Following Xu Qingtong's instructions, Zhong Ziqing indeed saw the runes on the Cosmic Heart Stone. Even as a Spirit Transformation cultivator, he could not help crying out in surprise.
Hearing Zhong Ziqing, Lü Wenqiu hurried over and asked, "Senior Brother, what did you see?"
"Five runes!"
"What kind of runes?"
"They look like... Huh? What's going on? I clearly saw them, so how could I have forgotten?" Zhong Ziqing said in bewilderment.
Xu Qingtong smiled slightly and said, "Master, that is the wonder of the Cosmic Heart Stone! Only the person comprehending the runes can know them. They cannot be recorded, much less taught to anyone else! Otherwise, Senior Sister would have been able to use the Time Law long ago!"
"Pfft! You make it sound as though you're so clever. If I had an incarnation spending all day studying this lousy stone, I could comprehend it too!"
Watching the two bicker, Zhong Ziqing smiled faintly and continued sweeping the Cosmic Heart Stone with his divine sense. Soon, he saw those same runes again.
"Qingtong, what are these runes for? How do you harness the Time Law?"
Xu Qingtong said, "This is the first set of runes. Once you have memorized them, increase the speed of your divine sense, and you will see the second set. When you have memorized seventy-two runes, they will turn into a law and embed themselves in your Niwang Palace."
Hearing this, Zhong Ziqing smiled. "Qingtong, I really want to crack open your head and see what's growing inside! How did you discover the secret of such a strange Cosmic Heart Stone?"
Xu Qingtong scratched his head and said bashfully, "Hehe, it was just a coincidence!"
"Senior Brother, let me have a look!" Listening to master and disciple talk, Lü Wenqiu had long been itching