different paths

If the previous eight swords can be avoided by body skills, then this last sword is unavoidable.During the contest with Li Yan, he seemed to keep in mind the principle of "guards should not fight privately", but he only backed down and dodged, but the sword never came out of its sheath.As soon as Ni practiced the Nine Swords' last moves, everyone seemed to have seen the end, and they all sighed inwardly for this guard with good martial arts.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that Li Yan's last stab barely stopped at the tip of Biri's nose.With white wrists like frost and bare hands, a slender finger tapped lightly on the forehead covering the sun, and then fell down.

In the dojo, where there is Ni Lian Nine Swords who is extremely fierce, there is only a graceful Li Yan.

"I also ask all the heroes to be witnesses, so that I can be regarded as being merciful?" Li Yan asked with a smile, looking at all the people in the rivers and lakes present.Her actions just now were naturally considered merciful, but she said it so grandly, it seemed a bit like deliberately humiliating her opponent.

It's just that the blind man, who was merciful by her men, stood motionless when he heard this, with his eyes downcast, like a piece of wood.When everyone saw this, they were afraid that Li Yan would be upset. If they really took the lives of Longyuan's four guards, Lu Changqi would naturally lose face.Although it is true that the prestige of Longyuan Villa is damaged if the guard's defeat is clearly stated, it is better than losing his life.So they said one after another: "Master Li's practice of Nine Swords is superb. If it wasn't for the kindness in his heart, this guard from Longyuan Villa would have died under the sword of Master Li."

Li Yan sneered and said: "It's just that this person has been silent, and I'm afraid he is dissatisfied with me for humiliating him in front of you."

At this moment, Lu Changqi came out, and said quite sincerely: "The four guards of Longyuan have been serving in the village, and they don't understand the world, so please ask Master Li to have a large number, so don't bother with him." His words were quite relaxed. Low, but his tone was stiff, and his face was full of embarrassment and embarrassment. Presumably, this situation had already made him very uncomfortable.

Li Yan stared at his slightly bowed figure for a while, pursed her lips, and then said, "Since Master Lu said so, I won't argue with him. It's just," she narrowed her eyes, "The loser It deserves a price.”

"Master Li, please tell me." Lu Changqi paused, and then responded.

"Let him follow me for these two days." Li Yan blew on her nails and said casually.

"This..." Lu Changqi hesitated for a moment, as if he had something hard to say.

"Sect Master Li's request is not too much. If Master Lu agrees, he understands the matter." Someone saw Lu Changqi's hesitation and shouted loudly.

"Why be aggressive, Master Lu has his own plans." Daoist Han Ling glanced at the person who made the sound, and said coldly.

Hearing the words, Lu Changqi felt as if he had received an amnesty, and he cupped his hands and said to everyone present: "To be honest, I will be the one who is the girl's favorite. Tomorrow, the girl will come out of the cabinet..."

Before he finished speaking, everyone understood what he meant.Tomorrow is the day when the daughter of the Lu family leaves the pavilion, and it is also the time for Zheri to rejoice. Although it is not a grand ceremony at this moment, Zheri can be regarded as the son-in-law of the Lu family.It would be unreasonable to ask him to serve Li Yan and a female class at this time.

"It turns out that the person who makes Qianjin's favorite is the head of Guizhuang's guards. Congratulations." There was a tactful one who hurriedly congratulated Biri, but Biri seemed to be deaf and dumb. He neither responded nor showed any joy on his face. .He stood beside Lu Changqi, silent, like a dedicated shadow.

"Master Li, a gentleman has the beauty of being an adult, since the good news of covering up the guards is approaching, why not..."

There were also people who said good things for Zhe Ri, but before they finished speaking, Li Yan interrupted with a smile: "I, Li Yan, am not a gentleman. However, I have admired Miss Mingshu for a long time. , since I'm Miss Mingshu's sweetheart, I don't want to make things difficult. It's just that when we get married, I want to ask for a glass of water and wine."

Miss Mingshu is Lu Changqi's daughter, Lu Mingshu. Although everyone doesn't know why she has a good impression of the daughter of the Lu family who doesn't leave the door, but after hearing what she said, they knew that she agreed to let the sun go. Song, looked at Lu Changqi.

