Fairy Eye

Seeing that the seal was successful, Han Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

This indicates that there is no problem with the fire lock pattern provided on the yellow paper.

Han Lin did not succeed in succession.

On the contrary, he often gave up before he had even finished drawing.

He crumpled the half-drawn talisman into a ball and tossed it aside, then started carving it from scratch.

For him, whether there would be any problems or not was already clear before the runes were even finished being drawn.

There's no need to wait until the very last moment and insist on using the talisman to give up.

When he got to the fifth one, Han Lin finally got another one. He put the finished talisman aside and nodded in satisfaction.

To be honest, the fire lock pattern provided by Guiyuan Sect looks even more advanced than the fire lock pattern in Huang's talisman-making manual. As long as he successfully draws it, there will be no problem when sealing it.

"Brother, could you give me some of your beast blood?" The boy next to him had failed more than ten times in a row, and seeing Han Lin succeed on his last attempt, he couldn't help but whisper.

"This won't do, what if they accuse us of cheating later?" Han Lin said strangely.

"What cheating? Give me a little something, or you're giving me special treatment, and there's something wrong with your beast blood!" The boy looked annoyed.

"You're crazy."

Han Lin rolled his eyes at the boy speechlessly. "I can't give it to you now. If you really want it, you can come and get it yourself after I finish drawing and hand in my work."

"Hehe, good, good." Upon hearing this, the boy grinned.

Han Lin ignored the other party and continued to depict the scene.

Before long, the third fireball talisman was also successfully sealed.

But Han Lin didn't stop. He drew another one before slowly standing up and saying, "Informing the proctor that I'm finished!"

At this point, even the fastest person had only completed one card, while the vast majority of people hadn't even managed to get one.

Everyone was shocked to see that Han Lin had actually completed it.

Even Xu Xian was utterly incredulous: "How is this possible? This guy didn't even need an incense stick to burn before he completed the assessment?"

"Is it finished?" The woman named Cui Ping walked over again.

She took the talisman from Han Lin's hand, glanced at it, and was also dumbfounded.

Then, holding the talisman, he led Han Lin towards the main hall.

Inside the main hall, the steward Liang Yiqiu was drinking tea. After hearing what had happened, he quickly took the talisman from Cui Ping's hand and casually tossed it away. The talisman shot out with a whoosh and then exploded with sparks about ten feet away.

"Tsk tsk, you're quite skilled. This talisman is drawn perfectly."

"Thank you for the compliment, Steward Xie."

"Hmm, not bad, not bad, you passed the test." Liang Yiqiu nodded, then asked, "How many times did you draw it in total?"

Han Lin thought for a moment, "It seems to be twelve times."

"Twelve times? A success rate of over thirty? That's incredible!"

Liang Yiqiu stood up in shock. "Even top disciples who have drawn countless times probably couldn't achieve such a high success rate."

After saying that, he turned to Cui Ping and asked, "Is what he said true or false?"

Cui Ping bowed and said, "This disciple has counted, and the number of talismans lost is indeed twelve."

"Good, good, you're very good. With such a high success rate, you must have studied talisman making before, right?"

"I've learned it, but it's all amateurish stuff, and the rune quality is far inferior to what I just saw."

"Yes, unorthodox methods are indeed ineffective. However, once you're here, there's no need to worry. The quality of runes from our Rune Academy is quite excellent! Even with top-grade spirit runes, our success rate can reach over 30%."

A top-grade spirit talisman corresponds to the peak of Qi Refining. If the quality of the talisman is not good, it will be very difficult to seal it successfully.

Just like Han Lin.

The runes he had learned before, let alone top-grade spirit runes, even mid-grade spirit runes had a success rate of only about 50%.

This is enough to show how important the quality of runes is to rune makers.

"Your name is Han Lin, right? As the top scorer in the assessment with such a high success rate, I'll give you some special rewards."

"This is your access pass to the library. You can go there anytime to learn about talisman-making, but remember, you cannot take any of the books out, or you will be severely punished!"

Liang Yiqiu took out a jade talisman and sent it to Han Lin from a distance.

The jade talisman is engraved with the words "Talisman Academy" on the front and the three large characters "Library" on the back.

"Library Access Token!" Seeing this, Cui Ping, who was standing to the side, was filled with envy.

This is a privilege reserved for top-tier disciples, yet it's been given to a newcomer.

"Thank you, Steward." Although Han Lin had never been to the library, he understood how precious this pass was just from those three words, and bowed deeply to Liang Yiqiu.

"You deserve it."

"In addition to that, I'll give you one more privilege."

"Normally, newcomers start as lower-ranking disciples."

"However, given your solid foundation and considerable success rate, I will make an exception and admit you as an intermediate disciple."

At this point, he looked at Cui Ping and said, "Cui Ping, if I remember correctly, you seem to have a spare room there, right?"

"Yes!"

"Okay, after the assessment is over, you can take him there. He can live in your courtyard from now on."

"Yes, Steward."

Although Cui Ping felt envious, she didn't say much and obediently accepted the order.

"Okay, that's all for now. You can go out now. Call me when the assessment is over." Liang Yiqiu waved his hand, indicating that they could leave.

Han Lin and Cui Ping bowed simultaneously and turned to walk outside.

Upon arriving outside the main hall, Cui Ping instructed Han Lin to wait there before returning to the examination area to continue proctoring the exam.

Bored, Han Lin played with the library access token for a while, then sat on a flower bed nearby and closed his eyes to rest. He kept hearing a series of popping sounds, which were obviously the runes exploding during the seal.

Don't be fooled by how easily Han Lin completed the assessment; for many people, even a simple fireball talisman is quite difficult to make.

In addition, frequent failures lead to impatience and frustration, and the failure rate actually increases as time goes on.

Of course, there were always a few who had some skill in making talismans. While Han Lin was waiting in boredom, four or five people completed the assessment one after another.

This includes Fu Jiu.

"Brother Han, wake up! The assessment is almost over." Fu Jiu walked up to Han Lin and called out with a grin.

"Brother Fu Jiu, you've finished too?" Han Lin asked, opening his eyes.

"Sigh, I can't compare to you, Brother Han. I drew over eighty pictures before I barely finished the task," Fu Jiu sighed, speaking with a hint of sourness.

"Haha, as long as you pass the test, that's fine. With Brother Fu Jiu's talent, once you enter the Talisman Academy, your success rate will definitely increase significantly. Don't worry about temporary success or failure."

Han Lin stood up and comforted him.

Out of more than eighty cards, only three were successfully drawn; the success rate is truly appalling.

"Hehe, that's true! I lacked learning opportunities before, but now that I have the chance, I must work hard and try to impress the elders!" Hearing Han Lin's words, Fu Jiu immediately regained his confidence.

"The Elder?" Han Lin chuckled. "Although he's nominally the head of the Talisman Academy, I doubt he ever actually comes here."

"Eh!? Brother Han, you're mistaken. I heard that the Sixth Elder comes to the Talisman Academy every now and then! He even tests the elites of the Talisman Academy to see if they've made any progress." Fu Jiu raised an eyebrow and said with a grin.