To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

The alchemy competition caused a stir among the crowd for a while, but it quickly subsided.

Because the next match has begun.

The person presiding over this event was an elder from the Spirit Transformation Sect, the very same bald elder who had been arguing with Liu Shentong.

The elder originally had a rather dignified appearance, but with his rough skin, bald head, and the black animal hide he wore, a fierce aura emanated from him.

After the bald elder stepped down from the cloud platform, he first scanned the disciples of the three sects with a sharp gaze.

Only after the crowd quieted down did he speak in a deep voice: "I am Guo Fenglin, in charge of the Talisman Dao competition. Those who wish to participate may enter!"

As soon as Guo Fenglin finished speaking, dozens of figures flew into the arena, including Gu Fan.

When no one else entered the arena, Guo Fenglin stomped his foot, and the beast head statue that had been standing in the arena slowly sank into the ground. With a rumbling sound, a stone platform shaped like a table was raised.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Fenglin patted his storage bag, and dozens of jade boxes fell onto the stone platform and opened automatically, revealing two stacks of talisman paper and a bottle of talisman ink.

Gu Fan raised an eyebrow after seeing what was inside the jade box.

One stack of talismans was just ordinary, high-quality talisman paper, but the other stack... was clearly some kind of animal hide, and although there were only five pieces, it was still quite valuable.

The talisman ink was much better than what he usually used. He could vaguely smell a rich but not fishy smell in his nostrils, which meant that the blood of the demon beast mixed in was of a high grade.

Once these items are given out, the Spirit Transformation Sect will not take them back. Like the pills from the Pill Refining Arena, they are essentially a benefit given to the participating disciples.

Gu Fan recalled that almost all the disciples of the Hualing Sect kept spirit beasts, which meant they were very skilled in the art of beast taming. Moreover, Wanshou Mountain was adjacent to the Manghuang Mountain Range, where the resources of demon beasts were very abundant, so he was not surprised by this.

As for talisman brushes, the Hualing Sect did not provide them, which was also due to the habits of talisman makers.

All talisman makers are used to their talisman brushes. If they suddenly change to a different brush, even a higher quality one, they will feel uncomfortable and it will be more harmful than helpful to their talisman drawing.

"The first round of competition."

Guo Fenglin announced loudly, "Within the time limit of one incense stick, you must draw no fewer than five types of talismans, totaling twenty, to pass the test."

Gu Fan immediately understood that this was a test of the success rate of talisman making and the degree of understanding of the Dao of Talismans.

There are only five animal hide talisman sheets available, so naturally no one would be extravagant enough to use animal hide to draw a first-tier spirit talisman.

A stack of fine talisman paper contains only thirty sheets, and twenty talismans need to be drawn, which requires a success rate of no less than 70% in talisman making.

The requirement for five types of talismans is to prevent those who focus solely on one type of talisman from being merely filling a quota.

Although the talismanic tradition of the Hualing Sect has its unique characteristics, it does not mean that they do not know how to use runes. The talismanic tradition represented by the Lingxiao Sect is the mainstream of talismanic tradition in the cultivation world.

Because of the instability of borrowing power from the true spirit, the talisman makers of the Spirit Transformation Sect will also comprehend the conventional talisman path. Only when they comprehend a higher-level talisman path but lack the comprehension will the disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect gradually turn to relying on the true spirit to borrow power.

The requirements for a mid-grade first-tier item are just right at a threshold that is neither too high nor too low.

After Guo Fenglin finished reading out the competition details, he lit an incense stick in front of the cloud platform, and dozens of participating disciples immediately sprang into action.

Gu Fan took out a talisman pen from his storage bag, picked up a talisman paper, and slightly raised the corner of his mouth.

"A mid-grade Tier 1, that's all?"

The brush tip, dipped in deep red talisman ink, moved swiftly across the talisman paper, and one talisman after another was born under Gu Fan's hand. After each talisman was drawn, spiritual energy from all directions gathered into the talisman paper.

During this time, some frustrated voices could be heard from the surroundings, clearly indicating that the drawing had failed and a talisman had been wasted.

When Gu Fan stopped writing the talisman, only a third of an incense stick had burned out.

