Chapter 344: Genius disciple?

However, Zhuang Moxing glanced at the explosive talisman and felt a little regretful. The rune had a good trend, but the spiritual energy contained in it was too scarce and could not generate much attack power.

Zhuang Moxing's speed from putting pen to writing to finishing it is not fast according to normal calligraphy speed, but it is extremely fast when it comes to drawing talismans.

You should know that it takes an apprentice more than two quarters of an hour to draw a low-level Qingchen Talisman, and the intermediate talismans produced by Taoist priests take an hour at most.

Several older apprentices looked at Zhuang Moxing's calm demeanor and wondered if this kid was playing.

The young apprentices who were waiting to see Zhuang Moxing being blown to pieces by the explosive talisman were stunned to see the talisman paper on Zhuang Moxing's desk intact.

One of the apprentices muttered hoarsely, "Am I dazzled? Did that piece of talisman paper just float up? Did it work?"

The short and fat apprentice beside him, with a stiff mouth, stammered in response: "Okay, okay, it seems so!"

The short-bearded Taoist priest, who had previously looked down upon Zhuang Moxing the most, had his eyelids trembling at the whispering of the two apprentices, and he held his breath and rushed towards Zhuang Moxing's small compartment.

As soon as he reached the door, he picked up the exploding talisman that Zhuang Moxing had placed on the table, and examined it carefully from head to toe with wide eyes.

From the integrity of the talisman paper to its color and even the subtle spiritual aura emanating from the runes, everything is normal!

The quality of this talisman is even higher than the explosive talismans he can make now, and it has reached the threshold of an intermediate explosive talisman.

He repeatedly flipped through the talisman paper, his face gradually turning pale as he muttered in a low, almost foolish voice, "It's an explosion talisman, the quality... is close to intermediate."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Taoist apprentices who heard his voice not far away all gasped, and looked at Zhuang Moxing as if he were a monster!

One of the young Taoist priests, who was extremely curious, couldn't help but question in his heart, could it be that the Exploding Half Talisman is the easiest type of talisman to draw?

But just as he had this thought, explosions were heard in cubicles 57 and 82, followed by the candidates' screams of extreme pain.

Such heart-wrenching wails scared the examinees in the surrounding cubicles so much that their hands trembled. Those with poor concentration would directly produce useless talismans and fail the exam.

Suddenly, someone with a bad temper started cursing loudly. The security guards who were maintaining order in the examination room immediately rushed in and took the troublesome candidate away, and then carried the injured candidate out of the examination room to the hospital.

Chaos broke out before his eyes. The young Taoist priest who had doubted whether the exploding half-talisman was a good painting no longer had this idea. Instead, he looked at Zhuang Moxing with admiration!

When Zhuang Moxing saw that the talisman was snatched away, he was not angry at all. Instead, he felt that it saved him the trouble of handing in the paper. He packed up his things and prepared to leave the examination room.

Unexpectedly, the short-bearded Taoist priest struggled but still grabbed his hand. Zhuang Moxing looked down at his imprisoned arm, his eyes filled with oppression.

The short-bearded Taoist frowned as if pricked by a needle and withdrew his hand. He was puzzled for a second as to why he had suddenly retreated. Finally, he focused on the business and said to Zhuang Moxing in a serious tone, "Examinee, there is a problem with your talisman. Please wait here for a moment. We need to ask a more senior examiner to review your talisman."

Zhuang Moxing frowned for a moment after hearing this, thought for two seconds, and then sat back in his original seat.

Seeing this, the short-bearded Taoist secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ran to the Qingzhai Hall where Taoist He Lian was resting and discussing Taoism, holding the talisman.

He is an outer disciple of Taoist Master He Lian. He is only responsible for training new apprentices on a daily basis and rarely comes into contact with more advanced Taoist techniques.

If he recommends this extremely talented candidate to the Taoist priest and gets credit for the recommendation, he will definitely benefit a lot in the future!

Just as the bearded Taoist priest was imagining a bright future, three Taoist priests in long robes, all around sixty years old, were sitting in the warm Qingzhai Hall with floor heating.

The three of them looked at the pile of low-level talismans on the table and sighed from time to time.

One of the old Taoist priests in a gray-white robe stopped watching and took a sip of tea. He asked, "These new apprentices don't have much talent. Not even one of them can draw talismans well!"

Another person laughed and said, "Why? Are you trying to fill the gap in your apprenticeship?"

The man teased, but for some reason his expression gradually turned sour. He complained in a bad tone, "Don't tell me, because of the incident with Bansheng Daoist, the quality of my apprentices is not as good as before. Even the few apprentices I've recruited recently are useless."

During the conversation, the Taoist with a long white beard glanced at the two of them casually without exposing their dirty thoughts.

Now they blame Bansheng Taoist for sacrificing their apprentice. When they were trying to gain credit for it, they were very ruthless and gave the apprentice money whenever he asked and were very active.

He continued to look through the talismans on the table when the door of the Qingzhai Hall was suddenly knocked. The rapid knocking clearly indicated that the person outside had an urgent matter.

He glanced at her calmly and said, "Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the short-bearded Taoist priest excitedly pushed the door open and rushed in. Without even seeing who was inside, he raised the explosive talisman and shouted:

"Master He Lian, I have discovered a disciple with extraordinary talent!"

After shouting, he looked up and found that there were three Taoist priests sitting in the Qingzhai Hall, one of whom was Taoist Liu, who had competed with Taoist He Lian for the inner disciple.

His excited expression froze instantly, and he glanced at Taoist He Lian with a very nervous look.

Upon hearing the key message in his words, Old Taoist Liu glanced at him sideways, put down his teacup, and leisurely walked over to take the Explosion Talisman in his hand, muttering curiously, "A disciple with extraordinary talent? Let me take a look."