Du Hong laughed, strode forward, and said loudly: "Bu Chen, the 'Master Zheng' you trust so much has lost, according to the gambling contract, you must sweep for Master Yan for a year!

Buchen's eyes were round, and he said to Du Hong disdainfully: "Buchen has benefited a lot from Master Zheng's side these days, and he has absolute trust in Master Zheng." He said that one is one, and two is two. Since Bu Chen has made a gambling contract, there is no reason to regret it! But it was Master Yan who lost, not you Du Hong. If you have any opinions, we will solve them!"

Du Hong also glared at Bu Chen, his gaze swept back and forth on Bu Chen's always upright figure, and finally landed on the knife on his waist, and said in his heart: Zheng Meng dares to challenge in Jianchuan City, I am afraid that there are also two brushes. This step has changed to a new knife, and it is really a hero, and this hero may capsize in the gutter......

Thinking about the pros and cons, he immediately snorted coldly without losing his heroic demeanor, and said: "Hmph! You and I have competed many times, who is afraid of whom? Du Mou will leave your surname and save your life for Master Yan for a year!"

"No courage is no courage!" Bu Chen scolded angrily, turned to face Yan Li, and respectfully hugged his fists, "Master Yan, Bu Chen is willing to gamble and lose, and the title deed of the Spirit Sword Pavilion is here." When I go back to the gang to hand over a few mundane tasks, I will come to be a sweeper with Master Yan. ”

"Huh. Yan Li smiled and took the title deed of the Spirit Sword Pavilion, "Bu Shaoxia is really bold and trustworthy, but there is no need to work so hard. The young man only needs to clean the inside and outside of the wind and fire forging once every three minutes before the hour, which is to fulfill the gambling contract. ”

Three quarters of the hour, converted to earth time, is half past seven in the morning. In the Otherworld, at this time, the morning exercise and breakfast of the warrior have been over for a long time, which is a very favorable condition.

Bu Chen received the kindness and hurriedly said: "Master Yan has a lot! As long as Bu is not dead within this year, he will not lose his trust." Forgive me for taking my leave!"

Zheng Meng left with the rest of the Dongsha Gang, feeling like a lost dog.

Du Hong saw that Feng Huo Forging had won a big victory, and he wanted to step forward to talk to Yan Li.

Yan Li directly ignored him, and only said to Duan Yan in front of him: "Young master, I said earlier that the gangs would not be suitable for you." It's better to quit the Hengjiang Gang early and inherit the family business. ”

After saying that, he went straight back to the backyard.

This sentence fell on Du Hong's ears, which made him speechless for a moment, and in the ears of Zou Tong, who was watching from a distance, he was even more angry-today they came to participate in this sword fight with various tentative purposes, but they couldn't steal chickens and eat a handful of rice.

They wanted to test the Dongsha Gang, but they only knew that the Dongsha Gang reached out to Xiqin and had a relationship with Jiuhuan Mountain. But you don't have to be tempted to know this.

They wanted to test the stability of their alliance with the Han family, but judging from Yan Li's performance, the Han family was far less important than expected, and it seemed that they could replace it with the Dongsha Gang at any time - this was almost the worst result.

They wanted to test Yan Li's level. This is indeed visible - high, very high, sooner or later a generation of grandmasters. But...... It seems that this temptation has offended Master Yan!

They want to test the relationship with themselves after the rise of Wind and Fire. This also has a result - Master Yan turned his face and asked Duan Yan to quit the Hengjiang Gang, hinting at dividing the line with the Hengjiang Gang! There is no worse result!

As for what they want to take advantage of, let Du Hong mix with a magic weapon produced by Master Yan, and go one step further - don't mention this stubble, it is estimated that there will be no drama in this life.

The worst thing is that Master Huining joined the Wind and Fire Forging, which means that the success of the Wind and Fire Forging relies on the towering tree of the Casting Temple, which is already higher than the Hengjiang Gang in terms of its status in the rivers and lakes. Now that the relationship is broken, it doesn't bode well!

