I, disguised as a white dragon, was supported by the state.

“Perhaps spiritual energy once existed on Earth, but it didn’t last long,” he thought to himself.

The two dragons, and the methods those people displayed, cannot be explained solely by the fact that the grandmaster had traveled through time.

With Huanglong Daozun's strength, cultivating a dragon would not be difficult, but he might not have the spare capacity to cultivate a person with cultivation in a world where spiritual energy is cut off.

The one who made the move at Qinglong Lake is no less powerful than him.

Moreover, the Grandmaster's Dragon Guards have always remained in the Ruins Continent.

Could it be that in ancient times, the connection between Earth and Xuzhou was even closer?

Bai Lin considered all sorts of possibilities.

He turned to Liu Sheng and said again, "Compile all the information on ruins and artifacts similar to this place and give it to me."

Liu Sheng quickly agreed.

Bai Lin stared at him for a moment, then transformed into a white streak and disappeared.

Before leaving, he took the weapons from the ground.

He wouldn't even glance at these things if they were in the Dragon Transformation Sect, but on Earth, they are already considered good materials.

He had a basic understanding of weapon crafting techniques.

Thinking of this, Bai Lin secretly regretted it.

When he transformed into a dragon, he left behind his clothes and even his storage bag on the dragon transformation platform, so he returned to Earth empty-handed.

"Since there were cultivators on Earth before, they might have some decent magical treasures. I might keep an eye out for them in the future," Bai Lin thought to himself.

As he pondered, he saw the green hills and clear waters in his field of vision.

Both of Bai Lin's treks took place around Yatou Mountain, which instilled in him a special affection for this area.

Now, seeing the Dragon Palace from afar, he felt a sense of peace, as if he were returning home.

……

Chapter 82 Talismans [with Author's Note]

In the Dragon Palace.

Guan Mi held a brush in his hand, with a thick stack of paper in front of him, and was carefully drawing some scribbles that looked like ghost symbols.

Lu Mengdi sat beside her, a laptop on her lap, explaining things to her.

Guan Mi is drawing talismans.

Now that she has seen Bai Long cheer up and seems to have a goal in life, she doesn't want to be left behind and decides to play her part.

She originally planned to cultivate diligently and help when Bai Lin gave Lei Yao his orders, but after Lu Mengdi reminded her, she changed her mind.

Since she has artistic skills, and Bai Lin recently demonstrated that golden armor talisman and mentioned talismans, formations, and other such things, why not make use of her strengths?

She decided to study talismans in order to help Bailong.

Bai Lin stared at him for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

The sudden sound interrupted their thoughts, and they both turned around.

When Lu Mengdi saw the white dragon clearly, she instinctively felt nervous, but Guan Mi looked delighted: "Mr. Bai, you're back!"

She picked up the yellow paper on the table and said, "What do you think of the talisman I drew?"

"A talisman?" Bai Lin asked in surprise.

He stared at the things on the yellow paper, wondering what that messy thing was.

The dark red lines still reeked of blood.

"This is called a talisman for warding off evil spirits. We found it online..." Guan Mi said excitedly, "It's said to be able to..."

“It’s fake,” Bai Lin interrupted.

Guan Mi coughed lightly and muttered, "I just wanted to get a feel for it."

Seeing Bai Lin looking at the viscous "ink," she explained, "That's chicken blood. I heard that you need chicken blood and yellow paper to make talismans."

Bai Lin shook his head as he listened.

There is indeed such a saying about chicken blood and yellow paper, but it's because spirit chickens are the most common spiritual creatures in the cultivation world, and jute is the cheapest spiritual plant.

The materials used to make talismans must possess spiritual energy or be imbued with spirituality.

While it is possible to use spiritual power directly, it requires extremely high skill from the talisman maker, and low-level cultivators simply cannot learn it.

Bai Lin hadn't paid attention to these things before, but now, thinking about it carefully, he felt more and more that there were traces of cultivators' existence everywhere on Earth.

“Making talismans isn’t like that,” he said.

"Mr. Bai, can you teach me?" Guan Mi's eyes lit up. "If I learn it, I can help you."

Bai Lin thought it wouldn't hurt to find her something meaningful to do, so he swayed and sat on the sofa, saying, "Then I'll tell you about it."

“Talismans, formations… their core is all runes.”

"Runes, also known as divine patterns, or Daoist charm."

"Each rune contains the most primal power of heaven and earth. Only those with exceptional talent and extraordinary luck can glimpse the existence of such runes..."

There are currently ninety-one known runes.

"If you want to learn talismans, you must first master these ninety-one runes!"

Guan Mi nodded vigorously: "I will definitely study hard!"