But for some reason, Li Yan's words didn't make Lu Changqi's livid face any better.Hearing her say the word "Mingshu", he trembled all over his body, and waited until the other party had walked back to the team before murmuring the word "OK".

After this incident, everyone left the dojo one after another, and returned to the other courtyard to rest under the guidance of the servants of the villa.

The setting sun melts gold, and the evening clouds merge.

A swift figure flashed past the backyard of Longyuan Villa, passed through the nine-turn corridor, and finally stood still in front of a dimly lit courtyard.

Dye the willow smoke thick, blow plum flute resentment.He stepped into the other courtyard, and the flute player leaning on the rock in the center of the courtyard played a minor tune as if he hadn't seen him. There was sadness in the tune, and resentment in the tune. It also seems to hate the two parts of dust and one part of running water.

The flute player is none other than Lin Luanpo.This other courtyard hidden in the depths of the villa is exactly where Tian Cangu and his party settled down.As for the person who stepped into the territory of Tiancan Valley in a grand manner, who else could be besides Jia Wuchai.

Jia Wujue first listened to Lin Luanpo playing the flute with great interest, and seeing that the other party didn't give him a look, he was very bored, turned around and walked towards the main hall.

On the table of the Eight Immortals in the center of the main hall, a sharp weapon gleamed coldly, it was the Spring and Autumn Wu hook.The person at the table who was pouring and drinking himself only slightly raised his eyelids when he heard the footsteps, then continued to bring the wine glass to his lips, and drank it down in one gulp.

"Here I come." Jia Wujue pulled aside the wooden stool with a "wow", and made it to the opposite side of the drinker.

"So it's Jia Shaoxia." The drinker raised his eyes to look at him, with a slight smile on his black and yellow face, it was the scholar in Tsing Yi.

Hearing his words, Jia Wujue quickly waved his hands and said, "Boss Yan, don't make fun of me." After he finished speaking, he stood up abruptly, approached the scholar in Tsing Yi, stretched out his hand and pulled his cheek and said: " Boss Yan, I can't see any flaws in how you made your face."

The person known as "Boss Yan" has only one name, and he is very good at disguise. The top masks in Star Valley are all made by him.It's just that Jia Wuzhen didn't know why he appeared here with the people from Tiancangu.

Yan Ku was not angry when he was touched by his frizzy hands, so he calmed down and said, "Since you can't see it, it's not a mask."

Hearing this, Jia Wucha took a step back, swept him up and down, then grinned and said, "Boss Yan, don't lie to me. If you really look like this, I will jump down from the martial arts competition today."

"Oh?" Yan Ku said while pouring wine.

Jia Wuchai chuckled: "Beauty is in the bone but not in the skin. Boss Yan, how many times have I touched your face, so I naturally know that it is a beautiful bone."

Yan Ku drank the wine in his glass and said with a smile, "It's not long since you left the valley, but you have become glib."

"Life is so hard," Jia Wujue said with emotion, "good kung fu is not as good as good eloquence."

Yan Ku glanced at him, but smiled and said nothing.

"Boss Yan, what's going on in the valley this time, that you are required to do it yourself?" Jia Wuchai asked curiously.

"Naturally, it's about picking the stars."

"I already have me in this Zhaixingjian." Jia Wuju wrinkled his nose, "Could it be that Guzhu still doesn't believe me!"

Yan Ku shook his head with a smile and said, "This matter is not simple, the owner of the valley has his own considerations."

Hearing what he said, Jia Wuba couldn't ask any more questions.Most of the missions in Star Reaching Valley are single-line tasks, that is, one person completes and one person takes over. There are also rules in the valley, and you are not allowed to disclose the details of the mission to others, even if you belong to the same Star Reaching Valley.

Although the task cannot be asked directly, it is not impossible to inquire about the relevant situation.Jia Wujue then said again: "Boss Yan, why are you traveling with the people from Tiancangu? You know that when your solitary light hook technique came out, it gave me a big jump."

Guguang Goufa is the name of Yan Kug's Spring and Autumn Wu Goufa, and this set of Goufa still had a mid-autumn festival, when Yan Ku was drunk, Jia Wuju persuaded him to play a set of Goufa to meet each other.On the dojo today, it was the second time Jia Wujue saw Yan Ku make the hook.

