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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword

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  If he could be brought into the Spirit Hall, he would receive immense benefits, at least a promotion was imminent.

  And the result didn't disappoint Su Yuntao.

  Ning Chuan instinctively raised his right hand, and what he saw was a small, emerald-green sword. This small sword felt familiar to him. It

  was the magical weapon of Han Lao Mo, the forerunner of immortality novels in his previous life. The Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword

  was emerald green, its main body resembling a straight, tapering section of thunder bamboo. The blade and hilt were engraved with ornate, exotic golden runes.

  Su Yuntao was astonished. "It's actually a sword spirit." He had never seen such an ornate artifact spirit.

  Tang San also cast a curious glance, a flash of purple in his eyes. It was his first time encountering such a spirit, so it was impossible not to be intrigued. However, observing with his Purple Demonic Eyes, he noticed that the other party's spirit power fluctuations seemed very weak, far inferior to his own.

  At this moment, Ning Chuan was already filled with immense surprise.

  A mechanical voice echoed in his mind.

  [Ding! God-level side effect system activated.] [

  Binding]

  Holy crap!

  Ning Chuan nearly cried out in excitement.

  He'd actually obtained a system.

  Let's see how I can turn things upside down.

  Wait!

  What is the Side Effect System?

  [God-level Side Effect System Binding Completed.]

  A light screen, invisible to others, appeared before him, displaying text.

  [Host: Ning Chuan]

  [Martial Soul: Not Yet Customized]

  [Innate Soul Power: Level 0.5]

  [Current Side Effects: Low-quality Martial Soul (poor toughness, fragile, limited by the spirit, unable to break through level 30), Appearance (rough and dark skin due to years of exposure to the elements)]

  [Side Effects Can Be Designated, Current Target: None (Note: 1. Each side effect can only be assigned to one recipient; 2. If the host or designated recipient dies, the side effect cannot be transferred; 3. The feedback benefits depend on the designated recipient)]

  Side Effects?

  Designate someone to bear the brunt?

  Ning Chuan, a seasoned novel reader, knew how to use the system without even reading the system description.

  Basically, doing something will cause side effects, and these effects can be assigned to a designated person.

  Simply put, I'll take the benefits, and you'll bear the side effects.

  After figuring this out, Ning Chuan instantly became excited, his eyes gleaming with horror.

  If that were the case, if the effects truly worked, then wouldn't his own weaknesses, caused by his ineffective martial spirit and low quality, which led to his slow cultivation and weak strength, be passed on to others? In the

  future, if he were injured from excessive cultivation, as long as he survived, the pain could be borne by someone else?

  Even if, due to lack of money, he borrowed from a loan shark, and the loan shark demanded repayment, using all sorts of tactics against him, wouldn't that also allow someone else to bear the brunt of the

  pain? As for who to blame?

  For example, Tang San!

  Ning Chuan's gaze burned at Tang San, and Tang San was startled by his horrified gaze.   

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  What's this guy up to? Is he trying to harm me?

  Tang San instinctively braced himself.

  [Mysterious Heaven Treasures General Guideline 3: Once you're certain your opponent is an enemy, they're destined for death. Show no mercy, or you'll only add to your troubles.]

  In Tang San's view, Ning Chuan's expression of ill intent towards him was already a recipe for death. Furthermore, while he hadn't yet crafted a hidden weapon and couldn't silently kill Ning Chuan in front of Su Yuntao, Master Su Yuntao had previously awakened his spirit for them, leaving him with little remaining soul power. He was confident he could use the Mysterious Jade Hand and Control Crane and Capture Dragon to finish him off, then kill all the children in the room, including this guy. Then, he could simply feign injury, and the Spirit Hall wouldn't suspect a six-year-old of his.

  Fortunately, that didn't happen. Ning Chuan's slightly malicious expression gradually softened. He looked at Su Yuntao with a harmless expression, "Master Su Yuntao, is my spirit very strong?"

  "Well, sword spirits are almost universally recognized. One owner of a sword spirit has even become a world-renowned Titled Douluo. Your sword is so magnificent, it must be very capable. Let's test it quickly."

  Su Yuntao handed the blue crystal ball to Ning Chuan, about to test his innate spirit power.

  But Ning Chuan interrupted, "How do I cultivate this spirit?"

  Su Yuntao, remembering that he would soon have to recruit him into the Spirit Hall, patiently explained, "First, you need to raise your spirit power by ten levels, then obtain spirit rings."

  "Then, Master, how do I raise my spirit power?" Ning Chuan asked, like a curious child, with endless questions.

  "Raising spirit power requires meditation, like this,"

  Su Yuntao patiently explained. After all, these were the basics, something almost every spirit master could do.

  Ning Chuan listened intently, following Su Yuntao's instructions and sitting cross-legged on the ground, mobilizing the imperceptible trace of soul power within him. He discovered that the soul power flowed very slowly, barely moving past a snail's pace. He couldn't help but feel grateful for the system's activation. Otherwise, relying on this half-level innate soul power, he might end up being another Yu Xiaogang,

  or even worse than Yu Xiaogang.

  After all, he didn't have Yu Xiaogang's resources.

  Tang San also listened intently, surprised to find that this soul power meditation actually bore some resemblance to his own Xuantian Gong. It was just oversimplified, only the most basic.

  After a moment, Ning Chuan opened his eyes, and Su Yuntao eagerly handed him the blue crystal ball. "Hurry and test your innate soul power!"

  Under the gaze of the crowd, Ning Chuan retracted the bamboo sword into his body and lightly touched the blue crystal ball.

  The next moment, a faint light shone from the blue crystal ball under Su Yuntao's finger, so dim it seemed ready to fade away.

  "Innate Spirit Power isn't even at level one, only about half a level. How is that possible? Test it again."

  Su Yuntao, assuming there was something wrong with the crystal ball used to test Spirit Power, had Ning Chuan test it again. The result was still half a level.

  Unconvinced, Su Yuntao had Tang San test it again, and it was still full.

  This confirmed that it wasn't the crystal ball that was faulty, but rather that Ning Chuan's Innate Spirit Power was indeed only half a level.

  "That shouldn't be the case. Generally speaking, a powerful Martial Spirit has good Innate Spirit Power. Release your Martial Spirit and see."

  Su Yuntao gestured for Ning Chuan to summon his Martial Spirit again, then examined it carefully.

  He discovered that while the sword was ornate and reasonably sharp, it was made of bamboo. He estimated that a simple pinch would break it, making it useless. It wouldn't even be able to cut through a small tree limb. It was a classic case of all show and no substance.

  "So it's a bamboo sword," Su Yuntao said with a look of disappointment.

  He looked like an ordinary person on Blue Star who had just won five million and was fussing about a lottery ticket misprint.

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