"What does Junior Brother Li mean by this?"
The disciple named Han looked stunned and stared at Li Xiuping.
This book was given to him by his master. It is one of the few superior sword scriptures in the sword pavilion. His previous sword was inspired by this sword scripture, but now Li Xiuping said that this sword scripture can attract monsters. , wouldn’t it mean that his master had tricked him?
Li Xiuping sat up from the ground and said: "Brother Han, don't be excited, I didn't mean that. But there is a trace of sword intention left in this sword scripture. It must be that the Xuan Yuying has a grudge against the previous holder of this sword scripture. That’s why I was targeted as an attack target when I sensed the sword intention in the Sword Scripture.”
The disciple named Han looked at the booklet in his hand. He nodded thoughtfully and planned to go back and ask his master.
Li Xiuping didn't pay much attention to this matter, but looked in the direction of Tianshui Mountain.
A black-feathered eagle was so difficult to deal with. Wasn't the monster in Shuishan that day even more powerful? Not to mention Huoyun Mountain, Fangtu Mountain and Jinding Mountain later.
Although Li Xiuping still failed to understand the true meaning of Elder Wan's words, it was certainly true that the stronger his body was, the more beneficial it would be for his cultivation. Wujue Mountain is undoubtedly an excellent place for training.
Although he does not have a foundation now, he can already walk on Xuanmu Mountain, which is equivalent to possessing the strength of a foundation-building monk. In the same way, as long as he can pass through Tianshui Mountain and enter Huoyun Mountain, it is naturally equivalent to possessing it. The strength of the golden elixir stage monks.
If you can pass the entire Wujue Mountain, then even if you can't build a foundation, what's the problem?
In the entire world of cultivation, strength is supreme, and the strong are respected. If I can really pass through the entire Wujue Mountain and have the strength equivalent to a strong person in the transformation stage, there is no need to worry about finding a way to live forever.
Of course, now is not the time to think about this, but to focus on the Immortal Ascension Conference, and then use the Ascension Immortal Conference to obtain as much information and resources related to practice as possible, draw inferences from one example, and solve problems in your own practice. The problem.
Li Xiuping asked: "Both senior brothers will also participate in the Immortal Ascension Conference this time?"
The disciple surnamed Han nodded and said: "We only have one place in the Jiangge, and Master decided to let me participate."
Li Xiuping nodded. There were only a few places in the entire Huayang Sect. Being able to get one for the outer sect's sword pavilion was enough to prove that the outer sect's sword pavilion had a high status even in the entire Huayang sect. In the same way, this also proves that the disciple named Han in front of him has a pivotal position among the younger generation of Huayang Sect.
The disciple surnamed Han said bitterly: "After all, it is a grand event that only happens once in a hundred years. As a monk, I am lucky to be able to meet and participate in it. But as a disciple of Huayang Sect, I don't want to be qualified to participate. It’s like…”
Li Xiuping added for him: "An insult to the sect?"
The disciple named Han nodded.
Li Xiuping shook his head and said: "This shows that Senior Brother Han has a long way to go, because this is not only an opportunity for Senior Brother Han, but also an opportunity for Huayang Sect. If he can stand out in the Immortal Ascension Conference, it will be good for himself and the sect. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
The disciple named Han nodded and said nothing more, because he knew that this was Li Xiuping's comfort to him.
As a monk, it is difficult to encounter such a grand event. Who doesn’t want to participate in it, shine and leave a name for the ages? But as a disciple of the Huayang Sect, being able to participate with his own level of strength is enough to prove how difficult the current situation of the Huayang Sect is.
This is why the disciple named Han feels conflicted.
Li Xiuping could see this, so he comforted the disciple named Han.
Li Xiuping is different from the disciple named Han. To be more precise, Li Xiuping is different from any Huayang Sect disciple. All Huayang Sect disciples regard Huayang Sect as their home, and their personal honor is far inferior to the sect's honor and disgrace. And Li Xiuping has just entered Huayang Sect, and has not yet integrated into Huayang Sect. He does not have much sense of belonging to the sect, and some of his ideas are different from those of Huayang Sect disciples.
The disciple named Han could naturally see this, so he said nothing.
I hope that the disciple surnamed Han can muster up the courage to bring honor to the sect and not be ashamed of the sect's decline and low strength. This is Li Xiuping's goodwill. If he doesn't explain everything thoroughly and clearly, it will embarrass Li Xiuping. Disciple Han’s kindness.
