Asking about longevity

The scenery around the border of Qianxue State is beautiful and each has its own merits.

Mo Hua was sitting in the carriage in a comfortable mood, looking at the scenery while heading towards Gushan City.

Starting in the early morning, after nearly half a day's drive, the carriage entered the territory of Gushan City.

Mo Hua raised his eyes and looked around, a little surprised.

Compared with the scenery along the way, the area near Gushan City was much more dilapidated. The rocks were bare, the vegetation was withered, and the sky was gray.

There are many abandoned mines around.

It is also sparsely populated.

Most of the monks scattered along the road had slumped faces, as if they were enduring sorrow.

Mo Hua frowned.

Gushan City is a third-grade immortal city, but it seems to be even poorer than the average second-grade land.

This was far beyond his expectation.

The carriage drove into Gushan City along the wide but dusty road.

Entering Gushan City, there were a few more people, but not much.

Mo Hua drove towards the east of the city and found a huge weapon refining shop located in the southeast corner.

There is a plaque on the Weapon Refining Shop with strong penmanship and the words "Gu Family Weapon Refining Shop" written in big letters. There is also a small plaque below with the words "Gushan Branch" written on it.

The plaque is a bit old and dusty.

Mo Hua looked around. This weapon refining shop occupies a huge area. One corner is in the city, and the other corner is connected to the nearby Gushan.

There was a lot of excitement in the weapon refining shop, and there seemed to be many monks.

Mo Hua's consciousness swept across the formation outside the city and found that most of the auras in the weapon refining shop were just for refining energy and building foundations.

There is only one breath that is very powerful, almost condensed, with a faint breath of fire. It feels very similar to Uncle Gu. It should be a golden elixir monk!

While Mo Hua's spiritual consciousness was scanning.

In the weapon refining shop, a tall man with bulging muscles and a bronze body was closing his eyes to rest his mind, and suddenly opened his eyes.

The big man hesitated for a moment, and then in a deep voice he ordered a disciple beside him:

"Go and have a look, there are distinguished guests coming."

The disciple looked surprised, "Dear guest?"

The big man frowned, with some doubts in his eyes.

There was a person in the Gu family's carriage...

It was vague and unclear. I only knew that he was very young and his spiritual power was very weak, but his spiritual consciousness was very strong, with a slight sense of oppression.

Even his golden elixir felt awe-inspiring in his heart.

This is very unreasonable...

Moreover, Gushan City is remote and inaccessible.

What is he doing here alone?

The big man's eyes narrowed slightly and he was wary, but he still said: "Invite people in first, don't neglect."

The disciple understood the importance and immediately raised his hands and said, "Yes, Master!" Then he accepted the order.

The door of the weapon refining shop is closed.

Mo Hua was not sure who he was looking for when suddenly he heard a "squeak" and the door opened.

A strong young man walked out of the door, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a somewhat straightforward face.

The young man raised his head, looked around, felt a little startled, and muttered:

"Where is the distinguished guest..."

When he lowered his head, he realized that there was a young man with red lips and white teeth standing in front of him.

The young man was stunned.

Mo Hua asked, "Is Master Gu here?"

"You... are looking for my master?" the young man asked doubtfully.

"Yeah." Mo Hua nodded.

The young man looked at the ink painting again and saw that he was dressed simply, but he had a handsome appearance, extraordinary bearing, and his eyebrows were as bright as stars.

He frowned.

This young master...could he be the "distinguished guest" that Master mentioned?

The young man didn't quite believe it, but he remembered the master's words "Don't be negligent." No matter whether it was true or not, he would invite you in first.

The young man said politely:

"Young Master, please follow me in."

Mo Hua smiled and said, "Thank you."

Afterwards, the young man led the way, and Mo Hua walked into the Gu family's weapon refining shop.

There are many monks in the weapon refining shop.

Most of these monks are weapon refiners or weapon refiner apprentices.

There are many refining furnaces among the venues.

At this time, the weapon refining masters were sweating like rain, burning the old and worn-out weapon refining furnaces red, and then they were concentrating on swinging their sledgehammers to forge the embryo of an unknown spiritual weapon.

The sound of flames, clanging sounds, and shouts came and went.

Just looking at the forging techniques, these weapon refiners are very experienced and very skilled.

But the refining furnace is too old and the formation is also very crude.

