Chapter 584 – Stone Talisman and Beast Crystal

　　Han Li stood on the empty elevated platform, looking at the extremely strange round stone disk in front of him, his face revealing a bit of surprise.

　　The disk was about ten feet in size, lying flat on its back, with some odd patterns and many seemingly esoteric runic incantations engraved on it. At this moment, although there is no one here to do, but still from the top of the faint purple mist out, curling up into the air, and the village above the purple clouds into one.

　　Han Li himself on the formation together, also quite attainments, immediately squinted his eyes, studying this stone disk.

　　It wasn’t long before Han Li’s complexion began to waver, revealing a look of dawning realization for a moment, and then furrowing his brows for a moment, his mind completely immersed.

　　”Why, fellow Daoist sees what wonders come out.” Just as Han Li’s mind was devoid of foreign objects, an unfamiliar voice suddenly came from behind him.

　　Han Li was startled in his heart, cursing himself for being so careless as to be invaded in the back without realizing it, wouldn’t it be dangerous if this person was unfavorable to him. However, Han Li could not be completely blamed for this situation. Originally accustomed to using divine sense to control everything around him, now suddenly lost divine sense mana, naturally unable to quickly adapt to.

　　Han Li was secretly vigilant in his heart, but turned around without revealing anything on his face.

　　In front of him stood a white-haired old man with a long beard. This person’s face was full of wrinkles, but on the other hand, his eyes had a godly look, and he was looking at Han Li with a smile on his face.

　　”Your Excellency is also an Immortal Cultivator?” Because his divine sense had been lost, Han Li could only guess hesitantly.

　　”Old me, Hold Still Son of the Five Dragon Sea. Fellow Daoist is one of the two newly arrived cultivators, right?” The old man returned with a smile.

　　”Five Dragon Sea?” Han Li’s heart stirred when he heard this name, that Grand Elder seemed to have mentioned this name, and he was quite interested in making light of it.

　　”So it’s Fellow Fellow Daoist Holding Returner. My surname is Han, and I’m a casual cultivator from the Sea of Chaotic Stars.” Han Li said with a gentle expression.

　　”Chaotic Star Sea? There used to be a fellow practitioner from the Sea of Chaotic Stars here, but unfortunately, he met a powerful Yin Beast on a mission and fell. However, there really aren’t too many fellow practitioners in the Immortal Cultivation Realm who are proficient in the Way of the Talisman, and the way I see that you are so dedicated to this stone talisman, it seems that your attainments in this area should not be low!” The old man first sighed, then asked with a turn of phrase.

　　”Stone talisman? Is that referring to this disk?” Han Li revealed a point of eccentricity. This time, it wasn’t an expression he made on purpose, but it was truly the first time he had heard this name.

　　”Heh! It’s no wonder that Fellow Daoist doesn’t know about this item. Stone talismans, jade talismans, and these things have probably long been lost elsewhere, and only in some of our clans in the Five Dragon Sea, there are still people who can make these ancient talismans.” The long-bearded old man’s eyes narrowed, and the wrinkles on his face shook slightly as he said, quite a bit proud of himself.

　　Hearing this, the strange color on Han Li’s face disappeared instead.

　　”It is true that I have not heard that there are still stone talismans and jade talismans in this world, but for the talisman one, Mister Han did once study it for a while, and was surprised by the fact that there would be some talismanic runes engraved on this stone disk. Now you say these words, but also let the next to solve some of the confusion. But on this stone talisman, it seems that the characteristics of a spell formation have also appeared, could it be that I have misread it?” Han Li looked at the old man and said with a slight frown.

　　”I really didn’t expect that Fellow Daoist would be proficient in both the formation and talisman paths, I really admire you! Fellow Daoist Han wasn’t wrong, this Tan Yun stone talisman is indeed not quite the same as a true stone talisman, and in order to be able to borrow the power of the Yin and Underworld, some changes similar to a spell formation were specially made, allowing it to have the effectiveness of both a talisman and part of a spell formation at the same time. Although by doing so, its power can be greatly reduced by a lot.” The long-bearded old man was first slightly shocked on his face, but then stroked his palm and laughed.

　　Hearing this, Han Li nodded thoughtfully, but after looking back at the stone disk, he suddenly asked again, “I heard the Grand Elder say that you were able to use the power of the Yin Underworld here by borrowing Yin Underworld Beast Crystals and spell formations in combination to be able to perform your spells, but I didn’t see any Beast Crystals inlaid on this stone talisman. Could it be that there is something else fishy about this stone talisman.” Han Li flashed a hint of doubt.

