The sun hung high in the sky. It was already noon.
On the battle platform, Ling Xian's expression was dark and he was silent.
Early on before he came here, Li Wuwei had vaguely told him that the Talisman Tower was extremely deep. In other words, it was filled with all kinds of shady dealings.
Ling Xian expressed his understanding towards this. There is a saying that when the water is too clear, there will be no fish. But he didn't expect the Talisman Taoism Competition to be so shady!
The five people chosen by Ning Feng were not bad. At least, they were Talisman Taoist Masters. But among the people below, there were seven or eight people who refined talismans better than these five people. If this wasn't shady business, then what was it?
Although it mainly depended on whether the talisman refined by the participants could move the judges' hearts, there was one thing that was beyond doubt, and that was, whoever refined the best talisman would be able to advance.
This was normal logic, and it was also the judging standard of the competition.
However, Ning Feng had ignored the few people who were better than him and had chosen the five people in front of him. It would be a huge joke to say that there was nothing fishy about this!
"What a Talisman Contest. What a Head Elder." Ling Xian's expression was dark and his tone was cold.
Ning Feng wasn't afraid.
He had indeed chosen them because he had received some benefits from them, but so what? The rules were there, so long as he made a decision, then even the Master of the Talisman Tower didn't have the right to veto it!
Therefore, he teasingly looked at Ling Xian, "What is it, Master Ling, you are not satisfied with the five people I picked?"
"Yes, of course I'm satisfied."
Ling Xian wiped off his gloominess and smiled, "Elder Ning sure has sharp eyes. Your ability to read people is admirable."
As soon as he finished speaking, a few judges could not help but laugh.
They were also Grandmasters, so they could tell that the talismans drawn by the five people were not as good as those drawn by some of the people who were not selected. They also heard the sarcasm in Ling Xian's words. Of course, they couldn't help but laugh.
"Damn it!"
Ning Feng cursed under his breath. He was already enraged by Ling Xian's mockery. Now that he heard the laughter, his lungs were about to explode.
Unfortunately, he had nothing to say.
Ling Xian's words were too clever. If he were to criticize something, then Ning Feng would be able to retaliate. But he didn't. Instead, he praised Ning Feng for his keen eyes.
But was this person really that perceptive?
No, he had received benefits from them!
Therefore, Ning Feng's lungs were about to explode from anger. He said darkly, "It doesn't matter if Master Ling is satisfied or not. Nobody has the right to reject the person I choose."
"Who says I'm going to veto it? Could it be that Grandmaster Ning is gauging the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure? "
Ling Xian faintly grinned. He knew that this was the rule of the competition. It had been passed down from generation to generation and nobody could change it.
"Humph, even if you want to deny it, you don't have the ability to do so." Ning Feng sneered, his expression revealing a bit of pride.
This made Ling Xian's eyes turn cold. Then, he smiled.
Of course, he couldn't deny Ning Feng's choice, but this was only the first round. That might not be the case in the future.
Therefore, Ling Xian was too lazy to pay attention to Ning Feng. Instead, he shifted his gaze towards the crowd below.
Although he did not intend to get involved in this matter from the start, he changed his mind after seeing those who could have advanced but were obstructed by the shady organization.
Since he was young, Ling Xian has been living at the bottom of the Taoism community. Therefore, he craved for fairness. Now that he had the ability, he naturally wanted to create fairness for these people.
Therefore, he slowly glanced around and his voice was forceful.
"My abilities are limited. But I will do my best to give you fairness."
At those words, the judges' expressions changed. Ning Feng, in particular, had a dark expression.
Give them fairness?
Wasn't he implying that they had accepted benefits?
The judges who didn't accept benefits were very calm. But the judges who accepted benefits felt like their sore spots were being poked. The way they looked at Ling Xian turned cold.
However, the competitors and the audience were all cheering and applauding.
"Haha, well said. How dominating!"
"This is what a judge should do. I've hated these shady organizations for a long time. Disgusting!"
"I originally thought he was here to go through the process. I didn't think he would have the courage to cry out for the victims!"
"Compared to this person, the judges who accepted benefits are not worthy of being called grandmasters. They have no right to be judges!"
Everyone cheered and applauded Ling Xian's attitude.
This made the judges who accepted benefits have a dark expression. The way they looked at Ling Xian was full of coldness. Ning Feng, in particular, revealed killer's intent.
Ling Xian didn't care about that.
He didn't seek perfection in his life, but he wanted to have a clear conscience!
To give justice to those who were harmed by shady organizations was what he wanted!
"I only have five spots on me. Therefore, I will choose the five people with the best inscriptions. There is nothing I can do for the rest. "
Ling Xian spoke in a low voice and pointed at the five people.
He had seen just now that out of the people who weren't chosen, these five had the best inscriptions. Therefore, he chose them.
After they were picked, their first reaction wasn't to celebrate. Instead, they all bowed down to Ling Xian to express their gratitude and respect.
The competitors who weren't picked did the same.
They all knew very well that the inscriptions these five people made were better than theirs. In other words, Ling Xian was absolutely fair and nobody could find fault with him.
Therefore, they were completely convinced!
One has to admit that this scene was shocking. Especially after the talisman masters who weren't chosen by him bowed down to Ling Xian, this scene became even more shocking.
Just how much respect did one have to show to make others bow down? Just how much love did one have to show to make those who didn't advance to the next level bow down?
Honestly speaking, these people didn't know Ling Xian. The reason why they respected him so much was because he was absolutely fair!
Out of the 10 judges, not a single one was as fair as he was!
At once, the entire place silenced.
Everyone was silent. Looking at the talisman masters who were bowing down to Ling Xian, they suddenly realized one thing.
Fairness was what everyone desired the most. Selflessness was the most respected quality.
Then, the entire place exploded into even louder cheers. Everyone couldn't help but to cheer for Ling Xian.
The deafening cheers were like slaps that slapped Ning Feng and everyone else's faces until they were swollen.
"After seeing this, I am shocked and I am enlightened."
Elder Wu sighed and patted Ling Xian's shoulder, "Well done."
At those words, the other three talisman masters nodded at him. There was shame and praise in their eyes.
"I only did what I was supposed to do."
Ling Xian's expression was calm as he glanced at Ning Feng and them. He didn't look down on them, but he made them clench their teeth.
At this moment, they weren't thinking about what they did wrong. They were thinking that if Ling Xian didn't do what he did, they wouldn't be so embarrassed.
One has to admit that they were still thinking this way. They were hopeless.
"You sure are dark to your bones."
Ling Xian shook his head, feeling too lazy to deal with the stares of hatred. He smiled, "There is no need to thank me. It was your real talent that earned you this opportunity."
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