A heretical cultivator in Bureau 749, I'm the fiercest at pulling out tendons and skinning peop

A minute passed.

The golden, shimmering Five Elements Barrier remained completely still, its color not even fading slightly.

"Hmm?" The investigator frowned, activated his spiritual power, and the flames suddenly burned even brighter.

Five minutes passed.

On the surface of the Five Elements Barrier, a tiny, almost invisible ripple finally appeared, like water ripples, it rippled briefly and then disappeared.

"Holy crap?" The investigator's forehead was covered in sweat, and the spiritual energy in his spiritual sea was gushing out like a flood that had been released.

Ten minutes have passed.

"Click...click..."

A barely audible sound.

The incredibly tough Five Elements barrier finally cracked open with a hair-thin gap, then with a soft "pop," it shattered and vanished like a soap bubble.

"Ha ha……"

The investigator collapsed onto the soft, fluffy ground, panting heavily. His face was pale, his mind was nearly empty, and his hands were trembling slightly.

He shakily reached out and finally managed to pick the golden spirit peach that had been bothering him for so long.

Holding it in my hands, feeling the incredibly sharp Geng metal power within, it is indeed a good thing, no doubt about it.

But the difficulty of obtaining it...

"Oh my god..." He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looking at the dazzling array of colorful spirit peaches hanging in the peach grove, his heart clenching.

"Even though their attributes are incompatible, it still took over ten minutes to burn them all, and they only managed to get one out after burning almost half of their spiritual sea..."

"Wouldn't it be even more difficult to deal with peaches of other attributes? Fire is relatively efficient at countering metal, but my other spells aren't as powerful as Samadhi True Fire. If I encounter peaches of other attributes, wouldn't it take forever to grind them down?"

"An hour... at this rate, they'd be lucky to pick three to five sets! And they're talking about self-contained elements, endlessly rotating? Dream on!"

His eyes darted around; he was, after all, an elite trained by Bureau 749, quick-witted.

"Hey, I've got it!"

"I won't be greedy; I'll focus solely on the Metal-elemental Spirit Peach! My Samadhi True Fire is specifically designed to counter it. Although it's slower, at least I have a clear objective, and the efficiency is consistent!"

"Once I've collected a few Gold Elemental Spirit Peaches, I'll go find those guys who picked other elemental spirit peaches and trade with them! Bartering, everyone gets what they need!"

"Yes! Let's do it!"

He jumped up, his eyes brightening again, and began scanning his surroundings.

This glance had a significant impact.

Ok!

He's not the only one who thinks this way!

In the peach grove, some people had already started shouting at the top of their lungs:

"Hey! You buddy who plays with ice ridges! Want to trade your Fire Elemental Peach? I'll trade you a freshly picked Earth Elemental Peach!"

"Southwest Branch! Do you have a lot of Earth-elemental Spirit Peaches over there? I'd like to trade some with you for Wood-elemental ones!"

"Anyone have water-elemental items? I'll trade them for fire-elemental ones! Lots available, all you can eat!"

……

Good heavens! This beautiful fairyland and paradise of enlightenment has been transformed into something resembling a primitive market where people haggle and barter.

Moreover, the more specialized and skilled the investigators are, the more people gather around them, and the louder the bidding becomes.

After all, efficiency is life, and time is fate! Only by clinging to the powerful can you get a few more bites.

Trying to collect several sets of the Five Elements in an hour by yourself is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Exchange is the only reliable way.

The investigator, forgetting all about lamenting the decline of morality, quickly followed suit and began to wail at the top of his lungs:

"Golden Element Spirit Peach! Fresh Golden Element Spirit Peach! Hand-picked by the Samadhi True Fire! Quality guaranteed! We'll switch to Water and Earth element peaches!"

For a time, the peach orchard was filled with the clattering and clattering of voices, shouts of "Want to switch?" and "Give me a discount?"—a lively and vibrant scene.

Amidst the commotion, the investigator's gaze, as if guided by a GPS, involuntarily drifted towards the direction where the officials from the Jinghai branch were located.

Then--

"Holy crap!!!"

He gasped sharply, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets, and he almost dropped the peach in his hand in fright.

"Those guys from Jinghai... they're really... weird!"

Goodness, the atmosphere in Jinghai is completely different from here!

Let's start with Liu Ming.

This man didn't do what others did—set up a stance, use his powers, or fight the Five Elements barrier to the death.

He strolled over to a tree laden with spirit peaches, squinted at them, and then—

He began his performance.

He flicked his wrist—

"Snapped!"

A black water talisman was precisely affixed to the nearest fire elemental peach.

A faint red light flashed, and the crimson Five Elements Barrier on the peach dimmed slightly.

"It works!" Liu Ming's lips curled into a smile, seemingly quite satisfied.

What followed was a simple, brutal, and extremely extravagant bombardment of talismans.

"Clap clap clap clap clap—!"

Liu Ming's hands were almost blurry as he swung them around, slapping one talisman after another onto the spirit peach as if it were free!

As expected, under the "bombardment" of ten talismans, the five elements barrier on the surface of the fire elemental peach rapidly thinned and faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Less than two minutes.

"Pop~"

With a soft sound, the Five Elements Barrier completely dissipated.

Liu Ming reached out and plucked the bright red Fire Elemental Peach, which radiated intense spiritual energy, and it was in his hand.

The whole process was smooth and effortless, as easy as picking a peach from a fruit tree in your own backyard.

The investigator who had been staring intently at the scene had his eyes practically popping out of their sockets; he didn't even feel his chin hitting the ground.

"Oh my god..."

His lips trembled, and only one thought was frantically flashing through his mind:

"trench!"

"That's fucking extravagant!"

"This is outrageously extravagant!!!"

Those are talismans! Not those cheap draft books you can buy for two yuan on the street!

Each talisman undergoes a rigorous process, from material selection, ink making, calligraphy and painting, spirit infusion, and nurturing...

Which step in the process is free? Does it require no effort? Does it take no time?

In major sects, a good talisman can be a family heirloom and a lifesaver in critical moments!

But when it came to Liu Ming...

Ok!

It's like scattering paper money! A whole handful at a time!

"This kind of manufacturing..." The investigator's heart clenched, feeling sorry for Liu Ming. "Will the little bit of stuff you have in your pocket last even an hour?"

The thought had just popped into his head.

Then, Liu Ming, without changing his expression or skipping a beat, reached his hand into his robes again.

Then--

He pulled out a thick stack of talisman paper.

Not finished yet.

Liu Ming casually tucked the stack of talismans under his arm and then reached his hand inside again.

He pulled out another stack.

Reach out again, reach in again.

Another stack.

One stack on the left, one stack on the right, and one stack tucked under my armpit.

Poor investigator, who had seen a lot of the world since childhood, gained a profound and revolutionary understanding of the "units of measurement" of talismans for the first time in his life.

original……

Talismans...

damn it……

Can it be counted by "tatami"?

That's why pay-to-win players are so awesome!

In the time that followed, Liu Ming perfectly demonstrated what it meant to "pave the way with talismans and advance the path with money."

He strolled through the peach grove in a leisurely, almost casual manner.

Upon seeing a peach that caught his eye, he stopped, took out a talisman, and began smashing it.

With a series of "snap snap snap" actions, the Five Elements Talisman broke through the Five Elements Barrier, and the peach was in hand.

Then they continued wandering around, looking for their next target.

Simple, efficient, and extremely boring.

It was so tedious that the investigators next to them, who were working hard and exhausted like grandsons, were itching to watch and feeling envious.

"Damn...it's so good to be rich..."

"So what if it's a talisman?!"