"Well, let's not talk about them."
Chu Qiurong changed the subject and lowered her voice, "Have you dealt with Senior Brother? We've worked so hard to create opportunities for them, but we must not let him get upset, or all our efforts would be wasted."
"Don't worry," Tu Nian said with an ambiguous expression, "I've already cleared the matter with Senior Brother and Yi Yi. For the safety of the trial, someone must first enter the secret realm for testing."
"Third Senior Brother will be busy offering the reward, and I'll be busy with the exam questions. Then I'll find a reason to expel the other outer disciples from the sect. That way, we'll have no choice but to let them in one by one, and Senior Brother will definitely have to go in to watch over them. As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. When a beauty is in danger, I don't believe I can't crack Senior Brother's head."
The test paper still had the main part of the formation to be completed. After supervising the work, Tu Nian plunged into the main peak tower again.
In order to facilitate the work, several rooms in the main peak tower that were originally used to store important books have been converted into workrooms belonging to Tu Nian's four direct disciples.
Tu Nian is currently working on the test papers in her private room, while Bo Qiu is accompanying her in her studies, leisurely rocking on a recliner beside her, helping her solve some theoretical knowledge problems.
However, compared to the talisman test questions a few days ago, Tu Nian's questions today were obviously too many. In less than a cup of tea, he had disturbed Bo Qiu seven or eight times, which gave her a headache. He turned over and sat up, looking at her with his eyes tilted.
"Didn't I tell you what you just asked?"
Tu Nian's hand holding the pen trembled, and he secretly glanced at him from the corner of his eye, "Did you say...?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt her waist sink and her feet lighten. With a scream, she floated uncontrollably towards Bo Qiu and finally landed right in front of him.
"I'm letting you bleed to nourish your cultivation. Is this how you're supposed to carry me?" Tu Nian raised her hand to shake off his spiritual power, put her hands on her waist, and glared at him in feigned anger.
"Don't talk about other things."
Easily seeing through her cleverness, Bo Qiu said, "Not only can you not practice the magic I taught you, you can't even remember the formations. What's the matter? Are you willing to die before you can overcome the heavenly tribulation?"
"Who doesn't want to be saved?" Tu Nian muttered, avoiding his sight. "I've learned all the talismans."
Bo Qiu raised an eyebrow, "Tell me the truth, don't you want to learn formations and magic?"
Tu Nian immediately perked up and turned his gaze back happily, "Is it okay?"
"No." Bo Qiu's eyes were indifferent and he said it firmly.
"oh."
Tu Nian looked away again and said nothing.
After a moment of silence, Bo Qiu looked at her dazed and unhappy face and said, "Give me a reason why you don't want to learn."
Tu Nian hesitated for a moment and mumbled, "Not interested."
The reason is very simple. For her, a designer, formations and spells are more complicated in form than talismans, a practice method that mainly relies on design and drawing.
To be precise, the ability to create the laws governing the operation of things required by formations is very similar to contemporary philosophy, while magic is almost entirely based on memorizing formulas. Both are incompatible with her imaginative mind.
To say that she has a high understanding of formations is at most because she was forced to do so by the elective courses when she was in school. She is okay in exams, but to say that she is passionate about it or proactive is not even close to that.
Not to mention magic, which is already brain-intensive. What Bo Qiu taught her were mainly fire-based magic, which she was not good at, so naturally she would not like it very much.
The most important thing was that after wearing the Buddha Lotus Stone for half a month, she had completely mastered the use of the talisman. The ability to use the Tushan Talisman represented a strengthening of her strength, which also meant that she no longer had to bother with tricks and small moves.
Under such circumstances, Tu Nian naturally relaxed her training in formations and magic, but she didn't expect that she would be caught by Bo Qiu before she could even let go of these two burdens. She also didn't expect Bo Qiu's attitude to be so firm.
Seeing that the girl was still feeling aggrieved, Bo Qiu's smile faded, his eyes darkening slightly. "I know you left Tushan when you were young and don't know Tushan that well, so I understand why you said that, but that doesn't mean I won't be angry."
"I'll only say this once. If you still feel the same way after hearing it, I respect your wishes."
Having never heard him speak in such a serious tone, Tu Nian froze completely. His little thoughts of acting cute and naughty were like hair caught in fire, turning into ashes in an instant.
She silently withdrew her gaze, but lowered her eyes, not daring to look at his face.
Bo Qiu ignored her cautiousness and continued, "Tushan has always been famous for its talismans and formations, not least because the Tushan clan possesses a high talent for these arts."
"Everything in the world is a balance of yin and yang; where there is excess there is deficiency. The power of destiny contained in the Tushan clan's bloodline is certainly good, but if such a wonderful thing is not balanced, it will bring retribution."
Tu Nian was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said, "Retribution is..."
Bo Qiu slowly enunciated the words, "Yangshou."
It was like a wake-up call, and Tu Nian stood there in a daze.
Bo Qiu half-lowered his eyes and continued, "And that's not the natural aging you imagine, but the price of knowing one's destiny: a tragic death."
"That's why the Tushan lineage specializes in talismans and formations. More importantly, this is to harmonize destiny with the established laws of heaven and earth, and formations are of paramount importance."
Listening to his words, Tu Nian couldn't help but think of the ending of the original owner in the original novel.
This was also the question she had been wondering since she first entered the book: why, despite possessing such powerful destiny, the original owner was unable to change her fate, constantly living under Su Youzhi's control, and even then suddenly revealing her Tushan lineage. This didn't fit the original owner's background at all.
Now after hearing what Bo Qiu said, everything makes sense.
In the original novel, Tu Nian herself was just a sword cultivator with very poor talent from beginning to end. Not to mention transformation, she had never even touched books on talismans and formations. This is why she was inexplicably targeted by Su Youzhi.
It was fate. As the saying goes, if the King of Hell wants you dead at three o'clock in the morning, who dares to keep you alive until five o'clock?
After saying this, Bo Qiu leaned back in his chair, folded his hands in front of him, and said, "How is it, after hearing this, are you sober now?"
"Things like this..."
Tu Nian was a little speechless. She didn't understand why the original owner's parents had never told her such an important thing.
As if sensing her confusion, Bo Qiu said, "This is the destiny of the Tushan lineage, and it cannot be disobeyed. Perhaps your parents believed that the Tushan clan was extinct, and they didn't really want you to be able to defy fate. They just wanted you to live well in the limited time you had."
"After all, at that time, they didn't have any more time to teach you Tushan's unique skills."
After a moment of silence, Tu Nian looked at him hesitantly, "So, what level of cultivation do I need to reach to be able to reconcile with destiny?"
This time it was Bo Qiu's turn to remain silent. After a long pause, he replied, "Unless one becomes an immortal, there is no solution."
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