Chapter 497: Hundred Ghosts and Green Lanterns
Casting treasure is a special skill that only has in the Yu world. Like casting, it is also a category of casting technology. Compared with the cultivators of the Great Red Realm who pursue high-quality weapons, the cultivators of the Yuyu Realm have one more thing that can be "pursued" - magic weapons. In battle, although magic weapons are not inseparable from beginning to end like weapons, they often play a huge role in critical moments by virtue of their characteristics. Compared with the characteristics of weapons, such as sharpness, toughness, softness, and weight, the characteristics of magic weapons can be described as varied.
Since treasure casting and casting belong to the same casting technique, the general casting process of the two is the same, which is divided into three steps: casting embryos, quenching, and enlightenment. There is nothing to say about this step of casting embryos, the main purpose is twofold: one is to remove impurities, and the other is to create shape. Quenching is a cooling process. The hardest and most important step is the third step, which is enlightenment. The reason why it is called "enlightenment" is because people feel that good weapons and magic weapons also have their own "souls". Casting and quenching is the process of creating a "body", and enlightenment is the process of giving it a "soul".
And the biggest difference between casting and casting treasure is in the details of enlightenment. The spirit of the caster is that the caster guides the qi of heaven and earth into the weapon through his own power, while the spirit of the treasure casting has nothing to do with the qi of heaven and earth, and is completely input into the magic weapon with the skill of the person casting the treasure himself. To put it simply, the casting is equivalent to using the power to build a passage to guide the qi of heaven and earth into the weapon, and the treasure casting is the real integration of the power of the treasure caster into the magic weapon.
Some people may wonder, what should I do if the power in the magic weapon is used up? After the treasure caster integrates his power into the magic weapon, it will never decrease, because every time the magic weapon is used, it is stimulated by the user's power. For example, the power in the magic weapon is equivalent to a fire that will never be extinguished, and the power of the user is the fuel.
In addition, there is a big difference between a treasure and a caster. The quality of the finished product of the caster is closely related to the amount of the qi of heaven and earth, the more qi of heaven and earth is incorporated, the higher its quality;
All in all, the pursuit of the casting is to keep improving, and the casting of the treasure is directional, what characteristics the caster wants to give to the magic weapon, the magic weapon will eventually have what characteristics. Of course, the success of the Enlightenment also depends on the ability of the treasuremaker. For example, a nine-palace level treasure caster, he will only give the magic weapon Qi "accelerated" spirit, but a one-yuan level treasure caster can open a subspace for the magic weapon to store items, which is undoubtedly a one-yuan level treasure caster is more superb. However, for example, in fact, "opening the subspace" is not a simple matter, and the characteristics of some magic weapons also require the treasure caster to have quite deep skills, and it is impossible for a one-yuan low-handed person to do this.
Fei Tukong is a very powerful treasure caster, he is so powerful that with the strength of the four elephant level, he can already cast storage magic weapons. The four-elephant level means that he will not have been practicing the treasure casting technique for too long, but he has already mastered the enlightenment of the superb characteristics of "subspace". The four-elephant level is also the minimum limit for opening the "subspace" enlightenment, and further down, the skill is not strong enough, even if the subspace is opened up, it will not last long, and it will collapse in an instant and be destroyed along with the magic weapon.
For a person like Liu Qianling who doesn't know the magic weapon casting technique, just by virtue of the appearance of the Qiankun Eight Kings Ding, he believes that Fei Tukong is a treasure casting master, and this basis is actually very "superficial". Fei Tukong is indeed a master, the real beauty of his set of Qiankun Eight Kings Ding magic weapon is that "there is Qiankun inside", he also opened a subspace inside each Dan furnace, so the Dan furnace is not as big as it looks on the outside, and the space inside the Dan furnace is actually much larger.
Don't underestimate this feature. Although the magic weapon can be put into the body by recognizing the Lord, when refining the pill, it is necessary to put the Dan furnace out of the body. If refining the Dan requires a lot of materials, then this subspace can come in handy.
If according to the previous alchemy method, there are too many materials, there are only two solutions: first, casting a large enough Dan furnace, this method is too stupid, the huge Dan furnace is inconvenient to operate, and the heating will be uneven during alchemy; It is difficult to achieve complete consistency in the ratio of humidity and materials.
