In the sword-making room, Ji Beichen introduced to Yan Yueli in detail the four magical weapons at hand and their specific uses when the city defense formation was opened: "These four magical weapons are used when the spirit guidance array is opened, and they are the outermost magical weapons. Formation. They were forged by the swordsmiths of Juhe Sword Village, and they are all above the second level, close to the first level."
Yan Yueli listened with interest to Ji Beichen's introduction to the spiritual sword in front of her. She remembered the last time she came to the sword-making room to "peep" on Ji Beichen. At that time, Ji Beichen was also forging spiritual swords. In addition to Zhao Bai'er's natal sword, there was also a A spiritual sword with extremely complicated processes.
Curious about the situation of the spiritual sword, Yan Yueli asked casually: "Where is the spiritual sword that Ah Chen forged last time? Was it successful?"
Hearing Yan Yueli ask about another spiritual sword he had forged, Ji Beichen took Yan Yueli's hand and walked inside, saying as he walked: "That spiritual sword is still in the final step, which is why I came to the sword-making room today. !”
Ji Beichen took Yan Yueli to the Qi Condensation Room next to the sword-making room, pointed to the inconspicuous black iron sword hanging on the wall, and introduced: "That's the sword!"
Ji Beichen was now at the object-expelling stage. He circulated his Dantian Qi, took down the spirit sword on the wall, held it in his hand, and continued:
"This spirit sword is the spirit sword of the spirit gathering array. The magic weapon used in the spirit gathering array is different from that of the spirit guiding array. The spirit sword of the spirit gathering array requires a unique 'quenching' method.
Mr. Huang and I had studied my father's manuscript before. At that time, the manuscript was incomplete and we put it aside for the time being. Today is the best time to complete this battle-defying spiritual sword! "
Yan Yueli had heard Ji Beichen talk about the Cangzhou city defense formation before, and she was looking forward to it. When she heard that Ji Beichen was going to complete the spiritual sword today, she was very excited and said happily: "Achen is saying that uncle has completed the missing parts. Got it!"
Seeing his introduction, Ji Beichen aroused Yan Yueli's interest. He raised his hand and tapped Yan Yueli's pretty face and said with a smile: "Rather than making up for it, it's better to say that I thought of another way to make up for this array-defining spiritual sword and its spiritual energy. It’s not enough!”
While Ji Beichen was speaking, a jade bone flute appeared in his hand. The jade bone flute was clear and flawless, lying quietly between Ji Beichen's palms, exuding spiritual energy. Probably because the jade bone flute is made of the same material as the sky-shielding jade lock, both made from heaven-shielding jade.
When the jade bone flute appeared, the sky-covering jade locks worn on the chests of the two men all became warm. The simultaneous changes and the same feelings made the two of them look at each other and smile.
Yan Yueli felt the aura of the jade bone flute for the first time, and the usually silent Jade Lock responded. She curiously stretched out her fingers, touched the body of the jade bone flute with her fingertips, and said in surprise: "This is it. The Zhao Jade Bone Flute, although it cannot be compared with a divine weapon like the Dragon-Slaying Sword, it is still an inheritance from the upper world!"
The "complete" method that Ji Beichen thought of was to use the spiritual power of the jade bone flute. The way he came up with was to completely seal all the spiritual power contained in the jade bone flute in the body of this formation-pressing spirit sword, so as to ensure that when the spirit gathering formation was opened, the spiritual energy could be fully supplied to other members of the city defense formation. Magic circle.
Ji Beichen was about to play a piece of music for Yan Yueli on the jade bone flute, when a cheerful man's voice came from the door of the sword-making room at an inappropriate time:
"Little Master, this jade bone flute is a rare good thing. It would be great if you could keep it by your side as a magic weapon. Why seal it in this formation-crushing spirit sword? Moreover, this spirit sword belongs to the ancestors of the Zhao family. , the Zhao family and Wuji Immortal Lord..."
Ji Beichen looked out the door following the words and saw the familiar goose-yellow brocade robe. As he expected, the person who came was none other than Huang Bailong among the five dragons. Ji Beichen shook his head helplessly at this incomprehensible intruder and said:
"Young Master Huang, don't worry. I have already asked the Zhao family leader for his opinion. The Zhao family leader means that the jade bone flute should be owned by the Zhao family leader, and this is also the intention of Grandmaster Tai!"
