Witch, please have some self-respect!

"Senior brother, I've actually been keeping an eye on you!" Ren Xiujie said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yun became even more frightened.

Ren Xiujie keenly noticed the hint of wariness in Shen Yun's eyes and quickly explained with a smile.

I used to live in the east of the city.

I had previously heard that a skilled talisman master had emerged from Lingnongfang, causing many disciples to scramble to buy his talismans. That's why I couldn't help but inquire about him and learned of Senior Brother Shen's reputation. I meant no harm.

"I see. It seems I misunderstood you, Senior Brother."

Shen Yun finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He pondered to himself that he did indeed seem to have heard of the name Ren Xiujie.

It seems that Duan Peng had mentioned to Shen Yun before that he was one of the Holy Sect Talisman Masters in the east of the city, and that he could visit him when he had time.

At that time, his spiritual level was too low, and he had no interest in exploring it.

"My two junior brothers, Huang Changxing and Chen Ming, used to frequently go to a talisman master friend of mine to buy talisman stones, but later they kept coming to you, senior brother. This shows how profound your attainments are in the art of talismans."

Ren Xiujie continued to flatter him.

In fact, he had also heard that Wu Rou often visited this person's place at Lingnongfang, and even Fairy Qingzhi had been there a few times.

This person is a direct descendant of Feng Luoyi.

These matters are not secrets; you can find out by asking a few people familiar with the situation in Lingnongfang.

However, Shen Yun's fame was limited to the small area of ​​Lingnongfang.

Ren Xiujie always felt that Shen Yun had a hidden talent, and he felt a strong desire to befriend him, so he took the initiative to go up and start a conversation.

"I see. It's just that we're closer in distance, but our skills can't compare to others."

Shen Yun roughly understood the cause and effect.

Although he has always kept a low profile, his existence leaves a trace, and it is normal for his peers to notice him.

After all, there aren't many auxiliary cultivators in the Holy Sect to begin with.

"Senior Brother Shen rarely attends our internal gatherings, does he?" Ren Xiujie started a conversation.

"What kind of gathering?"

It's not just rare, Shen Yun has never participated at all.

"Our sect has several halls in the Heavenly Craftsmanship Palace, but we Holy Sect auxiliary cultivators rarely go there, too lazy to deal with those people."

On weekdays, we usually stay on a street not far away, where all the manors belong to our Auxiliary Pavilion.

The first manor is where we, the runestone cultivators, gather year-round.

Ren Xiujie enthusiastically introduced to Shen Yun, "Our talisman master faction is full of talented people, with seven masters and elders in charge."

Among them, three are focused on the art of runes, and two are skilled in rune arrays and weapon forging.

In terms of talismans, Master Yu Ya and Master Leng are the most accomplished; for talisman arrays, Master Lu Leyao is the foremost.

As for casting, those two masters were rather taciturn and rarely interacted with us.

Shen Yun listened quietly, gradually gaining a better understanding of the Holy Sect's talisman master faction.

During his conversation with Ren Xiujie, Shen Yun suddenly remembered that he seemed to have indeed heard of the name Ren Xiujie before.

As more information came to mind, he was jokingly referred to as the "Banquet Talisman Master".

Ren Xiujie has a wide circle of friends and is keen to attend various banquets. He can talk to many talisman masters, whether they are from the Holy Sect or the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

Rumor has it that Ren Xiujie's own skill in talismanic arts is actually quite limited.

The reason they were able to stay in the Holy Sect was entirely due to their excellent interpersonal skills, which enabled them to collect enough high-quality runestones to be handed over each year.

Therefore, Duan Peng also had dealings with this Ren Xiujie.

I heard that he also helped some Holy Sect auxiliary cultivators sell their goods, and he emphasized this to Shen Yun.

Shen Yun didn't know how much of the rumor was true and how much was false.

However, upon their first meeting, he could tell that Ren Xiujie was very talkative and enthusiastic, which gave him a better understanding of the Holy Sect's auxiliary cultivation.

As time went by, more and more people gathered, and under Ren Xiujie's guidance, Shen Yun gradually integrated into the group and chatted happily with everyone.

