Chapter 1 Here the landscape, the people here
"Yue'er, it's time to go home...... an old man with a sheep's beard standing on the edge of the mound shouted into the distance, his voice was not loud, but it echoed between the valleys for a long time, and his words were clearly layered, and his words were not shocked.
Following the sound, I saw that under the mossy ancient tree, a black-clothed girl with a bamboo basket on her back was concentrating on looking up at the dense canopy, as if she was carefully looking for something. This girl, with a graceful body and a slender figure, is dressed in a dark and inky shirt, which sets off the already smooth skin and makes it even whiter.
Suddenly, a red round fruit like the setting sun appeared between the layers of green branches, the girl's eyes were bright, the corners of her mouth were lightly raised, she inhaled slowly, accompanied by a slight rise in her chest, slightly bent her knees, and saw that there were a few faint yellow halos at her ankles that began to slowly condense.
Capacity, moving, the withered leaves that have been calm on the land for a long time have risen against the wind again. In a few breaths, the red fruit disappeared from the tree and appeared in the girl's hand.
Gently wipe off sweat droplets from sideburns. The girl smiled with satisfaction, and with a wave of her jade hand, she threw the red fruit into the bamboo basket.
"Got it, Grandpa Gu!" the girl echoed the voice from afar. When he raised his head, a breeze blew, a few soft long hair tufts danced in the wind, and a delicate face carved like beautiful jade appeared among the flowers and plants in the clouds.
The girl's steps were light and cheerful, leaving only the huge ancient tree standing silently like a wise man, dispatching the breath of the surrounding creatures, and under its protection, this small area was full of green and life.
But when you approach the old tree, you will be amazed by its mottled and rough bark, every trace is so deep and unforgettable!
As far as the eye can see, there are huge cliffs in the distance, and the cliffs meet, leaving a vast flat land in the middle. On the land, the grass and trees are lush, the birds are crying, there are forests, there are rivers, and there are a few scattered dwellings, in the forest, the traces of beasts are frequent, and in the river, you can also see swimming fish playing.
As the name suggests, the village is surrounded by cliffs that rise into the sky, isolated from the world, as if in a space alone. Huanya Village, to be exact, is not a village. Because there are only a few old people living in the village, usually the old people walk slowly, or sit and fish by the river, or sit quietly under the trees to enjoy the shade, and if they can't stay idle, they go to the fields to walk around, not for work, just turn around and turn around, by the way, there are two children in the village, and there are only two children, they are still a pair of brothers and sisters, depending on each other, the old man and the child, it is impossible to say who takes care of whom, but the child can not be without the person at the helm, and because Grandma Xu's legs and feet are quite light, plus more considerate and careful, the responsibility of taking care of the two children was handed over to herγ There are also some reasons, because among these old people, only Grandma Xu is younger, and her old bones are very neat, and she can afford to work.
"Grandma Xu, Grandma Xu...... What about people?" the girl in ink walked into a bamboo house, and although the door was open, the room was empty, except for a set of tables and chairs made of wooden rattan, which were quietly placed there, as if no one had ever disturbed them.
"Brother is not here either, where have you gone?" The girl put down the bamboo basket behind her, looked left and right, and her big eyes showed a look of loss and confusion.
Immediately after him, an old man dressed plainly and with a sheep's beard also stood at the door, with a kind face, and spoke loudly
"Don't worry, your Grandma Xu has what she has to do, as for your brother, the old man Lang called him away earlier, I guess there is something to explain" The old man said and moved into the back room, sat on the wooden bench, picked up the teacup on the table, and drank it in one gulp.
"Then I'll go to Grandpa Lang's place too!"
"What's there to see, that old man is very pedantic, what's the point? But here to accompany the old man......"
"Oh, you and him are half a pound against eight taels, let's go!"
Before the old man at the table could finish speaking, the voice became farther and farther away with the girl's footsteps. The old man didn't care, and tasted the fresh tea he had just eaten.
"Good tea!" the old man exclaimed.
