Knife splashing

Chapter 533: Fire-headed Monk, Dragon-slaying Sword
Upon hearing this, Li Yan looked into the distance.

The man who came was extremely tall, a head taller than Sharifei, with muscular body, dirty Taoist robe with many burn holes.

The most eye-catching thing is its hair.

The other person had a head of dark red hair, which was casually tied up with a headband and was disheveled.

This hair color is very rare, as if it was dyed with dirty blood.

His facial features are deep, and he seems to have some Hu blood.

After seeing this, Li Yan secretly became alert.

He has already guessed who this person is...

However, the two sides were only a hundred meters apart, but they did not notice the other side approaching. There could only be two reasons:
One is that the other party is too powerful and used secret techniques.

The second is that he carries the national sacrificial artifacts on his body.

Sure enough, Ling Yunzi introduced with a smile: "Young Master Li, this is Master Huo Tou Tuo. He heard that you have arrived and came to meet you in person..."

"Don't say that so nicely!"

Before he finished speaking, the Fire-Headed Monk strode over, sizing up Li Yan with his sharp eagle eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I have been waiting for you on the mountain for a long time. Why are you here just now?"

Isn’t it because Qingcheng Mountain was a bit chaotic before…

Li Yan complained in his heart, but with a hint of apology on his face, he said: "Something delayed me on the way. I have been wanting to visit you for a long time."

"Ah."

This Fire-headed Monk seemed to have no understanding of human nature at all. He was too lazy to say polite words and said in a cold voice: "I came here to ask you one thing. Who made your knife?"

It turned out to be this reason.

When Li Yan heard this, he was startled.

His Duanchen Sword was forged by a hermit master on Mount Hua.

Although the other party's name is still unknown, when he was in Ezhou, Master Lu from Zezhou Prefecture saw his sword and praised it, saying that his skills were even better than his own.

This master may have his own reasons for hiding his identity.

Thinking of this, Li Yan shook his head and said, "Sorry, I promised others not to disclose this matter."

"Humph!"

After hearing this, the Fire-Headed Monk's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Don't try to play tricks on me. I know that you guys are just waiting to see the rabbit. So, what conditions do you want?"

"A treasure from heaven or earth, or a magical weapon?"

As he spoke, he took another step forward.

As he got closer, Li Yan immediately noticed something unusual.

The other party was tall and had a fierce aura like a beast. Moreover, no one knew what kind of method he practiced, but his aura was hot, like a big furnace.

It’s Gang Jin!
Li Yan's back muscles immediately tensed up.

He already had some understanding of Gang Jin.

After holding the elixir, the will and physical strength of the whole body are unified, and when waving the hand, there is fist intent, which can mobilize the evil energy to attack.

It is not afraid of ordinary magic and its lethality is amazing enough.

I didn’t expect that this weapon refining master is also a martial arts expert.

Li Yan took two steps back, his eyes also turned cold, the soul-snatching rope was ready to be used at any time, and he said in a deep voice: "I can't say it, I just can't say it. I respect you as a senior, don't play this trick on me!"

"You two, don't..."

Ling Yunzi, who was standing next to him, was overwhelmed and hurried to try to stop him.

Li Yan was a distinguished guest arranged by the headmaster himself.

Huo Tou Tuo is a master of weapon refining and is highly respected in the mountains.

Why did they start a quarrel over a disagreement?

No matter who gets hurt, it will be a big trouble for him.

Unexpectedly, Huo Tou Tuo ignored him and stared at Li Yan. After a long silence, he said, "Okay, you are a real man."

"I just want to know, is he... still alive?"

As he spoke, he had already retracted his momentum, with a hint of hope.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and nodded.

"That's good."

Huo Tou Tuo heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and left, "Come with me, let's go check out your precious sword, others don't follow me."

This action is simply inexplicable.

Li Yan pondered for a moment, shook his head slightly at Wang Daoxuan, signaling him not to worry, and then followed closely.

