Chapter 54: Neutrons Fall from the Clouds
This is Li Ping'an's first time in the town.
He had only glanced at it from a distance before, and he could see that in such a large town, there were many immortal pavilions and high-rise buildings, and he could see all kinds of formations shrouding buildings everywhere, and countless qi refiners galloping back and forth in the air.
But after stepping into Guanlan City, Li Ping'an saw another scene.
The whole city was divided into two sections.
The tall buildings of the Immortal Pavilion spread from the earth to the sky, and the 'magpie bridges' were propped up from the sky, and the shops of the immortal family were all located here, and the qi refiners were high and high, and they were also shuttling through the upper floors.
But at the bottom of these immortal pavilion tall buildings, there are patches of streets and alleys that are shaded by the sun, and you can see many mortals or half-entry qi refiners who only have a qi cultivation realm living here.
The scale of Guanlan City can rank among the top ten on the coast of the East China Sea, and it is a hundred miles long and narrow from north to south;
For a Qi Refiner who can control the sky, a hundred miles is not enough, but for the large number of half-mortal and half-cultivators living here, it is already too huge.
Mortals want to go up, and scattered cultivators want to go out.
The intersection of light and shadow seems to be the epitome of the Dongzhou cultivation world.
Li Ping'an felt a lot of feelings in his heart, standing at the window of the private room on the top floor of Guanlan Tower, quietly watching the big city.
The Guanlan Tower in Guanlan City, thousands of miles of blue waves are difficult to wrinkle.
Although it is a wonderful thing for the fairy family, it also causes some sorrow among the vulgar.
A rough and old male voice came from outside the door: "Ping'an Xiansun? What are you looking at there? ”
The wooden door of the private room was pushed open, and the formation of this place also fell temporarily, and a burly old-timer strode in, behind which were more than a dozen beautiful maids wearing elegant long skirts and holding trays.
The third disciples and four elders of the Wanyun Sect who were sitting at the table hurriedly got up.
Gu Tingcheng clearly wrote three words on his face:
Who am I?
Yu Yingshu's face is another word:
"Where am I?"
The two of them were obviously confused, and they couldn't understand what was going on, why the Great Sect Master of the Dongzhou Cultivation Realm Refining Weapon suddenly came here, and ...... It was also very kind.
"Senior Xu," Elder Yan Sheng said busily, "just let us arrange it, you still have to go by yourself." ”
"Oops~"
The burly old man held his waist and smiled:
"Today is the old man entertaining Ping'an Xiansun, let you come over and eat and drink! If you are asked to arrange it, will the old man still entertain you?
"Come! Come and sit here!
"The old man is so close to you!"
Looking at the guest of honor pointed by the old immortal Xu Sheng, Li Ping'an gave up his hand again and again, and walked back to the seat next to Mu Ningning quickly.
Li Ping'an smiled:
"How dare a disciple sit with his seniors?
"If this is known to my Father, I am afraid that I will be ...... again Alas! When the Father saw that the Son was not dead, he stepped on the wall! ”
Mu Ningning sneered, and the immortals present were also amused.
"Hahahaha! You don't come, the old man will come! ”
Xu Sheng came over with his chair.
Gu Tingcheng and Yu Yingshu were clever, and they hurriedly moved their chairs to the side and gave way to the old man.
After some humility, Old Immortal Xu still grabbed Li Ping'an's arm and dragged him into the seat.
The old fairy's eyes were full of gentle smiles.
"The old man is talking to you about something, what are you hiding!"
Li Ping'an could only smile on the side.
He knew before that the Kui Yuan Sect and the Tianyuan Sect, the Friendship Sect, were very anxious for the Zhuyun Hall branch to settle in their own mountain gate, and start to engage in spirit stones and resources as soon as possible, so as to bless the disciples of all the sects in the Sect.
But he never expected it......
This first head of the Kui Yuan Sect, who had participated in the final battle of the Rise of the Human Race, who was known as a prestige in the Dongzhou cultivation world, and who was a senior of the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, would actually appear directly to find him.
A white-haired immortal who was thousands of years older than the Wanyun Sect's Kongming Ancestor smiled and greeted the young disciple politely......
If such a scene is seen by the immortals of Kui Yuanzong, it will be a little sad.
Li Ping'an sighed in his heart: "It's all for his own sect." ’
However, although he has a good impression of this old man Xu, the matter of the branch of Zhuyun Hall really cannot be accepted at will.
"Serve the food!"
Old Immortal Xu urged, and the dozen or so maids owed themselves, added wine to the front cloth, and then left.
The maids of this Guanlan Tower are all female cultivators of the Condensing Light Realm.
When Li Ping'an saw them, he thought of that Wen Ling'er, such a cultivator with average qualifications and good appearance, if he defected to the big sect, he would probably do these miscellaneous work.
