Chapter 271 Time changes in the world
After spending many days together, Lin Bai felt that Old Man Dugu was a well-behaved man.
But with such a show of goodwill and an agreement, Lin Bai felt unsure.
Without him, there would be too much foreign debt.
The fox had said before that he would do things, but he would have to do things with Aunt Gu in the future, and there would be no end to them.
"Old sir, I am an alchemist by birth. I only like to immerse myself in refining alchemy. I have always accumulated virtues and done good deeds, and I have never done anything harmful to nature." Lin Bai said seriously.
"If that's the case, since you are an alchemy master, why haven't you saved any spiritual stones?" Dugu Hao asked curiously.
Lin Bai was speechless for a moment. Alchemists are indeed generally richer. I had saved a lot in the past, and later used it to refine flying swords for Sister Pei.
After that, he occasionally made tiger and wolf pills, and his main income came from robbing, but Lin Bai was loose-handed and could never keep the money. And there are not many places to use spiritual stones, so they all live on soft food.
The most expensive thing in the storage ring now is the demon elixir that was obtained when the relics of Runlu Haike were divided. This thing must be worth enough to make these flying knives, but there is no need to sell them.
Lin Bai thought, if Dugu Hao's conditions were too outrageous, he would first give the demon pill to Mo Yingcheng and refine the flying knife first.
Anyway, once you have a flying knife, you should be able to make up for it by going out for a walk and doing some harm to the people.
After clearing his mind, Lin Bai finally said: "Previously, most of the spiritual stones were spent to deal with the formation of pills."
This reason was quite high-sounding. As expected, Dugu Hao didn't have any doubts, and said sincerely: "My family is also a kind family, and our Tao Yin Sect is also a famous and upright sect. I never do anything harmful to nature."
"Then what do you want to do, old gentleman?" Lin Bai asked curiously.
"I am not going to die soon, but I am the only one in the Dugu family who has a golden elixir." Dugu Hao sighed, "Yan'er has a bad temperament. If not for the fact that the head of the family is old with me, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to be a member of the family."
He looked at Lin Bai and continued: "You don't need to do anything, little friend. I just hope that if Yan'er is in trouble in the future, you can give her a little support."
This is a good relationship. In the past, when the Zhu family was in trouble, Lin Bai got help from the Zhu family, which was because they had good intentions.
Although the Dugu family has the support of the Tao Yin Sect, and Dugu Hao has an old relationship with Chen Tianren, he does not live long. If he dies, the Dugu family will lose support, and the good seedling Dugu Yan seems to be unreliable.
If Dugu Yan is unable to form an elixir, even if he is a disciple of Chen Tianren, he may not be able to speak at the door. It is normal for an old man to form a good relationship with a young elixir with a bright future.
But why did you find me? I'm just a passerby from Daoyin Sect... Lin Bai looked over in confusion.
"Yan'er said, you are a good person." Dugu Hao said.
Here is the cause and effect. Dugu Yan made trouble for Sister Pei, but she was dealt with by Sister Pei. I stepped in to ease him. How could there be such a benefit? If I had slept directly, I would have been able to eat soft food again...
"Dugu Yan is innocent and straightforward. I quite like her temperament." Lin Bai opened his mouth.
"It's just a bit stupid." Dugu Hao added.
"..." Lin Bai didn't know what to say.
The two chatted for a few more words and finally settled the matter.
Anyway, more than three thousand high-grade spiritual stones are nothing to the Dugu family. In fact, they are nothing to Lin Bai now. They just don't have them at hand for the time being.
The two parties formed a good relationship and were not bound by any contract. It all depended on the heart of a gentleman.
After chatting for a while about the shape of flying knives, Lin Bai made further progress. Mr. Yang refined another pair of flying cloud flags without mentioning the spirit stone.
Anyway, after practicing a lot of flying knives, it won't be a big deal to go around a few poles and break the flag.
Dugu Hao didn't expect that this fellow Taoist Master Zhuan Lun would even drink and drink without blushing at all, so he became even more admired.
