Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

Chapter 328: Chapter 81: Golden Seal Jade Tower, Immortal Friends and Unwelcome Guests

He, Xun Yuanchu, Cai Li, and the others had long anticipated unwelcome guests, so they weren’t surprised by the old man’s appearance.

Cen San Niang’s expression was complicated. "I never thought your power would have reached this level," she said.

She hadn’t been this shocked even when Fang Cheng had defeated Mu Xuanyu.

’How much time has passed? And now he can easily slay a top Earth Elder from Flame God Palace.’

Just then, a clear and resonant voice echoed from the distant sky:

"What Divine Techniques! What a Sword Technique!"

The crowd followed the sound with their eyes. Above the Southern Mang Mountains, thick layers of clouds had appeared, crackling with lightning in a display of immense power.

Atop the clouds floated an enormous vessel, a full thousand zhang from bow to stern. It had the head of a dragon and the tail of a phoenix, and it stood eight stories tall. Below it, a retinue of one hundred and eight Thunder Talisman Dragons served as its escort.

These Thunder Talisman Dragons raised their heads and roared, arcs of electricity dancing around their bodies. Dazzling flashes of light flickered in and out of existence, blinding to the eye.

Cen San Niang said, "Taihao Mountain is here as well."

The great vessel churned the sea of clouds, advancing like a mountain as it slowly approached.

It was clearly a Third-tier Magical Artifact.

For the southern sector that Fang Cheng was responsible for, the cultivators from Taihao Mountain were the most honored guests.

This Immortal Sect occupied the best Spiritual Land in Yun Country—the Celestial Cloud Mountain Range—and was named after the range’s most majestic Spirit Mountain.

Standing with his hands clasped behind his back, Fang Cheng sensed no fewer than a hundred auras aboard the giant ship. The most powerful among them was a Life Soul Realm cultivator.

In the blink of an eye, the great vessel arrived before the Golden Seal. Aboard the ship, the cultivators from Taihao Mountain eyed Fang Cheng with curiosity.

A man in the lead, standing at the prow of the great vessel, offered Fang Cheng a benevolent smile.

He was the one who had just praised Fang Cheng’s Divine Techniques. Clearly, he had witnessed the duel between Fang Cheng and Yuan Wanderer.

The man looked to be around sixty, with graying hair at his temples. He wore a Golden Wing Pearl Crown and a Double Sun Radiance Robe, cinched at the waist with a purple and silver python belt. A Sleeveless Cloak was draped over his shoulders. His aura was as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea, no different from the other Life Soul Cultivators Fang Cheng had met.

Among the many cultivators standing behind this Life Soul Cultivator, there were two whom Fang Cheng recognized.

One was a young Daoist in robes whiter than snow. He had a straight, well-defined nose, sword-like brows that angled toward his temples, and a handsome, elegant face. His eyes were deep and inscrutable.

It was none other than Pei Yuancheng, once hailed as the foremost Sensing Realm cultivator in all of Yun Country.

Not only was he the son of Taihao Mountain’s Sect Leader, but his mother also hailed from a major sect in Jin Country, giving him an even more extraordinary status.

The two had met once before, years ago, in the ruins of the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Sect.

The other person he recognized was a woman in a magnificent long dress. Her complexion was fair as a peach blossom, her figure was tall and willowy, and she carried herself with a gentle, dignified grace.

She stood shoulder to shoulder with a middle-aged cultivator of imposing bearing, and the two looked like a pair of Daoist partners.

It was none other than Shopkeeper Tang of Qibao Studio.

’I didn’t expect her to arrive with the cultivators from Taihao Mountain,’ Fang Cheng thought.

At this thought, he couldn’t help but steal a few more glances at the middle-aged cultivator beside Shopkeeper Tang.

Afterward, he stepped forward to pay his respects to the Life Soul Realm Supreme Elder from Taihao Mountain. They exchanged names and a few modest pleasantries.

This Supreme Elder’s surname was Cui, and people referred to him as Master Cui. He was on good terms with the City Lord of Divine Pillar Immortal City.

In fact, he had personally helped lay down the City Defense Array of Divine Pillar Immortal City.

Cen San Niang also came forward, paying her respects as a junior and offering Master Cui a few compliments.

Fang Cheng was then introduced to several other important figures from Taihao Mountain.

Among them were Pei Yuancheng and Tang Mengru’s Daoist partner.

After the exchange of pleasantries, Fang Cheng personally led Taihao Mountain’s great vessel and Divine Pillar Immortal City’s storied ship toward Yingxian Hall.

Along the way, Master Cui and Fang Cheng conversed quite cheerfully.

To everyone’s surprise, Fang Cheng seemed completely unaffected by the Spiritual Pressure of a higher-level cultivator like Master Cui. He was a natural conversationalist, witty and humorous, and already possessed the bearing of a grandmaster.

Before long, the group arrived just outside Yinluo Island.

Auspicious clouds drifted in every direction. One after another, magnificent Immortal Platform Pavilions rose into view, with silver-walled Cloud Towers, golden courtyards, and jade pillars. The furnishings within were even more impressive: silk curtains and jade canopies, crystalline cases and pearl-tasseled ornaments. All manner of daily necessities were provided for, each one dazzlingly colorful and exquisitely crafted.

Having received a voice transmission from Fang Cheng earlier, Sect Leader Xun Yuanchu and Cai Li were already waiting respectfully.

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