Wei Wencheng, who prefers the blue brocade robe of Tianshui, is not only the owner of the Qinggang sword shop on Xiaopeng Ying Road, but also a swordsman with excellent swordsmanship, and also practices the art of imperial sword under a certain Taoist master.

But it is such a master, in his own sword shop, he is suffocated by others, and the heat accumulates in his chest, and he almost wants to vomit.

Although Wei Ye likes to use his tongue instead of a sword to poke those who have intentions against his own family in addition to copying ancient books and analyzing spells, he also feels a little out of place this time. In line with the duty of an acquaintance, he began to recall a few Han, Tang, Ming and Qing letterheads that he had flipped through in the library that year, and prepared to type a comforting manuscript according to the sour tone that the literary youth liked the most.

Superfluous things, that's not where Wei Ye's interest lies. The man who passed by, although he did not have long hair hanging down to his waist, but his hair was flat and drooping, even if there was wind, it was not messy at all, and it was surprisingly refreshing and neat. How do you look at it, that is also a Qi Sword dual cultivator with Shen Gang's inner connotation, and the affairs of these guys who pursue things like the ultimate intent of the sword are not something that an idle person like a mustachioed immortal warlock is willing to delve into.

As soon as he bent over to lift up the door panel that had fallen to the ground, Wei Ye shook his head, glanced at the sword in Wei Wencheng's hand that was mostly submerged in the stone, and wisely decided not to give this Wenqing sword merchant a berserk buff at such a critical time.

The familiar weapon sample showroom that had come to drink tea and bargained was still the familiar furnishings, and it seemed that the sword fighting between Wei Wencheng and the other party had not affected the display cabinet of those polymer strengthening materials, and the gorgeous or simple swords made by master craftsmen from different time and space were lying quietly in it. Nothing was as miserable as the mustachioed fairy had imagined, and even more tranquil than the complex spectrum of the different textures of metal blades and the refraction of jeweled crystals on the scabbard in the past.

For example, a silent stone forest.

Mamluk swords with white stone sheaths, samaya mantra swords carved from malachite handles, noble daggers protected from head to toe in turquoise, ancient Roman soldiers' swords polished from black basalt...... There are many more swords wrapped in sandstone, shale, quartzite, with only the hilt exposed.

Bailian Qinggang Sword Shop, now it should really be renamed Bailian Qinggang Strange Stone Shop.

"Is it petrified magic, or is it like the petrified magic eye of Medusa in ancient Greek legends?" Well, uncle, have you ever heard of a similar magic?"

"It is said that there is a type of technique called 'Gong Yuan Stone Spell', which can also achieve this petrification effect. And in the previous episodes of the "Stardial Eye" journal in the caster industry, there was also an introduction to a paranoid magician who likes petrification, waxing, and even metallization spells, and it seems that he is nicknamed "Petrified Well"......?

Seeing Wei Wencheng's unkind face in time, Wei Ye immediately changed his words from kindness:

"Generally, the Fossil Pill and the Flail Pill sold in the alchemy room, as well as the Stone Dissolving Elixir and Stone Dissolving Demon Feather sold exclusively by the Magic Workshop, can solve the problem of petrification spells. If you really can't do it, you can also hire a monk or priest who specializes in solving curses, and the mantra of the Buddha Mother who removes obstacles inherited from the Tantric womb and the divine technique 'Removing Curses' used by some priests of good gods are quite useful. ”

There are no magic workshops, temples and churches on Xiaopengying Road, but there are still quite a few alchemy rooms, and it won't be long before a small box of ointment-like fossil pills is bought.

There are also many kinds of fossil pills, the more common fossil pill is a kind of outer pill bait that uses toad fat as the main medicine, which can soften the stone in a short period of time, and is the most popular among jade craftsmen and seal carvers, and the fossil pill that breaks the petrification spell also chooses toad fat - to be precise, it is the fat of the stone toad as the main medicine. Of course, this kind of inconsequential little knowledge, Wei Ye felt that there was no need to say it, otherwise some unrepentant literary and artistic young people would definitely refuse to smear this kind of thing on his sword.

Using a cloud-headed silver hairpin to pick out some fossil pills, Wei Wencheng half-convinced and smeared these ointment-like pills of unknown origin on the sword body of a Nantianzhu composite pattern steel fist sword.

This kind of short weapon from India belongs to a category of Qimen weapons that few people can master, according to the "Moon Stick Year Knife for a lifetime gun", probably this kind of fist glove type short sword that was not friendly to the original design at the beginning should be regarded as something that can only be learned by cultivating ten generations. Therefore, except for some mage assassins trained by the Mystic Order, few astral adventurers in their normal minds would choose the fist sword as a weapon, in other words, for Wei Wencheng, a patterned steel fist sword with acceptable workmanship, even if it damaged him, it would not be too distressing.

The grease of the stone toad and some blue-gray mineral powder that I don't know the specific composition of the sword slowly flowed on the fist sword, like a concentrated detergent touching the oil stain on the porcelain plate, the stone skin attached to the surface of the fist sword instantly began to crack, and then shattered into stone slag finer than rice grains, moving downward with the flow of grease following the law of gravity.

While it's hard to say for sure if there's such a thing as astrophysics' generalized gravity in astrophysics at the Astral Gate, at least one thing is certain: under the effect of this grease-like elixir, the petrification spell is rapidly being dissolved, revealing the silvery-gray texture of the steel inside.

