My Fairy Growth System

"Who's coming forward?"

Jin Zhi asked, eyes fixed on Yu Qingtan, who had reverted to her original appearance.

Yu Qingtan looked at Fu Nian. Since it was the Talisman Dao challenge, it was only right for Fu Nian to step up.

"Senior, allow me to do it," Fu Nian said as he stepped forward.

Jin Zhi pursed her lips, thinking, "Ah, why isn't it this pretty girl, but this short and unattractive guy instead."

However, Jin Zhi was in fact the Artifact Spirit of this Daoist Instrument palace, Gold Sigil Palace, and she couldn't defy the orders of her previous master.

With a wave of her hand, ten figures appeared beside her. Shrouded in black robes, their faces obscured except for the talisman inscriptions on them.

"Defeat these ten talisman golems using Void Drawing Talisman technique. That's the first little challenge. You don't tell me you still don't know how to Void Drawing Talisman, do you?"

"Senior, I do," Fu Nian replied confidently.

Saying that, Fu Nian pulled out his own Heaven Talisman Brush and began drawing talismans in the void.

All ten talisman golems were at the early Third Stage, their aura on par with Fu Nian's.

With a delicate wave of her hand, Jin Zhi directed the talisman golems to rush out, forming a mysterious formation, attacking Fu Nian with gold and earth element spells.

At that moment, Fu Nian completed several "Thunder" and "Fire" talismans, forming a square thunder-fire talisman array, which clashed with the spells of the golems.

Yet with ten golems against him, Fu Nian felt overwhelmed, as if he were fighting a losing battle against twenty hands, and was sternly oppressed.

Knowing this approach was untenable, Fu Nian sprayed a mouthful of his lifeblood onto his Lifebound Magical Treasure, summoning a series of amulets for temporary defense against the onslaught, then focused his intent, slowly drawing the Spirit Seal character "Wind" with the Heaven Talisman Brush.

This was his first successful attempt at drawing "Wind," and after that, replicating it became much easier.

After drawing nine more, he infused them into the square thunder-fire talisman array, creating a square wind-thunder-fire talisman array with greatly enhanced power.

Then Fu Nian adopted a divide-and-conquer tactic, using amulets to block attacks from the other golems while focusing his talisman array's full force on destroying one at a time.

The strategy worked effectively, and soon all ten talisman golems were sequentially annihilated by the thunder-fire.

"Not bad, but looking like that, how will you pass the second challenge?"

Jin Zhi said, somewhat dissatisfied as she looked at Fu Nian, who was panting heavily, his spiritual power and lifeblood significantly depleted.

Then, a blue light shone on Fu Nian, and a lotus seed was tossed to him. Catching it, he heard Yu Qingtan's telepathic message and gratefully glanced at her before consuming it.

This was Yu Qingtan casting a Third Stage healing spell, Revival from Desiccation, and giving Fu Nian a Spirit Spring Green Lotus Seed.

In a few breaths, Fu Nian's condition returned to its peak, and his cultivation level even progressed slightly.

Jin Zhi's mouth twitched, but ultimately, she said nothing. Although such behavior wasn't allowed, she had grown so tired of being there that she decided to turn a blind eye.

"The second challenge requires you to enter the Gold Sigil Palace and comprehend the Talisman Dao. If you can form a complete Talisman Dao domain within a month, you will have passed," Jin Zhi's voice echoed.

The difficulty of comprehending different Daos is not the same. Generally, the more powerful the Dao at the same level, the more difficult it is to comprehend.

Talisman Dao is one of the more challenging to grasp, and to date, Fu Nian was a bit away from even forming the rudiments of a Talisman Dao domain, let alone a complete one in a month—he had no confidence in accomplishing that.

Fu Nian couldn't help looking at Yu Qingtan, who smiled widely and said, "Master Fu, I believe in you. You can do this. I'll be waiting outside for you." Enjoy new tales from empire

Warmth filled Fu Nian's heart, and with determination, he walked towards the Gold Sigil Palace. The grand doors opened automatically, and as Fu Nian entered, they closed behind him.

