After sending away Senior Brother Cheng, Senior Sister Luo looked at Qian Chao.
"This" Senior Sister Luo took out a piece of paper and put it on the case and pushed it towards Qian Chao. Then she picked up a tea cup and took a sip. "Can you refine it?"
"This is..." Qian Chao took the piece of paper in his hand and looked at it. He traced an object on the paper with a fine pen. It looked a bit like a carpenter's chisel and a large nail, except that It should be quite big, and there are complicated runes all over its body. "Senior sister, what is this?"
"Spirit-locking stakes are used to set up formations. Hey, do you know how to do it?"
"Senior Sister Luo, to be honest, this is my first time seeing this thing, and this is my first time hearing about the formation. I don't know what the rules are for refining this spirit locking pile, what requirements does Senior Sister have, and this Are the runes on it refined together, or..."
"It's so long-winded." Senior Sister Luo interrupted Qian Chao impatiently, took out two books from the storage bag and threw them on the case, "Go and see for yourself. Since Senior Brother Xu said you can refine it, then you have to give it to me." If the refining is good, if you don't refining it well, I will take care of you first and wait for him to come back before causing trouble for him."
After saying that, Senior Sister Luo put down the teacup, stood up and walked out, but immediately turned back, "One month, you only have one month, I will come to you after one month. If the refining fails, there will be You look good!" After saying that, there was a "pop" sound, and a bag fell on the case, causing the tea cup to spill on the case.
Qian Chao quickly said yes and stood up to see him off.
After Senior Sister Luo left, Qian Chao sat back down and looked at the small bag first. It was full of spiritual stones. There were more than a hundred yuan. This was not a small amount. Qian Chao did not dare to touch these spiritual stones. , if the refining is wrong, maybe these will have to be returned, or if you can't keep it, you will have to pay more.
After putting the spirit stone away, he took the two books over to read. One was called "Mysterious Pictures" and the other was called "Lingweilu". Both books seemed thick enough, each about the same size. They were two fingers thick. Just when Qian Chao was about to open it and read it carefully, Cheng Qantang seemed to see Senior Sister Luo leaving from outside, so he immediately returned.
"Junior Brother Qian"
When Qian Chao saw that it was Cheng Qantang, he had something in his mind that he wanted to ask others about, so he immediately stood up and asked Senior Brother Cheng to sit down.
Cheng Qantang took out another tea cup and poured himself a cup. Then he looked at Qian Chao with a wry smile and said, "They say people are afraid of being famous. Junior Brother Qian's experience these days can be considered rough!"
"Oh! It's more than rough!" Qian Chao also said with a bitter smile, and then he clapped his fingers and said to Cheng Qantang, "Brother Cheng, look, there is Senior Brother Tang first. In fact, Senior Brother Tang is not bad, and then there is Senior Brother Song Yuan. But Senior Brother Song has nothing to say. After saying that, he was scared away by the two Senior Sisters Fang from Houtu Temple. Then came the deadly Senior Sister Tao. Alas, I saw this Senior Sister Luo today. Even Senior Brother Xu Bo and Senior Brother Fang Yan didn’t dare to offend. You lied and pushed people towards me."
Before Qian Chao finished speaking, Cheng Qantang started laughing.
"Junior Brother Qian, what can we do about this? I told you that day that as your reputation grows, more things will happen, right?"
"Oh, there are so many things!"
"Haha, haven't you noticed that you have earned more spiritual stones these few times? Those senior brothers next door who have been busy for a year may not be able to get as many spiritual stones as you did in a month."
"It's quite a lot. This time, Senior Sister Luo gave me more, but I don't know how much I'll have to pay out if my practice is not good! Senior Brother Cheng, where does this Senior Sister Luo come from?"
"Senior Sister Luo, she has a great background. There is a Senior Luo in our Nine Mysteries. This Senior Luo is said to be proficient in the study of formations. It is extremely mysterious. It is said that he has the ability to turn the world upside down and draw the earth as a prison. And this Senior Sister Luo Well, she is a direct blood relative of Senior Luo, and Senior Sister Luo’s cultivation level is considered advanced among her peers, and her temper, hehe, is also a bit fiery, so no one dares to offend her."
"So that's it, Senior Brother Cheng, then what exactly is this formation technique?"
"Well, I can't tell you what's going on. I only heard that if this formation is set up, even if the people in the formation have the power to reach heaven and earth, they will be restrained by the formation, as if they are waiting to be slaughtered. Like a lamb, unable to resist at all."
Qian Chao was surprised when he heard this: "So powerful?"
Cheng Qantang smiled: "This is just what I heard. It is said that this formation technique has endless magical effects. It can not only be used to face the enemy, but also has many other uses. But that is not something ordinary disciples like me can know. I heard that Senior Luo is very strict in selecting his disciples, and those who are not talented and intelligent will not be able to get into his eyes!"