Alas, last night, the Hengjiang Gang was still in high spirits, planning to enter the Dajiang route and expand the family business dozens of times. How can it be in a blink of an eye, but the Dongsha Gang has reached into Western Qin, and the alliance between himself and the Han family is in danger, and the connections forged by wind and fire are even more imminent, as if the mountain rain is about to come and the building will collapse......

The Buddhas are above, what's going on here?

Zou Tong, a congenital master, only felt that the world was spinning, and in the end he didn't understand how this trick changed. There is only one simplest way to remedy it: first send a generous gift and appease Master Yan well!

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Wind and fire forging backyard.

"Young Master Yan, you just said to quit the gang...... Are you kidding?" asked Duan Yan with cracked teeth.

"Seriously. Yan Li replied while sipping tea.

"Wow...... This ......"

"Young master, why did you join the Hengjiang Gang?"

"For the sake of chivalry and righteousness, be happy in the rivers and lakes!" Duan Yan replied quickly.

"Where is the chivalry of the Hengjiang Gang?"

"The brothers are very righteous and ......," Duan Yan was also a little unconfident.

"Hahaha, the gangs of the rivers and lakes all say that they are righteous. Yan Li said with a smile, "Don't talk about it, let's just say that it is a sword fight today, if we don't have Master Huining's work to suppress the formation, it is likely that just like last time, two warriors will fight as heroes." If there is no trace of Xi, there is no entry in these days, and you are less in charge, are you Buchen's opponent?"

"Uh...... No. Duan Yan said helplessly. He is in the early stage of quenching, and Buchen is the pinnacle of quenching, and he has experienced a hundred battles, not to mention the gap.

"If the Hengjiang Gang really talks about righteousness, how can your Senior Brother Du Hong let you take the risk of fighting Buchen?" Yan Li asked, "What's more, even if you lose the sword fight, it will only be a year of sweeping the floor, what is this bit of face compared to your brother's surname?"

"Uh......" Duan Yan was speechless.

Yan Li took another sip of tea and continued: "The Hengjiang Gang and the Dongsha Gang are all the way, called the Jianghu Gang, but in fact, there is no chivalrous creed at all, the essence is the Chamber of Commerce, and it is mercenary. Last night, if I hadn't taken the lead and made the Han family negotiate a good price with Zou Tong, using the Dajiang route as a bargaining chip, the Hengjiang Gang would definitely collect a few hundred taels of silver from Wang Guocheng and send them to Western Qin as soon as possible. ”

"No......"

"Don't you believe it? Then I would like to ask, the young master has been in the Hengjiang Gang for a few years, what kind of chivalrous and righteous things have he done? I'm just afraid that I will hang out on the dock and spend most of my time watching the scene? The so-called chivalrous righteousness is just grabbing territory and fighting with the Dongsha Gang. ”

"What is this......" Looking at Duan Yan's stunned expression, he knew that this was the case.

After a long pause, Duan Yan finally held back a sentence: "Since the Hengjiang Gang has no chivalry at all, Young Master Yan, you still have an alliance with them?"

"Haha, you're too honest. The so-called alliance is nothing more than a transaction. The Han family opened up the relationship, the Hengjiang Gang provided money, and Ben Shao was matchmaking and sat on the ground to share. That's it. ”

Duan Yan's mouth was wide open, and exclamation was clearly written on his face: It turns out that this is such an alliance!

"Well, that's an alliance. Yan Li replied affirmatively, "And the Hengjiang Gang is not honest in this transaction, and it keeps making small moves in secret." Ben Shao has decided to lower their credit rating and introduce competitors for them. ”

Duan Yan was confused, "What does this mean?"

"My young master, what do you think Du Hong is here to do today?" Yan Li said with a smile. At the moment, all of Du Hong's behaviors were analyzed, as well as the various tentative connotations of the Hengjiang Gang.

