Black Powder

At this moment on the talisman testing platform, the talisman being tested against Liu Chun Liu Chun's was clearly inferior in energy. In the previous talisman tests, Liu Chun's talisman had won by a significant margin.

However, starting with the sixth talisman, Liu Chun's talisman energy experienced a precipitous drop. While for ordinary people, this drop might be understandable as a sign that he might be lacking in strength, and therefore it's normal for him to run out of energy when making talismans.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu, who knew that Liu Chun's strength was not what it seemed, felt that something was very wrong.

But is it really possible for someone to successfully tamper with the Talisman Master Assembly?

During their time in Banxiang City, the two of them had heard many things about the fairness of the Talisman Master Assembly.

In essence, this Talisman Master Assembly can be considered as an event held by various forces to increase their own strength and the distinctive features of their South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain.

The purpose is to guide the trend of talisman making in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain and to select more talisman-making talents.

Therefore, we abhor any behavior that involves cheating or tampering with equipment.

Could it be that there's something wrong with the testing platform?

Before long, the test on the talisman platform had reached the ninth talisman.

Just as Lin Xiao and his companion were filled with doubts, in the stands where the powerful figures were sitting, a middle-aged man with a square face and regular features, dressed in dark brown clothes that looked like the uniform of some sect, was looking seriously at the talisman masters below who were making talismans.

Suddenly, the man frowned and looked up at the talisman-testing platform at the very front.

He then gestured behind him, and a Golden Core Stage cultivator dressed in the same color but with different details stepped forward, bowed, and asked:

"What are your orders Talisman Venerable Lianyue?"

The man known as the Talisman Venerable Lianyue pointed towards the talisman testing platform and said to him:

"Someone has tampered with the number seventy-nine talisman-testing platform. Go and investigate immediately."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Core cultivator glanced instinctively at the testing platform in surprise, then immediately replied respectfully:

"Yes!"

After saying that, he immediately turned around and flew towards the talisman testing platform on his sword. At the same time, he also sent a message to the other administrators of the Talisman Master Assembly.

There were many spectators in the air at this time, but because of the speed limit and the presence of so many important people below, no one dared to fly around here.

Just then, someone suddenly darted up from below at incredible speed, drawing everyone's attention. They wanted to see who this brave warrior was.

However, the Golden Core cultivator who seemed incredibly bold to the crowd above was inwardly cursing. "Who has the audacity to tamper with things at the Talisman Master Assembly? They must be tired of living."

When he appeared on the number seventy-nine talisman-testing platform, the cultivator responsible for activating Liu Chun's talisman was somewhat taken aback when he saw him, or more precisely, when he saw the clothes he was wearing, and his body subconsciously trembled.

Seeing this, the Golden Core cultivator didn't even need to ask any questions. He simply snatched the talisman bag from the tester's hand, took out the remaining talisman, and discovered that it was covered with a strange black powder.

He reached out and touched the black powder, and his expression immediately changed drastically!

He quickly glanced at the number of qualified talismans recorded on both sides of the testing platform, then said to the other administrators of the Talisman Master Assembly who had rushed over upon hearing the news:

"Seal off this testing platform, and preserve everything inside exactly as it is. Also, these two people," he glanced at the two testers on the platform and continued:

"Take them all away and isolate them from the outside world; they must not have contact with anyone."

The arriving managers, upon seeing his attire, didn't ask a single question, but readily agreed. They then followed his instructions completely, sealing off test platform number seventy-nine and arresting and taking away the two testers.

The action was so fast that the audience didn't even have time to react. The number seventy-nine talisman-testing platform was already empty and had been sealed with ten sealing talismans.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu were both somewhat surprised to see this. Could it be that the Talisman Master Assembly discovered that Elder Liu's talismans had been tampered with?

After they all left, the audience outside started discussing it, and the two of them quickly pricked up their ears to listen to what was going on.

"Hey, what's going on? Why did they suddenly come and arrest their own people and seal off that talisman-testing platform?"

"This is my first time attending the Talisman Master Assembly, I don't know anything about it. Is there any knowledgeable senior who can tell us about it?"

Perhaps because of his phrase "a knowledgeable senior," several voices immediately rose and fell as soon as he finished speaking:

"You wouldn't know this, would you? The Talisman Master Assembly is very strict; they won't allow any tampering. Obviously..."

"Clearly, someone rigged this, and it's been discovered. The Talisman Master Assembly will definitely investigate this thoroughly. It's just unclear whether the talisman master cheated himself, or if his opponent did it?"

"Did you see that senior in brown clothes? That's the uniform of the Talisman Sect! We don't need to rush. Let them investigate themselves; they'll definitely get to the bottom of this..."

Upon hearing that the person who had just spoken was from the Talisman Sect, the onlookers, regardless of their inner thoughts, all displayed a solemn respect.

After all, the Talisman Sect is the number one sect whose name resounds throughout the northern and southern spiritual realms.

Of course, it is only the number one sect in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain, not the entire Immortal Cultivation Realm.

However, for the vast majority of cultivators in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain who struggle even to reach the Nascent Soul stage in their entire lives, the Talisman Sect is the most prestigious sect.

Compared to cultivators from the Southern Spirit Domain, cultivators from the North Spirit Domain are more familiar with the Talisman Sect, because the Talisman Sect Sect's mountain gate is located within the North Spirit Domain.

At this point, many cultivators from the North Spirit Domain began to flaunt their regional superiority.

"You people from the Southern Spirit Domain might not know, but the Talisman Sect is incredibly powerful. Once, our sect entered a secret realm together with the Talisman Sect..."

"Tch, that's nothing. I have a brother who's in the Talisman Sect, and he even gave me several high-level talismans!"

After listening to a bunch of praise for the Talisman Sect and some other irrelevant information, Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu managed to glean some useful information from the chaos.

As long as Liu Chun's talisman itself is not the problem, given the fairness of the Talisman Master Assembly, his competition should not be affected.

Even if the results are invalidated, Liu Chun still has five qualified talismans that were not problematic before, which can at least be counted in the group of five qualified talismans for comparison of talisman quality.

In short, there should still be a chance.

This incident did not affect the overall situation of the Talisman Master Assembly. Apart from the sealing of the No. 79 Talisman Testing Platform and the absence of two testers, all projects continued to proceed in an orderly manner.