Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 164: Melting Sorrow
When Kang Dabao stepped into Yuan Jin's courtyard, the Second Dong was guarding the door of the equipment room with a worried look on his face.

Yuan Ruyi seemed to be influenced by his two mothers. Even though little Wu Meng was taking good care of him to play in the yard, there was not much joy on his innocent little face.

As soon as the head of the Kang family entered the courtyard, the usually aggressive Dong Ningxin burst into tears: "Uncle, please go and take a look. No one can enter his weapon room these days. He only came out once when you returned to the sect. Recently, he has even stopped eating and has been relying on the fasting pills sent by Uncle Pei to keep him going. How can he practice weapons like this?"

Dong Wanxi has always been quiet and gentle, but she only had tears in her eyes. This is the truth that everyone loves their husband.

When Kang Dabao suddenly saw that his junior fellow apprentice was so lucky, he suddenly didn't feel so sorry for his second junior fellow apprentice Yuan Jin anymore.

"It's nothing, nothing. Why are you crying? If someone doesn't know, they would think something happened to Yuan Jin." Master Kang said in a gentle and comforting voice and went straight into the equipment room.

In Yuan Jin's life, Kang Dabao could not stand seeing him except for the two times when he was performing the Zhougong Ceremony and when he was in seclusion to break through. At other times, Sect Leader Kang could see him.

Yuan Jin was standing in the formation in the equipment room at this time, holding a spirit-replenishing elixir in his mouth, holding a spirit stone in his hand, and staring intently at a mid-grade shield that was about to take shape.

His entire body was blackened by the smoke from the underground fire because he had not been out for a long time, but he looked energetic.

Suddenly, a blazing flame suddenly lit up, illuminating the entire equipment room, which made Yuan Jin look shocked. He hurriedly pinched the spiritual hand, and a colorless spiritual power suppressed the flame again.

After this, the shield that was supposed to be formed melted a lot.

Yuan Jin heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this. He pointed his finger and six or seven spiritual materials on the iron table were added into the earth fire one after another. They were soon transformed into liquids of various colors and added to the shield.

"Sandblast." Yuan Jin pointed at Ye Pingshui who was standing beside him. Although the latter's cultivation was not high, he was already familiar with the basic techniques related to weapon training. He spit out a stream of flame from his mouth, which was stored on his finger. He pointed at a distance, and a large piece of black sand sprayed out from the gourd weapon on his waist, covering the shield completely.

"Huo", the ground fire surged, and then burned the prototype of the shield covered with black sand fiercely. After the flame faded, Yuan Jin snapped his fingers, and a strong wind fell on the shield, turning the burnt shell on it into ashes, revealing a square shield magic weapon shining with silver light.

"Okay, that's all for today." Yuan Jin nodded with a little satisfaction. Practicing magic weapons is not like refining elixirs. Even for low-level magic weapons, it is rare to complete them in one day.

Compared to alchemists, weapon masters not only earn less, but also have to work harder.

This is the case with the first-grade intermediate shield forged by Yuan Jin. Refining and shaping is only the first step. In addition, there are many other things to do, such as adding restrictions, engraving arrays, etc.

Yuan Jin saw Kang Dabao coming in early in the morning, but he still waited until the shield was basically finished before putting out the fire.

He then called Ye Pingshui to bring some cold wine and two ice bowls, and invited Master Kang to sit down next to the small table next to the fire: "Brother, you are finally back. I missed you so much."

After that, he poured out the cold wine and filled the ice bowl in front of him first. After gulping down the wine, he felt that his anger had subsided a little, so he filled Kang Dabao's cup as well: "The ice dew wine from the Qi family's old store is the specialty of his wife. It's not only delicious, but also can relieve fatigue. The business in Chongming Market is very good. It's a pity that I can't drink it in the future."

Yuan Jin filled the ice bowl in front of him halfway and handed it to Ye Pingshui, who was also sweating profusely.

The latter took it with a smile and drank it happily, and felt that his spiritual power seemed to have increased by one point. Seeing that his master and uncle wanted to talk, it was not appropriate for him, a junior, to be present, so he found an excuse to leave.

"This kid is a very honest person. Although he is a little stupid, as long as he is willing to work hard, he can learn my craft." Yuan Jin sighed softly as he watched Ye Pingshui's departing back.

