After learning that Chi Xue's side had captured a group of Rune Cultivators, Fairy Sword Ji and the others grew a little worried. Ling Tian, however, wasn't concerned. He knew rune arts were difficult to master, and learning the rune arts that increased one's strength would take time. Even if Chi Xue's people managed to master them, they would still be far behind his own group.
That made sense. There were many requirements for comprehending rune arts: one needed deep insight into formation patterns and restrictions, as well as great mastery of spatial arts and mental control. Meeting all those conditions was no easy feat. That was why, after all these years, so few people on Chi Xue's side had fully mastered rune arts.
Rune arts that increased one's strength were even more complicated. Even if someone comprehended them, their power would be limited—at the very least, nowhere near as great as the effects Ling Tian and the others achieved.
"Even so, Chi Xue and the others could just force the Rune Cultivators to use rune arts on them," Fairy Sword Ji muttered, her brows drawn together. "Then they wouldn't have to master the arts themselves."
At that, Xing Zhan and the others nodded repeatedly. That was precisely what worried them.
"Rune arts that increase strength are extremely complicated and cumbersome. Once controlled, Rune Cultivators are like walking corpses. Getting them to perform such intricate arts is no easy task," Ling Tian said. Seeing Fairy Sword Ji and the others' astonished expressions, he nodded. "That's right. Elder Ling often exchanges pointers on rune arts with Rune Cultivators, and he learned this by chance. So we don't need to worry about it."
Fairy Sword Ji and the others' eyes lit up. Fairy Lei Ying said, "I never knew there was such