The Results

Seeing the seventy-ninth talisman testing stage sealed off and hearing from bystanders that the one who gave the order was from the Talisman Sect, Wu Sanbao, who was standing below the stage, immediately realized that things were taking a disastrous turn. He had never expected the security at the Talisman Master Tournament to be so strict that his little trick would be discovered!

He had merely instructed someone to sprinkle a tiny amount of Ji-stone powder on five of Liu Chun's talismans. This way, as long as one of his other five talismans failed to beat his opponent's, he would be directly eliminated. Furthermore, because only five talismans were tampered with, it wouldn't be as obvious as if all ten had failed. He originally thought that such a minor action wouldn't attract anyone's attention.

After all, Liu Chun was not a renowned talisman master, so not many people would be paying attention to him.

However, against all his expectations, the Talisman Master Tournament actually noticed even this slight disturbance.

Panic welled up in Wu Sanbao's heart, and fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead. He immediately slipped quietly out of the crowd and hurriedly left Banxiang City.

On the other side of Banxiang City, inside Lianying Hall, the representatives of several major factions stationed there sat in the assembly hall. Hearing the words of the Golden Core cultivator standing in the center, they were all profoundly shocked.

"Ji-stone powder?"

The Golden Core cultivator from the Talisman Sect took out the talisman sprinkled with black powder from Liu Chun's talisman bag and said:

"Exactly, this is Ji-stone powder. Seniors, you can dab a little on your hands to test it and see if you feel a sense of spiritual energy stagnation and loss."

These representatives were all old monsters who had cultivated for a thousand years or even longer, so they had naturally heard of the Ji-stone's reputation. Seeing him take out the talisman, one of them reached out without hesitation to feel it.

Subsequently, he sighed heavily to the other representatives:

"It really is that cursed thing."

"This!"

"It's actually a Ji-stone!"

"To think this thing has appeared again!"

The Golden Core cultivator respectfully bowed to the representatives and said:

"Seniors, you surely know the dangers of this substance better than I do. I implore you to notify your respective sects as soon as possible to join forces and root out the user behind this item, completely destroying it at an early date to restore peace to the world."

"Rest assured, when it comes to the Ji-stone, we will naturally take it seriously. You may return and report back," said one of the representatives, whose white hair draped all the way to the floor.

The Golden Core cultivator bowed in farewell and left Lianying Hall.

The several representatives of Lianying Hall sat in silence in the assembly hall for quite a while before one of them finally spoke up:

"Although none of us personally experienced the era when the Ji-stone wreaked havoc, we are still a generation affected by the lingering disasters of this thing..."

"I thought this thing had been completely destroyed ten thousand years ago. I never expected..."

"Sigh, let's hurry up and send out the notifications."

At this moment, the vast majority of people in Banxiang City were still unaware that the minor incident at the seventy-ninth talisman testing stage had already quietly caused a massive uproar among the higher-ups.

The results of this second round of the Talisman Master Tournament did not require waiting until the next day like the first round; they would be released as soon as all the talisman testing was completed.

Those with more than five qualified talismans would advance directly.

Having exactly five qualified talismans meant being put on a pending list. After the testing, the talismans of those on the pending list would be sent backstage, where professional talisman masters from the Talisman Sect would quickly compare the quality of all their talismans and eliminate half of them, while the remaining half would successfully advance.

For those with fewer than five qualified talismans, their journey in this Talisman Master Tournament ended here.

Lin Xiao and the other watched until late into the night, just to wait and see Liu Chun's competition results.

For cultivators who didn't need much sleep, the night was no different from the day, except that the surrounding light grew dimmer.

In fact, at night, they seemed to become even more excited.

At this time, the crowd of spectators gathered around the Talisman Master Tournament appeared to be even larger and livelier than during the day.

The efficiency of the Talisman Master Tournament was quite high.

Before midnight, the second round of competition had entirely concluded.

The final results would be announced shortly.

Before the final results came out, personnel from the Talisman Master Tournament arrived at the seventy-ninth talisman testing stage and posted a notice explaining the situation that occurred there today and the final handling of the matter.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu used their divine sense to read the contents of the notice.

The general gist was that five of Liu Chun's talismans had been tampered with, but the other five were all qualified. Although someone had interfered, for the sake of fairness, he was still placed in the pending group.

Following that, the talisman masters of the Talisman Sect would appraise the quality of his talismans together.

As a result, Liu Chun, who had previously been an obscure talisman master serving the Wu family in a remote corner of Yuanling City, suddenly became a hot topic in Banxiang City.

After reading the notice, the spectators around the Talisman Master Tournament carefully pondered it and couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement.

This talisman master named Liu Chun seemed to be quite formidable.

"Hey, did you read that notice?"

"I read it, I read it. Have you ever heard of this Talisman Master Liu? Out of ten talismans, five were tampered with, and the other five that weren't tampered with actually all passed! Would you say his opponent was too weak, or is he just that strong?"

"Weak? Among all the talisman masters participating in the tournament, aside from the top few, who would dare claim that every single one of their ten basic talismans could surpass others'? I think, if this person isn't truly powerful, then his luck is just incredibly good!"

"Won't we know once we see his results in the pending group? If his opponent was just weak and his own talismans aren't that impressive, he'll surely be eliminated in the pending group."

"It must be good luck. If he were really that skilled, we should have at least heard his name, right? Have you heard of him? Have you?"

"But if he successfully advances, it's very likely that he really is quite strong..."

"Not necessarily..."

Jiang Youfu perked up his ears and listened carefully to the people around him discussing their sect's Elder Liu. Hearing them say that Liu Chun might just be lucky, he immediately grew displeased and sent a voice transmission to Lin Xiao:

"Hmph, Elder Liu will definitely advance successfully later. Not just this round, but Elder Liu will overcome all obstacles and make it to the very end. Let's see what these people have to say then."

The Talisman Master Tournament did not keep the audience waiting long.

When the bright moon hung high in the pitch-black night sky, the list of those advancing was released.

Just like the first round, a dense, golden list of names sparkled in the air.

At this moment, almost everyone disregarded looking for their friends or other people they were keeping an eye on. The first name they all searched for was the same one: Liu Chun.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu also ignored the chatter of those around them and quickly focused their attention on searching through the list.

In just an instant, everyone looking for this name saw the two words "Liu Chun" shining brightly in the golden list suspended in the sky.