Chapter 187

Chapter 187 Earthly Talisman, Thousand Miles Attack

. That night, Lu Qing sat cross-legged on his bed. His mind

was focused, his expression serene.

His hands formed a strange seal, and from the acupoint between his eyebrows, waves of spiritual energy surged, connecting the earth-element vital energy between heaven and earth.

As the earth-element vital energy surged, a khaki-colored airflow talisman gradually emerged from the seal before Lu Qing and took shape.

With the final trace of spiritual energy, the khaki-colored airflow talisman fully formed, emitting a faint glow and hovering in mid-air, appearing profoundly mysterious.

“I’ve finally succeeded in concentrating this Earth Talisman,”

Lu Qing exhaled, a smile breaking across his face.

The Way of Runes, after concentrating the spiritual talisman, gains certain means of combating enemies, gradually revealing the mysteries of this cultivation system.

Among these, the most commonly used means are talismans and formations.

Talismans are created by practitioners, empowered by their soul talismans, using their spiritual power to connect with the vital energy of heaven and earth, drawing runes and concentrating them into magical talismans.

These talismans possess a variety of extraordinary powers and are quite miraculous.

As for formations, they are far more complex.

Successful deployment requires lengthy preparation, drawing runes and arranging them according to the dynamics of heaven and earth and the surrounding environment.

With Lu Qing’s current level of cultivation and his limited time studying runes, he hasn’t yet reached the level of constructing a formation.

These days, he’s been contemplating talisman techniques the most.

The Earth Talisman he just condensed is a talisman from the Five Elements Talisman Technique, a tradition he’s cultivated within the Divine Talisman Sect.

Its primary ability is to make one move as light as a swallow, significantly reducing physical burden and making traversal easier.

“Now that the Earth Talisman has been condensed, it’s time to settle the debt owed to the Seven Killings Tower,”

Lu Qing said, a hint of coldness in his eyes.

Over the past two years, since the “shadow,” he had faced three more assassination attempts by the Seven Killings Tower.

The last one had occurred three months ago.

Although Xiao Li had discovered all three attempts in advance and nipped them in the bud,

the Seven Killings Tower’s brazenness had thoroughly infuriated Lu Qing.

Previously, he had tolerated them, unwilling to provoke further complications due to the impending condensation of his Soul Talisman.

But now, having mastered all his methods, he felt the time had come to collect some interest from the Seven Killings Tower. It just so happened that

Madam Wei was staying at the villa today, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Li had gone there to play and were staying overnight.

With no one home, Lu Qing felt at ease to travel. He

slightly altered his hand gestures, and the Earth talisman transformed into a stream of light, penetrating into the acupoint between Lu Qing’s eyebrows.

It then transformed into a miniature ball of light, emitting a faint glow that orbited the Soul Talisman like a satellite.

Nearby, several other similar balls of light, though of a different color, lay nearby.

After putting away the Earth Talisman, Lu Qing quietly left the room and, without sound or alarm, arrived outside the village.

Once outside the village, sensing the absence of others, Lu Qing’s mind shifted slightly. He saw the light representing the Earth Talisman glow faintly within the acupoint between his eyebrows.

The next moment, a strange power enveloped Lu Qing, causing him to feel incredibly relaxed, as if he were floating in mid-air.

“Just as the tradition says, my body has become incredibly light,”

Lu Qing said with satisfaction as he familiarized himself with his body.

Then, with a powerful push of his foot, he stomped the ground, and like an arrow, he rushed forward at breakneck speed.

He dashed for dozens of meters before his momentum slowed slightly.

But with another stomp, his speed soared again.

“This Earth Talisman is truly miraculous! With it, I can run a thousand miles without exerting too much energy.”

Lu Qing was delighted.

The power of the talisman was even more miraculous than he had imagined.

This gave him even greater confidence in this operation.

“Seven Killing Tower, are you ready for my revenge?”

Lu Qing gazed into the distance, his eyes stern.

Thus, with the help of the Earth Movement Talisman, Lu Qing had spent the better part of the night reaching a high mountain.

This place was already seven hundred miles away from Jiuli Village.

Even the border wasn’t in Cang County anymore, but in another county, quite close to the provincial capital.

“Seven hundred miles in one night, round trip, that’s one thousand four hundred miles.

Even a martial arts master would be exhausted after such a long journey, and not at my speed.

This Earth Movement Talisman should perhaps be called the Divine Movement Talisman.”

Lu Qing was extremely pleased with the Earth Movement Talisman’s effects.

It was a slight pity that the light representing the Earth Movement Talisman within the space between his eyebrows had dimmed considerably.

It could only sustain him for another hundred or two hundred miles before completely dissipating.

But the results were already satisfactory to Lu Qing.

The methods of the Rune Path had brought him a huge surprise on his first use.

It was worth the effort he had put into refining the Soul Talisman over the past two years.

After marveling at the magic of the Rune Dao, Lu Qing raised his head and looked at the mountain ahead.

Halfway up the mountain, he saw a brightly lit house. Faintly, he could hear the noisy voices of people and the sound of musical instruments.

One could imagine how lively it was inside.

Looking at the mountain, Lu Qing’s expression was calm.

Two years ago, “Shadow” was defeated by him. Before his death, he revealed many of the strongholds of the Seven Killings Tower to him.

One of them was the village in front of him, which was also the closest stronghold to Cang County.

According to the information provided by “Shadow”, the strongest defender of this stronghold was only at the stage of great perfection of the internal organs, and was no match for him at all.

However, out of caution, Lu Qing still did not plan to charge head-on.

He took out a set of soft armor from the Qiankun Yiqi bag and put it on.

This soft armor was the one he had stripped off “Shadow”.

The Seven Killings Tower’s stronghold was rife with traps, making it difficult to defend against hidden attacks. Soft armor offered an additional layer of protection.

After donning the armor, Lu Qing pulled out a long-prepared black nightgown and donned it, along with a black hood that left only his eyes visible.

Furthermore, the hood’s placement caused a surge of energy and blood to flow through his body, transforming his entire form.

Not only did he become significantly thinner, but even his face beneath the hood was completely altered.

He was employing the Seven Killings Tower’s unique secret technique, the Muscle-Bone Transformation Technique.

The origins of this technique are a complex story.

Over the past two years, after the “Shadow,” Lu Qing had faced three more assassination attempts by the Seven Killings Tower.

It was from these three assassins that he finally acquired the long-desired Muscle-Bone Transformation Technique.

Of course, obtaining it involved some unconventional means.

While those methods were somewhat brutal, Lu Qing showed no mercy to his assassins.

A little torture would not burden him at all.

After changing his body shape and face, he used the soul talisman to completely conceal his aura.

Only then did Lu Qing quietly sneak up the mountain.

(End of this chapter)