Chapter 22: The Magic Weapon

"Peeping Method" only gives a general idea of refining magic weapons, and there is no method for refining magic weapons. As for how to control the magic weapon, it is also vague, but it is said that spiritual power must be injected.

Li Wumang picked up Tingyue's sword and looked at it, his hand was heavy, the sword was three feet long, and his opening was not necessarily sharp. Not much different from mortal swords. Li Wumang slowly injected spiritual power, the sword body became crystal clear, and the word "listening to the moon" appeared in the swallow.

Stimulated by spiritual power, it is faintly visible that there are crisscrossing scratches on the spine of the sword on both sides, and the lines are complicated. The lines are of different thicknesses and shades. Li Wumang thought, this is the formation that "Peeping Dao Jue" said, there is no doubt. As for the word "Tingyue", this sword is thought to have been refined by Tingyue herself, but now it is owned by Li Wumang.

Li Wumang put down the Moon Listening Sword, picked up a pair of golden rings, and held one in one hand, not daring to make a mistake. It's still the same as just now. The golden ring is radiant, and you can also see the formation of refining moments. But there was no word on the golden ring.

The little flag was a black pennant, the size of a palm. Embroidered with the head of an unknown beast with a hideous face. The silver flagpole is no more than six inches long. Li Wumang pinched the flagpole with two fingers and entered spiritual power. The little black flag was hunted by the spiritual power of the flag, and Li Wumang looked at it for a long time, and he didn't see any difference in this flag. Li Wumang thought, if this beast head flag is a magic weapon, it must not be the same as the Moon Listening Sword and a pair of gold rings.

There were four jade slips among the objects of listening to the moon, just like the stone house seen behind Li Wumang. On that day, Li Wumang in order to rescue the name change, climbed to the top of Fengshan, the first time to this blessed land, the stone house wall chiseled a few stone niches, put a Dan furnace and some other things, including jade Jane. The jade slip was as bright as new, without a word. The same is true of the jade slip that listens to the moon.

Li Wumang thought, the jade slip of the stone house behind him, if it was a dry gift that had not been used in the cave, it would be reasonable to say no words. Listening to the jade slip that the moon put in the storage bag, how could it be wordless? Thinking that he could see the formation in the magic weapon with his spiritual power just now, he concocted it according to the law.

Li Wumang picked up a jade slip, held it in his hand, and injected spiritual power. Sure enough, handwriting appeared in the jade slip. One is one foot five inches long. In the jade slip about two inches wide, there are more than 2,000 characters densely packed.

Li Wumang calmed down and looked carefully at the words in the jade slip, it was a cultivation method, because Li Wumang was concentrating, he suddenly felt that his divine sense could hold the hand of the jade slip and perceive the words of the jade slip, much faster than seeing it with his eyes. This made Li Wumang very happy. Li Wumang's current mind is much higher than that of mortals, and mortals who are smart can still see ten lines at a glance and never forget. Li Wumang wants to read the content on a jade slip, but it is just a hot tea.

Listening to the four jade slips of the moon, Li Wumang took a look at it, the content of the jade slips recorded was very messy, exercises, pills, alchemy refining methods, elixir identification, and so on. For Li Wumang, there are not many useful things. However, some miscellaneous anecdotes have made Li Wumang gain a lot of knowledge.

It is estimated that these jade slips brought by Tingyue are used to exchange things with other immortal cultivators at the right time, and they are not necessarily needed by themselves. For example, there is actually a demon cultivation technique in the jade slip, and listening to the moon is a human cultivation, and this kind of exercise is obviously of no use to him.

Li Wumang knew how to use the magic weapon in the jade slip.

After refining the magic weapon, the immortal cultivator will drop a drop of his own blood on the magic weapon, and the blood will carry the divine consciousness of the immortal cultivator, and the blood will seep into the magic weapon, and the divine consciousness will preserve the formation of the magic weapon, leaving the mark of the master, and this process is "recognizing the master".

