Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 148 - 123: Niu’Er Doesn’t Cry

Deep within the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

The scorching sun couldn’t penetrate the dense clouds, and under the sunlight, some miasmas emitted a green or purple glow.

"The talismans are well-prepared, and with two spiritual artifacts on me, I am far surpassing ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators. Plus, there’s the elixir..."

In the forest, Lin Chang’an, dressed in black and masked, looked solemnly at the crisis-ridden Cloud Mist Mountain Range in the distance, secretly calculating everything he had prepared.

"And the several maps of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range I bought at the market."

He bought one each from the Profound Sound Pavilion’s Duo Bao Tower, Celestial Profound City’s Treasures Tower, and the maps sold by street vendors outside.

Comparing them, the divisions of dangerous areas on the periphery were more or less the same.

[Evil Essence Sword Formulas (Mastery 856/1000)]

Looking at the progress of this demonic secret technique, Lin Chang’an felt a bit comforted.

Other cultivators often avoid places with dense miasmas, but Lin Chang’an deliberately did the opposite.

Heading straight for the areas where the miasma was densest, if others knew, it would seem like a death wish.

Even though Foundation Establishment cultivators could resist with Antitoxic Pills, the denser the miasma, the more harm it did to oneself, and such areas were rife with poisonous demon beasts.

However, as Lin Chang’an ventured deeper, the extremely toxic miasma gave him a sense of comfort.

"Why does it feel like a fish in water?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Surrounded by miasma, Lin Chang’an showed a hint of surprise, as his body felt clear and refreshed when in contact with it.

Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an had some guesses in mind.

It was probably due to his Lifebound Spirit Plant that he was unafraid of ordinary toxins.

More than half of the strength and future potential of this ancient cultivation technique depended on the Lifebound Spirit Plant.

The stronger the Lifebound Spirit Plant, the stronger the feedback ability.

Yet not long after delving deeper, Lin Chang’an was secretly startled.

"This is just the periphery, and my divine sense is already hindered."

Though he was immune to the miasma’s poison, it had another ability—isolating divine sense perception, leaving cultivators unable to discern direction.

Divine sense is essentially the eyes of a cultivator. Once limited, it’s like being blind, whether in magical combat or alerting to danger—you’re in the dark.

[Spiritual Eye (Grandmaster 232/5000)]

But the next moment, when Lin Chang’an activated his Spiritual Eye, the surrounding miasma became as if nonexistent, clearly visible.

The Piercing Mist and Stone ability of the Spiritual Eye proved crucial at this moment.

"Indeed, after not giving up on practicing the Spiritual Eye all these years, it truly came in handy this time."

Lin Chang’an previously had multiple achievements due to this, and now he smiled, finding it worthwhile to have cultivated with spirit liquid for so many years.

Yet, being so accustomed to using divine sense, suddenly losing it and relying solely on his eyes made him somewhat unaccustomed.

It was like losing a sense.

"This feeling seems to take me back to when I first joined the Demon Hunting Squad in the Immortal Cultivation Realm."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an felt a sense of nostalgia.

At that time, just starting to cultivate, he relied more on his experience in mundane martial arts.

Unexpectedly, he was using those methods of listening in all directions and watching all around again now.

"But I can’t afford to be careless."

After adapting to those nearly forgotten methods, Lin Chang’an cautiously proceeded deeper into the mountain range.

At the same time, he took out a clean piece of beast hide, recording the detailed map he explored for himself.

After all, ordinary cultivators avoided places with dense miasma, but he did the opposite.

...

Half a month later.

In the depths of the rarely visited Cloud Mist Mountain Range, it was silent all around, with only occasional insect chirps, the sound of hunting.

In front of Lin Chang’an’s Spiritual Eye, possessing the Piercing Mist and Stone ability, nothing went unnoticed, and it was all crystal clear.

"Truly perilous beyond measure, even some ordinary insects are extremely poisonous, which ordinary Qi Refining cultivators cannot withstand."

Along the way, relying on the Supreme Realm’s Breath Concealment Technique and Invisibility Technique, he witnessed the dangers deep within the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

Despite not being particularly strong, just a bite from these insects could poison and kill their prey.

He also encountered experienced human cultivators’ demon hunting squads along the way.

In these long-term cooperative squad models, some were responsible for vigilance, while others cooperated to hunt demon beasts.

He also encountered human cultivators fighting for treasures out of greed or pureness of tribulation cultivation.

All this gave Lin Chang’an a feeling of returning to when he first entered the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

"No matter how dangerous the Cloud Mist Mountain Range is, cultivators will always find a way to overcome it, but the killings caused by greed can never be overcome."

Lin Chang’an shook his head, and as he proceeded, he mostly watched coldly.

The further he ventured, he hadn’t seen cultivators for a long time.

The dense miasma had clearly become his natural protective tool, utilizing the ability to block divine sense, even when a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who had higher cultivation than him tried.

He watched from afar, and the other simply felt watched by a predator, became nervous, and fled without noticing him.

"The Breath Concealment Technique, combined with the miasma environment, is flawless."

Once cultivators lose their most relied-upon divine sense, this Breath Concealment Technique becomes the most powerful weapon, even in this environment, a Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator can’t detect him.

"However, I must not be careless. Human cultivators’ greatest strength lies in utilizing various means."