Spirit Ore Clue

The grand Tower Duel soon drew to a close. On the third day after the duel began, the white-robed youth from Wuling City walked out of the tower, announcing Wuling City's defeat in this year's competition.

At the same time, he brought back grim news: his junior brother, blinded by greed for quick success, had used a weapon while forcibly breaching the seventh floor, only to be backlashed and killed by his own blade.

Regarding this, many rune masters wore strange expressions. Many had seen the black-robed youth's corpse, and there was indeed a sword wound on his neck, though whether he had truly been unlucky enough to slay himself remained a mystery.

What was even more intriguing was that on the very night the white-robed youth exited the tower, the Wuling City Association President announced he would take him as his closed-door disciple to inherit his mantle.

Many secretly speculated about what had actually transpired inside the tower.

Two days later, the light point that had remained on the seventh floor successfully walked out of the tower. When the crowd saw Zhou Gan, they all realized the truth.

So, the powerhouse who had ascended to the eighth floor was actually that kid who had previously looked so harmless.

Just then, a tyrannical ripple of mental energy surged out from within the tower, leaving everyone in shock.

Inside the Rune Master Tower, Lin Yiqing examined the three slightly smaller spirit runes within his Mud Pill Palace, a smile finally appearing on his weary face.

The Ancient Whirlpool Rune had a profound origin; the great rune master who created it had even witnessed the Devouring Ancestral Rune with his own eyes, and thus, this Ancient Whirlpool Rune also possessed a trace of the power to devour.

Utilizing this characteristic, Lin Yiqing continuously devoured the pure mental energy within the eighth floor of the Rune Master Tower, accumulating it for the sole purpose of breaking through to a Three-Seal Rune Master in one go!

Fortunately, his foundation was already deep, and he reached the threshold of a breakthrough within a mere five days. After successfully breaking through as a matter of course, these three floating spirit runes had manifested.

"Hoo."

Exhaling a breath of stale air from his chest, Lin Yiqing couldn't wait to stand up and examine the stone tablet before him. He discovered that the two sides of the tablet were inscribed with the history of the Yan City Rune Master Association and a miraculous array diagram.

His eyes flickered, and Lin Yiqing separated a wisp of mental energy from his Mud Pill Palace, cautiously probing toward the stone tablet.

"Hum!"

The moment his mental energy touched the stone tablet, a complex stream of information flooded into his mind, transforming into a vast expanse of profound mental characters and trajectories. Upon regaining his focus and examining them, he discovered it was none other than the diagram for the Life-Transforming Rune Array!

This Life-Transforming Rune Array was divided into three levels of transformation: Life-Transforming Light, Life-Transforming Azure Waves, and the strongest, Myriad Transformation Flame!

With each level of transformation, its power multiplied, far surpassing that of ordinary martial arts!

"The Life-Transforming Rune Array! It truly lives up to being a Qi-Grade Mental Secret Technique; its power is extraordinary!"

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yiqing immediately began to outline those complex array patterns with his mental energy. The path of arrays was vast and profound, and this rune array was one of them.

Fortunately, the content previously transmitted by the Heavenly Book had already laid a solid foundation for him, so after only a moment's work, a profound rune array about several feet in size appeared before his eyes.

Feeling this intense mental fluctuation, a smile couldn't help but appear on Lin Yiqing's face. The Life-Transforming Rune Array was finally in his hands.

Once the rune array was successfully set, it would form a seed array and did not need to be re-laid every time. Therefore, with a wave of Lin Yiqing's hand, the array transformed into a faint light and fell into his eyes.

If he needed to use it against an enemy, he only needed to release it.

Looking at the stone tablet, Lin Yiqing's heart stirred, and he decided to leave the cultivation method for the Life-Transforming Rune Array on the tablet.

He did not want there to be no one in Yan City capable of learning this secret technique after him!

Since this Qi-Grade Mental Secret Technique originated from the Yan City Rune Master Association, it was only right to leave behind a spark for them!

Only by passing it down through generations and constantly developing and researching new mental energy secret techniques could this Rune Master Association live up to its original founding purpose.

As for whether it would be Lin Dong or someone else who came here later to obtain the Life-Transforming Rune Array he had left behind, Lin Yiqing actually felt a sense of anticipation.

"It is time to leave!"

Lin Yiqing stretched lightly, then straightened his posture and began to walk down the tower.

He had no intention of ascending to the ninth floor; the things up there held no secrets for him, and there was little point in going up.

The most valuable thing on the entire ninth floor was actually the mental energy map, which recorded the locations of two Ancestral Runes!

However, it was a pity that Lin Yiqing knew the details of these two locations clearly; there was no need to waste effort on useless tasks.

