A Feng Shui Master's Guide to Cultivating Immortals

In the past, Chen Xiao didn't know much about antiques, but he also knew that large pieces such as copper tripods were important weapons in the country.Due to the limitations of ancient smelting technology and the control of metal deposits, casting a large copper tripod requires not only superb technology, but also strong strength to afford so many materials.

It is the same in this world.It's not even as good as having coal available in the previous life, and it's even more rare to use only firewood to make it.Copper tripods with a large casting area are regarded as important treasures.Looking at the appearance of this bronze tripod, it is as tall as half a person, so you can know how precious it is.

Soon, regular customers heard the news and flocked to visit.Driven by them, other antique collectors also came.Just to see this rare treasure.

Among the antique buyers, there are some experienced players.He is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, even better than the shopkeeper in the store.

Chen Xiao and the other shop assistants were so busy that they didn't even touch the ground, they brought tea to these people one by one, moved them to seats, and invited them to sit down.These guys are busy coming and going, but they are all regarded as invisible people.No one sat on the seat moved over, and no one drank the tea delivered to him.All of them just gathered around the center of the shop, admiring the bronze tripod placed on a stage.

Seeing that the guests were being neglected and no one cared, Chen Ling boldly slipped aside and listened.

I saw one of them, about 70 years old, with extremely thin cheeks and a white goat beard growing on his chin, talking eloquently.He said: "This tripod with a lot of flowers and precious patterns must be an artifact of the Zheng Kingdom more than 3000 years ago. Take a look, there are more fierce beasts and fewer ferocious beasts in the pictures of hundreds of beasts at that time. The lines are rough, simple and vivid!"

He was sure of what he said, but the sixty-year-old man standing on the other side with a square hat had a different opinion: "No, I think the time may be late. The flowers are lingering and orderly. If you look closely, they are connected from end to end without interruption." Point. This kind of decoration habit only appeared when the Dai Kingdom was established.”

The kingdom of this world lasts for a long period of time. If there is no particularly deadly faint king, the general royal family will not be overthrown.Because the city lord below basically guards his own one-acre three-point land, and doesn't bother to care about who is sitting on the throne above.Therefore, even though the change of country after the record is not too frequent, Chen Xiao remembered it when he first started to ask the masters for advice.

The former dynasty of the Dai State was the Zheng State, which existed for more than 2000 years, while the Dai State was relatively young, only 900 years old.

At this time, the owner who was standing on the side spoke. He said, "I think what Mr. Qi said is reasonable." Mr. Qi is the old man wearing a square hat. : "I received this bronze tripod from a poor family. According to him, this tripod has been handed down in his family for several generations. His ancestors were the survivors of the Zheng royal family, and this bronze tripod was when the Dai royal family entered the capital. , brought out by their family migration.”

"As we all know, when the Dai State was founded, all the sacrificial utensils from the Zheng State Period were destroyed. If it weren't for the newly made sacrificial bronze tripods at that time, it would have been impossible to bring them out." The old man surnamed Qi testified for him.

The countries of the past dynasties here are accustomed to using copper tripods as ritual vessels for offering sacrifices to heaven.If there is something good at the top, it must be done at the bottom.Most folks also use copper tripods as sacrificial utensils.It's just that the common people can't afford the big ones, so they only use the small ones.

The old man with a goatee showed disapproval on his face: "You are all old players too. Don't you know why the seller's story is unbelievable? Besides, who said that all the copper tripods from Zheng's period were destroyed? Now Now there are still some leftovers, and news can be heard from time to time."

The old man surnamed Qi clashed with the old man with the goatee, and said loudly: "You said it yourself, it's 'heard', no one has seen it with your own eyes. Hearing is believing, seeing is believing!"

The voice of the goatee was even higher: "The pattern of the beasts is a clear proof. This utensil must have been in the Zheng State period. You said that it was only in the Dai State that the group flowers and branches became popular, but this does not mean that the group will not be used before. Flowers wrapped around branches! We can occasionally see them on the porcelain of the same period in Zheng Guo."

The old man surnamed Qi blushed arguing with him: "Can porcelain be the same as bronze ware! The casting method in the Zheng State period was not as refined as that in the Dai State. Maybe they could cast continuous twigs in bronze, but there must be Breakpoint!"

Chen Xiao listened with gusto, and felt that this was more enjoyable than watching treasure appraisal programs in her previous life.The point of contention today is to determine when this tripod was cast.Unlike the previous life, carbon fourteen can be directly measured, and here we can only speculate based on various characteristics.

Pang Hemu was very proud of the sensation caused by the copper tripod. He didn't dislike more and more people coming to his door at all, and he received wave after wave of people with unabated enthusiasm.This exhausted the master shopkeeper and the shopkeepers in the shop. The owner and the big shopkeeper are not superficial, so they have to stare at each other and serve people well.

Forced to work overtime until the lights came on, the talents who stepped on the snow to find the fairy pavilion gradually dispersed.Only the clerks were left to clean up, put the seats back in place, and clean up the teacups and other sundries on the floor.

