As a massive spiritual energy array Rubik's cube appeared in front of the secret realm rift, everyone holding a talisman token—the small Rubik's cube—was quickly sucked into the secret realm.
Lin Moyu did not notice at that moment, but Li Zihang, who was following behind the middle-aged man, flashed a fierce look in his eyes as he watched Lin Moyu enter the secret realm.
"A Qi Refining Level 1 trash dying at the hands of secret realm beasts must be completely normal, right?" Li Zihang sneered to himself.
Originally, Lin Moyu should have appeared in the resource-rich Lingyun Realm alongside Yun Rumo and Lin Ruyu, but he found himself instead in Fayun Realm, which was infested with Cloud Beasts.
"Though somewhat unexpected, it doesn't matter. The pure slaughter talismans happen to require entire beast carcasses." Lin Moyu recalled the second Samsara Heavenly Evolution, where he had used his physical true spirit to draw true talismans.
Although the Samsara Heavenly Evolution had not shown him the final outcome, Lin Moyu, having digested the memories of a Grade 6 talisman master, clearly knew the mighty power of Grade 6 true talismans. Those one hundred and eight Deity Transformation cultivators were probably all dead by now.
Lin Moyu looked at the place before him, which resembled a fairy realm amidst the clouds, while remaining vigilant in his heart against any Cloud Beasts that might suddenly dart out.
Although Cloud Beasts possessed formidable strength, they left behind special cloud vapor upon death, which was a rare and precious material needed for both artifact crafting and alchemy, making it extremely valuable.
Lin Moyu took out ten blank talisman papers, instantly drew ten Tier 1 superior Gold Shield Talismans on the spot, and had them orbit around him for protection.
"Cloud Beasts hide themselves exceptionally well. Unless a Foundation Establishment cultivator uses spiritual sense to search, it is utterly impossible to spot them with the naked eye alone. So I can only wait for one to actively pounce." Lin Moyu waved his hand to retract the Gold Shield Talismans orbiting him back into his sleeve, then deliberately exposed a flaw to entice the Cloud Beasts hiding in the mist into launching a sneak attack.
Just as Lin Moyu expected, a Tier 1 Cloud Beast soon lunged directly at him from the mist behind.
Unfortunately, facing the fully prepared Lin Moyu, the white jade lion transformed by the Cloud Beast was blocked by the autonomously triggered Tier 1 Gold Shield Talisman. Then Lin Moyu turned around, the Fierce Spirit Talisman on his forearm flashing with a fierce glare, and directly grabbed the Cloud Beast by the head before crushing it.
Looking at the pure cloud vapor left behind after the Cloud Beast's death, Lin Moyu took out a porcelain bottle and carefully collected it.
Do not underestimate this small portion of cloud vapor; it counted as a special resource unique to this secret realm, with a value of twenty Spirit Stones.
One must know that Lin Moyu currently didn't even have a single Spirit Stone saved up. Back then, to treat Yun Rumo's damaged meridians, Lin Ruyu had spent the savings she had accumulated over several years.
Still, it was all worth it. As far as Lin Ruyu was concerned, she had no hope of advancing to the Foundation Establishment realm in this lifetime, and her son had such poor aptitude, so she might as well place her hopes on Yun Rumo. Even if Yun Rumo and Lin Ruyu ultimately did not become dao companions, there would at least be a shred of lingering goodwill between them.
After placing the jade bottle close to his body, Lin Moyu said somewhat helplessly, "Once I have money, the very first thing I'll buy is a storage magic artifact."
Following the same method of revealing a flaw and then directly obliterating the target with the Fierce Spirit Talisman, Lin Moyu quickly filled all ten jade bottles on his person.
A single jade bottle could hold five portions of cloud vapor, so ten jade bottles meant that Lin Moyu had slaughtered fifty Tier 1 Cloud Beasts in the span of just over an hour.
"I remember that in the Fayun Realm, slaughtering too many Tier 1 Cloud Beasts easily attracts the attention of Tier 2 Cloud Beasts." Lin Moyu suddenly remembered something and vigilantly surveyed his surroundings, only to find the sea of clouds still calm and tranquil, causing him to heave a sigh of relief.
