Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1077: Rank Six Formation Talisman!

On the 7th floor of the Starry Pavilion...

Zhou Mingdao stood respectfully beside Tong Yutang who was seated behind a desk. He made his report in a low voice, “Pavilion Master, the Star Origin Guards sent news that there is someone searching for news of the guards who left on the Star Ship that day...”

He carefully observed Tong Yutang and continued, “Pavilion Master, should we...”

Tong Yutang, who looked like he was letting his thoughts wander, raised his hand to stop Zhou Mingdao and muttered, “Wouldn’t that just tell the person who’s trying to dig for information that he’s looking in the right direction? They’re beating around the grass to startle the snake to see who will bite, and you want to be the snake?”

Lowering his head, Zhou Mingdao quickly replied, “Pavilion Master, you’re right! I was too naive! Please advise me on what to do...”

Without even turning to look at Zhou Mingdao, Tong Yutang mumbled, “We don’t have to do anything!”

“What if...” Zhou Mingdao couldn’t help but mumble.

“There’s no what if!” Tong Yutang’s tone sank and Zhou Mingdao immediately bowed even lower.

Seemingly noticing the change in his emotions, Tong Yutang quickly forced himself to regain his composure. He continued, with a trace of mockery in his voice, “From the looks of it, the Star Origin Guards is far from being a united force like Zhuge Xiang says!”

Zhou Mingdao quickly added to show his agreement, “Pavilion Master, from the looks of it, after Commander Zhuge Xiang formed some connections with those from Superior Worlds, he doesn’t seem to care about matters regarding the Star Origin Guards any longer... From the looks of it, rumors of Zhuge Xiang leaving his post that came from inside the Star Origin Guards might not be completely wrong...”

Finally, Tong Yutang raised his head slightly to glance at Zhou Mingdao.

Noticing the Pavilion Master’s gaze, Zhou Mingdao felt a trace of panic and he stuttered, “I... I... I crossed the line! Pavilion Master, I will accept any punishment...”

Sighing softly, Tong Yutang mumbled, “Mingdao... You’ve been by my side for several tens of years now. You should know what you can say, and what you can’t. Do you really need me to teach you things like that?”

Zhou Mingdao felt his knees going soft and he fell on them before yelling in fright, “Pavilion Master, I know my mistakes!”

Silence filled the room, and Zhou Mingdao trembled all over. Only after some time did Tong Yutang’s calm voice ring through the room. “Get up. Do your job well and don’t make the same mistake!”

“Thank... Thank you, Pavilion Master!” Zhou Mingdao crawled to his feet in haste and he didn’t dare to say anything else. He quickly cupped his fist and bade his farewell. “I shall take my leave right now!”

Taking 2 steps back, Zhou Mingdao prepared to leave the room when Tong Yutang seemed to have thought of something. His voice rang from behind Zhou Mingdao, “Right, what’s going on with True Immortal Little Shang at the moment?”

Turning around, Zhou Mingdao bowed his head slightly and replied, “Pavilion Master, a month has already passed and there haven’t been any signs from the chamber. True Immortal Little Shang hasn’t emerged either and with your instructions, I didn’t dare to disturb him.”

“Alright. Let’s not bother him then. You can leave.”

Taking another 2 steps back, Zhou Mingdao eventually reached the exit and he left the room, turning around to close the door softly.

In the quiet room, Tong Yutang’s soft laughter filled the air. “Heh... Zhuge Xiang has been a genius his entire life, but just a single mistake is enough to ruin him. He’s trying to kiss up to the Essence Hong World and Essence Ming World in a futile attempt. He’s trying to make use of their higher ups to break through to the fifth tier, but does he really think they’re such kind-hearted individuals to help him for free? I wonder how much of our thousand year foundations he betrayed...”

No one knew how long had passed when another sigh rang in the room, “Star Origin Lord... Did you really run into an accident? Look at the state of our Star Origin...”

His words became unintelligible near the end.

...

Also on the seventh floor of the Starry Pavilion, Shang Xia was cooped up in his chamber to craft talismans. He didn’t know anything that happened in Tong Yutong’s study room.

