Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal-Chapter 109 - 39: Talisman Treasure!

Chapter 109: Chapter 39: Talisman Treasure!
But it was of no use, the girl was still forcibly taken away.
After choosing the girl, it was time to choose the boy.
The middle-aged Daoist lightly pointed with his finger, and the ruler once again hovered in the air, spinning above the heads of the villagers.
As if searching for something.
Suddenly, the ruler descended again, heading towards Sun Ergou’s head.
Zhou Xun frowned at this sight.
Immediately, his Divine Sense moved, and his Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Divine Sense wrapped around the ruler, immobilizing it, and then directly severed the middle-aged Daoist’s connection with it.
Without control, the ruler instantly transformed, turning into a talisman, gently falling from the sky.
Seeing this, Zhou Xun grabbed it in his hand and carefully examined it.
Meanwhile, the middle-aged Daoist, upon realizing the ruler had lost control, sensed something amiss.
About to investigate, he lost the connection, and just in time saw the ruler turn back into a talisman, and was immediately shocked.
He shouted loudly:
"Which Daoist friend is here? I am Zhong Rusheng of the Zhong Family of Liyunjian, please return the talisman!"
Hearing this, Zhou Xun remained silent, gave the middle-aged Daoist a glance, and then stowed the talisman into his Storage Bag.
Afterward, he leaped high and rushed toward the platform.
The Daoist, seeing a man in white rushing towards him, was frightened, quickly taking out a Low-Grade Vajra Talisman, activating it with a slap to himself.
A golden, semi-transparent barrier instantly enveloped him.
At this time, Zhou Xun also arrived in front of him, simply raised his finger, and with a poke, the barrier shattered instantly.
Then, ignoring the pale-faced middle-aged Daoist, Zhou Xun grabbed him.
He then soared into the sky, disappearing from the villagers’ sight.
The remaining villagers looked at each other in surprise.
"Is this, Immortal Master’s Magical Combat?"
"I recall the Immortal Master behind is none other than the one Ergou fished out of the Lee River!"
"I always thought he was unusual; how could an ordinary person be so handsome? Turns out he’s an Immortal Master!"
Sun Ergou was even more dumbstruck.
"B... big brother turned out to be an Immortal Master!"
At this moment, he suddenly came to his senses.
"Grandpa... grandpa’s illness, can be saved!"
...
Zhou Xun, holding onto the middle-aged Daoist, returned to his residence and threw him to the ground.
"D... Daoist friend, forgive me. I shouldn’t have chosen that boy!" The middle-aged man stammered, terrified.
"Hmph, tell me about your background, why are you mingling with mortals?" Zhou Xun coldly demanded.
"Y.. yes!" The middle-aged man nodded frantically.
"My name is Zhong Rusheng, a member of the Zhong Family from Liyunjian. Due to my poor aptitude, I’ve been stuck at Early-Stage Qi Refining in my forties, with no breakthrough possible in this lifetime,"
"Moreover, I offended the family Young Master and had no choice but to leave,"
"I mingle among mortals, enjoying myself with this bit of Cultivation!"
After finishing, he looked at Zhou Xun’s expression.
"Enjoying is one thing, but what about choosing young boys and girls to sacrifice to the so-called River God!" Zhou Xun asked sternly.
"It’s the town mayor’s scheme. The fishermen all worship the River God, so he uses the ritual to control the entire town. The boys and girls are just means to maintain his authority!"
Zhou Xun nodded.
"What’s with that talisman?"
"That... that is just a unique talisman of our Zhong Family. Daoist friend, forgive the flap!" The middle-aged Daoist said nervously.
"Is that so?" Zhou Xun smiled faintly.
"Why do I think it resembles a Talisman Treasure!"
Then he stared at the middle-aged Daoist.
Hearing the words "Talisman Treasure," the middle-aged man was startled, his face turning instantly pale.