Now there's a subspace in the Dan Furnace, but it's different. It seems to be a one-person tall Dan furnace, but at most it can hold enough materials to fill a building, which is simply amazing!
The idea of "turning the Dan furnace into a magic weapon" was not thought of by Fei Tukong himself, but came up with it when his mother, a certain Huajun Sect, asked his master Jin He Zhen to cast the Ding. Fei Tukong is well aware of the importance of the Qiankun Eight Kings Ding to Hua Jun's lineage, so when casting each Ding, he is meticulous and goes all out, and its quality is naturally excellent.
After Zhu Yuanlai took away the three tripods of Kun, Kan and Li, Fei Tukong plunged into the small building where Liu Qianling lived and carefully studied the "Secret Book of the Cave Heaven". The handwritten record of the craftsman Zhu Lingguang is believed to be a treasure that every treasure caster dreams of, and Fei Tukong has been completely immersed in the wonderful world of treasure casting since he turned the first page. Originally, he also planned to take the opportunity to be more "close" to Liu Qianling, but as soon as he began to study, he forgot all other irrelevant things. Liu Qianling obediently waited downstairs to help him "lay a hand" as agreed with Fei Tukong in advance, but more than two months had passed, but there was not even a little "movement" upstairs to start casting treasures. In the meantime, she had also quietly gone upstairs to look curiously, and Fei Tukong had been holding the book and reading it hungrily, sometimes reading the wonderful points, sometimes laughing, sometimes dancing, like a madman.
The days passed day by day, and soon approached the April period set by Limpermen. On this day, Liu Qianling couldn't wait any longer, she wanted to pull Fei Tukong out of the world of treasure casting. Unexpectedly, as soon as I went up to the staircase on the second floor, I ran with him
Fei Tukong bumped into his arms.
"You're going to die, why did you suddenly run out?" Liu Qianling covered her chest and complained, suddenly feeling a little shy, her face flushed, and her hand was lowered.
Fei Tukong didn't notice her abnormality, and asked anxiously: "What month and day is today?
"If you remember this, I just came up to call you. Today is March 15th, and it will be too late to catch up. Liu Qianling said.
Fei Tukong breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I forgot about it as soon as I studied it, but fortunately it was in time." Brother Zhu, is he back?"
"Do you mean that demon friend? He came back more than two months ago and has been living in the village. Because I was afraid of disturbing you, I never let him come to see you. ”
Fei Tukong nodded: "Then let's leave early." ”
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At the time of spring, everything recovers and the ice and snow melt. The mountains where the white ghost village is located are a place of beautiful scenery. This time on the trip, Liu Qianling did not "enjoy" the bumpy sedan chair for Fei Tukong, but found a carriage, and walked all the way through the mountains and rivers, which was extremely comfortable.
Because of his apprehension about the martial arts conference, the expression on Liu Qianling's face has always been very serious. In contrast, Fei Tukong was at ease. As for Zhu Yuanlai, he seemed to be very tired and had been hiding in the carriage and falling asleep.
"Qianling, don't be so nervous! We're going to run for the leader of the alliance, not to get married. Fei Tukong leaned leisurely on the carriage and comforted.
Liu Qianling gave him a blank look: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Fei Tukong smiled "hee-hee": "No nonsense, if you really get married, aren't you nervous?"
"What's there to be nervous about?" Liu Qianling's expression was a little strange, and it seemed to reveal a sense of anger.
Fei Tukong noticed it, thought in his stomach, and asked, "Qianling, have you ever been married?"
Liu Qianling turned her head and glared at him, without saying a word.
"Hey, even if I'm good-looking, I can't stand your eyes like this!" Fei Tukong knew that he had touched the bottom of Liu Qianling's heart, and hurriedly joked about it.
The joke is a bit useful, Liu Qianling sighed, and cast his gaze into the distance: "Don't ask so much about me." Also, stop calling me 'Thousand Spirits', I don't want anyone to hear my name. ”
Fei Tu thought about it and "fluttered" for a while.
"What's so funny about this?" Liu Qianling was puzzled.
"It's not that you hate me calling you by your name, but because you don't want to be heard by others, can I be upset? Then I'll call you Qianling when no one is around, and in front of others, I will naturally call you 'Gang Master Liu'!" Fei Tukong said seriously.
"No, it's not like that. You are not allowed to call me that when no one is around. It's already cheap for you to call you 'Miss Liu', and you still have to make inches?"