"Based on the calculation that a sword needs such a touch of fossil pill, probably you can buy two more boxes to solve the problem. Tapping his fingers on the calculation interface of the bamboo slip terminal, Wei Ye said lazily, "Don't worry about Tao Qianjin's affairs first, I will charge a consultation fee for today's matter." ”

As if showing off, he stretched out his fingers and flicked the thin sword body with a hint of dark green luster, Wei Ye listened happily to the fist sword and let out a pleasant "ding-". But the crisp metallic sound had barely begun before it quickly turned cloudy, and when I looked down again, I was still holding a long strip of blue-gray stone in my hand, without the edge of a fist sword, without the still flowing stone toad grease, nothing.

Looking at the bluestone strip in his hand, and then at a certain blue face that was close to him, Wei Ye shrugged his shoulders and rolled up the bamboo slip terminal in his hand.

"It seems that this is not an ordinary technique, and we can talk about the consultation fee later. ”

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Immortal magic or magic, in terms of external performance, always shows a certain degree of irrational absurdity, but just like the alchemists of the Tang Dynasty were able to use mercury and sulfur compounds to pass off as silver and gold, but in the eyes of the Tang people, this is the Fang Shi shrunken tin into silver and iron into gold, and the Tang royal family also regarded these medicinal silver and medicinal gold as real gold and silver, which were used to reward ministers. But for the alchemists, they know very well that what is produced in their Dan furnace is not precious metals, but alloys of amalgam.

Similarly, the phenomenon of supernatural petrification in the Hundred Refining Qinggang Sword Line seems mysterious and unscientific to ordinary people, but to Wei Ye, it implies a clear logical clue.

Grabbing the flat stone bar that was almost impossible to see the shape of the fist sword, Wei Ye carefully placed it diagonally at the door of the sword shop, and the stone bar and the threshold were exactly at an acute angle. Roughly visually measuring the distance between the stone bar and himself, Wei Ye held the peach daughter that had not been played with for some days, took off the sheath from behind his shoulder, and pressed the feeling of his fingers pressing the machine spring on the sheath, which made Wei Ye a little indescribably kind.

So, he adjusted the angle at which he was standing and pressed it harder.

The peachwood heavy sword unsheathed, as it always did, and slammed straight into the surface of the stone bar that rested diagonally on the threshold, smashing a few sparks and a series of crunch sounds.

Along the spot where it had been struck, a spider's web, a fresh crack covered the entire stone bar, and then quickly retracted, as if someone had pressed an invisible rewind button on the side.

"This isn't a petrification spell," Wei Ye bowed down and brought the bamboo scabbard closer to the tip of Tao Qianjin's sword, and put the heavy sword back into the scabbard with a little effort, "Or rather, this is not a petrification spell in the general sense." ”

He stood up, and as he put the peach daughter back on his back, he said in a pleasant, not a hint of schadenfreude of malice, "What a feud is it to trouble you with such a complicated and delicate thing?"

On the word "hatred", the immortal warlock with a fruit-flavored hard candy-like accent, let the word slide out of a subdued tone.

Wei Wencheng opened his mouth, but did not make a sound, and finally leaned back against his display case, and asked sullenly, "Can you explain it to me?"

"Petrification spells, or more accurately, all spells that confine objects to some solid substance, are a type of transformation spell, but they are also curse spells. In ancient myths and folk tales, there are many examples of people who were turned to stone because they offended gods or magicians, and these people who turned into stone remained unchanged for hundreds of years until they were lucky enough to meet a hero and the curse was lifted and they were saved. In other words, petrification is different from death in the general sense, and it also has the meaning of imprisonment. ”

Kicking the flat stone bar away, Wei Ye picked up his hand, half leaned against the wall, and said happily, "For example, in Christian mythology, in order to punish a woman who did not obey his admonitions, he turned her into a pillar of stone salt. In addition to the meaning of imprisonment, the pillar of stone salt will dissolve, that is, it cannot be liberated by heroes, and the meaning of intimidation is even greater. ”

Wei Ye said very seriously, but Sima Ling yawned without giving him face.

Wei Ye pretended not to hear the loud yawn, adjusted his train of thought, and continued: "However, whether it is petrification, salting, or even waxing and metallization, they are all like chains composed of simple spells, as long as this chain is cut, the imprisoned things will be released. To make an analogy, such a spell is like a locked chest or a door that has been locked behind it, and as long as the lock on it is broken, the spell will be automatically unlocked. ”

"But it's not a spell that makes you hit in this shop, nor is it such a simple lock," Wei Ye was in a good mood and stepped on the paddle with his foot, "It should be said that this is a military village guarded by a force, no matter which side the spell solver attacks from, how many chains are cut, how many gates are removed, as long as this army is not defeated, it can always repair the damaged fortifications in time." ”

Looking at Wei Wencheng's increasingly ugly face, Wei Ye spread his hands a little exaggeratedly: "What is applied in your store is a rather clever prohibition, it looks like it is just an ordinary spell, and it looks like it works with a little magic, but in essence, it uses the foundation of the Dao Access Control Law." Tsk, it looks like there's still a problem with the details, but I'm bold enough-"

He looked deeply at the petrified swords as if he wanted to read the name of the spellcaster, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "It's so much fun to see a colleague at the Astral Gate who has ideas other than just copying books. Well, Princess Wencheng, I'll take over your troubles here. ”

Hearing his promise, Wei Wencheng's eyebrows relaxed slightly, but then he immediately frowned again: "Who do you say is the princess?"