Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Can you make a furnace for me?
Bai Lu said pitifully, "...I can't practice swordsmanship now. I'm very miserable. I can only rely on weaving."
Huo Xuexiang: “…”
Looking at Bai Lu's appearance, Huo Xuexiang was in a trance. Indeed, Bai Lu didn't know that he couldn't practice sword after entering the door.
"So Master, please put it on quickly." Bai Lu quickly put away her expression, showing an attitude that she would not be let down.
Huo Xuexiang was covered with a scarf by Bai Lu, but he still didn't understand whether this was part of the care for disciples that Bo Luan Xianjun had mentioned...
How about giving Bai Lu more classes?
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During the days at Dianmei Peak, Bailu learned a new word: There is no Jiazi in the mountains.
I embrace new knowledge every day, and occasionally I stubbornly take out time to do my own research... I even sneaked into the mountains twice in the middle of the night.
——Because the senior sister said there were robbers in the mountains before, Bai Lu threatened Luo Luo Bird again, so since then, no one has heard that the security in the mountains is bad! Easily solved!
When Bai Lu saw Liang Mangu again, he was being chased all over the valley by Qiusuo, who was wearing a small flower scarf. She was no longer the same as when she was stuck in his brain teasers.
"Young Master, you haven't finished your homework yet, please go back to the mountain."
"I'll be back soon." Bai Lu complained. Was it wrong for him to just take a little time to sort out the materials he had collected? He didn't even have time to repair his broom.
Bai Lu looked at Qiusuo with tears in her eyes. In the past, anyone who was looked at like this by him would always get what he asked.
His clothes are green and yellow, and he has two brightly colored feathers as accessories, which makes him look very spring-like. The velvet flower brooch on his chest has also turned into a plump little bee.
Qiusuo ruthlessly grabbed Bai Lu by the back of her collar and dragged her back: "Young Master, you haven't finished your homework yet."
"No, I asked my master for leave. Didn't he tell you?" The black-clothed puppet didn't understand at all. He dragged Bai Lu to the study room and said, "Hey, where is the manual customer service? Master!"
Just at this time, Liang Mangu appeared - he was now an instrument repairman at Tianquan Peak - and said that he wanted to ask Bai Lu to go with him to collect the subsidy. He was originally worried that he would not be able to reach Dianmei Peak, but he did not expect Bai Lu to run around in the valley.
That's right, Xuanshan Immortal Sect not only provides food and accommodation, but also provides subsidies. All disciples in the foundation-building stage can receive some Huanyuan pills on a monthly basis, and can also enter the library to read classics.
"Look, I have to go collect my subsidy. I haven't been out much since I came to Xuanshan Immortal Sect. You can't let me be a loner who doesn't know the way!" Bai Lu shouted.
After thinking about it for a while, I finally let it go.
Bai Lu was stunned. Hey, he got stuck in a bug? Maybe this is a reasonable request? Bai Lu was so far behind others in progress - maybe as much as from kindergarten to university - that he didn't go out for Meifeng these days and stayed at home to study.
Liang Mangu only took one look and said in fear, "I thought it was bad enough that my master's weapon spirit was holding us back from practicing. If we ran a little slower, he would stab us in the thigh with his sword from behind."
Bai Lu responded immediately, "This 'gu' means thigh! I know!"
When you hang your head on the beam and prick your thigh with a needle, it's not your butt that is pricked. You can't get the answer wrong again.
"If you know, then you know. Why are you so arrogant?" Liang Mangu said strangely. Brother Bai's excitement was strange. "But, are all the puppets of your peak following you alone? Fewer people is better."
"Uh... um..." Bai Lu suddenly forgot about the screams she was being chased and said proudly, "I am the most important disciple of our Dianmei Peak."
He is also the only disciple at present...
"It's not bad, at least I call you Young Master." Liang Mangu said in a complicated tone, "We also have some bronze puppets on our peak, but my master has been cultivating for thousands of years. There are hundreds of direct disciples and countless registered disciples staying on our peak right now. Every time a bronze puppet sees me, it calls me Young Master Liang 271..."