On a low hill, the incessant sound of hammering came from the stone round house, and a young figure also dressed in ink clothes shuttled back and forth between the stove and the desk. The door of the stone house was ajar, and from time to time the light of the fire of strange colors was reflected.
"Brother, are you really here, isn't Grandpa Lang here?" The young man put down the red-hot iron stone, glanced at the figure that suddenly crashed in, and said with a smile: "Yue'er, let my brother finish the work, are you ready?"
"It should be almost the same......" As she spoke, Yue'er looked at the blacksmith tools stacked at the door, and moved lightly, jumping into the inner room.
This girl's name is Leng Yue, and she is the only one in the village. Just like the baby girl, the girl is lively, and very sensible, generally in front of the old people, it is really noisy, but no one is annoying, but they are all scrambling to tell the girl that, talk about this, and the loved ones can no longer be loved, but when it comes to their own brother who has depended on each other since childhood, it has become much more well-behaved, otherwise the brother is angry, and he can only face those rotten old guys, how boring and boring it is, it's terrible to think about! Oh yes, his brother's name is Leng Yang......
Leng Yue looked at the iron gadgets and the slightly cyan furnace fire that her brother was serving, and her heart was excited and curious. "Brother, what is this? Don't you need to prepare your luggage for tomorrow?" Leng Yue jumped over the messy utensils and moved to the stove in a few steps.
"Oh, I'm almost ready, these are the things I want to bring tomorrow, I've usually accumulated some materials, it's better to make them, it's more convenient to use them later, the furnace is Silent Thunder," said the young man, and laid out a very strange, but very delicate mold.
"Silent thunder, so much!" Leng Yue said as she looked at the flowing iron slurry.
"We haven't seen anything outside, so we should have more," Saying that, the young man took off the iron slurry and slowly moved it to the top of the mold, Leng Yue saw it, no longer spoke, so as not to distract his brother, he stood quietly aside, watching the iron slurry condense into a thin stream and inject it into the mold, the young man saw that the molten iron had entered the mold, so he put the things in his hand aside, his hands waved slightly, and then, the room was covered by the blue light emitted by the young man, after a few breaths, the cyan turned to gold, with a muffled sound, the golden light slowly condensed, and finally disappeared into the mold.
"Open!" With the young man's soft shout, the mold immediately cracked and turned into powder, and more than a dozen golden objects in the shape of a gyro fell from the floating dust, but at the bottom of the golden objects, there were a few wisps of yellowish brown that were extremely incompatible, which were particularly conspicuous. When the young man saw this, he sighed softly and groaned to himself.
Leng Yue saw her brother's face, as if she was comforting and mocking: "Isn't it just that you didn't make offerings to the Fire God? Sincerity is spiritual, you have nothing to do to beg him, maybe he will be in a good mood one day and willing to help you. The young man's originally frowning brows gradually stretched after his sister said this.
"I'll make an offering to the god of fire, what will I offer?
"You can just this one sister, are you willing to do it?" Leng Yue said coquettishly. A pair of big eyes turned watery, and small hands kept playing with the hair that hung down to his chest.
The young man looked at his sister and said helplessly: "Okay, of course I can't bear it, you are my own sister...... However, although the quality is slightly worse, this thunder can be regarded as a success. The young man shook the things in his hand and said.
"The fire sacrifice has not yet been completed, the spirit has been formed, the young spirit is still weak, and it has been burned by your embers, of course, it is also unstable, this variegated color is the best proof. Leng Yang, your fire method is still not good, and the thunder law and the earth law are okay..."Hearing this, the brother and sister all looked towards the door, only to see a burly old man, walking briskly towards the house. It is said to be burly, not only burly, but also strong, it is not enough to describe, the whole body, the muscles like sculptures are intimidating, coupled with the strange height, the speech is like a bell, is it not the gray sideburns, who would have thought that this is actually an old man in his seventies?" "Don't take out these broken things of yours easily in the future, aren't you afraid of being embarrassed?"
"The Xuanye Heavenly Thunder Method and the Great Treasure Earth Leyline Method I practiced are indeed much more proficient than the Burning River Flame Fire Method, but I don't focus on any refining method, maybe my talent for this fire thought is too poor!" Leng Yang sighed and said helplessly.
