CHAPTER 419: WAN LIN... YOU HAVE FALLEN!

Wan Lin came to seek the Great Sage with the mindset of giving it a try.

After all, in the Dark Moon Palace, the Barbarian Tribe had been researching demonic beasts for a long time. Even Senior Brother Xinghe personally came to ask the Great Sage if it was possible to tame demonic beasts into spirit beasts.

The Great Sage, of course, did not dare to hide anything and immediately informed them that under no circumstances could demonic beasts be tamed into spirit beasts.

So, the Barbarian Tribe's attempt to tame demonic beasts was a completely impossible path.

Wan Lin was just trying her luck, but when she asked, the Great Sage's answer left her completely bewildered.

"You can try embedding the Enchantment Technique into a talisman, creating an Enchantment Talisman. Using the Enchantment Talisman to control demonic beasts is not out of the question..."

Wan Lin: "???"

What about the Great Sage's claim that demonic beasts couldn't be tamed?

To Wan Lin's confusion, the Great Sage provided an explanation.

The Great Sage stated that indeed, demonic beasts cannot be tamed into spirit beasts.

But what you mentioned and what the Saint mentioned are two different things.

The Saint wants to turn demonic beasts directly into spirit beasts, which is a fundamental change, a change of species.

You can't expect a person to suddenly turn into a dog, right...

However, if you just want demonic beasts to be controllable, that's relatively simple. Your Enchantment Technique is one such method.

Although the Enchantment Technique cannot be taught to others, there is a type of talisman called the Mirror Talisman, which can imprint secret techniques like the Enchantment Technique onto it, allowing it to be used in talisman form.

With this Mirror Talisman, even someone who doesn't know the Enchantment Technique can use the Enchantment Technique within the Mirror Talisman to control demonic beasts.

After hearing the Great Sage's explanation, Wan Lin was overjoyed.

Wan Lin was thrilled not just because the little Lolita junior sister couldn't escape, but more importantly, because of Senior Brother Xinghe.

Senior Brother Xinghe had painstakingly arranged for everyone to take elective courses on demonic beasts. Wan Lin had always wondered why Senior Brother Xinghe was doing this.

Now, after hearing the Great Sage's words, Wan Lin completely understood.

Senior Brother Xinghe is someone who plans far ahead. While we were still pondering why he was starting demonic beast electives, he had already arranged for the future Talisman King, Hu Wenhai, to be waiting for us. Ṙ𝒶₦𝖔𐌱Е𝘴

Everyone thought Senior Brother Xinghe wanted us to cultivate demonic beasts to see if we could produce demonic beast spirit meat, but in reality, Senior Brother Xinghe had a different intention.

What Senior Brother Xinghe truly wanted were demonic beasts that could help us in battle.

No one understands the situation of controlling demonic beasts with the Enchantment Technique better than Wan Lin.

Although demonic beasts controlled by the Enchantment Technique cannot have their own consciousness like spirit beasts and follow their master into battle autonomously, they can still fight alongside us after being controlled by the Enchantment Technique. Although they are a bit dull, demonic beasts differ from spirit beasts in that they are a consumable and replenishable resource.

As everyone knows, back when Spirit Beast Island still existed, apart from the Barbarian Wilderness, no matter who you were, you could only contract with one spirit beast at most.

Moreover, if a spirit beast died in battle, the master would also suffer damage and would never have the chance to choose another spirit beast in this lifetime.

But there is no such concern with demonic beasts.

You can just throw a thick-skinned demonic beast to the front lines and let it take the hits.

Even if a demonic beast is killed on the spot, it's just a loss of resources. We can always raise another demonic beast to use again.

So, although demonic beasts are a bit dumb and can't fight autonomously, they still have their own advantages compared to spirit beasts.

Thinking of this, Wan Lin trembled with excitement...

The reason Senior Brother Xinghe had everyone frantically cultivating demonic beasts wasn't for demonic beast spirit meat. He had long thought about how to use demonic beasts in battle in the future.

And I, Wan Lin, have discovered Senior Brother Xinghe's purpose in advance. By combining the Enchantment Technique with Junior Brother Hu Wenhai's talismans, we can surely create demonic beast battle companions.

I, Wan Lin, have finally found an opportunity to help Senior Brother Xinghe!

When Senior Brother Xinghe learns of my actions, he will surely be delighted!

All my years of intense cultivation and hard work were for what... if not to find a chance to repay Senior Brother Xinghe. Now, I've finally found the opportunity to repay him.

With excitement in her heart, Wan Lin immediately rushed to Junior Brother Hu Wenhai and told him everything the Great Sage had said.

Hu Wenhai was also shocked by what his charming senior sister had said.

In his shock, Hu Wenhai was also very excited.

You see, Hu Wenhai had been under immense pressure these days.

Since joining the Grand Sky Sect, Senior Brother Xinghe's arrangements for him had reached a point where Hu Wenhai felt ashamed.

The Hu Family had declined, and there was no way they could provide him with so many resources.

But after joining the Grand Sky Sect, the resources Senior Brother Xinghe provided him were overwhelming.

