Qi Creation Realm, Initial Mastery

"What is an Ancestral Talisman?" Lin Dong asked in confusion.

"Between heaven and earth, Symbol Masters use Spiritual Power to condense Life Talismans, which come in countless varieties and ranks. But the most powerful of all are Ancestral Talismans. Ancestral Talismans are not created by humans, but condensed from the rules of heaven and earth. Every Ancestral Talisman possesses heaven-reaching power, and those who possess them are the strongest beings in the world."

Before Lin Mu could answer, a familiar voice suddenly rang out beside them. Little Sable then appeared on Lin Dong's shoulder.

"Little Sable, you're awake!" Lin Dong said delightedly.

"I never expected someone in a place like this to know of the existence of Ancestral Talismans." Little Sable nodded in response, then muttered.

"Then doesn't that mean there are two Ancestral Talismans here?" Seeing how highly even Little Sable regarded Ancestral Talismans, Lin Dong said excitedly.

"Are you still dreaming? Forget two—if even one appeared, the entire Great Yan Dynasty would be thrown into chaos." Little Sable shot Lin Dong a disdainful look.

"Ah, these two aren't Ancestral Talismans?" Lin Dong said disappointedly.

"These are merely rubbings left behind by someone else. However, the person who made them had an extremely high level of Spiritual Power." Lin Mu spoke. Ancestral Talismans were not something just anyone could imitate.

"The Life Spirit Talisman in my Niwan Palace seems somewhat similar to one of these Ancestral Talismans." Lin Dong looked at Lin Mu in confusion. Lin Mu had taught him his Life Talisman Seal.

"This Ancestral Talisman is the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. Your Life Spirit Talisman was modeled after the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. It can be considered a weakened version of it, though weakened quite severely," Lin Mu said.

"What a pity. There are only rubbings of Ancestral Talismans here. If we could obtain the locations of some Ancestral Talismans, that would be wonderful. Those things are true Heaven and Earth Divine Objects," Little Sable said regretfully.

"Who says there are no locations of Ancestral Talismans here?" Lin Mu smiled.

"Little Dong, summon your Life Spirit Talisman and press it against the rune on the wall."

Lin Dong had always trusted Lin Mu completely. Knowing Lin Mu would never harm him, he summoned his Life Spirit Talisman and pressed it toward the rubbed image of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman on the wall.

The Life Spirit Talisman gradually approached the wall engraved with the Ancestral Talisman. When the distance between them narrowed to just one zhang, the Life Spirit Talisman suddenly began to tremble. Then, once again beyond Lin Dong's control, it twisted into a palm-sized talisman vortex.

The sudden change startled Lin Dong. He glanced at Lin Mu, and seeing the reassuring look Lin Mu gave him, he did not hurriedly retract his Life Spirit Talisman.

As rays of Spiritual Power shone upon it, the rubbed Ancestral Talisman on the wall reflected several beams of light. Those beams gathered in the air before them, faintly outlining what appeared to be a map.

"This is... a map of the Great Yan Dynasty." Looking at the map condensed from Spiritual Power, Lin Dong quickly recognized it. A small red dot on the map marked the location of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

Another red dot lay within the Great Yan Dynasty and beyond it, marking the location of the other Ancestral Talisman.

"There are actually locations for two Ancestral Talismans here. You two brothers are truly fortunate. If you can obtain them, you will surely become supreme experts in the future," Little Sable exclaimed.

"They're only two Ancestral Talismans. Is there any need to get so worked up? What a bumpkin who has never seen the world," Lin Mu mocked, using the very words Little Sable often used to mock him.

"You're the bumpkin! These are Ancestral Talismans! There are only eight in all of heaven and earth, and every single one possesses the power to reach the heavens and shake the earth!" Little Sable roared. As the young clan leader of the Heavenly Demonic Sable clan, he had actually been called a bumpkin who had never seen the world.

"Big Brother, Little Sable, stop arguing," Lin Dong said helplessly.

