chewing dragon

Chapter 32
"What is an ancient spiritual artifact?" Qi Jingzhi asked gently.

Jiao Yulang immediately returned to his senses, and explained respectfully: "To put it simply, it is made from rare spiritual materials, with spiritual patterns added to the body, and artifacts with various magical functions. Such things are extremely rare, and there are not many in the whole world. Most of them have been passed down from generation to generation for a long time, so they are called ancient artifacts."

"Ancient weapons with spirit patterns are either unparalleled in sharpness, or indestructible, or can increase internal energy, or can kill demons and ghosts. In short, they are rare magic weapons in the world. They have always been used by wealthy and famous families. Pai regards it as an inheritance treasure and refuses to show it to others easily. I don’t know where my brother got it from?”

Qi Jingzhi nodded, and then asked: "The rare ones in this world you said don't include practitioners?"

"Of course not. Although the spirit pattern ancient artifacts are powerful, they can only show their prestige in the secular world. Speaking of this, I have to mention the origin of these things."

Seeing Qi Jingzhi's refusal to reveal the origin of the sword, Jiao Yulang didn't ask any more questions, and talked eloquently: "Some people say that ancient artifacts with spirit patterns were forged by chance by master craftsmen in the world, and spirit patterns are bestowed by heaven. This statement is unreliable, anyway, I don’t believe it.”

"There are also people who say that these things are actually waste products of great supernatural powers refiners. Although they are waste products, the spirit patterns on them are endowed by great powers, and they are by no means comparable to ordinary weapons. And because they are only waste products, they are far inferior to other weapons. The legendary spirit weapon has been uploaded. Let’s put it this way, this thing is regarded as a treasure by mortals, and it may be rare for monks who are just getting started, but in the eyes of real sages and monks, it is worthless.”

"Great supernatural powers? Spiritual weapon?" Qi Jingzhi heard two new words that he had never heard before.

"In the legend, spiritual weapons are like living beings. They also have spirituality and can follow the monks to practice together. The reason why the ancient spiritual weapons are not as good as real spiritual weapons is because they have no spirituality, so some people say that some top The powerful spirit pattern ancient artifact is actually the corpse of the spirit artifact, it has a body but no spirit, although it can't make any progress, but the spirit pattern is complete, which is far better than ordinary ancient artifacts."

There was a hint of longing in Jiao Yulang's eyes: "The only ones who can cultivate spirituality from dead things are probably those legendary figures who are like immortals and demons, so they are called great supernatural beings. Oh, these are all from the hearsay of my little brother." , I haven’t really seen it, so I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

As he said that, Xiaowazi glanced at Qi Jingzhi's left arm again, and added: "Of course, artifact-refining creatures are supernatural powers, but there are other tricks. Most of the famous families will put away the ancient artifacts of the spirit patterns. In the ancestral hall, worship together with the ancestor's spiritual tablet."

Knowing what Xiaowazi meant, Qi Jingzhi kept his expression calm, but his heart was moved: "I thought that only living beings have spirituality, but I didn't expect utensils to have it too... There is absolutely no spirit pattern on the sharp knife with ears, and it must not be ancient. Is it true that I used Chen Er's blood to sacrifice my spirituality by mistake? As for the mirror, it is very consistent with Jiao Yulang's description of the spiritual weapon, but it has yet to be verified..."

Qi Jingzhi suppressed his guess and said with a smile: "Hearing what you said, we had a misunderstanding earlier. Haven't you had lunch yet? I'll invite you to eat tiger meat later."

Jiao Yulang's eyes lit up immediately, and his eyes drifted to the half of the tiger's leg roasting on the fire, and he exclaimed with surprise: "This tiger has become a spirit? It's my little brother to meet my brother and this senior." good fortune!"

He suddenly thought of something, and asked suspiciously: "Is this tiger essence the one on the south hill of this county? It shouldn't be, isn't it said that it has been eliminated by Wuyun Division Dong Mao?"

"Huh? You know a lot. But I don't look like a local from your accent."

