Northwest of Rucheng.

Dozens of miles away, in an open valley, sits a courtyard.

The courtyard sits in the north and faces south, there are more than ten houses, and there are many flowers and trees planted in the courtyard, which is very elegant.

In a craftsman's room on the left side of the courtyard, the sect leader was patiently polishing the ink inkstone.

This inkstone is not a precious inkstone, it looks a little rough, but he is concentrating on polishing, and he is not impatient at all.

More than an hour later.

The ink inkstone was finally polished, and the sect leader picked up the ink inkstone and said while looking at it: "This black stone is a siliceous clay slate, with a large number of folds and nodules distributed vertically and horizontally on the surface, and it is rare to find a large black stone that is smooth and flawless, and it is very difficult to polish. In addition, it is not heat-resistant and becomes brittle when exposed to sunlight......"

"In that case, why do you need to make an inkstone?"

Feng Qingyan was a little surprised.

At this time, he was looking at the ink inkstone on the shelf, which had already been polished.

The ink inkstone on the shelf is mainly simple and elegant, or blue, dark green, or pure ink.

It is very much in line with his aesthetics.

The sect leader smiled when he heard this, and while pouring some water into the ink inkstone, he said: "If you can polish it with your heart, it can produce a black and bright luster, and it has a quiet and moisturizing that other inkstones do not have. Of course, if there is no meticulous polishing by craftsmen, it will not become a good inkstone. No matter what kind of inkstone it is, only by spending as much time as possible and slowly polishing it with heart can it show the best quality. ”

Feng Qingyan nodded, and casually picked up the azure ink inkstone on the shelf to look at.

"This kind of black stone, if you are not careful, will be overpolished, or the inkstone will be broken. The sect leader removed the clear water from the inkstone and polished it again, "If you find cracks and defects, you must first remove the cracks and defects of the inkstone, and then gradually cut and peel off the layers with folds and protrusions. ”

"In this way, it will slowly become a round ball. ”

The sect leader looked at it while polishing, and said from time to time: "The best part of an inkstone is the last remaining smooth stone heart. ”

"What I did was to make full use of this pure and simple stone core to dig the inkstone. ”

"The original shape of the inkstone determines the shape of the inkstone. ”

At this moment, the sect leader took the ink strip from his side, sharpened it evenly and slowly, and said, "When you go to the mountain to select an inkstone, you need to touch it carefully and tap it carefully to distinguish which one is a good inkstone. When polishing, the inkstone will also make a sound, gradually revealing its inner shape, and the works that obey the heart of the inkstone can resonate in people's hearts......"

After a while, he washed off the ink in the inkstone, touched it carefully with his fingers, and said: "It will take about two to three days to polish an ordinary inkstone, depending on the size of the material." ”

"Two or three days?"

Feng Qingyan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in surprise: "It takes so long?"

"Two or three days is a long time?" the sect leader suddenly smiled, shook his head and said, "The most taboo thing to polish the ink inkstone is impatience. ”

"What about polishing a dragon inkstone?"

Feng Qingyan asked.

At this time, the sect leader washed the polished black graphite inkstone, wiped off the water, put it on the shelf on the side, and said: "Longyin inkstone, with stone solid, lubricated, delicate, delicate and famous all over the world, with Longyin inkstone ink is not sluggish, the ink is fast, the ink is smooth, the writing is smooth and does not damage, and the handwriting color remains unchanged for a long time." ”

"Whether it is the scorching heat or the harsh winter, press the inkstone with your hand, the inkstone is blue and dark green, and the water vapor does not dry for a long time, so there is a saying that the ink is studied. ”

At this moment, the sect leader took out a plain box from the shelf on the other side, opened it and saw a dragon yin inkstone about six or seven inches on the side.

A silky dragon murmur came out.

He took out the dragon yin inkstone and breathed into the inkstone, which immediately became wet.

"Longyin inkstone is indeed the best inkstone in the world. The sect leader sighed, and couldn't put it down because of his love for the dragon inkstone, "It will take at least ten days to polish such a dragon inkstone." Maybe the other inkstones can be faster, but the dragon inkstone can't be fast......"

"More than ten days?"

Feng Qingyan was a little surprised, wouldn't it take longer to polish the Longyin inkstone?

He didn't have time to wait three or five months.

"Longyin stone is dense, solid, delicate, delicate and moist like jade, with the characteristics of soft and rigid, according to it like children's skin, the silence of the rubbing, and the storage of water is not ......"

The sect leader was still sighing, and seemed to be very satisfied with the dragon inkstone he had polished.

"Sect Master, how long does it take to polish the Dragon Yin Yan?"