Originally thinking Zhou Xun was an ordinary Loose Cultivator who didn’t recognize Talisman Treasure.
After all, such a treasure is rarely seen by even Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
"I... I..." The middle-aged Daoist stammered, unable to speak.
"Daoist friend, you better be honest. How can a small Third-Layer Qi Refining Cultivator possess a Talisman Treasure rare to even Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivators!" Zhou Xun said.
"Could it be daoist friend wants to taste Soul Extraction!" Seeing the middle-aged Daoist still silent, Zhou Xun asked harshly.
"Unless daoist friend swears by Heart Demon to spare me after revealing the treasure’s origin, otherwise I won’t say a word!"
The middle-aged man hardened his stance at this point.
"If so, then don’t say anything!" Zhou Xun’s face turned cold, he couldn’t carelessly swear a Heart Demon Oath.
He was just inquiring to see if there were other fortuitous encounters, but since the person was tight-lipped, it was better to just deal with it.
He raised his fist, ready to deliver the blow.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man shouted:
"I’ll speak, I’ll speak!"
He clearly remembered the scene where Zhou Xun pierced through the Vajra Technique shield with one finger.
This person must be a Body Refining Cultivator, taking a punch from him would be fatal.
"Does daoist friend know Master Yun Hua?" The middle-aged Daoist inquired.
"Of course, I know!"
This person was a True Pill Cultivator in Xui Country three hundred years ago, originally a Loose Cultivator, but after breaking through, he joined Cloud Light Sect as an Honored Guest Elder.
After passing away, there was no more news of him.
"I am a descendant of Master Yun Hua, my real name is Yun Rusheng!"
"Being a descendant of the Cloud Light Sect ancestor, how did you end up like this?" Zhou Xun asked suspiciously.
"After the ancestor joined Cloud Light Sect, he was engrossed in Cultivation, having no time for us descendants, nor interest in building a power base. After his passing, the Cloud Light Sect families coveted the treasures left by the ancestor!"
"Joining forces, they destroyed our Yun Family instantly, then my lineage ancestors fled with some treasures,"
"Since then, we’ve been trying to restore family glory, but each generation is weaker than the last, not even producing one Foundation Establishment Cultivator in a hundred years!"
"Whereas the treasures were exhausted, to my generation, only I, a Third-Layer Qi Refining Cultivator, remain!"
"Why, why can’t Cloud Light Sect tolerate our Yun Family, if we could stay in Cloud Light Sect, remain in Juntian City, how could I end up like this!"
The middle-aged man displayed a resentful expression.
"I see!" Zhou Xun nodded, indeed a direct descendant of a True Pill Cultivator, no wonder he possessed such treasures.
Talisman Treasure is a special talisman crafted by consuming the power of a Magical Treasure by a True Pill Cultivator, able to express a fraction of a Magical Treasure’s power, highly sought after by Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
"I am willing to hand over all treasures, please spare my life!" The middle-aged Daoist pleaded, constantly bowing.
Zhou Xun slightly shook his head, emotionless, said:
"Do you think, with a treasure like Talisman Treasure appearing, you can survive?"
The middle-aged Daoist turned ghastly pale upon hearing this.
If he were Zhou Xun, discovering such a treasure, to prevent leaks, naturally one would kill to silence.
"I hate, why did I have to encounter a star of calamity like you," the middle-aged man changed his expression to malicious, staring into Zhou Xun’s eyes.
But soon he turned terrified, clutching Zhou Xun’s legs, repeatedly bowing and crying:
"I don’t want to die, spare me... please spare me!"
Upon witnessing this, Zhou Xun felt a moment of enlightenment,
"In the Cultivation Realm, it’s survival of the fittest, the weak can only become nourishment!"
He immediately punched, ending the middle-aged man’s life amidst his pleas for mercy.
Then he searched the Storage Bag of the middle-aged Daoist and hung it on his waist.
He threw out a Fireball, burning the body to ashes.