The process of forging spiritual weapons is also rather perfunctory.

Therefore, although the scale is obviously not small, there are many furnaces for refining the weapons, and the skills for refining the weapons are exquisite, there is always a sense of "backwardness".

But Mo Hua didn't have the nerve to keep staring.

After all, he had just arrived and was unfamiliar with people. If he peeked for a long time, he would be suspected.

He walked inside again and entered a large courtyard where many spiritual weapons were displayed.

Passing through the yard and continuing to walk in, the corridor becomes narrow, and then after passing another door, the view suddenly opens up.

In front of you is the hilltop of a mine.

On the top of the mountain, there are many monks mining, and there are also some simple refining furnaces nearby to refine the ore.

Only then did Mo Hua understand that the entire weapon refining shop was not a closed building, but was built against the mountain, with walls built on three sides to surround the mine.

There are mines inside and China Construction Bank outside.

On the one hand, they are mining and on the other hand, they are refining weapons.

Mo Hua's eyes lit up.

This was the first time he had seen this kind of weapon refining shop.

Judging from the scale, this weapon refining shop was once very prosperous, but now it is in a depression, and it is probably in decline.

At this time, there is a stone table outside the mine.

There was a big man sitting at the stone table, frowning and thinking about something.

With just one glance, Mo Hua knew that the tall man with an imposing face was a Jindan monk, and he should be the "Master Gu" he was looking for.

Master Gu also saw the ink painting.

He stared at the ink painting several times and couldn't help but be stunned.

This is also...too young...

But he is a third-grade weapon refiner and has dealt with all kinds of monks over the years.

I know very well that here in Qianzhou, the younger you are, the more unusual your identity may be. Even if you can't make friends, don't offend easily.

The young man led the way, and Mo Hua followed and said hello to Master Gu.

Master Gu also nodded politely, and then gave instructions to the young man who was leading the way for Mo Hua just now:

"Okawa, go make a pot of tea."

"Yes, Master."

The young man named "Dachuan" retreated.

Afterwards, Master Gu invited Mo Hua to take a seat, looked at Mo Hua carefully, and said after consideration:

"I wonder what your surname is, young master?"

"My surname is Mo."

Mo Hua said in a clear voice.

Your surname is Mo?

Master Gu was startled.

His surname is neither "Gu" nor "Shangguan", but his surname is Mo?

There is no big family with the surname "Mo" near the border of Qianxue State...

Master Gu frowned, "The lonely mountain is remote. I wonder what the young master did when he came here?"

Mo Hua took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Master Gu.

Master Gu took the letter and opened it. When he saw that the letter was blank, he couldn't help but be startled, and then he felt angry.

Is this young master here to play a trick on me?

He was about to say something when he glanced and saw two seals under the blank letter.

One is from the "Gu" family, and the other is from the "Shangguan" family.

Master Gu's pupils trembled.

Two book seals!

This means that the young master's trip was authorized by the Shangguan family and the Gu family.

And the letter is still blank...

Either this is a very casual letter.

Either it means that this young master can do whatever he wants. No matter what he does, it will be approved by the two major families...

Master Gu turned his head numbly and looked at the ink paintings, his mind was shaken.

What is the origin of this young master?

and……

What on earth was he going to do when he went to the weapon refining shop in Gushan with such an important letter?

Master Gu's eyes narrowed.

The isolated mountain is remote and the mines have been exhausted.

The remaining weapon refiners could only forge some spiritual weapons and barely make ends meet. Life was already very difficult.

Does this young master want to give orders and boss around?

Or are you like other young men from aristocratic families, wanting to scrape another layer of oil and water from them?

Master Gu clenched his fists slightly, his eyes were colder, but his tone was still polite.

"I understand, young master, if you want anything, just say it."

"What we can do, we will do our best..."

Mo Hua felt that Master Gu's attitude was a bit strange.

But then I thought about it, after all, the other person was a great cultivator of the golden elixir, so it would be good if he could spare the time to listen to the demands of a minor foundation-building cultivator like myself.

Asking others to be "pleasant" is a bit too much.

Mo Hua then said: "Master Gu, I want to ask something about the 'Array Medium' spiritual weapon..."

Master Gu nodded and waited for Mo Hua to continue.

But after waiting for a long time, Mo Hua stopped talking.

Master Gu was stunned for a moment, "Then what?"

