Chapter 3618: Cipher Talisman

After Ye Liuyun learned that Chen Haisheng was willing to cooperate with him, he also felt that everything was going fairly smoothly, and he was in high spirits.

Therefore, following Chen Yueying's suggestion, he accompanied her on a stroll through the Royal City.

"It's really been a long time since I've enjoyed such a leisurely life!" Chen Yueying was also in high spirits.

Ye Liuyun also found it rare to relax; following Chen Yueying as they ate and wandered about, he felt quite content.

Just as the two of them had finished dinner outside and were strolling through the night market, Ye Liuyun suddenly sensed the presence of hidden assassins nearby.

"Huh? Could it be that someone in the Royal City dares to strike at Yueying?" Ye Liuyun wondered, his first thought being that someone wanted to kill Chen Yueying.

But he immediately felt something was off; if the target were Chen Yueying, such strong assassins wouldn't be necessary. He sensed the auras of two assassins, whose concealment abilities were already considerably stronger than Li Qianjiao's, clearly indicating they were more powerful and skilled assassins than Li Qianjiao.

"Could they be after me? Did Qian Ling Valley act against me so quickly? Or is it someone else?" Thinking this, Ye Liuyun explained the situation to Xuanwu and Ying, then quietly released them from the Space World.

Ye Liuyun could sense the positions of Xuanwu and Ying through the Divine Soul Contract. After they manifested, they quickly located the two hidden assassins and covertly struck, severely wounding the opponents.

But those two assassins both committed suicide by poison instantly, very decisively, leaving no chance to capture them alive.

"These assassins are too professional! However, I noticed they all have black tattoo symbols on their bodies." Xuanwu and Ying also searched the two assassins, found nothing else, but saw the same tattoos on them, guessing it was the mark of their organization.

"Let's leave it at that; I don't blame you two. It seems to be a fairly professional assassin organization!" After learning the result, Ye Liuyun also felt helpless, and could only first recall Xuanwu and Ying into the Space World.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yueying asked immediately upon noticing a change in Ye Liuyun's complexion.

Ye Liuyun felt telling her would be useless, so he casually made up an excuse, saying he was a bit tired from wandering, and then Chen Yueying returned with him to the Royal Mansion.

After returning, Ye Liuyun quietly cultivated in the Cultivation Room, but not long after, he again felt uneasy in mind and spirit. He sensed the outside situation once more, but this time he found nothing.

"Are they stronger assassins? Or are they too far away for me to sense their presence?"

Ye Liuyun knew he wouldn't feel uneasy for no reason; surely someone still wanted to act against him. Moreover, organized assassins usually aren't just two—they're either one or at least three.

Ye Liuyun again released Xuanwu and Ying, having them guard outside his and Chen Yueying's Cultivation Room to watch for any assassin movement.

"It would be best to set up a formation indoors that could capture these assassins alive!" Ye Liuyun also pondered this, unconsciously studying the set of ancient cipher that the Book Demon had passed to him.

This set of cipher was actually nothing special in ancient times—just some strokes commonly used by people—but simple variations or combinations of them greatly increased their power.

Ye Liuyun didn't have time to start from scratch, so he immediately looked within the combinations for a formation with suitable function.

"This one fits perfectly!" Ye Liuyun quickly found a formation consisting of only four strokes, and then proceeded to condense Divine Core according to it.

He wasn't very skilled in formations, only knowing a few simple things; originally he couldn't draw a high‑difficulty formation out of thin air, so it was just right that he could only inscribe simple strokes.

He directly used Divine Core, tracing the strokes from his Sea of Consciousness exactly, then slapped the Divine Core into the air.

Unexpectedly, the formation he inscribed actually took shape; after the Divine Core turned into a golden light, the formation vanished into the void.

The character formed by the formation resembled the word "ding" (meaning "stable" or "fixed"), but not exactly alike—it resembled ancient pictographic script.

However, the formation he drew covered only a small area. So he continued inscribing several more formations, covering the entire room, and then he slapped each into the void.

As for the actual effect, it could only be tested in real combat.

Ye Liuyun also dared not cultivate too intently, lest he miss the chance to capture the assassins. Thus he stayed outside, studying the cipher on one hand while waiting for the assassins to appear on the other.

Upon careful study, he indeed discovered some regularities in the symbols and strokes. Moreover, the more he researched, the more astonished he became, feeling that this was practically the progenitor of formations—a single stroke works as well as a Formation Master inscribing an entire formation, and its power can even summon Heaven and Earth Power, comparable to a Heaven‑Earth attack.

These ciphers can serve not only as formation runes but also be used to inscribe talismans. The power of such talismans should be far greater than those he had seen in the Curse Clan, and they do not consume his Divine Core.

Ye Liuyun immediately fetched some animal hide and blood from the Space World to try. Since he was describing the strokes from his Sea of Consciousness as they were, even if there were slight deviations, he could still draw the talismans, only their power varying accordingly.

Ye Liuyun used fire‑attribute animal blood and hide, so the talismans he inscribed also released fire.

He tried a few talismans for power inside the Cultivation Room. Fortunately the room was sturdy and wasn't damaged. Yet even these simple talismans already reached the attack level of the Ninth Realm.

"With more practice, and later using better animal blood and hide, the talismans I make could even kill experts of the Cave Heaven Realm! This thing's power is truly enormous!"

Ye Liuyun also hadn't expected the talismans to have such a great effect. He had always thought talismans were worthless, consuming his Divine Core, and were no match for direct combat.

"Tch, that's just because your strength isn't enough; otherwise you could inscribe even stronger talismans! The stuff I gave you, how could it be bad!" The Book Demon scoffed, calling out again in his Sea of Consciousness.

"If it's this good, why didn't you give it to me earlier?" Ye Liuyun complained.

"Nonsense, did your Soul Power used to be that strong? Even if I gave it to you, without Divine Core and sufficient Soul Power, you couldn't draw them!" the Book Demon explained.

Ye Liuyun sensed his internal state: Divine Core consumption was not much, but his Soul aspect was indeed a little fatigued, though it hadn't reduced his Soul Power.

"Does drawing this also consume Soul Power?" Ye Liuyun asked the Book Demon.

"Of course, otherwise how would we communicate with Heaven and Earth Power?" the Book Demon countered.

"I see!" Ye Liuyun immediately understood; from now on, when drawing these talismans, he must do so only at safe times.

Thinking this, he stopped practicing and instead began meditating to recover his Soul Power. Recently the encoding has been severe, giving us more motivation to update faster; please tap your little hand to exit reading mode. Thank you.