Cultivation Starting from Full Talent

Chapter 201: Chapter 199: Luminous Jade Gourd

“This won’t do.”

Ning Daoran, with arms crossed, spoke calmly, “This turtle is my half-brother by different parents; how could I sell him to you just because you say there’s a fate between you two? I hope Fellow Daoist understands.”

“Boy…”

Feng Wuliang’s eyes were chilly, “Do you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit? Then don’t blame this old man for being rude!”

As he spoke, the overwhelming Golden Core Spiritual Pressure came crashing down.

“Little Gui, back to Grotto Heaven.”

With a flick of his sleeve, Ning Daoran instantly wrapped the Green Water Turtle in a surge of mana and sent it into the Spirit Garden Grotto Heaven.

“A Grotto Heaven treasure?!”

Feng Wuliang’s gaze burned with intensity, “Boy, it seems all the more that I cannot let you leave alive.”

As the Spiritual Pressure fell, Feng Wuliang suddenly raised his hand, drawing a wisp of vapor, and instantly condensed a massive hand, dozens of feet in size, from the water, which fell from the sky and pressed directly towards Ning Daoran’s head.

Simultaneously, Water Attribute Technique was infused into the lake, causing the surface to shudder; strands of water spouts shot up from the lake, leaving Ning Daoran feeling as if there was no escape into the heavens or earth.

Indeed, the methods of an Old Golden Core were extraordinary.

In the aspect of Water Attribute Technique, Feng Wuliang already possessed some air of a “Golden Core Immortal.”

However, Ning Daoran’s Golden Core was clearly stronger.

“Boom—”

With a light stomp, a Spiritual Pressure many times stronger than his opponent’s erupted, instantly shattering the mana palm above his head, the water spouts underfoot also shattered one by one, turning into glinting pearls dancing on the surface of the lake!

“Such powerful Spiritual Pressure, are you also a Golden Core!?”

Feng Wuliang was greatly shocked.

But he knew that today’s matter could not end well; having already uttered the words not allowing the other party to live, the feud was set, and how could a Golden Core Cultivator just let it go?

Ning Daoran spread his five fingers, and a strong flow of Evergreen Technique Power rolled out; the lake water continuously split and intertwined, transforming into two mana palms, each dozens of feet in size, closing in from both sides and slamming towards the Old Golden Core.

“You…”

Feng Wuliang, not daring to be careless, hurriedly brought out a treasure mirror, a Second Order High Grade Spiritual Artifact; as the light from the treasure mirror spun, it was as if another world had opened up. The Evergreen Technique Power pushed horizontally, passing through the light of the mirror and failing to inflict any damage on him.

It was a Spiritual Artifact with exotic abilities!

Ning Daoran gently raised his hand, and twelve Silver Moon Flying Swords shot out into the air, drawing in water droplets from the lake, “swoosh swoosh swoosh,” and attacked ferociously.

“Bring it on!”

With a low shout from Feng Wuliang, he slapped a Bone Shield out of his Storage Bag; the Silver Moon Flying Swords “clang clang” burst into a reverberation, rebounding off the Bone Shield, whose Defense was extremely strong, at least of the Second Order High Grade Spiritual Artifact standard.

Who would have thought that the Sealing Family Ancestor possessed so many treasures!

Ning Daoran was not planning a war of attrition, immediately he flicked his fingers, and under the guidance of the Jianjia Sword Technique, a Golden Silk Sword flew out from within his body, “boom,” a loud blast, directly destroying the Bone Shield!

“You…”

Feng Wuliang’s face paled with shock; in his heart surged a chill, realizing that the person before him was no ordinary Golden Core cultivator!

Though he appeared young, his Spiritual Pressure, the intensity of his mana, were far superior to an ordinary Early Stage Golden Core; even more so, Feng Wuliang felt that this person had not yet made his full effort, otherwise he might have already been suppressed!

There was no choice but to use that Exotic Treasure!

Had it not been a dire necessity, he would never have allowed that Exotic Treasure to show itself, but now that the feud with a Golden Core Great Power was formed, there was no choice but to use it!

In the air, six Golden Silk Swords moved back and forth like lightning, aiming straight for Feng Wuliang’s heart.

