Tang Zhao was caught off guard. He had never seen so many words before, and the original annotation for "Tung Blossoms to Attract the Phoenix" had not come out with so many words all at once.
Taking a closer look, his heart skipped a beat:
That night when I watched Tonghua Yinfeng Jue, I felt that heavenly book coming back again.
This time, the text is not only profound, but also mixed with true heavenly scriptures.
The characters in that line were disassembled one by one into seven symbols, each of which was extremely complicated.
In the annotation, each symbol is divided into a paragraph, with separate explanations and analysis of its strokes, shapes, and usages in great detail. Finally, there is a large section of annotations and discussions on symbol combinations.
Compared with Tonghua Yinfengjue, which at first glance does not understand a sentence, this annotation is in vernacular, and every sentence seems to be understandable. However, upon closer inspection, it has no beginning or end, no root and no reason, and it seems that there are more words missing than the annotation. A hundred times more basic knowledge.
The corners of Tang Zhao's mouth twitched. If Mr. Chen's metaphor was used, it was like asking primary school students to read medical monographs.
Si Liyu had already noticed that he was fiddling with the magic weapon over and over and remained calm.
The young military attache was not surprised. Looking at Tang Zhao, he knew that he had discovered the talisman in the magic weapon.
Since he has the qualifications, it is normal for him to be able to see the symbols, and it is normal for him to be interested when he sees them for the first time. Just wanting to know the mystery is wishful thinking, and that is something from another door entirely.
Even Si Liyu and even Xing Ji don't understand that the Talisman Sword Master is an independent system from the Swordsman.
Now that Tang Zhao was getting a first glimpse into the world of swords, he was allowed to be curious, but he had to concentrate on practicing martial arts when the time came.
Here Tang Zhao crossed all the annotations, and sure enough he saw the symbol of a well at the end.
Well, you can also put water into this to exchange for gold and silver sticks.
But this is not worth it. With the only chance left, Tang Zhao still plans to leave something more precious, preferably the technique. If not, it must be other valuable treasures.
For example, the sword Xingji asked him to hold for the first time.
It's a pity that it doesn't belong to him, so he probably can't throw it into the water.
Huh?
Tang Zhao was surprised to find that there was another symbol next to the water well symbol, which was in the shape of a water drop.
When I first saw this symbol, what did it do?
Tang Zhao thought and couldn't help but focus on...
A force starts from the fingers that grasp the instrument, flows up the arm, flows all the way up the head, and leaks out from the ears...
wait wait wait!
Tang Zhao was startled and quickly took off his glasses, and the discharge stopped.
Although it only lasted a few seconds, Tang Zhao actually broke into a cold sweat - it was just a matter of seeing something strange with his glasses, but experiencing it in person was another matter - what happened just now?
He glanced down at his glasses, and his eyes suddenly widened.
The crack across the lens is actually...a little shorter?
He quickly raised it and looked at the moonlight. Sure enough, it was not an illusion. The cracks were really repaired!
so……
He looked at the talisman again and found that one of the characters was blurry.
really!
These glasses actually absorb the power of the magic weapon to replenish themselves!
Although he had been looking forward to repairing his glasses, now he was more frightened than surprised.
This is not his thing, it was given to him by Master Xing, and——
Ten thousand taels!
If someone sucks it out, how can he pay for it?
For a moment, he felt anxious and could not help but weigh the surgical tool in his hand. He felt that the power coming from it had not weakened, and there was no flaw in it from the outside.
He put on his glasses again without looking at the talisman. As expected, the suction force did not appear. Then he looked at the annotation on the instrument itself:
"Elemental power: one yuan (99.7%). Technique: None. Base material: ten-year mahogany core."
Sure enough... he just spent thirty taels of silver.
Tang Zhao felt guilty and his cheeks gradually turned red. He is a student who only knows how to study. He has never done anything to benefit himself at the expense of others. If he just took it without telling him, isn't it stealing?
What should I do?
Struggling in his heart, this involved his biggest secret, so naturally he couldn't tell it, and he was indeed not that brave. He thought to himself: "When I get the chance, I will pay you thirty taels of silver."
