Chapter 35

Seeing the gloomy look on Xiao Jian's face, Xiao Zhan changed the subject and said, "Brother, when do you and Mother plan to leave?"

Xiao Jian shrugged and said, "I don't know, maybe tomorrow, maybe in a few days. Anyway, everything depends on what Mother decides."

For a moment, both of them fell silent. Parting was a topic that made people sad, and the next meeting might not be for a long time. The two of them naturally felt uncomfortable. After a while of silence, Xiao Jian suddenly said, "Second Brother, apart from teaching you a set of boxing techniques, what else did your master pass on to you?"

Xiao Zhan sighed and said, "He also gave me a ring."

Xiao Jian's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Could it be the legendary storage ring? What's inside?"

Xiao Zhan said gloomily, "I don't know."

Xiao Jian was taken aback and said, "You don't know? Haven't you ever opened it to take a look?"

Xiao Zhan rolled his eyes and said, "I want to, but without the activation incantation, there's nothing I can do."

Xiao Jian exclaimed, "No way, didn't your master tell you?"

Xiao Zhan said angrily, "He threw the ring at me and said it contained his many years of collection. Then he patted his butt and left in a very cool manner, without mentioning the incantation at all. Humph! If it weren't for the pretty good boxing manual he left, I would have thought he was a fraud."

Xiao Jian was stunned, such an extreme master was indeed rare. This was purely tormenting, without the activation incantation, giving it was the same as not giving it, anyone would be depressed. Seeing the angry Xiao Zhan, he kindly comforted him, "This set of boxing techniques should be quite good, right? It was left by a generation of sword immortals."

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "Yeah, ever since I practiced it, my body has improved, my appetite has improved, and I can even practice martial arts. It's really a good cultivation manual for the body."

"How powerful is it?"

"After mastering it, each acupoint can draw the power of a star from the sky, using the power of the stars to attack the enemy."

Xiao Jian listened with envy and said, "Is it easy to cultivate?"

"As long as you practice diligently, you can reach the initial stage of mastery."

Xiao Jian said, "So, this set of boxing techniques should be quite easy to cultivate, right?"

Xiao Zhan said with a sigh, "Yes, there are thirty-six moves, each containing fifty acupoints, a total of one thousand eight hundred acupoints. As long as all of them are unblocked, you reach the initial stage of mastery. Then, fill these unblocked acupoints with star power, and you reach the advanced stage of mastery."

"One thousand eight hundred acupoints?"

Xiao Jian drew a deep breath, does the human body have so many acupoints? This boxing technique must be quite powerful, but how long does it take to master? He looked at Xiao Zhan with sympathy.

Xiao Zhan smiled and said, "Although the acupoints are a bit numerous, unblocking one acupoint gives ten crystal units of physical strength. Now, I have unblocked thirty-six acupoints, which means I have three hundred and sixty crystal units of strength."

Xiao Jian exclaimed, "Three hundred and sixty crystal units of strength? Two hundred crystal units is the first level of innate, so you are equivalent to the second level of innate?"

Xiao Zhan said in distress, "Since each acupoint is independent, my current physical strength is three hundred and sixty crystal units, but my true essence can only burst out ten crystal units per punch. Don't look at my current strength, but I am only equivalent to the first level of acquired."

Xiao Jian said with a fawning smile, "What first level of acquired? With three hundred and sixty crystal units of strength in one punch, even a ninth-level acquired person would be seriously injured if caught off guard. Second Brother, we are close brothers, and our relationship is so good. Can you teach me a move or two?"

Xiao Zhan frowned and said, "Does Big Brother want to learn?"

Xiao Jian nodded hurriedly, "Such a good thing, who wouldn't want to learn? As long as I unblock a few acupoints, my cultivation won't be far from an innate martial artist. How can I miss such a good opportunity?"

Xiao Zhan squinted his eyes and said, "This...?"

Seeing Xiao Zhan's hesitation, Xiao Jian quickly started his smooth talk, showering him with flattery. In the end, Xiao Zhan, unable to bear it, reluctantly taught him the move "Blazing Star Fist," which made him leave the room happily to practice.

Left alone, the idle Xiao Zhan took out the ring left by his cheap master. Now he decided to study it thoroughly. He summoned his personal assistant, Xiao Mi.

