System crash? I prove it with my control panel!

Chen Wen had anticipated his kneeling and got up to avoid it.

The knee is the last weapon of the weak.

He sighed softly:

"Junior Sister Xiao, get up quickly. You are Brother Liang's fiancée. How can this be treated so lightly?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongyu suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with tears and sorrow.

"Senior Brother Jingwen, if you are unwilling to lend me second-tier spiritual materials, just say so. Why bring up Liang Jiu again to humiliate me!"

"Borrowing second-tier spiritual materials?!"

Chen Wen's eyelids twitched. "That's it?"

So it was just borrowing second-tier spiritual materials...

Chen Wen breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought..."

"What did you think?"

Xiao Hongyu looked puzzled and distressed. "I came here penniless, without even a gift to congratulate my senior brother..."

Chen Wen shook his head, suppressing his guilt, and said solemnly:

"Second-tier spiritual materials are no problem, but... what do you need them for?"

Xiao Hongyu's expression immediately became serious, and she began to speak in a low voice.

"This method was discovered by my younger sister after she was abandoned by her family. Unwilling to accept this, she sought to borrow the wisdom of her predecessors. She searched through the library for several months and obtained a secret technique..."

She looked up at Chen Wen again, and spoke with unwavering determination;

"This secret method is called Spirit Replenishment. It is based on the five elements of spiritual materials, and the spiritual root required must correspond to a spiritual material of a higher grade."

"In this way, one can use secret methods to guide, nourish, and repair one's spiritual root. By cultivating within its formation every day, one can obtain at least one pseudo-spiritual root, which is a low-grade spiritual root, within a year."

"This method is dangerous; if one goes wrong, one will die and perish. But I have no other choice but to try it."

She knelt down again, "This younger sister is willing to offer this secret technique as a gift, just for a second-tier wood-type spiritual material. I beg my senior brother for mercy."

As he spoke, he took a book out of his storage bag and handed it to him.

Upon hearing this...

Chen Wen immediately understood why the Xiao family had given up on this girl.

If we calculate it this way, replenishing one's spiritual root would require hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, nearly a million.

This amount of spirit stones is enough for someone with a superior spiritual root to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage.

If she were at the ninth level of Qi Refining, they wouldn't be stingy with this.

But Chen Wen was quite interested in this method.

The reason why Chen Polang possessed her body was also found in the library.

This library is truly a treasure trove; it has everything...

"Get up. If this method is true, what harm is there in giving you second-tier spiritual materials!"

Chen Wen made no attempt to hide his interest and took the book directly from his hands.

Xiao Hongyu was overjoyed and quickly bowed down again.

However, Chen Wen no longer paid attention to her; his gaze was fixed on the book.

The book is blank, simple and unadorned, and contains torn pages.

Upon opening it, it contained a method for replenishing spiritual energy.

However, Chen Wen immediately noticed the problem, and Xiao Hongyu's hopes were likely to be dashed.

This book is a common book in the library, intended for beginners.

The above account is indeed true.

However, no book can fully express the meaning of profound texts.

Moreover, this secret method requires the assistance of formations.

There are secret methods recorded here, but they are like a tangled mess, with no end in sight.

If it were someone else, they really wouldn't know where to begin.

But who is Chen Wen?

Xuanwen is perfected, a person who has mastered the first-order formation.

He only glanced at it a few more times before he understood its meaning and the formation.

He put down the book and sighed:

"Junior Sister Xiao, this technique is extremely difficult; I'm afraid it's beyond your capabilities."

"I'd rather die than not cultivate immortality!"

Xiao Hongyu's face showed determination.

Chen Wen became interested, "Can you translate this formation and its magic completely?"

Xiao Hongyu gave a bitter smile: "I'm still trying, and haven't succeeded yet..."

Chen Wen understood.

It turns out that after finding this method, they immediately came to borrow spiritual materials from me.

It all came down to sheer determination!

But Chen Wen was more concerned about something else: how did she find this method?

Is she also blessed with good fortune?

If he takes it back for himself, doesn't that mean he also has good fortune?

Or is this a fishing method used by someone?

Chen Wen couldn't tell, but he had a master!

He immediately picked up the jade tablet and sent a message to the True Person Jingyao.

"Master, I have obtained a secret method for replenishing spiritual roots and am eager to try it. Would you be so kind as to take a look and offer some guidance?"

An invisible force spread into Chen Wenshan, silently passing through layers of formations, landing on the book in Chen Wenshan's hand, and then disappeared.

The next moment, a familiar voice rang in Chen Wen's ears.

"Replenishing one's spiritual root is a heaven-defying act, which cannot be performed by anyone but those with great fortune. This technique should be used with caution."

The sound disappeared.

Chen Wen quickly scrambled to his feet, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master!"

Xiao Hongyu was slightly taken aback, but then realized that this was the person from the main peak who had visited. She quickly bowed down, "Greetings, Peak Master!"

Although she bowed down, her heart was in turmoil.

Senior Brother Jingwen actually asked a master to examine this technique for him...

Does he... like me?

For a moment, her pretty face flushed crimson.

Chen Wen got up and was a little puzzled by Xiao Hongyu's reaction. Could this woman be a mirror image of someone who admires strength? Why does she seem more like she's in heat than excited?

He calmed his thoughts and began to speak:

"I have consulted my master about this method. The secret technique is correct, but the five elements of the human body are too complex and beyond our control. Once this technique is used, we can only leave it to fate."

Chen Wen's words carried a hint of regret.

The master's words just now made it very clear that he was telling me not to use it.

Once you've used it, it's up to fate whether or not you'll be punished.

This means that you lack good fortune.

The fact that she didn't mention Xiao Hongyu in front of her suggests that she was useful, or rather, that she had good fortune...

Oh, heavens, how cruel you are to me!

Chen Wen was filled with sorrow.

The system is destroyed; family members are dissatisfied, the sect is ruthless, and there is an extraterrestrial demon eyeing him.

It's really... hard to explain!

Who could be worse off than me?

As usual, the Xuanhuang Refining Heart Technique absorbed Chen Wen's distracting thoughts.

Xiao Hongyu's expression was firm as she said:

"If I'm going to live like this for another two hundred years, I'd rather die sooner!"

"In that case, please wait a moment."

Chen Wen took out the jade token and asked the Internal Affairs Hall to send over a set of second-tier spiritual materials.

Since the material only required to be of the wood element and of low quality, and with the discount, Chen Wen added some spirit stones to secure it.

As Xiao Hongyu watched her senior brother Jingwen empty his pockets, her earlier suspicions only intensified.

When Chen Wen handed her the spiritual materials and a jade slip, she didn't reach out to take them, but instead said with a serious expression,

"Senior Brother Jingwen, if we manage to succeed this time, Hongyu... will never let you down, and will repay your kindness with my life."

???

Chen Wen's expression showed a rare flicker of emotion.

No, you little brat, you're trying to renege on your debt after just borrowing the spiritual materials?

Lower-class woman!

However, this slight change in expression only made Xiao Hongyu more certain of what she was thinking.

Otherwise, who would lend a second-tier spiritual material to a dying person?

Unbeknownst to her, Chen Wen already knew she could succeed.

The jade slip handed to her contained the complete version of that secret technique.

Chen Wen had a vague premonition that it was because he could produce spiritual materials and see through the secret techniques that her luck had guided her to find him.

A broken engagement, stagnant cultivation, and then a sudden transformation into a genius—this storyline sounds so familiar...

Chen Wen hadn't thought much about it at first, since her fiancé was someone who had already been proven to possess good fortune.

However, after his master's guidance, he pieced together everything that had happened before.

Since he is a chosen one, it is worth investing in. Not to mention that he might steal opportunities in the future, befriending him will bring even more benefits.

It seems this girl is overthinking things and has misunderstood something.

He didn't explain anything, after all, having established trust would make it easier to take action later.

Xiao Hongyu became even more determined in her thoughts, clutching the jade slip tightly, feeling that the future held great promise.

She couldn't wait to leave.

Chen Wen returned to the talisman-making room and continued making talismans.

For him, this was just going with the flow, making a move, and whether it will yield any results remains to be seen.

The priority now is still making money!

After that, no one bothered him again.

Chen Wen's life settled into a long-lost tranquility.

Making talismans, refining magical power, and integrating earthly evil energy.

These three things became the main content of his daily routine.

Of course, he didn't neglect his magical practice either.

This is the foundation of his character.

His mastery of magic allows him to deal with opponents of the same level with greater ease.

Chu Feng still comes once a month.

However, the market was also changing amidst this calm, and a talisman called "Guiding Light" came into the sight of the sect disciples.

The black bird flies and the rabbit runs.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

Qingming City, Zixia Pavilion.

A group of people were waiting at the door, their faces looking quite anxious.

Until an old man descended from the sky.

The crowd quickly surrounded them.

"Deacon Ding, do you have any Auspicious Light Guiding Talismans today?"

"Deacon Ding, is there any glow?"

"Steward Ding, I brought ten fellow disciples today. We're all buying according to the limit, a total of one hundred and ten Radiant Light Talismans. I want the high-grade ones!"

......

The crowd was in an uproar, jostling and scrambling, afraid of missing out on buying the talisman.

This talisman was made a year ago and no one cared about it. After all, most cultivators don't get lost, so who would buy a guiding talisman?

Until the great battle between the Li and Fang families, a mid-stage Qi Refining disciple was intercepted by a late-stage cultivator.

Seeing that he was about to die, he took out all the talismans and magical artifacts on his body, preparing to fight to the death.

One of them happened to be a guide talisman.

The guide signified a path for him.

He followed the talisman for a distance as if possessed.

The later-stage cultivators naturally followed him, like a cat playing with a mouse, preparing to slowly tease him.

However, at that moment, the aftershocks of the battle between Foundation Establishment cultivators in the distance caused a boulder to fly towards them, crushing and killing the cultivator.

The boulder smashed a deep crater in the ground, just inches away from the surviving disciple.

The disciple then managed to escape and even picked up a storage bag belonging to a late-stage cultivator.

After the disciple shared this with his friend, the friend was skeptical but still bought a ticket.

Later, a friend discovered that this was indeed the case, and then shared it with other friends...

The Radiant Light Talisman quickly became popular throughout Qingming City and even spread outwards.

However, due to the manufacturer's specific restrictions, it was only sold to disciples within the Qingming Sect, thus giving rise to the profession of reselling.

Even Zixia Pavilion had to introduce a purchase limit, allowing only ten tickets per person per transaction.

However, demand still exceeds supply.

......

The talisman's creator, Chen Wen, is currently making the talisman in the valley.

A year has passed, and he has grown taller and more handsome, with an increasingly strong air of composure about him.

This is the change brought about by the Supreme Rebirth and Decline Formula.

Calmness, vitality, and stillness—these three qualities can be shifted at will.

However, this calm demeanor was disturbed by the girl in red standing beside him.

The girl was dressed in red, with delicate features, but her eyes, which seemed to hold the charm of clouds, were full of calculation.

It's utterly shocking; it's like a beautiful piece of jade that's been carved into a pile of dung. It's truly a pity and unbearable to look at.

She spoke slowly, her voice somewhat shrill;

"Junior brother, you have a million units of radiant light that you could never use up. Why not take advantage of this price increase and make a fortune?"

"Senior Sister Liu, then tell me, how did this price increase come about?"

Chen Wenfu continued writing, his tone calm.

Liu Hongchen paused, her eyes falling on the talisman written by the person in front of her.

She naturally knew the reason for the price increase: the talisman written by the person in front of her.

The talismans he makes are now in high demand and short supply.

The price of a single item of rosy clouds is several times higher, requiring eight spirit stones per item.

She stood up and walked over, a resentful look on her face. "Junior brother, please help your senior sister!"

"I know it's too abrupt for you to buy the Qi of the Clouds, but the sale of your talismans falls under the jurisdiction of the Internal Affairs Hall, so this is the only way I can squeeze some money out of you."

"Hehe~"

Chen Wen sneered and didn't reply.

The scene of him turning against me and causing me trouble is still vivid in my mind.

Now, Liu Hongchen doesn't care about his noodles at all, and comes to him again and again, asking for a resale right.

But how could Chen Wen possibly agree to that?

Before he could use his own clever tricks to make the guiding talisman popular, he had already approached the Internal Affairs Hall and set a rule that he would sell it to the Internal Affairs Hall at 80% of the market price, and the Internal Affairs Hall would then distribute it to the Zixia Pavilion.

The head of the Internal Affairs Hall is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qin family.

Even if Liu Hongchen had a thousand times the courage, she wouldn't dare to provoke him; she could only try to wear down Chen Wen.

Chen Wen ignored her and just laughed at her for falling into the trap of spirit stones, even resorting to seduction for a little spirit talisman.

Today, she is wearing a light red dress, underneath which is a strapless top with two dragons playing with a pearl. The two green dragons face each other, spitting out pearls from their mouths.

He had only ever seen this kind of clothing on the disciples of Miaoyin Peak.

Seeing that he remained unmoved, Liu Hongchen couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

If she could take action, she would have done so long ago. This guy spends all his time drawing talismans and has no earthly evil energy; he's definitely no match for her.

But the anger in his eyes dissipated when he thought that he was now responsible for the interests of tens of thousands of disciples.

With the price of Qi rising, the direct beneficiaries are naturally the disciples of Zixia Peak who collect Qi all day long.

With spirit stones, the disciples' cultivation levels improved much faster.

Zixia Peak won both the outer sect competition and the inner sect competition this year.

Even his master praised him several times.

Moreover, I heard that for some reason, he had aroused the public outrage of the younger generation of the Qin family, but now he has been suppressed by the older generation of the Qin family.

Thinking of this, Liu Hongchen felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. If only she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have acted the way she did back then.

She gritted her teeth, gently removed her clothes, revealing her fair shoulders, and draped them over her shoulders as she moved to stand in front of Chen Wen, speaking softly and sweetly:

"Junior brother, look at me!"

Chen Wen kept his head down and continued drawing talismans, unmoved.

Liu Hongchen felt a little embarrassed. She had gone to such lengths, yet this kid wouldn't even give her a second glance!

She stretched out her jade-like arm, her outer garment fell away, and she whispered:

"Junior brother, look up at me. I don't believe your eyes are empty."

Chen Wen felt annoyed. How could this person be getting more and more out of line!

If we weren't both disciples of the same master, I would have already used a powerful innate grappling technique on her!

He looked up indifferently, his eyes filled with silence.

Liu Hongchen looked into his eyes, but saw herself in them, as lowly and disgusting as a prostitute!

Her face flushed red and then turned pale, feeling ashamed of herself.

"Junior brother, I'll go first..."

She picked up her clothes and was about to flee the place, but she had only just opened her mouth when...

Suddenly, a storm of spiritual energy swept through the valley.

The two looked out in astonishment.

............