This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

In his haste, without saying goodbye to anyone, he left a message using an array in his room and hurriedly flew away on his sword, thus Leng Yaoye left without saying goodbye.

As for Ye Lianxue, after meditating to restore her mental strength and resting for a night, she drew a cleansing talisman in a basin in the morning, washed herself, and prepared to practice her swordsmanship.

She took down an iron sword from the wall. It was just an ordinary sword, nothing fancy. It was just for practice, since she was still young and didn't need to fight.

The cultivation levels here are divided into: Martial Artist, Warrior, Martial General, Martial Master, Martial King, Martial Sect Master, Martial Emperor, Martial Saint, Martial Emperor, Martial Venerable, Martial God, etc. Of course, there are also beginner, intermediate, and max levels.

He channeled his inner energy, and the sword flew out of his hand, wobbling as it flew forward. He brought his fingers together to form the sword, directing its movement. "Put it back... what's going on? Put it back... this is strange, why can't I put it back?" he muttered to himself.

…A loud, clear laugh rang out, the voice quite pleasant, clearly belonging to a man.

Lianxue turned around abruptly and saw a man at the end of the road. The man wore a jade crown, a purple tasseled robe, a sword at his waist, and a small sachet hanging on his right side. He was tall and slender, without the ruggedness of a martial artist, but rather had a scholarly air about him. His eyes were scrutinizing, but also showed a hint of satisfaction.

"Master, you've emerged from seclusion! Your disciple missed you so much!" After the initial surprise, joy replaced her delight, and she flew into the man's arms like a sparrow.

"Yes, you've come out of seclusion. You must have missed our Xing'er," the man said softly, ruffling Lianxue's hair with his hand.

"Master is the best! Master, you've broken through to Martial King!" Lianxue said sweetly, not forgetting to show concern for her master, which showed how well her master treated her.

"Alas, Master was just a hair's breadth away from reaching the Martial Emperor realm, but ultimately fell short," the man said with regret.

"Does Master still need to go into seclusion?" She asked, lifting her small face as she stepped out of the man's arms.

"I'll temporarily end my seclusion. Master also wants to see how Ling'er is doing," he said, walking towards Lianxue's room, his gaze falling on the table.

Lianxue looked at her master nervously, afraid that he would say she had been lazy and hadn't made any progress.

The man picked up the talismans drawn by Lian Xue and looked at them one by one, nodding and shaking his head from time to time.

Lianxue was very nervous watching this. Although her master loved her, he was quite strict when it came to cultivation and drawing talismans.

"Master..." she called out nervously.

"Hmm, overall it's not bad. But look at this fire talisman. The spiritual energy is uneven, making it easy to hurt yourself, and its power will be greatly reduced. A fire talisman of the same level can last for three breaths, but this one only lasts for one breath. And this immobilization talisman, look how much more spiritual energy it has. If you have to expend so much spiritual energy in battle, do you think you can win?" The man pointed out its shortcomings one by one.

Lianxue listened attentively, saying, "Master, I will remember," thinking to herself that she must be more careful next time.

"Yes, I didn't mean to blame you. After all, you grew up in the mountains and haven't experienced the dangers of the world." A look of worry flashed across his face as he finished speaking.

"I noticed you weren't very skilled at controlling the sword just now. Let's start over and I'll take a look," he said, glancing at the sword Lianxue had thrown on the ground.

"Master, I can make the sword fly now, but for some reason I can't bring it back." She picked up the sword and controlled it to fly forward.

"You've grasped the basics well enough, but you need to concentrate your spiritual energy on the sword." With that, the man pointed two fingers at the sword, flicked it, and the sword flew close, stopping in his tracks.

“A sword with a spirit can come and go as it pleases, but yours is an ordinary sword without a spirit. So we need to focus more, using spiritual power to control the blade and mental power to imbue the hilt. Let’s try again.” With that, he handed the sword to Lian Xue.

Everyone has soul power, but not everyone can control it. Since Lian Xue is a practitioner of talismans, and talismans consume spiritual power and soul power, attaching soul power to them is not difficult for her.

As instructed by her master, she separated a wisp of her soul power onto the hilt of the sword, and the sword flew out again. She pointed two fingers together at the sword behind her, and the sword moved shakily. Lian Xue was somewhat frustrated.

"It's alright. It's already quite good that you've reached this level on your first time attaching soul power. Just practice more. Once the sword is stable, you can fly on it," he said, straightening his clothes and nodding.

"Disciple has remembered. Master, do you still want to teach me new talismans?" he asked hurriedly, his eyes sparkling.

"Yes, I will teach you, but not now. Get ready, take the talisman you drew, and we're going out." Seeing his disciple happy made him happy too, but as a teacher, he couldn't show it.

"Where are we going, Master? Do we need to bring a lot of things?" she asked curiously, though she was actually very happy about going out.

"Master plans to take you to a place where there are many cultivators. The reason why Master hasn't broken through is entirely because I've been working in seclusion. I should go out and gain some experience. Go pack your things." He stroked an imaginary beard, feigning profundity.

She secretly chuckled to herself, thinking her master was pretending to have a beard when he didn't. Nevertheless, she happily went to pack her luggage, went inside to find a package, packed some changes of clothes and other necessities, slung it on her back, and ran out excitedly, shouting, "Master, I'm ready!"

Looking at his disciple's innocent appearance, he sighed inwardly, "How I wish I could protect Xing'er so innocent forever, but who can protect anyone for a lifetime without worries?" He nodded and gave some instructions to the people in the sect before the two of them headed down the mountain.

Upon reaching the mountain gate, the man whistled, and a falcon that blotted out half the sky flew in. Its feathers were glossy and its eyes were bright. With a long cry, it landed on the ground. This was the mount that the elders and other high-ranking members of the sect could ride. The two of them rode it and flew down to the bottom of the mountain in the blink of an eye.

"Alright, let's go. From now on, we'll travel like ordinary people, either on foot or by carriage," the man said to Lianxue as he turned and walked forward.

"Master, can't we fly on swords?" Lianxue asked in confusion.

"Sword control isn't a panacea. For long journeys, we'll need to use flying birds or spaceships. Furthermore, our focus this trip is on cultivation; we mustn't prioritize speed. Understand?" He continued walking forward.

"Yes, Master is right, I understand," Lianxue nodded thoughtfully.

The two went to the market, bought some water and food, and then returned to the Meng family's house to say goodbye.

Meng invited the master and disciple to stay for a meal before leaving, but the master said that the journey was long and he would not disturb them any longer, as he had to leave eventually and that they would meet again if fate allowed. The master and disciple then departed from Hualuo Licheng.

Lianxue reluctantly turned back to watch her mother's figure gradually disappear into the distance, wondering when she would see her again, and couldn't help but feel sad.

The master planned to hire a carriage in the next town. After traveling for about three or four hours, a city appeared ahead that was slightly larger than the one he had left. The plaque above the gate read "Luoxia City".

The master said that, according to legend, a powerful being had fallen in this city, in Luoxia City, in Luoxia Lake. No one knows the specifics, but the story has been passed down ever since. It is said that Luoxia was originally a celestial being who fell to the mortal world by accident. There she met a cultivator named Li Chen. Li Chen was humorous, witty and considerate. Luoxia fell deeply in love with Li Chen. A young girl in love is like this. Soon she gave herself to Li Chen, but her tragedy began from there.