The master uses his divine thoughts to control the magic weapon, and the imprint left in the magic weapon can perceive the master's divine thoughts and act according to the master's wishes. However, the master's control of the magic weapon will consume spiritual power.

After snatching the magic weapons of other immortal cultivators, you first need to erase the mark of their master with spiritual power. He re-drips blood to recognize the Lord, and the magic weapon changes its owner. Only the captor can use it.

Li Wumang knew how to control the magic weapon, and he couldn't bear it, so he took the Moon Listening Sword out of the cave. Putting the sword on the ground, the god moved, intending to make the sword fly, but who knew that the Moon Sword did not move.

Remembering that Tingyue's mark was still on the magic weapon, he picked up the sword from the ground, and with a fortune of spiritual power, the Tingyue sword became crystal clear. Li Wumang could actually sense the imprint left by Tingyue.

Li Wumang used ten successful powers, and his spiritual power skyrocketed, repeatedly impacting in the sword spine formation. But the imprint of the Moon Sword is still the same.

After half an hour, the spiritual power was exhausted, and Tingyue's mark in the sword still hadn't been erased. Li Wumang had no choice but to collect his work, return to the cave, and sit cross-legged on the honest jade couch to breathe.

The reason why I can't erase the mark of Tingyue is because the divine consciousness left by Tingyue when I recognized the Lord with the magic weapon was too powerful.

The Listening Moon Sword was refined by Listening to the Moon in the later stage of foundation building, and the cultivation when recognizing the Lord was much higher than that of Li Wumang

Check out the other items of the listening moon. There are a few talismans, and Li Wumang doesn't know how to use them. The rest are mostly medicinal materials and refining materials, and they can't be used for a while.

Cleaned up Tingyue's storage bag, there are a lot of things, but most of his current cultivation is useless.

Li Wumang really wanted to have a magic weapon, and pondered how to erase the divine sense on the Tingyue Sword, but there was no good way.

Cultivating in the Floating Light Blessed Land, during which he went to Hei Taisui's Fengshan Mansion every seven days to get some dry food. Staying in the cave and not going down the mountain, Li Wumang has his own plans.

The independent country was established by himself, and Li Wumang certainly did not want to see it die. It's just that he is single-minded and has no energy to care about worldly trivial matters. After leaving Gaozhou for two months, I want to see the ability of the people who changed their names.

Li Wumang encountered a sudden accident a few years ago and was separated from his parents. Carry a basket and sell a bookboy in Yifu. Send people under the fence, and look up to people to snort. I have a deep understanding of the lives of the poor. When the country was independent, there was the idea of reducing taxes and benefiting the people's livelihood, and Li Wumang wanted to make the country a paradise for the people. Many subsequent practices have also been associated with this.

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Two months later, Li Wumang left Fang Ji in Fengshan and returned to Gaozhou by himself. After entering the palace, after a while, the guards came to say: "The regent has changed his name and asked to see him." ”

There are no palace maids and eunuchs in Li Wumang's palace, and there are several guards around him. Everything in the palace is handled by the guards.

"Please come in, Lord Regent. ”

Yi Xiang entered the imperial study, saw Li Wumang sitting in front of the bookcase, and saluted.

"The minister changed his name to His Majesty, please be safe. ”

"Name, this imperial study is not a court, so there is no need to be formal. Have a seat. ”

The name changed and said: "Xie Majesty." "Sit down.

There are such rules between brothers, Li Wumang is a little uncomfortable. It's just that when Yi Lin was a military advisor in Fuguangzhai that day, he deliberately emphasized the regulations, and said to the six generals that if the title was wrong, he would be beaten with a military stick. Frightened the six generals who had always been copycats.

Now that the country is independent, the rule is even greater. Li Wumang suddenly felt that what the emperor did was boring, and it was not as good as being at ease when he was in charge.

