Ji Beichen felt the spiritual energy floating down from Jiujie Mountain at the bottom of the pool. His body was immediately filled with spiritual energy, and his Dantian automatically absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
He wanted to continue exploring in depth, but he had something important to do, so he could only go back the way he came, secretly noted the general direction, and quickly left the mountain stream.
Ji Beichen continued to walk deeper into the dense forest. After walking for less than an hour, his field of vision gradually broadened and the trees became sparse. Ji Beichen saw the gate of Juhe Jianzhuang from a distance.
In front of the gate of Jianzhuang stands an eight-foot-tall stone sword. The stone sword is uncarved, and its naturally formed sword body is black and shiny. The plaque in front of Zhuangzi's door reads the four characters "Juhe Jianzhuang". I don't know who mentioned the characters on the plaque. The writing style is vigorous and powerful, somewhat similar to Mu Qing's characters.
Ji Beichen stepped forward and knocked on the vermilion door of Jianzhuang, and a doorman answered the door. Juhe Jianzhuang generally does not accept outsiders. The shopkeeper knew that they were going to Juhe Jianzhuang, so he wrote a greeting note to Ji Beichen.
Ji Beichen handed the greeting card to the doorman who opened the door. The doorman nodded and took it and ran in. He waited outside the door.
Not long after, the door of Jianzhuang opened with a creak, and a tall girl with fair skin walked out.
The girl was as tall as Ji Beichen and had outstanding facial features. She looked like she was in her prime. She glanced at Ji Beichen with a cold expression and said coldly: "Follow me."
Ji Beichen didn't ask any more questions. Knowing that the invitation had an effect, he followed the girl's footsteps and entered Juhe Jianzhuang.
The interior decoration of the Jianzhuang was simple and elegant, not luxurious but unique. Ji Beichen liked this Feng Shui layout very much, so he looked at it very carefully.
He was looking at a strange stone in the corner of the courtyard with rapt attention. He felt that the arrangement was arranged according to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, and he felt that the design was exquisite. But he didn't want to hear the cold voice of the girl in front of him, who said slightly mockingly: "Stop looking around, you can't find the Hidden Sword Pavilion!"
Ji Beichen knew that it was rude to look at other people's private homes casually, so he quickly raised his hands and said, "I was being rude."
When Ji Beichen and the girl entered the door, neither of them spoke quietly. He knew that he was being rude first, so he wanted to have a few casual words to familiarize himself with the situation in the sword manor.
However, before Ji Beichen could speak, a shout came from the inner courtyard: "Qier, don't be unreasonable!"
As soon as the sound came, a man in black clothes walked out of the inner courtyard. He had dark skin and a strong body. He looked like he was practicing martial arts.
The person who came here was about forty years old. He tightened his fists as big as a bowl and raised his hands towards Ji Beichen: "Fellow Taoist, I'm sorry! I am the owner of Juhe Jianzhuang, Li. My little girl just offended me a lot. I hope you can Forgive me! Li Qier, why don’t you come over and apologize!”
When Ji Beichen saw that he was the owner of Juhe Jianzhuang, Mr. Li, he had no choice but to take back the question and exchanged it for polite greetings: "No, I am offended, but the layout of this village is indeed exquisite, so I couldn’t help but delve into it, and that’s why Miss Qier misunderstood.”
When Li Qi'er heard Ji Beichen's words, her expression suddenly changed, and a soft smile appeared on her cold face. Her originally fair face was now even more pink, as if the cold snow had melted in the spring.
Li Qier's cold face suddenly turned into a peach blossom, and Ji Beichen was stunned by this sudden change.
Li Qi'er didn't pay attention to Ji Beichen's changes, and ignored the scolding of the man in black. She pulled Ji Beichen's sleeves and said, "Do you know Qimen Dunjia, Five Elements Bagua? Yes, you are a Taoist priest, you should know something!"
Seeing Li Qier's lack of etiquette, the man in black roared angrily: "Qier, get down!"
