Slow and immortal

Chapter 63

Chapter 63

Xiao Yao came to the eastern part of Qilian Mountain, and according to the map in the Artifact Refining Hall, the Hall of Bad Artifacts seemed to be nearby.But at a glance she didn't find any buildings.Going forward for a while, I finally saw a thatched cottage in the shade of a tree.

If it wasn't for the precarious plaque hanging in front of the thatched hut with the words "Bao Qi Dian" written on it, Xiao Yao really wouldn't be able to see that this place is actually a place for refining weapons.Looking at the door of the thatched hut, it seems that it is ajar, there is a barrier outside, and the spirit cannot detect the inside, and the chimney above the house is still emitting white smoke.

Xiao Yao thought that there should be someone inside at this moment, so she straightened her clothes, stood in front of the door and said respectfully, "Is senior Fang here? This is Xiao Yao, a new disciple named Xiao Yao. I come here by counting cards, and I implore senior to accept me." disciple."

After a while, the room was silent and no one answered.Xiao Yao had no choice but to continue to raise her voice and shout: "Excuse me, senior Fang, is there? I am Xiao Yao, a new apprentice named Xiao Yao. I come here by counting cards, and I beseech seniors to accept me as my apprentice."

This time, there was still no movement in the house.It seemed that this senior Fang was really weird, she was quite sure that there was someone in the room, but for some reason, this person didn't want to talk to her.

Looking at the restriction here, although it is a bit complicated, it is not difficult to break it by force.But Xiao Yao didn't dare to act rashly, after all, she came here to learn art from a teacher, not to seek bad luck, so such impolite things can't be done.The only plan for now is to wait here patiently. She believes that this person will not stay in this hut forever, and will always wait until he comes out!
Xiao Yao sat here and waited quietly with a spirit of never giving up. In order not to waste time practicing while waiting, she summoned the "foot barrel" into the void, and let the saber-toothed leopard keep an eye on the movement of the hut at all times. , and he meditated in the void in the barrel.

In this way, the sun rose and the sun set, and the days passed day by day, but there was still no movement in the hut.Although Xiao Yao spends time with it, she concentrates on cultivating in the barrel without wasting time at all.Until three months passed, one day, there was finally some movement in the thatched cottage, as if someone was talking inside.

Xiao Yao hurriedly stopped practicing, came out of the "foot barrel", and stood respectfully in front of the door.As soon as he stood up, he heard a "squeak", and the half-hidden door of the thatched cottage was pushed open from the inside.A very short, thin old man with messy clothes, messy hair and beard, walked out of the hut with a long knife, and muttered to himself: "Barely, I thought 'Jiutianxuan' No matter how hard jade can be, it's nothing more than that, things are not as good as their names..."

Seeing someone coming out, Xiao Yao squinted her eyes and stepped forward to salute respectfully: "Senior, I am Xiao Yao, a new apprentice named Xiao Yao, who came by counting cards, and I beg you to accept me as an apprentice."

The old man's eyes were still on the long knife in his hand, and he didn't look at her, but said impatiently: "Why is it still there? It's in the way!"

An invisible coercion emanated from him, and Xiao Yao's pupils shrank slightly: Nascent Soul stage is powerful!Although she can not be afraid of this coercion, if she shows indifference, she is afraid of being suspected, so she quickly pretended that she couldn't bear it, knelt down on one knee, but still insisted: "Xiao Yao begs senior to accept me as a disciple!" ! Follow the predecessors to learn how to refine weapons!"

"Oh? You want to learn how to refine weapons with me?"

This little old man is indeed the master of this "Bad Artifact Sect" - Fang Xuanshu.He saw that although she was suppressed by his coercion and knelt down on one knee, her expression was very calm, her eyes were filled with persistence, and she did not show a trace of fear.Thinking that she has been waiting here quietly for the past three months, she couldn't help raising her eyes a little, and looked at it from top to bottom.

"Then tell me how you know about me, a bad old man? Don't lie and say that those little brats in the foundation period recommended it to you!"

The last sentence was obviously cold, and Xiao Yao shuddered slightly. Before Yuanying's power, all concealment might be self-defeating, so she replied truthfully: "Senior, it is Zhong Xundao who is in charge of the assessment this time and is friendly." I want to help you next time, saying that if you want to learn how to forge weapons well, and you are not afraid of suffering, 'Bao Qi Tang' is a good choice."

"Hmph! Let me just say, why would those little brats recommend this place to you? It turned out to be Zhong Xun!" Fang Xuanshu snorted coldly, then glanced at Xiao Yao who was still kneeling, and called out: "Get up, it's true that if you want to be an old man's apprentice, you can't endure hardships and absolutely refuse to accept them, but it doesn't mean that I will accept as disciples who are only satisfied with the ability to endure hardships. Do you know what I value most in accepting apprentices?" ?”

"The younger generation doesn't know, so please tell the senior."

Even if Fang Xuanshu asked Xiao Yao to get up, she refused, and still knelt on one knee to answer.

"Aptitude, the one-of-a-kind qualification for refining weapons! The seedlings that Zhong Xun likes may not be the same as Fang Xuanshu. Even if you have great strength, it can only show one aspect. Forging weapons requires more than light. With brute force, the power and control of spiritual consciousness are also very important. So girl, don't waste any more time and go back."

He shook his head and passed Xiao Yao, wanting to leave.Unexpectedly, before the magic weapon was sacrificed, Xiao Yao caught up with him again, knelt down in front of him again, offered a long sword with both hands and said: "Senior, please stay, this is the result of a month of self-study by the younger generation." So forged, please take a look at the senior, even if the senior is really unwilling to accept the junior as a disciple, I implore the senior to give the junior some pointers on attainments."

