Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 21 Physical Array
At Dangxia Peak, next to the [Yangyang Honglu], Wang Xiwei was carving a magical tool, being a little secretive, not wanting to attract attention.

Wang Qiyun was very proud and happy that he had succeeded in practicing Qigong, but he couldn't bring himself to express his congratulations to his own son.

When he met Qiyun, the man simply said:

"good."

As soon as he said this, he felt bad and wanted to slap his own annoying mouth.

When the father and son met, they were like strangers. When they were together, Wang Qiyun was very respectful and regarded him as his teacher, but this made the man feel uncomfortable.

How long has it been since this child called me dad in person?
After mastering Qigong at a young age, Wang Xiwei became the master of Dangxia. Refining magical instruments for the sect has been a task that has lasted almost all of this man's life, and will continue to be so in the future.

His first wife died in a disaster. Before she died, she asked him to take good care of their son. Only then did he pay attention to this son whom he had neglected for more than 20 years.

It seemed like he had grown up in the blink of an eye. Wang Xiwei thought that as a cultivator, he had plenty of time to accompany him, but Qiyun had grown up like this and no longer needed him to play the role of a father.

It's his fault.

That's why Gai Qiyun only called him Master, not Father; when his own child got married, he was unwilling to even look at himself.

But if you really ask this guy to admit his mistake and say some kind words, he can't say it.

In Wang Xiwei's eyes, the importance of the sect has surpassed that of himself and his family.

Therefore, when Qiyun succeeded in refining Qi, this man's first reaction was that the strength of the sect was better than before, and he could practice a few more magic weapons in a year. Only then did he express his joy that his child had broken through to refining Qi.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the hall. Wang Xiwei hurriedly put away the magic weapon he was refining, looked over, and saw that it was Xu Xuan coming. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Xuan was originally planning to talk to Wang Xiwei about Huichun Mountain and Lingtian, but as soon as he entered the hall, he saw that his senior brother, who was like an iron tower on weekdays, was acting stealthily.

He immediately became interested and came forward to ask:

"Brother Xi Wei, what are you refining in the temple?"

Wang Xiwei looked embarrassed and waved his sleeves to tell Xu Xuan to get down to business.

Seeing that his senior brother was a little embarrassed, Xu Xuan just smiled and talked about Shi Yuanyu.

Wang Xiwei listened and sighed:
"It seems that Hui Chunshan is still planning to play both sides, befriending the Liu family on the plains and sending his own daughter to Dachi Temple."

"He's just sending someone who knows about spiritual plants. Why would he need to send his own daughter here? He still has several true disciples."

Xu Xuan listened and echoed:

"Shi Mingsong has lived a long life and has a high level of cultivation. He was able to escape the demonic disaster back then. He naturally knew about the changes that happened between Yuanshang and Qingwei. He must have seen the power of my sword energy and felt comfortable letting Shi Yuanyu come over."

The two discussed the matter of Changming Spiritual Field again, but neither of them knew much about spiritual plants. After thinking it over, they agreed to leave it to Junior Sister Si'an.

"Junior brother, you've come at the right time. I have something to discuss with you."

Wang Xiwei's expression became serious as he continued:

"The art of refining weapons in our sect comes from a book called 'Yefu's Record of Fire and Weaponry'. It belongs to the art of refining weapons. It talks about using the nature of objects to create a new weapon, and the origin of the Taoist tradition."

"This method is suitable for refining weapons for fighting, and is most suitable for refining magic swords. The finished weapon is seamless, as if it was made by nature, and it needs no further forging."

As he said this, the man sighed and said:

"This method is good, but it requires a high level of cultivation and spiritual objects. I'm afraid Qiyun and I are only at the stage of Qi training and can't use the essence of this weapon refining technique."

"So I thought I could look for some formation techniques that have lower requirements."

Xu Xuan didn't understand the secret of refining the weapon at all, and asked with some doubt:
"What's so unique about this formation technique? Senior brother, please explain it clearly. I know nothing about it."

Wang Xiwei had no choice but to continue explaining.

