Instead of overthinking, I followed her instructions.
But this was hard.
Yin energy barely existed inside me. Channeling it was like trying to squeeze the last few drops of water from a dry sponge. Sweat dripped down my forehead as I forced every ounce of Yin I had into the talisman.
After a long, exhausting effort, the energy finally settled into the paper.
Xun Lian inspected it again. No flaws.
"Let's test it," she said.
She ignited the talisman and threw it high into the sky.
The moment it activated, the talisman soared upward like a firework—but instead of bursting, it just… kept going.
"What the hell?!" I shot up in alarm. "Why is it flying away?!"
Xun Lian's brows furrowed. "Maybe there was a flaw… a hidden one."
"But you checked so thoroughly!"
"Maybe it was something in your Yin essence…"
"…Or maybe just beginner's luck or the green paper."