Volume 12 Picking Stars Chapter 2 Refining Yungang Stone
As the only master in the world who has mastered Nanming's separation from fire, Wu Xie is destined to work hard. When he had just recovered from the exhaustion of refining a large amount of Earth Flame Copper, another big task was pressed down.
"Well, that's it." The clay took out a sturdy ritual box, and inside the box were dark brown leather bags one after another.
At first glance, they look like ordinary leather bags, but if they are not flowing with mana brilliance, they are no different from the bags used by ordinary travelers.
This thing is called a storage bag, and it is a temporary storage device. The advantage is that it is easy to manufacture and has a large capacity, and the disadvantage is that the effective time is too short - most storage tools can be used normally for hundreds of years, and almost can be used for at least a hundred years, but storage bags generally only last for three or five years.
This is because of the gap in materials, the material used in the storage bag is a very low-grade demon animal skin, which is instable and the purity of the physical properties is quite poor. Therefore, once a long time passes, the mixed physical properties will make the mana that makes up the storage circle messy and scattered, and eventually lose its effect.
At that point, the space inside the bag will simply crumble, and everything stored inside will fall out - of course, generally debris, because very few things can withstand the terrible devastation that comes with the collapse of space.
Inside this box, there are many storage bags stacked one after another, and a little counting can tell that there are ten in total.
Wu Xie picked up an untied bag, swept it in slightly, and his face suddenly changed.
He saw a pile of blue-gray stones, each two feet square, stacked on top of each other, larger than a room.
After a moment's hesitation, he picked up another storage bag, which contained exactly the same contents as this one.
"What's going on?" He couldn't help but ask, "Why are there so many?"
Looking at the expression on his face, he knew that the clay clearly wanted to laugh. But he also knew that if Lu Dao laughed at this time, he was a little suspicious of schadenfreude - schadenfreude is a kind of thing, it doesn't hurt to do it, but it is really not kind enough to show it in person. So he finally held back a smile and explained it to Wu Xie in detail.
That kind of blue-gray is called Yungang stone, this kind of stone is produced on the Nine Heavens Gangfeng, and its predecessor is a falling star. But whenever a star falls, it is often shattered in the wind. And some of these ingredients are so strong that even Gangfeng can't damage them. Some of these fragments have a special texture, which is in harmony with the qi veins of the land of Kyushu, and they will not fall when they float in the air, forming countless large and small fragments.
These fragments tend to coalesce and form mountains that float in the wind. If a monk starts from the ground and rushes out of the Gangfeng layer through some special nodes, then these floating mountains are a natural foothold for them to rest in the middle.
However, as the number of extraterrestrial meteorites increases, so does the amount of these floating debris. In order to prevent them from increasing too much and causing unnecessary danger, some sects that built the mountain gate in the Gangfeng layer would clean it up regularly. The cleaned up fragments were gathered and tempered with real fire to form Yungang Stone.
Yungang stone is light and strong, and it also has a strange nature that repels the land of Kyushu, so it is the best material for making floating buildings. And these brought by the clay are the inventories collected by Qingyangguan over the years.
"The meaning of the master is that I will use Nanming Lihuo to quench them and purify their physical properties in order to create a floating Dharma platform that goes beyond the atmosphere of Gangfeng?" Wu Xie nodded slightly when he heard this, and roughly guessed a few points.
"That's right, after discussion, the elders of the various factions decided to build thirty-six floating Dharma platforms, so that the monks who went outside the Gangfeng Circle would have a place to rest on the way." The clay relayed the orders of the division commanders, "Just to make such a floating magic platform, the strength of the cloud steel stone itself is not enough, and they themselves are not very suitable for engraving the magic circle......"
Wu Xie smiled and took out a piece of Yungang stone.
The stone looks like a heavy piece in the storage bag, but it looks extremely light in the hand. And there is also a strange force that is growing on it, like the same sex of a magnet, vaguely repulsing the earth under your feet, as if you want to fly towards the sky.
