Chapter 316 The way of chess becomes spiritual (two in one)
"This child, I hope she can cultivate what she wants in this life..."
Lin Shanhai looked at his leaving granddaughter, shook his head and sighed.
With Lin Qingying's qualifications, possession of holy bones, and the frequent revelations of saint reincarnations and incarnations over the past millennium, it is difficult not to guess that the other party is also the reincarnation of a saint, but the specific saint is unknown.
But Lin Shanhai didn't feel uncomfortable because of this. At least in this life's memory, the other party was his granddaughter, whom he had carried from childhood to adulthood.
Lin Qingying's parents died young, and he took care of her when he was a child, teasing her when she cried. The naughty and well-behaved childhood has long been engraved in his heart.
"Mr. Lin, why do these saints need to rebuild?"
Li Hao asked curiously, holding the tea cup.
Lin Shanhai took the teapot and filled himself another cup. He looked up at the floating white clouds outside the eaves. The breeze was floating in the courtyard, giving him a leisurely and light comfort.
He took a sip of tea, turned around and chuckled: "You kid, you still said you don't know how to make elixirs!"
"If you are a true warrior, you should know that the reincarnation of these saints seeks to have all the martial arts realms unobstructed. I heard that cultivating each realm to the extreme will involve a shocking secret, especially the sixth realm!"
I really don't know how to make alchemy... Li Hao smiled bitterly. Ever since he showed his skill in stir-frying and purification, this old man has regarded him as a descendant of the declining alchemy family. His explanation seemed to the other party that he was hiding his identity and could not trust him. Covering up.
Naturally, he would not give any more explanation to this, so as not to offend others.
"The sixth extreme realm? Is there any mysterious explanation for this?"
Li Hao's heart moved and he asked curiously.
"I didn't know. I haven't heard of anyone cultivating all the extreme realms yet, including saints."
Lin Shanhai shook his head.
"What?"
Li Hao was shocked and looked at him in astonishment.
Saints have a long lifespan, and the history of this place of saints is also extremely long, much older than the Dynasty of Dayu. Although the extreme martial arts realms are difficult, those who can become saints naturally have neither talent nor resources. As long as it takes a lot of time, it can basically be refined slowly.
As a result, those high-ranking saints failed to master all extreme realms? !
Ever since he met someone who had mastered several extreme realms when he was killing the Dao Dharma Realm, Li Hao subconsciously thought that the saint had basically completed all the extreme realms, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"Your ancestor was an alchemist, so it's normal that you don't know martial arts. It's not so easy to practice in the extreme realm."
Seeing Li Hao's shocked look, Lin Shanhai explained patiently and gently: "It would be fine if it were another extreme state, but the third extreme state of heaven and earth requires someone born with the mind of a saint and the courage to fight against heaven and earth! And the sixth extreme state requires someone born with the mind of a saint and the courage to fight against heaven and earth! Not to mention the extreme realm, which is recognized as the most difficult to cultivate. It is very mysterious. According to the secret information I got, the reincarnation of saints is basically for this purpose. "
"Well..."
Li Hao was a little stunned. The sixth extreme realm is the most difficult to cultivate? Even forcing all the saints to reincarnate for this?
He suddenly felt flattered. Could it be that his qualifications surpassed that of a saint?
When he first cultivated the Sixth Ultimate Realm, although he spent several months thinking hard, he felt that compared with other extreme realms, there didn't seem to be much difference.
It just may require some enlightenment and understanding of heaven and earth.
"This sixth extreme state is very mysterious. It does not depend on understanding, ambition, or the foundation of skills. No one can explain how to achieve it, but all the saints have speculated that it may be a certain state of mind!"
Lin Shanhai said: "But the state of mind happens to be the most difficult thing to understand. It is strange to say that there are thousands of geniuses in the world, each with different experiences and different moods. Among the geniuses who are qualified to touch the sixth extreme realm, It’s strange that no one can understand this state of mind.”
Li Hao was stunned. He didn't expect that the Sixth Ultimate Realm would be so difficult.
If he had arrived normally from the Immortal Sect, he might have alarmed the entire Land of Saints.
That Xu Sheng didn't hesitate to attack him, probably because he was afraid of it.
"If you are cultivating the sixth extreme state, why would the saint want to be reincarnated?"
Li Hao couldn't help but ask.
"Of course it's because the sixth extreme realm is the same as the third extreme realm. They are both extreme realms that cannot be turned back and rebuilt!"
Lin Shanhai said: "And if the state of mind cannot be figured out by their saints' minds, then it is naturally best to start with a blank sheet of paper. After all, the will of saints sometimes interferes. When you recognize something, it will be difficult for you to Pretending not to realize it.”
