My construction materials are weird

"Then, won't they be eliminated?" someone asked.

"No, this is just the first round. Since they are researching talisman materials, their talisman drawing must be strong. How can they research without strong drawing skills?

So, in the first and second rounds, they might not be in the leading group, but they won't be eliminated. The third round is where they'll shine. Be patient."

An older cultivator said.

If they bring out beast bone talismans and spiritual plant-infused rune magical artifacts in the final competition, then the first and second places will be theirs.

As expected, the much-watched wild Taoist and Chemical Engineering PhD passed the first round.

Those who were eliminated were wailing.

Even if they knew they were weak, everyone has dreams.

They were still hoping to go all the way, but they didn't expect to be eliminated in the first round.

As the most anticipated talisman competition's first round ended, other competitions also came to a close, as everyone expected.

The first round of the first day ended. The second round will begin tomorrow at 8 AM.

Therefore, after exiting the dream world, intense discussions erupted in various places and clubs in both Qingyun Mountain and Nanshi.

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"That madman Yuan Tianchun is really strong, far ahead of all the cultivators participating in the formation competition."

"There aren't many people in the formation competition, only thirty-some in total. Today, thirty were directly eliminated, leaving only five. How will they compete tomorrow? They're already in the top five?"

"Formation, originally one of the four major mainstream practices of pills, weapons, formations, and talismans, was directly destroyed by the distortion of providence. Even research is only theoretical. You can't see the great formations set up by cultivators, comparing and contrasting strategies. It's not interesting to watch."

Indeed, as he said.

The formation everyone imagined was like the Jie and Chan sects, with the Nine Bend Yellow River Formation, setting up a grand formation and waiting for you to come.

But what were they watching?

Thirty-some people arguing about theory. What's there to see in that?

If the most disappointing competition were to be decided today, the formation competition would definitely be first. It's too boring.

This was the most exciting scene of the formation competition today.

Winning the most disappointing competition, it had no rivals.

"The formation competition is just a bragging contest. They brag about moving mountains and overturning seas, Zhou Tian Xing Dou and all that, but it's useless. Too disappointing."

A cultivator took a big gulp of wine, and said dejectedly.

"The Xuan Master doesn't have a good solution, what can these Taoist friends do? You guys think too highly of them. I didn't choose the formation competition, I watched the beast taming competition," a cultivator said.

"Oh? Was the beast taming competition exciting? I heard that the newly established Spirit Beast Sect participated in full force. Sun Bole is also a genius."

The cultivator, hearing his companion's question, said: "Overall, I saw hope. It's bright in the future, but it's terrible now."

"How terrible? More disappointing than the formation competition?" someone joked.

The person shook his head, "Not that bad. The key is the beast taming method. The Xuan Master has been spreading it for too short a time, and few have successfully condensed even ordinary Dharma seals, so naturally, you can't see the great battles of beast taming cultivators.

Most of them are talking theory and dreaming, such as: If I learn the Dharma seal, how will I be able to… Anyway, they say all sorts of things, wanting to enslave the Nine-Tailed Fox, enslave the Howling Celestial Dog, enslave…"

"Haha…"

Everyone laughed, it was indeed too funny.

Dharma seals are divided into two types. The original beast taming Dharma seal can divide the spirit into nine parts. Cultivators of the original Dharma seal will use it with extreme caution, after all, each one represents a life and a future.

Ordinary beast taming Dharma seals can be ignored, as many as you want, as long as your soul can control them.

But few have learned ordinary Dharma seals, let alone the original beast taming Dharma seal, which has only nine in a lifetime.

Moreover, even if you learn an ordinary Dharma seal, it doesn't mean you can immediately enslave a ferocious beast. It also takes time and is dangerous.

Therefore, beast tamers who should be riding spiritual beasts are there discussing theory, which is very speechless.

"In that case, was my choice to watch the spiritual plant competition wise?"

A woman said.

"Oh, Sister Xia, tell us about the spiritual plant competition," a cultivator said to the woman, filling her glass with wine.

Sister Xia said: "The four major forces are the main players. The tall and thin Taoist friends from Baicao Pavilion are also good. I just realized that spiritual plant cultivation is so complicated, requiring precise perception, that is, cultivators need to fit the way of nature; needing the way of identification, and also the method of grafting, etc. Taking care of children is not as tiring as this."

