Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 245 - 161: Celestial Profound City’s Second Core Formation, Part 2

This momentum is much greater than the disturbance when Fairy Ni Chang of the Profound Sound Pavilion formed her core.

It's known that Fairy Ni Chang of the Profound Sound Pavilion possesses a Celestial Spirit Root, and it's rumored that she even formed an Immortal Golden Core.

"Three clusters of Spiritual Light! My goodness, Master Lu is really making a big move this time!"

Amidst the astonishment of countless cultivators, all of them looked in shock towards the direction of Celestial Profound City.

Above Celestial Profound City, the winds and clouds changed, and a massive amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy gathered.

Having witnessed the unusual phenomenon when Fairy Ni Chang formed her core back then, Lin Chang'an, though not unfamiliar, leaped onto the roof of the Gathering Immortals Tower, astounded.

His black eyes gazed at this soaring Golden Core phenomenon.

"Celestial Profound Peak, Li Huo Peak, Profound Sound Peak, all three major spirit vein peaks have core formation phenomena."

Shocked, Lin Chang'an also noticed that the Mountain Protection Array of Celestial Profound City was activated, and then the figure of the late-stage Tier Three demon beast, the Profound Water Turtle, appeared over Celestial Profound City.

The giant turtle roared, intimidating the petty and vile.

On the giant turtle's back was Master Lu, albeit looking even older this time.

At this moment, the celestial phenomenon in the sky showed Spiritual Energy visibly converging into a vortex.

The entire Celestial Profound City was in an uproar.

"It's Master Lu's disciples who are forming their cores!"

"Haha, I've seen it! I saw Fairy Ni Chang's core-forming phenomena before, I can't be mistaken!"

"Three of them! As long as one succeeds, our Celestial Profound City will have hope of continuing."

"Heaven favors our Independent Cultivator City!"

The whole of Celestial Profound City erupted in excitement; the previously dull and confused gazes now came to life, shedding tears of emotion.

If just one Core Formation Cultivator emerges, then Celestial Profound City will be able to endure.

This group of Loose Cultivators can continue to stay on this land.

On the Gathering Immortals Tower, Lin Chang'an opened his ink-black eyes, his pupils reflecting the vortex-shaped convergence of Spiritual Energy in the heavens and earth.

"This mana aura is unmistakable, the one on Celestial Profound Peak is Su Miaoyin, and the aura on Profound Sound Peak seems to be Friend Song's. However, who it is on Li Huo Peak is unknown."

The three spirit vein main peaks in Celestial Profound City can support the cultivation of several Core Formation Cultivators, let alone forming cores simultaneously.

With the Mountain Protection Array activated, the simultaneous core formation of the three also caught those secretly plotting unprepared.

"Roar!"

From the depths of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range came three beastly roars, and three Tier Three demon beasts charged out aggressively.

Demon beasts aren't foolish; they wouldn't just wait for human cultivators to form their cores.

Even among demon beasts, attempting to advance to Tier Three often results in attacks from other beasts.

The rich Spiritual Energy of Celestial Profound City attracts not only cultivators but also demon beasts, which is why the three Tier Three demon beasts have been eyeing Celestial Profound City.

It's unknown what happened in the depths of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, causing the three Tier Three demon beasts to pop out, seeking new territory.

At this moment, the various kingdom cultivators and sects lurking within Celestial Profound City also displayed varied expressions upon witnessing this scene.

The Li Huo Palace cultivators lurking in Celestial Profound City widened their eyes one after another.

"Quick! Quickly inform the Elders!"

Countless messages started being sent out rapidly.

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Li Huo Palace.

"What! That damn old turtle Lu is so cunning!"

Upon receiving the Sound Transmission Talisman, the Grand Elder of Li Huo Palace was enraged, his hair standing on end; the old turtle had played everyone once again.

He took advantage of the fact that they were forcing the Profound Sound Pavilion to retreat step by step to have his disciples form their cores.

And what's more, three at the same time—it's too treacherous.

Divine Sword Sect.

"Damn it, at such a critical moment!"

The three Core Formation Elders of the Divine Sword Sect looked at each other, their expressions somewhat grave.

It's currently a crucial period in attacking the Profound Sound Pavilion, and now this happens.

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Profound Sound Pavilion front line.

"Finally, the core formation has started!"

Upon receiving the news, the Profound Sound Pavilion immediately issued orders to begin the counterattack.

Meanwhile, the newly promoted Golden Core prodigy, Fairy Ni Chang, dressed in multicolored palace attire with a white veil, her beauty shrouded in a hazy glow, frowned deeply.

"Master, our Profound Sound Pavilion is already the weakest in Yue Kingdom. Now, after consecutive battles, our sect has suffered heavy casualties. Even if Master Lu's disciple can form a core, joining forces might not be enough to hold them off."

After all, the ambition of Li Huo Palace and Divine Sword Sect to unify Yue Kingdom is quite firm.

However, the current Grand Elder of the Profound Sound Pavilion, Ni Chang's master, sighed softly upon hearing this.

"Ni Chang, I don't know if joining the Profound Sound Pavilion was fortunate or unfortunate for you. With your talent, you shouldn't be managing sect affairs but focusing solely on cultivation."

