Chapter 133 Trying to Worship God
Chapter 133 Trying to Worship God (asking for monthly tickets)
At the end of the package were twelve silver bills.
Five of them were sent back by him and confiscated by Li Lin, and the remaining seven came from the blacksmith shop.
After the news that he had become the true successor spread, the business of the weapon forging shop improved a lot.
"I guess there really isn't a shortage?"
Li Yuan thought about it and felt that Li Lin was not a pretentious person, so he put the banknote away.
Hebinglu was a big silver consumer, and he now had less than a thousand taels of silver left on his body.
“Still poor.”
Li Yuan sighed.
After not sleeping all night, he was still in good spirits. He practiced a few sets of military postures before pushing the door open and walking out.
Just after dawn, wisps of smoke were rising from the blacksmith shop, and the sounds of iron hammering became more frequent.
Listening to the sound of iron hammering, Li Yuan's mood improved.
Not only because he was familiar with the sound of blacksmithing, but also because it was a stable source of income for him.
"You can only leave your job if you have property. This is probably the earliest prototype of a sect, right?"
Li Yuan's emotions were surging: "There is actually no difference between the Divine Weapon Valley and the Weapon Forging Shop..."
In the two years before and after, he went from being an apprentice on the verge of death to becoming the tenth true disciple of the Divine Weapon Valley.
In this process, he gradually understood many things.
For example, the "Sectarian Alliance" that he initially found incredible.
If you want to practice martial arts full-time, you not only need a lot of resources and a lot of industry, but also a lot of manpower to free yourself from trivial matters.
The recruited warriors also need resources, industries, and manpower...
As time goes by, they will naturally become a force and occupy more resources.
From the county to the prefecture, from the prefecture to the state, from the state to the prefecture…
"The friction and fighting between the various sects is fundamentally due to this reason."
Li Yuan pondered.
He knows how to adapt to local customs and is always trying to understand and adapt.
The friction between the Divine Weapon Valley and the three major sects is not a special case, and all sects in the world are no exception.
Be it the Evil God Cult or the Star-Picking Tower, I don't think they can escape from this circle.
"Brother Li is still this early."
Not long after Li Yuan pushed the door, Liu Zheng came quickly from outside the shop, carrying two pairs of Liuhe boots:
"In recent years, spirit beast skins have been very scarce. These two pairs of boots are enough to buy a top-grade sharp blade."
Liu Zheng felt a little pain in his flesh.
He had never been short of money since he was a child, but he had never bought many pairs of boots that cost more than a dozen taels.
Not to mention how much you want.
“It’s a bit expensive.”
Li Yuan took out the twelve banknotes and handed them to Liu Zheng:
"Not just boots, gloves, outerwear, or accessories, anything related to spirit beasts can be bought, the more the better."
"what?"
Liu Zheng's hands were shaking a little.
Li Yuan did not explain. After giving a few instructions, he left the weapon forging shop. Liu Zheng arranged for two apprentices to serve him.
On the way, he strolled leisurely along the street, talking all the time. Occasionally, when he saw something with interesting control effects, he would buy it.
After having the Divine Fire Weapon Furnace, he would pay attention to even the weapons and items that were not of high rank.
From time to time, look at the pedestrians on the road.
There is no shortage of martial artists in the city, and all kinds of advanced weapons are everywhere, but most of them are swords.
"It's really hard to find a bargain."
Li Yuan would wander around the streets every time he went down the mountain, but most of the time there were no surprises.
There are few high-quality sharp blades available at roadside stalls, and those that you occasionally find are either overpriced or badly damaged.
"The sickle of Sanyuanwu."
Li Yuan stopped in front of a stall and saw a huge crescent-shaped sickle that was two meters long.
This is a second-level giant sickle, but unfortunately it is severely damaged and its control effect is average.
But he bought it anyway.
He was very fast and did a lot of things, and in a short while, the number of apprentices following him increased from two to four, and by noon, it had become eight.
“Just put the stuff in the yard.”
Li Yuan walked to a large house with three entrances, opened the door, and asked the apprentices to put their things inside.
The house rewarded by the Divine Weapon Valley has three entrances and exits, covers an area of over a thousand square meters, and has dozens of rooms.
After the apprentices put the things in, they returned to the weapon forging shop.
"The house is nice, but it's a bit lonely living alone."
Li Yuan put all the things into the incense burner, locked the gate, and turned to attend the banquet.
Sun Zan’s birthday party.
……
……
Wangjiang Tower, one of the largest restaurants in the city, is adjacent to the inner city river, covers a huge area and has nine floors.
The purple-red paint glowed brightly in the direct midday sun.
Sun Zan, who had booked the entire Wangjiang Tower, was now sitting on the ninth floor. Many disciples of the Divine Weapon Valley were welcoming the guests in the lobby.
As the brother-in-law of the master of the Divine Weapon Valley, Sun Zan has a high status in the Divine Weapon Valley, and he is well-known to countless friends in the city.
There are many high-ranking officials and wealthy people.
