Chapter 126 Master
Huan Yin was silent. He didn't expect that he came to Yijian Peak just to study, but there were so many conflicts of interest involved. He knew that Ji Cangqiong didn't lie to him, because it was impossible for an outsider like him to play any tricks in Yijian Peak. The alliance he formed was actually an open conspiracy. This open conspiracy naturally couldn't target Yijian Peak, but it could fight against those weapon masters who came out to give lectures for the sake of profit. Yijian Peak would naturally not interfere in such a trivial matter.
"Brother Huan, everything the leader said is true. Not only that, the classics in Yijian Peak are also strictly managed by them. These classics are of great importance to weapon cultivators like us, but if you want to see these classics, unless you can pass certain tests, you can only pay spirit stones to check them out."
"You know, we are all here to learn. If we can pass those tests, we would have been weapon masters long ago, so why would we need to borrow these classics to pass the selection test? The spirit stones required to look through the classics are ten times that of the Yijian Peak cultivators. This is simply a sky-high price, and no one can afford it. If we can unite, we can raise spirit stones and send someone to look through the classics, and then come out to teach us, so that everyone can make progress together!" Liang Bin said to Huan Yin with a sincere face.
"There will be many transactions of all sizes about the way of refining in this year and a half. If we can unite, we will suffer less losses. Brother Huan, join us!" Liang Xin was also a little excited. It seemed that they really needed to unite every force to fight against their unfavorable situation.
Huan Yin sighed. He didn't expect that the largest sect in Yangzhou would actually treat a casual cultivator like him as an object to earn spiritual stones, and also made the originally sincere hearts of those who wanted to learn miserable.
"Brother Ji, I will join. If there is anything I can do for you, as long as you don't abandon me, I will be ready to serve you at any time." Huan Yin bowed to the three people and agreed.
"Okay, tomorrow morning we will gather in a valley on the south side of this stage to listen to Master Xu Yin of Yijianfeng's lecture. Master Xu Yin is the best lecturer we can invite at present. He will give us lectures for one hour every day, and each person needs to pay 100 spirit stones. Tomorrow morning I will come to take you there, and you can go and see how good Master Xu is. If you are satisfied, you will have to pay spirit stones to listen to his lectures like us from the day after tomorrow." Ji Cangqiong said to Huan Yin.
Huan Yin was secretly surprised when he heard Ji Cangqiong say this. Just now, Ji Cangqiong said that there are more than 300 foreign practitioners studying here, and Master Xu charges 100 spirit stones per person for one hour. Wouldn't he earn more than 30,000 spirit stones for one hour a day!
Finally, Huan Yin didn't say anything more, and he nodded to Ji Cangqiong. What will happen tomorrow, he decided to go and see first.
The next morning, Huan Yin followed Ji Cangqiong to a valley on the south side of the first stage of Yijianfeng. When they arrived there, the small valley was already full of people dressed in different clothes.
When Ji Cangqiong walked by with Huan Yin, these people bowed to Ji Cangqiong respectfully. It seems that Ji Cangqiong, the leader of the alliance, is quite respected by these foreign cultivators.
After almost everyone arrived, Ji Cangqiong arranged for everyone to sit down in the valley one by one, and then began to collect the spirit stones one by one and put them into a storage bag in his hand.
These cultivators seemed to have long been accustomed to such things, and they all handed the spirit stones to Ji Cangqiong with numb faces. Huan Yin could see that they cherished these spirit stones very much. After all, paying one hundred spirit stones in one hour was too high a price. However, people under the eaves, they can only choose to accept their fate.
After Ji Cangqiong finished collecting, a figure in a white Taoist robe appeared above the valley at the right time. This was an old man who looked a little cunning, but at this moment he looked unfathomable, with his hands behind his back, walking slowly up.
"Greetings, Master Xu!" The moment this figure appeared, everyone in the valley saluted the old man in unison.
After the greeting, Huan Yin saw Ji Cangqiong quickly walked up the hillside and handed the storage bag he had just collected the spirit stones to Master Xu. After Master Xu took the storage bag, he nodded with satisfaction, and then immediately put the storage bag away.
"Okay, time is running out, let's get started." Master Xu collected the spirit stones and shouted to the field.
In the following time, Huan Yin sat in the valley and listened to Master Xu's teaching of sword forging with many casual cultivators. Although many casual cultivators nodded repeatedly when listening to Master Xu's lectures, and some were even immersed in it, Huan Yin felt that Master Xu was talking about some superficial sword forging methods, which he had already mastered. Even in some places, Master Xu's insights seemed very shallow, far less exquisite than those described in "The Infinite Sword".
