Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 1077 - 523: Overcoming the Calamity, Gaining a Second-Grade Opportunity_2

This is simply a human cultivator who has barely stepped into early-stage Void Refining, totally ignorant of the horrifying might possessed by demons.

The demon would make the young man standing before it truly feel the dread brought by an ancient demon.

It would also allow the creatures of this age to sense the genuine descent of demonic splendor.

Boom~~

In a flash, Jiang Fan triggered his Life Talisman—the Heaven-Collecting Gourd Talisman.

Right away, an Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman took shape instantly.

A tremendous surge of Primordial Magical Power flooded into this Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman, making the talisman's borders flare with a subtle, crystalline glow. The ancient-script character 'Gourd' inscribed on its face abruptly came alive—dark traces snaked through the paper's threads, casting a see-through gourd silhouette in the air. Encircling this silhouette, refined heavenly glows rained down like scattered stars.

The very next instant, the Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman burst forth in a vortex of golden radiance, manifesting a bronze gourd roughly ten feet in height from nowhere:

The gourd shone with a cozy, timeworn bronze sheen, free of any corrosion on its body; rather, azure-gold immortal motifs coiled elaborately around it, resembling animated beings. At first, subtle cloud designs encircled the gourd’s throat, gradually twisting into entwined limbs. Amid these limbs, rice-grain-sized star dots appeared, each motif softly cloaking a dim glowing light, as though primordial hidden forces circulated inside. Upon nearer look, bits of a stellar stream subtly sparkled in the motifs, veiled in an enigma too profound to stare at directly.

An inconceivable colossal energy barreled through the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, shaking a million kilometers of nearby void.

'Damn, this is an Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman.'

'And it’s one of the Thirty-Three Celestial Spirit Talismans, the Heaven-Collecting Gourd Talisman?!'

'Could it be that you’re a survivor from the Primordial Talisman Sect?'

'Otherwise, how would you even know about such an Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman?'

Upon witnessing this, the Six-winged Tiger Demon’s eyes narrowed sharply, its fur bristling as an enormous danger loomed over it.

As an ancient demon that had clashed with the Primordial Talisman Sect for ages, it naturally recognized the dreadfulness of an Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman.

Every Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman held devastating strength, enough to endanger any demon.

Yet truly commanding an Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman—was that ever straightforward?

Even back in the Ancient Era, at the Primordial Talisman Sect's height, few cultivators could wield them.

This youth in front of it was merely an early-stage Void Refining Cultivator—how could he possibly control such an Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman?!

'Roar!'

The Six-winged Tiger Demon roared at once, its blood-red slit pupils locked on the bronze gourd, savage gaze filled with primal terror—with every pulse of immortal patterns across the gourd’s surface, the ambient air grew thicker with holy force that quelled demonic Qi, and the encircling black fog started fading, scales releasing charred white fumes under the celestial glow.

It realized this human cultivator was probably no typical Void Refining expert.

But before the Six-winged Tiger Demon could spin around and escape, the gourd’s opening flared with a curved band of immortal radiance, unleashing a domineering pull that expanded everywhere.

Ground rubble and dead weeds got yanked into a reverse-spinning whirlpool, even nearby clouds tugged toward the gourd’s maw.

'Damn it.'

'You think you can trap me? Not so easy!'

The Six-winged Tiger Demon’s fur spiked up as it bellowed, shaking the entire valley, its six wings beating wildly while huge talons gouged into the cliff, sparks erupting from its claws—yet that unseen force still hauled it toward the gourd’s mouth—

Its dark armor split apart, exposing singed meat underneath, but the injuries purified into white vapor the moment they touched the immortal light; it attempted to vomit its vital demon flames to fight back, but as the flames approached the gourd’s mouth, they got sucked in as a thread of pale smoke, failing to stir even a tiny wave.

'Receive!'

Jiang Fan gazed coldly at the Six-winged Tiger Demon, channeling the immense Primordial Magical Power from his core into the Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman.

Had this ancient demon regained more of its strength, subduing it might have required real effort.

But fresh from revival, its demonic power remained scant.

Thus, handling it proved vastly simpler.

Within moments, this demon that once ruled an epoch in antiquity got dragged to the gourd’s mouth like a marionette with severed threads: its huge body shrank relentlessly under the immortal light, demonic wings ground to dust, roars devoured by the gourd’s pull, reduced to one last fleeting cry before its whole form vanished into that crystalline glow.

