Otherworldly Mist Ghost Grotto-Heaven

"Restrict!"

Just as Cao Dingxiong was still astonished by Golden Silkworm Snow Lady's greatly increased strength, Wei Tu flashed forward and, in the blink of an eye, slapped a pitch-black talisman onto his forehead.

At once, his divine soul was bound by that tiny talisman. His mana rapidly drained away at a visible pace and was sealed.

"What kind of talisman is this?"

Cao Dingxiong turned pale with fright.

Although fifth-tier talisman master inheritances were not uncommon in the human realm, he had never heard of—much less seen—a talisman with sealing power this terrifying, practically akin to an evil art.

There was no other reason. Nurturing talisman masters consumed immense resources. First-tier, second-tier, and third-tier talisman masters were manageable enough, but once one reached the fourth and fifth tiers, their numbers became exceedingly scarce.

Fifth-tier talisman masters in particular—perhaps the strength of an entire realm could nurture a few, but relying solely on the power of one sect was extraordinarily difficult...

The fifth-tier talisman paper and fifth-tier spirit ink required merely for a fifth-tier talisman master to practice with were beyond what ordinary Spirit Transformation sects could possess.

Take Wei Tu. If not for the "Late Bloomer" fate, which allowed him to directly build up his talisman Dao foundation without fearing failure... then the "fifth-tier talisman paper" he had obtained from killing Ding Lezheng and Ghost Granny would have been far from enough for him to become a fifth-tier talisman master.

Though he understood this in his heart, Wei Tu had no need to explain it to Cao Dingxiong or the other Spirit Transformation Venerables.

He did not wish to draw that sort of attention yet.

The title of fifth-tier talisman master was simply too frightening.

Not to mention that his path to becoming a fifth-tier talisman master had been