Because there is no window opening, the room is a little dim and the furnishings are even more crude. The inside and outside are separated by a bead curtain, and the person who makes a sound is in the inner room, and he cannot see his appearance or shape. There is only one table and one chair in the outer room, facing the direction of the bead curtain, which looks abrupt.

Xiao Shisanlang entered the house and closed the wooden door lightly. The room was immediately pitch black, as if it was late at night. Xiao Shisanlang was not uncomfortable, and walked to the table and sat down, waiting quietly.

"No problem today?" The old woman's voice was a little surprised.

"Yes." Xiao Shisanlang answered very simply.

"Why don't you ask?" the old woman became more and more surprised.

"Students dare not."

"Learning and knowledge naturally require questions. The same is true for refining weapons, so why dare not say anything?" The old woman was a little unhappy, but she did not correct the title of Shisanlang as before. She was so entangled and let him go.

"The students were worried that the teacher said I was too ambitious." Shisanlang replied.

"…Tell me." The old woman was silent for a moment and ordered.

In the darkness, Xiao Shisanlang seemed to smile and said softly: "The students think they have mastered the Nine Forging Method. But I don't understand what is the relationship between this method and the refining of weapons by the immortals."

After a moment of pause, Xiao Shisanlang did not hear the old woman's scolding, so he continued: "Students have shallow cultivation and should not talk about the way of refining weapons. But I know that after the cultivation level of a cultivator reaches a certain level, he can use true fire to melt the material, and then refine it into any desired shape according to his heart. Although the Nine Forging Method is wonderful, it is just the word "hardening", which is for refining magic weapons and even magic weapons..."

"Do you think that being an old man will ruin your children and worry that you will ruin your future!" the old woman mocked.

"Students dare not." Xiao Shisanlang replied respectfully, but did not intend to withdraw his questions, and quietly waited for the old woman's explanation or condemnation.

"Everything has its foundation. There is no need to remind you of this simple truth of accumulating strength and making progress." The old woman heard his persistence, and did not blame him as much as she thought, and said patiently.

"The tall building rises from the ground, and the teacher understands the meaning of the teacher. It's just that the students think..."

"Since you understand, you don't need to ask too much, just do as you do."

But the old woman lost her patience and ordered: "Of course, if you are not happy, you can leave and continue to pretend to be a god and a ghost to consecrate others. With your qualifications, your practice is so slow, I am afraid that there is no chance to learn the real method of refining weapons. Why not leave it for free and let old people worry."

Xiao Shisanlang smiled bitterly and said nothing. He was used to this kind of often reprimanded practice career, and knew that he should not and could not argue with him at this time. He just had to wait patiently for the teacher to lose his temper and everything would return to the right path.

Xiao Shisanlang has never lacked such things as patience. The Nine Forging Method is so boring. It is almost equivalent to the blacksmith in the mortal world. It is a "training method" that really requires thousands of hard work to achieve. He can do such things. Now he just sits and listens and endures. It is really not a hard work, and he can bear it easily.

"It's better to say that you are thick-skinned than to say that you are strong-willed! It's fine if you don't practice well. In order to find the threshold to enter the Taoist temple and sweep the old man for three years, I really don't know how you thought."

If you can get the magic of the immortals in three years of sweeping the floor, I am afraid that people will line up with brooms to wait. The old woman is moody, so she can only find an excuse for herself. Xiao Shisanlang knows this well, sits honestly and listens quietly without any impatientness.

The old woman did not let Shisanlang go because of his honest attitude. Her words were far more harsh than her voice. She said sarcastically: "With your qualifications, even if you learn the real skill of refining weapons, what can you do with it? It's not like to be a mess and be assigned by someone. I would rather keep my mind and practice well, and at least you can live a few more years."

When talking about the Taoist temple, Xiao Shisanlang could not distinguish a few words and said softly: "Students are not only studying refining weapons to enter the Taoist temple."

The old woman said, "Why is that? You know that refining weapons requires cultivation as the basis, and no matter how much you know, you don't have the ability to do it, wouldn't it be useless?"

