After Zhao Qi departed, Elder Yu and the other two came to the ancestral hall to pay their respects to Chen Yang.

Yang Lingrui had already confirmed that the mysterious power guarding his Sea of Consciousness was the work of the Spirit Stone Immortal Venerable.

"Yang family disciple Yang Lingrui kowtows to the Spirit Stone Immortal Venerable. That I could return safely from this journey is entirely due to the Venerable's divine abilities. Lingrui is endlessly grateful!"

With that said, he took out the Strange Stone obtained in the ancient tomb and gently placed it beside Chen Yang.

"This object is a treasure Lingrui acquired outside. Since it is also of the stone element, I offer it for the Venerable to inspect."

Having already experienced devouring the Treasure Jade once, Chen Yang was not as overly excited this time.

He first extended his consciousness to carefully study this Strange Stone.

He quickly discovered that its grade was inferior to the previous Treasure Jade, but because it was a naturally born Strange Stone, it possessed its own wondrous qualities.

For instance, right now, Chen Yang found a core-like green gemstone hidden within it.

This gemstone sat at the very center of the Strange Stone, emitting a faint glow.

"Interesting."

Chen Yang was not yet sure what use this gemstone had, but it did not matter. He would find out as soon as he ate it.

Right in front of the three men, he initiated another devouring.

The result was as expected. After this devouring, his cultivation level did not increase by much, but that green gemstone appeared inside his body.

Chen Yang infused it with spiritual power, which immediately gave rise to a warm, gentle energy.

As its concentration rose, this energy gradually solidified, shining forth as a pale green beam of light.

"Could this power be..."

Thinking of a certain possibility, Chen Yang immediately sent a mental message to Yang Lingqing, instructing him to fetch Yang Linghu, who was still recuperating.

Yang Linghu's injuries were mostly healed by now, leaving only a few critical spots that still required rest.

When he entered the ancestral hall, Chen Yang once again gathered the pale green beam and shone it upon him.

Bathed in the light, Yang Linghu felt immensely comfortable, and his entire body lightened considerably.

Soon after, a warm sensation, tinged with a slight numbness and itch, arose from his unhealed wounds.

"The Spirit Stone Immortal Venerable is healing my wounds!"

Yang Linghu immediately realized what was happening. He hurriedly sat in meditation, mobilizing his spiritual power to cooperate with Chen Yang.

An hour later, Chen Yang withdrew the beam of light, and Yang Linghu leaped to his feet.

He threw out a martial stance in the air and landed with absolute steadiness.

"There's no sluggishness in my movements at all. I actually feel even stronger than before! Elder Yu, Lingqing, Lingrui, my injuries are completely healed!" Yang Linghu exclaimed in excitement.

The three men stepped forward to examine him and found that it was indeed true.

"Originally, these injuries would have needed at least two months of rest to fully heal. Now, they were cured in a single hour. The Venerable's divine abilities are truly extraordinary!"

"Yang Linghu thanks the Venerable!"

The Yang family members were overjoyed. Their fates were closely tied to Chen Yang; the more powerful Chen Yang became, the more they naturally benefited.

Chen Yang withdrew his divine ability, highly satisfied with this healing effect.

Though this ability could only heal fleshly wounds, its advantage lay in the fact that it consumed very little spiritual power and could be sustained for a long time.

Being his first time using it, Chen Yang was not yet proficient and had merely used spiritual power to stimulate the gemstone's natural effects.

Once he slowly studied this gemstone in the future, he should be able to further enhance the healing range and effectiveness.

These two devourings had given Chen Yang a profound taste of the benefits.

He could increasingly feel just how heaven-defying this devouring ability-acquired after breaking through to the late Qi Gathering stage-truly was.

Devouring the Treasure Jade granted cultivation; devouring the Strange Stone granted a divine ability.

Ordinary human cultivators needed to train bitterly for a long time to raise their realm or master a technique, but he could resolve it all in a single bite. It simply could not be more convenient.

Having offered up the Strange Stone, the Yang family's eyes now fell upon that Talisman Art Inheritance.

This expedition to the ancient tomb had yielded a bountiful harvest for the Yang family, bringing in both spiritual plants and Spiritual Treasures.

