148: Chapter 148 The amulet is complete! Oh no, the live stream is late!

Su Yun mobilized the pitiful amount of spiritual energy he had just condensed in his body, channeling it through his fingers into the jade talisman.

At the same time, he silently recited in his heart: "System, redeem 50 merit points and inject them into the jade talisman!"

Relying solely on his own meager spiritual energy, he probably couldn't even light a firecracker.

He still had to rely on the system's merit points for a boost.

This is the joy of being a pay-to-win player.

"Ding! 50 merit points deducted!"

As the system's notification sound rang out.

That originally dull and gray jade talisman suddenly lit up with a golden glow.

The runes on it seemed to come alive, shimmering with a pale golden halo.

It's done!

A jade Peace Talisman!

Su Yun holding this jade talisman, which was only the size of a coin, could clearly feel the surging energy contained within it.

"According to the system's instructions, this thing can withstand a fatal attack three times."

"With this thing, I won't have to worry about getting sniped when I go out in the future."

Su Yun grinned and stuffed the jade talisman into his pocket.

Next, he followed the same procedure.

He made two more Peace Talismans and one Lightning Attraction Talisman.

The Lightning Attraction Talisman was much harder to make, and the merit points consumed doubled, costing a full one hundred points.

But this thing is incredibly powerful!

It is said to be able to summon heavenly thunder to strike down evil and suppress malevolent spirits.

Su Yun looked at the purple-glowing Lightning Attraction Talisman in his hand, feeling an itch to try it out.

He really wanted to find some unlucky soul to test it on.

But then he reconsidered; this was a weapon of mass destruction, after all. If he used it in the residential complex, he would likely be invited to have tea with the police.

But he could test the Peace Talisman!

Su Yun had a quirk; when he got his hands on a good item, he wouldn't feel at ease unless he tested it.

What if it failed at a critical moment? Wouldn't that just be screwing himself over?

He looked around and his gaze locked onto a human-shaped sandbag in the corner of the balcony.

The original owner had bought it for fitness, but it had just been gathering dust ever since.

It was perfect to use as a target.

Su Yun took a Peace Talisman, threaded it with a red string, and hung it around the "neck" of the sandbag.

Then.

He rummaged through his toolbox and pulled out a large sledgehammer.

This hammer weighed a full ten pounds, and was usually used for repairing furniture.

"Come on, let me see if these 50 merit points are worth it."

Su Yun took a deep breath and swung the sledgehammer.

He didn't use any spiritual energy; this was purely physical strength.

But after his marrow-cleansing and bone-forging, his physical strength was already quite terrifying.

"Here goes!"

Su Yun let out a low shout, and the sledgehammer, carrying a whistling wind, smashed fiercely toward the sandbag.

If this hammer struck true, let alone a sandbag, even an ox would get a concussion.

Just as the hammer was about to make contact with the sandbag.

An unexpected change occurred!

The jade Peace Talisman hanging on the sandbag suddenly erupted in a blinding golden light.

This golden light was like an inverted golden bell, shielding the sandbag tightly inside.

"Clang!"

A loud noise rang out.

It was like striking a large bronze bell.

A huge rebounding force traveled up the hammer handle.

Su Yun felt his hand go numb, and he couldn't hold onto the hammer at all; it flew straight out of his hand.

"Holy crap!"

Su Yun exclaimed in surprise.

He watched as the ten-pound sledgehammer traced a beautiful parabola through the air.

Then.

"Crash!"

The huge floor-to-ceiling tempered glass on the balcony shattered in response.

Glass shards fell all over the floor, like a hail of ice.

The sledgehammer, its momentum undiminished, flew straight down to the lawn downstairs, smashing a large crater into it.

Su Yun stood in place, maintaining his swinging posture, completely dumbfounded.

This defensive power...

It's a bit absurd!

The force that rebounded from that hammer blow just now was at least doubled.

If someone were to attack him with a knife, they would probably be blasted away before the blade even touched him.

Is this the power of a cultivator?

I love it!

Although I lost a window, this was totally worth it!

Su Yun looked at the glass shards all over the floor and shook his head helplessly.

It's late at night, and now I have to find someone to fix it.

He took out his phone and dialed the number of the property manager, Zhao Dahai.

"Hello, Manager Zhao? This is Su Yun."

