"We're all on the same side, so don't be so restrained. I heard from my sister-in-law that brother Qin is staying at the Rose Hotel. We happen to be staying at the Ruili Hotel opposite the Rose Hotel, so we can be considered neighbors. Why don't we travel together?"
Tushan Ling chuckled and livened up the atmosphere. Qinchuan naturally had no objection to Tushan Ling's suggestion. It just so happened that he also wanted to take this opportunity to test the Tushan Clan's attitude towards him.
"Let's go."
They boarded the flying shuttle that Qinchuan borrowed from the Rose Hotel and slowly headed towards the hotel. Inside the flying shuttle, Tushan Ling sat opposite Qinchuan and said to Qinchuan, "Brother Qin, you came to Seine City with Grand Duke Angel this time. I presume that apart from representing the Sithe City's Talisman Formation Master Association to participate in this Talisman Formation Master Exchange Conference, you also want to represent Grand Duke Angel in a competition with the other grand dukes' juniors, right?"
Although Tushan Ling hadn't experienced some of the things that happened at the Talisman Formation Master Exchange Conference, he knew a lot about it. Therefore, he easily found a topic to talk about and began to chat with Qinchuan.
Qinchuan nodded and said to Tushan Ling, "Brother Ling is right. This time, I'm indeed going to participate in the competition with the other grand dukes as Grand Duke Angel's junior.
After all, I owe Grand Duke Angel a favor, so I have to help him. "
The favor Qinchuan was referring to Angel's care towards Lü Zi and Bai Yuu. However, Tushan Ling thought that Qinchuan was willing to help Angel because of Master Tianyin's notes. He chuckled and said to Qinchuan, "Actually, many of our Tushan Clan's friends are 5th level Talisman Formation Masters. If I had known that brother Qin would need the notes of a 5th level Talisman Formation Master for study and reference, I would have borrowed them for you long ago."
Hearing Tushan Ling's words, Tushan Yue suddenly took out an ancient notebook from his storage ring and casually handed it to Qinchuan, saying blandly, "As your elder, I don't have anything to give you for the first time. This notebook was written by Master Ele, a 5th level Talisman Formation Master from Tron Nebula. I'll give it to you as a gift for our first meeting. You can combine these two notebooks and study them together. I'm sure you'll gain something."
Qinchuan looked at the notebook Tushan Yue handed to him and was stunned. He didn't expect Tushan Yue to give him such a precious gift for the first time they met. This really surprised him!
Zuo Sisi and Zuo Lingling, who were sitting aside, looked at the notebook Tushan Yue handed to Qinchuan. A 5th level Talisman Formation Master's notebook was fatally attractive to a 4th level Talisman Formation Master. The two of them could achieve what they had today because their father left them a notebook before he disappeared. Although there weren't many things recorded in the notebook, it was enough for them to enjoy for the rest of their lives.
"Brother Qin, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and take it!"
Tushan Ling chuckled at Qinchuan, reminding Qinchuan to hurry up and take it. To be honest, he didn't expect Tushan Yue to be so generous as to give such a precious notebook to Qinchuan on their first meeting.
Qinchuan immediately came back to his senses after Tushan Ling's reminder. He hurriedly took the notebook with both hands and said gratefully to Tushan Yue, "Uncle Yue, thank you for your gift. I'm really … so excited that I don't know what to say."
Tushan Yue chuckled and said calmly, "It's just a small gift. Don't take it to heart."
Although Qinchuan really wanted to open the notebook and read it on the spot, he restrained himself in the end and put it away. He was going to read it when he got back.
At this moment, Tushan Ling had already shifted the topic to the opening ceremony of the Talisman Matrix Exchange Conference. It was said that more than a hundred Talisman Matrix Masters participating in the conference would jointly engrave the Talisman Matrix they were best at on the Exchange Square. The light of the Talisman Matrix would illuminate the sky of Sai Na City. This scene at the opening ceremony was extremely spectacular and would be the topic of conversation for a long time after dinner.
While they were chatting, the shuttle arrived at its destination and stopped in front of the Ruili Hotel. Tushan Ling and Tushan Yue immediately stood up and walked outside. After agreeing to have dinner with Qinchuan, they entered the hotel while Qinchuan and the other two returned to the Rose Hotel.
Qinchuan brought Zuo Sisi and Zuo Lingling to their room. After settling them down, he couldn't wait to return to his room. He took out the notebook Tushan Yue gave him and began to read it carefully.
Before he knew it, two hours had passed.
When the alarm rang, Qin Chuan finally moved his gaze away from the notebook as if he had not had enough. He sighed and said, "Compared to these level five Talisman Formation Masters, I'm really too inferior."
The more he understood Level 5 Talisman Matrices, the more clearly Qinchuan realized his shortcomings. This was a good thing for Qinchuan as it was beneficial for his growth.
"Master Tianyin and Master Ai Le's notes are different. Master Tianyin focuses on engraving Level 5 Talisman Matrices while Master Ai Le focuses on Talisman Matrices."
Qinchuan looked at the two notebooks in his hands and murmured, "In the Exiled Land, Talisman Matrices are divided into Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow levels. Engraving Level 4 Talisman Matrices requires Heaven Talisman Matrices while Level 5 Talisman Matrices requires Dao Matrices!"
Qinchuan learned about Dao Matrices from Master Ai Le's notes. Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow levels of Talisman Matrices could be artificially created, but Dao Matrices were naturally nurtured by Heaven and Earth. They were even more mysterious and profound and were the core of Level 5 Talisman Matrices!
Master Ai Le didn't record Dao Matrices in his notes because Dao Matrices couldn't be recorded!
"Back then, when I was unconsciously studying the astronomical formation, the reason why I triggered the killing intent of the astronomical formation was because I wanted to record Dao runes on paper!"
Now, Qin Chuan finally understood why he had almost triggered the killing intent of the Astronomical Formation back then. It was because he had unintentionally detected the location of the core Dao rune of the Astronomical Formation!
Qinchuan couldn't help but reveal a wry smile. Why didn't anyone remind him of the existence of Dao Matrices?
If he knew that Dao Matrices were required for engraving Level 5 Talisman Matrices, he wouldn't have wasted so much time. It was useless if he couldn't learn Dao Matrices even after studying for so long!
However, Qinchuan felt that something wasn't right. If Dao Matrices were required for engraving Level 5 Talisman Matrices, then why did Zuo Sisi hope that he could become a Level 5 Talisman Matrices Master in such a short time?
As an "outsider", he didn't know about Dao Matrices, but as a "local", Zuo Sisi should know about it!