Chen Xudong examined it carefully and said solemnly, "The places marked are either spiritual medicines or spirit fruit trees. They weren't taken away for various reasons. After all these years, if they're still there, they must be at least a thousand years old—and the relatively rare kind at that."
The Chen Family's ancestors had entered the Five Dragons Mystic Realm before, but aside from a map, they had left behind nothing else.
"Are you sure?"
Chen Xudong pondered for a moment, then said with a bitter smile, "Hard to say. This map wasn't passed down by our Chen Family. Everyone uses different markings; perhaps there are powerful demon beasts there."
Wang Mengfen nodded and said, "I understand. I heard you've refined Array Talismans."
Array Talismans were one form of formations. Their advantages were that they were simple to set up, took little time, and did not require cultivators to infuse them with spiritual power to control them. Their flaw was that they were consumables; once their power was exhausted, they became useless.
The Chen Family excelled at talisman-making. When Chen Xudong joined the Wang Family, he could already refine Tier 2 Talismans. With the Wang Family's vigorous support, he successfully refined Array Talismans, though his success rate was not high.
"Thanks to the family's strong support, I can refine several kinds of Tier 2 Array Talismans: the Seven Stars Warning Formation, the Lesser Four Symbols Formation, and the Quicksand Formation."
Chen Xudong answered truthfully. Array Talismans combined formations and talismans, making them exceedingly difficult to refine. The initial investment was particularly steep. If Chen Xudong had relied on his own strength, he could not have refined Array Talismans so quickly. Of the hundred arts of cultivation, studying any one of them in depth required an immense investment.
Wang Mengfen lightly