Chapter 95: Declining Sorcery

[Repair Value: 16 points]

[Both arms broken, can be repaired, deduct 10 points of repair value, repair?]

Looking at the information in his mind, Su Xiaofan was a bit conflicted.

There were only 16 points of repair value left, and spending 10 points at once would leave him with 6 points. He needed 5 points to nurture the jade pendant, which would leave him almost penniless.

"Alright, I'll nurture the jade pendant."

Su Xiaofan did not choose to repair the injuries to his arms.

His master had said that as long as he didn't engage in strenuous activities, he would recover in about a month.

According to Su Xiaofan's conversion method, 10 points of repair value was equivalent to four or five million. Keeping it would be like earning it.

[Repair Value: 16 points!]

[Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant: Intermediate-grade damaged magical artifact, can be repaired, deduct 50 points of repair value, insufficient repair value!]

[Nurturing the Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant, deduct 5 points of repair value, deduct?]

"Deduct, nurture the Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant!"

Su Xiaofan chose to nurture the jade pendant, and today he had witnessed the effectiveness of magical artifacts.

Not to mention the ability of magical artifacts to block the mist, the completely destroyed string of Vajra Bodhi beads had saved Su Xiaofan's life today.

Originally, Su Xiaofan thought he had blocked the giant python's strike, but after seeing the tiger cat's corpse, he changed his mind.

The tiger cat, also a supernatural being, could not withstand the giant python's strike, while he only had both arms broken. It was clear that the magical artifact had protected him, saving him from a disaster.

Looking at the small tiger cat sleeping on the bed, Su Xiaofan got up to take a shower. Fortunately, as long as he didn't make strenuous movements, his arms were not too affected.

He had been awake for nearly forty hours straight, and his nerves had been tense all night. Now, Su Xiaofan was extremely tired and fell asleep without practicing his qigong.

"Meow..."

A soft cat's meow sounded in Su Xiaofan's ear. Opening his eyes, he saw the small tiger cat's bright black eyes.

Seeing Su Xiaofan awake, the small tiger cat affectionately licked his face with its tongue and snuggled against his neck.

"Ah, you're awake."

Su Xiaofan happily stroked the small tiger cat. He could feel that this little guy had come to regard him as family.

"Meow." The small tiger cat rolled around on Su Xiaofan's chest, exposing its belly.

"Stay with me from now on." Having raised cats and dogs before, Su Xiaofan knew that when they exposed their bellies to you, it meant absolute trust.

"Wait, I'll make you some food."

Su Xiaofan jumped up and immediately felt the true qi that had been depleted yesterday now condensed in his dantian, though his arms were still weak.

Opening the refrigerator, he took out two pieces of giant python meat he had put in there yesterday and poured some milk into a small dish. Su Xiaofan placed the small tiger cat's breakfast in front of it.

The little guy must have been very hungry, as it ate two pieces of giant python meat and drank almost a liter of milk before burping contentedly and falling asleep again.

Not just the small tiger cat, but people are the same.

At lunchtime, Su Xiaofan saw Uncle Jing's appetite for the first time.

A 300-gram steak, Uncle Jing ate twenty pieces, clearly having consumed a lot of qi and blood yesterday, which needed to be replenished with food.

Su Xiaofan was also similar, and the two of them ate like bottomless pits, making the five-star hotel's waiters change their expressions.

"Uncle Jing, are we going to Shuangmen Village today?"

After lunch, Tong Dongjie followed Su Xiaofan and his master to their room.

The supernatural beings had been dealt with, but the problem in Shuangmen Village still existed. As long as the mist from the spatial rift did not dissipate, normal construction could not proceed.

"Not today, rest for three days, and then go again in three days."

Jing Shizhen shook his head. Seeing the worried look on Tong Dongjie's face, he smiled and said, "I have already found the spatial rift, but I cannot seal it. I can only seal it for a maximum of five years."

"Seal? How long can it last?"

Tong Dongjie was taken aback. This was different from the previous expectations. Sealing it would be a permanent solution, but sealing it might not be.

"Five years. I will use an intermediate-grade magical artifact to seal it, for a maximum of five years."

Jing Shizhen thought for a moment and said, "If you can provide a high-grade magical artifact, it can be sealed for twenty years, and I will reduce the cost by fifty million!"

Jing Shizhen took this job, although the pay was not low, but it was a turnkey project.

According to his estimate, to seal the spatial rift, he would need to use at least three low-grade magical artifacts and one intermediate-grade magical artifact.

Intermediate-grade magical artifacts were very expensive, even the lowest quality ones cost over ten million, plus three low-grade magical artifacts, so this job would not earn him a hundred million.

"High-grade magical artifact? Our clan has one, but it cannot be used here."

Hearing Jing Shizhen's words, Tong Dongjie couldn't help but laugh bitterly. High-grade magical artifacts were considered clan treasures, usually kept in the ancestral hall, and even the clan leader could not easily use them, let alone waste them on a business deal.

"Then there's no way. Or you can choose to give up on this business."

In fact, Jing Shizhen really wanted Tong Dongjie to give up. The supernatural beings in that place had already been eliminated by him, and in a few years, there might be more mutations, allowing him to harvest another batch.