It is each other's luck that two people can understand each other and understand each other.
When Li Xiuping returned to his residence, he saw Xu Bansheng sitting on the steps in front of the door, talking about something and trying to remember something.
Li Xiuping walked up to him and said with a smile: "What is Senior Brother Xu thinking about? He is so absorbed."
Xu Bansheng came to his senses, stood up and said, "It's nothing."
He continued: "Didn't you say that you went to Xuanmu Mountain with Han Yunze and the others? Why did you come back so soon?"
Li Xiuping opened the door and said, "I'm just going to get a spiritual medicine."
Xu Bansheng followed Li Xiuping into the bamboo building and curled his lips and said, "You should avoid interacting with people named Han in the future. That guy is very smart."
Li Xiuping smiled and said: "Senior Brother Xu means that I am stupid."
Xu Bansheng was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "That's true, that guy wants to escape from you, it's just a dream."
Li Xiuping seemed to remember something and asked casually: "Do you know the Yushu Sword Sutra of Jiange?"
Xu Bansheng nodded and said: "It was rumored that Master Yushu understood a set of cultivation techniques, which used sword bones instead of spiritual roots to practice. It was extremely powerful. Later, it was passed to Elder Ma and then to Han Yunze."
He looked at Li Xiuping, frowned and said, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Li Xiuping shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I just borrowed it from Senior Brother Han to look at it for a while. I thought it was very mysterious, so I asked out of curiosity."
Xu Bansheng nodded without thinking much.
Li Xiuping asked: "How is the matter I asked Senior Brother Xu to handle?"
Xu Bansheng seemed to have remembered the purpose of his visit. He stood up and said, "I have memorized two books in the past two days. I was afraid of forgetting them, so I came here to memorize them for you first, and then I will help you find others."
Li Xiuping nodded and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Xu."
Xu Bansheng smiled and said: "It's a small matter."
He then asked: "Then I will start memorizing it now?"
Li Xiuping nodded, and Xu Bansheng began to walk back and forth in the room while reciting it loudly.
Li Xiuping listened and couldn't help but admire him.
In just two days, Xu Bansheng was able to memorize two difficult-to-understand secrets word for word. This ability of photographic memory is indeed beyond the reach of others.
After Xu Bansheng finished reciting, his mouth was obviously dry. After pouring a glass of water and drinking it, he said: "You digest it first, and I will recite it to you later."
Li Xiuping nodded and tried to write down what Xu Bansheng had memorized.
After that, Xu Bansheng recited it three times to Li Xiuping. It was not until late at night that Li Xiuping reluctantly wrote down all the contents. It can be seen that at this point, three Li Xiupings are not as good as one Xu Bansheng.
inner door.
At this moment, the two old men stood side by side, the mountain breeze was floating, and both of them were immortals.
On the mountain road not far in front of the two of them, a young man came from the direction of the outer door with brisk steps.
The tall old man frowned and asked, "Is this why the leader placed Li Xiuping at the outer gate?"
The short old man smiled and said: "This kid is not bad in talent, but he is lazy. This time he came back, his temperament has changed a lot. It can be seen that the boy named Li has a great influence on him. But because of this, Li Xiuping's Its existence is exciting to the entire Huayang Sect disciples, but for him, it has a greater effect."
The Great Elder nodded and said: "With this child's talent, it won't take long for him to know all the classics in the library by heart. Even if he can't fully understand them, he will be able to understand them in the future. He really kills two birds with one stone."
Fang Tianhe nodded and said: "After reading the book a hundred times, its meaning will become apparent. When he can memorize all the classics in the library, he will not be far from building the foundation."
The Great Elder continued: "I can understand allowing Li Xiuping to participate in the Immortal Ascension Conference, but Han Yunze from the Outer Sect Sword Pavilion obviously did not meet the requirements. Why did the leader choose him?"
Fang Tianhe watched the young man in the distance disappear from sight, and said with a smile: "Han Yunze is indeed a little less talented, but his character is very good, and he has a rare loyal heart. The inner sect can see that if the sect really encounters changes in the future, I don’t know how many people will die fighting for the Huayang sect, but I can definitely guarantee that Han Yunze will be one of them.”
The great elder hesitated to speak.
Fang Tianhe said: "Some things are over when they are over. There is no need to keep it in mind. Junior Brother Ma has voluntarily stayed in the outer sect these years and charged forward for the sect. Why should senior brother care about what happened back then."
