Chapter 104: Clan Entry Examination

Chapter 104: Clan Entry Examination

Chapter 104: Clan Entry Examination (Part )

In the process of controlling the weapon, the body also becomes familiar with it and even absorbs the effects of the control.

Inside the house, Li Yuan danced lightly with his hammer weapon. His hammer technique already had shadows of the Green Snake Spear and the Tiger Roaring Knife, but he was performing the Crazy Lion Knife technique.

Moreover, when the heavy weapons were swung, they fell silently, which made them look like lifting a heavy object with ease.

"call!"

"Suck!"

Xu pushed the Crazy Lion Sword Technique, and Li Yuan's feet seemed to be moving but not moving, like a nimble ape swinging its arms or a fierce tiger lying down. He changed various breathing methods in succession to regulate his Qi, blood and internal strength.

In addition to the Six Ape Breathing Methods, he learned six different breathing methods.

"Different breathing methods correspond to their own blood circulation. So, the breathing method of the Bingdao Dousha Hammer should correspond to the blood circulation..."

"What about other superior martial arts? Are there any differences in the breathing techniques?"

The hammer soldier danced lightly, and the itching gradually spread. The part that the mad lion was trying to change was the neck and shoulders...

"The Crazy Lion Sword Technique is indeed much inferior to the White Ape Hammer. The pain of bone modification is much reduced, and the speed is also much faster..."

Li Yuan was very sure that the pain and itchiness were reduced rather than his tolerance being improved.

Although a sore neck is uncomfortable, it is much better than cramps all over the body.

"If we keep going at this speed, as long as we keep going for a day, in more than 40 days... it should be enough to complete the nine forms, right?"

……

Li Yuan was unable to retreat.

The next day, Liu Zheng and others came to him to discuss renting a small courtyard. The rent of three cents a day was too much for others to afford.

Li Yuan didn't feel tired after a sleepless night. He followed Liu Zheng and others to find a remote courtyard with three entrances. They rented it for two months at a monthly rent of eight taels per person. When the rent was shared among eighteen people, it was much more cost-effective than staying in an inn.

Li Yuan, on the other hand, rented a small courtyard room at the price of one tael and six cents. With several thousand taels of silver in his pocket, he did not want to treat himself too badly.

The main thing is that he really wants to go into seclusion.

Over the next ten days, Shao Fangbai did not come to the banquet again. Li Yuan enjoyed the quiet time. He practiced martial arts during the day and went out to eat at a roadside restaurant at noon.
Sometimes he was with Liu Zheng, and sometimes he brought Yue Yunjin and Wu Ming along.

Retreat does not mean staying indoors all the time. Moreover, the pain caused by bone changes also needs to be alleviated, otherwise it will harm both the body and the mind.

"No. 1 on the Zhelong Mansion's Divine Weapon Ranking, the Five-Colored Lingxu Sword, is a top-grade famous weapon, held by the Divine Weapon Valley Master, Gong Yangyu. It is the best sword among all!"

"...The Hundred-winged Heavenly Cicada Sword, number nineteen on the Divine Weapon List, a top-grade famous weapon, held by Elder Ku Yue, the Sword Master of the Divine Weapon Valley..."

"Wind and Thunder Ruyi Jade Pestle, number 23 on the Divine Weapon List, a top-grade famous weapon, the best hammer in the Divine Weapon Valley, held by Elder Han Chuijun..."

……

The city of Zhelongfu is extremely large. To travel a little further, one has to take a sedan chair, a horse-drawn carriage, or even a two-wheeled cart pulled by manpower.

In a carriage, Li Yuan was flipping through the Divine Weapon List. He had read it countless times in these days and even found old lists from previous years.

Compared with other lists, this list of divine weapons has very little changes. For hundreds of years, the Five-Colored Lingxu Sword has been firmly at the top of the list, and the positions of the other thirteen top-grade famous weapons have not changed much.

"There are only fourteen top-grade weapons in the entire Zhelong Mansion, and half of them have either been broken or disappeared long ago..."

Li Yuan muttered to himself.

The weapons of the Divine Weapon Valley are famous throughout the world, and there are many martial artists who come from thousands of miles away to obtain them, but the top-quality and famous weapons are still very few and far between.

On the contrary, there are more high-quality and ordinary famous instruments.

The 273 magic weapons on the Magic Weapon List are all top-grade famous weapons or above. There are only three ordinary famous weapons on the list, and they have a lot to do with their owners.

"There are so many of them in the open, and there are probably even more in secret. Who knows, there might be some magical weapons hidden..."

Li Yuan thought of the dark light again.

The eleventh-level weapon was something beyond imagination. He had not seen a single word about it in the books he had collected these days, and it had not even appeared in storytelling novels...

“Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer…”

The carriage slowly circled the streets. Li Yuan's mind was scattered, but he was also paying attention to both sides of the street.

After the Weapon Control Talisman was promoted to the fourth level, he was the only one who could consciously sense that all the weapons within ten meters were emitting light. At this moment, there were large areas of light alternating in his eyes.

Unfortunately, most of them are first-level weapons, which are ordinary sharp blades.

