Chapter 443: New Year's Eve, Xiao Li
Chapter 443: New Year's Eve, Xiao Li (asking for monthly ticket)
When~
The deep sound of the bell echoed in the sea of clouds.
On the observatory, Huang Longzi held a black umbrella in one hand and had the other hand behind his back. His gaze seemed to carry a great weight. The Great Sun Golden Scale Bell was shaking and the sound of bells rang out.
"It's a good thing, but unfortunately, it already has an owner."
With his curly beard trembling, Huang Longzi raised his head to take a look at the golden bell, or the sea of clouds and the sun higher up. His mind turned in a subtle way.
"Mr. Huang Long, what have you figured out?"
Following the wind, Wu Yingxing came to the observatory and his eyes stopped on the big umbrella for a moment.
"I think I've gained something."
Huang Longzi's eyes lit up and fell on the small tripod in Wu Yingxing's hand.
"Here, there is a hundred-year-old incense. I wonder if it is enough for Mr. Huang Long?"
Wu Yingxing tightly grasped the Yunxiang Ding, and the jade coins in his hands, which were behind his back, kept turning. During these days, he had been keeping an eye on this so-called alien visitor.
"One tripod is not enough. Six tripods are needed to be able to accept one person into the academy."
Huang Longzi collected his thoughts.
"Six tripods?"
Wu Yingxing's eyelids twitched. This old guy has such a big appetite.
"Six tripods of incense are fine, but why can Mr. Huang Long take them away?"
"This……"
Huang Longzi pinched his fingers and said, "Your Majesty has already promised me, Brother Wu, are you going to disobey the imperial edict?"
"Since ancient times, all transactions have been settled in cash. Your Majesty has allowed you to come here to comprehend the Great Sun Golden Scale Bell, which shows our sincerity."
Wu Yingxing shook his sleeves to cover the incense burner:
"What about your sincerity?"
"Is this what your majesty meant?"
Huang Longzi narrowed his eyes slightly, and Emperor Qian's voice sounded at the right time:
"That is exactly what I meant."
Emperor Qian walked up to the observatory slowly with a calm tone, but Huang Longzi vaguely sensed that something was wrong. Before, he had clearly been determined to win at all costs.
Why the sudden change now?
"What kind of sincerity does Your Majesty require?"
Huang Longzi's eyes flickered as he glanced at the emperor's silver dragon pattern on his hair. His expression became serious.
"You claim to be from the Poison Dragon Academy, so..."
Emperor Qian paused for a moment, and the Great Sun Golden Scale Bell also shook in time, making a trembling sound:
"I want to build a temple and a statue for the Poison Dragon God. What do you think?"
"what?"
Huang Longzi's face changed.
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Li Yuan stayed in the blacksmith shop for three days.
Early in the morning of the fourth day, he was still standing in the backyard when Xin Wenhua came hurriedly.
"call!"
In the courtyard, Li Yuanxu pushed the dragon-tiger pole. The sound of his muscles and bones rubbing against each other was like the faint roar of a tiger or a dragon. Mist was rolling around and the wind was blowing the snow.
He half-closed his eyes, and in his mind were reflected the various internal organs, meridians, tendons and bones in his body.
Invisible to the naked eye, his skeleton already had some jade quality, and occasionally made a golden and jade sound when rubbed. With the medicinal power of the Dragon and Tiger Pill and the blessing of the health furnace, his progress in refining his marrow was extremely fast.
Xin Wenhua did not interrupt and waited for Li Yuan to finish the set of standing exercises and close the posture.
He was a little anxious at first, but after listening to the faint roars of tigers and dragons, his mind gradually calmed down. Even across several feet, he could feel an extremely strong and vigorous vitality.
Although it was midwinter, he could feel a vibrant and flourishing atmosphere.
"Junior Brother Li's physique is somewhat astonishing."
Xin Wenhua was a little frightened. He had never felt such surging energy from anyone else in the sect.
The only ones who come close are the old monks of the Xinyi Sect, and this is a manifestation of their physical strength to a certain extent.
"call!"
After a moment, Li Yuan stopped and looked very energetic: "Brother Xin, what are you doing?"
"The Pure Yang Sword will be forged in the next few days. Master asked me to call you over."
Xin Wenhua walked into the yard.
"The progress of the master craftsmen is quite fast."
Li Yuan washed up casually and followed Xin Wenhua back to the mountain. On the way, Xin Wenhua mentioned the progress of the forging in the past few days. Having been the supervisor for so long, he was quite familiar with weapon casting.
Seeing him coming in a hurry, Li Yuan wondered what big thing had happened. After asking, he learned that the four of them had each forged a divine-level Pure Yang sword embryo and had finalized the final plan.
Li Yuan had no objection to this.
Although he had more confidence in his own magic treasure-refining technique, firstly, Taoist Master Nie had invested a huge amount of money, and the four master craftsmen had also devoted a lot of effort; secondly, in Taoist Master Nie's heart, he trusted those masters more.
Therefore, these days, he was only processing various iron materials, using the blood of Taoist Nie and the Guidao treasure refining technique to make some preparations.
"I wonder how confident these people are?"
A thought flashed through Li Yuan’s mind.
He hoped that these people would succeed at once, so that he might be able to buy the processed iron material in his hand from Nie Laodao.
These are the finest natural treasures, some of which are so good that even money cannot buy them.
……
Jingtao Hall.
In the dead of winter, the waterfall had long been frozen and was covered with ice crystals, but the riverside was bustling with fires blazing, and there was not even any snow on the ground.
Wanchuan and four others were all working on the ironwork, with a group of disciples helping them.
"Uncle Nie."
Li Yuan bowed in greeting.