"Insight and experience are sometimes a terrible intrusion that will change you beyond recognition."
After hearing his words, Li Hao immediately understood what the other party meant.
Using the Tao thoughts carried in the saint's thoughts to understand things other than one's own Tao will actually cause obstacles.
Might as well start all over again.
Even if the saint pretends to be as innocent as a blank slate, there are some things that you know once you know them, and you can't forget them if you know them.
"I wanted to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and drink it with me, but in the end it was different. I was a young man traveling..."
Li Hao murmured to himself, this is probably the reason why saints need to be reincarnated to practice.
Only by living another life, with a true blank slate, can we return to our true youth.
After glancing at the jumping poem book experience increase, Li Hao ignored it.
Next to him, Lin Shanhai was stunned for a moment when he heard Li Hao's murmuring poem, feeling that it had some charm.
After he thought about it carefully, a bit of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and he found that it really fit the thoughts of the saints' reincarnation and reconstruction.
"With your talent, it won't be difficult for you to become the number one scholar in the human dynasty."
Lin Shanhai said to Li Hao.
Li Hao blushed a little. He was not so easy to be the literary champion. He could be fooled by just one or two poems.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Guests are coming. These guys..."
Lin Shanhai suddenly put down the tea cup, shook off the dust on his sleeves, and stood up to greet him. Suddenly, he thought of something, glanced at the teapot, and said to Li Haonu:
"Hurry up and put this away. Also, hurry up and hide the bag of dragon ginseng tea in the drawer under my desk in the stove and cover it up with medicinal fragrance. Those guys have very good noses..."
While talking, he stood up, put on his plain cloth shoes, and walked out of the courtyard.
Li Hao was stunned, but he did not move slowly. He put away the dragon ginseng tea in the teapot with his palm, then took the package in the drawer to the space of heaven and earth, and then took a few pieces of herbs with good fragrance and threw them into In the teapot, pour a cup for yourself and the other person's cup respectively.
The palm of your hand is slightly heated to speed up the penetration of the medicinal power, and the medicinal fragrance floats between the teacups.
At this time, bursts of laughter came from outside the hospital, and several old men walked in under the leadership of Lin Shanhai.
"You guys, why didn't you notify me in advance when you were coming?"
"It's only such a short distance, so what else do you need to inform us? We just came together to see your new medicine boy and see what kind of genius he is."
Four figures walked into the courtyard, three old men and a beautiful woman who still had charm. Except for one of the old men, who was wearing gold and jade and looked very noble, the others were relatively simple, and their hairpins were all made of wood.
But without exception, all four of them smelled like medicinal herbs.
"Huh? Is this the guy?"
The four of them entered the courtyard and soon noticed Li Hao.
After all, they were guests, and they did not rashly use their spiritual thoughts to investigate. They took a moment to look at what they saw.
Li Hao stopped sitting and stood up quickly.
Lin Shanhai was stunned for a moment when he saw the teapot still beside him, but soon noticed the aroma of medicine wafting from the teacup. He couldn't help but became speechless, and glanced at Li Hao, thinking that this kid was more of a thief than himself.
"Come on, please take a seat."
Lin Shanhai greeted with a smile and asked Li Hao to get some more tea sets and cakes.
Li Hao acted as a medicine boy and fetched futons, teacups, and cakes for several people.
"Old Linzi, this young man helped you refine your latest batch of elixirs, right?"
The old man, who was dressed elegantly in gold and silver jewelry, rubbed his jade fingers and asked with a smile.
Lin Shanhai seemed to have read the other person's thoughts and hummed: "Don't try to trick him. I have already planned to pass on my mantle to him."
"Look at you, why are you so anxious with just one sentence? Who said we were going to beg for help?" The lady-like alchemist next to her covered her mouth and laughed.
"Old Linzi still has this temper, but speaking of which, I have seen all the elixirs you have made recently. They are really amazing. The purity is too high. This is not something you can do by yourself." Another old man said.
When Lin Shanhai heard this, he didn't want to hide it. In fact, when these old guys came today, he had expected to introduce Li Hao to them and help Li Hao expand his circle of contacts. He wanted to keep Li Hao with him. After all, there is such a rare alchemy seedling around him. With this unique skill, he is enough to become a high-level alchemist.
If you study diligently in alchemy for several more decades, becoming a master of alchemy will be just around the corner.
"Yes, thanks to Qingfeng's help, he fell off a cliff in his early years and had a strange encounter. Later, he was spied on and chased, and was rescued by Qingying. Now he is finally stable."
Lin Shanhai said.