"Xiao Mi, can you see if this ring can be cracked?"

Xiao Mi said cheerfully, "Oh, sure."

"Xiao Mi, how?"

"The manufacturing level of this ring is average, it's very easy to crack."

Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up, and he said eagerly, "Xiao Mi, crack it for me right away. Hahaha! I really want to see what my cheap master left. I hope he left all the treasures he plundered in there."

Xiao Mi said regretfully, "Sorry, Master, this ring can only be cracked by you."

Xiao Zhan exclaimed, "Why?"

"According to the rules of the personal assistant, Xiao Mi is just your assistant, responsible for organizing and analyzing the knowledge and skills you have and giving you suggestions; Xiao Mi cannot interfere with your actions, unless your life is threatened, in which case Xiao Mi will protect you. Xiao Mi is a law-abiding good ring spirit."

"Damn, who set these rules?"

"The creator of the ring. Master can appeal to him."

"How do I find him?"

"When Master meets his requirements, he will appear naturally."

"Oh, what requirements?"

"I don't know."

Xiao Zhan was speechless, what a lousy after-sales service, not even a place to complain. He felt depressed and said irritably, "Do you have any good suggestions? This damn ring, why set an incantation?"

"Usually, a ring needs to be blood-bound. A ring that hasn't been blood-bound can be opened."

Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up, and he eagerly bit his finger, dripping a drop of blood onto the ring. After watching for a while, the ring remained unchanged, and he felt depressed, clearly it was a ring that had already been blood-bound.

"Oh, just as Xiao Mi thought, it has indeed been blood-bound."

Xiao Zhan stared at his bitten finger and said through gritted teeth, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Hehe, who made Master act so quickly?"

"Is there any other way?"

"Oh, found it. Xiao Mi found a universal cracking incantation in Master's memory. This incantation is said to be able to crack any restriction in the world. Whether it's an array or a curse, as long as Master chants the incantation, everything will be cracked, no need to study it."

Instantly, the incantation appeared in Xiao Zhan's mind. Hearing Xiao Mi's introduction, he was overjoyed. Such an incantation was amazing, mastering it would make all restrictions irrelevant. The person who created such an incantation was truly a genius, with a bright future.

With the incantation in hand, Xiao Zhan naturally started to try it out immediately. He was now very familiar with chanting incantations. In no time, he chanted the incantation accurately and looked at the ring in his hand expectantly.

A few seconds later, ten minutes...

The ring remained unchanged. Xiao Zhan, unwilling to give up, chanted the incantation again. After half an hour, the ring still showed no change. He was thoroughly angry and almost shouted, "Damn! What a lousy thing, claiming to be universal, can't even crack a lousy ring. Who the hell created it?"

"This lousy thing was created by Master in his previous life, specifically for cracking restrictions."

Xiao Zhan was completely speechless. After a while, he said helplessly, "Since it's called universal, why can't it even open a ring?"

Xiao Mi explained, "The universal cracking incantation is divided into ten levels. The one Master used just now is level two, and this ring requires at least level three to be opened. It's normal for the cracking to fail. However, if Master persists in chanting it a thousand times every day, Xiao Mi thinks that in ten years, Master will very likely be able to open this ring."

Xiao Zhan rolled his eyes, a thousand times a day for ten years, do you think I'm crazy?

"Just tell me the level three cracking incantation, that's it."

"Level three cracking incantation requires mental power to reach the ninth stage, which Master currently cannot use."

Xiao Zhan stared at the ring in his hand and finally asked, "Is there really no way?"

"There is another method, using Master's innate skill, the True Eye. As long as this skill is improved, it can see through the restrictions in the ring, and then there will be a way to open it."

"This skill is only at level one, what good is it? Xiao Mi, is there really no feasible method?"

"No."

Feeling Xiao Zhan's low spirits, Xiao Mi comforted him, "Master, you've been busy cultivating the boxing technique recently, but you've neglected the cultivation in the dream space. As long as Master completes the first chapter of 'Dream,' all problems will be solved."

Looking at the ring in his hand, Xiao Zhan felt very conflicted. Clearly, he held a treasure in his hand, but he couldn't open it, which made him very depressed.

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