No hope for eternal life

Chapter 321 Talisman Competition

"I still underestimated the appeal of the Ji clan." Mu Changsheng sighed in his heart.

"Brother, that's the branch venue for the early stage of the Spirit Transformation. I also have to go to the branch venue for the late stage of the Nascent Soul. I wish you all the best in winning the championship." Ji Leyao bowed and said with a smile.

"I also wish my junior sister to win the championship in the late Nascent Soul stage." Mu Changsheng smiled in return.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng and Ji Leyao separated and came to the branch venue for the early stage of transformation.

The Ji clan cultivator who was in charge of the work here checked Mu Changsheng's identity and cultivation as usual, and then let Mu Changsheng enter.

Mu Changsheng observed the competitors around him. Compared with the huge number of Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, the number of participating cultivators in the early stage of Spiritualization was much less, but there were still more than two hundred people.

After several hours, more than a dozen people came to the venue of the early stage of transformation of the spirit, and the talisman conference officially began.

Ji Clan's Great Elder Ji Cunxu stood on the high platform and gave a speech on behalf of the Ji Clan: "My fellow Taoists, since you are willing to come to our Ji Clan to participate in this talisman conference, you are fellow Taoists. Now there are demons causing chaos outside and demons causing trouble inside. The Nine Realms are about to be in danger. The only way for cultivators of our generation to resist the disaster is to unite closely together. Therefore, we hold this talisman conference to find fellow talisman masters."

"I have been ordered by the clan leader to inform you that for all the cultivators present today, regardless of their level of talisman cultivation, as long as they are willing to stay in the Sub-Saint Realm, my Ji clan will provide them with proper accommodation."

"Good." "The Ji clan is righteous!" Thunderous applause suddenly rang out at the scene. Most of the people who came to participate in the Talisman Conference today wanted to take this opportunity to join the Ji clan and be blessed by the Ji clan. They thought that only a small number of people would be able to stay, but they did not expect that the Ji clan was so courageous and willing to accept all the monks who came to participate in the Talisman Conference.

"Awesome." Mu Changsheng also praised along with the crowd. He also saw the deep meaning behind the Ji clan's decision. If this matter had been announced to the world from the beginning, it would definitely attract more cultivators. However, once the number of people was too large, it would exceed the Ji clan's tolerance. Moreover, all the people accepted at the Talisman Conference were talisman masters, which was in line with the Ji clan, which was known for its expertise in talismans.

Seeing the applause from the audience, Ji Cunxu could not help but nod slightly, and then directly announced: "The Talisman Conference officially begins."

As Ji Cunxu finished speaking, a cultivator from the Ji clan walked into the meeting place for the initial stage of the Spiritualization Class and introduced himself, “I am Ji Yanxi from the Ji clan, and I am in charge of hosting the initial stage of the Spiritualization Class branch competition.”

Then, Ji Yanxi began to introduce the rules of the competition: "This competition is divided into four rounds, and the top 100, top 50, top 10, and top 3 will be selected respectively. The 51st to 100th place will be rewarded with 1 million high-grade spirit stones and a third-class guest position, the 11th to 50th place will be rewarded with 3 million high-grade spirit stones and a second-class guest position, the 4th to 10th place will be rewarded with 5 million high-grade spirit stones and a second-class guest position, the 1st to 3rd place will be rewarded with 10 million high-grade spirit stones and a first-class guest position, and the first place will also have an additional reward, which is to enter our clan's talisman library and choose any talisman inheritance. Although there is no guest status for those outside the top 100, our clan will definitely make good arrangements, so please rest assured, and please don't hold back when you compete."

Afterwards, Ji Yanxi distributed a storage bag to each person, which contained talisman pens, talisman paper, and prepared talisman liquid.

"In the next four rounds of competition, you all have to use the talisman pens and talisman paper that are distributed uniformly. In addition, the talisman liquid in the storage bag is the content of the first round of competition. The talisman liquid is the most common gold and fire talisman liquid for refining the fifth-grade initial stage. I think you all have the inheritance of this talisman. If not, you can also come to me to learn. There are ten talisman liquids in total. The ranking will be determined by the number of finished products. If the number is the same, the ranking will be determined by the length of time." Ji Yanxi explained, and finally repeated: "Those who don't have the inheritance of the gold and fire talisman, please stand up."

