Chapter 3 The Cave House
The dome was covered with mist. There are countless strange rocks and stones hanging upside down. A large part of the rocks are transparent and mixed with various colors, and under the sunlight, they show a colorful color, making the cave more like the mythical Qionglou Yuyu.
He Yiming looked at this magical cave with a dumbfounded expression, and his heart was full of emotion.
After he proposed that he wanted to learn alchemy, the medicine Taoist immediately agreed without the slightest hesitation. Looking at his expression, He Yiming even saw a hint of joy in his expression that couldn't be concealed. For this request, the medicine Taoist seems to be unable to ask for it.
Then, the medicine man led a few of them into the cave that had been sealed, but there was no one inside.
Everything in this cave opened He Yiming's eyes, and in the special cave hall, there were countless skylights of different sizes, allowing the sunlight above his head to pour down, illuminating those magical rocks like a dream.
He Wude let out a long sigh and said, "It's been more than forty years, and I can't imagine that I will have the day to enter here again." ”
He Laibao also nodded heavily, although he didn't speak, but from his eyes, there was no inferior affection.
He Yiming's gaze finally moved away from the colorful light above his head.
He looked at the rest of the cave, where there were still five or six openings. Distinctively is a gateway to a deeper place.
His face changed slightly, this cave house turned out to be on such a grand scale, I really don't know how much manpower and material resources are needed to build it.
The medicine man stood beside He Yiming with a smile and said, "Elder He, what do you think of my cave mansion?"
He Yiming said sincerely: "Amazing. ”
These three short words have vividly expressed the shock and admiration in his heart, and the medicine man's face flashed a hint of triumph, which is simply a great relief.
He Yiming said suddenly: "Elder Yao, how did you build such a huge cave mansion?"
He asked about this sentence, and his heart was full of puzzlement. If such a cave is said to be done entirely by manpower, it is almost inconceivable, even if he has his Daguan knife in hand, it is enough to open up a cave of the same size, but the strange rock above the head, where does it come from?
Moreover, the cave is so large that it is almost like hollowing out the belly of this part of the mountain, but this cave also gives people a feeling of being extremely solid.
The combination of these kinds of extraordinary, even an innate master like He Yiming felt deeply incredible.
The smile on the medicine man's face suddenly froze, and then he showed a wry smile and said, "Elder He said with a smile, how can I build such a cave mansion." ”
He Yiming was slightly stunned and said, "Could it be that the predecessors of Hengshan did it?"
The medicine Taoist hesitated for a moment, and said helplessly: "This cave mansion was indeed discovered by the founding patriarch of the Hengshan lineage. ”
He Yiming's eyes were slightly stunned, and he said in surprise: "Found?"
"Yes. The medicine Taoist said: "The ancestor of the Hengshan lineage is precisely in this mountain range. Several magnificent caves were discovered, which is why a sect was established here. ”
He Yiming's eyes were full of surprise, he looked around again, and said, "Are these caves all naturally generated?"
The medicine Taoist shook his head slightly, and said, "I don't know, these caves may be natural, but they may also be excavated by a senior master. ”
A hint of horror flashed in He Yiming's eyes, if this cave was made naturally, then it would be fine, but if it was really built by manpower, then how much ability would it take to successfully complete such a huge project.
In the hall, there were a total of five stone doors, and the medicine man came to the first room at will, and he gently pushed it open.
He Yiming's eyes flickered, and he immediately took the environment in the cave mansion into his eyes.
In this cave mansion, there is actually an alchemy room with a width of hundreds of square meters.
The furnishings inside were similar to what he had seen in the Xie family's alchemy room, but in this room, there was one thing. But it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
In the center of the room, there is a half-person high copper tripod, this copper tripod is not tall, but it looks extremely simple, and the patterns carved on it are even more incompatible with what He Yiming usually sees. When He Yiming's eyes glanced over, he suddenly concluded that this copper tripod was definitely not a product of modern times, or even a product of the northwest.