With the Six-winged Tiger Demon fully ingested, the immortal patterns on the bronze gourd slowly withdrew, the blue-gold tint dimming, eventually forming a muted gold seal at the gourd’s neck.

The gourd bobbed gently, surrounding heavenly lights ebbing like retreating waves, then morphed into a light streak streaking across the sky, landing in the user’s hand—glancing back, the gourd had shrunk to palm-sized, with faint immortal patterns lingering on its body.

'Not bad.'

Watching this unfold, Jiang Fan nodded in approval.

The Life Talisman he had refined was truly extraordinary in might.

It could seal and nab foes at the same realm with no chance for counterattack.

Particularly against tough demons like this; it was almost too simple.

'What’s happening? Where’s the Six-winged Tiger Demon?'

'You’ve got to be kidding, this is ridiculous. Is that the extent of an ancient demon’s power?'

'In just a blink, did it really get snatched by this cultivator into a gourd? This an ancient demon still?'

'Fake, that six-winged tiger demon has to be fake. No true ancient demon would be this feeble.'

'Exactly, I was puzzled how it got caught so easily—turns out it’s a phony demon.'

'Just now, I almost got tricked. If legendary ancient demons fall in an instant, Demon Dao’s pointless.'

'Right? No real ancient demon could be this pathetic.'

Numerous Primordial Demon Sect cultivators buzzed in fervent chatter.

Truth be told, that spectacle had shocked them to the core, sending shivers down their spines.

To revive the ancient demon, the Primordial Demon Sect had paid a heavy toll, burning through priceless treasures.

They aimed for this revived ancient demon to guide Demon Dao back to its former glory.

Yet now, the ancient demon got nabbed instantly by Righteous Dao, like grabbing a chick.

How could they swallow such nonsense?!

If this isn’t fake, then what counts as real?

'And you lot, come along, time to get collected too.'

Jiang Fan swept his eyes over these demon cultivators.

There weren’t many, only around dozens.

Among them, two or three Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivators stood out.

But to him, a Void Refining Cultivator, such a puny bunch of demon cultivators were nothing but insects.

Utterly insignificant.

With a mere thought, he formed another fresh Heaven-Collecting Gourd Talisman.

In a heartbeat, the entire group of Primordial Demon Sect demon cultivators got sucked into the gourd.

'Is this the Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman? Incredibly potent.'

'Feels just like wielding an Immortal Artifact.'

'Sealing an ancient demon without breaking a sweat.'

The Ten Thousand Transformations Immortal Cauldron marveled at the sight.

It had clearly felt the ancient demon’s fearsome presence.

Even freshly revived, that ancient demon far outstripped normal cultivators.

But its master dispatched it with ease, a feat beyond comprehension.

At the same time, it understood this stemmed from the Thirty-Three Celestial Spirit Talisman’s prowess.

Without mastering such an Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman, tackling that ancient demon wouldn’t have been easy.

'The Thirty-Three Celestial Spirit Talisman’s might is immense, or it wouldn’t earn the title Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman.'

'Still, it falls short compared to the true Thirty-Three Celestial Immortal Artifacts.'

'Its key trait, though, lies in being a talisman.'

'After all, Immortal Artifacts are one-of-a-kind, usable by just one person.'

'Talismans can be crafted in multiples, letting many wield them.'

The Primordial Talisman Pen boasted proudly.

This stood as the supreme inheritance of the Primordial Talisman Sect, unmatched by common sect legacies.

'First, ship off this ancient demon and the Primordial Demon Sect’s demon cultivators.'

'Or anomalies might get noticed.'

Jiang Fan promptly activated the Gate of the Void, heading back to the Ice Prison in the Spirit Ruins Realm.

Once inside the Ice Prison, all karma got fully cut off.

Not even an Immortal could trace his presence.

Dealing with these demon cultivators and the ancient demon here would raise no issues.

Boom~~

Abruptly, a notification plunged into the depths of his sea of consciousness: 'Returning to the Primordial Ruins, you faced the revived ancient demon and demon cultivators, after fierce combat, you sealed them at last, overcoming a Death Tribulation, gaining fifty million Luck Points, and a Second-Grade Opportunity.'