Soon, everyone finished writing down their chosen topics one after another. Sheets of talisman paper rose into the air, drifting like fireflies as they circled through the great hall.
Li Chen also wrote down his chosen topic with magic power and sent it among the talisman papers.
Seeing this, Dongfang Mao reached out casually and drew out a talisman paper bearing one assessment candidate's chosen topic.
"Mu Wanli!"
"Present!" A middle-aged Puppet Master with an honest, kindly face stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
Dongfang Mao unfolded the talisman paper in his hand and said to him, "Your chosen topic is the application of Awaken Spirituality within the Dao of Wisdom. You intend to awaken a mechanical wooden figure with this method to demonstrate what you have learned?"
"That is correct," Mu Wanli replied.
Dongfang Mao nodded. "A fairly conventional choice of topic. I have nothing to add. Approved."
The other Grandmaster Artisans nodded their agreement.
Awaken Spirituality was a classic spell formula within the Creation-Promotion Secret Art, as well as an important spell intimately connected to the Dao of Wisdom. Using it as a foundation to refine intelligence could lead to creations of Seven-Star rank or higher!
With his present cultivation and attainments, Mu Wanli naturally could not truly refine an Artifact Spirit possessing intelligence. However, it was more than sufficient to imbue a mechanical wooden figure with a high-grade spiritual root bone, allowing it to understand human speech and follow commands.
Once this art was mastered, Dao arts such as Scatter Beans to Create Soldiers and Yellow Turban Strongman would follow as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
Sure enough, several more people subsequently chose to refine combat puppets such as Yellow Turban Strongmen. This method focused on using Awaken Spirituality to rapidly refine spiritual Dao seeds, granting