Ning Fengzhi was stunned when he heard Su Ming's reason. He hadn't expected that Su Ming would refuse to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect simply because of this.
However, Ning Fengzhi wasn't displeased by Su Ming's reasoning. In fact, he appreciated it. After all, Su Ming was exceptionally talented, even more so than Bibi Dong at his age. The only real difference between Su Ming and Bibi Dong was the number of martial spirits. Su Ming had the pride of a genius, and not wanting to marry into the family was perfectly understandable.
What Ning Fengzhi didn't know was that Su Ming had another reason for not wanting to marry into the sect: it would likely mean a one-wife-only arrangement, which didn't suit him. Plus, being labeled as a man who married into the wife's family wasn't something Su Ming wanted.
Ning Fengzhi nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I won't force you. You and Rongrong can let things happen naturally. Her two grandfathers and I won't oppose it."
Su Ming nodded slightly. "Thank you, Uncle Ning, for your understanding."
"Uncle Ning, I'm not sure if Rongrong has told you about the specifics of learning Lingbo Weibu. To master it, one must memorize a lot of theoretical knowledge and have someone guiding them. Otherwise, it's easy to make mistakes during training."
"Now, I don't have a lot of time to guide others, as I still need to cultivate myself. Rongrong has just barely gotten the hang of Lingbo Weibu, so she's not yet qualified to teach it to you. So, I've prepared a gift for you."
Ning Fengzhi was intrigued. "Oh? What gift?"
As the head of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi had seen many rare items, but a gift from Su Ming? That was something different—there might be a surprise.
Under the curious gaze of everyone, Su Ming handed over a talisman to Ning Fengzhi. "Uncle Ning, this is something you can use to save your life in a critical situation. Due to the rarity of the materials, I only have this one left."
Only one left? That was unlikely. But saying so would make Ning Fengzhi value it more. If he valued it, Su Ming could start earning money. After all, he couldn't rely solely on the Spirit Hall's subsidies and the system's unreliable rewards.
Ning Fengzhi took the talisman and examined its intricate patterns. He had never seen anything like it before. Others, except for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, were also perplexed.
Xiao Wu quietly used the diary's chat feature to speak to Zhu Zhuqing. "Zhuqing, does that talisman look familiar to you?"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded. "Yes, it looks like a spatial talisman. I didn't expect Su Ming to give one to Sect Master Ning."
Xiao Wu smiled. "Remember what Su Ming was working on during his retreat? Now that he's done, he must have made some high-level talismans. He's probably using this one to get Ning Fengzhi's attention."
Meanwhile, Tang San felt an uneasy premonition about the situation.
Ning Fengzhi, intrigued, asked, "Su Ming, what is this? I've never seen anything like it."
Su Ming smiled. "This is a third-level spatial displacement talisman that I created myself. In a life-threatening situation, Uncle Ning, you can inject a small amount of spirit power into it to instantly teleport up to 100 meters."
Ning Fengzhi's eyes lit up with excitement. What kind of genius is this? I've never even heard of something like this before. Could it really be that magical?
Though excited, Ning Fengzhi was still a bit skeptical since this was a matter of life and death. "Su Ming, how can you prove that what you're saying is true?"
Su Ming responded, "I have a first-level spatial talisman here. It can teleport someone a short distance, about one meter. I can demonstrate it for you right now."
Ning Fengzhi: Didn't you just say you only had one left?
Su Ming: Yeah, only one third-level one, wink.
Ning Fengzhi was overjoyed. "If this spatial talisman works as you say, Su Ming, I'll buy as many as you can make!"
"Don't worry about the materials—our sect will provide them all, and we'll pay you separately."
Su Ming nodded calmly, but inside, he was thrilled. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect really is rich! They didn't even ask about the materials. I hope Ning Fengzhi doesn't regret this later.
Right now, Ning Fengzhi wasn't concerned with such details. The sect was wealthy, and they had extensive connections—there was hardly any material they couldn't find.
If every core disciple of the sect could be equipped with a few of these spatial talismans, their survival rate in battle would increase dramatically. Moreover, Ning Fengzhi suspected that if Su Ming could create a talisman for spatial movement, he could likely make offensive and defensive talismans as well. Anything related to space was incredibly valuable in Ning Fengzhi's mind.
With Su Ming's talismans, the sect's strength could increase significantly. The only downside was that the talismans were likely consumable.
Su Ming deactivated the barrier around them, and Ning Fengzhi returned to stand beside the two Title Douluo, explaining what had happened.
After hearing the explanation, both Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were stunned and stared at Su Ming in disbelief. Could such a thing really exist?
Su Ming smiled and warned Ning Fengzhi, "Uncle Ning, pay close attention—it will happen very quickly."
Su Ming injected some spirit power into the first-level talisman, and he vanished, reappearing a meter away in an instant.
It was confirmed—Su Ming hadn't been lying.
Bone Douluo remarked, "Fengzhi, this talisman is real. I could sense that after Su Ming injected his spirit power, there was a slight spatial fluctuation, and then he teleported."
Ning Rongrong excitedly said to Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, is this the spatial talisman? It's so similar to your teleportation ability!"
Xiao Wu nodded. "Yes, it's very similar. But I use a lot more spirit power when I teleport, while this talisman uses just a little."
Ning Rongrong smiled happily at Su Ming. If Su Ming is willing to offer this, he must be planning to collaborate with our sect. Father will definitely agree to this!
Meanwhile, everyone else was speechless with shock. What exactly is this thing that Su Ming just used?
Tang San's uneasy feeling deepened. This life-saving talisman was something Ning Fengzhi would never pass up. He had originally planned to collaborate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect using his hidden weapons, but now...
No, Su Ming's talisman production must be incredibly difficult and limited. His hidden weapons were still superior in terms of offense.