Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Five The Battle of the Talisman
When the noisy bald man in purple robe realized that no one was around to agree with him, he turned around and saw Master Fang and Jin Xiaochai, and immediately closed his mouth angrily.
"What's going on? Have you completed all your tasks? You don't have time to have unnecessary arguments here!" Master Fang's voice was majestic.
"Master Fang, this is what happened..." Qingfeng looked helpless, walked quickly to Master Fang, and narrated the matter in a low voice.
It turned out that as soon as Shi Mu arrived at the stronghold here, he was immediately given preferential treatment and was assigned to the stone room named Kun. This made other Talisman Masters very dissatisfied. Among them, the bald man had the strongest reaction, and he took the lead in causing this commotion.
When Master Fang heard this, he turned back and glanced at Jin Xiaochai, who was standing aside with a smile on his face, as if he was a completely outsider.
"Qiu Ming, you have some objections to my decision. Do you think Shi Mu is not qualified to use the Kun-named stone chamber?" Master Fang said with a serious expression.
"I don't dare. It's just that Junior Brother Shi has just arrived at the stronghold and has received the best treatment before he has made any contribution. I'm afraid the other brothers will be unconvinced even if they don't say it on the surface." The bald man bowed slightly.
Behind him, he said.
This man was tall and thin, half a head taller than Shi Mu, and his appearance was ordinary. As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Mu with a hint of arrogance in his eyes.
The purple brocade robe worn by the bald man is the costume of the disciples of Dahuang Kingdom's Yinfu Palace.
The Yin Fu Palace is not very powerful among the seven sects, but it is famous for its talisman formation technique. It is known as the number one among the seven sects. Most of its disciples are proficient in the talisman formation technique.
In this stronghold, the disciples of Yinfu Palace account for more than 30%.
Master Fang's eyes swept over the people around him, and everyone lowered their heads, but there was really a look of reluctance on their faces.
It seemed that Shi Mu had indeed violated some people's taboos by occupying the independent stone room as soon as he arrived.
This made Master Fang frown!
At this moment, the bald man said to Master Fang:
"Master, I have a suggestion. I don't know whether I should give it or not?"
"But it doesn't matter." Master Fang said expressionlessly.
"Now that the alliance's tasks are becoming increasingly tense, it is not appropriate to leave this stone room named Kun unused. It would be better for those of us with the best ability to make talismans to live in it. If Junior Brother Shi can convince us, we will naturally not dare to go any further.
What are you talking about?" The bald man said with some confidence in his heart after hearing this.
Master Fang frowned, seeming a little embarrassed.
Given his status, it would be okay if he suppressed this matter. However, it would be unfair and chilled the hearts of the Talisman masters here.
Master Fang turned his head and glanced at Jin Xiaochai again, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, but the latter just smiled there, as if he couldn't understand his eyes.
"Among the many people in the stronghold, among the sorcerer apprentices, you, Qiu Ming, should have the highest attainments in talismans. In this case, you and Shi Mu will compete, and the winner will be able to own the Kun stone chamber." Master Fang
After secretly cursing Jin Xiaochai "little fox" in his heart, he announced noncommittally.
The bald man was overjoyed when he heard this. He hurriedly said "thank you", then looked at Shi Mu provocatively and said proudly:
"Junior Brother Shi, let's discuss the art of making talismans between you and me."
"That's fine. Since this senior brother insists on competing with me, Shi will accompany me." Shi Mu smiled slightly and replied nonchalantly.
"Then you and I will refine the light body talisman within one hour, and the one with the largest number will win, how about it?" The bald man agreed and said unceremoniously.
The people around him buzzed and started talking softly. Most of them looked at Shi Mu, waiting for his answer.
These people know clearly that Qiu Ming is a wind warlock himself, and although the light body talisman is difficult, it is his best talisman.
Feng Li was standing in the crowd at this moment, shaking his head invisibly at Shi Mu.
"Okay, then it's settled." Shi Mu didn't seem to see Feng Li's gesture at all. He looked at the bald man with a half-smile and nodded.
Hearing Shi Mu's immediate agreement, everyone around him whispered, and many people showed signs of gloating.
The bald man was overjoyed and gestured to everyone around him, as if he had a good chance of winning.
In the following time, someone immediately organized two stone tables and set up a set of talisman-making equipment, talisman paper, ink, magic brushes, wind-attribute spiritual stones, and a timing hourglass.
Shi Mu and the bald man each sat at the stone table.
"The competition begins."
Following Master Fang's order, the arrogant look on the bald man's face disappeared instantly. He took a deep breath, calmed down his mind, held the spiritual stone in his hand, dipped his brush in ink, and wrote steadily, unhurriedly.
Not long after, a green rune appeared on the rune paper, without any flaws.
On the other side, Shi Mu did not immediately take out the paper and draw the talisman. Instead, after Master Fang finished speaking, he closed his eyes and sat down quietly to regulate his breathing.
After closing his eyes for a full quarter of an hour, he slowly opened his eyes.
