Chapter 103: Clan Entry Examination (Part 2)
In the process of controlling the weapon, the body is also getting familiar with it, and even absorbing the effect of the control.
Inside the house, Li Yuan danced with the hammer weapon lightly. The hammer technique already had the shadow of the Green Snake Spear and the Tiger Roaring Knife, but he was performing the Crazy Lion Knife Technique.
Moreover, when the heavy weapon was swung, it fell silently, which was like lifting a heavy weight with ease.
"Hu!"
"Inhale!"
Slowly pushing the Crazy Lion Knife Technique, Li Yuan's feet seemed to move but not move, like a spirit ape swinging its arms, a fierce tiger lying on a stake, and various breathing methods were changed in succession to regulate the blood and internal strength.
In addition to the six breathing methods of the ape, 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? Is there any difference in breathing methods?"
The hammer weapon danced lightly, and the soreness and itchiness gradually spread. The Crazy Lion was trying to change the neck to the shoulders and back...
"The Crazy Lion's swordsmanship is indeed much worse than the White Ape Hammer. The pain of the bone change is much lower, and the speed is also much faster..."
Li Yuan is very sure that the soreness and itchiness are reduced, not that his tolerance is improved.
Although the neck is sore and tired, it is still much better than cramps all over the body.
"If it is at this speed, as long as it does not stop for a day, more than forty days... It should be enough to gather the nine forms, right?"
...
Li Yuan failed to retreat.
The next day, Liu Zheng and others came to him to discuss and prepare to rent a small courtyard. The rent of three cents a day was a bit unbearable for others.
After a sleepless night, Li Yuan did not feel tired. He followed Liu Zheng and others to find a remote three-courtyard house. He rented it for two months at a monthly rent of eight taels. The rent was shared by eighteen people, which was much more cost-effective than an inn.
Li Yuan rented a small courtyard next to it at a 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 was that he really wanted to retreat.
For more than ten days after that, Shao Fangbai did not come to the banquet again. Li Yuan was happy to be quiet. He practiced martial arts during the day and went out to find a roadside restaurant to eat at noon.
Sometimes he went with Liu Zheng, and sometimes he dragged Yue Yunjin and Wu Ming.
Retreat does not mean staying indoors, and the pain of bone changes also needs to be relieved, otherwise, it will hurt the body and mind.
"No. 1 on the list of divine weapons in Zhelong Mansion, the Five-Colored Lingxu Sword, a top-grade famous weapon, held by the master of the Divine Weapon Valley, Gong Yangyu, is the best among swords!"
"... The Hundred-Winged Heavenly Cicada Sword, No. 19 on the list of divine weapons, a top-grade famous weapon, held by Elder Ku Yue, the sword master of the Divine Weapon Valley..."
" The Wind and Thunder Ruyi Jade Pestle, No. 23 on the list of divine weapons, a top-grade famous weapon, the hammer master of the Divine Weapon Valley, held by Elder Han Chuijun..."
...
The Zhelong Mansion is very large. If you want to go a little further, you have to take a sedan chair or a carriage, or even a two-wheeled carriage pulled by manpower.
In a carriage, Li Yuan flipped through the list of divine weapons. These days, he has flipped through it countless times, and even found the old list from previous years.
Compared with other lists, this volume of the list of divine weapons has changed very little. 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 famous weapons in the entire Zhelong Mansion, and half of them have been broken or disappeared long ago..."
Li Yuan said to himself.
The weapons of the Divine Weapon Valley are well-known all over the world, and there are many martial artists who come from thousands of miles to seek them, but there are still very few top-grade weapons.
On the contrary, there are more top-grade and ordinary weapons.
There are 273 divine weapons on the Divine Weapon List, all of which are top-grade weapons and above. Only three ordinary weapons are on the list, and they have a lot to do with their owners.
"There are so many on the surface, and there are probably more in secret. Who knows, there may be some divine weapons hidden..."
Li Yuan thought of the black light again.
Eleventh-level weapons are beyond imagination. He has not seen a single word in the books he has collected these days, and even in the storytelling books, it has never appeared...
"Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer..."
The carriage slowly circled the streets. Li Yuan's mind was scattered, but he also paid attention to both sides of the street at any time.
After the weapon-controlling talisman was promoted to the fourth level, only he could sense consciously that the weapons within ten meters had light emerging. At this moment, there was a large area of light changing in his eyes.
Unfortunately, most of them are first-class weapons, that is, ordinary sharp blades.
"Even in the capital city, there are very few weapons above the top sharp blade, and most people will not buy such expensive weapons..."
Li Yuan was not surprised.
Weapons need to be maintained. The better the weapon, the better it needs to be maintained.
As Zhang Ben said before, the martial artists he saw these days, in addition to weapons, often carry a small box.
