When Xia Chen ascended from the Martial Heaven Continent, he arrived in the Heavenly Talisman Star-Field. He then directly aimed for the Spirit Rune Pavilion due to its reputation.

Just like Guo Ran, he was rejected. He didn’t have enough power, nor did he have the money to pay to take the test. That was ignoring all the money he needed for his future cultivation.

Moreover, Xia Chen wasn’t as fortunate as Guo Ran. No one came to help him. In order to stay in the Spirit Rune Pavilion, Xia Chen had to register as a regular worker first.

He started off just playing second fiddle to those Talisman Apprentices, secretly studying as he worked. The talismans and runes that he started off with were made with pieces of trash material that he gathered over time. They were essentially scrap.

In that environment, Xia Chen...