Wang Zhong looked at Li Yang and the four of them and said, "As you just saw, I won't keep people who don't study hard. In the assessment after half a year, whoever fails to meet the standards will go back and forth."
"Yes, Uncle Wang."
Li Yang and the other four said in unison.
"Which of you has experience in refining weapons? Step forward."
Wang Zhong asked.
Qin Shuo and three others moved forward, but Li Yang stayed put.
"Have you purchased a weapon refining furnace? If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools! A good weapon refining furnace can increase the success rate of the weapon refining."
Wang Zhong continued to ask.
"Disciple hasn't purchased the refining furnace yet."
Li Yang said truthfully.
"Why didn't you buy it? Do you want me to provide a furnace for you to learn to refine weapons?"
Wang Zhong looked unhappy.
"Disciple wants to buy a refining furnace from Master Wang. It would be better if Master Wang can teach us how to refine the refining furnace."
Li Yang said.
Wang Zhong's expression softened, his sleeves flicked, and a red cauldron flew out and landed in front of Li Yang.
"I will lend this Xuanhuo stove to you temporarily. If you fail to pass the test, return the Xuanhuo stove to me."
Wang Zhong said.
"Thank you, Uncle Wang."
Li Yang thanked him and accepted the Xuanhuo stove.
Wang Shuo walked in and said, "Great-great-grandfather, senior brother Lin, they have all left."
Wang Zhong nodded and ordered: "Give them the Huiying Bei and let them go back and take a look."
Wang Shuo took out four shimmering shells and distributed them to Li Yang and the others.
"Hui Yingbei records the process of my great-grandfather refining low-grade magic weapons. Go back and take a look. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."
Wang Shuo said.
"Let's start teaching now. Various restrictions need to be engraved on the refining weapon. There are many types of restrictions, including sharpness, flames, hardness, lightness, etc. Different magic weapons have different restrictions that need to be engraved."
Wang Zhong said slowly, his eyes fell on Li Yang and asked: "Master Nephew Li, is there any relationship between the grade of the magic weapon and the restricted quantity?"
"A low-grade magic weapon needs to be engraved with three restrictions, a medium-grade magic weapon has six restrictions, and a high-grade magic weapon has nine restrictions. If you want to refine a top-grade magic weapon, you need to have 12 restrictions engraved on it."
Li Yang said.
Wang Zhong looked at Qin Shuo with a look of approval on his face and asked: "Senior nephew Qin, can the prohibition be engraved on the magic weapon at will? Do you have any requirements?"
"For the power of the lower-grade magical weapons, the three restrictions must be distributed in a triangle. This is the most stable. The same is true for other-grade magical weapons."
Qin Shuo said truthfully.
Wang Zhong nodded and continued teaching.
Wang Zhong asked questions from time to time, asking Li Yang and the other four to answer.
If the answer is wrong, Wang Zhong will correct it; if the answer is correct, Wang Zhong will give affirmation.
More than two hours later, Wang Zhong said: "Okay, it's getting late. You go back for lunch and come back in an hour!"
"Yes, Uncle Wang."
Li Yang and others said in unison and walked out.
After leaving the Red Bamboo Garden, Qin Shuo said: "Junior Brother Sun, Junior Sister Lin, and Junior Brother Li, my home is not far from here. If you don't mind, come to my house for lunch! We can review together."
Sun Yang and the three of them had no objections. They wanted to learn weapon refining together, so it was appropriate for them to keep in touch with each other.
Qin Shuo shook his sleeves, and a golden flying boat flew out. He walked up, followed closely by Li Yang and the others.
Qin Shuo pinched the magic formula, and the golden flying boat flew high into the sky.
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Qingyun Peak, a secluded courtyard, Du Yunhai and Lin Xin were sitting next to a green tea table, talking about something.
"Senior Nephew Li was left behind by Senior Brother Wang, while Senior Brother Yang and his descendants and relatives were not left behind."
Du Yunhai said with a smile, his face full of pride.
"Why didn't Senior Brother Wang leave Senior Brother Yang and his descendants?"
Lin Xin said doubtfully.
"Their descendants are not interested in refining weapons at all. When Senior Brother Wang asked about the properties and uses of the refining materials, they could only give partial answers. Senior Brother Wang did not tolerate them."
Du Yunhai explained.
Lin Xin suddenly realized it and said with a smile: "It's really good that Li Yang can pass the test."
"Xin'er just went to the Scripture Collection Pavilion to check the classics. I met an acquaintance and while chatting, I found that Junior Nephew Li has been staying in the Scripture Collection Pavilion for most of the past three days. He is probably checking the classics related to weapon refining. This guy is still working very hard. "
Du Yunhai showed approval.
"Senior Brother Du, don't you have a crush on Junior Nephew Li?"
Lin Xin frowned and said.
Her cousin died and left behind two daughters. Lin Xin hoped to find a husband for them, and Li Yang was a good candidate.
"I don't have that intention, otherwise I wouldn't let him move in with your niece. The better Master Nephew Li is, the higher the ranking he will get in the competition. We have also made a meritorious service, and Qingyun Peak can get more resources for cultivating immortals. "
Du Yunhai had a look of longing on his face.
"The sect competition will be held four years later. He should be able to reach the ninth level of weapon refining, but if he wants to get a good ranking, it will not be enough to rely on multiple Dzogchen techniques."
Lin Xin frowned and said.
"It's hard to say if he's in the top ten, but he should have a chance in the top 50. I believe in him."
Du Yunhai said with a smile.
Lin Xin nodded too much: "I hope so!"
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In the Red Bamboo Garden, Wang Zhong was sitting in a red stone pavilion, and Wang Shuo was standing aside.
"Shuo'er, what do you think of Li Yang?"
Wang Zhong asked.
"Humble, studious, and perceptive, it's no wonder he was able to get a good ranking in the competition."
Wang Shuo said.
"The art of weapon refining has little to do with understanding. Without talent, you may not be able to become a weapon refiner just by practicing hard."
Wang Zhong commented.
Efforts may not necessarily pay off, otherwise he wouldn't be stuck at a bottleneck for many years.
"God rewards those who work hard. If you don't have talent, you can still narrow the gap by working hard. If you don't work hard without talent, you really can't catch up with others. But since he can understand the "Hundred Puppet Scripture", he should be able to become a A famous weapon refiner."
Wang Shuo said.
"This is not necessarily true. Back then, Master Lin and Master Liu studied the Qianyang Stele together. Master Lin understood the "Hundred Puppet Scripture" and became a weapon refiner wholeheartedly. As a result, he wasted decades of time in vain. Only later did he discover that he I have a certain talent in talisman and seal script, so I can modify the art of talisman and seal script and become a talisman maker."
Wang Zhong disagreed.
Li Yang understood the "Hundred Puppet Scripture". It can only be said that he can develop in this direction, but it does not mean that he will definitely be able to continue in this direction.
"My grandson is very optimistic about Junior Brother Li. Junior Sister Lin is also very interested in the art of puppetry. She has a good foundation and can refine a medium-grade magic weapon."
Wang Shuo said.
Wang Zhong nodded and said: "I have been stuck in the bottleneck for many years and my life is running out. I hope you can advance to the foundation building stage before I pass away. I frequently teach other Qi refining monks how to refine weapons to pave the way for you, Master Nephew Yang. They won't be able to achieve anything great. The four nephews and masters of Qin are better off, so you should keep in touch with them."
"Yes, great-great-grandfather."
Wang Shuo agreed.
