As expected of one of the two most outstanding disciples of the Heaven Demon Palace. Compared to him, Yang Jun was on a completely different level. The current Yang Jun didn't even have the Traceless Specter, while Murong Yu already had the first level of the Great Demonic Seed Technique of Dao and Heart.
"You are very competitive. You already have the Traceless Specter now, and in the next trial of the Fire Flow Earth Vein, if you can get first place among those below the seventh level of the Heavenly River Tier, you can get the first level of the Great Demonic Seed Technique of Dao and Heart," Murong Yu analyzed.
"Seventh level? How is that calculated?" Long Chen asked.
"Yang Danfeng and I have already obtained the first level of the Great Demonic Seed Technique of Dao and Heart, so this time, the two of us will compete for the second level. Whoever wins will get the second level, and you will compete with Yang Jun and the others for the first level," Murong Yu said.
Yang Danfeng should be the other young cultivator at the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier.
"Long Chen, aren't you a little too bold? The reason why I came here today is to ask you how your cultivation of the Traceless Specter is going."
The outside world was already abuzz with Long Chen's claim that he could cultivate the Traceless Specter in 20 days. There was no reason for her not to know.
"I only know a little," Long Chen said honestly.
"When I first started practicing the Traceless Specter, I tried for a long time, but I still couldn't figure it out. Later on, I found a trick. I practiced in the water, where the water resistance was much greater. It helped me control my speed. You can slow down your speed, and when you get the hang of it, you can increase your speed. You should understand what I'm saying."
Not only did Long Chen understand, but he also suddenly understood.
"Thank you so much. If you need any help in the future, just tell me."
Long Chen was truly grateful to her. He could only say that with her advice, his future path would be much easier.
"No need to thank me. I'm leaving."
Murong Yu said and left quickly. When she was completely gone, Lingxi came out of the sword, her mouth puffed up as she stared at Long Chen with wide eyes.
"What's wrong?" Long Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Tell me, why does she treat you so well?" Lingxi was a little jealous.
"It's actually very simple …" Long Chen chuckled and patted his chest. "Because I'm handsome."
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In Mount Demon Emperor, Long Chen found a deep lake. The depth of the lake was about thirty meters from the surface to the bottom. The water was green and muddy, but it didn't affect Long Chen's vision.
"Although Murong Yu's method is a little tricky, there is no doubt that it will be very useful."
After three days of practice, Long Chen discovered that he had finally grasped the knack of the Traceless Specter. He had already laid the foundation and planted the seed. All he needed to do now was to properly water and fertilize the seed, and it would soon grow into a towering tree.
"If this goes on, I will definitely be able to completely use the Traceless Specter in the remaining twelve days. Of course, if I want to truly master it, I will still need some time to practice."
Long Chen calculated in his heart and then continued to practice the Traceless Specter day and night. He performed the Traceless Specter at an extremely slow speed, but he found that it was much easier to control. It took him about half a day to complete one practice. However, the time would only get shorter and shorter. At this rate, it would take about ten days for Long Chen to be able to complete the Traceless Specter in an instant.
Such a boring practice, Long Chen didn't feel bored, because Lingxi was always by his side, helping him improve. Xiao Lang was also staying not far away. With these two guys by his side, Long Chen felt very motivated, very motivated.
His original worries were now completely gone.
In truth, it hadn't even been ten days. After around nine days, Long Chen was already able to use the Traceless Specter. This was a Heaven Tier Battle Skill, and in less than twenty days, Long Chen had already mastered it.
"When you find out that I've truly mastered the Traceless Specter, I wonder what your expressions will be like." Long Chen sneered in his heart.
"There are still three days left. I'll first hone the Traceless Specter in the water."
Long Chen used the Traceless Specter to quickly swim through the deep pool. Although the pool was deep and large, Long Chen had already been to most of the places.
The Traceless Specter was actually fast. Only by changing one's movements quickly would one be able to reach the level of a specter.
All that was left was to wait for the appointed battle three days later.
While he was using the Traceless Specter, Long Chen suddenly felt the mysterious Dragon Jade in his mind tremble when he approached a certain place.
"The Dragon Jade is moving."
Long Chen was pleasantly surprised. Generally speaking, the Dragon Jade would only move when it encountered something it liked. What was it this time? Long Chen carefully observed his surroundings.
Because this area was relatively narrow, he usually didn't come here when he used the Traceless Specter. He hadn't expected that there would be something good here.
