That night, Lu Qing was sitting cross-legged on the bed.
Concentrate and calm, his expression serene.
His hands were forming a strange hand seal, and from the acupoint between his eyebrows, waves of spiritual energy surged forth, connecting with the earth elemental energy between heaven and earth.
As the earth elemental energy surged, a yellowish-brown energy talisman gradually appeared in front of Lu Qing within the magic seal and slowly took shape.
As the last trace of soul energy surged out, the earthen-yellow energy talisman was fully formed, emitting a faint glow, and hovering in mid-air, looking extremely mysterious.
"This earth-element talisman has finally been successfully condensed."
Lu Qing let out a breath and a smile appeared on his face.
The Way of Runes only gains some means of combat after the formation of divine soul runes, gradually revealing the extraordinary nature of this cultivation system.
Among these, the most commonly used methods are talismans and magic arrays.
The so-called talisman is a magical talisman created by a practitioner who, with the blessing of a divine soul talisman, uses the power of their soul to communicate with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, outline the runes, and condense them into a magical talisman.
These talismans possess various strange powers and are quite mystical.
As for magic arrays, they are much more complex.
To successfully set up the formation, a long period of preparation is required, involving drawing runes and arranging them according to the natural order and surrounding environment.
With Lu Qing's current cultivation level and the fact that he has only been studying runes for a short time, he has not yet reached the level of setting up a magic array.
These days, he has been studying the techniques of talismans the most.
The earth element talisman he had just condensed was one of the 【Five Elements Talisman Techniques】 from the Divine Talisman Sect's inheritance that he had been cultivating.
Its main ability is to make people feel as light as a swallow, greatly reducing the burden on the body and making it easier for them to walk on the ground.
"Now that the Earth Element Talisman has been condensed, it's time to settle the debt with the Seven Kill Tower."
A hint of coldness flashed in Lu Qing's eyes.
In the past two years, since that "Shadow", he has been assassinated by the Seven Kill Tower three more times.
The last time was three months ago.
Although Xiao Li discovered the assassination attempts three times in advance, he nipped them in the bud.
However, the Seven Kill Tower's unbridled behavior thoroughly enraged Lu Qing.
Previously, he had been holding back because he was about to refine the Divine Soul Talisman and did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
But now that he has mastered all his skills, it's time to collect some interest from the Seven Kill Tower.
It just so happens that Madam Wei is staying at the villa today, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Li went there to play and were asked to stay overnight.
With no one at home, Lu Qing felt safe to go out.
With a slight change in his hand seals, the earth elemental talisman transformed into a stream of light and entered Lu Qing's brow acupoint.
Then it transformed into a miniature ball of light, emitting a faint glow, and revolved around the Divine Soul Talisman like a satellite.
Beside it, there were several other similar orbs of light, only they were different colors.
After putting away the earth-moving talisman, Lu Qing quietly left the room and, without disturbing anyone, arrived outside the village.
Once outside the village and sensing that no one was around, Lu Qing's mind stirred slightly. He noticed that the ball of light representing the Earth Element Talisman in the space between his eyebrows was glowing faintly.
The next moment, a strange power was applied to Lu Qing, making him feel incredibly relaxed, as if he were almost floating in mid-air.
Just as the tradition had said, my body felt incredibly light.
After familiarizing himself with his body, Lu Qing showed a satisfied expression.
Immediately afterwards, he pushed off the ground with his feet, and his whole body shot forward like an arrow.
It continued to rush for dozens of meters before its momentum slowed down slightly.
But with Lu Qing's next step, his speed surged once again.
"This Earth-Walking Talisman is indeed miraculous. With its help, even if I travel thousands of miles, my physical strength will not be greatly depleted."
Lu Qing was pleasantly surprised.
The power of the magic talisman was even more wondrous than he had imagined.
This gave him even more confidence in the operation.
"Seven Kill Tower, are you ready for my revenge?"
Lu Qing stared into the distance, his gaze sharp.
With the help of the Earth talisman, Lu Qing spent most of the night arriving at a high mountain.
This place is 700 li away from Jiuli Village.
Even the border is no longer in Cang County, but in another county, quite close to the prefectural capital.
"A night's march covers 700 li, and a round trip would be 1,400 li."
Even a martial arts master would be exhausted after running such a long distance, and still wouldn't be able to keep up with my speed.
This earth-moving talisman should perhaps be called a divine-moving talisman.
Lu Qing was extremely satisfied with the effect of the Earth-Walking Talisman.
It's a bit of a shame that the ball of light representing the Earth Element talisman in the space between the eyebrows has become much dimmer.
It could only sustain him for another hundred or two miles at most before it completely dissipated.
But this result was already satisfactory enough for Lu Qing.
The methods of the Rune Path brought him a great surprise the first time he used them.
It was worth all the effort he had put into refining the soul talisman over the past two years.
After marveling at the wonders of the rune path, Lu Qing finally raised his head and looked at the high mountains in front of him.
Halfway up the mountain, brightly lit houses could be seen, and the sounds of people talking and playing musical instruments could be faintly heard.
As you can imagine, it was quite lively inside.
Looking up at the mountain, Lu Qing's expression remained calm.
Two years ago, "Shadow" was defeated by him. Before dying, he revealed many of the Seven Kill Tower's strongholds to him.
One of them is the village in front of us, which is also the closest stronghold to Cang County.
According to the intelligence provided by "Shadow", the strongest guardian in this stronghold is only at the Great Perfection of Internal Organs, and is no match for him at all.
However, out of caution, Lu Qing still did not intend to launch a direct attack.
He took out a set of soft armor from the Qiankun Qi Bag and put it on.
This soft armor was taken from "Shadow" back then.
The Seven Killings Tower's stronghold is riddled with traps and ambushes, making it difficult to defend against hidden attacks. The soft armor provides him with an extra layer of protection.
After putting on the soft armor, Lu Qing took out a set of black night clothes that had been prepared beforehand and put them on, along with a black hood that only revealed his eyes.
Not only that, after putting on the hood, his blood and qi surged, and his entire physique began to change.
Not only did it become much thinner, but its face under the hood was also completely changed.
What he used was the Seven Killings Pavilion's unique secret technique, the Tendon-Changing and Bone-Turning Technique.
As for the origin of this secret technique, it's a long story.
In the past two years, following "Shadow", Lu Qing has been assassinated three more times by the Seven Kill Tower.
It was from these three assassins that he finally obtained the long-desired Yi Jin Bone Transformation Technique.
Of course, he inevitably resorted to some extreme measures in the process of acquiring them.
Although those methods were somewhat cruel, Lu Qing would not show any mercy to those who wanted to assassinate him.
It's only a little bit of a hassle, and you won't feel any psychological burden at all.
After altering his appearance and demeanor, he used a soul talisman to completely conceal his aura.
Lu Qing then quietly crept up the mountain.
