At this time, in a small courtyard in Jiuxuan, Qian Chao was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, staring at a small bottle. He also put the small bottle up to his nose and kept sniffing.
"The smell of this elixir is quite good. It smells much better than the incense that was often used to smoke clothes at home." As he thought, he put the cork back in the bottle. Then he took out the spiritual stone again, picked one up and looked at the sun in the west.
"Is this the spiritual stone?" Thinking of this, he held the spiritual stone in his palm again and weighed it. "It's completely transparent without a trace of impurities. Well, none of the gems in my mother's jewelry box seems to be comparable to Compared with this spiritual stone." Thinking of his mother's jewelry box, he also remembered that he secretly played with the gems and beads in it. However, when his mother found out, he scolded and taught her a lesson with a feather duster. Qian Chao couldn't help but smile and said Put away the spirit stone.
His small courtyard is much worse than Yanxuan's small courtyard. It's no wonder that Jiuxuan is the first gate of Wuling. The number of people in the sect accounts for more than half, but the territory of each gate is about the same size. , so the place left for Jiuxuan disciples to live is much smaller. Therefore, Qian Chao's small courtyard is much cramped than Yanxuan's courtyard, with only two small rooms, one light and one dark. There are stone tables and benches in the courtyard, and a water tank with two water lily leaves floating on the surface of the tank, and a few small fish inside, but nothing else. However, Qian Chao was still very satisfied.
Because there were many Jiuxuan disciples and what they learned was too complex, Qian Chao also received jade pendants, swords, pills and spiritual stones like Yanxuan, but the scriptures used for practice were not distributed. They had to go to the library themselves for this. Choose yourself.
Speaking of the library, Qian Chao was very interested. If he hadn't chosen a place to live, he would have gone to the library early in the morning. Now that he had chosen a place to live, he had looked over the elixirs and spiritual stones, and with nothing else to do, Qian Chao walked out of his small courtyard, closed the door, and headed towards Jiuxuan's library.
Jiuxuan is obviously much more crowded than the other gates, with courtyards next to courtyards and buildings after buildings. However, the library is easy to find. It is almost the largest pavilion in Jiuxuan. It is tall and majestic and divided into five floors.
As soon as Qian Chao entered the library from the main entrance, he immediately discovered that the mystery here was similar to the bronze carriage from that year ago. The building originally looked vast from the outside, but after entering, it was even wider inside than it looked from the outside. The top of the ceiling is decorated with pearls on thin silver chains. Under the soft light of those beads, rows of exquisite bookcases are arranged neatly. Inside the bookcase, all kinds of books are lined up. , like a book city.
This sight was extremely tempting to Qian Chao. Just like a greedy man seeing gold, silver and jewelry all over the floor, he raised his legs and walked in.
"Junior brother, are you the disciple who just started today?"
As soon as I entered, someone asked a question. It turned out that there was a young monk standing there on the side of the main entrance.
Qian Chao hurriedly replied: "Yes, I just started today. The senior brother who arranged for us asked us to come here to select scriptures."
The young monk nodded, glanced at the jade pendant on Qian Chao's waist, and asked, "Junior brother, what do you want to learn? I'll tell you where the various scriptures are."
"Senior brother, I really want to practice the art of refining weapons, but I don't know..."
"Oh, there are books related to weapon refining. Hey, keep walking in the direction I pointed. Do you see the fish lantern? Keep walking to the left there, and there will naturally be a senior brother there to greet you."
Qian Chao thanked him and walked in the direction pointed by the senior brother. The fish lantern was actually a fish that seemed to be woven with gold threads. It was golden and bright, and the fish's eyes were more beautiful than others. The larger pearl, under the fish lantern, is an intersection among the many bookstores in this building.
He walked to the left under the fish lantern, passing countless bookcases and bookshelves. Finally, he saw some people gathering there at the end. Some of them looked familiar. They were indeed the people who entered the Nine Mysteries with him today. .
However, there was only one senior brother there, who was talking to these new disciples. He seemed to have no time to distract himself, and he was not in a hurry for money, so he began to carefully look at the collection of books around him.
"Does this junior brother want to learn to refine weapons?"
As he was watching, a gentle voice beside him asked.
At some point, a young monk of moderate stature, calm temperament and handsome appearance stood next to Qian Chao. He was about six or seven years older than Qian Chao, but he looked younger than a young man of the same age. A lot more calm.
Seeing that he was also a qi refining disciple, Qian Chao quickly addressed him as a senior brother and replied: "Exactly, this senior brother, I want to learn this weapon refining technique."
The young monk smiled slightly and said, "My surname is Cheng, just call me Senior Brother Cheng. Junior Brother, what is your name?"
"My name is Qian Chao."
Senior Brother Cheng nodded and said: "Junior Brother Qian, generally speaking, when our Jiuxuan disciples first start, they learn the Five Elements Magic and the Art of Refining Artifacts together. No matter which of these two you want to focus on, , always need to be used, come on, this fire control art is a five element spell, but it is mostly used when refining weapons, take it. This art of controlling objects is very useful in refining or controlling weapons. It’s big, and you need to study it carefully, so hold it. In addition, you saw it when you came to the sect. The sect is so big that people walking in the sect are either using weapons or flying in the air. Walking on their feet is not feasible. Yes, you need to practice this air control skill carefully."