Under the copper tripod, there is a strange object similar to a pagoda, this object is dark and inconspicuous, but for some reason, He Yiming has a strange feeling, this thing must have an extraordinary origin.
The medicine man looked around and said proudly: "This is one of the five alchemy rooms in the Elixir Peak, although there are only five such alchemy rooms in our Hengshan, but among the various factions in the northwest, they are already famous. ”
He Yiming raised his eyebrows lightly and asked, "Elder Yao, is there anything strange here?"
The medicine Taoist nodded slightly, took a few steps forward, and came to the copper tripod in the center, he stretched out his hand, and patted it lightly on the pagoda-like object under the copper tripod, and he didn't know what he did, and the top of the pagoda suddenly shrank, as if the top layer of the pagoda suddenly entered the second layer, which made people have an indescribable weird feeling.
Suddenly, a red light burst out from the gap.
The moment this red light appeared, it suddenly brought a scorching aura. The entire alchemy room seemed to be reflected with a faint layer of red.
He Yiming was surprised in his heart, took a few steps forward, and looked carefully, only to see that in the gap, there was a red, accompanied by a slight, creepy sound.
He didn't know what it was, but he had a feeling that there must be some kind of powerful power under this pagoda-like object, and this power was some kind of natural force between heaven and earth.
He had felt similar power in both Cheng Fu and Yao Dao people, but if the power of these two innate masters was compared to the power of heaven and earth below, it would be insignificant.
Suddenly, he vaguely felt that the power of fire on the Medicine Dao man was comprehended from the power below.
This is a kind of cultivation method like a long stream, although there is no epiphany in an instant, but after a long time together, his body has become accustomed to this power, and slowly integrated this power into his cultivation.
Although this kind of cultivation method is not as thrilling as an epiphany, it is superior to it in terms of subtlety.
Although the triple jump is far and fast, it is when it comes to the traces of stepping on the ground. It's far less detailed than one step at a time.
In He Yiming's heart, he quickly compared Cheng Fu with Elder Yao, and finally came to the conclusion that if these two were allowed to meet and fight, the possibility of Cheng Fu wanting to win was very small.
The medicine man pointed to the red light in front of him and said, "Under the peaks of our Hengshan line, there is a hidden fire in the center of the earth, and when we refine the precious pill in the elixir peak, what is used is the fire of the center of the earth, and the success rate of the elixir. At least it can be improved by more than 10%. ”
He Yiming nodded slightly and asked, "What are these pagoda-like things?"
"This is a strange metal, even if it is the fire of the center of the earth, it cannot be melted, and it can be used here to isolate the fire of the earth, and when we are alchemizing, we can control the fire as we like. ”
As he spoke, the medicine man slapped the pagoda-like object a few times one after another, and as his palm shook, the pagoda-like object with a total of nine layers suddenly continued to shrink into the next layer.
When the ninth floor was all shrunk, the fire inside was already clearly visible, and the temperature in the alchemy room reached an aggressive level. Here, in addition to the two innate masters, even the other three acquired peak masters of the tenth layer of internal strength involuntarily took a step back and raised their internal strength to fight against it.
The medicine man's palm did not stop, but continued to beat here, and the nine-story pagoda appeared layer by layer, finally isolating all the red. When the red color was gone, the cave became cool again.
He Yiming's eyes were faintly shining, he had never imagined that he would be able to see such a strange scene.
The great faction that has been inherited for thousands of years really has a strength far beyond his imagination.
"Elder Yao, what kind of metal are these? He Yiming asked curiously.
Elder Yao thought about it for a moment and said, "I only remember that these things seem to be called alloys, but what they are, then I don't know. ”
"Is this the masterpiece of the elders of the previous generation of Yokoyama?"
The medicine man smiled bitterly and said, "Since the old man joined Hengshan, this thing is here. As for whether it was made by the first generation of ancestors himself, or whether it was already there, no one knows. ”
He Yiming was amazed and said, "Isn't there a relevant record in the inheritance of the sect?"
