Chapter 426: A lesson in reality, can this be thrown away?
After leaving the sect leader's cave, Zheng Fa followed behind the Ninth Elder, feeling very confused.
What puzzled him most was what treasure was on the top of the mountain.
From what the Ninth Elder and the Sect Leader said, it seemed that if he reached the top of the mountain, even if the Chongxuan Sect could not stop the Jiushan Sect in the future, he could still save his life.
In addition, he had another puzzlement: Why did the Ninth Elder support him so much? It was not that he was suspicious, but that Li Hao and the Ninth Elder, his master, did not have a close relationship.
The Ninth Elder also seemed to have nothing to say to him.
The two walked out of the sect leader's cave and met many disciples of the Chongxuan Sect along the way. Most of them had low cultivation levels. Some were building their foundation, and even more were practicing Qi.
Zheng Fa had nothing to do at the moment, so he secretly looked at these "fellow disciples".
Only then did I realize that the situation of Chongxuan Sect was not good—
There is a subterranean fire vein in the belly of Shenhuo Mountain, and the temperature is extremely high. At this moment, Chongxuan Sect feels like it is living on a furnace.
Fortunately, the cultivator's physical functions are far superior to those of ordinary people. The Chongxuan Sect's skills are good at refining equipment and they have a natural resistance to hot environments, so there is no danger to his life.
But from the clothes, expressions and even eyes of these disciples that Zheng Fa saw, he could vaguely feel a sense of oppression.
The clothes of many disciples were dirty, even those of the female disciples, and it was obvious that they had no intention of cleaning them.
Only when he saw the Ninth Elder, there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
But the Ninth Elder pretended not to see anything and walked quickly without stopping.
Zheng Fa also followed her, moving through the oppressive silence, thinking secretly in his heart.
It was not until they reached the entrance of the Ninth Elder's cave that the Ninth Elder suddenly spoke: "You should study the method of refining weapons carefully in the next few days. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. If the Sect Master can win you a chance... you must seize it when the time comes."
Zheng Fa was even more surprised to hear that these words were all meant for him, and a hint of anger showed on his face.
The Ninth Elder was not a talkative person and usually did not smile much, but at this moment he smiled and said in a mocking tone:
"The Chongxuan Sect is incompetent, and my master is also incompetent... I'll save as many people as I can."
There was some resentment in his words.
“Master…”
"This time, Jiushan Sect and Haori Mountain are fighting. I, the Chongxuan Sect..." The Ninth Elder paused, "I don't know how many people can survive."
Even though he was an enemy, Zheng Fa felt that the Ninth Elder of the Chongxuan Sect was very clear-headed.
Compared with Haori Mountain and Jiushan Sect, the ability of Chongxuan Sect is really not enough.
"There are some things in the sect that cannot be concealed. Your second senior brother and his companions went to Haori Mountain... and rumors have spread among the disciples in the sect."
Zheng Fa pondered secretly and understood why the disciples of Chongxuan Sect looked so desperate.
No matter how much Hao Rishan has invested, the fact that the genius left first... is enough to prove a lot of things.
No one is stupid.
I don’t know what the Ninth Elder knew, but his words were even more pessimistic than usual.
Even though she tried her best to conceal it, her expression still revealed some dissatisfaction with Hao Rishan.
This is understandable.
The relationship between Chongxuan Sect and Haori Mountain is already distant, and I think not many people knew about it in the early years, otherwise it would not have been around for so many years and is still just a Nascent Soul Sect.
At this point, it is normal for them to yearn to become a part of Haori Mountain. After all, it is one of the five sects.
But relying on this relationship to make everyone in the Chongxuan Sect willing to die, this... is a bit of overestimating the influence of Haori Mountain.
It can be seen that the Ninth Elder is obviously not reconciled.
"Whatever Hao Ri Shan wants to do... neither I nor the Sect Leader can do anything about it."
The Ninth Elder's expression darkened even more.
"But Haori Mountain also values talented cultivators, especially those who are talented in refining equipment..."
"You will have a chance of survival only if you are valued by the Master Huashen from Haori Mountain."
