Jade Tokens
Although no one knew that he bought it for the sect's yet-to-be-built 'library', Lin Xiao still felt a little embarrassed.
This is their sect's private matter! Of course, they can't let outsiders see it.
The next morning, the competition to narrow down the 2,500 participants to 500 began at the Talisman Master Assembly.
This time, the rules are much stricter than any previous selection process.
There were a total of 2,500 people, who were divided into five groups of 500 people each.
This means that only one in five people can pass the assessment.
The participants in each group were not randomly assigned, but rather distributed according to the even rankings from the previous assessments.
Roughly speaking, the Talisman Master Assembly ranked the 2,500 participants and then, based on a mix of high and low performers, assigned roughly the same number of talisman masters to each group, categorized into three levels: high, medium, and low.
Finally, each group consisted of approximately 500 people with similar scores ranging from top to bottom. Through a rolling competition and comparison of scores, the remaining 100 people passed the assessment, while the remaining 400 people were eliminated.
If each group has 100 people left, the total number of people remaining will be 500, which is the number of people on the final roster.
Therefore, this competition can be considered the final stage in selecting participants for this Talisman Master Assembly.
Passing this competition means officially becoming a recognized talisman master by the Talisman Master Assembly, and being able to obtain the talisman master token that almost all talisman masters in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain yearn for.
Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu would naturally not be absent from such a crucial competition.
They arrived before dawn and secured a spot with an excellent view.
Then, having nothing to do, I took out a bunch of snacks and enjoyed them to pass the time.
Of course, although these snacks were all made by Fuzi, they were just ordinary snacks that did not contain Spiritual Qi.
After all, in this place where cultivators gather, if others discover that they have an inexhaustible supply of Spirit Cuisine as snacks, then the two of them will never be able to leave Banxiang City standing up again.
Even so, their delicious meal in the stands for most of the hour still attracted the attention of some people.
Although Jiang Youfu's snacks didn't contain any Spiritual Power, they were just so delicious.
In addition, Lin Xiao and his friend were doing a live mukbang (eating broadcast) here.
There are many gluttons in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
At this moment, a large, obese man approached the two of them and spoke in a buzzing voice:
"Young men, how about sharing some of the food you have with me?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao turned his head and met the other person's narrow eyes, which were almost reduced to slits.
He silently swallowed.
Goodness, so there are cultivators who are this overweight too.
Compared to this person, Fuzi could be described as slender, with a very suitable figure.
Jiang Youfu was clearly also shocked by his size.
This person looked quite old. Although it was difficult for cultivators to know his exact age, he certainly looked like a middle-aged man.
This was probably the first time Jiang Youfu had been asked for food by someone so much older than him, so he instinctively took out a small bag of snacks from his Storage Bag and handed it to him.
"We don't have much left either, so please take these, Uncle."
The man seemed surprised to be addressed in such a way while traveling. He paused for a moment, then smiled kindly at them and said, "I didn't expect to be addressed like that while Jiang Youfu."
"My surname is Yue, you can call me Uncle Yue."
Jiang Youfu readily agreed and called him Uncle Yue, and Lin Xiao followed suit.
Anyway, in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, most cultivators are probably older than them, so calling them "uncle" won't hurt.
The cultivator originally only intended to ask a question and was prepared to exchange Spirit Stone for food, but before he could even say he would give Spirit Stone, the other party simply gave him the food for free.
Looking into Jiang Youfu's pure eyes, he felt an inexplicable fondness for him.
The cultivator surnamed Yue did not linger there. Instead, he flipped his hand and took out two smooth, white jade tokens, handing them to Jiang Youfu and Lin Xiao, saying:
"Good children, since you call me uncle, I can't let you call me that for nothing. This is a gift for you, please accept it."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Youfu and Lin Xiao, not understanding why, politely accepted the jade tokens he handed them with both hands.
They glanced at the lustrous white jade pendant in their hands, and when they looked up again, they found that Uncle Yue, who had been standing in front of them just moments before, had vanished without a trace.
Jiang Youfu turned to look at Lin Xiao in surprise, as if he wanted to ask something.
However, before he could ask, Lin Xiao had already transmitted his voice to him:
"I had no idea when he left."
Hearing Brother Xiao, who is now at the Golden Core Stage, say this, Jiang Youfu was even more shocked.
Doesn't this mean that the uncle's cultivation level was much higher than Brother Xiao's?
Lin Xiao then subtly surveyed the people around him.
They discovered that the crowd of spectators who had been waiting around them, who had been glancing at them every now and then as they ate with gusto, were now completely ignored.
It was as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
They didn't seem to notice that someone had just appeared on their side, asked them for food, or their interactions.
Lin Xiao shared this situation with Jiang Youfu.
The two inexperienced young cultivators were greatly shocked.
That person just now must be a legendary cultivator with extremely high cultivation levels.
Lin Xiao and the others even felt that the uncle from earlier might be much more powerful than Senior Liao.
Then Lin Xiao suddenly noticed a notification pop up in the system in his mind.
It's that mission from before, where you made connections with cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
At this point, the number of people who had befriended five cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm or above had increased from 1/5 to 2/5.
The first one was naturally Shopkeeper Zhong of the Many Treasures Pavilion, and the second one was clearly Uncle Yue from earlier.
Lin Xiao quickly gestured to Jiang Youfu to put away the jade pendant that the senior had just given them.
This jade pendant seems to be quite important.
After that powerful cultivator gave them the jade token, the system immediately determined that they had successfully befriended him.
Because of this incident, the Talisman Master Assembly began soon afterward, but both of them seemed somewhat distracted.
They only regained their attention when Liu Chun appeared.
This competition uses a rolling elimination system.
In other words, each group has a total of 500 people, and 100 seats will be set up for those who pass the assessment. After the first 100 people come out, they will automatically occupy these 100 seats. Then, when the 101st person comes out for the assessment, their score will be compared with the lowest score among the 100 people.
Whoever is worse will be eliminated.
Thus, until the last person finished the assessment, the talisman masters who remained in those one hundred seats successfully made it into the list of five hundred people.