On the stone table, thirty talismans were neatly arranged.

Since we're representing our sect in this competition, we naturally want to win as spectacularly as possible!

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After stopping writing, Gu Fan had time to observe his other opponents.

When his gaze fell upon a figure in the corner, Gu Fan was slightly surprised: "It's her?"

A female cultivator dressed in a leopard-print dress was engrossed in drawing talismans in a corner. On the stone table, a spirit beast resembling a lynx was crouching. This was Cai Xuan, the disciple of the Hualing Sect who was leading the way for her.

Cai Xuan's talisman-drawing speed was only slightly slower than Gu Fan's, and he finished drawing it when there was still half a stick of incense left.

Just then, the lynx let out a soft cry. Cai Xuan seemed to be reminded and turned to look at Gu Fan. After their eyes met, she revealed a bright smile.

Gu Fan responded with a smile.

As the incense stick burned out, Guo Fenglin shouted, "Time's up! Everyone stop!"

In fact, everyone had stopped before this point, either because they had enough for twenty spirit talismans, or because they had run out of talisman paper and didn't have enough to make twenty talismans.

"Those who do not meet the requirements should leave the competition."

As soon as Guo Fenglin finished speaking, many people put away their jade boxes and left the scene, leaving less than half of the original number of people.

Next, Guo Fenglin checked the talismans drawn by all the contestants one by one. When it was Gu Fan's turn, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. After carefully examining Gu Fan, he put down the talisman.

When he walked up to another contestant, Guo Fenglin frowned.

Gu Fan turned his head curiously, thinking that someone else had performed as well as him, but he saw that among the stack of talismans in Guo Fenglin's hand was a piece of animal skin.

Clearly, this contestant didn't have enough talismans, so he chose to exchange a piece of animal hide for a chance to enter the second round.

Guo Fenglin didn't say anything, since it was allowed by the rules, but such opportunism, especially since this person was a disciple of the Hualing Sect, made him slightly unhappy.

After reviewing everyone's talismans, Guo Fenglin announced the rules for the second round: "Each person draws an attack talisman to test its strength."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Fenglin cast a magic seal at his feet. A coiled dragon stone pillar slowly rose in front of the cloud platform. As magic power was poured in, the coiled dragon seemed to come alive and ran around the stone pillar, emitting layers of light curtains. Gu Fan looked closely and saw that the light curtains were divided into nine layers.

"Attack the coiled dragon stone pillar with spirit talismans; the player who breaks through the most layers of the light barrier wins!"

After speaking, Guo Fenglin pointed to the disciple who had entered the second round using an animal hide talisman: "You go first!"

"Me?" The disciple had a round face and small eyes, with only his nose red. He seemed not to have expected to be targeted by his own elders, and he pointed at himself in disbelief.

"It's you, come forward!"

Only then did everyone realize that the second round was to draw talismans in public.

The disciple from the Spirit Transformation Sect blushed even more, hesitated before stepping forward, taking out a piece of animal hide talisman paper, and immediately began to write.

However, perhaps due to excessive tension, a burst of fire erupted when he was halfway through drawing, burning the talisman paper to ashes.

"This...it was just an accident, I can do it!"

"You have three more chances," Guo Fenglin said in a deep voice.

Clearly, the number of talismans in the jade box has a deeper meaning.

The more powerful the talisman, the more difficult it is to draw and the lower the success rate. The reason for providing five animal skin talisman papers is to take this into consideration. As long as the success rate is kept at 20%, it is considered a success.

However, Red Nose used animal skin talismans to make up the numbers in the first round, so he had fewer opportunities in the second round.

Under Guo Fenglin's watchful eye, Red Nose continued drawing the talisman with trepidation, but failed again.

He had to stop, muttering something under his breath, as if praying to the spirits.

Finally, he successfully drew a talisman. The tension on his face receded like a tide, and his joy was evident.

"Now that you've finished drawing it, let's try it out!" Guo Fenglin nodded, acknowledging Red Nose's choice.

So, Red Nose became uneasy again, and walked a zhang away from the coiled dragon stone pillar, clutching the talisman.