"You don't need to worry about this. I'm back now, but my strength has just been drained and I haven't recovered yet. I'll go to the imperial capital with you in two days to ensure that I have enough strength for you."
"That will put me at ease."
Nan Fengtian stroked his beard and smiled.
Over the years, he has been tracking and recording the cultivation levels of the students who hold jade items in Taiping Academy, and found that their cultivation levels are improving much faster than those of the same level who do not have jade items, so he is very aware of the value of jade items. .
So even if he shamelessly knocked on Zhang Xiaopou's door early in the morning and squatted at the entrance of the alley regardless of his identity, he would still fight for this opportunity for the students of Dasu.
"Dean, have you followed up on the students who have been tempered? Is there anyone who is in bad health?" Zhang Xiaozhu asked.
"Not at all." Nan Fengtian replied affirmatively, "Since I heard you say that I was not sure whether tempering would cause some unknown damage to the body, I have been following up on the physical conditions of the students who have been tempered. After a while, I found that their bodies are very healthy, and their cultivation speed is improving much faster than before the body tempering, so it can be said that there is no harm in doing anything."
Zhang Xiaozu frowned and lowered his voice and said: "There may be a terrible guy sealed in my alchemy furnace. This guy can devour people's souls. This means that when tempering the body in the alchemy furnace, one's life may be in danger at any time. You Do you want to temper the bodies of these one hundred students?"
Nan Fengtian saw that Zhang Xiaozu's expression was serious and he was not joking. He couldn't help but frowned. After thinking for a moment, he asked in a low voice: "Is there a high possibility of something happening?"
"What happened?"
Yuan Taiping suddenly turned out from the other side of the alley, interrupting the low conversation between the two.
Zhang Xiaozu briefly explained the matter to Yuan Taiping, and then answered Nan Fengtian's question: "It shouldn't be big, but if something goes wrong, it may be a matter of life. The cultivation qualifications of these one hundred students are extremely outstanding. If any one of them loses It’s all Dasu’s loss.”
Nan Fengtian gently stroked his long beard, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Let them choose for themselves. There is no need to tell them the specific situation. I just say that there is a possibility of failure in body tempering. Cultivation has always been a combination of danger and opportunity. Is it a blessing or not?" Woe to their lives."
Zhang Xiaozu nodded and said: "If you are willing to take the risk, the rewards will be quite large. My power state of mind was awakened after tempering my body."
"What? Did you realize the state of power after tempering your body?" Nan Fengtian asked in shock.
"Third brother, did you realize the power state of mind after tempering your body for the third time? I want to try." Yuan Taiping said excitedly.
He came to Zhang Xiaozu just to ask Zhang Xiaozu if there was any way to quickly improve his cultivation level, because he found that his realm was already far away from Zhang Xiaozu and the three of them. If he didn't find a way to catch up, he would be held back. .
So when I heard Zhang Xiaozu say that body tempering had awakened the power of his mind, he immediately felt that he had found a way to improve his combat power.
But Zhang Xiaozu refused.
"No, it's too dangerous. I can't let you take this risk. How do you want me to explain to my siblings and nephews if something happens? No!" Zhang Xiaozhu waved his hand firmly towards Yuan Taiping.
But Yuan Taiping insisted: "The dean just said that practicing Taoism always involves dangers and opportunities. I am willing to take the risk, and I can also test the situation for the students. Besides, third brother, you are watching over me. , even if there is danger, it will definitely not hurt my life. Let’s just decide happily.”
"Happiness is a bullshit decision!" Zhang Xiaozhu scolded angrily, "I have a lot of pills here, which are enough for your practice. You only need to practice calmly. There is no need to take risks and take shortcuts."
He guessed the reason why Yuan Taiping wanted to take the risk to improve his cultivation level. He must have felt that his level was lagging behind theirs and he was anxious to catch up.
Yuan Taiping touched the tip of his nose and said with a smile, "Okay then."
When Nan Fengtian heard this, he said with greedy eyes: "I wonder how many miraculous elixirs the Marquis has brought from the outer world? If there is any surplus, I can also reward the students with some."
Zhang Xiaopou refused and said: "It's not much, so don't worry about it. Instead of worrying about my elixirs, why not send some students with alchemy talents over, and I can teach them how to make elixirs. The current spirit
The Qi revived, and the mountains and rivers revealed their true appearance, bringing out many heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and there were many high-level elixirs that could be refined. Act early and benefit early. "
Nan Fengtian smiled and narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and said: "It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. The Marquis is very thoughtful. I will immediately select talents in this field and send them to the Marquis when I get back."
Zhang Xiaozu waved his hand and said, "Forget it a year ago, I'm very busy and don't have time to teach."
"The Chinese New Year will be in one month, what else does the Marquis have to do?" Nan Fengtian asked, thinking that Zhang Xiaozu wanted to be lazy before the New Year.
"I want to unify all nine states before the end of the year, and then have a peaceful New Year." Zhang Xiaozu replied.
"——" Nan Fengtian was stunned and froze on the spot.
Unify Kyushu in one month?
Are you kidding me?
He thought Zhang Xiaozu was joking, but Zhang Xiaozu's expression told him that he was serious.
Zhang Xiaozu was pressed for time and did not continue chatting with Nan Fengtian. Instead, he called the one hundred students under the old willow tree at the head of the village. According to Nan Fengtian's wishes, he told them that body tempering was dangerous and that if they failed, they would explode and die. die and let them choose.
As a result, no one was afraid to back down.
In fact, they have been looking forward to this day for a long time. Sometimes they even dream about Zhang Xiaozu helping them temper their bodies.
This is because the students who were tempered by Zhang Xiaozu left many legends in the academy, such as gaining divine power after tempering, blasting a mountain with one punch, or gaining divine speed after tempering, chasing light with bare feet, or After quenching the body, the body is as strong as iron armor, invulnerable to weapons, water and fire, etc.
They have lived in such legends for a long time, how could they not long to be tempered by Zhang Xiaozu.
So no one backed down.
However, Zhang Xiaozu did not think that they were not afraid of death, but that they had not yet felt the fear of facing death. If someone had an accident during body tempering later, they would not be so excited.
Zhang Xiaozu emphasized the danger of body tempering again, and only after making sure that no one quit, he took out the alchemy furnace.
Make a fire, pour in the spiritual liquid, and prepare the body-tempering elixir.
Then he looked at the students and asked, "Who comes first?"
"I'll go first."
A sturdy student strode out of the queue.
"Damn it, he got a head start."
Several regretful voices sounded in the team.
"Just take off your coat and sit cross-legged in the alchemy furnace.
The body tempering process will be extremely painful. It is not an exaggeration to say that life is worse than death. You must be mentally prepared.
In addition, you can try to think about the power you want to get when re-tempering.
For example, if you want to be more powerful, you should keep saying "I want power" silently. If you want to be faster, you should keep saying "I want speed" silently.
do you understand? "
Zhang Xiaozu explained.
"Back to the Marquis, I understand." The student shouted back.
Then he took off his coat and jumped towards the mouth of the alchemy furnace.
Yuan Taiping, who was watching from the side, suddenly rushed towards the alchemy furnace, kicked out the student who was about to fall into the alchemy furnace, and then entered the alchemy furnace with a bang. An apologetic voice followed from the alchemy furnace. A message came from the furnace: "Boy, I'm sorry, let me help you try the danger first."
