Chapter 450: Chapter 158: Infinite Growth Ancestral Talisman, Li Yuan’s Dark Side

What does the extra breakthrough opportunity, more talisman seeds, mean?

Li Yuan was contemplating.

And the sky, suddenly, had sporadic, pale snow falling.

It landed on his face, shoulders, hair, warm, and gentle.

’It’s much more frequent than when I was in Shanbao County. Back then, it might only snow once per winter, but now I’ve encountered it many times...’

Li Yuan frowned slightly, gazing up at the sky.

The brilliant moon hung high, yet the mountains were covered with snow, still warm snow, such a strange scene could only be seen in the Otherworld.

...

At this moment.

Hundreds of miles away, there was a hidden ancient village shrouded in mist.

This ancient village was filled with people, but all were in a dream, sleeping soundly, even with smiles on their lips, smiles full of happiness yet also desire.

Amidst the eerie fog, it seemed as if a giant snake was slithering, emitting a "hiss hiss" sound.

In another corner, it seemed as if a pig was making a "snort snort" noise.

In the midst of the "snort snort" noise, some people wandered around as if sleepwalking, but once they touched something, no matter what it was, they would crouch over it, frantically stuffing it into their mouths, be it soil, stones, or blades, or even... people.

These were just the tip of the iceberg in this ancient village; more terrifying things were happening here...

The warm snow fell abundantly, yet did not fall inside this village, therefore unaffected by it.

Outside the village, spring was in full bloom.

Inside the village, it became increasingly gloomy.

Coincidentally, this wasn’t the only village like this.

In the depths of Xiao Mo Mountain, at the flower shop, on the headless and tailless river, pale corpses were drifting, with beautiful flowers blooming on them...

The flowers bloomed grotesquely.

Interestingly, the flowers outside bloomed vividly due to the warm snow, and the flowers here also bloomed brilliantly.

Ghost Street...

Several massive figures clad in cloaks with large lotus patterns rushed past.

Deep, fragmented conversations could be heard.

"The warm snow falls, which means the heavens are reclaiming Yang Qi in large quantities, consequently descending to the human world, restoring fertility to barren lands.

But at the same time, it can intensify the Yin Qi in specific areas.

Like the flower shop and Miracle Beast Garden.

As a result, the flower shop’s Ashoka Tree and the Miracle Beast Garden’s Desire Dew yields should have increased significantly, so let’s take this opportunity to buy more."

"Yes, thanks to Lianyi House’s measures, our last economic puzzle piece has been completed."

"Ashoka Tree, Desire Dew, plus the poison... Is another Black Lotus going to be planted?"

"Indeed, another one."

"Wonderful, wonderful, I truly hope these Black Lotuses can appear in the sunlight, can’t wait a moment longer... Really want, really want, can’t wait for that moment to arrive!"

The latest speaker had a voice filled with intoxication, longing, and suddenness.

This person wasn’t here before; he appeared out of nowhere.

But the moment he spoke, the surrounding figures all became solemn, then knelt to the ground, respectfully saying, "Greetings to the Sect Leader."

That was a young boy with a face like an absolute beauty, stunning, pure, yet somehow still a boy...

His silver hair draped over his shoulders, enveloped in a pure white cloak that fell with a massive twelve-petaled Black Lotus embroidered on the back.

This was the Black Lotus Sect Leader—Peng Mingyi.

What was most striking about this sect leader, besides his appearance, were his eyes.

They were the eyes of a blind person, yet beautiful as flawless white jade. If Li Yuan were here, he would realize these eyes were very similar to Xiaozhao’s...

In other words, he was also... a born evil ghost, human world jade remains.

...

...

Li Yuan didn’t know the truth about the warm snow, he just sat quietly outside this valley, letting the flying bird overlook the scenes within the valley from above the clouds.

He was someone who would speculate, yet not imagine wildly.

Since he couldn’t understand what this warm snow was, and felt it temporarily irrelevant to him, he pushed it aside and started thinking about what he should think about.

He created the "Wendao Palace" cultivation skill.

Zhao Chunxin, Xu Sheng, Yang Teng, and others condensed the ancestral talismans that would drive them mad.

But after he absorbed those ancestral talismans, they, instead, remained unscathed, turning into normal sixth grade, and seemingly could continue to use their original ancestral talismans normally.

Then, where did these ancestral talismans come from?

Why did some people in Wendao Palace seem to disappear, like Xu Lan?

He still remembered that little girl, speaking about "wanting to destroy the world" in the pouring rain many years ago, and he maliciously told the little girl "he could teach her how to destroy it."

Li Yuan waited quietly, feeling he could find the truth here, or at least glimpse some clues.

By midnight, the valley still showed no signs.

After observing for half the night, he chose to retreat...

The next day,

He continued to observe.

The third day...

The fourth day...

...

Time passed day by day.

Li Yuan’s patience reached the extreme, even though he had reached the fifth grade, he still maintained the good habit from the beginning — seeing clearly before making a move.

During these times, his flying birds also went through updates, generally becoming "1~2", "1~3" in data, no longer "0~1".

There was no other way as his "Thousand-Mile in a Line" couldn’t carry living things, so for reconnaissance, he could only "take birds locally".

Otherwise, after reaching the fifth grade, his spiritual power was already capable of connecting with eighth grade demon birds.

But here, there were only birds with the "1~3" data, what could be done?

...

A month later...

An uproar suddenly erupted in Wendao Palace, even Sword Qi broke out, and even from a distance, Li Yuan could feel that the sword was likely his "Overlord Blade",