Chapter 11 Walking Arm in Arm
Yuanshi sneered, "My name is Yuanshi. May I ask how you address me, my friend?" So what if you think you've gotten away with it? He wanted to see what tricks Tongtian was up to.
"I am Chang Hao, and I greet Fellow Daoist Yuanshi." This was the first time Chang Hao had seen such a handsome and refined person during his travels through the prehistoric world. His eyes and brows were full of aloofness, and he seemed to belong to the heavens above, untouched by the mortal world.
Although Chang Hao was scheming against Yuan Shi, it didn't stop his favorability towards Yuan Shi from soaring.
“Fellow Daoist Chang Hao,” Yuan Shi said, his whole body icy and cold, but in reality, he was grinding his teeth to powder. “Spiritual treasures have spirits, why give them to me?” Yuan Shi was exasperated. Now he was thinking of pleasing him. Where was he before?
“Without Fellow Daoist Yuanshi’s help, I would not have been able to obtain the Haotian Mirror. Therefore, the Haotian Mirror should rightfully belong to you.” Chang Hao directly forced it on me, saying that I had to accept it even if I didn’t want to. “Treasures belong to the capable, so please don’t refuse.”
This person can't run away. If he does, who will he blame for his actions?
As long as he can quickly shift the blame, the ever-present curse won't be able to catch up with him; he won't allow the curse to ever be activated.
Yuanshi was quite pleased and accepted his brother's indirect flattery. The Haotian Mirror was in his hands, and it tried to struggle a bit. Yuanshi's expression changed drastically. His abyssal pressure pressed down. Whether he wanted it or not was one thing, but that a mere mirror dared to look down on him, Yuqing Yuanshi, was another matter entirely.
Haotian Mirror behaved itself. Although it still cared about Chang Hao, it obediently acknowledged him as its master.
Chang Hao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the dust had settled.
"May I have the honor of traveling the prehistoric world with Fellow Daoist Chang Hao?" Yuanshi thought to himself, if Tongtian dared to refuse, he would immediately take him back to Kunlun Mountain and imprison him.
"It's my pleasure." Chang Hao nodded and accepted the invitation.
After traveling arm in arm for a month, Chang Hao turned around and politely asked Yuan Shi for his opinion. Yuan Shi sneered, "You're putting on quite a show."
In the second month of their trip, Yuanshi was a little confused. "Third brother, is something wrong with you? Stop pretending and forget about Kunlun Mountain."
What did Chang Hao do?
He simply chose a mountain and planned to settle down there; he had no intention of returning to Zixiao Palace.
He then laid out the wood, jade, and metal materials he had collected along the way, intending to forge a palace.
Yuanshi looked at the mountain before him with a critical eye, "What kind of taste do you have? It's far inferior to Kunlun."
Chang Hao was already used to Yuan Shi's pickiness, and sometimes his outspokenness. This mountain could not compare to the various immortal mountains and famous islands, but it was still carefully selected by Chang Hao. The best part was that it was currently unclaimed.
"Yes, yes, how can Lishan compare to Kunlun? Kunlun Mountain is the best." Chang Hao replied absentmindedly, releasing his primordial true fire to begin refining.
The main hall needs to be magnificent, the bedrooms quiet and secluded, there should be an alchemy room, a weapon-forging room, a front courtyard for sword practice, and a few guest rooms, since he has at least made two friends in the prehistoric world...
Chang Hao held a palace made of white jade in his hands. It was his first time crafting one, and he felt it was quite good.
"What's so good about it?" Yuanshi glanced at the so-called palace with disdain. "It's just a showpiece. Although the palace is exquisite, it lacks defense, Daoist charm, and formations. What's the use of it?"
Chang Hao choked for a moment, then said with a forced smile, "Then why don't you do it?"
“Look closely, this is what weapon forging is all about.” Yuan Shi really took it and carefully observed the style of Chang Hao’s palace, striving for both beauty and practicality. Using the remaining materials from Chang Hao, he pointed out the shortcomings of Chang Hao’s weapon forging and corrected them one by one. “When we cultivate, we need to absorb the essence of the sun and moon and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The palace cannot be without a gathering array. When we are in seclusion, we need tranquility and multiple arrays to defend against enemies.”