Wu Xie restrained it with his true qi, and he didn't need extra luck, but the fire flashed in his eyes, and a colorless and formless, almost invisible flame rose in his hand.
This is Nanming Lihuo, one of the most wonderful flames in heaven and earth. It's not very hot, it's not strong, and it barely burns anything. However, it has the ability to create, which can stimulate the hidden potential of various substances, and can exert a powerful effect in the alchemy refiner.
Throughout the ages, if the monks wanted to obtain the Nanming Separation Fire, they could only continuously create all kinds of flames in the refining furnace, allowing them to devour and fuse each other to condense the essence of the Separation from the Fire. Then use the essence of separation from fire as the carrier, and use the infinite mana as the medium to draw out the unpredictable power of creation. The power of creation will naturally merge with the essence of leaving the fire, and the Nanming will be formed from the fire.
It is not easy for Nanming to get away from the fire, the manufacturing cost of the essence of the fire is extremely high, and whether the power of creation appears or not can only be purely lucky. Therefore, once each sect creates Nanming Lihuo, they will use it up in a very short period of time - there are too many things to refine!
However, for Wu Jie, it is not difficult to obtain Nanming from the fire. He can use the Fire Department Rectification Method to condense the essence of leaving the fire, and then use the Heavenly Book World Realm to decompose various things to extract the power of creation, and theoretically there is no problem with how much he wants to make.
This matter is the secret of Qingyang Guan, although there are many people in the sect who know about this matter, but no one will leak it.
The truth of cherishing their sins and working hard for the capable is the same in the world of immortal cultivators. If Wu Jie, a knowledgeable person from all factions in the world, has such a miraculous ability, even if he doesn't come to him for trouble, just the people who come to ask for help will step on the mountain gate of Qingyang Mountain!
Not to mention anything else, just because the sect urgently needed the materials purified by the Nanming Lihuo, Wu Xie had been busy every day and night for several months.
Since then, the masters of this sect have not bothered him again. According to the real person in charge, this - a while. At the beginning, Wu Xie refined into Nanming Lihuo, which was a fateful method, but since the backlog of materials at that time had been processed, that fateful method was exhausted. Everyone should have a heart of contentment, and no longer have nothing to trouble him.
But the stakes are high for this star-picking operation, and if you are well prepared, you will have a better chance of success. And if it can be successful, it will be the supreme good deed of Ze Shousheng. Therefore, the head of the real family issued an order, asking Wu Xie to temporarily put aside the other things at hand and concentrate on refining materials.
Of course, the external saying is that Qingyang Guan opened the secret treasure left by the ancestor, among which there is a magic weapon that stores a large number of Nanming fires......
Well, believe it or not, that's what it says!
As for how it is possible to store so much Nanming Lihuo with a magic weapon - Qingyang Guan is one of the five sons of Shenshan back then, there are some miracles, why is it surprising! Don't you see that the entire sect of the White Emperor Pavilion is flying around in the sky! They are also the Taoist system of the five sons of Shenshan, they can be high-end and high-grade, why can't the Qingyang concept be low-key and luxurious?
Wu Xie was thinking wildly, and at the same time urged Nanming to leave the fire and continuously refine the cloud steel stone. After about a quarter of an hour, the two-foot-square Yungang stone was refined into a thin slate.
At this time, the original blue-gray cloud steel stone has become crystal transparent, like a high-grade white jade. The layers of patterns on it are like flowing clouds, showing a natural and elegant charm. If you look closely, you can also see that there is a strange luster inside the slate that is slowly changing, which makes people fascinated and beautiful.
"Huh?! I can't imagine that gray stone can be refined into such a beautiful thing!" Although he witnessed the entire refining process with his own eyes, the clay couldn't help but be amazed. He took the thin slate from Wu Jie's hand, but because of underestimation, he was almost taken off by it and flew away - this slate seems to be heavy at first glance, but in fact it is fiercely repelled from the earth, if he hadn't reacted in time, he was afraid that he would have flown directly out of the sky at this moment, and went straight to the sky!
