117: With a single thought, one can freeze the spacetime of an entire realm!

"Old Ancestor, why have you come again? Is your heart not hurting anymore?"

"Ahem, ahem, ahem. This Old Ancestor has thought it through. Since I am so much older than you, it should be your peers who suffer. Come, come, come, I have prepared a book for you. Take a look, do you want to learn it?"

"No, I want to practice the sword. I want to learn from Mother, to fight at the very front and slay demons with my sword. I will not hide at the back!!"

"Sigh, when has this Old Ancestor ever hidden at the back? About what happened back then... never mind. Let me tell you, you have great talent in the Talisman Dao. Trust me, you will be stronger than you are now..."

"I don't want to learn!"

"Xiao Nian, it has been a month already. Just take a look at this book of mine. Look at the first Talisman, named 'Stop'. If you reach Dao Integration in the future, with a single thought, you can freeze the time and space of an entire world. Whether you are running away or trapping an enemy, it is excellent!"

"No need, I am practicing the sword..."

"...Then how about this? If you take one look at my book, I will find two Sword Immortals for you, how about that?"

"Really?"

"When has this Old Ancestor ever lied to you?"

"Alright then, I will take a look..."

As memories surfaced from the depths of Shen Nian's mind.

Boom!

When the terrifying ghosts appeared, that hair-raising, chilling aura permeated a radius of a hundred miles.

"That looks so creepy!" Murong Chen's face turned slightly pale. He stood silently behind Shen Nian, and a sense of absolute security surged up, with no trace of panic left on his face.

Xiao Qinger frowned as she looked at the ghosts that had suddenly appeared.

This does not seem to be a Divine Ability...

"This is the power of a Talisman..." the Female Yan Emperor spoke to enlighten her.

"A Talisman..." Xiao Qinger recalled the many cultivation Daos that the Female Yan Emperor had mentioned to her before, and the Talisman Dao was one of them.

"The Witch Race's Talisman Dao is very famous in the Five Domains. Although summoning dead objects and nourishing Talismans with one's body is called a heterodox path, you have seen its power. If an ordinary person encountered this, and several ghosts of similar Realm suddenly burst out to gang up on you, how would you respond?"

"Not everyone possesses the combat power to fight against many alone. There are not many Prodigies like your Senior Brother in each generation of the Human Race." The Female Yan Emperor's golden eyes gazed at those ghosts, calm as an ancient well. In the past, she had once seen a powerful figure of the Witch Race fight an opponent of the same Realm with a single Talisman, condensing a Talisman to summon a Prison Rakshasa, which was comparable to the strength of a Return to Void Ninth Layer Cultivator. In a two-on-one situation, that Cultivator simply could not withstand it. To some extent, the Talisman Dao is indeed uniquely gifted.

Hearing this, Xiao Qinger pursed her lips and said in her heart, "Then isn't this a bit too unfair..."

"Heaven is naturally fair. Talisman Masters comprehend the creation of heaven and earth and use the power of heaven and earth to create Talismans. Naturally, they lack the tempering of their own cultivation, their bodies are extremely weak, and every time a Talisman Master uses a Talisman, it causes great harm to themselves. Furthermore, if a Talisman Master runs out of Talisman paper, who would give you time to draw Talismans slowly?"

"This point is very similar to a Formation Master."

"And this Dao relies even more on talent than a Formation Master; there is no logic to speak of. Especially in the cultivation of this Dao, it is even more difficult. Therefore, Human Race Talisman Masters are the rarest among all Daos. Have you ever seen a Talisman Master in the entire Great Xia?" The Female Yan Emperor answered, then thought of something and continued.

"In the cultivation of a Talisman Master, there is another most critical point, which is Entering the Dao, but it is very difficult. The Dao is inherently ethereal. Some Talisman Masters reach the Return to Void Realm in their lifetime but still struggle to glimpse the path to Entering the Dao. The current record holder for the fastest Entering the Dao in our Human Race, the current number one person in Talisman Dao, also spent nine years..." The Female Yan Emperor said this with a clear trace of annoyance in her golden eyes.

Hmph! This Emperor will sooner or later storm the Shen Family to demand justice. I just hope this kid doesn't have any connection with you, you old bastard.

Although she had to admit that this old bastard was indeed a Prodigy in this Talisman Dao!

She also had to admire that the Shen Family would produce such a perverted leader in every generation, allowing their clan to stand at the pinnacle of the Human Race without falling.

In this generation, another monster like Shen Nian, who cannot be understood by conventional logic, has emerged. The Female Yan Emperor, hiding deep within Xiao Qinger's Divine Soul, gritted her teeth in anger many times.

"It seems I have never seen one..." After Xiao Qinger murmured, she immediately asked curiously in her heart: "Since Entering the Dao is so difficult, why do they waste so much time after becoming Talisman Masters? Is Entering the Dao really that important?"

She didn't quite understand; wouldn't it be better to spend the time on cultivation directly? Can't they all Cultivate to the Return to Void Realm?