The great elder looked at the junior disciple who should have been able to go further and sighed softly.
Fang Tianhe said with a smile: "If it weren't for the Stopping Golden Pill, how could I, Fang Tianhe, be as famous as I am now? Senior brother has also seen that as long as the ancestor of the Chen family is mentioned, no one can surpass me, the head of Huayang Sect. As long as I, Huayang Sect, are mentioned, Yang Zong, everyone will inevitably compare me with the old man of the Chen family, isn’t that great?”
The great elder did not speak.
Fang Tianhe said with a smile: "Everything is fate. Senior Sister Yushu did nothing wrong at the beginning."
The elder said: "I think Han Yunze looks too much like senior sister..."
Fang Tianhe smiled and said, "Isn't there another Li Xiuping?"
The great elder frowned and said, "The leader really thinks he can build a foundation?"
Fang Tianhe shook his head and said nothing.
After a while, the great elder raised his eyes and looked into the distance and said: "No matter what, since the master has made a decision, as a senior brother, I will fully support it."
Fang Tianhe saluted to the great elder and said: "Without the support of senior brother, I would never have been able to reach this point. Thank you, senior brother."
The Great Elder shook his head and said: "I should thank my junior brother. Without my junior brother, Huayang Sect would not be able to survive now. What's more, this should be my responsibility... my junior brother has worked hard these years."
Fang Tianhe said with a smile: "It seems that we are really old. Fortunately, we have done all the things that our generation should do. Although we are not doing well enough, it is not too bad at least."
He turned around and said as he moved forward: "Leave it to the young people next."
The great elder withdrew his eyes from afar and nodded, but he still could not let go of the heavy weight in his heart.
He could see those energetic young people, just like their generation when they were young. But he really couldn't see the future of Huayang Sect. The entire Huayang Sect was shrouded in a layer of haze that couldn't be dissipated, just like the haze in his heart...
Li Xiuping went over what Xu Bansheng had recited in his mind, and then contacted the foundation-building methods he had learned about before, trying to find out what these methods had in common. He didn't fall asleep until late at night.
Early the next morning, Li Xiuping went directly to the alchemy office to report and receive today's mission.
Because of the current situation in Xuanmu Mountain, it is no longer possible for the disciples of the Alchemy Department to go to Xuanmu Mountain to obtain resources, so all tasks related to Xuanmu Mountain have been canceled and replaced with other tasks.
Li Xiuping's current task is to go to the herbal storage place to classify the elixirs, and at the same time become familiar with the names and medicinal properties of various elixirs.
This task can be described as boring, just like when Mr. Ouye made him familiar with the knowledge of making swords. When he came down in the morning, Li Xiuping felt dizzy. He finally came out to take a rest, and his whole body was filled with the smell of herbs. , the smell of various herbs mixed together is not pleasant.
Just at this time, an elder came with four or five craftsmen, saying that they were ordered by Elder Wan to help Li Xiuping build the casting furnace and casting platform. Li Xiuping could only take this group of people to their residence without even having lunch.
After the casting furnace and casting platform were built, Li Xiuping paid the required fees, then asked the elder who issued the task to take an afternoon off, returned to his residence, and put the ore collected during this period and the hatchet into the casting furnace. , to forge that hatchet.
According to the method left by Mr. Ouye, the refined iron in the ore needs to be continuously extracted until it is refined without any impurities, and then it is integrated into the hatchet through special means.
With so much ore and fine gold added to the original hatchet, both the length and width will increase. At this time, the excess part needs to be removed. The way to remove it is not to cut it directly, but to beat it again and again. Stop the hatchet from returning to its original size.
This is a time-consuming and labor-intensive matter, because it not only requires repeated hammering of the hatchet, but also ensures that the hatchet will not be "too strong and easy to break". This requires hammering the hatchet every time during forging. They can all resonate with the sword intention in the body, and regard the sword intention as the only "material" that can be added to the hatchet.
As the casting hammer was swung again and again, the sun was setting in the west, the moon was hanging high, and Li Xiuping's body was covered with sweat.
In the entire outer alchemy place, almost all the disciples could hear the rhythmic sound of fine iron knocking, which was clear and melodious.
It is no longer a secret in Huayang Sect that Li Xiuping is a disciple of Mr. Ou Ye, the great master of sword making. So that night, the entire alchemy office, both elders and disciples, looked at the direction where the sound came from, including themselves. Know what to expect...