"Students think that hard practice is not a good idea. Now my realm is stagnant, so I can only find opportunities through other ways. The teacher once said that the major categories of cultivation are related to each other, and students consciously have a little talent in refining weapons. If they learn well, they may be able to understand the same things."

"The teacher knows that the main purpose of students is to improve combat power. Living long may not be able to survive. Since the state cannot be improved, students always have to think of other ways."

After a moment of pause, Xiao Shisanlang added: "Of course, the Taoist temple still needs to enter."

The old woman had a very honest attitude, her words were very earnest, but her tone was unwavering. The old woman had known her for several years and knew that her temperament seemed gentle, but she was actually extremely tough and stubborn. When she heard him say this, she carefully experiencing the meaning of the words and fell silent without realizing it.

If a monk has a magic weapon that can match his skills, he can tell if he doesn't ask about the improvement of his combat power. The competing here may not necessarily mean how high the level is, but rather means that it is the most suitable for himself. If it is refined by himself, of course it is the best choice not to make the second thought. The old woman's cultivation knowledge is far superior to Xiao Shisanlang, and she agrees with his understanding. After thinking about it, she slows down and said.

"Although it makes sense, you need to remember the essence of cultivation. Without cultivation, even if you refine magic weapons with great power, it will still be useless."

Xiao Shisanlang said sincerely: "Students remember that students are still hardworking."

The old woman knew that he was telling the truth. In fact, she knew how much hard work the young man had made to improve his cultivation. Now, it was not wrong to say that he had to do so. Thinking of this, the old woman said seriously: "You asked why the method of Nine Forging is important before, and I will tell you whether you can understand it depends entirely on your own understanding."

Xiao Shisanlang was overjoyed and said, "Yes!"

"I'll ask you first, if the materials, grades, coordination, refining methods, cultivation, etc. are completely consistent with all the conditions related to refining weapons, but if the magic weapons they refine by different people, are they exactly the same?"

"No! Any magic weapon has magic power in it. Whether it is spiritual energy or demonic energy, everyone is different, and the magic weapon refined is also different." Xiao Shisanlang responded decisively without any hesitation.

"What if the magic power is the same? Or just say, is it exactly the same for a person to refine two magic weapons?"

"…The mood is different, the results are still different." Xiao Shisanlang thought for a moment and replied.

"What if you refine it at the same time? A high-level cultivator or a high-level weapon refiner can refine two or even multiple magic weapons at the same time."

Xiao Shisanlang subconsciously wanted to say that this was not a difficult situation? Since all the conditions were exactly the same, the result should be the same. But he felt that it was not that simple, but he couldn't find the reason. He was thinking hard and silent.

"No need to think about it. At your current level, you are not enough to understand the difference. Thinking hard will only hurt your mind and will not have many benefits. This is like breaking through your cultivation level, and you will be the best with water."

The old woman only waited for a moment, then took the initiative to tell the reason, and then indirectly woke him up the similarity between refining weapons and practicing. She said: "You only want to find the answer to the problem, but you never thought that this problem does not exist at all!"

"There are no two magic weapons in the world that are exactly the same, because it is impossible to have completely consistent conditions. This question was wrong from the beginning, you understand!"

Like a light of inspiration shines in my mind, Xiao Shisanlang also smiles bitterly while enlightening, saying with shame: "There are no two identical leaves in the world, no repeated fingers... palm lines, students are stupid, students think..."

"Why? I think what I said must be correct?"

The old woman's voice turned stern and said, "The way of refining weapons is the same way, and it is not something that can be described by thousands of people. Without a heart that questions authority, even if you are a peerless genius, your income will be very limited."

Before he knew it, the old woman's voice became sharp again, and she mocked her willfully: "Besides, you are not only not a genius, but you are not even a good person. Not to mention that you are a completely useless waste, at most you are just a partial talent and a crooked person."

“…”

Xiao Shisanlang was ashamed and could only touch his nose and smile bitterly, thinking that knowing did not mean understanding, the ancients could not afford me.