"My little friend is quite accomplished in the way of alchemy, but he can still distract the way of formation. I am ashamed of myself." Dugu Hao saw that Lin Bai was shameless, so he quickly grabbed Lin Bai and said: "After all, I am the Taoist Yin Sect. It is a new creation, and there are few people who are familiar with the formation. Moreover, the old sect’s opinions are still there. Even if there are people who are proficient in this method, they don’t spread it privately.”
He grabbed Lin Bai's sleeve without letting go and said, "I have a child at home who also loves to study formations. It's just that he doesn't have a good teacher to teach him..."
"Old sir, I already have two apprentices and I don't plan to accept any more apprentices." Lin Bai thought of Miaomiao and felt a sharp pain in his head. He didn't dare to think about accepting any more apprentices.
In the past, the two apprentices had their own reasons for being accepted as disciples, but now that the master is hungry, how can he dare to harm others again?
"I don't ask for the name of master and disciple." Dugu Hao bowed sincerely, "I just want to give you a little advice in my spare time."
"Old sir, actually I won't be able to stay in Daoyin Sect for long." Lin Bai was also very sincere.
"It doesn't matter." Dugu Hao looked at it openly. Seeing Lin Bai frowning, he quickly said: "You just said that the Feiyun flag was prepared for the flag formation. With your current ability, it was used when building the foundation. Since it can’t be used anymore, I’ll find some good materials and refine more for you.”
"That's fine." Seeing what others said, Lin Bai had no choice but to agree.
The two debated the shape of the Feiyun Flag for a while, and finally decided on the 108-pole Feiyun Flag. Dugu Hao's forehead was dripping with sweat. Lin Bai saw that the wool was tugging too hard, so he pretended not to see it and hurriedly looked for an opportunity. Leave, afraid that the old man will change his mind.
After going to Wenjian Mountain to talk to Pei Ning for a while, Lin Bai didn't dare to go to Yufan Mountain again for fear of being taken away by Sister Zhen, so he only told Mo Yingcheng about the retreat, and then returned to Daishan.
Min Hengbo didn't know where he had gone. Only the little girl who looked after her house and a young girl were pointing around the green snake.
"Senior." When the little girl saw Lin Bai coming back, she respectfully stepped forward and saluted.
This girl is a member of Min Hengbo's tribe, her name is Min Qianqian, and her brain is not very good.
Lin Bai nodded towards her and looked at the girl.
The girl's aura is slightly unstable, she must have been established recently, and she has not seen many people, so she is quite young, but her eyes are smart, and she is obviously not a dull person.
There was a sermon at the top of Wenjian Mountain. This woman seemed to have attended the sermon, and Lin Bai didn't pay much attention to it.
"Junior Dugu Jing, under the order of my ancestor, I come to serve you." The girl announced her family name and bowed respectfully.
Serve? Lin Bai was shocked. This girl was obviously a golden elixir seedling. How could the Dugu family be willing to give up? However, if you take a closer look at this girl, you will see that she is somewhat similar to Dugu Yan. She has a good appearance, but her eyes are bright and not as dull as Dugu Yan.
"I'm used to being at ease, why do I need anyone to serve me?" Lin Bai looked indifferent.
"The ancestors said that my husband is busy, so he ordered me to do some chores and run around for him while he is setting up the formation to make elixirs." Dugu Jing lowered his head and said.
The front leg just talked about practicing the formation, and the back leg was delivered immediately. Lin Bai didn't know who was picking up whom's wool.
"In that case, come on." Lin Bai had no temper. He had to spit out some of the Dugu's food after eating it. He flicked Min Qianqian's forehead and walked straight to his residence.
Dugu Jing followed him obediently, and the green snake twisted its tail and followed behind with Min Qianqian on its back.
When he came to the courtyard, Lin Bai sat down and planned to test Dugu Jing's ability so that he could teach students according to their aptitude. With Miaomiao Zhuyu in front of him, Lin Bai really didn't want to preach and teach.
