Put away your magical powers now!.

Chapter 12 [Is it a treasure? ]

Chapter 12 [Is it a treasure? ]

Chen Yan was studying his own yard, taking strange steps and muttering to himself, from the Qimen numerology, to the calculation of Tiangang and Disha, and then to the eight trigrams.

"Qian, Kun, Li, Kan, Zhen, Xun, Gen, Dui..."

Chen Yan walked around the yard, holding a compass in his hand.

Well, the compass was bought, not a magic tool I made myself.

It’s available on Taobao.

The one in Chen Yan's hand costs over 180 yuan including shipping.

The merchant sells handicrafts, claiming that their products are made of pure copper, but Chen Yan is not stupid.

A hundred and eighty yuan for a pure copper compass? I want peaches.

But the material doesn't matter. A compass is just for calculating direction, so it's fine as long as the scale is accurate.

He is a newbie who has just started practicing magic.

I only know four spells now.

The basic technique is "The Art of Moving the Essence of Heaven and Earth".

The algorithm of the versatile skill "Qiyun Zhoushu" is considered one of the basic skills.

Then there are the two spells, "Opening the Third Eye" and "The Art of Intercepting Luck" - they are at the bottom of the list.

It is impossible for magical instruments to exist, although there are many methods and material descriptions for making magical instruments in the chapter on identifying objects.

But after watching it a few times, Chen Yan gave up temporarily.

Those materials, all of which he could understand, were available for purchase in the secular world—and the one million yuan in his card was simply not enough.

And those materials whose names you can't even understand are obviously not that easy to find.

Without magic weapons, you can only find ones with low thresholds to set up the formation.

Don’t even think about the kind of magic array that can attack and defend, and has the function of killing or trapping enemies.

Chen Yan could only select some auxiliary formations to try to get started.

He has been studying the spirit gathering array written in a booklet these days.

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What attracted Chen Yan was that the Spirit Gathering Array had great flexibility, a low threshold, and a high upper limit.

If you have sufficient materials and strong vitality, a top-level spirit gathering array can create a paradise on earth for you.

If you don't have enough materials...

Copycat versions, poor people's versions, there are many secular materials that can be used as substitutes - but the effects are also very copycat.

But Chen Yan didn't mind. After all, the main goal was to practice.

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The spirit gathering array can enhance the circulation and gathering of the vital energy of heaven and earth within a certain range.

Practicing the method of transporting the vital energy of heaven and earth within the range of this formation can improve efficiency.

As for the effect...it depends on the quality of the materials used to set up the formation.

Chen Yan couldn't afford the advanced materials for the time being, so he started with the simple ones.

He went to the stone city and bought a piece of the most common long bluestone - to replace something called [Five-Colored Jade Bi] in the ordinary version.

As for the five-colored jade bi, Chen Yan had never even heard of it.

Bluestone strips are much cheaper. I went to the stone quarry for renovation and building materials and had someone deliver a few pieces to the villa yard.

Next, it's time to clean, polish, consecrate, and carve the talisman...

First, I used a water pipe to spray water on the bluestone, and then took a big brush to scrub it for a long time.

Then began to carve the talisman...

There were several kinds of talismans in the booklet, and Chen Yan practiced them... and even bought some cinnabar.

First draw on the stone with a brush, and then carve it with a carving knife.

After working on it for a whole morning, Chen Yan began to feel speechless.

[Holy shit, is this cultivating immortality? Or just hard labor?]

Looking at the stone cutter, sander, and a full set of carving tools placed on the ground in the yard, all of which I bought in the past two days...

There are also things like industrial dust masks next to it.

Chen Yan sighed.

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Chen Yan was too lazy to cook at noon, so he ordered takeout. He made a plate of fried rice with egg, a plate of stir-fried beef, and a pickled mustard greens and shredded pork soup.

Just dealt with it.

While eating, Chen Yan was thinking in his mind.

The other materials of the formation can be ordinary bluestone.

But the object for the center of the formation cannot be made of such cheap stone, it must be made of magic tools.

I can’t get any magical instruments myself, and I don’t know how to make them.

However, there is also a copycat method in the booklet:

Get a high-quality jade or jadeite, and nourish it with the essence of heaven and earth every day.

Over time, the material may acquire a touch of spirituality.

Although it is not as good as a real magic weapon, it can store a certain amount of heaven and earth energy.

