The Eerie Immortal Path: Begin by Devouring Fairy Flesh

As Dorothy Lin stood in a daze, the increasingly displeased voice of Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix rang out.

"Dorothy Lin, why haven't you apologized yet? Don't waste my time!"

Dorothy snapped back to reality, suppressing her frustration, and walked over to Brandon Jiang, gritting her teeth as she said, "I'm sorry."

Brandon, looking flattered, quickly waved his hand and said, "Senior Sister Lin, you exaggerate. I was merely speaking from the heart."

"But I do hope that Senior Sister Lin will think more carefully in the future. Who knows if Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix has some deeper meaning behind her words? Don't you think so?"

Dorothy forced a smile. "Junior Sister Jiang is right. I will remember your advice."

With that, she returned to her position, pounding the Thunder Stone in the Stone Cauldron in front of her with a venting fury.

Inside, she was seething with anger, wishing she could make the annoying girl in front of her disappear completely!

How infuriating! She, a dignified daughter of the Lin Family, was being lectured by someone who came out of nowhere!

To her, this was nothing short of a great humiliation!

But with Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix and the sect rules of the Heavenly Lotus Sect forbidding internal strife, she had no choice but to endure. Otherwise, she would only increase Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix's displeasure, leaving her no place in Purple Lotus Peak.

Even so, she was determined to investigate Brandon Jiang thoroughly, to find out what backing she had to dare oppose and compete with her!

If she had none, even if she couldn't kill her, she would make her suffer!

Brandon naturally knew Dorothy Lin was unhappy, but outwardly she maintained her innocent and kind demeanor. After greeting Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix, she returned to her work.

Inside, she was secretly laughing. Dealing with a girl like Dorothy Lin, who had some scheming but not much, didn't require any physical effort or getting flustered.

Just a few classic lines were enough to make her lose face and feel stifled.

Moreover, these lines had earned her more favor from Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix, truly killing two birds with one stone.

Brandon realized that this method was an excellent way to gain favor with Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix and decided to use it more in the future.

As for the other children present, although they didn't grasp the subtleties of Brandon's words, they clearly saw Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix's almost affectionate attitude towards her.

This made the children believe that although Brandon's background wasn't as prestigious as Dorothy Lin's, her standing in Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix's eyes would definitely surpass the latter's!

To get along well in Purple Lotus Peak, pleasing Brandon was essential.

Soon, Brandon felt the goodwill and flattering gazes from all directions.

Even some of the Qi Refining elites listening to Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix's lecture were among those gazes.

He sighed inwardly, realizing the importance of power. Even though he currently had no power, just gaining some favor from higher-ups had already yielded extraordinary results!

With his current status, as long as he managed these connections well, the benefits he could reap would be immeasurable!

Meanwhile, Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix returned to the stone platform and began asking questions to the disciples who had carefully observed the Dragon Thunder Talisman.@@novelbin@@

Brandon immediately perked up, not wanting to miss any learning opportunity.

Unfortunately, the questions asked by Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix and the answers given by the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples were too advanced for a complete novice like him to understand.

But even so, Brandon desperately tried to memorize the content, hoping for a sudden realization one day.

After the questioning, none of the disciples gave answers poor enough to warrant Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix's wrath, nor did anyone flatter her excessively.

However, none of the disciples received any evaluation either.

Clearly, Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix's lecture wasn't over.

She spoke loudly, "As everyone knows, the path of talismans is divided into two major categories."

"One is the spiritless talisman. Although called a spirit talisman, it merely contains spiritual power and can only be used once before dissipating. This type is also known as a dead talisman."

"The other is the spirit talisman. A spirit talisman has a spirit, can replenish its spiritual power, be used repeatedly, and the talisman spirit can activate itself to attack enemies or protect its master until it is completely exhausted. This type is known as a 'True Talisman'!"

"A True Talisman is the essence of the talisman path. Those who can create True Talismans are called talisman masters, while the rest are mere mortals."

"Today, I will upgrade the Dragon Thunder Dead Talisman to a Dragon Thunder True Talisman. How much you can comprehend depends on your own fortune."

Upon hearing this, the disciples were stunned, then showed deep excitement and fervor!

"A True Talisman! Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix is going to make a True Talisman!"

"I remember the last time she made one was half a year ago. I hadn't yet become her disciple then, but now I can finally witness it firsthand!"

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However, amidst the excitement, some were worried.

"Making a True Talisman is extremely difficult, with countless points we've never even heard of!"

"I heard that half a year ago, Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix gave many disciples D-grade evaluations, causing a storm of bloodshed. The screams on Purple Lotus Peak lasted for three days! If we don't study well, we might follow in their footsteps."

Even among the children, there was a small commotion.