Then?

Mo Hua was also stunned for a moment, "Then I'll go back to the sect and go to class..."

What else could there be?

Can he still stay here?

Master Gu looked confused, "That's it?"

Mo Hua nodded blankly, "That's it..."

Master Gu's expression froze.

It’s such an important letter. Why don’t you use it to ask me something? Just go back?

Are you... using the token as chicken feathers?

Master Gu didn't believe it and looked at Mo Hua with some suspicion, "Really?"

"Um……"

Mo Hua nodded slowly.

Master Gu stared at the ink painting for a long time, making sure that he was not lying. Then he sighed slowly and felt much more relaxed.

He even managed a smile at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua was confused and thought that Master Gu had a strange temperament.

"The formation medium is a spiritual weapon, right? If you want to know anything, young master, just ask..."

Master Gu thought for a while and added:

"There are various types of weapon refining. Back then, by chance, I chose the weapon refining branch of the 'Array Media' to study. Now, although I have switched to other weapon refining categories, my foundation is still there. As long as it is not too profound, I know a little bit about most of them. , should be enough to clear up the young master’s doubts..."

Master Gu was very detailed and his attitude was very good.

Mo Hua was a little embarrassed.

"Then I'll trouble you, Master Gu."

"You're welcome, young master."

"By the way," Mo Hua thought of something and suddenly asked curiously, "Master Gu, why did you stop learning formation matchmaking and switch to other branches of weapon refining?"

Master Gu hesitated.

"If it's inconvenient, I won't ask." Mo Hua said.

Master Gu was startled, then shook his head and said unwillingly:

"It's too difficult to do..."

"The category is shallow, the income is low, and there is no prospect..."

"The most important thing is that we have to look at the formation master's face..."

As if remembering the past, Master Gu looked very ugly.

"Those dog formation masters! One or two, they have higher eyesight, a bad temper, and many demands. The template of a formation medium can be changed over ten times..."

"According to their wishes, they changed it a dozen times, and then they slapped their heads and said that the first version was better..."

Master Gu became angrier as he thought about it.

"Back then, I was still building foundations, and before I left the army, I took on a job and refined a few pieces of formation matchmaking..."

"I was criticized by a few bastard formation masters and made things difficult in every possible way. Now that I think about it, I can't wait to..."

Master Gu was angry. Then he saw Mo Hua looking strange. He realized that he was a little out of character, so he said apologetically:

"Sorry, young master, I didn't mean you..."

Mo Hua was a little unable to speak and could only nodded silently.

Seeing that it is getting late, there is no time to delay.

Mo Hua then asked about business.

Including the spiritual weapon used as an array medium, what is its relationship with other spiritual weapons.

What are the differences between the media?

What formation methods are suitable for different formation media?

etc……

When Master Gu saw that Mo Hua asked such a "professional" question, he couldn't help but look at Mo Hua with admiration, so he explained more carefully to avoid losing face.

The first is the relationship between formations and spiritual weapons.

"Although the alchemy weapon talismans belong to the four major categories of Taoism, they are not completely independent and distinct..."

"With the development of monasticism, different monastic professions are integrating, evolving, and developing..."

"Among them, formation is crucial..."

Master Gu sighed, "Although I scold those formation masters as 'dog formation masters' who look down on others, I have to admit that formations are indeed the most integrated with various industries and have the greatest influence..."

"In terms of weapon refining..."

"It goes without saying that the weapon refining furnace requires a formation."

"Most of the spiritual weapons refined by weapon refiners also contain formations."

"It's just that different spiritual weapons use different formations and have different functions..."

"The purpose of the spiritual weapon used for physical training and the internal formation is to strengthen the spiritual weapon and keep it hard or sharp so that it can be slashed at close range..."

"For example, the wound knife, sharp gold knife, etc..."

"Occasionally, 'attribute spiritual arrays' are added to restrain attributes. For example, flame swords, ice swords..."

"The formations used in spiritual weapons used for spiritual cultivation are mostly formations similar to 'spells'..."

"Fighting with others is equivalent to learning an additional spell."

"But this kind of spiritual weapon formation can only be activated with the spiritual power of monks, and cannot be activated with spiritual stones..."

"And because the formation is engraved inside the spiritual weapon, it is very restricted, so the power of the formation is also weakened a lot..."

