The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
This was the shop of the high-ranking followers of the Talisman Lineage from the inner sect, selling attack talismans, defensive talismans, combination talismans, escape talismans, diving talismans, and many others. All talismans are divided into two main types: Ordinary talismans — without elemental attributes Elemental talismans — with 13 main elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Ancient, Beast, Time, Space, Light, and Death The power levels of talismans, medicines, defe...
Tan Yun smiled coldly as he glided on his flying sword above the city rooftops. Soon, he landed outside a nine-story building filled with an ancient atmosphere.
On the exterior wall of the main hall hung an old wooden plaque carved with four characters: “Huangfu Shengdian”.
This was the shop of the high-ranking followers of the Talisman Lineage from the inner sect, selling attack talismans, defensive talismans, combination talismans, escape talismans, diving talismans, and many others.
All talismans are divided into two main types:
Ordinary talismans — without elemental attributes
Elemental talismans — with 13 main elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Ancient, Beast, Time, Space, Light, and Death
The power levels of talismans, medicines, defensive spells, and spiritual items are classified as: Soldier Rank, Spirit Rank, Treasure Rank, Sub-Venerable Rank, Venerable Rank, and higher.
Each rank is further divided into: Low, Medium, High, Supreme.
The talisman crafting path is divided into:
Talisman Apprentice — creates Soldier Rank talismans
Talisman Master — creates Spirit Rank talismans
Grand Talisman Master — creates Treasure Rank talismans
Each level is further subdivided into Low, Medium, High, Saint Level.
For example:
Talisman Apprentice Low — can only make minimum Soldier Rank
Talisman Refiner Low — can make minimum Spirit Rank
Grand Talisman Refiner Medium — can make mid-level Treasure Rank
Tan Yun adjusted his clothing and stepped into the first floor of the main hall of Desolate Talisman Temple.
At that moment, a beautiful female disciple from the Talisman Lineage noticed him. She looked at him with a cold gaze, glanced at his servant outfit, then returned to a professional posture and politely spoke:
“Brother, which type of talisman do you wish to purchase?”
Tan Yun caught the slight disdain in her eyes, felt a bit irritated, and asked sharply:
“How much is a Supreme-grade attack talisman?”
“A Supreme-grade Treasure Rank attack talisman?” Her expression immediately turned cold. “Brother, are you joking?”
She knew very well that even a single Supreme-grade attack talisman could kill a cultivator at Soul Refining Realm Level 9. The price for inner sect followers was extremely high.
“I am not joking,” Tan Yun replied calmly. “I just want to ask the price. If it’s too much, that’s fine.”
“You may ask,” she said coldly. “But there are several levels. The cheapest is 30,000,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones. You probably cannot afford it, so you’d be wasting your time.”
Tan Yun muttered to himself: “Quite expensive… all 30,000,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.”
He had originally intended to buy them for self-defense, but after hearing the price, he sighed.
He would mainly use Spirit Stones to buy flying swords instead.
The female disciple looked at him with anger and disdain:
“If you don’t understand, don’t speak nonsense here!”
Tan Yun ignored her, muttering to himself: “I will buy ten sheets of mid-grade Treasure Rank talismans.”
The female disciple raised an eyebrow, assuming he was a servant sent by a senior brother. Buying ten mid-grade Treasure Rank talismans was something that most inner disciples could not even afford.
She picked ten jet-black talisman sheets from the shelf and handed them to Tan Yun.
“8,000,000 low-grade Spirit Stones per sheet, totaling 80,000,000 for ten sheets.”
Tan Yun said nothing, paid 800,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones, stored the talismans, and stepped out of the shop.
He knew that crafting ten mid-grade attack talismans by a Grand Talisman Master would normally take at least 20 years, but with his skills, he could complete them in 3 years.
Once crafted, each talisman would have an attack power equivalent to a full-strength attack from a cultivator at Soul Refining Realm Level 6.
As Tan Yun exited Desolate Talisman Temple, he raised his eyebrows slightly and thought:
“They are really serious about this…”
Tan Yun sharply sensed that several dozen spiritual perceptions were still fixed on him.
From his estimation, there were 36 people in total: one at Great Perfection of the Fetal Soul Realm, and the remaining at Ninth Level of the Fetal Soul Realm.
Tan Yun remained calm, pretending not to notice. He walked along three Blue Stone Streets until he reached the towering Wanbao Lingge, which stood 100 feet tall.
This building was constructed by the high-ranking followers of the Magical Artifact Lineage, selling a variety of spiritual items.
As soon as Tan Yun stepped into the lobby of Wanbaoling Pavilion, a harsh voice rang out:
“Is this place suitable for a servant like you? Get out immediately!”
Tan Yun frowned, anger surging. Looking toward the voice, he saw a tall, thin young man with a slight beard, wearing tactical attire, approaching him with a scornful gaze.
This man was Ma Chi, at the Eighth Level of the Fetal Soul Realm, an assistant at Wanbaoling Pavilion.
“What are you looking at with those dog eyes?” Ma Chi stepped closer, covering his nose with his left hand and pointing at Tan Yun with his right.
“Look at you! You’re filthy from head to toe, making a mess just by walking in! Get out now!”
Tan Yun’s expression remained cold. He spoke slowly but firmly:
“Apologize to me!”
Ma Chi froze, unable to believe his ears — a lowly servant had the audacity to demand an apology!
Meanwhile, in the main hall, over 100 disciples from the nine major lineages were examining spiritual items on the shelves, all staring at Tan Yun with interest.
‘This servant is going to have a tough day…’
Ma Chi laughed cruelly. “Ha ha! Every year there are fools, but today seems worse than usual!”
He grinned maliciously and slammed his right index finger down on Tan Yun’s face.
“You dare step on me, servant? Did your head get kicked by a latte or something?!”
At that moment, Ma Chi was 30% arrogance, 70% anger.
Everyone in the sect believed that a servant was lowly. A tiny servant daring to demand an apology in front of others was considered a serious insult.
Tan Yun’s face remained cold. His right hand shot out swiftly, gripping Ma Chi’s pointing finger.
“Snap!”
Tan Yun twisted his right hand and broke Ma Chi’s finger immediately.
“Ahh…” screamed Ma Chi in shock. He never expected that a small-looking servant like this would dare to fight back.
“I’ll tear you to pieces!”
Ma Chi’s eyes turned red as he punched forcefully with his left hand. The impact shook the air as it collided with Tan Yun’s chest.
He was confident that a single punch could severely injure this tiny, ant-like servant.
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