But just then, Feng Wuliang’s palm opened, and a stream of auspicious light sprayed out, instantly condensing into a jade-colored Jade Gourd. The moment the Jade Gourd appeared, Ning Daoran knew it was no ordinary treasure!

That rich magic treasure aura was no less than that of a Top-grade Magic Treasure!

No wonder the Sealing Family Ancestor was so domineering in his actions; it turned out he possessed such an Exotic Treasure.

“Take!”

With mana surging, Feng Wuliang shouted decisively, and immediately the aura of the six Golden Silk Flying Swords were all locked in; the Jade Gourd’s mouth acted like a spiraling abyss, producing an extremely strong suction force!

“Sizzle~~~”

The Golden Silk Swords, like fish in the wind, struggled fiercely but were utterly unable to break free.

In an instant, all six Golden Silk Swords were absorbed into the gourd.

However, just then, from the wind on the left and right, another six Golden Silk Swords were flying towards Feng Wuliang’s throat!

“More? How are there more!?”

Feng Wuliang was greatly alarmed, furiously manipulating the gourd in an attempt to collect more Golden Silk Swords!

But at that moment, a streak of blood-colored silk thread swept through the lake and whizzed past in the air!

“Chhh!”

Feng Wuliang ceased to breathe; a line of blood appeared on his neck, and soon after, the Old Golden Core Ancestor’s head slowly rolled off his neck.

His whole mind was occupied with dealing with the Golden Silk Swords; he couldn’t spare more spiritual focus to watch for other attacks.

Alas, Ning Daoran’s Divine Soul was too strong, capable of controlling several magical treasures at the same time, let alone the Golden Silk Swords and Spirit Cage Silk; even Bamboo Leaf Blade and Lingxiao Mist Dream Bracelet were ready to launch!

Even if Feng Wuliang hadn’t perished from the Spirit Cage Silk, he was doomed to fall under the Bamboo Leaf Blade and the Lingxiao Mist Dream Bracelet.

“Whoosh—”

Ning Daoran’s figure flashed by, the treasure must not hit the ground, and he reached out to grab the Jade Gourd that was about to fall into the lake.

Inside the Jade Gourd, six Golden Silk Swords clashed and rang sharply, striving to break out from within the gourd.

“Don’t rush.”

With a slight soothing from Ning Daoran, the six Golden Silk Swords calmed down. There was no need to hurry; after refining the Jade Gourd later, the Golden Silk Swords could naturally be released.

This Jade Gourd was extraordinary, capable of taking away others’ magic treasures; it could no longer be summarized as a mere common magic treasure.

Ning Daoran dived into the water, masking his figure with the Water Escape Technique.

Next, he hauled over the corpse of Feng Wuliang, performed a Soul Search, snatched his Storage Bag, and at the bottom of the lake, a bout of Samadhi True Fire turned him to ashes before he escaped with the Water Escape Technique.

…

Sword casting shop.

Little Bai, like a lady from a scholarly family, sat beside the bed, reading under the lamp with a book in her hand.

Hanging from her waist was a vine ball, the very Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, where Ning Daoran now looked exhilarated.

In his hand, a jade-like gourd shone with a lustrous glow.

According to the information obtained from soul-searching Feng Wuliang, this Jade Gourd came from an Ancient Cultivator’s Cave Mansion. It is said that in his alive days, that Ancient Cultivator was a Nascent Soul Late Stage, someone who could make the Eastern Wilderness Cultivation World shake three times with a stomp of his foot.

But death extinguishes life, and this Nascent Soul Cultivator was no exception.

After the discovery of this Nascent Soul Cultivator’s Cave Mansion, Feng Wuliang, along with three other Golden Core cultivators, partnered to unlock it, and two of them, in the Golden Core Mid-Stage, fought to the death over this Jade Gourd, ultimately leaving Feng Wuliang to benefit as the unsuspecting winner.

According to the memory, this gourd was known as the Luminous Jade Gourd, a Third-tier Top-Grade Magical Treasure, but it was no ordinary magic treasure; it was an Ancient Treasure.