On the other end of the line, Zhao Dahai's voice was incredibly sycophantic, like a eunuch meeting the emperor.

"Oh! Master Su! What are your orders? Is something wrong at home? Or do you want a late-night snack? I'll send it up to you right away!"

Ever since Su Yun saved the steamed bun shop owner last time and became a favorite of the police, Zhao Dahai's attitude toward him had taken a 180-degree turn.

He practically wanted to worship Su Yun like an ancestor.

Su Yun coughed dryly: "Um, the balcony glass at my place shattered. Could you please find someone to come and fix it?"

"The glass shattered? You didn't get hurt, did you?" Zhao Dahai's voice went out of tune from nervousness.

"It's fine, I was just doing a little experiment."

"That's good, that's good! Just wait, I'm bringing people up right now! Five minutes... no, I'll be there in three minutes!"

Hanging up the phone, Su Yun gave a wry smile.

This is the benefit of fame.

If it were the poor streamer from before, let alone three minutes, it would be a miracle if someone came within three days.

Su Yun picked up a broom and simply cleared the glass shards off the floor.

The houses in Jinxiu Jiangnan are great in every way, except this glass isn't very sturdy.

Next time, I need to get bulletproof ones.

While sweeping the floor, Su Yun subconsciously looked up at the wall clock.

At this glance, the broom in his hand almost fell to the floor.

The hour hand was pointing at six-thirty.

Six-thirty!

Su Yun slapped his thigh hard.

It's over!

He usually starts broadcasting at six o'clock sharp!

Today, because he was too engrossed in his cultivation, he completely forgot the time!

He was already half an hour late!

For a top-tier streamer with fifty million followers, this was practically a major broadcasting disaster.

Su Yun quickly took out his phone and opened the Douyin backend.

Good grief.

99+ private messages.

99+ comments.

They were all urging him to start the stream.

"Where is Master Su? Did aliens abduct him?"

"Even the donkeys on a production team wouldn't dare to slack off like this!"

"If you don't start the stream, I'm going to crawl through the internet cable and smash your windows!"

Su Yun looked at that "smash the windows" comment, then looked at his own balcony glass that had just shattered.

Are these netizens' mouths blessed or something?

This is way too accurate!

Su Yun couldn't bother cleaning up the mess anymore and rushed into the study.

He turned on the computer, adjusted the camera, and turned on all the fill lights.

If he were any later, that pack of wolf-like fans would probably really blow up the police station's phone line reporting a missing person.

"Cultivation really gets in the way of things!"

Su Yun muttered while quickly clicking the "Start Streaming" button.

The screen of the livestream room lit up.

Su Yun's strikingly handsome face appeared on the screen.

Before he could even speak, the screen was flooded with comments like a tsunami.

It was all question marks.

The whole screen was full of question marks.

Su Yun cleared his throat and put on a professional, fake smile.

"Ahem, good evening, my family."

"Just now... a small incident happened at home, the glass shattered, and I had to take care of it."

"Let's not waste time. For today's first divination, let's see who is the fated person!"

However.

The comments had no intention of letting him off the hook.

[Half an hour late! Master Su, you've gotten cocky!]

[Glass shattered? Did you calculate some heavenly secret you shouldn't have and get struck by lightning?]

[Don't talk nonsense, upstairs. Master Su has a Golden Body of Merit; lightning can't touch him!]

Su Yun looked at these comments and thought to himself: You guys actually guessed right; I almost summoned lightning.

But he couldn't say that.

Maintaining a cool and aloof persona is very important.

"Alright, alright, to make it up to everyone today, I'll add one extra divination!"

Su Yun waved his hand grandly, full of spirit.

Anyway, he was full of energy now; one extra divination wouldn't kill him.

Hearing this, the tone of the comments changed instantly.

[Master Su is generous!]

[I'm going to send rockets right now!]

[I want to connect! I want to calculate if my husband has a mistress!]

Su Yun looked at the gift effects filling the screen, feeling incredibly satisfied.

This is the feeling of making money.

With money, he could buy more jade, make more talismans, and walk further on the path of cultivation.

"Alright, the Lucky Bag has been sent. Let's see who's lucky."

Su Yun clicked the send button for the Lucky Bag.

Ten seconds later.

The Lucky Bag draw results were announced.