"Master Si..."
Si Liyu raised an eyelid, and Tang Zhao inquired: "This talisman has such power, so it's a pity that it only exists in a wooden stick? If it can be absorbed and used by others, wouldn't it make great progress?"
Si Liyu gave a rare smile and said: "You are not the only one who thinks this way. It's a pity that it can't be done because heaven and man cannot communicate with each other. Even a swordsman can only communicate with his own sword. The power of a magic weapon only belongs to the weapon, and it can definitely lead to If it doesn’t come out, it will only slowly dissipate as the symbol decays.”
Tang Zhao was moved in his heart and asked: "Will the power of the magic weapon dissipate?"
Si Liyu said: "It's just a magical weapon, how can it last forever? Yuan magical weapons are the hardest to preserve, and they will dissipate in a few days. And such crude magical weapons will lose their power day by day, even if they are not used at all. The consumption will be exhausted in two or three months. If it is used to fight to destroy evil spirits, the consumption will be faster, maybe one or two will be scrapped in one battle. "
Tang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and reassured himself. He was even more surprised by the power of the glasses - they could absorb power that could never be channeled out!
Moreover, the glasses cannot be seen by others, so they are really mysterious and unpredictable. He has to be more cautious, as it would be a big disaster for others to find out that he is guilty of the crime!
Don't do things like flipping your glasses upside down in front of Si Liyu again!
Just listen to Si Liyu say: "If power is so easy to obtain and everyone in the world is powerful, will there be any chance for people like you and me from humble backgrounds to rise to the top? Now that you have the chance to work hard, just work hard. Get up and practice swordsmanship!" "
By the time I finished exercising, it was already the second update.
Tang Zhao gets up before five o'clock every day to exercise, and goes back so late at night. If things continue like this, he will definitely not be able to endure it.
Si Liyu taught him a method of lying down and resting, which can help him enter sleep better and replenish his spirit. It is a kind of quiet power, similar to internal power, but different from internal power. It does not have the effect of gathering Qi and nourishing the breath. It is used to regulate the body and mind with calmness and calmness. Lord, it can be regarded as a supplement to external training. Tang Zhao learned quiet skills very quickly, especially when it was parallel to the state he was in before entering visualization, it was even more effective with half the effort.
So Tang Zhao revised his plan. At night, first visualize the Bathing in Fire Technique, wait until your mental energy is exhausted, then turn to practice meditation, and go into deep sleep, so that your energy can return to its peak the next morning.
This is a perfect cycle. Of course, the plan will not be perfect, but it is not difficult to avoid problems for a month.
When he woke up the next day, Tang Zhao felt refreshed and energetic, and the fatigue from yesterday's practice was gone. I think besides the meditation, the tonics I took yesterday and the medicated bath I took were all very effective.
Even if it is for the plan one month later, Tang Zhao's practice can be considered "luxury". If you include the method of observing the gods, it is difficult for ordinary high-ranking disciples and nobles from aristocratic families to compare.
The morning homework is still stretching and then pushing stones.
Tang Zhao felt much more relaxed. Although the stone was still motionless, he could feel that the strength in his hands was stronger than yesterday. He didn't think much about it. Of course he had to make progress in cultivation, otherwise what would be the point of cultivation?
Guan Lei also noticed Tang Zhao's progress and couldn't help but marveled. However, he knew that Tang Zhao was being taught by someone at night, so it wasn't particularly strange. He thought to himself: What kind of magic elixir did Director Jiadi give him? No, the medicine and food list I prescribed have already been planned, and his body can only accept this kind of progress. Any more will be ineffective and harmful.
Could it be that his eyesight is poor, and Tang Zhao's qualifications are better than he thought, and the effect of absorbing medicinal power is extremely high, and his improvement is extremely fast?
If this is the case... you might as well increase your practice intensity.
So that night, Tang Zhao practiced until he was exhausted again and took a medicinal bath for a long time before he recovered.
Si Liyu came again in the evening and continued to let him practice his sword. In addition to the straight slash yesterday, he also added the practice of stabbing.