Qingfeng was the pseudonym Li Hao told him. Although this was not the Yunxia Realm, Li Hao didn't know the saint's methods and was worried that the other party would be able to trace him through his name.
Moreover, there are many people who know his name. If his traces are known through the mouths of those people, it will cause trouble again.
Hearing Lin Shanhai's introduction, Li Hao was a little speechless. This was to help him think about the background and avoid other people's detection. The old man really took the trouble.
"I see……"
The four of them looked at each other and didn't ask any further questions. After all, everyone had their own secrets.
"Can you show it to us? Don't worry, we will never leak it. We just want to learn."
One of the old men said.
Lin Shanhai said angrily: "This is someone's special skill. Just learn it as you ask. Are you not allowed to exchange two of your high-level pill recipes?"
"Old Linzi, I haven't spoken yet, why are you anxious." The old man said angrily: "I've also given you two high-level elixir prescriptions. I think you are thinking about it. If you have the ability, you can exchange it with me, or we can come and make elixirs. Let’s discuss it, how about each person placing a bet?”
"I don't care if anyone wants to compete with you." Lin Shanhai hummed.
"Okay, that Dan Dan battle didn't make you two calm down yet, and I'm not afraid that the younger generation will laugh at you." The lady said helplessly.
Lin Shanhai stopped arguing with them and turned to introduce the identities of the four of them to Li Hao.
The four of them are all senior alchemists of the Sword Ancestor Holy Land and are also old friends of Lin Shanhai.
Li Hao memorized their names one by one and said hello to them respectively.
"Young man, is it convenient for you to show it? You have shown it to Lao Linzi. I will comply with whatever conditions Lao Lin gives you." Zhao Yingzhen said, pointing at the jade plate.
"That's right, if it's an exchange, I can give you a high-level alchemy recipe in exchange." The noble woman's name was Shi Huajin, her eyes were looking forward to it, and she was staring at Li Hao with a serious expression.
As senior alchemists, they have all analyzed the elixirs recently refined by Lin Shanhai, and after all, they have set off a wave of praise in the Holy Land.
After analyzing it, they discovered that the method of refining the medicinal power in this elixir was extremely advanced, even surpassing theirs.
After asking around, I found out that it was an old friend, Lin Shanhai, who had picked up the treasure.
Seeing the greedy looks of these old friends, Lin Shanhai secretly chuckled in his heart, picked up the tea and tasted it calmly.
Just after taking two sips, I started to frown a little. The smell of this medicine was too strong, and the tea was really unpleasant to drink. This kid didn't know what to choose... He cursed in his heart, but he felt much more comfortable when he thought that the few taels of dragon ginseng tea he had collected over the past hundred years were almost exposed.
"If the seniors want to see it, I can show off my skills to you. There is no need to exchange pill recipes." Li Hao said with a smile.
The four of them were stunned. They didn't expect Li Hao to be so easy to talk to. They couldn't help but look at each other and suddenly felt a little regretful.
"This... there is no reason to study for free. Young man, if you need anything, just tell us. As long as we can do it, we will try our best to help you." Zhao Yingzhen said, no longer rubbing the fingers in his hand, with a look on his face. Very serious.
"That's right."
Another old man next to him, Sun Zhengshang, nodded.
"Well, I don't have any need for the time being." Li Hao shook his head.
Several people looked at each other and felt a little headache. With Lin Shanhai here, they would not be so shameless and take advantage of the junior for nothing.
But owing favors is actually more difficult.
Lin Shanhai saw that the four of them were in trouble, smiled, and said: "Since Qingfeng is willing to show it to you, you should take a look first and then talk about it. If Qingfeng is in trouble in the future, you can just help him a little."
Seeing Lin Shanhai say this, the four of them no longer hesitated and immediately asked Li Hao to take action.
Li Hao came to the alchemy room, selected some medicinal materials, and began to stir-fry them.
Seeing Li Hao's actions, the four of them widened their eyes.
stir fry?
With that posture, if it weren't for the medicinal materials in his hands, they would have thought that the young man was cooking!
Their feeling is indeed correct. Li Hao is indeed cooking and refining.
Not long after, the cooking of the medicinal materials was finished, and bursts of medicinal fragrance came out.
The four of them were stunned. They quickly used their spiritual thoughts to observe carefully, and were immediately shocked.
The medicinal power in this medicinal material was actually so simply stir-fried!
If you use such medicinal power to refine elixirs, no wonder the purity will be improved and the quality will be improved. If you give them such a precious assistant, they can do it too!
"So it's a unique refining technique..."
After the shock, several people understood that this was not some secret technique, but a special refining technique, and it seemed difficult to practice. It was impossible to master it just by showing it once.
