I was forced to leave the world of immortal cultivation after being transformed into a loser.

Qian Du waved his hand, and a spell combined with hand gestures appeared in her sea of ​​consciousness.

Gu Liyue memorized it silently. After memorizing it twice, she felt that she had memorized it well. She opened her eyes and looked at Ancestor Qiandu curiously and said, "Ancestor, are you about to ascend to heaven? Your aura gives me a very distant feeling, like a god in heaven."

Qian Du was almost amused by her, and said with a slight smile: "No one can predict the matter of ascension, and I will not force it."

Gu Liyue said in distress, "Why not force it? Isn't it said that cultivation is for the purpose of ascending?"

"We seek to ascend, but we won't force it. Whether or not one can ascend depends on many factors, some of which are beyond human control. Although the monks are working hard in that direction, no one can force how far they can go."

He paused and said, "It's best to let things flow naturally, but many cultivators reach a certain point where they can't make any progress. Even forcing themselves is useless and will only lead them into some kind of demonic obstacle, which is even more detrimental to their cultivation."

Gu Liyue asked again, "Is there any cultivator who can ascend, but doesn't want to?"

Qian Du was taken aback for a moment, then said, "One's cultivation and state of mind must both reach the realm of ascension before one can ascend. Legend has it that the thunder tribulation during ascension will also test the cultivator's inner demons. If they succeed, they will ascend, but if they fail, they will be reduced to ashes."

"Although ascending to heaven is the ultimate goal of cultivators in the lower realms, the Mahayana stage in the lower realms is actually the most comfortable state for cultivators. However, the cultivator's destiny will always continuously push the cultivator closer to ascension."

Gu Liyue agreed with the ancestor's words. People like him could be said to be one of the best in the Cangwu world. He didn't have to worry about anything every day, and no one dared to provoke him. He lived a comfortable and leisurely life.

But wouldn’t this long life be too boring if we had nothing to desire and no goals?

Qian Du looked at her thoughtful expression and knew that she also had certain feelings.

"Is that Bai Ze outside your contracted beast?"

Gu Liyue said: "Yes, I let it play with the snow carp for a while."

Qian Du: "...Are you sure it needs to be played with?"

Gu Liyue walked to the entrance of the cave and looked over, and found that Bai Rui was shaking his head impatiently, avoiding Xueli's approach.

The snow carp noticed Gu Liyue coming out and said, "Liyue, Bai Rui isn't fun at all. He doesn't want to play with me."

Gu Liyue felt the ancestor standing beside her, looking at Bai Rui.

She had no choice but to call out, "Bai Rui, come here and meet the ancestor."

Bai Ze looked at Gu Liyue eagerly, expressing his desire to go back.

Hearing her words, he had no choice but to step forward and bow his head: "Greetings, ancestor."

Xueli shouted in surprise in Gu Liyue's sea of ​​consciousness: "Oh wow, it can actually speak human language! How amazing!"

Qian Du was also surprised, but he didn't show it on his face. He just raised his hand and asked Bai Rui to raise his head and look at it carefully.

This Bai Ze's cultivation level is very high. I don't know how Gu Liyue did it. Is it because it is a divine beast, or is it because Gu Liyue's luck is against the sky?

He couldn't help but look at Gu Liyue. There was indeed an unusual aura about her, which was hard to explain. With his cultivation level, he could only see some clues. He withdrew his gaze.

He couldn't even see Gu Liyue's future clearly. He was shocked. Maybe Gu Liyue would go further on the path of cultivation than he did now, or maybe her life was full of too many uncertainties.

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought, feeling that there must be a reason why Gu Liyue came to ask him about ascension today.

……

When the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone on Lingfu Peak, Li Xiuyuan was already busy. Today, the Yuanying group's talisman drawing competition was held at Lingfu Peak.

He directed his disciples to arrange the square, and watched Gu Liyue approaching from afar. He raised his hand to greet her.

Huo Shiyong and an elder of the Cheng family appeared on the high platform, and the talisman-drawing elder of the Zixiao Sect also arrived.

Looking at the tables and materials for drawing talismans on the square, Huo Shiyong nodded to Li Xiuyuan, approving of his arrangements.

As usual, the elders of the Cheng family announced the competition rules on the stage.

All the monks who participated in the competition came on stage, chose their positions, and started drawing talismans as soon as Elder Huo gave the order.

This time, the task is to draw as many talismans as possible using the materials on the table within half an hour. The results will be reflected by the quality and quantity of the talismans drawn.

Gu Liyue sat in her seat and looked up at the sky. She was still frightened by what happened at the Weapon Refining Peak and worried that something might go wrong again.

Looking at the audience, it seemed that there were not many cultivators going to the Weapon Refining Peak today. Most of the cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage were still recuperating, and they didn't dare to join in the fun.

Although many people were curious about the talisman drawing skills of Gu Liyue, the favorite in the Nascent Soul group this time, everyone still valued safety more than their own safety, and the screens in the squares of each peak also showed images of the competition.

Everyone was watching scattered in the squares of various peaks, and few dared to gather together.

Gu Liyue took out the talisman pen he usually used. On the table, there were only animal blood, cinnabar and talisman paper prepared for the cultivators. As a talisman painter, using the talisman pen he usually used was also the key to the stability of talisman drawing, so he did not prepare talisman pens for the cultivators this time.

She estimated how many talismans she could draw in half an hour, and their approximate grades. The higher the grade of the talisman, the more spiritual power was required and the more time it took.

She raised her head and looked at Huo Shiyong standing in front of her. He still looked unkempt and had the same messy hairstyle.

I only heard him say: "The competition begins."

Gu Liyue's hands moved. She first drew a Sea-Shocking Sky-Splitting Talisman, which was an upgraded version of the Explosive Talisman, and its grade was ninth. She watched as a golden light flashed on the talisman, and the talisman was completed.

Looking at the hourglass on the table again, I found that one-third of the time had passed.

As she expected, she expected to be able to draw three ninth-level talismans.

She also drew a Tiangang Posha Talisman and a Jiuxiao Zilei Talisman.

Only a ding sound was heard, announcing that the competition was over.

Looking at the monks around him, some drew several fifth- or sixth-grade talismans, while others drew a higher-level one.

Everyone sat in their seats, waiting for the elders to come and verify the talismans and register.

Huo Shiyong walked up to a disciple of the Zixiao Sect and carefully examined the talisman he had just drawn. He then said, "One seventh-level soul-calming talisman and one seventh-level evil-breaking purification talisman. Two seventh-level talismans in total."

The cultivators in the audience thought it was amazing that a Nascent Soul cultivator could draw two seventh-level talismans within half an hour.

"As expected of a disciple of the Zixiao Sect, I heard that this Hong Tianyan has inherited the true teachings of Elder Lingfu."

"Yes, being able to draw such talismans at the Nascent Soul stage, the future is promising!"

"Another seventh-level talisman master has appeared in the Cangwu Realm, which is also a blessing for us cultivators."

"It's just that high-level talismans are hard to come by, the prices are high, and they're disposable items, so ordinary cultivators can't afford them."