Everyone laughed at her words.

"Sister Xia, are you optimistic about that strong man? Are you planning to get married and have children?"

Sister Xia ignored everyone's teasing and said: "Don't mention it, I really want to. I don't have much hope, I hope to find a satisfactory husband and have a child. It's best if the child's talent is better than mine. I plan to fully cultivate the next generation."

She also said: "I was very shocked today. Although we are teasing the cultivators in the competition here, they are stronger than us, at least they have a future. We don't have any special skills, and our talents are not outstanding. It's really a bit hopeless. Before the resurgence of the strange, I was grinding in a first-tier city, and after the resurgence of the strange, I came to Nanshi to grind again. It's really enough."

"Alas!"

The sentimental Sister Xia directly made everyone speechless.

Thinking about it carefully, it's really like this. The people participating in the competition have special skills, and they don't have special skills, and their cultivation talent is not good, it's really uncomfortable.

Sister Xia also said: "However, I heard that starting from the second round, there will be a competition of Devouring Star Vine spiritual seeds, and the later stages will be more exciting. Today's theory is actually a kind of method, for example, I heard a lot of theories about how to cultivate spiritual seeds, how to establish connections, how to command as an arm, etc. It seems to be a great knowledge."

In fact, it is the lower scholar who laughs loudly when he hears the Dao.

The theory seems uninteresting, but everything needs to establish a theory first.

Qingyun Mountain is just starting out. In the first competition, Xuanhuang didn't expect any heaven-defying existence to appear.

The main purpose is to establish a foundation and guide cultivators to expand into the hundred arts of cultivation.

Today's seemingly 'ridiculous' are all solid foundations for the future.

"This is the Xuan Master's purpose, right? Not expecting us to have any major breakthroughs, but to establish basic theories and guide everyone to develop the hundred arts."

A cultivator sighed.

"That's right… However, today's alchemy and talisman making are wonderful, really giving off the feeling of a grand competition. I was stunned. I can't even draw the simplest spiritual patterns, yet others do it with ease. There's just no comparison!"

"Alchemy too! The experts just glance and sniff, and they can tell you the meridian pathways and properties of the spiritual herbs. It's outrageous! So many spiritual herbs, but they pose no challenge to the masters."

The current state of alchemy and talisman making, the strongest fields, are vastly different.

The competition is fierce. The wild Taoist and Chemical Engineering PhD, who everyone had high hopes for, haven't stood out as much as expected.

The top old talisman masters are still from the Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian schools.

"Have you guys heard?" A cultivator said mysteriously, "I heard that many minor categories had people sign up, but the number of participants was too small, so there was no competition directly. However, they were all recruited into the Hall of Merit by Master Xuan."

"You heard too?"

"Yes, yes, I heard about it too. Those people are so lucky, directly becoming people of the Hall of Merit. It is said that there are Jin Niang and her group of three, as well as the madman Wu Tong, etc."

"Really? They are so lucky."

Everyone was surprised by the spread of these rumors.

These people have soared to the sky in one step.

But it also shows Master Xuan's emphasis on this, preparing for the upcoming Hundred Arts Competition.

And genuinely supporting the development of various Hundred Arts.

"Everyone, is anyone watching weapon crafting? Why is no one mentioning the Dao of Weapon Crafting?" A cultivator asked.

"I watched it. Big thunder, small raindrops. With the previous development of technology, weapons forged from various synthetic materials are already very strong. The weapons that have entered the ranks are almost the same in terms of toughness. If weapons want to have a breakthrough, unless the Taoist and Confucian schools go to the Furnace of Heaven and Earth to refine the strange into magical artifacts. Otherwise, there won't be any great achievements in a short time."

Weapon crafting is the most complex situation.

The strongest is weapon crafting because there is the Furnace of Heaven and Earth, and even more so because of the treasures of Xuanhuang.

But the weakest is also weapon crafting. The various synthetic metals of Blue Star's technology before are not weak in terms of toughness, and even very strong.

These weapons are very handy for cultivators who have entered the ranks.

So, weapons that have entered the ranks can only start from enchantment, such as drawing various runes on them.

No mistakes, one stroke, one hair, one inside, one capacity, one at a time!

But, is it worth it?

Talismans can replace it, and the Sweeping Monk's mental power blessing can also replace it. The Tier 1 magic item that the Chemical Engineering PhD wants to develop is also the same. The talisman treasures researched by the wild Taoist can also do the same.