"How are your preparations going?" After seventy or eighty years of preparation, Nie Xianshan couldn't help feeling a little nervous before the forging of the weapon. He called Li Yuan back to ask him about his unique weapon-making technique.
"All the iron materials have been prepared. So, Uncle Master wants me to forge the Pure Yang Sword?"
Li Yuan glanced at the four master craftsmen. When it came to weapon-making, he was no better than them. But with his tricky treasure-refining technique, he thought he had a better chance.
"You? It's not that I don't believe you, it's really that safety comes first..."
Nie Xianshan sighed.
It took him more than seventy years to collect two sets of materials. He said that he didn't care whether it succeeded or not, but how could he not care?
At his age, even if he could save up another one, by then he would be too old and weak to have the courage or opportunity to break the Tiangang.
"The disciple understands."
Li Yuan just said it casually. Judging from his own experience, he would naturally choose a skilled craftsman with many years of experience.
"You called me here?"
"The Pure Yang Sword is about to be forged. Having one more master craftsman means a little more confidence."
Taoist Nie was unusually polite.
'It has nothing to do with the number of people.'
Although he secretly complained in his heart, Li Yuan naturally agreed. If Taoist Nie could break the Tiangang, it would be a great thing for him.
As for thighs, of course the thicker the better.
……
Next, Li Yuan returned to his previous boring and regular life.
He traveled back and forth between Jingtao Hall and the library every day. In addition to forging iron and practicing martial arts, he would also go to Yangsheng Sect and Xuanjing Sect every now and then to take the true test.
Thanks to the blessing of the health furnace, Li Yuan's progress in marrow refining was very fast. Therefore, he devoted some of his energy to practicing multiple martial arts, focusing on hammer techniques and horizontal training, and supplemented by light skills.
The library had long been fully open to him, but compared to superior martial arts, it was naturally more cost-effective for him to learn middle- and lower-level martial arts.
In addition, he controls the whip of the mirage dragon.
Li Yuan immersed himself in blacksmithing, martial arts training and reading, and felt busy and fulfilled. During this time, he would occasionally go down the mountain to attend banquets and bring in some incense to listen to music.
The days go by one by one.
Soon, the new year is coming, accompanied by another heavy snowfall.
On this day, Li Yuan was watching four master craftsmen forging weapons in Jingtao Hall. After more than a month, the forging of the Chunyang Sword had reached the most critical moment.
Liu Zheng came hurriedly, but did not come forward. Instead, he found Xin Wenhua. The latter was startled at first, then walked towards Li Yuan and informed him through voice transmission.
"Second brother is coming!"
Hearing the message, Li Yuan immediately put down the forging hammer.
Gaoliu County is too far away from Hengshan City, and it has been many years since he sent the escort agency to deliver letters and pick up people.
"Junior brother, ride my white crane."
Xin Wenhua waved his hand, and the white crane that was resting on a hill in the distance spread its wings and came over.
"Thank you, Brother Xin."
Li Yuan bowed his hands to express his gratitude, and with a light tap of his feet, he flew more than 30 meters into the air and landed on the back of a swooping white crane.
"Wow~"
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Huhu~
The cold wind is like a knife and the snowflakes are falling.
The old snow on the official road had not melted yet, and new snow had accumulated, making it quite slippery. The passing horses and caravans walked slowly, and from time to time a carriage would overturn, and the sound of horses neighing could be heard.
In the convoy of Fuyuan Escort Agency, all the escort leaders dismounted from their horses and either led the horses or held the carriages.
As one of the largest escort agencies in Hengshan City, Fuyuan Escort Agency has many skilled escort leaders. Even if a living creature weighing thousands of pounds and a horse are turned sideways, any one of them can lift it up.
"Come on, some people, go to the front and see which car has overturned?"
Gao Gang ordered.
With the help of Fuyuan Escort Agency, the road was soon restored to normal operation, and many caravans expressed their gratitude.
After two years of escorting, Gao Gang had acquired some of the demeanor of a man of the world. He returned greetings with a bow and did not offend anyone. Finally, he got off his horse.
There were more than 40 carriages in the team, and hundreds of escort leaders, all of whom were armed with swords. Gao Gang was one of the big escort leaders in the team.
He walked quickly to the center.
At first glance, these carriages are no different from the surrounding ones, but in fact they are made entirely of fine steel, filled with various wooden frames and charcoal fires.
"Hero Gao, are we almost at Hengshan City?"
A rather honest man poked his head out from behind the car curtain.
"Second brother, you are too distant. We are all family. What's the point of being so chivalrous?"
Gao Gang followed the carriage slowly and had no choice but to correct him, asking, "It's been quite cold these past two days, is the child used to it?"
He asked about my health.
The escorts at the side couldn't help but cast a look, a little envious, but quickly looked away. Those who travel in the underworld must know the rules. The big escorts can approach this family, but they can't.
"What's wrong with that?"
Li Lin waved his hands, nonchalantly.
But before he could finish his words, he was pushed aside by a hand. A woman smiled and said, "These two little guys can't sit still. They always want to run outside..."
"Hengshan City is almost here, just bear with it."
Gao Gang saw the pair of little kids in the carriage, they looked about six or seven years old, a boy and a girl, and they looked vaguely like Li Yuan.
"Uncle Gao, Uncle Gao..."
The two little kids poked their heads out, but Wang Juan and the other boy didn't hold them down.
"It's so cold, you can't go out!"
Gao Gang didn't dare to take these two little guys out. The last time they were sick, it made everyone in the escort agency break out in a cold sweat.
"you……"
Suddenly, Gao Gang looked up and saw a white crane flying towards him with its wings spread.
(End of this chapter)