"Come on! Let's just start the table, and don't fix those empty heads! ”
Xu Sheng waved his hand, picked up the wine glass and raised it left and right.
Elder Yan Sheng took the elders and disciples of the Wanyun Sect to stand up and salute back, and the number of courtesies was also thoughtful enough.
This old immortal didn't talk much at first, just chatted with Elder Yan Sheng, who was the oldest in the Wanyun Sect here, about some interesting things about Dongzhou recently.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Old Immortal Xu turned his head to look at Li Ping'an, squinting and smiling.
"Ping'an."
"Yes," Li Ping'an lowered his body and bowed his head slightly, "The junior is here." ”
"Uninhibited, uninhibited."
Old Immortal Xu took the wine glass and drank it all, and sighed again, and his old eyes were a little more emotional:
"The old man heard the apprentice talk about it, the last time I went to your Wanyun Sect to observe the ceremony, I was really envious in my heart.
"The magic weapon gives birth to the magic weapon, the spirit stone runs by itself, so ingenious, so wonderful, why is it that I have been refining the weapon of the Kui Yuan Sect for tens of thousands of years, and no one can get through!
"To tell you the truth, old man, I had a similar idea when I was young, but at that time, I wanted to make an automatic alchemy furnace, I tried it for hundreds of years, and I spent an unknown amount of spiritual materials, but in the end I had to give up."
Li Ping'an said with a smile: "The junior also tried to make his own alchemy before, but he completely gave up after a few months. ”
"Oh?" Old Immortal Xu smiled, "Are we two heroes who see the same thing?" Hahaha! Where are you? ”
Li Ping'an sighed: "The good quality of the elixir refined by this method is too low, and it is difficult to refine the spirit-grade elixir, let alone the immortal-grade elixir, the age of the medicinal materials will contain spiritual power if it is more than a hundred years, and this part of the spiritual power cannot be locked with this automatic alchemy furnace at all." ”
Old Immortal Xu's smile froze on his face.
He frowned and said, "Listen to what you mean, do you still do it?" ”
"This," Li Ping'an said immediately, "It's just a small stove, it's useless......"
Old Immortal Xu frowned and said: "How to reconcile the medicinal power of the pill, the pill is not a pill for mortals to eat, and the herbs can be used by boiling them together." ”
Li Ping'an thought slightly.
He is not afraid of revealing the little things he has been pondering, and the things he can make now are only at the level of 'ordinary products', which cannot be promoted on a large scale, and are of little value.
The old immortal in front of him is the great master of the Dongzhou refining world, although he is not a golden immortal, but his status is not lower than that of the golden immortal ancestors of various sects, just now Elder Yan Sheng secretly introduced that there are more than a dozen acquired spirit treasures born in the hands of the old immortals.
Li Ping'an intended to ask for the method of refining weapons, so he simply got up, groped in his sleeve for a while, and took out a three-foot-high Dan furnace.
Then, he continued to fiddle around the Dan furnace, and surrounded the Dan furnace with seven or eight charred magic weapons.
The Qi refiners in the private room were amazed.
Old Immortal Xu watched for a while with his hands behind his back, and frowned: "What are these for?" ”
Li Ping'an said: "The purpose of assisting the alchemy of the Dan Furnace is actually to simulate a few disciples of the Condensing Light Realm, fan the fire, and release the spirit. ”
"Oh? Ping, you talk about it in detail, it sounds interesting. ”
"You just asked, how to reconcile the medicinal power of medicinal herbs, the medicinal herbs under two hundred years, the disciple has tried it, and it is barely possible.
"First determine the timing and order in which each herb enters the Dan furnace...... These gears make up a unit of time, but my set is too cumbersome, and each different elixir has to be reset...... I added several structures to the Dan furnace, the main function is to blow the air, use the wind to reconcile, and the peripheral prohibitions are used to adjust the pressure in the furnace...... Pressure is how much pressure is inside...... Stress is ......"
Next to the immortal banquet, Li Ping'an and Old Immortal Xu squatted next to this set of alchemy magic weapons, constantly muttering something.
This is a set of paths that have been proven unworkable by Li Ping'an.
Whether it is alchemy or refining, elixir, elixir, magic weapon, immortal treasure, it is difficult to refine it through 'automatic magic weapon'.
Compared with ordinary magic weapons, the prohibition of magic weapons is too many and too complicated, and it requires careful adjustment by forgers;
The medicinal power and spiritual power contained in the elixir are too strong, and the refining process not only carefully controls the heat, but also requires the alchemist to wrap it with his own spiritual sense and immortal consciousness to gradually reconcile its medicinal properties.
This kind of assembly line of Zhuyuntang cannot be replicated in the matter of alchemy.