Fang Xuanshu was stunned for a moment, he had met many monks who wished to be accepted as his disciples before, and among them there were also those who had great determination and perseverance and sincerely wanted to learn how to forge weapons, but none of them were as persistent as this woman.I thought: For the sake of her sincerity, let me give her some pointers.

But when his eyes touched the sword blank, he picked it up in his hand and looked at it again and again in disbelief. After watching for about a stick of incense, he lifted the long knife in his hand and swung it straight down at the sword blank. After the sound of "铛", the sword blank almost broke into two pieces, but there was still a little bit of broken thread in the middle.

Fang Xuanshu's voice at the end was a little raised and questioning: "You said this was forged after you only spent a month teaching yourself how to forge it?!?!"

"The junior dare not lie to the senior. This is indeed the finished product that the junior spent a month exploring. I would like to ask the senior to point it out."

Xiao Yao was not humble and said nothing, she had already made a decision in her heart: Who can say clearly what is good and what is not for things like weapon refining qualifications?If this senior is really making things difficult for him and refuses to accept him as a disciple, at least he must find a way to let him teach him two tricks, which will also benefit him a lot.

Fang Xuanshu was silent, he didn't know what he was thinking about, after a while he pulled Xiao Yao up and walked towards his thatched cottage and said: "Come with me, recast it for me to see!"

Xiao Yao's eyes lit up, she naturally knew that there was a turning point in this matter, so she entered the hut without even looking carefully, went straight to the furnace, picked up the smelting hammer skillfully, and found the black iron from the ore materials scattered on the ground beside her. , threw it into the furnace, and began to concentrate on casting billets.And Fang Xuanshu who was at the side didn't stop or make a sound, just watched quietly.

When the iron strike sounded, and when he saw Xiao Yao's half-sitting posture, steady steps, and mighty strength, he couldn't help but show admiration in his eyes: this kind of beauty that only belongs to a man's strength actually appeared at first glance. Last year, a girl who was about [-] or [-] years old was really amazing!
When Xiao Yao finished casting and handed over the blank to him, he nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Did you not use a single bit of consciousness or spiritual power during the casting process, and you relied on your strength to create this piece?" Billet?"

"Returning to the senior, it is true that the younger generation did not use spiritual consciousness and spiritual power when casting the blank. The junior also tried to use the traditional method of injecting spiritual consciousness and spiritual power to cast the billet, but the final effect was not as good as this method. It will consume a certain amount of spiritual knowledge and spiritual power. And I read in the book that it will consume a lot of spiritual knowledge and spiritual power during the furnace. Reserving it can be regarded as laying the foundation for the next step. These are just speculations by the juniors, and I don’t know if what I think is correct , I also ask the seniors to give pointers to the deficiencies."

Indeed, the process of furnace refining consumes a lot of consciousness and spiritual energy.Often, if the spiritual consciousness is not strong, and those who do not have a solid foundation in cultivation, they will not be able to support the entire refining process. If the heat is not enough, the refined utensils will only be low-grade, and even the best natural materials and earthly treasures will be discounted.

Seeing that although Xiao Yao has not learned much about refining weapons, she has a keen intuition in this area, and her attitude is respectful and sincere, and she has such great strength.Right now Fang Xuanshu felt a little relieved, although he still has 2 years of lifespan, but so far he has not accepted any apprentice, and it seems that there will be no successor, so it is time to think about it.

Although he had the idea of ​​accepting Xiao Yao as his disciple in his heart, he still didn't reveal it. On the surface, he wanted to make things difficult: "Girl, do you really want to worship me as a bad old man as a teacher?! But you still have to say beforehand. Clear: I am a bad old man, but I am notoriously bad-tempered, and I don’t show affection, if you can’t do what I ask you, I will still drive you out!"

When Xiao Yao heard this, there was no reason why she didn't understand, so she knelt down happily on the spot and said: "This junior sincerely wants to follow senior to learn how to refine weapons. If senior accepts junior, junior promises to bow his head and work hard to learn how to refine weapons! Humiliate the reputation of the predecessors!"

"Cough, cough." Fang Xuanshu pretended to cough twice to cover up his pride: "Well, since you are so determined, don't blame me for being harsh and ruthless if you can't bear hardships and shrink back in the future! I don't care about your spiritual consciousness and spiritual power. I haven’t checked it out, if you don’t persist in the subsequent refining process, I will also expel you from the sect! You have to think about it!”

As long as one can learn the high-level crafting skills, as long as one can forge the most powerful natal magic weapon, no matter how hard or tiring it is, what does it matter?Knowing that the road is hard, how can you gain anything if you don't work hard?She is willing to be the fish swimming against the current, no matter how difficult the practice is, she can enjoy it!
"Xiao Yao has no regrets! Master, please be respected by disciples!"

The voice was still there, Xiao Yao heavily kowtowed to Fang Xuanshu three times.

Just looking at her performance from three months ago to now, Fang Xuanshu feels very satisfied. Both her character and ability are top-notch. As for what she can achieve in the future, it depends on this girl's own good luck.

"Get up, everyone who enters our sect to learn how to refine weapons, according to the usual practice, the master will give the disciple who sits down a title as a title for going out to fight in the future. Like the master who was the master at the beginning, he named the master "" "Tianlian", this title has been used as a teacher until now, so the outside world only knows that there is a "Tianlian Daoist" in the Qilian Sect, but not Fang Xuanshu. Now that you sit down with me, as a teacher, you naturally have an obligation to do it for you. You name it. You are very powerful, but you are also a woman, you can be said to have both hardness and softness. How about giving you 'heaviness and softness' for the teacher?"

"Disciple Chong Rou, thank you Master for giving me the number!"

It's not important for Xiao Yao to be called what name or given name, the key is that as long as he is willing to accept herself as a disciple, she can do whatever he wants!

(End of this chapter)