Li Wumang asked, "Second brother, what are you looking for me?"

Hearing Li Wumang speak like this, there was no monarch and minister, he was a little at a loss, and paused and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is here to talk about the lack of a bow and a broken arrow." ”

Li Wumang knew that the name change was pressed by etiquette, so he didn't dare to call him big brother. I think that at the beginning, when he changed his name and Li Wumang to worship brothers, Li Wumang was just a lame poor boy, selling baskets during the day and settling down in the City God Temple at night.

The renamed Xiang is the young master of the official eunuch family, who is full of food and clothing, and reads poetry and books. actually didn't dislike Li Wumang's poverty, and insisted on worshipping him. Li Wumang misses the old days very much.

"What's wrong with the bow and arrow?"

Emperor Tianshun was very happy when the guard of honor was sent back to Anguo, but the bow and arrow insisted on being sent to His Majesty, saying that if His Majesty did not accept it, the envoys sent by the independent country would not be able to come back. It's been two months, and the minister doesn't know what to do, waiting for His Majesty to take over. The name change made things simple.

Li Wumang thought for a while, "Looking at Tianshun's attitude, he was moved by King Ji's words, and seeing that the general trend of Anguo has gone, he wants to leave a way out for the Liu family." I'll talk about bows and arrows in a few days. ”

"Your Majesty, in the past two months, the local officials of the independent country have arrived one after another, and the soldiers who have been reduced have returned to their hometowns for many days. Local regimental training and township training were also organized. The whole country praised His Majesty's merits, and many people set up immortal tablets for His Majesty at home. ”

"I am wholeheartedly devoted to the Tao, not trying to be famous, but the suffering of the people should be the most important thing for the imperial court. ”

"Yes. The name change respectfully responded.

Li Wumang glanced at Yi Mingxiang, "Second brother, I became the emperor, and you also became the king." It's said to be much better than in the past. It's just that the brothers are rusty. ”

Yi Mingxiang was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "Big brother, national affairs are like this, eldest brother is an immortal cultivator, and he is very different from mortals, I don't think he is suitable for this red tape." ”

Li Wumang looked at Yi Mingxiang, "Second brother, are you adaptable?"

"I have been taught since I was a child, when I study and enter the office, I will enter the picture. I also get used to it. The name change replied calmly.

"I have the cultivation I have now, thanks to you and my third brother. When something returns. With that, he picked up a booklet from the bookcase. "This is "Peeping Path", the eldest brother is also practicing the exercises recorded above, this volume is my transcript, you and the third brother refer to it together. ”

The name change took over the booklet.

"Brother Xie. ”

"Cultivating immortals also has to talk about fate, the eldest brother doesn't have a master, and he doesn't know much about cultivating immortals. It is only known to be related to the individual's physical endowment. ”

Yi Ming Xiang said: "Big brother, what kind of endowment do you want?" Li Wumang didn't know what he didn't know, and he naturally didn't understand it.

"I don't know, but this "Peeping Dao Decision" is the initial exercise of cultivating immortals, you and the third brother try it first"

The name change nodded.

Li Wumang said: "There is no need for external objects to help you on the first floor of Qi training. If you go to the second floor, you need pills, and I don't have pills, so it depends on everyone's luck in the future. If you don't have immortal fate, you can only enjoy the wealth of the world. ”

"The eldest brother often says that fate is determined by heaven, and it is even more so when he wants to cultivate immortals. ”

Li Wumang was noncommittal. "Even if each person is man-made, he must do his best. I saw that the second brother was not happy when he took "Peeping Dao Decision", I thought he was greedy for the wealth of this world. ”

Yi Mingxiang shook his head after hearing Li Wumang's words. "Big brother, the wealth in the world is like a passing cloud, but immortal cultivators have great luck, I'm afraid I don't have that blessing. ”

"The second brother's words also make sense. Li Wumang nodded.