"That scared me to death," Lin Moyu said, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
The very instant Lin Moyu relaxed, a Tier 2 Cloud Beast resembling a white jade lion over ten meters in length suddenly lunged at him from the sea of clouds behind.
Fortunately, Lin Moyu had been secretly on guard the entire time. The moment he saw the Tier 2 Cloud Beast jump out, he thought to himself, "It's finally out."
Lin Moyu looked at the white jade lion before him, a smile appearing in his eyes. He raised his hand, and ten Gold Shield Talismans flew straight out from his sleeve, intercepting the beast's sneak attack. Then he struck his right hand against his left forearm, which was branded with the Fierce Spirit Talisman.
The Tier 1 slaughter talisman—the Fierce Spirit Talisman—shot forth directly, striking the forehead of the white jade lion Cloud Beast.
Seeing the white jade lion temporarily trapped by the Fierce Spirit Talisman, Lin Moyu did not stop. He took out a jade bottle, poured out five clusters of cloud vapor, and pricked his hand to draw another slaughter talisman.
The white cloud vapor merged with the blood-red patterns formed by Lin Moyu's blood, and an exceedingly intricate-looking talisman materialized in the air. This time, Lin Moyu did not let it attach to his body; instead, taking advantage of the fact that the Cloud Beast had yet to break free from the control of the Fierce Spirit Talisman, he drove it straight into the beast's sea of consciousness.
Compared to normal ominous beasts, Cloud Beasts did not possess overly strong intelligence; even Tier 2 Cloud Beasts operated almost entirely on instinct. Thus, because its sea of consciousness lacked a powerful guarding will, it appeared relatively weak. However, a Cloud Beast's raw strength was unquestionable, so Lin Moyu intended to use the Tier 1 supreme-grade talisman—the Clear Qi Subduing Spirit Talisman—to control this Tier 2 Cloud Beast.
Watching the Cloud Beast struggle with increasing intensity, Lin Moyu frowned and said in bewilderment, "That shouldn't be right?"
Seeing the Cloud Beast's unyielding resistance unto death, Lin Moyu helplessly ended its life.
Observing the Tier 2 primordial cloud vapor, which was obviously purer and cleaner than the origin cloud vapor left behind by dead Tier 1 Cloud Beasts, Lin Moyu remarked with some emotion, "Is being my subordinate really that unpleasant?"
Lin Moyu muttered with a hint of narcissism, but clearly, the other hidden Cloud Beasts in the sea of clouds were not going to miss this opportunity to attack. Six Tier 1 Cloud Beasts transformed into various beast forms and simultaneously charged at Lin Moyu.
Although he had not expected those ambush-loving Cloud Beasts to attack from the front this time, he was already prepared for any conceivable situation.
Three Tier 1 supreme-grade talismans—Flame Explosion Talismans—were hurled straight into the pack of Cloud Beasts. Watching the primordial cloud vapor left behind by two dead Cloud Beasts get contaminated by the Flame Explosion Talismans, Lin Moyu said with a pang of heartache, "Damn it, that's all money!"
Lin Moyu dared not use any more Flame Explosion Talismans, but the talismans he had drawn earlier were mostly depleted, leaving him with no choice but to temporarily fall back.
Yet the Cloud Beasts still hiding in the sea of clouds, seeing that Lin Moyu showed signs of fleeing, unexpectedly surged out in a continuous stream of over twenty beasts, charging at him all at once. The sheer scale of it left Lin Moyu dumbfounded.
"Profound Clarity Divine Travel, Secret Talismans Form Naturally!" The Great Dao of Talismans was profound and unfathomable. Although Lin Moyu had directly inherited the memory transmission of a Grade 6 talisman master's slaughter talismans, it also contained related inheritances regarding other types of talismans.
As the blood and spiritual energy within Lin Moyu surged in accordance with the circulation of the Blood Talisman Killing Scripture, a Tier 1 Profound Clarity Divine Travel Talisman quickly coalesced upon his legs.
Although it was unstable and its effect was mediocre, this was indeed the fastest method for Lin Moyu to draw a talisman under the current circumstances.