The Lineage Sends Visitors

The First-Tier Superior-Grade Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruit ranked among the most valuable spirit medicines and Spirit Materials of its grade, so Yang Tianyou naturally coveted it.

But a person was wise to know his own limits. After his initial excitement, Yang Tianyou quickly calmed down. He stroked the Azure Wolf's smooth fur with his right hand and, after a moment's thought, sent out a Voice Transmission Talisman.

A First-Tier Superior-Grade spirit medicine was very likely to be guarded by a Demon Beast of the same grade. On top of that, its location lay right on the border between Purple Moon Town and Dengzhuang Town, almost beyond the Yang Household's sphere of influence. Going ahead on his own would be far too risky.

"Fortunately, the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruit isn't fully ripe yet. There's still some time to prepare."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Tianyou stood and headed up to the loft. Seeing this, the Azure Wolf, which had been lying on the floor, hurried after him.

In the study, Yang Tianyou sat before an octagonal table and took out the Yang Clan Talisman Scripture. He turned to the last page and studied it carefully twice, making sure his memory had not failed him. Then he put the scripture away and closed his eyes.

Deep within his dim soul space, a ball of white light floated up and down. As Yang Tianyou's consciousness approached, it passed through the veil of light on the surface, revealing a white jade book.

Jade Register Heavenly Book...

A complicated sigh sounded in Yang Tianyou's heart.

Yang Tianyou had obtained the white jade book from a Daoist temple in his previous life. His fascination with Daoism, coupled with the book's unique character, steeped in the charm of antiquity, had made him very fond of it.

He had not only often taken it out to admire and handle, but had also given it a pleasing name: the Jade Register Heavenly Book.

After being reborn, he had thought he would never see his beloved possession again. Who would have guessed that, on the very day he began cultivating at the age of six, the first wisp of Spiritual Qi entered his body and Yang Tianyou discovered it in his soul space?

At that moment, the question in his heart about his rebirth was answered in an instant.

Yang Tianyou shook his head and swept the distracting thoughts from his mind. Then he sent out a wisp of consciousness and attached it to the Jade Register Heavenly Book.

Hum!

An invisible ripple traveled along that wisp of consciousness and settled upon Yang Tianyou.

Flash!

The dark chamber filled with light. As Yang Tianyou opened his eyes, intricate, mysterious runes deep within his once pale-gold pupils rearranged themselves along an unfathomable path.

A moment later, he blinked. After adjusting a little, he took out three brilliantly golden triangular scales and a box of viscous golden-red liquid.

Finally, Yang Tianyou pulled a talisman brush radiating a hazy green light from his Storage Bag. His gaze steadied, and he began drawing a talisman.

Talisman paper made from the chest scales of a First-Tier Superior-Grade Golden-Scaled Beast, Spirit Ink refined from its Essence Blood for nine days, and the First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact his mother had given him, the Azure Rainbow Talisman Brush.

With such lavish materials and equipment, the talisman Yang Tianyou intended to draw was naturally no simple thing.

He circulated his Cultivation Method, held his breath, and focused. Under the influence of the wondrous power deep within his Golden Eyes, even the minute lines on the golden-scale talisman paper before him stood out in perfect detail.

Talisman Dao was about carving the patterns of heaven and earth within a few square inches, thereby harnessing the power of the world.

Thus, every talisman master yearned for spiritual eyes that could discern the finest detail. After all, such an ability was an immense aid in making talismans.

Take Yang Tianyou now, for example. With his cultivation at the Qi Refinement Fifth Layer, attempting to make a talisman above his level would normally have been nothing but a fool's dream.

With the ability of his Golden Eyes, however, subtle traces became visible in the talisman paper, the Spirit Ink, the paths of Spiritual Qi, and even the elusive power of the mind.

That made drawing the talisman much easier. On top of that, Yang Tianyou was making a Metal Element talisman, the kind he was best at, which further increased his chances of success.