"Because if one does not Enter the Dao, the true power of a Talisman Master can never be unleashed, and one can never achieve Dao Integration. The path ahead is destined to have no way, and it is difficult to stabilize one's state of mind during cultivation. This is the first reason."

"The second reason is that after Entering the Dao, a Talisman Master no longer needs to use the four major mediums—incantations, ink, paper, and brush—to mobilize the power of heaven and earth. They enter a brand-new level and can draw the power of heaven and earth to nourish themselves. With words following the law, they can form Talismans with a single thought, having no more shortcomings when fighting against others." As the Female Yan Emperor spoke, she even felt a bit envious in her heart.

Among those in Dao Integration who can make words follow the law, besides the Confucian Sage of the Confucian School, there are those who have Entered the Dao through Talismans...

"So powerful!" Shock filled Xiao Qinger's eyes, and she immediately asked: "Then has this Young Lord of the Witch Race Entered the Dao?"

She looked around, but there were no Talismans in this world, and the young man in the black robe had none in his hands either.

The Female Yan Emperor's golden eyes gazed at the dense Talisman runes on the body of the young man in the black robe, and her eyes narrowed. Witch God Body? No wonder he could be the Young Lord.

"The Talisman Dao talent of this Witch Race Young Lord is indeed remarkable. Generally speaking, it is already the limit for a Witch Race shaman to summon one of the same Realm. Calling someone like him, who can summon dozens, a Prodigy is not an exaggeration. Added to his Witch God Body, which can infinitely withstand the backlash of the Talisman Dao, he indeed has the capital to be arrogant. But he is still far from Entering the Dao; he is still relying on Talismans." The Female Yan Emperor finished speaking, then changed her tone and said casually.

"In front of your Senior Brother, this level of Talisman Dao attainment clearly cannot threaten him. He can just slay him with one sword."

After the Female Yan Emperor finished speaking, her golden eyes looked at Shen Nian again. There were some things she didn't say. When it comes to the orthodoxy of the Talisman Dao, achieving Dao Integration with the Talismans of the world, and forming Talismans with a single thought, isn't the undisputed number one person right there in his Shen Family? Even without talent in the Talisman Dao, growing up in such a Family and being influenced by it, one would understand quite a bit.

But the next second. The Female Yan Emperor's golden pupils shrank slightly. Sensing that familiar action, her eyelids twitched. It couldn't be... Does he also have talent in the Talisman Dao? What kind of monster is this kid, proficient in everything? How are his peers supposed to live??? Wait, this aura of his...!

All of this happened in the instant of Shen Nian's memory.

Just then. Shen Nian's aura changed drastically, as if he had merged into this world. His whole body radiated an inexplicable dao rhyme, and his temperament was extraordinary.

"Is this the talent that one with the potential for Immortal Ascension should have..." "There's no need to simulate it..."

At this moment, Shen Nian finally realized what a Genius and Prodigy meant. To be able to understand the patterns of heaven and earth at a single glance, this feeling was simply too satisfying!

Immediately after, he was seen slowly raising his eyes to look. In his deep black eyes, there was a mysterious pattern. This world had changed its appearance in his eyes. Countless patterns appeared densely like a spider web. Behind the several ghosts that were coming to kill him, there were silver threads, and at the other end of the silver threads was a purple, eerie Talisman.

The incomparably mysterious runes on the Talisman appeared somewhat immature in his eyes, and he saw through the flaws of this Talisman at a glance.

"Just a minor trick..." Shen Nian whispered to himself, then raised his hand and pointed gently.

Crack! A sound of something shattering echoed.

The overwhelming ghosts instantly collapsed, and the rolling black smoke dissipated in the blink of an eye. The Witch God Lord felt a sharp pain in his chest, and a purple Talisman shattered into powder. He looked at Shen Nian with eyes full of disbelief, and a sentence in his native language burst out.

"Nani!!" "Entering the Dao?" "Entering the Dao at nineteen?"

[Ding, the System has reminded the Host, this is the eternal Prodigy of the Talisman Dao in this world, one who Entered the Dao in three days, and will surely possess the potential for Immortal Ascension through the Talisman in the future.]

"Entered the Dao in three days?????" "Screw you, you only tell half the story, and now I'm done for!"

The Witch God Lord immediately had no heart to continue fighting and only wanted to escape. He used the many secret treasures in his hands one after another. At this moment, he just wanted to return to the Witch Race and Cultivate the Dao of Cowardice! Even if he were beaten to death, he would not come down the mountain again!

"Hmm?" Shen Nian raised an eyebrow, hearing the strange words from the other party, and felt a bit surprised in his heart.

People in this world would definitely not say such gibberish. This is interesting, then I cannot let you leave even more.

In the next second, Shen Nian stepped through the air, pinched a spell with one hand, and chanted silently in his heart. "Stop!" "Talisman Formed!"

Dong! Starting from around Shen Nian, space solidified, and time stood still.

The Witch God Lord was unable to move. The many life-saving trump cards in his hands had just been taken out, but his body was fixed in place. The surrounding air, falling leaves, all remained motionless.

[Ding, a life-threatening danger is approaching...!] [Ding, the Host has been slain, the System is unbinding, goodbye.]