Volume 4: The Eventful Years Chapter 221: A Rare Comfort [II]
The second elder was also secretly paying attention to their situation, he just wanted to make these people suffer, but he didn't really want to torture them. But it didn't take long for the second elder's nose to be crooked, but he was helpless.
The second elder thought that the miscellaneous work he had told the fourth elder to arrange was very heavy, even if Baoyu was a Four Realms cultivator, it would not be easy to complete, so let this kid know that the sky is high and the earth is thick. Unexpectedly, Baoyu didn't use the magic power of the Four Realms at all, only used the strength of Wu Ding Gong, and just after half a month, he completed the task of the whole month.
What's even more annoying is that Baoyu mined all the stone shell materials, and he didn't even find a martial arts stone!
It doesn't matter whether or not Wufu Mei Shi has been mined, and Wufu Hill is not short of this kind of natural treasure. But Baoyu chiseled the rock formations every day, and it didn't look like he was digging a stone mine, he just mined the stone crust he touched, so he could complete the task ahead of schedule!
What is he doing here? Children like to pinch mud and play, could it be that this child has become more capable of being bigger, and his hobby has become splitting mountains and stones? Half a month later, the second elder suddenly reacted, it turned out that Baoyu wanted to carve out a cultivation retreat room there!
The ashram has not yet been excavated, but the task of the three disciples for this month has been completed. In fact, there is no shortage of all kinds of fine stones on Wufu Hill, only Baoyu has seen, all kinds of stones are piled up like a hill in the warehouse in charge of Uncle Agen, some of which have been mined decades ago, and they have not been used up yet, so there is no need to send disciples to deliberately excavate.
But quarrying is a way to use the strength of the mountain, and the reason why they are given this kind of work is that the second elder wants to vent his anger. Now that this tone has not been achieved, the second elder has no choice but to give up. How could the second elder who was in charge of the affairs of the main peak deliberately make things difficult for a few miscellaneous disciples?
Half a month later, Baoyu was still continuing to excavate, first hurry up and finish the cultivation retreat room in the mountain. The quarried stone is piled aside for the time being, and the next month's task should be completed ahead of schedule. And Hanxiong and Xiao Tianyi are cultivating the mountain opening energy in their own ways, and they have already mastered the know-how.
In fact, with their cultivation, as long as they are willing to really work hard, it is not difficult to practice the spirit of pioneering, it is much easier than ordinary people!
On this day, the two of them and a dog happily ate a meal of meat in the dining hall of Mojian Peak, braved the goose feathers and heavy snow, and returned to the big house where they lived on weekdays. Although the housekeeper did not stipulate that everyone must gather on any day, it was a customary custom for everyone to gather in the house to talk and laugh on the night of eating meat.
Everyone admired Hanxiong and Baoyu for being able to complete this month's task so many days in advance, and they were worthy of being monks with supernatural powers! Baoyu just smiled and didn't explain much, and Hanxiong didn't say much. At this time, one of them asked, "Hanxiong, we heard that you got an artifact embryo in the Red Brocade City, which was bought by Senior Brother Xiaolu at your behest, can you take it out and let everyone see it?"
Hanxiong was slightly stunned, he hadn't mentioned it, and Baoyu shouldn't have said much. Only then did they remember that there was not only the little sprinkler girl who had climbed the Wufu Hill that day, but also three other scattered cultivators from all over Ba Yuan. Those people had also been in contact with the disciples of Wufuqiu, and they must have mentioned this adventure on the road.
Now that a senior brother had already opened his mouth, Hanxiong opened the cabinet and took out the Pushi sword embryo. Everyone watched and enjoyed it, and inquired about its wonders, and they were full of praise, all of them showed a look of great envy.
When he went to the mountains to practice again the next day, Hanxiong wrapped the sword embryo in a thick felt cloth and carried it behind him. Walking with a sword on his back is a sign of a true disciple here, and Hanxiong, a handyman, is carrying a sword and wrapped in felt cloth, which looks a little nondescript.
When they came to the place where they worked every day, Baoyu said to Han Xiong: "You might as well refine the sword embryo into a treasure weapon here, and then practice the mountain opening strength every day in the future, and then use this sword to use it, and it can also grow with you." I think that in this kind of place, it is the most suitable place to cultivate the spirituality of this sword embryo, and it is a pity to miss the opportunity. ”
Hanxiong stroked the sword embryo in his hand and muttered, "You don't know, I'm going to bring it back to my father!"
