The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

The disciples of the Supreme Sect solved the questions too quickly; while other sects were still answering the questions, they had already passed the first level.

Ju Yuan and the others remained calm and unmoved amidst Pei Qin and the others' praises. "Oh dear, they're just at our normal level as kids. We were lucky, very lucky."

However, the elders of the Jishi Sect exchanged glances and began to talk in hushed tones.

"Did we set such difficult questions?"

"It seems there aren't any?"

Do you know the ingredients for the Imperial Void Pill?

"I haven't seen it yet..."

The sect leader of Guiyuan Sect coughed lightly, "I think the first test this year didn't go very well."

The man from Jishizong glared at him and said, "What's wrong with it? I think it's great."

"Look at farming, there are plenty of high-level cultivators who don't know how to grow medicinal herbs."

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance looked at the sect leader of the Guiyuan Sect with a burning gaze, "You don't even know how to grow vegetables? Do you usually buy all your pills and spiritual herbs?"

Guiyuan Sect Leader: ? What else?

But he held back. There were quite a few powerful rogue cultivators, and they all loved farming. He couldn't speak up.

"You keep saying everyone has to answer one of those five questions. What's wrong with some people being obsessed with swordsmanship?"

"Don't you guys read books?" Ju Yuan asked in shock. "Even our sect's sword cultivator disciple, who focuses on sword practice, has just read a few more books."

The Guiyuan Sect leader silently swallowed his anger. "And then there's the herbal identification..."

"Our sect teaches this; we have herbal identification classes. It's just that some of the similar ones are quite tricky. After all, it wouldn't be good if a disciple ate something indiscriminately and died." Pei Qin stopped the sect leader, who had started indiscriminately shooting.

Guiyuan Sect had never lost face so terribly in his life; his heart was breaking. But he quickly looked up and saw that the disciples of Wushang Sect had already entered the second stage. "This stage tests our Guiyuan Sect's strength in talisman techniques!"

This time, the score can at least be brought back a little, and it's not impossible for them to take the lead.

Lin Du and Yuan Ye carried the puppet directly into the scene of the second level.

Regardless of how the puppet resisted, Lin Du forcibly stuffed it into the spirit beast pouch.

Xia Tianwu captured this scene, and seemed hesitant to speak.

Junior Uncle's spirit beast pouch has contained living people, corpses, and now puppets, but never spirit beasts.

Lin Du raised his face, his divine sense having already scanned the surroundings.

They were in a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, where the sun and moon were not visible in the sky, only the blue sky.

This is a common sight in ordinary man-made secret realms, where the cycle of day and night cannot occur.

[In the second stage, each spirit must be guided to create a talisman. Once the spirit approves, the stage is complete. The score is determined by the talisman's grade and the time limit for completing the five talismans.]

The so-called spiritual talisman is "the primordial energy that is the spiritual talisman". It emphasizes the spiritual consciousness and spiritual energy obtained through internal cultivation. A spiritual talisman is structured into three parts: the talisman head, the talisman core, and the talisman foot. The talisman head is the command, which commands the spirit of heaven and earth to refine the spiritual energy and consciousness in order to become a spiritual talisman.

It requires the approval of five kinds of spirits of heaven and earth.

The sun, moon, and stars in the sky; water, fire, and wind on earth; the sun, moon, stars, rivers, mountains, and streams—all things have a spirit.

Lin Du suddenly understood the danger of this challenge.

If one were to arbitrarily invoke the power of the sun, moon, and stars, it would likely not gain approval.

The five exchanged glances, and Lin Du pointed to the sky and shook his head. The other four immediately understood.

Yan Qing draws upon the spirit of metal and stone, Xia Tianwu draws upon the spirit of the earth, Ni Jinxuan draws upon the spirit of the mountains, Yuan Ye draws upon the spirit of the trees, and Lin Du draws upon the spirit of the rivers.

The five people stood in five different directions, with yellow talismans suspended in the air. They all concentrated their minds and spirits, channeling their spiritual energy into the talisman brushes, and began to draw the talismans together.

A gentle breeze suddenly stirred within the once tranquil valley, and Lin Du suddenly realized something.

This is a secret realm. The flow of time in the secret realm is different from that in the outside world. Talismans and incantations are forbidden on days of punishment and destruction. Unless you are a high-level cultivator or a master of talisman arts, you can ignore days of punishment and destruction.

No wonder she felt that the spirits of heaven and earth were not very obedient today, and were somewhat restless.

Lin Du gritted his teeth. The talisman had to be completed in one go. If he forcibly stopped, not only would other things be fine, but he might also suffer a backlash.