Yuan Jin always felt grateful to Ye Pinglin, the younger generation, but unfortunately, he was not blessed, so he could only express his gratitude to Ye Pinglin's two younger brothers and sisters. "Have you been reciting the meditation mantra frequently recently?" Kang Dabao took a sip and found it refreshing and good.

"Junior brother, you refine weapons every day, which is also a form of practice, and its effect is no less than that of the meditation mantra. Perhaps it won't be too long before you can break through to the late stage of Qi training like me." Yuan Jin drank another full bowl and carefully put away the remaining Ice Dew Wine.

He took out a few jars of the remaining spirit wine and said, "Brother, you are not an expert in this field. Just give it a try. I will have to rely on this wine to cool down in the future."

Upon hearing this, Sect Master Kang laughed and scolded Yuan Jin, then pushed the remaining ice dew wine in the bowl in front of the latter and asked, "Junior Brother Zhou said last time that he wanted niece Xinran to become your disciple. Is this settled?"

"It's probably settled. Junior Brother Zhou went to look for Xiao Sanzi before. After all, he is the one who has the best chance of building a foundation among us brothers. But Xiao Sanzi said that his niece Xinran couldn't learn swordsmanship. Junior Brother Zhou then thought of letting his daughter become my disciple.

But then again, what can I teach? This niece doesn't seem to be able to learn the "White Ape Sutra". Could she also come to learn my blacksmithing skills? Speaking of which, I really think it's most appropriate for her to become my disciple. You are the most proficient in business and can teach her a lot. "

Yuan Jin didn't despise it. He happily took the remaining wine from Kang Dabao and drank it, then said softly.

"What's there to teach about these mundane matters?" Kang Dabao had no intention of accepting any more disciples. He turned around and advised, revealing the real purpose of his trip: "Everything needs to be done in moderation. The sect is not in a critical situation yet. You don't need to work so hard."

"Brother, you are right. Even though we had such hard times back then, you helped Jiang Qing and I get better. Now we are thriving, so it doesn't make sense for things to get worse. The reason why the brothers are so anxious is that the destruction of Chongming Market is just a superficial phenomenon. The real reason is that Brother has not returned to Tanggu County. Now that Brother is back, we can all take a break."

Yuan Jin took another sip and spoke freely.

Upon hearing this, Master Kang felt warmed in the heart and said comfortingly: "Uncle Master is protecting you, there is no danger, so there is no need to worry."

Yuan Jin nodded in response, and stopped drinking. He took out a cleansing talisman to get rid of all the bad smell on his body, changed into a normal set of clothes, and said with a smile: "Junior brother, you should also try seclusion this time. The last time I listened to the lecture of Uncle Hei Lu, I was also greatly inspired. I am 60% sure that I can break through to the late stage of Qi training."

The two of them went out hand in hand. When the Second Dong saw Yuan Jin, tears suddenly burst out of his eyes, which made the head of the Kangda sect, who was still holding Yuan Jin's hand, feel very uncomfortable. He had no choice but to flee with little Wu Meng and Yuan Ping'an.

"Little Wu Meng, how have you been lately?" Kang Dabao set up the spirit boat. This time he would not use Ying Bi's boat because it consumed too many spirit stones.

"The kid has made great progress in practicing martial arts with Uncle Jin. He is almost at the blood training stage." Little Wu Meng laughed when he talked about this. Yuan Ruyi also jumped up and clapped his hands in support, looking at little Wu Meng with eyes full of admiration.

"It's good. Are your family members doing well too?"

"Everyone is living well, without suffering from fire or water disasters, harsh policies and taxes. Everyone is grateful for the kindness of the master. Not only the relatives of the immortals are grateful, but also the peddlers and hawkers in Chongming City, and the ignorant people who can't read and write are all grateful for the kindness of the master." Little Wu Meng said solemnly.

"Well, you're different now that you've grown up. You can say flattering words now. Haha, but the master likes to hear this. I'm a good master and I deserve the flattery." Kang Dabao laughed and patted the two knots on little Wu Meng's head.

"It's time to cheer up!" The mountain breeze blew on his face. Kang Dabao opened his mouth and took a sip. He felt the mountain breeze entering his body, washing away all the melancholy and decadence in his stomach.

"Uncle Heilu is right. If I had established the foundation early, many difficult things would not be difficult at all." A sense of heroism suddenly ignited in the heart of Master Kang.

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