"Is this kind of person also considered a weapon master? He can actually charge one hundred spirit stones per person per hour?" Huan Yin was full of doubts. He felt that Master Xu's level was really not high, and he was afraid that he would be better than Master Xu in some aspects.
However, in the following days, Huan Yin still spent one hundred spirit stones every day to go to Master Xu's lectures with Ji Cangqiong. Because one hundred spirit stones were nothing to Huan Yin now, Huan Yin did not want his eccentricity to make him separate from the alliance of casual cultivators. After all, in addition to attending classes, he had many other needs.
This day was the seventh time that Huan Yin came to listen to Master Xu's lecture. Huan Yin had gained nothing in the previous seven days. He wanted to ask Master Xu to talk about something related to fire control, but Ji Cangqiong stopped him.
Ji Cangqiong told him that Master Xu was a master, and masters have their own temper. When Master Xu was lecturing, he did not allow anyone present to ask questions or make requests, and the content of Master Xu's lecture was decided by himself, not by the needs of the people in the valley.
"Black Snake Shedding, this is an extremely rare sword-making material. You are not knowledgeable enough, so you naturally have no chance to see it. However, this material is extremely important for sword-making, and my Yijianfeng's weapon master selection test also tests it from time to time." Xu Yin looked unfathomable at this moment, enjoying hundreds of respectful eyes in the valley.
"Black Snake Shedding, as the name suggests, is the skin shed by the Black Snake. However, the records of this kind of thing in the classics are extremely rare, especially its efficacy, which is directly annotated as "unknown". The reason is that the Black Snake is an extremely rare spiritual species, and the skin it sheds is naturally very rare."
"However, I know the characteristics and efficacy of this Black Snake Shedding." Xu Yin changed the subject and stopped talking here. He looked at the hundreds of eyes in the valley looking at him, and the unfathomable smile on his face became even stronger.
After a while, Xu Yin seemed to feel that the performance of the people in the valley made him satisfied enough, and he twisted his beard and said: "The Black Snake is a spiritual species that grows in Jizhou, and Jizhou is a cold place in the north, so the Black Snake is a spiritual species with cold attributes. It is conceivable that the skin it sheds should be of cold attributes!"
Xu Yin's statement was actually not seen in any classics, but was his own private guess. Because the Black Snake is extremely rare, he has never seen it. However, he guessed that since the black snake was a species of Jizhou, it would most likely have an icy attribute, which should be correct.
Originally, Xu Yin was a little uncertain about his statement, but he had already given lectures to the casual cultivators who participated in the selection test for three sessions at Yijian Peak. And every time he mentioned the black snake shedding and expressed his guess, no one refuted it. Instead, all the people who listened to his lectures showed a look of sudden enlightenment. Over time, he took it for granted that what he said was correct.
Huan Yin frowned when he heard this. Because the black snake shedding that Xu Yin was talking about at this moment was exactly what Xiaotian inspired him to talk about when analyzing the materials that day, so he had a very deep memory of this black snake shedding.
Obviously, Xu Yin's explanation of the black snake shedding was wrong, and it was a big mistake. Interpreting a material with fire attributes as icy attributes would greatly mislead sword forging.
"In addition, the black snake slough is the dead skin of the black snake, and the black snake itself is a species of Jiuzhou. Its whole body is extremely strong. The cultivators cannot shake it at all with ordinary magic. It can be seen that the black snake slough should be extremely hard. And hard materials are similar to light steel wood and heavy single leaves, which are suitable for improving the strength of the sword. Therefore, if you can get this black snake slough, it is the best choice to use it to make a heavy sword. The strength of the sword made of black snake slough should be much stronger than the sword made of ordinary sword-making materials such as light steel wood and heavy single leaves!" Xu Yin's tone was firm, and his voice became louder and louder, full of confidence.
"Good! Master Xu is indeed knowledgeable, and he can even make such a rare material clear!" After Xu Yin finished speaking, someone in the valley immediately shouted out, with a tone full of praise and admiration for Xu Yin.
"Master is a master, no matter how rare the material is, it can't escape the master's eyes!" Another person followed suit.
"Master, you are so lucky to be with us. Even if I fail the selection test this time, I can only blame myself for not learning well enough. Master, you can take out your precious time to teach me, which is a great favor!"
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Gradually, the above praises echoed throughout the valley. Xu Yin stood high on the hillside, still with an unfathomable smile on his face, enjoying the praise from the people below.
Xu Yin liked such praises, and even more the spirit stones that Ji Cangqiong gave him just now. Therefore, he also liked to come out and give lectures to these casual cultivators.
"Master Xu, you talk nonsense and have ruined everyone's path. Can you bear this responsibility?" Suddenly, an extremely abrupt voice came out from the praises, which was extremely harsh. It was Huan Yin who stood up and shouted to Xu Yin on the hillside.
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