After a brief inquiry, I found out that this girl does have some talent in formations. She is a talent in the rough, but she has not been taught by a famous teacher, so she needs to be polished.
"The so-called formation method is to take advantage of the geographical trend, adapt to the changes of weather and time, and turn it into one's own use. Therefore, the formation should change according to the time, the place, and the people."
Lin Bai thought for a while, but he didn't take out the formation book given by the Gu family. He just drew a formation casually, "This is the Qingshan Locking Dragon Formation. There are three small formations to complement each other. You can lay it out outside the courtyard." If you can trap it for ten days and nights, come back and find me."
The green snake hissed and spat out the snake letter, and looked at Lin Bai in horror. It didn't expect that just for a visit here, it would cause trouble for nothing.
When Lin Bai saw the green snake kowtow repeatedly, he couldn't help but think of Huang Ruhua's friendship, and then told Dugu Jing, "Don't hurt it, and don't use force."
"Yes." Dugu Jing responded honestly.
After handing the formation to Dugu Jing, Lin Bai nodded at the room again and said: "I plan to retreat, and you can only come to see me once in a month. If there are visitors..."
Lin Bai counted on his fingers and said: "If there is nothing important, I will refuse everyone. Of course, except Pei Ning."
After assigning homework, it is natural to act as a hands-off shopkeeper. Just like in the past, I taught those two evil disciples that they were just free-range. I just gave them a few words of advice when I thought of them.
This one is not even a disciple, just a little guidance. If you learn quickly, teach more. If you can't master it, then that's it. "Yes." Dugu Jing nodded obediently.
Lin Bai gave a few more instructions, then hung up the sign of retreat and closed the doors in unity.
After setting up a formation in the house to isolate the sound, Lin Bai took out the alchemy furnace and lit a fire with his fingers.
Not long after, a batch of tiger and wolf pills became a pill.
Refining elixirs is the best way to calm the mind. After calming down, I took off the gourd from my waist.
Put it in front of you, look at it carefully, close your eyes and let out your consciousness.
After gently brushing the gourd, I felt a slight tingling sensation from my consciousness, a slight feeling of lightning strike. This is the remnant of the previous use of gourds to resist the thunder tribulation, and it has not completely dissipated.
The slight stinging was naturally nothing. His spiritual consciousness then enveloped the gourd, and he felt that this thing seemed extremely ordinary, not magical at all, just like an ordinary thing that he saw every day. But it also feels like the gourd has existed in the world since ancient times, and has a harmonious beauty that is in harmony with all phenomena of heaven and earth.
Divine consciousness wraps the gourd, but cannot pass through it. The thin fruit wall seems to be infinitely thick and difficult to penetrate.
After trying for a long time, but in vain, Lin Bai opened the gourd's mouth.
When the spiritual consciousness penetrates, it seems to be entering an endless abyss. The upper level seems to contain everything in the universe, but the lower level seems to have time flowing around.
For a moment, it seemed as if a gourd contained everything in the world, including the elusive time.
His consciousness trembled slightly, and Lin Bai felt that he was being included in the gourd.
The gourd is divided into yin and yang, as well as time and space, which is exactly what Master Wuxiang Taoist learned.
Lin Bai was in the gourd and felt boundless. It was difficult to tell the direction. He didn't know where he came from or where he was going. I just feel that everything I see in my eyes is flashing with light, making it difficult to identify.
"Only by repeatedly witnessing the power of the dead wood cicada can one acquire its magical power; only by repeated guidance from Li Xinghe can one achieve the unique skill of star escape."
"The combination of the two is the first step. From then on, we move towards the twin avenues of time and space, so that we can travel freely between time and space."
Thinking like this, Lin Bai saw great rivers emerging, and occasionally stars filling the sky, all of which were actually contained within the gourd.
Step on the stars and move, follow the river.
For a moment, Lin Bai was immersed in it and no longer thought about external things.
I don't know how long it took, but when I opened my eyes again, I felt that there was a vague connection between my destiny and the gourd.