"And the only thing that can fully unleash the power of the formation is the 'formation medium' type of spiritual weapon!"

Master Gu said in a deep voice, and then continued:

"This type of spiritual weapon may appear to be a spiritual weapon on the surface, but at its core, it is an 'array medium' that exists for the 'formation'."

"It fits the pattern the best."

"It can also fully unleash the power of the formation without loss or restriction..."

"It's just that formation media relies too much on formations and formation masters."

"Different formation masters, different formation methods, the details vary greatly, and it is difficult for formation media to have a fixed 'form', so it is difficult to mass-produce, the risks are relatively high, and the prospects are not guaranteed..."

"And the refined 'array medium' is hardly a 'spiritual weapon' in nature, so there are relatively few weapon refiners who are willing to study these..."

"As for the relationship between the formation media and the formation..."

"Different types of formations require different formation media..."

"Like formation flags, they are generally used for reconnaissance, hunting, Taoist killing, or ship heading..."

"Array disks have a wide range of applications. Basically, there are all kinds of formations from large to small. If you are not sure what 'formation medium' to use, it is always right to draw a formation disk..."

"There are still some formation bases..."

…

Master Gu took the trouble to tell Mo Hua everything in detail.

Mo Hua listened carefully and memorized it carefully.

During this period, the disciple named "Dachuan" came up to pour tea and then left silently.

After Master Gu finished speaking, he suddenly thought of a question:

"Young Master, why are you asking about the formation matchmaker? Do you want to learn to refine weapons?"

Mo Hua shook his head, "I can't learn..."

"Oh, yes," Master Gu looked at Mo Hua's small body that couldn't swing the hammer, and nodded, "Then you..."

"I am the formation master." Mo Hua said.

Master Gu raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "You are actually a formation master? No wonder..."

you……

Formation master? !

Master Gu's heart trembled, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

Did he just say a lot of bad things about the formation master in front of an formation master?

Master Gu's mouth twitched.

The expression in the ink painting is as usual.

Master Gu couldn't help but cough a little guiltily, and emphasized again in a low voice:

"Young Master, I just... really didn't mean you..."

"Master Gu, it's okay."

The ink paintings are very generous.

Master Gu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Mo Hua really didn't take it to heart.

Although I don’t know what the identity of this young master is, but he can get the seals and letters from the Shangguan family and the Gu family. It is obvious that he has a strong backing and cannot be offended.

Master Gu couldn't help but look at the ink painting a few more times.

Mo Hua couldn't help but ask: "Don't I look like a formation master?"

Master Gu shook his head, "It's not like..."

Mo Hua was curious, "What's different about it?"

Master Gu considered it carefully and said: "General formation masters are not so young, and they generally have a bad temper. If they look up to the sky, they will be more arrogant or arrogant..."

This was the first time he had seen this little formation master who was young, big-hearted, good-looking, and had a lovely temperament.

It’s really rare…

When Mo Hua saw Master Gu praising him, he was not happy at all and didn't care anymore.

Master Gu thought for a while and then said frankly:

"It's my fault this time. My words are offensive. Please don't blame me, young master..."

"If you don't mind, young master, I'll invite you to a restaurant in the city as an apology..."

Mo Hua smiled.

This Master Gu is very honest.

But his time was limited and it was too late.

Mo Hua then said: "Thank you, Master Gu. However, the sect's break is limited. I have to go back to practice. If I have time later, I will come back to ask Master Gu some questions. I also hope that Master Gu will give you some advice."

Master Gu invited him several more times. Seeing that Mo Hua had decided to leave, he did not force himself and said:

"I will treat you well next time you come again!"

"Thank you, Master Gu!"

Mo Hua stood up and left, but when he turned around, he saw the disciple named "Dachuan" standing in the distance with a somewhat anxious expression.

It seemed that something was urgent, but I didn't dare to disturb him, so I waited for a long time.

Master Gu also discovered Dachuan, so he called him over and asked:

"What's up?"

Dachuan said: "Master, the stove is broken again..."

Master Gu frowned and said, "If it breaks, just replace it. Aren't there many stoves?"

Dachuan said bitterly: "You can't change the weapon in the middle of the refining process. If you replace it, the embryo inside will be easily damaged, and... reburning the furnace will cost another spirit stone..."

Master Gu asked: "What's wrong?"

