Inside a small courtyard at the edge of the Shantytown.
Ninefold Xuan Reverend trembled as he accepted the black talisman, then said to the Left Vice-Alliance Master:
"Alliance Master Zuo, This Old Man is risking his life this time as well. You must keep the promises you made to us!"
He seemed to know some of what was going on, but the Hidden Mist Loose Alliance's Alliance Master had clearly not told him the whole truth.
"Of course. You talisman masters have rendered great service. Once we take down the Netherworld Sect, you will certainly be the foremost contributors!" the Left Vice-Alliance Master promised with a nod.
"Time waits for no one. Alliance Master Yang has already rushed over with the main force. We must quickly coordinate from within and without to seize this Thousand Machine Immortal City, which the Netherworld Sect takes such pride in."
Immediately afterward.
Several talisman masters in the courtyard each took up a designated position, then formed strange hand seals.
The next instant.
Wisps of crimson tassels drifted out from the glabellas of Ninefold Xuan Reverend and the other talisman masters, pouring endlessly into the Black Talisman in Alliance Master Zuo's hand.
Something bizarre happened.
Under Qin Ming's watchful gaze, the Barrier Breaking Talisman, originally only Grade Five Lower-Rank, suddenly flared with spiritual light. The talisman power contained within it rose at an outrageous pace.
In merely a few breaths, it transformed from Grade Five Lower-Rank into Grade Five Mid-Rank.
After another half a tea's time passed, the Black Talisman's aura grew increasingly terrifying, continuously climbing until it reached Fifth-Grade Upper-Rank.
At last, a strangely powerful ripple spread from the Black Talisman.
In that short span of time, the Black Talisman had completed its transformation from Grade Five Lower-Rank to Fifth-Grade supreme.
At the same