Chapter 42: The Old Man of Wine
The cave is not big, only four meters wide, more than three meters deep, in the middle is placed a human-high stone carved ape, the ape stone statue is obviously from the hand of a skilled craftsman, the demeanor and movements are vivid, and the heaviest thing is that the goal of Lu Tian's trip is entrusted by the ape.
The magic of the demon ape is not recorded in a leather book or a jade slip, but carved on the stone slab and customized into a stone book, Lu Tian took the stone book off in the hands of the ape, weighed it and weighed it at least a hundred catties, looking at this and the size of a normal book, but it was so heavy that the stone book really surprised Lu Tian.
The stone book was slowly turned the first page by Lu Tian, and one by one the carved dragons and phoenixes danced in big characters fell into Lu Tian's eyes, and the source was not recorded in the book, but it was simply mentioned that the master of the magic was from Dongzhou, and the demon ape was left behind on a whim through this place, and although the demon ape was a low-grade treasure (the spell of refining the body was labeled as a treasure art), it had growth, and its value was not a star and a half higher than that of other treasures.
However, the growth of the demon ape depends on its starting point, the higher the level of the demon beast essence blood refined for the first time, the faster the growth rate will be in the future, and the more powerful it can get, but refining the demon beast essence blood is not an easy task, if it encounters a backlash, the meridians will be broken, and the heavy will be the death of Huangquan.
Seeing this, Lu Tian also gasped, this treasure technique is really tricky, but in the face of the attraction of power, Lu Tian also had a difficult choice, so he had to browse the stone book several times, put the stone book in his arms, and left in a hurry.
Next, Lu Tian also rushed to the ghost market near the Five Elements Sect to investigate the information of the top refiners in the Northwest Continent, but all of them were extremely expensive, or the geographical location was too far, and it would take more than half a year to come and go, so it was too cost-effective.
Until the third day, the ghost city was thoroughly questioned by Lu Tian inside and outside, but the news he got was of little value, it seems that he still has to go back to the Five Elements Sect to ask Tianmu, after all, Tianmu is also an old Jianghu, and his knowledge and experience are not comparable to ordinary people.
Through the flow of people, Lu Tian walked outside the ghost market, but as soon as he took more than ten steps, a rickety figure crashed into Lu Tian's arms, and before Lu Tian came to his senses, he fell asleep.
"This..."Lu Tian fixed his eyes to see the person in his arms, this person was too old, staring at a messy white hair, the red coat was slightly shabby, the most eye-catching thing was a big red nose, plus the gourd on his back that was more than one meter high, exuding bursts of wine, Lu Tian instantly understood that this person was drunk.
It's just that this person didn't wear a mask to cover up in the ghost market, and the people around him took the initiative to dodge, which made Lu Tian suspicious.
Looking at the old man in his arms, Lu Tian's face was full of helplessness, although he was very afraid of trouble, but if he abandoned the old man in the ghost market at will, he was afraid that he would be killed by someone with a heart for money in a blink of an eye.
On the way out of the ghost market, it was surprisingly safe, and Lu Tian found a safe place around the ghost market to temporarily shelter and wait for the old man to wake up. It's just that the old man really slept in the dark, and he still didn't wake up after two days, during which Lu Tian found a lot of rare materials on the old man, such as star iron sand, fire dragon wood, water mica, and so on, seven or eight priceless treasures, Lu Tian also coveted it, but Lu Tian was still a gentleman and just had a good time, and then he buried himself in hard practice.
There is a great need to practice the Demon Ape Variant, even if it can't reach the copper skin and iron bones, it must be able to carry a weight of 900 catties as usual, according to this specification, Lu Tian also invited two blacksmiths to create a set of heavy armor, foot covers, gloves are 100 catties, and the armor weighs 500 catties, looking at this set of armor, a thought came to Lu Tian's mind, is it too much.
"Gollum..." Lu Tian swallowed a mouthful of salivation, looking at the five-hundred-pound armor, Lu Tian still temporarily dismissed the idea of wearing it, but put on the original hundred-pound armor, plus the sheaths of his limbs, and it was difficult to move for a while.
After pacing back and forth for dozens of steps, Lu Tian gasped, and hurriedly helped the big tree next to him to rest, and then began to step and practice, this practice lasted for eight days, Lu Tian looked forward to the old man waking up every day, but the old man was like a sleeping beauty, no matter how Lu Tian fiddled with it, there was no reaction, and Lu Tian regretted picking him up.
