Yuan Ping said, "As for the reward, according to past practice, it will either be something that enhances the power of the talisman, a talisman pen, or possibly a spirit talisman!"

Upon hearing the word "spirit talisman," Lan Hua's eyes lit up; that was a valuable item.

Lan Hua asked curiously, "How often is this Talisman Master Competition held?"

"ten years!"

Yuan Ping said, "Young hero, you've come at just the right time! In three months, we'll be able to participate in a grand event for the talisman master world!"

The two arrived deep within Fuxin City and found the place to register for the competition.

The number of talisman masters who came to register was not as many as Lan Hua had imagined, and the number of people on the register was also much smaller than the proportion of people in the city.

Lan Hua asked curiously, "That's strange. There are clearly many people in this city, so why are there not many people signing up?"

Yuan Ping laughed and said, "Many people in the city are not true talisman masters, nor are they from the Great Thousand World. They are simply divine souls that already exist in the realm of consciousness!"

"Damn, it's another NPC. No wonder there are so many people!" Lan Hua thought to herself.

Yuan Ping added, "However, many talisman masters don't come every day."

Don't worry, this place will be packed with talisman masters on the day of the competition!

After Lan Hua registered, the person registering him handed him a jade token as his participation certificate.

While strolling around the city, Lan Hua stopped in front of a shop selling talisman pens. The talisman pens inside were all quite good, all of them being treasure-level talisman pens.

Such a talisman brush is a rare sight even in the Xuan Yu Realm.

Lan Hua's family heirloom talisman brush was merely a magical artifact, utterly insignificant compared to the talisman brushes in the hall.

The higher the level of the talisman brush, the stronger the power of the talisman.

Lan Hua exclaimed, "What an excellent talisman brush!"

Yuan Ping asked, "You want it?"

"certainly!"

Yuan Ping laughed and said, "Then buy it. Once you buy it, this talisman brush will be yours when your soul returns to the mortal world."

Lan Hua was taken aback; he hadn't expected that things from the realm of consciousness could exist in reality.

He originally thought that the realm of consciousness was only used to enhance mental power and talisman power, and that the talisman pens sold in the shop could only be used in the realm of consciousness.

Lan Hua looked at the beautiful shopkeeper, "How much is this talisman pen?"

The beautiful woman smiled and said, "Hello, talisman master. The talisman pen you chose is called the Ruyi Treasure Pen. It is a top-grade treasure and costs 10,000 consciousness coins!"

Lan Hua frowned slightly. "Ten thousand consciousness coins?"

Looking at Yuan Ping, the latter smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to make money!"

After leaving the store, Yuan Ping led Lan Hua straight to a house.

There is a plaque on the house that reads "Supply Pavilion".

Lan Hua asked curiously, "What is this place for?"

"This is where bounties are posted. The Bounty Pavilion will dynamically issue bounty orders. Once you accept the order, you can go and complete the mission. After you finish, come back to collect your reward and you'll get Consciousness Coins!"

Lan Hua said, "I see," and exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the wanted poster on the wall:

"They're all hunting demonic beasts from the realm of consciousness, and there are even rune masters from the realm of consciousness?"

Yuan Ping nodded. "Don't underestimate these tasks; they're all quite challenging!"

"There are no weak monsters in the realm of consciousness; the weakest among them are at least at the Pill God Realm. The same is true for the rune masters in the realm of consciousness; they are all at least at the sixth rank!"

Yuan Ping emphasized one point: "Most importantly, once you die in the realm of consciousness, your soul will completely disappear, and even if you have a consciousness bead, it will be useless."

If you cannot return to your body, then you will die in reality. Remember, the realm of consciousness is cruel!

Lan Hua suddenly realized why the founder of the Immortal Talisman Sect had told her that she could only enter the realm of consciousness after breaking through to the sixth-grade talisman master.

The beings in the realm of consciousness are truly too powerful; without some skill, one can easily perish.

"Looks like I'll have to be careful!"

To be on the safe side, Lan Hua chose a relatively reliable task, which, if completed successfully, would earn her one hundred consciousness coins.

