Maybe I shouldn't die.

Chapter 597: True Disciple Competition

In the largest square on the main peak of Yuxu Gate.

Forty-nine arenas were arranged like chess pieces, with a monk standing on each arena.

They are the true disciples of the current forty-nine seats.

"Boom boom boom boom."

The sound of six bells spread throughout the square, and the square, which was originally bustling with people, immediately became quiet.

At the referee's bench, the chief referee made the announcement.

"The True Disciple Competition has officially begun."

The voice carrying spiritual power spread throughout the arena, and the forty-nine true disciples on the stage also jumped down.

It’s not their home ground yet.

The prospective disciples must first defend the ring, and the one who persists to the end will become the ring master, and only then will they be qualified to challenge the true disciple of the previous session.

Of course, the assessment is not that simple.

Before that, they had to go through an illusion array to refine their minds, and were even thrown into a small world to test their adaptability.

It is not a very difficult test.

Most of the candidates for true disciples are geniuses recommended by various peaks. They have already gone through an internal selection and naturally will not fail these tests.

Those who fail to pass the assessment will not be recommended.

After all, if a disciple like this is recommended, it will bring shame to the entire peak.

If the reputation of a peak is bad, it will lead to a failure to recruit good disciples, which will become a vicious cycle. Therefore, no peak leader will do such a thing.

Among the thousands of reservists, only a handful have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and Fang Yue is the youngest among them.

Even though her bone age had increased by more than thirty years in the secret realm, she was still the youngest Nascent Soul among this generation of disciples.

There is a huge difference between Nascent Soul and Golden Elixir.

After several Yuanyings occupied the arena, no one came up to challenge.

After all, there are still more than forty champions.

Each disciple has no more than three chances to challenge, and no one wants to waste these opportunities for no reason.

At least not at first.

But as time went on, after the champions of other arenas stabilized, the other disciples who knew they had no hope turned their attention to the arena here.

There are not many opportunities to fight with Yuanying.

What's more, in such a public place, they are all from the same school and most of them will give their opponents some face.

It can be regarded as a default unspoken rule.

"Please teach me, uncle."

One of the disciples jumped onto the stage first and performed a sword salute to a Nascent Soul.

Sword etiquette is mostly used by sword practitioners in competitions.

That Yuanying was naturally also a sword cultivator. After returning the sword salute, he said:

"Junior sister, please help."

Hearing this, the sword cultivator did not hesitate. He made a hand gesture and flames ignited on the spirit sword. Then he changed his hand gestures and rushed towards the Nascent Soul on the opposite side.

That flame didn't look ordinary.

The green flames burned and distorted the space wherever they passed, and the flying sword was so fast that it seemed to carry a tremendous force.

It's the strongest attack once it's launched.

But this attack, which seemed very powerful to a Jindan cultivator, was nothing to a Yuanying cultivator. The Yuanying sword cultivator opposite her waved his hand.

A flash of purple sword light passed by and immediately stopped the flying sword. The flame on it was also extinguished by the lightning.

Although the first attack did not work, the Jindan sword cultivator was not discouraged. He changed the magic formula in his hand, the flame reignited, and the flying sword changed direction and continued to fly towards the Yuanying sword cultivator.

He was still stopped by waving his hands.

The Jindan sword cultivator changed his sword moves, and the Yuanying sword cultivator tried to block him, and they kept fighting back and forth.

Seeing that the battle here would not end in a short time, other Jindan who were interested also jumped onto the stage.

Fang Yue’s arena is naturally no exception.

The opponent was a young male cultivator who looked like a talisman cultivator. He saluted Fang Yue and said loudly:

"I heard that Master Uncle also practices talisman techniques, please teach me."

Fang Yue returned the greeting politely, and after a moment of silence, she said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I'm not very proficient in the techniques of using talismans. If you want some advice in this area, you may be disappointed."

Hearing this, Jin Dan was stunned. After a moment, he said hesitantly:

"How does the uncle usually attack?"

Fang Yue thought about it, used Qianji to conjure up a talisman spear, held it in his hand and said:

"I mostly use the talisman gun."

The Jindan seemed to be relieved and asked again:

"Uncle Master, you can just use the talisman spear. I will also learn the techniques of using the talisman spear."

Fang Yue remained silent for a moment, then spoke again:

"No tricks, just attack directly."

The disciple was stunned again, thinking that Fang Yue was trying to keep it to himself, and his tone became somewhat dissatisfied:

"Uncle Master, what kind of talismans can be used with this talisman spear? What should I do if I encounter a restrained one? Aren't these all skills?"

After finishing speaking, he added:

"Since Master Uncle is unwilling to teach me, I will go down first."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave the ring.

Leaving the ring means admitting defeat.