Yi Xiang said: "The famous minister is now the regent, and he doesn't dare not be diligent in political affairs." Big brother, King Lian of Liguo has been divided, and the five states that originally bordered the independent country were the fiefs of King Lian. A few days later, he said that he was going to ascend the throne, and he wrote to me. ”

"What is the origin of King Lian?" Li Wumang didn't know much about Liguo.

"King Lian was originally the emperor's uncle of Liguo, but he turned against the emperor because of the palace infighting, and after the independence of the country, King Lian had no scruples. It's just the opposite. ”

Li Wumang nodded. "I scattered hundreds of thousands of horses from the original Gaozhou, and only 50,000 remained. King Lian was not worried about the use of troops against him by the Independence Kingdom. ”

"The emperor of Liguo is extremely poor and extravagant, and the people are full of complaints, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to support it. "The change of name is relatively well known about the political situation of the country.

Li Wumang didn't answer this conversation. "On the same day, my second brother and I went to the barbarian tribe, and I was allowed to ride 20,000 fine horses each, why didn't I use it?"

"The name is also strange, and I don't dare to ask the eldest brother. ”

"It's better to settle the affairs of each family by yourself, and the barbarian tribes had better not get involved in the affairs of Anguo. ”

"Big brother is saying that the independent country should not interfere in the affairs of the country?"

Li Wumang shook his head. "The barbarian tribes are nomadic for a living, and the five Acura countries are agrarian countries, and the gap between them is too large, and it is easy to have contradictions. ”

The name change nodded. Li Wumang said: "Anguo is divided into three, and the country is governed by the monarchs and ministers, and now there are more small countries in Acura, but there will be more wars, if you can't support it, you can ask the tribe for soldiers and horses." ”

"Big brother, the only country is a soldier and a farmer, and he is not afraid of someone coming to attack. ”

Li Wumang nodded. "That's for the best. ”

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A few days later, Liu Sicheng came to Gaozhou and met with Li Wumang.

Liu Sicheng asked: "Your Majesty, Sicheng heard that Your Majesty returned Tianshun's honor guard, I think the matter of worshiping Mr. Hua Wu has been completed?"

Now Liu Sicheng has ascended the throne in the three northern states, and the year name is Tianning. is also an emperor, so he calls himself Sicheng.

"Sir, you better call me Wumang. The worship is in order, I wonder what happened to the bone spur of the gentleman?"

Liu Sicheng said helplessly: "The bone spurs are still the same." I didn't dare to expect any miracle effect from worshipping Mr. Hua Wu, but I just wanted peace of mind. ”

"Wumang heard that the exercises handed down by Mr. are the inheritance of the Demon Sect, I don't know if it is true?"

Liu Sicheng looked calm. "Sicheng doesn't know. After thinking about it, he said: "Wumang, you are an immortal cultivator, I have something unclear, and I want to ask you for advice." ”

Li Wumang smiled. "Sir is polite, Wu Mang must know everything. ”

"Si Cheng's current practice of 'holding the heart of the disabled' is very different from the past. ”

Li Wumang asked, "Sir, I don't know what's the difference?"

"The sitting posture of the 'Holding the Disabled Heart Method' is called 'Five Hearts Chaoyuan', sitting cross-legged, hands on the knees, hands and feet facing up. Together with the heart of the head, there are five hearts. Now when I practice, the inexplicable qi outside my body actually enters my body from the five hearts, and I don't know why. ”

Li Wumang was taken aback when he heard this, this was the same as the situation when he cultivated when he got the "Phoenix Relic". After thinking for a while, he said, "Don't hide it, sir, the same is true for immortal cultivators." ”

"Wu Mang just said that the method of holding the heart is the inheritance of the Demon Sect, is it that I Sicheng is practicing the heart method of demon cultivation?" Liu Sicheng was a little worried.

"Wumang is also hearsay, how could Mr. think that it is the mind of the demon cultivator?"