There were too few supplementary training sessions for the Holy Sect, so there were no conflicts among the participants.

As the auxiliary disciples arrived one after another, Shen Yun roughly counted them with his keen eyesight; there were about 1,500 of them.

"In fact, less than half of the minors participated in the Dharma demonstration. Our minors pavilion has three or four thousand minors."

"My minor isn't good at combat, so I'm not enthusiastic about performing magic."

Ren Xiujie truly lives up to his reputation as the "Banquet Talisman Master," as he knows quite a bit about these matters.

Shen Yun nodded, and after a little sensing, he found that these auxiliary cultivators were basically at the peak of Body Nourishing or the late stage of Body Nourishing.

These are all auxiliary disciples, unlike other outer disciples who are constantly overwhelmed by the urgency of breaking through limits in martial arts competitions.

After all, minors rarely require risking one's life to compete for; people mostly talk about their respective minors.

Shen Yun got to know quite a few people.

Others weren't particularly enthusiastic about Shen Yun, who was just starting out in his minor studies, but they weren't opposed to him either.

After chatting for about two hours, it was Shen Yun and the others' turn to go to the Inheritance Hall to participate in the Limit Breaking Martial Arts Competition.

When the group walked over, the area outside the main hall of inheritance was already packed with people.

Many outer disciples were waiting to participate in the demonstration.

Each of them exuded a powerful aura; today's group consisted of the first few waves, and most of them were at the peak of the Body Nourishing Realm.

For powerful disciples of the Holy Sect, breaking through the limits of the Fifteen Limits to enter the True Inheritance is not only an excellent opportunity to turn their lives around.

It was still the day the sect distributed red envelopes.

Breaking the limit will bring rewards, and raising the limit by one level will increase the reward by one thousand contribution points.

This is not a loan, but a real contribution.

I'm really enthusiastic about it!

"Valkyrie's first test, I heard about the 15-limit limit!"

"Your information is outdated. The Valkyrie has perfected her cultivation techniques these past few days, and her combat power in the Limit Break Technique has broken through to the sixteenth limit!"

"Really? It's already at level 16!"

"Senior Sister Wu is safe, it's just a pity about Sun Xiaochuan, who was almost able to break through the fifteenth limit."

"Senior Brother Ren will definitely be fine participating in the Limit Breaking Martial Arts Competition on the last day."

"They've basically secured both of this year's direct discipleship spots."

Among the disciples, the most discussed topic was still the Valkyrie and a few other outstanding disciples.

However, apart from the Valkyrie, the others have not yet reached the standard of true mastery.

Shen Yun felt that her thighs had gotten thicker.

"Follow me, sixth wave!"

Upon entering the Hall of Inheritance, we arrived at a secluded spot at the far end.

Guided by the elder, a large door suddenly swung open, revealing a downward passage.

The Limit Breaking Martial Arts Competition takes place underground in the Inheritance Hall, accommodating five thousand people at a time.

Shen Yun and his group of auxiliary disciples, along with more than three thousand other disciples who had reached the completion of the Body Nourishing stage, entered the underground of the Inheritance Hall.

Coincidentally, he was in the same group as Huang Changxing.

The two greeted each other from a distance.

The underground area was an extremely spacious palace, with a wide open space and a magnificent atmosphere.

On the white jade floor inside the hall, countless dark blue prayer cushions were neatly arranged, the number matching the number of disciples present, one for each person.

"This limit-breaking technique needs to be performed in an illusion, and these futons are the key medium."

"Simply by channeling one's own blood and energy into it, the futon can accurately simulate the ultimate combat power of each cultivator, creating a false body in the illusion. If the false body shatters in the illusion, it means failure."

This wasn't Ren Xiujie's first time participating in the Limit-Breaking Technique, he said to Shen Yun from the side.

"This magical realm is something we must experience properly!"

Shen Yun sat cross-legged, waiting for the performance to begin.

"open!"

Once the disciples were seated, an elder suddenly appeared above them. His eyes were like torches as he looked down at the five thousand disciples below. His voice was majestic and solemn, as if it held the authority of the emperor.

In an instant, a large array rose up.