"Tian Can Valley only accepts disabled people, and I am not perfect, so why can't I enter Tian Can Valley?" Yan Ku said calmly, but he looked at Jia Wukai with burning eyes, which did not match his sloppy face. .

Jia Wujue thumped in his heart, and seeing that Yan Ku's expression did not seem to be fake, he hurriedly said, "I don't mean to discriminate, I'm just curious." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly comforted, "There are people with disabilities in this world. People don't know how many people there are, so it's not a big deal. What's more, Boss Yan, if you stand there, you won't be able to tell that you are a cripple." Speaking of this, he felt a slip of the tongue again, and hurriedly closed his mouth.

Seeing his uncomfortable appearance, Yan Ku smiled and said, "I don't hide it, so why are you hesitating. You are right, although I am disabled, I am lucky compared to other disabled people. After finishing speaking, he gently touched Jia Wuzhen's head and said, "When you can see my disability, you will be able to become a teacher."

Although Jia Wuju called Yan Rong the boss of Yan Rong, but he learned the art of disguise from Yan Rong. Although the two of them do not have the name of master and apprentice, they have the reality of master and apprentice.As soon as Yan Ku finished speaking, Jia Wuchai focused his eyes on his face, but he couldn't see why, so he had to give up in despondency.

Seeing his annoyed look, Yan Ku pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Why, do you think you can become a teacher now?"

Jia Wuchao waved his hands hurriedly: "I'm still far away."

"That's it." Yan Ku played with the small wine glass in his hand, looked at Jia Wu with a flash of light, and said, "Aren't you leaving?"

"Boss Yan, you are in such a hurry to drive me away!" Jia Wukai said with a pursed mouth.He has been out of the valley for a while, whether it is long or short, Gu Yiming has been out of the valley in the early years, his whereabouts are erratic, Yan Ku can be regarded as a real person in the valley.Seeing him today, Jia Wujue naturally feels very kind, and there are many things that cannot be explained to outsiders that he wants to say to him.

"If you stay here, what will your companion do?" Seeing his displeased look, Yan Ku put down his wine glass and said with a smile.

"How can he compare to you, Boss Yan?" Jia Wuhai said shyly.

"Okay, let's go back soon." Yan Ku waved his hand with a smile, "I'll give you a word, there are flowers that can be broken, don't wait until there are no flowers to break the branches."

Hearing what he said, Jia Wujue's face turned hot, and he left the other courtyard obediently.

It was night, and a group of people came to the door of Jiange in Longyuan Villa in a mighty way. They were the guests who participated in the sword appreciation meeting today.Because monk Fayan had promised Lu Changqi to protect the recast King Yue sword when it came out of the furnace, he naturally couldn't break his promise and lose weight. Seeing that the time was approaching, he led Shaolin and his party to the Jiange.Since Shaolin has helped, the other factions staying in the villa are of course not good at watching from the sidelines, they have sent people to the Jiange one after another to help Longyuan Villa forge the Excalibur.

Leaning against the cliff and facing the abyss, the Jiange of Longyuan Villa can be regarded as a dangerous word.Cuiwei is a majestic mountain, and the Jiange does not give way too much. Looking up from the foot of the pavilion, it is like a sharp sword piercing the sky.Ordinary Zangshu Pavilion and Zangbao Pavilion are usually wooden buildings, but this sword pavilion is up and down, but there is not a single piece of wood, as if it was chiseled by craftsmen from the mountain, with smooth lines and exquisite workmanship.

On the stone wall in front of the Jiange Pavilion, small Buddha statues are neatly arranged in the base of the wall. Each statue is no more than an inch away, but the expressions are delicate and visible, and the movements and postures are different.The cave at the top is the largest, and a plump and round face, Amitabha Buddha with broad shoulders sits on a double lotus pedestal.He raised his right hand in front of his chest, with his fingers up and his palm facing out, and he made the fearless seal, which means that there is no fear in the world, and I am the only one.