Baoyu smiled: "You have been getting the sword embryo for so long, and you have not refined it yourself, we all know that you have this intention." When the little girl went down the mountain, she said that she would make a special trip to visit the Changling Gate of the Ba Mu Country, and of course your father would know your intentions. What do you think Mr. Changling will think in his heart? He must be in a hurry to scold your son for being too stupid and stunned, and don't hurry up to refine the sword embryo! If he was here, maybe he would really beat you......"
Baoyu pointed out two key issues. Besides, the sword embryo was indeed bought by Hanxiong, and the only thought in Mr. Changling's heart when he heard the news was probably to hope that his son would refine it quickly, otherwise it might lead to unexpected changes. The matter of Yingzhu Mountain monk Yanfeng is already a lesson.
Second, the news of Hanxiong's possession of this treasure has leaked out, and someone may be worried about it. Even if the martial arts are safe and the same sect is reliable, who can absolutely guarantee that some people will not have a single thought? If the sword embryo is really secretly used by someone to sacrifice and recognize the master, no matter how much Hanxiong investigates, I am afraid it will be useless.
What's more, once the news spreads, it will only get more and more widespread. Even if this sword embryo does not have an accident on Wufu Hill, when he returns from the mountain, he will have to cross the border for such a long time, and I am afraid it will be difficult not to have an accident! With Hanxiong's current ability, he will definitely not be able to keep this sword embryo himself.
Hanxiong didn't continue to put the sword embryo in the cabinet today, but carried it with him, which means that he was already worried. Then the best and only way to solve these troubles. It is to quickly refine it and recognize the Lord, so that others don't have to worry about it anymore.
Baoyu finally pointed out Hanxiong's most important thoughts. The higher the cultivation, the more wonderful and powerful this sword embryo can become, so Hanxiong has to bring it back to his father. However, Baoyu told Hanxiong that the best refining process of this sword embryo is to grow with people. Hanxiong's cultivation in the future may not be lower than that of Mr. Changling, why doesn't he have this kind of confidence from now on?
If these words were said by others, Hanxiong would be difficult and hesitant, but he was already obedient to Baoyu, and Baoyu said everything in it. Hanxiong groaned and looked up, "Hmm." You're right! I will refine it into a weapon on Wufu Hill and use this weapon to cultivate the strength of the mountain. ”
Cultivating this sword embryo does not require a special method of refining weapons, but only refers to one's own cultivation and cultivation realm, and warms the sacrificial sword with mental mana. The material of this sword embryo is a rare Wufu Stone, and it is of course the best opportunity to sacrifice the sword in the process of Hanxiong's cultivation of the Pioneer and the mining of the Wufu Stone.
Anyway, this month's task was completed, and there was no need to worry about anything else, so that night Hanxiong retreated in the small stone niche where the quarrying tools were originally stacked. The cultivation of the Three Realms has not been able to refine a magic weapon that can truly be in harmony with the body and mind. However, he has been able to refine all kinds of treasures and serve as a co-worker in the city. And Hanxiong has cultivated since he was a child, and the foundation of the Three Realms and Nine Transformation Cultivation is very deep, and there is no problem in refining the best treasure weapons.
After a night's work, the embryo of the artifact has been recognized. It looks a little different, the potholes on the surface are a lot smoother, but they are not fully formed, but they have a strange metallic luster. Hanxiong put the sword on his lap. In the meditation, he cultivated and restored his divine energy, and then entered a deep state of silence.
Baoyu and Xiaotian did not leave, and they were nearby to protect the Dharma of Hanxiong, who was in retreat. Prevent him from being disturbed by accidents. In the early morning of the third day, Baoyu suddenly glanced in the direction of the stone niche, looking a little surprised, and then smiled again. Hanxiong had already left the deep silence, but he did not step out of the stone niche, and continued to refine the sword embryo.
In the past three days, Han Xiong has been cultivating the spirituality of the sword embryo with his own divine temperature during the meditation, and at this moment, it is time to practice again, which shows one thing, his cultivation realm has made a breakthrough. Hanxiong actually broke through to the Four Realms of cultivation in the process of retreat and refinement, which was an unexpected gain, but it was like a matter of course.