However, if they were to draw talismans on the day of Xingpo, the talismans would explode, causing immense damage, which they would almost certainly be unable to withstand.

Xia Tianwu and Yuan Ye also noticed something was wrong.

Yuan Ye's talismanic arts are not the same as others', nor are they the orthodox inheritance of Feng Yi and Feng Chao. He doesn't follow this principle, but he has already sensed the faint turmoil of the talismans around him.

"Yan Qingjinxuan, stop drawing, I'm scared." Yuan Ye's voice trembled as he imagined everyone being blown into fireworks in the explosion.

Lin Du gritted his teeth and said, "Let's give it a shot. You've all only drawn the talisman heads, not the cores. Change them all to the secret characters for 'explosion' so that it won't count as us summoning evil. I'll form an array to protect you as quickly as possible afterward."

This is a method of cheating.

"Junior Uncle?" Yuan Ye was quite frightened. "This isn't right, Junior Uncle. I'm scared."

"I wasn't talking about you. You're a self-taught amateur, so do whatever you want."

Yuan Ye was so scared he almost cried. "No, Junior Uncle, please don't draw me anymore, I'm scared."

In a moment of inspiration, he exclaimed, "Junior Uncle! I have another idea! The Lu Ban Book contains a spell to conceal transgressions and ward off evil! I can draw the talisman while performing the incantation!"

"That works too," Lin Du quickly agreed.

"I second that!" Yan Qing quickly replied, after all, he was also afraid.

Faced with the choice between doing the questions and cheating, all five of them chose to do the cheating.

Most of the people present couldn't understand it, but the Guiyuan Sect leader, who was very knowledgeable about talismans, couldn't help but speak up, "Master Fengyi, isn't the timing of your disciple's drawing of the talisman a bit off?"

"This... even in a secret realm, you can still get injured, right? Should we tell them to pause?"

Feng Yi naturally noticed that something was wrong from the moment he started writing; the spiritual energy was too restless.

She smiled and said, "It's inevitable that the children will get hurt during their own trials. Which child won't experience setbacks on their path to immortality? It's nothing."

Cang Li remained calm throughout, but a glint of light flashed in his eyes when his gaze fell upon his youngest disciple.

Yuan Ye's audacity is truly extraordinary; he actually dared to multitask.

He wasn't wrong; Yuan Ye's personality was indeed suited to learning the Lu Ban manual.

The phoenix-eyed youth, dressed in a crimson-gold robe, quickly finished drawing the talisman and chanted incantations. The previously turbulent spiritual energy on the talisman inexplicably calmed down.

The four reacted quickly, drawing the talisman in one go with their brushes and wrists raised. Then, they simultaneously caught the drawn talisman, chanted incantations, and infused it with spiritual power.

The five talismans burned out quickly at his fingertips. Then, the green mountains shifted, vegetation grew wildly, and a surging earth dragon suddenly appeared below, while the rushing river water was swept into the air, making a metallic clang.

The earth trembled, and the five people stood tall and majestic, all looking energetic, full of vitality, and high-spirited.

However, some people who appear to be persisting have actually been gone for a while.

After the judgment was successful, Yuan Ye felt dizzy and was quickly supported by Yan Qing. "My head is buzzing."

"Backlash from the malevolent energy." Lin Du glanced at him and tossed him a mint.

Yuan Ye quickly stuffed it into his mouth, still weak, "I'm so tired, Junior Uncle."

Lin Du: ...

She tossed him two more pieces, saying, "That's enough."

The mint here is not the mint of the mortal world, because it grows in the best spiritual fields and is often irrigated with spiritual water. Its seeds are also unique, and are especially effective in dispelling wind-heat, detoxifying and relieving rashes, and clearing the head and eyes. It is enough to deal with this kind of buzzing head.

Yuan Ye stuffed all three pieces into his mouth at once, chewing them with a crunching sound. The cool air woke him up, and he finally stood up.

[Congratulations on successfully gaining the approval of the spirits of heaven and earth. You have received 500 points and successfully passed the second trial. As of now, all sects have completed the first trial. The Supreme Sect has the fastest time to complete the first trial, so you have received 100 points. Your total points are 1,112. Your current ranking is first.]

The other people in the seats were relieved. Feng Yi remained sitting upright, her beautiful lips slightly curved, her eyes sparkling.

"It seems they know what's going on. After all, waiting for the day of the execution to pass is a waste of time. They just need to find a way to cover up the evil aura. Sect Leader Yuan Min isn't familiar with my children, so it's normal for her to be worried. Can we rest assured now?"

"..." Guiyuan Sect Leader Yuan Min cleared his throat. "Yes, don't worry, don't worry."

This Supreme Sect is so strange, how did they manage to resolve it?