Chapter 26: The Joseon Dynasty (Part Two)

Inside the Spirit Pattern Hall, there were spirit patterns extracted from the demonic beasts slain by the Li family over generations.
The more outstanding one's talent, the more resonance they would generate.
The more resonances, the greater the probability of obtaining a precious spirit pattern.
Su Chen closed his eyes and carefully sensed.
Dozens of blue lights flashed by.
Su Chen inwardly marveled at the Li family's truly profound foundation.
If he wanted, he could easily grab a rare blue-quality spirit pattern.
But in this life, with his talent, how could he be content to merely fuse with a single blue-quality spirit pattern?
Su Chen wasn't impatient; instead, he patiently began searching.
In a short while, a wisp of purple light appeared before his eyes.
Su Chen was pleasantly surprised. This was a purple spirit rune, stripped from a demonic beast called the Thousand-Armed Spider. This beast was nearly extinct in the Tianfeng Kingdom, extremely rare. Its body was covered in densely packed arms, capable of spitting out spider silk as tough as steel, which was also coated with potent venom. After fusing with it, he would become a plus-sized Spider-Man.
Su Chen didn't immediately choose the Thousand-Armed Spider; he didn't want to become an old poison monster.
Patience prevailed. Not long after, Su Chen saw another purple-quality spirit rune.
Lava Violent Ape.
This demonic beast was covered in flowing magma, its fur was also lava. It was also an extremely rare beast, practically extinct in the Tianfeng Kingdom. After fusing with it, not only would it possess immense strength, but it would also gain the ability to control fire and resistance to fire.
Of course, there was a drawback: after fusing with the Lava Violent Ape, its temper would become extremely violent, but this flaw was negligible.
Su Chen saw several more purple-quality spirit runes, all incredibly rare.
"It seems my aptitude isn't enough to summon the legendary gold-quality spirit runes."
Su Chen was somewhat disappointed, but then he thought, it's just a legend; no one knows for sure if it's true.
After some selection, he chose a spirit rune called the Frost Phoenix Demon Beast.
This was a demon beast with the bloodline of an ancient phoenix, its entire body snow-white, its feathers sculpted like ice crystals. It was said that wherever it went, frost would cover the land, and its breath could instantly freeze mountains and rivers.
After absorbing it, one could wield extreme ice-type power and summon the wings of an ice phoenix to increase flight speed. The ancient phoenix bloodline was also filled with abundant life force, granting even greater longevity.
After choosing the Frost Phoenix spirit rune, Su Chen left the Spirit Rune Hall.
Outside the hall, Li Wenxuan was showing off his blue-quality spirit rune, not forgetting to belittle Su Chen.
"Li Chen, what kind of spirit rune did you obtain? Hurry up and show it to us!"
Li Wenxuan looked at Su Chen with envy, thinking that Su Chen's spirit rune might not even be as good as his.
Su Chen walked out of the Spirit Rune Hall with a calm expression.
This led Li Wenxuan to misunderstand.
The elders presiding over the Spirit Rune Hall also looked at Su Chen with curiosity.
This was hailed as the number one genius of the Li family in a hundred years; these elders were also curious about what kind of spirit rune Su Chen could obtain in the Spirit Rune Hall.
Su Chen opened his hand, a wisp of purple light flashed, and then a pure white ice phoenix appeared. The temperature in the entire hall plummeted, and frost quickly formed.
Although the elders were somewhat prepared, they were still astonished, their mouths agape, muttering, "Our Li family actually possesses a purple-quality spirit rune!"
They had thought that the legend of their ancestor, Li Shenhua, leaving behind a purple-quality spirit rune after leaving the Tianfeng Kingdom was just that—a legend.
They never expected it to be true.
Su Chen thought to himself.
The Spirit Rune Hall contained more than just purple-quality spirit runes.
There were many more.
But Li Shenhua probably never imagined it.
Since the birth of this monstrous genius, the Li family had plummeted.
Not a single genius could resonate with a purple-quality spirit rune.
Until Su Chen appeared in this life.
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
Li Wenxuan's mouth gaped open, pointing at Su Chen, he shouted, "How could you possibly possess a purple-quality spirit rune? My Li family has never had a purple-quality spirit rune!"
Su Chen frowned.
The Li family elders immediately spoke up, "Third Young Master, stop talking nonsense! This purple spirit pattern was left behind by the Mythical Ancestor!"
Li Wenxuan persisted, "Then why does he have a purple-quality spirit pattern, and I don't? This must be you old fogies being biased!"
"Li Chen, this purple-quality spirit pattern is mine! I order you to give it to me right now!"
He was acting like a complete brat, causing the Li family elders' faces to darken considerably.
If Li Wenxuan weren't the patriarch's son and didn't have decent talent, they would have slapped him long ago.
Su Chen smiled.
He was amused by Li Wenxuan's foolish smile.
A mocking smile appeared on his face.
Seeing that Su Chen wouldn't give him the purple-quality spirit pattern, Li Wenxuan's expression turned fierce, and he strode forward, trying to snatch it.
Su Chen easily grabbed Li Wenxuan's wrist and then gently squeezed it.
Li Wenxuan's face immediately contorted in pain: "Li Chen, let me go! Ahhhhhh..."
Su Chen, unable to bear the piercing scream, flung Li Wenxuan away. Li Wenxuan landed on the ground, wailing, "Li Chen, you bullied me! I'm going to tell Father! I'll make Father teach you a lesson!"
Su Chen paid no heed.
Just then.
A burly middle-aged man entered the Spirit Pattern Hall with several elders.
Su Chen, seeing the middle-aged man's arrival, calmly said, "Father."
Upon seeing his backer arrive, Li Wenxuan's expression immediately changed. He pleaded pitifully, "Father, I want the spirit pattern on Brother Li Chen's hand! You must make Brother Li Chen give it to me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the Li family elders all turned to the middle-aged man.
"Shut up!"
The middle-aged man slapped Li Wenxuan across the face, though he didn't use his Yuan Power.
But the slap sent Li Wenxuan flying, blood trickling from his mouth. Covering his swollen face, Li Wenxuan couldn't understand why his usually doting father would hit him today, and he burst into tears of grievance.
"Why haven't you taken Wenxuan away yet? Leaving him here is just making a fool of himself!"
The middle-aged man's tone was cold. The guards, belatedly realizing what was happening, quickly took Li Wenxuan away.
"It seems my father isn't a fool in this life; he knows right from wrong."
Su Chen looked at the middle-aged man with newfound respect.
If he were truly a fool, he wouldn't have become the head of the Li family.
Su Chen had displayed his talent, so Li Jiangqun naturally wouldn't treat him as an insignificant son.
"A purple-quality spirit rune... Chen'er, your talent is quite remarkable, the best in the Li clan for hundreds of years."
"I will arrange a teacher for you. You should focus on your cultivation within the clan."
Li Jiangqun smiled and kindly instructed Su Chen.