Mysterious Rune

The next day, Long Jiuyyao arrived at the Cave Mansion of Great Elder Tian Sha. He was currently meditating on Spiritual Power before a stone tablet, but the Great Elder was nowhere to be found.

Only faint Spiritual Power fluctuations could be felt around. Although far from the scene yesterday, Long Jiuyyao's weak Spiritual Power aura was becoming more solidified with the help of the stone tablet.

Time ticked by, and Long Jiuyyao opened his eyes, which had been closed. "The day of the secret treasure exploration will be the day I condense my Natal Talisman."

Practicing before this stone tablet daily, with its assistance, Long Jiuyyao's Spiritual Power was slowly increasing. It was estimated that in another two and a half months, he would have enough Spiritual Power to condense his Natal Talisman and become a One-Seal Talisman Master.

Long Jiuyyao, opening his eyes, stood up and surveyed the Cave Mansion. Yesterday, he had only caught a fleeting glimpse and hadn't taken a closer look.

Long Jiuyyao walked to a hundred-meter Medicine Field, where countless Spiritual Medicines came into view. Each Spiritual Medicine exuded a rich and unique aura.

Some Spiritual Medicines emitted a scorching aura, some emitted an Ice aura, while others seemed ordinary. However, any Spiritual Medicine found in this place was a priceless treasure.

"Tsk tsk tsk, if any of these Spiritual Medicines were taken out, they would probably cause a bloody storm," Long Jiuyyao exclaimed.

A golden lotus caught Long Jiuyyao's attention. Within a ten-meter radius around the golden lotus, there were no other Spiritual Medicines. Rich Origin Energy surged into the golden lotus.

The lotus had eight petals, entirely pure gold. Each petal was permeated with the aura of life.

"What kind of Spiritual Medicine is this? Such powerful life force."

"Stop, Youngster Yao." Just as Long Jiuyyao was about to reach out and touch it, the Great Elder's angry shout echoed.

Long Jiuyyao quickly withdrew his hand and looked at the Great Elder with an embarrassed expression. Being caught trying to steal Spiritual Medicine, even with his two lifetimes of experience, made Long Jiuyyao's face flush slightly.

"Great Elder, I was just going to touch it, I didn't intend to take it," Long Jiuyyao said, then quickly covered his mouth.

Damn, I just said my true thoughts out loud.

"Youngster Yao, this Life-Death Golden Lotus is not something you can touch right now. Doing so would lead to death or severe injury," Great Elder Tian Sha said solemnly.

"Hiss! This golden lotus is that terrifying?" Long Jiuyyao exclaimed.

"Heh heh, this golden lotus is easily among the top ten in my Medicine Field."

"This is a Spiritual Medicine potent enough to allow one to step into the Life-Death Profound Realm. Its golden petals can save lives, reviving anyone with even a breath left."

"It can even allow the person who consumes it to retain the aura of life within their body, making it easier to advance to the Life Profound Realm. And the Lotus Seed within the lotus can allow someone at the peak of the Life Profound Realm to directly enter the Death Profound Realm," the Great Elder said proudly.

Upon hearing this, Long Jiuyyao also saw the Lotus Seed in the center of the golden lotus. It was a pure black Lotus Seed, emitting a terrifying deathly aura. This Lotus Seed was condensed from a terrifying deathly aura.

Long Jiuyyao thought for a moment. "Great Elder, since this golden lotus is so powerful, what is the number one Spiritual Medicine in your Medicine Field?"

"A Spiritual Medicine of unknown origin. I discovered it by chance when I was traveling the continent in my youth. It's probably unique even on the Tian Xuan Continent," the Great Elder said with emotion.

"Oh, then Grandpa Great Elder, can you show it to me?" Long Jiuyyao said, tugging on Tian Sha's sleeve.

"It's not impossible. Even the Patriarch has never seen this Spiritual Medicine. You are the first person."

Tian Sha the Great Elder brought Long Jiuyyao into the deepest stone cave. The Great Elder formed hand seals, and a three-meter-tall Space Door appeared before the two.

The two stepped through the Space Door, and a valley a hundred meters wide appeared before them.

The valley was shaped like a giant dragon and was entirely golden. Below, a pond was not large but was divided into two sections. The oval-shaped pond's water was ice blue and blood red.

Even more peculiar was that although they were in the same pond, they were clearly separated, neither encroaching on the other, always remaining on their own side.

In the center, a Bizarre Object, which didn't seem like a Spiritual Medicine, stood peacefully in the middle of the pond.

