Two Great Ancestral Symbols

On the Eighth Floor of Talisman Master Tower, only a single stone stele stood within the vast space.

"The Qi-level Mental Secret Technique, the Creation Talisman Array, should be here, right?"

Standing before the stone stele, Lin Dong pressed one palm against its surface as surging Mental Energy rapidly spread forth.

"Buzz~"

Lin Dong's vision blurred, and an extraordinarily profound talisman array suddenly crashed into the depths of his mind. Before he could react, the array began rapidly evolving through all kinds of dazzling transformations.

This enormous talisman array evolved at an astonishing speed. In an instant, it had completed the three modes of Creation Light, Creation Azure Waves, and Myriad Transformation Flame, before beginning again from the start—once, twice, three times...

After a long while, Lin Dong abruptly opened his eyes, which gleamed with sharp light, and his fingers swiftly traced through the air like a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing.

"Buzz buzz!"

The moment Lin Dong's fingers descended, it was as if they had stirred the immense energy in the void. A complex talisman array roughly thirty meters wide rapidly emerged, faintly exuding a world-shaking killing intent.

"The Creation Talisman Array is mine."

A smile appeared on Lin Dong's face. With a casual wave, he dispersed the formidable talisman array, then resolutely headed for the passage leading to the next floor.

Boom!

The instant Lin Dong stepped onto the Ninth Floor, he felt his body abruptly sink. Only after rapidly circulating the four Life Spirit Talismans within his Niwan Palace did he feel somewhat more at ease.

"I never expected the mental pressure on the Ninth Floor to be this great. It has actually pushed a Four Seal Mid-stage Talisman Master like me to such a difficult state. But that's how it should be—this is the best place to cultivate."

Still somewhat unaccustomed to it, Lin Dong wiped the sweat from his forehead and raised his head to examine the Ninth Floor.

As the top floor of Talisman Master Tower, the Ninth Floor was only around thirty meters wide. The walls on either side were covered in dense, profound patterns that vaguely formed two ancient and obscure talismans.

The ancient talisman on the left wall was somewhat similar to the Life Spirit Talismans within Lin Dong's Niwan Palace. It occasionally emitted a faint suction force, as though it wanted to draw away all the Mental Energy in his Niwan Palace.

In the corner of the wall were two hastily scrawled words. Upon closer inspection, they read: "Ancestral Symbol."

"Ancestral Symbol? The one on the left wall should be the Devouring Ancestral Symbol."

After rubbing his chin and studying it carefully for a moment, Lin Dong softly chuckled.

"How did you know that?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang out beside Lin Dong's ear.

"You're awake?"

Lin Dong did not turn around and continued examining the ancient talisman on the wall.

"Mm. After swallowing the Demonic Spirit of the Azure Water Demonic Python, I slept for several months and finally recovered a bit of strength. Right now, I'm barely comparable to a martial artist at the Great Perfection Yuan Dan Stage."

The speaker was Little Marten, who had been asleep for a long time.

"Since you're awake, help me take a look. I never thought that the Talisman Master predecessors of Yan City had someone so formidable. They actually saw two of the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols and made imprints of them here."

Lin Dong turned to glance at Little Marten. His body, which had originally resembled that of a black rat, now faintly carried a trace of purple.

"Then how did you know the one on the left is the Devouring Ancestral Symbol?"

Little Marten rubbed his paws together and pondered.

"The Eight Great Ancestral Symbols are Life and Death, Devouring, Space, Darkness, Primeval Desolation, Thunder, Ice, and Flame. The talisman on the left wall faintly emits waves of suction, while the right wall carries a subtle aura of thunder. Clearly, they should be imprints of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and the Thunder Ancestral Symbol."

"By the way, aren't you the self-proclaimed Young Patriarch of the Heavenly Demon Marten Tribe, one of the Four Overlord Clans of the Demon Region? How can you not even know this bit of common knowledge?"

Lin Dong looked at Little Marten suspiciously. And here he was, supposedly a Peak Death Profound Stage expert.

"Ahem, ahem. I'm not a Talisman Master, so I never paid much attention to this."

Being looked down upon by a Little Fellow who had not even reached the Nirvana Stage clearly left Little Marten somewhat unable to save face.

"I suspect that the Ancient Swirl Talisman Seal I obtained from the Mossy Ancient Wood was derived by some Talisman Master predecessor through comprehending the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. After all, it can devour the Mental Energy of other Talisman Masters, and it can even resonate with this imprinted Devouring Ancestral Symbol on the wall."

With a thought from Lin Dong, one of the four Life Spirit Talismans hidden deep within his Niwan Palace immediately flew out. As it hovered in midair, it immediately tried to break free of its restraints and move toward the left wall.

"A Life Spirit Talisman born from the Devouring Ancestral Symbol? Hmm, perhaps you can try placing this Life Spirit Talisman against the left wall."

"Talisman Masters have always liked leaving hidden information within talisman seals. Perhaps this predecessor of yours knew the whereabouts of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and the Thunder Ancestral Symbol."

After some thought, Little Marten offered his suggestion.

"That was exactly my intention."

Lin Dong nodded. He immediately relinquished control over the Life Spirit Talisman in midair. The Life Spirit Talisman, freed from its restraints, instantly shot toward the left wall and attached itself to the ancient talisman like lightning.

"Buzz buzz!"

The walls on both sides suddenly radiated brilliant light. Dazzling beams shot out from the ancient talismans and intertwined in midair to form two mental maps, each marked by a vivid red dot.

"That is the Great Yan Dynasty."

"That is the Chaotic Demon Sea."

The two voices spoke in unison.

"The Devouring Ancestral Symbol is in Daying County of the Great Yan Dynasty."

"The Thunder Ancestral Symbol is in the Chaotic Demon Sea. Its exact location is unknown."

The man and marten paused slightly, then spoke in unison once more.

"Not bad, kid. Your luck is truly incredible—you actually found the whereabouts of two Ancestral Symbols at once, and one of them is even within the Great Yan Dynasty."

Little Marten clicked his tongue in wonder as he examined Lin Dong.

Could this terrifying fortune be what they called a Son of Destiny? Otherwise, how could an ordinary person first obtain the Mysterious Stone Talisman, then learn the whereabouts of Ancestral Symbols?

"Chaotic Demon Sea? Isn't that beyond the Four Great Profound Regions? That's far too far away."

Lin Dong spoke as if casually.

"The Chaotic Demon Sea is simply too vast, with even more uncharted waters. Even the Sea Demon Tribe living there may not know everything, so I don't know where the location marked on the map is either."

"Still, getting to the Chaotic Demon Sea isn't actually that difficult. You could find an expert to tear through space and take you there, or set up a long-distance spatial teleportation array. As it happens, Lord Marten can do both."

Lord Marten smiled with restrained pride.

"Mhm. When you were alive."

Lin Dong added seriously.

The smile on Little Marten's face instantly froze. Pressing himself against Lin Dong's ear, he roared, "But Lord Marten isn't dead now either!!!"

Lin Dong merely smiled noncommittally. With a wave of his hand, the Life Spirit Talisman stuck to the wall and the two mental maps floating in midair simultaneously slipped into his mind.

Crack, crack! Bang!

The instant the mental maps entered his body, the walls on either side bearing the imprints of the Ancestral Symbols suddenly shattered without warning, turning into countless fragments of clay that rained down onto the ground.

"So once the information within the symbol imprints is taken away, the two runes carrying that information will completely collapse as well? That works too—it saves me the trouble of erasing the traces myself."

Lin Dong smiled faintly at the sight.