Fang Yue felt helpless. If she let him go like this, her reputation would be ruined. She sighed in her heart and said sincerely:

"If you don't mind, I'll give you a demonstration. Maybe you can get some inspiration."

A hint of intention flashed across the Jindan cultivator's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to stay and see.

This opportunity to be taught by a top-level Yuanying Tianjiao is really rare, and it would be a bit unwilling to waste it.

"Please show me how, uncle."

Fang Yue did not hesitate. After getting a positive answer, he took out a few pieces of talisman paper and activated them. Several phantoms made up of runes appeared on the arena.

Then he pointed the talisman spear in his hand at the puppet and said to the golden elixir cultivator:

"Master, please watch it."

The talisman bullets are fired continuously.

"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much."

In the blink of an eye, the talisman bullet arrived in front of the phantom, and the spiritual runes belonging to the five elements lit up one after another.

First metal, then wood, then water, then fire, then earth.

The five elements are interdependent, and the power of the magic created by the runes is doubled. In an instant, it swept across the entire arena, and the phantom that was created was reduced to ashes.

After the spiritual light faded, many traces of magic remained on the ground of the arena.

Even the golden elixir would have been affected if Fang Yue hadn't given it a defensive talisman in time.

......

There was a deathly silence. After a moment, the disciple said in a difficult tone:

"Master uncle, are the talismans used in your attacks all top-grade?"

This level of talismans really does not require any skills. In the face of absolute power, any skills would be superfluous.

After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and asked another question:

"Master drew it himself?"

Although the rules of the arena stated that talisman masters could only use talismans they drew themselves, he still couldn't help but ask one more question.

In fact, in the entire world of Minglan, there are only a handful of people who can draw top-quality talismans in the Nascent Soul stage.

The best, the best. Only when a talisman is drawn to perfection can it be the best. Even the slightest mistake in the middle will not do.

Take himself for example, his talent in drawing talismans is already considered top-notch in Fufeng, but it is still very difficult for him to draw top-quality high-level talismans.

The uncle in front of him was only in the early stage of Nascent Soul. According to the information he had obtained, he had only been in the Nascent Soul stage for a few years.

What a great talent one must have for drawing talismans.

Fang Yue seemed to understand something from the shock on his nephew's face, and ignored his doubts. He smiled and nodded:

“Yes, I drew it myself.”

Chapter 598: Challenge

Her voice finally brought the disciple back to his senses.

Then, Fang Yue witnessed a drastic change in the person's expression. In just a moment, a very bright smile appeared on the disciple's face, and his tone was full of sincerity.

"Uncle Master, are you willing to add me as a friend, or..."

He paused for a moment, glanced at the familiar figures under the ring, and then continued:

"Uncle Master, would you be willing to teach me some techniques on drawing talismans?"

Fang Yue was speechless and couldn't help but remind:

"My nephew, this is on the ring."

The Jindan monk said indifferently:

"Talisman cultivators, a competition of drawing talismans is also a competition. How about this, my uncle and I draw a talisman of different types, and the winner will be determined by the quality of the talisman."

Although the outcome is not suspenseful, the talisman cultivator can learn a lot of skills by watching the talisman drawing.

It sounds good, but Fang Yue did not answer directly. She just turned her head to look at the referee. After seeing him nod slightly, she said:

"Just do as my nephew said."

The smile on the Jindan monk's face became even brighter, and he couldn't wait to say:

"Let me start first."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and a table appeared on the stage. He waved his hand again and tools for drawing talismans appeared on the table.

He sat cross-legged and adjusted his state for a moment before spreading out the talisman paper, holding the talisman pen in his hand, and dipping it in talisman ink.

He started writing carefully, then held his breath and concentrated his mind on the tip of the pen until the last rune was drawn.

A flash of light appeared on the talisman paper, connecting the beginning and the end.

It turned out to be a high-grade, top-grade thunder-controlling talisman. It feels good today.

The Jindan disciple looked at the talisman in front of him with a look of surprise on his face. Such a result could be considered an extraordinary performance.

He carefully picked up the talisman paper, handed it to Fang Yue with both hands and said:

"Please give me some advice, uncle."

Fang Yue took it and looked at it carefully for a moment before saying:

"A high-grade, top-grade lightning-controlling talisman. Junior Brother is quite skilled at drawing talismans and has extremely precise control over his spiritual power. There is nothing that needs to be improved in terms of skills."

He first praised his talisman-drawing skills, and then changed the subject:

"But, Junior Brother, you are too cautious. You don't need to pay too much attention to the brush strokes when drawing the runes. You need to be familiar with the rules of the runes you need to draw, and then let your mind follow the brush, and the runes will naturally take shape."

The Jindan monk was puzzled: "Rune rules?"

Fang Yue nodded.