"These are not related to the Nine Forging Methods, they are the way to cultivate the mind. Just by understanding skills, your qualifications are still careless, and you don't have to underestimate yourself."

Perhaps because he felt that he was too much, the old woman comforted Xiao Shisanlang and continued: "As you said, the core of the Nine Forging Method is only forging. After all, it is to let you understand the materials of refining weapons deeply and not be used as a method for monks to refine weapons."

"But this does not mean that it is useless. On the contrary, the Nine Forging method is the basis of all means of refining weapons. Other similar techniques are also available, but in terms of depth, they cannot be compared with Nine Forging."

Only when it comes to refining weapons can the old woman control her emotions. In the darkness, her voice gradually eases. She no longer gets angry as before. As time goes by, her voice becomes more and more calm, and she actually has a gentle feeling.

"After all, materials need to be used for refining weapons, but there is no exact same material in the world. How to distinguish this distinction and use it according to the materials is a great test for a refiner."

"To give a simple example, some people often perform secondary or even multiple sacrifices when refining magic weapons. The purpose is naturally to optimize the material configuration, remove useless things, or add some materials to make it more compatible with their spiritual power, thereby increasing their power."

"Because monks will always grow, the purity, size and even attributes of spiritual power will change. When the material remains unchanged, how to make it the most efficient is the standard for measuring the quality of magic tools, and it is also the only standard."

"This difference is very subtle, and it is naturally difficult to understand with your current realm. If one day you can achieve the level of elixir cultivation and need to refine your natal magic weapon, you will naturally be able to feel the difference."

Once Xiao Shisanlang's realm was mentioned, the old woman's tone immediately changed back to its original state, and she was sharp and sharp again. She didn't care at all whether it would hit him, and said with a sneer: "But I guess you don't have this opportunity anymore. It's up to you to tell these truths..."

Without explaining what she values, the old woman said in a deep voice: "Do you understand?"

Xiao Shisanlang was extremely familiar with this kind of struggle, but he did not feel depressed or disappointed. After pondering for a moment, he replied: "If the student has not understood it wrongly, the core lies in the word "fit". Only by understanding the materials with a high level can he design a more suitable solution based on their nuances."

"Students naturally have no way to know what kind of magic weapon is. In terms of spiritual weapons, after a monk obtains a new spiritual weapon, it often takes a long time to sacrifice and refine it before he can be easily done. If it is a spiritual weapon that others have sacrificed, it will take longer. Refining is to reverse the process and solve it from the root."

"In other words, the effectiveness of the magic weapon must be more demanding on this kind of fit. In addition, the teacher's meaning seems to have some doubts about the effect of the smelting material of the monk's true fire, that is, the true fire can refine the material into any shape, but it cannot make people understand the nature of the material. Therefore, the importance of the Nine Forging Method is reflected."

Speaking of this in one breath, Xiao Shisanlang took a break, thought carefully and there was no omission, then he said respectfully: "Students only think of these, please correct me."

After hearing Xiao Shisanlang's feelings, the old woman did not answer. This time she was silent for a long time, so Xiao Shisanlang did not ask questions and waited quietly.

The house fell silent, and the sound of breathing was clearly heard. After a long time, a sigh came from the inner room, and the old woman said with some gaze: "You are right. You are indeed quite talented in the way of refining weapons."

"Teacher thanks for the praise." Xiao Shisanlang said slowly without panic because of this rare praise.

The old woman nodded and said, "Refining weapons requires cultivating the mind. You have done a good job in this regard. You don't need to say anything more. Here are a few jade slips that record a lot of materials names and characteristics, as well as some of the experiences of refining weapons. You can study them. The old man will not stay here for a long time. If you have no doubts in the future, don't come again. You don't need to clean the storefront every day and practice with peace of mind."

After saying that, a small bag came out of thin air and passed through the curtain and fell straight onto the table. The old woman said again: "Go, remember that cultivation is the foundation. Don't mess up the order because of small mistakes."