This was an unexpected surprise for Long Chen.
He hurriedly searched the area. After the Dragon Jade moved once, there was no more movement. Long Chen could only search by himself.
"Chen, what are you doing?" Lingxi came out of the sword and looked at Long Chen suspiciously.
"There should be something here …" Long Chen said with a frown.
The bottom of the deep pool was filled with muddy black mud. It was disgusting to look at, let alone dig. However, Long Chen had already checked. There was water all around. If there was anything, it should be in the black mud at the bottom of the pool.
"Maybe I was wrong. The Dragon Jade didn't move at all." Long Chen thought dispiritedly after searching for a while.
"I'll also look for something."
The probing ability of Ling Xi's soul power was much stronger than Long Chen's. She scanned the area bit by bit, and after searching for a quarter of an hour, Ling Xi pursed her lips and said, "It's all soil here. The deeper we go, the firmer the soil becomes. There are quite a few rocks, but there's nothing else. The only thing that might be a little strange is that it seems to be the shell of a rune. This rune should be a rather high level rune, but because it has lost its rune spirit, it should be useless."
"The rune's shell."
Long Chen's eyes lit up. A little hope was better than nothing. He anxiously asked, "Little Xi, where is this rune shell?"
Lingxi flew to a place and pointed down. "It's about fifteen meters down here. It's pressed under a rock. Do you want to go down and get it?"
"Of course." Long Chen nodded. If it really was a treasure, he wouldn't care about how dirty and messy it was.
Under Ling Xi's instructions, Long Chen started to drill into the soil. He simply transformed into a Dragon Soul, and with his hard bone spurs and claws, it was easy for him to dig through the soil. It didn't take long for Long Chen to come into contact with a large rock after a distance of fifteen meters.
Ling Xi said that the body of the runic symbol was right under this boulder.
The closer he got to the rune, the stronger the feeling in Long Chen's heart became. It was as if there was a connection between the two bloodlines. Long Chen was a little excited. He guessed that the rune below should be related to dragons.
Gently prying open the stone, Long Chen followed Ling Xi's instructions and used his fingers to feel around. Very quickly, he came into contact with a flat stone that was about the size of a palm. The stone was very thin, about five millimeters in diameter. One side was very smooth, while the other side was covered with runes and was a bit uneven.
It was cold to the touch.
Long Chen's heart shook. A familiar feeling gushed out from his body. He didn't stay any longer and quickly returned to the deep pool. Then, he brought Lingxi and quickly returned to the surface of the deep pool. Long Chen sat on a big bluestone and carefully looked at the flat stone slab, or rather, the stone talisman.
The stone talisman was light gray in color and looked no different from ordinary rocks. The only difference was that there was a black dragon engraved on one side of it. This dragon engraved looked a bit similar to the dragon engraved in Long Chen's Sea of Consciousness. Besides the dragon engraved, there were many other runes. As Long Chen looked at it, he suddenly felt like his eyes were sinking in, and he found it difficult to extricate himself.
"Little Xi, what do you think this is?" Long Chen picked up the stone talisman.
"As I said, this should be a relatively powerful rune-type treasure. However, the strange thing is, why does it have a dragon engraved on it? For ordinary runes, if they were to add other symbols, such as dragon engravings, they would not be able to display their effects. I don't know what's going on either." Lingxi swayed back and forth on the stone talisman with a frown. She couldn't figure it out.
"Then, tell me, what use do I have for this thing?"
Long Chen asked with anticipation. He knew that it was definitely this thing that had caused the mysterious dragon jade in his sea of consciousness to tremble.
"It's useless. I've already said it. In the past, this thing might have been a powerful rune that could unleash powerful attacks. However, it has lost its rune spirit, soul and power. It's like a person without soul and power has died. It's just a corpse. It's useless," Lingxi said.
"It's useless."
Long Chen was a bit disappointed. He carefully examined the stone talisman. If it could cause the dragon jade to tremble, then it shouldn't be useless. In any case, the Traceless Specter was more or less finished. Long Chen decided to spend some time studying this rune.
"Chen, you still haven't given up?" Lingxi was a bit speechless.
"No, I'm just bored. I've been cultivating too hard these past few days. Now I'm taking a break and casually fiddling with this thing," said Long Chen.
"I wonder what will happen if I pour my true energy into it." Long Chen was filled with interest.