Unfortunately, the requirements for entering the Spirit Talisman Hall had been set exceedingly strict from the outset. The demands regarding Soul Realm, seniority, and character far surpassed those of ordinary departments. After rigorous selection and Heart Wave Tree's sincere verification, only a small number of truly qualified and dependable Danta members were ultimately chosen to become the Spirit Talisman Hall's first batch of disciples.
Those Danta members who had failed to meet the admission standards, or whose sincerity had been exposed by the Heart Wave Tree during the assessment oath and thus failed verification, inevitably felt some disappointment, but they did not harbor much frustration or resentment.
In their view, though the Soul Fighting Skills claimed by the Spirit Talisman Hall were indeed rare, unless one specialized in combat, learning a move or two would be of little help to one's core profession of alchemy.
They had always regarded alchemy as their lifelong calling and did not excel at battle. Even if they encountered conflicts in daily life, with Danta's prestige and their own extensive connections, they only needed to say the word to easily invite experts from all sides to assist them. Actual combat ability had never been their foremost concern.
Yet after the members who had successfully entered the Spirit Talisman Hall truly came into contact with the core mysteries of the Rune Master Cultivation Method, they suddenly realized that they had not merely entered a department that taught Soul Fighting Skills, but stepped through a gate leading to an entirely new dimension of cultivation!
They were Alchemists who had devoted their lives to studying the Pill Way, but who had not secretly hoped to possess formidable combat strength?
A peerless prodigy like Xiao Ling, unmatched in both Dou Qi and the Pill Way, was ultimately a one-in-a-billion