"I am honored to have you here, my friends. Come, let's drink this glass of wine!"
Sun Zan's face was flushed and he really enjoyed the compliments from everyone.
However, when he glanced at Shi Hong and didn't see him, his heart skipped a beat. He put down his wine glass and went to look for him.
Ever since he learned that his brother-in-law had sustained internal organ damage, he had tried his best to maintain his relationship with Shi Hong.
"Young Master, what are you doing?"
As he walked into the nearby private room, Sun Zan's drunkenness had mostly dissipated.
In front of the window, Shi Hong stood with his hands behind his back, Long Sheng and Ding Zhi were either sitting or leaning, and the atmosphere in the private room seemed heavy.
"Yesterday, Su Wanxiong appeared outside the city and injured Junior Sister Qiu. If Elder Ku Yue hadn't intervened in time, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
Long Sheng stood up and replied.
"Su Wanxiong?"
Sun Zan was completely sober, and he stuttered for a moment: "Then, what about Li Yuan?"
"He's not dead."
Ding Zhi spoke, seeming a little regretful: "I heard from Junior Sister Qiu that the boy has very good Qinggong and is very alert..."
"That's fine, that's fine."
Sun Zan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care whether Li Yuan lived or died, but after all, it was he who personally invited Li Yuan to come down the mountain this time.
If I die, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain myself. Han Chuijun is an unreasonable old man...
"Young Valley Master is worried about Han Chuijun?"
Sun Zan seemed to have guessed something. He invited Li Yuan because of Shi Hong.
"What does it have to do with me?"
Shi Hong turned around, his eyes cold: "I just don't understand..."
"Ok?"
Everyone in the room was stunned: "Don't understand?"
"I have only practiced martial arts for two years. I have achieved minor success in body tempering and great perfection in hammering. I am also very talented in forging and light work..."
"Is the innate dragon form really so amazing?"
Shi Hong seemed to be talking to himself.
He had met Qiu Changying. That boy's lightness skill was not just a natural talent. Even Qiu Changying was surprised. He was afraid that he was not inferior to himself.
Ding Zhi and the other man also frowned, somewhat frightened.
Sun Zan, on the other hand, didn't take it seriously:
"Han Chuijun was the same in the past. The Valley Master is even more talented, even better than him."
"Innate dragon form..."
Shi Hong sighed. He was just an ordinary superior physique, far inferior to other true disciples. He relied on his amazing comprehension and changed his physique several times in ten years to gather the nine forms before he became a sensation in the sect and became the young master of the valley.
During this period, he spent so much energy and effort, but Li Yuan was born with...
"Why should Young Valley Master care? That kid was distracted elsewhere and even learned the art of forging weapons. Even if he has a good physique, what good can it do?"
Sun Zan comforted him, saying that he was not surprised at all.
“It’s just some emotion.”
Shi Hong waved his hand:
"I am not a jealous person, I just feel touched when I think about each other."
Ding Zhi and Long Sheng nodded in agreement.
"You are young and energetic after all..."
Knowing that it had nothing to do with him, Sun Zan felt relieved: "Young Valley Master, if Li Yuan comes, do you want to see him?"
"No need."
Shi Hong shook his head.
This time, he invited Li Yuan to come down the mountain through Sun Zan, with the intention of seeing if he would be targeted by others and whether he could become his "knife".
By the way, I also wanted to take timely action and save him.
but now……
"I want to see him."
Ding Zhi put down his wine glass, but he saw what Shi Hong was thinking:
"This kid has such a good aptitude. If we don't hone his skills now, I'm afraid my senior brother won't be able to use him well in the future."
Shi Hong drank the wine in his cup:
"Be careful."
"Senior brother, don't worry!"
Ding Zhi nodded: "I have arranged the people, just waiting for him to come."
Over seventy years of a generation, under the elders and true disciples, the inner sect has a large number of 'old disciples'...
"Junior Brother Ding is still safe."
Shi Hong nodded and glanced at Long Sheng again. The latter immediately turned his eyes away and pretended not to see anything.
"Just watch, brother!"
Ding Zhi smiled slightly.
He had already made preparations, and he knew that Li Yuan was in the capital, so he had to come here to do everything.
only……
……
"Li, Li Yuan is here, but he didn't go upstairs. He had a meal in the lobby, left a gift, and left. If it weren't for some disciples checking the gift, I'm afraid no one would know he was here..."
Six hours later, Ding Zhi returned to the private room. His face was gloomy and he was stuttering with anger.
Snapped!
The wine glass fell to the ground, Shi Hong glanced at the night sky outside the window, and left.
……
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"The spirit beast tastes so good, but it's a pity that there is only one plate per table."
On the carriage leaving the city, Li Yuan looked back at the city.
Sun Zan was a man who loved to show off. There were countless guests who came to the nine floors of Wangjiang Tower. He was not noticeable when he went in, and he was not noticeable when he left either.
Although he didn't know what Sun Zan and Shi Hong wanted to do, he naturally wouldn't go along with them.