The so-called art of refining objects and tools is to refine tools through the connection between the nature of objects and the Tao.

The [Fire Tiger Fang] and [Rain Thoughts] that were refined before were all like this. They were completed as soon as they came out of the furnace, and they had their own Taoist essence. They could also increase the power of the cultivator's skills and supernatural powers without overshadowing the main subject.

As for the art of formation and weapon making, it is mostly about carving formations and placing various formations on spiritual objects to make them into weapons.

For example, the robes of the Qiuhu Sect each have their own functions. They are engraved with different magic arrays and can be driven by spiritual power without the need to practice corresponding secret techniques.

Xu Xuan roughly understood it, but the inheritance of the formation was really hard to find, so he could only sigh:

"When Qingwei arrived in Yuanshang, the Duan family was the only one proficient in formations. How could they easily pass on their true teachings to others? If you want to find a formation inheritance, I'm afraid you can only try your luck in the ghost market."

"Liu Qiuci is on the plains. He's my good friend. I've reached the sixth level of Qi Refining and was planning to visit him. I'll ask him to keep an eye on him for me."

Thinking of this, Xu Xuan's mind appeared Liu Qiuci, the elegant young man in green clothes and with a feather fan.

Wang Xiwei just responded and sighed:
"The [Fire Crossing and Long Qi Formation] that Luo Qing used to reach Bai Shi was impacted by the demonic disaster, and some parts are already broken. Chang Ming is still using the Qi Refining-level [Golden Light Formation], which is even worse."

"If there was someone in the sect who understood formations, I don't know how much trouble we could save."

After saying that, Xu Xuan stopped bothering her and said that he would pay attention to the formation method, but whether he could find it or not depended on luck.

Seeing Xu Xuan gone, Wang Xiwei took out the magic weapon he was hammering from his arms. It was a tool blank similar in shape to the small red jade hammer at his waist, with a few words engraved on it:
"I wish my son success in Qi training."
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After Xu Xuan left Dangxia, he went back to Tianqing. There was no one on the peak, and it was unusually quiet.

He has been very busy these days, practicing martial arts and handling miscellaneous matters. Occasionally, when he has free time, he goes to Changming to teach Wen Sian the sword techniques.

Liu Xiaowen had Xu Xuan send him out to kill monsters. Some of the monsters in the Dachi Mountains were minor creatures, occasionally coming down the mountain to harm people. With this kind of training and diligent cultivation, in three or four years, Liu Xiaowen would be able to break through to the late stage of fetal breathing.

When he thought of this, he looked inward at his Qi Sea and saw the four ancient seal characters that appeared on the white jade stele: [Yang Sui Jiang Huo].

This seal script is now only connected with Liu Xiaowen, allowing this disciple's spiritual roots to grow two inches higher.

As for Xu Xuan's eight-character ancient seal script, it raised his spiritual roots by four inches.

"It should be that four characters will increase the spiritual root by two inches."

The effect of this ancient stele is very mysterious. At least Xu Xuan has never heard of any spiritual object that can improve spiritual roots.

It is almost a consensus that spiritual roots are determined by heaven, but the seal characters bestowed by the ancient stele can defy fate and change one's destiny.

If this thing were to appear in the world, I'm afraid all the major immortal sects would be unable to sit still, and True Man Zifu would kill Chi Yun until his blood flowed.

When he thought of this, Xu Xuan felt a shudder on his back and looked around suspiciously.

"Is there anyone looking at me?"

It was precisely because of this conjecture that Xu Xuan never showed anything unusual even when he was alone, and the ancient white jade stele was always hidden in his qi sea and never left his body.

Now, after a few years, when Liu Xiaowen has mastered Qi Refining, I will give him this seal script, and it should produce some miracles.

[Yang Sui brings down fire], Yang Sui takes fire from the sky. At noon on the Bingwu day of the fifth month, it melts and refines five kinds of stones, casts them into a vessel, rubs them to produce light, and looks up to the sun, then fire will come. This is the way to take true fire.