No wonder the other party doesn't mind showing it off. This technique is so mysterious that they are not afraid of learning it.
"I didn't expect that there is such an alchemy method. It really opened Zhao's eyes."
Zhao Yingzhen was a little lost. When he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but his eyes shone slightly, as if he had opened up his mind for alchemy.
"My name is Qingfeng, right? Qingfeng, are you willing to assist me in refining a high-level elixir? I will not deliberately hide it from you during the refining process. If you can learn it, it will be considered your ability. I need your refining." Ability, help me condense the medicinal liquid..." Shi Huajin looked at Li Hao with his eyes and extended an invitation.
Li Hao was slightly stunned and couldn't help but look at Lin Shanhai next to him.
Lin Shanhai was stunned when he saw Li Hao's gaze. He immediately saw what Li Hao was thinking. The other party was asking him if he wanted to agree.
And the meaning of the inquiry seems to be that if he agrees, he will accept it for his sake. If he shows his casualness, this kid will probably refuse...
This is an invitation from a high-level alchemist, and he is taking a high-level alchemy recipe and refining it together without reservation. What a precious opportunity. Is this kid really not interested?
Lin Shanhai was speechless. This was the first time he saw such a guy.
"Since Master Alchemist is asking you to help, if you are willing to help, then agree. It depends on you, but this opportunity is rare. If you are not interested in the alchemy recipe, you can tell me what you want. Master Master Alchemy has a wide range of contacts and family background. It's also very rich..." Lin Shanhai said with a smile.
When Shi Huajin heard this, he was a little stunned. Hearing what he meant, he showed him the high-level elixir recipe without any reservation. Isn't this young man still interested?
“Since it is the invitation from senior, then I would rather be respectful than obey.”
Li Hao thought for a while and agreed.
Although doing this kind of thing would delay his carving, it wouldn't delay him too much.
After all, he was Lin Shanhai's friend, so rejecting him was a bit disappointing, and he owed Lin Shanhai a great favor.
Moreover, he is not familiar with the place at present, and the other party has helped him connect to this extent, so there is nothing wrong with making some friends.
"Then what do you need?" Shi Huajin asked Li Hao curiously.
Li Hao shook his head: "I don't need anything. If possible, I would be interested in some valuable calligraphy, painting and chess records."
"Calligraphy and painting chess records?"
Shi Huajin and others were all surprised. Such worthless things were basically useless to practitioners except for some arty businessmen.
Lin Shanhai had seen Li Hao sculpting in his spare time this month, and never asked about alchemy and cultivation. He had already learned about Li Hao's otherness, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Shi Huajin was a little suspicious and asked Li Hao twice to confirm that Li Hao really only needed this. She didn't think about it anymore. No matter what Li Hao's thoughts were, she would know it later.
"Old Lintou, how do you make tea with medicinal herbs? It tastes really bad."
Another old man, Liu Dongting, spit out the herbs in his tea and lost his breath.
"You don't know how to drink tea. Let's drink some medicinal materials to strengthen your body." Lin Shanhai chuckled.
A few people then chatted about alchemy and the task of matching pills in the Holy Land. The topic also occasionally came to Lin Shanhai's granddaughter, Lin Qingying. Mentioning her inevitably brought up the upcoming Sword God War in the Holy Land.
Many disciples in the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, including saints, all respect the sword, and compete in the ultimate battle of cultivation and swordsmanship. The loser will undoubtedly be a complete failure, and there are no excuses such as differences in weapons.
Li Hao sat aside and listened quietly.
Occasionally, I would praise him and respond with a smile.
After chatting for a while, Li Hao became somewhat familiar with the names and personalities of the four people, and all four of them also remembered this young man who was quiet and quiet.
After the four people said goodbye, life in the yard continued as usual.
Time flies.
In the following days, in addition to helping Lin Shanhai refine and purify the alchemy, Li Hao was also invited to help these four people in their alchemy place. His figure was frequently seen, and he gradually became famous. He was the medicine boy of several alchemists. The Holy Land disciples who were fawning over the medicine boy all heard that there was an alchemy assistant who was loved by several senior alchemists...
In Lin Shanhai's yard.
The night sky was bright and swords were waving.
Lin Qingying finished practicing a set of sword skills, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and immediately smelled the fragrance.
She turned around and saw the alchemist she had picked up, taking out a plate of cakes from the wood stove in another part of the yard.
"Are you hungry? Do you want some snacks?"
When Li Hao saw the other party's look, he smiled and raised the cake in his hand.
Lin Qingying's eyes were calm and she didn't respond. She continued to practice another sword technique.
