On the second floor of Xuanxiao Peak, in a certain hut.

Li Mu looked at Jin Dan in front of the table, and after pondering for a long time, a decisive look appeared on his face.

Li Mu picked up the golden pill and swallowed it in his mouth without hesitation. This golden pill went all the way down and directly entered his second dantian. Immediately, Li Mu's divine sense moved, and the Five Elements Array in the second dantian shook slightly, and each shot out a faint yuan force, wrapped around this golden pill.

At the same time, the Yuan Lingzhu moved slightly, and the momentum of rotation suddenly accelerated, and one after another blue light shot out from it, hitting the golden pill, slowly forming an impermeable cyan light curtain, sealing it in it. The Yuan Spirit Bead emitted a force of attraction, sucking it around its body and rotating it together.

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, this golden pill had almost been cut off from his master, otherwise he wouldn't dare to swallow it so casually. And the effect of the Yuan Lingzhu is also very magical, when I tried to subdue the heart of the demon before, it was the Yuan Lingzhu that suddenly exerted force, so that I could get the heart of the demon without much effort.

Now sealing this ownerless golden pill seems to have made this process much easier because of the existence of the Yuan Spirit Bead. The role of this thing is increasing, and it also makes Li Mu feel more and more mysterious about its origin. How could such a strange thing be picked up by oneself and still recognize oneself as the master?

I couldn't figure it out, I just didn't want to think about it, I ran around for many days, and I experienced the mortal, and I felt a little tired with Li Mu's physique. He emptied himself and fell asleep in his bed.

Li Mu slept for two days and two nights, and when he woke up again, it was already early morning on the third day.

And in the past two days, there were enough people to spread the news of his return to the sect and reach the ears of some people.

Li Mu also knew that after returning to the sect this time, he should arouse the vigilance of some people, and he was not unprepared for this. Therefore, after waking up, Li Mu washed his face casually and walked towards the third floor.

In the early morning, there was no one along the road, and Li Mu quickly went up to the third floor.

The destination of his trip was the third layer of Xuanxiao Peak, where the refining department was located. To be more precise, the place he was going to was the Fu Gong Department belonging to the Refining Department.

As the name suggests, the Fu Gong Department is a place that specializes in cultivating Fu Dao disciples, making all kinds of spirit runes, and selling spirit runes and things related to spirit runes. The last time Li Mu bought the spirit rune, it was under the jurisdiction of the Fu Gong Department.

In the Xuanming School, the refining department has always been known for its abundance of talents, and the magic weapons and other materials refined by the refining weapons are not only provided to the disciples of the sect, but also sold to other sects. Being able to join the Refining Department was a matter of light on all the disciples.

And as long as you join the refining department, no matter what your qualifications are, you will be given a magic weapon for free, this magic weapon is not the kind of bad street goods, but a real high-grade boutique.

However, the refining department is so powerful, but it can't change the decline of the talisman department. The way of the talisman is no better than the way of refining. Although the path of the talisman is only a branch of the path of the formation in the Three Thousand Great Avenues, its difficulty and difficulty in getting started are even more difficult than the way of refining.

However, the main reason for the decline of the Xuanming School's Fu Gong Dao is inheritance.

After all, the Xuanying Realm is only a weak interface, and the strength of the cultivators in it is limited to the Yuan Infant Stage, and for countless years, there have been no higher-level cultivators, so the overall background of the cultivators in the Xuanying Realm is indeed a lot shallow. Many of the existing things about the way of the talisman were left over from an unknown number of thousands of years ago.

In the vast Xuanming Sect, there are very few jade cylinders related to the way of the talisman, and the spirit rune marks recorded in it are only limited to three thousand small talismans. But even these three thousand small runes, at this time, among the runes of the Xuanming Sect, the one with the highest rank can only draw the bottom two thousand five hundred spirit runes, and as for the top five hundred spirit runes, he is also helpless.

When it comes to cultivating the truth, there are before and after the cultivation realm, the exercises are good or bad, and the magic weapons are high and low, and naturally, alchemists, refiners, array mages, and talismans all have their own different grades.

The lineage of the Xuanying Realm is all obtained from the monks who came to open up in ancient times, so the method of distinguishing the rank of the talisman master that has been retained has not been changed.

The talisman master is from weak to strong, divided into one to nine grades, and the only remaining talisman master of the Xuanming sect with the highest rank is a disciple in the middle stage of foundation building, named Guo Zhuting, and his rank is ...... It's a three-grade talisman master.

And among all the talismans in the entire Xuanying Realm, the highest rank is only a fourth-grade talisman master of the Huayin Sect.

The decline of the Xuanying Realm Rune Dao can be seen from this.

The criteria for dividing the grades of runes are very clear, and those who can master more than ten kinds of spirit runes and draw them can be called first-grade runes. And those who can master more than 100 kinds of runes and draw them can be called second-grade rune masters.

