The petite girl picked up the Engraving Plate and prepared to leave.
Huo Lin's eye twitched. He was utterly helpless against this adorable, ditsy girl in front of him. He forced a smile. "Miss Tang, where… where are you going with that Engraving Plate?"
"Ah? Oh!"
The petite girl bit her rosy lips. "The Spirit Array Rune on this Engraving Plate is so amazing! I'm going to take it to show my grandfather!"
"…"
Huo Lin said dejectedly, "Well… in that case, could you call soone to carry out? I… I think my back is broken."
"Oh dear, I almost forgot I ca here because I heard an explosion! Huo Lin, how did you get hurt? Is it serious?" The petite girl finally realized, slapping her smooth forehead. Her watery eyes were filled with apology.
Huo Lin was so agitated he was on the verge of tears. 'My dear lady, you finally noticed I'm injured?'
He nodded vigorously. "Miss Tang, please call soone to carry out!"
"Okay, wait here for a mont!"
The petite girl hopped away like a little rabbit.
The examination room was in a quiet, secluded corner on the second floor, a place few people passed by.
The petite girl had to run all the way to the third floor before she found soone.
"Ah, uh, what's-your-na…" The petite girl opened her mouth, unable to recall the na of the person in front of her.
The man had a crestfallen expression. "My dear young Miss Tang, it's , Uncle Lin! I just had dinner at your house last night…"
"Ah? Oh, hello, Uncle Lin!"
The petite girl, Tang Muxue, stuck out her tongue.
Uncle Lin helplessly rubbed the bridge of his nose; he was simply no match for the adorable girl. "And where is our adorable young miss headed?"
"Aah! I was going to… to… Right! I found sothing fun and I'm going to find my grandfather!" After thinking for a long mont, the petite girl suddenly rembered the Engraving Plate she was hugging and blurted it out.
Uncle Lin glanced at the Engraving Plate and nodded. "The Chairman is in his office. You can go on up."
"Hee hee, goodbye, Uncle Lin!"
She took off, running toward the top floor of the Spiritual Craftsman Guild.
The ditsy little girl had completely forgotten that in the examination room on the second floor, a certain soone was anxiously waiting…
...
Tang Long, Chairman of the Qin Kingdom's Spiritual Craftsman Guild.
A powerhouse at the Peak of the Primordial Core Realm, and a Tier Three Advanced Spiritual Artisan of the Artifact Dao.
Throughout the entire Qin Kingdom, or even the whole of the Southern Ten Nations Alliance, there were no more than five people who could be considered his equal, save for a scant few.
He was holding a watering can, carefully watering a pot of Cattleya on his desk.
This Cattleya was a Tier Three Spirit dicine and was quite precious. More importantly, it was extrely rare, with incredibly strict living requirents. Even the water it was given had to be pure groundwater drawn from ten thousand ters underground. The small can in his hands alone was worth a million Gold Coins.
Across the entire Southern Ten Nations Alliance, he was likely the only one who could afford such an extravagance!
BANG!
The door was kicked open.
The petite girl burst in. "Grandfather, look what I brought for you!"
"My dear girl, can't you be a little more reserved? With that impetuous nature of yours, how will you ever get married…" Tang Long said, looking dejectedly at his precious granddaughter.
The petite girl stuck out her tongue and placed the Engraving Plate on the desk. "Grandfather, look! I brought you sothing fun today!"
"Oh?"
Tang Long carefully set down the watering can before walking over.
He picked up the Engraving Plate, his expression turning thoughtful as he looked at the heavily damaged Black Wind Rune.
His fingers danced in the air, tracing patterns, his brows sotis knitting together and sotis relaxing.
Surprise and contemplation flickered in his eyes.
A full seven or eight minutes passed.
Tang Long ford a Finger Technique, guiding streams of energy across the Engraving Plate. In a short while, the Black Wind Rune was restored to its original state. To restore a broken Inscription was a far more difficult task than deducing a new one from scratch.
Generally speaking…
Restoring a broken Tier One Advanced Inscription would require at least three to five Tier Two Spiritual Craftsn several days, or even months, of work.
For Tang Long to restore the broken Black Wind Rune in such a short ti, one could only imagine how profound his attainnts were in the dao of Spirit Array Runes!
"Tsk, tsk, incredible. The thods used by the fellow who deduced and constructed this Inscription are simply unimaginable!" Looking at the complete Black Wind Rune, Tang Long's face was filled with admiration.
His eyes shone with amazent and excitent.
In his eyes, the power of this Black Wind Rune was pitifully weak, but the thods for connecting breakpoints, the communication between energy channels, and the combination techniques—these were things he had never seen or heard of.
More importantly, the creator had directly inscribed the Spirit Array Rune onto the Engraving Plate and refined it as if it were a Primordial Weapon!
Even with all of Tang Long's experience, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration at the "divine technique."
Tang Long even had a feeling that these thods would open up a completely new path for the cultivation of Artifact Spiritual Craftsn!
Even Tang Long, an authority among Artifact Spiritual Craftsn, had to admit that if he could master such a technique, he might even have a chance to break through to Tier Four!
Tier Four!
A genius of that caliber hadn't appeared in the entire Southern Ten Nations for hundreds of years.
Tang Long looked anxiously at the petite Tang Muxue. "My girl, where did you get this Inscription?"
Tang Muxue blinked. "I got it from the examination room! I think… so guy taking the Spiritual Craftsman qualification test left it behind. But I don't know his na."
"You… you little scatterbrain!" Tang Long was exasperated.
He imdiately strode toward the second-floor examination room.
