Taoist world

Watching the Seventh Ancestor leave, the big stone hanging in Jiang Shan's heart finally let go.

At this time, Jiang Xing'an, who was standing aside, raised his fists towards the depths of the ancestral pavilion and said, "Ancestors, since this matter has been decided, Xing'an will take his leave first."

The Sixth Patriarch's voice suddenly sounded: "Jiang Shan, don't leave. Stay for now and come to my place."

"You found Jiang Yun this time, and you have made a great contribution. The ancestor will give you some rewards!"

Hearing the words of the Sixth Patriarch, Jiang Shan was stunned at first, but then his eyes showed a look of ecstasy. He hurriedly turned over and knelt on the ground, kowtowed towards the direction from which the voice came, and kept kowtowing: "Thank you, ancestor!"

Although these seven ancestors are all members of the Jiang family, at their status, it is almost impossible to give advice on the cultivation of their descendants or provide any help.

Among the Jiang family, if you want to gain status and recognition, you rely not on relationships, but on your own strength.

Even if you are the biological son of the ancestor, don't think about what privileges and backing you can have.

What you want to get, you still need to fight for it yourself.

Because once an ancestor helps his descendants, other ancestors must also support their descendants.

Such an approach is likely to cause disputes, cause greater conflicts, and cause the Jiang family to fall apart.

Even when Jiang Tianyou arrived, the seven of them only met once.

For this reason, the ancestors simply no longer care about their descendants. Whether they can grow up depends entirely on their own efforts and luck.

Now, Jiang Shan discovered that Jiang Yun had indeed made meritorious deeds, so it was not an exaggeration for the Sixth Patriarch to reward him.

And Jiang Shan, along with his clan members, have mediocre qualifications. Since the Sixth Patriarch, no outstanding talents have been born. Their status in the Jiang family is really average.

It can even be said to be an inconspicuous existence.

Otherwise, how could Jiang Jingxi find Jiang Shan, plot against him, and let him serve as war supervisor and go to the All Heavens Gathering Area to kill Jiang Yun.

If he failed in his mission, he might be thrown away by Jiang Jingxi as an abandoned son.

Therefore, if he can get the help of the Sixth Patriarch, and if he works hard, it will really be possible to change his own destiny and that of the entire clan from now on.

Jiang Xing'an smiled slightly, ignored Jiang Shan, and turned around to leave.

And above the sky, a big hand also appeared directly, grabbed Jiang Shan, and disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Shan felt his eyes blurred, and before he could see clearly what was going on around him, he heard a dull crashing sound like thunder.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound alone made him dizzy and his chest felt tight.

It wasn't until a mouthful of blood spurted out that I felt better.

When he finally calmed down, he turned around and found that he was already in a... blacksmith shop.

The reason why it is called a blacksmith shop is because in front of him, there is a huge furnace that is more than three feet high.

A half-formed ax rested on top of the stove.

On the side, stood a bare-chested, extremely burly, giant old man, six or seven feet tall, holding a hammer and constantly hitting an ax that was not yet fully formed.

This is the first time Jiang Shan has entered the world of the Sixth Patriarch.

If he hadn't recognized that the old man was the Sixth Patriarch, he would have doubted whether he was in the wrong place.

How could the Sixth Patriarch strike iron here...

How did he know that people who have reached the level of cultivation such as the Sixth Patriarch and others have their own understandings of how to practice.

In other words, their practice has reached a bottleneck.

If you want to achieve samadhi through meditation, meditation, etc., it will be difficult for you to go further.

Therefore, they can only find the method that is most suitable for their breakthrough and their own perception to try to break the bottleneck.

The Sixth Patriarch was a weapon refiner back then, so now he chooses to find his own way through weapon refinement.

Although his mind was confused, Jiang Shan's reaction was not slow. He immediately knelt down to the old man and said: "Descendant Jiang Shan, pay homage to the Sixth Patriarch!"