Silk cloth, whetstone, elixir, etc., are necessities for traveling in the world, and silk cloth and whetstone are prepared for the maintenance of weapons.
Some people who are particular will also bring "oil" sold in various weapon shops. According to different weapons, it is divided into "knife oil", "sword oil" and so on.
Of course, more particular ones like Shao Fangbai even have multiple sword-holding boys who are responsible for cleaning and maintaining the sword after using it.
"The hammer is an exception. Well, the mace is not necessary. It looks more ferocious with blood..." 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. "Huh?" Zou Kui was very sensitive to the fact that someone was spying on him. He looked at the carriage fiercely. Before he could scold him, he saw Li Yuan who lifted the curtain to greet him.
His face froze, and an ugly smile appeared on his rough face: "...it turns out to be Brother Li, how come we meet again by such a coincidence?"
The driver stopped the car at the right time and looked at the mace with a frightened expression on his face.
"The city is so big, it's so lucky that Li met Master Zou when he came out!"
Li Yuan got out of the carriage. He was going to find a local snake to ask some questions. Seeing that Zou Kui was so afraid of him, he naturally felt that he was a good candidate.
What a ghost!
Zou Kui cursed in his heart. He really didn't want to get involved with anyone or anything related to Han Chuijun, so he bit the bullet and said, haha:
"Yeah, it's fate... so what, Zou has some important things to do, brother Li, see you later!"
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 Ping Ying carrying an iron rod on his shoulder, Zou Kui felt his scalp numb.
"Haha, I met Brother Zou just after returning to the city. As I said before, we are destined!"
Sha Pingying was all smiles.
"……Yeah yeah."
Zou Kui's smile became even stiffer.
"This time the mountain gate is wide open. With Brother Zou's martial arts, he will be able to join the Divine Guards. By then, we will be members of the same sect!"
Sha Pingying patted the giant man who was a head taller than him and looked at Li Yuan with a smile:
"Junior Brother Li, the Tian Sect was on an assignment a few days ago. I just came back. Don't blame senior brother for being negligent!"
"What did senior brother say?"
Li Yuan handed over his hand.
The two chatted for a few words, and Zou Kui left quickly, as if avoiding the god of plague.
"This Zou Kui?"
Li Yuan was a little curious. This giant man carried a famous mace on his shoulders, so his strength must not be underestimated, but his performance was a bit...
"Junior brother, please don't underestimate this Zou Kui. This person has already grown up internally, and with his innate divine power, if it weren't for his inferior talent, he would have already broken through the transformation."
Sha Pingying took Li Yuan and found a wine shop to sit down. He ordered a pot of wine and then talked about Zou Kui:
"This evil tiger was quite ferocious and domineering in the early years. All the criminals he captured were reduced to flesh and blood. Later, when he met Mr. Han, and after that, when he saw our disciples from the Divine Weapon Valley, they started to fight..."
"I see."
Li Yuan poured him wine and asked him something.
Sha Pingying was born in Fucheng and worshiped at the inner gate of Shenbing Valley at a young age. He knew very well about the things inside and outside Fucheng. When Li Yuan asked him, he talked for most of an hour.
From the six major families, large and small sects in Fucheng, to the large and small gangs.
"Zhao family? The Zhao family has been in Fucheng for hundreds of years, and has had disciples worship in the Divine Weapon Valley in every dynasty. Although it has declined in recent years, its power is still considerable."
The Shaping Eagle's expression changed slightly:
"The ancestor of the Zhao family was just a Yexianglang at first, but his martial arts skills were mediocre but he was quite successful. He recruited Yexianglang from various districts together, and in just forty years, he bought two streets of 'Yunfengfang', with a total of three hundred Multiple courtyards...
The Zhao family also began to prosper from him. "
"Dung Bull?"
Li Yuan thought of Liang Ashui, who had set his sights on this big deal as soon as he entered the city, which showed that he had excellent vision.
"Shit Ba? That's quite appropriate."
Sha Pingying laughed: "Junior brother, why are you asking about this? Could it be that someone from them came to provoke you?"
"Just curious."
Li Yuan shook his head.
In the past few days, he had also inquired that after the news of Cao Yan's death reached Fucheng, the shop he purchased at a great cost on that day had already been named Zhao.
Zhao Yunsheng's vague hostility is probably because of this.
"The Zhao family is quite powerful, but it is nothing compared to Mr. Han."
Sha Pingying didn't pay much attention.
The Divine Soldier Valley is as majestic as a mountain, and the six major families and eight major gangs are just birds looking for food in the mountains and forests.
The two talked for a long time and drank several bottles of wine before Sha Pingying stood up and left. Li Yuan handed over the five hundred taels of silver notes with a wink.