"You seem to have quite the confidence in him. Are you companions in the Dao? Your taste isn't very good!"

Jin Zhi said to Yu Qingtan.

"Sister Jin, we are just friends, but he's really good, and I do have faith in him," Yu Qingtan said with a smile. Her confidence in Fu Nian came partly from his talent in Talisman Dao but mostly because of Jin Zhi.

She had realized that Jin Zhi wanted to leave this dreadful place.

"Little sister's sweet words, what's your name? Can you tell me about the outside world?"

Jin Zhi was overjoyed at being called sister by Yu Qingtan and happily started chatting with her.

"My name is Yu Qingtan. It's not as pleasant-sounding as sister's, Jade Leaf Jin Zhi, which sounds unspeakably noble. Currently, it's the year 7101 in the Lichuan Calendar, and in the Southeast Region, there are the Wendao Sect, the Star Moon Sect, the Cangqiong Sword Sect..."

Yu Qingtan began to tell her about some happenings in the Southeast Region she knew of, and Jin Zhi listened intently, occasionally asking questions too.

Two days later.

"These matters always turn out to be dull after hearing them too much, just fighting and killing, scrambling and struggling for thousands of years. Are there any more interesting stories?"

Lying on loungers prepared by Yu Qingtan, Jin Zhi, once again a bit bored, inquired.

"What kind of stories does sister like?"

"Love stories, especially the more unusual, interesting ones!"

"Hmm, then I'll tell sister a story about an ancestor of the Demonic Path."

"A story from the Demonic Path? Sounds interesting, go ahead!"

...

Afterward, Yu Qingtan seemed to have opened a new world's door to Jin Zhi.

After ten days, the thoroughly corrupted Jin Zhi, with shining eyes, watched Yu Qingtan.

"Do you have any more stories like that?"

"Sister, stories are hard to come by," Yu Qingtan replied with an expression of difficulty.

"Hmm, I can't let little sister tell me stories for nothing. How about this, I have two Enlightenment Fruits here, I'll give you one and Fu Nian one, and you can tell me another story!"

Jin Zhi took out two green fruits and offered them to Yu Qingtan.

Yu Qingtan swallowed her saliva. A Fourth Stage Enlightenment Fruit, valued similarly to a Fifth Stage spiritual fruit, was much more effective than the Enlightenment Tea she had drunk at All-Under-Heaven Peak; possibly the tea leaves of the Fifth Stage Enlightenment Tea tree at the peak could compare to it.

"Oh dear, how can I accept this? However, I happen to have another story about the blessings of a Heavenly Official."

Without another word, Jin Zhi tossed an Enlightenment Fruit to Yu Qingtan and threw the other into the Gold Sigil Palace.

With this Enlightenment Fruit, it would be difficult for Fu Nian not to form the first layer of the Talisman Dao domain.

...

Afterward, Yu Qingtan told Jin Zhi several pure love stories, making her very happy.

Pleased, Jin Zhi asked what else Yu Qingtan wanted, and Yu Qingtan said she needed items of the Innate Five Elements.

And so, Yu Qingtan received Essence of Innate Geng Metal, Essence of Innate Xin Metal, Essence of Innate Wu Earth, Essence of Innate Ji Earth.

This made Yu Qingtan overjoyed, and she told her stories even more eagerly.

A month later, the door of the Gold Sigil Palace opened again, and Fu Nian strode out full of vigor.

"Senior, Qingtan, I've done it!"

Fu Nian said excitedly, then his body gathered a domain of Talisman Dao close to the second level.

"Master Fu indeed has extraordinary talent in Talisman Dao!"

Yu Qingtan said with a smile in praise.

"It's okay. If it weren't for the Enlightenment Fruit that Qingtan sister earned for you, you would have had a hard time passing the test,"

Jin Zhi retorted with a pout.

"Thank you, Qingtan, and thank you, senior!" Fu Nian, who had been wondering why he got hit on the head with an Enlightenment Fruit while comprehending Dao, now realized it was thanks to Yu Qingtan who had managed to get it for him, and he promptly expressed his gratitude.