Chapter 163: Jing Shuhu Fishing
Chapter 163: Jing Shuhu Fishing
At dawn, the sun is high in the sky, and its golden light shines on the mountains and forests covered with ice crystals.
"The library has only two floors, the inner and outer floors. The so-called secret building was built by the previous valley master after the library was robbed. The best martial arts secret manuals in the valley are stored in it."
In the woods, Jing Shuhu paced, Li Yuan followed slowly, while Yu Jin and other old soldiers followed from a distance, not daring to get close.
"The so-called secret is naturally kept secret. Historically, only the Valley Master and the Deputy Valley Master can enter and leave freely. I am a little special and can also enter and leave occasionally."
Jing Shuhu pinched his beard and glanced at Li Yuan from the side. Although the latter knew it, he still pretended to be surprised and puzzled.
"I was very gifted in the past, and the old valley master was very fond of me. He once allowed me to enter and leave the secret building..."
Li Yuan was naturally shocked and flattered.
Jing Shuhu had a great reputation in the past. His reputation as a genius in forging weapons once threatened Gong Yangyu at that time. If he had not suffered a serious injury, he would have had a high chance of becoming the master of the valley.
The top three true disciples in the past all received this treatment. Of course, Jing Shuhu would not mention that Han Chuijun also received this treatment.
"okay."
Seeing that his expression was becoming more and more exaggerated, Jing Shuhu glared at him unhappily:
"You want to practice multiple martial arts at the same time in order to change your form. I have no objection, but I also want to warn you a few words."
Li Yuan bowed.
"Shape-changing is the beginning of true mastery of martial arts, but remember not to be too obsessed with it. Han Chuijun's way may not be suitable for you."
Jing Shuhu said in a deep voice, with a rare solemnity:
"There are quite a few good talents in the Hammer Soldier Hall, but they are obsessed with this and have been unable to open up their meridians. You should take this as a warning!"
"Disciple has learned."
Li Yuan's expression became serious. He didn't have much obsession with Jian Yi Duo Xing, otherwise, his inner strength wouldn't have developed so quickly.
However, he possessed the Weapon Control Scroll, which gave him a huge advantage in practicing various forms, so he naturally would not give up.
He is ready to move forward together.
"Ah."
Jing Shuhu nodded, and at this time, the two of them had already arrived outside the library.
Li Yuan was very tactful. He stopped here and went to the outer building to read. After waiting for more than an hour, Jing Shuhu came back and handed him a secret book.
"Ancient Elephant Six-Form Hammer Technique. If this hammer technique is cultivated to perfection, it can be changed into six forms. However, few people have been able to master it in the past few hundred years."
"Easy Six Form?"
Li Yuan was shocked. This might be the top level of martial arts?
But what about the basic idea?
"Great Elder..."
"Don't be too ambitious!"
Jing Shuhu frowned and said, "Only when you have mastered the hammer technique can you use the fundamental diagram. You haven't even mastered it yet, what do you need the fundamental diagram for?"
"The fundamental diagram is the essence of a martial art..."
Li Yuan wanted to explain, but Jing Shuhu had already walked away: "If you want the basic map, you need to fight for another top-grade weapon first!"
This old man is keeping me hanging!
Li Yuan was speechless for a moment, knowing that the old man was afraid that he would become addicted to martial arts training and delay his weapon-making skills.
But I really can!
"correct!"
After walking a few steps, Jing Shuhu turned back and said, "Don't go down the mountain these days. If you need anything, let Yu Jin know to do it..."
"Ok?"
Li Yuan was slightly startled and thought of Sun Zan.
Before he suddenly attacked and killed him last night, he heard the old guy say that he had leaked his information to Sanyuanwu?
"In short, just keep calm and work hard."
Jing Shuhu didn't say much and left with a sullen face.
“Being valued too much can be a hassle.”
Holding the secret book, Li Yuan thought about it and accepted it.
He had been repairing weapons for such a long time, but he had never seen any control blessing related to the 'Ancient Elephant Six-Shaped Hammer'.
Even if we get the basic map, we still won’t be able to control it.
"Let's practice first."
Li Yuan put away the secret book. Without the basic martial arts diagram, he could only practice on his own.
But his natural talent was already very good, and his progress in training was also very fast.
He also mastered the skills left by Han Chuijun, such as the Bull Kung Fu, Eagle Claw Grabbing Technique, White Deer Lifting Technique, and Harrier Step.
"It's a pity that there is really no martial arts that can change the Jiao form."
Li Yuan felt regretful and turned back to the yard. He had not slept the whole night, so he prepared to take a nap.
……
On the way back to the Casting Weapon Valley, Jing Shuhu passed by the Divine Weapon Pavilion and caught a glimpse of Sun Zan’s collapsed courtyard.
"The bait has been eaten before I even put away the fishing rod?!"
Jing Shuhu's heart sank slightly, and his eyes looked dangerous.
He walked around the courtyard, closed his eyes slightly and reviewed it, his expression changed:
"He flew around the beam and hit the man's head with his backhand. It was so quick and neat, even Ba Wanli and Fang Baoluo couldn't do it. Could it be that old man Han Chuijun did it?"