Everyone present looked at each other, and no one stood up. This was normal. After all, they had all cultivated to the Spirit Transformation Realm, and the possibility of not having the Golden Fire Talisman passed down was very small.

Seeing this, Ji Yanxi nodded slightly and announced: "The competition will begin now. At the same time, please do not think of cheating. Otherwise, once discovered, you will be expelled from the Sub-Saint Realm."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly started to move. The Golden Fire Talisman was the simplest type of talisman among the five-grade talismans, and the success rate for everyone was not low, so speed was very critical.

Mu Changsheng was no exception. He immediately began to refine the Gold Fire Talisman. Although he had never practiced the Gold Fire Talisman before, he had refined the Gold Light Talisman. The Gold Light Talisman was an advanced version of the Gold Fire Talisman, and the two were quite similar.

Therefore, Mu Changsheng's process of refining the Gold and Fire Talisman went extremely smoothly, and the first Gold and Fire Talisman was successful.

At the same time, Mu Changsheng's advantage of deep cultivation foundation also came into play. He did not need to stop to recover his magic power. He completed ten golden fire talismans in one go, which took only a little more than an hour. His success rate was as high as 90%, and he obtained nine finished products out of the ten golden fire talismans.

After Mu Changsheng finished, he began to look around, wanting to see how fast other opponents were.

At this time, most of the cultivators were still refining the Golden Fire Talisman. Only one white-faced cultivator stood with his hands behind his back like Mu Changsheng, and it seemed that he had completed ten Golden Fire Talismans earlier than Mu Changsheng.

The white-faced cultivator also noticed Mu Changsheng who had stopped early, and said to him: "I am Qi Xian, a casual cultivator from the Skyfire Realm. May I ask your name, fellow Taoist?"

"I am an outer disciple of Lingshan Sect, Mu Changsheng." Mu Changsheng replied.

"It's Brother Mu. I've heard a lot about you." Qi Xian continued to transmit the message. Although he had never seen Mu Changsheng's portrait, he had heard of Mu Changsheng killing Yu Hualong, a disciple of Yu Daoling.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng and Qi Xian exchanged some experiences in the art of talismans. Two hours later, more than 200 people finally completed the Gold and Fire Talisman.

Ji Yanxi had been using his own spiritual sense to observe each cultivator, so when the last cultivator finished, he also issued a list of the top 100:

First place: Tianhuo Realm, Qi Xian.

Second place: Tianshuang Realm, Mu Changsheng.

Third place: Heaven Realm, Fangwu Mountain.

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Mu Changsheng was not surprised by this, because he already knew during his communication with Qi Xian that Qi Xian not only took less time, but also had a 100% success rate, so he deserved the first place.

Then, Ji Yanxi took the initiative to say: "The fellow Taoists after the hundredth can either stay and watch, or leave the venue. There will be cultivators from our clan outside to receive you. If you want to stay in the Sub-Saint Realm, they will properly accommodate you."

After Ji Yanxi finished speaking, a few cultivators immediately left the venue, but most of them chose to stay and continue watching the competition.

Afterwards, Ji Yanxi distributed a portion of talisman liquid to each of the 100 cultivators who advanced, and explained: "This is the talisman liquid for the fifth-grade intermediate golden light talisman, and there are also ten portions. But unlike the last round, this time the ranking is not determined by the success rate, but by the quality of the talisman."

After that, Ji Yanxi placed a white spiritual tablet in the center of the venue and introduced it: "This is a spiritual tablet for measuring strength. When you attack it, it will emit light of different sizes according to the strength of the strength. The higher the light, the stronger the strength. This is used to measure the quality of your talismans and determine the ranking. However, each of you only has one chance, so you must choose the best quality golden light talisman to come for the test."

Everyone present had no objection when they heard this. The quality of talismans is an extremely important indicator among talismans, and it is very convincing to use this to determine the ranking.

Seeing that no one objected, Ji Yanxi announced: "Now, everyone can start refining the golden light talisman."