Compared to supernatural beings, money was nothing. Just the giant python alone, if Jing Shizhen were willing to sell it all, could easily fetch one or two hundred million.

"Uncle Jing, what do we do after the seal lasts for five years?" Tong Dongjie asked.

Tong Dongjie had spent five or six years in Shuangmen Village and invested nearly a billion. If the project failed, his current position in the family might not be secure.

Although he had no cultivation talent and a low status in the clan, being a big shot in the secular world was also a good choice. Having been a leader for so long, Tong Dongjie was not willing to be replaced by someone from the clan.

"Put a few more magical artifacts in and seal it again."

Jing Shizhen said, "Intermediate-grade magical artifacts can only maintain the seal for five years. After the deadline, they will lose their effect, and you will need to find another intermediate-grade magical artifact to extend it for another five years."

One intermediate-grade magical artifact and three low-grade magical artifacts can only last for five years.

Even Tong Dongjie had to weigh the pros and cons at this moment.

These four magical artifacts together were worth about twenty to thirty million, which seemed manageable.

"Uncle Jing, can I buy magical artifacts from you in the future?"

Tong Dongjie made up his mind to seal it for five years first and then invest a few more billion. The old men in the family would not let this project go.

"Of course, I run a business, and I welcome you to buy from me."

Jing Shizhen nodded with a smile, "But let's be clear, I always have low-grade magical artifacts, but not necessarily intermediate-grade ones. You need to reserve at least three years in advance."

In the secret room of his villa in Yanjing, Jing Shizhen had several high-grade magical artifacts, but they were all passed down for thousands of years and were non-sellable.

The white jade gourd he brought this time was his personal collection, and he had the authority to use it, but it was the only one.

So if Tong Dongjie wanted to buy intermediate-grade magical artifacts, he had to inform Jing Shizhen in advance. He needed to spend time and effort to search for them, unlike low-grade magical artifacts, which were not as rare.

"Alright, Uncle Jing, let's agree on this. We'll go again in three days."

Tong Dongjie nodded, as he still needed to convince the old men in the clan about the five-year replacement of magical artifacts, otherwise, the plan could not be implemented.

"Master, is sealing difficult? And the movement techniques, you haven't taught me those yet." After Tong Dongjie left, Su Xiaofan held onto Jing Shizhen.

When he first opened his major meridians, Su Xiaofan was very proud, but after witnessing the battle between the giant python and the tiger cat, he realized his combat ability was actually very weak.

Palm Thunder was ineffective, his movement technique was not fast enough, and he had no suitable weapon. Whether facing the giant python or the tiger cat, he would likely be killed instantly.

"You didn't have enough cultivation before, so you couldn't learn them."

It wasn't that Jing Shizhen didn't want to teach his disciple; he had no selfish thoughts. The key was that he didn't expect Su Xiaofan to break through so quickly, far exceeding his expectations.

When Jing Shizhen learned his arts, he didn't even touch sorcery for the first five years. He only started learning lightning techniques and evasion after opening his major meridians.

Even so, Jing Shizhen was considered a genius in his time. For ordinary people, opening the major meridians took at least ten years of hard practice.

So according to Jing Shizhen's estimate, Su Xiaofan would need at least three years to open his major meridians, and then he would be qualified to learn sorcery. Who would have thought this prodigy not only opened his major meridians but also mastered Palm Thunder in one night.

"Then now? Can I cultivate those sorcery techniques?" Su Xiaofan asked with anticipation.

"Yes, but your arms are injured, and you can't channel qi through the upper body meridians. I'll teach you the Thousand-Mile Travel and the Inch-Shortening techniques first."

Jing Shizhen thought for a moment and continued, "When your arms heal, I'll teach you talismans and formations. If you have the ability, you can learn all the sorcery techniques from me."

Su Xiaofan's cultivation speed was unreasonable, and Jing Shizhen had to adjust his teaching plan.

In fact, Jing Shizhen also hoped for a successor. For so many years, he had done everything himself. Compared to his old friends who had many disciples, Jing Shizhen, though he didn't say it, was extremely envious.

"Master, can I really travel a thousand miles and shorten the distance by an inch?"

Su Xiaofan's eyes lit up. Which young person doesn't dream of flying and teleporting? Even if he couldn't fly, teleporting was still great.

"Yes, as long as your true qi doesn't run out, you can travel a thousand miles in a day without much trouble."

Jing Shizhen glanced at his disciple and said irritably, "Shortening the distance by an inch is a bit exaggerated, but reducing ten meters to one meter should be possible. This is a short-distance burst speed technique."

"This Thousand-Mile Travel seems a bit impractical."

Su Xiaofan calculated in his mind. Driving at 120 kilometers per hour, he could travel a thousand miles in five hours. Why bother running on foot?

This was one of the reasons why cultivation declined in modern times. In ancient times, traveling a thousand miles in a day was considered a divine feat.

But now, a plane can fly four or five thousand kilometers in three hours, so no one would bother with the Thousand-Mile Travel, which was not even practical.

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