[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot":3,"chapter-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-395":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1461658,1910,"Chapter 395: Talisman Master Challenge","falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-395",395,"\u003Cp>Zhou Yanyu sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began cultivating on her sixth birthday and drew qi the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several months later, she became a level-two qi-refining realm cultivator and could begin learning an art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since her family was a talisman clan, she naturally began studying talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no one expected that her talent was so good that she drew her first talisman only a few days after learning it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhen Yuan, she felt that the man was overestimating himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Shen Xu may have won the two previous challenges, but Zhen Yuan has no chance of beating me in drawing talismans.’ She thought and subconsciously raised her chin in pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Zhen, are you sure you want to cripple your cultivation for ten thousand years?\" She asked in a teasing voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhen Yuan didn’t answer and instead raised his left hand to make the vow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantaneously, the sky rumbled, and Zhen Yuan sensed that the way of heaven didn’t dare to accept his oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay.\" He muttered, and the heavens immediately stopped rumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, Zhen Yuan didn’t sense any looming shackles on his cultivation and instinctively knew that even if he lost the wager, his cultivation would progress unimpeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after Zhen Yuan made the oath, Zhou Yanyu also made hers, but her situation was different, and she immediately felt the looming shackles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciples, making the oath is easy, but nullifying it is difficult.\" Yang Zitao said in a concerned voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally planned to stop them from making the oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the two were too fast, and the oath was made before Yang Zitao could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Yang doesn’t need to worry.\" Zhou Yanyu said and quickly continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are fully aware of the consequences.\" She said, and Zhen Yuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case...\" Yang Zitao sighed, glanced at the two with complicated eyes, and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The third challenge is drawing a level seven, lightning-element aura water talisman.\" The man said, and Zhen Yuan couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water vapour existed naturally in the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because of spiritual aura, the water vapour occasionally transformed into a treasure called aura water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary aura water was inferior to spiritual water. Most importantly, it was difficult to extract; hence, few cultivators bothered to collect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, element-type aura water was superior to spiritual water, but it was even more difficult to collect than ordinary aura water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, Zhen Yuan was very familiar with the element-type aura water talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he often drew them to collect element-type aura water for Shen Xu to use in alchemy, weapon refining, wine brewing, and cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a miscalculation?!’ Zhen Yuan thought as he looked at his opponent, who appeared pleased with herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The assessment has three criteria.\" Yang Zitao said and quickly continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first is the grade of the talisman, the second is the amount of lightning-element aura water collected, and the third is the quality of the aura water. The first criterion carries five points, the second has two, and the third has three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Yang Zitao glanced at the two and began announcing the restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The conditions for the third challenge are simple.\" He began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, only level seven talisman paper and talisman liquid can be used for the challenge. That said, you can use your own paper and liquid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhou Yanyu tilted her head before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Yang, can we use our own talisman brushes?\" She asked, and Yang Zitao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can use your usual brush regardless of level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen Yuan was relieved when he heard this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was used to using his law scripting brush, and he didn’t want to switch to another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have one hour to draw the talisman and another hour to collect the lightning element aura water.\" Yang Zitao said, but Zhou Yanyu frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I begin collecting the aura water if I finish drawing the talisman ahead of time?\" She asked, but Yang Zitao didn’t answer right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he turned to the judges and waited for their decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can begin collecting, but that will forfeit your remaining talisman-drawing time. You will still have only one hour to collect the lightning element aura water.\" One of the judges answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen Yuan nodded when he heard this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering his usual talisman-drawing speed, he expected to save at least three-quarters of an hour in the first half of the challenge. That way, he could use the extra time to replenish his qi and adjust to peak condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that they understood the challenge details, Yang Zitao activated the hourglass and signalled the two to begin working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling at his work table, Zhen Yuan took out one level seven rune paper, a bottle of level seven rune liquid, his law scripting brush, and a purple jade bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, none of his items looked flashy or valuable. However, each was either a treasure or pricey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the rune paper looked ordinary, it was refined from the stalk of the red-disk golden sunflower and was more flexible than ordinary talisman paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rune liquid, it was refined from carefully selected monster blood and wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, the law scripting brush was a priceless treasure, while the purple bowl was an inscribed item refined from lightning jade, specifically for preserving lightning-element aura water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After adjusting his condition, Zhen Yuan picked up his brush, dipped it in rune liquid, and began drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a scale of one to ten, the difficulty level of drawing a lightning element aura water talisman was seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhen Yuan was used to it and drawing the talisman was no more than following the correct strokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cup of tea later, the surrounding lightning-element aura began to stir and soon drilled into the talisman. At the same time, the talisman crackled with lightning and continuously released sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the sparks looked dangerous, but they neither burned nor left marks on the rune paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhen Yuan smiled with a satisfied expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As expected of me! I drew a perfect-grade lightning element aura water talisman on the first try.’ He thought, but soon smiled in amusement when he realised he had picked up Shen Xu’s habit of praising himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Zhen Yuan was praising himself, Zhou Yanyu, the judges, and the spectators were horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I see that right?\" A spectator whispered in a shocked voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this possible? How can anyone draw a level seven perfect-grade talisman in less than a cup of tea?\" Another asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior sister Zhou is going to suffer a miserable loss in this challenge.\" Someone observed, and the surrounding cultivators turned to look at Zhou Yanyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, Zhou Yanyu was still holding her brush above her talisman paper, but her hand was shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having cultivated to the Mahayana realm, she had encountered many things, but none had disturbed her state as the scene of the completion of the perfect-grade talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, she realised there were heavens above heavens and people beyond people and on the other, she faced the reality of the wager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If nothing happened, she would advance to the tribulation transcending realm and later ascend to the immortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the wager seriously complicated her cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although ten thousand years was not a lot, it would still have an impact on her, and most importantly, she would lag behind her fellow disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can this happen?\" She muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was just beginning to draw the talisman, but her opponent had directly achieved the perfect grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her heart, Zhou Yanyu could not accept that there was such a big gap between herself and Zhen Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even my master can’t draw a high-grade, let alone perfect-grade, level seven lightning-element aura water talisman in a cup of tea.’ She thought, and a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Zhen Yuan was naturally indifferent, but he tried not to be cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, he usually toned down his talent when competing with others so as not to disturb their heart and mental states.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, from the moment Zhou Yanyu insulted Shen Xu, Zhen Yuan no longer cared for her state of mind and even deliberately did his best to attack her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, looking at the woman, his lips curled, and a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Take the next ten thousand years as your punishment but also your learning opportunity.’ He thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Zhou Yanyu’s state of mind was so disturbed that she couldn’t draw the talisman and naturally, couldn’t collect the lightning element aura water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Zhen Yuan won in a landslide and rushed back to receive Shen Xu’s praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the square was strangely subdued, and everyone seemed to have something on their mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Luo Jianfeng looked at a loss and didn’t approach the couple to praise or encourage them. Instead, he drank from a gourd and narrowed his eyes with a thoughtful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Monsters.’ He thought.\u003C\u002Fp>",1509,"2026-06-06T02:30:15.893Z",1,"novelbin.me","a15e1db6dcf7aa6043a81c99bce116c16b29b442fcc6350e7588ddb4bc64b86d","falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-200","falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-199",498,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffalling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-cover.jpg"]