The Bingwu day of May was the day Liu Xiaowen was born. Because of this seal script, Liu Xiaowen's destiny was able to make up for the omissions in the "Heavenly Fire Eternal Light Sutra", and then he could practice all the way to the foundation-building stage.

The true fire refers to the two fires of Bing and Li. Both of these fires are deeply related to the [Sun]. The [Li Fire] is even the Taoist tradition of practice of the Dali Imperial Clan.

Both of these fighting methods are very powerful. Liu Xiaowen has achieved the level of Qi Refining and should be no less powerful than the direct descendants of the Foundation Establishment families.

Xu Xuan thought for a while, and suddenly saw a man coming up from the foot of the peak. It turned out to be Jiang Chiyu.

Wang Xiwei's eldest disciple rarely comes to Luoqing and spends most of his time in Bai Shi's mines.

Xu Xuan understood what he was thinking. If you counted, Jiang Chiyu entered the sect earlier than Xu Xuan and was much older than him.

Back then, Wang Xiwei had high hopes for Jiang Chiyu, but he was unable to break through the Qi Refining stage. He felt guilty towards his master and was somewhat disheartened, so he volunteered to go to Bai Shi to guard the place.

It was unknown how many years had passed since this somewhat old disciple married a local mortal woman from Baishi and had a pair of children. However, both of them had no spiritual roots and could only do mundane work.

"I've met the leader."

Xu Xuan agreed and asked:
"Chiyu has come to Luoqing, but why?"

"Reporting to the Sect Master, I came here for Qi Xiuli. It's been a while now, and I believe he has also felt the sect's great favor. Why not let him return to the mine and arrange some position for him?"

Having said that, Jiang Chiyu looked at Xu Xuan and spoke very cautiously, fearing that this somewhat sinister abbot would mutilate Qi Xiuli and put him under house arrest.

"Bai Shi's precious tree is very valuable and must be protected. Let his wife and children move to Luo Qing.

"At the same time, take him to the Ancestral Hall to swear a [Heavenly Oath], speak some favors, offer some benefits, and let him understand the difficulties of the sect."

[Heavenly oath] refers to the oath made by the true spirit of heaven. It is the most serious way of taking an oath. If it is violated, thunder from heaven will fall.

Jiang Chiyu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Xu Xuan, after all, was mindful of the sect's rules and ties, and hadn't taken any harsh measures against Qi Xiuli.

He had seen how Xu Xuan dealt with foreign enemies.

This temple master often uses his sword energy to tear people apart, and his attacks either injure or kill them. His approach is completely different from that of Chongyang Patriarch.

After receiving the order, Jiang Chiyu was about to take Qi Xiuli away, but Xu Xuan behind him continued:
"Your Master Xi Wei is currently refining weapons at Dangxia Peak. You should go and pay your respects to him first.

"Don't feel guilty. We are lucky to have you."

The old man's eyes immediately turned red, his hunched body straightened a little, he responded and went to Dangxia.

Xu Xuan had never looked down on Jiang Chiyu. He wished there were more disciples like him in the sect to share his worries.

Although Jiang Chiyu's cultivation is mediocre, he is much better than other disciples in dealing with human relationships and business dealings.

This old man manages Bai Shi's outer disciples in an orderly manner, and he is also responsible for the sale of ore every year.

"Alas, it's not Qi training."

Xu Xuan sighed a little, thinking that on the road of cultivation, strength is what matters.

Jiang Chiyu is a talented person, but he has been trapped in fetal breathing for many years. Not only does he feel a little inferior, but even some outer disciples have complaints about this old man.

"What exactly is considered a talent? Is it only someone as gifted as Liu Xiaowen?"

These things bothered Xu Xuan for a while, but he soon figured it out. In the end, it all depends on one's cultivation level.

Dachiguan still has a foothold in Qingwei only because he is in charge here. Otherwise, no matter how many fish in the river and pond there are, they cannot support this mountain gate.

But if there were no such talents in the sect, it would be difficult to move forward.

That's exactly the truth. Shaking his head, Xu Xuan went to look through his master's notes again. The green pines swayed in the wind, casting sunlight.

(End of this chapter)