Chapter 378: I, Xu Xiaoshou, Can Still Make It Exciting for You

Got tricked!

Xu Xiaoshou took a while to calm down, still unable to believe that the mastery-type passive skill he had drawn this time was called "Fangzhi Jingtong".

He glanced at "Chuyi Jingtong" and suddenly realized that this skill was actually quite normal after all.

"Fangzhi... Ahhh!"

Xu Xiaoshou was losing his mind. He wanted Ling Zhen, not this useless thing!

"Not right!"

"Calm down!"

"Think carefully—at the beginning, when 'Chuyi Jingtong' appeared, I seemed to react the same way?"

Xu Xiaoshou ran frantically around Yuanfu for several laps before finally coming to a stop.

"In this world, there are no bizarre or worthless abilities—it's just that the user hasn't developed them fully."

"If I think about it seriously, this thing can actually be related to Ling Zhen... well, to Lingwen!"

"Fangzhi is all about threads, and threads should be connected to Lingwen!"

Xu Xiaoshou nodded to himself, a bit unconvincingly. "Yeah, that's it!"

Without another word, he recklessly upgraded "Fangzhi Jingtong" to the innate level.

Suddenly, a flood of knowledge rushed into his mind, and Xu Xiaoshou's face dropped.

"It's really just... fangzhi?"

The knowledge that appeared covered various embroidery techniques, types of needles, weaving methods...

It included the use of threads—thickness, arrangement, and their impact on the overall structure...

As well as colors, combinations, compositions...

And even aesthetics, visual appeal, and art appreciation...

Finally, there was something about...

"Artistic gymnastics?"

Xu Xiaoshou was completely stunned.

He stared at the gymnastics routine in his mind, speechless for a long time.

"Is this to stop me from getting too obsessed with fangzhi and make me get up to move around, preventing... back problems?"

With a thud, Xu Xiaoshou couldn't hold back and fell to the ground again.

He gazed at the vast sky and let out a deep sigh.

"Huff..."

Mixed with a bit of helplessness and a touch of struggle.

With this complex mix of emotions, Xu Xiaoshou got up.

"It's still useful, at least. At the innate level, 'Fangzhi Jingtong' has thoroughly taught me fangzhi techniques."

"Maybe I can apply this method to Ling Zhen and easily control the Lingwen patterns?"

Xu Xiaoshou tilted his head and shakily pulled out a piece of Qingming Yan Gang from his ring.

This was the foundation of the array disc.

Ling Zhen was formed by carving Lingwen on it to gather the heavenly dao.

He took out a carving knife, thought for a moment, and put it back.

At the innate level, "Fangzhi Jingtong" was quite practical.

It taught Xu Xiaoshou how to condense Lingyuan into needles and then perform fangzhi techniques on any object.

With a pinch of his fingers, a small Ling needle formed.

Unlike its calm exterior, the inside of this Ling needle was made of rapidly vibrating Ling cores, making each stitch quite destructive.

The moment he held the Ling needle, Xu Xiaoshou's hand stopped trembling.

As if after rigorous training, the young man raised his pinky finger in an orchid-like pose, his expression odd. He wanted to start fangzhi, but couldn't help glancing at A Jie.

He looked just like someone forced to do something embarrassing and caught by an acquaintance.

It was quite shy!

"Mama..."

A Jie called out softly, his gaze dropping to Xu Xiaoshou's orchid finger.

"Uh."

Xu Xiaoshou's pinky finger twitched, but it sprang back up on its own...

"Oh well."

With a helpless poke, he jabbed it.

The Qingming Yan Gang exploded!

Xu Xiaoshou: "..."

"See!"

This explosion didn't disappoint Xu Xiaoshou; instead, it sparked a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"It's strong!"

"It can pierce through Qingming Yan Gang in an instant, like popping a... balloon..."

"What if it hit a person?"

As Xu Xiaoshou thought about this, he waved his hand, and tens of thousands of Ling needles appeared in the sky!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The needles buzzed wildly as he moved them casually.

Xu Xiaoshou was excited.

"Who could withstand this?"

"Out of nowhere, I'll stab you to death!"

The attack power was secondary; the use of these Ling needles didn't seem meant for Qingming Yan Gang anyway.

After a brief thought, Xu Xiaoshou gave up on physically carving the Ling Zhen.

Since he was already off the beaten path, he might as well charge full speed down this detour!

Maybe it was a new style!

He gathered the tens of thousands of Ling needles, leaving only about a dozen—this was the limit for innate-level "Fangzhi Jingtong".

"Go!"

Using his spiritual sense, Xu Xiaoshou visualized the array disc from the heavens and earth, treating the Ling Zhen as his carving tool, directly etching it into the void.

While "Fangzhi Jingtong" didn't provide knowledge of Ling Zhen carving, Xu Xiaoshou had already thoroughly studied and memorized Li Qi's relics during his recent frenzy.

The key to Ling Zhen lay in the Lingwen.

The thickness, depth, and layout of the Lingwen directly affected the formation.

And this...

"Fangzhi Jingtong" covered it too!

As the Ling needles danced in the void, they were followed by Ling lines compressed from Lingyuan.

These Ling lines now took the place of Lingwen.

The thickness of the lines, their outlines, and even the interference or attraction between lines—all of it was clear in Xu Xiaoshou's mind.

This was just the basic knowledge from "fangzhi techniques" in "Fangzhi Jingtong".

In that moment, as his emotions flowed, Xu Xiaoshou gradually realized that his idea might actually work.

The void became his array disc. With the Ling needles threading through, he truly wove a beautiful pattern on it.

As the pattern grew more detailed and complete, any Ling Zhen master present would be shocked to discover...

It had turned into the most basic Lingju Zhen diagram!

Sweat rolled down Xu Xiaoshou's forehead as he stared intently, finally placing the last needle before stopping.

"Buzz—"

The Lingju Zhen in the void didn't collapse or explode like it had on the Qingming Yan Gang. Instead, it trembled and began to vibrate.

"Does it work?"

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned. He hadn't expected that fleeting absurd idea to actually succeed.

By swapping the "harmony brings prosperity" pattern from "Fangzhi Jingtong" with the Lingju Zhen, he had really drawn it out?

In that instant, joy surged through him.

Xu Xiaoshou watched as the Ling Zhen stabilized after its unstable phase and suddenly shone with brilliant light.

"Huff huff huff"

In the narrow space of Yuanfu, the power of this Ling Zhen was even more vividly felt.

The dense, surging vital energy gathered like a fierce wind being sucked into a black hole.

Xu Xiaoshou's clothes almost got ripped off.

This young man, who had found hope again from despair, was overcome with emotion, tears welling up.

"Effort does pay off!"

For the third time, he collapsed with a thud, partly because his Lingyuan was depleted.

But more than that...

"Now that I've found the way into Ling Zhen, what does Xu Xiaoshou have to fear about becoming a grand master?"

"Fangzhi techniques?"

"So what? I'll make them work for me anyway!"

Xu Xiaoshou's mouth twitched.

"Ah ha!"

He couldn't hold back.

"Oh ho!"

He lay on the ground, clutching his stomach, letting out a fit of manic laughter.

"Hee ha hee ha hee ha—"