659: Chapter 659 Jade Talisman

"Offspring..." Jiang Xingwan gently stroked the back of her own hand with her other hand, her gaze slightly complex and profound, "My husband's offspring are my own offspring."

Liu Xuan placed too much importance on his offspring, as if the continuation of his Family was more important to him than the Dao of cultivation.

This was not normal, highly not normal! If Liu Xuan were just a novice Cultivator who had just entered the path of cultivation, it might be understandable, but given Liu Xuan's current status and background, it stood to reason that he should not be bound by mere Family ties, unless...

Unless his offspring and Family were inherently related to his Dao of cultivation!

With this thought, Jiang Xingwan suddenly understood many problems she had not been able to comprehend before.

It was very likely that Liu Xuan was an Immortal from the Upper Realm who had descended to the mortal world. An existence like him deigning to come to the Lower Realm must have a purpose.

Perhaps it was to cultivate and comprehend a special Dao, perhaps to avoid a calamity, or perhaps to recover from some kind of injury...

As it stood, Jiang Xingwan believed the possibility of Liu Xuan recovering from some kind of injury was the highest.

If one viewed his offspring and Family as a means for him to recover from his injury, many of the questions she had about Liu Xuan that she previously could not understand suddenly had a reasonable explanation.

"Sigh~" Jiang Xingwan sighed faintly, her gaze towards Liu Xuan suddenly carrying a hint of resentment, "My husband still does not trust me and does not consider me one of your own."

As she spoke, a Yin-Yang fish Jade Talisman appeared on her hand, with fine, intricate seal scripts flowing across it; one look was enough to tell it was no ordinary object.

"This is the core Jade Talisman of the Yin-Yang Archipelago's Yin-Yang Formation. After refining it, one will have the authority to drive the Yin-Yang Formation." Jiang Xingwan handed the Jade Talisman to Liu Xuan, then took out a Jade Slip and handed it over as well.

"The Yin-Yang Formation has been established since the Joyous Union Sect settled in the East Sea. Over tens of thousands of years, it has been supplemented and perfected, becoming increasingly complex. This is the Sect's record of every change made to the Formation. My husband's attainments in Formations are extraordinary; with its help, you should be able to master the grand Formation more quickly."

Liu Xuan took the Yin-Yang Jade Talisman and the Jade Slip. After a simple verification, he did not rush to examine them in detail, but looked at Jiang Xingwan with an expression of disbelief, "The core Jade Talisman of the Sect Grand Formation, you are just giving it to me like this?"

"My husband's attainments in Formations are extraordinary. Perhaps the grand Formation will unleash greater power in your hands."

Jiang Xingwan returned a resentful look to Liu Xuan and said aggrievedly, "If my husband can control the Yin-Yang Formation, you will no longer need to be so guarded against me as you are now."

Liu Xuan and Jiang Xingwan gazed at each other for a moment. Suddenly, he felt a tug at his heart, and a sense of guilt welled up uncontrollably.

What a wonderful woman! She considered everything for him and had always been giving, and what about him? He had been guarded from start to finish, not only failing to trust her, but just now he even implicitly threatened her. It was simply too much!

The guilt flashed by and vanished. Liu Xuan toyed with the Yin-Yang Jade Talisman and the Jade Slip in his hand and said indifferently, "If the Jade Talisman is indeed the core of the Yin-Yang Formation, once I have fully mastered the grand Formation, I will certainly compensate you twofold for everything before."

Jiang Xingwan had even brought out the core of the Sect Grand Formation this time; Liu Xuan was truly somewhat shocked.

For Jiang Xingwan, the Yin-Yang Formation was her greatest trump card, one could say it was the foundation of her standing. Relying on it, she could fight against a Late Stage Soul Transformation great Cultivator or a Great Saint of the Yao Race.

Handing the core Jade Talisman of the Yin-Yang Formation to Liu Xuan was, in a sense, no different from handing over half her life to Liu Xuan.

If Liu Xuan, after controlling the grand Formation, brought a Late Stage Soul Transformation great Cultivator or a Yao Saint into the Formation to attack her, she would likely not even be able to escape.

Even if Liu Xuan could not find a Late Stage Soul Transformation great Cultivator, he only needed to bring the Peach Blossom Demon Saint over, and the two of them joining forces would make it possible to expel her and then seize the Yin-Yang Archipelago.