Ji Beichen didn't know why Mr. Li was so harsh on the girl. Just as he was about to say something, Li Qi'er instantly regained her cool expression and turned back to the backyard without even looking at the two of them.
Youdao said that it was difficult for an upright official to deal with household matters. If there was a minor conflict between father and daughter, he, an outsider, could not dissuade him.
Just as Ji Beichen was thinking about how to speak to break this awkward situation, Master Li spoke first: "Fellow Taoist, are you here to ask for the spirit sword?"
As soon as Ji Beichen heard this, he knew that Master Li was a straightforward person, and he stopped being polite and directly stated his intention: "Master Li asked this, and Pindao said it directly! Pindao really admires Master Li. I have the skill of making swords, but I have no intention of obtaining a spiritual sword.”
"Oh? Then why did fellow Taoist come here this time?" Master Li was quite surprised when he heard Ji Beichen's answer.
At this time of year, everyone who comes to the village comes to ask for the spirit sword. He used to not see visitors before the spirit sword appeared. It was only when Ji Beichen took a greeting card from an old customer that he opened the door to entertain guests. .
"I'm ashamed to say that Pindao is also a swordsmith, but he's not good at it. He travels all over the world just to learn how to make swords. I've always heard that Master Li's spiritual sword is quite famous in the world of cultivation. I came here today because I want to talk to Li The owner of the village asked for advice on the art of forging swords, and I hope that the owner of the village, Mr. Li, will not hesitate to teach me!"
Ji Beichen's move was not to brag. He felt that there were no shackles in the art of making swords, and only through mutual learning could one achieve great success, so he called himself a swordsmith.
Master Li replied with a slight embarrassment: "This... although the art of sword-making lies in continuous improvement, the art of sword-making is passed down from an old friend of mine. Now this old friend has passed away..."
Zhuang Li paused for a moment when he mentioned this, and then said: "I once made a wish that the sword-making skills taught by my old friend would never be spread to others, so I have not accepted any disciples, and I have never asked anyone for advice on sword-making. The art!"
Zhuangzhu Li looked troubled when he heard Ji Beichen's words. He was also a swordsmith, how could he not want to promote the art of swordmaking, but he did have something unspeakable.
Ji Beichen quickly held up his hands to apologize and said, "I understand the difficulty of Master Li. I apologize for being rude."
Ji Beichen originally thought that the sword-making techniques of Juhe Sword Village were passed down from his ancestors, but he didn't expect that Master Li had this story. He felt that the conditions he proposed were really embarrassing, and he quickly apologized.
Zhuangzhu Li felt embarrassed when he saw Ji Beichen being so polite, and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It's not strange if you don't know, fellow Taoist. Since fellow Taoist is a swordsmith, we are all the best in the same field. Although I can't compete with you on the art of sword-making." But if you, Taoist fellow Taoist, need anything from me in sword making, just ask me!"
Ji Beichen nodded slightly, clasped his fists and thanked him, "I'll thank Mr. Li first!"
"You're welcome!" Master Li has never seen such a young and polite junior. It's really helpless to think that my daughter is several years older than this little Taoist priest, but she doesn't know any etiquette.
When Ji Beichen saw that his request for advice on how to forge the spirit sword came to nothing, he retreated and asked for help: "To be honest, Pindao came to Wuyou Town this time to agree to a friend. He has recently broken through to the expulsion stage. He was promised a spiritual sword, but..."
When Master Li heard that Ji Beichen planned to forge a spiritual sword, he couldn't help but interrupt: "Spirit sword? Is this your first time casting a spiritual sword?"
Zhuangzhu Li had already snickered in his heart. He looked at the little Taoist priest in front of him who had not yet fully grown his hair. He felt that it was ridiculous that he was still trying to forge a spiritual sword before he had even forged a few swords!
Ji Beichen didn't know what Zhuangzhu Li was thinking, let alone what he was laughing at him, so he only answered truthfully: "This is not the first time. I have cast two spiritual swords before, but this time the sword requires attribute spiritual stones and Xuan Tie has not been found yet, so this is what I want to ask Master Li."