The wall bases on both sides of the Jiange are covered with magnificent stone carvings, including seal script, official script, regular script, cursive script, and line script. The calligraphy is exquisite and interesting, and it is also a masterpiece among many cliff stone carvings.If you look carefully, you can see that there are many martial arts elders who left stone carvings. Some of them have washed their hands in golden basins to enjoy blessings at home, while others have long since disappeared and become legends.For example, the one who left the sentence "I'm not Vimo Immortal, I can't be a flower scatterer" on the stone wall with his fingers is Zeng Yan, the famous "snap finger supernatural power" in the past; The pine beside the crane's nest is the oldest, and the water where the poisonous dragon dives is relatively clear." It is Hou Wei, the "poisonous dragon" who caused a bloody storm in the rivers and lakes.Although it is no longer possible to witness the demeanor of these people in their heyday, the stone carvings on the stone wall of Jiange have preserved their arrogant arrogance.

Just as everyone stopped and stared at the stone carvings, the closed stone gate of the Jiange was pushed open from the inside, and Lu Changqi walked out with the sun.Seeing the many guests at the door, Lu Changqi was taken aback for a moment, then raised his hand and said gratefully: "Everyone came to Longyuan Villa from a long distance, originally for the sword appreciation conference. Now Lu is bothering everyone for private matters in the villa. Really ashamed."

"Lord Lu, you don't have to be polite." The leader of the monk Fa Yan said, "It's just a little effort, but for the Sa family, it is both cultivation and karma, so why not do it." As soon as he said this, the group of heroes responded one after another, It made Lu Changqi feel grateful again and again.

Seeing Lu Changqi bowing his hands repeatedly to express his gratitude, Han Ling stepped forward and slightly stopped him, saying, "Villager Lu really doesn't need to be polite with us. To tell you the truth, in fact, Pindao and his party also have selfish intentions in helping Longyuan Villa this time." He paused, and then Said, "The Star Picker has always coveted the treasures of various sects. Now that he dares to think about the treasures of Longyuan Villa, he will inevitably put his mind on the treasures of the town sects of the various sects. I am waiting for this effort, not only for Helping others is for self-protection, if Master Lu continues to be polite, we will feel a little shameless against each other."

Han Ling is worthy of being one of the outstanding disciples of Wudang's younger generation, her words are extremely ironic, not only lowering her own posture, but also giving the other party enough face.After hearing this, Lu Changqi finally stopped bowing down and saying thanks, and led everyone into the Jiange.

Inside the Jiange, the scenery is different.

After entering the pavilion, it seems to have entered a natural grotto. It is cold and cool, and the sound of water drops can be heard endlessly.On the stone wall of the pavilion, there is another stream of orange-red water meandering down, like a stream, and finally merges into the large pool at the bottom of the pavilion.A curious person reached out to touch the brightly colored stream, but Lu Changqi shouted, "Be careful!"

It turned out that it was not a stream, but hot molten iron.But why the molten iron does not solidify while flowing down the stone wall, and why the temperature enough to melt the iron and stone does not warm the cabinet, but no one can answer.

Several thick chains hung down from the roof of the pavilion like giant snakes. Lu Changqi grabbed one of them and said to the crowd, "Please follow me." It was dragged straight to the highest level in the Jiange.Everyone imitated his movements, and indeed activated the mechanism of the chain, and the chain was suddenly retracted, and several figures rose from the ground and flew into the air.The chains led the crowd through several floors of the pavilion. The stone doors on each floor were closed tightly, but there seemed to be the sound of forging coming from inside, presumably there were craftsmen working inside.

When everyone stood still on the top floor of the Jiange, they realized that the stone gate on this floor was different from what they had just seen.In the center of the stone gate, there is a huge statue of a god.This god has three eyes and four hands, holding a three-pronged fork, a conch, a water pot and a drum in his hands. He is dressed in animal skin clothes, with a crescent moon on his head, lowered eyebrows and downcast eyes, smiling like a half-smile.On both sides of the stone gate, there is a wine cup. At the bottom of the wine cup, there is a groove connected with the palm of the god statue.

Lu Changqi said to the crowd, "Wait a moment, everyone." After speaking, he nodded towards Zheri, and the two walked towards both sides of the stone gate.I saw the two put their fingers into the wine glass, and a few drops of blood poured into the hand of the god along the groove at the bottom of the glass, and only heard a "bang", and the closed stone door slowly opened to both sides.The body of the god statue was divided into two from the central axis as the stone door was opened, and the expression on the face also changed accordingly. One half smiled kindly, while the other half grinned ferociously. Such an expression matched the no longer complete body , it's kind of creepy.

"We've never seen such an institution..." someone from the beggar gang murmured.

