Long Road to Stardom

Although it was not the first time that she had seen this scene, Lin Xing still found it strange. She had never heard that a monster that looked like a mouse could have this ability. Until now, she still didn't know what kind of monster "Squeaky" was.

But to her, 'Zhizhi' is more like her relative. It is enough to have its company, so what kind of monster it is is not so important.

Seeing that 'Zhizhi' had put everything away, she walked towards the nearest place where runes were carved.

Just after taking a few steps, she heard a sound behind her: "Squeak. Squeak. Squeak..."

Lin Xing turned around and squatted down helplessly. Just as he was about to pick up Zhizhi from the ground, Jiao Ran stopped him and said, "Xing, I'll pick up Uncle Rat. You lead the way."

After Wu Jiaoran finished speaking, she immediately picked up Zhizhi from the ground and called him "Uncle Rat" affectionately, which made Lin Xing's hair stand on end.

She didn't expect Jiaoran to be able to please a monster in this way. She didn't know where she learned it. Looking at Zhizhi's enjoying expression, she felt that she had become a little redundant and could only resign herself to leading the way.

Along the way, Lin Xing listened to Jiao Ran, Zhi Zhi and the other beast quarreling, occasionally joining in on a few words, and before he knew it, he had arrived at his destination.

Looking at the place in front of her, it was covered with countless vines and had merged with the surrounding environment. If she had not used her spiritual sense to investigate before, who would have thought that this was a small cliff? No wonder Jiaoran had not noticed anything unusual here after staying there for so long.

Wu Jiaoran saw Lin Xing stop and asked, "Xing, this is the unusual place you mentioned!"

"I've been here before, but I didn't find anything unusual."

After Wu Jiaoran finished speaking, she looked carefully for a while, but still didn't find anything wrong. She looked at Lin Xing with some confusion.

Lin Xing didn't waste any words. He picked up the magic weapon in his hand and cleared away some of the thick vines on the cliff. After a while, the runes hidden in the cliff revealed the tip of the iceberg.

Wu Jiaoran's eyes widened upon seeing this. She had destroyed many trees and rocks here before. She had also looked at this location, but the vines were too thick and she was overwhelmed. After fiddling with it for a long time, she could only clear it a little. It happened that the rune was not in the place she cleared, so she ignored it.

Thinking of this, Wu Jiaoran couldn't help feeling a little resentful. If she had been more careful, she would have left this place long ago.

While she was daydreaming, Lin Xing had already cleared away half of the vines, and half of the runes carved on the cliff were exposed.

Looking at the runes in front of her, Lin Xing inexplicably wanted to sit down and study them carefully. She felt that she could learn a lot from them, and maybe even improve her ability to draw runes. However, the most urgent task now was to clear all the vines first.

Wu Jiaoran came back to her senses, put Zhizhi in her arms back to the ground, picked up the magic weapon given to her by Lin Xing, and helped to clear the vines on it.

"Squeak" saw the two of them clearing vines there and had no time to play with them, so it jumped up not to be left behind and cleared out a space with one claw.

Lin Xing was still struggling with the fact that he couldn't reach the place above and was about to get some stones to stand on. Now that Zhizhi was helping him, it was much easier. He quickly praised, "'Zhizhi', you did a good job."

After hearing this, Zhizhi worked even harder and soon cleared all the vines above.

Lin Xing praised her in various ways again, which made Zhizhi feel a little flattered. However, in order to maintain her image, she did not dare to show it, which made Lin Xing and Jiaoran very happy.

After a while, Lin Xing let the man and the beast rest aside, while she sat cross-legged and carefully studied the runes carved on the cliff.

Wu Jiaoran was naturally happy to have some free time. Seeing these things gave her a headache and she might as well fight with others.

Then he picked up Zhizhi and brought him to a stone nearby. After cleaning it briefly, he sat on it.

Lin Xing looked at the carved ancient runes and his mind was immersed in them unconsciously.

The more she observed, the more she felt the ancient runes were extraordinary. Although there were many records in the talisman collection she learned, they were all simplified versions evolved from ancient runes. It is almost impossible to learn how to draw ancient runes now. Many things have long been lost, and at most some of them have been collected by some sects and families. If you want to see them, you have to pay a certain price.

The Xuan Yue Sect had a rune from ancient times, but at that time, she would never have had the chance to see that rune.

Now that she had the opportunity to observe closely how ancient runes were drawn, she naturally wouldn't let it go.

After observing for a while, Lin Xing wanted to try drawing a few pictures manually, but unfortunately he did not take out the talisman drawing tools in the storage ring.

But how can you know your level if you only watch but don't draw or actually practice? Do you have to go back to the Yin Yang Five Elements Platform to get the tools you need?

Lin Xing pondered for a while and gave up this plan. Even if he didn't have any tools, he could still use his fingers to gesture in the air.

She had read in classics that in ancient times many talisman masters did not use talisman pens or talisman paper. They simply drew talismans in the air with their hands to ward off enemies.

But if she wanted to sell them to get spirit stones, she still had to use these tools. She just had some insights now, so there was no need to go back so much trouble. However, even so, Lin Xing did not fool around at all, and was very focused on gesturing in the air with her fingers.

After she made a few strokes with her fingers, Lin Xing felt a resistance, but she did not stop. She used all her strength to complete the talisman. At the moment it was formed, the talisman drawn in the void actually appeared, but it dissipated into the air in less than a breath.

Lin Xing naturally noticed this scene, and his heart was filled with excitement.

However, she had already used up all her strength just to make the gesture of a talisman. Her body seemed to be exhausted and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Since she started practicing, she has never sweated except when practicing the "Spiritual Sutra", which makes her feel a little strange.

She simply wiped the sweat from her forehead, and when she recovered, she continued to draw the talismans in the air.

The talisman she had drawn before was the simplest 'divine talisman' that she had learned to draw, except that the patterns used were derived from this ancient talisman.

Seeing that the talisman she was making was effective, Lin Xing naturally worked harder. She repeated this countless times, and the resistance she encountered became smaller and smaller until it became smooth. She stopped only when the talisman she was making could stay in the void for about ten breaths and could not move any further.

After a short rest, Lin Xing prepared to change to another talisman. His body unconsciously circulated the spiritual energy in his body. Unlike before when it was motionless, it was actually slightly loose.