"Your brothers and sisters don't have this talent..."
Zheng Fa was silent for a moment, then bowed gently to the Ninth Elder.
What this cheap master said was not entirely true, and it was obvious that he still had some reservations, which was really confusing to listen to, but after sorting out his thoughts for a moment, he understood: in the eyes of the Ninth Elder, these disciples of the Chongxuan Sect would all die because of the dispute between Haori Mountain and the Jiushan Sect.
The only chance of survival, apart from going to Haori Mountain early, the officially open route to the mountain, is to gain the favor of the Haori Mountain God on the top of the mountain and receive his personal protection.
As for why he values me so much contrary to his usual behavior...Haori Mountain doesn't want waste.
Only if Zheng Fa shows enough talent can he catch the eye of the God of Haori Mountain.
Even though the relationship between Li Hao and Jiu Chang was average, they had been master and apprentice for many years after all.
What's more, although the Ninth Elder was cold in nature, she was not very partial - or rather, she was a little partial to the top students: at that time, Zheng Fa showed certain talent, so she wanted Zheng Fa to go to Haori Mountain.
She didn't want to save Li Hao, but... wanted one more of her disciples to live.
Now that Zheng Fa had a chance to survive, she did her best.
As for the other disciples, they probably are not qualified.
This is just like after the final exam, some good teachers always want to take advantage of those students who are one or two points short of passing...
However, the Ninth Elder saved the life of his own disciple.
Seeing that Zheng Fa seemed to understand, the Ninth Elder lost his smile and said softly, "Go down and comprehend the method of refining weapons."
When Zheng Fa walked out of the Ninth Elder's Cave and looked at the disciples of Zhongxuan Sect, he felt a little emotional: He didn't sympathize much with the disciples of Zhongxuan Sect. After all, they were enemies, and his sympathy was not so excessive. No matter how conflicted Zhongxuan Sect was, it did not choose Jiushan Sect.
Moreover, the crisis faced by Jiushan Sect is no smaller than that of Chongxuan Sect, so he might as well sympathize with himself.
He was lamenting the past.
At that time, he had the opportunity to choose to rely on Tai Shang Dao.
But he refused.
Now it seems that the choice was right.
Otherwise... Zhongxuan Sect's today may inevitably be Jiushan Sect's tomorrow.
This may be the most important lesson taught him by this cheap master.
He absolutely did not want the expression of anger, despair, and unwillingness that he had seen on the Ninth Elder's face today to appear on Senior Sister Zhang's face.
…
Zheng Fa practiced the weapon refining method quietly in Chongxuan Sect for several months.
He was not in a hurry at this time.
His purpose in coming to Chongxuan Sect before was quite simple, which was to find an opportunity to find out Haori Mountain’s plans.
As a result, he now feels like he is studying abroad...
It’s a bit like the monarch of a major country in the modern world, who travels around the Western world, learns advanced systems and technologies, and then returns to transform his own country.
Although Zheng Fa looked down upon the system of Chongxuan Sect, it was hard to say which was better in terms of weapon refining technology than that of Jiushan Realm.
But since he is here, he might as well learn. He doesn’t mind.
What's more, Hao Rishan was not that generous. There were only a few secret methods of refining weapons that he passed on to Chong Xuan Sect, and "The Art of Refining Treasures with Heavenly Fire" was the main one.
There are not many other things. What Zheng Fa can learn now is limited to the Golden Elixir.
After all, the Chongxuan Sect is a Nascent Soul Sect. Compared with the "Heavenly Fire Treasure Refining Art", it also has many advantages and some Nascent Soul methods.
It will be of some help to the Tiangong Pavilion in the Jiushan Realm.
"...You want to look for the Xuantian Weapon Canon?"
Looking at the burning desire to learn on Zheng Fa's face, the Ninth Elder felt a little pain in his forehead.
She does value talent, and now that her future is in danger, she has some other feelings about the relationship between master and disciple.
But she had never thought that this disciple was so talented, yet also so difficult to deal with! She didn't know why this disciple was so...reserved before!
