Chapter 66

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"Boss, take a look at this iron sword. How much is it worth?"

After a night had passed, early the next morning, Ye Xiao was on his way to work, carrying the iron sword to the material store to sell it.

"Oh, you're the customer from yesterday? You practiced so quickly?"

The boss recognized Ye Xiao and took the sword from his hand.

"Good sword!"

At the first sight of the sword, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

This sword could already be considered a Transcendent-level weapon.

Weapons, elixirs, and cultivation techniques are all divided into Ordinary, Transcendent, and Grandmaster levels.

Ye Xiao currently doesn't have a perfected synthesis technique, only a few basic ones that he learned in his spare time. Using over a thousand pieces of iron, he managed to forge a Transcendent-level sword, which is already quite impressive.

"Little brother, I won't deceive you. If you sell this sword online, it would be worth at least three thousand, maybe even four thousand! If you take it to an auction house or a weapon shop, they might give you around two thousand seven hundred, but I can only offer you two thousand six hundred. I'm not a specialist in this, and I have to go through the hassle of reselling it."

"Alright, but in the future, you have to give me a discount when I buy materials."

"Sure, no problem."

The boss readily transferred the money to Ye Xiao, who left the material store, bought some breakfast, and ate it on the go.

Selling online would be too much trouble for someone as laid-back as him. The return rate was already quite high, reaching a 2.6 to 1 ratio.

Moreover, this was under the condition that his current forging skills were not very advanced. If his skills improved, even a thousand pieces of iron might be able to forge a genuine Transcendent-level weapon.

As for Grandmaster-level, that was out of the question. Even if Ye Xiao's skills were amazing, the law of conservation of energy wouldn't allow him to forge a Grandmaster-level weapon from a thousand pieces of iron.

He wouldn't forge every day. Doing it once or twice as a hobby is fine, but doing it every day would be considered work.

It's like a woman having a boyfriend; it's called dating. Having a hundred boyfriends is called working. The nature is different.

Occasionally doing it to earn some extra money for a good meal, isn't that nice?

Ye Xiao isn't particularly interested in making money. Money is an external thing; as long as it's enough, it's fine. If he really wanted to make money, there are countless ways to do it.

Robbing banks, searching for gold mines, exploring repeated push-ups with rich women... or even using the Great Profound Heavenly Gang to search the streets, picking up money every day could make him rich.

Reborn in this life, Ye Xiao just wants to enjoy life.

A slow pace, no lack of food or drink, getting a little stronger every day, it's comfortable.

When he arrived at the library, Ning Yuheng had also returned. It was clear that he was still angry about yesterday's incident, incessantly cursing the City Lord's Mansion.

He naturally didn't know about Mr. Zhao, thinking it was all arranged by Du Tianyu, so he could only vent his anger by cursing Du Tianyu.

Ye Xiao wouldn't defend Du Tianyu. A few curses wouldn't hurt anyone.

If he said the mastermind was Mr. Zhao, Ning Yuheng would probably ask many questions, and if he asked how Ye Xiao knew, how would he answer?

However, Ning Yuheng's character is indeed commendable. Knowing that he might have been saved by a high-level person, he stood up for justice, which was worth the care Ye Xiao usually showed him.

Seeing that Ye Xiao wasn't very interested, Ning Yuheng went to complain to another librarian.

Ye Xiao was glad for the peace and continued reading.

Today, he returned to his routine, continuing to practice his body techniques.

Weapons are external things and can only be practiced as a supplement, not as the main focus.

He originally had two basic body techniques, but with recent reading, he acquired two more, bringing his total to four basic body techniques.

Basic body techniques increase speed by about 20%.

Although it's only 20%, it is extremely valuable for experts in combat.

It means that for every five meters others move, you can move an extra meter.

There's a saying, isn't there?

All martial arts in the world, nothing can withstand hardness, nothing can break speed!

Speaking of which, if you move too fast, won't your skin get rubbed off?

After all, friction is a significant issue.

Or, use qi to protect the body?

But even with qi protection, wouldn't there be friction heat?

Wouldn't the high temperature and pressure cause the water in your body to burst out?

From the current cultivation techniques, it seems to be vaguely mentioned.

Practicing body techniques requires a bit of physical enhancement.

To use high speed, you must be sufficiently hard.

This made Ye Xiao sigh. Indeed, to become a qualified martial artist, one must develop morally, intellectually, physically, and aesthetically.

Being one-sided will eventually be fatal.

However, he hasn't practiced much in body techniques, mainly because he has a concern.

After practicing body techniques, although it increases physical strength, it also increases hardness.

If his body became as hard as steel, what would he do?

Although he is currently single, who knows when he might meet someone he likes. This is unpredictable.

At that time, would he use a steel rod on someone?

Even if he has learned the Heaven Mending Technique, it wouldn't be too much, right?

If he ends up bleeding and repairing, then bleeding again, that would be a nightmare.

The book clearly mentions the adverse effects of body techniques, but it's about a woman, not a man.

It's said that after mastering body techniques and becoming a Grandmaster, she was invincible on the battlefield, her iron fists smashing the heads of star beasts like cracking walnuts with a hammer.

But because of this, her body became as hard as steel, and she is still single to this day.

Not advisable, not advisable.

It's better to understand clearly before learning body techniques.

For now, having one or two basic body techniques is enough to support his body techniques.

After work, it was time for Ning Yuheng to treat him to a meal.

During work, he mentioned that he would take Ye Xiao to a very good restaurant in Jianghai City.

Based on this, Ye Xiao didn't eat lunch.

It wasn't to take advantage, but simply to not waste the good food.

Sometimes, he doesn't know why, but when others treat him, the food tastes better, and when he pays for it himself, it becomes tasteless after a couple of times.

To Ye Xiao's surprise, Ning Yuheng took him to Shuiyue轩 in Jianghai City.

Ye Xiao had heard of this place; it is the best ethnic restaurant in Jianghai City, serving the most famous dishes from all over the Nine Provinces.

But it is also very expensive.

It's said that one needs to spend about ten thousand to be full. Ye Xiao looked at his stomach and then at the琉璃猫 on his shoulder.

Hmm... eat a little less, three to five thousand should be enough, no need to go overboard.