Under Zuo Lingling's lead, the three of them arrived in front of a huge crystal door. After Zuo Lingling used the ring on her finger to scan the crystal door's scanner, the crystal door slowly opened. A huge blue palace appeared before Qinchuan's group.
Looking at the magnificent palace before them, Qinchuan couldn't help but be dumbfounded. This was actually an ice palace!
Seeing Qinchuan and Wang Fei's shocked expressions, Zuo Lingling smiled proudly and said to the two of them, "This is the location of our Sithe City's Talisman Array Master Association, the Mystic Ice Palace."
Hearing Zuo Lingling's words, Wang Fei's eyes immediately widened. He cried out in surprise, "Could this be the legendary Celestial Ice Master's Sacred Artifact, the Mystic Ice Palace?!"
Zuo Lingling nodded and replied, "Little fatty, you're quite knowledgeable. This is indeed the Mystic Ice Palace, but it's just a replica. It's only at the level of a top-grade Dao Artifact."
Hearing this, Wang Fei couldn't help but sigh, "Even if it's just a replica, it's still amazing enough!"
Qinchuan's head was filled with question marks as he listened to the conversation between Zuo Lingling and Wang Fei. He knew nothing about the Celestial Ice Master, the Mystic Ice Palace, and Sacred Artifacts. He practically couldn't understand what Zuo Lingling and Wang Fei were talking about.
Qinchuan's embarrassed expression was quickly discovered by Zuo Lingling. She smiled at Qinchuan and said, "It's fine if you don't understand now. Later, once you pass the exam and become a fourth-grade Talisman Array Master, you'll naturally have the qualifications to enter our Talisman Array Master Association's library to read. At that time, you'll have a whole new understanding of this world."
Wang Fei added, "Moreover, once you become a fourth-grade Talisman Array Master, you'll immediately obtain permanent residency in the Seine State and become one of its citizens!"
Hearing this, Qinchuan asked curiously, "What if I don't pass the fourth-grade Talisman Array Master exam?"
Hearing this, Zuo Lingling gave Qinchuan a deep look and replied, "Then you'll die!"
… …
The location of the Talisman Formation Master's Association's test was in the side hall of Dark Ice Hall, and Qinchuan was surprised by the fact that it wasn't a person that tested him, but a square machine.
Zuo Lingling pointed at the silver white machine before her and said to Qinchuan, "This is the testing machine of our Talisman Formation Master Association. It will test the strength of your talisman formations to judge the talisman formations you've inscribed."
As she spoke, Zuo Lingling took a step back and said to Qinchuan, "You can start your performance now."
Qinchuan nodded and took out his talisman brush from his storage ring. Just as he was about to inscribe the talisman array, Zuo Lingling suddenly called out to him.
"Wait a moment, is this your talisman brush?"
Zuo Lingling looked at the talisman pen in Qinchuan's hand with a puzzled look. She seemed to be very surprised.
Qinchuan was puzzled and asked, "Yes, is there a problem?"
Zuo Lingling looked at Qinchuan with an astounded gaze and asked. "You used this thing to inscribe a grade four talisman array?"
Qinchuan nodded, and then he lowered his head to look at the talisman brush in his hand. Could it be that there's something wrong with this talisman brush?
Zuo Lingling shook her head helplessly as she looked at Qinchuan's confused expression, and then she withdrew a talisman brush and passed it to Qinchuan. She said, "This is the standard talisman brush of our Talisman Formation Master Association. Use it."
Qinchuan looked at the talisman brush that flowed with multicolored lights and was like a swimming dragon that Zuo Lingling passed over, and then he lowered his head to look at the ordinary talisman brush in his hand. He couldn't help but reveal a wisp of embarrassment because the talisman brush in his hand was simply trash when compared to the talisman brush in Zuo Lingling's hand!
"Thank you."
Qinchuan didn't hold back and directly stretched out his hand to receive the talisman brush. As soon as he touched it, he felt that the texture of the talisman brush was extremely fine, and it felt extremely comfortable in his hand.
"You can begin."
Zuo Lingling indicated that Qinchuan could start inscribing the talisman formation now.
Qinchuan held the talisman brush tightly and made a simple attempt before he started inscribing the talisman formation. His Spiritual Energy flowed through the talisman brush in an extremely smooth manner to form numerous talisman characters in the air, and they arranged themselves to form a precise talisman formation.
Buzz.
The machine in front of Qinchuan suddenly emitted a low buzzing sound, and then it mechanically reported, "Detecting the current talisman formation. Strength of the fourth rank, elementary."
When he heard the machine's report, Qinchuan turned his head to look at Zuo Lingling and asked, "Does this count as passing the test?"
Zuo Lingling shook her head when she heard this, and then she said to Qinchuan, "This only proves that you've grasped a single fourth rank talisman formation. If you want to pass the test to become a fourth rank talisman formation master, you need to grasp at least three types of fourth rank talisman formations."
Every place had its own rules. In the Land of Exile, one only needed to grasp a single fourth rank talisman formation master to be considered a fourth rank talisman formation master. In the Seine State, however, one needed to grasp at least three types of fourth rank talisman formations to be considered a fourth rank talisman formation master. Qinchuan was not surprised by this.
As he spoke, Qinchuan turned his head to disperse the previous talisman formation and continued inscribing the next one. When his talisman formation was completed, the machine tested it again. The strength of the talisman formation was still at the fourth rank. However, when Qinchuan inscribed the third talisman formation, the machine's test result indicated that the third talisman formation was only at the third rank.
"Detecting the current talisman formation. Strength of the third rank, advanced."
Qin Chuan's expression didn't change when he heard the machine's report. This was because he was testing his self-created Minor Immortal Imprisoning Talisman Array. He had expected that it wouldn't reach the strength of a fourth-level talisman array.
After dispersing the Minor Immortal Trap Talisman Formation, Qinchuan did not continue inscribing talisman formations. Seeing this, Zuo Lingling frowned and asked, "Is it over?"
Although Qinchuan had already grasped two fourth rank talisman formations and was already very outstanding, rules were rules. As long as Qinchuan could not inscribe the third fourth rank talisman formation master, Qinchuan would not be able to pass the test to become a fourth rank talisman formation master!
"Not yet."
Qinchuan shook his head and then began inscribing talisman formations. From Qinchuan's movements, it could be seen that he was much more careful than before. It seemed that he was trying something.
Seeing Qinchuan's movements, Zuo Lingling could not help but frown slightly and whisper, "Is he creating his own talisman formation?
Is he trying to create a fourth rank talisman formation on the spot?
How is this possible … "
When she saw Qinchuan inscribing the first talisman formation, Zuo Lingling didn't think much of it. However, when Qinchuan inscribed the second and third talisman formations, her expression changed. What Qinchuan was inscribing wasn't the self-created talisman formation that she had imagined, but a combination of talisman formations!
Just when this thought emerged in Zuo Lingling's heart, the combination of talisman formations in front of Qinchuan suddenly collapsed. Zuo Lingling was about to speak when she saw this scene, but Qinchuan had already started a new attempt!
Once …
Twice …
Thrice …
As the number of attempts increased, the combination of talisman formations under Qinchuan's pen became more and more stable and gradually took shape. Seeing this scene, Zuo Lingling couldn't help but open her mouth wide and reveal a shocked expression!
Om!
Right at this moment, the testing machine suddenly buzzed.
"Detecting current talisman formation. Strength of fourth rank, advanced!"