The Sixth Patriarch ignored him at all and continued to swing the hammer, hitting the ax head again and again.

The ancestor didn't speak, and Jiang Shan naturally didn't even dare to take a breath. He just knelt there, motionless.

The Sixth Patriarch glanced at Jiang Shan, a trace of helplessness flashed across his face, but then disappeared without a trace. He shook his head and said coldly: "Raise your head!"

"yes!"

After agreeing, Jiang Shan raised his head and looked at the Sixth Patriarch.

The Sixth Patriarch ignored him again and continued to beat the axe.

At this time, Jiang Shan finally had an idea in his mind and said: "Could it be that the Sixth Patriarch wanted me to watch his blacksmithing process so that I could learn something from it?"

Thinking of this, his spirit suddenly perked up, and he hurriedly opened his eyes, carefully watching every move of the Sixth Patriarch.

This finally made the Sixth Patriarch's eyes show a hint of relief.

In this way, the Sixth Patriarch kept beating the axe, and Jiang Shan also looked at the Sixth Patriarch intently.

It wasn't until the ax took shape that the Sixth Patriarch stopped and placed the ax on the stove. His body swayed and returned to normal human size.

He looked at Jiang Shan and said, "Do you know why I brought you to me?"

Jiang Shan said cautiously: "The Sixth Patriarch wants to guide me in my practice."

The Sixth Patriarch nodded and said, "What else?"

"What else?" Jiang Shan was stunned. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "I don't know anymore."

Looking at Jiang Shan with a confused look on his face, the muscles on the Sixth Patriarch's face twitched slightly, and the palms behind his back were sometimes clenched into fists, and sometimes loosened.

After repeating it several times, the Sixth Patriarch finally loosened his grip completely, sighed, and changed the question: "Do you think Jiang Yun really treats you as a relative?"

"Don't rush to answer, I want your affirmative answer!"

Jiang Shan didn't know why the Sixth Patriarch suddenly asked this question, but he didn't dare to ask. He could only think about it carefully.

When he thought about the scene where he was slapped by Tai Shixuan and his face was swollen, and Jiang Yun removed the bruise on his face, he nodded seriously and said, "Yes!"

"Brother treats me as a relative."

The Sixth Patriarch had no reaction at all to Jiang Shan's answer, and continued to change the topic and asked: "Are you afraid of death?"

"Ah?" Jiang Shan was stunned for a moment, not understanding why his ancestor asked such a question again.

However, he still thought about it and said: "I am definitely afraid of death, but it also depends on the situation."

"If you die for our family, then I will definitely not be afraid."

The Sixth Patriarch looked at Jiang Shan and finally showed a smile on his face: "Fortunately, it's not hopeless."

"In that case, remember, when Jiang Yun comes, no matter what happens to the family, no matter what the other clan members, including me, are towards him, you must stand by his side and support him. To him."

"Even if someone wants to kill him, you must protect him without hesitation!"

Jiang Shan's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, and he stared blankly at the Sixth Patriarch, confused, and his mind became even more confused.

The Sixth Patriarch, however, suppressed his smile again and glared: "Do you remember?"

Jiang Shan nodded and said: "Remember, remember!"

The Sixth Patriarch reached out and handed the hammer in his hand to Jiang Shan and said: "Remember, then continue to build the ax for me."

"After the refining is successful, the ax will be yours!"

"Although it is not an imperial weapon, it is at least a quasi-imperial weapon, enough for you to use until you become emperor."

After saying these words, the Sixth Patriarch turned around and left, leaving behind Jiang Shan, who was holding the ax and standing there as if he had turned into a statue.

Walking outside the house, the Sixth Patriarch looked up at the sky, and suddenly exhaled a long breath and said: "The Jiang family is going to be in trouble!"

"This time, if the bet is right, then my descendants will rise."

"If you lose the bet..."

After a moment of silence, the Sixth Patriarch suddenly smiled and said: "The worst thing is, from now on, there will be no more members of my clan!"