Chapter One Fainted

  Seeing Xiao Jian's gloomy face, Xiao Zhan changed the subject and said: "Big brother, when are you and mother planning to leave?"

  Xiao Jian shrugged and said: "I don't know, maybe it's tomorrow, or maybe it's after a few days. Anyway, all of this depends on your mother."

  For a moment, they were both silent. Parting was a sad topic, and the next time they would meet was uncertain. The two of them naturally wouldn't be in a good mood. After a silence, Xiao Jian suddenly said: "Second brother, apart from teaching you a set of fist techniques, what other skills did your master teach you?"

  Xiao Zhan sighed: "He also gave an old man a ring."

  Qiao Jian's eyes lit up with excitement and he asked: "Could it be the legendary storage ring? What's inside?"

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

  "Didn't know? Have you never opened it to take a look?"

  Xiao Zhan rolled his eyes and said: "I'd like to too, but without the opening incantation, there's nothing we can do."

  "Good heavens! Didn't your master tell you?"

  Xiao Zhan indignantly said: "The old man returned the ring, saying it contained his many years of collection, then patted his butt and left with a swagger. He didn't even mention the password! Hmph! If he hadn't left behind a decent fist manual, I would have thought he was a swindler."

  Xiao Jian was stunned, such a top-notch master is rarely seen. This is purely torturing people, without opening the curse, this is not equal to not giving, whoever touches it will be depressed. Looking at Xiao Zhan who was furious, he kindly comforted him: "This set of fist techniques should be very good, that's what a generation of sword immortals left for you."

  Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "Yes, since I practiced it, my body has improved, my appetite has improved, and I can even practice martial arts. This is really a great secret recipe for refining the body!"

  "How's it going?"

  "After mastering it, every single acupoint can evoke a star in the sky, borrowing the power of the stars to attack the enemy."

  Xiao Jian's eyes widened with envy as he asked: "Is it easy to cultivate?"

  "As long as one studies diligently and practices hard, they can cultivate themselves to reach a minor accomplishment."

  Xiao Jiandao said: "In that case, this set of fist techniques should be quite easy to cultivate."

  Xiao Zhan sighed and said, "Yes, the 36-style fist method, each style contains 50 acupoints, a total of 1,800 acupoints. As long as all are opened up, it is considered a small achievement, then filling these opened acupoints with star power is considered a great achievement."

  "Eighteen hundred holes?"

  Xiao Jian took a deep breath, "How many acupoints are there in the human body? This boxing technique must be very powerful, but how much practice does it take to master it?" He suddenly looked at Xiao Zhan with a sympathetic expression.

  Xiao Zhan Wei smiled slightly: "Although the acupoints are a bit more, but as long as one acupoint is opened, you can get ten crystal's physical strength. Now I have already opened thirty-six acupoints, that is to say, I possess three hundred and sixty crystal's power."

  "Three hundred and sixty crystal powers? Two hundred crystals are equivalent to the first heaven of Xiantian, so aren't you equivalent to the second heaven of Xiantian?"

  Xiao Zhan said anxiously, "Because each acupoint is independent, my physical strength is now 360 Jing, and the true yuan can only burst out 10 Jing per punch. Although we are very powerful now, it's equivalent to just one layer of postnatal Tian."

  Xiao Jian's face was full of flattery as he said, "What about the day after tomorrow, one heavy punch with 360 crystal power, not to mention the day after tomorrow, even if it were the ninth heaven of the post-heaven, without defense, you would be severely injured. Second brother, look at our close relationship as brothers, can you pass on a move or two to your older brother?"

  Xiao Zhan furrowed his brow and said: "Big brother wants to learn?"

  "Such a great thing, who wouldn't want to learn it? As long as I casually break through a few acupoints, my cultivation won't be inferior to that of a pre-heavenly martial artist. How could I possibly miss out on such a good opportunity?"

  Xiao Zhan narrowed his eyes and said: "This one..."

  Xiao Zhan hesitated, and Xiao Jian hurriedly unfolded his three-inch tongue, wrapping it around him in a barrage of spit. In the end, Xiao Zhan could no longer bear it and reluctantly passed on the "Blazing Star Fist" to him, which finally made him excitedly leave the house to practice boxing.

  All that was left was a lone figure, idle and listless, Xiao Zhan took out the ring left by his master, now he decided to study it carefully, at this time he called out his personal maid.

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

  "Oh, okay."

  "Little honey, how are you?"

