Thirty-Six Green Leaf Spirit Talismans

After apprenticing, Chen Ganliu slowly learned about his master from his senior sister Yu Qinghong, and finally understood his "generation."

The founding ancestor of the Green Leaf Sect passed the position of sect leader to his eldest disciple 170 years ago and went traveling, his whereabouts unknown.

Currently, the highest-ranking individuals in the Green Leaf Sect are the ancestor's two senior sisters: one is Heavenly Moon Fairy Qi Qingyao, and the other is Golden Flower Maiden Xu Qiongyin, who is also Yang Xuesheng's mother and Chen Ganliu's direct grand-master.

Golden Flower Maiden Xu Qiongyin has six chief disciples, with her eldest disciple Yun Susu having the highest cultivation. She is also the most promising genius of the younger generation in the Green Leaf Sect, with the highest hope of advancing to the Spirit Embryo Realm.

However, Yun Susu was devoted to her cultivation and only took Yu Qinghong as a disciple, which often displeased Golden Flower Maiden Xu Qiongyin. It was only recently, due to the strong recommendation of her junior sister Yang Xuesheng, that she finally accepted Chen Ganliu.

In other words, Chen Ganliu is a third-generation disciple within the Green Leaf Sect, and his generation is already considered quite high.

Yu Qinghong spent these days going out daily to gather herbs and refine healing Spirit Pills for her master, leaving her no time to attend to her new junior brother.

Chen Ganliu, however, was quite sensible and never caused trouble for his senior sister. He only cultivated in his cave dwelling, attempting to refine the Wood Demon Core.

Several days passed in a blur, and it was time for the Green Leaf Sect's official examination to recruit new disciples.

Chen Ganliu was slightly tempted to observe the proceedings, but he quickly dismissed the idea, thinking to himself, "I've already become a disciple. They still have to pass an exam, which might cause discontent. If I go, it might seem ostentatious, cause unhappiness, and invite jealousy. It's better to just cultivate diligently."

Suddenly, a voice called out from outside the cave: "The Sect Leader has issued a decree. The number of prospective disciples coming to the Green Leaf Sect this time is too large, and many disciples are away on journeys for various reasons, leaving insufficient staff for the assessment. Therefore, Dragon Cloud Cave is ordered to send one disciple to serve as the chief examiner for this apprenticeship examination."

Chen Ganliu hesitated for a moment before remembering that he was one of the only two disciples of Dragon Cloud Cave. He hurried out of his cave dwelling.

A young Taoist priest was standing outside the cave. Seeing Chen Ganliu, he smiled slightly and handed him a scroll, saying, "So it's Martial Uncle Nan Sixing. I am Sun Buliu, a disciple of Qingyao. Greetings to Martial Uncle Nan."

Golden Flower Maiden Xu Qiongyin is one of the two Grand Elders of the Green Leaf Sect. Yun Susu is the head of her six chief disciples, possesses the highest cultivation, and is the most promising genius of the younger generation in the Green Leaf Sect with the highest hope of advancing to the Spirit Embryo Realm. She is very famous in the Green Leaf Sect. When she took a new disciple, the entire mountain knew about it.

Chen Ganliu quickly returned the greeting. Having just joined, his cultivation was still low, so he dared not put on airs with his elders.

He accepted the scroll, saw Sun Buliu off, and returned to his cave dwelling to find his junior sister Yu Qinghong, to whom he relayed the matter in detail.

Yu Qinghong's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "I still need to take care of Master. You go handle this matter."

Chen Ganliu had thought that he wouldn't be involved in this entrance examination since he had already become a disciple. He never expected that the Sect Leader's uncle would issue a conscription order, and with his junior sister unable to go, this task would fall upon him.

He tried to refuse, "Senior Sister, I don't know the introductory Talisman Art!"

The Green Leaf Sect's apprenticeship festival lasts for one month, and the apprenticeship examination lasts for three months.

Immortal sects do not send Golden Core Realm cultivators to personally examine the aptitude of every disciple. Even if a disciple has good aptitude and one or two Spiritual Veins, what if there are other physical problems that prevent them from cultivating, or if they are unwilling to work hard?

