Ten Basic Talismans

If it were me, I wouldn't leave either. Watching them compete is like watching monkeys perform. Plus, they can chat with the people next to them and have this massive crowd of cultivators with lower cultivation bases and status looking up at them. Isn't that better than going back to continue their secluded meditation?

Although secluded cultivation was something they had to do, occasionally having other things to spice things up was a rare opportunity for them.

After all, the Talisman Master Convention had just begun, and there was no need to fight over talents yet. Everyone had just come out of seclusion, so their mindsets were relatively relaxed without much scheming. This was simply one of the few moments of leisure they had every century.

Hearing Senior Liao's words, Lin Xiao understood.

It made sense. The people sitting up there were basically all existences at or above the Nascent Soul realm. Their seclusion periods were measured in decades or centuries.

At the thought that he might also have to stay in a small space for who knows how many years at a time in the future... Lin Xiao shuddered.

Wouldn't that be too boring?

Unless he was provided with endless games to play, countless good anime to watch, and an unlimited supply of various delicious foods...

That wouldn't be too bad.

Thus, as he thought about it, Lin Xiao began to ponder in his heart whether he could find a way to create some of those things...

It did not take much time for a talisman master of a certain level to draw ten basic talismans. Soon, the first batch finished and stepped down.

After the convention staff replenished all the materials on the talisman-making stations, the second batch of talisman masters entered the venue in sequence.

Lin Xiao, whose mind was wandering, felt Jiang Youfu gently tug his arm and send a voice transmission:

Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, I see Elder Liu!

Just in case, they had agreed before going out to communicate via voice transmission as much as possible, especially in crowded places.

If someone with ulterior motives overheard something they said and targeted them, it would be troublesome.

There were simply too many people in the cultivation world.

Not to mention, this Talisman Master Convention gathered people from all walks of life. The crowd density was too high, and the level of danger increased accordingly.

Lin Xiao looked in the direction Jiang Youfu indicated and indeed saw Liu Chun's figure.

He was already in position at a talisman-making station, inspecting the items on his table.

Jiang Youfu really wanted to shout and wave at Liu Chun to get his attention.

Who else could understand the feeling of having an acquaintance on stage being watched by thousands, and then having them see your greeting and interact with you?

Unfortunately, they were both disguised right now, and Brother Xiao had said they couldn't do such high-profile things, as it would easily cause trouble for both them and Liu Chun.

However, even though they didn't do it, many people around them did.

Many cultivators waved and shouted various names at the stage, creating quite a lively atmosphere.

In the venue, after checking his materials on the stage, Liu Chun quietly waited for the gong to sound to begin drawing.

Suddenly, he felt as if he was being closely watched by someone.

However, there were so many spectators offstage, filling the sky and the ground, almost forming a human protective shield around the entire venue.

So he thought it might just be his imagination.

Still, he became a bit more cautious in his heart.

Offstage, Wu Sanbao also saw Liu Chun on the stage.

He was somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected this Liu Chun to be so lucky. Back then, he had ordered his men to strike ruthlessly. Although Liu Chun managed to slip away in the end, his subordinates reported that he barely had a breath left. Moreover, they had stripped him of all his valuables, so he definitely wouldn't have the financial means to seek treatment.

Originally, Wu Sanbao thought that even if he didn't die, he would have to find a place to eke out a living and slowly nurse his injuries.

To think that in just a year's time, this person was actually able to participate in the Talisman Master Convention!

And he had even passed the preliminary screening!

One must know that the several guest talisman masters sent by their Wu family this year had all been eliminated during the screening assessment before the official convention even began.

Thinking of what happened back then, Wu Sanbao's face showed some displeasure.

This Liu Chun really didn't know how to appreciate favors.

If he were allowed to successfully pass the assessment of the Talisman Master Convention this time and obtain the exclusive talisman master token of the convention, his worth would inevitably skyrocket in the future.

By then, it wouldn't be easy to make a move against him...

With a Clang of the gong, the talisman-making session for the second batch of talisman masters began. The talisman masters on stage all lowered their heads and focused entirely on creating their ten basic talismans.

This was perhaps the most serious they had ever been when drawing these basic talismans, aside from when they first started learning.

Lin Xiao, of course, did not know that among the spectators like them, there was someone from the Wu family of Yuanling City.

He knew even less that this person was so petty that, even after everything, he was still fixated on making Liu Chun suffer a downfall.

The two of them were squeezed together on a flying sword, watching with great interest as Liu Chun seriously made his talismans.

Sigh, every time I watch Elder Liu make talismans, I find it incredibly enjoyable, Jiang Youfu sighed in admiration as he watched.

When he makes talismans, it's just like when Junior Brother Sun studies, focused and with an indescribable aura.

Hearing this, Lin Xiao smiled and said:

Do you mean his charm? It's very normal. Actually, you're the same way when you cook.

Hearing his words, Jiang Youfu's eyes lit up as he looked at him and said:

Really, Brother Xiao? Do I look that good when I cook too?

Lin Xiao nodded with absolute certainty, saying:

That's exactly it. Your focus and the charm you exude when doing something you love and excel at are very attractive.

Sometimes, watching them do these things, Lin Xiao would occasionally gain some insights, and after a little cultivation, his cultivation base would improve a bit.

On the stage, Liu Chun was selflessly drawing his ten basic talismans.

Every stroke and line was something he had drawn thousands and tens of thousands of times. Spiritual energy flowed smoothly like water from his body, through the talisman brush, and into the talisman paper.

One by one, the symbols of the talismans gradually took shape under his hand.

Just like that, one, two, three...

In no time, his ten basic talismans were completely drawn.

After finishing the drawing, he put his ten talismans into the talisman sealing bag on the side.

This sealing bag had his spiritual energy record, name, and room number on it, and someone would come over to collect it shortly.

After waiting a little longer, the drawing time for the second batch was up.

For such basic talismans, it was naturally impossible for any of the remaining fifty thousand talisman masters to be unable to finish drawing within this specified time.

It would only come down to the comparison of the details of their respective talismans later.

Therefore, when the end time arrived, the second batch of talisman masters also left the stage one after another. There were no situations of failing to finish at the last minute or finishing right on the dot.

Seeing the second batch gradually disperse, Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu lost some interest.

After all, there were no acquaintances left.

However, since they had traveled all this way and waited for so many days, and they had nothing else to do at the moment, it being their first time watching the Talisman Master Convention, they were in no rush to leave.