Fairy Eye

Fu Academy is located on Mount Fu in the southern part of the Guiyuan Mountains.

The mountain isn't very tall.

At the top of the mountain stands an enormous mansion, with a gate three or four zhang high, inscribed with the two large characters "Fu Yuan".

To the right of the main entrance, there was a wooden table with an account book, writing brush and ink on it, and a young man sitting behind the table dozing off.

Han Lin and Fu Jiu came up from the foot of the mountain and saw this scene. Fu Jiu stepped forward and said with a smile, "Brother Luo, wake up! I've recommended another talisman-making expert to you."

Although the recruitment for this academy offered quite good benefits, not many people actually signed up.

Most outer disciples are busy with cultivation and have no time or energy to learn talisman making. They lack confidence even in the basic talisman making assessment.

Moreover, to prevent everyone from wasting assessment resources by "shooting three times even if there's no chance," the academy also requires everyone to pay 500 contribution points when registering.

Even if it passes, the fee will be refunded.

But for those who lack confidence, this money is undoubtedly wasted.

As a result, even though the notice had been posted for two or three days, very few people came to register.

"Oh, Brother Fu Jiu, you're here again." Hearing Fu Jiu's voice, Luo Feng looked up, his face showing surprise.

He had a personal relationship with Fu Jiu, and seeing that the number of people registering was sparse, he asked Fu Jiu to help recommend some people to come.

"Hehe, this is my good brother Han Lin. He's a true master of talisman making. Could you please register him for me?"

Fu Jiu chuckled and turned to look at Han Lin.

"Understood, understood! Brother Han Lin, right? Please give me your identity token and pay the registration fee of five hundred."

Luo Feng winked at Fu Jiu, giving her a knowing look.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Han Lin felt like he had been tricked, but he didn't say anything and handed his identity token to Luo Feng.

Fu Jiu had already mentioned the registration fee on the way here.

Five hundred contributions might be a lot for others, but Han Lin felt it was manageable. Moreover, if he passed the assessment, the fee would be refunded.

So, as Luo Feng picked up his pen to register, Han Lin took out five more contribution cards worth one hundred yuan each and placed them on the table.

"Hehe, all done!"

After Luo Feng completed the registration, he took out a jade talisman from the drawer and handed it to Han Lin along with Han Lin's identity token.

"Brother Han, this jade talisman is proof of your qualification for the assessment. Just bring it with you tomorrow at noon to participate in the assessment!"

"Okay, thank you, Brother Luo. May I go now?"

"Okay, that's fine. Remember to come before noon, otherwise if you miss the time, it will be considered that you've given up."

"clear."

Han Lin nodded.

"Brother Luo, I'll be going now." Seeing this, Fu Jiu didn't bother to reminisce with Luo Feng, and turned to walk down the mountain with Han Lin.

"Brother Fu Jiu, what did Brother Luo mean by winking at you just now?" Han Lin asked, raising an eyebrow as they walked.

"Ahem, to be honest, I made an agreement with him. For every person I recommend to him, I can take fifty contribution points from the registration fee." Fu Jiuqian chuckled twice, not hiding anything.

"Oh, I see. So, does that mean I've been sold out?" Han Lin said, feigning resentment.

Upon hearing this, Fu Jiu's expression turned serious, and he said, "How could that be? Most of the others were fooled by me and failed the test! But Brother Han, you're different. You have real skills. If you pass the test, you'll even get your 500 contribution points back."

"You bastard."

Han Lin chuckled, "How many people did you manage to fool?"

Fu Jiu rubbed his nose and chuckled dryly, "Not many, just eight or nine people. Brother Han, you don't know, I talked myself hoarse trying to fool those people! I earned all that hard-earned money."

Han Lin looked at Fu Jiu with a strange expression. He was impressed by Fu Jiu's business acumen. He hadn't expected him to be able to make money like this. Fu Jiu really had a knack for business.

Back at the outer gate square, Fu Jiu said he wanted to wander around some more to see if he could find a few "easy targets" to send to the Talisman Academy for registration.

Upon hearing this, Han Lin took his leave and departed.

He first went to the Treasure Hall, bought some talismans and blood-activating pills, and then exchanged the remaining contribution points for spirit stones before heading straight for the Milky Way Valley.

As Han Lin passed by Tang Chuan's courtyard gate, he glanced at it and found that the gate was still locked. He wondered if Tang Chuan was still on a mission in the Northern Territory or had gone elsewhere.

As for Wang Qinghe and Song Tingyu, their courtyard gates were also locked, and they would never return in this lifetime.

Arriving at the gate of his house, Han Lin unlocked the door and went inside. Everything inside was the same, but it looked cold and deserted, not like a home at all.

In fact, this can hardly be considered a home; it's merely a place to stay.

Han Lin stood on the corridor, gazing at the deserted courtyard, lost in thought for a while, before opening the door to the east wing and going inside.

The bedroom wasn't large, and the old furniture exuded a faint sandalwood scent. This compact feeling, however, gave him a strange sense of peace.

Han Lin sat at the table, took out the book "The Secret Records of the Nine Provinces" and read it for a while, learning a lot of new things.

Han Lin only reads a portion of this book at a time, because all the knowledge in it is completely new, and he would find it difficult to adapt to too much at once.

According to the geographical layout described above, in addition to the Tianyuan Continent, there is also an endless sea in this world.

There are four most famous places in the endless sea: the Spirit Continent, the Demon-Hidden Land, the Beast Emperor Continent, and the Ruins of the East Sea.

However, these places are not close to Tianyuan Continent, and the sea is fraught with danger, making it impossible for ordinary people to go there.

Only the most powerful experts at the Golden Core level dare to leave Tianyuan to investigate, but even they cannot guarantee their safe return.

Han Lin did not feel any longing for the mysterious overseas world after reading it.

Instead, he increasingly realized how insignificant his strength was, like a tiny ant in the cultivation world.

He sighed, slowly closed the book in his hand, put it away, and then took out a spirit stone to begin cultivating.

I already had over three hundred spirit stones on me, and I just exchanged for over one hundred more.

It's not good to have too many spirit stones on you.

What if I die one day before I've spent all my money, and it ends up benefiting someone else?

Therefore, Han Lin has always kept only a portion as a precaution, and refined the rest whenever he had the chance.

After breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, Han Lin's speed in refining spirit stones increased significantly.

He estimated that after a day of cultivation, he could refine six hundred low-grade spirit stones, which was a truly terrifying speed.

However, breaking through the seventh meridian is much more difficult than before.

The original twenty levels have been increased to thirty, and the difficulty of the barriers has also increased accordingly.

He had refined over three hundred low-grade spirit stones from the afternoon until the next morning before finally clearing the first hurdle.

"That's enough for now, it's time to go take the Talisman Academy assessment!" Han Lin glanced at the hundred or so spirit stones remaining in the Heavenly Treasury and stopped cultivating.

He quickly packed his things and left his residence, heading towards the Talisman Academy.