"Yes, rune rules. First understand the rune rules, and then it will be much easier to draw runes."

It sounds like there is nothing wrong with it, but in the cultivation world, most people who draw talismans conventionally practice drawing talismans first, and then comprehend the rune rules on the talisman in the process of drawing talismans continuously.

Until you gain a thorough understanding, you will be able to draw certain talismans with ease, and only then can you draw top-quality talismans.

Therefore, when the disciple heard this, he could not hide the shock in his heart at all.

However, he also didn't think that the uncle in front of him was lying.

With excellent comprehension, it is not impossible, so he nodded and said:

"Thank you for your teachings, Uncle Master. Now it's your turn."

Fang Yue didn't care what the Jindan in front of him was thinking. After hearing this, he nodded and said:

"Can I borrow your tools?"

The Jindan cultivator naturally would not refuse and said respectfully:

"Uncle Master, please do as you please."

Fang Yue did not hesitate. He took a step forward, spread out the talisman paper with one hand, picked up the talisman pen with the other, and began to draw the talisman without any hesitation.

The movements were smooth and flowing, and in just a moment, the talisman was drawn.

As expected, it’s a top-grade talisman.

"Master, your technique is very skillful."

There was a gleam in the Jindan disciple's eyes, and Fang Yue couldn't help but exclaim in admiration as soon as he put down the talisman paper.

Although this method has no reference value to him, it does not prevent him from admiring it.

The cultivator Mu is strong. For the talisman cultivator, he is undoubtedly a top-notch expert - just in terms of drawing talismans.

In response to this compliment, Fang Yue just smiled and did not reply. Instead, she said:

"This talisman will be given to my nephew."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment before saying:

"It's a tournament right now, so it's inconvenient to chat for a while."

There is no need to continue talking about the rest.

They were all smart people, and the Jindan cultivator quickly understood and nodded hurriedly:

"Thank you, uncle. I'll be down right away."

After saying this, he carefully put away the talisman, then packed up his tools and walked off the stage.

As soon as I walked down, I was surrounded.

Someone couldn't wait to say:

"Brother, let me see the talisman."

The Jindan disciple's expression changed immediately, and he refused without any hesitation:

"No, let me study it first."

The man was disappointed, but still said:

"Then you must inform me as soon as you finish your research."

The Jindan disciple did not refuse this time and nodded:

"no problem."

Just after they made the agreement, another disciple spoke up:

"And me."

The Jindan disciple was not surprised and said:

"We have them all. Come one by one. I'll put the items in the trading hall later. Anyone who wants to see them can borrow them."

"Brother is kind and righteous."

Fang Yue did not listen to the following conversation because another cultivator had already come up to the stage.

This was a male cultivator who had reached the Golden Core Perfection stage. He saluted as soon as he came up and said:

"I am practicing the art of formations. Seeing that Master's talisman cannon is very powerful, I would like to ask Master to help me test the formations."

Fang Yue was slightly surprised, but soon nodded and said:

"No problem, nephew, just set up the formation."

The Jindan monk said sincerely:

"Thank you, uncle."

After saying this, he did not hesitate, turned around and began to set up the formation.

There is no time to set up the formation in a normal battle, but isn't this the senior instructing the junior? It doesn't matter if it's casual.

He moved quickly. In just a moment, the formation was set up. He made a hand gesture and activated the formation.

When the five-colored spiritual lights connected from beginning to end, he stood up and walked back, bowing respectfully again and saying:

"This formation is a formation I created myself, named the Five-Colored Cloud Light Formation. It is mainly used for trapping, supplemented by a maze of illusions, to imprison those who enter the formation."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment before continuing:

“There are also Yuanying seniors in the sect who have entered this formation and were unable to get out, but no direct disciples have tried it yet. This part of the data cannot be completed, so I would like to ask Uncle Master to enter the formation.”

When he said the latter sentence, his tone was full of pride, as if it was a great thing that Fang Yue could enter this formation.

The person who came here is not kind!

This is an attempt to gain fame by stepping on her!

Fang Yue's eyes moved slightly, but her face showed no displeasure at all, she just said gently:

"You know, nephew, I am a talisman practitioner, and I mostly use talismans. My methods of breaking the formation may be a bit rough. I wonder if you mind, nephew."

The Jindan cultivator was slightly stunned, obviously a little surprised, but then he said confidently:

"This formation is based on the mutual generation of the five elements. It cannot be broken by force. Uncle Master, please try another method to break the formation."

From the sound of it, it seems that this is designed to trick people like her who don't understand formations.

This behavior is really disgusting.

Although Fang Yue did not think that this formation could trap her, since the other party was so shameless, she did not need to be polite.

She continued to smile and said:

"So, Junior Brother, you don't mind if this formation is damaged?"