Humanity’s Great Sage

ho had never studied Glyphs in their life would not be able to tell the anatomical differences between two Glyphs.

 

“The person who discovered Yin and Yang is impressive, but the Glyphweavers who invented all kinds of Glyphs are even more impressive.
Every useful Glyph we enjoy now may be the culmination of one or multiple generations of study and research.
They could have performed millions, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of failed experiments before they discovered a combination and arrangement of Yin and Yang—a Glyph—that was usable.”

 

Lu Ye nodded in agreement.
The number sounded exaggerated, but he knew it wasn’t.

 

“It is thanks to our predecessors that we are able to enjoy the Glyphs we have today.” Lady Yun looked at Lu Ye.
“A truly outstanding Glyphweaver isn’t one who can utilize the known Glyphs to its maximum capacity, but one who can innovate new Glyphs and unveil more of its mysteries.
Otherwise, it is only a matter of time before the Way of Glyphs falls to obscurity.
I hope to see your work in the field one day.”

 

“I will do my best.”

 

Lady Yun nodded.
“Now that you have some understanding of the fundamentals of Glyphs, it is time you solidify that knowledge with practice.”

 

She lifted an index finger and summoned a dot of light on the fingertip.
“What do you see?”

 

Lu Ye squinted for a long time before he answered in a hesitating voice, “Is that a… Yin element?”

 

“And now?”

 

“A Yang element?”

 

“Not bad.
It takes both excellent eyesight and precise control over their own Spiritual Power to become a Glyphweaver.
Now, show me what you can do.
I want you to construct a Yin element and a Yang element like I did just now.”

 

“Yes!”

Lu Ye adjusted his posture before lifting an index finger.
Then, he attempted to construct a Yin element on the fingertip with his Spiritual Power.

 

Lady Yun had made the action look as easy as pie, but as with most things in life he quickly discovered that it wasn’t as easy as he thought.
Thankfully, he had constructed enough Glyphs to shorten his learning time even if those experiences were half-baked.

 

An incense stick later, a Yin element composed of Spiritual Power appeared on his fingertip.
However, Lu Ye was frowning because the Yin element he constructed was too big.
Lady Yun’s was so small it was nigh invisible even with a cultivator’s eyesight, while his was as big as a fingernail.
Not only that, he was unable to hold it stable despite his best efforts.
As if on cue, the element suddenly dissipated after a surge of Spiritual Power.
He couldn’t even maintain it for two full breaths.

 

Even if he managed to keep the element stable, it was too big to be used to construct a Glyph.
A Glyph was made up of hundreds of elements at least, so the Glyph made up of elements this size would be incredibly huge.
It would be a huge drain on his Spiritual Power if he were to use it in combat, not to mention that it wasn’t stable enough.

 

Lady Yun smiled.
“Very good.
When I first started practicing, it took me two days to reach this level.
That inheritance you have is definitely helping, not to mention that your fine control is good because your Spiritual Power is quite pure.
Do not hesitate to exploit those advantages.
Now, try building a Yang element.”

 

Lu Ye responded affirmatively before throwing himself to the work.

 

Thanks to the first experience, he was able to construct a Yang element much quicker this time.
Unfortunately, its size and stability remained a problem he couldn’t solve.

 

Lady Yun was more than happy with his progress, however.
“You are improving quickly.
Now that you’ve learned how to construct the two primary elements, all you need to do is to practice until they become as natural as breathing.
When you are able to switch between the two primary elements with ease, stabilize them, and shrink them to the size of a grain, we will continue to the next step of your training.”

 

While saying this, she raised an arm and caused a dozen or so books to fly out of the recesses.
After they had joined into a neat stack, she handed them to Lu Ye and said, “Take these with you and read them at your leisure.
They are all books regarding the fundamentals of Glyphs.
You may return once you have met the requirements I mentioned.”

 

Lu Ye rose to his feet and replied respectfully, “Yes, ma’am.
I will practice diligently until I am ready to return.”

 

A short while later, Lu Ye exited the door and bowed toward Lady Yun’s residence.
He then climbed onto Amber’s back—the tiger had been waiting outside this whole time—and returned to the Summit of Fortitude.

 

So far, Lady Yun had proven herself to be a good teacher and a kind woman.
In fact, he could not imagine why the Sect Master was willing to leave her alone at the Summit of Clarity.
Whatever grave offense he might’ve committed in the past, surely she was worth apologizing to and getting back with, right? Well, it was none of his business.

 

After he returned to the Summit of Fortitude, he met Shui Yuan briefly before teleporting to the Outpost.

 

The Outpost was less noisy than he thought, not because something bad had happened, but because both their new disciples and the associates were cultivating hard right now.

 

Power was the root of all cultivators, and any cultivator who lacked the resolve to dedicate most of their time in cultivation would not go far on this path.
Considering how much better the Outpost’s cultivation environment was than before, any time not spent on cultivating could be considered a waste of time.

 

First things first, Lu Ye sought out a junior brother at the Sanctum of Providence and confirmed that there was nothing that required his attention.
It was only then that he headed to the training chambers.

 

In the past, there were far more training chambers than there were disciples.
But now, people were queuing outside the entrances even though there were several hundred training chambers in the Outpost.
It wasn’t like they couldn’t cultivate without the training chambers, but it was so much more efficient to cultivate with a Glyph of Gathering Spirits than without.

 

Of course, this was just a temporary problem.
Once everyone had used up their salary, the training chambers would be much less crowded than before.