Ding Qin did not go to the roof in advance. After all, running to the roof of the building in the middle of the night is easy to arouse the vigilance of others. And the earlier he goes, the better the chance of being seen.

When the time came, he picked up the peanuts and wine warm in hot water, gently opened the window, and jumped vertically upwards under the cover of the moonlight.

The roof was completely different from what Ding Qin imagined. There is a table and two stools. The old man sat on one of the stools, sipping leisurely.

Beneath his feet, there was a large pile of peanut shells, and three empty flasks, as if he had been eating and drinking here for a long time.

Seeing Ding Qin coming up, the old man was not surprised, and poured himself a glass of wine, "Well, you came on time." If you're any later, I'll probably be gone. ”

Ding Qin stepped forward and said, "When I say that I am good, I will come when I am good." Generally I don't arrive late. ”

The old man shook the flask and smiled, "You misunderstood. I said I'm leaving because my jug of wine is empty again. ”

He threw the flask down, but strangely enough, in the silence of the night, when the flask fell on the roof, it did not make a sound.

Good move!

Of course, Ding Qin could judge that this old man was by no means an idle person. He put the peanuts and wine he brought on the table, "Peanuts are the best I can buy, and although the price of the wine is high, I don't know if it suits your taste." ”

The old man took the flask and sniffed, "Well, lime sherbet." This wine is good, I haven't drunk it in a long time. Okay, let's get straight to the point, what do you want to know about Ruyi Fang and the Nine Turnstiles?"

Ding Qin said, "I'm just curious about these two sects. Because I found out that the two of them must be above the counties and counties of Tiannan Prefecture. Moreover, I don't understand why a person who was at the third level and third level of spiritual power a few years ago can reach the third order and sixth layer after the so-called eight turns. ”

"Eight turns, who turned eight times?" the old man's tone became obviously serious, "Did you hear about it, or did you see it yourself?"

Ding Qin said, "It's the Jiagu Cloud of Jiagu City in Border County. I personally saw that his cultivation had reached the third and sixth levels. ”

The old man pinched his glass, was silent for a while, and drank it down. "It turns out that Jiagu Yun has completed eight turns. In this way, he is one of the lords of the Nine Turnstile Gates. ”

"Yes, yes. Hearing the old man say this, Ding Qin already knew that he must know the inside story, "I don't know if the seniors can tell me a thing or two about these two sects?" I am not from Tiannan Prefecture, this time I need to go to Honglang County, Nanhai County, the road is far away, I am worried that I will inadvertently touch some taboos and bring trouble to my trip." ”

"What are you going to do in Honglang County?" The old man tilted his head and looked at Ding Qin for a while, then picked up a peanut and flicked it up with his fingernail, the peanut shell automatically cracked and fell to his feet, and the peanut flew into his mouth.

"I'm looking for someone. Ding Qin said, "I have amnesia, but I will use the water refining method of the Red Sky Meteorite." In the early stage, I heard that a metallurgical master in Honglang County also used the water refining method of Chitian meteorite, so I wanted to go there to confirm whether I would have anything to do with him. ”

"I was looking for him. The old man's words clearly indicated that he knew the master. But instead of saying anything, he said, "Okay. For the sake of your young man's sincerity, I'll tell you something. However, these contents are not only secrets that the two sects do not want outsiders to know, but also in the official and taboo to talk about. It's good that you know it yourself, don't spread the word. ”

Ding Qin nodded, "Please rest assured, senior." ”

The old man took a deep breath and said, "The so-called Ruyi Fang and the Nine Turnstile Gate are just one of the original three major sects in Tiannan Prefecture. At that time, the three major factions stood together to balance the entire state. It's just that this was a long time ago, at least a few hundred years. ”

Later, one of the three major sects developed rapidly, suppressing the other two sects in just over a decade. This sect is the shogunate school. With a significant advantage in overall strength, the shogunate faction failed to restrain its ambitions and exterminated Ruyifang and the Nine Turnstiles. ”

The two factions rushed to the battle, but as a result, they were defeated, and their living forces were almost destroyed, and they had to give up their confrontation with the shogunate faction. As a result, the shogunate faction was in charge of Tennan Prefecture, and under their governance strategy, the current county system was divided, and a hierarchical management system was formed in which the military, government, and civilian departments worked together. ”

"And Ruyifang and Jiuzhuanmen, at the beginning, they also intended to fight back, but later they also found that this hierarchical management system itself was also beneficial to Tiannan Prefecture, so they gave up the idea of counterattacking the shogunate faction, focused on developing the strength of the two gates, and secretly competed with the shogunate faction. ”

Over the centuries, the shogunate gradually erased the disgrace of history and became the legitimate administrator of Tennan Prefecture. And Ruyifang and Nine Turns, although their power is growing, they have been hit by various seemingly legitimate reasons of the shogunate faction, so they have not been able to really rise. ”

At the same time, due to the maturity of the prefectural system, the two factions realized that even if they replaced the shogunate faction, it would be difficult to re-establish a new system in a short period of time. Rather than becoming the public enemy of the people of Tiannan Prefecture, it is better to concentrate on studying the ancient cultivation techniques passed down from them, and finally use their strength to make the Shogunate recognize their existence. ”

