendent cultivator. He gives you a storage pouch and tasks you with escorting his granddaughter to the Xuanyuan family in Tianshui Prefecture.]
[On the journey, you open the storage pouch and find mostly cultivation resources and some precious legacies. You decisively learn and memorize all the legacies.]
[You are pursued by royal cultivators, but thanks to your formidable body-refining skills and formation mastery, you kill several Mahayana cultivators and escape Mingzhou.]
[As you arrive at the Xuanyuan family in Tianshui Prefecture, royal experts ambush you. Already injured and caught off guard, you are killed by a royal Tribulation Transcendent's palm strike.]
[You are dead.]
[Simulation ends.]
"Choose option two!"
Li Changsheng's face lit up with a smile. Unexpectedly, this simulation had yielded a pleasant surprise. Although he didn't yet know what legacies the Northern Protector's storage pouch contained, since it was a last request, the contents were undoubtedly valuable.
Memories of hundreds of years of talisman crafting flooded his mind, as if he himself had spent centuries mastering the art.
Accompanying these memories were several Mahayana-level cultivation techniques and divine abilities.
"Found without effort, after searching far and wide!" Li Changsheng exclaimed, his eyes gleaming with delight as he opened them.
The other techniques in the Northern Protector's storage pouch were merely Mahayana-level, no stronger than the Great Five Elements Sword Art he cultivated. What delighted him most was an eighth-tier alchemy legacy he had also gained from the memories.
"Moreover, during this simulation, I noticed that my talisman crafting progressed much faster," Li Changsheng muttered to himself.
"The four arts of cultivation are interconnected and greatly test one's spiritual sense. Since my formation mastery has reached the seventh tier, my spiritual sense has been thoroughly honed, making talisman crafting feel more effortless."
"Again!"
"First, I'll raise my talisman crafting to the seventh tier. After leaving the secret realm and selling some materials, I can focus on other improvements."
[Simulation begins.]
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[At two hundred and thirty, you successfully raise your talisman crafting to the sixth tier in the Cloud-White Sect.]
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[At four hundred and ten, you raise your talisman crafting to the mid sixth tier.]
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[At five hundred and thirty, as demons invade, you set up nineteen seventh-tier killing formations outside the Cloud-White Sect, slaughtering 130,000 demonic cultivators. This catches the attention of a demonic Tribulation Transcendent.]
[Three days later, the demonic Tribulation Transcendent arrives. You activate the formations, but they are easily destroyed. You use 5,780 sixth-tier Golden Body Talismans for protection and charge at the demonic Tribulation Transcendent, only to be killed in ten strikes.]
"Choose option two!"
Talisman crafting had reached the mid sixth tier!
"Again!"
With over 5,000 sixth-tier talismans for protection and his physical prowess, he could withstand ten strikes from a demonic Tribulation Transcendent. If he raised his talisman crafting to the peak of the seventh tier and unleashed thousands of talismans simultaneously, could he kill a Tribulation Transcendent?
[Simulation begins!]
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[At two hundred and ninety, your talisman crafting reaches the late sixth tier.]
It only took one simulation opportunity to improve!
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[At one hundred and sixty, your talisman crafting reaches the peak of the sixth tier.]
Reaching the peak of the sixth tier took two simulation opportunities.
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[At four hundred and thirty, your talisman crafting reaches the early seventh tier.]
[You diligently craft talismans in the Cloud-White Sect.]
[At five hundred and thirty, as demons invade, you lead the Cloud-White Sect's formation masters to set up 117 seventh-tier killing formations outside the sect. Combined with the sect's two eighth-tier killing formations, you trap 200,000 elite demonic cultivators in the formations.]
[A demonic Tribulation Transcendent arrives and charges into the formations.]
[In just three breaths, dozens of seventh-tier killing formations are destroyed!]
[You bravely unleash 3,400 pre-crafted seventh-tier talismans, instantly annihilating 100,000 elite demonic cultivators. The demonic Tribulation Transcendent is severely injured. In his fury, he activates a demonic treasure, shattering all formations and slaughtering the entire Cloud-White Sect.]
[You are dead!]
[Simulation ends!]
"Choose option two!"
Without hesitation, Li Changsheng selected the second option.
To raise his talisman crafting to the seventh tier, he had exhausted all his simulation opportunities. But his efforts paid off—he had finally reached the seventh tier!
Moreover, with over 3,000 seventh-tier talismans, he could severely injure a Tribulation Transcendent!