Chapter752:SpiritShieldingTalisman!

SuYinoddedasXiWuqingfinishedinspectingthewoodenbox.Attheveryleast,itcouldbeinferredthattheboxwasindeedanancientartifactandthesealingrestrictionsweregenuine.

"GrandpaQin,ifIdon’twantthiswoodenboxanymore,canIgiveitback?"

SuYi’seyessparkledwithasmileashekindlyaskedQinSan,"IfIdecidenottokeepthiswoodenbox,wouldIstillhavetocarrysuchaheavydebt?Afterall,thisboxservesnopurposetomewhatsoever.Infact,Ican’tevenopenitatthismoment.It’ssimplynodifferentfromauselesspieceofwood."

"You’rekidding,sir.Thereisahighpossibilitythattherearevaluabletreasuresinside,oreventhelifelonginheritanceofapowerfulindividualfromtheFuyaoSect.SacredMountainitselfdesirestopossessit,andcountlessotherscovetit.Congratulationsonobtainingit,sir."

QinSansmiledapologeticallyandhandedthespacebagtoSuYi.Itwasobviousthathecouldn’trefusetheitembeingauctioned.

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SuYisighedhelplessly,andthenreluctantlypackedawaythewoodenbox.Itwasn’tconvenienttoholdtheStarCloudGanodermainhandeither.Therewereprotectivesealsarrangedonthejadebox,soitcouldbeplacedinsidethespacebag.

"Sir,thereisonemorething.ThisisagiftfromLingbaoPavilionforyou."

QinSanhandedapalm-sizedobjecttoSuYi.Itglowedwitharadiantlight,withshimmeringsymbolsandemanatedadangerousaura.

SuYi’seyessparkledwithexcitementashelaidhisgazeuponit.Theobjecthadayellowishhue,exudingaprofoundandperilousaurathatsentshiversdownone’sspinewithjustaglance.

"ThisistheSoulControllingKillingTalisman!"

SuYi’sgazetrembledasheobservedthescene.ThiswasjustliketheSoulControllingKillingTalismanhehadseenattheauction.Astonishingly,itturnedouttobeanotherSoulControllingKillingTalisman.Judgingfromitsaura,itseemedtosurpasstheYuanEmperorRealm’sthird-gradeSoulControllingKillingTalismanheencounteredbefore.

TheSoulControllingKillingTalisman,whenactivated,hasthepowertostirresidualsoulsandsealthemwithinitsenchantment.Oncewielded,theusercanunleashaterrifyingforce.

ThemorepowerfultheSoulTamer,thestrongertheSoulControllingKillingTalismantheycancreate.ItsstrengthisnaturallygreaterandisalsoinfluencedbyvariousfactorssuchastheSoulTamer’sspiritpower.

"Sir,thisisnotaSpiritHarnessingKillingTalisman,thisisaSpiritShieldingTalisman,theSpiritShieldingTalismanoftheFifthGradeofYuanEmperorRealm.IamgratefulforyoursupportatourLingbaoPavilionauction,sothisSpiritShieldingTalismanisagiftfromourLingbaoPaviliontoyou.Itmaybeasmallitem,butitisatokenofourappreciation,"QinSansaidtoSuYi.

"ItturnedouttobeaSpiritShieldingTalisman."

SuYifeltabitembarrassedsecretly.AsaSoulTamer,hewassurprisedthathedidn’trecognizetheSoulControllingKillingTalismanandSpiritShieldingTalismanimmediately.However,hedidknowthattheSpiritShieldingTalismanwasalsoatechniqueusedbySoulTamers,andithadasimilareffectastheSoulControllingKillingTalisman.

TheSoulControllingKillingTalismanisanoffensivetechnique.

ButtheSpiritShieldingTalismanwasdefensiveinnature.

AlthoughtheSpiritShieldingTalismanwasmucheasiertocreate,itonlypossesseddefensivecapabilitiesandcouldn’tbeusedforattacks.However,itwasabletowithstandpowerfulattacks,makingitanextraordinaryprotectiveitem.

"Thankyouverymuch."

WhywouldSuYibepolite?HeimmediatelytuckedtheSoulControllingKillingTalismanintohisarms,notwantingtoletitgotowaste.Howcouldhepossiblyrejectit?Afterall,apreviousSoulControllingKillingTalismanhadbeenauctionedforasky-highprice.Nowburdenedwithaterrifyingdebt,SuYifeltitwasonlyrighttotakeholdofsuchaSoulControllingKillingTalisman.

"Doyouhaveanyotherneeds,sir?WouldyouliketotakeastrollaroundtheLingbaoPavilion?"QinSanaskedwithenthusiasm.

"Nevermind,nevermind."

SuYi,withoutanyhesitation,shookhishead.Hehadalreadyaccumulatedamassiveamountofdebt.Ifheweretocontinuewanderingaround,hewasafraidthathemightlosecontrolofhimself.TherewerecertainlymanytreasuresinsidetheLingbaoPavilion,butheabsolutelycouldn’taffordtotakeonanymoredebt.

