Upon hearing Linghu Lun's words, everyone turned their gazes toward the Soul Ring.
Facing everyone's stares, Linghu Lun slowly began to speak.
"You don't understand? That's fine. Allow me to explain."
"This Sacred Light Formation — although this is our first time entering it as well..."
"The Light Formations, however — my elder brothers within the clan have entered them many times before."
"So we deduced that even though the cultivation resources within this Sacred Light Formation are far more powerful than those of an ordinary Light Formation, the method of cultivation here should be the same."
"And the facts have proven that our deduction was correct."
"Now, allow me, Linghu Lun, to give you all a proper understanding of what kind of cultivation ground this Sacred Light Formation truly is."
"As you can all see, the cultivation resources within the Sacred Light Formation take the form of a special type of ore. We call them Light Ore."
"But obtaining the Heaven and Earth energy and the Martial Dao contained within the Light Ore is not so simple."
"In short, it requires three periods."
"The first period is the Sealed Period. During this time, even if you mine the Light Ore, you will not be able to harness its power. You won't even know how to use it."
"The second period is the Unsealing Period. When the Unsealing Period arrives, all the seals on the Light Ore will be undone. Ore that has not yet been mined will remain unchanged, but ore that has already been mined will merge into the body of the person nearest to it and condense into a Light Rune."
"That is what you see on your foreheads right now — those are the Light Runes."
"But even though they have fused with you, you still will not be able to refine them during this period. The reason for that is the most important of all... the third period."
"That is the Fusion Period. Only when the Fusion Period arrives will the Light Runes truly merge with your power."
"The timing of these three periods is controlled entirely by the Sacred Light Formation itself. All we can do is let things take their course. Of course... it's not entirely about leaving things to fate. We can also use our own methods to obtain as many Light Runes as possible."
"Hearing this, you may think that what I mean by 'obtaining more Light Runes' is simply finding more ore and letting it fuse with you."
"If that's what you're thinking, then you are very much mistaken. What I mean by obtaining more Light Runes is not what you imagine — it's like this..."
At these words, Linghu Lun's expression suddenly turned dark. Then, with a swift leap, he arrived beside one of the individuals present.
His gaze was grave, and within his somber eyes there lurked a hint of uncertainty.
He seemed to be worried about something, but even so, he proceeded to act.
He pressed his finger against the person's forehead.
"Uuuaaah—"
The very next instant, the person let out a heart-rending scream of agony.