Lu Mengdi's gaze was somewhat evasive.

She felt she wasn't qualified to access something so confidential, but faced with such a shocking secret, she couldn't bear to offer to leave.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she decided to be sensible.

“Mr. Bai, I’ll take my leave now,” she said.

Guan Mi hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Bai Lin glanced at the sickly woman and said indifferently, "This is not a secret."

The "Complete Book of Runes" can be bought for a single low-grade spirit stone in the Ruins Continent, making it affordable for independent cultivators.

What's truly valuable are the methods for creating high-level talismans and formations; these are the closely guarded secrets of each sect.

Moreover, Bai Lin currently has a good impression of the government and wouldn't mind passing these things on to them.

However, without spiritual power to support them, knowing these things is meaningless to them.

……

What Bai Lin considered insignificant was a huge windfall to Lu Mengdi.

She said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Bai!"

Bai Lin ignored him, instead raising his front paw and pointing it in the air, saying, "You've seen this before, it's the Golden Armor Rune."

A golden symbol was formed in the air.

"These are divine power runes..."

His claws kept gesturing in the air, and colorful symbols gradually coalesced in the air.

This amazing scene filled Guan Mi with admiration.

Lu Mengdi held her breath, trying her best to remember.

She has a good memory, but when she sees these things, she always feels dizzy as if she might forget them at any moment.

She hadn't noticed the single golden armor rune before, but now, seeing these ninety-one different colored symbols, she felt the strain, yet she became even more focused.

“They’ll last all day. Can you memorize them all in one day?” Bai Lin asked.

Guan Mi nodded.

She picked up a calligraphy brush and began to copy the work on the spot.

Seeing that her attention was focused on the runes, Bai Lin silently disappeared into Duck Claw Lake.

His strength has increased again, and he needs time to consolidate it.

By the time Bai Lin emerged from the water, it was already evening the following day.

Guan Mi was wearing a tracksuit and was sitting cross-legged by the lake.

As if sensing Bai Lin's presence, she opened her eyes and looked down into the lake.

She then lightly leaped into the lake.

When the clear lake water reached her, it was separated by a layer of blue barrier.

She moved through the water as if it were flat ground.

Before Bai Lin could even yawn, Guan Mi was already beside him.

This time, however, she didn't get as close as usual. Instead, she stood several meters away, looking on with a face full of surprise.

"Mr. Bai, you've gotten bigger!"

Even though he often spent time with Bai Lin and thought he was very familiar with Bai Long, Guan Mi's tone at this moment revealed a strong sense of disbelief.

She initially thought she was seeing things through the water, but upon closer inspection, she realized it wasn't just her imagination.

The white dragon in front of me was more than twice as big as before!

Its body length grew to over twenty meters, and its enormous head gave her a sense of oppression.

“I’ve always been this age,” Bai Lin said.

He used his supernatural powers to restore his body to a length of about ten meters.

He was used to this body type, and it made it easier for him to handle things.

Seeing the familiar white dragon "return," Guan Mi patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought Mr. Bai had turned into a dragon."

She then asked curiously, "Can Mr. Bai change size at will?"

“This is called concealing one’s form,” Bai Lin said.

Guan Mi's eyes brightened slightly: "So small that it can be invisible to others?"

Seeing Bai Lin nod, she asked excitedly, "Then, Mr. Bai, can I go shopping with you from now on?"

“What’s so interesting about strolling around the streets?” Bai Lin shook his head. “I thought you would want to learn.”

"Can I learn it?" Guan Mi's eyes sparkled.

She learned water escape and wall-passing techniques a few days ago, but compared to this ability to change size, she seems to be quite lacking.

"No." Bai Lin shook his head.

If others could learn it so easily, it wouldn't be a unique supernatural power of the dragon race!

"Mr. Bai is teasing me again!" Guan Mi pouted.

As she spoke, she tried to grab Bai Lin's neck, but he easily dodged her.

"I'll test your magic!"

As Bai Lin's voice fell, a ten-meter-high wave of water swept towards Guan Mi.

……

Liu Sheng had water poured down his collar.

The scalding tea made him yell in pain, and he hurriedly grabbed his collar to find a towel.

He was momentarily distracted and didn't realize that the tea he was about to drink had spilled down his neck.

After drying himself off, he quickly returned to his desk and looked at the documents in his hand.

The document was labeled "Top Secret".

This was given to him by Zhang Yu this afternoon, asking him to pay attention to whether he had seen the relevant symbols before.

He had actually seen it before.

The appearance of these symbols reminded him of why he felt a strange sense of familiarity when he saw the text next to the murals in the Locked Dragon Well.