The material of the Luminous Jade Gourd was extremely precious, refined from an Immortal Gourd that had formed over a hundred thousand years. It was, in legends, an Ancient Treasure!

Alas, through the endless ages, the spirituality within the Luminous Jade Gourd had gradually worn away. If the spirituality were still present, it would not be a magic treasure, but a Fourth-tier Spirit Communication Treasure!

Nevertheless, even without it, this Ancient Treasure, capable of snatching others’ treasures during duels, remained exceedingly precious!

Ning Daoran frowned, among his many treasures, the Luminous Jade Gourd held an exceptionally distinguished place, on par with the Golden Silk Swords, Lingxiao Mist Dream Bracelet, and Soul Refining Tower – his three pinnacle magical treasures!

Several days later.

The Luminous Jade Gourd was re-refined; every trace of Feng Wuliang’s Divine Soul Mark was erased, and at that time, the gourd had become Ning Daoran’s Lifebound Magical Treasure, with its new designation — Treasure Bowl!

Outside world.

The incident of the duel by West Ping Lake had been spreading for several days. Some cultivators in the city had witnessed the fight between Ning Daoran and Feng Wuliang, but as they fought, one of them vanished.

Moreover, no one knew that the old scholar was the Sealing Family Ancestor, Feng Wuliang, nor did they know that Feng Wuliang had died.

Only the Feng Family and a few high-ranking members of the clan knew about the Ancestor’s departure ‘on business,’ and soon after, the soul token left at the ancestral land shattered.

At this moment, the Feng Family kept it secret and dared not declare the Ancestor’s fall.

Should the outside world come to know, the Feng Family would be stricken off from the ranks of the Golden Core Families and those coveting the Family’s Spirit Vein would become restless, like a pack of wolves devouring a fat cow, leaving nothing of the Feng Family.

In essence, this was akin to keeping the death of an emperor secret.

…

Within the city, some Patrol Cultivators approached Ning Daoran to ask about the lake duel.

Ning Daoran only said the opponent was a cultivator facing a spiritual tribulation. He had fled using the Water Escape Technique during the duel and had not seen the opponent since.

Since the Patrol Cultivators couldn’t find the opponent’s remains, they had to give up.

As for the Floating Duckweed Workshop…

Chen Ping’er remained jittery, worried that the Golden Core Cultivator Feng Wuliang might come and annihilate the Floating Duckweed Workshop, but after ten days, no disturbance occurred.

Contrastingly, Ning Daoran reaped three thousand spirit stones in ten days!

Finally, unable to cope, the Floating Duckweed Workshop gave in. One night, Chen Ping’er, armed with the All Heavens Hidden Thunder Array, sought out Ning Daoran to return the Array.

Otherwise, the Workshop’s daily profits would plummet into the bottomless pit of renting the All Heavens Hidden Thunder Array.

Thus, normalcy once again returned to Fanshu City.

…

Time flew, and two years passed in the blink of an eye.

This year, Ning Daoran was one hundred forty-seven years old, his seventh year since leaving the Chaotic Sect.

Life in Fanshu City was leisurely; he overseen the cultivation of the White Deer in mastering the Wind and Thunder Hammer Technique, played games under the tree with Elder Ou Yeping, or, led by Sang Ping’an, enjoyed performances in the city brothels.

However, beyond all this, Ning Daoran frequently deployed batches of Second-class Paperfolk to roam the borders of Qingzhou and Kuizhou in search of opportunities.

Half a year later, he indeed found a chance.

In a dense forest a thousand miles south of Fanshu City, Second-class Paperfolk discovered an Ancient Cultivator’s Cave Mansion. Given the complex Prohibitions, it was clear that the Ancient Cultivator’s Cultivation was extraordinary.

Ning Daoran dispatched the Second-class Paperfolk several times to survey the vicinity of the Cave Mansion, noting that it had gone unnoticed, and then sent out Class A Paperfolk to gather information about the Prohibitions.

Meanwhile, he, staying in Fanshu City, collected materials for breaking the Prohibitions, and only then did he make a move.

Months later, Ning Daoran left the city, venturing solo into that nameless Ancient Cultivator’s Cave Mansion!