Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 61: Spirit Talisman Pavilion

He Changyou’s gaze was filled with surprise as he looked at Chu Ning. If it weren’t for a few others still in the midst of talisman making at the moment,

he would almost have gone over immediately to inspect Chu Ning more closely.

But soon, the last few people finished their last piece of talisman paper.

He Changyou didn’t wait and instantly appeared beside Chu Ning.

"You successfully made five talismans?"

With He Changyou’s actions and his voice,

everyone’s eyes in the training ground immediately turned to Chu Ning.

Their eyes were filled with astonishment.

Everyone in this training ground had been exposed to the Wood Escape Talisman these five days, fully understanding how difficult it was to learn from scratch and to improve talisman making success rate.

Even a success rate of forty percent or even thirty percent would have been enough to surprise them.

And now, He Changyou said Chu Ning’s talisman making success rate had actually reached fifty percent.

How could they not be shocked by this!

Chu Ning sighed inwardly. After successfully creating the last talisman, he realized that he would likely be in the spotlight again.

Unexpectedly, even He Changyou had such an overreactive response.

Thoughts flashed swiftly through his mind. The next moment, the surprised expression on Chu Ning’s face quickly turned into delight.

"I..."

At this moment, Chu Ning displayed an extremely excited demeanor.

"The second and third talisman succeeded too, I just felt I was in a great state, didn’t expect to succeed in three more afterwards."

Upon hearing Chu Ning’s words, the training ground erupted in an uproar.

"That kid’s luck is just too good!"

"Indeed, succeeding in two consecutive talismans completely changes one’s mindset."

"I can usually succeed in making three, but my first three all failed, affecting me such that I only succeeded in two in the end."

...

Amidst such chatter, He Changyou nodded slightly, then his voice reverberated through the entire training ground.

"Luck and mindset are important factors for a cultivator’s success; the rules are the same.

First place is first place, no talk of luck needed."

After finishing, He Changyou handed back the five talismans to Chu Ning, then his figure flashed as he returned to the front.

"Now announcing the results of this talisman making contest: First place, Chu Ning, talisman success rate of fifty percent.

Second place, Xie Cai Tian, talisman success rate of forty percent..."

He Changyou read off the names of ten people in a row, with the last three having a talisman success rate of twenty percent.

Among the remaining seventeen, ten only succeeded in making one talisman, and seven didn’t succeed in making a single one.

Clearly, for those not yet very proficient in talisman making, such an environment and the contest’s pressure made most people perform poorly.

Thus, the eyes looking at Chu Ning carried a tinge of jealousy.

Despite He Changyou having already stated that luck is also a part of one’s strength,

most people still thought Chu Ning got lucky.

Those five who advanced from Zone D were looking at each other at this moment, their eyes filled with complexity.

They had all advanced from Zone D together, and among the six, Chu Ning had the lowest cultivation level.

However, if Chu Ning learned the art of talisman making, his future cultivation resources could far exceed theirs.

Without giving the people in the training ground much chance to express their complex emotions, He Changyou, after announcing the top ten, immediately waved his hand.

"You ten, come with me to the Spirit Talisman Pavilion."

And so, under the envious gazes of the others, Chu Ning and the others followed He Changyou out of the training ground, heading towards the Outer Sect.

As Chu Ning’s group just entered the Outer Sect, they saw Zhuang Yunde coming out from inside.

"Steward He!"

Zhuang Yunde first respectfully greeted He Changyou, then his gaze swept over the group behind him.

When his eyes landed on Chu Ning, he was slightly taken aback.

Then, as if he understood something, he smiled and nodded at Chu Ning.

Chu Ning smiled back in response.

With so many people, it’s naturally not convenient for Chu Ning to privately converse with him.

He Changyou also nodded in response to Zhuang Yunde and then continued on with Chu Ning and the others.

Soon, the group arrived in front of a grand hall.

Chu Ning wasn’t visiting the Outer Sect for the first time, but previously he had only come to find Zhuang Yunde and Mu Ling.

He hadn’t even been to the Hundred Arts Hall, let alone the Spirit Talisman Pavilion.

It was only after he joined the Sect for a while that he learned.

Even though Hundred Arts Hall is called Hundred Arts, things like Pill Talisman Artifact Array have their own separate halls.

Alchemy has the Alchemy Hall, Artifact Refining has the Artifact Refining Hall, Talisman Making has the Spirit Talisman Pavilion.

The group arrived in front of the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, a five-story pagoda.

Before Chu Ning and the others could take a good look outside, He Changyou led the group directly inside.

"Senior Brother Liao!"

He Changyou cupped his hands towards a middle-aged scholar engrossed in reading in the hall.

The middle-aged scholar didn’t seem too particular; his robe was casually draped over, making him not very formal.

Seeing He Changyou, he moved his gaze from the book and onto Chu Ning and the others.

"Are these the talisman learning disciples selected from Hundred Arts Hall?"

"These are the disciples selected from the Spirit Plant Room with a certain talent in talisman making." He Changyou nodded.

Then turned his head toward Chu Ning and the others, saying:

"This is Steward Liao Yunming from the Spirit Talisman Pavilion. Come forward and pay your respects."

Upon hearing this from He Changyou, Chu Ning and the others stepped forward in unison and saluted.

The middle-aged scholar accepted their salute but didn’t speak to them. Instead, he asked He Changyou:

"What talisman did these people compete in, and how is their talent?"

"The competition was for the Wood Escape Talisman, their talent isn’t bad." At this moment, He Changyou had a smile on his face.

"In five days, these three reached a talisman success rate of twenty percent.

These five reached a success rate of thirty percent, and this one called Xie Cai Tian reached a success rate of forty percent."

Liao Yunming’s gaze nonchalantly swept over the group.

Only when hearing that Xie Cai Tian’s success rate reached forty percent did he pause slightly.

Lastly, he looked at Chu Ning with some confusion.

Evidently puzzled as to why He Changyou hadn’t introduced Chu Ning.

"I found an outstanding talent in talisman making,"

He Changyou said, proudly pointing to Chu Ning.

"Chu Ning, in five days, achieved a fifty percent success rate in Wood Escape Talisman making."

"Fifty percent?" Liao Yunming’s gaze was surprised, even setting down his book.

"You’re not joking, are you? Or maybe he had prior exposure to talisman making?"

He Changyou laughed as he shook his head:

"Do you think I’d joke about such matters? This disciple has been in the Sect for just over a year.

He was cultivating in Zone D all along and only recently got promoted to Zone C.

I already checked; he had learned to make talisman paper, but never touched talisman making itself."

Liao Yunming promptly stood up, his gaze sweeping over Chu Ning, mumbling to himself.

"Fifty percent, for someone to reach fifty percent in such a short time after getting into talisman making, even in our Spirit Talisman Pavilion, rare are those of such talent."

Finishing his musing, Liao Yunming suddenly turned his head toward a young man in a corner of the hall:

"Tan Zhang, take these nine disciples from the Spirit Plant Room to select some basic talisman techniques.

I’ll take a look at this junior’s talisman making—if he really has that talent..."

Liao Yunming didn’t finish his sentence, but his words clearly hinted at treating him differently.