Ancestral Runes were supreme divine objects of heaven and earth, condensed from the laws of the world, and there were eight in total!

Each Ancestral Rune possessed heaven-shaking and earth-shattering power, and the owners of these Ancestral Runes were all the most powerful existences in the world!

The Great Wilderness Prefecture, where Lin Yiqing was headed, held one of them: the Devouring Ancestral Rune!

When Lin Yiqing walked out from the base of the tower, he saw that the square outside was already packed to the brim. Every rune master from the Yan City Rune Master Association wanted to see the youth who had won so decisively.

Not to mention, the tyrannical mental energy fluctuation from just moments ago had made everyone in the arena even more curious about him.

"Little Brother Yiqing, congratulations on breaking through to a Three-Seal Rune Master!"

Just then, the crowd slowly parted, and Zhou Gan, dressed in white robes, stepped forward with a smile and cupped his hands in congratulation.

"Many thanks, Brother Zhou!"

Lin Yiqing sized him up for a moment, then smiled and said, "I should also congratulate Brother Zhou in advance. It seems the day of your own breakthrough is not far off."

"Haha, then I shall take your kind words!"

Zhou Gan's expression froze, seemingly surprised that Lin Yiqing could see through his true state, before he smiled and cupped his hands in thanks.

"I wonder, Brother Zhou, is there a reason you are waiting here?"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Yiqing got straight to the point.

One had to know that as Master Yan's disciple, Zhou Gan would certainly not be waiting here specifically for no reason.

The only possibility was that Master Yan had something to discuss with him.

"Brother Yiqing, my master requests your presence! He had me wait here for quite some time, just to invite you over as soon as you exited the tower."

When it came to serious matters, Zhou Gan restrained his smile and immediately led Lin Yiqing along a small path toward Master Yan's residence.

The headquarters of the Talisman Master Association was built around the Rune Master Tower, and as the president of the Yan City Talisman Master Association, Master Yan's home was naturally located at the very heart of the association's grounds.

Therefore, the actual distance between the two locations was not far, and in just a moment, Lin Yiqing arrived at a modest manor.

"Please, both of you, come in!"

After being announced by a maid, Lin Yiqing followed her into a study. The moment he stepped through the door, he noticed wisps of mental energy drifting throughout the room, resembling spider silk.

"Greetings, Master!"

At this moment, Master Yan was sitting with his eyes closed, his mind wandering elsewhere, but Lin Yiqing knew that everything in the room was laid bare under the other's mental energy.

"Good lad, you've actually broken through to a Three-Seal Rune Master; that is truly remarkable!"

As he spoke, Master Yan opened his eyes, and a flash of silver-white light flickered within them before slowly fading away.

Lin Yiqing knew this was a manifestation of the man's powerful mental energy, so he said nothing more and sat in the chair indicated by the other.

"Since you reached the eighth floor, you must have obtained that Qi-Grade Mental Secret Technique."

Master Yan looked at Lin Yiqing with a solemn face, his eyes filled with an unquestionable intensity.

"That is correct, I cannot hide anything from your discerning eyes, Master!"

Lin Yiqing was not surprised by this; as the president of the Talisman Master Association, the other must have been to the eighth floor and long known what was inside.

"After I obtained it, I made a copy on the stone tablet, leaving it there so that others who climb the tower in the future might also have a chance at this opportunity!"

Hearing this, Master Yan's hand, which was lifting his teacup, paused slightly, and he seemed to have made a decision.

He set down the teacup and said to Lin Yiqing with a serious expression: "I observe that you, young friend, are of the highest caliber in terms of talent, strength, character, and disposition. Would you be interested in joining our Yan City Talisman Master Association?

If you are willing, I can promise that this position of president shall be handed over to you in the future!"

Lin Yiqing was stunned upon hearing this; he had not expected the other to invite him to join, let alone offer the position of future president.

However, it was a pity that his ambitions did not lie here; he still wanted to see the different scenery of this plane.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master, but my ambitions do not lie here, and I fear I must disappoint your expectations."

Having come to this world where martial arts reached the divine, he was determined to see the brilliance of its peak!

Furthermore, before long, the great catastrophe of this plane would begin, and the flames of war would ignite across the sky; how could one remain at peace?

Master Yan was not surprised by this answer; the small Yan City could not hold back the footsteps of such a person. With Lin Yiqing's talent, perhaps the entire Great Yan Dynasty was merely the starting point of his stage.

Subsequently, Master Yan spoke to Lin Yiqing about the clues to the spirit mine he had been desperately seeking, and he was very familiar with the owner: one of the three major powers of Yan City, the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce!