One person: Activate the talisman, behold my Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!

Ma Xianhong led the way, giving Ye Xing a general overview of the village's layout.

They hadn't gone far when they arrived at a rather large house deep in the village.

Pushing open the door, a huge mechanical device resembling an alchemy furnace was placed in the center of the room, surrounded by various complex pipelines; this was the Body Cultivation Furnace.

At this time, several people were already standing inside the room.

The sound of Ma Xianhong pushing open the door drew everyone's attention.

"Everyone, we have a special guest visiting the village today..."

Ma Xianhong introduced the twelve superior talents present to Ye Xing one by one.

When it was time to introduce Ye Xing, Ma Xianhong paused deliberately: "Master Ye's skills are extraordinary. Not only did he display his divine power on Longhu Mountain, but not long ago, he also completely cleansed the original Gu poison from the Gu-body Saint Child of Na Du Tong South China Company."

The atmosphere in the room changed noticeably after those words were spoken.

The students with superior innate abilities discussed among themselves, looking at Ye Xing with disbelief.

Just then, a petite girl dressed in red and white suddenly rushed out from the crowd and grabbed Ye Xing's sleeve.

"You really cured the Gu poison?"

Liu Wu Kui was so anxious he jumped up and down, his eyes reddening. "Please! Since you can cure that strange disease, can you save my brother?"

Looking at this fiercely protective brother, Ye Xing naturally knew about her brother Liu Hongzhong's situation—he was born with the fate of a child prodigy.

"Go and have your brother checked out. I can't guarantee anything."

"Hey!"

Hearing that there was hope, Liu Wu Kui let go of her hand and ran out of the house like a gust of wind.

Less than five minutes later, she came running back, panting, pushing a wheelchair.

A thin, bony boy sat in the wheelchair, his eyes closed and his face deathly pale. It was Liu Hongzhong.

The people in the room made way for Ye Xing, who walked to the wheelchair and placed his right hand on Liu Hongzhong's shoulder.

With a thought, the power of the horse talisman was activated, and a soft white light flowed from his palm into his sickly body.

A minute passed.

Liu Hongzhong showed no reaction; his pale face didn't even blush.

Ye Xing withdrew his hand, took half a step back, and shook his head.

The power logic of the Horse Talisman is simple and brutal. Although Chen Duo was poisoned by Gu, it was due to external erosion. The Horse Talisman can remove the Gu poison and restore her body to its state before she was poisoned.

But Liu Hongzhong is different; he was born with the fate of a child prodigy, meaning his soul and body were inherently a pathological combination.

For him, his current sickly appearance is his "original state," and there is no healthy template for the horse talisman to restore him.

"It's incurable."

Ye Xing gave a straightforward conclusion: "This is a congenital condition, a disease he was born with, and my methods are useless against him."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu Kui felt as if all his strength had been drained away. He slumped down beside his wheelchair, tears streaming down his face.

Ma Xianhong stood to the side, his brows furrowed in a deep frown.

'Detected surprise and astonishment in Ma Xianhong; emotion value +50.'

In Ma Xianhong's eyes, Ye Xing could turn dead wood into living birds, regenerate severed limbs, and neutralize primal poisons—he was practically a living god. Could there really be a disease in this world that he couldn't cure?

"Wu Kui, don't cry."

Ma Xianhong stepped forward to help Liu Wu Kui up, patted her back, and said, "Don't worry, once my cultivation furnace is fully perfected, it will definitely be able to cure your brother. Take him back to rest."

Liu Wu Kui sniffed, nodded reluctantly, and slowly pushed his wheelchair out of the house.

Seeing this, the other people with superior spiritual abilities also wisely dispersed and went about their own business.

In the huge room, only Ma Xianhong and Ye Xing remained.

"It seems that even your methods have blind spots."

Ma Xianhong stared into Ye Xing's eyes, his tone filled with inquiry and arrogance, "Compared to my cultivation furnace, it's still lacking in refinement."

Ye Xing was amused and pulled up a chair to sit down casually: "Old Ma, stop trying to convince yourself. No matter how perfect your stove is, it won't cure his brother."

"What do you mean!"

Ma Xianhong's face darkened.

"The fate of a child born with a child's destiny is ultimately a congenital mutation of the soul."

Ye Xing pointed to the body-refining furnace not far away, "This iron lump can help people reshape their meridians, strengthen their physical body, and even turn an ordinary person into an extraordinary being. But can it reshape a person's soul?"

Ye Xing held up a finger and shook it: "If you want to influence the soul through mechanical creations, there is an insurmountable chasm in between, and your furnace cannot cross it yet."

Ma Xianhong was hit where it hurt, his lips were pressed tightly together, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

After a long pause, he took a deep breath and spoke in a conciliatory manner: "That's why I need you."