The medicine Taoist shook his head slightly and said, "The old man also once suspected this matter, but after searching all the books in the sect, there is no record of this. He then smiled and said, "But in the future, the old man will also figure it out, since this thing is so easy to use." Then use it, as for where it comes from, what does it have to do with the old man, an alchemist. Could it be that the old man should change his career to become that refiner? ”
He Yiming also smiled dumbly, what the medicine Taoist said was true, there are many examples of wanting to be half-hearted, but in the end nothing can be achieved, and his old man will naturally not repeat the mistakes of the past.
The medicine man's hand gently stroked the copper tripod, and he said softly: "In the five alchemy rooms, there is a copper tripod. These copper tripods have a history of at least more than 500 years and are treasures from the east of the mainland. In the eyes of our alchemists, it is the rarest treasure. ”
He Yiming's heart moved slightly, and he asked, "Dashen Empire?"
The medicine man nodded and said, "Some were made by the Dashen Empire, but there are two of the oldest ones, which were cast by the previous dynasty of Dashen." ”
He Yiming's gaze fell on the copper tripod, and he was really admired.
These things are hundreds to thousands of years old, and they have been burned by the earth fire for so many years, but they are still unharmed, and this quality alone is enough to prove their value.
"Elder He, since you want to learn the art of alchemy, then the old man will definitely not hide his secrets. The medicine man said solemnly: "Our Hengshan vein has been in the past few decades, and the old man's elixir peak is naturally no exception. If you can master the art of alchemy, then even if the old man gives you the elixir peak, he is willing. ”
He Yiming was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Elder Yao, don't get me wrong, I have absolutely no intention of seeking the Elixir Peak." ”
The medicine man laughed and said, "There are no outsiders here, and I can say some things directly." He paused, his expression gradually became solemn, and said, "Elder He, in fact, ten years ago, we already felt a huge crisis. That is, in Hengshan, there has been no new innate powerhouse for a full sixty years. ”
He Yiming glanced at his grandfather, only to see that a trace of suspicion flashed in his old man's eyes, and it was obvious that He Wude did not know the inside story.
The medicine Taoist shook his head slightly, and said: "For those of us sects that have been inherited for thousands of years, the most important thing in the sect is the innate master, if the number of innate masters is less than three, then it will cause other sects to covet it, which will lead to unjustified disasters." ”
He Yiming was secretly shocked in his heart, but he turned his head to look at the copper tripod and the magical pagoda-like items below, and then thought of the medicine garden that he had heard about in the past few days, which had been inherited for thousands of years, and suddenly believed this sentence.
If he knew that on the side of Hejiazhuang, if a small family had such a rich collection, then he would definitely be moved.
This is the greed of the human heart, and even if he doesn't know how to do it, there is no guarantee that others won't be tempted.
The Hengshan line has such abundant innate conditions, if the strength is slightly inferior, I am afraid that it will also lead to annihilation. And their opponents will be even more terrifying innate powerhouses.
The medicine Taoist said with a solemn expression: "More than a hundred years ago, we still had a grain of innate golden pill in Hengshan. However, sixty years ago, after Elder Yu Hongbing passed away, Elder Taishang made Elder Yu Xichen take the Innate Golden Pill according to the usual practice, becoming one of the three elders of the new generation. He sighed softly and said, "But that is already the last golden pill, since then, we have been searching for five hundred years of innate spirit beasts in Hengshan, and in the past few decades, we have only found that one, although we have obtained the inner pill, but it is a pity that it is ......"
His gaze glanced in the direction of He Wude, and there was regret in his eyes.
He Wude's old face suddenly turned red and he was embarrassed.