Liu Sicheng was worried. "The qi that enters the body, when it fills the dantian, is black, violent and untamable, I'm afraid it is not the aura of legend. ”

"If it's black, I don't know why. Li Wumang was also confused.

Liu Sicheng nodded. "Sicheng has often become a nameless fire recently, thinking that it is because of practicing the method of holding the disabled mind. Okay, let's not talk about that. ”

"Emperor Tianshun is going to send the bow and arrows that break the sky to the country, I think he listened to the admonition of Mr., worried that the country will be difficult to continue, and leave a way back for the Liu family. "Li Wumang talks about bows and arrows.

"Accept it without mang. ”

"Mr. and brother, why don't you be a peacemaker and make peace with you?"

Liu Sicheng took a sip of tea. "Emperor Anguo's relatives, princes and ministers are separated from Tianshun. Sicheng is the same in the northern three states. Even if you make peace, it won't help. ”

"In that case, Wumang didn't say anything. After speaking, he took out a copper wrench from his bosom. "This is a family heirloom, return it to Mr. ”

Liu Sicheng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it first, Sicheng still has something to say." This time I came to Gaozhou to discuss things with Wumang. ”

"Sir, please. ”

Liu Sicheng said: "Since Sicheng persuaded Tianshun to send the bow and arrow to Wumang, Sicheng has exchanged letters with him many times, and Tianshun now regrets not being at the beginning. Just now, Wumang said that he wanted to make peace with my brothers, and Tianshun also mentioned this matter. said that he was willing to give up the throne to Sicheng. ”

"In that case, aren't everyone happy?" Li Wumang was happy for the Liu brothers.

"Anguo is now full of holes, and the people are complaining, can Sicheng turn things around when he becomes the emperor?" Liu Sicheng sighed.

Li Wumang was speechless.

"It's not the Liu family that the country has changed hands, Sicheng has discussed with Tianshun, and he is willing to give the throne to you. At least Anguo will not be shattered. The Liu family was also able to survive. After Liu Sicheng finished speaking, he looked at Li Wumang.

Li Wumang never thought that Liu Sicheng would say this. "This is absolutely unacceptable, how can I take away the ancestral business of Mr. ”

Liu Sicheng said slowly: "Wumang, the Liu family is the ancestral industry, and you don't know who it falls into, besides, the minister who helped Tianshun usurp the throne is in a high position, controls the dynasty, and tilts each other." Tianshun is helpless to take them. In addition, the long-term use of troops has withered and the treasury is empty. The Tianshun Dynasty is in jeopardy. ”

Li Wumang nodded.

Liu Sicheng continued: "Wumang started an incident in the west, but it was only a 3,000-6 Zhai army, how could he occupy Kyushu with his own strength? Although Wumang is an immortal cultivator and no one can defeat him, the reason for this is that the whole country is not united, and each has a ghost. ”

"How is Mr. Zen Rang?"

Liu Sicheng shook his head. "The three northern states are even more unbearable, after Sicheng ascended the throne, Zhang Wang's cadres all regarded themselves as the founding fathers. Only for pleasure and not for progress, the population of the three northern states is small, and they have to raise nearly a million people, among which I know the bitterness and hardship. Nor can the material last. ”

"Sir, let's take a long-term view of this matter. Li Wumang was reluctant to accept Zen concessions, and used long-term deliberations to shirk it.

Liu Sicheng sighed. "Wumang, this matter has to be done as soon as possible, the former ministers of Anguo and the three northern states, enjoy wealth and prosperity, how can they tolerate my brothers. People who are hungry for profit are more likely to take risks, Sicheng and Tianshun are invincible, and they are afraid of accidents. ”

Li Wumang didn't expect this layer. "Sir, how can it be so dangerous?"

