This is too hilarious!

7. Huh? I spent all my money to buy three ghost stories and put them in my house?!

Li Bin looked at Bai Hui and said seriously, "Bai Hui, your most urgent task right now is to condense your inner energy as soon as possible. Otherwise, with your current level, it will be impossible for you to resist the passive influence of the three dream artifacts in your home."

In addition, since the mental evil itself is a series of negative emotions and painful fantasies during the martial arts training process, mental evil that is not cultivated by oneself can also have a significant impact on others.

Even just watching it can make others feel uncomfortable, disgusted, and want to escape.

So just know this much, don't worry too much about other people's inner strength... Of course, once you're strong enough, you can use this to refine and improve your own inner strength, specifically through martial arts...

Once you've condensed your Heart Qi, the school will make arrangements for this. Those of the same grade who have condensed Heart Qi will have an additional martial arts component in their monthly and final exams, allowing students to verify their skills against each other. Otherwise, practicing Heart Qi alone might drive you insane.

Pain and exhaustion, cowardice and disgust can subconsciously drive people to seek shortcuts, giving ghost stories an opportunity to flourish.

Li Bin taught patiently.

Bai Hui looked at the text description of the [Martial Arts Heart Evil Effect] on Li Bindao's palm. Although he did not feel any discomfort, he nodded silently to indicate that he had remembered it.

"Alright, now you can practice with me. Watch closely... This is one of the boxing techniques you're required to master in high school—Basic Eight Pieces of Brocade!"

As Li Bindao practiced, the angular error of his joint rotation became as clear as a ruler.

In Bai Hui's eyes, "Li Bindao Stick Figure" began to show the same situation as Zhang Yan before.

Although it was "basic," Bai Hui believed that Li Bindao's movements still had room for further refinement.

So Bai Hui adjusted his angle and, using the window glass in Li Bindao's house, saw a faint reflection of his stick figure. He then began to practice meticulously.

"Not bad, it seems you've really put in a lot of hard work... Your movements are very precise?"

Li Bin was slightly surprised, and even had a vague feeling that the child's boxing skills seemed to be more standard than his own.

"It seems that living with multiple dream artifacts isn't entirely without its advantages..."

Li Bin seemed to be deep in thought.

Bai Hui felt that as he practiced the movements with perfect precision, his muscles and bones began to tremble automatically in a certain rhythm.

Almost every inch of skin and muscle was used, resulting in a huge drain on physical strength!

I do feel a little uncomfortable, but the fatigue is even more intense.

As the practice continued, the discomfort gradually intensified.

Bai Hui's body temperature began to rise, his skin gradually turned red, and a faint steam began to rise.

At this moment, Bai Hui was extremely focused!

Li Bindao, leading the practice, was slightly surprised: "The results are so good? This kid has quite a talent for martial arts..."

……

evening.

"Bai Hui, wake up, it's time to eat."

Bai Hui practiced boxing until he was exhausted and his muscles were extremely fatigued, and he even fainted once.

When he woke up again, although he still hadn't mastered the Heart Demon Technique, his sanity had recovered to over 70 points.

He woke up in the bed in Li Bindao's guest room, having already exited the "simple lines" mode.

He visibly panicked.

"Holy crap?! There are three ghost stories in my house?!"

"Damn it, I bought it myself by spending all of my parents' pension money, practically bankrupting myself!!"

[Upon learning the terrifying truth, sanity points decreased by 15.]

"I have a week to practice the Heart-Slaying Technique. During that time, I will stay at Director Li's house... After a week, I will go home. If the Heart-Slaying Technique can truly resist..."

But that's a ghost story! And there were three of them!

Bai Hui was in a state of utter confusion. Even if the Heart Demon could truly resist the erosion of the Dream Artifact, what could he do?

Should we go back and fight them?

Or will you continue to live at Li Bindao's house?

That's unrealistic!

Furthermore, regarding money... how can a high school freshman like myself earn money in this martial arts city rife with supernatural tales?

Bai Hui's eyes became slightly blank.

[Feeling extremely lost about the future, sanity value decreased by 15]

[Your sanity has dropped significantly. Please switch to higher graphics settings as soon as possible.]

Simple lines or vibrant colors?

……

The world collapses into black and white line drawings, and panic is suppressed into the corners of consciousness!

Upon re-entering the [Simple Lines] state, Bai Hui's eyes immediately hardened.

Damn it! Martial arts training! Studying!