Unless you use strange entities as materials to refine magical artifacts.

But this cannot be compared. There have long been precedents.

Therefore, the current Dao of Weapon Crafting is the most complex.

"The extraordinary can only create the extraordinary. This is the theorem. Weapon crafters without extraordinary power cannot refine extraordinary magical artifacts. And Tier 1 magical artifacts are not outstanding. What can be done?"

A cultivator spoke the truth about weapon crafting.

"It seems that the only things worth paying attention to this time are alchemy and talisman making."

"Indeed."

"…"

Everyone agreed.

The next day, the competition continued.

Talisman making and alchemy are still the most attractive competitions.

Some of the minor events have less than ten people.

Wang Zihai and others had expected this situation, so they focused on alchemy and talisman making.

The minor events with less than ten people will directly determine the top three today. There are a total of five such events.

Tomorrow, in addition to alchemy and talismans, the third round will determine the top three in three more minor events.

It's the first time, this kind of situation was expected, and there's nothing unexpected about it.

The guiding role of the first time is the most crucial.

So today, the dignified formation, this major event that should have been very strong, directly determined the top three.

Hearing that he was the first place, and looking at the second and third place who were far behind him, the madman Yuan Tianchun was a little disappointed.

It's not looking down on the two of them, but feeling the difficulty of formations, and feeling sad for formations.

Is the will of heaven distorted, really going to cut off the future of formations?

I heard that everyone was discussing the competition yesterday, and formations were considered the most disappointing competition. It's really uncomfortable.

I wonder if Master Xuan has a solution. The Dao of Formations needs to be saved.

"Let us congratulate Daoist Yuan Tianchun, congratulate Taoist Li, congratulate Buddhist Master Sanjiang. They are the top three in formations and will have the opportunity to meet Master Xuan. Congratulations!"

Wang Zihai enthusiastically announced the competition for formations.

"Pa ta, pa ta."

Not very enthusiastic applause came from the bubbles.

"Okay, next is the top three in paper effigy crafting. Let us congratulate the Taoist school, congratulate the Buddhist school, congratulate the Confucian school…"

"Fellow Daoists, the three schools have once again swept the top three. Congratulations to the three schools."

"Top three in magic incantations…"

"Top three in spiritual guidance…"

"Top three in refining, um, again, the three major forces. Let us congratulate the three schools."

Today's top three in the five minor events were almost all swept by the Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist schools.

Except for Yuan Tianchun in formations, the best result for casual cultivators in the other four events was third place in spiritual guidance.

At this moment, everyone felt the strength of the three schools or three religions.

They are really invincible.

Looking at the top ten in the three events tomorrow, good heavens, in the three minor events that will determine the top three tomorrow, two of them have one casual cultivator, and the remaining one is still swept by the three schools.

The casual cultivators are a little desperate and want to cry.

The three schools have dabbled in so many minor events.

Oh right, what about the Martial Dao Alliance?

The Martial Dao Alliance, one of the four major forces, is truly pure. They are all martial arts fanatics and don't care about the Hundred Arts at all?

In fact, Sun Hui was sad to see this situation. They really can't compare.

The Martial Dao Alliance has developed well, but after all, it started from a martial arts gym in Nanshi, and later many martial arts gyms from various places joined.

Unfortunately, they all have good martial arts talents.

The various Hundred Arts that require time to accumulate, the Martial Dao Alliance is not as good as the casual cultivators.

He felt that this would not work.

Those top ten cultivators in the minor events, or even the casual cultivators who have participated in the competition, are all the targets he needs to recruit next.

No one can compete with him. The three major forces don't need them. They have stronger ones.

Recruit those minor projects with less than ten people, or even one or two people, into the Hall of Merit.

For those with a small number of people, he needs to win them over as much as possible.

At the same time, unite those minor projects in the Hall of Merit, provide funding and sponsorship, share resources, and even let the Martial Dao Alliance take the lead and develop cooperation.

However, he also needs to persuade some masters and high-level people in the Martial Dao Alliance.

Because there is a voice within the Martial Dao Alliance saying: We don't do these fancy things. We just specialize in martial arts. What's the use of learning those useless things?

This voice has a considerable appeal within the Martial Dao Alliance, which is full of 'reckless men'.

What a worry…

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