On the afternoon of the third day, Hanxiong walked out of the stone niche and beckoned a sword light to fly away, inserting into the quarry of their day. This is not the work of imperial objects, but the method of imperial weapons. This elder sect cultivator who had just broken through the four realms, for the first time in his life, controlled it so skillfully and freely, because it was a magic weapon that he had refined with his own hands, and it grew up with his cultivation, just like a part of life.
After Hanxiong refined the sword embryo into a treasure weapon, he immediately retreated into the deep silence realm, and after breaking through the four realms, he took advantage of the situation to refine the sword into a low-grade magic weapon, and at this moment walked down the stone slope and saluted: "Thank you two junior brothers for protecting the Dharma for me these days!"
Baoyu smiled: "Congratulations, senior brother...... As far as I know, from the successful breakthrough of the Three Realms and the Nine Transformations to the First Transformation of the Four Realms, you will experience a deep state of silence, and all kinds of demons will breed, can you tell me what you have experienced?"
Hanxiong scratched the back of his head a little embarrassed and said, "It's nothing, usually I'm always afraid that my father will scold me for being unproductive, but in fact, I just want to understand now, my father has never thought so, it's just that I'm worried that he will look at me like this...... Senior Brother Xiaolu, can you help me see, how is the Pujian Sacrifice refined?"
As soon as Baoyu beckoned, the sword flew from the stone wall in the distance. He held the sword in his hand and looked at it carefully, as if the original sword embryo was like a stone bar, and now everyone who saw it knew that it was a sword, and the artifact had taken shape. Touch it with your hand, although the surface is uneven, but the feeling is very moist, this sword is not open.
Baoyu asked, "Senior Brother Hanxiong, can you lend me this magic weapon for a few days?"
Hanxiong waved his hand generously and said, "You can use it as long as you want!"
The Divine Sword Embryo has been refined into a Pur Sword, and to Han Xiong it is a treasure that can grow with his cultivation, but to the rest of the world, it is just a low-grade magic weapon at the moment. Hanxiong lends it to others for use, and there is nothing to worry about. What's more, even if it was the original Excalibur Embryo, it would be no problem for Baoyu to borrow it.
Baoyu returned the sword to him and said, "Let's use it again tomorrow, let's go back and eat meat today." You carry your sword back like this, and you don't have to wrap it in felt again. ”
After three days, it was time to eat meat and gather with brothers in the same room. Hanxiong slung the sword cross-shouldered behind his shoulder with a leather cord, a swarthy stone sword without a scabbard, which many people had seen on the way back. In the evening, the brothers in the same room also knew that Hanxiong had finally refined the embryo of the divine sword into a sword, and his cultivation had also broken through the four realms, and they all expressed their congratulations.
Seeing that Hanxiong had broken through the cultivation of the Four Realms, Xiao Jun unabashedly showed his envy, and his blessings and congratulations were so sincere.
The next day, Baoyu and Hanxiong took Xiao Tian to the place where Xiao Jun made stone tools every day, and had a long private chat. Hanxiong sighed: "My father asked me to go to Wufu Hill, saying that I could stay here and do miscellaneous labor with peace of mind, and it might be an opportunity to break through the four realms, which is really good...... This is also thanks to Senior Brother Xiaolu, the people I admire the most in this world are my father and Xiaolu!"
Hanxiong had previously said that the person he admired the most was Xiaolu except for Mr. Changling, and listening to the current tone, Baoyu and Mr. Changling were already tied for first place in his mind.
Xiao Jun couldn't help but sigh secretly, Mr. Changling's purpose of letting Hanxiong come to Wufuqiu had actually been achieved, and he was also sent by his father, but he had not been able to complete the task. Although Baoyu asked him to find a state of mind and stop thinking about such things, he was in love when he encountered something and touched the scene, and it was inevitable that such thoughts would flash from time to time, and his state of mind was more difficult to cultivate than mana.
At this time, Baoyu took the sword and handed it to Xiao Jun and said, "Senior brother, I don't know how your cultivation has been recently? ”
Xiao Jun held the sword in his hand, and slashed towards the void with his mental strength, and a rainbow-like sword flew several feet away, and a crackling sound caused by the friction of air could be heard in his ears. Baoyu nodded and said, "The artistic conception of this sword is still almost hot, and the skill is still slightly lacking. ...... In the past few years, you had a lot of troubled affairs and it was rare to concentrate on cultivation, but this time on the Wufu Hill was a good opportunity to work hard. ”
With Xiaojun's Three Realms and Nine Transformations, he can't catch up with Hanxiong who originally had the same realm in terms of skill, but it is always stronger than the miscellaneous disciples who only practice martial arts. But he is strong in mana, this is the difference in the realm, if you only talk about your own strength, it is indeed a little worse. Baoyu had personally split the clouds and mist in front of the long rope, and knew that if Xiaojun's strength wanted to penetrate the clouds and mist to open the formation, it was still insufficient.
