The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 582: Spirit-Extinguishing Talisman Array, Useless Cultivator Seeking Death

Chapter 582: Spirit-Extinguishing Talisman Array, Useless Cultivator Seeking Death

Though his heart was stirred, Zhou Zida still remembered his task. He turned his hand, and the blade glimmered with a silvery light in the fire.

"Miss, you’re beautiful, so don’t try to stand out. If you get hurt, there won’t be anywhere for you to cry," he said.

Nanli raised an eyebrow and smiled, her smile bright like a pearl. "Looking at your technique, you must be at the Qi Refining stage, right? Did the master of Penglai Island send you here?"

Zhou Zida snorted, "That’s right. The cultivators from Penglai Island can’t just come to the Human World to kill; they had to send me instead."

Master Zhao quickly reminded, "Your Highness the Ninth Princess, he just said he hasn’t reached Base Building yet, so he’s not considered a cultivator. Killing mortals won’t bring down heavenly punishment, so you need to be careful."

Nanli nodded and asked, "Did someone ask you to deliver something?"

"Yes!" Master Zhao immediately pulled out a pouch from his chest and handed it over. "That esteemed person said it was a lotus seed."

The name was too long for him to remember.

Nanli was delighted and wanted to take it.

But unexpectedly, a burst of spiritual energy surged from behind, and Master Zhao couldn’t dodge in time, getting sent flying. The pouch in his hand also flew up into the air.

Nanli tried to grab it, but the cultivator who appeared shouted loudly, "Zhou Zida, kill him!"

Zhou Zida, naturally obeying the cultivator’s orders, charged forward with his blade.

Nanli’s gaze turned sharp.

The Penglai Island folks were indeed sly, deliberately sending a Qi Refining cultivator to kill, so they wouldn’t have to dirty their own hands.

Since Master Zhao was here to deliver something, she couldn’t let him die.

Using a Teleportation Talisman, she intercepted Zhou Zida’s attack.

Seizing this opportunity, the cultivator took the pouch into his hands.

Nanli supported Master Zhao as he landed, but even though Master Zhao had trained the first level of the Fire Cloud Spell to the seventh layer, he was still just slightly stronger and had a bit more inner strength; he was no match for the cultivator’s spiritual attacks.

His organs were damaged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Master!" The disciples rushed over, their faces filled with worry.

Nanli quickly used a Wound-Healing Talisman on him.

Master Zhao finally calmed down, and his first words were, "But... wasn’t it said that cultivators can’t harm mortals? Why... why isn’t he afraid of heavenly punishment?"

Nanli replied, "If a cultivator kills a mortal, and if they aren’t protected by any magical artifact, they would certainly be struck down by heavenly lightning. But merely injuring someone seems to only warrant a small lightning tribulation as a warning."

Master Zhao’s expression darkened, and he spat, "Sly! He’s so cunning!"

In his agitation, he coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Nanli said helplessly, "Master Zhao, calm down. Don’t waste my Wound-Healing Talisman; they’re not easy to draw."

Master Zhao looked apologetic. "I’m sorry, Your Highness the Ninth Princess, I didn’t handle things well..."

"It’s nothing," Nanli patted his shoulder, "I can retrieve it."

But the cultivator who heard her laughed loudly.

He said, "You, a mere mortal, dare to brag in front of me?"

He opened the pouch and saw the Primordial Lotus Seed inside, making him even more excited.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a Qiankun Bag; otherwise, he could have used it to sense the owner’s aura and know exactly who the thief was.

Nanli had already set up a talisman array, ensuring Master Zhao and the others stayed within it.

With a calm expression, her voice icy, she said, "I’ll give you a chance: return the lotus seed, and I’ll spare your life."

"What?" The cultivator stuffed the pouch into his Qiankun Bag and pretended not to hear Nanli, putting his hand to his ear. "What did you say? Repeat it."

"I said, you’re seeking death." Nanli raised her gaze, her voice growing colder.

"Ha ha ha, I am a Golden Core cultivator! I can crush you with one hand! How dare you speak so boldly in front of me?!" The cultivator said, then ordered Zhou Zida, "Obey my command. I will subdue her, and you will sever her lifeline."

As long as he wasn’t the one to kill, he wouldn’t face heavenly punishment.

For him, a small lightning tribulation was merely a minor issue.

A smile played at the corners of Nanli’s mouth, her expression ghostly as she beckoned to the cultivator, "Come, you useless Golden Core cultivator."

Her words enraged him.

With a shout, he rushed forward, gathering spiritual power in his palm.

At the same time, Zhou Zida also struck.

"Your Highness the Ninth Princess!" Master Zhao and the others were terrified to see Nanli remain motionless.

Nanli snorted lightly but at that moment plunged the Dark Moon Sword into the ground.

Her voice was sharp: "Rise!"

At first, the cultivator didn’t understand what she was yelling about, but then he saw golden light bursting from where the sword was plunged!

It was the talisman array!

The golden light spread rapidly, and the array rose.

The cultivator recalled his island master had warned him that Nanli’s talisman technique was extraordinary, rivaling that of Upper Realm Talisman Cultivators.

Feeling alarmed, he hurriedly retreated to avoid the array.

But the array surged from all sides like a cage, leaving no room to escape!

He drew his sword, trying to break through, but his spiritual energy only caused the golden light of the array to shine even brighter.

The situation changed, and Zhou Zida stopped, assessing the situation before shouting, "Don’t use spiritual power! This array can absorb your power and strengthen itself!"

The cultivator panicked.

But it was too late.

The array manifested several golden whips, tightly binding the cultivator.

Whenever he used a bit of spiritual power, the golden whips would absorb it, tightening their grip and making it harder for him to breathe.

After suffering twice, the cultivator no longer dared to recklessly use spiritual energy.

He glared at Nanli. "You... you’re so despicable!"

"Oh? You bullying the weak isn’t despicable, but using a talisman array to defeat you is?" Nanli raised an eyebrow, completely unfazed by his insults. "I’ve been bored these days, so I set up this spirit-extinguishing talisman array around Xuanyue Temple, intending to find someone to test it on. I didn’t expect you to show up."

One major drawback of this kind of talisman array was that it had to be set up in advance, and the cultivator had to step into the array for it to activate.

But it didn’t matter; she had set up a dozen or so at the foot of the mountain, so one of them had to work.

The cultivator struggled, and even with brute force, he couldn’t break free from the golden whips.

He shouted at Zhou Zida, "Hey! What are you standing there for? Either help me break the array or kill her!"

Zhou Zida hesitated for a moment, quickly making up his mind.

Killing her was the simplest solution!

Seeing that she had the cultivator under control, Nanli felt no hesitation.

One talisman infused into the Dark Moon Sword, and she charged forward to fight Zhou Zida.

Though Zhou Zida hadn’t reached Base Building yet, he had condensed his Dantian at the Qi Refining stage, with a certain amount of spiritual energy available for use.

However, the spiritual energy surrounding his blade was shattered and absorbed by a Peachwood Sword!

"Why..." Zhou Zida was astonished.

Nanli casually explained, "Because I used a talisman that restrains spiritual power."

Zhou Zida was furious. "Why do you have all these strange talismans?"

He quickly changed his strategy, deciding to fight with sheer brute force, thinking that since he was at the Qi Refining stage and had solidified his body, he wouldn’t lose to Nanli!

Little did he know, when Nanli struck down with her sword, it left his hands numb and caused the ground beneath him to sink!