When Huang Bailong heard Ji Beichen's words, he still refused to give up. He gently shook the folding fan that appeared in his hand and prepared to continue to persuade the little master: "Little master, I think..."
Ji Beichen seemed to know what Huang Bolong was going to say. Before he could get to the point, he waved his hand and interrupted Huang Bolong:
"If Mr. Huang wants to think of 'that' method, then stop here! My father told me last night, and I will definitely not agree.
I forged this spiritual sword to save people. If Mr. Huang had to sacrifice his body for the sword from the beginning, how could I save the common people? However, there is really something that requires Mr. Huang’s help, and this matter must be done by Mr. Huang! "
Huang Bailong's initial plan was to sacrifice his own cultivation to the sword, so since Ji Beichen left the sword test conference, he had been in seclusion in Tuling Cave, practicing diligently all day long, and now he had a Nascent Soul. period of cultivation. In addition, he asked the Tourmaline Dragon for the Body-Breaking Pill, breaking his own shackles in the shortest time and opening up the boundaries of his realm. He is now at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Stage.
Although Huang Bailong failed to sacrifice his own cultivation to the sword, Huang Bailong's mood suddenly improved when he heard that his little master was going to entrust him with something that was impossible for him. He quickly put away the folding fan in his hand, leaned towards Ji Beichen, and asked eagerly: "Little master, what are you sending me to do?"
Ji Beichen saw Huang Bolong's look of disappointment and surprise at one moment. He raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled: "The spirit gathering array in the city defense formation is different from other arrays. It needs to condense the spiritual energy in the center of the array and transfer the spiritual energy from source to source." It is continuously transported to various formations in Cangzhou, so I chose Lingxi Cave as the formation of the Spirit Gathering Formation.
When the spirit gathering array is opened, the spirit gathering array will use the spiritual energy of the jade bone flute as a guide to drive the dragon vein energy of the Lingxi cave to transmit spiritual energy to the formation.
Nowadays, the Spirit Gathering Array still lacks someone who can control the spirit sword that suppresses the array. In addition to being proficient in earth attribute techniques, this person also needs to understand the relationship between the hidden arrays in the array, so I want Mr. Huang to do this. Spirit Sword Controller. And the spirit sword that suppresses the formation will also open the sword soul with blood from Mr. Huang’s fingertips! "
After listening to the task assigned to him by Ji Beichen, Huang Bolong pondered for a long time, and then nodded in agreement after careful consideration. Yan Yueli knew that Ji Beichen and Huang Bailong would complete the final "quenching" process of the formation-defining spiritual sword, so he returned to Jujianzhuang first.
Ji Beichen and Huang Bailong stopped talking and re-entered the Qi Condensation Chamber. Following the previous "quenching" process, Ji Beichen skillfully performed a formation formula to activate the Qi Condensation Formation in the Qi Condensation Chamber.
After the Qi Condensation Array was opened, Ji Beichen felt the energy of the five elements from the dragon veins gathering towards the eye of the array in an instant. When the spiritual energy filled the entire magic circle, he quickly stabilized the true energy in his Dantian while holding the spiritual sword in his hand, and walked step by step towards the eyes of the Qi Condensation Formation.
As soon as he stepped into the magic circle, Ji Beichen felt that the true energy in his body was exploding, and he almost reached the state of expelling objects. Knowing that his Dantian had not fully recovered and that this was the critical period of quenching, he quickly suppressed his cultivation and took a few steps quickly to place the spirit sword on the formation.
Ji Beichen chanted the formation formula in his mouth and activated the magic circle, allowing the spiritual energy in the formation to fill up and wrap the sword body. After that, Ji Beichen threw the jade bone flute hanging from his waist into the eye of the Qi Condensation Array, and then made a complicated formation and handed it to the eye.
As the formation formula blends into the formation eye, the spiritual energy in the formation instantly penetrates into the body of the spiritual sword. At the same time, the spiritual energy in the jade bone flute also pours into the spiritual sword. As the spiritual energy dissipates, the jade bone flute gradually changes into It became transparent and finally disappeared over the eyes of the Qi Condensation Formation. Half an hour later, the quenching of the battle-defying spiritual sword was finally completed. Huang Bailong used the blood from his fingertips as a guide to activate the sword soul for the battle-defying spiritual sword.