For several days, Tang Zhao practiced hard every day. During the day, he mainly pushed and jumped stones. At night, he practiced basic movements with a sword, which were nothing more than splitting, stabbing, chopping, cutting, hanging, lifting, blocking, collapsing, etc., in conjunction with basic footwork. , body skills are practiced one by one. With the blessing of talismans, he could easily complete a large number of exercises, and with Si Liyu's constant guidance, his progress was not slow.
On this night of sword practice, Tang Zhao suddenly noticed that the power of the talisman in his hand was declining while he was doing the movements. He checked with his glasses and found that the power of the talisman had weakened to "95%" on its own. He thought to himself: Sure enough, the talisman is consumed naturally. Yes, a 5% attenuation will make a difference. 10% would be more obvious. You can record this so that you can have a good grasp of it.
Grasp what?
No need to go into details, it was just his secret thoughts:
Since the power will eventually dissipate in vain, why don't I also take a dip?
This can't be called stealing, right?
It’s called picking up.
While he was resting, he began to absorb the power of the magic weapon again.
Inhale slowly, observing as you inhale.
Breathing in and out, he probably had an idea in his mind.
The absorption efficiency of these glasses cannot be adjusted. It is about one thousandth of a second. A thousand seconds or half a quarter of an hour (calculated in hours) can completely absorb a magic weapon.
However, one surgical instrument cannot meet the needs of repairing glasses. As a rough estimate, one surgical instrument can repair one tenth of the glasses.
To repair this lens, at least one hundred thousand taels of silver are needed.
The problem is, let alone ten sticks, even one stick cannot be used up. According to natural consumption, this stick can last for three months, and only one third is consumed in a month. Tang Zhao consumes some himself, and has to leave some for others. Only in the second half can you get past it. That is, at most one twentieth can be repaired. No matter what, I can't catch up with the deadline.
In this way, Tang Zhao felt that there was nothing to steal... What he picked up didn't mean much to him, and he felt guilty.
Thinking of this, Tang Zhao took off his glasses. The heat was naturally interrupted.
Suddenly, Tang Zhao was excited. The power came from the instrument to the glasses, using his body as a channel. As soon as he took off his glasses, although there was no heat coming from the instrument, the instrument, which had already lost its destination in the passage, did not retract, but was directly sealed into his body.
Then, without waiting for him to explore further, it naturally dissipated among the limbs and bones.
This process only lasted a moment, and the blocked heat was also very weak. Tang Zhao could only capture it for a moment and then no longer notice it. When he felt his body again, there was no obvious change.
Is there really no change?
Tang Zhao suddenly remembered that after the first day of exercise, his strength increased significantly on the second day, but there was no such obvious improvement after that. At that time, he thought it would be more obvious when starting from scratch for the first time, but now that he thought about it, it was because of the absorption of external force.
The power absorbed from the surgical instrument was only a drop in the bucket for repairing his glasses, but it was of great use to him. When Yan Guo plucked out a hair, it was almost thicker than his thigh.
This is obviously because, compared to the mysterious glasses, Tang Zhao himself is not of high quality.
In other words, should the wool still be harvested?
"Teacher Si -" As he became more and more familiar with it, Tang Zhao also changed his name to something more familiar, "What I practice now are all external skills, right? Can I learn to sense the breath and carry Zhou Tian's internal skills?"
Si Liyu said with a dull face: "You can learn it, but you shouldn't learn it. The progress of internal skills is slow, and the first step of induction is extremely difficult. You only have one month. You have gone through so much hard work to get started, but you can't use it in the forbidden area. It's far away. It’s not as useful as if you struck a few hundred times with your sword.”
Tang Zhao sighed. He didn't have any objections to learning external skills, but he just felt that the heat was very similar to internal energy. He guessed that using internal skills might be able to absorb the energy more effectively. It would be a waste to just let it dissipate, so he wanted to learn it. . But Si Liyu said it was true, and it seemed that he would not teach it. Although Guan Lei is easier to talk to, he clearly stated in Lei Sheng Lun Wu that he is not good at internal martial arts and practices external training. The internal strength of the body is cultivated from the outside to the inside. When the ant strength is cultivated to the depth, the water will overflow. It takes more than a year or two to produce internal force naturally.
