On the first day, Yin Xiuxuan and other thirteen young people were assigned a series of tasks by Yan Bingxin. First, under the leadership of a deacon, they understood and studied the main contents of the "Four Arts of Liantang";
This is a thick book that an individual received. It is full of detailed information on various medicinal materials and minerals, and most of the information is accompanied by pictures. It is not an exaggeration to call it an encyclopedia of medicinal materials and minerals. Its preciousness is very important to relevant people.
Words are indescribable.
Yin Xiuxuan and others were very excited when they received this precious book, but what the deacon said made their hearts freeze. The deacon said that they should memorize all the information in it within one month.
, there will be a special person to check at the end. If you don't remember everything, your monthly salary will be deducted, whichever is less. If you don't remember anything, you will be expelled from the training hall and exiled to the peripheral disciples.
New disciples like Yin Xiuxuan and the others in Heishui Sect have a monthly salary of ten taels of silver. This amount of money is enough for an ordinary person to live for a few months, which is quite a lot. Moreover, Heishui Sect provides food and accommodation, so the cost is not necessarily too much.
This kind of treatment is indeed no worse than that of an official or a head catcher.
When you go out on a mission, equipment will also be distributed in the door, but most of these equipment are ordinary goods. If you want better equipment, you have to find a way by yourself, or earn credits to exchange it with the door, or spend money to buy it yourself.
With good equipment, we can naturally better defend ourselves against enemies and save our lives. For these young people, most of whom are born into ordinary families, this monthly salary is a big guarantee for saving their lives. So when I heard that the endorsement was related to the monthly salary,
And the most serious situation is that they are expelled as peripheral disciples, so they can't help but become nervous.
After the deacon took the young people to visit the training hall and asked them to return to their rooms, Wei Jiang stepped forward and raised his hands to the deacon and asked: "May I ask Deacon Liu, when can we choose the exercises?"
"Oh, I thought Deputy Hall Master Yan had already said this. You can go to the library to choose exercises at any time, as long as you show your identity certificate."
"Thank you to Deacon Liu!"
The young people came together to the bottom of the library. The so-called library is a three-story wooden building. Compared with the grandeur of other buildings in Heishuimen, this library looks very ordinary. There is no red paint, no carpets and glazed buildings, and some are just
This is a simple wooden building.
After showing the certificate badge to the old man guarding the wooden building, the young people entered. Except for the bookshelves and books all over the room, the inside was as simple and plain as the outside.
The labels on the bookshelf simply classify these books into categories, such as martial arts, history, miscellaneous notes, biographies, medicine, etc. Most of them were born in ordinary families, and it is rare to know how to read, let alone how many books to read; that is
How could those who were born into wealthy families compare to Heishuimen's accumulation of savings? For a moment, the teenagers looked a little dumbfounded.
After a while, the teenagers collected themselves and walked straight towards the martial arts area. After all, for young people, the most attractive thing is the coolness brought by martial arts such as flying over eaves and walking over walls, rolling up their sleeves and blowing in the wind.
In the martial arts area, there are several shelves, and the shelves are full of books with all kinds of titles, such as Iron Sand Palm, Pulse Cutting Finger, Fire Cloud Kung Fu, Fu Yun Shou, Di Tang Kung, various internal and external skills.
All. But from Yan Bingxin’s introduction, we can know that all the martial arts in the first level that they are allowed to enter are only second- and third-rate martial arts in the world. Only the second and third levels have this level of martial arts.
Even top martial arts.
Of course, this does not mean that the second- and third-rate martial arts are more difficult to practice and less powerful. On the contrary, these martial arts are called popular because they have few restrictions on martial arts practitioners. Basically, anyone with any qualifications can get started.
The power would not be much worse if compared to first-rate martial arts with the same level of cultivation. But the biggest problem with this kind of martial arts is the slow speed of practice. Without external assistance, second- and third-rate martial arts would cost several seconds.
It takes more than twice the time to achieve the effects of first-rate martial arts. That is to say, if someone practices first-rate martial arts for one year, it will take you two or three years or even five or six years to achieve a tie with them by practicing second-rate or third-rate martial arts.
The difference is visible.