Duan Yan was dizzy when he heard this, as if there were two plates of mosquito coils in his eyes, and he shook his head for a long time before he came to his senses and said in confusion: "You can use the Great River Waterway as a bargaining chip to trade with the Hengjiang Gang, and what kind of bargaining chips can you use to negotiate with the Dongsha Gang?"

"It's the same chip. Yan Li said with a smile, "Since we can use the development of the Great River Route to win over the Hengjiang Gang, we can use the destruction of the Great River Route to force the Dongsha Gang to make an alliance under the city! After all, businessmen pay attention to harmony and make money......"

"The Dongsha Gang originally planned to show their strength while giving gifts, give a Spirit Sword Pavilion, take away 10,000 taels of silver, and strive for the initiative in the negotiations. It's a pity that we have the towering mountain of Casting Zen Temple behind us, and the dragon crossing the river in the Tiger Hall of the Nine Ring Mountain was not completed, so I had to turn into a small water snake and roll back to my hometown in gray. Yan Li said again.

"My ......" Duan Yan was completely dizzy, slumped on the chair without any image, and used body language to express that he admitted defeat.

"If that can be called complicated...... Don't be in charge, for your sake in the future, you won't faint to the point of losing your life, gangs in the rivers and lakes or something, so don't play?"

"Yes, Young Master Yan, the little one obeys ......"

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Driving Duan Yan out to deal with the follow-up of the sword fight, the main thing is to break away from the Hengjiang Gang, and Yan Li himself enters the most important work of the day - alchemy.

The protagonist of alchemy, of course, is not Yan Li himself, but Guiyun.

Yan Li's small courtyard has been completely closed, and idlers are not allowed to enter.

The courtyard is full of gossip flags in all directions, full of mysterious artistic conception.

A five-foot-high ancient bronze Dan furnace stands in the middle of the courtyard, emitting misty clouds and smoke.

On the water level in the north, that is, at the door of the hall, a simple Dharma platform was erected, and incense and candles were prepared. Different from the usual Dharma platform, in addition to the talismans, wooden swords, and five-color rice offerings, there is also an exquisite wooden frame, on which eight pieces of gold chimes are hung, depicting eight trigram pictures and texts.

"Ordinary immortal path alchemy, you must use your own cultivation, combined with special methods, to urge the magic weapon Dan furnace alchemy. In this method, the alchemist and the Dan furnace are closely combined, and the tacit understanding is cooperated, and the formula responds the most quickly, and the alchemy is the easiest and the best. Guiyun said.

"But one's own true qi is limited, and alchemy for a long time will deplete one's cultivation. Even immortal cultivators with spiritual roots need to forge bones and cultivate above to refine. If you want to ensure a success rate, you need to be innate and cultivated. As a result, for thousands of years, under the research of many alchemists, the Shinto sacrifice method has been used to replace the immortal way, which has greatly reduced the demand for alchemy. ”

"The benefit of Shinto alchemy is that from beginning to end, borrowing the power of ghosts and gods to urge the Dan furnace, you only need to consume five-colored rice and a number of talismans as sacrifices, and the alchemist's cultivation can be ignored. There are two disadvantages: one is that the alchemist is indirectly in contact with the Dan furnace, and lacks a specific grasp of the status of the pill cultivation, which makes it difficult to adapt to the situation, requiring the alchemist to master the pill refining more proficiently and prescribe the medicine more accurately.

"The second is that it is easy to invite God and it is difficult to send God. The power of ghosts and gods is convenient, but if the sacrifice is not done properly, or if the sacrifice is problematic, it is easy to backlash. The lower the alchemist's cultivation, the greater the chance of backlash. ”

The implication is that ghosts and gods also bully the weak and fear the hard.

Guiyun also explained in detail each step of the sacrificial process, as well as the techniques and functions required for the gossip golden chime on the altar.

After the explanation, Guiyun held the magic sword and ascended to the Dharma platform, showing a scene of Daomen alchemy.