The path that Xu Lao Immortal had originally explored was to make a 'Dan furnace that could refine the elixir by himself', which was completely different from Li Ping'an's thinking.
"Wonderful!"
Old Immortal Xu's eyes were full of emotion, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Li Ping'an, frowned and asked:
"Ping'an, have you apprenticed?"
"Goodbye," the corners of Li Ping'an's mouth turned up slightly, "The family teacher is a pure immortal." ”
"Wanyun Sect's refining master?"
"Refining...... Little Division. ”
Master, she actually doesn't know how to refine weapons, and Li Ping'an is not easy to say.
"Oops!"
Xu Laoxian's face was full of regret:
"You should develop well towards the path of refining, with your talent, you will definitely be able to become a refining master in the future! There are few of you in Wanyun Sect who know how to refine weapons, if you can't betray the master, come here! ”
Rebel!
Li Ping'an's legs were weak, and he almost knelt for the old immortal.
Gu Tingcheng, who was secretly picking vegetables, choked directly, and his face was red.
Elder Yan Sheng hurriedly said, "This! This is not going to work, this is this! ”
Old Immortal Xu turned his head and glared at Yan Sheng, and snorted, "This is Puyu!" Puyu understands! Do you know how to refine weapons? Do you know the refiner? How many spiritual weapons have you Wanyun Sect refined in tens of thousands of years? ”
"Senior!"
Elder Yan Sheng's wrinkled face was helpless:
"I, Wanyun Sect, are famous for alchemy...... Now the best one on the market is still our Wanyun Sect's magic weapon! ”
Old Immortal Xu was stunned, and then his expression darkened.
"Put your stuff away."
Xu Sheng stood up, sighed softly, patted Li Ping'an on the shoulder, and sighed:
"It's also that I, Kui Yuanzong, have no blessings, and I have been waiting for tens of thousands of years, and I haven't waited for a disciple like you and your father."
"You're liking!"
Li Ping'an hurriedly gave up his hand, dismantled this set of things, and put it into the storage artifact at will.
Xu rose back to his seat, looked down at the wine in the glass, snorted softly, and then smiled: "Ping'an, let's just talk about the matter of Zhuyun Hall." ”
Li Ping'an looked at Elder Yan Sheng.
The latter didn't seem to see Li Ping'an's eyes asking for help, sat back calmly, and began to break the roots and leaves of the Xianbao dry tobacco rod.
Yes, Elder Yan Sheng didn't want to continue to offend this old-timer, so he let him deal with it himself.
"Senior, I don't work in Zhuyun Hall."
Li Ping'an smiled:
"The younger generation only follows the master to practice on weekdays, and Zhuyun Hall is the responsibility of the father."
Xu Sheng seemed to forget the depression just now, and said with a smile: "You saw me outside, didn't you?" I have asked your ancestor, that is, Senior Brother Kongming sent a message to inquire, that set of magic weapons was done by you and your father, although your father is the key, you also participated in the whole process. ”
"This ......"
"Your ancestor also said," Xu Sheng raised his eyebrows, "Your father's only obsession is your son, you are also very filial, your father's motivation for cultivation is to protect the Tao for you, as long as you say something here, can your father not listen?" ”
Li Ping'an hurriedly said: "Don't you dare to say this, how dare I drive my father?" ”
"It's not a drive, it's a suggestion!"
Xu Sheng sandwiched the chopsticks [Stir-fried hundred-year-old vegetable root], put them in the jade plate in front of Li Ping'an, and said with a smile:
"The two of us, Kui Yuanzong and Wanyun Sect, are brothers-like friendships!
"I was a refiner in the People's League back then, and Senior Brother Kongming was the commander of the Xuantian Army of the People's League, and he didn't ask me to repair the spirit treasure, and how many treasures he pit me, I can't count.
"Later, this is not it, the hundred clans were defeated, and our old things also disarmed and returned to the field, and almost started a sect together, wanting to pass on this Tao and cultivate more combat power for our human race.
"It's a pity, to this day...... Alas! ”
Xu Sheng's old eyes were a little cloudy, and he said slowly:
"The poor road is not good at management, and the disciples are all tendons, and they only know that they are bored and practice in the refining instrument.
"Your father said that in a few years, he would come to our Kui Yuan Sect to open a branch of Zhuyun Hall, and they were waiting there stupidly.
"I asked them to come out and walk around, and they couldn't pull their faces one by one, and finally let me, the oldest, come out and show my face.
"Really! I'm mad at me! ”
Li Ping'an said: "The predecessors of Kui Yuanzong are all people who are indifferent to fame and fortune and have a noble temperament, and the disciples have heard of it for a long time. ”
"What's the use of that!"
