Chapter 40

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Missed? It seems the adjustments just now weren't good enough. Let's try again."

With a thought, dozens of sword beams formed around him in an instant. After infusing them with mental energy, they immediately shot out with the force of a thunderbolt, quickly catching up to Huan Liuli.

Soon, the sound of thunderous explosions echoed from ahead.

And Huan Liuli's screams of pain continued to come through.

"Master, I don't want to play anymore!"

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"Stop! You'll kill me! Really, you'll kill me!"

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"Ah—!"

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An hour later, Ye Xiao placed the plaster-covered Huan Liuli on the sofa and began summarizing the attacks he had just tested.

He detailed the mental energy added to each attack, the spiritual energy required for each attack, and the speed and position of each explosion, making thorough comparisons and tests.

With the Great Profound Heavenly Gang, he didn't even need to record and calculate each one on paper. He just needed to scan his memory with his mental energy to retrieve the optimal test results from earlier.

In the future, he could directly use the calculated ratios whenever he needed them!

After finishing the calculations, the corners of Ye Xiao's mouth lifted slightly, and he felt very pleased.

This time, the research was entirely his own work, not a result of the Golden Book's soul synthesis, so he felt a sense of accomplishment.

However, when he saw Huan Liuli, Ye Xiao fell silent again.

Huan Liuli's injuries made him think of something important.

Survival.

Although his cultivation was strong, he wasn't invincible!

If he got injured, wouldn't that be very troublesome?

Once injured, his attack and defense would drop sharply, making it easy to die.

No, he needed to find a way.

He had thought of a few solutions before.

One was to learn forging techniques, enhancing his defense and attack by forging weapons and armor.

Two was to learn alchemy, using pills to quickly heal injuries, speed up cultivation, and temporarily boost combat power.

Three was to learn healing techniques, using them to recover from injuries.

Each of these solutions had its own advantages.

Forging techniques were a one-time effort, providing constant defense. Once equipped, armor could defend against unexpected attacks instantly.

However, if damaged in battle, it would need to be repaired afterward.

Alchemy recovered the fastest. With pills in his pocket, he could take one when injured and quickly heal, and they could be used multiple times.

The downside was that all medicines had some toxicity. Overuse could accumulate in the body, requiring future cleansing of the meridians.

Healing techniques were the slowest and consumed a lot of spiritual energy.

Among these three types of techniques,

Ye Xiao already had four basic forging techniques, six basic alchemy techniques, and two basic healing techniques.

Although he didn't know how many basic techniques were needed to synthesize each type, forging and alchemy techniques could be synthesized the fastest.

If a type of technique was more common, it meant many people wrote about it, and it was more developed and easier to find basic techniques.

In fact, those who went out to hunt star beasts would rather have armor, weapons, and pills than a healer, wouldn't they?

Armor could be repaired, and pills could be bought, but finding a healer after one died was very difficult.

After thinking this through, Ye Xiao's eyes gradually became determined, and he made up his mind.

"Alright! I've decided. Starting today, I will cultivate healing techniques!"

There was no other way.

Forging and alchemy techniques were for the rich, requiring money.

His financial situation didn't allow it.

If he exposed his identity, he might get a lot of money.

But that would also make him more dangerous.

He might be sent to the front lines to fight star beasts, or be taken for research to examine his soul or body structure.

The latter was absolutely unacceptable to Ye Xiao, and the former was also problematic. Ye Xiao's cultivation method was reading books to become stronger, unlike others who enhanced their strength through hunting star beasts and combat. Leaving the library would be more inconvenient for him.

Therefore, he couldn't expose his identity under any circumstances.

At least until he became a peak expert of the Divine Sect, his identity must remain a secret.

In summary, he could only cultivate healing techniques now.

Thinking positively, this was actually a good thing.

On one hand, healing techniques had zero cost. Healing even severe injuries only consumed two large bowls of white rice.

On the other hand, he had cultivated the Purple Star Sea Heart Method, synthesized from several basic heart methods.

The Purple Star Sea absorbed spiritual energy so quickly that it could easily make up for the consumption of the techniques.

It was truly unparalleled!

After thinking this through, Ye Xiao entered a sweet dream.

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When all the lights in the house were turned off, Huan Liuli cautiously got up from the sofa, transformed into human form, and gritted her teeth.

"Dead Ye Xiao! Stinky Ye Xiao! How dare you beat me so badly! If I don't take revenge, I'll change my name to yours!"

She took off her small leather shoes, stepped into white stockings, and carefully climbed to the second floor, to Ye Xiao's room.

This was originally her room, but Ye Xiao had mercilessly taken it over since he arrived.

Looking at Ye Xiao, who was already asleep in bed, Huan Liuli took a deep breath and smiled sinisterly.

Then, her tender little hand reached for Ye Xiao's clothes by the bed.

"Watch me poke holes in all your clothes! See how you'll go to work tomorrow with your butt bare!"

Just as this thought crossed her mind, the room's light turned on with a snap, and Ye Xiao, who was lying in bed, stared straight at Huan Liuli.

"What do you want?"

Huan Liuli broke out in a cold sweat!

Ye Xiao's gaze was so sharp, as if it could pierce through one's heart.

Fortunately for Huan Liuli, a mosquito buzzed between them at that moment.

Slap!

Huan Liuli immediately slapped it dead and said seriously,

"Master, I felt a mosquito disturbing your rest, so I came to swat it for you."

"It's rare for you to be so thoughtful. Since you're better, take my clothes to wash them. But if a single thread is missing or a strange smell is on them, I'll pluck all your feathers and make a new piece of clothing."

"Ahahaha... How could that happen? I'm the best at washing clothes! Master, rest assured, I'll make sure you can wear them tomorrow morning."

"Good! Go, and be quiet. I'm going to sleep."

"Yes!"