I comprehended the method of refining weapons so quickly!
In just one month, she felt like someone was stepping on her head and surpassing her...
Of course it’s fast! Zheng Fa not only went to Jiushanjie to hold a seminar while he went down the mountain to buy things.
There is also the Jade Book of Creation - his two tutors, Mr. Han and Madam Xuanhua, can also give remote lessons.
Plus the Big Sun True Fire.
To be honest, the talent that Zheng Fa has shown now is probably at the level of the ancestor appearing and the ancestral tomb starting a fire in Haori Mountain.
Even the Ninth Elder was frightened.
"I have learned everything else, but I haven't seen this one. Oh, and there is also the secret method of the Eighth Elder..."
After much study, Zheng Fa finally understood most of the common weapon refining methods of the Chongxuan Sect.
I can't say how good I am at it, but at least I have accumulated some knowledge in the Nine Mountains Realm, and I can study it slowly in the future.
But the "Xuantian Qidian" is different. It is the secret method of the leader of the Chongxuan Sect and the foundation of the sect.
He felt a little itchy after listening to it. In addition, he had become familiar with his cheap master over the past few days and knew that he was not an easily angered person. Now that it was just a casual chat, he spoke frankly.
"This is not an easy matter..." The Ninth Elder was embarrassed, and looked at Zheng Fa again, with a slightly angry tone, "This is the master's secret teaching, I don't even know it."
From her tone, it seemed that she didn't feel anything for Zheng Fa.
These days, Zheng Fa was only focused on refining weapons and didn't hang around in Chongxuan Sect at all.
She was used to his "obsession" with the art of refining weapons.
Zheng Fa was not disappointed. He just talked about this matter during a casual chat and it was not very important to him.
The Ninth Elder nodded slightly, muttering softly:
"I really don't have anything to teach you..."
Just as she was sighing, a disciple came in from outside and said with a bow, "The headmaster is calling for the elders and Senior Brother Li."
Zheng Fa and the Ninth Elder looked at each other, guessed the reason, and hurried towards the leader's cave.
Waiting for them in the cave was not only the sect leader but also a fat old man. When he saw the Ninth Elder and Zheng Fa coming in, his eyes were full of scrutiny.
Zheng Fa also knew this person.
The former great elder of Chongxuan Sect, now the eighth elder, and Madam Xuanhua's old enemy.
As soon as Zheng Fa entered the room, this person frowned and stared at him, looking somewhat dissatisfied: "Bixia, why are you so ignorant? Just for such a Jindan disciple, you want to alarm several Huashen masters?"
What he said was directed at Zheng Fa and the Ninth Elder.
The Ninth Elder also frowned and asked, "What does this have to do with the Eighth Elder?"
"What does it have to do with me? Don't you know that we need to serve the seven gods well and must not do anything that will cause trouble..."
"Dissatisfied?" The Ninth Elder said coldly, "My Chongxuan Sect?"
"What can we decide about the affairs of Chongxuan Sect now?"
"Eighth Elder, if you still want to think that you are a member of the Chongxuan Sect, then there is no need to say anything more!"
When the Eighth Elder heard this, he pointed at the Ninth Elder and shouted, "You!"
He looked at the Ninth Elder and said angrily, "If you have offended the Master, don't even think about asking me to plead for you!"
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Zheng Fa listened and understood something clearly.
From this perspective, this Eighth Elder has probably, possibly, become a bootlicker of those Incarnation Elders on the top of the mountain?
...He had seen this kind of person when he was a child. He was a bit like a watchdog in a wealthy family: the dog started barking before the person said anything.
And my cheap master is a localist?
Judging from the situation and cultivation level, my master is definitely at a disadvantage.
However, the leader of the Chongxuan Sect... seems to be wavering.
The head of the sect said, "Master Shi of Hao Ri Mountain, please show mercy and let us go to the top of the mountain. Bixia, take your disciple with you."
Hearing this, the Ninth Elder was delighted, and the Eighth Elder did not dare to say anything.
