Chapter 254: Chapter 239 Dark Fog

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This gourd was neither gold nor jade, its material indeterminate.

It was entwined with black patterns, and upon these patterns rose wisps of black vapor, giving off an exceptionally eerie feeling.

And

the moment this gourd was taken out, Lin Jing felt an ominously strange aura spreading from it.

Seeing this.

Lin Jing quickly retreated a distance, remaining on guard with caution.

Subsequently.

Liu Yiyuan fixed his gaze on the gourd, frowning heavily, then his eyes turned fierce, and he struck his chest directly with a punch.

“Puh”

Liu Yiyuan sprayed a large mouthful of fresh blood onto the gourd.

The gourd was instantly stained red with Liu Yiyuan’s blood.

After expelling this mouthful of blood, Liu Yiyuan’s breathing became erratic, and his face turned significantly paler.

Liu Yiyuan’s actions puzzled Lin Jing greatly.

Despite his puzzlement.

Lin Jing dared not relax in the slightest, keeping his eyes firmly fixed on the gourd.

It was at this moment.

He noticed the fresh blood sprayed onto the gourd was slowly being absorbed by it, seeping inside.

After the blood was absorbed, the black patterns on the gourd slowly transformed, and its sinister and terrifying presence grew increasingly powerful.

At this time.

Liu Yiyuan’s face held a resentful expression, and with a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, he stared straight at Lin Jing.

Lin Jing immediately felt that something was not right.

He didn’t know what Liu Yiyuan was doing.

But he knew he absolutely couldn’t let him continue like this.

Otherwise.

It would definitely be extremely detrimental to him.

He had to interrupt him.

With that thought, Lin Jing took action.

He directly controlled the Flawless Sword to thrust at Liu Yiyuan.

However.

Liu Yiyuan was clearly prepared for Lin Jing, and as Lin Jing commanded the flying sword, Liu Yiyuan spurred his spiritual power, making the white light around him shine even more brightly.

To meet Lin Jing’s forthcoming attack.

This time.

The Flawless Sword, empowered by the Lingyin Yu Jian Jue, only caused a slight ripple in the White Light Shield.

Liu Yiyuan inside was not affected at all.

Seeing this, Liu Yiyuan’s smile grew even broader.

Looking at Lin Jing as if he were looking at a dead man.

At that moment, the color of the black patterns on the gourd changed again, turning into a blood red color.

Upon seeing this change, Liu Yiyuan no longer paid any attention to Lin Jing.

He quickly sat down cross-legged on the ground, controlled the gourd to float in front of him, and his lips seemed to be muttering some sort of incantation.

As Liu Yiyuan chanted the incantation, the stopper on top of the gourd opened by itself.

Some black mist began to slowly drift out from within the gourd.

And the instant this black mist emerged, Lin Jing immediately felt an incredibly strong and evil presence emanating from it.

This aura was astonishingly powerful.

Lin Jing feared that the aura emitted by this black mist had far surpassed that of a Golden Core Cultivator.

Clearly.

The behaviors of Liu Yiyuan up to this point were to summon this black mist to confront him.

Lin Jing naturally could not sit by and await his demise.

Immediately thereafter.

Without any hesitation, he drew a third-tier talisman—the Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman—from his Storage Bag.

The moment Lin Jing took out the Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman, Liu Yiyuan, who was in the midst of chanting, paused.

Then, with a look of fear, he stared at the talisman in Lin Jing’s hand.

Clearly.

He recognized this third-tier talisman…

With a look of disbelief on his face, Liu Yiyuan asked Lin Jing,

“A third-tier talisman, how do you have one?”

Lin Jing, however, did not answer and simply flicked his wrist, sending the Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman flying towards Liu Yiyuan.

“Explode!”

Following Lin Jing’s fierce shout, the talisman burned up rapidly.

Thereafter.

A thick purple lightning bolt, as thick as a bucket, struck straight down at Liu Yiyuan.

In the instant that the lightning bolt struck.

The White Light Shield that had been protecting Liu Yiyuan dimmed substantially.

At the same time…

Lin Jing heard a slight crackling sound, as if something had shattered.

This Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman was far more powerful than the Five Thunder Talisman.

Even Liu Yiyuan, who had been protected by the White Light Shield, was injured by it, causing him to spit out another mouthful of fresh blood.