"'Miss Liu', 'Miss Liu', I don't know how many 'Miss Liu' there are in the world! No, I have to think of a special name for me. Fei Tukong shook his head, "Since you don't like me to call you 'Qianling', then call you 'Ling'er'!"
"You!" After hearing the word "Ling'er", Liu Qianling shuddered, and her willow eyebrows were upside down, but she looked at Fei Tukong's sincere and enthusiastic eyes, and she couldn't get angry, so she had to twist her head away, "That's still 'Qianling'." 'Ling'er' is a title I can't afford in my life, so don't call it that anymore." ”
"It's a bit of a shame though, okay. Qianling, what a beautiful name you have, why don't you want others to hear it?" Fei Tukong was still curious.
"The real Liu Qianling has long been dead. ”
"What do you mean?" Fei Tukong's eyes widened, "Then you are not Liu Qianling? Could it be that you are her sister, Liu Wanling, or her sister, Liu Bailing?"
Liu Qianling gave him a burst of chestnut: "Are you counting? I mean, I'm not the same person I used to be." Now the name 'Liu Qianling' is just a useless codename. Among the people I usually come into contact with, the brothers in the same gang call me 'Liu Gang Leader', and outsiders call me 'Liu Sanye'. ”
Fei Tukong pursed his lips: "What 'Liu Sanye', such a handsome girl, how can she be called 'master'? It's really ugly, I don't want to call it that!"
"Ha, you can call me 'Zhu Sanye', Brother Shen is the biggest, Brother He is the second, I happen to be the third, and I am also a real man!"
"Oh, no wonder some people say that you 'can't spit ivory out of a dog's mouth'!" said Fei Tu with a laugh.
Zhu Yuanlai opened the curtain of the door and showed his head: "Hey, why do people always make fun of me?
"You don't care about it. I'll just ask if you're wrong?"
Zhu Yuanlai was silent for a moment, and said dissatisfiedly: "How can there be such a boring saying in the world, it really degrades my race!
Liu Qianling asked Fei Tukong in surprise: "The body of this Brother Zhu is ......"
"That's right!" Fei Tukong leaned close to Liu Qianling's ear and whispered, "It's easy to provoke him, what a 'fox friend and dog friend', 'wolf heart and dog lungs', he will be hairy if he says it a few more times!"
"You, don't think I didn't hear it! If Brother He and Sister Yan'er were here, they would have to pick your skin!" came from the carriage.
Liu Qianling was finally happy, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and a smile. Fei Tukong felt that she was really the most beautiful girl in the world.
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Lingbo Gate is located on the Luye Plain in the northern part of the Red Temper Domain, not close to Cangyun Ridge. The carriage traveled for more than half a month, and finally arrived at Pioding Castle in the southern border of the Kano Plain. This is the last big one before entering Kanobara
City, further north, a plateau open, although there are towns, it is difficult to see prosperity.
After entering the city, the three of them found a small inn in the west of the city, settled the carriage and horses, and planned to rest for a day the next day, and then set foot in the Luye Field on the third day. Zhu Yuan came to drink good wine, and dragged Fei Tukong to the tavern, leaving Liu Qianling bored and bored, so he simply went to walk on the street.
Usually living in the barren mountains and mountains, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, Liu Qianling has almost forgotten what "lively" is. Looking at the traffic on the street, she felt like an outlier. Occasionally, when a frolicking child passed by, she would stop and watch, until the children's figures disappeared into the streets and alleys, and then she would smile and continue walking. There are a variety of shops along the street, and she swept them all in a hurry, without any careful observation. Compared with the gorgeous clothes of many women, the gray clothes on her body can only be described as "pitifully simple", but her face is covered with heavy makeup, which is not as good as the clothes. However, this is a big city, people of all religions and nine ranks, and there are all kinds of strange things, so her "otherness" has not attracted the attention of many people.
Soon, Liu Qianling got tired of the noise of the streets, and estimated the time, presumably the two drunkards were drunk at this time, so she left the street and walked on the nameless path. As the sun sets, night falls. A little coolness blows with the light breeze that rises from time to time. Liu Qianling lowered her head slightly, looking at the paving bricks and stones passing under her feet one by one. I don't know when the noise is no longer audible, and the doors of the houses on the path are closed and silent. Liu Qianling walked and walked, and when he looked up, he didn't know when he had come to the bottom of an alley. Turning back, he found that something seemed to shake in the distance.