At this point, Cheng Qantang glanced at Qian Chao. He knew that the junior brother in front of him was extremely smart, but he was afraid that he would be too ambitious, so he continued talking.
"Junior Brother Qian, people say that our Nine Mysteries have four unique skills. Do you know which ones they are?"
"Four unique skills? Senior Brother Cheng, this is the first time I have heard this statement."
"Of these four skills, one is the Five Elements spell, the second is the weapon refining technique, the third is the talisman technique, and the fourth is the formation technique."
Qian Chao nodded after hearing this. These four skills can be regarded as covering all the cultivation methods within the Nine Mysteries.
"If you master any one of these four arts, you can be proud of the cultivation world. However, Junior Brother Qian, we are all in the stage of laying the foundation, and our mental capacity is still limited. We should choose one of them first and learn it. When we are successful in the future and have enough mental strength, we can talk about the others. That’s good.”
After hearing this, Qian Chao thanked him and said, "I understand. Thank you, Senior Brother Cheng, for reminding me."
After speaking, he looked at the piece of paper on the case again, then picked it up and handed it to Cheng Qantang and said, "Senior Brother Cheng, this is the thing that Senior Sister Luo asked me to help refine. Do you recognize this thing?"
Cheng Qantang took it and looked at it, then put it on the case, and said with a wry smile: "You ask me about this thing because I have never seen it before. I think you'd better find a senior fellow in the inner hall to ask about it. In case there is a mistake in refining, then Senior Sister Luo will really cause trouble for you."
…
In the inner hall, Xu Bo who was in the room had disappeared, and Fang Yan was sitting there, holding a book and reading.
"Senior Brother Fang," Qian Chao called respectfully from the door. When Fang Yan looked over, he bowed.
"Well, haha, Junior Brother Qian, come on, come on, sit down and talk." Fang Yan greeted Qian Chao with a smile on his face when he saw him coming in.
Qian Chao has become very familiar with Xu Bo and Fang Yan these days, so in addition to the proper etiquette, Qian Chao gradually loses his formality in speaking.
"Alas!" After sitting down, Qian Chao sighed heavily.
Fang Yan naturally knew what was going on when he saw it, and couldn't help laughing.
"How's it going? Junior Sister Luo isn't giving you any trouble, is she?" Fang Yan said with a smile.
"Why are you here to make things difficult for me? It's obviously..." Qian Chao stopped after saying this. The affection in Senior Sister Luo's look at Senior Brother Xu, how could Qian Chao not see it? It's just a private matter between people. But it's not suitable for me to joke about like this.
"Hahahaha," Fang Yan laughed again, "You will know the details in the future. Senior Brother Xu also has a hard time talking about it, haha."
Qian Chao took out the piece of paper given by Senior Sister Luo and handed it to Fang Yan.
"Senior Sister Luo asked me to refine this thing, and she said she would give me a month's work. If I can't refine it, I will be punished by then. Senior Brother Fang, you have to help me."
Fang Yan took the piece of paper, looked at it and said, "I have seen the spirit locking stake, but I have never refined it. Speaking of which, the only one in our inner hall who has refined this thing is Senior Brother Xu. , Well, but before he left, he knew that you were also in trouble, so... you wait."
As he spoke, Fang Yan turned around and took out a small bag from a cupboard behind him. It contained several books wrapped in silk and satin, and handed it to Qian Chao.
"Senior Brother Xu said that he was referring to the records in these books when he refined the Soul Locking Stake. He said that Junior Brother Qian was very talented and could certainly glean the essence of refining the Soul Locking Stake from these books. Haha, Senior Brother Xu also said I hope that Junior Brother Qian will refine this Soul Locking Stake to avoid trouble when he returns to the sect. He also said that as long as Junior Brother Qian can refine this Soul Locking Stake, he will definitely give Junior Brother Qian a generous gift when he comes back, haha! "
Qian Chao had no choice but to take the books and looked at Fang Yan who was still laughing with a strange expression. Finally he couldn't help but asked: "Senior Brother Fang, can you tell me what the Soul Locking Stake is?" What is it for?"
Fang Yan stopped laughing and said: "The soul-locking stake, as the name suggests, is used to lock souls. You see it is written clearly on the paper. I can refine five of them exactly the same. I don't know how to use them, but I have seen this Junior Sister Luo. I used it once, eh! The lower-level and higher-grade monsters are scary to look at. They need foundation-building monks to deal with them anyway. I originally wanted to help, but in the end, the monster was trapped between five piles and was actually weak. Like a little lamb, he was easily killed by Junior Sister Luo, it was amazing! This is a true inheritance from Senior Luo!"
"That's it!" Qian Chao couldn't help being curious after hearing this.
