Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

Looking along the line of sight of the Li Family members, one sees a completely crimson, six-story building resembling a fire talisman.

It was the first time Su Mu had seen such a peculiar building, and he couldn’t help but take a few more glances. As his deep-set eyes narrowed slightly, Su Mu noticed runes on this ’giant talisman’ flickering like breathing.

One after another lit up and then dimmed, repeating in cycles, flowing continuously.

Perhaps because this ’giant talisman’ had existed for a long time, its power waning with the passing years, the flow of runes appeared slow, and in Su Mu’s eyes at that moment, slowed down dozens of times.

The intricate patterns containing mysteries were being decomposed and dismantled. With a stroke of insight, Su Mu quietly activated his inference talent, and shadows in his eyes began to trace the scene from different angles simultaneously.

Li Hou, a second branch member of the Li Family, possesses an average natural talent in cultivation but is obsessed with the art of talismans. Having studied talismans for nearly twenty years, he reached Sixth Grade as a talisman master a few years ago, but has struggled to progress since then.

Deeply absorbed in talismans, Li Hou keenly noticed a slight anomaly in Su Mu beside him and, seeing Su Mu staring intently at the treasury, realized Su Mu had some insight.

But it was only some insight, Li Hou quickly shook his head.

A hundred years ago, their branch left the Qingzhou Li Family under the leadership of two ancestors. One remains, while the other has passed away.

It was said that the Li Family ancestor reached a new height at the end of his life, glimpsing the realm of a Third Grade talisman master and leaving behind the Li Family’s treasury, with the runes on the treasury personally engraved by the now-deceased ancestor on his deathbed.

Over the century, hundreds of talisman masters have come out of admiration to observe and comprehend, among whom only a few of the then-renowned talented talisman masters gained insights. Some of these individuals have now become contemporary talisman masters.

"Even though I don’t know why this person has gained the patriarch’s favor to be allowed to enter the outer vault to select a treasure... the arts of talisman, alchemy, and artifact refining demand talent, perhaps even more than cultivation; without talent, one can hardly achieve anything in a lifetime."

"Geniuses in cultivation are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, and geniuses in talisman arts are even rarer... How could it be so easy to encounter someone highly gifted in the art of talismans."

Thinking of this, Li Hou sighed inwardly, seeing his former self in Su Mu, who had also tried to comprehend the runes on the treasury numerous times, only to fail each time.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Runes filled Su Mu’s vision as spiritual light emerged in his tranquil mind; at a certain moment, he seemed to see this ’giant talisman’ truly ignite in crimson flames.

"Fire... this talisman is for fire!"

After seven steps, Su Mu’s body suddenly trembled, a simple ’fire’ character faintly appeared in his mind, resonating with the Li Family’s treasury in front of him.

Buzz!

Talisman (entry-level 1%)

Comprehension: 179 (Dragon-and-Phoenix Level)

"It’s directly entry-level in talismans!"

Su Mu was overjoyed. After leaving the Land of Cyan Clouds, he had come to an understanding of talismans. People often equate talismans with alchemy and artifact refining, which shows that talismans are as significant a path of skill as the other two.

Previously, Su Mu’s journey into artifact refining began after years of forging, and entry into alchemy was achieved after reaching perfection in both alchemy and medical skill. But today, he directly entered the path of talismans.

"Brother Wang, what’s wrong?"

Seeing Su Mu suddenly stop, Li Hou turned back to look, and Su Mu took a deep breath, suppressing the restless warm current of comprehension within, letting the ’fire’ character talisman in his eyes fade, and feigned disappointment.

"Nothing... Sorry to trouble you, Li."

Observing Su Mu’s reaction, Li Hou thought to himself that it was indeed as expected, then handed over a white jade order resembling the treasury, engraved with the character ’Li’ on the front and ’outer’ on the back.

Holding the order, Su Mu walked toward the Li Family’s treasury. Suddenly, a grand momentum of flames enveloped him, yet with a slight tremble of the white jade order in his hand, the fiery momentum soon dissipated, allowing Su Mu to enter the treasury.

"The Outer Vault Order allows entry up to the third floor."

Upon entering the treasury, a neutral voice reached his ears. A gray-robed elder seated cross-legged at the entrance glanced at Su Mu before closing his eyes again, his features bearing a resemblance to Li Heng by three parts.

A trace of purple aura emerged in Su Mu’s eyes, vaguely sensing two powerful auras within the gray-robed elder’s body, intertwined yet conflicting, one cold, the other fiery.

Just then, the elder snorted coldly, causing Su Mu’s eyes to ache with a stabbing pain.

"Boy, a word of advice... unless it’s an enemy, using aura-seeing techniques to probe a cultivator’s realm in person is a major taboo."

"Junior was reckless, thank you for the senior’s advice."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Su Mu spoke respectfully and bowed before leaving. The gray-robed elder glanced at Su Mu, a flash of surprise and confusion crossing his face, realizing he couldn’t see through Su Mu himself.

On the second floor of the outer vault, various weapons like knives, swords, spears, and axes were displayed separately on weapon racks. Some types, like knives and swords, had more than one rack, and there was also a special cabinet showcasing items like seals, tripods, and mysterious mirrors.

Su Mu didn’t rush to make a choice; instead, he first examined all the weapons on the second floor. While doing so, he quietly released the suppression on his comprehension’s warm current, letting the vast qi within him begin to grow.

After some time, having thoroughly looked through the second floor, Su Mu discovered that the lowest-grade treasures were all Seventh-Grade Treasure Artifacts, with Sixth-Grade Dharma Artifacts being the most common. Fifth-Grade Dharma Artifacts were the rarest, but each type of weapon nearly had one Fifth-Grade Dharma Artifact, with more than one among the swords and knives.

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