Therefore, the Green Leaf Sect issues the introductory Thirty-Six Green Leaf Spirit Talismans, allowing these aspiring disciples to study and practice them. If they achieve some results within three months, they are not required to be able to use them, but merely to draw them completely and grasp their essence to be accepted as disciples.

The young people coming to the Green Leaf Sect to apprentice are nominally descendants of the Green Leaf Sect, and there is no concern that other sects will leak their introductory techniques.

After Chen Ganliu became a disciple, his master went into seclusion to heal. Junior Sister Yu Qinghong was busy gathering herbs and had no time to look after him. He truly did not know the introductory Thirty-Six Green Leaf Spirit Talismans.

Yu Qinghong took out a Taoist booklet from her sleeve. "You are only acting as an examiner, you don't necessarily need to know how to do it yourself. As long as you can compare the talismans and ensure the strokes are correct, that will suffice."

"This is my experience cultivating the Green Leaf Spirit Talismans when I first joined. Take it and use it to make do for now. I still have many things to do, like refining medicine for Master. I don't have time for such trivial matters. Hurry and report to Senior Brother Qingyao."

With that, Yu Qinghong ushered Chen Ganliu out.

Helpless, Chen Ganliu took the scroll given by Sun Buliu and his junior sister's cultivation notes, left Dragon Cloud Cave, and headed straight for the front mountain.

Chen Ganliu knew where the apprenticeship examination would be held, as he himself was supposed to take it.

The Green Leaf Sect built the Myriad Talisman Tower on the front mountain. It is shaped like a square seal with a winding structure, containing countless small rooms. These rooms are usually sealed with spells and are only unsealed every five years for the apprenticeship festival to be used as examination rooms.

When Chen Ganliu arrived at the Myriad Talisman Tower, it was bustling and lively. Hundreds of young men and women entered the tower in an orderly fashion, assigned to their rooms, where they would enter seclusion for three months to diligently study the Green Leaf Spirit Talismans.

Three months later, some would undoubtedly rejoice, while others would be dejected and sad, their fates diverging.

The Immortal Encounter Sect is not known for its talisman arts. The Twelve Talismans of the Profound Gate are external techniques of the Immortal Encounter Sect and are not part of the sect's core inheritance. The Green Leaf Sect, however, is a sect specializing in talismans. The Thirty-Six Green Leaf Spirit Talismans are the foundation for entering the Green Leaf Sect. Therefore, although the Green Leaf Sect is not as renowned as the Immortal Encounter Sect, the subtlety and profundity of the Green Leaf Spirit Talismans surpass those of the Twelve Talismans of the Profound Gate of the Immortal Encounter Sect. In just three months, unless one is a peerless prodigy, it is impossible to comprehend the mysteries of the Green Leaf Spirit Talismans.

However, even Chen Ganliu knew that most of these descendants of the Green Leaf Sect had been taught the Green Leaf Spirit Talismans by their blood relatives at home. Many had practiced for years and were well-versed in this art. It was precisely because of this foundation and early practice that many could pass the examination, which was also intentional on the part of the Green Leaf Sect.

After all, descendants of the Green Leaf Sect would naturally have been taught the Green Leaf Spirit Talismans at home, while outsiders would not have such an inheritance. Unless they possessed truly exceptional talent, they would not be able to catch up to the true descendants of the Green Leaf Sect within three months. Such geniuses were naturally welcome.

When Chen Ganliu appeared, the young people he had previously lived with on the same mountain slope greeted him one after another. He could only respond to each of them. After a while, he was finally able to enter the Myriad Talisman Tower.

As an examiner, he also had his own residence on the top floor of the Myriad Talisman Tower. This floor was occupied by chief examiners sent from various branches and factions, most of whom were young and quite familiar with each other. Chen Ganliu was the only unfamiliar face.

Many young examiners from the Green Leaf Sect secretly sized him up, envying Chen Ganliu's good fortune.

It should be known that the Green Leaf Sect is an established sect with a history of hundreds of years, having passed down through eight generations. Many of these young disciples selected to be chief examiners were even sixth or seventh-generation disciples. They still had to respectfully address Chen Ganliu as Martial Uncle-Grandfather, Great Martial Uncle-Grandfather