As if hearing his footsteps, Huotoutuo suddenly accelerated.

The other party walked in a square step, waving the sleeves of his tattered Taoist robe, and the snow under his feet splashed. It seemed like he was just walking normally, but his speed was astonishingly fast.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and the same hidden power burst out from under his feet.

The two of them walked one after the other and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

This Huotoutuo seemed to be testing Li Yan intentionally.

Whenever Li Yan approached, Huotoutuo would speed up again, and his feet would explode with strength. With a dong dong dong sound, the snow would splash everywhere, and even the surrounding ice would shatter.

This is pure physical strength.

Li Yan was not surprised that the other party could do this.

Huotoutuo himself is extremely strong and has reached the level of Gangjin. If he were to explode, I am afraid that the current Wu Ba would be completely suppressed.

But a competition of physical skills is not just about strength.

The opponent just relies on pure strength and huge size.

Li Yan was agile and gradually shortened the distance.

“Hahaha…interesting!”

The fire-headed monk in front laughed loudly, suddenly made some hand gestures, his footwork began to change, a strong wind whistled around him, and he suddenly soared into the air.

The other party jumped up and down as if he had completely lost weight. His body was nimble and he directly deviated from the mountain road and leaped on the cliffs covered with snow and ice.

It gives people the feeling of a clever deer.

Riding on stilts!
When Li Yan saw this, his pupils suddenly shrank.

The most famous thing about Qingcheng Mountain is undoubtedly the stilt riding method, which is said to have been left by ancient immortals such as Guangchengzi and Ningfengzi.

It is not only a land-based flying technique, but also a sword-immortal technique.

According to legend, there are three types of stilts: dragon stilts, tiger stilts and deer stilts.

Li Yan had specially inquired about it before coming.

The so-called dragon stilts, refine the body into qi, and merge with the Tao, so that the feet can produce clouds. The person who compares stilts is a Taoist who wants to travel to the paradise of caves, where all evil spirits and monsters dare not approach.
This is a legendary method used by immortals and has long been lost.

Perhaps it is also related to the changes in the two energies of Gang and Sha between heaven and earth.

Just as the wild and magnificent scenes in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are no longer there, sorcerers today can no longer use the Dragon Kicking Technique.

The tiger is the mother of wind and the son of water. After three years of use, the tiger rides on the wind to come and go, like the wind blowing fallen leaves flying into the sky. When it gathers, it becomes a shape, and when it disperses, it becomes wind, mixing with the positive yang energy of heaven and earth to become one.
This method is the most superior method in Qingcheng Mountain.

It is rumored that Cheng Jianxian has mastered this technique, and when combined with the flying sword technique, he can be ranked among the top three among the ten great masters in the Central Plains.

The Huotoutuo in front of him was using a deer stilt.

The deer is a common deer. It can help those who follow the Tao to travel a thousand miles a day. Those who encounter a deer can pick Ganoderma lucidum and know the direction and distance of the deer.

It is much faster than ordinary escape techniques.

Li Yan had no choice but to pull out a piece of armor, quickly tie it around his legs, pinch his fingers, and use the Northern Emperor's Divine Movement Technique to barely keep up.

The two of them moved one in front and one behind, like a gust of wind sweeping over the mountains.

If someone looks from a high altitude, they can see two figures passing through the mountain, ignoring the dense forest and dangerous ravines, the strong wind, and the snowflakes along the way, just like two snow dragons.

This time, it caused trouble.

Before, when Lingyunzhi took Li Yan up the mountain, he deliberately avoided many places. Now he passed by directly, and Goudie kept feeling the sensation.

Not only that, Li Yan also noticed many prying eyes.

This guy is mentally ill!

Li Yan cursed in his heart and pretended not to see it. Fortunately, Qingcheng Mountain is 800 miles away, and most of the practitioners on the mountain are concentrated in palaces, temples, or places with abundant innate energy.

