Three-Seal Rune Master

The group from Tian Huo City was deathly silent, their eyes filled with unwillingness.

"Master Han, I failed in my duties and let the Symbol Master Tower slip past us." Zhou Tong's face was full of self-reproach. Then his gaze shifted to the point of light on the eighth floor, his fists clenched tight, and his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"We're leaving." Han Yun gave a cold snort. Now that the result had been revealed, they had no face to stay here any longer.

"Han Yun, have a safe trip. I won't see you off. This Symbol Master Tower will continue to be kept by my Flame City." Master Yan burst into laughter. He had been worried sick these past few days, but now that the weight on his heart had finally fallen away, he could at last relax and catch his breath.

"Yan Xuan, don't get smug. I'll be back." Han Yun turned around and stared at Master Yan with a venomous gaze, speaking viciously.

Jia Lie Jun knew nothing about what was happening outside. At this moment, he was gathering his mind and focusing entirely on breaking through the bottleneck of Two-Seal Symbol Master. The two whirlpools in his Mud Pill Palace continuously sucked in the dense Spiritual Power in the air, then refined it. Though the Spiritual Power pressure in the hall was strong, to Jia Lie Jun, it was as if it did not exist.

"Just a little more." Jia Lie Jun steeled his heart, and the whirlpools instantly spun at high speed, faster and faster. The Spiritual Power in the air condensed into thin streams as thick as a little finger and surged all at once into his Mud Pill Palace, immediately swelling his brain with pain. Jia Lie Jun gritted his silver teeth, sweat beading across his tightly furrowed forehead. Enduring the pain, his hands slowly formed a seal, and he shouted softly, "Condense for me."

At once, the phantom of a spirit talisman gradually appeared within his Mud Pill Palace, seeming as though it might dissipate at any moment. But as Spiritual Power kept pouring into it, it became increasingly solid, until it finally took shape completely.

"Three-Seal Rune Master. Done." Jia Lie Jun looked at the three Natal Spirit Talismans that had returned to their original state and nodded in satisfaction. Then his mind withdrew from his Mud Pill Palace. He rose, stretched his limbs, and expanded his chest. He glanced at the ninth floor, but in the end, he shook his head and headed downstairs. With his current strength, he could have climbed to the ninth floor, but after thinking about it, he still gave up. First, because he knew the secret of the ninth floor—the place where two Ancestral Talismans were located. Second, because a tall tree caught the wind and drew jealousy.

Going upstairs was difficult; going downstairs was easy. The originally powerful Spiritual Power pressure was now hardly worth mentioning to Jia Lie Jun.

Outside the Symbol Master Tower, everyone watched the point of light gradually move downward. When Jia Lie Jun walked out of the stone gate, the crowd immediately surged forward, lifted him up, and tossed him high into the air. Jia Lie Jun felt everyone's enthusiasm and was swept up by it too, unable to stop himself from laughing. "This feeling is pretty good."

"Master Yan, you really did take in a good disciple." Beside him, an elder of the Symbol Master Association looked at Master Yan with envy all over his face.

"Haha, that's certainly true. Being able to take Jun'er as my disciple and guide him into the path of symbol masters truly was my good fortune. Back then, I saw that Jun'er was a fine sapling and couldn't help but cherish talent. Who would have thought that in just over a year, he would already have grown to this point and become the hero of the Flame City Symbol Master Association?" Master Yan looked with relief at Jia Lie Jun being tossed high into the air by the crowd.

"Master, am I not your good disciple too? You can't be so biased." Zi Yue shook Master Yan's arm, acting spoiled.

"You girl are also my good disciple. Your master is proud of you both." Master Yan laughed heartily.

"Everyone, disperse." Once Master Yan spoke, everyone returned to their own homes.

"Jun'er, this time, it was fortunate we had you. Otherwise, not only would the Symbol Master Tower have been lost, but I fear my Flame City Symbol Master Association would have become a laughingstock as well. On behalf of the Flame City Symbol Master Association, I offer you my sincere thanks." Master Yan spoke solemnly, his words filled with gratitude.

