Chapter: 267

As the fragmented mirror surface slowly merged with Lu Jiangxian's body, a strong sense of satisfaction and anticipation surged up in his heart. Lu Jiangxian hastened to fuse with the mirror fragment, grasping the talismanic energy and then entering Li Tongyao's Shen Yang Hall.

Suddenly, a vision appeared before Lu Jiangxian's eyes, with several lines of large characters floating forth.

The top line was written in faded gold ink, heavy and substantial, with each character densely colored.

"Chóng hǎi cháng gēng." (Long dragon, deep sea)

Below it were lines written in dark gray ink, crisp and metallic, like iron striking stone.

"Jì mìng gōng chéng." (Achieving a great feat)

In the past, Li Yanping had three types of talismanic energies to choose from, while Li Tongyao only had two. It seemed that the type of talismanic energy was related to the innate abilities of the recipient, and its level determined the strength of the seal afterwards.

The divine consciousness sank into the characters, allowing Lu Jiangxian to roughly sense the difference between the two talismans.

The "Chóng hǎi cháng gēng" talisman could allow the recipient's magical powers to persist indefinitely, with their true energy like a deep sea, enabling them to recover their magical abilities at a rate several times that of ordinary people.

The "Jì mìng gōng chéng" talisman, on the other hand, would allow the recipient to exhaust their vital essence in exchange for magical power, resulting in a temporary surge in their abilities.

Just by reading these two talismans, Lu Jiangxian made no hesitation in choosing the "Chóng hǎi cháng gēng" talisman. He was actually hoping Li Tongyao could go further, nurture the essence of the mysterious pearl inside for several decades before reabsorbing it, and what's more, Li Tongyao's nature would not be to compete with others in using up his vital energy, but rather choose this "Chóng hǎi cháng gēng" talisman that was practical.

"Alright, I've opened the way for you. Take care of your family and rest well. I'll sleep for a while first..."

Lu Jiangxian mumbled to himself, slowly drifting off to sleep, only feeling a stream of white gas entering his eyebrows, with the celestial palace above floating out a pale-colored talisman inscribed with four golden characters: "Chóng hǎi cháng gēng".

"What's this white talisman?!"

Before Li Tongyao could react, his internal Qi lake started to spin and shake, his whole body building up like a volcano about to erupt. "Cultivating Qi... third layer... fourth layer... fifth layer..."

The deep pit in the Qi lake suddenly expanded, increasing by five or six times its original size, causing Li Tongyao to feel as if only two-thirds of his refined energy remained.

Li Tongyao was shocked beyond control, opening his mouth and mumbling to himself:

"Good heavens, this celestial energy... originally there was a celestial energy within this precious bead... Great ocean whales' celestial energy, incredibly formidable!"

As he gazed at the blue-gray jade pendant slowly falling before him, Li Tongyao bowed three times with reverence and sat down cross-legged outside the courtyard to start condensing his true essence.

Little did he know that just as he sat down, he was almost jolted out of his meditative state again.

"The celestial energy has expanded five or six times larger than before, but my true essence is recovering at a speed tenfold faster than that! I initially thought it would take four to five hours to recover, but now it looks like it won't even take an hour!"

As he sat in meditation, Li Tongyao only spent half an hour to adjust his breath and felt the true essence within him as vast as a deep ocean or a sea. He muttered to himself:

"I'm afraid that even if my previous three selves were tied together, they would be unable to kill me now. Instead, I'll be consumed by myself... alive!"

With a carefree mind, Li Tongyao's thoughts drifted away, thinking to himself:

"The vast underground cavern in the lake is teeming with spiritual energy, and when one is able to harness it, they can cultivate it up to a certain extent, equivalent to an area of tens of mu, unknown as many mountain peaks. From now on, I won't have to worry about where to practice my cultivation." JrNovels.com