"Hello Grandpa Lang!" a crisp greeting like a copper bell made the old man's slightly angry expression change sharply.
"The girl is also here, just in time, the old man has something good to give you. β
"Good things?" the siblings looked at each other, and then welcomed the old man into the house.
The old man entered the room, as if he did not see the mess of tools on the floor, and walked straight to the only relatively clean stone table in the room, and placed a wooden box in his hand on the table.
"What kind of good thing?" Grandpa Lang," Leng Yue hurriedly leaned in and looked at this extremely ordinary wooden box. And Leng Yang didn't rush up to watch, but gently put the dozen or so golden objects into a brown bag.
"But tomorrow are you leaving?" asked the old man casually. Leng Yang and Leng Yue replied softly.
"Hey, time flies so fast, this blink of an eye, more than ten years," the old man sighed softly. Hearing the old man's voice, the two people who were originally very excited also restrained their smiles.
The old man came back to his senses and said, "The old man has two treasures here, and I plan to let you take them." β
"What kind of treasure the hell, don't sell it, open it quickly! Leng Yue said impatiently, but the old man suddenly burst out laughing, "What's the hurry?
"Okay, if you don't look at it, you won't look at it!" said Leng Yue, holding her hands to her chest and pouting to show her dissatisfaction.
Grandpa Lang also laughed happily, and he also liked this little girl!
"Grandpa Lang, don't tease Yue'er, what baby, so mysterious?" Leng Yang said.
"Good...... Yes...... I'll show you what." Hearing this, Leng Yang also came to him, only to see that as soon as the old man opened the wooden box, suddenly, four waves of spiritual power of different colors emanated from the wooden box, the spiritual light dissipated, and a pair of jade bracelets came into view. This jade bracelet is dark white all over, about a finger's width, and at first glance, there is nothing special about it.
"Grandpa Lang, what is this jade bracelet for?" Leng Yue asked. "No, let's just wear it. Or do you want us to sell it for food?"
Leng Yue's words made the old man smile again.
"Girl, no one will sell such a valuable thing for food, and it's just you!"
"Hmph, before selling, I don't dare to report your old man's name, maybe I will sell it for a few cents less. β
When the old man heard this, he couldn't stop laughing.
Then the old man looked at Leng Yang, his face turned from joy to might, "What do you see?"
"This must be what you wrote on the map you gave me...... Tibetan ring?" Leng Yang said
"Look, your brother still has a bit of eyesight. The old man took out the jade bracelet, one for each person, and distributed it to the hands of his brother and sister, "That's right, this is indeed the Endless Hidden Ring!"
Leng Yue said a little unconvinced, "My brother has been learning from you for so many years since he was a child, of course he knows more than I know, always compare with me, hum! But then again, what is this thing for?"
"Sister, do you know the space crystal, those things?"
"Isn't that just the ability to store things...... Stuff?"
"That's right. This Tibetan ring is also used for storing things. β
"Cut, I thought it was some kind of baby. β
"But this Tibetan ring is different from other things like this. β
"What's the difference?"
"There are thousands of storage vessels in the world, such as space crystals, rings and whatever, in fact, there is a fatal drawback. That is, it is easy to be seized by others, even if you set up various methods, but as long as you want your things, other people's methods will be more clever, so the things inside are just convenient to store, but not safe. And this Tibetan ring ......" Leng Yang smiled and did not continue.
"Reach out!"
Leng Yue raised her arm in response, revealing her smooth wrist, and Leng Yang slowly put the bracelet into her sister's wrist.
"And then?" Leng Yue curiously played with the jade bracelet on her wrist.
"You try to inject spiritual power into this. β
Leng Yue held a skeptical attitude, and slowly injected a few traces of spiritual power into the jade bracelet. When the last of the spiritual power enters the bracelet. A scene that surprised Leng Yue appeared. The bracelet gradually shrunk, thinner, lighter, and more transparent, gradually turning into a cyan halo, which slowly blended into the skin. On the snow-white wrist, there was not the slightest trace.