Bai Lu: “…”
What a long name.
"By the way, why don't you learn some stargazing and divination? Didn't you say that being active at night and hiding during the day is suitable for stargazing?" Bai Lu asked curiously. Astrology is a very important subject in both the East and the West.
Star magic is also something that many wizards study, and its content is even somewhat similar to that of the East, using the power of the stars through various rituals, but mostly for healing purposes.
Bai Lu had previously thought that it would be a good idea for Liang Mangu to be a fortune teller. After all, he loved gambling and she could calculate her chances of winning.
"...Alas, many senior brothers and sisters came to talk with me at that time. The senior brothers from Tianquan Peak gave me many good things, including an hourglass that can induce hypnosis, which can make one fall asleep immediately after it runs out, a jade pendant that can improve gambling luck, and ointment that can be applied on the face to cover dark circles, not to mention other small magic tools. I collected a large bag of them, and then I thought that they were the main peak after all... I became greedy!" Liang Mangu sighed. He just entered Tianquan Peak and completely gave up his original aspirations.
Bai Lu didn't know why Liang Mangu sighed. Isn't that good? His master is a sword cultivator. He has nothing but a sword!
Liang Mangu's school sounds very magnificent.
Liang Mangu lifted his sleeves again and showed Bai Lu the bruises on his body. "Hey, to be honest, my legs are shaking now... I do bodybuilding exercises during the day and meditation at night. Fortunately, I can get enough sleep now! How are you? Where are you hurt?"
Cultivating immortals was slightly different from what he had imagined. It was not like in the story books, where one could just look at the stars and have an epiphany and become invincible. Especially when building the foundation, one also had to strengthen his muscles and bones.
As a weapon cultivator, the physical fitness requirements are even higher, otherwise how can he hold the furnace? He trained much harder than he did before. After all, he thought he would be a divination cultivator or a magic cultivator who mainly observed the stars.
Bai Lu also picked up her sleeves which were free of dust, leaving them white and tender, without a single scratch.
Liang Mangu thought for a moment: "Internal injuries?"
"No, I feel fine." Bai Lu said lightly. Humph, even if you are reading to death in class, you still have to say it's fine when you come out.
Of course, what’s more important is that he only attended cultural courses, so his body was fine, but the trauma was all in his mind.
Liang Mangu was so envious, this was the strength of the No. 1...
The two came to Tianxuan Peak, which is next to Dianmei Peak, but as the main peak it is much larger. Before reaching here, one can feel the temperature rising. Once they get there, it feels like entering the Flaming Mountain. "It's so hot!"
"It should be because there are many alchemy rooms."
Director Dai had said before that there was a direct connection to underground fire below the alchemy room, which was a convenience not even available to the equipment makers at Tianquan Peak. It was said that they did not get it when the mountain was first opened, and they would only borrow it from here when they needed it.
As they walked, Liang Mangu said, "Our group of disciples are now scattered across the peaks. We occasionally have the opportunity to meet each other. For example, I went to see Ding Douhua last time. We are all curious. You don't go out at Jian Zun's place. Are you learning something powerful?"
"Yes, it's amazing." Bai Lu had not only finished reading the primer, but also memorized a long ancient Chinese text yesterday. He also missed his classmates, especially Dou Zun, and thought he must arrange to get together next time.
"I'm not bad either. Although I'm covered in wounds, I can control my spiritual power. I will be able to refine a magic weapon in the future. I'll make you any sword you want." Liang Mangu had no idea what Bai Lu was thinking. As he spoke, he suddenly felt heroic. He looked up to the sky and laughed, "Talented people emerge in every generation. In the future, our generation will rule the world!"
The next moment, they saw Meng Caiqing holding a pile of pills, like an ox or a horse, very unromantic.