In fact, not only the Beggar Gang, even the well-informed Shaolin Wudang and other famous sects, this is the first time they have seen such a very strange mechanism.

"Master Lu, may I ask who designed this mechanism?" Jia Wuhai asked curiously.

Lu Changqi said: "I'm ashamed to say that my teacher mentioned the origin of this institution by accident. According to my teacher, this institution was designed by old man Sikong at the beginning of the establishment of the village."

"It's actually the handwriting of old man Sikong, it's really extraordinary!" Everyone praised after hearing it.

Lu Changqi's master is Yue Ouzhi, the former owner of Longyuan Villa. He was promised to be an official in the previous dynasty, but he refused.His forging skills are proficient, and there are countless magic weapons under his command, but they are all given to heroes with his sword, and generously donated to heroes of the rivers and lakes, so he is well-known in the martial arts, and he has made friends with a group of heroic knights.Old man Sikong is one of his close friends. After hearing that he was going to build Longyuan Villa, he took the initiative to ask Ying to design the core mechanism of the villa for him.

Old Man Sikong is a well-known organ master, but his temper is very eccentric. Many people in the world want to invite him out of the mountain but repeatedly fail. Therefore, despite his great reputation, there are very few people who have personally seen the organs set up by Old Man Sikong.Since the change of dynasty, old man Sikong has disappeared without a trace.Some people say that he was born in seclusion, and some people say that he has gone west. Therefore, the younger generation in the world only know old man Sikong by his name, and they don't know what kind of ability this famous mechanism master has, so that all the heroes flock to.Seeing old man Sikong's handwriting in Longyuan Villa this time, he couldn't help but feel agitated and excited.

Jia Wuchai has always been interested in these strange skills, so he couldn't avoid being vulgar. He stared at the opened stone gate for a long time before recovering, touched Yue Chentan's arm and said, "Look at this mechanism. how?"

"The statue is a bit weird." Yue Chentan glanced at the statue hidden in the stone wall and said.

"It's not just a god statue," Jia Wuchai was a little excited, "Look carefully, the mountains are strange, the water is also strange, and there is nothing ordinary about it." Just as he was about to continue talking, he heard Qiu Wanzhan ask: " Just now I saw Master Lu dripping blood into the stone cup, what can I say?"

Lu Changqi nodded and said: "That's right, this is also the most delicate part of the mechanism, it can be said to be tailor-made for me at Longyuan Villa." Seeing the confusion on everyone's faces, he explained with a slight smile: "I think you all know that, All the disciples of my Longyuan Mountain Villa can practice Longyuan Mind Method, but there are nine realms in Longyuan Mind Method, and each disciple's cultivation level is different." After he finished speaking, he saw that everyone was still confused, obviously not yet understood, Long Yuan's heart What does the law have to do with this institution?So he continued: "According to the old man Sikong's design, this stone door trap requires the efforts of two people who have reached the ninth level of Longyuan's mentality before it can be unlocked. In addition, although the disciples of Longyuan Villa can learn it Longyuan's mentality, but to break through to the ninth level, it has always needed the help of the owner to achieve it."

After saying this, everyone suddenly realized that the so-called ten fingers connect to the heart, so Lu Changqi and the two of them used their fingers to force out their hearts.As for the ninth level of Longyuan's mental method needed to unlock the trap, not only the people who unlock the trap are strictly limited to the disciples of Longyuan Villa, but also the power to finally open the trap is handed over to the owner of the villa. The technique is much better than that of ordinary disciples, so it can help them break through.

As Lu Changqi's future son-in-law, it is understandable that Zing Ri was chosen as the person who cracked the mechanism.It's just that when everyone saw that he didn't show his face, they never thought that his cultivation level would be comparable to that of Lu Changqi, so they couldn't help but admiring and admiring him more.

"I didn't expect the bodyguards to improve their internal skills so much, disrespect, disrespect!" Several sub-heads of the Bahuai Gang clasped their fists at the sun.After the few of them finished speaking, there were voices of admiration one after another.

"My aptitude is mediocre, and I managed to break through thanks to the great help of the owner. I can't bear this admiration from all of you." A deep voice came out from under the mask, and there was no self-satisfaction in the dark eyes that young people usually have.

Hearing everyone's praise, Lu Changqi showed joy, laughed, and led everyone to walk in.