It can be used as the main material for the eye of a low-level formation, and can barely make the formation work.

It was just an artifact that served as the center of the formation, and it would consume vital energy. After all, this substitute was not a true magical instrument, and its storage of vital energy was also limited.

It is equivalent to a small-capacity rechargeable battery.

The low power means that the magic circle level is not high.

The small capacity limits the battery life, so you should always remember to replenish your energy at the center of the formation.

Chen Yan was thinking about the object that would serve as the center of the formation...

If fine jadeite is also acceptable...

I did bring back an emerald jade ring from Hong Kong.

There were many jades in the warehouse at that time, but I fell in love with this thing at first sight and felt attracted to it.

Everything else was kept in the warehouse and only the emerald ring was brought back.

However, in the past few days since I came back, I have been busy practicing the art of transporting vital energy, busy learning spells, busy moving and looking for a house, and busy making a poor version of a spirit gathering array.

I forgot about the ring.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan was about to rummage through his suitcase.

The cell phone rang suddenly.

Chen Yan took a look and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, a landline number.

Answering...

"Hello, is this Mr. Chen?"

Chen Yan was stunned.

Ouch.

This voice is quite sweet. This small voice, with a soft and delicate voice, is so natural!
"Yes, who is it?" Chen Yan said while coughing.

The fried beef I had for lunch was a bit spicy, and my throat was too tight. After saying a few words, I couldn't help coughing.

There was silence for a moment, and then the tone became more serious.

"Mr. Chen, I'm an old friend of your father's family... I've been asked to come..."

Chen Yan hung up directly!

My father's family?
What a fuss!

According to the old lady, my biological mother is a white fox!

It’s still unclear what species my biological father is.

Moreover, that little voice sounds so sweet and nice... maybe it's actually an AI synthesized voice!

I have never heard such a natural clip sound in real life.

In today's world, telephone scams are becoming more and more common!
Personal information protection and privacy protection, why doesn’t the government take it seriously?

Well, I'll download an anti-fraud app later.

Chen Yan complained inwardly and casually set the call settings on his phone to reject all unknown calls.

Then he went to look for the ring in the suitcase.

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On the other end of the phone, a girl was standing next to a public phone in a street newsstand, looking at the receiver in her hand with a confused look on her face.

Bye?

He actually hung up on me?!
No, hit again!
Ok……

Ok? !

Why can’t I get through?

After a moment of silence, the girl put down the phone with a pale face and silently took out a one-yuan bill and gave it to the newsstand owner...

The boss was stunned when he took the money. Is there anyone paying in cash?
Besides, this money... huh?!
I subconsciously glanced at this beautiful and somewhat enchanting girl.

It's been a while since I've seen such an old version of the currency. Furthermore, this type of currency is no longer in circulation and is now considered a collectible.

Who is so generous as to spend coins that should be collected?

Alas, what a pity.

A pretty girl, but a fool.

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Chen Yan took out the jade ring he had hidden from the compartment of his suitcase.

Before returning from Hong Kong, I took a square towel from the bathroom sink in the hotel, carefully wrapped it and put it in the compartment of my suitcase.

I was worried that there might be some problems when passing the customs, but unexpectedly everything went smoothly.

I guess I was worrying too much. After all, Hong Kong is a shopping paradise, with a lot of people coming in and out to shop every day. As long as they are not the kind of blatant large-scale goods brought in, the customs will not be able to handle these small items.

Chen Yan took out the ring again and held it in his hand. It felt cool to the touch, but the emerald green color made him feel happy.

Chen Yan circulated his vital energy according to a simple nourishing method in the instrument identification section of the booklet, and first tried to infuse a trace of vital energy into the jade ring.

After the vital energy was injected, the originally emerald green color on the ring seemed to react a little, as if the green luster suddenly had a bit more vitality.

Chen Yan saw this and was quite satisfied. He concluded that the nourishing method was effective for this thing. So, what was there to hesitate about? He naturally increased his strength and continued to infuse it with vital energy.

After a few minutes, Chen Yan's eyes gradually showed a hint of fatigue, but he also felt a little surprised.

I've been inputting energy like this for several minutes, but why hasn't it reached the bottom?

According to the nourishment method, the amount of vital energy that can be infused into ordinary jade materials, even top-grade ones, every day is not much - because the material of ordinary jade is limited, and if too much is infused at the first time, it cannot be absorbed.

