Inside the talisman classroom, Chen Mobai sat in a corner by the window, his mind somewhat absent.

After the class bell rang, the teacher on the podium placed a stack of corrected talismans and began to announce the grades.

"The first place in this Qi-guiding talisman test is Zhuang Jialan."

The bespectacled woman sitting in the first row stood up and walked forward to receive her talisman upon hearing her name.