The next morning, bright and early, the awards ceremony finally began on schedule at the same venue where the previous day's Luotian Grand Ritual tournament had been held.
But what astonished and surprised the small group of Inhuman spectators who had stayed behind on Mount Longhu—including Xu San and Xu Si—was this: Lu Jin had previously said that if the tournament's winner didn't want to become the next Heavenly Master's successor, he would pass the Tongtian Talisman to the winner who voluntarily gave up the position. But Zhang Lingyu had lost in the tournament, and he hadn't voluntarily relinquished his right to become the successor. So in the end, Lu Jin decided to give the Tongtian Talisman to the winner—in other words, Zhang Chulan himself?
Xu San, Xu Si, and Feng Baobao were naturally delighted by Lu Jin's announcement and decision!
After all, that meant Zhang Chulan would possess three tremendous advantages at once: the Origin of Qi and Body, the Tongtian Talisman, and the future position of Heavenly Master. There was no doubt his achievements and standing would be considerable, and, more importantly, his future would be limitless.
Unfortunately, what surprised and astonished them and the countless Inhuman spectators who had remained on Mount Longhu even more was that Zhang Chulan had directly turned down one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills—the Tongtian Talisman, the pinnacle of the legendary art of talismans. It let its user draw talismans at will without setting up an altar, circulating qi, or making any prior preparations. It could produce a great many talismans in an extremely short time, allowing its user to scatter talismans that every sect treasured as if they were mere beans. And yet Zhang Chulan had simply ignored it, openly announcing in front of everyone that he was giving it up.