No hope for eternal life

Chapter 135 The purpose of the banquet

Therefore, finding a secret art of talismans was something Mu Changsheng had already thought about.

"Found it." Mu Changsheng's eyes lit up. It was worthy of being the treasury of the imperial palace. Within the esoteric arts area, it was further subdivided, allowing him to find the talisman esoteric arts area.

There are hundreds of books of talismans and secret techniques collected here, with the lowest grade of the secret techniques ranging from third grade to sixth grade. Of course, those in front of Mu Changsheng are just simplified versions for reference.

Mu Changsheng flipped through various simple books, focusing on the high-level secret techniques. He felt quite eye-opening. The high-level talisman secret techniques not only included a variety of high-level inherited talismans, but also various methods of guiding talisman masters.

At the low end, there are various issues about brush strokes when drawing talismans, while at the high end, there is how to draw talismans out of thin air, and so on.

"Sure enough, it is necessary to find a high-level talisman secret technique." Mu Changsheng said in his heart, sighing that he made the right choice. In his eyes, these talisman secret techniques are like talisman teachers.

Through the introduction of these secret technique manuscripts, Mu Changsheng divided these "talisman teachers" into different styles, including the radical school, the moderate and peaceful school, the imaginative school, and so on.

In the end, Mu Changsheng chose a secret technique called "The True Explanation of Talismans" from the three sixth-grade secret techniques. This secret technique was of the moderate and peaceful school, which was more to Mu Changsheng's liking.

Then, Mu Changsheng found the golden-armored general and told him his choice: "I want the secret technique of 'Talisman True Interpretation'."

The golden-armored general was not surprised. He handed Mu Changsheng a piece of paper with densely written words on it. He explained, "According to the rules, you need to swear a great oath against your inner demons and not pass on the secret technique to others."

Mu Changsheng took the paper, which contained the oath of the Heart Demon Oath and the method of taking the oath. He checked it and confirmed that it was correct.

Mu Changsheng wrote the oath in the air with blood, and then absorbed the blood oath into the golden elixir, thus completing the oath.

The golden-armored general who witnessed Mu Changsheng's oath nodded slightly, stretched out his hand to take a jade slip, and said to Mu Changsheng: "This jade slip is the inheritance of the secret technique. You stick it on your forehead and inject spiritual power into it, and the secret technique information will automatically drill into your mind."

Mu Changsheng was amazed when he heard this, and immediately did as he was told. He placed the jade slip on his forehead and injected spiritual power into it.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of esoteric information flooded into Mu Changsheng's mind, and it was like a brand, firmly imprinted in his mind, and he couldn't forget it even if he wanted to.

At this point, Mu Changsheng wrote down all the contents of the secret technique and returned the jade slip to the golden-armored general.

Afterwards, the rest of the people also completed their choices. Mu Xun, as the first place in the Foundation Establishment Realm Palace Examination, had the first right to choose. He chose the golden-patterned fruit, and naturally no one could snatch it from him.

Finally, the golden-armored general led everyone to the palace where the banquet was held, and everyone took their seats. It is worth mentioning that Mu Changsheng and other top ten candidates in the Foundation Establishment Realm palace examination were all arranged in the front seats.

One delicious dish after another appeared in front of everyone, but no one dared to pick up their chopsticks in a hurry because King Fengze had not spoken yet.

Then, Feng Ze raised his cup and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, let's drink together. Don't be restrained anymore."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank, and then the banquet officially began.

The banquet was filled with clinking glasses, laughter and a peaceful atmosphere.

Mu Changsheng also joined in, picking up the spiritual fruits with one hand and starting to eat them, while using his chopsticks with the other. These spiritual fruits and meals were all extraordinary and would also help to improve his cultivation. Adhering to the concept of never wasting anything, Mu Changsheng vowed to finish all the food in front of him.

Because of his ranking, Feng Li sat closer to Mu Changsheng. Seeing Mu Changsheng's indecent eating habits, he frowned slightly.

Taking advantage of Mu Changsheng's meal, Feng Li asked, "Why did you attack me on the Mi Mountain before?"

