Chapter Seventeen: The Last One

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  Yesterday, Atro handed down the jade slips he had cultivated, and everyone was allowed to ponder on their own. From today on, those who come to the training ground must first test their strength, speed, and magic before entering the field.

  The test of strength is to see how heavy a stone can be lifted, the test of speed is to see how long it takes to run 100 meters, and the cultivation of magic power is slightly more complicated than the first two, which is to see the time required to rotate one week of heaven and the size of the formed gas. There are three specially assigned divine power level strongmen responsible for evaluating magic power.

  Zhang Chong's magic, hadn't even circulated for a full week, and the Jade Slip of Speed was still being refined by Heaven overnight, hadn't even started practicing yet. As expected, he simultaneously appeared on three ranking lists, only to occupy the last place on each list without exception.

  Zhang Chong didn't mind this at all, and even if he was eliminated, it wasn't like he would die. If this were in the past, Zhang Chong would definitely have cried bitterly about wasting such an opportunity. But now things are different, he has the ultimate technique of refining talismans, which is a skill that can make money extremely quickly.

  Zhang Chong had even thought that if he had known earlier that he could learn to refine talismans in his dreams, he wouldn't have crippled his own hands and would have desperately squeezed into the Long Life Gate.

  Naturally, he wouldn't want to offend someone like Luo Ding either.

  But for these things that happened, he also maintained a calm attitude, rather than complaining all the time.

  "Don't blame the world for playing you, it's because you haven't learned to play the world yet." This sentence can be called Zhang Chong's principle of dealing with the world.

  Coming to this world, relying solely on complaints will never allow Zhang to relive the past 15 years. And he stumbled and struggled like a small strong man, still alive with only one reason, that is, he firmly believed that one day, he would turn around and play with this world.

  The iron tower-like Broken Sky unexpectedly occupied the first place on the power list, while Liu Sheng, who was favored by Tuoba, took the first place in the Demon List. The second place was Shi Wendlou. Xiao Tian surprisingly also made it to the list, ranking 17th.

  The first place on the speed chart was surprisingly the mouse-eyed man who followed Po Tian in line, his real name was Deng Jun, also a subordinate of Luo Ding.

  Looking at these data, Zhang Chong actually felt happy for his several good friends who had such qualifications.

  As for himself, he might have never belonged here in the first place. Thinking of this, Zhang Chong couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

  On the training ground, Zhang Chong regarded the strange gazes cast by many people as nothing and carefully listened to Atro's insights on cultivating strength, speed, and magic. After that, he returned to his room once again.

  This time, he opened up the Jade Simple of Speed, and some of the techniques mentioned on it really resonated with him.

  "I wonder if practicing these will make my heart and mouth ache?" Thinking of this, Zhang Chong followed the method described in the manual and started practicing.

  Speed training is not just about moving forward quickly, but also includes training in body method. Just like a cheetah, its posture is beautiful and its momentum is extremely fast when it glides through the air, because it adjusts all the muscles in its body to the most appropriate state, reducing air resistance while exerting maximum explosive force.

  When it comes to controlling the body method, if you reach a perfect level, not only can you fully release your potential, but also have a higher chance of achieving resonance with the power of heaven and earth, exerting energy beyond your own potential.

  These are amplitudes.

  Some masters, in the process of running, produce illusions, or disappear in an instant, because their amplitude is extremely fast, reaching several times, even dozens of times their own effect.

  Zhang Chong soon discovered that this set of training for the body method not only did not give him a heart-paining feeling, but also had a subtle connection with his practice of refining symbols.

  All emphasize inner quietness like still water and outer changes like a thousand transformations. That is, being as calm as a young lady when still, and as swift as a startled rabbit when moving.

  In the process of rapid changes in shape, once the mind is not at peace, it is impossible to focus on completing the next action, and it is even more likely to be influenced by what is seen, leading to a re-concentration of energy to think and judge, thus wasting a lot of time, and also unable to complete the entire set of actions as smoothly as flowing clouds.

  This is the same as refining talismans, one's mind must be calm and hands must move quickly. Once a mistake is made in the middle of the process and one's attention wanders to think about other things, then this paper talisman can be declared useless. The waste isn't just a little time, but sparkling crystals.

  Zhang Chong found the common ground among them, and thought that once the speed was practiced to the extreme, it would be impossible to hit or dodge, which was also a good way to avoid fighting with Luo Ding.

  "Heh heh~~" Zhang Chong couldn't help but think to himself, as he surrounded Luo Ding and his group, quickly circling around them. They cursed and swore, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't catch up to him. Meanwhile, he was able to float freely on the outside, firing off one 【Fireball Symbol】 after another towards the inside.

  At the thought of this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, and suddenly his mind wasn't focused, his left foot tangled with his right, and with a "thud", he fell under the bed.

  The scene was so unbearable that even the little heavenly king beside him couldn't help but turn his head away, unable to bear watching.

  Zhang Chong was full of fighting spirit and got up again to continue practicing.

  After a set of movements, Zhang felt warm all over his body, as if a hot air was flowing in his heart. And at the Dan Tian, there was an extremely large amount of heat, echoing far and wide. In that place, the "Sleep Dream Heart Scripture" he had been searching for but couldn't find was suddenly there.

  The surroundings of [Sleep Dream Heart Sutra] are emitting a faint golden glow, like breathing, flickering subtly.

  "How did this book end up inside me?" Zhang Chong thought to himself, trying hard to recall the events that had occurred earlier.

  Could it be that this book was the reason he was able to practice his talismanic skills in his dreams? In that case, this book is truly a treasure.

  Thinking of this, Zhang Chong's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. He also remembered the doubts that Wang Daozhong had previously expressed - why were the talismans he refined different from those of immortal cultivators and demon cultivators? Could it be that there was actually a third path?

  His body, however, was unable to cultivate spiritual power or magical power, but instead could cultivate the contents of the "Sleep Dream Heart Sutra".

  The reason for this, Zhang Chong couldn't think through clearly, but he knew that the book "Sleep Dream Heart Scripture" in his hand was not only a treasure that could help him refine talismans and earn crystal stones, but also might bring him mortal danger.

  As soon as he thought of this, he immediately made a decision in his heart that no matter what, from now on, he must be low-key and never reveal the fact that he could refine talismans unless absolutely necessary. After making this decision, Zhang Chong immediately restarted practicing his body technique.

  This time, he was actually better than Xiao Tian, and after practicing his body method, he sank into a dreamy sleep again, starting the refinement of the paper charm.

  The refinement of the Fireball Symbol left Zhang Chong completely at a loss, and after wasting numerous sheets of paper, Zhang Chong, who had been blown up miserably, didn't dare to try again in his dreams, fearing that he might really die. He abandoned the refinement and returned to refining the Revitalization Symbol instead.

  On the one hand, refining the "Qu Fa Fu" can improve his finger technique and help him concentrate his mind. If he masters this paper symbol's refinement method extremely well, then when he goes on to refine the "Fireball Symbol", he should have a higher success rate.

  On the other hand, Zhang Chong couldn't bear to waste these beautiful papers anymore.

  My brother is still not wealthy, how can such an extravagant and wasteful thing happen?

  Inside the room, under the dim moonlight, only Zhang Chong was seen with his upper body exposed, sometimes running around and sometimes lowering his head to write charms.

  Xiao Tian had long been accustomed to Zhang Chong's sleepwalking life, lying there by himself, snoring loudly.