I, Chen Feng, wasn't cheating!

Inside the room, Chen Feng lay quietly on the bed, surrounded by a group of people.

"Grandpa Jian, what's wrong with Xiao Feng?" Ning Rongrong asked Chen Feng anxiously.

"He fainted because his Essence, Qi, and Spirit were severely depleted, so Fengzhi's treatment was useless," Chen Xin said.

"How did it come to this?" Ning Fengzhi retrieved the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. "I heard that Xiao Feng has been staying in the Library these past few days. How could he have lost his Essence, Qi, and Spirit?"

Chen Xin's expression was somewhat complicated. "My grandfather experienced this once before, when he broke through to Rank 97."

"Senior Chen Xun?" Ning Fengzhi asked in surprise, "Did you explain the specific reason?"

"My grandfather said that in addition to its ability to help people concentrate, the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Condensing Jade has another special function."

"That is to make it easier for the owner of the jade to touch the threshold of the Dao, but the price is the consumption of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, spirit, and even lifespan."

"The further the jade's owner is from the threshold, the higher the price they have to pay. If it were me now, I'm afraid I'd risk my life and still not be able to reach the Next Realm of Sword Dao," Chen Xin said.

"The Dao?" Gu Rong was somewhat puzzled. "What does this have to do with Xiao Feng? He's only seven years old and just a Soul Master."

"So I'm also very curious," Chen Xin sighed softly, "How did he get himself into this state?"

"Grandpa Jian, could you please take Xiao Feng's Jade Pendant away? What if something like this happens again in the future? There might be danger then," Ning Rongrong said hurriedly.

"Yes, we really should confiscate Xiao Feng's Jade Pendant for now." Chen Xin took Chen Feng's Jade Pendant.

"No, don't confiscate my Jade Pendant!" Chen Feng tried hard to open his eyes.

He had heard everything that was said and knew that the feeling of Inspiration flowing freely and bursting forth last night was brought about by the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Condensing Jade. He did not want to lose this magical Jade Pendant.

If he had this treasure in his past life, how could he have only scored 600 points on the college entrance exam?

For a researcher, this is an absolute treasure.

Although there were side effects, Chen Feng felt they were acceptable.

Just like CPU overclocking, overclocking once is fun, and overclocking all the time is even more fun.

As for the CPU lifespan reduction caused by overclocking, who cares? Let's have fun first.

When Chen Feng slowly opened his eyes, Ning Rongrong was immediately overjoyed.

"He's awake! Dad, look, Xiao Feng's awake!"

Ning Fengzhi's face came into Chen Feng's view. "Xiao Feng, how are you feeling?"

"I feel... fine." Chen Feng's voice was a little hoarse. He looked at Chen Xin beside him, enduring his headache. "Master, could you please not take away my Jade Pendant? I really do feel fine right now."

"Take a look in the mirror first. You say you're okay? You're barely alive," Chen Xin said irritably.

Chen Feng was somewhat puzzled. It was just a slight overclock in his brain; could it really be this serious?

However, when Ning Rongrong took out her small mirror and held it out to him, Chen Feng was immediately startled by his reflection.

His face was as pale as paper, devoid of any color, and his eyes were lifeless, revealing a deep weariness.

In addition, he also had two large dark circles under his eyes.

Those who knew him thought he was severely depleted of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, but those who didn't might have thought he'd done too much handiwork the night before.

"So? Do you still want this Jade Pendant?" Chen Xin asked with a half-smile.

Chen Feng was silent for a moment before speaking:

"Want."

"I won't give it to you even if you want it." Chen Xin put the Jade Pendant away irritably. "I'm afraid you'll end up killing yourself one day."

He was counting on Chen Feng to carry on the Chen Clan line, and he was almost a hundred years old when he finally found such a disciple, so he couldn't let this broken Jade Pendant ruin him.

"Master, I promise..."

"Your promises are useless. Get yourself well first," Chen Xin said, unmoved.

Chen Feng was somewhat helpless; it seemed he wouldn't be able to get the Jade Pendant back for the time being.

"Xiao Feng, what exactly were you doing last night?" Ning Fengzhi asked curiously from the side.

No matter how you look at it, Chen Feng has nothing to do with the "Dao" (the Way).

"I... I'm researching the Reclassification of Soul Master Roles." Chen Feng told a little lie.

Although his hypothesis last night was constructed with the blessing of the Jade Pendant, and the name "Dao" was quite impressive, the lack of verification still made Chen Feng unsure.

Besides, that hypothesis contains a lot of physics concepts; let's think of a better explanation later.

"Reclassification of Soul Master Roles?" Ning Fengzhi, somewhat puzzled. "Is there anything wrong with the current classification of Soul Master?"

Furthermore, does this thing have anything to do with "Tao"?

"It's too general and vague. I plan to create a new classification system so that all Soul Master can clearly understand their own path and fully utilize the potential of their chosen path," Chen Feng said.

"This is a huge project!" Ning Fengzhi said in surprise.

If you put it that way, it does seem to have a bit of a "Daoist" feel to it.

The doubt in Chen Xin's eyes dissipated somewhat, and he felt that such a grand matter could indeed be called "the Dao".

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, all in one look!

"It's quite tiring, but I'm almost finished with this job. I'll show it to Uncle Ning later," Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll wait then." Ning Fengzhi reached out and tucked Chen Feng's blanket in. "But don't think about this for the next couple of days. Let's continue after you've recovered."

"Okay, Uncle Ning," Chen Feng replied obediently, though what he was really thinking remained a mystery.

Seeing Ning Fengzhi preparing to leave, he remembered the Dispersion Experiment they had agreed on the previous night and quickly said:

"Uncle Ning, could you help me prepare something?"

What is that?

"Prepare a colorless, transparent crystal for me, and then cut a Triangular Crystal piece off it. The surface of the crystal should be as smooth as possible, with as few impurities as possible," Chen Feng explained his requirements in detail.

After listening, Ning Fengzhi asked:

"Do you only need one? Should I prepare a few more in different sizes and shapes for you?"

"No need, no need. Just a palm-sized Triangular Crystal will do, but it must be colorless and transparent, the more transparent the better," Chen Feng said.

"Of course crystal should be transparent. Can opaque crystal be considered crystal?" Ning Fengzhi asked in confusion.

Chen Feng:...

He forgot that the person in front of him was the strongest appraisal expert on the entire continent. Ordinary things couldn't catch his eye; a crystal with impurities would probably look like a stone to him.

Of course, this excludes Crystal Board and Hair Crystal, because the Dragon Whisker Needle in them are not impurities.

Once Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul Evolution into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ning Fengzhi's title as the strongest treasure appraiser will have to be relinquished.

At that time, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was the Martial Soul with the strongest treasure appraisal ability in the world.

Thank you to reader 20241208113433393 for the 100 Qidian Coin, and thank you to reader 20250121072438692 for the Qidian Coin.

I'd like to ask you fellow readers, do you think the protagonist's research process should be described in detail? I've always glossed over the protagonist's reading and research process because I feel that writing it out would make the story too bloated. Besides, the plot is the most important part of a novel. Even if I wrote the research process very rigorously, it's impossible for people to actually cultivate in real life.

However, some readers have commented that this seems like "my own speculation" or "my imagination," so should the process be described in detail?

Finally, let me say this: please stop arguing with me about the setting. The setting serves the plot, and I will no longer pay attention to your claims that this is unreasonable or that is unreasonable.

I've already written Hydrogen Continent fanfiction, so isn't it normal for there to be plot holes, right?