Ye Chen eagerly opened the system's information on talismans.
[Secret Art: Zhurong Spell] [Secret Art: No Thought Spell] [Secret Art: Six Harmonies Spell]
Three talismans with different names and effects were displayed on the system interface.
Ye Chen grew curious about what these three talismans could do.
For the first one, the Zhurong Curse, he could make a reasonable guess from its name.
It probably had something to do with fire chakra.
The other two, however, left him baffled. He could only keep watching.
He would find his answers in Time Reversal.
He turned his attention back to Master Sanfeng.
Master Sanfeng seemed to have an idea and began muttering to himself.
"The conditions for using Explosive Tags are far too restrictive."
"The paper itself has to be attached to the enemy before you can use it."
"And there's a delay before activation, too. It's really inconvenient!"
Master Sanfeng shook his head as he spoke, giving an objective assessment of Explosive Tags.
"They're nowhere near as good as our Taoist talismans, which can move with a thought and be directed at will."
As soon as he said that, Master Sanfeng's eyes lit up as an idea struck him.
He immediately bought a large batch of talisman paper from the shop and began experimenting.
At first, he simply learned how to seal the Fireball Technique into the paper.
But after succeeding with very little effort.
Master Sanfeng refused to settle for that and continued his research.
"One sheet can only hold one Fireball Technique. That's still far too inefficient!"
And it wasted materials!
Although the talisman paper sold in the shop was inexpensive, he still couldn't afford to consume it at this rate.
The contribution points he earned from fighting Ninja Beasts with these talismans weren't even enough to buy the next batch of paper!
Talismans like these were hardly fit to show anyone.
This won't do!
Absolutely not!!
"I absolutely cannot disgrace the Maoshan Lineage!"
With that thought in mind, Master Sanfeng resumed his research.
Seeing Master Sanfeng's dedication, Ye Chen couldn't help but admire him.
As expected of an heir to the Maoshan Lineage, he refused to cut corners in this matter.
Still, Ye Chen didn't have the patience to watch replay footage of Master Sanfeng's dozens of failures.
He skipped straight to the moment of success.
Bang-
A deafening sound rang out.
It startled Ye Chen so badly that he nearly fell out of bed.
In the footage, Master Sanfeng was covered in dust and grime, but his face was radiant with a smile.
He held a talisman between two fingers.
It was the completed [Secret Art: Zhurong Spell] listed in the system!
Master Sanfeng gently blew the dust off the talisman as though it were a precious treasure.
Then his expression hardened with resolve, and he activated it.
The inscriptions on the talisman responded to the fire chakra within Master Sanfeng's body.
A fireball immediately materialized around him!
But what happened next truly surprised Ye Chen!
Fireballs appeared one after another, circling Master Sanfeng.
Finally, when the fifth fireball appeared.
A strained expression crossed Master Sanfeng's face.
He abruptly opened his eyes and pointed forward with the talisman between his fingers.
One fireball shot off in the direction he indicated!
It struck the mountainside with a thunderous explosion!
It was exactly like the sound that had startled Ye Chen!
The other fireballs did the same.
They flew in different directions at Master Sanfeng's command.
Their explosions blasted several large, uneven craters into the mountainside!
Ye Chen held his breath throughout the footage.
Only after watching it all did he understand why this [Secret Art: Zhurong Spell] qualified as C-rank Ninjutsu!
The system's evaluation standards really were reliable!
Meanwhile, Master Sanfeng sighed and said with a hint of dissatisfaction:
"Ah, unfortunately, I have too little chakra. I can only form five..."
Hearing this made Ye Chen appreciate the Zhurong Curse's practicality even more!
As a player, Master Sanfeng had little chakra.
But Ye Chen had plenty!
In his hands, this [Secret Art: Zhurong Spell] could become a means of inflicting damage over a wide area!
At that thought, Ye Chen became even more curious about the other two spells.
He quickly brought up their replay footage.
After successfully creating the Zhurong Curse, Master Sanfeng had gained considerable experience.
He was much more practiced when researching how to seal lightning chakra into talisman paper.
Drawing on the sensation of getting an electric shock while playing around as a child, he invented a prototype of the Wuxiang Curse.
It successfully rendered some poultry incapable of resisting!
But then he encountered another problem!
He was making talismans to deal with powerful enemies, not these feeble domestic birds.
Yet the Giant Wolves wouldn't obediently cooperate with his experiments.
Before he could obtain any results.
They would probably send him back to the Respawn Point, making him lose all his chakra in the process...
So he ultimately chose himself as the test subject!
The effect he sought was to make someone black out, leaving them unable to act.
As long as he carefully controlled the amount of lightning chakra, he wouldn't kill himself.
That way, he could repeat the experiment!
Ye Chen's jaw dropped at the sight.
He deeply admired Master Sanfeng's courage in experimenting on himself!
Afterward, Master Sanfeng kept adjusting his bodily sensation settings.
He finally developed a completed Wuxiang Curse that worked on settings anywhere from 10% to 40%!
It was the very one displayed in Ye Chen's system!
Ye Chen couldn't help giving Master Sanfeng a thumbs-up. Someone with such unwavering determination.
Was bound to achieve something!
It was only a matter of time before he shone!
Ye Chen hoped the next batch of players would include people of this caliber!
He didn't ask for many. One or two would be enough!
Next, he watched the replay footage of the development of [Secret Art: Six Harmonies Spell].
Once again, it demonstrated the unyielding perseverance of this heir to the Maoshan Lineage, filling Ye Chen with admiration.
The Liuhe Curse was a defensive secret art.
It used earth chakra to form a chakra shield in front of the user, defending against Ninjutsu attacks!
It was also a C-rank secret art.
After closing Time Reversal, Ye Chen looked at the three secret arts with great satisfaction.
They were all equivalent to C-rank Ninjutsu. Today had been quite a haul!
Moreover, it was probably because of time constraints.
That Master Sanfeng had only created secret arts for three chakra types.
Given a little more time, this player, Master Sanfeng.
Should be able to create more talismans with different effects using the other two chakra natures!
Ye Chen was very much looking forward to it!
Now that he had finished studying the talismans' uses, it was time to get down to business.
With a wave of his hand, he awarded Master Sanfeng contribution points and issued a system announcement!
[Player 'Master Sanfeng' has independently created a complete set of Ninjutsu secret arts. Preliminary system assessment: C-rank. Preliminary estimated value: 540 contribution points.]
The moment the system notification sounded, the players erupted!
Dai Xiaomei stared blankly at the announcement and voiced her doubts.
"Wait, that's not right!"
"Previous C-rank Ninjutsu only earned 180 contribution points. Why did Master Sanfeng get 540?!"
The viewers in Dai Xiaomei's livestream noticed this too.
Some also noticed that this announcement included the additional words "secret arts"!
Could that be the reason?
The players immediately began searching for this solo player, hoping to get an answer!
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