But the most valuable among them was undoubtedly this Talisman Art Inheritance.

A complete inheritance of the Hundred Cultivation Arts was a treasure that countless cultivators and families dreamed of possessing.

Today, ninety percent of the Hundred Arts products circulating in the market came from the Wangchao, Sects, and a few major powers, such as pill workshops, array pavilions, talisman mountains, and the Hundred Artifacts Tower.

They firmly grasped these art inheritances and never allowed them to spread, forming a strict monopoly.

Therefore, inheritances of the Hundred Arts had always commanded a price without a market in the various gathering places; they rarely ever appeared.

The moment a complete Hundred Arts inheritance emerged, it would trigger a frenzy of snatching among the various factions.

Even a highly obscure and low-grade art would start at a base price of one thousand Spirit Crystals, and could easily reach several thousand or even tens of thousands.

And a Talisman inheritance was absolutely considered one of the most highly sought-after arts. Its uses were vast, leaving no need to ever worry about finding buyers.

The inheritance the Yang family had acquired belonged to the Qi Gathering level. Its contents spanned from the initial stage all the way to Perfection, bearing a complete and detailed lineage.

A conservative estimate placed its value in the market at no less than three thousand Spirit Crystals!

Given the Yang family's current Spirit Crystal output, combined with the monthly rewards from the Wangchao, even without spending a single crystal, it would take them over twenty years to amass such wealth.

If one factored in the cultivators' daily training and the various expenses of building the family, saving up that sum would likely take fifty years or more.

Thus, even Chen Yang felt that the Yang family had struck incredible fortune this time. Yang Lingrui and Zhao Qi had acted separately, yet miraculously managed to piece together the entire content of this inheritance.

Of course, now that they had the inheritance, someone still had to take up its mantle.

Elder Yu immediately set out. A day before the Fish Ridge River Market closed for the season, he hurried back after purchasing the materials needed to refine Talismans.

But immediately after, he was faced with a dilemma.

In his early years at the Sect, Elder Yu had learned that he possessed no talent in the art of refining Talismans.

So, to whom should this Talisman Art Inheritance be passed?

Yang Lingrui needed to focus single-mindedly on his cultivation and could not afford to divide his energy on this path.

Yang Lingqing was currently juggling the management of the family. If she were to add talisman crafting to his duties, he would have no time left to cultivate, making him unsuitable as well.

Yang Linghu was a possibility, but after a few days of attempting it, Elder Yu discovered that this child, much like himself, had absolutely no talent for practicing this art.

This left only Zhao Qi and Liang Yi, two cultivators bearing outside surnames.

Elder Yu pondered carefully whether it was appropriate to place this method into their hands.

If not, then how should this problem be solved?

Just as Elder Yu was agonizing over the matter, a thought transmitted into his mind.

Chen Yang had long been curious about the contents of this Talisman Art Inheritance. Seeing the old man so troubled, he decided to take a look himself.

Realizing that it was Chen Yang summoning him, Elder Yu immediately rushed to the ancestral hall.

After offering his respectful greetings, he held the Talisman Art Inheritance with both hands and respectfully presented it before Chen Yang.

"Please, Venerable, grace it with a look."

Chen Yang stirred his thoughts and began to flip through this inheritance.

The contents of this inheritance were voluminous. It took Chen Yang a full two hours to read every single word without missing a thing.

It recorded the refining methods for thirteen different types of Talismans, along with a specific brush technique and a spirit-condensing art required to draw them.

By this time, Yang Lingqing and the other two had also arrived at the ancestral hall. They had originally intended to cultivate here, but upon seeing Elder Yu gesture for them to stay quiet, they obediently stood to the side in silence.

"This... doesn't seem that difficult."

Chen Yang extended his spiritual power, drawing a set of talisman-making tools through the air. Following the methods recorded in the inheritance, he began to draw right then and there.

The four Yang family members standing nearby were so shocked by this sight that they were rendered speechless, freezing in place with their mouths half-open.

Elder Yu remained in a daze for a long while before finally calming his state of mind, unable to suppress a sigh. "It truly is as they say, the longer you live, the more you see. A stone drawing Talismans... who would believe it if I told them?"