Chen Xiao deliberately stayed at the end, helping the newly recruited night-time handyman to finish the last bit of work.The handyman was grateful for his kindness, and told Chen Xiao that he wanted to leave later and look at the copper tripod, he agreed without hesitation.

Anyway, because there is this copper tripod in the shop, the owner who is not rare enough will come back after dinner.

Chen Xiao walked around the copper tripod.Compared with other fairy antiques I have seen, this copper tripod has a more obvious aura.Of course, the level of activity was much different from the one in his small courtyard.What makes him feel awkward is that the aura of this copper tripod is stable and stable, but it always makes him feel that something is very wrong.

Chen Xiao stared at the upper part of the copper tripod thoughtfully.Suddenly, he bent down and leaned over to smell it.

Pang Hemu just stepped into the door of the shop at this time, saw Chen Xiao's head pointing towards the inside of the copper tripod, and smiled: "Are you also curious about this copper tripod?"

Chen Xiao stood up quickly, and after greeting politely, she said, "Yes, I think the whole county is very curious about it now, and this time the store has made a big name for itself."

Pang Hemu drank wine at the banquet, and now he was drunk. Hearing Chen Xiao's words, he laughed happily: "Not only will he become famous, but he will also make a lot of money."

Chen Ling frowned unobtrusively. Although it was a very busy and chaotic day, Chen Ling noticed that many well-dressed people had come into contact with Pang and Mu.I'm afraid that Pang and Mu will sell this copper tripod soon.

However, the price sold as an ordinary precious antique cannot be compared with the price sold as an immortal antique.

Unlike ordinary people who don't know the inside story, they can indirectly come into contact with the antique shops of immortal deeds, but they know that the sect called Xianmen is actually just a mountain gate for immortal cultivators.The so-called immortal antiques are nothing but the things used by the immortal cultivators in the past, and have been handed down.The distance between an immortal cultivator and a real immortal is basically the distance between two worlds, and the two are not the same thing at all.

However, there is a natural barrier between the circle of immortal cultivators and ordinary people, and immortal cultivators will not specifically clarify such things.In the eyes of those who know the truth, immortal cultivators have the ability to reach heaven and earth, live forever, and are no different from immortals.Just as modern collectors attach great importance to objects handed down by ancient celebrities, immortals are also out of reach in their eyes.

This is the reason why the value of immortal antiques remains high.

Every time a big business is done, the generous Pang and Mu will always tip the shop assistants.The big shopkeeper and the master shopkeeper will even get very rich red envelopes, and the guys will follow suit and get an extra fortune.If he wanted to know that the bronze tripod in front of him was an antique of an immortal, the rewards given to the buddy would surely be enough for an ordinary family to accumulate for ten years without eating or drinking.

Chen Xiao was not greedy for the red envelope, but he realized that this was an opportunity for him.An opportunity to show that you have special talents.

Ever since he knew that he could absorb luck through feng shui to practice like an immortal cultivator, he changed his mind and no longer planned to hide his ability to distinguish which items are immortal antiques.Among them, Pang and Mu couldn't understand the part of the aura, and he wouldn't tell the other party about it.

Then how to let Pang and Mu know is a difficult problem.Now, an opportunity was in front of Chen Xiao, and Chen Xiao didn't intend to miss it.He seriously said to Dong Jia, who was so drunk that his eyes were a little blurry: "Master, is it possible that this bronze tripod is an antique of immortals?"

Pang and Mu really drank a little too much that night.The head is very dull, and the soles of the feet are like stepping on cotton.After a long while, he sneered and laughed out loud: "You boy, you really have a whimsical imagination. Is this immortal antique so easy to find? Don't see a rare treasure and think it is an immortal antique. That's different. It's not the same—" As he said, he waved his hands vigorously for emphasis.

Seeing him so drunk, Chen Xiao was also a little speechless.I had no choice but to help him to sit on the seat in the reception area, and made him a cup of tea for him to drink to hangover.

Pang Hemu's wine taste was quite good, even though he felt that Chen Xiao was ridiculous, he didn't scold him.While drinking tea, he murmured: "Oh, my buddy thinks that copper tripod is an antique of immortals..."

No wonder Pang and Mu didn't believe it.In fact, most of the fairy antiques that are circulating on the market at the moment are hairpins, jade belts, and daily utensils, and there are very few weapons, books, calligraphy and paintings.

Chen Xiao wasn't angry either, he said, "I just thought there was a smell in this copper tripod. It stands to reason that after so many years, the smell has dissipated."

Pang Hemu didn't take it seriously, and said to him in a lecturing tone: "You still don't know much about it. Do you know what the nobles in the royal family burned when they offered sacrifices to the heavens? When it's over, only ashes are left, and the lingering fragrance can last for a hundred years. I don't know how many times the copper tripod has been burned, and of course it will be contaminated with the smell."

Chen Ling felt that the smell was not like incense, but more like... medicine.