This matter has always been something Feng Li couldn't understand. Later, she learned that she missed the opportunity to become a disciple because of it, which made her even more upset, like a thorn in her throat that she couldn't feel relieved until she got it out.

When Mu Changsheng heard Feng Li's question, he quickly put down his chopsticks, clasped his hands together, and said sincerely: "Your Highness, my actions were indeed a little unreasonable, but I am good friends with Mu Xun, and I really can't bear to see him being beaten down the mountain."

"Perhaps for Her Royal Highness, the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill is just something that can be easily obtained, but for Mu Xun and I, it took all our efforts to obtain it."

Feng Li was a little surprised and thoughtful when he heard this. It turned out that everything was because of a Nine-Transformation Golden Pill.

Then, Feng Li nodded slightly, his tone softened, and said: "I understand, I won't blame you two for this."

"Thank you for your tolerance, Princess." Mu Changsheng clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude. It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. It would be best if you could explain it clearly.

At the banquet, after three rounds of wine and five dishes, Feng Ze finally spoke again: "Gentlemen, please listen to me."

Everyone suddenly fell silent, waiting for Feng Ze to speak.

Feng Ze's face became solemn, and he said slowly: "A large spiritual stone mine was discovered on the southwest border of our country."

After these words came out, no one dared to speak, but they were all surprised in their hearts. Mu Changsheng was also very surprised: "It's a large spiritual stone mine, there must be a lot of top-grade spiritual stones in it."

Spirit stone mines can be divided into three categories: large, medium and small. Small spirit stone mines are mostly low-grade spirit stones, with a small number of medium-grade spirit stones, and a very small number of high-grade spirit stones; medium-sized spirit stone mines are mostly medium-grade spirit stones, a small number of high-grade spirit stones, and extremely rare top-grade spirit stones.

In order to be rated as a large spirit stone mine, the proportion of top-grade spirit stones in it must reach a certain level to qualify as a large spirit stone mine.

The Kamikaze Kingdom didn't even have a large spirit stone mine before. This time one was discovered, which is of great significance. It is no exaggeration to say that the whole country is jubilant.

Because top-grade spirit stones are different from ordinary spirit stones, it is said that after reaching the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm, every breakthrough cannot be separated from top-grade spirit stones, so every top-grade spirit stone is of great strategic significance. This is also the reason why Mu Changsheng is happy. With an additional large spirit stone mine, the difficulty of obtaining top-grade spirit stones in the future will be reduced.

However, Feng Ze's next words made everyone present feel depressed: "But the four countries neighboring us, as well as the most powerful Shenhu Country, all want to seize this large spirit stone mine."

Mu Changsheng was slightly confused when he heard this, and didn't know why Feng Ze told them this.

Soon, Mu Changsheng's doubts were answered. Feng Ze continued, "Finally, the six countries agreed that each country would send a five-member team composed of early Jindan cultivators to participate in the trial. The team that ranks first will monopolize 30% of the large-scale spirit stone mine, the second will occupy 25% of the share, the third will occupy 20%, the fourth will occupy 15% of the share, the fifth will occupy 10% of the share, and the sixth will get nothing."

"The early stage of Golden Core." Mu Changsheng's pupils shrank and he finally understood everything. This was the reason why these cultivators who were taking the Foundation Establishment Realm palace examination were so favored today.

Then, Feng Ze said in a deep voice: "This trial is related to the overall situation of all countries. I will not hide it from you. This trial is not the same as fighting in the ring. It is a matter of real life-threatening danger. Therefore, it is entirely voluntary to sign up. No one will force you. There is no limit to the number of applicants. I will screen them later."

Finally, Feng Ze began to tempt them with benefits: "For the top 25 in the Foundation Establishment Realm Palace Examination, as long as you are willing to sign up, I can give you a Nine-Turn Golden Pill to help you achieve a Ninth-Rank Golden Pill, and give you 100,000 mid-rank spiritual stones to use as you please to prepare for the trial. The top three who already have a Nine-Turn Golden Pill can cash in 100,000 mid-rank spiritual stones, for a total of 200,000 mid-rank spiritual stones."