WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 130: The Tower of Battle

"Is this grandmaster Yan's residence ..."

Lin Dong stood outside the ordinary-looking courtyard as he stared in astonishment at the complex that did not look the slightest bit luxurious. For a time, he was somewhat unable to accept the fact that this was the place where the famous grandmaster Yan lived.

"Gram!"

Beside Lin Dong, Little Flame suddenly growled deeply. Lin Dong had decided to take her for this trip. Although its large size attracted a lot of attention towards them, it was still tolerable. After all, there were some elite practitioners who could control Demon Beasts in Yan City as well. Hence, most people only turned to look at Lin Dong's majestic Fire Python Tiger with somewhat astonished gazes but not crowding around him as he had anticipated.

Lin Dong patted Little Flame on the head as he instructed him to be silent. Then, he walked closer to the courtyard and looked at the two guards, who were staring at him warily, before he cupped his hands and said: "May I ask you to tell grandmaster Yan that Lin Dong asked to meet him!"

When they heard Lin Dong's name, the two guards looked at him in surprise. Clearly, they had heard of his name, which was now spreading rapidly throughout Yan City. Immediately, one of them nodded his head before he retreated to the manor. A moment later, he finally reappeared and politely said: "Grandmaster Yan welcomes you. Please follow me."

Lin Dong nodded. Together with Little Flame, they walked into the courtyard. Upon entering the place, Lin Dong realized that the interior was not only extremely spacious, but also filled with greenery, creating an atmosphere of overall calmness and tranquility.

Furthermore, there were already quite a few people present within this vast courtyard. What surprised Lin Dong the most, was that these people were all Symbol Experts!

“What is this place exactly?”

While Lin Dong was still confused, the guard leading the way suddenly stopped in front of a bamboo house before politely gesturing for Lin Dong to enter.

"Please!"

As he recalled his thoughts, Lin Dong gratefully nodded at the guard before gently pushing the door and entering the bamboo house. It was completely silent inside the bamboo house and an old man wearing an ash-coloured robe closed his eyes while sitting inside, as if he was meditating.

When Lin Dong walked into the bamboo house, he instantly felt a fine thread of Mental Energy spread in every corner of the house like a spider web. He knew that this was the mental Energy grandmaster Yan. Therefore, even though the latter's eyes were closed, Lin Dong's every move was clearly imprinted in the latter's mind.

"Grandmaster!"

Lin Dong had always been quite respectful towards this old man who had introduced him to the Mental Energy world. Thus, Lin Dong immediately bowed respectfully to give his regards.

“Haha, you have finally arrived. Please sit…"

Grandmaster Yan gently smiled as his tightly shut eyes slowly opened. In his eyes, one could not detect any trace of old age, but his eyes seemed extremely enigmatic and filled with wisdom.

Lin Dong respectfully nodded his head before sitting on the ground. Beside him, Little Flame was also quietly lying on his stomach. His sharp senses said that this frail-looking old man earlier was actually very strong.

“Devil's beast is so smart. It was supposed to be the Fire Python Tiger, however, the intelligence it displayed far exceeded the Fire Python Tiger. ” Grandmaster Yan somewhat curiously looked at Little Flame as he discovered some unique points about the latter.

"Yes." Yeah." Lin Dong smiled as he nodded his head before continuing to speak: “May I ask why the grandmaster called this young one. Are there any instructions for me?"

"Haha, the instructions are unquestionable." Grandmaster Yan chuckled as he turned to look at Lin Dong. With a gentle smile on his face, he asked: "Right now, you should be the second seal Symbol Master right?"

"Yes." Yeah." Lin Dong hesitated for a moment before he nodded his head again. He knew that he would not be able to hide anything from this extremely perceptive old man.

“Furthermore, your Mental Energy is much stronger than any Symbol Master of the same level. If I am not mistaken, the Fate Symbol that you have condensed should be the Soul Fate Symbol. ”

Grandmaster Yan's words next caused Lin Dong's facial expression to change. Ever since he discovered the rarity of his Fate Soul Symbols, he had been doing his best to keep it a secret. He never expected that the first one had managed to find this as well.

"Your affinity with Mental Energy is the strongest I've seen all along." Grandmaster Yan chuckled, not thinking too much about the topic before.

"That's all thanks to the grandmaster's early guidance." Lin Dong politely said.

“I only give you the first three layers of the 'Spiritual Movement Club'. This was not a technique of cultivating Profound Mental Energy. Your achievements today all come from your own efforts. They have nothing to do with me.” Grandmaster Yan smiled as he replied.

"However, right now you are only at the early stages of cultivating Mental Energy."

"Please teach me the grandmaster." Lin Dong solemnly replied.

"Haha, I'm actually no better than you."

“Grandmaster, you are too humble. You are the fourth seal Symbol Master, the strongest Symbol Master in the entire Yan City! ” Lin Dong hurriedly replied.

"* Sigh*, the fourth seal .. even if it's the fifth seal, it's still the beginning ..." Grandmaster Yan softly sighed before he said: "Do you know what happened after the seal of the fifth Symbol Master?"