Zheng Fa followed the three Yuanying elders to the top of the mountain. The head of Chongxuan bowed and saluted. The mist in front of them rolled gently, revealing a passage.
After the four of them walked for a while, the fog around them dissipated and the scene in front of them became clear again.
The scene made Zheng Fa stunned.
After discovering that there was something strange about the Divine Fire Mountain, Senior Sister Zhang looked up a lot of information and learned that the Divine Fire Mountain was originally extremely steep.
But the top of the sacred volcano in front of them was gone! In front of Zheng Fa and the others was a huge crater.
Seven gods-transforming monks floated in the air, chanting spells in their hands and striking towards the crater.
Zheng Fa sensed it briefly and discovered that the auras of the seven people were vaguely connected, and actually had some similarities with the immortal formation.
Looking at the positions of the seven people, they vaguely formed the shape of the Big Dipper.
Obviously, it is a unique method of refining treasures.
As soon as the four of them entered the room, the spiritual senses of the seven gods came over one after another. The faces of the nine elders and the three Nascent Souls froze, and they were obviously a little afraid of facing the seven gods.
Zheng Fa was not afraid.
The spiritual power in his body is now pure "Burning Heaven Method". The changes in his spiritual consciousness, after being tested by Blood River Patriarch and Jiao Wuji, are not something that even a god can detect.
In addition, with his strength, he can still be confident even if he pretends.
At this moment, he stood out from the crowd.
A spirit in the air let out a light exclamation and turned to look at Zheng Fa, as if he was sizing up this unfamiliar Chongxuan disciple.
Zheng Fa was no stranger to him—Shi Nandang.
Back then, we all fought together against the Great Freedom Demon Sect.
Maybe they want to use the cooked ones instead of the raw ones, so Hao Rishan sent him here again?
Not even pretending? Shi Nandang naturally didn't recognize Zheng Fa. He looked at Zheng Fa, but didn't find anything. He then looked at the head of the Chongxuan Sect and asked, "Is this the disciple you mentioned?"
"My Lord, it's him!"
Shi Nandang nodded slightly, took out a Feiyun Sword and asked Zheng Fa: "Did you refine this?"
"yes."
"Give him the spiritual materials and refine another one."
After hearing this, the leader of the Chongxuan Sect took out spiritual materials and refining furnace from his storage ring like a servant and placed them in front of Zheng Fa.
Zheng Fa felt a little strange: it seemed that Shi Nandang did not come to see him because of the request of the leader of the Chongxuan Sect, but... because of the Feiyun Sword? He secretly glanced at the crater and knew that if he wanted to find out the secret of the mountaintop, today would be the best opportunity.
This Hao Ri Mountain is a tough guy, and his experience should be much deeper than that of this cheap master. It is not easy to impress him.
I can't hide my shortcomings anymore.
Zheng Fa pointed his finger, and the Sun's True Fire burst out from his fingertips and fell into the alchemy furnace in front of him.
The secret of "The Art of Refining Treasures with Heavenly Fire" passed down from Haori Mountain.
Various secret teachings of the Chongxuan Sect.
There are also many unique secret methods of sword-making in the Tianhe School.
At this moment, all the energy was gathered into a furnace and forged into a sword! After three incense sticks, the fire in the furnace went out, but a cold light lit up from the bottom of the furnace. It was a Feiyun Sword.
Shi Nandang's eyes were full of surprise. He stretched out his hand to grasp the flying sword and looked at it.
"A top-grade magical weapon...it even has the potential to surpass the level of a magical treasure."
A rough distinction based on the mysterious and subtle realm.
Magical weapons are roughly divided into different levels: magic tools, magic treasures, spiritual tools, and spiritual treasures, and their powers vary greatly.
Of course, the treasures of the cave and the treasures of the Tao fruit are a different matter and are unknown to ordinary cultivators.
Today, the Feiyun Sword that Zheng Falian was practicing had apparently broken through the level of a magical weapon.
Everyone was an experienced cultivator in refining equipment, so they could see that the reason why the Feiyun Sword failed to become a magic weapon was not because Li Hao was not capable enough, but because the spiritual material itself could not support it.
