A Polite Refusal, Cultivating Mental Power!

A Polite Refusal, Cultivating Mental Power!

So it really was him! Hearing the Gray-Clothed Old Man's words, Lin Fan confirmed the man's identity. He had to be Yancheng's only Four Seal Talisman Master, Master Yan.

At Master Yan's words, the hall of Rare Item Pavilion immediately grew much quieter.

Almost everyone looked at Lin Dong with envy.

"A Talisman Master?"

Lin Dong was also stunned when he heard this. Naturally, he had some impression of Talisman Masters.

Besides, judging from everyone's attitude toward Master Yan, he knew the other party was definitely far from simple.

Lin Dong hesitated, then glanced at Lin Fan at his side.

Lin Fan said, "Decide for yourself. No matter what you choose, Qing Tan and I will support you."

Seeing this, Master Yan could not help taking another look at Lin Fan, then looked at Lin Dong again with a beaming smile.

Lin Dong had always kept his guard up around strangers, especially when benefits came for no reason.

Without a sound, his fingers brushed the center of his palm, where his greatest secret was hidden.

"Old sir, this junior's strength is low. If I divide my attention to cultivate the Talisman Dao, I fear it will delay my martial path cultivation. I hope you can forgive me."

After pondering for a long while, Lin Dong still spoke and politely refused.

Hearing Lin Dong's words, Lin Fan and Qing Tan did not react much, but the others in the hall were all looking at Lin Dong as if he were a fool.

Lin Dong's refusal left Master Yan taken aback for a moment. Then he smiled and praised him again, speaking of the power of the Talisman Master path. His intention to take Lin Dong as a disciple was already very obvious.

However, Master Yan's enthusiasm only made Lin Dong even more wary.

Lin Dong's thoughts turned, and he said, "Old sir, could you allow this junior to return home and discuss it with my elders? If there is a result, I will come here again to seek you out."

"This booklet can let you learn a little about the path of a Talisman Master. When you have thought it through, you may come to Ten Thousand Gold Commerce to find me."

Faced with Lin Dong's insistence, Master Yan was somewhat helpless, but he was not angry. He took out a Talisman Token and a dry, shriveled booklet, then tossed them toward Lin Dong.

"Thank you, old sir," Lin Dong thanked Master Yan, caught the two items with both hands, and placed them into his Cosmos Sack.

"Brother Lin Fan, Qing Tan, why don't we go browse somewhere else?"

Lin Dong felt the gazes of everyone around him and grew somewhat unnatural, lowering his voice as he spoke to Lin Fan and Qing Tan.

"Very well," Lin Fan nodded in agreement. He gave Master Yan a slight bow, then led Lin Dong and Qing Tan out of Rare Item Pavilion.

After leaving Rare Item Pavilion, Lin Dong finally let out a breath, then asked curiously, "I wonder who that old sir is. Why would he suddenly seek me out?"

Lin Fan smiled and said, "No need to be nervous. They called that man Master Yan just now. I once heard that Yancheng has a powerful Four Seal Talisman Master, and that is Master Yan."

"That Master Yan merely valued your Mental Power talent and had a fondness for talent, so he wanted to take you as his disciple. He had no other intentions."

"That's good," Lin Dong said when he heard this, relaxing a little more.

Lin Fan said, "Do you still want to keep browsing?"

Lin Dong hesitated for a moment, then said, "Grandfather and the others are probably about to return. If we go back too late, they might worry."

Qing Tan had originally wanted to keep browsing, but after hearing Lin Dong's words, she dropped the idea.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "All right. Then let's stroll a little more along the streets back to the inn."

Qing Tan and Lin Dong had no objections to this.

Because they were on the return trip and had already browsed through many places earlier, they did not spend much time before returning to the inn.

Not long after they returned to the inn, Lin Zhentian and the others also came back.

"Grandfather, how did it go?" Lin Dong could not help asking when he saw Lin Zhentian and the others return.

