[Beginner Level - Chapter Five: Beginner Lightning Summoning Talisman]

[Throwing Technique - Can summon ordinary lightning; those struck will suffer from paralysis or even fainting.]

[Requires cinnabar paper and *Qianyuan grass* (a type of medicinal herb) to make ink]

Lightning Talisman, another offensive talisman following the Explosion Talisman.

She still has a lot of cinnabar paper, so all she needs to do is find the Qian Yuan Grass.

However, the Qian Yuan Grass...

"The things you need are getting harder and harder to find."

From the initial readily available cinnabar paper and rock graphite, to the later need for monster blood and turtle shells, and then to the expensive Dark Mace Mystic Grass and Wen Yao Fish, the current Qian Yuan Grass is even more precious than before.

The system is a treasure trove of wealth, but also a den of iniquity.

If all talisman cultivators were like this, what kind of financial resources would be needed to cultivate a great power?

The reason for the decline of the Fu Xiu sect seems to have been found.

"Qianyuan Grass is rare; even if we ask Wanbaoge at the foot of the mountain to search for it, it will be too late."

Shang Yanting reached out and touched the raccoon, then put it into his backpack (?), saying, "I'll find one for you after the freshman competition is over."

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Before the new student competition, all the new disciples from the four peaks must gather together and go to the Heart Refining Pavilion until the competition ends before they can return.

Shang Yanting packed a change of clothes and prepared to leave, leaving Jia Xitong feeling quite helpless.

Four Sumeru talismans, can't we use them to store something?

She climbed out of the basket and, with thrift and diligence, packed up the quilts in the room, the clothes in the closet, and even the towels and basins for washing her face.

Aside from the large iron pot in the kitchen, which she couldn't move, she practically filled the entire house with it. As a result, three of Shang Yanting's four magic talismans were completely stuffed inside.

"...Is that enough?"

That's enough.

Jia Xitong looked at the clean and tidy house and felt very satisfied. Then she saw the langmu branch placed in the middle of the table, picked it up with her paws, and sat it in the basket on her back.

"Dear host, let's go."

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Lianxin Pavilion is located at the innermost part of Shengdu Academy. Upon arrival, disciples must first report to the steward's office.

Inside the main hall, the new students were mostly in groups of three or five, while Shang Yanting stood alone, his Qing Shuang Peak disciple's robes and the small beast on his back making him particularly conspicuous.

"From Qing Shuang Peak."

The steward glanced at Shang Yanting, then tossed him a wooden plaque. "There are too many new disciples this year, and there's no room anywhere else. You'll stay in the west wing."

The west wing is located in the most remote part of Lianxin Pavilion.

One of the wooden doors at the entrance was broken. The bed inside was just a wooden plank, covered in dust. Apart from a small wooden table and a chipped kettle, there were no other living items in the room.

There was a hole in the roof, and the large hole echoed the broken door, allowing the cold wind to whistle through the house.

This place... is even poorer than the thatched hut where Eleventh Senior Brother lives.

The conditions at Lianxin Pavilion are really that bad.

Jia Xitong was shocked.

Fortunately, they brought everything with them when they left Qing Shuang Peak.

The hardworking raccoon was cleaning the dust off the bed with a feather duster. He would sweep the front of the bed with the feather duster and then sweep the back with his broken tail, which was quite comical.

Seeing this, Shang Yanting's gloomy expression after entering the house softened considerably. He took out tools for repairing the house from the talisman.

After sweeping the bed, there was still dust on the floor and cobwebs all around.

"I wonder how the other fellow disciples survived such terrible conditions."

Jia Xitong placed his Langmu branch on the table, wiping the dust off the stool as he said, "Even the kettle is broken. Lianxin Pavilion is even poorer than Qingshuang Peak."

Shang Yanting glanced at the simple magical beast and knew that Lianxin Pavilion was not poor, but its manager was extremely opportunistic and opportunistic.

Of the four peaks, Jin Yang Peak, where the eight great families reside, has the best east wing, followed by Sheng Yang Peak and Tian Wu Peak. As the only disciple of Qing Shuang Peak, the worst of the four peaks, he was naturally assigned to this remote corner.

But he said nothing and silently continued mending the dilapidated wooden door.

When it suffers more losses in the future, it will naturally understand the complexity of human nature.

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They didn't finish tidying up the house until late at night, but in doing so, they missed dinner at the Lianxin Pavilion kitchen.

Shang Yanting quickly finished the dry rations he had brought from Qing Shuang Peak and swallowed them with cold water.

Jia Xitong sighed, "Sure enough, we should have brought that big pot too, so we'd have hot water."

Shang Yanting ignored it, quickly washed up with spring water outside, and lay down on the bed with the icy steam still on his face. Even with two quilts, the cold wind blowing in through the cracks in the wooden door seemed to penetrate everywhere, making him feel cold all over.

Suddenly, the little animal crawled into the blankets and onto his chest. Then, it spread its limbs wide, flattening itself into a pancake.

"What are you doing?"

"I'll use it as a blanket for you."

Jia Xitong finalized the pose of the small beast, and then his soul returned to his sea of ​​consciousness.

Actually, warming your feet is the easiest way to warm your whole body, but she's destined to become a powerful and arrogant character, so even if the other person is the male lead, warming her feet is something she'll never be able to do for the rest of her life.

"I'll get you a hot water bottle tomorrow, it'll be more comfortable to sleep in then."

Shang Yanting felt the heat on his chest that was higher than anywhere else, and he didn't know how to describe the expression on his face. "Okay, go to sleep."

The system notification was quite intuitive: "[Congratulations to the mission participant for gaining 2 points of trust from the male lead. Current trust value: 65/100]"

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The next day was the day of the newcomer competition.

The arena was recessed, with raised seating areas all around, much like the Colosseum in ancient Rome.

People can sit on each side of the steps, and the judges in charge of the preliminary test sit on the east side.

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