Facing the three of them, Meng Caiqing cried out in a sonorous voice: "Help me!"
Although her voice was still bright, her eyes were dull and her face was bleak. It was hard to tell who was more tired between her and Liang Mangu, who always had dark circles under his eyes...
Bai Lu and Liang Man Gu each took some. Liang Man Gu asked her, "Didn't you become a disciple of Cang Yun Tai?"
"Don't mention it," Meng Caiqing showed a familiar look on his face. In fact, if you look at it a few more times, you will realize that this is the smell of class that appeared on Ning Yanhu. "The senior sister said that Cang Yuntai is also responsible for general affairs, and everyone is also a deacon. So in addition to practicing, I also have to settle accounts, register, and even judge for people."
Judge for justice? Why is there a judgement here?
Meng Caiqing said a little aggrievedly: "Two elders came to Cangyuntai to argue about the exercises, and asked me, who has not yet reached the foundation-building stage, to judge. Is this reasonable?"
Bai Lu opened her mouth and said, "Uh, are you asking us to judge?"
Meng Caiqing: “…”
"Pfft." Liang Mangu laughed, feeling that he was not alone in his path, and patted Meng Caiqing comfortingly, "This is what it means when a capable person has to work harder. Look at how Senior Sister Ning has grown up and how powerful she is now."
That's right. Meng Caiqing's drooped shoulders stood up again, "I want to practice hard and be as powerful as my senior sister."
“Ahhhhhh, I’m the number one master in Xuanshan—”
“Aaaaaaaaaah!”
"My elixir is ready! Open the furnace! Open the furnace!"
Following a strange cry, a senior brother with disheveled hair ran over barefoot and then ran away.
Because it happened so quickly, Bai Lu's hair was blown up and down by the wind. She still hadn't reacted to what she had just seen and thought it was an illusion. She turned around and saw Liang Mangu, who also had a shocked look on his face.
Meng Caiqing was no longer surprised, and casually said, "Another one got sick from eating. It's okay. The senior brothers from Tianxuan Peak like to test the medicine themselves."
Bai Lu, Liang Mangu: "..."
"It's just bad luck. Although the earth fire is a good thing for alchemy, it can refine more refined pills with stronger medicinal power, but it is also difficult to control."
After a while, the senior brother was held down by someone, tied up and dragged away from them, leaving several drag marks on the ground.
Bai Lu and Liang Mangu helped Meng Caiqing distribute the medicine, and many disciples from other peaks also came to get the medicine.
A senior brother walked up to him, nodded to Liang Mangu, and looked at Bai Lu curiously: "This must be the eldest disciple of Jian Zun. I heard that he has a pair of blue eyes."
"This is my 129th senior brother." Liang Mangu introduced in a low voice.
"Hello, senior brother." Bai Lu looked at his senior brother Liang Mangu curiously. His senior brother had a gourd with a missing corner hanging on his waist and a crooked necklace hanging on his chest.
After a while, Liang Mangu's 102nd senior sister also came, with a crooked jade crown on her head and a curved sword in her hand.
Bai Lu greeted him as usual, "Hello, Senior Sister."
After meeting several of them, Bai Lu pondered, "I found that the people in your peak have very special aesthetic tastes. Didn't you say that they gave you a lot of good things? Then why..."
When he first saw the gourd, he wondered if it had a design similar to that of an Apple, but the more he looked at it, the more he realized... it was just a pile of junk.
Liang Mangu smiled awkwardly and said faintly: "I only discovered the truth after entering the mountain. The so-called weapon cultivation is to refine the ugly things that others don't want and keep them for your own use.
"Do you think my one hundred and second senior sister likes to use the sword just now? No, that was because the sword she made for someone else failed, so she could only keep it for herself..."
Bai Lu: “…”
There are too many weirdos in your Xuanshan, Bai Lu complained secretly.
“That’s how it is for weapon cultivators. They always have a bunch of magical weapons with unclear effects. They can’t sell them, but they can’t bear to throw them away.” Meng Caiqing has also seen through it. Early weapon cultivators were basically covered in precious junk.