He returned to the Weapon Casting Valley with a frown on his face, found Lei Jingchuan, and started scolding him. The latter was so spitty in the face that he almost rolled up his sleeves and started fighting.
"Old man, did you take the wrong medicine?!"
Lei Jingchuan was furious.
"Not you?"
Jing Shuhu became more and more suspicious, because his junior brother was not so cunning.
"What am I?"
Glancing at the busy blacksmiths in the forge, Lei Jingchuan said in a bad tone: "I have never left the valley!"
"If it wasn't you? Then who killed Sun Zan?"
Jing Shuhu frowned.
"Do you suspect that I killed Sun Zan?"
Lei Jingchuan finally came to his senses: "Are you crazy? I have no grudge against him, why would I kill him?"
Jing Shuhu glanced around and said in a low voice:
"I learned from the Supervisory Hall that Sun Zan was suspected of colluding with Sanyuanwu in secret. It is very likely that Shi Hong instructed him to target Li Yuan..."
"what?"
Lei Jingchuan's voice suddenly rose: "How dare that boy be so bold?!"
It's really not him?
Seeing his reaction, Jing Shuhu shook his head and said, "This is just my guess. It could also be that Sun Zan acted on his own initiative."
"Then Sun Zan would never be so bold."
Lei Jingchuan frowned: "You should have captured Sun Zan right away!"
"What's the point of catching him? Without evidence, who would believe you?"
Jing Shuhu's face was as gloomy as water: "Once Sun Zan dies, those who are connected with him will surely be alarmed and will probably not take action."
"unless……"
"No!"
Lei Jingchuan saw something in his expression and immediately objected: "You can go fishing if you want, but Li Yuan cannot be used as bait!
I still hope that he can become a master craftsman and bring back the treasures left by the ancestors. I cannot take any risks with him!"
"You can catch thieves in a thousand days, but you can never guard against them in a thousand days. If we don't catch this group of people, they will always be a hidden danger."
Jing Shuhu paced back and forth: "Besides, the one who assassinated Sun Zan is also very dangerous."
"That's not OK."
Lei Jingchuan had no other choice, but he still shook his head and disagreed. Jing Shuhu was not annoyed, as he had not made up his mind: "Then, after a few days, ask Li Yuan?"
Lei Jingchuan frowned.
……
"Whoever wakes up from a big dream first will know it in my life."
It was already noon when Li Yuan finished his nap. He stretched and had a rare dream.
In the dream, I was still in a small supermarket, still fiddling with the ceremony of bestowing ordination from the heavens, and was eventually swallowed by the darkness.
"I guess it was influenced by the description of blood sacrifice in Old Han's book 'Root Bone Theory'?"
Li Yuan murmured in his heart. He had some trauma about blood sacrifice.
He didn't get up, but leaned against the head of the bed, squinted his eyes, and began to count the gifts from 'Sun Zan'.
Being the head of the Divine Weapon Pavilion is obviously a very lucrative job.
Apart from the true teachings, every disciple who went to the Divine Weapon Pavilion to exchange for weapons had been blackmailed to some extent.
Over the past few decades, the accumulated wealth is quite substantial.
“What a great search!”
After a quick count, Li Yuan was a little surprised. The number of house deeds and land deeds under the name of this old guy was more than three or four times that of Ding Zhi.
He calculated with his fingers and found that the value of these house deeds and land deeds alone was more than 100,000 taels of silver!
Sun Zan has more than forty shops on Shenbing Street, the most prosperous street in the city, and all of them are located in good locations.
"It's a pity that it can't see the light."
Li Yuan was counting.
Sun Zan spent most of his fortune on real estate, but he also had a lot of cash, gold and silver notes, and jewelry totaling 34,000 taels of silver.
In addition, each sword and each knife are top-grade famous weapons, and are worth 30,000 taels of silver.
But there are very few pills and no secret books.
"That's right. He hasn't achieved the Great Transformation in all these years. I guess it's because he didn't get the corresponding Qigong and was addicted to pleasure. Maybe this is also the reason?"
Most of Ding Zhi's gift was still unspent, and another wave of gifts from Sun Zan made Master Li Dao rich.
“No wonder the old saying goes that no one can get rich without unexpected fortune.”
After counting several times, Li Yuan suddenly felt that for many assassins in Zhaixing Tower, the reward was just a bonus.
From the many rewards, picking out the 'fat sheep' is the main source of income?
With Sun Zan's wealth, if he were a true disciple, he would have to save for decades even without eating or drinking. It is a huge fortune.
"If I sell these two top-grade famous weapons, it will be enough money to upgrade the Weapon Control Scroll to the sixth level!"
Li Yuan murmured in his heart.
The materials required to advance the Weaponry Talisman to the sixth level, except for refined gold, can all be obtained by exchanging for silver. Red gold is not uncommon in the Divine Weapon Valley.
"Well, let's exchange it for a small sum. It would be best if we can upgrade the Military Control Scroll to the sixth level before the Sanyuanwu troops come to the city."