He Yiming smiled slightly and said, "Elder Yao, if the golden pill in the past was successfully refined, then there would be no He Yiming and these two mutant inner pills today. ”
The medicine man was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "Yes, you are right. He swept away the regret in Fang Cai's gaze and said: "The innate strong person is the only guarantee that a sect can pass on, and the number of innate golden pills in a sect is the guarantee for how long the sect can be inherited." After using up the only golden pill, we tried our best to cultivate the young disciples of the sect while collecting the news of the innate spirit beasts. But for decades, not only have we not found any traces of innate spirit beasts, but we also can't see that our disciples have any hope of breaking through the innate spirits. ”
He rolled his gaze and said seriously: "We people have been gradually aging, a full sixty years, not only the old man has reached more than one hundred and fifty years old, but even the youngest elder Yu is more than one hundred and twenty. What's even more worrying is that Elder Taishang and Senior Brother Zhang are also old, if in a few decades, no one in Hengshan will break through to the innate level, then ......"
Although he didn't say the consequences, He Yiming and the others knew it.
He Wude sighed and said, "Master, when the disciple heard the senior brother mention, when all the elders on the mountain and some of the senior brothers with tenth-level internal strength left the mountain, they were suspicious in their hearts, but the disciple did not have the master's permission, and it was not considered to be a return to the door wall, so he did not dare to inquire more. And only then did they know that they were all out searching for innate spirit beasts. ”
The medicine Taoist nodded slightly, although his appearance was young, but in front of He Wude and the others, the shelf of this elder was placed naturally, without the slightest sense of abruptness.
"Wu De is right, the only way out at present is to dive into the mountains and search for traces of innate spirit beasts. If the ancestors bless them, they may be able to gain something. When the medicine Taoist said this, he suddenly smiled and said, "But Master Zu did bless us and others, when there was no green and yellow in this sect, not only did Elder He enter the mountain, but also brought two innate inner pills. In this way, my Hengshan lineage is equivalent to two more innate powerhouses, and at least I can keep myself safe for a hundred years. ”
He Wujin took a step forward and said, "Master, what is even more gratifying is that Elder He is very interested in alchemy, and we have a successor to the Elixir Peak. ”
The medicine man's face became more and more happy, but he immediately sighed and said, "It's a pity that what Elder He cultivates is not the skill of fire wood, although he can also refine pills, but if he wants to go further on this path, that is...... It's more difficult. ”
He Yiming smiled and said, "Thank you Elder Yao for your advice." ”
The medicine dao man waved his hand and said, "Since Elder He is interested in alchemy, I don't know how much he knows about the way of pills?"
He Yiming's spirit was lifted, and he will learn from the knowledge of the Xie family.
The medicine Taoist shook his head slightly, and said: "Wude, you have been studying art under my sect for decades, and alchemy can be regarded as entering the hall, but in terms of imparting knowledge, you are still lacking." ”
He Wude's old face was slightly red, and he said, "Master, Yiming's way of alchemy is not passed down by his disciples. He took a deep breath and said, "Without your permission, the disciple will not dare to spread the word at will." ”
The medicine dao man looked over in surprise, and He Yiming hurriedly said: "The ancestor is not wrong, my alchemy method is obtained from the Xie family of the Fire Crow Country. ”
The medicine dao man was relieved at this time, he groaned for a while, took out a token from his arms and handed it over, and said, "Elder He, if you want to learn the way of alchemy, it is best to start with the basics. Although the medicine garden on the Elixir Peak is not large, the plants and trees planted in it are all some fine products. Wude, you take Elder He to introduce the medicinal materials in the medicine garden and the medicinal materials near the mountain, and after you are familiar with it, I will teach you the way of alchemy. ”
He Wude said yes, and after a while, he pulled He Yiming with He Laibao to say goodbye and leave.
After they left for a while, the Medicine Dao Man seemed to remember something and asked, "Martial Arts, Elder He is a martial artist or a grandson, this year...... How old are you?"
He Yiming's face was very tender, but because of this, the medicine Dao people couldn't believe it.
He Wujin smiled bitterly and said, "Master, in February, it will be the New Year, and after the New Year, Elder He should be seventeen." ”
The medicine man's eyes widened little by little, and after a long time, he muttered, "Sixteen...... Could it be that it is really the blessing of the ancestors, so that I can cross the mountain and be able to produce a strong man with a ray of heaven?"