Zhuangzhu Li did doubt Ji Beichen's tactics just now, but after listening to Ji Beichen's words, he felt that he did not look like a liar.
This suddenly aroused his curiosity, and he smiled heartily: "Haha, I see that Taoist Taoist is not very old, but he is so capable, which makes me very curious about Taoist Taoist's sword-making skills! In this way, Zhuangzi's back mountain will This is a quarry, go with me and take whatever you like!"
"Then thank you so much, Master Li!" Seeing that Master Li agreed to his request so readily, Ji Beichen felt happy in his heart, and a smile spread on his face, feeling that his trip was indeed not in vain.
Zhuangzhu Li saw the little Taoist priest's fair face, his eyebrows stretched out with a smile, and he was a little dazed for a moment. Why is this smile so familiar!
Juhe Sword Manor's sword production is not high, and only less than ten swords are produced every year. Except for the spirit sword, which is forged by Master Li himself, the other swords are made by the swordsmiths of the manor, but they are all top-quality swords. However, the reason why a top-quality sword can be made is not because of the skill of the swordsmith, but because the spiritual stones and black iron produced in the back mountain of Juhe Sword Village are both top-quality.
The back mountain of Juhe Sword Village is the remnant of Jiujie Mountain. It is contaminated by spiritual energy, and coupled with the dragon vein hot spring underground, it is difficult to forge a good sword. Ji Beichen knew this very well, because the two swords he had forged for Lu Xinrui and Yan Nianxin at the Cangxu Sect were forged by him with the help of the dragon vein energy from Jiujie Mountain.
At this time, Ji Beichen was standing on the top of the mountain behind Juhe Jianzhuang. He recalled that the three of them had been to the back mountain together in order to find the spiritual stones and black iron materials for making swords.
Ji Beichen looked at the distance of the back mountain, the Jiujie Mountain hidden deep in the white clouds, with a feeling of loss in his heart, and said in his heart: I wonder what happened to Junior Sister Rui'er and Junior Brother Yan...
Thinking of Brother Yan whom I met in the wine shop before, I felt a little relieved. The day was in a hurry and the two of them did not talk in detail.
But Ji Beichen learned from Yan Mingxiu's few words that Uncle Lu chose to believe him and still recognized him as a disciple of the Cangxu Sect.
Presumably, he knew that Lin Yuanfeng had another secret that happened that day, but he still had to find a way to reveal Lu Aotian's defection to the Huanmie Sect to them.
It is rare for Master Li to meet someone with similar interests as him, and he knows that Ji Beichen is not an ordinary swordsmith. Owner Li did not take Ji Beichen directly to select the ore that had come out of the pit, but took him to visit the Xuantie vein in Houshan.
Zhuangzhu Li saw Ji Beichen looking at the fairy mountain surrounded by white clouds in the distance. He knew that he must have seen something, so he asked loudly: "What do fellow Taoists think of this back mountain?"
When Ji Beichen heard the question from Master Li, he quickly retracted his thoughts and turned around and replied: "The land of Dragon Vein is indeed extraordinary!"
Upon hearing Ji Beichen's answer, Master Li showed an approving smile on his face. Zhuangzhu Li was excited at this time, his feet were jumping, and he couldn't wait to take Ji Beichen down to the Xuantie Mine.
Ji Beichen raised his head and looked towards the bottomless mine. The mine was very deep into the mountain behind. The relatively strong and safe room-and-pillar method is used inside the mine, and wooden pillars are used around the mine to support it.
Ji Beichen saw that the mining in this mine was very particular. Although the ore was extracted from the mountain, it did not damage the dragon veins here. He felt that there must be an expert who knew Feng Shui to check it.
Owner Li took Ji Beichen to visit the quarry again. After this tour, Ji Beichen saw that Owner Li was not a profit-seeking businessman. Whether it is prospecting, mining, or processing and selling of ores, Mr. Li is always cautious and never violates his conscience.
After getting along for a while, Ji Beichen slowly began to admire the tall but kind-hearted man in front of him...
