The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 2184 - 2173: Easy Victory

As Luo Qianjiang’s voice spread to every corner of Spirit Artifact City.

Ye Chenfeng, who wore a white mask on his face, found a reason to temporarily leave the South Square. Since the people present were attracted by the upcoming series of competitions, most of them didn’t notice Ye Chenfeng leaving the South Square.

After leaving the square.

He ensured there was no one following him and then turned into an alley. He changed into another set of clothes and swapped the white mask on his face for a black mask. Meanwhile, Ye Chenfeng sent a message to Xue Wanqing, telling her and others that he had heard Luo Qianjiang’s voice, he would arrive at the South Square on time and advised Xue Wanqing not to go to the Tian Shun Auction House branch to find him.

Ye Chenfeng still held the white jade pendant that Tan Yuanwu had given him!

Old Bai Wu Fengxian said, "Young lad, you can wear this Spirit Gathering Jade around your neck. It can speed up your absorption of spiritual energy; normally you don’t even need to cultivate. With the Spirit Gathering Jade, the spiritual energy will gradually flow into your body. Perhaps you won’t see any effect in a day or two, or even a year or two."

"But we cultivators have lifespans of hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of years. This gradual accumulation over time works like water dripping on stone."

Holding the white Spirit Gathering Jade in his hand, Ye Chenfeng clearly felt the surrounding spiritual energy indeed autonomously entering his body. He casually hung the jade pendant around his neck, naturally inside his clothes. If this white Spirit Gathering Jade were seen, others could immediately guess that he was the person wearing the white mask earlier.

After preparing thoroughly, Ye Chenfeng, wearing a black mask, quickly headed towards the direction of the South Square.

When Ye Chenfeng returned to the South Square.

The artifact refiners like Tan Yuanwu who had been on the stage earlier had long walked down, and now standing on the stage are the people from the Talisman Master Pavilion and the contestants for the talisman competition.

The two elders Yu Shiqing and Duan Dongyan from the Talisman Master Pavilion, along with the Pavilion Master Gao Baizhi and Vice Pavilion Master He Qingwu, felt relieved seeing the black-masked person appearing hastily. To them, the person in the black mask was a treasure for the Talisman Master Pavilion! He might even have a more impressive talent than the Talisman Master Pavilion’s greatest talent, Gu Xin’er.

With the arrival of the person in the black mask, cultivators in the audience seats started urging the competition to begin sooner. They couldn’t wait to watch the final peak battle of the Tianxuan Ceremony. Their most anticipated fight was still between Ye Chenfeng and Jin Zhiteng.

When Ye Chenfeng entered the contestants’ group, Gu Xin’er occasionally glanced at him, her eyes filled with unwillingness and defiance.

Gu Xin’er snorted coldly, standing beside Ye Chenfeng, she bit her lip and said, "This time, you won’t win against me again."

Ye Chenfeng shrugged indifferently and deliberately spoke in a rough voice, "You said that last time too. Hope your wishes come true this time!"

Ye Chenfeng’s plain and simple tone made Gu Xin’er’s chest rise and fall in anger. As the proud daughter of the Talisman Master Pavilion, it was the first time she had been so disregarded by someone, especially by a man.

Due to the previous temporary rule change in the Artifact Refinement Pavilion.

Yu Shiqing and Duan Dongyan were also very curious about Ye Chenfeng’s specific grade as a Talisman Master. After several private discussions between them, they prepared to imitate the Artifact Refinement Pavilion’s temporary rule changes.

Duan Dongyan cleared his throat before speaking, "Since the artifact refiners’ competition has a precedent for temporary rule changes, we’ll also modify the rules for our talisman competition! First, let’s test each contestant’s specific grade as a Talisman Master. I’m really looking forward to seeing a jaw-dropping talent appearing among you contestants."

"Now that the Array Master competition has birthed a young generation of array grandmasters, the Alchemist competition also has a young generation of Eighth Grade Alchemists, and the artifact refiners’ competition similarly has a young generation of Eighth Grade Artifact Refiners. We Talisman Masters can’t lag behind others, can we?"

"Now please test your grade as a Talisman Master one by one."

Duan Dongyan had a crystal-clear crystal ball appear in his hand, divided into ten layers.

From the lowest layer to the top layer, they represent Talisman Masters from the First Rank to the Supreme Rank.

