With a thought, Baxia's enormous body indeed shrank, eventually becoming a mini-dragon the size of a loach.
Lan Hua smiled and said, "You look just like a little mudfish!"
Baxia said irritably, "It's all for the convenience of hiding. If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have come!"
Suddenly a voice came, "Huh? I clearly saw the shadow of a real dragon just now, how come it disappeared?"
Upon hearing this, Baxia rushed into the cloth bag at Lan Hua's waist with a whoosh.
Lan Hua flicked her fingertips, casting an invisibility talisman on Baxia, allowing the latter to conceal its form and aura.
After a moment, a middle-aged man appeared in Lan Hua's sight.
The man was dressed in gray, with long hair and a small mustache, and had a peculiar appearance.
Upon seeing Lan Hua, he clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Brother, I am Fang Yu. Did you see the shadow of the true dragon just now?"
Lan Hua clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, then shook his head and said, "I also discovered the dragon's shadow, so I rushed here immediately."
In the end, we didn't see any yarn; it must have been an illusion!
The man in gray tilted his head and paused slightly. "Could it really be an illusion?"
"Ah, if I could catch a dragon as a mount, that would be pretty good!"
Having said that, he flicked his robe and flew away into the distance.
Before Lan Hua could catch her breath, several people passed by, all looking suspicious, and then quickly left.
Lan Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief, her expression softening slightly.
"That was close, you almost ended up stuck in the realm of consciousness."
Those talisman masters are all extraordinary; if we gang up on them, I'm afraid I won't leave this place alive!
Baxia was still shaken and angrily said, "Damn humans, they actually wanted to take me as their mount! Next time anyone has that idea, I'll eat them!"
Lan Hua's eyes twitched, and his expression changed slightly. He had once had the idea of taking Ba Xia as his mount.
"Brother Hua, you're the best! You truly live up to my reputation as a brother!"
Lan Hua chuckled, her expression unchanged.
"Absolutely!"
After speaking, Lan Hua looked in the direction where everyone had left.
That's the direction of Fuxin City; presumably, everyone's going to participate in the Talisman Master Competition.
This time, after only a short while in the realm of consciousness, I encountered several talisman masters, far more than before.
"Brother Ba, once you enter Fuxin City, don't act recklessly. It's full of powerful talisman masters, maybe even a whole bunch of spirit talisman masters. Be very careful!"
"Know!"
After an hour's journey, Lan Hua finally entered Fu Xin City, which was bustling with activity.
The number of talisman masters coming and going was many times greater than usual.
Lan Hua knew that these talisman masters all came from the Great Thousand World, and their cultivation was at least at the Dan Shen Realm.
A few feet from the entrance to Fuxin City, there is a sign indicating the location of the Talisman Master Competition, which is the Talisman Martial Arts Arena located in the city center.
The Talisman Martial Arts Arena is very large, with nine arenas that form a huge circle.
The audience seats in the martial arts arena were packed with people, with tens of thousands participating.
Lan Hua's eyes scanned the audience seats and finally found Yuan Ping from Cangyuan Realm, so she went over to him.
When Yuan Ping saw Lan Hua, he was slightly taken aback. "Young Hua, you managed to find so many people here. You're really something!"
Lan Hua frowned and changed the subject, "With so many people competing, how long will this competition last?"
Yuan Ping laughed and said, "Don't worry, there will be an elimination round before the official competition, which will eliminate a large number of participants."
Based on past experience, this Talisman Master Competition will conclude in three days!
Three days?
Lan Hua was taken aback. "So many people, and it's over in just three days? That competition must be incredibly intense!"
The number of talisman masters in the audience continued to increase, completely surrounding the martial arts arena.
Suddenly, several figures descended from the sky, a total of ten people, each possessing powerful talismanic energy without reservation.
Lan Hua's heart skipped a beat. "Such powerful talismanic energy! I can't even see through them!"
Yuan Ping nodded slightly, "Yes, these ten people are all at the peak of the eighth-grade talisman master, standing at the top of the mortal talisman master level."
They were just one step away from becoming Immortal Talisman Masters!
The sudden appearance of ten top-tier spirit talisman masters surprised Lan Hua quite a bit.
Having been in the Half-Heaven Realm for so long, I've seen quite a few experts at the Yuanxiang Realm, but not a single Rank 8 Talisman Master.
Unexpectedly, I suddenly encountered ten Rank 8 Talisman Masters in the realm of consciousness.
Lan Hua asked curiously, "I wonder if these ten spirit talisman masters are from the realm of consciousness, or from various other worlds?"
Yuan Ping smiled and said, "Naturally, they come from all over the world."
These ten people are no ordinary individuals; they were all chosen by the realm of consciousness!
"The chosen one?"
Lan Hua was puzzled. "What does this mean?"
Yuan Ping said, "These ten people have extremely high comprehension in the Dao of Talismans, so they were chosen by the Consciousness Realm to serve as the managers of the first layer of the Consciousness Realm and to maintain order in the first layer!"
Lan Hua was secretly puzzled. This realm of consciousness was built by the Fu Emperor. If these ten people were chosen by the realm of consciousness, wouldn't that mean they were chosen by the Fu Emperor?
Becoming a manager might bring unexpected rewards, and you might even receive guidance from the Emperor.
Yuan Ping added, "However, these ten people are not always the same."
Talisman masters are also cultivators, and their goal is to achieve immortality and enter the Heavenly Realm.
Once a talisman master enters the Heavenly Realm, a replacement will be provided to maintain order in the realm of consciousness!
"I see!" Lan Hua seemed to understand something.
At this moment, the nine talisman masters moved slightly and gradually dispersed in the center of the nine martial arts arenas.
Only one woman remained motionless, suspended in the center of the Talisman Martial Arts Arena.
The woman appeared to be a mature, aristocratic lady, dressed in elegant attire, and spoke in a loud voice:
"I am Mu Lingfeng, the host of this Talisman Master Competition. Welcome, all Talisman Masters, to the first layer of the Consciousness Realm to participate in this once-in-a-decade Talisman Master Competition!"
The talisman master Mu Lingfeng then introduced the competition rules.
The competition was divided into three groups based on the talisman master's level.
There is one group of sixth-grade talisman masters, one group of seventh-grade talisman masters, and another group of eighth-grade spirit talisman masters. The top three in each group will receive generous rewards.
The competition rules are simple: each group goes through a knockout round to select the top 100, top 50, and top 10 from three groups.
Then, through an upgrade tournament, the top three participants are selected, and finally, a ranking tournament is held to determine the final rankings.
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Senior Yuan, what are the formats of the elimination rounds and the promotion rounds?"
Yuan Ping smiled slightly, "Hua boy, just listen patiently!"
Mu Lingfeng continued, "This elimination round is still very simple, just like usual."
The level of their talismanic power will determine which talisman masters advance to the upgrade competition!
Upon hearing this, the previously quiet crowd began to stir.
"It's that same old elimination round again. It's so cliché and boring. Can't we come up with a different elimination method?"
"Exactly, how many rounds has this been going on? Can't they come up with a new elimination tournament?"
Mu Lingfeng's face instantly turned cold. "The Talisman Master Competition is all about talisman power and comprehension."
No matter how good your comprehension is, if you encounter someone with powerful talismanic energy, you're still going to die!
"What do you guys think?" Mu Lingfeng raised an eyebrow.
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