As Shen Yun's vital energy flowed continuously into it, he felt as if his body was falling into an endless abyss, constantly plummeting downwards.

When he suddenly opened his eyes, he found himself in a misty, illusory cloud-top dreamscape.

The platform was several hundred feet in circumference, with a majestic golden-armored puppet sitting in the center, exuding a chilling aura.

Shen Yun was pleasantly surprised to discover that he could adjust the scene of the Cloud Platform Illusion at will with just a thought.

Whether it's a vast, open platform or a barren, yellow desert with endless sand; whether it's the lush, densely forested Yulin or the turbulent, boundless sea, you can switch between them in the blink of an eye.

The entire illusion was contained within his single thought.

"Choose the extreme difficulty level!"

Just as Shen Yun was immersed in this wonderful experience, a grand and majestic voice seemed to roll in from beyond the heavens, instantly waking him up.

As soon as he finished speaking, a target fell from the sky and landed in front of Shen Yun.

He knew in his heart that he had to bombard them with all his might.

Shen Yun had no special needs regarding the illusionary scene, feeling that the open platform in front of him was sufficient, so he did not make any adjustments.

He focused his mind slightly, his aura circulated, accumulating all his strength. With the enhancement of his technique, he unleashed the Five Strikes of Heaven, a punch that landed heavily on the target like a dragon emerging from the sea.

In an instant, the light screen on the target jumped rapidly, the scale climbed sharply, and finally steadily exceeded the limit.

Strength limited to 1.5.

"Breaking through the limits, the Limit-Breaking Martial Arts Competition begins!"

Breaking limits is not simply a matter of testing whether one can exert strength to the point of 100,000 jin (50,000 kg).

More importantly, the disciple had to endure the golden-armored puppet's relentless attacks for a full quarter of an hour.

Furthermore, one must not suffer serious injury in order to pass the assessment smoothly.

The strength of the golden-armored puppet is the target for the Holy Sect disciples to break through their limits.

Shen Yun broke through the first limit, and the golden-armored puppet was also at the first limit of strength.

Each person has only four precious chances to try.

Breaking limits with sheer strength is far from enough; one must also possess strong combat capabilities.

Otherwise, how could it be called the "limit-breaking performance method"?

Within the Holy Sect, there are indeed many disciples who barely meet the strength requirement, but are still unable to fulfill the second martial arts requirement.

There's nothing we can do about it.

The punching target test was completed, and like a bubble dissipating, it eventually vanished into thin air.

The next moment, the golden-armored puppet's eyes lit up, and a golden light appeared beside it.

A punch came crashing down.

In the illusory martial arts training space, the golden-armored puppet does not need the support of martial arts techniques or battle tactics, and it will not have any flaws. Every punch and kick will always maintain the peak of its combat power.

In some ways, it is stronger than a Body Nourishing Realm cultivator of the same strength.

However, Shen Yun unleashed a full-force attack of 150,000, and, too lazy to entangle with the golden-armored puppet, conjured a battle halberd.

With a single strike, the golden-armored puppet was sent flying.

The puppet was undeterred and continued to fly up and fight. Whenever it came, Shen Yun would cleave it away with a single halberd strike.

The puppet would also regenerate on its own, and the sound of hammering could be heard from the cloud platform from time to time.

For him, persisting for 45 minutes was a piece of cake.

They even have the leisure to observe this illusionary cloud-covered platform.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew as Shen Yun once again cleaved the golden-armored puppet away with his halberd, only to suddenly notice a change on the ancient scroll.

【Nine Strikes to Overturn the Heavens (5 strikes, 3488/3500)】

【Halberd Technique (Mastery 2689/1W)】

In just five minutes, the progress of the battle technique had already increased by one point, and the halberd technique had increased by two points.

This is much faster than Shen Yun practicing on his own.

"Training techniques are still fastest to improve in actual combat!"

Shen Yun's mind stirred, and he thought of what he had gained from his previous battle with the bandit leader Jia Tian, ​​which piqued his interest.

"Perfect for honing our tactics!"

He suppressed the enhancement of his cultivation technique, limiting his strength to a certain level.

