Chapter 24: Ten Years Competition

15 meters! 15 meters!

Lin Xiaoman was spinning in circles excitedly. Although this had nothing to do with the growth of his cultivation, it was still something worth being happy about. Besides, drawing talismans required a lot of spiritual awareness, so improving it would be of great help.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Xiaoman quickly packed up and ran to the market.

Before she reached the shop, she noticed that the atmosphere in the market was a little different today. Many people were talking excitedly about something. Lin Xiaoman quickened her pace and reached the shop.

"Friend Wang, what's going on today? I saw what everyone on the street was talking about."

"Hey, that's right, it's a big deal, and it has something to do with you too. Hurry up and go see Senior Yuan."

"Okay."

Lin Xiaoman felt like she was scratching her head and wanted to ask, but when she saw that a guest had come in and Wang Qiang had to go and be busy, she could only quickly run to the backyard.

"Senior Sister Li."

"I'm here, just in time. Come with me to meet Senior Yuan."

"good."

Yuan Zheng still has a concise and clear style, and gets straight to the point when he meets people.

"In a month, Andu City will hold a grand competition that takes place every ten years. Participants are cultivators under the age of 15. You can also participate. The city lord and Tianyan Sect will give rewards to the top ten."

Lin Xiaoman's eyes lit up. So this is what it is. Isn't this a new employee competition? There are rewards. I must participate!

"Okay, Senior Yuan, I want to join."

Yuan Zheng chuckled, "You want to join without even asking what the competition is?"

"Whatever it is, I want to try it."

"Well, you are a talisman practitioner, so of course the competition is about drawing talismans. There will be no danger."

Lin Xiaoman smiled and listened to Senior Yuan say, "This month, you should practice more basic talismans. The basic talismans handed over to Tianyan Sect can be handed over to Li Linghua."

"Thank you, Senior Yuan. I'm fine. I can draw these talismans. The more I draw, the more familiar I'll become with them. My success rate might even improve."

Both Yuan Zheng and Li Ling's expressions softened considerably after hearing her words.

"Here are 500 pieces of talisman paper. Take them and practice more."

Lin Xiaoman's eyes lit up, and he quickly reached out to take it. "Thank you, Senior Yuan. I will definitely work hard and strive to get a place in the competition."

"Okay, go ahead."

After coming out of Senior Yuan's house, Lin Xiaoman immersed himself in drawing talismans frantically and forgot to study the changes in his spiritual consciousness.

Lin Xiaoman already had the 500 talismans task for this month in stock, so she took the time to practice other basic talismans. Then, after hesitating for a moment, she decided to spend some time learning how to draw the water arrow talisman.

He would draw talismans frantically in the shop during the day and practice at home using the spirit gathering array at night.

She tried using the Spirit Gathering Pill and the Spirit Gathering Array together for cultivation, but found that there was not much improvement, so she gave up using them at the same time and saved the Spirit Gathering Pill for use during her lunch break in the shop.

In this way, his daily cultivation speed is one step higher than before. Seeing that he is about to break through to the second level of Qi Refining Stage, Lin Xiaoman deeply realizes the benefits of having money!

With money, she can buy elixirs and spirit gathering arrays for cultivation, which can increase the speed of cultivation and improve her cultivation to the fourth level of Qi Refining Stage more quickly. She might even be able to break through within three years and successfully join the outer sect of Tianyan Sect.

So, draw the talisman! Draw the talisman! Draw the talisman!

During this month, Lin Xiaoman didn't have time to cook two meals a day. She only cooked one meal when she returned home at night, and left a portion in her storage bag to eat directly the next morning.

However, she would still take time to practice multitasking while eating every night. Although the results were slow, she finally made some progress. Moreover, she controlled her time every time so that she would not be busy with this matter all night and delay her practice.

When you are busy, you don’t feel the passage of time, and in the blink of an eye, it’s almost time for the competition.

Lin Xiaoman was waiting for someone at the intersection early in the morning, and soon saw Lu Youling and Li Qingyue.

"Lin Xiaoman, you're here early. Here."

When Lu Youling saw her, he ran over quickly and handed her a meat bun with a smile, while he was eating one in his own hand.

"Thanks."

Lin Xiaoman took it, took a bite, and said, "Let's go."

"Let's go. This time, someone among the three of us must get a ranking. I heard that not only will there be a top ten in each category, but there will also be a top ten overall. Everyone who gets a ranking will receive a reward. I heard that the worst reward is a bottle of Yuanling Pill."

Lin Xiaoman was puzzled. "Yuanling Pill? What does it do?"

Li Qingyue explained softly, "The Yuanling Pill can instantly replenish spiritual power and restore it to its peak."

"Yeah, think about it. If you're fighting someone outside and your spiritual power is completely depleted, you can take a Yuanling Pill and immediately be revived to full health, kicking your opponent away."

Lu Youling nodded repeatedly, finished a meat bun, and took out a sesame cake to eat. "Also, do you know how many spirit stones a bottle of Yuanling Pill costs?"

"How many?"

"100 spirit stones per bottle."

Lin Xiaoman widened his eyes in surprise, "So expensive?!"

"This is a high-level yellow-grade elixir."

Li Qingyue added.

Lin Xiaoman suddenly realized, "Do you know what the reward for Fu Xiu is?"

Lu Youling nodded, "I know, I know. The best reward for talisman practitioners is a Xuan-level primary talisman pen."

He turned to look at Li Qingyue again, "As for the rewards for Dan Xiu, you should already know."

"Um."

Lin Xiaoman has been tempted by the Xuan-level talisman pen and is full of excitement. She is now full of fighting spirit. She thinks she is quite talented in drawing talismans and it is not impossible for her to get a ranking.

However, when they arrived at the square, Lin Xiaoman's fiery confidence was instantly extinguished.

There were crowds of people in front of her, and the square was huge and full of people. This was not a big deal, but the problem was that she saw many people who had already reached the second level of Qi Refining Stage, and there were even cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining Stage.

Not only Lin Xiaoman, but Lu Youling also wilted instantly. However, they soon had no time to think about anything else, so they said goodbye and went to their own areas.

Lin Xiaoman stood among the group of talisman practitioners, listening to everyone chattering, she couldn't understand. Isn't there only four markets in the entire Andu City? There is only one talisman shop in each market. How come there are suddenly so many apprentices?

Before she could understand the situation, the competition started quickly. Everyone was assigned a number plate, and Lin Xiaoman's was number 77.

"There are quite a few talisman practitioners participating this year, a total of 289 people. The competition will be held in three rounds, and each round will involve drawing talismans. The first round will begin now."

Everyone was still wondering how to start, they just stood there straight in the square with nothing in sight.

Then, the next moment, the old man waved his hand, and everyone felt a flash before their eyes. The next moment, they were all standing in a very large and empty room. Everyone stood in front of a table with talisman paper, talisman pen and talisman ink on it.