One person: plays Wendy, the most carefree director of Nadu.

Upon hearing Xu San's question, Su Mu shrugged.

"Didn't I already say that?"

"I simply want the Heavenly Scroll."

"But those are the Eight Extraordinary Skills..."

"It's precisely because it's one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills that I want it; after all, who wouldn't want one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills?"

Upon hearing this, Xu San did not ask any further questions, but simply stared into Su Mu's eyes.

Su Mu, without any hesitation, stared directly into his eyes.

Seeing Su Mu's sincere gaze, Xu San couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Is this guy... really just trying to see the Eight Extraordinary Techniques?

Su Mu: "If you blink first, you lose."

Xu San: ...

"I'm asking you a very serious question! Can't you be a little more serious too!"

"I'm not playing with you!"

[Ding! Host action detected causing the leader to lose his guard, role-playing progress +1]

Current progress: 42/100

Hearing the long-awaited system notification sound, Su Mu almost burst into tears.

System, oh system, you're finally back!

Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to catch up on my role-playing progress in the previous competitions. Now that the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is over, I have to catch up as fast as I can!

Xu San had no idea what Su Mu was thinking.

He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

"Forget it, I'm an idiot for talking to someone like you about this..."

"Just remember this: if you cause any trouble with the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Oh, don't worry, boss."

Su Mu waved his hand.

"Don't you know me?"

"I was just curious and wanted to see the Tongtian Talisman."

"And by then, if I'm more skilled, won't I be able to slack off even better... uh, I mean, work even better?"

Did he just say he was slacking off?

He said it, right?

He's deliberately provoking us, isn't he?

"Su-Mu!"

[Ding! Host action detected causing the leader to lose his guard, role-playing progress +1]

Current progress: 43/100

Xu Si pressed down on the red-faced Xu San and said, "Alright, alright, Su Mu, we naturally support you wanting the Tongtian Scroll, and we believe you won't misuse it, but..."

Xu Si chuckled as he spoke and stepped aside.

"But it seems some people aren't too happy about it~"

Following the direction Xu Si turned to the side, Zhang Zhiwei walked towards them with a dark face and his hands behind his back.

Lu Jin followed closely behind him, pushing Tian Jinzhong's wheelchair.

Su Mu was also startled by this scene.

What the hell!

I almost forgot, Zhang Zhiwei set up such a big stage just so that Zhang Chulan could win and then pass on the Heavenly Master's Degree to him.

Now that I've stolen Zhang Chulan's championship, will Zhang Zhiwei come after me?

Su Mu really couldn't guarantee that even with the Thousand Winds Law and Wind Elemental Transformation protecting him, he wouldn't be beaten up by Zhang Zhiwei, who was also using cheat codes.

After all, when Zhang Zhiwei is happy, he is second only to the emperor; when he is unhappy, he is only one person below the emperor!

Zhang Zhiwei walked up to the group with a dark expression and greeted Xu San and Xu Si.

"My lords, I have some matters I'd like to discuss with our 'Heir to the Celestial Master.' May I have the honor of speaking with him?"

"Yes, of course!"

Xu San and Xu Si nodded repeatedly, then pulled Feng Baobao back a good distance to watch the show.

Zhang Zhiwei turned to look at Su Mu and nodded slowly.

"Well done, kid..."

Zhang Chulan stepped forward and stood in front of Su Mu.

"Master, please don't blame Brother Su. I admitted defeat myself."

"Chu Lan, why did you suddenly admit defeat?"

"Don't you want to know the truth about what happened back then, including the truth about your grandfather?"

"Master, of course I want to know."

"But I also want to ask you, is the reason you insist that I obtain the right to inherit the Celestial Master's position because you can only pass on these secrets to me through the Celestial Master's ordination?"

"And you'll die after you pass it on to me?"

Zhang Zhiwei's expression changed slightly.

"Where did you hear that from?"

"Master, don't worry about that, just tell me, is this true or not?"

Zhang Zhiwei did not answer, but the answer was already quite obvious.

Zhang Chulan sighed and said, "If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have come to the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony."

"In the end, the truth was never found, and instead, he was branded as shameless..."

"And there's the video of you walking your bird," Feng Baobao reminded her.

Zhang Chulan: Thank you so much, Sister Bao...

Distracted by Zhang Chulan, Zhang Zhiwei felt too embarrassed to cause any more trouble for Su Mu.

He sighed and said, "Chu Lan, why are you and your grandfather both so infuriating?"

"Anyone with eyes can see that this Luo Tian Grand Ritual is something I, the old man, have arranged for you."

"It ended up like this..."

Zhang Chulan gave an awkward smile and scratched his head.

"Thank you for your trouble, Master. But being able to re-enter the gates of Longhu Mountain is the best reward for me."

"Hmm, good boy." Zhang Zhiwei raised his hand and patted Zhang Chulan's head, then turned to look at Su Mu.

"And what about you?"

"Would you like to become the Celestial Master of my Longhu Mountain?"

"No, no, no, being a Heavenly Master is too tiring," Su Mu waved his hands repeatedly in refusal.

"The reason I want to defeat Zhang Chulan is for the sake of Old Master Lu's Tongtian Talisman."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei glanced at Xu San and Xu Si beside him.

Xu San and Xu Si nodded in unison.

Zhang Zhiwei then looked at Lu Jin and said, "Old Lu, since they came for your Tongtian Talisman, just give it to them."

"I would have given it to you even if you hadn't told me."

Lu Jin released Tian Jinzhong's wheelchair and took out a small booklet from his pocket.

"What I, Lu Jin, say, I will naturally keep."

"Boy, you fought very well. This Heavenly Scroll will be passed on to you."

Su Mu solemnly accepted the booklet with both hands.

"This humble one thanks Elder Lu for his generous gift!"

Lu Jin truly lived up to his reputation of being flawless throughout his life; it was I who had previously judged him with a petty mind.

"Alright, let's leave it at that." Lu Jin waved his hand. "Next, after we see all these people who came to participate in the competition and watch the ceremony off, we'll get down to business."

"If you have any questions about the Tongtian Talisman before this, you can come and ask me anytime."

"Okay, kid, got it."

Although Su Mu verbally agreed, he didn't really believe it.

Don't say that the reason you want the Heavenly Talisman is to unlock your destiny seat, not that you actually want to use it for cultivation.

Even if it's for cultivation, one shouldn't seek to learn from Lu Jin, who is "not skilled in talisman techniques."

On the surface, this Tongtian Lu (通天简) is a miraculous technique that allows people to freely use various talismans without using Qi, setting up an altar, or performing rituals.

But in reality, the important part is not the character “箓” (lu), but the two characters “通天” (tongtian).

As long as the owner sincerely requests or hopes for something to happen, there is no need to consider what the responding power is or in what form it will respond.

In the end, things will achieve the desired result in accordance with objective laws.

This is the true Heavenly Scroll!

……

That evening, after studying the entire booklet of the Tongtianlu, Su Mu heard the system notification sound again—

[Ding! Detected that the host has learned the Eight Extraordinary Skills - Heavenly Talisman, which unlocks the Destiny Seat - First - Azure Wind of the String Song. Do you wish to unlock it?]