Qian Chao took the three books while listening.
"In addition, the art of weapon refining is also extensive and profound, and the classification is very complicated. Simply based on the material, it can be divided into gold and stone, silk and silk, leather armor, wood and bamboo. The spirit sword you received was made using the art of gold and stone refining. Come on. If you want to learn the art of refining weapons, you should follow the order from easy to difficult, and the same is true for you, the professors in the sect. The easiest thing to start with is gold and stone. This book "Shan Jing Shi Yao" is a must-have. You learned it, take it. To put it bluntly, the art of refining weapons is a method of imprinting different runes on them according to the functions of the weapons you refine. Therefore, the study of runes is indispensable, and so does this "Six Talisman True Meanings" for you. You need to study it carefully. This book requires the most attention. Remember to remember it. The last one left is for you to choose. It is the scripture you usually use to increase your cultivation. Simply put, it is divided into three categories. It is suitable for cultivating the Five Elements spells, such as the "Secrets of the Five Elements". The second type is the Five Elements spells and the art of refining weapons, such as the "Liuhe Zhenjue". The third type of practice is dedicated to refining weapons. The ones used are both the "Yuan Chu Shu" and the "Original Sutra"."
After saying that, Senior Brother Cheng looked at Qian Chao. Seeing that he was silent, he thought that this junior brother could not make up his mind for a moment, so he spoke again: "Generally speaking, new disciples will choose this book "Liuhe Zhenjue" 》, after all, when you reach the third level of cultivation, you must go to the Jingshiyuan, get the sign, and then go out to do things. At that time, you will have spiritual weapons and spells in your hands, and you will be more confident. If you purely cultivate the five elements of magic , you can choose this book "Secrets of the Five Elements", but you also said just now that you want to learn the art of refining weapons, why not..."
"Senior Brother Cheng," Qian Chao had his own plans for the future, so he asked, "I wonder what the difference is between this "Yuan Chu Shu" and this "Original Sutra"?"
"Oh?" Senior Brother Cheng was curious when he heard this. Among the Nine Mysteries, new disciples are usually fellow practitioners of the Five Elements and Weapon Refining disciplines. There are also some who specialize in Five Elements magic. It's not like there are only one Weapon Refining discipline. There are only a few of them. Even though he is mainly focused on refining weapons, he has not given up on the art of the Five Elements. He has a lot of good spells around him. Seeing that Qian Chao's questions are all related to the weapon refining, It's quite rare indeed.
"This "Yuan Chu Shu" is the final decision. The "Origin Manual" is a chapter of "Yuan Chu Shu" that was taken out by a senior in the sect and annotated in detail, and he also added some of his own experiences into it. It is very It's mysterious. Junior Brother Qian, no matter which one of these scriptures you put in, it is reasonable to say that it is enough for you to build your foundation. However, if you regret it in the middle and change the scriptures to practice again, it will take a lot of time and effort. Do you understand?"
"Thank you, Senior Brother Cheng, for reminding me, but ever since I entered the world of cultivation, I have always been fascinated by the weapons refined by those seniors. I came to Jiuxuan to learn the art of weapon refining."
Senior Brother Cheng nodded. According to the rules of the sect, as a senior brother, he can give opinions on what disciples want to learn and let everyone choose for themselves. He cannot order others to learn, let alone obstruct them. If others say to him today He might sneer in his heart at these words, but the young junior brother in front of him looks different to him. This young junior brother named Qian has two eyes as bright as paint, his eyes are clear and penetrating, and he is smart at first glance. There are several senior brothers in the sect who specialize in cultivating weapons and building foundations. He has seen them before, and they are all smart, agile and resourceful people. The young junior brother in front of him looks a bit like him.
So Brother Cheng stopped trying to persuade him. When he saw Qian Chao staring at the "Yuan Chu Shu", he took out a copy from the bookcase and gave it to Qian Chao.
"Take this "Yuan Chu Shu", um, I also give you this "Original Sutra", you can practice it or learn from it. In addition, if you make up your mind to practice this "Yuan Chu Shu", this "Three Yuan Zhen Sutra" "Explanation", "Symbol Diagram", "Secrets of Chaos" and this "Raft Sea Record", you can also take them. These are all made by the seniors in the sect based on this "Yuanchu Art", well, that's all I know Many, you can see for yourself, it should be helpful for the practice of "Yuan Chu Shu". However, Junior Brother Qian, if you feel that it is not appropriate to change the sutra to practice in the future, you must do it as soon as possible. It is really a problem to give up halfway in this practice. Doubly so with half the result.”
Qian Chao held a pile of books and was very grateful to Senior Brother Cheng. He saluted and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Cheng, for your guidance." Then he carefully put the books into his storage bag.
