Refining an Ancestral Talisman

He could have said he had one Jade Infant Fruit left to make them work even harder, but Lin Qi had been raised by him. Although he had initially trained her as a mount, he had grown rather fond of this obedient child and could no longer treat her as an ordinary mount. He truly regarded her as family.

As for Ling Qingzhu and Li Qingchan, there was no need to make things so complicated. When it came to his own people, those who worked well deserved rewards. Though their loyalty was guaranteed, what he wanted was more than mere loyalty.

The moment Little Fairy Doctor's lips touched the Jade Infant Fruit, it transformed into a stream of light and entered her body on its own.

Boom!

Little Fairy Doctor's cultivation instantly broke through from Dou Might to a Nine-Star Dou Master. Her aura was powerful and steady, nothing like someone who had just made a breakthrough.

[ Ding! Selection complete. Reward distributed to System Space! ]

"How do you feel?"

Rather than looking at the miraculous Ice Ancestral Talisman, Lin Qing stared curiously at Little Fairy Doctor and asked.

"My body feels very comfortable! Like soaking in a hot spring, then drinking an icy beverage beneath the blazing sun."

Little Fairy Doctor pondered for a moment before answering.

"Oh!"

He had thought there would be some sort of heavenly phenomenon. Then again, his Pure Yang Sacred Body had not caused any either.

Scratching his head, Lin Qing was somewhat puzzled.

[System: The laws and Heavenly Dao of this world are incomplete. Your Pure Yang Sacred Body and Little Fairy Doctor's Profound Yin Sacred Body should not exist in the first place, so they cannot trigger heavenly phenomena.]

I see!

Lin Qing said to himself.

Ling Qingzhu and the other two also stepped forward to examine Little Fairy Doctor's condition. After spending a day together, they had grown fond of this kind-hearted girl.

Lin Qi, especially, had come to acknowledge this kind-hearted girl after the past few days.

People might be able to put on an act, but clear eyes and everyday behavior were difficult to fake.

The three of them were extremely happy that Little Fairy Doctor had managed to rid herself of the Calamity Poison Body.

Before Little Fairy Doctor arrived a few days ago, the three women had not really gotten along. Now, they could laugh and chat together. Even Ling Qingzhu, who seemed warm on the outside but was cold within, had somehow gotten along with them.

Lin Qing could only call it the strange friendship between women.

"All right, Xian'er. From now on, you can cultivate normally too. Here are the Cultivation Technique, Dou Techniques, and the Ice Ancestral Talisman."

As he spoke, several scrolls and an ancient talisman covered in icy patterns appeared before Lin Qing.

As soon as the talisman appeared, snowflakes began drifting through the surrounding air.

If he refined this Ancestral Talisman himself, he would probably gain another attribute. The reason he did not refine it was because he wanted to see whether he could nurture someone comparable to the Ice Master.

Besides, he had not even grasped the basics of the Devouring Path. Biting off more than he could chew would do him no good; it was better to first master the Devouring Path and alchemy.

"This is... the Ice Ancestral Talisman!"

Ling Qingzhu's beautiful eyes widened. Why did this guy always bring out such good things? Bastard! Don't treat treasures like they were worthless!

"That's right. This is a brand-new Ice Ancestral Talisman. Qingzhu, teach her about it. I don't know much about Ancestral Talismans either."

Ignoring Ling Qingzhu's flushed face and faintly annoyed expression, Lin Qing continued speaking to himself.

"Cultivate well! Don't disappoint me!"

He patted Little Fairy Doctor's delicate shoulder, showing his encouragement and regard.

After her physical constitution issue had been perfectly resolved, Xiao Yi could not wait to begin cultivating the Frozen Thousand Miles and Yin-Yang Creation Art Lin Qing had given her. She intended to refine the Ancestral Talisman in her best condition.

Several days later, in the Pocket World.

Little Fairy Doctor held the Ice Ancestral Talisman in her hand, ready to accept its trial. Lin Qing, Lin Qi, and the others watched from the side to prevent any mishap.

Although all Ancestral Talismans had been newly created, they possessed spiritual intelligence of their own. He had refined his without any trial only because of the enhancements from his constitution and the Swallowing Heaven Scripture. Little Fairy Doctor would presumably need some time to refine hers.

Just as Lin Qing was musing over this, an incomparably beautiful ice lotus bloomed beneath Little Fairy Doctor's feet. The Ice Ancestral Talisman also merged into her body, giving the originally ethereal Little Fairy Doctor an additional hint of icy aloofness.

"That's it? She succeeded?"

Lin Qing was dumbfounded.

It seemed his Xian'er was as lucky as he was! Or was this simply what it meant to be someone blessed with great fortune?

"My lord, I succeeded!"

Like a fledgling swallow returning to its nest, Little Fairy Doctor threw herself into Lin Qing's embrace.

"Mhm! Xian'er, you succeeded!"

Gently wrapping an arm around the beauty's slender waist, he smiled faintly.

"My lord, why didn't the Ancestral Talisman's trial appear?"

"Perhaps you're special. Either way, it's a good thing!"

In truth, he did not know either. His Devouring Ancestral Talisman could perhaps be explained by his System, Cultivation Technique, and other advantages.

Could newly created Ancestral Talismans really be so easy to refine? Or were the things given by the System simply the best?

The Xuanhuang Flame had seemed the same. Back then, he had relied on the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and the Swallowing Heaven Scripture to forcibly refine it, yet the process had gone remarkably smoothly.

He had asked the System before, but it had only replied with one sentence: Everything produced by the System is top quality.

After that, the System ignored him again.

It was probably because of the System!

The day after Little Fairy Doctor refined the Ice Ancestral Talisman, Lin Qing wasted no time bringing Ling Qingzhu and the other two to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's territory.

The four of them brazenly streaked across the sky, only stopping before the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Cave Dwelling.

Roar! What business do humans have here!

A violent lion's roar, accompanied by intense energy fluctuations, exploded through the air like thunder.

Immediately afterward, an enormous Magical Beast emerged from the Cave Dwelling.

This Magical Beast was seven or eight meters long. Its body was covered in a layer of purple crystals that shone brilliantly beneath the sunlight, dazzling to the eye.

The Magical Beast possessed a ferocious lion's head, blood-red beast eyes glinting with strange purple light, and a gigantic fang-filled maw. A fiery-red spiraling horn rose from its head, with a cluster of purple flames constantly circling its tip. On either side of its massive lion body grew a pair of purple wings. With every flap, clusters of pale purple flames swept forth like flamethrowers, blanketing the heavens and earth. Its four thick claws were likewise encased in purple crystals.

Three Dou Emperors against one Tier 6 Magical Beast. The advantage was clearly his.

When he was stronger than his opponent, if there was any uncertainty, he fought first. If he was weaker, survival came first; if he could hide, he hid.

This had been Lin Qing's strategy when playing games in his previous life, and it had become a fundamental principle after arriving on the Dou Qi Continent. He had followed it faithfully, but he had not expected the battle to end so quickly. More accurately, it had ended before it even began.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King had initially been furious, but when it saw the four people in the sky, aside from the young man, the other three were genuine Dou Emperor experts. In particular, the slightly distorted space beside two of them showed that they had reached the peak of the Dou Emperor realm. Becoming Dou Ancestors was merely a matter of time.

Thus, it had no choice but to ask respectfully, "May I ask what business you honored guests have here?"

Lin Qing looked at the Amethyst Winged Lion King with a teasing glint in his eyes.

"Oh? I thought the Lion King wanted to fight us first before speaking properly!"