“After the fifth seal Symbol Master, one becomes the Soul Symbol Master. When one reached that stage, one's Fate Symbol already had spiritual abilities. An elite practitioner at that stage could move mountains and flip oceans in the blink of his mind. When dueling with others, he could easily lift even the entire mountain.”

Lin Dong's mouth opened. Move the whole mountain with your mind. How powerful that is. At that stage, if anyone dares to stand in your way, one can casually destroy it with the entire mountain, so that even the remains of the person will not be found. With such power, even destroying an entire city would become possible with just a gesture right?

“That power is not something an ordinary person can achieve. Only a few individuals managed to reach that stage. Even in the entire Great Yan Empire, the Soul Symbol Master was a legendary and extremely rare existence.”

“After the Soul Symbol Master, there are further stages. However, for those stages, even for me, I only dared to admire him and never expected to reach those stages.”

As he stared at grandmaster Yan, who had a respectful expression on his face, Lin Dong silently nodded his head. However, in his heart, a fire lit up. He craved such power …

"Haha, we have diverged ..." While Lin Dong was deep in thought about such strength, grandmaster Yan smiled as he shook his head: "Have you heard of the Guild Master Symbol?"

"No." Lin Dong was startled before he once again shook his head.

“This is the type of faction where Symbol Masters gather. Any rather large city would have its own Symbol Master Guild and Yan City was no exception. I am the head of the Symbol Master Guild of Yan City. Ordinary people only knew the top three factions in Yan City. However, the strength of the Symbol Master Guild was not inferior to them. It's just that our Symbol Master Guild is not strictly regulated, comparatively speaking, we are more relaxed. Nonetheless, this does not preclude our influence.” Grandmaster Yan explained.

Lin Dong was a little surprised. Clearly, this was the first time he had heard that there was another faction in Yan City that could match the likes of the Thousand Gold Association. Quickly, he recalled all the Symbol Masters he saw in the courtyard and he finally understood why they were there.

“Since you have never heard of the Symbol Master Guild, I guess you also do not know about the Symbol Master Tower?”

Lin Dong awkwardly nodded his head. Right now, he felt like a frog in a well.

“The Symbol Master Tower is a mysterious tower forged by the Mental Energy of many Symbol Masters in the past. This tower had the magical ability to purify and cleanse one's Mental Energy. We have one of these towers In our Yan City Symbol Master Guild as well. This is the fruit of the collective effort of all the Symbol Masters of Yan City in the past hundred years!”

“This is one of the proudest achievements of our Yan City. After all, even among the thousands of big cities in the Great Yan Empire, there were only less than a tenth that had their own Master Symbol Tower.”

As he stared at the arrogant look on Grandmaster Yan's face, Lin Dong nodded. An item that required nearly a hundred years of hard work by many generations showed that this was no ordinary matter.

"Yet…"

The pride of grandmaster Yan's face did not last long before turning into a slightly sad look. Sighing, he said: “The Symbol Master Tower is very beneficial for the Symbol Master in the city. Hence, this place was treated as a sacred place for most Symbol Masters. The Symbol Master Guild in another city would use every possible means to obtain the Symbol Master Tower. However, how could one obtain such a thing so easily? ”

Lin Dong blinked a few times. He knew that the main topic was coming ...

“Some cities have Master Symbol Tower, while others do not. This will naturally stir up resentment and cause some problems. For example, some elite practitioners might forcibly take the Master Symbol Tower. Fortunately, in recent years, this was forbidden by the Imperial Court. However, at the same time, there appeared an unwritten rule, namely Battle Tower!”

"Battle Tower!"

“This refers to the battle between Symbol Masters from different cities. More precisely, this was referring to the battle between the Symbol Masters of the younger generation. And the prize for the winner is Symbol Master Tower.” Grandmaster Yan sighed.

“What the grandmaster meant was that another city's Symbol Master Guild could issue a challenge to the Yan City Symbol Master Guild. And if they win, they will be able to take the Master Symbol Tower?” Lin Dong raised his eyebrows as he asked.

“However, if someone wants to claim the Master Symbol Tower, they should get three wins in a row. In addition, there is only one challenge per year. ”

“That sounds good. So it took three years for a win.” After hearing these words, Lin Dong heaved a sigh of relief while smiling.

“The Yan City Symbol Master Guild has lost twice in a row. This year is the last time.” Grandmaster Yan did not smile back. Instead he shook his head while putting on a sad expression.

Lin Dong's smile turned stiff. He lost twice... The Guild Symbol Master of Yan City seemed quite weak.

"What city did the other party come from?" Lin Dong somewhat curiously asked. Which city was strong enough to defeat the Symbol Master Guild of Yan City twice in a row.

"The City of Sky Fire."

After hearing this name, Lin Dong finally understood the reason. If one ranked the largest cities in Tiandu Province, then Tiandu City would be number one, Yan City number three and position number two would belong to the Sky Fire City.

“Battle Tower this time is very important to our Yan City Symbol Master Guild. If we lose once again, the Symbol Master Tower will be moved to Sky Fire City.” Grandmaster Yan smiled bitterly as he looked at Lin Dong.

"So grandmaster Yan's intention is?" Lin Dong forced a smile as he asked very carefully.

Grandmaster Yan stared straight at Lin Dong before slowly speaking: "For this Tower Battle, I want your help!"