Li Yuan thought to himself that with his current status and position, purchasing these iron materials would only be a small problem.
It's reasonable for a weapon-forging wizard to have some quirks, right?
After counting several times, Li Yuan nodded. He was in a good mood as he had cleared the obstacles and solved the problem of promotion to the rank of Military Commander.
"Well, I've already applied for leave, so I might as well just take a few days off."
Leaning against the head of the bed, Li Yuan took out the booklet sent by Lao Han and began to study Qianjun Qigong.
The strength reaches one foot and the energy reaches three meters.
The huge gap between internal strength and internal energy is self-evident, and it is naturally difficult to transform strength into energy.
Shape-changing masters like Ding Zhi and Sun Zan have not achieved this. Of course, the latter may not have the corresponding Qigong.
But it can also be seen how difficult this step is.
"The first step in transforming energy into energy is to integrate the internal energy. My internal energy is already strong, so this step is completed.
The second step is to disperse the strength, making the various strengths indistinguishable from each other, and then, with the help of different breathing methods and special environment, slowly transform them into Qianjin Qi..."
Li Yuan recited each word silently and analyzed it in his mind.
Over the past six months, as he read more and more books, his knowledge of martial arts was not as shallow as before, and he also had his own understanding of transforming strength into qi.
Breaking up the strength and transforming it into qi can be divided into many steps, but it is also possible to do them all at once.
"Well, the Mind-Concentrating Pill is more suitable for this purpose. Well, I have two, Ding Zhi left eight, and with the three left by Sun Zan, I think it should be enough."
The thirteen Minor Soul-Replenishing Pills were worth ten thousand taels. It was only because Li Yuan had made a windfall that he would have been reluctant to part with them, otherwise.
In fact, the other true teachings would not be so extravagant at this stage.
"Fortunately, it is not urgent to transform strength into qi. Many true disciples and elders start after changing their forms."
Li Yuan closed the secret book and his confusion was gone.
Disciples of a sect often have a systematic inheritance and rarely take detours when practicing martial arts. This is also the advantage of a sect.
"I can now start the 'Shape-Change'!"
After putting away the secret book, Li Yuan felt a little excited.
The Form-changing Realm is referred to as "entering the hall" by people in the martial arts world. Only when one reaches this level can one be considered a master.
In Han Chuijun's eyes, changing shape is the beginning of becoming inhuman.
"I have fifteen forms of bones. Once I succeed in changing my form, even without using the power of the Weapon Palm, people like Sun Zan and Ding Zhi will never be my opponents!"
Li Yuan put on his shoes, stood up, opened the door, looked at the bright sun, and suddenly felt cheerful.
It's only been a year since he left Gaoliu, and he's already catching up with Lao Han?
……
During the five days of leave, Li Yuan refused to go to the Weapon Casting Valley.
Every day, he either went fishing in the cold pond or read books in the library. Sometimes he would go to the bamboo forest to roast a lamb or half a lamb, or buy a few pounds of monkey wine in the Zhaixing Tower. His life was quite comfortable.
"Before the Qi and Blood can reach the Great Form, there are three times to break through the limit. The degree of breaking through the limit is related to one's own root bones. After the inner strength is fully developed, the increase in physical strength should be very subtle..."
In the bamboo forest, the spirit sheep was roasting and oozing with oil. Li Yuan was lying on a rocking chair, controlling the five-step snake skin belt and feeling the changes in his own strength.
After the internal strength is fully developed, the strength will be interwoven into a network between the internal organs, which will further stimulate the internal organs and increase physical strength.
But according to the records in the book, this growth is not fast and the duration is short, but Li Yuan has lasted for five days and it seems that it is not over yet.
"I guess it has something to do with the root bone?"
Li Yuan didn't think much about it, since it was a good thing for him anyway.
After the spirit sheep was roasted, he put out the fire and drank the monkey wine, taking a sip of wine and a bite of meat, enjoying the rare leisure time.
After the news of the Sanyuanwu army's march came, both inside and outside Shenbing Valley was very tense and busy. Every day off was rare, and he cherished it very much.
However, before he finished eating the spirit sheep, Li Yuan already felt that his leisure time was about to end prematurely.
"You are quite leisurely."
Jing Shuhu's voice came from outside the bamboo forest.
"Disciple still has half a day off!"
Li Yuan sat up with a start, smiled and pulled off a leg of lamb and handed it to Jing Shuhu, who took it with a stern face:
"Where's the wine?"
When he heard the voice, Li Yuan had already put away the monkey wine. He could only burp and said, "I just finished drinking it. If you want it, I'll go get it right away."
"No need, I have some too."
Jing Shuhu took out a red gourd from his sleeve and took a few sips from the lamb leg without any intention of sharing.
"Great Elder, you came to see me, but do you have something to tell me?"
Li Yuan had no interest in his wine and asked him why he came.
"Well, it's not a big deal."
Jing Shuhu wiped his mouth and said, "I am going to go fishing, but I am still short of bait. I need your help."
(End of this chapter)