"Master, your disciple wants to go out and temper himself. This Tower Battle made me realize that there is always someone stronger, and always a heaven beyond heaven. Your disciple wants to go out and see all the proud talents of the Great Yan Dynasty." In the hall of the Curio Building, master and disciple sat facing each other.

Hearing this, Master Yan was startled. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Jun'er, you possess extraordinary talent. If you continue staying in this small place called Flame City, it will only bury your abilities. It is indeed time for you to go out and broaden your horizons. Your master believes that with your talent, you will one day shake the Great Yan Dynasty with your name. Besides, your master has nothing left to teach you. I, Yan, truly am ashamed to call myself your teacher."

"Master, what are you saying? If Master hadn't guided me through the door, I, Jia Lie Jun, might not have today." Jia Lie Jun hurriedly consoled him. "I plan to set out in the next few days." He was worried that if he did not return to the Dou Qi Continent soon, he would miss the chance to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame. Although Xiao Yan had been delayed for a while and had set off a little later than him, he was still worried that something might change.

"Good. Then rest well these next few days and nourish your spirit before setting out. Your master will send you off." Master Yan patted Jia Lie Jun's shoulder, his face full of gratification.

Three days later, at the gates of Flame City.

"Master. Your disciple is going now." Jia Lie Jun bowed deeply. Then he flipped onto his horse, lightly raised the whip, and the horse immediately galloped off, stirring up clouds of dust wherever it passed.

"Once Jun'er leaves, he will surely be like a hidden dragon entering the sea. It is just that after this parting, who knows when we will meet again." Master Yan watched Jia Lie Jun's back gradually disappear from sight and spoke with some sorrow.

"Why must Master Yan be sad? For a figure like little brother Jia Lie, staying in this tiny Flame City would only be like a pearl covered in dust. This Great Yan Dynasty is his stage. How could golden scales be a thing of the pond? Once they meet wind and clouds, they transform into a dragon." Xuan Su, beside him, said with a charming laugh.

Jia Lie Jun rode along the official road for some distance. Seeing that the surroundings were deserted and empty, he finally dismounted and silently recited in his heart, "System, return to the Dou Qi Continent. Location: Jia Ma Empire, Tagor Desert."

"Beginning planar traversal. This traversal will consume 300 energy points."

Immediately, a flash of white light passed, and Jia Lie Jun's figure slowly vanished inside the white pillar of light.

Jia Lie Jun opened his eyes. What entered his sight was a monotonous expanse of yellow. Boundless yellow sand stretched across this endless land. The dunes of the desert had clear outlines, their ridgelines smooth and flowing. On the windward side, the sand slopes were like water; on the leeward side, flowing sand poured down like a cascade. From time to time, waves of heat also swept over him. Jia Lie Jun took out a jade bottle and drank the medicinal liquid inside in one gulp. At once, a cool sensation swept through his entire body. This medicinal liquid was the Cooling Liquid he had prepared himself. Even now, he did not know what tier alchemist he counted as, but he estimated that he was at least a second-tier alchemist. At present, his success rate in refining second-tier medicinal pills was already close to one hundred percent. As for third-tier medicinal pills, he had not yet tried refining them.

Looking at the vast and boundless desert, Jia Lie Jun immediately felt a headache coming on. Then he steeled his heart, his body shifted slightly, and a pair of purple wings spread out behind him. The wings flapped gently, raising a sweep of yellow sand, and his body slowly rose into the air. In the great desert, Jia Lie Jun could not tell directions at all, so he could only keep flying in one direction.

After flying for about an hour, a tiny black dot slowly appeared before his eyes. As Jia Lie Jun kept flying closer, he finally saw clearly that it was actually a small tribe. Joy rose in Jia Lie Jun's heart. He slowly descended, put away his wings, and ran toward the tribe.