Before Chen Luwan could even fall, Wang Xianmao had already appeared behind her.
The old Patriarch extended his arms, gently catching her body.
Thanks to Yu'an's shouting, the audience in the racetrack had long since realized what had happened.
Seeing this resilient mother collapse, even the cultivators with the most steadfast Dao hearts could not help but feel a tinge of regret.
People always hoped to see heroes overco trials and tribulations to achieve success, and always wished that those of their own kind caught in dire straits could break free.
This had nothing to do with one's stance, but was simply human empathy at work—except for those with antisocial personalities.
Wang Xianmao sent a divine sense transmission to Yu'an, telling him not to worry, and then began using spells to examine Chen Luwan's injuries.
After confirming that the injury was not severe and that her ntal energy had rely been depleted from resisting the Light Yellow Powder poison, the Patriarch pondered for a mont.
He first rinsed Chen Luwan's poisoned eyes with spiritual water, then took out several spiritual herbs and a detoxifying pill from his storage bag, using spiritual power to suspend them in mid-air.
He lit a spiritual fire red candle, a specialty of the Red Lantern Illumination Sect, and drew upon the candle's fla.
By now, no one was watching the talisman masters draw their talismans anymore.
Under the watchful eyes of thousands of spectators, Wang Xianmao perford a live demonstration of alchemy, utilizing the highly advanced core-embracing thod.
Using the original detoxifying pill as a foundation, he integrated other herbs specifically ant for neutralizing stone poison, clearing eyesight, and nourishing the mind, forming a brand new precious elixir over the original pill.
The dicinal efficacy of the original detoxifying pill could not perfectly rge with the newly added layers, but perfect fusion was not actually necessary.
As long as it was functional, the purpose of this makeshift alchemy was to provide tily treatnt.
A tily standard treatnt was far more effective than the greatest efforts applied too late.
After placing the precious elixir into Chen Luwan's mouth, it took less than half a cup of tea's ti for this mother, who had collapsed from a sudden surge of grief and anger, to slowly wake up.
"Patriarch..."
"Alright, Luwan, go down and rest first. Yu'an, co and help your mother back to rest."
Wang Yu'an walked onto the arena and supported Chen Luwan as they walked away.
Under the supervision of the three Foundation Establishnt cultivators, the evaluation phase of the qualifiers proceeded without any further incidents.
Householder Redbrow and Chen Luwan both successfully advanced to the finals.
However, for Yulou, who was organizing this competition, he had gained another valuable piece of experience—next ti, he needed to place the talisman masters much further apart!
The finals of the Talisman Master Competition will be held right here tomorrow morning.
At the sa ti, the Wang Clan of Anbei Kingdom will randomly select twenty Fellow Daoists from the audience, and each will be gifted a high-grade Qi Refining talisman.
"Please do not arrive too late, everyone. If you co late, there might not be any seats left in the racetrack stands~"
Zhong Ningyao actually felt a bit of heartache over the Wang family's generosity.
Twenty high-grade talismans... In her opinion, giving away ten would have been more than enough.
However, both Wang Yulou and Wang Xianmao were leaders who never lacked a grand vision. They naturally understood that since they had already spent so much on the major expenses, there was no need to skimp on the minor details.
For the competition, tomorrow's finals were the crucial part.
But because the tournant format had been changed on short notice, if the audience thinned out during tomorrow's finals, the Wang family's massive promotional campaign to raise their prestige might start with a bang and end with a whimper.
Losing the greater picture for minor savings was sothing they had to guard against.
Compared to the prestige the Wang family stood to gain, twenty high-grade Qi Refining talismans were nothing but a drop in the bucket.
You can't make an olet without breaking eggs!
That evening, at Fortune Source Residence, Wang Yu'an was kicked out of the room by Chen Luwan.
"Your mother is only injured, it's not like I'm lying here drawing my last breath! Standing by my bed like that is disrupting my rest!"
Chen Luwan was actually in a calm state of mind. After all, the quality of her first Toxic Mist Talisman had been extrely high.
At the ti, she had chosen the more difficult option between the Rushing Torrent Technique and the Toxic Mist Talisman, but many others did not share her confidence.