The Eighth Elder, who originally did not want Zheng Fa to disturb the several gods who had reached the state of enlightenment, changed his expression slightly. He thought to himself that Li Hao had no reputation in the sect in the past, but how could he be better at refining equipment than himself?
Is there such a rough gem hidden under the Ninth Elder? But when he looked at the Ninth Elder, he saw that the elder was also surprised and looked at Zheng Fa's back.
Obviously, she didn't know where this uncut jade came from.
Shi Nandang looked at Zheng Fa and praised him, "Just talking about this Feiyun Sword, there is no one below the Nascent Soul stage in Haori Mountain who can refine a sword of this quality!"
“Above Nascent Soul, even those who have reached this state are rare!”
"Your Chongxuan Sect has truly produced a genius!"
Zheng Fa didn't mind hearing Shi Nandang's praise.
The nine elders behind him had bright eyes, and seemed quite proud and honored.
Shi Nandang seemed to be a person who liked to refine weapons. He was still very interested at this moment. He injected the spiritual power in his hand into the Feiyun Sword in his hand, obviously wanting to test the sword.
But as soon as the Feiyun Sword lit up, everyone felt a tremor under their feet.
At the foot of the mountain pass, a sharp black light shot up into the sky, like a volcanic eruption, shaking the entire Divine Fire Mountain from side to side.
"not good!"
Shi Nandang quickly threw away the Feiyun Sword in his hand, and together with the six gods, he cast spells towards the black light. He had no time to pay attention to Zheng Fa and the others.
Taking this opportunity, Zheng Fa's eyes flashed with silver light, and he finally saw clearly what was hidden on the top of the mountain -
A sword!
A strangely shaped, pitch-black sword that looks like a magical sword that can devour everything!
With just one glance, Zheng Fa felt a fierce aura following his gaze and rushing towards his mind. It was deadly and cold, as if it was going to tear his soul apart.
He had never seen such a fierce flying sword before! It even made him feel hopeless that he could not stop it and would not be able to escape death.
Fortunately, the Yin-Yang fish in Zheng Fa's mind shook slightly, easily dissolving the vicious energy.
But what puzzled Zheng Fa was that... the Yin-Yang fish jade pendant was still vibrating slightly.
The black flying sword moved unusually, and Shi Nandang no longer cared about Zheng Fa's small golden elixir.
The ferocious aura of the flying sword, coupled with the might of the seven gods on the top of the mountain, who were jointly casting spells, made the three leaders of the Chongxuan Sect dare not stay for long, and they hurriedly took Zheng Fa and left.
This sudden change made the Ninth Elder very nervous and he had no intention of saying much to Zheng Fa. He just told him to go back and wait for instructions.
He was even more secretive about the flying sword.
It's not easy to find out about Zheng Fa.
…
However, when he returned to the Nine Mountains Realm, Zheng Fa knew the name of this flying sword.
"Immortal Sword!"
Yan Wushuang jumped three feet high, Old Han looked dazed, and Xie Qingxue was holding the Qingping sword, as if she wanted to chop someone.
"...Immortal Sword?"
This name was so familiar that it gave Zheng Fa a toothache.
"My Tianhe Sect is divided into five sects, and the five sects' most precious treasures are the five swords!"
"In addition to the Qingping Sword, there are also... the Four Swords of Slaughter and Destruction! They are the most precious treasures of our Tianhe Sect!"
I knew it...
This is it! Xie Qingxue looked at the flying sword in the light curtain and said with certainty: "This sword is the Xianjian Sword!"
"Wait a minute..." Zheng Fa felt something was wrong. "You mean, there is another Xianjian sword in the Tianhe Sect?"
Xie Qingxue nodded with an unpleasant expression.
Zheng Fa was also a little confused.
This means, two Xianjian swords? One male and one female... er, no, one real and one fake? The Tianhe Sect's one is real, so that's for sure.
If it's fake...
How could such a treasure be thrown away? It’s fine if Tianhe Sect threw it away, but how could Haori Mountain throw this thing to Baixian League!
(End of this chapter)
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