However, ordinary disciples are not limited to practicing these second- and third-rate martial arts. They can use their achievements in the opponent's sect to exchange for first-rate martial arts, or even top-notch martial arts. But these are relatively long-term and almost impossible things for them.
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The young people began to pick out their favorite martial arts. The first page of each book was marked with annotations, explaining the origin, advantages and disadvantages of this martial art. Looking at the inscriptions under these annotations, we can see that most of these annotations were left by the seniors of the Black Water Sect.
Down.
Yin Xiuxuan randomly picked out a few books to read, including internal and external skills, but none of them suited his liking, so he decided to continue reading.
"Brother Yin, have you made your selection?" Wei Jiang came over with two books.
After getting along with each other for the past few days, although Yin Xiuxuan felt that Wei Jiang was a bit mysterious and mysterious, which he could not understand, he did not see any bad intentions towards him. He was still a trustworthy person. He smiled slightly and said, "Not yet."
Well, what about you, have you chosen?"
"Hee hee", Wei Jiang waved the two books in his hand in front of Yin Xiuxuan's eyes and said, "These are the two books. One is about the inner strength method called 'The True Solution to Fierce Flames', and the other is about the fingering method called 'Taking Chestnuts from the Fire'."
"Oh, it sounds like both of these books are about fire-related martial arts?"
"Brother Yin, you can see that it is indeed a martial art related to fire. If you practice the true interpretation of the flames to a certain level, you can use it to activate the flames, and taking chestnuts from the fire can control the flames. It is a perfect match for me to refine the elixir!
"Wei Jiang's face was filled with joy.
"That would suit you very well."
"Brother Yin, what type do you want? Maybe I saw it just now!"
"I don't have any special ideas. It would be great if I could live longer by practicing Qigong. It would be even better if I could easily collect all kinds of minerals and herbs in the mountains and forests." Yin Xiuxuan thought for a while and said.
Yin Xiuxuan himself is intelligent and has a very tough temperament, but after all, he was born in a small mountain village, and his knowledge is inevitably short-sighted. Later, when he met Wang Gang and others, he heard many strange things in the world, and his mind suddenly broadened. Among the many strange things in the world,
There are many seniors who are over 60 years old but still energetic. These events reminded Yin Xiuxuan of the death of his grandparents when he was young, which made Yin Xiuxuan have the idea of relying on learning martial arts to increase his life span.
When Wei Jiang heard Yin Xiuxuan's words, he couldn't help but bulging his eyes. He looked Yin Xiuxuan up and down as if he had never seen him before, and then sighed and said: "Brother Yin actually has this idea. I just saw a martial arts book that can help you live longer."
, just wait a moment, I will get it for you."
After waiting for a while, Wei Jiang came towards Zhang Xuan with three books and handed the newly added one to Yin Xiuxuan.
"Xiantian Kung Fu!" Yin Xiuxuan opened the page and looked at the annotation on the first page. It read: "The Kung Fu is called Xiantian Kung Fu and was created by the Supreme Taoist Ziwei. This Kung Fu technique is a method of cultivating Qi acquired the day after tomorrow.
Reaching the innate wonderland of a baby, staying beautiful and increasing lifespan is the best, but the internal strength is too generous and gentle, and it is not a sharp weapon for fighting..."
After reading, Yin Xiuxuan showed a satisfied smile on his face and said: "It's really suitable. This book is exactly what I wanted. Thank you Brother Wei."
"Haha, I didn't expect that after finding this book, Brother Yin would finally treat me as a brother." Wei Jiang joked.
"Hmm~" Yin Xiuxuan choked for a moment, then smiled and said: "I have long regarded Brother Wei as a brother, but I just didn't say it in my mouth. Could it be that Brother Wei is angry with me because of this!"
"Haha, with what you said, Brother Yin, why should I be angry? Find another martial arts book quickly and let's go practice and give it a try!"
"It's the best, it's the best."
Then Yin Xiuxuan chose a light skill called "Mountain Climbing Skill" under Wei Jiang's suggestion. This skill is so named that it is no more than mediocre on the flat ground, but when it is on the cliff, it can use the strength of the hands and feet.
It is a unique skill. However, due to the limited scope of use, it is classified as second or third rate. Yin Xiuxuan felt great kindness after learning this skill.