Thus, even though she had failed to complete her second drawing, she still successfully advanced to the finals—Wang Xianmao had not shown any favoritism, especially since Chen Luwan was the focus of the entire audience's attention.
Talisman masters generally kept many talisman brushes on hand. Just like how most web novel writers used multiple keyboards or even multiple computers, a talisman brush was sothing where muscle mory mattered most, and it was always better to have spares.
Therefore, even though one had snapped, Chen Luwan still had backups available, which were sufficient to help her continue competing in tomorrow's finals.
The poison from the Light Yellow Powder certainly had an effect, such as her swollen eyes.
However, as a cultivator, Chen Luwan possessed strong recovery capabilities and a resilient nature.
She did not believe that today's minor mishap would affect her performance in tomorrow's match.
Of course, with the goal of achieving a better result in mind, she still needed to practice a bit beforehand.
So, this annoying pest of a son whose filial piety was overflowing had to be driven away!
"How is Aunt Luwan's injury?"
Seeing Yu'an walk in with a dejected expression, Yulou, who was sitting cross-legged in cultivation, opened his eyes and asked.
"She said she's fine and told not to waste her ti while she prepares for tomorrow's competition."
"That's good, that's good."
A cultivator's injuries healed very quickly, especially when they received prompt dical attention.
Even an injury like Wang Rongyuan's, where he lost half a shoulder, could be managed without hindering his Foundation Establishnt.
The Light Yellow Powder poison Chen Luwan suffered would only cause temporary blindness, and after receiving proper treatnt from the Patriarch, it was no longer a major issue.
"Say, what kind of rank do you think my mother can get?"
Wang Yu'an was in no mood to cultivate either. He lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, and after a long while, turned around to ask Yulou.
"Hard to say."
"Brother, you always love to brush people off with 'hard to say'... Just give a straight answer for once."
Having spent so much ti with Yulou, Yu'an was well-acquainted with his brother's habits.
He knew that his profound and calculating elder brother definitely had a clear estimate in mind.
"The top ten, didn't I ntion that before?"
Yulou's lips remained as tightly sealed as if he had practiced a silence vow—he had answered, but it was practically the sa as saying nothing at all.
For the final round of the Talisman Master Competition, only thirty competitors remained.
Theoretically, twenty out of the thirty were guaranteed to erge as winners and receive the prizes provided by the Wang family.
It did not seem too difficult, but every talisman master who had truly made it to the finals knew that this two-out-of-three ratio marked the mont of greatest competitive pressure.
The first round weeded out the amateurs, the second round weeded out those who were rely average, and the third round selected only the absolute best!
The final battle had begun, and every single one of them was an expert!
"Today, we have prepared Five-Colored Purple Haze Qi to serve as the spiritual energy. Fellow Daoists, you are free to craft any high-grade Qi Refining talisman you choose.
For the sake of fairness, the spiritual energy for the talismans will uniformly utilize the Five-Colored Purple Haze Qi.
In the end, specific rankings will be determined based on a comprehensive evaluation of the talisman's difficulty, effects, power, and practical value."
Five-Colored Purple Haze Qi... Looking at the five large glass jars that were as tall as a person in the center of the arena, many rogue cultivators felt a wave of emotion in their hearts.
The Wang family was truly overbearing, providing spiritual energy directly for the talisman masters to use.
Qi Refining revolved around utilizing energy, and different types of spiritual energy possessed distinct traits, giving rise to all sorts of varied Qi Refining cultivators.
The Five-Colored Purple Haze Qi was similar to the Five Rhy Earth Vein Qi and the Five Spirits Monster-Absorbing Qi; they were all among the easiest to cultivate and offered the smoothest path to reaching Foundation Establishnt.
The terms five-colored, five-rhy, and five-spirits corresponded to the five different spiritual roots, ensuring that any cultivator could find a variation within these energies that suited their own cultivation.
While their destructive power wasn't particularly outstanding, one could not deny how advantageous they were for achieving Foundation Establishnt, and continuing one's practice after reaching that realm was equally convenient.
Mu Changze had once cultivated the Five Spirits Monster-Absorbing Qi—back in the day, he had fought his way out from the West Sea!
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