The onlookers were already talking in low voices.
These people are all talisman masters, so they naturally understand that one hour is not enough for drawing talismans such as the Light Body Talisman. However, Shi Mu still has the leisure to sit quietly and adjust his breath, which naturally attracts everyone's disapproval.
At this time, there were ten runes on the talisman paper in front of the bald man, and he was concentrating on drawing the eleventh rune.
At this moment, Shi Mu's eyes were as calm as water, like a deep pool without waves. He slowly took out a piece of talisman paper and picked up the Dharma brush, which was covered with Dharma ink. A series of movements were skillful and natural.
Seeing this, everyone else immediately stopped showing contempt for Shi Mu.
Shi Mu narrowed his eyes and shrank his pupils slightly, but he did not use the magical power of the golden pupils, and his spiritual power was wrapped around the tip of the pen.
He placed the pen on the talisman paper, held the spirit stone in one hand, and began to draw the talisman with the other hand.
The light body talisman is the most complex wind attribute talisman among the low-level talismans. The talisman array is complicated and difficult to draw, but at this moment Shi Mu's expression is calm, and his strokes are like a dragon and a snake.
Twisted and complicated runes appeared one after another under his pen. He was so skilled that it actually gave people a sense of grace. Every stroke was clear and steady, without any lag.
A faint yellow light wraps around the tip of the pen, and the runes that have been carved are flashing with aura, without any sign of unstable mana.
Seeing this, the expressions of everyone around him gradually changed, and they started talking softly.
Not long after, Shi Mu turned his wrist and made the final stroke.
The entire talisman's light flashed slightly, then slowly calmed down, and there was a faint green light flowing on the runes above.
A complete light body amulet was successfully completed.
A trace of surprise flashed in Master Fang's eyes. Less than half an hour had passed. At this time, the bald young man on the other side had barely completed the first talisman. He was concentrating on drawing the second talisman, and did not notice that Shi Mu on the other side was so impressive.
A talisman has also been completed.
Everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them.
The expression on Shi Mu's face did not change at all, and he was not aware of the reactions around him at all. He casually put the completed light body talisman aside, took the second talisman paper, and wrote on it.
The difficult and complicated talisman patterns suddenly became extremely simple under the pen, and they emerged one by one on the talisman paper.
The second light body charm took less time than the first one, and then the third one...
The people around him became quiet at this moment, and no one spoke.
Shi Mu's face was expressionless at this moment, as if he were a machine with extremely precise drawings of talismans with ease.
Jin Xiaochai looked at Shi Mu's calm expression, the expression on his pretty face changed several times, and the expression in his eyes gradually became sharper.
She suddenly turned around and walked towards the exit passage without looking any further.
Not many people noticed Jin Xiaochai's departure. Only Master Fang felt it. However, the woman was very fast and she was far away in the blink of an eye.
Master Fang shook his head, and his eyes fell on Shi Mu again, his eyes filled with brilliance.
He hadn't seen such a Talisman Master for an unknown amount of time. Judging from his star-level warlock's perspective, Shi Mu's way of talisman has reached its peak. Even among spiritual level Talisman Masters, not many have reached this level.
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The green light flashed slightly, and Shi Mu put down the magic brush in his hand and looked at the hourglass on the table. There was less than half a stick of incense left before one hour.
On his desk, there were five light-body talismans placed at the moment. Each one had a faint green light. It was obvious that the wind-attribute spiritual power was extremely abundant, and it was the wind-attribute light-body talisman.
The people around him looked at Shi Mu with dull expressions, as if they were looking at monsters.
On the other side, the bald man also put down his magic brush, and there were only three light body charms in front of him.
He nodded with satisfaction. Being able to draw three talismans in one hour was an extraordinary performance for him. In the past, one of the three talismans would still fail.
You must know that it is very rare for a magician apprentice-level Talisman Master to be able to complete a Talisman within an hour.
The bald man raised his head, with a proud smile on his face, but the next moment, his expression was startled.
At this moment, almost everyone present gathered around Shi Mu's table, but there were only a few people standing on his side, and they all looked a little embarrassed.
"Time's up."
Master Fang's voice sounded, and the people surrounding Shi Mu's stone table immediately dispersed.
The bald man's eyes fell on Shi Mu's table, where there were five talismans shining with green light. His body trembled, and he could hardly believe his eyes.
"The winner, Shi Mu. According to the agreement before the competition, the Kun stone chamber will be used by him from now on, and there will be no objections from now on." Master Fang nodded slightly towards Shi Mu, showing some appreciation, and said
Qingfeng beside him whispered a few instructions, then announced calmly and left.
Everyone around him finally came to his senses, congratulated Shi Mu one after another, and then dispersed, each continuing their busy work.
Watching such an exciting competition has already consumed a lot of their time.
The bald man glanced at Shi Mu hatefully, his expression extremely ugly. After flicking his sleeves fiercely, he turned and walked towards his table. (To be continued.)