Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2253 - 2273: Sword Talisman as Talisman??_1

Chapter 2253: Chapter 2273: Sword Talisman as Talisman??_1

"He did say that at the beginning, and I was half in doubt, but now that I see you can actually see the Sword Talisman clearly, I’ve started to believe again."

Lin Chen came back to his senses, "You promised to sign a contract with me before, and you even gave me the Starry Sky Magic Bead first, because you were worried I might be the fated person, and if I left, there would be no one else to save you?"

Chi Zai answered faintly, "What else could it be? If he hadn’t said that, do you think I would have placed my hope on a minor Fairy like you and agreed to so many of your demands?"

Lin Chen found himself at a loss for words. He had originally thought the other party was just eager to escape and thus agreed to sign a Friendship Contract with him and even gave him the Starry Sky Magic Bead, but it turned out he had thought too much.

Lin Chen said with a bitter smile, "Why do you think it would be me then? Tai Xu was the first to see you, and there are three Daluo Ultimate Immortals above the water surface right now. Right, weren’t there a few people dragged into the water by the octopus earlier? Or could it be them?"

Chi Zai scoffed coldly, "I’m suppressed by this sword, and I can’t release any power at all, so I can’t interfere with anything beyond a certain range. That’s why even if you were being hunted and killed by countless Magical Beasts, if you don’t come within a certain range of me, there’s no way I can save you."

"With that premise, those three who fell into the water would never have the opportunity to get to me and would just die, becoming food for Magical Beasts. As for those three Daluo Ultimate Immortals, indeed they could have made it all the way down here, but they didn’t dare to."

"In such a complex situation, a minor Fairy like you managed to come to me. So tell me, shouldn’t I believe that you are that fated person?"

Lin Chen sighed and said self-mockingly, "Okay, you’ve made me feel a bit embarrassed now. Just now, I thought I was particularly good at socializing and negotiating with others."

"Those things are unimportant."

Chi Zai’s voice held a bit of impatience, "Hurry up and continue. As long as you can release the seal of the Sword Talisman, you will be my fated person, and I will give you a most generous reward!"

Lin Chen responded offhandedly, "Aren’t you penniless, except for your meat? What kind of generous reward can you give me?"

Chi Zai felt ridiculed to his face and said somewhat angrily, "With my strength, once I get out, what can’t I obtain? You’re not afraid I can’t come up with something? By then, you’ll be so overloaded with rewards that you’ll go weak at the knees!"

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Yes, yes, you’re powerful. Just make sure next time you make a move, you find out whether the person has a Great Power backing them or not. What happened last time, getting pierced by a sword and suppressed here for who knows how long, if there’s a next time, you might just straight up die."

Chi Zai became angrily embarrassed, "Stinky brat, you really are asking for a beating, bringing up what’s best left unsaid, huh?"

Lin Chen chuckled. Since the other party had already signed a contract with him, Lin Chen wasn’t worried about him causing any harm, so he spoke much more freely.

After all, he was in the midst of trying to save him. If he really could unravel the Sword Talisman and free him, wouldn’t he then be considered his benefactor?

"Alright, I’ll continue. This Sword Talisman has a lot of lines to analyze, and who knows what might happen in the process. Just wait and see."

After pacifying Chi Zai with these words, Lin Chen once again focused, beginning to parse each and every line.

Lin Chen was preoccupied for two months with this task. During these two months, he did nothing but busy himself with absorbing and digesting the Sword Intent.

After two months, Lin Chen received two pieces of good news and one bad news that wasn’t too bad.

The first piece of good news was that Lu Yao had absorbed the effects of the Yin-Yang Spring, and the lifeless organs in his body were rejuvenated, like dry wood coming back to life, sprouting anew. Although still far from healthy, they had at least crossed the most difficult step.

The bad news was that the Shengling Pearl shattered into innumerable Fragments, completely ruined.

The reason it wasn’t considered too bad was that Lu Yao had already mentioned this outcome, so Lin Chen had long come to terms with not having the Shengling Pearl.

The second piece of good news was that, after two months of absorbing, Lin Chen finally could withstand the incredibly surging Sword Intent and directly observe the clear shape of the entire Sword Talisman.

To speak of deciphering, learning, and breaking the Sword Talisman, two months’ time might have just been enough to prepare the environment for the following exploration and study. It was like the students had finally knocked on the classroom door and stepped inside, earning the right to listen and learn. Whether they could understand or grasp the material remained an unknown.

Lin Chen, sitting cross-legged floating in mid-air, just quietly looked at the Sword Talisman on the entire blade, filled with inward doubts.

How could he unlock this Sword Talisman?

He couldn’t even get close by himself. Just a bit closer, the sharp Sword Intent instantly made his scalp tingle and the back of his neck chill.

Should he try to draw this Talisman himself?

Upon careful consideration, Lin Chen realized that might indeed be a way.

If he could completely draw out this Sword Talisman and it possessed enough lethal power, would that mean he had fully understood this Sword Talisman?

Since there was no other method at the moment, this only way was the way to go.

No matter what the outcome, he would try it first.

Let’s start working!

Lin Chen first took out pen and paper, laid it out on the table, and sat cross-legged in the air, then began tracing the lines of the Sword Talisman.

Lin Chen originally thought to practice tracing the Sword Talisman until he knew it by heart. After all, there is a saying, "Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will appear." Perhaps after tracing it numerous times, he would directly grasp its intricacies.

However, Lin Chen quickly found that things weren’t as simple as he thought. Even just tracing on a piece of white paper, when he continued to trace for a few strokes, he felt a strong Sword Intent rushing into the paper below, like flowing water, and "splash," the paper along with the table surface shattered into fragments.

Lin Chen was stunned. He was only outlining the Sword Talisman’s lines, and such a thing could happen?

Lin Chen stroked his chin and fell into thought.

Is this Sword Talisman like a Talisman?

In the process of tracing a Talisman, huge amounts of spiritual power are integrated into it. The lines that are traced are actually a kind of Array Formation, establishing certain rules that contain this huge amount of spiritual power, maintaining a delicate balance. When the Talisman is torn, this balance is disrupted, and the spiritual power is released according to the specified rules to achieve a special effect.

Similarly, tracing the Sword Talisman requires integration of spiritual power, and moreover, a large amount of Sword Intent. Isn’t this just an enhanced version of a Talisman?

If a Talisman cannot be made successfully on talisman paper, how is that resolved?

Lin Chen felt a bit lost for a moment, as his previous experiences hadn’t provided him with the opportunity to deal with or learn from a Talisman Master.

With a flicker of thought, Lin Chen suddenly remembered Lu Yao from the Linglong Tower, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Isn’t Lu Yao the top-tier Array Master?

While Arrays and Talismans might not be the exact same field, surely there must be overlapping principles?