His brush danced like dragons and snakes across the talisman paper, leaving winding trails of Mo that broke and resumed. The brush in his hand rose and fell, and Yang Tianyou focused all his vigor and spirit as never before.

Gradually, strands of golden light bloomed, growing brighter with time. Yang Tianyou's State of Mind could not help but fluctuate in response.

Flash!

The final stroke complete, Yang Tianyou gazed joyfully at the talisman on the table, his face pale.

It was a palm-sized triangular talisman, golden yellow throughout. Its surface was covered in dense, intricate, ever-changing patterns. If a mortal so much as glanced at them, the impact could knock them unconscious on the spot.

The First-Tier Superior-Grade Golden Sword Talisman was a metal-attribute talisman with formidable offensive power.

Having successfully completed the first talisman, Yang Tianyou's spirits rose. He swallowed a Qi-Replenishing Pill and regulated his breathing for a short while before picking up the Azure Rainbow Talisman Brush and bending over his work once more.

Time passed, and soon an hour had gone by.

Creak!

Hearing the sound, the Azure Wolf jerked its head up. Yang Tianyou walked out, his face drained of color and two golden-yellow talismans in his hand.

"I didn't expect the last one to fail!"

Yang Tianyou sat down in a bamboo chair, feeling somewhat dejected.

"My control over my spiritual power still isn't precise enough. I only just advanced, after all, and my spiritual power hasn't been honed. It's still not smooth enough."

Thinking over the reason for his failure, Yang Tianyou soon recovered his composure.

"But completing two out of three is impressive enough. Besides, I made talismans above my level. I should be the only one in the entire Yang Household who's done that, right?"

After resting for a while and recovering a little of his spirit, Yang Tianyou walked to the window.

By the time he had finished his work, the sky had gone completely dark, but the night sky was especially bright tonight.

The stars shone brilliantly beneath the bright moon. Strands of crystalline Power of the Stars and the lofty, pure radiance of Moonlight set each other off, creating a scene of exquisite beauty.

Early the next morning, Yang Tianyou was meditating when his brow stirred slightly. He opened his eyes.

"Fifteenth Brother is here, and Fourth Sister too."

After sensing them for a moment, Yang Tianyou hurriedly opened the protective formation and went downstairs to welcome the visitors from his Lineage.

"Hahaha, Nineteenth Younger Brother, your big brother's affection for you really wasn't wasted! The moment something good came up, you thought of me!"

His voice arrived before he did!

Whatever else might be said about the newcomer, his voice was certainly loud, rumbling like thunder.

Hearing it, Yang Tianyou smiled. His temperament was the same as ever; a year apart had changed little.

He looked up and saw two figures, a man and a woman.

The man looked to be in his twenties. He wore earth-yellow battle armor and carried a Coiling Dragon Golden Staff as thick as a bowl across his back. Blue-black stubble showed on his face, and he had a square jaw, large ears, and an exceptionally imposing build.

The woman wore white robes like snow, her long black hair bound tightly with a red headband. Her cheeks were fair and delicate, and her nose was high and straight. Most striking of all, though, were her sharp phoenix eyes, whose glances shone with a remarkable spirit unlike that of ordinary women.

Yang Tianwang and Yang Tianxue belonged to the Yang Household's Tian generation and ranked fifteenth and fourth respectively among their siblings. However, because Yang Tianxue was the oldest of the female clansmen in their generation, many of her younger brothers and sisters also called her Eldest Sister.

On seeing them, Yang Tianyou was the first to offer a greeting. "Your younger brother greets Fifteenth Brother and Fourth Sister!"

"Nineteenth Younger Brother, it's been a year. Why are you still so formal?"

Yang Tianwang scratched his head and grinned.

"Propriety must not be neglected! The way Nineteenth Younger Brother behaves is how a member of our Yang Household should conduct himself."

With those words, Yang Tianxue glanced at him, then cupped her fists and returned Yang Tianyou's greeting.

Having no choice, Yang Tianwang also cupped his fists slightly in return.

With a gentle smile, Yang Tianyou extended his right hand and welcomed them into his residence.