Hanxiong coaxed: "Xiaolu, I haven't practiced martial arts yet, so there is no way to show ugliness, but you can also show us a hand!"
Baoyu took the sword in his hand, and slashed towards the same void, and where the sword light that Xiao Jun had just sacrificed disappeared, there was a sword ray that seemed to fly out of thin air, sweeping more than seven zhang away like a dragon. For a moment, the few people couldn't hear anything clearly, it was because the speed of the sword tearing through the space was too fast, causing the eardrum to be subjected to a strange oppression.
Xiao Jun exclaimed: "This sword you slashed, I look so familiar!"
Of course, Shaowu will be familiar, because he used to be the deputy general of the Great General of the Northern Dao Clan. The machete of the Northern Dao clan is actually made of the same material as this sword, and Uncle Dao slashed a knife on the high cliff of the forbidden land of Pengshan to shock the monks present, and Baoyu also witnessed it with his own eyes. It was a sword technique and a swordsmanship refined on the Wufu Hill.
The sword that Baoyu just chopped out was the same knife that the simulated sword general had at the beginning. With his current skills, he is still a step behind the Northern Dao Clan, but the artistic conception is the same, and the sword is powerful and sharp.
For monks who have cultivated to a higher level, the sword that is split in this way can also have a miraculous change, and the Heavenly Sword General actually made a demonstration. If you cultivate martial arts to the realm of transcending the extreme, if you can enter the initial realm in the future and be able to cultivate and reach the cultivation above the four realms, you can combine the art of imperial weapons to control the sword to hover and fly like a swimming dragon, and its edge is unstoppable; if the cultivation is higher, there will be a more powerful supernatural power evolution.
In fact, this is the essence of swordsmanship left by the general of Wufu back then, and the general of the North Dao clan can be said to have obtained the true inheritance of Wufu Qiu, and combined with his own cultivation to achieve a sword magic power. And Baoyu did not climb the main peak of Wufu Hill to learn swordsmanship, but this sword seems to have been passed on, but the cultivation is still in the four realms.
But Baoyu didn't demonstrate more magical powers today, he just showed Xiao Jun the strength of pure martial arts. If he had changed to another weapon in his hand, Baoyu would not have been able to split such a sword, but this sword is so easy to use!
Seeing the power of Baoyu's sword with his own eyes, Xiao Jun also knows better where his cultivation is lacking, so don't think about anything else in the coming days, and concentrate on cultivation.
Baoyu and the others said goodbye to Xiaojun and came to the halfway point of the firewood peak. Hanxiong continued to cultivate the strength of mountain opening, and held an axe and chisel to mine stones, his mountain opening strength has been practiced, but he has not yet cultivated martial arts. Baoyu held the sword in his hand, and walked into the stone that had been carved out of the rudimentary form, the sword flew out, and the stone chips fell like rain, and he had fully displayed his sword intent at this moment.
If you want to carve out a cultivation retreat or a cave in the cliff wall, this sword is simply the best tool, so Baoyu will borrow it.
This sword is not only suitable for digging stone chambers, but also for helping to take martial stones. In the first twenty days, Baoyu didn't even find a piece of martial arts. Because the place he chose was not an exposed vein. But he had observed the direction of the vein beforehand, and one of the veins was diagonally inserted into the stone wall, and he chiseled the rock into the depths and touched the vein.
In the last ten days of this month, Baoyu mined a pile of martial arts stones, totaling more than ten pieces, which were piled up in the sunlight outside the cave entrance, with brilliant colors and dazzling light. If the people down the mountain find out, it is estimated that their eyes will be straight! The task assigned by the junior fourth elder is only to ask them to mine enough high-quality stone every month. As for the number of Takefu Mishi, it is not mandatory, because it is just a matter of luck.
But not forcing the request does not mean that there is no requirement at all, the three miscellaneous disciples of Baoyu, Hanxiong, and Xiaotian together, they must find at least one piece every month, and if they complete more, they will also be rewarded by the sect. And the pile of Wufu stones mined by Baoyu has completed all the tasks for a year.