At this moment on the talisman testing platform, the energy of the talismans competing against Liu Chun's was clearly lacking in comparison. In the tests of the first few talismans, Liu Chun's talismans won by a rather obvious margin.
However, starting from the sixth talisman, the energy of Liu Chun's talismans experienced a cliff-like drop. Although to ordinary people, this decline might seem understandable—perhaps his strength was insufficient, making it normal for him to run out of steam while crafting talismans.
But Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu, who knew very well that Liu Chun's strength was not like this, felt that something was very wrong.
Could someone really successfully tamper with things at the Talisman Master Conference?
These past few days in Banxiang City, the two of them had heard many accounts regarding the fairness of the Talisman Master Conference.
Fundamentally, this Talisman Master Conference could be considered an event held by the major factions to increase their own strength and the specialized standards of the Northern and Southern Spirit Realms.
The purpose was to lead the talisman-crafting trends in the Northern and Southern Spirit Realms and to screen for more talisman-crafting talents.
Therefore, any attempts to cheat or tamper with the competition were deeply abhorred.
Could it be that something went wrong with the talisman testing platform?
Before long, the testing on the platform reached the ninth talisman.
Just as Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu were filled with doubts, at the stands where the mighty experts of the venue sat, a middle-aged man with a square face and regular features, dressed in dark brown clothes that looked like the uniform of some sect, was sternly watching the talisman masters crafting talismans below.
Suddenly, this man frowned, raised his eyes, and looked at the foremost talisman testing platform.
Then he raised his hand to signal behind him. A Golden Core stage cultivator, wearing clothes of the same color but with different details, stepped forward and bowed his head to ask:
"What are your orders, Talisman Venerable Lianyue?"
The man addressed as Talisman Venerable Lianyue pointed in the direction of the talisman testing platform and said to him:
"Someone has tampered with Talisman Testing Platform Number 79. Go and investigate immediately."
Hearing this, the Golden Core cultivator was somewhat surprised and subconsciously glanced toward the testing platform, then immediately replied respectfully:
"Yes!"
After saying that, he immediately turned around and flew on his sword toward the testing platform. At the same time, he sent voice transmissions to the other management personnel of the Talisman Master Conference.
At this time, there were also very many spectators in the air, but due to speed limits and the fact that so many big shots were sitting below, people did not dare to fly around casually.
Seeing someone suddenly shoot up from below and fly incredibly fast, everyone's attention was inevitably drawn to him. They wanted to see which brave warrior was so bold.
However, the Golden Core cultivator, who appeared very bold in the eyes of the crowd above, was currently complaining in his heart: I really don't know who ate a bear's heart and a leopard's gall to dare tamper with the Talisman Master Conference. They must be tired of living.
When he appeared on Talisman Testing Platform Number 79, the cultivator responsible for activating Liu Chun's talismans looked at him—or more accurately, at his attire—with some astonishment, and his body subconsciously shuddered.
Seeing this, the Golden Core cultivator didn't even need to ask. He directly snatched the talisman bag from the tester's hand, took out the remaining talisman inside, and took a look. He found that it was stained with some strange black powder.
He reached out and touched the black powder, and his expression instantly changed drastically!
He quickly glanced at the number of qualified talismans recorded on both sides of the testing platform, and then said to the other management personnel of the Talisman Master Conference who had rushed over upon hearing the news:
"Seal off this talisman testing platform and preserve everything inside exactly as it is. Also, these two people," he glanced at the two testers on the platform and continued,
"Take them both away and isolate them from the outside world. They are not to have contact with anyone."
The arriving management personnel saw his attire and didn't ask a single question. They decisively agreed and then completely followed his instructions, sealing off Talisman Testing Platform Number 79 and capturing the two testers to take them away.
Their actions were so fast that the spectators didn't even have time to react. Talisman Testing Platform Number 79 was already empty and had been sealed with ten lockdown talismans.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu were also somewhat surprised. Could it be that the Talisman Master Conference discovered that Elder Liu's talismans had been tampered with?
Only after they had all left did the spectators outside the arena begin to discuss among themselves. The two hastily pricked up their ears to listen to the situation.
"Hey, what's going on? Why did they suddenly come over, arrest their own people, and seal off that testing platform?"
"This is also my first time coming to see the Talisman Master Conference, so I don't know. Is there any experienced and knowledgeable senior who can explain it to us?"
Perhaps because of his phrase 'experienced and knowledgeable senior', as soon as his voice fell, several voices immediately rose one after another:
"You guys don't know this, right? This Talisman Master Conference is very strict and won't allow any tampering to occur. Obviously..."
"Obviously, someone tampered with things, and they got caught. The Talisman Master Conference is definitely going to investigate strictly. I just don't know if the talisman master from just now cheated himself, or if his opponent tampered with him."
"Did you see that senior in the brown clothes just now? That's the sect uniform of the Talisman Sect! We don't need to worry. With them personally stepping in to investigate, this matter will definitely be brought to light..."
Upon hearing that the person just now was from the Talisman Sect, regardless of what the onlookers thought in their hearts, they all showed profound respect on the surface.
After all, the Talisman Sect was the number one major sect whose name resonated throughout both the Northern and Southern Spirit Realms.
Of course, it was only the number one sect in the Northern and Southern Spirit Realms, not the entire cultivation world.
But for the vast majority of cultivators in the Northern and Southern Spirit Realms, who would struggle their entire lives just to form a Nascent Soul, the Talisman Sect was the most top-tier existence.
Compared to the cultivators of the Southern Spirit Realm, the cultivators of the Northern Spirit Realm were much more familiar with the Talisman Sect, because the Talisman Sect's mountain gate was located within the Northern Spirit Realm.
At this time, many Northern Spirit Realm cultivators began to crazily express their regional superiority to those around them.
"You people from the Southern Spirit Realm don't know, but the Talisman Sect is incredibly powerful. Once, when our sect entered a secret realm, it was together with the Talisman Sect..."
"Tch, what does that count for? I have a brother who is in the Talisman Sect, and he even gave me several high-level talismans!"
...
After listening to a bunch of flattery toward the Talisman Sect and some random nonsense, Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu summarized some useful information from the mess.
As long as Liu Chun's talismans themselves had no issues, given the fairness of the Talisman Master Conference, his competition shouldn't be affected.
Even if his subsequent results were invalidated, Liu Chun still had five qualified talismans that had no issues previously. At the very least, he could be counted in the group of five qualified talismans to undergo a talisman quality comparison.
In short, there should still be a chance.
This interlude did not affect the overall situation of the Talisman Master Conference. Aside from Talisman Testing Platform Number 79 being sealed off and the loss of two testers, all events continued to proceed in an orderly manner.
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