Chapter 1807: Rank Seven Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman Pt.2

"The Talisman Hall of the Tongyou Institution disappeared!"

A haze of radiant mist blanketed the back mountain of the institution, obscuring everything. The entire Talisman Hall vanished within it, along with everyone who had gone in or out of it in the past.

The strange event naturally shocked the institution’s upper echelon. At least 3 True Immortals and over 10 Martial Dipper Realm experts rushed over. Within a short time, a 300 feet area surrounding the mist was placed under full alert.

"Well? What did you find?" Chu Jia asked Sun Haiwei, who had just returned from the edge of the glowing mist after a brief inspection.

Sun Haiwei shook her head. "I can’t enter. My divine soul is being blocked. If I force my way through, I fear I might hurt someone inside. It’s said that when this mist first appeared, there were nearly 100 people inside the Talisman Hall."

Ren Huan spoke up from the side. "It shouldn’t be anything dangerous. Sage Shang has been testing rank seven talismans lately. This mist likely has something to do with that. Why don’t we wait a bit?"

"Then we’ll wait. If it doesn’t clear soon, the patriarch will show up personally." As he spoke, Ge Qingzhu walked over from the distance.

Everyone immediately relaxed. After all, the Tongyou Institution had 2 Sages in residence.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

After calming the surrounding students and assigning several experts to keep watch on the mist, the True Immortals left the area.

With the birth of their Essence World, the Tongyou Institution experienced a shocking rise in strength. Its leadership also began to shift. The previous deputy patriarchs, and heads of the various divisions gradually retreated to the background as the new generation rose.

Now that Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia were less involved in daily operations, institution management gradually came under the leadership of Ge Qingzhu and Sun Haiwei.

Of course, Chu Jia still held high authority within the institution, but she rarely involved herself in administrative matters, devoting most of her energy to her research into formations.

Most of those holding important institution posts, such as heads of the various divisions or Hall Masters, were experts in the Martial Dipper Realm. Only a few specialized roles were still filled by those in the Martial Extermination Realm.

Half a day passed, yet the mist still blanketed the Talisman Hall, and there was no movement from inside. Those on duty quickly reported back. Just as Ge Qingzhu and Sun Haiwei hesitated over whether to break in by force, Kou Chongxue's divine soul descended.

Though his physical body had not returned to the You Continent, Kou Chongxue’s soul crossed several provinces of the Essence Luxuriant World to lock onto the Talisman Hall.

"No need to worry. Little Shang is undergoing enlightenment. This is a rare opportunity for the Talisman Hall. Don’t disturb him. Carry on as usual."

With that, Kou Chongxue’s soul withdrew and disappeared from the institution altogether.

With this reassurance, Ge Qingzhu, Sun Haiwei, and the others immediately felt at ease.

Ge Qingzhu sighed, "The patriarch comes back less and less these days..."

Sun Haiwei smiled. "It’s to be expected. With 2 Sages in our institution, a single You Continent can hardly contain them both."

Chu Jia let out a short laugh. "He wouldn't return so often if he hadn’t been injured."

Everyone present understood that Chu Jia wasn’t talking about Kou Chongxue like them. She was referring to Shang Xia, and they all chuckled knowingly.

Ren Huan, ever thoughtful, laughed, "I wonder what kind of gain the Hall Master will get from this enlightenment."

In the past, when Shang Xia had delved deeply into talisman crafting, he had occasionally fallen into a mysterious state that greatly boosted his success rate and deepened his mastery of the craft.

But those previous experiences had occurred during the act of crafting itself. This time was different. He had entered that state following his failed attempt to create the rank seven Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman.

In that state, Shang Xia not only reanalyzed the one-third portion of the talisman he had completed, dissecting each rune stroke by stroke to refine and perfect them, he also continued to deduce the remaining two-thirds of the talisman, completing the full structure in his mind until the mysterious state gradually faded and he snapped back to reality.

Only then did he realize that 3 days and 4 nights had passed since his failed attempt, during which the top floor of the Talisman Pagoda had remained sealed in mist, enveloping the Talisman Hall.

Shang Xia immediately prepared to disperse the mist. But as his soul swept through the hall, he noticed that nearly one-sixth of the Talisman Masters inside were in a state of contemplation. Their heads were tilted upward, lost in deep realization.

His discovery caused his hand to pause.

He also noticed that another third of the Talisman Masters had fainted, their expressions drained, as though their spirits had been consumed by some monumental exertion.

The remaining half consisted of Talisman Masters recovering in meditation, their faces pale, or auxiliary staff quietly moving about the hall, careful not to disturb anyone.

Shang Xia smiled. By now, he had a good idea of what had happened.

Looking up, he saw faint talisman patterns flickering within the mist above and around the Talisman Hall.

These runes were precisely the third he completed during his failed attempt. They were appearing now in the exact sequence in which he had drawn them.

As the runes continually manifested in the mist, it was as if Shang Xia were repeatedly demonstrating the full process of crafting high-tier talismans to everyone present.

Even more astonishingly, during Shang Xia’s internal review while in his enlightened state, the mist’s runes had mirrored his mental improvements. Flawed strokes were corrected, positions and sizes were adjusted, and drawing techniques were refined.

Thus, the mist showcased not only his original talisman crafting but also the complete thought process behind his enhancements.

In other words, Shang Xia had unknowingly broadcast the entire refinement process for the talisman to everyone in the Talisman Hall, over and over again.

It was, without a doubt, an incredible and rare opportunity for any Talisman Master.

Of course, such an opportunity required sufficient cultivation, achievement in the dao of talismans, willpower, and even luck to truly benefit from.

Those who awoke first were, by most measures, the least capable. Those still unconscious had fared slightly better. But those still immersed in enlightenment were the ones with the greatest potential.

Shang Xia allowed the mist to linger for another 2 days and a night. Only after every Talisman Master had fully exhausted their spirit and collapsed from fatigue did he finally disperse the radiant mist, restoring the Talisman Hall back into the sights of those in the institution.