Currently, he was adjusting his condition back to his peak state.

He ran through the crafting process of the rank six Formation Talisman more than a thousand times in his mind and after familiarizing himself with the Silver Branch Star Splendor Brush, he finally made his first stroke on the rank six talisman paper.

The feeling he had was completely different from when he was crafting his Six Harmony Teleportation Talisman back then. The greatest difference came from the brush he was using!

A divine grade brush lived up to its reputation indeed!

Thinking back to the time he was crafting the Six Harmony Teleportation Talisman, the high-grade brush in his hand was on the verge of destruction every time he used it and he had to be extremely careful. He no longer had the problem and he could use the brush without worrying that it would break.

With less to worry about, he felt a little more confident.

However, he quickly restrained himself and turned his focus on the rank six Formation Talisman he was supposed to craft.

Tong Yutang once said that it was only a part of an entire series of talismans.

As for how many talismans were in the series, Shang Xia had no idea. Tong Yutang didn’t say anything about it, and he knew better to ask.

However... As he studied the talisman, Shang Xia had a sneaking suspicion that Tong Yutang wasn’t just hiding the true use of the Formation Talisman. He had been lying all along!

Crafting one of the talismans in the series?

Shang Xia shook his head with a cold snort. He was basically crafting one small part of a larger Formation Talisman!

Even though the difference between an entire series of talismans and a small part of 1 talisman might sound similar, they differed greatly!

The former might mean that it was a new way of using rank six talismans, while the latter meant that it was possible the talisman was so special it already surpassed the sixth rank!

After all, a series of talismans meant that they would be able to form a massive formation when it was complete. While the other meant that a single superior talisman could be made!

There was no need to go into detail on what they entailed.

If Shang Xia’s deductions were correct, the Formation Talisman he was crafting was merely a part of a talisman of an even higher rank!

It was like how he studied the semi-complete rank six talisman Kou Chongxue got his hands on back then. He managed to come up with the Five Element Teleportation Talisman! If what he was making was a semi-complete higher ranked talisman, he would have to completely reevaluate its worth!

Could it be part of a rank seven talisman?!

Shang Xia didn’t dare to imagine what would happen if it was, but he understood that regardless if his conjecture was right or wrong, he had to craft it before thinking about anything else.

Unfortunately, because of his wandering thoughts, he barely completed half the talisman when his inner qi fluctuated wildly, causing the talisman to shatter.

Failing on his very first attempt of crafting a new talisman wasn’t something strange anyway.

With his experience, Shang Xia managed to resolve the problem he was facing. It had nothing to do with his penmanship. Instead, the problem lay with the runes he needed to draw!

To put it another way, he didn’t make a mistake when crafting the talisman! Instead, the talisman inheritance Tong Yutang provided was the problem!

In order to ensure he wasn’t the problem, Shang Xia took 2 full days to run through everything that happened during the process. Unfortunately, he reached the same conclusion every single time.

The inheritance Tong Yutang provided might be the problem, but it might also be the fact that he had to combine different parts of the inheritance to ensure that he didn’t lose control completely during the crafting process.

After thinking about it, Shang Xia finally emerged from his chamber after a month and a half.

Zhou Mingdao rushed over the moment he received the news, and he brought Shang Xia over to Tong Yutang’s study.

“Pavilion Master Tong, this talisman... It doesn’t seem complete!” Shang Xia didn’t beat about the bush.

Tong Yutang burst out laughing in response, “Of course it isn’t. Didn’t I tell you that it’s part of an entire series?”

Shang Xia shook his head and sighed, “Pavilion Master Tong, I believe you should understand what I mean. No matter how I try, there seems to be something missing and I can’t solve the problem unless...”

“True Immortal Little Shang!” Tong Yutang interrupted Shang Xia before he could finish. Getting to his feet, he muttered, “I need you to think of a way. Come up with a method to solve the problem of the runes being unbalanced itself and complete the talisman!”

“This is extremely important, and I can only implore you to do so!”