Then add a little bit of continuous nourishment every day, and over time, the texture will slowly change.

And the ring in his hand seems... its capacity has exceeded what is stated in the Nurturing Method, right?
Of course, Chen Yan was not very sure, because the nourishment method in the booklet was too vague.

It is said that ordinary jade can only accommodate a small amount of vital energy for the first time.

How much is this little?
Chen Yan felt from the bottom of his heart that this was just like some stupid recipes.

What about adding a “little bit” of salt and a “little bit” of soy sauce.

How much is a little?

How can someone who has never cooked know how much a little is?
Only those who know how to cook know how much salt and oil to add!
There are two types of people: those who can cook and those who can't.

Which one is the main demander of recipes?
For many years, Chen Yan didn't understand how the brain circuits of those who wrote recipes worked.

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So!

Is it that the material of this ring is too fine? Or has the energy I've input not yet reached its upper limit?
Or was it... my own strength too weak? After all, I was only a newbie who had only been learning for a few days. Could it be that even with all my diligent input of vital energy, I still hadn't reached the "little" mentioned in the cultivation method?
In other words, either the material is too good, or I am too useless.

Chen Yan's mind moved, and another idea came to his mind: This thing was left in the safe by the old lady. Since it is the old lady's thing... could it be a magic weapon?
With this thought, Chen Yan suddenly became energetic.

In the secret booklet "Appraising Instruments", there is a set of recorded methods for identifying and recognizing magical instruments.

Chen Yan didn't have any magic weapon in his hand before, so he didn't pay much attention to this magic because it was of no use to him. At this moment, he hurriedly took out the booklet from his arms - he attached great importance to the importance of the booklet, and he sewed a small cloth book bag with his own hands, strung it with a rope and hung it around his neck. He carried it with him every day, except for taking a bath.

Even when I sleep, I put my book bag under my pillow.

He took out the secret book and read the identification technique twice, trying to stimulate the vital energy according to the formula and inject it into the ring.

According to the records in the book, this magic technique uses resonance. If the object itself is a magic weapon, the vitality of the magic weapon will be stimulated to react.

But after casting a set of spells, the ring in his hand did not react at all. Chen Yan's eyes were sore from seeing it, but he could not see anything unusual.

Chen Yan was unwilling to accept this, and thought of another possibility: some magic weapons that were restricted by their owners could not be activated by outsiders, and could only be activated using the owner's exclusive secret method.

With this bit of fantasy in mind, Chen Yan didn't dare to continue using the nourishing technique on the jade ring.

If you rashly input too much energy and destroy the talisman array inside the magic weapon, it will be ruined.

Chen Yan thought about it for a while, and was really itching to do it, so he came up with a way to identify it.

To see whether this thing is really a treasure or not, you only need to judge it by its energy capacity.

Go find a piece of ordinary jade, input vital energy into it, if the capacity is similar to it, then there is no need to fantasize.

If the energy capacity of ordinary jade is much smaller than this one, then it may really be a treasure!

Chen Yan was a man of action. With this idea in mind, he immediately changed into his coat, stuffed the ring directly into his pocket, and went out!

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Let me explain something. Some readers asked why they can’t give rewards or vote for monthly tickets…

I also saw some haters gloating and saying that this book is doomed, as no one has given rewards or voted for it yet.

In fact, the truth is, because the status of this book is: not signed yet.

So I couldn’t give rewards or vote for monthly tickets before.

It was my own fault that I delayed the signing process.

Old readers who have read the previous book know that my father was seriously injured in an accident while traveling in another place a few days ago. He underwent a major operation (level 4 operation) to replace an artificial joint locally. I am the only son in the family. At that time, I had to put down all my work and traveled 2,000 kilometers to deal with it. I was delayed in the other place for several days.

This incident caused the previous book to be interrupted for several days before it could be finished. At the time, I was 2,000 kilometers away, running back and forth between the hospital and the guesthouse every day. I had no time to write the ending of the old book, and even less time to write the beginning of the new book, because the beginning of the new book had to be submitted for review before the contract was signed.

This delayed the submission of my new book for review and the process.

It wasn't until I published the first chapter that I handed the manuscript to the editor-in-chief to be reviewed by the review department of Qidian.

So we have expedited the signing process, but we still have to wait a few days.

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(End of this chapter)