  "The manufacturing level of this ring is ordinary, it's too easy to break."

  Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up, and he hastily said: "Little Mi, quickly break it for me. Haha! I really want to see what the cheap master has left behind. Hopefully, he'll leave all the treasures he plundered back then inside."

  "Sorry, Master," Xiao Mi said regretfully, "this ring can only be solved by yourself."

  Xiao Zhan lost his voice and asked: "Why?"

  According to the rules of the personal Xiao Mi, Xiao Mi is only the master's assistant, responsible for organizing and analyzing the knowledge and skills mastered by the master, and making suggestions to the master; Xiao Mi cannot interfere with any matters of the master unless the master's life is threatened, at which point Xiao Mi will take action to protect the master. Xiao Mi is a law-abiding good spirit!

  "Damn it, who made this stupid rule?"

  "Creator of the ring, the master can make a statement to him."

  "How can I find him?"

  "When the master has reached his requirements, he will naturally appear."

  "Oh, what's the requirement?"

  "I don't know."

  Xiao Zhan was suddenly speechless, that awkwardness. The after-sales service of this broken ring is too bad, can't even find a place to complain, making him feel depressed and annoyed, he said in a bad tone: "What's your good suggestion? This damn ring, what kind of password do you want me to set?"

  "Ordinary rings need to bleed to recognize their master, and rings that have not been recognized by bleeding can be opened."

  Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up, and he eagerly bit his finger, dropping a drop of fresh blood onto the ring. After half a beat, the ring still didn't move, and he felt a wave of gloominess in his heart, apparently this was a ring that required a drop of blood to acknowledge its master.

  "Ah, just as Xiaomi thought, indeed already dripping with blood to recognize the master."

  Xiao Zhan stared blankly at his bitten finger and gritted his teeth: "Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

  "Hehe, who told the master to move so fast?"

  "Is there another way?"

  "Oh, found it. Xiao Mi found a universal cracking spell in the master's memory, this spell is said to be able to crack all restrictions in the world. Whether it's an array or a curse, as long as the master chants the spell, everything will be cracked, no need to bother researching."

  In an instant, the incantation appeared in Xiao Zhan's mind. Upon hearing Xiaomi's introduction, he was overjoyed - such a powerful incantation! Mastering it would render all restrictions meaningless. The person who created this incantation is truly a genius, with great prospects ahead.

  With the incantation in hand, Xiao Zhan naturally began to try it out immediately. As for reciting incantations, he was now quite skilled at it, and before long, this incantation was accurately recited by him without any mistakes. Then, with a look of expectation on his face, he stared intently at the ring in his hand.

  A few seconds later... ten minutes...

  The ring still showed no change, Xiao Zhan was extremely unwilling to recite the incantation again... Half a time later, the ring in his hand still showed no change. Suddenly he was thoroughly angry, almost shouting: "Damn it! What kind of broken toy is this, claiming to be omnipotent, can't even handle a broken ring, who created this?"

  "This broken thing was created by the master's own hands in his previous life, specifically used to break seals."

  Xiao Zhan completely lost his temper and after a while, he said helplessly: "Since you claim to be all-powerful, how can't you even open a ring?"

  Xiao Mi explained: "This universal unlocking spell is divided into ten levels. The one the master just used was a level two unlocking spell, and this ring requires at least a level three unlocking spell to have any chance of opening it. It's completely normal that the unlocking failed. However, if the master persists in reciting the incantation a thousand times every day, Xiao Mi thinks that ten years later, the master will very likely be able to open this ring."

  Xiao Zhan rolled his eyes a thousand times a day, and it would take ten years. Do you think I'm sick?

  "Just tell me the three-level decryption spell and it's all over."

  "The third-level unlocking spell requires spiritual power to reach level 9 to use, and the master can't use it at all now"

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

  "There's still another way, which is to utilize the master's innate skill, True Eye. As long as this skill is upgraded, it will be possible to see through the seal on this ring and find a way to open it."

  "This skill is only level one now, it's useless. Xiao Mi, is there really no feasible method?"

  "No."

  Feeling despondent, Xiao Mi comforted him, "Master, you've been busy cultivating your fist technique and have neglected your cultivation in the Dream Realm. As long as Master completes the first chapter of 'Dream', all difficulties will be easily resolved."

  Looking at the ring in his hand, Xiao Zhan was very entangled. He had grasped the treasure in his hand, but he couldn't open it himself, which really made him depressed.