Different from the first-grade rune master, the second-grade rune master must have more than ten kinds of rune seals, which are in the top 1,000 out of the three thousand small runes. The three thousand small runes are different, and the higher the ranking, the more complex the rune is, the more difficult it is to draw, and of course, the more powerful it is.

And the three-rank rune master refers to a senior rune master who can master more than a thousand runes, and not only that, but the runes he masters must also include one hundred runes ranked in the top one thousand and ten powerful runes in the top six hundred. Such a talisman represents not only talent, but also strong strength and deterrence.

As for the four-grade talisman master, it was the existence that had mastered all three thousand small talismans.

It is no exaggeration to say that the reason why Huayin Sect can rank above the Xuanming Sect is because of the existence of such a four-grade rune master.

It's a bit far, let's get down to business.

Li Mu was standing outside the main hall of the Fu Gong Department at this time, looking at this strange building with some curiosity.

Compared to the hundreds of buildings in the refining department, the thirty or fifty buildings of the Fu Gong Department are hidden in them, which is really very inconspicuous. And the main hall of the Fu Gong Department is even more shabby.

The building as a whole is not high, it looks like it is only about five zhang, and only one floor has been built. The entire hall is also decently cultivated, and it is inconspicuous in a large black building. Only when you get closer can you see the countless tiny sigils engraved on the outer wall of this hall.

These sigils seem to be scribbled by children, looking chaotic and irregular, but faintly exuding a special atmosphere. Looking at this talisman all over the hall, Li Mu had a feeling in his heart, it seemed that the hall in front of him was not a building, but a spiritual rune containing special powers!

The aura emitted by this spirit rune was very faint, and only a person like Li Mu who had been in contact with the way of the talisman and had a very strong sense of perception could feel it. Li Mu had also consulted the information about the Xuanming Sect's Fu Gong Department before, and now after seeing this strange hall, he put away the contempt in his heart.

Although the Xuanying Realm Rune Dao is weak, there is no shortage of talented predecessors!

Li Mu's standing figure was quickly discovered, and a person walked out of the hall, and he saw Li Mu looking at the main hall closely, obviously very engaged, and did not bother Li Mu for a while.

After a long while, Li Mu came back to his senses, and after seeing the young man in white in front of him, Li Mu showed a somewhat shy look on his face, and he arched his hand and said, "Hello senior brother, Li Mu is here to disturb." ”

The man turned his head, pointed to the main hall and asked, "Senior brother has been looking at it for so long, have you found anything?"

Li Mu knew that this man was testing himself, and his trip was to obtain the qualification of a talisman master, so he naturally wouldn't hide it too much, so he said: "The rune seals outside this hall seem to be messy, but in fact, they are faintly colluded, and they seem to constitute a huge rune array, turning the entire hall into a spirit rune-like existence. ”

The young man suddenly turned his head, looked at him with surprise, and asked, "What else, can you see the effect of this rune?"

Li Mu shook his head dryly: "I can't see it." ”

The light in the young man's eyes dimmed, and then returned to normal, and he asked with a smile: "This junior disciple is very angry, I don't know what happened to my Fu Gong Department?" He faintly guessed Li Mu's intention in his heart, but he still had this question.

"I'm here to conduct the talisman assessment, and I want to join your department. ”

"Fu Master Assessment? This junior brother has really learned the way of Fu Gong before, but have you confirmed that your strength has reached the assessment standard?"

Li Mu naturally knew the criteria for the assessment of the talisman master, and the requirements of the ten kinds of rune seals for a first-grade talisman master were really not any difficult for him.

"The disciple has confidence, please pass it on to me. ”

The assessment of each first-grade talisman master must be witnessed by more than five talismans, and the apprentices of the talisman department must be invited to observe the ceremony, and only the talisman master who can draw the talisman in front of everyone is regarded as a real talisman master.

The young man said no more, nodded a little happily, and then turned and walked into the main hall. Li Mu followed him and also entered the main hall.

As soon as he stepped into the temple door with one foot, Li Mu noticed the difference, but he only moved the corner of his eyes slightly, and followed the young man without any reaction and entered it.

The young man's consciousness had been paying attention to Li Mu's performance, and seeing that he had no reaction, this person's face couldn't help but show a look of disappointment.

After a while, the two entered the main hall, and after the young man told Li Mu to wait in place, he went to other places to call for someone.

Li Mu stood in place, carefully sensing the breath in this hall.

He could clearly feel that in this hall, there seemed to be a strange energy surrounding him. In other words, there was a strange energy in this hall, and as for what this energy did, it was difficult for him to tell for a while.

Some people came to this hall one after another, most of them were an old man followed by a few young people, and after these people came here, they didn't speak, but quietly looked for a place to sit down.

After those old men sat down, they all closed their eyes to recuperate, while those young people stood behind them, looking at Li Mu with some curiosity.

Li Mu was wearing a newly received white robe today. (To be continued.) )