I Crippled Him

"Damn it! Where's my Lifespan? Where's my huge Lifespan?"

Fang Yue was stunned. Before cultivating the martial arts, he had 11 days and 10 hours of Lifespan. Now it had been burned down to 10 days and 5 hours.

This isn't fair...

Fang Yue felt like crying. He knew that at this stage, no one had mentioned how to gain Lifespan. He practiced a martial art, and after cultivating for a short while, over a day of Lifespan was consumed. Was he even allowed to live?

Trash Heart Method! Trash martial art!

But no matter how much he cursed, he still had to practice the martial arts.

Fortunately, cultivating the Heart Method consumes Human Soul Lifespan.

Circulating the Heart Method only consumes Inner Power.

It was the Saber Technique that consumed Lifespan when used.

"I'll practice the Inner Cultivation method as needed, but as for the Saber Technique... I'll put it aside for now."

Fang Yue felt a bit weak. It was only because he had a lot of Lifespan that he could afford to consume it like this. If it were any other Player, they would have been cultivated to death.

He sat down cross-legged and circulated the Spark Heart Method, burning his Human Soul. After several Great Heavenly Cycles, his Inner Power was restored to its maximum.

He continued to circulate it, waiting for his maximum Inner Power to increase point by point.

Time ticked by. When his Inner Power reached 25/25, Fang Yue's expression suddenly changed, and he vomited a mouthful of blood onto the ground with a "wah."

"System Notification: Internal Qi disorder, meridians in chaos, Inner Power cleared, falling into a state of Severe Wounded."

How could his internal Qi be in disorder? Wasn't it fine just now?

Fang Yue blankly opened his status panel.

"Name: Night Dawn."

"Realm: Postnatal Third-rate."

"Status: Meridians in chaos, Severely Wounded."

"Health: 100/100 (Severely Wounded)."

"Inner Power: 0/25."

"Control Power: 1 (-20) (Severely Wounded) [12]."

"Force Dissipation: 1 (-20) (Severely Wounded) [12]."

"Talent: Night's Breath (Human Grade High Rank)."

"Skills: Analysis (Human-grade Low-tier), Spark Saber Technique Level 1 (Postnatal Third-rate) [Red], Spark Heart Method Level 1 (Postnatal Third-rate) [Red]."

"Lifespan: 9 days 3 hours."

Pfft!

Fang Yue almost spat out another mouthful of blood.

Damn it!

Why did my attributes become 1 point!

What kind of devilish DEBUFF stacking is [-20] + [Severely Wounded] + [Meridians in chaos]!

And why are those two cultivation methods displayed in red text?

He focused his gaze and activated Analysis Pupil.

"Spark Heart Method: Conditions not met, cannot be used."

"Spark Saber Technique: Conditions not met, cannot be used."

"Meridians in chaos: A consequence of Qi deviation, meridians are in chaos, rendering one unable to learn or circulate internal cultivation methods, making one a cripple."

Fang Yue:?!!

The first two were understandable, but what the hell was this meridians in chaos!

My martial arts journey has just begun, and it's already over?

Fang Yue was completely bewildered.

Suddenly, a faint warm ray of light shone down from the sky, passing over his forehead and onto the ground.

Light?

Wait! What time is it?

He subconsciously looked up and saw a sliver of warm yellow light emerging from the distant horizon. It was the rising sun, and it was just the Hour of Mao.

The sky had brightened.

I'm crippled...

Fang Yue instantly understood everything.

[Night's Breath] increased attributes by 20 points at night and decreased them by 20 points during the day.

It was the attribute boost from [Night's Breath] that allowed him to meet the conditions for learning the Spark Heart Method and the Spark Saber Technique.

Daytime has arrived, and [Night's Breath] reduces attributes. It doesn't reduce his attributes to zero or negative numbers, but instead forces them to lock at 1 point.

With only 1 attribute point, it's impossible to learn the [Spark Heart Method] and [Spark Saber Technique]. But since he's already learned them, it's like a severely wounded hero who has martial arts but can't use them.

Fang Yue hadn't realized this before, too engrossed in his cultivation to keep track of time.

When day and night changed, the Deep Night passed, and daytime arrived, it was already the hour of Mao.

His attributes immediately dropped to 1 point. Under these conditions, Fang Yue was still circulating the [Spark Heart Method], which his attributes couldn't support. This led to qi deviation, meridians disorder, internal energy chaos, and falling into a state of being severely wounded.

"I've played myself to death!"

Fang Yue felt like crying but had no tears.

He tried to move his body and found that every part of him ached terribly. With every movement, "-1" "-1" damage notifications popped up above his head.

In this state, he couldn't even walk.

"Help... Help! Help! Is anyone out there to save me!"

With no other choice, Fang Yue could only shout for help.

But soon, he realized he could ask for help from players who were online.

However, before he could even send a message, his door was kicked open.

Six burly men dressed as patrol teams, holding iron spears, cautiously stepped into the room.

They were well-trained and coordinated.

Two of them immediately spread out to search the house, while the other four pointed their gleaming spearheads at Fang Yue on the ground. A single thrust forward would end Fang Yue's life.

"Brothers, it's me shouting for help..."

"Shut up!"

A spearman with a scar on his face yelled angrily, then said, "Check if he's possessed by an anomaly."

At this moment, the two who had gone to search the room came out. Hearing the spearman's words, they shook their heads.

"Brother Yong, we're out of talismans."

What are talismans?

What happens if there are no talismans?

Fang Yue was confused, but he soon learned the consequences of not having talismans.

The man called Brother Yong raised his eyebrows and lifted his spear high.

"Then, according to the rules, we kill him directly."

As the words fell, his spear plunged towards Fang Yue's heart.

What the hell!

Fang Yue's face changed drastically in fear, and he quickly shouted, "Wait! Spare my life! I was brought into the village by Lord Han!"

The spear stopped, and the men retreated.

But they didn't retreat because of Fang Yue's words.

Brother Yong's spear tip had already retracted before it touched Fang Yue's heart.

The others did the same.

In the spots where they had been standing, several dart-like projectiles now appeared.

Back to back, they looked up vigilantly at their surroundings.

"Who?"

"Your Grandpa Lin!"

A cold snort, and a figure slowly walked out from the doorway. It was none other than Lin Ling, the second captain of the guard team.

Everyone's expressions changed. They quickly put away their weapons and bowed respectfully.

"Captain Lin, why are you here?" Brother Yong said fearfully.

"Hmph! If I had arrived any later, your heads would be on the line!"

Saying that, Lin Ling walked to Fang Yue's side and helped up the startled Fang Yue.

"This is Little Ye. Lord Han personally brought him in from outside the village. Lord Han values him greatly. If he suffers even the slightest injury, can you bear the responsibility!"

The men exchanged glances, their faces full of fear.

"We, we wouldn't dare. We were just acting according to the rules..."

"Hmph! Seeing as you've patrolled all night and are exhausted, your minds are muddled. I won't mention this matter to outsiders. Now, all of you, go back and rest."

"Thank you, Captain Lin!"

The men quickly retreated. Fang Yue was still somewhat shaken.

Damn, I almost died at the hands of these patrol teams.

Fang Yue realized he knew too little about Ancient Moon Village. Acting rashly could cost him his life at any moment.