In the process of rehearsing the movements, I am also getting a feel for the direction of the sword.
Gulu…
The aroma of Xu Shi was wafting, and halfway through the exercise, her stomach growled slightly.
Lin Qingying frowned, stopped from comprehending the sword intention, and turned to look at the alchemy room. Inside, an old man and a young man were eating and drinking, looking extremely happy.
When did these two...seem so familiar?
Lin Qingying was slightly startled, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. She knew her grandfather's temperament. Although he seemed easy-going, he had experienced many dangerous things in his early years and was always wary of others. But now, he The alchemist he picked up seemed extremely friendly.
"Qingying, come here and take a rest when you are tired. Try Qingfeng's craftsmanship. It's really amazing!"
Lin Shanhai saw his granddaughter's gaze and immediately raised the cake in his hand to greet her.
Lin Qingying glanced at the cake and was silent for a moment. Finally, she slowly put away the sword in her hand and walked into the alchemy room.
"Give."
Li Hao picked up the plate and handed it over, letting the other person take it by himself. People with mysophobia like himself would dislike food that others have taken with their hands.
Lin Qingying's eyes flickered slightly when she saw Li Hao's subtle move. Without saying a word, she gently picked up a piece of pastry and put it into her mouth with her two slender fingers, as white and as tender as onions.
Lin Qingying's eyes widened slightly at the aroma that melted in her mouth and the indescribable spreading feeling, but she quickly returned to normal and just chewed twice silently.
Then there was a slight silence again, as if tasting.
When Li Hao saw that her throat had already swallowed, he was not stingy and handed the plate over again.
"..."
Lin Qingying paused for a moment, then picked up a piece again, put it into her mouth this time, and chewed it slowly.
After swallowing, she looked at Li Hao and nodded: "It tastes good. Thank you for the pastry."
After saying that, he turned back to the courtyard and continued to draw his sword and practice.
Li Hao didn't take it seriously and pushed the plate in front of Lin Shanhai, and the old man and the young man started eating casually.
After Lin Shanhai introduced Li Hao that day, Li Hao became familiar with Zhao Yingzhen and others. In addition to staying in Lin Shanhai's yard, he would often go to their place to help or play.
Lin Shanhai only likes alchemy and is not interested in playing chess, calligraphy and painting, fishing, etc.
But what surprised Li Hao was that Shi Huajin, a woman, actually had considerable attainments in playing chess.
So in addition to helping, Li Hao would also come to Shi Huajin's mountain peak from time to time to discuss chess skills in his spare time.
Their alchemists live in the core area of the Sword Ancestor Holy Land in an open environment with medicinal mountains nearby. Disciples of the Sword Ancestor Holy Land are not allowed to disturb them here on weekdays.
The Holy Land of Sword Ancestor is extremely vast. After listening to Lin Shanhai's description and combining it with his own inference, Li Hao found that the area of this Holy Land alone was about twice that of the Great Yu Dynasty, equivalent to the size of the thirty-eight states!
The area for Lin Shanhai to refine alchemy is the size of a city, and there are only a few servants and medicine boys inside, so it is extremely clean and empty.
The same is true for others, but the medicine mountain where Zhao Yingzhen is located is extremely lively. There are many medicine boy disciples, and the entire mountain is decorated magnificently, like a royal capital on earth.
"You must have put a lot of thought into your chess skills. You can't do it just for fun."
In the pavilion of Yaoshan, Shihua Jinluozi and Baizi blocked Li Hao. After half a month of getting along, she became more and more interested in this boy. He was different from the people she had interacted with before.
"It's just for fun and to study a little bit."
Li Hao smiled and focused on the chessboard. The opponent's chess skills were not bad. He had about five levels. If he was too sloppy, he would lose even if he had six levels.
A arrogant soldier will be defeated, unless there is a huge difference in rank to save him.
"If you are willing, I can recommend you to the Holy Land. With a few of us recommending you, you can be appointed as an intermediate alchemist, with a status comparable to the inner disciples of the Holy Land." Shi Huajin said seriously to Li Hao.
Li Hao shook his head slightly. He only planned to recuperate here and improve his artistic skills.
His identity as an alchemist means little to him.
Seeing Li Hao's focused expression, Shi Huajin stopped talking and started making his move seriously.
The black and white stones interacted with each other on the chessboard. Li Hao was fully immersed in it. The chessboard in front of him seemed to slowly grow larger in sight, and the grid lines became infinitely elongated, surrounding him.
He himself seemed to be transformed into a piece on the chessboard.
That spiritual light appeared in a trance, and Li Hao captured it this time.
(End of chapter)