Since then, the five spiritual swords required for the city defense formation have been forged. Different magic formations and hidden formations are scattered throughout Cangzhou City. Wuji Immortal Lord has also arranged them before he went to Beijing. Ji Beichen's hanging heart is finally over. put it down.
The first snow of winter this year fell on the morning of the winter solstice. Winter Solstice, commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Long Solstice Festival", "Yasui", etc., is regarded as a festival of reunion in winter.
The roots of the Demon Sect are in the north. There has been a custom in Beiyou since ancient times that "If you don't bring dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care." In addition, the Yan Yue Sect has many homeless disciples, so early in the morning of the winter solstice every year, the Yan Yue Sect's practice is All the disciples gathered together and had a bowl of dumplings.
The winter solstice customs in Dongcang are different from those in Beiyou. Cangzhou people eat a bowl of glutinous rice balls on the day of the winter solstice to express their good wishes for perfection and reunion. But in Xiliang, mutton soup is eaten during the winter solstice. Qiongzhou is an elegant place. In addition to eating hot food, the most famous thing is to sit around the stove and sit in quilts.
Whether it's dumplings, glutinous rice balls, or mutton. Although each taste of these warm customs during the Winter Solstice is a different experience, each bite has the same expectation. The winter solstice is as big as the New Year. No matter where people are in the north or south, the heart of reunion remains unchanged.
It was snowing heavily, and a red plum tree in the courtyard stood proudly in the snow. In the tea room, everyone sat together, enjoying the heavy snow, surrounding the stove, making tea and drinking tea.
As his loved ones gathered in front of him, Ji Yijun became very interested in poetry and suggested: "Today is the winter solstice. It's rare for everyone to gather together. How about everyone mentioning a poem!"
Mu Ci chuckled and said, "Since it was your husband who suggested it, let him start the poem!"
Ji Yijun did not refuse, and said: "Snowflakes all over the ground and rain flying down, let's have a drink during the long night of winter solstice. Madam, please!"
Mu Ci was good at writing, but she didn't want to overwhelm her husband, so she wrote a poem casually: "A cup of hot tea to drive away the cold, a handful of falling snow to honor the spring flowers. Chen'er, come here!"
However, Ji Beichen was confident and said without thinking: "The four seasons are orderly and winter solstice comes, and the river bank is waiting for the arrival of spring. Li'er, I look forward to your good words!"
Yan Yueli didn't expect that it would be her turn so soon. She glanced at Ji Beichen affectionately and said shyly, "Have a safe and sound passing year. I wish you good health during the winter solstice."
King Kong Dragon, who was sitting next to Yan Yueli, paused with a cup of tea in his hand and muttered: "I don't know that the end of the year is coming, I just wish that everything in this world will be peaceful in the winter."
As soon as he finished speaking, he thought that Heiqinglong beside him was not good at writing poems, so he deliberately jumped over Xiaoqing's position, looked at Li Kuisheng, the owner of Li Village opposite, and signaled that it was his turn to write poems.
Li Kuisheng met the eager gaze of King Kong Dragon in embarrassment, feeling uneasy in his heart. He was a rough man who couldn't write poetry. At this time, he could only bite the bullet and take over the conversation: "Let me think about it!"
It's just that Li Kuisheng didn't have any ink in his stomach, and he couldn't come up with a clue after thinking for a long time. At this time, he missed his third brother Jing Wuwei who was far away in the Canglan Sea. He could always help him out at times like this.
Just when Li Kuisheng's rough face was turning red from holding back, a steady male voice passed through the courtyard and penetrated into the tea room: "It's cold and winter is approaching, and we gather around the fire to talk. We sit around the fire, listen to the snow, and talk about the romance."
"It's third brother!" "Uncle Jing is back!" "Senior Jing!"
When this voice came, the tea room suddenly burst into joy. Everyone hurriedly got up from the warm couch and looked towards the door of the tea room. In the snowy courtyard, the pair standing under the red plum tree are none other than the knight Jing Wuwei and the leader of the Haikuo Sect, Canglan!