　　”This fellow Daoist doesn’t know. I’m sure that today, you have also seen that Predatory Cunning Beast. Although most of the people in the village have practiced some martial arts skills, and their physical combat abilities are far more powerful than those of regular people outside, if that powerful Yin Beast rushes to its heels all at once, it’s that the martial arts skills are even higher, and a single person is by no means a match for it. Even if we can defeat them by relying on the number of people, the villagers will also be killed or injured, we simply can’t afford the damage. In this case, borrowing the power of the Yin and the Underworld to cast some spells to trap the enemy became the key to whether the village could survive. And the amount of Yin Underworld Beast Crystals stored as a consumable for casting spells is even more of a measure of whether the village is strong or not.” The old man said with a slight smile, but after a slight pause, he continued, “However, these beast crystals are really hard to find! Although generally speaking, the more powerful the Yin Beast is, the higher the likelihood of there being Beast Crystals in its head, this is not a sure thing. Often times, the beasts that look so powerful that we have gone to great lengths to destroy them are empty inside their skulls. There are also cases like the villagers who brought you back today, who only killed a few weak Fire Scale Beasts halfway, and even found a small piece of Beast Crystal, which is really not something that can be said.”

　　”But in general, the village often has to cast spells to retreat from enemies and has to carry out daily protection, the demand for beast crystals is very high. However, the Underworld Beast Crystals collected throughout the year are usually nothing more than ten or so pieces. It was barely enough. Therefore, the beast crystals are usually controlled by several elders in the village, and only when it is necessary to cast spells to repel the enemy, will it be handed over to us to use. And once the battle is over, it will be taken back immediately. As for this stone talisman, it is usually filled with a few days’ worth of dosage to maintain daily consumption, and the beast crystals will not be set directly onto it. This makes the few inlay slots that were specifically left behind when this talisman was first made a bit of a waste.” The long-bearded old man seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with the village elders’ approach, lowering his body and touching one of the diamond-shaped grooves around the stone disk, revealing a hint of self-deprecation.

　　Han Li did not interface with the other party’s words, but only smiled faintly without saying anything. Although I do not know, the other side of their own knowledge of what is the intention, but estimated, most likely involved in the village power struggle and things like that, he did not live in this village long meaning, naturally do not want to stir in.

　　It seems that these monks, once cut off from the cultivation path, also become and mortals, even play the power struggle for profit. Han Li secretly sighed, feeling that it was really somewhat pathetic!

　　When the old man saw that Han Li didn’t take the initiative to interface, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but then he returned to his normal color and chatted with Han Li about some other things.

　　”As you know, this ghostly place has existed for an unknown number of thousands of years, and although very few cultivators have been sucked into it, with so many years down the line, it is estimated that there are hundreds of cultivators who have perished in this netherworld without thousands. And from what I heard, there are even JieDan and even YuanYing stage cultivators among them who were trapped alive in this place.” The old man casually mentioned.

　　”There have been YuanYing stage cultivators here?” Han Li was a bit moved when he heard this.

　　”Yes. Although I don’t know how many years ago it was, this high person still ended up in this village for the rest of his life after being ingested into this place. It is estimated that he also stumbled upon the eruption of the Spirit of Extinction Qi at the same time as the two Fellow Daoists, or else a person of such great aptitude would not be able to be dealt with by the usual strange fog.” The old man sighed softly.

　　”Perhaps. But this Extinction Spirit Qi, it’s really terrifying enough, I guess only the rumored God Transformation Stage cultivators are not affected by it.” Han Li said with a bitter smile.

　　”God Transformation Stage! Hehe, fellow Daoist is really thinking far ahead. However, that YuanYing stage senior, although he died, left behind some tomes when he was idle, some of which were still the voice of his experience in cultivation. If these things were placed outside, they would naturally be precious and abnormal. But nowadays? Hehehe …… “The long bearded old man shook his head, revealing some regret.

　　”Cultivation tips! Mister Han is really interested. Do you know where this item is now?” Hearing this, Han Li revealed a hint of interest.

　　The insights of a YuanYing stage cultivator were naturally not trivial. He naturally intended to take a look at it.

　　”Heh! Fellow Daoist’s reaction is the same as when I first heard about this matter. But as long as one stays here for a few years, one will never be interested in these things again. Without mana, any more of these things would just be dry eyes. However, if you, Fellow Daoist, are truly interested, you can go and take a look at them. They, along with the relics of some other cultivators, have been placed in a special warehouse.” The old man touched the wrinkles on his face and said noncommittally. Then with one side of his body, he pointed to a corner of the village, a very shabby-looking stone house.

　　Han Li forced down the surprise in his heart and calmly thanked the old man.

　　Below, the long-bearded old man said a few more words to Han Li, and after seeing that Han Li was somewhat distracted, he took the initiative to leave with a faint smile.

　　Han Li looked at the old man’s distant back, pursed his lips, and after slightly pondering for a moment, he shook his head and also descended from the stone platform, then walked quickly towards the dilapidated stone house.