Yang Xueyi’s victory this time was truly hard-won. Her success can largely be attributed to the numerous Second Rank talismans she possessed.
Second Rank talismans are not common items in the Endless Sea of Sand, especially those handcrafted by a Second Rank Talisman Master like Yang Xueyi. They are rare.
The Second Rank talismans occasionally sold in the market are usually crafted by ordinary Foundation Building cultivators. As they are not proficient Second Rank Talisman Masters, the talismans they create only possess around 10% to 20% of the power of a full-fledged Second Rank talisman.
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Such Second Rank talismans are considered low-quality and are mostly used by Refining Qi stage cultivators for self-defense. They don’t have much impact during conflicts among Foundation Building cultivators.
Only top-notch Second Rank talismans crafted by skilled Talisman Masters can possess the power equivalent to 50% to 80% of a Foundation Building cultivator’s full strength.
Among the various cultivation forces in the Endless Sea of Sand, Second Rank Talisman Masters are considered a cherished profession.
Yang Xueyi’s victory over Azure Bamboo also came at a great cost. While the labor cost of crafting the talismans herself was negligible, it required a considerable amount of time. However, the materials used for drawing Second Rank talismans, such as talisman paper and talisman ink, were quite valuable.
In places rich in demonic beast resources, one could use demonic beast fur to create talisman paper and demonic beast blood to make talisman ink. However, in the Endless Sea of Sand, it was challenging to find a large number of demonic beasts, especially Second Rank ones, as they rarely left the Demon Wind Gobi.
The talisman paper used by Yang Xueyi was all made from various spiritual plants, which consumed a significant amount of resources and involved a tedious process.
Fortunately, Yang Xueyi was known for her wealth within the Taiyi Sect and had spent a massive amount of spirit stones to make adequate preparations. This was the reason she emerged victorious and avenged herself.
While Azure Bamboo’s corpse had been blasted to pieces by various spells, a storage bracelet hidden on his body remained intact. Yang Xueyi casually summoned this magic tool to her hand and began to inspect its contents.
Ignoring miscellaneous items like spirit stones, there were three ordinary Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects inside, which could be used by Foundation Building cultivators to enhance their Cultivation Base or practice certain special techniques. Additionally, there were five bottles of pills used during Foundation Building cultivation.
These items were probably the gains Azure Bamboo obtained from an auction he attended in Firewell Market before arriving here.
However, Yang Xueyi’s attention was not on these items; it was fixed on a seemingly ordinary bamboo slip that was, in fact, a rune weapon.
The talismans commonly used by cultivators were disposable items that would be consumed upon activation. Later, some senior experts who were proficient in the art of making talismans combined it with the art of forging, creating rune weapons.
A rune weapon was a reusable talisman that could also be regarded as a special type of magic tool.
The rune weapon in front of her, shaped like a bamboo slip, was passed down by a Gold Core Daoist Master of the Purple Gold Sect, the former ruler of the Endless Sea of Sand.
This rune weapon not only possessed tremendous power but also contained the legacy left behind by that Gold Core Daoist Master.
Many years ago, a predecessor of the Yang Family had fortuitously obtained this treasure during an adventure and kept it hidden within the family. However, the cultivation base of the Yang Family cultivators was insufficient to unleash the full power of the rune weapon. Nonetheless, they gained some insights from the legacy left by the Purple Gold Sect’s Daoist Master, who was not only highly accomplished but also a rare Third Rank Talisman Master.
The Yang Family benefited greatly from this legacy, and even Yang Xueyi’s exceptional talisman-making skills were mostly derived from this rune weapon.
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Later, news of the Yang Family possessing this rune weapon leaked out, attracting the covetous eyes of the Green Bamboo Mountain.
Azure Bamboo, the Sect Master of Green Bamboo Mountain, who already held grievances against the Yang Family for various reasons, didn’t demand the treasure from them. Instead, he directly attacked the Yang Family, exterminating them under the pretext of collaborating with bandits, and seized the rune weapon.
Unfortunately, Azure Bamboo spent many years in possession of the rune weapon without being able to comprehend its mysteries. The former Yang Family cultivators were only able to gain some superficial insights through fortuitous encounters, and controlling the rune weapon was entirely beyond their capabilities.
Upon his defeat and death, the rune weapon returned to Yang Xueyi’s hands, thus rightfully belonging to its original owner.
Looking at this deeply impressionable rune weapon, Yang Xueyi felt overwhelmed. With her understanding of the rune weapon and her exceptional insights, she knew she could gain even more from it.
She carefully put away the rune weapon and the storage magic tool taken from Azure Bamboo’s body. Yang Xueyi left Azure Bamboo’s body to rot in the wilderness.
Wondering why Azure Bamboo appeared in this place, Yang Xueyi glanced at a small village not far away, concealed her figure, and flew over secretly.
With the strength of a Foundation Building cultivator, the villagers in the small village could not detect her presence.
After a careful search, Yang Xueyi discovered a secret beneath the village. About two hundred zhang deep underground, there was a massive stone-made secret chamber.
Using the Earth Escape Spell, Yang Xueyi descended into the underground chamber.
Inside the chamber were numerous sealed spirit chests, common items used in the Cultivation World to store spiritual treasures and prevent spiritual energy leakage.
The sealed spirit chests contained a large number of spirit stones, refined spiritual medicines, and sealed spiritual treasures.
Around the chamber were rows of bookshelves filled with various scriptures and numerous jade slips.
This place was probably left behind by the ancestors of the Green Bamboo Mountain as a contingency plan for their descendants. After the decline of the sect, the disciples could rely on these things to make a comeback and revive the sect.
Such contingency plans were not uncommon among the families or sects in the Cultivation World that had been around for some time. So, it was not surprising that Green Bamboo Mountain had hidden such a place.
The various items in this secret chamber were too many for Azure Bamboo’s storage magic tool to carry. Reluctant to abandon these items, he left them here for the time being. The place was well-hidden, and there was no fear of his tracks being discovered.
Moreover, there were plenty of spirit stones here, which allowed him to continue his daily cultivation even without a spirit vein nearby.
Not far from this place was Firewell Market, where Azure Bamboo could occasionally disguise himself and secretly buy some pills and spiritual items useful for his cultivation.
With Azure Bamboo now dead, the Green Bamboo Mountain’s lineage had been severed. All the cultivation resources in this secret chamber became Yang Xueyi’s spoils of war.
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