Learn as much as you can about the world, and improve yourself as much as possible!

A week later, I'll find a way to go home and sell those three ghost stories!

Since it was bought at great expense, it shouldn't be a problem to sell it at a loss to supplement household income, right?

Yes! There aren't that many desperate situations in this world!

Bai Hui curled the corners of his mouth. After his sanity level dropped, it seemed that even the fatigue and soreness all over his body had lessened considerably.

After getting up, Bai Hui thanked Li Bindao and his teacher's wife, had a meal together, and then began his studies!

Although the daytime exertion was too great, even to the point that my sanity was restored.

Continuing to practice is obviously not realistic. According to Li Bindao's judgment, forcing himself to cultivate in this state would probably leave some hidden injuries on his body.

So Bai Hui started reading to enrich himself.

Thanks to Li Bindao's profession, his family owns a complete set of junior and senior high school textbooks.

From then on, Bai Hui spent his days practicing martial arts with Li Bindao or his master's wife and his evenings reading books.

After all, even if you really want to sell the Dream Machine at a low price, you have to live until the day of the transaction!

……

Six days passed in the blink of an eye.

Salt crystals formed on the sweat-soaked school uniforms at dawn and dusk.

For six days, Li Bindao used his skills to massage Bai Hui's bruises, his master's mother's homemade tonic soup was poured down his throat, and the words in the book were imprinted on his eyes—only Xin Sha remained absent.

"Hmm, not bad, your physical fitness has clearly improved a lot..."

That day, Li Bin patted Bai Hui's noticeably muscular body and asked in confusion, "How come I just can't cultivate the Heart-Slaying Technique?"

Yes.

Because Bai Hui has been using the "simple lines" image quality for a long time, his "Basic Eight Pieces of Brocade" is extremely precise, reaching a textbook level.

Even Li Bin himself secretly began to imitate Bai Hui's movements in the following days in order to correct some minor shortcomings in his "Basic Eight Pieces of Brocade".

It may sound exaggerated, but it's the truth.

According to Li Bindao, Bai Hui could even use his highly precise "Basic Eight Pieces of Brocade" to record "Eight Pieces of Brocade Practice Demonstration for Middle School Students" videos to make a profit!

But unless Bai Hui can reach the "Martial Arts Realm 3: Fusion of Godhood", he absolutely cannot do this.

Because that would cause almost everyone who watches Bai Hui's videos to have some of their thoughts and desires focused on Bai Hui.

If things go wrong, it could even turn Bai Hui into a bizarre figure!

Therefore, the world has extremely strict control over the mobile phones of primary and secondary school students. Even people like Bai Hui, who do not have guardians, do not have mobile phones, precisely because they are worried that primary and secondary school students will be overwhelmed by the massive amount of information on the Internet and record and publish their own videos...

Li Bin said that although he had learned from Bai Hui, he had greatly corrected the shortcomings of his "Basic Eight Pieces of Brocade".

However, it is also impossible to record related instructional videos.

Firstly, he is overweight and has an unattractive appearance... If he were to be recorded, it would easily give the audience a comical feeling...

The convergence of human desires will severely affect the quality of Li Bindao's spiritual practice.

"Could it be that I haven't been practicing enough?"

Li Bin looked at Bai Hui, who had a calm expression, and said suspiciously, "That's not right! You train until you're exhausted and faint every day. Even if I massage you every day, it's hard for your muscles to recover from the strain. Doing this every day... you must be suffering a lot!"

Why can't I master the Heart-Slaying Technique?

Hiss, could it be...?

The teacher's wife, standing nearby, said worriedly, "Could it be something? Could it be that this child...?"

"I'm afraid so!"

Li Bin's expression gradually turned serious: "This child probably doesn't feel pain at all, but rather enjoys it. He might very well... have a masochistic streak!"

Bai Hui: (눈‸눈)

He took a deep breath, knowing that this was the last day, and no matter what happened tomorrow, he would have to go back to school.

He roughly understood why he couldn't master the Heart-Slaying Technique...

In his "Simple Lines" state, although his moves are extremely precise, he is completely oblivious to the pain he experiences during the process. With his rationality so low, negative emotions are out of the question...

Going back to school means he will have to go home next.

"Teacher Li, could you please guide me through the practice one more time? Not just the moves, but also... please use your inner strength!"

At the same time, Bai Hui silently recited in his heart—

"Switch to higher image quality... [Ultimate Color]!"

……