Finally, he added cryptically, "If you are interested in weapon crafting, come back to Kunlun with me, and I will teach you."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, I will consider it," Chang Hao said perfunctorily, holding the palace, which was completely different from his expectations, with great affection, unable to get enough of looking at it.
"Is this really for me?" Chang Hao asked repeatedly, his heart and eyes filled with satisfaction.
"You like it that much?" Yuanshi softened a bit. "If you like it, this palace can remain in Lishan, and I'll forge one in Kunlun Mountain as well?"
"Great, go ahead and refine it if you want. It's much more impressive than living in a cave." Although Chang Hao found it strange that he needed to be informed before refining the palace, his mind was focused on the palace, so he didn't think too much about it. He wanted to have his own territory.
Having finally found someone to guide him, and being a studious person himself, Chang Hao immediately took out the chalcedony he had collected along the way and refined a set of jade pendants.
"I am a beginner, please give me your guidance, Fellow Daoist Yuanshi." Chang Hao held the jade pendant covered with protective arrays and sincerely asked for advice. Although Hongjun had taught him, Hongjun was not good at teaching at all. He could only demonstrate and leave the rest to be understood by himself.
Yuanshi pinched the string of jade pendants, his lips twitched. One is enough, a whole string...?
"There is no need to bring all the methods together in one place, just to form a perfect closed loop, but the carrier must be carefully selected."
The implication was that they looked down on Chang Hao's materials.
I had intended to work on Chang Hao's set of jade pendants, but I decided against it; it would be too complicated and noisy.
Yuanshi directly took out his own treasure, which, although also jade marrow, was worlds apart from what Chang Hao had.
"Sigh..." Chang Hao couldn't stop him in time and could only watch as Yuan Shi refined a top-grade material into a jade pendant, wasting such a precious resource.
"Here you go." Yuanshi casually handed it over, not taking the jade marrow seriously at all.
"This item is truly a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Fellow Daoist Yuanshi's ingenious ideas are beyond my reach." Chang Hao did not hold back his praise and put the set on his waist without hesitation. He walked with ease and composure, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face as he listened to the pleasant sound of the jade pendants.
Upon seeing this, Yuanshi put away Chang Hao's flamboyant ornaments. Indeed, what he gave was the best.
Chang Hao carefully compared the differences between the two sets of jade pendants, gradually comprehending the art of weapon crafting. He slowly grasped the essentials and made rapid progress, as the saying goes, "once you understand one thing, you understand everything."
Before long, he had mastered the art of weapon forging from the Primordial Beginning. Satisfied, he continued to set up the dojo, arranging the Seven Stars Big Dipper Formation that Tongtian had taught him. It was his first time doing it, so he inevitably stumbled and fell.
Yuan Shi pursed his lips, the cold arrogance in his eyes dissipated, and his gaze revealed confusion.
It's not surprising that Tongtian is not skilled in weapon crafting, but Tongtian, who is proficient in formations, can set up the Seven Star Big Dipper Formation with a wave of his hand. This person in front of him seems to be unfamiliar with formations.
Yuan Shi pondered to himself, something seemed amiss.
Chang Hao didn't forget to find a huge rock, write the two characters "Lishan" on it, leave his mark to show that the mountain had its owner, and then stepped back to admire it, "Does this count as me ruling the mountain?"
"Heh, shall I call you Great King?" Yuanshi asked with a mocking expression.
Chang Hao took a deep breath and glanced at him sideways, "If you weren't so powerful, believe me, there would be plenty of people who would want to beat you to death."
This person always had a cold and arrogant look in his eyes, looking down on everything and disdaining everyone. How annoying!
Yuanshi suddenly changed color. "Well, Tongtian, you've been pretending for so many days, and now you can't keep up the act anymore, huh? I was just wondering if I had really chosen the wrong person."
"Honest advice is hard to hear, but not everyone likes to be told what to do every day." Chang Hao said helplessly. People always flatter each other. Yuan Shi should learn the art of speaking. He shouldn't offend people so easily. Even if it's good advice, not everyone has the patience to listen.
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