Lin Zhentian said with a smile, "Not bad. Three hundred Yang Yuan Stones were exchanged for thirty-two Yang Yuan Pills."

According to the market situation, this was already a slight profit, so Lin Zhentian and Lin Ken were both very satisfied.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong exchanged a glance, but they were not satisfied with it.

Lin Fan could not help thinking inwardly that he needed to find some excuse to take over the Yang Yuan Stone sales task.

When the time came, they could use Lin Dong's Stone Talisman to refine Yang Yuan Pills, and they would be able to earn even more.

Before long, Lin Mang also returned, bringing news that the price of ironwood had been forced down.

Lin Zhentian pondered for a long while, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it. For now, we won't haggle with the Lei Clan over this matter. Right now, the Yang Yuan Stone business is the most important. We'll settle the rest with the Lei Clan in the future."

Hearing this, Lin Ken and Lin Mang both nodded.

Afterward, everyone rested briefly at the inn, and Lin Zhentian led them onto the return journey.

Lin Zhentian, however, did not know that the Lei Clan had already sent people to investigate the Lin Clan's sale of Yang Yuan Stones.

By the time the Lin Clan convoy returned to Ironwood Estate, it was already getting late.

After dismissing the convoy, Lin Zhentian waved his hand and let everyone go back to rest.

"Brother Lin Fan, come to my room first," Lin Dong walked to Lin Fan's side and said in a low voice.

"All right," Lin Fan understood that Lin Dong planned to share that scroll of the God Movement Chapter with him, so he nodded directly in agreement.

Qing Tan's eyes turned, and she also followed them to join the fun.

After the three arrived at Lin Dong's room, Lin Dong locked the door from the inside, then took out that dry, shriveled booklet. "Brother Lin Fan, Qing Tan, let's look together and see what this booklet records."

"God Movement Chapter."

When the booklet was opened, three large words appeared.

The three of them browsed through it once and quickly discovered that this was a secret manual for cultivating Mental Power.

Only, it contained only the cultivation formulas for the first three layers.

Even so, the value of this small booklet was not low at all.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong looked through the God Movement Chapter in the booklet and understood it without much effort.

Qing Tan, however, looked as if she were reading a heavenly book, so she said, "Brother Lin Fan, Brother Lin Dong, it looks like I don't have any Mental Power talent, so I won't practice it."

Lin Fan and Lin Dong exchanged a smile and did not try to persuade her.

Half an hour later, Lin Fan had memorized the entire God Movement Chapter and understood it thoroughly.

Lin Fan rose and patted Lin Dong on the shoulder, saying, "I've already memorized it, so I'll head back first. You should rest early too."

Ding! You touched Lin Dong and obtained max-level Mental Power talent!

Hearing that wonderful sound in his mind, Lin Fan was instantly quite delighted.

Seeing that Lin Fan was leaving, Qing Tan also said she was preparing to go back and rest.

Thus, Lin Fan and Qing Tan left Lin Dong's room together.

The two said goodbye to each other again, then each returned to their rooms.

After returning to his room, Lin Fan did not hurry to rest. Instead, he began trying to cultivate Mental Power.

"The spirit divides into yin and yang, the movement of the spirit, the beginning of life..."

An obscure and inexplicable formula slowly rose in Lin Fan's heart, and his mind also gradually became focused.

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Fan's mind suddenly grew dazed. Threads of Mental Power seeped out from his mind, slowly spreading in all directions!

As his Mental Power spread, Lin Fan, whose eyes were closed, could actually "see" every movement in more than half of Ironwood Estate with perfect clarity! Lin Fan "saw" Lin Dong, who was also cultivating Mental Power, "saw" Qing Tan lying in bed and still not asleep, and "saw" his grandfather Lin Zhentian cultivating Yuan Power...

Suddenly, Lin Fan sensed that his Mental Power had suffered the impact of an invisible fluctuation.