And so they began to fight the golden-armored puppet.

"boom!"

The golden-armored puppet's punches and kicks were highly disciplined, making him an extremely skilled combat master.

Which disciple who participated in the Limit Breaking Martial Arts Competition for the first time didn't get beaten up by the golden-armored puppet?

Shen Yun's combat experience is far inferior to his.

Even when suppressed to a limited strength, they can only barely hold their own.

After all, Shen Yun only had one real combat experience.

With this kind of training, the speed of improvement in combat tactics increased even faster.

Fortunately, Shen Yun learns things very quickly, and he has already mastered the halberd technique to a high level.

After gradually getting used to the rhythm of the battle, I quickly got the hang of it.

Holding a halberd, he turned around and attacked the golden-armored puppet.

He was armed, while the puppet was unarmed. The saying "an inch longer, an inch stronger" is not just a saying.

After gaining the upper hand, Shen Yun continued fighting for a while, but it wasn't enough.

He simply abandoned his halberd and engaged the golden-armored puppet in hand-to-hand combat with his bare hands.

He was initially at a disadvantage and got punched several times.

However, Shen Yun discovered that he had an initial ability to adapt to combat.

"Could it be that I'm better suited for fighting than to lie low?" Shen Yun wondered.

It's unclear whether he genuinely possesses talent or simply has mastered numerous combat techniques.

By the end of the two quarters of an hour, Shen Yun had already become quite adept at fighting the golden-armored puppet.

The time is almost up, and I will pass the assessment.

Shen Yun looked at the ancient scroll and his combat skills improved by more than ten points in a short time. He deliberately exposed a flaw and was severely injured.

He chose to start over, and his illusory body instantly returned to normal.

"The Nine Strikes of Heaven are about to break through to the sixth strike."

Shen Yun glanced at the ancient scroll and then proceeded to reactivate the golden-armored puppet.

The intense, evenly matched clashes, with each punch landing squarely, captivated Shen Yun.

"break!"

Shen Yun roared and threw a punch, the force of which transformed into a dragon, sending the golden-armored puppet flying.

【Nine Strikes to Overturn the Heavens (Six Strikes 1/8000)】

Moreover, a mundane skill quietly appeared on the ancient scroll, and it quickly reached a minor level of mastery.

[Fist Technique (Minor Success 2/1000)]

Shen Yun had previously studied halberd techniques and discovered halberd techniques, but he hadn't paid attention to them before.

Now that we're in the fight, we're finding that these mundane skills can sometimes be surprisingly useful.

The second test is about to end.

Given equal strength, Shen Yun could overpower the golden-armored puppet with his fist techniques.

Aside from Shen Yun's rapid progress in combat, the main reason was that Shen Yun discovered that the golden-armored puppets used almost the same routines over and over again.

Slightly disappointed.

The third time, Shen Yun switched the battlefield to a primeval jungle scene and used the ethereal technique to fight the enemy.

His body moved through the light and shadow, slaying puppets invisibly.

His figure was unpredictable, and his swordplay was astounding.

If the golden-armored puppet were replaced with a real person who couldn't instantly recover, it would have been killed by Shen Yun many times over.

In just a quarter of an hour, the progress of the three techniques of Floating Light and Shadow Escape was comparable to a day's practice.

Exhilarating.

On the fourth attempt, Shen Yun chose to test his escape technique, switching the scene to a vast desert.

He used earth magic to escape beneath it, and the golden-armored puppet was able to imitate him, and the two began a chase underground.

Near the end, the golden-armored puppet was cleaved away by Shen Yun's halberd.

Successfully cleared the level!

[Disciple Shen Yun has broken through his limits for the first time. He is awarded 5,000 contribution points for exchanging his cultivation technique for an exclusive reward. His achievement is updated on a jade token, which can be displayed or concealed.]

When his time was up, Shen Yun was reluctantly kicked out of the Illusionary Realm of Magic.

If one could stay in this illusionary realm for a long time, frequently dueling with golden-armored puppets, or even with real people, it would definitely be a great place to grind for combat skills.

The most important thing is to avoid injury and not get tired in the illusion.

Simply perfect!