Tang Muxue tilted her head and mumbled, "Huh? Why do I feel like I've forgotten sothing?"
anwhile, on the second floor, in the examination room, Master Fan's expression was so dark it seed like water could drip from it. He looked at Huo Lin lying on the floor and said in a low voice, "Are you sure that brat directly engraved the Spirit Array Rune on the Engraving Plate and refined the plate into a Primordial Weapon?"
"Yes, Master."
Huo Lin's face was filled with venomous resentnt. "Master, you must avenge !"
Master Fan narrowed his eyes and said grimly, "Rest assured, I will handle this matter. Focus on healing for now!"
Huo Lin had just been carried out when Tang Long walked in.
Master Fan was startled, unable to comprehend why the supre authority of the Spiritual Craftsman Guild would grace this place with his presence. He hurriedly bowed. "This subordinate, Fan Datong, greets the Chairman!"
"What happened here?"
Tang Long glanced around, frowned, then shook his head. "Never mind, that's a small matter. Datong, let ask you, do you know who created this Spirit Array Rune?"
"Hmm?"
Master Fan paused, then looked at the Engraving Plate.
At first glance, his expression changed slightly. Despite his status, even he couldn't imdiately grasp the mysteries of the Black Wind Rune.
Recalling Huo Lin's description, he instantly concluded that this was Hong Yu's work and was secretly alard. 'That little bastard is actually this talented? It looks like the Chairman wants to find Hong Yu. I absolutely cannot let them et. Otherwise, the fact that I had Huo Lin make things difficult for Hong Yu will probably be exposed.'
With this in mind, Master Fan shook his head. "This Inscription is indeed profound. However, the explosion destroyed the registration forms for the assessnt. It's impossible to find out who made it."
Tang Long shook his head with so regret and instructed, "Elder Fan, I'll trouble you to investigate this matter then. It would be best to find this little fellow. With such talent, if we cultivate him well, perhaps in a few decades our Guild will have another Tier Three Spiritual Craftsman!"
"Yes, this subordinate will do everything in his power to find him!"
Master Fan readily agreed.
Even Tang Long didn't notice as Elder Fan quietly crushed a roll of nas hidden in his sleeve.
Beneath his lowered eyelids, a cold glint grew increasingly sharp.
...
「Beichen Mansion, the First Madam's quarters.」
Wang Fei shot up from the main seat, her fair hands gripping the armrests so tightly that her deep red nails dug into the wood.
A sharp glint flashed in her eyes. "Master Fan, are you saying that brat Hong Yu is really that capable?"
Master Fan nodded with a bitter smile. "First Madam, the boy's talent has already alard the Chairman. Even the Chairman himself said that if cultivated, the boy is certain to beco another Tier Three Spiritual Craftsman in the future."
"Damn it."
Wang Fei's hand tightened, and the armrest instantly exploded into fine dust, trickling through her fingers.
Her gaze turned exceptionally grim. "No wonder Beichen Celestial Frost has shed her past cowardice and now dares to openly oppose , even starting to win over so of the elders. So it's not just because that little bastard returned; she also has this capable brat backing her up."
Master Fan said, "That brat is indeed formidable. He's already a Tier Two Spiritual Craftsman at such a young age… and I've heard that he seems to want to participate in the Youth Spiritual Craftsman Competition!"
"The Youth Spiritual Craftsman Competition?"
Wang Fei tapped her fingers on the table.
Ever since Beichen Ba entered seclusion, power in the Beichen Comrce Association had fallen into the hands of the First Madam and Beichen Celestial Frost.
Any discerning person could see that before Beichen Ba erged, whoever of the two could win more power and support would hold the final say in the Beichen Comrce Association's future.
In this struggle for power and profit, the First Madam had always held the upper hand.
The main reason was that Master Fan, the association's chief Spiritual Craftsman, was on her side, causing many of the elders in the association to remain on the fence. After all, no matter how powerful the Wang Family was, they couldn't directly interfere in the association's internal affairs. If Wang Fei wanted to control the association, she had to work from within.
If Hong Yu were to participate in the Youth Spiritual Craftsman Competition and make a na for himself, Beichen Celestial Frost could use that montum to win over more of the elders.
By then, it would be even more difficult for her to control the association.
Wang Fei's tapping fingers suddenly stopped. A chilling look flashed across her charming face. "You just said that even your own disciple, Huo Lin, suffered at his hands?"
Master Fan nodded.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he looked at the First Madam. "Madam's aning is… to notify Huo Yan?"
The First Madam nodded. "The Huo brothers are both talented, especially Huo Yan, who was even taken in by my father as a Direct Disciple. Now, at twenty-eight, he is already a Tier Two Advanced Spiritual Craftsman with a Mid-Stage Celestial Soul Realm cultivation. He has a great chance of reaching Tier Three Spiritual Craftsman before he turns thirty."
"If Huo Yan takes action, he will surely be able to completely suppress Hong Yu in the Youth Spiritual Craftsman Competition."
Master Fan nodded, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "And don't forget, Madam, there is a loophole in the Youth Spiritual Craftsman Competition. If Huo Yan can exploit that loophole, not only can he suppress Hong Yu, he might even be able to eliminate him completely, extinguishing Beichen Celestial Frost's last hope!"
"Oh? You an that one?"
Wang Fei's eyes lit up and she laughed heartily. "Master Fan, you truly live up to your na. I will write a letter at once calling for Huo Yan to return to the Royal City."
"As long as Beichen Celestial Frost and that little bastard—those two thorns in my side—are not removed, I will not be able to rest easy!"
Wang Fei licked her lips, her narrowed eyes glinting with the cold, vicious malice of a viper…
"Before we uproot them, let's start by making an example of Hong Yu!"
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