"Even in the capital city, there are very few weapons above the top grade. Most people would not buy such expensive weapons..."

Li Yuan was not surprised.

Weapons need maintenance. The better the weapon, the better it needs maintenance.

Just as Zhang Ben had said before, the martial artists he had seen these days, in addition to their weapons, often carried a small box.

Silk cloth, whetstone, elixir, etc. are necessities for traveling in the martial arts world, and silk cloth and whetstone are prepared for maintaining weapons.

Those who are particular will also bring various "oils" sold in weapon shops. Depending on the different weapons, they are divided into "knife oil", "sword oil" and so on.

Of course, those who are more particular, like Shao Fangbai, even have several sword-holding boys who are responsible for cleaning and maintaining the swords after use.

"The hammer is an exception. Well, the mace is not necessary either. It looks more brutal with blood on it..."

Li Yuan glanced and saw the evil tiger monk Zou Kui again.

The mace he carried on his shoulder was stained with blood, which made people shudder at the sight of it.

"Ok?"

Zou Kui was very sensitive to the fact that someone was spying on him, and he looked towards the carriage fiercely. Before he could scold, he saw Li Yuan lifting the curtain to greet him.

His expression froze, and he forced an ugly smile on his rough face: "...It turns out to be Brother Li. What a coincidence to meet you again?"

The driver stopped the car at the right time and looked at the mace with a look of fear on his face.

"The city is so big, and Li ran into Master Zou right after he came out. This is such a coincidence!"

Li Yuan got off the carriage. He was planning to find a local boss to ask him some questions. Seeing that Zou Kui was so afraid of him, he naturally thought that he was a good candidate.

What a ghost!

Zou Kui was secretly complaining in his heart. He really didn't want to get involved with anyone or anything related to Han Chuijun, so he gritted his teeth and laughed it off:
"Yes, it's fate... Well, Zou has something important to do, I'll see you later, Brother Li!"

Before he finished speaking, Zou Kui turned around and left, but as soon as he turned around, his face twitched:
"Sha, Brother Sha?"

Looking at Sha Pingying carrying a mixed iron rod on his shoulder, Zou Kui felt his scalp tingling.

"Haha, I ran into Brother Zou just after returning to the city. What did I say before? We are destined to meet!"

Sha Pingying's face was full of smiles.

"……Yeah yeah."

Zou Kui's smile became even stiffer.

"This time the mountain gate is open. With Brother Zou's martial arts, he will definitely be able to join the Divine Guard Army. Then, we will be fellow disciples!"

Sha Pingying patted the giant who was a head taller than him, and looked at Li Yuan with a smile:

"Junior Brother Li, I was sent by the sect a few days ago and I just came back. Don't blame me for being negligent!"

"What did you say, brother?"

Li Yuan bowed.

After the two men exchanged a few words, Zou Kui left quickly, as if avoiding the plague god.

“This Zou Kui?”

Li Yuan was a little curious. This giant was carrying a famous mace on his shoulder, so his strength must not be underestimated. But this performance was a little...

"Junior brother, please do not underestimate this Zou Kui. He has already developed a strong inner strength, and he is born with supernatural power. If he were not so talented, he would have already broken through to the transformation stage."

Sha Pingying took Li Yuan to a tavern, sat down, ordered a pot of wine, and then talked about Zou Kui:

"This evil tiger was also quite ferocious and domineering in his early years. All the criminals he captured and killed were reduced to dust. Later, he met Elder Han. After that, he was terrified when he saw the disciples of our Divine Weapon Valley..."

"I see." Li Yuan poured him a glass of wine and asked him some questions.

Sha Pingying was born in the provincial capital and entered the inner sect of the Divine Weapon Valley when he was young. He knew a lot about the affairs inside and outside the provincial capital. Li Yuan asked a question and he talked for most of an hour.

From the six major families in the city, large and small sects, to large and small gangs.

"The Zhao family? The Zhao family has been in the city for hundreds of years, and every generation has had disciples enrolled in the Divine Weapon Valley. Although it has declined in recent years, its influence is still quite considerable."

Sha Pingying's expression changed slightly:
"The ancestor of the Zhao family was originally just a night-dweller. His martial arts were mediocre, but his methods were quite impressive. He recruited night-dwellers from various districts together. In just forty years, he bought two streets of 'Yunfengfang' and more than 300 courtyards...

The Zhao family also started to prosper from him."

"Dung Tyrant?"

Li Yuan thought of Liang Ashui, who had set his sights on this big deal as soon as he arrived in the city, showing that he had a very good vision.

"Dung Tyrant? That's quite appropriate."

Sha Pingying laughed: "Brother, why are you asking this? Did anyone come to provoke you?"

"Just curious."

Li Yuan shook his head.

These days, he had inquired about it. After the news of Cao Yan's death reached the capital city, the shop he bought at a huge price that day was now named Zhao.

Zhao Yunsheng's hidden hostility might be due to this.

"The Zhao family is quite powerful, but it's nothing compared to Old Han."

Sha Pingying didn't care too much.

The Divine Weapon Valley is as majestic as a mountain. The six major families and eight major gangs are just birds foraging for food in the mountains and forests.