"Teacher, are you leaving?" After hearing the news, Xiao Shisanlang finally changed color. He forgot to take the small bag and asked hurriedly.

"This kind of place is not a place to live for a long time. I have been trapped here for more than ten years. It is natural to leave. What do you think?" The old woman said gloomyly without hiding her disgust for Luo Lingcheng.

This cannot be said that she is cold and weak by nature. Luo Lingcheng is located at the junction of spiritual demons, and the spiritual environment is extremely poor. Because a large amount of demonic energy is often blown from the Yin-Yang Canyon, there is often a strong wind above Luo Lingcheng. Its momentum is so fierce that even those high-level spiritual practitioners are afraid of it like a tiger.

Tashan once told Shisanlang that if he did not reach the Nascent Soul Realm, he would not fly in the sky at will. Once he was caught in the wind, he would be seriously injured at the least, and it would be impossible for the unlucky person to die. Of course, this situation is relative. The situation in the Demon Realm is similar and is not favored by the Demon Cultivator.

Such an environment is a disaster for the old woman who is spiritually cultivating. Although she doesn't know why she came, it is natural to leave. What would Xiao Shisanlang have?

"Students dare not."

The old woman never wanted to recognize him as a disciple. Xiao Shisanlang understood that the two would be separated sooner or later. Thinking that he had finished studying the Nine Forging Method before the teacher left, he felt a little bit of gratitude. He knew that he could not keep him, so he sincerely asked: "Students have poor cultivation and dare not say anything to repay the teacher. It's just that the students are taught by the teacher. If possible, please leave their names for students to read."

"Name..."

Hearing the sincerity of Xiao Shisanlang's words, the old woman did not scold her again. She seemed to be reminiscent of some memories. She was silent for a long time before she spoke slowly, and her words were full of loneliness and self-mockery. She said: "The name of the old man has been used for a long time, and you don't have to worry about it. If there is a goodbye, the old man will naturally recognize it. As for whether you know the old man, it's not a big deal. Let's go by yourself, don't disturb you again."

When Xiao Shisanlang heard this, he could not say anything. He could only stand up and bow to the inner room three times before picking up the bag on the table and turning around and leaving.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly heard the old woman ask, "Everyone in the city calls you Master Thirteen?"

Xiao Shisanlang was stunned, smiled shyly, and said, "It's because of this, why did the teacher ask?"

The old woman asked, “Is there an extra word ‘seven’?”

Xiao Shisanlang's body was slightly stiff, and he touched his nose and replied: "The student doesn't understand, please tell me clearly."

The old woman did not answer, but instead looked around and said, "Your hands are good!"

In the darkness, Xiao Shisanlang's body shook lightly, and soon stood firmly again, and said softly: "I often make irons, and I have some strength in my hands."

The old woman changed the subject again and asked, "My deed of going to the Taoist temple?"

Xiao Shisanlang's voice was even lighter and he replied: "Yes."

The old woman was silent, and Xiao Shisanlang held the door, and was silent. The air became stagnant like mud, and a sense of suffocation filled it. Time seemed to slow down, as if time and space were disturbed by some force and stopped operating.

"Thirteenth Master is not bad."

I don’t know how long it took, the old woman’s voice sounded again, she sighed and said, “There are still a few small things in the bag, you can keep them for your own use. That brand…If you can’t enter the temple in three years, you might as well use it to meet someone, which may be helpful.”

Xiao Shisanlang waited for a while, and saw that the old woman did not say who she was looking for, he thought for a while and said, "Students understand that the students will try to hand it back to the teacher and try not to use it."

"No need to force it. As for whom you want to meet, you will naturally know it. It is useless to me and you don't have to take it to heart."

The old woman was quite satisfied with his answer and said in a rare and gentle tone: "The storm in Luoling City is coming, and if there is nothing important, leave as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Xiao Shisanlang turned around and saluted the inner room again. He said nothing, opened the door and walked out.

He brought the door again, and the old woman's voice came from his ears, saying, "Zhao Si can't be killed easily."

In the sun, Xiao Shisanlang was sweating all over his face.

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