"Because of the stone?" The confused Li Mingru became a little interested.
"Is there any curse on those stones? Or is it a restriction left by some great power?"
"No, no, no, it's nothing, but there is a special energy in these stones, an energy that is harmful to the human body."
In the room, the young girl with a gray and fierce personality said to Li Mingru: "You use spiritual magic to protect your whole body, and I will get something to show you."
After saying that, she protected her hands with a layer of spiritual magic, went to the corner of the room, picked up a box, and then carefully took out an irregular black stone from the box.
"Well, this is the thing that emits energy that is harmful to the human body." Mu Xiaojun introduced the stone while holding it:
"Those villagers brought these stones home and then exposed them to them for a long time. Their bodies were destroyed by some kind of energy, which led to a decrease in their ability to resist the plague, and they eventually suffered from various diseases."
Hearing that it was so magical, Li Mingru also looked at the stone curiously. To be honest, it was quite ordinary and nothing special, so he continued to look at the girl with some confusion.
Under the candlelight, the girl held the stone, smiled sweetly at him, then carefully put it away, then returned to the table and sat down, saying excitedly:
"I have brought all these harmful stones back. There is a large box in my ring. I have been studying them for more than a year. It is basically certain that the energy comes from an element in these stones. , this is an element that has not been discovered yet, and I used my spiritual power to successfully purify them."
After hearing this, Li Mingru thought about it and was still a little confused:
"So...what do you want these harmful stones for?"
Hearing this question, the girl was mysterious and said with a crooked mouth:
"unbelievable!"
Li Mingru:......
Could it be that my sweetheart has gone crazy?
Compared with Li Mingru's confusion, Mu Xiaojun looked excited. She excitedly recounted:
"After more than a year of research, I have discovered many interesting natural phenomena, so I had a conjecture some time ago that I would use the single-element stone purified from this stone to create a weapon that can be destroyed at once. The weapons of a city.”
"Destroy a city at once?" Li Mingru was amused, his face full of laughter and tears:
"Forget it, Mr. Xiao, the power of destroying a city in one go can kill a Nascent Soul monk. How much gunpowder does this require?"
"Oh, I'm not talking about gunpowder. Gunpowder is only used for detonation." Mu Xiaojun explained enthusiastically: "According to my experimental and calculated conclusions, as long as two large enough and similar volumes are purified from the stone, The weight of unit substances, and then using the driving force generated by the explosion of gunpowder to make them collide wildly in a small space, will produce unimaginable power. It is definitely not a dream to kill Nascent Soul in one go."
Speaking of this, Mu Xiaojun couldn't help but shake his legs.
Looking at the excited girl under the candlelight and listening to her nonsense and ambitious plans, Li Mingru felt that he was not feeling well.
What the hell is this mess?
Shouldn't two rocks break into pieces when they collide? How could it explode? Crazy?
At this moment, he was silent for a long time, and finally had no choice but to nod.
"Then how long will you be in seclusion for this research?"
"Don't worry, it will be soon. Oh, by the way, during the period of my retreat, my brother will be taken care of by you. You know, he has always admired you and regarded you as his goal."
After saying that, the nervous girl seemed to know that she owed the young lover in front of her, so she held his hands under the candlelight and said with a smile:
"In fact, I have never been a very competent Taoist monk, Mingru, thank you very much for accepting my willfulness."
Under the weak candlelight, the girl looked at the boy with eyes full of joy, and in this joy, there was also hidden courage for her ideals in life.
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After telling Mu Xiaojun's story, Li Mingru took a deep breath and said to Lin Xiaolu, who was also confused:
"My teacher didn't expect Xiaojun's suspicion to be true at the time. If he had known about it, he would not have agreed to her going into seclusion at all costs."
"Boss, wasn't Senior Mu killed by a monster in the Nascent Soul Realm? It shouldn't have anything to do with this retreat, right?" Lin Xiaolu was confused.
"Of course it does matter." Li Mingru explained helplessly:
"Although her cultivation level is not high, she has countless weird weapons in her Najie. The unparalleled city-driving cannon made even me dizzy when I saw it. And at that time, she had already invented a weapon that could automatically track. As long as When monsters or cultivators use spiritual power, the iron balls they launch will be like magnets, chasing the enemy with all their might and unable to get rid of them, unless you teleport away. She also mentioned the principle. It seems to be because of the iron balls. The inner part of the ball is engraved with Maoshan talismans that comprehend spiritual power, but the teacher cannot figure out the specific details.”
Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu was stunned. He knew that Yuanying monsters did not have the ability to teleport. If so, Senior Mu could indeed fight against Yuanying monsters with these weapons. , then how did she die?
He looked at Li Mingru curiously, while Li Mingru sat expressionless, as if he had thought of something bad and said nothing.
Fortunately, Ye Qingluan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke and answered his doubts:
"Junior brother and Mu Chaoge found the place where Mu Xiaojun died. After investigation, she should have been looking for other such ores. The cause of death was indeed related to a Nascent Soul monster, but the real cause of death was not that she was possessed by a monster. After seeing the scene, my junior brother speculated that when she was fighting against the Nascent Soul monster, the monster's attack affected the stone she was preparing to do experiments on."
Ye Qingluan said: "Mu Xiaojun's ideas and experiments should indeed be true. The two stones were collided and squeezed by the overwhelming force of the Nascent Soul realm monsters, and one stone hit the other hard. , a violent explosion occurred, covering hundreds of miles around into vast scorched earth, with no grass growing, the Nascent Soul monster was also blown to death, and Mu Xiaojun was completely dead, with no bones left. At that time, she Just turned eighteen.”
Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu was completely stunned.
How could the collision of two stones produce such great power? What the hell kind of stone is this!
After recalling the past, Li Mingru didn't say anything else. He seemed to have looked away from the past so many years. He sniffed his sour nose and smiled at Lin Xiaolu:
"After all, the cause of Xiaojun's death is just my teacher's speculation. After all, no one was present at the time, and no one knows the real details. My teacher also asked about the Nascent Soul monster, and it said that there were some other things around the stone at that time. But it can’t tell what it is.”
In the cave, Li Mingru wiped the corners of his wrinkled eyes and said with a smile:
"Life is like this. You never know which one will come first, tomorrow or the accident. I have practiced Taoism as a teacher for many years. After seeing more about life and death, I feel relieved."
After speaking, he patted Lin Xiaolu on the shoulder, put the wine gourd back into his hand, and greeted with a smile:
"Go and get ready. Tomorrow you will go to the mortal world to recruit disciples and officially promote martial arts. In the future, you must not be so incompetent as a teacher."
Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu said "hmm" obediently, then looked at his master who was getting older day by day, got up and left the cave.
After hearing a small part of his boss's past, he was also in a great mood.
He even couldn't help but wonder if Senior Mu had really made that weapon if he hadn't died young. Well, it certainly could. After all, she was only eighteen years old at that time. If she could live like Tangyuan He is four to five hundred years old and has been alive to this day. He is estimated to be able to create weapons that can kill the Heavenly Realm. In the future, he will be a powerful force when facing outside the realm.
It is really a pity that a pioneer who was almost on the same level as Tangyuan died at such a young age.
Hey, there are three thousand avenues, and everyone's path is indeed different. I don't know if Senior Mu's path will one day reappear in the world.
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After Lin Xiaolu left, Li Mingru continued to sit with the old god in the cave, his face dull and silent.
He was thinking back to that night, under the candlelight, the girl's touching smile.