Gu Xin’er was the first to step forward and place her palm on the crystal ball. The bottom of the crystal ball showed a smudge of red that soon settled on the fourth layer, indicating her level as a Fourth-Rank Talisman Master.

Many people present were already aware of Gu Xin’er’s grade as a Talisman Master.

After Gu Xin’er finished testing her grade, she looked at Ye Chenfeng.

With a black mask on his face, Ye Chenfeng went forward unperturbedly and placed his palm on the crystal ball.

Soon, the red within the crystal ball extended to the fifth layer, which meant that Ye Chenfeng’s grade as a Talisman Master was Fifth-Rank.

Although the Fifth-Rank Talisman Master was not as awe-inspiring as an Eighth Grade Alchemist or an Eighth Grade Artifact Refiner, after repeated surprises before this, those present had a strong ability to recover. They were only dumbstruck for a moment before returning to their senses.

Ye Chenfeng’s current grade as a Talisman Master is equivalent to the Vice Pavilion Master of the Talisman Master Pavilion’s headquarters.

After Ye Chenfeng finished testing his grade, Gu Xin’er became even more unwilling. As for the other contestants who hadn’t tested yet, they were smiling bitterly inside, realizing they hadn’t reached even Fourth-Rank as Talisman Masters, let alone competing against a Fifth-Rank Talisman Master. They acknowledged reality, and thus one by one, they voluntarily abandoned the notion of fighting for the championship.

Duan Dongyan and Yu Shiqing were extremely satisfied with Ye Chenfeng’s grade as a Talisman Master. Talisman Masters are more obsolete than Artifact Refiners and Alchemists; Ye Chenfeng reaching Fifth-Rank as a Talisman Master is already very impressive. After all, Yu Shiqing’s carefully cultivated Gu Xin’er is only a Fourth-Rank Talisman Master.

Gu Xin’er just wouldn’t accept defeat, while other contestants gave up, she couldn’t give up. But just as she was about to speak, Yu Shiqing said, "Xin’er, don’t make a fuss. You two are not on the same level as Talisman Masters. Actually, from the last competition, you should have seen for yourself, now that you know the opponent is a Fifth-Rank Talisman Master, what do you have to be dissatisfied with? Do you want to compete with him in refining Fifth Level Spirit Talismans?"

"You have a great obsession with talisman creation, but sometimes these obsessions can hinder your progress. You’ve always thought of yourself as the premier Talisman Master of the younger generation, but now you’ve seen that there are always people better and mountains higher, your temperament needs a change too. If you don’t change your temperament, crossing into Seventh Rank Talisman Master might be a problem in your lifetime."

"You need to be open-minded when necessary and persistent when needed. Do you understand what your teacher is saying?"

Gu Xin’er originally wanted to compete with Ye Chenfeng in refining Fourth Level Spirit Talismans, but Yu Shiqing’s words were like a jolt to her head. Ye Chenfeng was a Fifth-Rank Talisman Master; if she proposed refining Fourth Level Spirit Talismans, wouldn’t it make her seem inferior? Even if she won, so what? Unless Ye Chenfeng himself proposed competing in Fourth Level Spirit Talismans.

After pondering for a while, Gu Xin’er bit her lip and said, "Master, I indeed don’t have the qualification to become the first in this talisman competition."

Yu Shiqing nodded in satisfaction, "Continue to work hard in the future. Seriously consider what I’ve just said. Once you understand it, your future achievements won’t be lower than mine."

The competition hasn’t started yet.

The results of the Talisman Master finals mirrored those of the artifact refiners’ finals; all these contestants gave up the idea of fighting for first place.

Duan Dongyan promptly announced that the person in the black mask was the first place winner in this talisman competition.

Ye Chenfeng won so effortlessly!

After announcing the results, Duan Dongyan tossed a black jade pendant to Ye Chenfeng and said, "Earlier, Tan from the Artifact Refinement Pavilion gave the first-place winner a white Spirit Gathering Jade, so the first-place winner of our talisman competition shouldn’t be left out. Here’s a black Spirit Gathering Jade for you, young lad! Shame these black and white Spirit Gathering Jades work best together, seems like these two jades are destined not to come together."

Duan Dongyan wouldn’t have thought the person in the black mask was the same as the one in the white mask.

These Spirit Gathering Jades are traditionally divided into yin and yang; only when both pendants are together will the intensity of gathering spiritual energy increase about tenfold, maximizing the effect of the Spirit Gathering Jade.

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