Liu Qianling instinctively became vigilant and looked closely, but there was no one in the alley, and the sky was getting darker and darker. "It's strange, why doesn't every house here light up the lights?" Liu Qianlingjue noticed something unusual, and looking into the distance, the center of the city was already dotted with lights. "There's something strange about this alley. A hint of uneasiness welled up in her heart, and she tightened her shirt and quickened her pace to walk out of the alley.
Before he reached the entrance of the alley, the door of a small courtyard suddenly opened with a "squeak", which startled Liu Qianling. Out of the door came an old lady who was hunched over, holding a crutch, looking Liu Qianling up and down curiously.
Seeing that it was an old man, Liu Qianling breathed a sigh of relief, smiled politely at her, and greeted her, "Mother-in-law, hello." ”
"You're from out of town, aren't you?" asked the old lady.
"Yes. ”
"No wonder it's here. The old lady shook her head.
"This Piaoding Castle is the last big city before entering the Kano Plain, and everyone who wants to pass through the Kano Plains will settle here, what's so strange?"
The old lady glanced at her: "I'm not talking about Piaoding City, I'm talking about this Hundred Ghost Alley." ”
"White ghosts?" Liu Qianling understood wrongly, and thought that he had the same name as the White Ghost Gang.
"'The green lantern shines on the demon, and the hundred ghosts walk at night. 'Haven't you heard?' The old lady retreated into the courtyard, and without closing the door, crouched down by the wall, fiddling with a worn-out lantern. "Night has fallen. If you want to live, don't go any further. The old lady's voice was faint, and it sounded a little terrible.
Liu Qianling was shocked: "Mother-in-law, I don't understand what you mean, don't you just go out of the alley if you go forward?
"I didn't say you'd die. It's just that as soon as it's dark, the road is not so easy to walk, it depends on the situation. The old lady lit the lantern while saying incomprehensible words, and finally there was some light in the alley, "Help me hang it on the lintel, I have enough to do." ”
Liu Qianling took the lantern and looked up to see that a wooden hook was nailed in the middle of the lintel, which happened to be hung on it. It stands to reason that the lanterns are hung in pairs, one on the left and one on the left and right of the door. This is the first time Liu Qianling has seen a single lantern hanging in the middle of the door. "Mother-in-law, why don't the people in this alley light up?"
But the old lady kept her head up, as if she hadn't heard, and stared straight at the candle flame in the lantern.
"Mother-in-law?" Liu Qianling shouted again.
"Don't speak!" cried the old lady.
The second monk Liu Qianling was confused, so he had to tilt his head and look at the lantern like the old lady.
After a while, a light breeze blew. The lantern flickered a few times, and the candle flame inside suddenly changed color, turning into a hairy green color.
"It's a green light. You can't get out. The old lady lifted her crutche, picked up the lantern, and blew out the faint candle flame.
"What, is the 'Hundred Ghosts' going to 'walk at night'?" asked Liu Qianling.
"That's right. If you want to live, come in. The old lady carefully placed the lantern at the base of the wall, and went into the house without looking back.
Liu Qianling looked at the alley in the distance, then turned his head to look at the bottom of the deep alley, sighed, entered the courtyard, and closed the gate.
Before I even entered the house, a smell of wet mold came to my face. Liu Qianling frowned and stepped in. After getting used to the gloom in the room, she found that the room was a mess, the tables and chairs were crooked, and the dirty clothes were rags all over the floor, and the old lady was curled up in a pile of torn clothes, looking at Liu Qianling blankly.
"Mother-in-law. Liu Qianling suddenly felt that the old lady was a little pitiful.
"Go to the tank and wash your face, I can't stand the pungent smell of you. The old lady said coldly. If someone else said this about her, Liu Qianling would be angry. But for this old lady, she can't get angry. Walking to the water tank in the corner, she lifted the lid and looked inside, it was a stinking smell, and there were a few things floating on the water that I didn't know what they were. Liu Qianling hurriedly closed the lid with a "bang", but the stench still lingered in his nose, which was disgusting.
"Mother-in-law, I'm really ......" Liu Qianling was very embarrassed.
"Alas, I am not filial, when will the day come when I will listen to me?" said the old lady, sobbing inexplicably.
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