"In fact, their cultivation secret skills are the true essence of their sect. And once Ruyifang and Jiuzhummen realized their strengths, then the so-called Tiannan Prefecture would not make sense to them at all. ”

"Now that you know the Nine Turnstiles, I'll start with the Nine Turnstiles. The most mysterious and core method of the Nine Turnstile is called the Nine Turns Golden Body Formula. This is a basic method, which is mainly to improve one's cultivation and physical fitness. It has nine levels, which are called one turn of shaping, two turns of melting, three turns of concentrating, four turns of rebirth, five turns of bones, six turns of meridians, seven turns of qi gathering dantian, eight turns of god and form, and nine turns of fairy wind. ”

"Every turn will cause the cultivator to bring about an extremely obvious improvement in cultivation. Normally, due to being at the primary level and the cultivator's own cultivation is also low, the first three transformations are not obvious, but when they reach the fourth and fifth transformations, their cultivation is at least one level higher. Especially when it comes to the eighth turn, the god form is one, and just from the literal thinking, I know that it can make a person's cultivation breakthrough to a very considerable extent. ”

"Of course, not everyone can reach a high level of transfer. It's all about qualifications. I heard that in the ninth turnstile, there are less than 12 out of 10 that can reach 6 turns, and 7 turns are one in a hundred, and as for the 8th turn, there are few Liao Liao. ”

"But even so, the cultivation of the protégés of the Nine Turnstile is generally higher than that of their peers. Therefore, it is not uncommon for Jiagu Cloud to increase by three layers to reach the third order and sixth layer after the eighth turn of Jiagu Cloud. If he can break through the nine turns again, maybe he will be able to break the shackles. ”

When the old man said this, there was some excitement in his eyes.

Ding Qin thought for a while and said casually, "The shackles mentioned by the predecessors refer to the Tianxuan lock?"

The old man frowned and looked at Ding Qin very seriously. After a long time, he asked, "You actually know about the Tianxuan Lock?"

Ding Qin didn't hide it, "That's right, I know." I've heard people talk about it. But I don't know who said that. It could be a bone soul. I can't remember any of this because of my amnesia. Who and where the bone soul is, I don't know anything. That's why I'm trying to get my memories back. ”

The old man muttered, "Bone souls, I haven't heard of them. What are you cultivating now?"

Ding Qin said, "Three orders and four layers. ”

"Three orders and four layers. The old man drank another glass of wine, "Well, at this age, this cultivation, knows the method of water refining, and knows the Heavenly Xuan Lock." Your memories really should be retrieved. ”

With that, he ate a few more peanuts and drank three glasses in a row. "Okay, the matter of the Nine Turnstiles, let's stop here for the time being. Next, I'll tell you about Ruyi Fang. ”

"Ruyi Fang, as its name suggests, pays attention to Ruyi. This wishful thinking lies in the fact that their ancestral method Ruyi Jue only has a seemingly simple theoretical mental method, and there is no fixed move. However, because of the breadth and depth of this mental method, it is possible to decompose and comprehend a variety of moves. And in different people, even if they have the same understanding, the moves will be different, and if it is the same person, at different times or in different moods, the moves will be different. ”

"This is called wishful. In Ruyifang, it is more important to pay attention to qualifications. If you have good qualifications, you may become a generation of masters, and if you have bad qualifications, you may not even be able to understand the moves. ”

It is precisely for this reason that Ruyifang pays more attention to the discovery and cultivation of highly qualified disciples. They have a whole set of methods to test people's qualifications, and the people selected are definitely one in a thousand. In Tiannan Prefecture, all the actual combat masters, those from Ruyifang, can occupy seven or eight floors. ”

"You might wonder why they make up such a high percentage. This is because of the characteristics of Ruyi Fang's wishful formula. The comprehension of these masters is extremely high, and the advanced moves that they have realized show different attacks every time they use them. For an ordinary master, people may study him and come up with countermeasures based on the characteristics of his moves. But for the actual combat masters of Ruyifang, this will not work. ”

"Therefore, even if the strength of the two is equal, when a nine-turnstile master fights against a Ruyifang master, it must be the nine-turnstile person who loses. However, this does not affect the comparison of the two strengths. Due to the cultivation and improvement effect of the Nine Turns Golden Body Technique, the number and cultivation of the backbone and secondary masters of the Nine Turnstile Gate are significantly higher than those of Ruyi Fang. This is what keeps the balance of strength between the two. ”

Ding Qin had already realized at this time why Jia Guyun did not choose to rely on strength to kill people when he suspected that he was from Ruyifang. First, the cultivation of the third and sixth layers may not be enough to compete with the masters of Ruyi Fang; second, if he is really a person from Ruyi Fang, he is so young, and the cultivation of the third and fourth layers must have extremely high qualifications, and in actual combat, it is difficult to say whether he will use any moves that will make him suffer.

Instead of making a direct enemy with Ruyifang and exposing himself to risks, Jiagu Yun will definitely feel that it is not worth it. This was the fundamental reason why he didn't do anything to Ding Qin at that time.

After a while, Ding Qin thought of another question, and when he saw that the old man was drinking to moisten his throat, he asked, "Senior, I have a question." ”