At this moment, the moon and stars are sparse, and the night is dark, but inside the stone gate, the lights are brightly lit, and there are many shadows of people.Many craftsmen were shirtless and pulling the bellows wheezingly. When Lu Changqi came in, they all stopped and saluted.Lu Changqi smiled and twirled his beard while nodding to them.

When everyone walked to the belly of the stone chamber, they saw a huge monster standing at the bottom of the stone chamber from a distance. It was so huge and strangely shaped that it was unheard of and never seen before.

"Lord Lu, is that where the King of Yue's Excalibur was cast?" Someone pointed to the giant and asked tentatively.

"Exactly." Lu Changqi nodded, with a look of color on his face, "Since it is a divine sword, the casting method is naturally different from ordinary ironware. Please follow me." He held his head high and walked quickly towards the giant.

At first glance, the giant in the innermost part of the stone chamber looks like an upside-down bronze baron, with a round belly and a pointed tail, and three long cone-shaped legs piercing straight into the air.The jue body is thick and exquisite, decorated with taotie patterns, with a distinctive face, fierce and solemn.Different from the ordinary wine jue, this inverted bronze jue has a cover, which is shaped like a beast and covered with complicated cloud and thunder patterns.This beast-shaped cover covers the bronze cup tightly without revealing a single gap, but there are two openings on the side of the belly of the cup. Two bronze tubes of different lengths protrude from the two openings, and one connects the upside-down bronze cup. It is connected to the pool next to it, but one sticks up on the surface of the pool. I don't know what its use is.

Everyone was distracted by the Bronze Jue before, but they didn't notice the weirdness in the pool. Now they looked along the bronze tube, only to find that what was surging in the pool was blood-like liquid, and standing in the blood In the pool is the legendary Yue Wang Shenjian - Zhuanpo!

According to legend, once the soul is turned around, the sun and the moon are reversed, and ghosts and gods are taboo.Now the sword has not been completed yet, but just standing there, there is a sense of contempt and madness, disrespect to heaven and ghosts and gods.The dark sword body formed a stark contrast with the dark red pool water, making the sword more mysterious and unfathomable.

Before this divine sword, even his breathing was involuntarily lightened.

"Lord Lu, what exactly is the water in this pool?" The sound of the pool water gurgling and flowing kept ringing in people's ears, and finally someone couldn't hold back his temper and asked.

Lu Changqi twitched his beard and said with a smile, "Everyone may wish to guess."

"Could it be cinnabar?" A disciple of the Wudang sect said, "Cinnabar can be used to make alchemy and medicine, and it can also be used to make swords naturally." After speaking, he looked at Lu Changqi expectantly, but Lu Changqi just shook his head with a smile.

"If you want me to say, it might be Impatiens!" Jiao Didi, a female disciple of Jianwumen, said, "Everyone has a love for beauty. I think this Impatiens juice can be used not only to dye nails, but also to beautify the nails. This sword is just for decoration."

Lu Changqi smiled and said, "Miss, that's a good suggestion." The implication is that the juice in the pool is naturally not impatiens juice.

"If you ask me, this cinnabar impatiens is not right. It may be a famous grape wine in the Western Regions." Qiu Wanzhan said carelessly, and took a deep breath after speaking, "But, it is said that this high-quality wine is full of fragrance. , I’m afraid the ones in this pool are less interesting.”

Lu Changqi laughed and said: "Elder Qiu was joking, if this pool is really a wine pool, there should be a forest of meat to match it."

At this moment, Jia Wuchai had walked to the edge of the pool at some point, stretched out a finger, stirred it in the water, and then sniffed it in his nose.Lu Changqi noticed his movements and asked, "What does this little brother think?"

"I can't say it's an opinion," Jia Wujue said with a grin and shrugged his shoulders, "it's just that Xiao Ke suddenly thought that Mo Xie cast a furnace to form a divine sword. It can be seen that swords are made by living people since ancient times."

He said this lightly, but many people present changed their expressions.The so-called upright Jianghu despises killing of living beings the most. Even human skin masks are considered taboo, let alone using living people as lures to forge weapons.If Longyuan Villa really practiced the method of forging swords in this way, it would be no different from evil spirits.