Jiang Xingwan was a ruthless person! Liu Xuan looked at the stunningly beautiful face just one table away from him and marveled at her decisiveness.

Guilt was guilt, but before he had sufficient strength, it was impossible for Liu Xuan to ever truly trust her.

But now that she had even given away the Sect Grand Formation, what else could Liu Xuan say?

After thinking for a moment, Liu Xuan pushed the two remaining pots of Profound Yang Immortal Brew on the table in front of Jiang Xingwan.

"Keep these two pots of Profound Yang Immortal Brew to drink; no need to be frugal. When you finish them, I have more!"

As he spoke, Liu Xuan began to refine the core Jade Talisman of the Yin-Yang Formation without any hesitation.

He channeled a wisp of his Divine Sense into the Yin-Yang Jade Talisman; the intricate seal scripts on the surface of the Jade Talisman lit up one after another, then spread, becoming even more complex and profound.

Countless talismans turned into a torrent and surged into the center of Liu Xuan's brows. His eyes gradually turned one black and one white, and the Yin and Yang Qi swirled like a vortex.

Using the Yin-Yang Jade Talisman as a medium, Liu Xuan's Divine Sense slowly established a connection with the massive Formation of the Yin-Yang Archipelago.

Within his Divine Sense perception, Liu Xuan's vision changed. The entire Yin-Yang Archipelago was enveloped in a precise and complex grand Formation. The grand Formation linked the main Spiritual Vein on the seabed with all its branches, as well as countless Sect Disciples. If activated with full power, its might could be described as world-destroying.

"This Formation should be close to reaching the High Grade of the Fifth Realm, right!" Liu Xuan asked while refining the Yin-Yang Jade Talisman.

The Yin-Yang Formation was the most complex and highest-level Formation Liu Xuan had ever seen, complex to the point where he could not understand it.

Jiang Xingwan shook her head slightly, "When the Sect Grand Formation was established, it was only a Medium Grade of the Fifth Realm. Over a long period, various details were perfected, causing the whole thing to look extremely complex, but its essence has still not broken through the grade limit."

The Sect Grand Formation relies on the Spiritual Vein and can naturally exert power one level higher than its grade. If the Yin-Yang Formation's grade reached the High Grade of the Fifth Realm, it would truly be nearly invincible.

To establish a Sect Grand Formation above the Fifth Realm, one not only needs a Fifth Realm Formation Master but also a sufficiently High Grade Spiritual Vein, as well as the support of a massive foundation. If the Joyous Union Sect had flourished continuously from ancient times to the present, the Yin-Yang Formation might have been able to reach the High Grade of the Fifth Realm, but now it lacks some foundation.

Refining the Sect Grand Formation is an extremely complex and time-consuming matter; one cannot rush it.

What Liu Xuan wanted was not simply to control the power of the grand Formation to gain a boost in strength, but to master the grand Formation itself at a deeper level; the time consumed would be counted at least in months.

For a Medium Grade Fifth Realm Sect Grand Formation, it is basically impossible to completely control it with Liu Xuan's current Formation Realm, but he could achieve control of at least fifty percent.

This fifty percent does not mean unleashing fifty percent of the grand Formation's power, but mastering fifty percent of the underlying logic of the grand Formation's layout, which allows him to unleash several percent or even double the strength compared to those who are not Formation Masters and only simply drive the power of the Formation.

From this perspective, once Liu Xuan refines the core of the grand Formation, if a great battle occurs, with Liu Xuan, this quasi-Fifth Realm Formation Great Master assisting from the sidelines, Jiang Xingwan's strength within the Sect can also be enhanced by a point or two.

"Xingwan, you clearly know that my background is mysterious and my methods are strange, yet you dare to hand the grand Formation to me. Do you trust me that much?" After simply refining the Yin-Yang Jade Talisman and confirming there was no problem with it, Liu Xuan could not help but ask.

Jiang Xingwan looked directly at Liu Xuan and smiled gently, "If I said it was love at first sight for my husband, you certainly wouldn't believe it. You can just consider me a wretched person who wants to rely on you and is willing to gamble everything in one go!"

Liu Xuan's expression was slightly touched. He stood up, walked to Jiang Xingwan's side, took one of her jade hands, and gently stroked it.

"Wretched people are good!"

"What I like most is helping wretched people!"