I went to the birthday party, ate the meal, and left the gift.
As for the rest, what does that have to do with him?
"Although Sun Zan is used to a life of luxury, he is still a shape-shifter after all... Well, whether we can beat him or not, we have to find time to try."
Li Yuan played with the human skin mask in his hand.
To find out what Shi Hong wanted to do, he decided to find out in another way.
In the past two months, he has searched for a lot of weapons. This time he will go back to the mountain to equip them and put on a mask. Then, it's time for 'Li Yuanba' to go out and walk around.
"To be on the safe side, wait for Liu Zheng to buy a few more pairs of boots, and also take back the heavy armor from the Divine Guards..."
The carriage sped towards Shenbing Mountain, while Li Yuan leaned on one side, flipping through the three books sent by Wang Wenyuan, thinking about this method of worshiping gods.
"The method of immortality!"
With some palpitations in his heart, Li Yuan decisively closed the book on the correct way to worship God.
He now had some understanding of the rumors in the martial arts world, about people in the martial arts world who would mutilate themselves or even castrate themselves after obtaining evil skills.
This kind of practice is too tempting.
"Go to the library and look through some books. It would be best if you go to the Alchemy Pavilion to see what kind of elixirs are good. Blood entering the brain is no joke..."
Li Yuan felt that it was not a good deal to risk his life for an unknown immortality, and he had to get to the bottom of it first.
……
At night, there were also ferrymen coming and going at the edge of the Cold Pond. Li Yuan spotted Liang Ashui rowing the boat on the Cold Pond at a glance.
"Brother Liang."
Li Yuan waited for Liang Ashui to come and go before boarding his boat.
Liang Ashui bowed and saluted: "Senior Brother Li."
Li Yuan didn't pay attention to the alienation in his words. He reached out and took the three-pointed harpoon in his hand and weighed it:
"This harpoon is a little damaged. I'm going to the Weapon Forge Valley tomorrow, so I can help you fix it on the way."
"Thank you, Brother Li."
Liang A Shui sighed inwardly and bowed to express his gratitude.
The cold pond was quite chilly at night. Li Yuan stood on the sampan and looked around, seemingly admiring the scenery, but he was still thinking about the Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer.
The fire veins under the cold pond are too active and the temperature is too high...
"It is very rare to be able to wield a weapon that can avoid water and fire."
Staring at the lake, Li Yuan had the urge to dive down and look for other paths, but it was just a thought.
The fire veins were so hot that it was difficult to approach, and the water in the cold pond was also icy cold.
"Brother Li, we're here."
The boat docked, Li Yuan picked up Liang A Shui's harpoon, and without paying attention to the gazes behind him, he waved his hand and left.
"The true teaching!"
On the boat, Liang A Shui breathed a sigh of relief. He counted the money he had on him and estimated that he could get enough to buy some top-quality fishing bait.
"I heard that there is a kind of red dragon fish under this cold pond, which is said to have the blood of a dragon. One fish is worth a hundred gold coins!"
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After returning to the mountain, Li Yuan immediately returned to his previous rhythm.
Working as a blacksmith, improving my physique, and borrowing books every day is boring but fulfilling.
In a blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed.
Wow~
Under the cover of night, in the small courtyard, Li Yuan fetched several buckets of cold water to take a bath.
After washing, he didn't wipe it off. He just shook his body, and all the water droplets on his body were shaken into mist, except for his hair.
"If the energy and blood enter the brain, I guess it can be shaken out immediately?"
Li Yuan closed his eyes slightly and sensed it.
After perfecting his body, he could already vaguely sense the changes in internal energy, qi and blood beneath the skin.
In his perception, there were two large nets beneath the membrane.
The circulation of Qi and blood and the circulation of internal Qi are intertwined yet distinct from each other. These two circulations are like two pieces of inner armor that can relieve force, greatly improving the body-tempered warrior's ability to withstand blows.
"I have cultivated many kinds of internal energy, and these internal energies do not conflict with each other, but I heard that there will be some trouble when all forms are combined into one?"
Li Yuan closed his eyes and thought.
The combination of all forms has nothing to do with most warriors. A person with superior physique normally has only two forms, so the difficulty of combining them is negligible.
"call!"
"Suck!"
Li Yuan adjusted his breathing and coordinated the movement of his own Qi, blood, and internal strength.
After a moment, he opened his eyes, put down the hammer, stepped slightly, and jumped into the large vat filled with irregular iron sand.
"Today, the eleventh form can be modified and completed."
Taking a deep breath, Li Yuan took out a small pill for conserving the spirit, hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and swallowed it.
Woo!
When the big pill entered his stomach, Li Yuan did not feel the familiar heat. Instead, he felt a chill spreading from his abdomen to his whole body and then up to his brain.
The Small Pill for Concentrating the Spirit has the effect of nourishing the spirit, and is perfect for assisting in the practice of worshiping gods!
"Dedicate yourself to God..."
(End of this chapter)