This is the power of cultivating spiritual consciousness, but it is not enough.
After calming down for a moment, Lin Bai closed his eyes again and came to the stone plate.
I sat down and meditated for a long time, and when I thought about it, I quietly painted the gourd.
The gourd appears in front of me little by little, but it only has its shape, not its meaning, and has no harmonious charm of all things.
Lin Bai was not impatient. Anyway, success would not be achieved in an instant, so just take your time.
"The universe and time turn around, and they all fit into one gourd."
Lin Bai didn't do what he thought and just continued to cultivate the gourd.
Regardless of the sun and moon, I don’t know how much time has passed when I open my eyes again.
Looking around, there was already a thick layer of dust in the house.
Lin Bai didn't care, took out the alchemy furnace, lit a fire and made a furnace of tiger and wolf pills.
After calming down, think about what you have learned.
As I rubbed the gourd in my hand, I felt a deeper connection with it, but I still couldn't fully control it. It's like taking just one scoop from the surging river, and its power is even more difficult to fully unleash.
Just like the stone plate of one's own destiny, it is difficult to discern the whole picture.
However, over time, Lin Bai also gradually figured out the magical functions of the gourd.
One is that it can be used as a defensive magic weapon during thunder tribulations in the past. But it is different from ordinary defensive magic weapons because it does not "resist" or "eliminate" attacks, but is included in the gourd and moved to an unknown place.
Lin Bai estimated that a single blow from an ordinary golden elixir would be able to remove most of its power, and could be used at least ten times in a row.
If one's own cultivation level is higher, the control over the gourd will be higher and the number of times it can be blocked will be greater. It can even withstand stronger attacks.
The second is the ability to store things, which is extremely vast and not like the Ring of Storage.
Both of these magical powers are the application of the laws of time, space, and universe.
Apart from this, no other magical uses have yet been discovered. As for the use of the method of time, I have no clue.
"The gourd can also be used as a sword and knife case, and the effect is better. Because it is connected with the original life, it can be nourished at all times."
Lin Bai took out all the items in the storage ring, and with a thought, the alchemy furnace was put into the gourd.
With a flick of his hand, the alchemy furnace was taken out again.
After so many back and forth operations, you can feel the difference between the gourd and the storage ring.
Obviously the gourd is more convenient, you can use it as you like, and it has a large space that can accommodate all kinds of things.
"Can it contain heaven and earth? Even the avenue? Even time?"
Lin Bai thought this way and pointed at the gourd. Then the gourd trembled slightly, then emitted a faint halo, and there was a huge suction force in the gourd's mouth.
For a moment, it seemed as if the wind was blowing, Lin Bai's clothes were fluttering, the futons, tables and tables in the room were shaking endlessly, and even the spiritual energy here seemed to be sucked in by a whirlwind.
The gourd trembled more and more violently, and the house shook endlessly. There was a flash of light in the gourd's mouth, as if it was not only absorbing things, but also other things.
"Stop!"
Lightly tapping the gourd, the wooden house no longer trembled for a while, and even became a little brighter.
Lin Bai looked at the black hair on his shoulder, and there was a wisp of light gray.
"It really has the ability to absorb the brilliance of life. It's just that I haven't exhausted the gourd yet, so it's difficult for me to exert greater magical effects."
Faintly, Lin Bai always felt that a gourd could contain more things, a house, a mountain, a river, or even a whole world.
"Isn't this just a small world?"
Lin Bai took a short rest, and a lot of mist poured out of his sleeves, and then was absorbed into the gourd.
"Although the gourd hides the heaven and the earth in a small way, when used, it can bring spring to everything."
After chanting softly, he put away the gourd and hung it around his waist.
After sitting idle for a moment, a very subtle spiritual power came through the door.
Lin Bai waved his sleeves and opened the door, and saw Dugu Jing standing in front of the door, with a slight shock on his face, as if he didn't expect Lin Bai to open the door.
"Welcome to you, sir, for your departure." Dugu Jing became even more polite and knelt at the door.
(End of chapter)