“It won’t work.” Lu Yun shook his head in resignation after studying the glyphs. “They’ve been branded by the nascent spirits of the cultivators who owned them. Although the cultivators are dead, the brands remain, albeit in a dim, inactive state.”

“Then we’ll have to enter the city for the Life Glyphs.” Qing Han nodded worriedly.

“The good thing is my Shapeshifting art can fool even the nine celestial emperors… I’m curious, though, what’ve you done to disguise yourself? I haven’t been able to see your true form all this time...” Lu Yun gave Qing Han a onceover.

“It’s the power of starstones,” Qing Han shot him a glare and responded after a brief pause, his tone uneasy. “The starstones draw upon the power of the stars in the sky to create a shapeshifting barrer around me. Since...