Dual-Form Green Lotus Sword!

"Sign in!"

Lin Chen was still immersed in the shock of Lin Dong taking out the Ancestral Stone. The moment he heard that he could sign in again, he immediately recited it silently in his heart.

The first sign-in had given him the Green Lotus Sword Canon and brought him considerable benefits.

And now, this sign-in naturally filled him with anticipation.

After the system's verification, Lin Chen was also certain that the Mysterious Stone Talisman before him was the Ancestral Stone he had believed it to be.

In that case, he could relax a little and turn his attention to his own sign-in reward.

"Ding! Beginning sign-in. Signing in at supreme treasure Ancestral Stone. Sign-in reward obtained—Green Lotus Sword!"

This time, Lin Chen did not take it out directly. Instead, he sank his mind into the system space, but all he saw was a green lotus placed within the empty void. The so-called longsword was nowhere to be found.

"Where's my sword?"

Lin Chen looked puzzled. He could clearly sense that the sign-in reward, the Green Lotus Sword, was here, yet he did not see it.

He summoned that green lotus before him and examined it carefully. Only then did realization dawn on him.

As his mind attached itself to it, leaving behind a deep spiritual imprint, with a single thought, the green lotus flashed with azure light and transformed into a sky-blue longsword. A green lotus like carved jade was engraved on the hilt, and the blade was about three feet long, extraordinarily sharp.

The Green Lotus Sword had two forms. One was its current sword form, while the other was the green lotus form from just now.

In sword form, there was no need to say much.

In green lotus form, however, Lin Chen could sit cross-legged upon it, greatly increasing the speed at which he comprehended sword techniques.

In other words, the Green Lotus Sword could actually enhance Lin Chen's comprehension in the path of the sword.

After Lin Chen understood this, his face filled with joy.

As expected, it was a good thing. He loved this kind of reward.

While Lin Chen was in the system space, unable to put down the Green Lotus Sword, Lin Dong, seeing his dazed appearance at this moment, asked with some worry:

"Brother Chen, do you think this stone talisman is fake?"

According to Lin Dong's prediction, when he told Lin Chen part of the Mysterious Stone Talisman's effects, Lin Chen would either be extremely excited and impatient to discuss the Mysterious Stone Talisman's abilities with him in detail, or he would be very cautious and quickly pull him into a room in the courtyard, then cut a long story short and solemnly refuse such a treasure.

Of course, there was another possibility Lin Dong did not want to see: that Lin Chen would develop greed for his Mysterious Stone Talisman and want to take it for himself alone.

But...

Clearly, he had overthought it.

Lin Chen did not have any of those reactions at all. He was simply standing there blankly, as if he did not quite believe it—or perhaps disdained it?

"I got distracted for a moment just now. Sorry."

Lin Chen came back to his senses, not caring in the slightest whether his earlier state, in Lin Dong's eyes, might lead him to guess anything about the system.

He knew very well that Lin Dong's current focus was all on the Mysterious Stone Talisman. How could Lin Dong possibly think about what kind of good thing he had obtained in the instant he was distracted?

"You're saying that the reason your Tongbei Fist improved so quickly is actually because of this Mysterious Stone Talisman?"

Lin Chen shifted his gaze back onto the Ancestral Stone in the other party's palm. It was the size of two fingers, faintly gray-white, and even with a simple visual inspection, one could tell that its material was not like ordinary stone.

As that saying went, it seemed like stone yet was not stone, seemed like jade yet was not jade, seemed like wood yet was not wood; that was enough to describe it.

On its surface, one could also see obscure patterns that were difficult to understand, somewhat similar to the runes in books. Overall, it really did look like a stone talisman.

This was also the reason Lin Dong called it the Mysterious Stone Talisman.

"Yes, Brother Chen."

After seeing Lin Chen's reaction, Lin Dong had long since lowered his guard and introduced it in a low voice:

"When you sleep at night, this Mysterious Stone Talisman lets your spirit enter a dark void space. Inside, a person identical to yourself will appear and display the martial arts you have recently come into contact with. My Tongbei Fist, for example—I practiced together with that person, and that was why I was able to raise it to the extreme of Nine Sounds of Tongbei Fist so quickly."

Lin Chen actually already knew about this, but he could not let the other party become suspicious, so he exclaimed in surprise:

"You've already reached Nine Sounds of Tongbei Fist!?"

Based on Lin Dong's previous restrained behavior, showing the so-called five sounds of Tongbei Fist had already been very impressive. Who could have imagined that, in the short time since learning Tongbei Fist from Lin Xiao, he could raise it to the extreme of Nine Sounds of Tongbei Fist?

"Yes, Brother Chen."

Lin Dong did not deny it. He had said it on purpose, and he continued, "I told you before that this Mysterious Stone Talisman can break through the limits of martial arts. In other words, nine sounds was originally the limit of Tongbei Fist, but under the effects of the Mysterious Stone Talisman, it reached a new extreme—Ten Resonances. With the quality of a lower first-grade martial art, it achieved the power of a lower second-grade martial art!"

Lin Chen's eyes lit up, then he frowned and asked, "If this Mysterious Stone Talisman is truly that powerful, little brother, why are you telling me? If I obtained such a precious secret, I definitely wouldn't let anyone else know. You should understand the principle that possessing a treasure invites disaster!"

"Brother Chen, I trust you."

Lin Dong's expression was resolute as he said decisively, "Besides, I have a feeling that the two of us will definitely be able to rely on this Mysterious Stone Talisman to reach the peak of the world and become the strongest! I've heard before that the path of the strong is long and lonely. Being able to advance together with you, Brother Chen, hand in hand, and become strong—that would absolutely be the happiest thing in my life as your little brother!"

Of course, there were still some things he had not said, mainly those matters that had strengthened his decision.

After so long, he could still see clearly what kind of person Lin Chen was.

At the very least, Lin Chen had no problems when it came to his own people. He was worthy of trust!

"Little brother..."

Lin Chen truly had not expected to hear such sincere words from Lin Dong's mouth.

His conscience throbbed with pain.

"What right do I have to deserve this, brother?"

Lin Chen waved his hand in refusal and continued, "You should keep this thing safe yourself. Don't ever take it out and let anyone else see it. If someone with ill intentions discovers it, it'll definitely bring you trouble."

"Brother Chen, I knew you were someone I could trust!"

Lin Dong wiped the corner of his eye. Sure enough, he had not misjudged him. He suddenly grabbed Lin Chen's right hand and headed into the courtyard.

At the same time, he did not forget to remind him, "Brother Chen, don't worry. Both you and I can use this Mysterious Stone Talisman. As long as neither of us says anything, no one will know, and naturally no trouble will come knocking. Even if trouble does come, with our strength, we'll be able to defeat it sooner or later!"

Just as Lin Chen was about to say something, Lin Dong could not help but remind him with a smile, "Brother Chen, you're not thinking of letting anyone else know about this, are you?"

Hearing this, Lin Chen also laughed and promised, "Don't worry. If you don't say anything, I naturally won't either."

He already knew about it now. No matter how he tried to refuse, it was not very likely.

If he truly had Lin Dong's interests in mind, then the only way was for him to use the Mysterious Stone Talisman together with him. That way, they would share a common interest, and there would not be any problems.

"That's exactly what I was waiting to hear from you, Brother Chen. Come on, come on."

Lin Dong's face was full of smiles. Holding Lin Chen's hand, he shouted loudly, "Little Sister Qing Tan has been talking about you for ages, Brother Chen. Since you've finally come over, you have to eat your fill before you leave!"