Lu Changqi observed everyone's faces calmly, and said in a calm manner: "The little brother's thoughts coincide with Lu's. Although it is not advisable to practice swords with living people, it is not impossible to use the spirit to nurture the spirit." All right. All things have spirits, and swords are no exception. In ancient times, swordsmiths divided swords into males and females according to their different spirits, and determined good and evil, but if you want to have spirits in swords, you must not use ordinary dead things to forge." A few people showed a thoughtful expression, and said slowly, ""Zhou Ritual" once said, "Sacrifice to the country, the five sacrifices, and the five mountains with blood", which can be seen from the gods and Buddhas of heaven and earth. Killing animals to obtain blood is an auspicious ritual. There is a way It is recommended blood for Xinshen, Lu believes that if you want to forge the spirit of the sword, you must have a blood sacrifice." After finishing speaking, he looked at the crowd and said, "If Lu's actions cause discomfort to the heroes, Lu will I will make amends here first.”

He spoke very politely, but his attitude was very clear, making it clear that he would not change the practice of sacrificing the sword with blood because of everyone's objections.

Han Ling heard the words, and immediately said broadly: "Master Lu, don't worry, we are just curious about the method of forging swords, and this is the first time I have heard of the method of forging swords with blood, so I can't help being a little shocked. In fact, blood sacrifices are ancient. In addition, Pindao also used the blood of sacrificed animals to refine medicine and make talismans, and all fellow martial arts practitioners are no strangers to the blood of sacrificed animals."

His words not only politely comforted Lu Changqi, but also gave those people who had changed their expressions just now a step down, so people from various factions at the scene responded one after another, and some people asked Lu Changqi for many ancient sword-making methods.The atmosphere in the stone room changed from tense and stagnant to relaxed and harmonious, and the smile on Lu Changqi's face became much more sincere.

Just before everyone left the stone room, Jia Wukai turned his head and took another deep look at the blood pool.The Zhuanpo inserted in the center is still dark and silent. Its sword body is actually covered with complicated patterns, but the patterns are hidden in the gray and black and cannot be seen clearly.But at this moment, those meandering textures are shining with coquettish blood——

The blood in the blood pool climbed up the blade along the lines at some point, as if being sucked by an invisible mouth.

In the early morning of the next day, the dojo in the morning light was already crowded with people.Today is the second day of the Sword Appreciation Conference. If there are still people watching from the sidelines on the first day with an attitude of observing the depth, then the group of heroes on the second day has already made up their minds to compete here.Many sects that didn't play yesterday, or even showed their faces, all appeared in the center of the dojo at this time.In addition to fame and prestige, there is another more important reason for everyone to appear here - the legendary Yue Wang Excalibur is said to be invited out of the Jiange by Longyuan Villa today, and no one wants to miss the opportunity to witness the world's most precious treasure.

"Hey, Brother Yue, look over there." Jia Wujue pointed to a line of people in blue robes with long swords on the side of the dojo, "Lifeng Villa showed up today."

Lifeng Villa and Longyuan Villa are both the gates of the rivers and lakes, and they have been fighting openly and secretly for several years.This time, Su Zhejian, the new owner of Lifeng Villa, attended the Sword Appreciation Conference in person, which also represented the current position of Lifeng Villa. He just didn't know whether behind the release of goodwill, he did it willingly or as a last resort.

Before Jia Wujue looked away, Su Zhejian noticed Yue Chentan first.He walked towards Yue Chentan quickly, cupped his hands and said: "Brother Yue, after a few months of separation, Brother Yue's demeanor is even better than before!" When he first saw Yue Chentan, he was sitting in a wheelchair, but now he saw him walking as usual , I was a little surprised.He suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and said: "Thanks to Brother Yue, the case of the old owner was closed. The younger brother always wanted to come to the door to thank him, but there was always a lack of opportunities. To meet Brother Yue here today must be thanks to the old owner. Blessed by the spirit of heaven. After the sword appreciating meeting, my younger brother must hold a banquet to entertain Brother Yue, and please Brother Yue not to refuse."

"Su Zhuangzhu is polite." Compared with Su Zhejian's "Brother Yue" and "Little Brother" for a while, Yue Chentan's address seems a bit cold.

