Chapter 101: Great Teleportation Talisman

"Sixth Grade Talisman Script? System, you're being way too generous; I'm even tempted to hammer you," Li Xuan said, his eyes flashing, to the system.

A Sixth Grade Talisman Script corresponds to a divine-level being, surpassing a Title Douluo, and each Sixth Grade Talisman Script wields extremely great power.

Li Xuan has a sixth-level talisman, named Yellow Turban Warrior Talisman, which can summon an entity of the eight hundred Soul Emperor realm, and its duration lasts at least several months; its value is evident.

But the Yellow Turban Warrior Talisman is merely a sixth-level auxiliary talisman, whereas the Great Teleportation Talisman is an escape-type talisman; Li Xuan has no idea what surprise this talisman will bring him.

Li Xuan snapped out of his daydream, and with quick eyes and hands exchanged a point to redeem the Great Teleportation Talisman.

As a flash of yellow light passed, a palm-sized spindle-shaped yellow crystal appeared in Li Xuan's hand.

The crystal was only a fingertip long, spindle‑shaped, with two extremely sharp points, entirely yellow and transparent, and faintly one could sense a Talisman Script flowing within; it was clear this was a very powerful talisman.

"System, check the talisman's attributes," Li Xuan said to the system.

【Talisman Script: Great Teleportation Talisman】

【Grade: Sixth Grade】

【Description: After using the talisman, one can instantly relocate ten thousand li with no side effects; the talisman can replenish its energy on its own and can be used once every one hundred days】

【Cooldown: 1/100】

"Damn!" Li Xuan was stunned, cursing inwardly.

"A Sixth Grade Talisman Script is terrifying!" Li Xuan said, dumbfounded.

Although the Great Teleportation Talisman's description is brief, its function is genuinely powerful.

With this talisman, even a Title Douluo face‑to‑face, Li Xuan would dare to slap him twice.

More importantly, this thing can be used once every one hundred days, it's not a single‑use item and can be reused; the Great Teleportation Talisman is Li Xuan's greatest recruitment tool.

"With this thing, the operation at the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan is now secure; even if they return, they can't stop me." Li Xuan looked at the Great Teleportation Talisman on his palm, flashed a brilliant smile, and relaxed considerably.

After entering the Sunset Forest, Li Xuan remained on edge, fearing that Dugu Bo might suddenly return to the Sunset Forest and capture him.

After all, his own strength was too weak; Dugu Bo could kill him with a single sneeze.

Now that he has the Great Teleportation Talisman, Li Xuan feels much more at ease.

He took two deep breaths, letting himself calm down quickly.

Li Xuan did not place the Great Teleportation Talisman inside the Void Pearl; instead, he took a rope and, using a braided grass rope method, tied the talisman to his wrist, so that if an accident occurs he can instantly activate the talisman and teleport to escape.

Since entering the Sunset Forest, Li Xuan had not had a peaceful sleep; his spirit had been stretched to the limit. Now that he obtained the Great Teleportation Talisman, he felt much more relaxed, and lying in the warm bedding of his den, Li Xuan quickly fell into deep sleep.

……

Early the next morning, Li Xuan snapped his eyes open, anxiously surveying his surroundings.

"I really let my guard down after getting the Great Teleportation Talisman and fell asleep here." Li Xuan wished he could slap himself twice; in such a dangerous environment he managed to sleep, and he deeply regretted his overindulgence yesterday.

After crawling out of the den, Li Xuan sat on the blankets and began to contemplate his next plan.

Twelve days have passed since Li Xuan left Tian Dou City, meaning there are eight days left before Dugu Bo attends the Tian Dou royal banquet; Li Xuan needs to find a way to enter the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan within those eight days.

"In the end, time is getting a bit tight," Li Xuan said with a laugh, shaking his head, then began to think over the next plan.

The plan to continue searching for an entrance along the Stone Wall needs revising, after all Li Xuan doesn't know how long the Stone Wall is or whether there is a proper entrance—these are all questions.

The other direction involves digging a tunnel, but Li Xuan also doesn't know the depth of the Stone Wall, so this route may not be feasible.

After pondering for a while, Li Xuan made a calm decision. He thought the chance of cracks on the Stone Wall was low, so he decided to dig a tunnel right here.

No more talk, Li Xuan chose to use the den he dug last night as a starting point, pressing against the Stone Wall to dig down, aiming to carve a passage into the interior of the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

Because few creatures tread within the toxin zone, the soil here is relatively loose, so Li Xuan found digging not laborious.

Moreover, Li Xuan is now a twenty‑something level soul master; with soul power enhancing him, his strength is immense, his shovel dancing swiftly, and dust swirled around in an instant.

In this way Li Xuan dug continuously for three hours and managed to excavate a deep well over ten meters deep.

After three hours of continuous digging, Li Xuan's soul power was nearly depleted and his stamina completely exhausted, so he decided to rest for a while before continuing down.

Sitting in the deep well, Li Xuan took out a broom and swept the soil off the Stone Wall, getting a clear view of what lay before him.

In front of Li Xuan still stood the Stone Wall, but its composition had changed: the upper portion of the Stone Wall is entirely made of basalt, extremely hard, making tunnel digging on basalt very difficult.

However, beneath the Stone Wall turned out to be volcanic rock, which is relatively brittle and not very hard; nevertheless, it can be easily smashed to carve a tunnel.

"Well, this used to be a volcano?" Li Xuan paused, thinking that volcanic rock only appears near volcanoes.

Li Xuan thought for a moment, then extended his hand, and a clump of pitch‑black, sticky Filthy Flame appeared in his palm.

He shaped the Filthy Flame into a long strip and, point by point, controlled it to cut the volcanic rock.

The Filthy Flame not only has extremely high temperature but also extreme corrosiveness, making it easy to cut volcanic rock.

As the Filthy Flame, under Li Xuan's control, drilled into the volcanic rock, it began to cut the rock in front of him bit by bit.

After more than ten minutes, Li Xuan reached out, grasped the hole in the volcanic rock and pulled back; a cylindrical stone block about half a meter in diameter was excavated from the wall.

"This method actually works…" Li Xuan's eyes lit up, and he continued to cut the volcanic rock bit by bit, aiming to open the tunnel sooner and then exit from here.

……

Three days later, Li Xuan removed a cut piece of volcanic rock from the Stone Wall, and on its bottom surface he saw black soil.

"Is this a breakthrough?" Li Xuan widened his eyes, saying in disbelief.

Then Li Xuan took out an iron rod, inserted it into the hole in the Stone Wall; there was resistance but not much, confirming that soil lay not far behind the Stone Wall! "It really worked!" he exclaimed excitedly.

He then quickly widened the entire opening until he could pass through, then stopped.

Now that the Stone Wall has been tunneled through, as long as he can successfully dig out of the soil, Li Xuan can enter the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

Li Xuan took out the Treasure‑seeking Compass and checked his distance to the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

It was only a few dozen meters away!

"Great, I've truly made it inside!" Li Xuan said excitedly, looking at the Treasure‑seeking Compass.

Then Li Xuan began spiraling upward to dig, but stopped after only a few meters; if he went too high, he feared being discovered.

Li Xuan returned to the tunnel entrance, used the soil to conceal the entrance, and then quickly expanded the underground chamber's area beneath.

Now there are five days left before Dugu Bo heads to Tian Dou City; for the next five days Li Xuan will have to handle all his eating, drinking, and waste in the tunnel, so expanding the tunnel is indeed necessary.

Wishing all you readers and lords a happy Mid‑Autumn holiday!

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