"Isn't that convenient? You don't have to worry about people stealing your stuff wherever you go, even when you're in the shower. Carry it with you, and never get it to others. Leng Yang explained to his sister with a smile.
"When you use it, just inject your spiritual power again, and it will reappear. And it has a special function, no matter life or death, whether it is a person or a thing, it can be installed. And it's absolutely secret, not even the breath will be left. The most important thing is that you listen to its name: the Infinite Hidden Ring! Space can be stored endlessly. β
"Is space really infinite? I can save an army. Leng Yue smiled ghostly, Leng Yang didn't know how to answer his sister's question.
"Haha, what are you thinking, you want to have an army, and you're told that it's impossible. Grandpa Lang on the side said with a smile.
"Why is it impossible? Doesn't it mean that it can fit both people and things?"
"Yes, but there is no air in it, and there is no spiritual energy, what do you say the people in it live on, of course, it depends on the spiritual power of the owner of the bracelet, the spiritual power that an army needs to provide in the bracelet, no matter how high a person's cultivation is, it is far from being able to achieve it, so it is impossible. Grandpa Lang explained to Leng Yue.
"I'll just say, how could you give us such a powerful spiritual weapon!"
"Don't you want it, little girl? β
"No, I don't. Saying that, Leng Yue hurriedly hid her wrist, for fear that Grandpa Lang would regret it.
Leng Yang on the side then asked, "The level of this Endless Hidden Ring should not be low, what level does it probably belong to?"
"Divine Master......" Grandpa Lang replied casually.
"Divine Master!" Leng Yang was taken aback.
"What level is the Divine Master, is it very high?" Leng Yue asked curiously as she stared at the bracelet with big eyes.
Leng Yang smacked his lips and said, "You'll know later......"
"I have one more thing for you," said Grandpa Lang, opening the second layer of the wooden box and taking out the scroll with a strange pattern printed on it.
"Still in there?"
"What is this, Grandpa?" Leng Yue asked.
"Girl, this has nothing to do with you, this is for your brother. β
"Hmph, I know you're so eccentric. β
"Leng Yang, come here. This is something I have specially prepared for you. β
"Grandpa Lang, what is this?"
"Thousand Souls Illustrated Book!" Grandpa Lang replied. Then slowly open the scroll again. A very strange pagoda pattern is revealed, from top to bottom, no more, no less, a total of ten floors.
"This is our family's ancestral, for a spirit caster, the most precious is not a rare material, clever techniques, but a variety of spirit weapon manufacturing methods, referred to as the casting party, once the research out of the new, and very needed casting square, is your capital to settle down, see, the demon tower pattern on this is a kind of magic circle, each layer has recorded a large number of spiritual weapons manufacturing methods, but even I, have not all seen the spirit weapons inside, the ancestors' things, I have no ability to inherit, I have no children and no daughters, this age, only you are such an apprenticeγ But it's a pity that you are born with a defect in fire control, otherwise in terms of refining..."Grandpa Lang was a little excited when he said that, there was a sense of hatred that iron could not be made of steel, but it was more regret and helplessness.
"Grandpa Lang, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to solve this problem. Carry forward your old skills!" The old man looked at Leng Yang's face, but he had a smile of relief, and then looked at Leng Yue, who was standing aside with a reluctant face, and said, "Don't be unwilling, girl, wait until your brother has made all the spiritual weapons on it." Isn't it just what you want to use?"
Leng Yue immediately became happy when she heard this taut little face, "Do you need to say it? Of course I know." My brother is the best for me," he happily hugged Leng Yang's arm as he spoke.
"Alright, you all go home, it's getting late. The old man turned his back and waved his hand.
"Then we'll go back. The two siblings replied in unison...
Secretly watching them leave, the sturdy old man could no longer support his strong body, like a huge mountain collapsing, his body sank into the chair, the expression on his face was very complicated, and after a long time, he sighed heavily:
"Karma has created ...... How many years!"
Before the words fell, the corners of his mouth suddenly twitched......