This is also why Liang Mangu sighed belatedly when he mentioned that he was fooled by Tianquan Peak!
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After finishing the work, Bai Lu also received her own pills.
Seeing the connected alchemy rooms here, Bai Lu also thought of his magic potions. Because he had no tools, he had not brewed any potions since he traveled through time.
But in theory, a crucible and magic flames are enough. As for medicinal herbs, Dianmei Peak has grown some, and Bai Lu has also collected a lot in the outer mountains. He can make potions to replenish energy and magic.
"Caiqing, if I also want to make... that is, refine medicine, how should I get the tools?" Bai Lu thought Meng Caiqing should know.
As expected, Meng Caiqing said clearly: "Why are you interested in elixirs? Then you have to talk to your master and see if you can borrow an alchemy room from Tianxuan Peak, or get a set of utensils yourself. Even if there are disciples from other peaks who are interested in alchemy, they will come to borrow them after class, but they need the master's approval."
Although the Dharma lineages are divided, the boundaries between them are not so clear, and sometimes they even need to work together.
When Bai Lu heard this, she went to ask the people in the alchemy room if she could borrow their venue.
"It's so dangerous to make pills!" The people of Tianxuan Peak shook their heads. They knew Bai Lu was weak and delicate. As a disciple who hadn't established his foundation yet, his body forging was not very advanced. "Junior brother, we at Tianxuan Peak still use earth fire to make pills. The earth fire has been extremely strong in recent years. How can you control it...
"Wait, I seem to know you, the first place in the entrance examination? Were you the one who asked whether the fasting pill should be taken before or after meals? You're a god!" The other party saw Bai Lu's eyes clearly.
Bai Lu: “…”
Who helped him spread the word?
Seeing that the other party was about to call his friends to come and watch, Bai Lu thought, forget it, then don't lend it, and go back to report to the tutor.
We also want to have what the neighboring department laboratory has.
My mentor is an expert, so maybe he can also forge iron. Should I ask him to make one for me? It is normal for the squad leader Mei Feng (he is the only one, if he is not the squad leader, who is he) to want a pot?
After hitting a wall at the neighboring Tianxuan Peak, Bai Lu returned to Dianmei Peak and went to knock on Huo Xuexiang's door.
The door opened by itself, and Huo Xuexiang was meditating inside. "What's the matter?"
It's not time for class yet.
But with one more person at Dianmei Peak, Huo Xuexiang seemed to have quickly gotten used to the possibility of being found by Bai Lu at any time and asked all kinds of questions.
Because tying hair is popular here, although Bai Lu doesn't like to tie a bun very much, she still reluctantly made herself 17 or 18 headbands. Today, she tied a half ponytail with a mother-of-pearl headband, and Qiu Suo also braided two small braids for her. He leaned over the door, and all the bits and pieces on his body hung down and dangled in the air.
"Master, I have something I want to tell you, but I'm embarrassed. However, you have been very kind to me, so I still want to ask." Bai Lu said hesitantly.
Although he had only been a student for a short time, Huo Xuexiang had already discovered that this disciple was very lively. It was rare to see him look embarrassed, so he said slowly, "You can talk as you like."
"Well first of all, I want to make it clear that I have no intention of betraying Kendo. This is just a small interest of mine that replaces Kendo when I am in pain. It's the same as weaving, and it's also for the good of my health." Bai Lu thought to herself, wait a minute, Master Crucible, do you understand?
What are the tools for refining medicine called here? Furnace? Alchemy cauldron?
Huo Xuexiang said softly: "Hmm?"
Bai Lu was still leaning against the door, looking at him with full eyes. When facing against the light, the dust in the air was floating, and there was only a glimmer of emerald light in the darkness: "Master, I want a furnace tripod, can you make one for me?"
He added: "It's a bit special."
Huo Xuexiang: “……?”
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