After climbing over two mountains, the number of gazes gradually decreased.

Soon, they arrived at the back mountain.

There were gullies and cliffs along the way, with winter streams and gurgling water under the ice, as well as collapsed ancient plank roads. The terrain was dangerous and the light became dim.

Swish!
After running for a long time, Huotoutuo suddenly stopped.

Li Yan also tore off his armor and horse, which fell to the ground.

But what I saw before me was a valley. On one side, the mountain range collapsed, forming a canyon, and on the other side, it was surrounded by mountains on three sides, like a winnowing basket.

The surrounding mountains are steep and there is only one path leading to the outside world.

In the valley, there are thatched huts, farmlands, a huge blast furnace and a blacksmith shop. The surroundings are covered with snow, and the fire has not yet been extinguished.

Huotoutuo turned his back to Li Yan and suddenly sighed.

"He is my senior brother..."

"When I was young, I always wanted to argue about who was better, but now it's boring. It's good enough that he's alive."

"If you meet him again in the future, please tell him for me. I fought with him all those years ago because I was jealous of his talent."

I see……

Li Yan suddenly realized, but his expression remained unchanged.

It is said that you can know a person’s face but not his heart.

Anyway, he had made up his mind. Since he had already promised not to reveal the whereabouts of the senior from Huashan, he would not reveal a single word no matter what the other party said.

On the other side, after Huotoutuo finished speaking about this matter, he never mentioned it again. Instead, he strode into the room and brought out a wooden box.

After opening it, there was a long knife inside.

The handle is dark gold in color, and I don't know what kind of metal it is made of. It looks like a coiled dragon with its fangs and claws bared to form a swallowing mouth, and its scales are fine and dense, which can be used to prevent slipping.

The blade is in the shape of black jade, with fine keratin lines. If you look closely, those lines are all even finer tree branch-like lightning lines.

It was the dragon horn he obtained after killing the dragon.

What surprised Li Yan was that this knife was exactly the same as his Duanchen Knife in both shape and size.

"The dragon horn has five colors, corresponding to the five qi. This horn belongs to gold and water, and has thunder patterns. I heard that you are good at thunder magic, so it is just right for you..."

Huo Tou Tuo explained a few words, and seemed to notice the strange look in his eyes, and snorted coldly: "Brother, you used the bone measurement method, which is the secret method of my sect and is most suitable for you. If I change it randomly, wouldn't it be superfluous!"

Li Yan quickly cupped his hands, "Senior is right."

"Bring me your knife!" Huotoutuo ordered again.

Li Yan didn't waste any words. He took off the Dust-Breaking Sword and presented it with both hands.

Clang!
Huo Tou Tuo drew his sword from its sheath, looked at it carefully, and nodded, saying, "A good sword. It uses the copper essence of Shoushan struck by lightning. The material is average, but Senior Brother has used it to its limit. It is indeed a precious sword that is still as good as ever!"

After saying that, he turned over the hilt and saw the twelve Yuanchen copper coins on it. He frowned and said, "You were still far from being a Taoist when you used this method, right?"

"At that time, my cultivation level was only at the second level, and I was not very good at thunder magic."

Li Yan bowed respectfully and answered truthfully.

"Oh?"

Huo Tou Tuo was a little surprised and glanced at Li Yan. "This sword was forged last year. You do have some talent. It's not an insult to my skills."

After saying this, he pondered for a moment, "I originally wanted to be more cautious, but with your qualifications, I'm afraid it won't last for a few years."

"Do you dare to take a gamble?"

Li Yan frowned slightly, "Senior, please explain clearly."

Huo Tou Tuo said in a deep voice: "Using twelve Yuanchen coins to store thunder magic is a trick. It can be a trick when you are weak, but it becomes useless when facing a strong enemy."

"This dragon horn can naturally store lightning, but instead of storing it, it is better to use the method of folding it to amplify it."

