The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Faced with Lu Yao's apology, Han Yunzhi felt embarrassed to blame him too much.

"This talisman brush is made from the hair on the neck of a level-two demon beast, the Golden-Eyed Ape. It enhances the creation of talismans, making the magical power of each stroke more even and improving the quality of the talisman."

Han Yunzhi took out a golden talisman pen from a wooden box, a hint of reluctance flashing in her eyes.

"Haotian Pearl, be appraised!"

A glint flashed in Lu Yao's eyes, and the situation of the Golden Bamboo Brush came into view.

Item: Golden Bamboo Pen

Rank: High-grade magic weapon

Effect: Increases the success rate of talisman making, with a small chance of producing high-quality talismans.

Lu Yao nodded; a talisman brush that could increase the success rate of talisman making was indeed precious.

"How much are you asking for, young lady?"

Since the item was good, Lu Yao decided to buy it.

In fact, with the power of the Haotian Pearl, it doesn't need a particularly good talisman brush. With a perfect level of talisman-making technique, even the most ordinary talisman brush can be used to draw exquisite talismans.

But you can never have too much good stuff, especially since Young Master Han will be footing the bill in the end.

In the original novel, Han Li is proficient in many arts of cultivation, including alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, puppetry, and more; he is practically an all-rounder.

It's not unreasonable for Lu Yao to exchange this exquisite talisman brush for one or two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, is it?

"One hundred and twenty low-grade spirit stones."

Han Yunzhi hesitated for a moment before quoting a price.

"If we use pills that enhance magical power for the transaction, the cost can be reduced."

After quoting the price, Han Yunzhi added another sentence.

"These are two bottles of Qi Condensation Pills."

Lu Yao chuckled and took out two bottles of ordinary Qi Condensation Pills.

Lu Yao only intended to consume the high-quality pills himself and would never offer them for trade.

Two bottles of Qi Condensation Pills would cost more than 120 spirit stones on the market, but Lu Yao didn't care.

It was because Lu Yao didn't have many spirit stones left that he used pills for the transaction.

"You actually have pills!"

Han Yunzhi's eyes widened instantly, her face filled with surprise and delight.

Han Yunzhi held the two bottles of pills in her hands, gently opened the bottle mouths, poured out a Qi Condensation Pill, and held it to her nose to smell it.

"Here's the talisman brush."

After confirming that the pills were safe, Han Yunzhi handed the Golden Bamboo Brush to Lu Yao.

"Fellow Daoist, are you also here to participate in the Ascension Ceremony?"

Just as Lu Yao accepted the Golden Bamboo Brush and was about to buy a talisman-making method, Han Yunzhi suddenly asked a question.

"How many cultivators here right now aren't here to participate in the Ascension Ceremony?"

Lu Yao smiled faintly and spoke casually.

Han Yunzhi has dual spiritual roots, so she doesn't need to participate in the Ascension Tournament; she will be directly recruited into a sect.

It is likely that Han Yunshan joined the Spirit Beast Mountain along with Han Yunzhi.

Lu Yao possesses a mutated spiritual root, the Thunder Spiritual Root, so he doesn't need to participate in the Ascension Tournament. Therefore, the seven major sects can essentially let either of them choose.

However, Han Yunzhi was clearly unaware of her own spiritual root aptitude, which is why she chose the Spirit Beast Mountain.

Otherwise, given the choice, the Hidden Moon Sect would be the best option.

After all, as the leader of the seven major sects in Yue Kingdom, the Hidden Moon Sect can provide more resources.

There will be two stages in total when participating in the Ascension Ceremony.

The first test is to examine one's spiritual root aptitude; only those with three spiritual roots can participate in the next round of the competition.

Those with dual spiritual roots or higher do not need to participate in competitions and can be directly accepted into the sect.

The number of people each sect needs to recruit is fixed and rarely changes; by convention, each sect recruits ten people.

It seems like a lot, but how many cultivators are there in the entire Yue Kingdom? More than a hundred thousand, with rogue cultivators making up two-thirds of them.

This Ascension Conference, held every five years, is nothing more than a means for the seven major sects to appease rogue cultivators.

Before participating in the Ascension Ceremony, one must choose the sect they wish to join to avoid disputes. Therefore, when a genius with outstanding spiritual root aptitude is discovered later, other sects cannot compete for them.

Otherwise, it wouldn't look good if the various sects got into a heated argument over which to recruit the most talented disciples.

“What you say is true, fellow Daoist.”

Han Yunzhi thought about it and realized that it was indeed as Lu Yao had said. More than half of the cultivators in Tai Nan Market were there to participate in the Ascension Conference, and there weren't many people there at other times.

"Do you have any methods for making talismans here, fellow Daoist?"

Lu Yao wondered if Han Yunzhi, who possessed a talisman brush, might also have inherited the method of talisman making.

"Fellow Daoist, you are not a talisman master?"

Han Yunzhi was taken aback. She hadn't expected that Lu Yao wasn't a talisman master, otherwise why would he want to buy the talisman-making method?

"When did I say I was a talisman master?"

Lu Yao shrugged, looking somewhat speechless. Who said only talisman masters could buy talisman brushes?

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. It's really... If you want to learn how to make talismans, you don't need a top-grade talisman brush like the Golden Bamboo Brush."

Han Yunzhi didn't know what to say. What kind of beginner would use a talisman pen like the Golden Bamboo Pen? She knew that talisman pens would wear out with repeated use, and most people wouldn't be willing to do that.

"Hehehe, it's alright. Maybe a better pen will help you get started faster."

Lu Yao smiled and said it without any concern.

"Fellow Daoist is truly... rich and powerful."

Han Yunzhi opened her cherry-like lips and couldn't help but sigh.

"I don't have the talisman-making method you need, but I know where to buy it. Please follow me."

Han Yunzhi shook her head, indicating that she did not have the method of making talismans.

After putting the items from the stall back into her storage bag, Han Yunzhi turned and led Lu Yao in another direction from the loose cultivator trading area.

Lu Yao watched Han Yunzhi's retreating figure with great interest and followed after her.

Before long, Han Yunzhi led Lu Yao to stop at a stall.

"Oh ho ho, isn't this little sister Han? What brings you here to your older sister?"

The stall owner was a beautiful woman dressed in a white dress, who was looking at Han Yunzhi with a teasing expression.

"Sister Li, please stop teasing me. I've brought you a guest who wants to buy the method of making talismans."

Han Yunzhi looked somewhat helpless and pointed at Lu Yao.

"Oh? You brought a lover with you?"

The woman surnamed Li gave a charming smile and looked at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao felt a surge of magical power flash by, which made him twitch his brows slightly.

Although the fluctuations in magical power were very slight, Lu Yao could still sense the spell cast by the woman surnamed Li.

The woman surnamed Li used her Heavenly Eye Technique to investigate Lu Yao.

If Lu Yao hadn't already upgraded his Heavenly Eye Technique to the perfect level, he might not have been able to discover it.

However, Lu Yao had cultivated a perfect level of concealment technique, so naturally the woman surnamed Li could not see through his cultivation.

A perfect level of concealment technique is absolutely undetectable by cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

Only a Foundation Establishment cultivator could detect Lu Yao's cultivation level using their divine sense.

"Sister Li, what are you saying?!"

Han Yunzhi blushed instantly and glared at the woman surnamed Li with a coquettish expression.

"Haha, don't be angry, Han-meimei, it was just a joke."

The woman surnamed Li smiled gently, tucked her hair behind her ear, and then looked at Lu Yao.