Feng Qingyan asked with a deep groan.

"Do you really want to polish the dragon inkstone of Sanzhang?"

The sect leader looked at Feng Qingyan, he really couldn't understand, what was the purpose of polishing the three-zhang Longyin inkstone, isn't it a waste? Seeing Feng Qingyan nodded, he didn't ask why he wanted to polish the three-zhang Longyin inkstone, and said after a deep sigh: "It will take at least a year." ”

"A year?"

Feng Qingyan was shocked.

He guessed that it would take three or five months, but who knew that it would take a year.

"Canonization urgently?"

The sect leader was a little surprised, so he put away the dragon inkstone and put it back on the shelf.

"Naturally, the sooner the better. ”

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"If you want to polish the perfect dragon inkstone, you really can't rush it, you need to grind it. The sect leader shook his head, and didn't think about why he needed to use it urgently, and said, "If such a good dragon yin stone is worn out, it will be a pity. ”

"Sect Master, what if you only polish the inkstone?"

Feng Qingyan asked.

"Only polish the inkstone?"

The sect leader was stunned for a moment, a little unintelligible.

"You can only polish one recess that can hold ink, and you don't need to polish the rest. Feng Qingyan thought for a moment and looked at the sect leader with some anticipation, after all, it was a long time to wait for a year.

"So—"

The sect leader frowned and thought about it, "It's not impossible, but it will also take a month's work. ”

"Then polish an inkstone. ”

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"Don't think about canonization anymore?"

The sect leader was full of regret when he heard this, after all, it was a superb dragon yin stone with three zhang squares, and he only polished one recess, can everyone bear this inkstone?

How does this show his mastery of craftsmanship?

Feng Qingyan probably guessed the sect leader's thoughts, after all, it was everyone who cast inkstones, who didn't want to make a peerless inkstone?

"Please forgive me. ”

Feng Qingyan said apologetically.

The sect leader smiled bitterly, didn't say anything, and said, "Then let's start now." ”

Feng Qingyan looked around, although he didn't speak, but the meaning was very obvious, this inkstone was too small to fit his three-zhang dragon yin stone.

The sect leader smiled, walked out of the inkstone, came to an open courtyard, and said, "It's right here." ”

Feng Qingyan nodded, and then released the three-zhang dragon yin stone.

When the sect leader saw the three-zhang dragon stone again, he was still amazed, and he suddenly regretted it in his heart.

Such a superb dragon yin stone, only polished out of a recess?

He just couldn't take it anymore.

His heart aches!

At this moment, he looked at Feng Qingyan with his eyes blank and said, "Saint, this is a rare and superb dragon Yin stone for thousands of years, do you really endure only polishing one recess......?"

Feng Qingyan really couldn't stand the sect leader's gaze, so he had to change his words: "Then, half a year." ”

"Half a year?"

The sect leader's eyes lit up, and his mood suddenly improved a lot, and he said, "Canonized, that's decided." ”

"Uh......"

Feng Qingyan suddenly found that he seemed to have been fooled, and said, "Half a year." ”

"Half a year ......"

The Sect Master stared at the Dragon Yin Stone, and plans came to his mind, but he felt that there was still not enough time.

At this moment, he walked around the Dragon Yin Stone, observing and analyzing it carefully.

What should it look like?

At this time, all his thoughts fell on the Dragon Yin Stone, and Feng Qingyan didn't know when he would leave. Although after a few hours, he designed a good style, but he was still not satisfied, after all, it was a superb dragon stone of Sanzhang, which should be perfect.

There must be no blemish.

And.

Half a year is still not enough, unless a few people join forces......

In front of the Dragon Yin Stone, after thinking about it, the sect leader finally decided to join hands to polish the Dragon Yin Stone, after all, a perfect Dragon Yin Yan is always better than an unfinished Dragon Yin Yan.

At this moment, he was heartbroken and called out to the three of Da Sikong, Shaoli Lord and Shuyi Mountain Master.

These three people are all Confucian inkstone masters.

When the three of them received the summons, they were all a little surprised, and hurriedly rushed to the sect leader's courtyard.

In front of the courtyard, the three of them met, and they were even more surprised, not knowing what the sect leader had summoned them for.

Da Sikong is the image of an old man, who looks very kind, and is the grandfather of Helian Mountain.

The young master is middle-aged, with a black face, and looks very majestic.

The owner of the calligraphy mountain is also the image of an old man.

"Come in, I'm in the inkstone. ”

The sect leader said lightly.

When the three of them heard this, they immediately walked to the inkstone courtyard.

Before they reached the inkstone, they heard the sound of the dragon's groan, and they were all surprised.