The clay grasped the stone slab and studied it carefully.
The more he studied, the more surprised he became, and he couldn't help but be amazed.
Although this stone slab was very thin, it was incredibly strong, and even without any processing, it was already comparable to many defensive magic weapons; And the power of flying contained in it can derive many ingenious uses. What's even more amazing is that he can feel that the rhythm of the luster flowing in the stone slab is very special, and it seems to be secretly in harmony with some laws between heaven and earth.
The clay cultivation is not high, and he has been cultivating for nearly forty years, and he has just stepped into the realm of Tongyun. But he is good at refining weapons, and his understanding and application of physical properties are not only second to none among the twenty-seven generations of disciples of Qingyang Guan, even if many elders are beyond their reach.
In his eyes, this stone slab made of Yungang stone is tantamount to a natural treasure that can tap into endless potential!
"Oops...... I now feel that using this thing to refine some kind of floating magic platform is really a tyrannical thing!" He couldn't help but sigh, "This kind of good thing should be used to refine magic weapons or something." To put it bluntly, it's just a few stepping boards, and it's not worth using such a good material!"
"The real person in charge of the house must have his reason for deciding like this." Wu Jie, who was refining the second Yungang stone, said lightly, "If you really feel that it is a waste, you can take this stone slab back and report it to see if his old man has anything to say." ”
The clay nodded, put away the slate, turned around and rode away in the cyan light. The color of this retreat light was dim and not bright, but the speed was extremely fast, far beyond the level of the Tongyun realm, and it was comparable to the speed of a cultivator who was refining the clouds and mist.
The core idea of the Aoki longevity technique he cultivated was "to preserve one's life", so although he was quite slow in terms of cultivation progress, he had extraordinary advantages in prolonging life and avoiding evil, and it was difficult to say what the gains and losses were.
The supreme exercises that can be included in the first layer of the collection by the Qingyang Concept, which one is not wonderful!
Wu Xie watched the clay disappear in the blink of an eye, and was amazed by the speed of his retreat, so he began to concentrate on refining.
He didn't know how many materials were needed to use the thirty-six floating Dharma Platforms in the Dao, but he thought that more should be better. Even if there are too many to use up, this kind of stone slab that has been purified by Nanming Lihuo and activated all kinds of wonderful uses is also an excellent material.
According to the repeated calculations of many Xianmen masters, it is still about half a year before the comet passes through the sky - although I don't know what the Dao is for it is much later than the time originally calculated, but no matter how late it is, it will come after all.
Until then, if he can be more prepared, he can have a clear conscience even if he doesn't succeed in the end.
In life, you may not be able to do everything as you want, but at least you should ask for a clear conscience!
The turmoil in the Great Chu State a few years ago was the most dramatic result.
After a fierce battle, countless kraken floating corpses in the sea, after more than half a month, the corpses of the krakens can still be seen on the sea outside Changning City from time to time. And the wreckage that was hit by the waves on the beach has brought countless benefits to many monks who have heard the wind.
The corpses of these little demons are not worth mentioning in the eyes of refining Gang Flying Immortals like Wu Xie and Lin Ye, but they are quite valuable to those cultivators who have entered the Dao level. Especially for some monks who have just stepped into the path of monasticism, it is an extraordinary nourishing holy product - provided that you are careful not to be poisoned.
Wu Xie did not stop these monks from hunting for treasures, but just reminded them that this great opportunity and great creation actually came from the Great Chu Kingdom. They owe the Great Chu State a favor, and if they have the opportunity in the future, they must remember to repay it.
Wu Xie was so dedicated to the Great Chu State that Lin Ye was a little puzzled. found an opportunity to break through Ning Yuan in this battle, and Zhu Wenwu, who was about to find a place to retreat, sneered at him as "mother-in-law, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, ......mother-in-law, But they didn't know what to do, Wu Xie was actually just fulfilling an unfulfilled wish for the old man who didn't even leave a trace.