Liu Sicheng smiled. "Since ancient times, there have been many emperors who have died inexplicably, and the ancestors of Qiantai are not far away. ”

Li Wumang thought about it. "Let Wumang think about it. ”

Liu Sicheng said: "Wumang, Sicheng knows that you are not greedy for this power, and you will suffer it for the livelihood of the world." Sicheng will go back to discuss with Tianshun first, and tell you about the specific matter in more than ten days. ”

Li Wumang didn't know how to answer for a while, so he didn't make a sound.

After two days, the name change came to see that there was no mang, there were no outsiders in the imperial study, and the name change was also more open, and there was no rigidity in the courtesy of the monarch and ministers.

"Big brother, the emperor of Liguo wants to send 500,000 troops to crusade against King Lian, and King Lian came to a messenger, saying that he is willing to return to the independent country. ”

Li Wumang smiled. "King Lian is a military horse that is not against the imperial court of Liguo, and it is just an expedient measure. ”

"Then how do you reply to the messenger?" the name changer was also a little worried.

"You tell the envoy of King SΓΉ Lian that there is only one county in the fief of the King of Lian who is subordinate to the independent country, and the soldiers are in the peasants, and the suppression of the powerful and powerful are all in accordance with the regulations of the independent country, and if you are willing, you will talk back. ”

"Big brother, the independent country wants to go to war with the kingdom for the sake of King Lian?"

"The independent country is too small, suppressed by Anguo and Liguo, and now Anguo is too busy to take care of itself, and Liguo is the biggest threat. If you accept the five states of King Lian, you don't have to worry about the country being unfavorable to the independent country. Li Wumang did not answer about the war.

"The eldest brother is far-sighted, and the prime minister asked the military department to prepare people. ”

Li Wumang smiled: "Don't worry. ”

"Big brother, the army of the independent country is in the peasantry, and it takes two days to gather 500,000 horses. "Don't dare to be careless when you change your name.

"The west of the country is close to the Damang Mountain, and more than a dozen small tribes in the wilderness intersect, there have been many conflicts in the past, the emperor of the country of Li and the wild tribes have been reconciled in the past few decades, and some cloth and grain are given to the tribal king every year. More than a dozen tribes in that wild land have recently joined the alliance of Yuno and Trumpet. You go to Qinghao and Coca and Rille. Let them write a letter to the Emperor of Liguo, and with the current power of the alliance, the Emperor Liguo will not dare to act rashly. "Li Wumang is fighting the idea of the barbarian tribe.

On the second day, the name change Xiang replied: "Big brother, King Lian's messenger has arrived, saying that King Lian is willing to respect his eldest brother as emperor, and all one qiΔ“ is subject to what His Majesty the Emperor of the Independent Kingdom says, and King Lian accepts it unconditionally." ”

Li Wumang nodded. "Did the tribe send someone?"

"It's gone. ”

In the past few days, news came that the soldiers and horses of the Liguo Imperial Court had retreated halfway. The renamed minister entertained King Lian, who had come to meet the emperor of Datong in Gaozhou. During the banquet, the two sides negotiated the specific matters of the independent country's acceptance of King Lian's fief.

The next morning, the name change came out of the class and bowed.

"Emperor Qi, King Lian arrived yesterday, and the ministers were ordered to discuss the handover with him, the original King Lian fief five states, with a population of 60 million and more than 400,000 soldiers and horses. According to the previous practice, the handover took 30 days. ”

"How do you arrange the officials of King Lian?"

"Emperor Qi, most of the officials at the time of King Lian were appointed by the court of Liguo, and King Lian expelled them all, and the people who remained were unwilling to return to Liguo. King Lian confessed to them, and he agreed not to join the government in an independent country. ”

"Civilian officials are also easy to handle, how can the military post deal with the aftermath?" Li Wumang was not very relieved about these generals.

"There are dozens of generals in the army, most of them are the old people of King Lian, and some of them are marquis. King Lian sold his land and gave each of them a large amount of silver taels. It's done. The name change replied truthfully.