Xu Sheng sighed:
"I taught them the art of refining weapons because I wanted them to make more of a living.
"As a result, none of my disciples know how to operate, they used to just pursue refining spirit treasures, refining spirit treasures, people brought ten treasure materials, they can use twelve parts to refine for people, how can people come to you to refine in the future? Besides, can the spirit treasure be deliberately refined? The level of the material, the quality of the prohibition, can only determine the power of the magic weapon, not the powerful magic weapon can produce spirituality!
"None of them are flexible! How can a sect flourish! ”
Li Ping'an pretended not to understand.
Mu Ningning sat on the side and listened honestly, thinking carefully from time to time;
Gu Tingcheng and Yu Yingshu learned from their own elders, sandwiched vegetables, drank wine, and carried out eating and drinking to the end.
Xu Sheng pulled Li Ping'an and complained for a while.
Li Ping'an complimented all kinds of things, but it was just not a matter of casting Yuntang branch.
Xu Sheng scolded with a smile: "How can you have the same temperament as the head of your family, and you don't get in oil and salt." ”
"The seniors reprimanded."
Li Ping'an smiled bitterly:
"This matter has a lot to do with it, the juniors are just ordinary disciples of the Wanyun Sect, how dare they say anything easily...... However, rest assured, my father is already prepared. ”
"Oh?" Xu Sheng's eyes lit up, "Really? ”
"How dare you deceive your seniors?"
Li Ping'an is colorful:
"My father didn't tell me the exact arrangement, and I couldn't inquire about it.
"But my father had said before that now the resource scheduling in the Wanyun Sect has reached the point of full turn, if you want to increase the speed of earning spirit stones, you must either squeeze the disciples or squeeze the mortal immortal dynasty.
Neither of these is my Father's desire.
"Moreover, my father also said last year that Kui Yuanzong is the first choice for the Zhuyun Hall branch, and the resources in the door can probably support thirty assembly lines.
"In addition, Kui Yuanzong is a major refining sect, and we also want to discuss with Kui Yuanzong how to use the name of Zhuyuntang and the refining techniques of Kui Yuanzong to sell more top-quality magic weapons and relatively cheap magic weapons.
"As far as I know, the head of the family and my father have actually been preparing for this all along, so you don't need to worry."
Old Immortal Xu's eyes lit up: "Hahaha! It's waiting for you! ”
Li Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief.
Old Immortal Xu said again: "Actually, it's embarrassing to say it, we have already imitated your magic weapon set assembly line, but my disciples are thin-faced, I am really embarrassed to rob your business, and the assembly line they have made, the cost of a mortal flying sword is always unbearable, and only six out of ten can be used." ”
Li Ping'an was silent on the surface, but he was secretly lucky in his heart.
Although the Kui Yuan Sect is not prosperous, their refining strength is far above that of the Wanyun Sect; If Kui Yuanzong really competes directly, in the long run, its core competitiveness will far exceed that of Wanyun Sect.
When I went back, I went to my father for advice...... Well?
Wrong.
How does it feel like falling into the trap of this old immortal?
Although this old man was an old-timer in the cultivation world, he was just an empty sentence, and he couldn't be easily believed.
Li Ping'an blinked, and when he saw the old immortal holding a cup, he smiled and drank with him.
Xu Sheng began to talk about the past, and he also had the intention of raising the value of Kui Yuanzong, and deliberately pointed out what the older generation of refining masters knew.
Xu Sheng said: "Ping'an, do you know where our human race's refining method came from in the first place? ”
"Where?" Li Ping'an said with a smile, "I read the records in the classics in the door, it should be the Yuxu Palace of Kunlun Mountain." ”
"Yes."
Xu Laoxian's eyes are mostly memories:
"Jade Void Palace Fu Jin Immortal Cloud Neutral, you remember, the source of our human race's refining method comes from this immortal.
"Yun Zhongzi is also our mentor.
"However, we can only be regarded as the registered disciples of the teacher, and the teacher was lecturing for the refiners of our human race at that time, so he may not be able to remember our number."
Li Ping'an blinked, and his Dao heart became unprecedentedly lively.
Four-in-five, this Xu seniors can be regarded as real expounding disciples?
That's just at this time.
A white cloud slowly floated from the direction of the sky, and on it was an old man with crane hair and a ruddy face, and a flower basket was placed beside him, and the basket was filled with colorful glow.
If you look at this sky, you won't be able to see this cloud at all.
At this moment, the old man seemed to feel something, pinched his fingers and calculated, and looked at the coast of the East China Sea.
The old man muttered, swept the dust in his hand slightly, and his body turned into a streamer of light, quietly falling towards Guanlan City.
But he was talking ......
"Who is pretending to be a disciple of the poor path? Interesting. ”