The making of a True Talisman was a rare opportunity for them as well.

Dorothy Lin reacted the most, her beautiful eyes fixed on Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix, not missing any detail.

As for Brandon, it was the first time he had heard of a True Talisman.

Although he had never seen a spirit talisman in action, just hearing Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix's description gave him a glimpse.

Even a dead talisman like the Dragon Thunder Talisman could unleash a full-force attack of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, capable of contending with Great Perfection Foundation Establishment scaled creatures and malevolent spirits.

Such powerful effects made Brandon yearn for it.

But what if the Dragon Thunder Talisman wasn't a dead talisman, but a True Talisman?

Wouldn't that mean possessing a Dragon Thunder True Talisman would allow one to unleash late Foundation Establishment level attacks at will, equivalent to having late Foundation Establishment combat power?

Just the thought of it left Brandon in awe.

However, it was just a thought. The cost of making a Dragon Thunder Talisman was already astronomical, and its price would be several times higher, let alone a Dragon Thunder True Talisman.

That was something beyond his reach.

Not to mention him, even looking at Dorothy Lin's eager expression, it was likely that even the Lin Family, a cultivation family, would find it hard to obtain such a treasure.

At this moment, Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix asked a Foundation Establishment disciple, "Junior Sister Jinyang, do you know what conditions are needed to upgrade a Dragon Thunder Talisman from a dead talisman to a True Talisman?"

The Foundation Establishment disciple named Jinyang pondered for a moment and said, "The Dragon Thunder Talisman is a late Foundation Establishment level dead talisman, made from the spiritual power of a Dragon Thunder Fate Qi Refining cultivator, combined with your talisman master-level skills and Great Perfection Foundation Establishment spiritual power."

"In other words, the spiritual power in the talisman comes from the spiritual power you personally stored in it. When your spiritual power is exhausted, the talisman naturally dissipates."

"To change this, you need to infuse the talisman with the power and fortune extracted from the sacrificial furnace of a Dragon Thunder Fate human cultivator, to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Then, infuse the soul of that cultivator, refining it into a talisman spirit, allowing it to absorb and refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for its own use. Only then can the talisman persist and be used repeatedly."

"As for the cultivation level of the Dragon Thunder Fate cultivator, it must match the level of the Dragon Thunder Talisman, which is... late Foundation Establishment! And it must consume at least half of their power and soul to have a chance of upgrading the Dragon Thunder Talisman to a True Talisman!"

Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix nodded in satisfaction. "Well said. If I didn't happen to have a late Foundation Establishment Dragon Thunder Fate cultivator on hand, I wouldn't have chosen to make this Dragon Thunder True Talisman."

She then looked at Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia, instructing, "Bring up the materials."

"Yes!"

Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia nodded simultaneously and headed in a direction of Purple Lotus Peak.

Brandon and the other children were deeply shocked.

Creating a late Foundation Establishment level True Talisman required consuming half of a late Foundation Establishment human cultivator!

This... this was too extravagant!

That was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and a late-stage one at that!

Brandon remembered that Qi Refining peak cultivators who hadn't yet broken through to Foundation Establishment could sell for as much as 13 million mortals.

The price of a true Foundation Establishment cultivator would only be higher!

And the price difference between early and late Foundation Establishment would surely be as vast as that between early and late Qi Refining.

The value of a Dragon Thunder True Talisman was so high it made one tremble just thinking about it!

Selling a thousand, ten thousand of himself might not be enough to buy a single Dragon Thunder True Talisman.

But then again, Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix herself was only at Great Perfection Foundation Establishment, yet she could use late Foundation Establishment cultivators as materials. No wonder she had some of the authority of a Golden Elixir Elder. She was on a completely different level from other Foundation Establishment senior sisters!

Before long, a figure tightly bound by spirit talismans, with no aura leaking out, was dragged over by Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia.

Brandon looked closely and saw it was a man, covered in wounds with no unscathed flesh, as if he had been subjected to inhumane torture.

But his eyes were filled with unyielding defiance.

Upon seeing Sandra Ye and the other Foundation Establishment disciples, the man immediately began cursing.

"Demons! You Heavenly Lotus Sect demons defy the natural order! Absorbing others' power and fortune to cultivate, practice alchemy, and make talismans! You will face divine retribution sooner or later!"

He then looked at the Qi Refining disciples and shouted, "You haven't been in the demonic path for long, there's still hope for you!"

"Listen to me, don't be bewitched by the Heavenly Lotus Sect demons! Leave quickly, cultivation outside isn't like this!"

"In our Human Emperor City, you don't need to kill each other to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, you don't need to use others' power and fortune to practice alchemy and refine tools. Everything you're learning now is demonic arts! The demonic path!!!"