59: Chapter 59 South Street Liugang Temple 59: Chapter 59 South Street Liugang Temple However, this level of strength couldn’t make him feel at ease.
“Currently, my Soul Energy is only three hundred points, which is nowhere near enough to enhance my strength again.
So, what can help me now are only the talismans.”
Bai Ziyue felt somewhat regretful.
If his Soul Energy were sufficient, he would have wanted to continue enhancing the One-character Punch and the Eighteen Linked Blades.
Martial Arts of the Perfection Level would definitely boost his combat power tremendously.
However, he still needed at least three hundred points of Soul Energy, totaling six hundred points to enhance the Eighteen Linked Blades to Great Success.
To enhance the One-character Punch to Perfection would require twelve hundred points.
In the short term, there was no possibility of improvement, so he naturally didn’t dwell on it.
On the other hand, he could still plan in terms of talismans.
“The number of talismans recorded in the first volume of the ‘Hundred Talisman Atlas’ is limited, only twenty-five types.
Among them, common talismans like the Cleaning Talisman and the Sect Protection Talisman account for the majority.
Excluding these, only three types can actually help me in the upcoming battle.
They are the Soul-Suppressing Talisman, the Vajra Talisman, and the Light Body Talisman, which are indeed very few.”
Among the twenty-five types of talismans, it’s not that there were no more powerful talismans, such as the Spirit Fire Talisman and the Ice Blade Talisman, which all have destructive power that, according to his estimation, should be significant.
But, just using Spiritual Power to draw these talismans was already insufficient.
He needed to cultivate Spiritual Qi within his body to succeed.
Since he hadn’t reached the Entry Level in the Purple Qi Divine Observation Technique, he naturally couldn’t cultivate Spiritual Qi.
“There’s still a day and a half until tomorrow evening.
What I can do now is to draw as many of these three types of talismans as possible to prepare for tomorrow.”
Bai Ziyue quickly returned to his room, immediately taking out his talisman pen, Hundred-pleated Paper, and vermillion ink, among other items.
The Soul-Suppressing Talisman could work on ghosts.
From several encounters, Bai Ziyue understood that Wu Hao was definitely skilled in nurturing ghosts, so this Soul-Suppressing Talisman was what he valued the most.
Even though he still had two left, he quickly drew three more to feel secure.
Next were the Light Body Talisman and the Vajra Talisman.
The Light Body Talisman could make him light as a swallow, greatly increasing his speed.
As for the Vajra Talisman, it was a defense-type talisman.
When placed on the body, it could make an ordinary person impervious to knives and guns, greatly enhancing defense.
These two types of talismans had substantial auxiliary effects, definitely capable of significantly boosting his strength.
This was also his greatest assurance when facing Wu Hao.
“Six Soul-Suppressing Talismans, four Light Body Talismans, three Vajra Talismans…
this is already my limit.”
Satisfied with the number of talismans on himself, Bai Ziyue couldn’t help but succumb to his fatigue, tidied up a bit, and fell asleep.
The next day, he naturally woke up early in the morning.
However, drawing more than ten talismans the previous day consumed a lot of his Spiritual Power, and coupled with insufficient rest at night, he was somewhat groggy the next day.
After barely helping Master Li slaughter two Golden Mountain Pigs, Bai Ziyue hurried back to his room and slept for six hours, finally regaining his spirits.
With his energy restored, Bai Ziyue didn’t continue drawing talismans.
After all, drawing talismans consumed Spiritual Power, and since the time to confront Wu Hao was near, he dared not underestimate it.
After thinking for a while, Bai Ziyue took out a black cloth and wrapped the Slaughter Saber in it.
Compared to other long knives, the Slaughter Saber was more fitting for his build.
Additionally, as an iron weapon stained with countless blood, it possessed inherent ferocity and acted as a deterrent against ghosts.
Using it against Wu Hao seemed more appropriate to him.
Besides, he also properly packed more than ten talismans to ensure they were ready for use at any time.
It was still early, so he didn’t go directly to South Street Liugang Temple but instead headed to Ming Pearl Restaurant.
Everyone inside the restaurant was surprised by Bai Ziyue’s arrival, and he met with Li Ergou in the back courtyard.
This kidnapping seemed to have hit Li Ergou hard.
He looked much weaker, with some scars on his body, though none were too serious.
“Ziyue, thank you for coming to see me.”
Seeing Bai Ziyue, Li Ergou looked grateful.
“Do you know who kidnapped you?
Did they say anything to you?”
Curious, Bai Ziyue asked.
After being kidnapped, they just locked me up.
No one asked me anything from start to finish, and then they just released me without explanation.”
On hearing this, Li Ergou also found it strange, but he felt extremely fortunate to return safely and didn’t dare to delve deeper.
Bai Ziyue silently nodded, realizing that Wu Hao had kidnapped Li Ergou simply to coerce him and that once he offered to return the Yin Yang Jade Pendant in exchange for sparing Li Ergou, they naturally released him.
Without explaining the reason to Li Ergou, Bai Ziyue comforted him a bit and then left directly.
South Street Liugang Temple, three years ago, was actually a very bustling temple.
It was extremely popular, with a constant stream of people coming to worship every day.
But since three years ago, when almost daily there were people inexplicably disappearing in the temple and various eerie events kept occurring,
later, the government intervened and finally discovered it was all caused by a demon.
Reportedly, a Snake Demon was hiding in the temple, devouring people daily to cultivate.
The previous guardian died battling the Snake Demon.
Later, someone from Wujiang County came and eradicated the Snake Demon.
However, due to the severity of the incident, the originally lively Liugang Temple naturally declined, and even the residents nearby gradually moved away.
At this time, the Liugang Temple had occasional visitors during the day but was deserted and dilapidated by night, like a deadland.
As Bai Ziyue stepped onto South Street and approached the Liugang Temple, the populace became increasingly sparse.
Bai Ziyue’s face inevitably showed a trace of nervousness.
Even though he had heard that the Snake Demon had been eliminated, the psychological pressure in such a place was still immense.
Soon, Bai Ziyue arrived in front of the Liugang Temple.
Even without entering, just looking at the temple’s outline, Bai Ziyue could tell that this originally bustling temple occupied a large area.
However, the impact of the incident was too significant and, lacking devotees’ funding, it naturally fell into ruin.
As the setting sun descended, the mid-winter night fell particularly fast.
Bai Ziyue waited for nearly half an hour yet hadn’t seen Wu Hao’s figure.
Growing impatient, he had a sudden thought and said, “If you don’t come out now, I’ll just throw the pendant into this well and you can retrieve it yourself.”
Saying this, he took out a black cloth bundle, acting as if he was about to throw it into a nearby long-abandoned well filled with fallen leaves.
Although abandoned, the well still contained water, just unused now.