For the next few days, Lan Hua was either fighting or on her way to fight.

After several battles, I earned a net worth of one thousand consciousness coins.

As Yuan Ping said, the NPCs in the realm of consciousness are all powerful beings, and if one is not careful, one's soul will be scattered.

While completing the task, Lan Hua also felt a slight increase in her mental strength and gradually understood the mechanism by which the consciousness realm enhances the power of the talisman.

Lan Hua had intended to earn 10,000 consciousness coins to buy the Ruyi Brush, but considering that she still needed to refine Breakthrough Pills, she left early.

After the soul escaped from the consciousness bead, it merged once again with the light-transformed primordial elixir, becoming the primordial spirit.

Baxia was overjoyed to see Lan Hua return, exclaiming, "Brother Hua, you're finally back!"

Lan Hua asked, "How long have I been in the realm of consciousness?"

"Seven days!"

Lan Hua nodded slightly, "It seems that the flow of time in the realm of consciousness and in reality is the same!"

Baxia asked curiously, "What is the realm of consciousness like?"

Lan Hua then told Ba Xia about the situation in the realm of consciousness, and also about the situation in the Great Thousand World.

This also stirred up a wave of emotions in the latter's heart.

Baxia then exclaimed, "This Rune Emperor is truly amazing! He actually created a consciousness realm that connects the vast world!"

Lan Hua nodded in agreement. This trip to the realm of consciousness was very fruitful, especially in learning about the existence of the Great Thousand Worlds.

This world is not just the Half-Heaven Realm and the Profound Universe Realm; there are many more worlds and many more cultivators.

Two days later.

Lan Hua arrived at the alchemy room early in the morning, intending to start the process of refining the pills.

Before even reaching the alchemy room, one could see from afar that it was full of people, and there were also many people standing outside.

"Damn, it's just taking out the pills, why are there so many people here?!"

Lan Hua used all her strength to squeeze into the inner room of the alchemy room, only to find that the two leaders of the Dao Xuan Yu Alliance were already waiting inside.

He quickly clasped his hands in greeting, "I was unaware that the two alliance leaders were here. I apologize for my rudeness!"

Chen Xingnan laughed and said, "It's alright, we just arrived too, we just wanted to see Young Hero Lan's demeanor!"

"What style? They just want to see how good my stuff is!" Lan Hua thought to herself.

"Please make way, everyone, I'm about to start the furnace!"

After saying that, he slapped his palm, and the lids of the two alchemy furnaces simultaneously shot into the sky before landing steadily in the corner of the room.

As soon as the furnace lid was opened, an even richer fragrance of elixir wafted into everyone's nostrils.

The fragrance of the elixir didn't intoxicate, but people were already intoxicated by it. They greedily inhaled the aroma, unable to resist the temptation.

Lan Hua glanced at the furnace and knew the result, revealing a slight smile.

Chen Xingnan and Sun Hongwei also came to another alchemy furnace and examined it carefully.

Fifteen pills lay inside the alchemy furnace, their golden color refreshing and invigorating—these were Breakthrough Pills.

Looking at the Breakthrough Pill, Lan Hua was very satisfied, because it was much better than the ones he had refined before.

"This is... a high-grade breakthrough pill!"

Chen Xingnan revealed the grade of the Breakthrough Pill, his voice trembling with excitement.

As a Yuanxiang Realm expert who has lived for hundreds of years, he is knowledgeable and can immediately recognize the quality of the Breakthrough Pill.

Not only was the quality good, but the number of pills produced was also considerable, with a total of thirty-two Breakthrough Pills refined in two batches.

Chen Xingnan laughed and said, "Young Master Lan truly deserves the title of master. This top-grade breakthrough pill is so good that even the alchemy level of the Xuandao Sect is no better than this!"

Sun Hongwei chimed in with praise, "With Master Lan's assistance, our Xuanyu Alliance is truly like a tiger with wings!"

People inside and outside the house cheered, "Master Lan is awesome!"

"Master Lan is awesome!"

"......"