"Dragon Stone?"

The master of the calligraphy mountain said happily, and his feet sped up.

Da Sikong and Shao Li Master also walked quickly, and when the three of them walked into the inkstone courtyard and saw a dragon Yin stone three zhang high, they were immediately dumbfounded.

The dragons are rolling, and the dragons are in the air.

It took them a few breaths before they came back to their senses.

"In this world, there is such a superb dragon Yin Stone?" Da Sikong said in shock, walked forward quickly, and looked up at the hovering dragons, "There are at least three hundred fog dragons, it's unimaginable. ”

"Three zhang square, rare for a thousand years!"

The main road of Shuyi Mountain.

Although the young master was silent, he was also shocked by the dragon yinshi.

Although Feng Qingyan came to the Holy Land, many people already knew about it, but only the Great Benevolence Lord, the Great Righteous Lord, the Great Rite Lord, Wumo and the Sect Leader knew about it.

At this moment, they were naturally shocked when they saw the three-zhang dragon yin stone.

"Sect Master, where did you find such a superb Dragon Yin Stone?"

The master of the calligraphy mountain asked curiously.

The Great Sikong and the Young Master looked at it curiously.

"This dragon chanting stone was found in the sanctuaries. The sect leader retracted his gaze and said, "However, the canonization will polish this dragon yin stone into a dragon yin inkstone, but it will only take half a year." Therefore, I summoned you and others to come and polish the dragon yin stone together to make a perfect dragon yin inkstone. ”

"Only one side of the dragon inkstone?" The young master frowned, and said: "Sect Master, this dragon yin stone is three zhang square, how many dragon yin inkstones can be made?"

"That's right, what are you doing with such a big ink inkstone?"

Da Sikong was puzzled.

"The canonization is pure nonsense. ”

The Scholar Mountain Master scolded.

"This is the canonized dragon chanting stone, and you can do whatever you want. ”

The Patriarch said.

The three of them just frowned and said no more.

However, they still can't figure it out, what is the three-zhang square dragon yin stone doing with only one side of the ink inkstone?

Why is such a superb dragon stone so wasted?

"Sect Master, is it really only one side of the ink ink?" Da Sikong was silent for a while and said, "Don't you persuade you......?"

"It's a terrible thing!"

The master of the Scholarly Mountain said bitterly.

"Where is the canonization? I went to find canonization persuasion. ”

Less courtesy.

The sect leader frowned and said, "The canonization only makes one ink inkstone, so naturally there is a reason for canonization." ”

"Okay. ”

Da Sikong said helplessly.

"Ahh

The master of the calligraphy mountain sighed, this is simply a waste of treasures.

"I know your heart hurts, but if you only make one ink inkstone, you can only make one ink inkstone. If canonization could change one's mind, it would have changed a long time ago. Moreover, there must be a reason for canonization, and we only need to polish a perfect inkstone. ”

The Patriarch said.

"What else can I do?" said Shuyi Mountain.

But then, what style of Sanzhang's dragon yin stone was made, the four of them began to argue.

The four of them are all inkstone makers, and they all have their own styles.

Since they are all involved in making inkstones, they naturally want to polish according to their own style and favorite style......

For example.

Shaoli mainly made the three-zhang dragon stone into a tripod-shaped inkstone.

Dasikong is a small bridge flowing water, and the dragon yin stone is empty, which has the artistic conception of the water moon cave. The master of the calligraphy mountain should polish it into the appearance of the book mountain, and open up a number of small ink inkstones on the main ink inkstone......

The sect leader is naturally as simple and plain as possible.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed.

The four of them couldn't convince the four of them, and they all advocated their own style, their own style.

At this time, the sect leader suddenly regretted it.

"No way!"

In the inkstone courtyard, Da Sikong shouted loudly, "Have you ever seen a tripod-shaped inkstone? A tripod-shaped inkstone is not suitable for grinding ink and writing at all, it's just nonsense!"

"Hmph, what kind of small bridge and flowing water of yours, what kind of water moon cave sky, it's even more chaotic!"

The young master scolded with a calm face.

"Hehe, I don't know what your heads are thinking, are you embarrassed to say that you are an inkstone maker......?"

"Heh, are you embarrassed to say, "What book mountain has a road?

Da Sikong glared angrily.

The sect leader was speechless and looked at the sky, really wanting to drive them out.

This has been fighting for two days, and there is still no plan that everyone agrees on, if we continue to fight like this, it will not be said that it will be half a year, that is, it will not be completed in a year.

Soon after, the Sect Master had no choice but to use his power to force them into obedience.

But the three of them were not convinced, and sneered at the sect leader.

Strike!

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