With such a vast amount of resources, Hu Wenhai found that his abilities in talismans were skyrocketing.

However, the direction of his progress had a slight deviation...

His speed in creating talismans was getting faster and faster, but the problem was that his success rate was not improving... in fact, it seemed to be declining?

What happened to practice makes perfect?

Why was his failure rate increasing?

After much thought, Hu Wenhai thought of the Great Sage.

Hu Wenhai almost immediately went to the Great Sage, hoping for guidance.

The Great Sage took his plea for help very seriously and stated on the spot... that, well... you are a talisman genius discovered by the Saint.

The Saint said that you have an innate understanding of talismans, and you need to carve out your own path. If I were to guide you, it might not help you and could lead you astray.

Hu Wenhai agreed with the Great Sage's words.

The Great Sage was right; I, Hu Wenhai, am a man born for talismans.

I do have extraordinary abilities in talismans.

Never mind the success rate; just look at the speed of talisman creation. Has anyone in history been able to compete with me, Hu Wenhai?

So, from then on, Hu Wenhai became even more confident.

Confident, Hu Wenhai delved into talisman research, and his talisman creation speed soared, though his success rate remained stagnant.

But Hu Wenhai was confident; the low success rate was just because he hadn't honed his skills enough. As long as he persevered, he would surely become the new Talisman King one day.

At this moment, facing Senior Sister Wan Lin's mention of the Mirror Talisman, Hu Wenhai spoke up.

"Senior Sister Wan Lin's idea of using the Mirror Talisman with the Enchantment Technique to control demonic beasts is feasible!"

Wan Lin beamed with joy. As expected, the Great Sage was right; she had found the right person.

"But the only problem is, Senior Sister Wan Lin... I don't know how to make a Mirror Talisman!"

Wan Lin: "???"

Wan Lin was dumbfounded...

What... Junior Brother Wenhai, do you realize how ridiculous your words sound?

Did I come here to ask if it's feasible?

I came to ask you to help me create a Mirror Talisman so we can surprise Senior Brother Xinghe together. Was I here to discuss feasibility?

Aren't you the future Talisman King?

And you don't know how to make a Mirror Talisman? How can you call yourself the future Talisman King?

To Wan Lin's confusion, Hu Wenhai explained.

Actually, Senior Sister Wan Lin, I do know about the Mirror Talisman, but it's not an existing talisman...

The Mirror Talisman is recorded in the ancient Tongtian Talisman, which has long been lost in this era...

So it's not that my talisman skills are lacking; it's that the Mirror Talisman is lost.

Wan Lin walked out of Hu Wenhai's room looking dejected and then hurried to the Great Sage.

Upon seeing the Great Sage, Wan Lin expressed her helplessness, saying that the Great Sage's method was good, but the Mirror Talisman was lost, so how could she proceed?

The path was blocked!

In response to Wan Lin's doubt, the Great Sage immediately replied, "Lost? The ancient Tongtian Talisman is lost?"

"No, it's not... Although I don't understand talismans, I know a little about the ancient Tongtian Talisman..."

Wan Lin's recently crushed spirit was instantly uplifted, but when she asked the Great Sage to help her with the Mirror Talisman, the Great Sage laughed.

"Well... Wan Lin, you don't think I was joking when I said I don't understand talismans, do you?"

Although the Great Sage had dabbled in talismans for over two hundred years in his long life, he realized he truly had no talent in talismans. He could explain the ancient Tongtian Talisman clearly, but if you asked him to make one... sorry, he didn't have the ability.

Wan Lin: "???"

Wan Lin was dumbfounded, so the Great Sage was just like an encyclopedia of talismans... but could only record, not use?

But Wan Lin had an idea. "Great Sage, it's okay if you can't make it. We have the future Talisman King, Hu Wenhai. You just need to teach the ancient Tongtian Talisman to Hu Wenhai, and wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Faced with Wan Lin's request, the Great Sage immediately refused, with a simple reason... the Saint had instructed him not to teach Hu Wenhai any talisman knowledge, so he could not disobey the Saint's orders.

Wan Lin: "..."

Wan Lin felt like her emotions were being tossed between heaven and hell, hell and heaven, all day long.

At the same time, Wan Lin was completely baffled by Senior Brother Xinghe's methods.

What... isn't Senior Brother Xinghe's arrangement a bit too outrageous?

It doesn't seem like he's trying to create a Talisman King; it looks more like he's trying to suppress him.

Wan Lin fell into deep thought... Had she been in seclusion for too long, and now she couldn't keep up with Senior Brother Xinghe's thinking?

After much contemplation, Wan Lin finally sought out Ma Liang, an outer sect disciple of the Grand Sky Sect. As Senior Brother Xinghe's most trusted confidant, Wan Lin believed that Senior Brother Ma Liang could surely clear her doubts.

Indeed, Senior Brother Xinghe's most trusted confidant, Ma Liang, lived up to his reputation. After Wan Lin expressed her doubts, Ma Liang smiled and said, "Wan Lin... you've fallen behind..."

"You've been so focused on cultivation that you can't keep up with Senior Brother Xinghe's thinking anymore. This is a dangerous state!"