Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman-Chapter 40: White Bone Relic

When Madam Ye saw Fang Cheng, she looked him up and down a few times before pointing to a nearby chair. "Sit," she said.

Fang Cheng didn’t dare to be disrespectful. He said softly, "Thank you, Madam."

The beautiful woman before him had a flawless figure. The aura of her cultivation was as vast as mountains and seas, placing him under immense pressure.

It was as if the person before him was not an impossibly beautiful female Cultivator, but an incomparably terrifying beast!

If he hadn’t met many Cultivators in the Void Ghost Marketplace whose cultivation far surpassed his own, he likely would have embarrassed himself right then and there.

After the two were seated, Die’Er attentively brought over some Spirit Tea and served them with great care.

Madam Ye said coolly, "Tell me about your life experiences from childhood, from beginning to end. Just the important parts."

Fang Cheng was taken aback. He hadn’t expected Madam Ye to ask such a question upon their first meeting. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

He pondered for a moment before recounting the major events of his predecessor’s life.

The story involved being adopted as a child by the Loose Cultivator Fangrushan, who taught him a Gu Dao Secret Technique. Then, Fangrushan reached the end of his lifespan, and he and his senior brother had a falling out over the inheritance. The original owner of his body was forced to join the Yinluo Sect to escape his senior brother’s pursuit...

Madam Ye listened quietly, occasionally interrupting to ask about various details, and Fang Cheng held nothing back.

Madam Ye’s questions were very detailed, but she offered no commentary. Sometimes, her delicate brows would furrow slightly in thought, and Fang Cheng would pause.

Their conversation proceeded in fits and starts, pausing several times in a strange and awkward silence.

With Madam Ye’s Cultivation Divine Techniques, he naturally didn’t dare to lie.

However, some words could be used to guide her perception.

For example, he attributed his great improvement in Swordsmanship and his practice of Body Refining Techniques to the Dragon Elephant Wanderer’s Abandoned Mansion.

However, bound by a Heart Demon Oath, he only said that he’d had a fortunate encounter not long ago, entering a predecessor’s Cave Mansion and benefiting greatly.

He also mentioned the Heart Demon Oath, preempting any further questions from Madam Ye.

With Madam Ye’s cultivation and experience, she naturally wouldn’t think much of his so-called "fortunate encounter."

His greatest fear was that Madam Ye would perform a Soul Search on him. If she discovered the "Golden Talisman" in his sea of consciousness... the consequences would be unimaginable.

Fortunately, Madam Ye sensed the demonic intent of the Heart Demon Oath lingering on him and didn’t press the matter.

Finally, Madam Ye took out a jade slip and said coolly, "Regardless of what fortunate encounter you had, your current Cultivation and Magical Power are still a bit lacking. I have a Cultivation Technique here that I obtained in my early years. It has no transmission restrictions. Take it and replace the ’One Qi Technique’!"

Fang Cheng took the jade slip and examined it. Inside was a Cultivation Technique called the "Cyan Yuan Demon Tree Skill"!

"Once you become Yan’Er’s Daoist partner, I will have two expectations for you." Madam Ye looked at Fang Cheng with a burning gaze and said in a gentle tone,

"First, you must help Yan’Er resolve the suffering caused by the Profound Yin Cold Qi in her body as soon as possible. Second, you must become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Yinluo Sect, and in the future, compete for the position of True Disciple!"

Fang Cheng nodded. Becoming a True Disciple of the Yinluo Sect had been his greatest goal since he’d transmigrated.

Even with the Golden Talisman in hand, he couldn’t say he was completely confident.

Madam Ye added, "You have considerable talent in the Sword Dao. These past few days, I’ve been lobbying the Ye Family Elders’ Meeting. As long as you and Yan’Er are married, you will receive the same treatment as a core disciple of the Ye Family."

Hearing this, Fang Cheng couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.

’Treatment like a core disciple of one of the four great families... It seems Madam Ye holds me in high regard!’

"Thank you, Madam."

Fang Cheng thanked her sincerely.

Madam Ye smiled slightly, a hint of warmth softening her noble and dignified air. "Yan’Er is a firm believer in fate," she said. "As her mother, I naturally can’t stand by and watch my own daughter suffer. You must treat her well in the future. If she is wronged in any way, I will not spare you."