"Huh, hmm, hmm..."In the dense forest, the sound of breaking the air continued, and it had been a month since Lu Tian saved the old man, from the beginning of praying for the old man to wake up quickly, and then it was just a customary to visit him, and he helped the old man wipe his body every three or five days, and completely cooled the old man aside, and practiced hard.
After more than a month of hard work, under the armor, Lu Tian has been able to move freely, although not as agile as before, but compared to ordinary people, it is still a few points better, at this moment he is holding a wrist-thick wooden stick in both hands and waving constantly, before getting familiar with the weight of the entire set of armor, Lu Tian still intends to practice a little basic combat skills.
The wooden stick flew in Lu Tian's hand for more than ten minutes, and finally almost exhausted his physical strength, Lu Tian was willing to give up and return to the cave where he lived temporarily, but just stepped into the cave, and the scene that made him ecstatic appeared in front of him.
The old man, who had been asleep for thirty-three days, sat in the cave and swept away the dry food stored by Lu Tian, and from time to time he put the gourd more than one meter high into his mouth and drank a sip of wine.
"This..."Looking at the messy cave, Lu Tian was suddenly helpless, and habitually touched his nose before he spoke: "Senior, you can be considered awake, in a few days, the kid is ready to bury you in the pit." ”
"Haha!" The old man immediately laughed when he heard Lu Tian's complaining words, and his big red nose shook and he said: "Boy, if you plan to bury the old man, you won't serve the old man for more than 30 days in vain, and you will help me, the old man, wipe his body, quite a good guy!"
The words full of ridicule suddenly made Lu Tian even more speechless, this old man was obviously asleep and could still know what he had done to him, was he teasing himself, holding this question, Lu Tian said to the old man with a bitter face: "You are seventy or eighty years old, and you are still teasing me, this kid, I am bored to take care of you, and even the time to find a blacksmith is wasted!"
Although the old man was thick-skinned, but at this moment, listening to Lu Tian's complaints, the old face was also a little unbearable, so he had to cough and open his mouth a few times and said: "The old man passed through here and planned to go to the ghost market to find some treasures, although he didn't get any good treasures, but he accidentally got a bottle of good wine, I didn't expect the wine to be so strong, so that the old man fell asleep for more than 30 days, I feel sorry, although I don't know why the little brother is looking for a blacksmith, but the old man is also half a refiner, maybe he can help!"
Listening to the old man's words, Lu Tian's original face was replaced by joy in an instant, and he hurriedly took out the thundering gun in the storage bag and handed it to the old man for inspection.
The old man put down the food in his hand, wiped his greasy fingers on his coat, and then stretched out his hands to take the thundering gun in Lu Tian's hand and weighed it.
Looking at the old man to the left and right, and waving it from time to time, Lu Tian suddenly doubted whether the old man could really repair the thundering gun, but at this moment, Lu Tian had no choice, he had the right to be a dead horse and a live horse doctor, hoping that the old man really had the ability.
"This gun is molded with thousand-year-old thunder meteorite, cast with thunder sand, and refined by thunder, all the processes are rigorous, and it belongs to the top grade, but this gun has not been quenched with furnace fire, resulting in little pressure resistance of the gun body, so cracks will appear!" After the old man took a closer look, he finally did not disappoint Lu Tian, and said it in an orderly manner.
The old man said the truth, and Lu Tian couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, after all, this thundering gun is the only sharp weapon in Lu Tian's hand, with it in hand, it can indeed increase a lot of confidence, and now seeing the hope of repair, he hurriedly asked: "Senior, is it okay to just burn it with flames!"
"Boy, you think too easily, this fire is not ordinary fire, but real fire!" the old man glanced at Lu Tian and said angrily.
Lu Tian scratched his head with embarrassment, and then weakly asked the old man for advice: "Senior, please advise!"
"Okay, I also have the right to repay your favor, the true fire is the flame that the cultivator cultivates through the concession method, which is a metaphor for the common three-flavor true fire, the ghost spirit fire, the flame of the nine shadows, and so on!" The old man opened his mouth and listed several flame names that Lu Tian had never heard of, although it gave Lu Tian a long insight, but it also made Lu Tian miserable, this firewood, Lu Tian still can get it, but these are really difficult for Lu Tian to do without even hearing of the famous hall.
"Okay, this is just a list, this superb magic weapon, you just need to find some fire spirit root demon beast essence blood, and then the old man can use the blood to make a fire and refine the thunder gun!" The old man looked at Lu Tian's face full of bitter gourd, and hurriedly explained.
After hearing this, Lu Tian immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and after discussing with the old man repeatedly, he went to find the demon beast essence blood according to the old man's instructions, but he never expected that the old man's instructions turned out to be a big pit