Wang Yangshan watched Lin Xiuyuan flee back to his cave as if his life depended on it from a secret chamber in the Trial Tower, a playful smile on his face.
"This should scare the kid half to death, right? Heh."
Fortunately, he was in charge of the Trial Tower during this period; otherwise, the kid might have gotten himself into trouble.
However, under normal circumstances, you won't find anything unless you observe carefully for a period of time. The clues this kid revealed are very subtle, so there's no need to worry too much about it.
It was through his dedicated observation that he discovered some clues and flaws.
Because they found this "grandson-in-law" very interesting, they used the array to observe Lin Xiuyuan during his visit, allowing them to closely observe Lin Xiuyuan's performance in the jade slip trial.
Unexpectedly, this "grandson-in-law's" performance was so dazzling that it not only shocked his fellow disciples, but also many elders and deacons.
Naturally, this included him.
But during his observation, he discovered that things weren't quite like that...
Talent is a mysterious thing, but it can be clearly reflected in various aspects.
Just like the most intuitive aspect of a cultivator's spiritual root talent, the speed of absorption and refinement is vastly different between a single spiritual root and a mixed spiritual root!
During the first and second level trials, Wang Yangshan couldn't see anything special, and only felt that Lin Xiuyuan was indeed quite talented.
However, reaching the third level was beyond Lin Xiuyuan's current level of mastery in the art of talismans. During the jade slip trial, Lin Xiuyuan did discover many wonderful evolutions and learn more about the uses of runes and spirit patterns, but his learning speed and perception were a complete mess.
He's just exceptionally quick to understand things.
However, this is somewhat contradictory.
If someone has exceptional comprehension, how could their talent be lacking?
At first, Wang Yangshan didn't feel anything was wrong, just that something seemed a little strange. But with Lin Xiuyuan's arrival, he discovered even more suspicious points.
Because Lin Xiuyuan had previously gone to Lingxiao Pavilion and memorized a large number of runes and spirit patterns, he came to the Trial Tower specifically to study them.
Therefore, this speed of cultivation is completely unworthy of the title of "peerless prodigy".
Wang Yangshan's observation of Lin Xiuyuan this time made him realize this point very directly.
At the same time, Lin Xiuyuan showed remarkable comprehension, which naturally created a strong sense of contradiction.
Just like those dual runes, since they were set in the third level of the trial, they naturally wouldn't be too difficult.
Logically speaking, someone with monstrous talent in the art of talismans should have extremely keen perception and be able to easily detect the "trap" and thus know that it is the merging of two spiritual runes.
But Lin Xiuyuan, who had no clue at first, suddenly understood after being given some pointers.
This aroused Wang Yangshan's suspicions, hence his guess, and he couldn't help but show himself to test the waters.
As it turns out now, this talent seems to be due to a rare treasure.
Perhaps, as he said, he had followed a senior in the outside world to cultivate the Dao of Talismans, and with the help of this extraordinary treasure, he was able to pass the second level of the Trial Tower so quickly.
However, the main reason he showed up was that Lin Xiuyuan's "reputation" had become too great, attracting the attention of many elders and deacons.
Given Lin Xiuyuan's demonstrated combat prowess and magical abilities, whether he succeeds or fails, a jade crystal will eventually fall upon him.
Now, everyone is basically waiting for the big competition to see how Lin Xiuyuan performs.
If the resistance can be broken, then there will be more jade crystals; otherwise... there may only be Lingxiao lineage.
After all, if Lin Xiuyuan is not good at fighting, there is no need to offend those two Golden Core families. Only Elder Lingxiao, who values the talent of talismanic arts, would cherish talent and give away jade crystals.
This prompted Wang Yangshan to show himself, hoping to subtly "manipulate" Lin Xiuyuan and prevent his chosen "grandson-in-law" from being snatched away by someone else, which would make it difficult for him to bring the two together.
"However, a rare treasure that can enhance one's understanding of talismanic arts is extremely rare. If someone else had stumbled upon it, they would likely have met with dire consequences. Fortunately, it was an old fellow like me with little time left in his lifespan..."
Wang Yangshan shook his head and smiled, a hint of bitterness in his smile...
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For several days in a row, Lin Xiuyuan remained restless, unable to maintain a peaceful state of mind during cultivation, which almost caused his spiritual energy to become disordered and damaged his meridians.
Lin Xiuyuan simply focused on making talismans and stockpiling them, but he couldn't calm his mind. Even with three secret talismans that already had a fairly high success rate, he still failed one after another...
This shows the extent of Lin Xiuyuan's unease.
It's no wonder Lin Xiuyuan was overly cautious or fearful; the opportunity had already been revealed, and if it were to involve the Purple Talisman in any way, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophe.
Even now, a mere mysterious and exotic treasure is enough to bring him death.
Although it was unclear what realm the old man was at, he must have been at least at the high-level of the Purple Mansion stage, an existence that was impossible for him to contend with.
Unable to calm his mind, Lin Xiuyuan simply put everything aside, cleared his mind, and stayed in the secret room for more than half a month.
There was no movement from the outside world, and everything in the cave remained as usual.
Only then did Lin Xiuyuan gradually calm down.
"It seems that, no matter what, I am still safe inside the door..."
"However, there's no need to go to the Trial Tower for now. I can study it in my spare time. The Grand Competition is only a few years away, so I'll focus on accumulating talismans during this time. I can practice the Taoist techniques and secret arts I've been learning more and master them as soon as possible!"
Lin Xiuyuan didn't dare to continue into the Trial Tower for a moment.
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