Dachuan said: "Same as before, it has been used for a long time and the formation has aged..."

Master Gu frowned.

Upon seeing this, Mo Hua said: "Let me take a look..."

Master Gu told him a lot of knowledge about weapon refining, which was a great help to him.

For something like this that can be easily done with a little effort, it can be regarded as returning a favor by helping him.

If something happens in the future, I can ask Master Gu for help so that I can speak up.

And he had seen it all when he came.

In the refining shop, the refining furnaces used are very old, and the formations inside are not very advanced. You can draw them with your eyes closed.

Master Gu looked at the ink painting, but hesitated:

"It's a second-grade mid-level formation..."

"It's okay." Mo Hua said, "I know a little bit about the second-grade intermediate level."

Master Gu didn't understand for a moment.

You know a little bit about what it means to be a second-grade mid-level person...

How can a monk in the early stage of foundation building learn the second-level intermediate formation?

Although he is not a formation master, he does not lack common sense.

But Mo Hua was confident and said to Dachuan on the side: "Take me to see it."

Dachuan was a little embarrassed. He looked at the ink painting and then at Master Gu, not knowing what to do.

Master Gu sighed, nodded and said:

"Go and have a look."

It's just a second-grade weapon refining furnace.

The worst case scenario is that it is just repaired and no different than now.

But when he arrived in the front yard and saw the broken refining furnace, Master Gu still frowned.

The stove had been dismantled, and most of the formation on it had faded. It was indeed a problem with the formation.

However, the refining furnace has been roasted by a fierce fire and has just been dismantled. The inner wall is still red, and ordinary second-grade formation pens cannot withstand such high temperatures.

We can only wait an hour or two for the refining furnace to cool down on its own, otherwise we won't be able to draw the formation.

"Young Master, I think we should forget about it, this..."

Master Gu was suddenly stunned when he was halfway through speaking.

When he saw the ink painting, he took out a bottle of spiritual ink, and then without even using a pen, he hooked his little hand and the red fire-based spiritual ink swam out of the bottle on its own like a little snake.

Then Mo Hua pointed again.

The spiritual ink was in the air, drawing a winding path, and finally swam to the inner wall of the fiery red refining furnace.

Then Mo Hua made a few "swish" gestures with his little hand.

Not long after, a second-grade molten fire formation with sixteen patterns appeared on the weapon refining furnace.

Moreover, the formation patterns are tight and the brushwork is precise, every detail is accurate.

The nearby weapon refiners, no matter their age, their level of cultivation, or their experience, were all stunned...

At that moment, they were all in a trance.

"Array master...is this like this?"

"The formation...is it drawn like this?"

As if he had done something trivial, Mo Hua put away the remaining spiritual ink, waved his hand, and said goodbye:

"I go first."

Master Gu nodded dully and even forgot to send the ink painting.

It wasn't until Mo Hua had gone far that he suddenly came back to his senses.

Master Gu looked at Mo Hua's leaving figure, frowned and said thoughtfully:

"What is the background of this young master..."

"The formation methods... although I can't understand them, they are very shocking..."

"He is also very sincere in his treatment of others and has a good background..."

"I don't know if I can..."

Master Gu raised his head, looked at the weapons refiners and apprentices around him, and sighed deeply.

"These people are following me, so I have to give them some head start..."

"We can't let them die with us in this remote and abandoned Gushan City..."

…

It's getting late.

Mo Hua was alone in a carriage and embarked on the road leaving Gushan City.

He has to go on a night journey.

The ten-day break was very short, and he had to go see Huangshan Jun, so he had no time to rest.

Anyway, we take the main road at night, so there is generally no danger.

If you encounter danger, you will be safer under the cover of night.

Mo Hua still found the matter in Gushan City strange.

It is clearly a third-grade immortal city, but why are there so few golden elixirs? And it looks so desolate?

However, this trip was so rushed that he didn't have time to ask in detail. He would talk about it next time when he has a chance.

It’s better to hurry.

So Mo Hua took a long detour along the avenue and headed towards the ruined temple on the dry mountain where Huangshan Jun was.

The night is dark and the mountains are hazy.

It looked dangerous, but it was also quiet along the way.

It seems that after walking for another hour, we will reach Dry Mountain and see Huangshan Jun.

But when passing by a fairy city, Mo Hua's heart suddenly jumped.

He always felt that something was happening nearby...