InsidetheLingbaoPavilion,therewasaseparateandspecialpathwayleadingout.Afteramoment,SuYiandXiWuqingsteppedoutoftheLingbaoPavilion.

AssoonastheysteppedoutoftheLingbaoPavilion,aninvisibleandmysteriousaurainstantlyfilledtheairallaround.

XiWuqingfeltasenseofunease,sensingtrouble.Fromtheverybeginning,hisexpressionslightlyhardened,andnowhiseyebrowsfurrowedslightly,hisdemeanorgrowinginwardlyserious.

SuYicarefullysensedthatbeneaththeHeavenlyYuanDemonicSoul,undertheprobingofhiskeensoulpower,healsofaintlydetectedsometraces,asiftheywerefleetingandelusive.

"Itlooksliketheyhavebeenwaitingallthistime!"

SuYi’seyebrowsraisedslightly.Eversincehecameoutoftheauction,hehadbeenawareofthesesubtletracesthatseemedtobewatchinghim.Hecouldsensethattheseelusivetraceswereexactlythesameastheoneshehadencounteredinsidetheauction.

SuYinaturallyunderstoodwhatwasgoingon.TheStarCloudGanodermaandtheimpressivewoodenboxhadbothendedupinhishands.Itwaslikelythathehadnowbecomethetargetofmanypowerfulindividuals.WhileheshouldbesafewithinCentralRegionCity,whereeveryonewouldbewaryofhim,theconsequenceswouldbedireifheweretoleavethecity.

"LittlebrotherYiSu."

Suddenly,afamiliarfaceappeared,wearingasmile.ItwasnoneotherthanDeputyPalaceMasterGuanLan,accompaniedbyseveralpowerfulindividualsandyoungdisciplesfromYutianPalace.

"GuanLan,thereveredelder."

SuYibowed,andhereheencounteredDeputyPalaceMasterGuanLan.SuYinaturallydidn’tthinkitwasacoincidence.Justmomentsago,membersfromYutianPalacewerealsopresentintheexclusiveVIPboxatthetopflooroftheauction.TheymusthaveseenhimandknewthathesuccessfullybidonthespecialwoodenboxandStarCloudGanoderma.Now,DeputyPalaceMasterGuanLan’spresenceherewasprobablytoprotecthim.

"BrotherSuYi,canyounowcomebacktoYutianPalace?"

GuanLannoddedatXiWuqingandturnedtoSuYi,askingwithahintofsurpriseinhiseyes.SuYiwasactuallyabletositinthatspecialguestroom,andtheattitudeoftheLingbaoPavilionwasquiteunusual.Tobeabletobidandacquirethestarrycloudspiritmushroomandmysteriouswoodenbox,allofthismadeGuanLanfeelincreasinglyunabletounderstandthisyoungmanbeforehim.

"Comeback,ofcoursecomeback."

SuYinodded,feelingmuchsaferwithpeoplefromYutianPalacearound.

"Let’sgotogetherthen!"smiledPalaceMasterGuanLan.

...

"Didyouleave?"

InsideYutianPalace,aspaciousroomwithsimpleandplainfurnishings,amiddle-agedmanwhoappearedtobeinhisfortiessatcross-legged.Hisgazewasdeep,dressedinagreenrobe.HeturnedtoQinSan,theshopkeeper,infrontofhimandasked.

"Justnow,IwalkedwithDeputyPalaceMasterGuanLanfromYutianPalace."

QinSan,theshopkeeper,spokeup.Infrontofthismiddle-agedman,althoughheseemedcasual,therewasahintofundisguisedaweinthedepthofhisgaze.

"YutianPalace..."

Uponhearingthis,themiddle-agedman’seyesflickeredandhemurmuredsoftly,"YiSu,theOverlordSect,HeavenlyGradesoulquality...Suchtalent,YutianPalacewillnaturallybefriendhim."

"ButdoesthisOverlordSectreallyexist?"

QinSanhadsomedoubts.Indeed,hehadneverheardoftheOverlordSectbefore.Ifitwastrulyanobscuresect,thenhowcouldithavesuchextraordinarydisciples,accompaniedbyaSoulTamerattheYuanEmperorRealmandaformidabledemonclanexpertattheDemonicEmperorRealmbyitsside?

"TheOverlordSectprobablydoesn’texist."

Withafaintsmile,themiddle-agedmanthengazedatQinSan,theassistantshopkeeper,withevidentcuriosity,andasked,"Inyouropinion,whatisthebackgroundofthisperson?"

"Thispersonissomysterious.Despitebeingyoung,theypossessaprofoundandunfathomablewisdom.ItseemsliketheyhavelittleinterestinthewoodenboxofFuyaoSectandaremerelyplottingagainstSacredMountain.Moreover,theyalsopossessablackcardfrommyLingbaoPavilion,thesameonethatwassentbythatperson..."