Gate of Immortality

The ground floor was the restaurant and the other two floors are for the living. 

Yang Shi saw the second floor as it was very spacious. He nodded with approval as he went to the third floor.

" Bedroom which can accommodate a large bed? Check! Larger bathtub, Check! Showering facility? Check! A backyard garden? Check!" 

Yang Shi noted in his mind. He stood on the balcony of the third floor, where one can see the entire market.

" Nice view. On the second floor, I can create a store for selling elixirs and weapons. The third floor is enough for even a dozen of people."

" There is even a private room, I can use that as a forging room." Yang Shi chuckled.

Yang Shi got down as he saw the middle aged man and little Wen were discussing. He didn't care as he went outside.

" Hmm, Firstly, I need people to renovate the entire second and third floor." Yang Shi understood the right place for that.

  The Hundred Gold Pavilion is the place where a person can get anything.

Yang Shi paid around two million gold coins as he selected the furniture and other things.

" Hmm, Can you tell me what happened to the Vital blood of Purple Thunder Wyvern?" Yang Shi suddenly remembered as he asked.

" Tomorrow is the last date. But judging from the situation, Lady Shao may get it." A person nearby replied.

" Lady Shao, eh? Soul Nourishing Wood, Spring of Life, Hmm…" Yang Shi muttered as he thought about many things.

" Mr. Yang, be assured. By this evening, your renovations will be fully completed." The man in charge there assured Yang Shi.

Yang Shi nodded as he went back to the Mo clan manor. He was tired from all day work, so he wanted to take some rest. Thankfully, Bai Ruxue already prepared some tea for Yang Shi.

" How was your day, Ruxue?" Yang Shi asked, " Had enough fun?"

" Well, Little Jin was very excited to travel around. We visited many shops and bought some clothes." Bai Ruxue nodded.

" Clothes?" Yang Shi's imagination turned wild as he remembered the cosplaying.

Bai Ruxue instantly understood Yang Shi's intention as she scowled lowly. But then, her eyes squinted as a moan of pain came from her mouth.

" Ruxue?! You are, hurt?" Yang Shi suddenly noticed the anomaly as he saw Bai Ruxue. " You went to the Battle Arena?" He asked sternly.

Bai Ruxue lowered her head as she nodded.

" But why? You should have told me." Yang Shi spoke worriedly.

" What was there to be worried about? What could have happened to Sister Ruxue since I was with her?" Jin Yu came to the room as she spoke.

" Young Master, you were the one who said that I need real battle experience. Moreover, the wound is very light, it will be gone till tomorrow." Bai Ruxue shook her head.

" She did very well today, defeating three opponents at the same realm in a row. Hehe, Jade Fox, nice name." Jin Yu giggled.

" Rest on the bed, I will prepare something for you." Yang Shi spoke. He took out his medicinal cauldron and started to refine the elixir.

He was trying to make a powerful Healing elixir. He added herbs enough to make a grade two healing pill.

  But in this elixir, he increased the concentration, so the effectiveness will also increase.

His spirit flames danced as he was fully focused on alchemy. After a while, a green elixir finally made appeared in the cauldron.

" Is that an Earth grade cauldron?" Jin Yu's eyes were sharp enough to notice the peculiarity of the medicinal cauldron.

Bai Ruxue gasped in amazement as she looked at the cauldron. She knew it was a priceless treasure across the entire kingdom.

" Indeed." Yang Shi nodded as she looked at Bai Ruxue. " Drink this." He gave her a cup of Healing elixir.

Bai Ruxue drank it in one go as she sat in the meditative position. After a while, she opened her eyes in astonishment.

" Young master, this elixir is indeed effective. My wound is almost healed. Moreover, the medicinal energy is very easy to refine." She exclaimed.

" Glad it worked." Yang Shi smiled. " Now, go to sleep. You have worked hard today." Yang Shi caressed her hair as he spoke softly.

" Young master, You should take some rest. You are working all night, barely taking rest." Bai Ruxue spoke.

" Well, I still have lots of things to do. Don't worry, I am used to it." Yang Shi chuckled.

As he entered his forging room, he didn't start forging immediately but sat on a chair and took out a book. The book was at least ten centimeters thick, with an old appearance.

He took out pen and paper and started to write down notes from the book.

  It was precisely the book which he got from the Three Mysteries Shop of Dao Instruction Pagoda, The Mysteries of Runes: Talisman crafting of the Monarch of Seven Runes.

" Monarch of Seven runes, a respectable figure across myriads of planes. His fame was sorely for his signature Seven runes."

" Who had thought that he chose to distribute all his knowledge to the world through this book. But unfortunately, the world treated it as trash." Yang Shi laughed.

The principle of rune inscription was based on the concept of energy channeling. According to legends, there used to be a race called Divine Spirit Monsters in the Immemorial era. They were the first ones to discover the usage of runes.

Making patterns and imbuing with specific energy, it can resonate with Heaven and Earth and bring forth unimaginable power.

  But according to the records known by norms, the Dragon race was the earliest user of runes.

The dragon race could be called one of the mightiest races across the universe. They also held a terrifying knowledge regarding the soul and divine sense.

Runes can be used in various places, in weapons, in talismans, in alchemy. In fact, array formations are nothing more than the usage of runes but on a larger scale.

" Even though there are countless paths, the summit of dao is the same." Yang Shi muttered.

As he had the memory of Samsara Emperor, deciphering the book was an easy feat for him. He wanted to learn about runes solely because it was necessary to forge True grade weapons.

" To inscribe a rune, one needs to use their soul qi as a channel. If soul qi can't be used, one needs to use a stone called Perception crystal.

" But that just lowers the chances of inscribing a rune. Secondly, one needs an inscription pen. "

As for making a talisman, one needs to have a Talisman brush, Talisman paper, and ink made from various rare materials.

" Basic runes can use three easier elements- Fire, Water, and Earth. Creating runes of Wood is slightly difficult."

" After that, inscribing Metal, Wind attribute rune is harder. And the most complicated one is Lightning."

" But there are others, like Light and Darkness, Sword and Force runes. But that is beyond basic inscription."

" The runes can be graded as nine ranks. The rank one can be considered as basic rank, as it utilizes basic elemental force. Most people regard this as useless."

" But when the rune becomes advanced and complex, even the simple five elemental rune can become terrifying. It all depends on comprehension."

Yang Shi's heart was immersed in the study of runes as a silhouette of azure lotus already appeared behind him.

As an effect of Azure Lotus, Yang Shi can instantly calm his mind and enter an enlightenment state. During the enlightenment state, his comprehension increased by many folds.

" The Fire rune is one of the most basic runes. Fire rune can be used to make rank one talisman like Fireball talisman or Flame Torch talisman."

" But when one changes the structure a bit, it will turn into Radiant Fire rune, which is three times more powerful than basic Fire rune. While staying in the same ranks, the power gap was vast."

After six hours of study and writing, Yang Shi finally stopped as he gazed at his notes. He was writing what he understood after reading the book.

Although he had access to the memory of Samsara Emperor, it wasn't his own memory after all. 

Within the vast sea of knowledge, Yang Shi had to use his own wits to comprehend things.

It's like digging a treasure trove, where patience and persistence are necessary. The more he dug through the memory, the more he comprehended.

Spirit diagrams are simplified versions of runes. So, to make a True grade weapon, inscribing a rune is necessary.

" Let's begin."