Chapter 1763: The Master Talisman Is Also with Me

"What's going on?"

Everyone was stunned at the same time. Even Yan Qing, the ancient sage, raised an eyebrow and hurried over.

These were the most outstanding talents of the Hundred Schools of Thought. How could they be injured before even entering?

And it seemed somewhat similar to the backlash from forcefully breaking into the palace?

The main hall had opened, they held the legendary Master Talisman... All conditions were met!

Puzzled, he flicked his finger and sent several pills flying over.

Only after taking them did the members of the Hundred Schools feel somewhat recovered.

The seal outside the Confucian Temple could block ancient sages, showing its power. If Master Kong had not been reluctant to kill, they would have lost their lives by now.

Even ancient sages could hardly escape!

Without such deterrence, everyone would have joined forces to break the seal long ago, instead of standing here wasting words.

The Master Teacher Academy and the Hundred Schools valued rules, but the Spirit Race and Sacred Beasts were not so bound by agreements.

"Why were you attacked?"

Seeing them recover, Yan Qing looked at Yan Xue and frowned.

As the one involved, he must know what happened.

"Reporting to the ancestor, it seems... this legendary Master Talisman cannot withstand the seal!" Yan Xue hesitated, then said.

Earlier, when he had entered the Apricot Altar, even Yuan Tao's bloodline could enter easily without being attacked. It felt as if the Master Talisman above was utterly useless.

"Cannot withstand?" Yan Qing frowned, grabbed the talisman floating above their heads with a wave of his hand, and pinched it lightly.

Whoosh!

The majestic talisman, under his power, instantly turned into starlight, like burned paper, shattering into fragments and disappearing before their eyes.

"This... is fake?"

His brow twitched, and Yan Qing's face turned pale.

Now, even a fool would realize that this legendary Master Talisman was a fake.

Otherwise, how could a treasure specially refined by Master Kong turn to powder with so little force?

After all this fuss, they had ended up with a fake Master Talisman...

He felt as if his face had been slapped several times, stinging with pain.

The prestigious Hundred Schools of Thought had made such a blunder; he didn't know what to do.

"Are you sure this is the talisman obtained from Baixi Mountain in the Master Teacher Continent?"

Unable to hold back, he looked at Yan Xue, his voice tinged with anger.

This was something he had found. If it was truly a relic left by the ancient sage Ran Qiu, how could it be fake?

"Absolutely certain..."

Yan Xue nodded, then paused mid-sentence: "At that time, that Zhang Xuan was competing with us for it. After I got it, fearing something might go wrong, I left immediately..."

"He competed with you?"

Yan Qing looked again at Zhang Xuan not far away.

This guy had already astonished the world by producing five array cores. Could it be that Yan Xue's fake Master Talisman was also related to him?

The legendary Master Talisman was at Baixi Mountain—this was information left by their ancestors, absolutely correct. Since they had obtained a fake, could the real one be in this guy's hands?

If so, they had been duped...

"Master Zhang, do you know what's going on?"

Unable to restrain himself, he asked.

"Well... what he said is correct. At that time, we were all on Baixi Mountain. Brother Yan Xue saw a fake talisman and snatched it away. No matter how I tried to stop him, I couldn't, so I had no choice but to take the real one..."

Zhang Xuan said with a look of regret.

He definitely intended to enter the main hall, so denial was pointless.

"You... ugh!"

Hearing this, Yan Xue nearly died of rage. His injuries could no longer be suppressed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Saw a fake talisman and snatched it away...

You were snatching even more fiercely than I was, okay?

If I hadn't fled quickly, you might have taken it from me...

Now you make it sound like I was the fool...

Most importantly, you took the real one and still say this... As a master teacher, can you be this shameless?

"You mean the real talisman is in your hands?"

Feeling a pang in his chest, Yan Qing gritted his teeth and said.

"That's right, it's with me!"

Zhang Xuan nodded: "According to the rules just now, holding the Master Talisman entitles one to one-third of the slots, that is, five. Then, one array core adds one slot, and each of the four major forces gets one... So, I have a total of eleven slots. Is that correct?"

"..." Yan Qing swayed, feeling as if blood was about to spurt out.

He had made that rule and even used his strength to enforce it because holding the Master Talisman would give him nearly half the slots. Now... the Master Talisman was fake, and the real one was in the other's hands. The slots had reversed; he only had two...

A feeling of making a wedding dress for someone else lingered in his heart...

The intense frustration nearly made him explode.

Knowing it was fake, he hadn't said anything earlier, probably to watch him make a fool of himself...

But even if he had said it before, they wouldn't have believed him!

After all, this talisman was exquisitely made—flawless in terms of spiritual sense and naked eye observation from any angle.

Only when struck by real power would it be found to be fragile!

"Since we agreed earlier, I won't go back on it!"

Though furious, Yan Qing still nodded.

Two slots were acceptable.

When it came to knowledge of the Spring and Autumn Ceremony, the Master Teacher Continent, the Spirit Race, and the Sacred Beasts were far inferior to their Hundred Schools. As long as they could enter and obtain that item, they had the best chance, not others!

It was precisely because of this reliance that he dared to allocate slots to others; otherwise, using the Master Talisman as leverage, they could have gained more.

"Good. Wait a moment. I'll arrange the personnel and then lead everyone in..."

Seeing that he didn't deny it, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"This..."

The ancient sages of the Master Teacher Academy clearly hadn't expected such a reversal. They exchanged glances and looked at Zhang Xuan with renewed curiosity.

This young master teacher had not only obtained the array cores of five worlds alone but also got his hands on the legendary Master Talisman, leaving the Hundred Schools at a loss. When had the Master Teacher Academy produced such a genius?

"Getting so many slots at once, be careful they might play tricks..."

Master Yang showed a worried expression.

Although Yan Qing and the others, as descendants of the Hundred Schools, were unlikely to go back on their word in Master Kong's temple, when it came to the Spring and Autumn Ceremony, it was hard to say.

Moreover, the Spirit Race and Sacred Beasts were surrounding them.

"They probably won't act for now... Only those at the Immortal Realm and above can enter the main and side halls. Even if they obtain the Spring and Autumn Ceremony, they can't refine it!"

Knowing his concern, Zhang Hongtian snorted: "At that time, they will surely bring out the treasure. The real contest begins only when they leave the main hall! Therefore, the slots, though sounding nice, are merely about occupying the moral high ground. In the end, who gets the Spring and Autumn Ceremony depends on the strength of the ancient sages!"