Tongda Bank 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:
"Junior brother, if you have anything to do, just come to me."
"Thank you, senior brother."
Li Yuan chased for a few steps and reminded:
"Senior brother, you forgot to tell me where you live..."
"Oh~"
Sha Pingying slapped his forehead, left his address, then waved and left.
Li Yuan handed him off with his hands and watched him go away before settling the bill:
"It's still comfortable to deal with Fang Nuxia..."
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The horse left the city. Not far away, Shapingying had stopped.
On the edge of the Grand Canal, Han Chuijun was sitting on a big rock holding a fishing rod. Not far away, under a tree, Fang Yunxiu was sitting cross-legged, his face a little pale.
"Mr. Han, Senior Sister Fang."
Sha Pingying dismounted and walked quickly: "Junior Brother Li arrived in the city more than ten days ago. Now he rents a small courtyard and practices martial arts day and night, rarely going out."
"He is sensible."
Han Chuijun nodded, not worried about Li Yuan.
At less than eighteen years old, one martial art has been perfected, so it is no problem to join the inner sect.
"I heard that the search missions also found a lot of good talents, as well as Shao Fang Bai, Gan Wu, Tong Jincheng and others. I'm afraid it will be very lively when we open the mountain gate this time."
Sha Pingying glanced at Fang Yunxiu under the tree, feeling slightly worried.
"In the past few years, Gu Nei was too cautious in recruiting disciples and missed many talented disciples. This time, I think we can get back a lot."
Han Chuijun narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the river.
In previous years, the Divine Weapon Valley only welcomed disciples who were around eight years old and of good quality, and entry required a large amount of money. Many disciples from poor family backgrounds often missed out.
But these people are still there, but they have just been delayed. Now that there is no such restriction, talents will naturally come rolling in.
Sha Pingying came to the river and looked at the merchant ships passing by:
"There are thirty-six spots in the inner sect this time. Junior Brother Li should be in the middle and lower reaches, which is not bad. He is extremely talented and may not be able to catch up from behind."
"Um."
Han Chuijun raised his fishing rod and swung up a fish: "Spirit fish are difficult to catch. Where is Liang Ashui? Is he here?"
"Liang Ah Shui?"
Sha Pingying scratched his head: "Should, should it come?"
"Half a month ago, Gaoliu Changyuan Escort escorted more than 20 people, and Liang Ashui was among them."
Fang Yunxiu stood up, with a slight color on his face.
"Although that kid is not as talented as Li Yuan, he is not bad at fishing. He may be able to help me catch that King Red Arowana!"
Han Chuijun put away the fishing rod and turned around:
"The 'Blood Melting Palm' in Qianjun Cave is quite vicious. Although I have taken action to expel the palm's power, I cannot use force with others for the next three months."
"Disciple understands."
Fang Yunxiu bowed in response. She was much calmer than half a year ago.
"It's the Evil God Sect, it's the Zhenwu Hall, and now even Qianjun Cave is joining in the fun!"
Sha Pingying glanced at Fang Yunxiu with concern and said with a serious expression: "Mr. Han, this matter must be reported to the Valley Master..."
"The Valley Master will not come out until the mountain gate is opened."
Speaking of the fish basket, Han Chuijun ordered:
"When the mountain gate is opened this time, all the mansions are shaken and visitors gather, many of whom have ulterior motives. You will stay in the city for the next few days to help the Supervisory Hall."
"Disciple understands."
Sha Pingying bowed in response.
"Okay, I'm back in the valley. I heard that some people are criticizing me, haha..."
Han Chuijun drifted away.
Hearing his voice, Sha Pingying and Fang Yunxiu looked a little worried. This person might make a big fuss when he returns to the mountain.
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As the day for the opening of the Shenbing Valley gets closer, Hidden Dragon City becomes more and more lively. Many inns have no rooms, and the courtyards that can be rented out have long been taken up.
In March, many people even camped directly outside the city and at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the mountain gate to open.
Yue Yunjin, Wu Ming and others felt the pressure. They stayed at home for a few days and practiced martial arts hard. Even Liu Zheng became nervous and took Wang Peiyao and others to practice every day to hone their martial arts.
At night, small courtyard.
"call!"
"suck!"
In the gentle breeze, Li Yuan stood in a large vat filled with rough iron sand, constantly adjusting his breathing, waiting for his mind to calm down, and swallowed three high-quality Yuan-Building Pills at once.
Woo!
After taking the elixir worth more than a hundred taels of silver, Li Yuan suddenly felt hot all over. He resisted and stood up in a military posture, stirring the iron sand and rubbing his body.
After more than forty days of continuous medication, his bones changed twice again, forming the last change of the Nine Forms, and the Fish Walk came to an end.