This time, there are so many monks who owe favors to the Great Chu State, even if only one-tenth of them know how to repay the favor, it is a rather staggering amount. With these powerful figures secretly helping each other, the Great Chu State should be able to live a relatively peaceful life in the next few decades.
Bless the peace and tranquility of the Great Chu Kingdom, this is not only the last wish of the predecessors, but also the last wish of Lin Lushan and Emperor Tianyou.
On that stormy night, the three most important figures of the Great Chu State passed away. The old swordsman who guards the country, the important ministers who support the country, and the emperor who manages the country.
Unlike the predecessors who went without a trace, the funerals of Lin Lushan and Emperor Tianyou were extremely large. According to the edict of Emperor Tianyou, his mausoleum is divided into three parts, the main mausoleum in the south belongs to him and the queen who has long since died, the deputy mausoleum in the northeast belongs to the prime minister Lin Lu Mountain, and the deputy mausoleum in the northwest is empty, as if to commemorate someone.
Some speculate that this was reserved for the two princes who died under the collapsed altar that night, and that it was later arranged. But only Wu Xie knew that Emperor Tianyou's original design was actually to leave that deputy mausoleum to his predecessors.
These three people, one scholar, one martial artist and one emperor, supported the Great Chu State through a period of calm on the surface, but in fact it was very difficult on the inside. When Emperor Tianyou designed his own mausoleum, he must have been very touched.
It's just that he probably didn't expect that the three of them would die one after another on the same night......
Because of the injuries caused by the failure of the ritual, although Lin Lushan and Emperor Tianyou were rescued, they were also seriously injured and died without even leaving their last words. The new emperor who succeeded to the throne treated the late prime minister with great seriousness and respect, and even performed the gift of his disciple when he sent the coffin of Lin Lushan into the mausoleum, and walked with Lin Xiao on the left and right, which made him extremely sad.
But even so, there is still a lack of praise for Lin Lu Mountain in Shilin.
The reason for this is naturally that the new literature promoted by Lin Lushan has greatly hindered them, making them feel deeply humiliated and feel a sense of crisis.
If literature is not in the hands of scholars, then they will lose their natural pride, and even more so, they will lose their important reliance on superiority. This is probably a good thing for the Great Chu State and the whole world, but it is definitely a bad thing for the literati.
Therefore, even with the respect of His Majesty the Emperor, there were constant criticisms of Lin Lushan among the scholars, and some of them were arrogant and rude, and they spoke extremely ugly, so that Wu Xie couldn't help but be angry and wanted to beat people.
However, he did not move, because someone moved faster than him.
When Lin Xiao heard the news, this young man with a somewhat extreme personality set off overnight and killed six well-known literati in one night.
"Insulting one's parents with rude words is a common hatred! Although Lin was born to seek immortals, he did not dare to stand side by side with such a hated person!" A few days later, one of his words spread throughout Kyushu, "I can't stop the mouths of people all over the world, but I will never let go of those who insulted my father!" If you want to take advantage of your mouth, please don't complain when you are taken off by a sword light in the future!"
It was a very vicious statement, and his actions proved that he was a man of his word. As a result, the criticism that had been almost boiling quickly subsided, and the literati everywhere did not dare to talk nonsense even though they complained in their hearts.
"I'm a half-demon body, as long as I don't fall on the path of seeking the Tao, it should be no problem to live for two or three thousand years." When Wu Xie asked, Lin Xiao replied, "After two or three thousand years, my father's theory should have been used in the world, and it doesn't matter what happens at that time." ”
Looking at the layer of causal blood light rising from his most qualified disciple, and thinking of the second apprentice who fell in that battle and couldn't even recover his body, Wu Xie couldn't help but sigh secretly......
A few days later, the clay returned, bringing with him a message from the head of the house.
"Let's do it, although it's a bit wasteful, but our Qingyang concept has always been low-key, and once in a while is extravagant, others won't have any opinions."
After receiving this order, Wu Xie opened up all his firepower and accelerated the progress of refining Yungang Stone.
It's not far from the star-picking operation, now is the time to hurry!