Around eleven o'clock at night,
I completed the two movements of interception and blocking a thousand times, and the gauze on my hands was soaked with blood.
After I went to the creek to take a bath and returned to the house, Master Si-Tong gave me a bottle of ointment to apply on my hands.
The ointment worked quite well. The redness and swelling had subsided the next day, and the broken blisters were also healing.
But it won't get better. The practice on the third day is still about chopping, stabbing, intercepting, blocking, cutting and wiping with the iron sword.
With the second day of practice as a preparation, these six movements were completed on the third night.
The Four-Tong Celestial Master was very satisfied with this, so he changed the practice method for me on the fourth day.
He asked me to chop wood with an iron knife,
After a while, two Taoist priests came over with a cart of wood blocks. My hands started to hurt just by looking at them.
A knife is not as good as an ax for splitting wood. It took several minutes to split a wooden pile.
And then there is a car.
As a result, by the end of the night, there was still a small half of the chopping done, and my arms were so sore that I couldn't lift them up.
After looking at the moon, I gritted my teeth and tied the knife with my right hand with gauze.
Erhu was dumbfounded when he arrived: "I'll go, Ah Si, do you need to fight so hard?"
"It's just that little bit left. Why don't you do this if you get up earlier tomorrow?"
"Besides, splitting wood has its uses. You need to practice this slowly, don't rush it."
I picked up a wooden stake and placed it on the table:
"I don't want to be always close. I have almost lost my life several times. Now I have to be close even in practice. I really can't live up to my fate."
Taoist Erhu smacked his tongue and shook his head, then found the Four-Eyed Celestial Master beside him to chat: "Is it useful for him to practice like this?".
Si Tong was very direct and decisive: "It's useless. Skills can't be mastered quickly. What can be mastered in a short time can only be through continuous running-in with the skills. One day, you will suddenly find that the skills have been rubbed into your body."
"It's useless? Then why don't you call him to stop? His arm went to the river just fine. If he practices like this, he is really not afraid of using it up."
Si Tong said in half confusion: "Sometimes wielding a sword is not just for practicing swordsmanship, just like people get married not just for reproduction and making ends meet."
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I don’t know when I finished chopping that car of wood. I only know that on the fifth day I could hardly lift my hands.
On this day, the Four-Eyed Celestial Master did not ask me to chop anything or swing a knife.
Instead, I imagined myself practicing swinging a sword in my mind.
By imagination? It’s very unpredictable, but it’s also a chance to take a break.
It is not easy to meditate like him and imagine. After a while, my thoughts will go to other directions or I will fall asleep.
This day was not so much about practicing swordsmanship as it was about practicing concentrating one's mind.
On the sixth day, the Four-Eyed Celestial Master didn't let me touch the sword, nor did he let me practice my meditation. I just rested and waited until noon.
An amateur walked into the forest with rhythmic steps.
The three-petal lotus birthmark was still so obvious, and her eyes were a little more bloodshot.
What caught my attention the most was the red sandalwood and golden nanmu box behind Sanhua Celestial Master.
The box is more than one meter long and narrower than the width of a human head, and fits straight behind Sanhua Celestial Master.
I quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it over: "Master Tian, thank you for your hard work."
Master Sanhua looked at me indifferently, took the tea and drank it slowly, which was completely different from my eager anticipation.
After drinking tea, she reached behind her back and knocked on the box.
Just listen to the... click... sweet organic sound,
A light green bronze knife slid out from the side of the box like a cardigan.
Master Sanhua stretched her right hand to the side in advance so that the handle of the knife fell right into her palm.
Zheng... The bronze knife drew a graceful arc with her hand, and there was a vague sound of the knife.
She held up the knife and handed it over and said, "The knife you want."
I caught the knife with both hands, and the first feeling I felt when I took it was that it felt heavy.
It's a little heavier than the knife I usually practice with.
The second is straightness. A knife is as straight as an upright sword. It is about eighty centimeters in length and is full of domineering!
The blade has a ridge near the blade, making it similar in shape to a ruler. This method of making is called cutter making.
The overall material is mostly copper, and after being blended with other materials, the color turns light green. There are talismans on the blade that look like intricate patterns.
If you look closely at the blade, you can still see the white color of the wronged soul bones.
His fingers touched the blade, and a cold and bloody feeling immediately spread to his fingers.
This kind of coldness is very popular, and blood naturally oozes out when a finger passes over the blade.
I admired: "Exquisite craftsmanship and extremely sharp."
"But Master Tian, what's the use of the talisman patterns on this?"
Sanhua Celestial Master said straightforwardly: "It looks good."
Hmm...perfect explanation.
Master Sanhua took off the box on his back and introduced at the same time:
"This box is also made of unusual materials. There is a mechanism on the side of the box that you pull with your hands, and the box will automatically open and the knife will slide out. You can also open the box manually and take it out."
"It's best to put the knife in a box to keep it warm. Plus you have Yin Qi, and the knife will only become more and more extraordinary."
I fumbled a few times and found a buckle on the side. When I touched it, the side of the box opened. I put the knife in and put the box on my back and felt at ease.
The emphasis on the knife is naturally a sign of respect for Sanhua. Her expression became less cold:
"The Erhu slipped out yesterday. If you want to stay for a few more days, that's fine, as long as you don't appear in front of the disciples."
I smiled and refused: "No, I have stayed for a week. The purpose has been completed and I won't cause trouble to the heavenly masters."
"I will go down the mountain as soon as possible. After all, I still have a lot of things to do."
Sanhua Yunke nodded.
I don’t want anyone else to interfere with Ma Qing’s calamity, not even Fulong Mountain.
First, it will put other people in danger.
Second, this is what I owe Ma Qing, and I will bear the consequences of any mistakes.
He was supposed to die, how could he still have the nerve to find someone to deal with Ma Qing when he was living shamelessly?
I can only survive this calamity of death in Ma Qing by myself.
If you can't survive this disaster, how can you talk about finding your sister and mother?
After a brief farewell to Si Pu Celestial Master, I went down the mountain with the Heng Dao on my back, and Sanhua Celestial Master had already made preparations for passing the security check.
When she left, she gave me a Fulongshan Taoist certificate with my photo and information on it.
In addition, there is a row of registered instruments, which contains the information of the horizontal knife, its length, width, style, etc.
With this certificate, you can take your sword out of the security check. Of course, you can only take one.
This is the privilege of Fulongshan Taoist priests, and this certificate was issued by the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau.
I confidently passed the security check with this certificate. Of course, it only works at this train station near Fulong Mountain.
Taoist priests often use this certificate here. If you want to change places, you need to take the certificate to the little leader at the train station.
After a few days of journey, I returned to Dachang City,