After that, Liu Yiyuan’s entire being suddenly wilted.

He then reached into his chest and pulled out a White Jade Pearl covered with dense cracks.

This pearl, undoubtedly, was the Magical Treasure that had been protecting Liu Yiyuan all this time.

Seeing the heavy cracking on the pearl, Liu Yiyuan’s face couldn’t help but reveal a look of distress.

He then raised his head, looked at Lin Jing with rage,

“Today, you must die to satisfy the hatred in my heart…”

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Having said that,

Liu Yiyuan, regardless of the consequences, took the Flying Sword, cut open his wrist, and, using his Spiritual Power, rapidly forced his blood out, flying towards the gourd.

He attempted to hasten the emergence of the dark mist…

It was at that moment…

The lightning conjured by the Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman struck down again…

The purple lightning, as if controlled by someone, struck directly towards Liu Yiyuan.

A thunderous “boom” resounded, engulfing Liu Yiyuan in its radiant light…

Moments later, the lightning dissipated.

Liu Yiyuan lay weakened on the ground, his White Light Shield gone.

Next to him, the White Jade Pearl had shattered into several pieces and lay discarded on the ground.

Under the assault of the Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman, this Magical Treasure of a pearl had withstood two strikes of heavenly lightning before finally shattering.

By then, it had fulfilled its purpose.

Liu Yiyuan, looking at the shattered White Jade Pearl, felt immense heartache.

This Magical Treasure, gifted to him by his ancestor, was incredibly precious, and he had not expected it to be destroyed here.

However,

There was no time for him to dwell on it anymore, as the lightning was already gathering above him, preparing to strike once more.

At this moment…

He was devoid of any defenses.

If the lightning were to strike again, he would certainly die.

Despair filled Liu Yiyuan’s heart.

Just then,

An extremely aged voice suddenly appeared.

Both Lin Jing and Liu Yiyuan heard it at the same time.

“Hmm…”

“What a wonderful essence, who has summoned me here?”

Upon hearing the voice,

Both men reacted differently.

Liu Yiyuan’s face first registered shock, then barely concealed delight.

Whereas Lin Jing furrowed his brows.

He looked ahead, above the gourd, where there appeared an aged face made of dark mist.

This…

Was the entity Liu Yiyuan had hoped to summon to oppose him.

Clearly,

Liu Yiyuan had succeeded.

As the voice of the dark mist faded,

The lightning formed by the Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman struck again.

The dark mist, in the form of a face, looked upwards.

It then dispersed into a massive hand, absorbing the entire force of the lightning.

After blocking the lightning, the dark mist reshaped into the same aged face as before.

“Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman…”

“Weak, just too weak!”

Seeing this, Lin Jing’s expression darkened, his brows furrowed even more deeply.

The dark mist was terrifyingly powerful,

and it seemed it would be very difficult to deal with.

……

After the dark mist finished speaking,

It looked down at Liu Yiyuan below.

“Was it you who summoned me here?”

“Yes, senior!”

Liu Yiyuan, struggling to stand up straight, bowed to the dark mist.

“You want me to deal with that person across from me, that mere Foundation Establishment ant?”

As it spoke, the dark mist turned its head to look at Lin Jing, who was on guard the entire time.

Then it sneered contemptuously:

“A mere ant!”

While speaking,

The lightning formed by the Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman began to gather again.

This was the nature of the Extinguishing True Heaven Thunder Talisman.

Due to the enormous power of the lightning it created, it took some time to gather the force of the thunder.

Thus,

It could not form a continuous barrage of lightning as the Five Thunder Talisman could.

The dark mist morphed again into an arm and reached out, directly swatting at the lightning about to fall.

With just one strike…

The lightning vanished in mid-air, even before it could descend.

The dark mist was dreadfully powerful.

……

Lin Jing, however, kept his gaze fixed on the dark mist.

In the moment the dark mist dispersed the lightning,

Lin Jing noticed…

There was a close connection between the dark mist and the gourd.

With every movement of the dark mist, the crimson patterns atop the gourd emitted bursts of red light.

Moreover,

Lin Jing detected that with each attack from the dark mist, the gourd would momentarily absorb a massive amount of Spiritual Energy from the surroundings.

It was as if the dark mist and the gourd were one and the same.