Definition
A jade token distributed to each participant in the Brightmoon Landscape Painting trial; discarding it equates to surrender and immediate teleportation out of the trial.
Talisman-Token
A jade token distributed to each participant in the Brightmoon Landscape Painting trial; discarding it equates to surrender and immediate teleportation out of the trial.
Story context
The first trial of the Immortal Fortunes Assembly is officially declared, and the scale is absolutely horrifying. More than one hundred thousand of the most talented Wanxiang Adepts from across the Grand Xia Dynasty and beyond are unceremoniously dumped into the Grand Xia Emperor's Pure Yang treasure, the Brightmoon Landscape Painting, with a single, brutal directive: kill or be outlasted. The rules are simple and merciless—only 80 to 96 survivors will make the cut. It's a raw-numbers game that even the most confident genius has to respect. Ji Ning, Yu Wei, and the Slovenly Adept share a moment of quiet dread before the chaos begins. And while the slaughter hasn't yet started, the tension is palpable as countless spectators, including Nine Lotos and Yuchi Xiyue, lock their gazes onto the painting, praying for their champions to survive.
Why it matters
Gear up, fellow Daoists—the real fight is finally here, and it's a bloodbath waiting to happen. This chapter is essentially the starting gun firing for a battle royale of 109,000 top-tier cultivators, and the rules are dirty, honest, and terrifying. The Emperor isn't looking for gentlemen or debate champions—he wants survivors. The ban on talismans and puppets forces everyone to rely on their own comprehension of the Dao, their own sword-arm, their own Dao-heart. That's Xianxia at its most raw. Also, pay close attention to the whispers about the Six Paths collapse—this is one of those 'read-between-the-lines' moments that will pay off massively later. For now, just enjoy the spectacle of more than one hundred thousand egos getting dropped into a painting and told to sort it out. Ji Ning is in the valley, swords out, and the chaos is just beginning.
Quick facts
Source novel
Desolate Era
First appearance
The Brightmoon Landscape Painting Descends
Chapter references
1
Type hints
Immortal Fortunes Assembly, Brightmoon Landscape Painting, Pure Yang treasure
Guide tags
Battle Royale, Trial Begins, Grand Xia
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