Chapter 7: The Legacy of the Primordial Formation, Strength Talisman

As Lin Chen's thoughts stirred, his Divine Soul was once again drawn to the world behind his brow. After a whirlwind of spinning heavens and earth, his vision flashed with Spiritual Light, and he found himself in the world of the Three-legged Cauldron.

The sun hung high in the sky, casting its light across the land.

It wasn't his first time here, but the spectacular sight still left Lin Chen awestruck.

In half a month's time, it would be the day of the clan competition, and Lin Chen had to enhance his strength as quickly as possible.

The strength of a person's abilities, aside from the level of their Cultivation, was determined by the Martial Arts Skills they possessed.

Above the Mysterious Heaven Continent, Martial Arts Skills were divided into six categories: Mortal Grade, Spiritual Grade, Profound Level, Earth Grade, Heavenly Grade, and the legendary Divine Grade.

Each category was further divided into Low Grade, Middle Grade, High Grade, and Supreme Grade.

Within the Great Flame Dynasty, there had never been a Divine Grade Cultivation Technique or Martial Arts Skill; even Heavenly Grade ones were only possessed by a few powerful Sects or the royal family.

The strongest Martial Arts Skill of the Lin Family was merely a Profound Grade Low-Level one, and it was incomplete at that.

Only the direct line of the family who had broken through to the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm were qualified to study it.

Among the younger generation, only Lin Chen had ever had the hope of accessing it.

However, three years earlier, when Lin Chen's Cultivation had just broken through to the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm, he met Mu Qingxue. From then on, he focused on helping her to open her channels and expand her veins, which caused his own skills to deteriorate and he missed the chance to learn that Martial Arts Skill.

But Lin Chen was once the Heavenly Pride of the Lin Family; the Martial Arts Skills that others knew, he knew as well.

The Martial Arts Skills that others didn't know, he also knew.

Therefore, in the family competition in half a month, Lin Chen would not be inferior to Lin Liang or Lin Xue in terms of Martial Arts Skills.

However, Lin Liang's and Lin Xue's Cultivation were now far superior to Lin Chen's.

To defeat them, Lin Chen had to elevate his combat abilities.

The Body Tempering Method of the Primordial Transformation Art was far more powerful than ordinary Body Refinement techniques, endowing Lin Chen with a Divine Physique capable of overcoming enemies beyond his level.

Thus, Lin Chen wanted to see if he could find other secrets within this space to bolster his strength.

Upon arriving in this space of the Three-legged Cauldron, Lin Chen's gaze was immediately captured by the cauldron before him.

"This time, there are pale yellow flames within the cauldron."

Lin Chen murmured, longing to reach out and touch the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.

The flames inside the cauldron weren't large, but they seemed eternal, never extinguishing, and Lin Chen felt an elusive resonance with them.

Hum—

The moment Lin Chen prepared to reach out and touch the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, the myriad of characters inscribed on it began to flicker brightly.

Though Lin Chen couldn't decipher the dense scripts, as they flickered and soared into the air, settling in various places of this world, the world itself began to change.

The space around him quivered, and pillars of light surged towards the heavens.

In the sky above, wonders appeared.

Nine suns blazed into existence, showering down Divine Fire.

Dark clouds gathered, accompanied by the descent of purple lightning.

Fierce winds roared, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

...

"This is a Formation!"

Witnessing these celestial phenomena, Lin Chen realized they all originated from the scripts flying out of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.

Piecing together the knowledge from the Primordial Transformation Art in his mind, Lin Chen immediately recognized this as the Primordial Array.

These scripts were the inheritance of the Primordial Array.

The Formations before him were profound, each one far beyond anything ever seen in the Mysterious Heaven World to this date.

As Lin Chen viewed these Formations, the knowledge about Spiritual Formations from the Primordial Transformation Decree began to disperse in his mind, assimilating on its own.

In the Mysterious Heaven World, there existed a powerful profession among Martial Artists named Formation Masters.

