141: Chapter 141 Reflections

"Kid, snap out of it." Grandfather Ye Tuantu patted Ye Yisong on the shoulder, pulling him back from his shock; any Martial Artist would be stunned upon hearing this news.

Grandfather Ye Tuantu recalled when he first learned this news; he hadn't fared any better than Ye Yisong.

"Grandfather, other than trapping enemies, does your bowl have any other peculiar features?" Ye Yisong asked with great interest.

"You brat, you're prying into your grandfather's secrets? It's your grandfather who is guiding you right now, so listen carefully." Grandfather Ye Tuantu touched his nose unobtrusively to hide his embarrassment.

That meant it had no miraculous functions!

Ye Yisong understood in his heart; given Grandfather Ye Tuantu's personality, if his bowl had any formidable features, he definitely wouldn't hide them from him. It seemed that not everyone's Martial Dao Seed was as miraculous as Grand Elder Ye Ronghui's exquisite small tower.

Grandfather Ye Tuantu and Grand Elder Ye Ronghui had likely called him over to give him guidance after seeing the Talisman carved onto the petals of his Green Lotus.

Doesn't that mean that in the future, he could gradually reveal his success rate in Talisman Making, and if anyone had questions, he could use the Green Lotus to answer them?

Who told you that your Martial Dao Seed couldn't grow a Talisman?

Don't believe it?

Then you should also make your Martial Dao Seed grow a Talisman, and you will naturally believe it.

Seeing that Ye Yisong seemed to understand the secret hidden within, Grand Elder Ye Ronghui summoned the exquisite small tower once again, handed it to Ye Yisong, and said gently, "Take another careful look."

Ye Yisong took the exquisite small tower, looked it up and down, but did not discover anything peculiar.

The small tower was lifelike and divided into five levels. Each level was crafted from Li Fire Gilded Gold, and the pavilions, flowers, grass, insects, and beasts carved upon it looked as if they were real.

"Turn it over and take a look." Grand Elder Ye Ronghui pierced through the final layer of mystery.

Ye Yisong turned the small tower upside down and immediately saw a small tree swaying casually on the third level, which was extremely similar to the Martial Dao Tea Tree recorded in the "Great Wei Compendium of Spirit Plants."

What was peculiar was that the pattern of the Martial Dao Tea Tree inside the exquisite small tower was not a dead object, but a living one; specks of emerald spiritual light swayed along with the leaves.

The leaves had five veins, corresponding exactly to the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. When a Martial Artist drank tea brewed from the leaves of the Martial Dao Tea Tree, they could briefly enhance their Comprehension Ability. Their minds would be as if enlightened, and they would suddenly understand the parts of their Martial Skill and Cultivation Technique that they had previously failed to grasp, quickly breaking through their Bottleneck and reaching the next level.

Looking further down, at the tip of the tower, a thundercloud pattern was clearly imprinted. White lines radiated from around the thundercloud, connecting the five levels of the small tower and finally converging upon a Thunder Fire Spirit Bead.

This Thunder Fire Spirit Bead was entirely ink-blue and was likely the vessel for receiving the Lightning Tribulation. After the external Lightning Tribulation was tempered by it, the violent Lightning Tribulation became much milder, greatly increasing the success rate of a Martial Master's Lightning Tribulation Body Tempering.

What a Thunder Fire Spirit Bead, what an exquisite small tower! With the Family in possession of such a supreme treasure, it was not hard to understand why so many Martial Ancestor experts had emerged in the last hundred years.

"You see it now?" Grand Elder Ye Ronghui looked at this younger generation disciple with a face full of affection, imparting his cultivation experience to Ye Yisong without reservation. "At first, I didn't discover that the exquisite small tower had these two characteristics; I only used it as a place for meditation and Cultivate."

"Until one day, because your grandfather encountered a Bottleneck while practicing a Martial Skill, he came to me for guidance. At that time, I was practicing a powerful offensive Martial Skill and had no time to attend to him, so I let your grandfather wait in the tower for a few days."

"Unexpectedly, during those few days of waiting, while your grandfather was bored, he inadvertently practiced the Vajra Fist, which had always kept him stuck and unable to make progress. It went exceptionally smoothly, and he directly grasped the mystery of the fourth level, achieving a Breakthrough in one go."

"Since then, whenever your grandfather encountered a Bottleneck in his cultivation, he loved running over to me. In the vast majority of cases, he gained some enlightenment. There is a destined fate in the dark; from that point on, your grandfather and I realized the function of this small tree."

Speaking of this, Grand Elder Ye Ronghui gently stroked the swaying Martial Dao Tea Tree, his eyes filled with reluctance.

"As for the matter of the exquisite small tower being able to absorb Lightning Tribulation, it relates to an overseas mission I once undertook." Grand Elder Ye Ronghui recalled the past, still feeling a lingering fear when thinking about it now. "That time, I went to the East Sea to find a Dragon Heart Life-Prolonging Grass to refine a life-extending pill for an elder in the Family."

"However, on the way back, I accidentally encountered an Azure Dragon capable of spitting lightning. This Azure Dragon was attracted by the scent of the Dragon Heart Life-Prolonging Grass in my hand and chased me for over five thousand li. To survive, I had already used up all the life-saving Talismans and jade Talismans on my person. With no other options, I had no choice but to use my Lifebound Treasure, the exquisite small tower, to resist the lightning spat out by the Azure Dragon."

"Unexpectedly, after the exquisite small tower absorbed the power of the lightning, not only was it undamaged, but it actually became even more powerful, helping me successfully escape the pursuit of the Azure Dragon."

"Since then, I discovered that the exquisite small tower could absorb the power of lightning. Later, I applied this to when the Family's elite disciples reached a Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor, helping them purify the power of the Lightning Tribulation and perform Body Tempering."

Listening to Grand Elder Ye Ronghui narrate the twists and turns of the story, Ye Yisong understood that the characteristics of a Martial Dao Seed needed to be discovered by the Martial Artist themselves.

Just like the Talisman carved on the petals within Ye Yisong's Green Lotus; no one knew what its function was, waiting for Ye Yisong to discover it himself in the future.

"In other words, those with such peculiar patterns in their Martial Dao Seed likely possess some kind of characteristic; it just requires the Martial Artist to test its function themselves," Ye Yisong shared the principle he had realized with the two men.

"The child is teachable." Grand Elder Ye Ronghui liked this younger generation more and more; he understood everything instantly, and his Martial Dao talent was so high. It was no wonder Rongming thought so highly of this child.

Even he himself, after interacting with him over the past few days, was very optimistic about Ye Yisong's future.

Ye Yisong formed a seal once again to release his Green Lotus. Looking at the Talisman on it, he muttered to himself, "What exactly is your function?"

When it came to Talisman Making, among his peers, Ye Yisong could say that in this vast world, who could compete with him!

If this Talisman could only help Ye Yisong with Talisman Making, it would be too mediocre; he hoped it could bring him a surprise.

"Alright, kid, everything that needed to be said has been told to you. The rest depends on how strong your own Comprehension Ability is. Still, the same words: do not force it, just let nature take its course." Grandfather Ye Tuantu interrupted Ye Yisong from thinking any deeper.

"Your grandfather is right; just let nature take its course. Many things in the world are like this: if you rack your brains to find them, you often end up with nothing. If you don't look for them, they will instead appear in front of you at the right time," Grand Elder Ye Ronghui also encouraged him.

"Rest well these few days; for the final Talisman Making assessment, you must not be careless."