Stars fall and locust trees grow

In order to prevent Li Chi and Gu Huaiyi from quarreling in public again, Zeng Muhan deliberately moved their seats further apart during the competition the next day.

Li Chi sat between Jia Luren and Zeng Muhan, while Wei Li, Liu Jing and Gu Huaiyi sat on the other side of Zeng Muhan respectively.

Zeng Muhan's idea was very simple: every time these two people quarreled, they were as childish as chickens pecking at each other, which not only brought shame to Mingyuejian, but also made him feel dizzy. So, it would be better to separate them directly and stay far away from each other. This would also allow him to concentrate on observing the competition between the 29 Yue Fu Xiu and Dan Xiu and get a feel for their moves and routines.

As always, Gu Chuanlin is still the focus of those female cultivators' attention.

"Wow~~~ Master Gu really never gets boring looking at him!"

A female cultivator looked intoxicated: "Ah~ I really want to become Master Gu's Taoist partner and practice dual cultivation with him!"

The female cultivator next to him slapped him in the face, "Wake up! Master Gu can only be admired from afar, not played with!"

"You tell me, we are a branch of a first-class sect after all, why can't the headquarters replace us with a younger elder?"

Others agreed.

Elder Shang Ming almost had his beard blown off, his eyes wide open like bells: "Little bastards! Would you be able to practice well if we replaced you with a young elder?"

At this time, a voice suddenly said: "I have heard from the senior sisters of previous classes that when Elder Shang was young, he seemed to be a handsome and modest gentleman!"

Let me see which disciple has such good vision? Elder Shang Ming immediately regained his kind expression and straightened his back unconsciously.

However, someone immediately questioned: "What? Are you talking about Elder Shang?"

"The wrinkles on his face can kill mosquitoes..."

The female cultivators all turned their inquiring eyes towards Elder Shang Ming, and soon they all nodded in agreement.

Elder Shang Ming was so angry that his mouth twitched slightly: What do you little bastards know? The older a man is, the more valuable he is!

Humph. He would go back and ask Junior Brother Hu Di to make some Youth and Beauty Pills for him, so that these unsophisticated disciples could see what the charm of an old man really is.

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The game time has arrived, and the talisman practitioners have already prepared themselves in their respective positions.

Elder Hu Tian of Huanheng Peak suddenly stood up from the rostrum, and swept his eyes around with an intimidating look. The disciples of the 29 Yues, who had just been chattering like a fan meeting, suddenly became silent.

As expected, my junior fellow apprentice is the best! Elder Shang Ming stroked his beard and felt very relieved.

Drawing talismans consumes a lot of spiritual consciousness, so one needs to concentrate and calm down. If there are too many external interferences and one's own spiritual consciousness is not strong enough, it is very likely that the spiritual consciousness will be damaged due to stimulation, or dementia will occur, or demons will be triggered.

Of course, in addition to spiritual awareness, spiritual energy is also extremely important. No matter how strong the spiritual awareness is, it will be useless if the spiritual energy is exhausted, and you won’t even be able to draw a bird.

After all, those participating in the competition are all outer disciples of relatively low realms and levels, and they have only just begun to control their spiritual consciousness. Naturally, the quieter the environment on site, the better.

There were a total of thirty talisman practitioners participating in the competition, and their names and ranks were displayed in order on the huge crystal screen.

Li Chi took a quick look and found that most of them were disciples from the second to third level of Xuan Gu Realm.

The competition for talisman cultivators consists of two parts: talismans and formations. The talismans are the lowest level immobilization talismans, which can generally immobilize the target for five minutes as long as they hit the target. The formations used in the assessment are also very simple, and are the most basic and commonly used protective shields that can be used to resist external attacks.

The competition method for talisman cultivators is much simpler than that for weapon cultivators. There is no need for one-on-one duels. Instead, dozens of people gather in the center of the square and sit down. Even talisman pens and yellow paper are distributed uniformly.

As soon as the competition began, the talismans of two disciples spontaneously combusted and burned to ashes.

The two disciples looked very unhappy, but Elder Hu Tian's expression was even uglier.

He kicked the two men out of the field mercilessly with a volley of kicks.

boom!boom!

"You haven't even mastered the method of drawing talismans, and you dare to embarrass yourself in the arena?!"

There were also five disciples who failed to complete the drawing of talismans within the specified time and were directly eliminated by him.

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!

"If you can't even draw a simple immobilization spell in fifteen seconds, what use are you?!"

Next, four more disciples were asked to leave because the quality of their talismans was not up to standard.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

"What's the difference between a spell that can't hold you still for even a minute and toilet paper?!"

Hu Tian retracted his long legs, and scanned the people below the stage one by one with his eyes. He said in a deep and stern voice: "Nineteen people passed the talisman competition, and eleven were eliminated. The eliminated disciples will draw three hundred immobilization talismans after returning!"

He paused, "The formation test will be conducted in a quarter of an hour."

The Twenty-Nine Yue disciples were most afraid of Elder Hu Tian. Seeing him showing off his power time and again, they dared not even breathe.

Li Chi patted Jia Luren who was standing beside him and said, "Brother, you can breathe. If you don't breathe, you will die."

Elder Shang Ming saw that the disciples below the stage were as well-behaved as geese. He touched his nose and laughed at Gu Chuanlin beside him, "My junior brother has always been strict in teaching. Excuse me! Excuse me! Hahaha..."

Taking advantage of the break, Li Chi immediately humbly asked Zeng Muchan for advice on the knowledge of talismans.

Although Zeng Muhan was a weapon cultivator, as the chief disciple of Mingyuejian, he still had some knowledge of talisman cultivators and alchemy cultivators. Since the junior brother who had not yet passed the sect, no, had not yet entered the sect, was asking so sincerely, he would of course be merciful and tell him.

"Drawing a talisman requires one to do it in one go. If one pauses in the middle of the process, the talisman will be wasted. However, as long as one is willing to practice diligently and memorize the patterns of the talisman, it is very easy to draw it in one go."

"Of course, being able to successfully draw a talisman is only the basis. The most important thing is the speed and quality of drawing the talisman. A qualified talisman cultivator can not only cooperate with teammates in battle, but also provide them with talismans of different functions, thereby improving the team's combat effectiveness. If the talisman drawing speed is too slow, it will not be able to provide timely assistance to teammates. If the quality of the talisman is too poor, it may endanger the lives of teammates. Therefore, the requirements of each sect for talisman cultivators are quite high."

"Talisman cultivators have low combat power and can only serve as backup for the team. When necessary, they need their teammates to distract and protect them. However, the help a good Talisman cultivator can provide to the team cannot be underestimated. Moreover, some powerful Talisman cultivators can not only provide amplification for their teammates, but can even fight with others like weapon cultivators."

"so smart?"

Li Chi looked fascinated, "Ah~~~ I don't know if I will have the chance to meet the big guys in the world of talisman cultivation in this lifetime."

Zeng Muhan smiled and said, "Haven't you seen it before?"

"I have seen it? Where?" Li Chi scratched his head, expressing deep confusion.

Zeng Muhan blinked, "It's Little Master!"

"Gu Chuanlin?" Li Chi's eyes widened. "Isn't he a weapon cultivator?"

Zeng Muhan sighed and uttered a few words slowly: "In fact, my little master is a cultivator of tools, talismans, and pills."