Ma Xianhong walked up to Ye Xing and stared intently at him.

"That day in the forest, when you gave life to that wooden bird, it was a true stroke of luck! As long as you can let me study the essence of that power, as long as I can understand it, my cultivation furnace can cross the insurmountable barrier you mentioned!"

"I can grant your request as well."

"Sure, feel free to do your research," Ye Xing readily agreed.

The power of the rat talisman is not a special technique or a trajectory of Qi; it is purely a concept of activation.

Qi only serves as a switch to activate the power of the rat talisman; it's not easy to figure out anything from it.

Let him study it to his heart's content; he won't come up with anything interesting anyway.

Seeing that Ye Xing agreed so readily, Ma Xianhong's expression softened considerably.

He scrutinized Ye Xing for a few moments, then suddenly changed the subject: "Since we're going to cooperate, let me give you a heads-up."

"Based on my previous observations of your use of your abilities, I discovered that although the energy within you is vast, it is extremely complex, even showing signs of conflict and instability. If this continues, problems will inevitably arise."

Ma Xianhong pointed to the Body Cultivation Furnace: "You can try going into my furnace. It can help you regulate your meridians and sort out those chaotic energies."

Ye Xing was slightly taken aback.

Old Ma's judgment is indeed sharp. Recently, when using the power of different talismans, especially those with a more rule-oriented nature like the power of the horse and the rat, he does feel that there might be some problems.

This must be the consequence of lacking the Tiger Talisman. Without the Tiger Talisman to harmonize Yin and Yang and balance various abilities, he is now like a race car with eight different brands of engines, relying entirely on his sturdy body to forcibly suppress it.

When I was treating Liu Hongzhong just now, I used a little force and I also had that indescribable feeling.

We can only hope that the system will be lucky enough to draw some points next time and drop the Tiger Talisman.

Relying solely on the Body-Cultivating Furnace? That's pure nonsense.

"Thanks, but this stove is useless to me."

Ye Xing leaned back in his chair, lazily refusing.

"impossible!"

Ma Xianhong had absolute confidence in his masterpiece, "The Body Cultivation Furnace is more powerful than you imagine. It even solved Master Zhao's Qi circulation problem before, which you haven't even tried..."

'Detected...'

"Old Ma, do you really want me to take your pants off?"

Ye Xing interrupted him, stood up, circled the cultivation furnace, and tapped the outer shell with his finger.

"The working principle of your thing is simply to use an extraordinary person as the array's core, that is, the furnace keeper."

"If you throw ordinary people in, forcibly use the furnace master's cultivation method as a template for circulating Qi, cover the ordinary people with it, let them feel the existence of Qi, and then they can cultivate?"

Ye Xing turned to look at Ma Xianhong: "Since I know his principle, then if saying it's useless, then it really is useless."

The room was deathly silent.

Ma Xianhong felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he froze on the spot.

'Detected disbelief and fear in Ma Xianhong, triggering a critical hit, emotion value +110.'

The underlying logic and working principle of the Body Refinement Furnace is his greatest core secret!

Even the twelve most talented individuals in the village only know the surface, not the essence.

But Ye Xing, who had only been in the village for less than half an hour, had actually learned all the details about the cultivation furnace!

"How...how do you know all this so clearly?!"

Ma Xianhong's voice trembled, and he took two steps back.

"See? It's not pleasant to have your pants pulled down like that!"

Ye Xing shrugged, effectively killing the conversation. "Would you believe me if I said I was just guessing?"

Ma Xianhong opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond.

Faced with Ye Xing, a monster who doesn't play by the rules, his proud Divine Craftsmanship was completely crushed.

"Alright, enough of the small talk, let's get down to business."

Ye walked up to Ma Xianhong, patted him on the shoulder, and steered the conversation back on track.

"I'm happy to cooperate with your research, but you also have to make the figure I want. Remember, it has to be made according to my requirements."

Ye Xing grinned and held up two fingers.

"First, the outer shell material must be the best you have. We don't require any special functions or techniques, but we should try to make it as close as possible to a magic artifact."

"Secondly, the definition of 'manufacturing' is subordinates who completely obey my orders. As for their image, I need to understand the organization."

Ma Xianhong had just caught his breath when he heard this strange name and was stunned again: "Akatsuki? Which supernatural organization is that?"

Ye Xing patted Ma Xianhong on the shoulder and burst out laughing: "Hahahaha, it's not some sect. Old Ma, just remember the requirements and do it."

Chapter 67: Finally Balanced

"Click".

A sharp, cracking sound echoed in the room, sounding particularly jarring.

Ye Xing withdrew his right foot from the ground and clapped his hands.