Lin Dong

"How could the tiny Great Yan Dynasty have two copies of the Imprinted Ancestral Symbol?"

After feeling her dizziness subside, Ying Huanhuan said with some surprise, "After all, she's the daughter of the Dao Sect's Sect Master; she should know about Ancestral Symbols."

"Since the builder of the Symbol Master Tower knew the location of the Ancestral Symbols, why didn't he go and retrieve it himself? The Ancestral Symbols must be very attractive to Symbol Master, right?"

"Who knows?" Xiao Ming said softly, as he was studying the text.

Ying Huanhuan upon hearing this. "I don't know how you found this place so accurately."

"The Ancestral Symbols copied is probably useless."

"It's not very useful, but the contents inside are."

As Xiao Ming spoke, he extended a finger, and a wisp of Spiritual Power gradually emanated from the fingertip, shining like light onto the Imprinted Ancestral Symbol on the wall.

As the spiritual light shone upon them, the Imprinted Ancestral Symbol on the wall also reflected some light, which reflected into the air in front of them, faintly outlining a graphic-like shape.

"This is... a map of the Great Yan Dynasty?"

Looking at the image formed by Spiritual Power, Ying Huanhuan was slightly surprised. As soon as she finished speaking, her gaze focused on a certain spot on the image, where there was a bright red dot.

"This is a map of the location of the Ancestral Symbols. It's likely that the person who built the tower saw the Ancestral Symbols at the location shown on this map," Xiao Ming said casually.

"Two Ancestral Symbols. If the news gets out, the Great Yan Dynasty will probably be razed to the ground. I wonder where you got this information, teacher."

Ying Huanhuan blinked her big eyes and couldn't help but examine the mental map carefully. On it, apart from one red dot within the Great Yan Dynasty, the map where the other red dot was located was extremely unfamiliar, and it should no longer be within the territory of the Great Yan Dynasty.

"By the way, teacher, do you know which two of the eight Ancestral Symbols these two Eight Great Ancestral Talismans belong to?"

"The Devouring Ancestral Symbol and the Thunder Ancestral Symbol; the Great Yan Dynasty's is the Devouring Ancestral Symbol."

Actually, Xiao Ming knew the locations of the two Ancestral Symbols even without a map, but having precise coordinates would save him some trouble.

After noting down the two specific spatial coordinates, Xiao Ming withdrew his hand, and the mental map turned into light and dissipated again.

Let's go!

"Are we going to retrieve that Devouring Ancestral Symbol?" Ying Huanhuan excitedly, as she had never seen the Ancestral Symbols before.

"No, let's go somewhere else first."

"Where is more important than the Ancestral Symbols?!" Ying Huanhuan felt somewhat disappointed.

"I'm just going to see some old friends from the Great Desolate Monument."

Qingyang Town is a small town near Flame City, Tiandu Commandery, in the Great Yan Dynasty. Besides the three martial arts families of Lin, Lei, and Xie, the main power in the town is the Mad Saber Martial Hall.

The Lin Family of Qingyang Town is one of the eight major powers of the Great Yan Dynasty. It is a branch of the Lin Clan, founded by Lin Zhentian, but it is an unrecognized branch.

The Lin clan of the Great Yan Dynasty has many branches. Only branches that are approved by the clan meeting can be accepted into the Lin clan. The original Lin family of Qingyang Town was in a period of considerable growth, but it was defeated in the last clan meeting.

At the last clan gathering, the Lin Family of Qingyang Town sent Lin Xiao, the most talented member of the Lin Family, but he was defeated in the first round of the clan gathering in one move. Even though he was the number one genius of the main family, this result was unacceptable.

Lin Xiao's defeat in the Clan Competition not only shattered the dreams of the Lin Family in Qingyang Town, but also severely damaged his body from the violent external Yuan Power, causing his cultivation level to plummet to the Heaven Yuan Realm.

Deep within the Lin Family compound, on a secluded hill, lived Lin Xiao and his family. Originally, Lin Zhentian was the second Heaven Yuan Realm expert in the Lin Family of Qingyang Town, second only to the family head, Lin Xiao. He possessed all the resources second only to the family head.

However, following the failure of the last Lin Clan Gathering, Lin Xiao fell from the Heaven Yuan Realm and subsequently moved away from the Lin Family Residence, bringing his family to live in seclusion in these deep mountains.

At dawn, a thick fog enveloped this secluded mountain peak, so white that it blurred one's vision.

"Huff~ Huff~"

In a dense forest behind the mountaintop, a sudden, extremely intense panting sound emanated.

As the view zoomed in, a short figure could be seen in a clearing in the woods, his hands hanging from a thick tree trunk. His small body was bobbing up and down with the help of his arms, and in the process, his body was in a rather strange posture, which made all the muscles in his body move together.

In addition, several heavy, dark iron blocks were hanging from his arms and ankles, and sweat dripped from his clothes, making the iron blocks damp as well.

At the edge of the open space, there was a little girl dressed in light-colored clothes.

The girl had exquisite features and snow-white skin. Despite her young age, she was stunning. At this moment, she was watching the boy exercise with her bright and Spirit Qi eyes.

Suddenly, her delicate, jade-like face turned deathly pale, and a chilling aura, visible to the naked eye, slowly seeped from her body, causing fine ice shards to appear on the nearby ground.

"Oh no... the Qing Tan's Cold Qi has flared up again!"

Lin Dong, who was exercising, felt waves of Yin Cold Qi and couldn't help but shiver.

Looking up, he saw Qing Tan biting her teeth, her petite body trembling, and a look of pain on her face. Then, her expression turned anxious.

"I'll go call Dad!" Lin Dong ran to Qing Tan's side.

Don't go.

Upon hearing this, Qing Tan quickly grabbed Lin Dong's sleeve, and the cold air swiftly formed thin shards of ice on his clothes. "It's no use, I can bear it."

This kind of coldness attack is something Qing Tan has experienced frequently since childhood. Every once in a while, an extremely dense Yin Cold Qi will erupt in her body, causing her to experience excruciating pain.

Over the years, he has suffered greatly because of this Yin Cold Qi, but even Lin Xiao is completely helpless against it.

He once tried to use his Yuan Power to forcibly expel it, but the result was that he had to lie in bed for half a month before he could expel that strange, Yin Cold Qi from his body.

Therefore, whenever the cold energy within Qing Tan's body erupted, they could only watch with heartbreaking sorrow as Qing Tan huddled together and trembled, unable to offer any help whatsoever.

Lin Dong ignored Qing Tan's words and ran quickly in one direction. Qing Tan, who was in pain, couldn't stop him and could only watch helplessly as he disappeared into the dense forest.

A minute later, footsteps came from the woods. Qing Tan endured the pain and looked up, only to find that it was not her parents, but a young man with a little girl.

"Teacher, this little girl seems to be in a lot of pain!"