Fang Cheng quickly agreed.

Madam Ye glanced at Fang Cheng a few more times, a look of satisfaction flashing in her eyes. "I’ll have Die’Er serve you here for the next few days," she said coolly. "Once your and Yan’Er’s new Cave Mansion is built, you can move over."

With that, she rose and left.

Fang Cheng looked at Die’Er. The maid’s pretty face was flushed, and she bit her red lip as she said, "Young Master, if I do anything wrong in the future, I hope you will not blame me."

Fang Cheng smiled and said, "It’s fine. I need to enter secluded cultivation for a few days, so you don’t need to worry too much."

...

「Guest Welcoming Inn.」

In a secret chamber.

Fang Cheng sat cross-legged on a silk couch, picked up the jade slip Madam Ye had given him, and began to study it carefully.

The Cultivation Technique from Madam Ye was called the "Cyan Yuan Demon Tree Skill." The Cultivation Technique itself was balanced and serene, but it had an extremely high requirement for comprehension.

To practice this skill, one needed to find a Demon Tree, then entrust one’s divine soul to it. The tree would then devour the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and nourish the cultivator in return.

Among the Demon Skills Fang Cheng had encountered, this one had the lowest cultivation risk.

However, this method could only be cultivated to the Life Talisman Realm, making it far inferior to the Nine Heavens Cold Ice Technique and the Joyful Zen Skill.

Fortunately... it was still far stronger than the One Qi Technique!

’This method is enough to get me into the Inner Sect of the Yinluo Sect. Once I become an Inner Sect Disciple, I can cultivate the Yinluo Sect’s legacy techniques.’ Fang Cheng thought to himself.

He settled his mind and began to comprehend the Cyan Yuan Demon Tree Skill.

...

「Abyssal Marsh.」

「Flame Demon Island.」

Inside a luxurious and elegant Cave Mansion.

Feng Ling, dressed in a black gown, sat on a Jade Couch in her Quiet Chamber, cultivating.

Above her head, a fist-sized white bone orb spun slowly, emitting a jade-like halo that enveloped her graceful and stunning figure.

Looking closely, one could see countless tiny Demonic Runes flying and circling upon the bone orb’s surface. At first glance, it carried a faint demonic intent, but a second look revealed a radiant glow, giving it a sense of sacred purity.

Feng Ling circulated the Yinluo Sect Heart Method, her own aura merging with the aura of the bone orb, creating a faint sense of unity between person and treasure.

This bone orb was none other than one of the nine great legacy treasures of the Yinluo Sect, the White Bone Relic!

This treasure could transform into Magical Artifacts like the Strong Bone Demon, the White Bone Thunder Mirror, the Seven Kills Sword, the Bone Divine Needle, the Nether Profound Fire Ring, the Bone Trumpet, and the Bone Celestial Crossing Shuttle. Its power was tyrannical, and its transformations were unpredictable, making it a world-renowned treasure of the Demon Dao.

Disciples of the Yinluo Sect refine this treasure into their Lifebound Treasure, forging their Magical Power and the White Bone Relic into a single entity. The higher the grade of the Lifebound Treasure, the stronger their own power becomes!

The White Bone Relic fed on the bones of thousands of living beings to enhance its grade and power. Therefore, all in the Yinluo Sect who cultivated this method possessed an extremely heavy killing intent.

Demon Path Cultivation Methods were far faster to practice than the techniques of the Xuanmen Orthodox Sect, which relied on comprehending the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism.

After an unknown amount of time, Feng Ling’s expression shifted slightly, as if she had sensed something.

The spell in her hands changed. The White Bone Relic suddenly moved, shrinking in an instant to the size of a grain of rice. It shot toward the center of her smooth, fair brow and vanished.

"Come in!"

she said coolly.

A beautiful, charming, and lovely young woman entered the Quiet Chamber. It was Feng Ling’s maid, Wan’Er.

"Miss, I’ve made inquiries. The person who won the Ye Family’s Sword Fighting Conference was indeed Young Master Fang Cheng."

Wan’Er said softly.

Feng Ling chuckled upon hearing this. "And here I thought it was just someone with the same name. To think it was really him..."

A light flickered in her beautiful eyes as she smiled. "On the day of his wedding, remember to send a congratulatory gift on my behalf."