"Let's go down. Once the situation with the family stabilizes, we'll set out to search for the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. If you can subdue it, it will be of great help to your cultivation," Lin Mu said.

"Big Brother, if we find it, you should have the Ancestral Talisman," Lin Dong said. Nearly every time they encountered a fortuitous opportunity, Lin Mu had yielded it to him.

"Your Life Spirit Talisman was modeled after the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, which means you have an affinity with it. Besides, we don't even know whether we can find it yet." Lin Mu smiled.

"Big Brother, thank you!" Lin Dong said.

"There's no need for thanks between brothers!" Lin Mu said with a smile. He patted Lin Dong on the shoulder and headed toward the Eighth Floor.

When they reached the Seventh Floor, Lin Mu saw that Ziyue was still cultivating. Not wanting to disturb her, he and Lin Dong went straight downstairs.

After leaving the Symbol Master Tower, they saw Master Yan and Han Yun waiting for them.

"Old man, the mission's complete. When Ziyue comes down, tell her I've gone back first," Lin Mu said.

"Ha ha, all right. I'll pass it on," Master Yan said with a cheerful laugh.

"You two both entered the Ninth Floor?" Han Yun asked in disbelief. Yet as he watched the points of light descend all the way from the Ninth Floor, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Didn't you see for yourself?" Lin Mu shrugged and left directly with Lin Dong. Even without Lin Mu and Lin Dong, with Ziyue's current cultivation as a Three Symbol Talisman Master, she would definitely be able to remain on the Seventh Floor longer than Zhou Tong.

"Sigh, we lost this time." Han Yun spoke unwillingly. If Tianhuo City could continue its victory this year, the Symbol Master Tower would belong to Tianhuo City.

"Ha ha!" Master Yan laughed smugly. Although this Tower Battle had not yet ended, the outcome was already beyond doubt. Zhou Tong had yet to come out, but with his strength, he could not even enter the Eighth Floor, much less the Ninth Floor.

After returning home, Lin Mu resumed his former peaceful life. He only spent some time each day practicing the Life Creation Talisman Array. He had not used the system to improve the Life Creation Talisman Array because he planned to merge it with the Ghost Shadow Needle into a new Spiritual Power secret art in the future.

About ten days passed like this, and Lin Mu had accumulated more than twelve million Pure Yuan Pills. His Primal Energy cultivation could be improved once more.

Lin Mu directly tapped the "+" sign.

In less than a moment, Lin Mu's strength rose from major mastery of the Form Creation Realm to initial mastery of the Qi Creation Realm.

Name: Lin Mu

Primal Energy Cultivation: Qi Creation Realm, Initial Mastery

Spiritual Power Cultivation: Low-Level Spirit Talisman Master

Martial Skills: Through-the-Back Fist [Mastered], Collapsing Thunder Fist [Mastered], Four Seal Art [Mastered]

Spiritual Secret Arts: Shadowless Needle [Mastered]

Cultivation Arts: Lightning Primal Energy Art/Spirit God Art

Life Talisman Seal: Thunder Sky Seal

Special Item: Mysterious Thunder Twin Daggers

Pure Yuan Pills: 688950

The gap between every realm is so enormous. It truly isn't easy to challenge someone above your level, Lin Mu thought. After breaking through to the Qi Creation Realm, his strength had risen considerably once more.

Lin Mu walked out of his room and into the courtyard. At that moment, a guest had arrived in his courtyard.

"Why are you here?" Lin Mu asked in some surprise. The visitor was Ziyue.

"Can't I come?" Ziyue said unhappily.

"Your legs are your own. Of course you can come if you want," Lin Mu said.

"I only came out of the Symbol Master Tower today. Thank you for what happened this time," Ziyue said. She had only recently broken through, and the Symbol Master Tower had been quite helpful to her, so she had cultivated there until today before coming out.

"What's the use of thanking me with just words? If you truly want to thank me, come be my maid for another three months." Lin Mu curled his lip.