Su Zhejian opened his mouth, and wanted to add a few words of compliment and gratitude, only to hear Yue Chentan say again: "Actually, it is not the one who contributed the most to Zhuang Zhu's case." After speaking, he raised his eyes to Su Folding the sword, "If Master Su insists on thanking him, go and thank him."

"Brother Yue said..." Su Zhejian was puzzled.

"There was one more person who went to Lifeng Mountain Villa with me that day, did Master Su forget?" Yue Chentan said lightly.

Su Zhejian frowned for a moment, patted his head, and suddenly said: "So the person Brother Yue mentioned is Brother Jia."

"That's right." Yue Chentan nodded slightly.

Jia Wuhai stood aside, but was shocked by the "good" sound.What on earth does this person want to do? Could it be that he wants to expose his identity in full view?Thinking of this, he couldn't help staring at Yue Chentan.

Two scorching gazes hit his face, but Yue Chentan didn't feel it at all, and continued: "I wish you a little help in the case of the owner, and the one who finally identified the murderer was indeed Brother Jia."

"Then I don't know where Brother Jia is now?" Su Zhejian asked.

"This man's dragon sees the head but doesn't see the end." Yue Chentan didn't answer directly, but said: "If Brother Jia wants to find him, I'm afraid it will take some effort."

"It doesn't matter." Su Zhejian waved his hand and said briskly, "Thank you, brother Yue, for your suggestion."

"Villa Master Su, you're being polite." It was rare for Yue Chentan not to answer with the word "en", as if he was in a good mood.

When Su Zhejian walked away, Jia Wujue quietly said: "It is said that monks do not lie, but now I have seen it." He snorted heavily, "So it is so nonsense. "

"Oh?" Yue Chentan remained calm, and asked instead, "Then according to Jia Shaoxia, which sentence is not true?"

The words "Jia Shaoxia" fell into Jia Wuju's ears, and it was a bit of a joke.With a hot face, he immediately retorted: "What Yue Shaoxia himself said, I forget it when I turn around."

Hearing this, the corners of Yue Chentan's mouth curled slightly: "Since Jia Shaoxia doesn't want to say it, how about helping Jia Shaoxia to say it?"

"Hmph." Jia Wuju let out another breath of bad breath from his nose.

Yue Chentan was like a teacher with a very good temper, he said in a persuasive way: "If Brother Jia's whereabouts are not secretive and unpredictable, could it be that he shows up in public every day and everyone can find him?"

"This..." Jia Wujue wanted to refute, but felt that what the other party said seemed to be reasonable.

"Although Brother Jia is in front of Master Su, he is unwilling to let him know his identity. If Brother Jia is unwilling, then Master Su will have to spend a lot of effort to see through Brother Jia's real body?"

"..." Jia Wuju was speechless.

"Furthermore, I have never said that I don't know Brother Jia's whereabouts, so where did the words come from?" Looking at Jia Wuhai's speechless appearance, Yue Chentan calmly asked.

"You're amazing!" Jia Wuchai had no choice but to grit his teeth and said bitterly.

"Awesome? Who is the best? Could it be that the two little brothers have already competed?" A person laughed and walked towards the two, it was Qiu Wanzhan.

When the haze wind suddenly picked up, his curly hair and quail clothes were knotted, but he had a romantic atmosphere.

"Elder Qiu." Jia Wujue greeted him when he saw him approaching.

"Everyone told me to call me Hunqiu, and the elders come and elders call me old." Qiu Wanzhan bullied Jia Wu, and then looked at Yue Chentan again, "If little brother Yue doesn't mind, You can call me that too."

"This..." Jia Wuyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "If Elder Qiu doesn't mind, Xiao Ke can call you Big Brother Qiu, how about it?"

Qiu Wanzhan laughed loudly when he heard the words: "This elder brother is indeed much better-sounding than Hunqiu, and brother Jia is more thoughtful." After finishing speaking, he patted Jia Wujue and Yue Chentan on the shoulders again with a smile, Yue Chentan felt a heavy blow on his shoulder, and frowned calmly.

Jia Wuhai scanned the surrounding crowd and murmured: "A lot of people came today, why didn't we see any disciples from Shaolin and Wudang?"

"Fa Yan and Han Ling are busy in Jiange, so they can't care about this." Qiu Wanzhan scratched his head with the long stick in his hand, and said lazily.

"Master Fayan and Daoist Hanling are still guarding the Jiange