As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

"That's why I say that cultivating mental power is very dependent on talent. If you don't have the talent, no matter how hard you try, it's hard to reach a high ceiling. Even if there are cultivation methods to assist you later in life, the effect still ultimately depends on your talent." Liu Ren said the most cruel words in a calm tone.

In other fields, it's one thing to lack talent.

Anyway, you can always switch jobs and take a different path.

Aside from feeling resentful, it won't have much of an impact.

But it won't work on the path of entering the realm of the supernatural.

Without talent on this path, it will be difficult to even protect oneself when there are more strange creatures in the future.

It's basically equivalent to having no future.

The group of people who had personally experienced fighting against the monsters and carried out missions alone were all speechless for a moment.

A silent and oppressive atmosphere descended.

Then Yao Qing kicked him away: "Why think so much! If you don't have talent, you don't have talent. Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate! What's the point of thinking about things that are determined by nature? It's useless to think about it too much! Let's have a drink!"

She grabbed the bottle, filled her glass, and held it up to the others: "Want one?"

"...It's not good to drink too much at night."

Liang Nian and Yan Ling both looked helpless, but they still filled their glasses and drank with Yao Qing.

They were people without talent, and every day they lived from then on could be considered a gift from fate.

"Anyway, I'll be on vacation soon, and there have been fewer assignments lately, so it's hard to say how many assignments I'll get tomorrow!" Yao Qing drank very aggressively, even downing the whole glass of baijiu directly.

After getting drunk, she took out her women's cigarettes again and lit them without any hesitation.

She was carefree, but the others who didn't smoke much were in trouble.

"Where did you learn this bad habit of smoking from?" Yan Ling casually fanned away the drifting smoke, and stopped when she realized that she didn't seem to be choking.

She suddenly remembered that she was a possessed person.

Just a little bit of smoke...

There's no strange or harmful substance inside the body, is there?

"Uh, I learned it when I was busy with work," Yao Qing replied.

Yan Ling: "You're also eating a whole pack a day? Your work pressure must be too much."

“That’s not entirely true…” Yao Qing squinted at Liu Ren, who was tasting his food. “I used to smoke only three to five cigarettes a day, but since I started following someone on missions involving strange creatures, the number has increased.”

"So it was the captain who led you astray. Captain, you've really done a lot of harm."

Liu Ren, unperturbed by Yan Ling's comment, replied calmly, "With my physical condition, the harm from cigarettes is negligible. I could smoke twenty packs a day and not die, don't worry."

"According to this algorithm, does that mean I can start smoking too? After all, I am now a Ghostly Being, even if I am only at the low-level early stage."

Seeing Yan Ling's eager expression, Liu Mucheng said coldly, "If you want to get lung cancer, then go ahead and try."

"Haha~ I feel like I might not live to see lung cancer take me away," Yan Ling joked.

But no one in the room laughed.

The degree of corruption actually increases every day unless you completely stop using the power of the supernatural.

The only difference is the rate at which they increase.

Ordinary people's lives don't have a progress bar; they usually don't know when they will die.

But some people fall into the trap.

Even if one doesn't die in an accident, one can calculate the time of one's natural death based on the rate at which one is eroded.

"Won't Brother Liu leave even earlier?" Fang Qian's gaze turned to Liu Ren.

"I'm different."

"How is it different?" Liu Mucheng suddenly asked.

"You'll see later." Liu Ren didn't intend to explain in detail, only saying, "The strong are never the first to die."

"So becoming stronger is the only answer?" Fang Qian said.

"Yes."

"Can I practice your unique movement technique with He Xuan tomorrow?" Fang Qian asked.

"...You saw it?"

“After all, the practice area is nearby,” Fang Qian said matter-of-factly.

She hasn't been taking on any missions with Yao Qing and the others during this period.

Instead, he was studying the "Contemplation of Myself Method" and practicing the "Lone Peak Sword Drawing Technique".

She was so talented that after she mastered the basics, she no longer needed Liu Ren's guidance.

She can rely on her own understanding to move forward.

It made Liu Ren very worry-free.

Wan Yi's comment about her was entirely correct.

He said that Fang Qian only lacks time.

Apart from that, she lacked nothing.

Liu Ren wholeheartedly agreed with this.

"Don't you have your own unique footwork that you created that is compatible with the 'Lone Peak Sword Technique'?" Liu Ren asked.

Liu Ren had already figured it out with his sharp eye during that day's match.

Fang Qian's self-created footwork, which is in harmony with and complements her swordsmanship, is the most suitable for her.

Therefore, she does not need to learn any additional movement techniques.

Fang Qian: "It's always good to learn more."

Liu Ren: "Your footwork already suits you perfectly. There's no need to spend time on other things. Doing so would only waste your time and have no other purpose."

Fang Qian: "I feel that my 'Intercepting Sword Steps' is still a bit lacking. Anyway, Brother Liu, you're free these days, so why don't you give me some pointers?"

Liu Ren: "But haven't you already mastered the 'Intercepting Sword Step'?"

Fang Qian looked bewildered upon hearing this: "How did you know, Brother Liu—no, you knew just by looking at him!?"

She remembered that she had never used this technique in front of Liu Ren—

Apart from the martial arts tournament two months ago.

Liu Ren remained calm: "For me, one battle is enough to make an accurate judgment."

Fang Qian: "..."

Liu Mucheng, who was drinking orange juice, curled the corners of her lips and said to Liu Ren, "You really deserve to be single until now."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ren's calm expression faltered slightly.

It's one thing if someone else says that, but it's another.

It was Liu Mucheng who said it.

You rebellious brother and sister, do you even have the right to say I deserve to be single?

If your father hadn't passed away so early, you would have been spanked a mile.

But... that makes sense.

We must start now to nip her disastrous future actions in the bud.

This is also an attempt to test whether the future can be changed.

In addition, it's not that Liu Ren wants to remain single forever.

He's just used to it; he's developed a habit of thinking that way.

His ingrained way of thinking will make him increasingly straight-male, and this straight-male mentality will make it easier for him to remain single, thus creating a vicious cycle.

Of course, if you realize it, you can try to change it.

Thinking of this, Liu Ren looked up at Fang Qian and said, "If you can manage both, you can come tomorrow. I'll teach you 'Invisible and Shadowless,' and once you've mastered this movement technique, you might be able to improve upon 'Sword Intercepting Step' yourself."

Fang Qian's disappointed expression vanished instantly: "Okay! I can manage!"

Upon hearing Liu Ren change his tune on the spot, Liu Mucheng's expression stiffened slightly.