"Cough cough..."
Ye Feng coughed lightly, his face full of embarrassment. "No... it's nothing... Xiao Xiao, let's go watch the sunset!"
"Oh, okay~"
Xiao Xiao didn't think much of it. She quickly ran to the window and began to admire the sunset.
At this moment, Yuan Ling and Xiao Lu were also standing by the window. Both women had flushed faces and were breathing slightly heavily. They had been caught off guard by Ye Feng's sudden action, and their bodies felt a little weak...
The two women stared straight ahead, afraid to look at each other, their hearts pounding like little deer. They felt incredibly awkward, yet also a strange sense of something new...
"Big brother, you're standing too far away, you can't see the whole thing from there!"
Seeing Ye Feng standing quite a distance from the window, Xiao Xiao immediately pulled him over to stand beside her. The four of them stood side-by-side by the window.
The window of this three-story windmill house wasn't large. With all four of them standing by the window, it felt a bit crowded. Because of Ye Feng's proximity, Yuan Ling and Xiao Lu's cheeks once again flushed red!
The evening sun wasn't as glaring as it was at noon. The blue horizon in the distance was incredibly pure, like a clear sky-lake, giving people a sense of exhilaration.
Although there were no colorful clouds, there was a special sense of ethereal beauty!
The majestic, undulating mountains in the distance, bathed in the setting sun, seemed to be draped in a golden cloak, appearing exceptionally magnificent. They complemented the clear sky-lake above, creating an indescribable beauty!
"The sunset here is indeed special!"
At this sight, Ye Feng was entranced.
After all, the world he used to live in didn't have many such sights, or rather, it did, but he was too busy struggling in life to appreciate them...
"Mhm! When I was little, Xiao Lu and I often came here to watch the sunset!"
Yuan Ling nodded slightly, continuing to watch the setting sun.
...
The next day,
"Ye Feng, the talismans you made with your non-elemental arcane energy are truly special! They're incredibly sharp threads!"
He Shang was squatting on the ground, carefully observing the glowing threads of Ye Feng's arcane energy talismans after they were activated.
Back in the Goblin Kingdom, countless goblins had been cut into pieces by these glowing threads...
"Indeed, it's usually elemental arcane energy. This is the first time I've heard that non-elemental arcane energy can also be used to make talismans!"
Yalak, holding an arcane talisman in his hand, nodded in agreement.
"Speaking of which, Ye Feng, at your age... even if you started practicing arcane talismans from the womb... your talent is a bit too unbelievable!"
Yalak looked at Ye Feng with utter astonishment.
"Talent?"
Ye Feng, who had just finished making a talisman, looked at Yalak with some confusion.
"Mhm!"
Yalak nodded. "I've also heard from Master Flame Ranger about arcane talismans. They are usually made using elemental arcane crystals as a medium, typically the five main elements. The more special the element, the greater the power usually is!"
"And only extremely powerful arcane talisman masters can break free from the reliance on elemental arcane crystals and use their own arcane energy to create arcane talismans..."
"According to Master Flame Ranger's teachings, in the entire Arcane City, the number of great talisman masters who can do this can be counted on one hand, and these individuals are all very old, some over a hundred years old..."
Yalak explained rapidly to Ye Feng.
"Indeed, I've been to many places in my youth. Great talisman masters like the one Yalak mentioned have very special statuses, and their combat power cannot be judged by ordinary standards!"
"Because you never know how many arcane talismans they possess!"
"And people like that, even if they are alone, even the seven major forces won't easily provoke them!" He Shang chimed in.
"Is that so!~"
Ye Feng scratched his head, quite surprised.
Previously, in Mech City, Shen Yunyao had taught Ye Feng the methods and materials for making arcane talismans. Later, while studying the Fire Seed Record, Ye Feng saw many arcane formations and talismans, and it sparked an idea: could he create talismans without arcane crystals?
After all, he only had ice-elemental arcane crystals and very few other elemental arcane crystals.
After several attempts, he succeeded...
"Ugh!"
Seeing Ye Feng's less-than-surprised expression, Yalak and He Shang exchanged glances, looking at him as if he were a monster.
"You two continue practicing. I'm going out for a walk!~"
Saying this, Ye Feng put down the arcane talisman in his hand, stood up, and left.
Yalak and He Shang didn't follow. Instead, they lowered their heads and silently focused on the materials for making arcane talismans in their hands.
After all, they had specifically come to find Ye Feng to learn how to make arcane talismans, and receiving direct guidance from a great talisman master was incredibly precious...
"Hoo!~"
Ye Feng let out a breath and strode towards a lake called Windmill Lake in Blackwater Town. It was not far from where he had watched the sunset with Xiao Xiao, Yuan Ling, and Xiao Lu.
Although he had now advanced to the Gold level and his strength had greatly increased, he still felt it was better to master the variations of arcane energy elements...
So, he naturally prioritized the water element, which Yuan Ling had said was the easiest to master...
...
While Yalak and He Shang were engrossed in studying and discussing the making of arcane talismans, Xiao Xiao was chatting with Yuan Ling and Xiao Lu about cosmetics.
Although Yuan Ling and Xiao Lu were naturally beautiful, their innate desire to be beautiful made them very interested in cosmetics.
They had originally planned to study arcane talismans together but had paused to discuss cosmetics with Xiao Xiao...
And Xiao Xiao, having followed Ye Feng, had not only received items from the [Shop] that Ye Feng bought for her but had also purchased quite a few herself from the [Trading Channel]...
Xiao Xiao, Yuan Ling, and Xiao Lu, surrounded by a table full of bottles and jars, began to chat animatedly...
...
At the same time,
Far from Blackwater Town, in the scorched ruins of the Goblin Kingdom,
"Puff~ Crack!~"
A mound of earth bubbled up from the water, then burst.
Subsequently, a large bubble began to swell and roll out of the mound, emitting a sizzling sound and steam.
"Puff~"
At this moment, the large bubble burst, releasing a large pool of water.
Unlike ordinary water, the water that flowed out after the bubble burst did not scatter and seep into the earth. Instead, it interconnected, maintaining its shape.
Even more bizarrely, the pool of water seemed to have a nose, eyes, and a mouth. It slowly floated upwards, condensed, and finally took on a humanoid form!
If Ye Feng were present, he would have been extremely surprised, for this person was Yue Miao, whom he had met in Ice City.
"That was a close call. To think there was something as absurd as a nuclear bomb. If I hadn't been lucky, I would have died here for no reason!"
Yue Miao glanced around at the dark, scorched earth and muttered.
"But speaking of which, this trip here to try my luck, although there were unexpected twists and turns and I almost died, I discovered something quite interesting!"
As he spoke, Yue Miao's eyes narrowed, and he looked in the direction of Blackwater Town.
...