The Bizarre Object had no roots and seemed to float, unlike other Spiritual Medicine plants that had roots.

Long Jiuyyao couldn't get a clear look at the Bizarre Object. "Great Elder, is this the number one Spiritual Medicine you mentioned? I don't think it looks like Spiritual Medicine at all! It's more like a mysterious Rune."

"I found it in a mountain stream, surrounded by countless Spiritual Medicines. I thought it was peculiar, so I brought it back."

"When I brought it back, ordinary methods couldn't preserve it. This is what I specially built for it, using decades of my savings," the Great Elder said calmly.

At this moment, the Bizarre Object in the center of the pond suddenly emitted a faint white light. Simultaneously, the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd in Long Jiuyyao's dantian underwent a sudden change, trembling violently.

The change in the Dragon Halberd within his dantian also caught Long Jiuyyao's attention. He quickly stabilized his mind and suppressed the violently trembling Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd in his dantian, but his eyes were fixed on the Bizarre Object emitting white light in the distance.

This was because the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd only changed when the Bizarre Object flickered with white light.

"Could this Bizarre Object be related to the Ancestral Rune?" Long Jiuyyao couldn't help but wonder.

This was because the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd possessed a wisp of the Origin from five Ancestral Runes. Although they were lost, the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd, as the main body, had also acquired a trace of the Ancestral Rune's characteristics over the long years from the five Ancestral Rune Origins.

However, this Bizarre Object could interact with the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd, which surprised Long Jiuyyao.

"Great Elder, I feel a connection with this item," Long Jiuyyao said slyly.

"Get lost! This thing cost me a lot of effort. You think you can take it just by saying you have a connection? No way," the Great Elder said with a laugh.

"Great Elder, look."

Long Jiuyyao stopped suppressing it. The Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd suddenly emerged from Long Jiuyyao's body and hovered in the air. At this moment, the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd trembled even more violently.

"Good heavens, an Ancestor's item is in your hands," the Great Elder said, slightly surprised. "You must have obtained it from the Dragon Treasury."

Freed from Long Jiuyyao's suppression, the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd shot directly towards the Bizarre Object in the center of the pond.

The moment the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd touched the Bizarre Object, a dazzling white light erupted. The Bizarre Object actually merged into the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd.

As the white light dissipated, the Bizarre Object that was originally in the center of the pond disappeared. The surrounding energy enveloped the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd, cleansing it again and again.

The originally rough halberd blade became sharp, emitting a terrifying killing intent. When light shone on the Dragon Halberd, it seemed to be swallowed.

Long Jiuyyao retrieved the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd and carefully examined every part of it. Besides the sharper halberd blade and a darker, deeper halberd body, everything else was the same as before.

"Brat, hand that thing over!" The Great Elder said angrily as he watched the Bizarre Object disappear.

"Great Elder, I don't know either!" Long Jiuyyao only felt that the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd had changed its appearance, but he couldn't find the Bizarre Object.

Great Elder Tian Sha took the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd from Long Jiuyyao's hand, as if to find the Bizarre Object.

Terrifying Spiritual Power surged into the dragon halberd, trying to find it, but the Spiritual Power vanished like a stone sinking into the sea, having no effect. No matter how he probed, it was as if it had disappeared without a trace.

"Brat, consider me unlucky. Take the stone tablet and don't come back here for the next few months." The Great Elder flicked his sleeve and left directly.

Long Jiuyyao looked at the dragon halberd, as if trying to discover something unusual. An invisible white light emerged from the dragon halberd and surged into Long Jiuyyao's Mud Pill Palace.

Long Jiuyyao's eyes dimmed, and he shook his head slightly. Finding nothing, he put the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd back into his dantian.

At this moment, a mysterious Rune appeared in Long Jiuyyao's Mud Pill Palace. This was the white light that had entered Long Jiuyyao's Mud Pill Palace, and it was also the Bizarre Object the Great Elder was looking for.

Within the Mud Pill Palace, the mysterious Rune was blurry and invisible. However, without Long Jiuyyao's awareness, strands of Spiritual Power in his Mud Pill Palace continuously flowed into the mysterious Rune imprint.

As Spiritual Power poured in, the blurry, invisible Rune imprint gradually became visible, resembling a Golden Dragon Pattern.

Long Jiuyyao left the Valley and went to the stone tablet. He put the stone tablet into his Universe Bag. "Great Elder, I'll take my leave."

The meditating Great Elder waved his hand, signaling him to leave.