Chapter 270: A Revolutionary Dao of Talismans

Yu Feng kept encountering deadly calamities for two reasons. One, his luck was unbelievably terrible—he could get hit by a falling meteor just walking down the road. The other reason was that in the Tongu World, human life didn’t matter. As long as someone lived well themselves, they didn’t care how many others died.

For example, the two Fusion Stage cultivators whose fight caused the meteor to fall—something like that would never happen in the Nine Provinces. Even without Jiang Li stepping in, Zhang Konghu would’ve pinned those two to the ground and beaten them senseless.

Take the Blood Sea Sect, a textbook example of a Demonic Cultivation Sect. In the Nine Provinces, the local court would’ve already sent someone to wipe them out.

“Are there even any good people left in this world?” Bai Hongtu felt it was absurd, like listening to a fantasy tale. It all felt surreal. At this rate, did this world even have a future?

Jiang Li didn’t answer.

“Little Junior Brother, you in there?” Senior Sister Wu Lian knocked on the door. Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu vanished.

“Yeah.” Yu Feng happily opened the door.

“Senior Sister Wu Lian, and this is…” Yu Feng pretended not to recognize the person Wu Lian brought.

“This is your Third Senior Brother,” Wu Lian introduced him.

“Hello, Junior Brother.” Third Senior Brother smiled gently.

Yu Feng sneered inwardly. What a convincing act.

He had seen this man in the future, twisted by jealousy, and completely different from the friendly face he wore now.

“Greetings, Third Senior Brother.”

Senior Sister Wu Lian said warmly—exactly how Yu Feng remembered her: “Junior Brother, Master said to let you self-study the Dao of Talismans. How’s it going? Anything you don’t understand? I can teach you, and so can your Third Senior Brother.”

Yu Feng humbly asked, “There are some things I don’t get. Senior Sister, take a look—did Master make a mistake here? It says the Dao of Talismans is about using human power to construct runes that defy Heaven and gain creation?”

“Shouldn’t it be: using human power as the starting point to leverage the momentum of Heaven and Earth, and turn the world to one’s use?”

Third Senior Brother raised an eyebrow. Whoa, big words for a newbie. He had come to check if the new Junior Brother was some prodigy who might threaten his claim to Master’s legacy.

Now, it seemed there was nothing to worry about.

Anyone who came up with such absurd theories was clearly someone with empty ambition and flashy words—an attention seeker lacking real skill.

But this was knowledge Yu Feng had just learned from Bai Hongtu. In this world, it was revolutionary—completely overturning thousands of years of understanding about the Dao of Talismans in the Tongu World.

“As cultivators, we must defy Heaven. How can we use the Dao of Talismans to borrow from the forces of nature?” Wu Lian disagreed with Yu Feng’s view.

Yu Feng used to think that way too—until just now, when Bai Hongtu said one sentence that enlightened him.

Bai Hongtu said, “I can’t even beat Jiang Li, and you think I can defy Heaven? With what? My stubbornness?”

That’s when Yu Feng realized his cultivation mindset had been off.

Seeing Wu Lian didn’t believe him, Yu Feng drew a talisman in the air. It didn’t dissipate for over ten minutes.

“No way…” Wu Lian was stunned. Yu Feng’s talisman had used very little spiritual energy—by all logic, it should have faded in a few breaths. There was no way it should’ve lasted this long.

“This is what it means to borrow the momentum of Heaven and Earth.”

“I need to see Master.” Wu Lian turned serious. It was the first time she’d ever heard someone say Master was wrong about the Dao of Talismans—yet this Junior Brother had just shown her something that defied common sense.

Third Senior Brother suddenly felt that this new Junior Brother might have a far greater talent in the Dao of Talismans than he had imagined.

“Junior Brother, did you study the Dao of Talismans somewhere before?” Third Senior Brother asked with a smile, pretending to care.

Yu Feng answered truthfully, “Just now, I listened to a single lecture from a Tribulation Stage cultivator.”

“Hahaha, Tribulation Stage? You really like to joke, Junior Brother.” Third Senior Brother obviously didn’t believe him, and Yu Feng didn’t bother to explain.

Soon, Daoist Tongchen summoned Yu Feng. Third Senior Brother followed them on his own.

“Show me that rune you just demonstrated.”

Yu Feng did as asked.

“So it really is true?” Seeing Yu Feng’s simple rune didn’t dissipate, Daoist Tongchen was visibly shaken. He quickly coughed to regain his composure and steady tone.

Daoist Tongchen nodded slowly. “The legendary immortals were said to master the Dao of Talismans by borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth—what they called immortal runes or immortal talismans. I always thought it was just myth. Didn’t expect it to be real.”

He hadn’t imagined that the disciple he accepted on a whim would be self-taught and show such shocking talent in the Dao of Talismans.

From their hidden spot, Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu whispered.

“Why do I feel like the cultivation knowledge in the Tongu World is kind of backward? Is it because the Stairway to Immortality has been gone for too long?” Bai Hongtu had interacted with Yu Feng many times and noticed Yu Feng—despite his experience—had many misconceptions.

“I think it’s more due to the lack of information sharing.”

“What do you mean?”

“In this world, everyone treats their knowledge as treasure and refuses to share it. Take the Dao of Talismans—someone in ancient times must have known the real version, but they kept it secret. When something happened to them, the true art disappeared.”

Information in the Nine Provinces flows far more freely than in the Tongu World. Ordinary folks can cultivate with Diagram of Spiritual Energy, and use The Complete Guide to Cultivation to learn about various paths to immortality: talismans, formations, swordsmanship, space. Books like A Discussion on the Customs and Traditions of the Nine Provinces let people understand the powers of the day, who’s strong and who’s not.

Yu Feng had cultivated all the way to Nascent Soul Stage and still thought the Tongu World only had two Fusion Stage cultivators. That alone showed how isolated information was.

“Was this caused by the Outer World Fiends?”

“Hard to say. Maybe too much time has passed. Within my Divine Sense range, I haven’t found anything related to Outer World Fiends yet.”

Daoist Tongchen tried to imitate Yu Feng’s method and found that without guidance, it was very difficult. In the end, Yu Feng ended up taking the lead, guiding Daoist Tongchen step by step until he got it.

Third Senior Brother listened from the side, secretly tried it, and failed.

So only Little Junior Brother could teach it personally? Third Senior Brother frowned.

Daoist Tongchen pondered, then said earnestly to Yu Feng, “Your talent is the rarest I’ve ever seen. Your future is limitless. But you must avoid arrogance and impatience. This matter touches the very core of the Dao of Talismans. You absolutely must not let it spread.”

Yu Feng’s discovery multiplied the power of talismans many times over. It would attract powerful cultivators who would try to learn it from him—then kill him to ensure only they knew this Dao.

Yu Feng knew how dangerous this was.

From his many deaths, he had learned the most important survival skill in the Tongu World: hide your true strength. He couldn’t let the real Dao of Talismans spread—not even to his master.

This time, he revealed it on purpose—not to show Daoist Tongchen, but to let Third Senior Brother see it.

“Third, you too—this must not be leaked! You hear me?”

“I hear you.” Third Senior Brother answered.

Daoist Tongchen didn’t tell Fourth and Fifth Senior Brothers about it. The fewer people who knew about Yu Feng’s talent in talismans, the better.