The two talked for a long time and drank several pots of wine. Sha Pingying then stood up to say goodbye. Li Yuan tactfully handed over five hundred taels of silver.

Tongda Money House is one of the businesses in Shenbing Valley, and it is naturally common in Zhelong Mansion.

After taking the banknote, Sha Pingying nodded with satisfaction:

"Brother, if you have any problem, feel free to come find me."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Li Yuan chased a few steps and reminded:

"Brother, you forgot to tell me where you live..."

"Oh~"

Sha Pingying slapped his forehead, left his address, and then waved goodbye.

Li Yuan bowed and saw him off, watching him go away before settling the bill:
"It's still more comfortable to deal with Lady Fang..."

……

The horse rode out of the city and not far away, the Sha Pingying stopped.

On the bank of the Grand Canal, Han Chuijun was sitting on a big rock, fishing with a fishing rod. Not far away, under a tree, Fang Yunxiu was sitting cross-legged, her face a little pale.

"Mr. Han, Senior Sister Fang."

Sha Pingying dismounted and walked over quickly: "Junior Brother Li arrived in the city more than ten days ago. He has now rented a small courtyard and practices martial arts day and night. He rarely goes out."

"He's a sensible man."

Han Chuijun nodded, not worried about Li Yuan.

He was less than eighteen years old, but he had already mastered a martial art, so it would be no problem for him to join the inner sect.

"I heard that the envoys who were looking for heroes also found a lot of good talents, including Shao Fangbai, Gan Wu, Tong Jincheng and others. I'm afraid it will be very lively when the mountain gate is opened this time."

Sha Pingying glanced at Fang Yunxiu under the tree and felt a little worried.

"In the past few years, the valley was too cautious in recruiting disciples and missed many talented disciples. This time, I believe we can recruit quite a few."

Han Chuijun narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the river.

In previous years, Shenbing Valley only recruited disciples around eight years old with excellent physique, and admission required a large sum of money, so many disciples from poor families often missed out.

But these people are still there, just delayed a little. Now that there is no such constraint, talented people will naturally come in large numbers.

Sha Pingying came to the river and looked at the merchant ships passing by:

"There are a total of thirty-six places for the inner sect this time. Junior Brother Li should be in the middle or lower ranks, which is not bad. He has great talent and may be able to catch up later."

"Ah."

Han Chuijun lifted up his fishing rod and swung a fish. "It's hard to catch a spirit fish. Where's Liang Ashui? Is he here?"

"Liang Ah Shui?"

Sha Pingying scratched his head: "Should, should it be here?"

"Half a month ago, Gao Liu Chang Yuan Escort Agency escorted more than 20 people here, Liang A Shui was among them."

Fang Yunxiu stood up, her face showing a little bit of color.

“Although that kid’s talent is not as good as Li Yuan’s, his fishing skills are not bad. Maybe he can help me catch that red dragon fish king!”

Han Chuijun put away his fishing rod and turned around:

"Qianjun Cave's 'Blood Melting Palm' is quite vicious. Although I have expelled the palm force, I cannot fight with anyone for the next three months."

"The disciple understands."

Fang Yunxiu bowed in response. She was much calmer than she was half a year ago.

"It's the Evil God Cult, it's the Zhenwu Hall, and now even Qianjun Cave has joined in the fun!"

Sha Pingying looked at Fang Yunxiu with concern, his face solemn: "Mr. Han, this matter must be reported to the Valley Master..."

"The master of the valley will not come out until the mountain gate is opened."

Picking up the fish basket, Han Chuijun ordered:

"The opening of the mountain gate this time has shocked all the prefectures and attracted many visitors, many of whom have ulterior motives. You will stay in the city for the next few days and help the Supervisory Hall."

"The disciple understands."

Sha Pingying bowed and responded.

"Okay, I'm going back to the valley. I heard that some people have some complaints about me, hehe..."

Han Chuijun floated away.

Hearing his voice, Sha Pingying and Fang Yunxiu looked worried. They were afraid that if this guy returned to the mountain, there would be a big commotion.

……

……

As the day of the opening of the Divine Weapon Valley draws closer, the city of Zhelong Prefecture becomes more and more lively. Many inns have run out of rooms, and the courtyards that can be rented out have long been snapped up.

By March, many people even slept outside the city or at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the mountain gate to open.

Yue Yunjin, Wu Ming and others felt the pressure and stayed indoors for a few days to practice martial arts. Even Liu Zheng became nervous and practiced with Wang Peiyao and others every day to hone their martial arts.

At night, in the courtyard.

"call!"

"Suck!"

A gentle breeze blew as Li Yuan stood in a large vat filled with coarse iron sand, constantly adjusting his breathing. When his mind calmed down, he swallowed three top-grade Yuan-boosting pills at a time.

Woo!
After taking the pill worth more than one hundred taels of silver, Li Yuan suddenly felt his whole body getting hot. He forced himself to stand in a soldier's posture, stirring the iron sand to rub his body.

After taking medicine continuously for more than forty days, his bones changed twice again, forming the last change of the Nine Forms, and the Fish Step also came to an end.

(End of this chapter)