"It is made with my secret method. When you use the sword, you can use thunder magic to make the thunder energy reverberate and overlap, converging on the blade, making it more powerful."

"But everything has its gains and losses. Using this method consumes a lot of thunder energy. The higher the level of Taoism, the greater the power."

"When facing the enemy in battle, if you are too exhausted to use thunder magic, then this sword can only rely on the power of the dragon, which is only slightly stronger than ordinary magic weapons..."

"Of course, there is another option, which is the golden mean. The power of the magic weapon remains unchanged, and it can also be used as a treasure for small sects."

After listening to his explanation, Li Yan finally understood.

These are two options, conservative and radical.

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably choose a conservative option. After all, thunder magic is difficult to use and it is impossible to use it for a long time.

But Li Yan is different.

He has the Soul-Catching Thunder Rope. If he completes the tasks issued by the Thunder Mansion, he can also obtain the Divine Thunder Force and use it continuously.

The radical method is more suitable.

"Please use your full strength, senior!"

Thinking of this, Li Yan chose the first option without hesitation.

"it is good!"

Huo Tou Tuo nodded and said, "Originally, I could have performed the tempering technique today, but according to your choice, it will take a few more days."

Then he picked up the Dust-Breaking Knife and said, "This mountain thunder copper essence is quite rare. It can be used to make a scabbard. Keep it warm and come back to me in five days."

After saying that, he went into the thatched house without looking back.

Li Yan bowed, turned and left.

He could already see that this Huotoutuo had a strange temper and was a little difficult to deal with. The reason why he could tell him so much was probably because of his senior brother.

Although I felt a little empty inside without my weapon, things had come to this point and I couldn't say anything more.

There are naturally rules on Mount Qingcheng.

After all, he was an outsider. When he came, he could use Huo Tou Tuo as an excuse to go alone. If he used the magic of speed, it would be disrespectful to Qingcheng. He could only walk along the mountain path honestly.

Even though he had extraordinary leg strength, it still took him an hour to return to Chaoyang Cave.

"Young Master Li, are you okay?"

Ling Yunzi, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried forward to ask.

"It's okay. Senior Huo Tou Tuo is helping with the weapon refining."

Li Yan didn't say much.

"That's good."

Ling Yunzi heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and said thoughtfully, "According to the arrangement of the headmaster, we were supposed to go find Master Huo Tou Tuo today, and take you to Laojun Temple tomorrow to pay respect to Grandmaster Juechenzi."

"In that case, let's go today."

Hearing this, Li Yan was a little embarrassed, "Isn't it inappropriate to come to my house at this time?"

To be honest, he was a little scared.

The Beidi sect had an extremely bad reputation. If they really forced him to join the sect and obey the Beidi's evil laws, that would not be a good thing.

"It doesn't matter."

Ling Yunzi smiled and said, "Grandmaster Juechenzi has already instructed that you can be taken directly there."

"Alright."

Li Yan had no choice but to nod and agree.

Laojun Temple is located at the highest point of Qingcheng Mountain, the top of Pengzu Peak. To get there from Chaoyang Cave, one has to cross mountains and ridges.

On the way, Li Yan couldn't help but ask, "The Northern Emperor Sect is also considered a major Taoist sect. Has it declined to this extent now?"

Ling Yunzi shook his head and said, "Grandmaster Juechen is not just the Northern Emperor, but the Earthly God Sect."

"This lineage was founded by the 30th generation Heavenly Master Zhang Jixian, who was based on the Northern Emperor's Taoism and worships the Northern Pole Purple Star Emperor."

After saying that, he hesitated for a moment and whispered, "If there is a chance, Young Master Li should agree. This lineage has a magic trick to suppress luck."

Li Yan was stunned, "What magic trick?"

Ling Yunzi looked around and explained in a low voice: "Master Zhang Jixiantian's successor is Master Sa Tian."

"This lineage is not only good at thunder magic, but can also summon Wen Lingguan to protect it!"

(End of this chapter)