Their footprints covered the entire Mysterious Heaven World.

The status of Formation Masters in the Mysterious Heaven World was extraordinary, garnering respect and adoration from many martial artists.

Because countless martial artists would seek the skills of Formation Masters.

Sect Array Setup required Spiritual Formations.

Alchemy and Artifact Refining needed Spiritual Formations.

And inscribing Talisman Inscriptions especially needed Spiritual Formations.

Spiritual Formations were intricate and mysterious, filled with endless wonders.

Lin Chen digested the information about Spiritual Formations in his mind and his gaze turned to a pale yellow Spiritual Formation above the three-legged cauldron in this world.

The Pill Spirit Array didn't require the conditions of an Alchemist—only the herbal materials from the Pill Recipe needed to be placed into the Spiritual Formation, and the Pill Spirit Array would then refine the elixir on its own, producing elixirs that would not be weaker than those refined by an Alchemist.

After assimilating the information about this Pill Spirit Array, Lin Chen couldn't help but be inwardly astonished.

Ordinary Spiritual Formations, when used in Alchemy, could only assist Alchemists with Fire Control, and were completely incapable of replacing an Alchemist in refining elixirs.

However, this Pill Spirit Array before him could completely take the place of an Alchemist.

As long as he had a complete Pill Recipe and sufficient Herbal Materials, wouldn't using this Pill Spirit Array be equivalent to having an endless supply of elixirs?

At this thought, Lin Chen felt a surge of excitement.

The Lin Family indeed had some Pill Recipes, which were not difficult to obtain.

But the Herbal Materials, given his current status in the Lin Family, were very difficult to acquire.

Lin Chen frowned, temporarily abandoning the idea of using the Pill Spirit Array to refine elixirs.

Subsequently, his gaze fell upon a dense and complex Formation in the distance.

Talisman Inscriptions, the most commonly used method of storing Formations within Spiritual Formations.

Inscribing Spiritual Inscriptions onto Spiritual Paper, creating Talisman Inscriptions imbued with the effects of Spiritual Formations.

There are many types of Talisman Inscriptions, just like elixirs, they are consumables.

Lin Chen thought it over, currently lacking Herbal Materials, he was unable to use the Pill Spirit Array anyway.

It might be better to take advantage of the mysteries of this space and learn about Spiritual Formations, starting with the simplest Talisman Inscriptions.

After all, even the teachings of the most powerful Formation Master in the outside world might not compare to this place.

The knowledge was laid out before him, and everything depended on Lin Chen's own comprehension.

Once he mastered Talisman Inscriptions, he could write some and sell them. With the funds, he could then buy Herbal Materials to refine elixirs.

After this line of thought, Lin Chen immersed his mind in learning about Talisman Inscriptions.

Lin Chen's cultivation talent was not weak; aside from having the Extreme Yang Body physique, he also had a very strong capacity for understanding.

Unknowingly, he had spent a whole day in the world within the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.

It wasn't until his spiritual power was exhausted that Lin Chen realized he had been practicing for an entire day.

Fortunately, the rewards were abundant, and Lin Chen had already mastered several Talisman Scripts.

With his Spiritual Sense returning to reality, Lin Chen went out, sold the ten Body Tempering Pills he had received from his clan at the shop, and then bought some Spiritual Paper.

He had no choice, as the Princely Heir in name, but Lin Chen was one who didn't possess a single penny, his pockets embarrassingly empty.

Only by selling those Body Tempering Pills.

After purchasing the Spiritual Paper, Lin Chen immediately started inscribing Talisman Inscriptions.

Being his first encounter with Talisman Inscriptions, Lin Chen failed several times.

But with each failure, Lin Chen gradually mastered the knack of it, becoming more and more adept.

After wasting five sheets of Spiritual Paper, Lin Chen finally created his first Talisman Inscription.

The Strength Talisman, which when used, could enhance strength according to the user's own power, lasting for the time it takes one incense stick to burn.