"Master, what are you saying? Without the Profound Sound Pavilion, there would be no disciple. The Profound Sound Pavilion is my home!"

Seeing Fairy Ni Chang's resolute gaze, the Great Elder smiled with relief and nodded.

During this period, Ni Chang has seen and experienced much. Previously, under the sect's protection, she focused solely on cultivation and never managed any sect affairs.

"Ni Chang, remember this: in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, the only person you can rely on is yourself. Neither the sect nor a master can be truly depended upon.

The sect's temporary rise and fall amount to nothing; as long as there are powerful cultivators, it won't perish, and as for Master Lu, you might not be able to rely on him either!"

"Master, what do you mean by this?" Fairy Ni Chang's expression turned grave. Although no longer the naive ascetic she once was, engrossed only in cultivation, she still found it difficult to understand.

The Great Elder shook his head and sighed:

"Don't forget, Master Lu is a loose cultivator. He only returned to help his disciple form a core. Is Celestial Profound City truly important to him?

He's but a passerby, so he could easily use and discard the forces of Celestial Profound City and even Yue Kingdom. We should consider our retreat."

Fairy Ni Chang fell silent, listening to her master's teachings.

As for the Great Elder, he looked at his talented disciple and shook his head with a wry smile.

In terms of insight and understanding human nature, Ni Chang is quite lacking; hopefully, she'll grow quickly. At the very least, she needs to hold up a sky for this disciple and the Profound Sound Pavilion.

Just as the disciple said, isn't the Profound Sound Pavilion also her home, her root?

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Celestial Profound City.

The Tier Three Profound Water Turtle roared angrily, yet though three tier three demon beasts couldn't defeat it, they cunningly relied on their speed to separately launch surprise attacks on Celestial Profound City.

Meanwhile, Celestial Profound City, having activated its Mountain Protection Array, rumbled loudly.

Countless people saw the emaciated, elderly figure on Celestial Profound Peak presiding over the array.

"Lu the Tortoise, if you have the guts, come out and fight!"

Days later, two late-stage Core Formation cultivators from Li Huo Palace and Divine Sword Sect arrived, shouting coldly.

However, Master Lu, hiding within Celestial Profound City, feigned an appearance of one nearing the end of lifespan and mocked:

"Fellow Daoists, you've come from afar, why not enter the city for a talk?"

Seeing Celestial Profound City's Mountain Protection Array, the two late-stage Core Formation cultivators felt stifled and cursed Lu the Tortoise for his shamelessness.

"Fellow Daoist, we've been planning this together for so long; now is the time to use it."

"Alright! Today, let's see how hard this old tortoise's shell truly is!"

The Core Formation cultivators from Divine Sword Sect and Li Huo Palace exchanged glances and each took out a Tier Three Upper Grade Forbidden-Breaking Talisman.

"Wish to form a core? Dream on! All we need to do is disrupt this junior's core formation."

"Break the array!"

The precious Tier Three Upper Grade Talismans were specially designed to target and break an array.

They tore through the void, striking the weakest area of the array.

The Forbidden-Breaking Talisman's destructive power on the array was several times that of an attack talisman of the same level.

Several Forbidden-Breaking Talismans targeted weak points of Celestial Profound City's Mountain Protection Array.

As the array barrier dimmed and tiny cracks appeared, Master Lu within Celestial Profound City was furious.

"Courting death!"

Seeing Master Lu forced out, the two were overjoyed. Ultimately, it wasn't a loss, as the Tier Three Upper Grade Forbidden-Breaking Talismans were incredibly precious and, if used up, truly gone.

Crack!

A few-zhang wide gap cracked open in the weakened section of the Mountain Protection Array.

"Ha-ha! A gap has appeared in the array, Lu the Tortoise! Go have fun with those three tier three demon beasts."

The two weren't fools and had no intention of fighting a Golden Core cultivator who was determined to risk everything.

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Inside Celestial Profound City, countless cultivators had already hidden away.

Outside Lin Chang'an's cave residence, seeing this scene, he felt even more apprehensive.

"Trouble, indeed, has come. There's no way the two major sects would sit idly by while a core-forming cultivator emerges in Celestial Profound City."

The three-tier three demon beasts seized the opportunity, tearing a huge gap in the Mountain Protection Array. Especially the flying beast, it arrogantly continued its assault.

"Better to lie low for now; facing tier three Golden Core realm demon beasts, Foundation Establishment cultivators are nothing more than slightly bigger ants."

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Lin Chang'an immediately released the Cyan-Horned Bull and Phoenix Cry Bird. The two beasts, upon seeing this, widened their eyes.

Could they withstand this?

"What are you dawdling for? Get in here!"

Seeing the startled Cyan-Horned Bull and Phoenix Cry Bird, Lin Chang'an called them over irritably, and only then did the two beasts hastily follow their master into the cave residence.

Especially the Cyan-Horned Bull, it moved quickly on all fours, fearing its master might regret it later.

After all, their master had a history of enticing demon beasts beyond their level, truly fearing he might make them lure the tier three demon beasts.