Do you want to borrow some methods of transporting aura from Xuan Gong?
After thinking about it, Tang Zhao still felt that he should not seek death.
Now he has not even crossed the threshold to learn martial arts. He is seeking death by manipulating the skills, even with the help of glasses.
"From today on, you will carry the magic weapon."
Tang Zhao was a little surprised: "Is it safe to leave such a valuable thing here with me?"
"It's not that it's not safe or unsafe, it has to be this way." Si Liyu said solemnly, "You also know whether you can hold a sword or not are two different people. You can learn to hold a sword for a long time, but if there is an emergency, if there is an accident, call You immediately take action with your sword. Can you adapt to the sudden change of state? From today on, I will attack you at any time. You must immediately take out your sword from your side and fight back at me."
Tang Zhao said: "At any time? Even when eating and sleeping..."
Si Liyu said: "Of course. Will the enemy let you go when they see you sleeping? They will only think this is a good opportunity." He also warned, "You can't hold the talisman in your hand all the time, because you It can't be like this forever. What you practice is switching states. This practice will last a lifetime."
Tang Zhao agreed solemnly and took another look at the surgical instrument in his hand. He couldn't help but feel itchy - how could throwing a mouse into a rice vat be such a test for a scholar?
Sure enough, Si Liyu did what he said. In the next few days, he appeared and disappeared, coming out from any corner to attack.
Never mind that Tang Zhao might be attacked while eating, sleeping, practicing meditation, or even going to the toilet.
Tang Zhao originally thought, no matter what, pushing rocks during the day is always safe, right? After all, that was Guan Lei's territory. Unexpectedly, he pushed for a while and when he was about to rest, Si Liyu came out from behind the stone and gave him a hug.
When Guan Lei saw this scene, he let out a "huh" sound and watched while holding his shoulders.
Of course, Tang Zhao couldn't hold the magic weapon when pushing the stone. Fortunately, he carefully placed the magic weapon not far away, rolled around and picked up the stick, and Si Liyu walked away early.
Si Liyu's attack was extremely ruthless. Although it did not hurt his muscles or bones, it still caused him great suffering. Sometimes he would be able to escape with a single blow, and sometimes he would chase him and hit him, which also meant testing his swordsmanship.
Over time, although Tang Zhao has made great progress, his vigilance has greatly improved, and his coordination ability is getting better and better, but he also has a lot of scars on his body, which are all treated by medicinal baths at night.
Although he knew that this was the teacher's good intention, he was still annoyed and secretly thought about counterattacking.
After thinking for a day, Tang Zhao actually came up with a trick and thought to himself: The time when I am most sensitive is when I do meditation at night, when my five senses are much more sensitive than usual. You will definitely be able to detect any disturbance. It just so happened that night was also the peak time for his sneak attacks. I pretended to be asleep and stayed awake. If he showed any sign, I would rush out. I didn't want to win, I would just poke him with a stick and I would win.
That night, he simply stopped meditating, unlocked the window, and lay down quietly with his clothes on.
It was nearly three o'clock, and there was indeed a soft sound outside the window, lighter than a cat walking.
Normally, Tang Zhao wouldn't be able to hear it at all, but at this moment, he was at the peak of his spiritual will, and he was well prepared. He held the talisman tightly with his fingers, kicked off the edge of the bed, and shot through the window like a sharp arrow!
There is indeed someone outside the window!
Borrowing the power of the magic weapon and the strength of his feet, Tang Zhao went straight into the palace at a very fast speed. However, at the critical moment, he suddenly noticed that there was something different about the figure, and it was too late to stop him.
In the midst of his busy schedule, he shouted loudly: "Get away——"
Being in the air, it was difficult to control. He deflected it several times with great effort, flattened the sword and brushed the man's shoulder.
"ah--"
Someone screamed in pain in the dark night and fell down, clutching his shoulders.
Tang Zhao rushed over, slowed down as hard as he could, paused on the ground and staggered a few steps before barely holding back.
Looking back, I saw a woman whose face was pale, and there was blood between the fingers holding her shoulder.
It's Yuanqing.