Jiao Yulang said with a smile: "My little brother likes to travel around to find treasures. I just came to Huaide County to play a few days ago, and I heard a lot of things from the captain of the county town. It just so happens that the captain is going to send someone to visit here. After all, although Dong Mao sent a message saying that Tiger Jing had been killed, no one saw the body."

"My little brother thought for a while, since Songling County can raise a tiger spirit, there might be some kind of natural talent and earthly treasure, so he volunteered to accept the reward. It's a pity that I wandered around Nangang for several days, and I was stunned. Couldn't find one, let alone baby."

"A reward?"

Qi Jingzhi was aroused by this word, he had seen a lot of rewards posted by the county government at the gate of the city, and Zhenmoyuan was also the official government of Daqi, so it was in the same line in this point.

According to this line of thinking, Jiao Yulang is receiving a reward instead of serving as a servant, which shows that there is no affiliation between the Town Demon Academy and the upper and lower levels.

Qi Jingzhi's thoughts turned, and he asked immediately: "Listen to what you mean, there are many strange people in the world who possess strange powers. Although they don't enter the Town Demon Academy, they can receive rewards?"

Jiao Yulang was a little surprised when he heard the words, and immediately thought that the brother of the Qi family in front of him had only practiced for less than a month, so he probably didn't know many things yet.

He immediately cheered up and explained in detail: "There are many things like offering rewards, and it's nothing unusual. As for those who receive the rewards, most of them are wild foxes who have no heels, working hard for the three melons and two dates donated by the Town Demon Academy." , even if you put gold on your face, you only dare to call yourself a quack warlock, and you can't be regarded as a strange person."

"If these quack warlocks dare to pretend to be gods and tricks, they will be found by the Demon Town Institute sooner or later. If they are unlucky, even if they don't do evil, they accidentally bump into people in the yamen like Chi Yousi, Wuyun Inspection Division, or whoever The disciples of the Gao family might be regarded as evil spirits and killed because of their strange appearance and perverse behavior."

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help frowning, he was thinking of Dong Mao's domineering way of beating and killing, if it wasn't for the public watching that day, and with Master Meng and Lu Ao as guards, it would be extremely difficult to be kind.

His mood was fluctuating, and he couldn't help asking softly: "If you don't follow suit, can you be killed at will without asking?"

Jiao Yulang seemed to have never thought about this question. He was taken aback when he heard the words, raised his head and pondered for a moment before answering: "Speaking of which, don't say that Town Demon Academy and Gao Mingming Sect look down on quack warlocks, and don't recognize them as fellow practitioners. Among the warlocks themselves, there are many who despise themselves."

"Most quack warlocks were just ordinary people. By chance, they were attracted by some weird things, and they paid the price for a little bit of skill. These people have no orthodox inheritance, don't know how to practice skills, and they can't even count heretics. If they are caught It’s okay to choose those Zhongzheng and peaceful spiritual creatures, but once you encounter a ferocious creature that is exhausting the pond, you will be bitten by it sooner or later, and the end will be extremely bleak.”

Qi Jingzhi was silent, but the spirit mask, the small bronze mirror, Jian Renshou, and even the sharp knife with a bit of supernatural power could all be regarded as strange things.Not to mention that if he had followed Lu Yunzi back then, Qi Jingzhi would have been a veritable charlatan, and he would not live long.

Secretly suppressing this thought, Qi Jingzhi shook his head: "If it's true as you said, it might not be a good thing for ordinary people to be chosen by spirits. If they meet Zhenmoyuan and Gaomingmen, they will die faster."

Hearing this, Jiao Yulang's eyes widened involuntarily, but he was speechless for a while.

After a while, the little boy calmed down, nodded and said, "It's still my brother who sees it clearly! But then again, quack warlocks are discriminated against and suppressed. Of course, they suffer from being out of step, but they don't necessarily understand it." There's nothing wrong with that."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Qi Jingzhi asked curiously.

"Warlocks of the rivers and lakes have acquired one or two thaumaturgy secrets. The so-called armed with sharp weapons and self-inflicted murderous intentions are all skillful and innocent people. Few of them are willing to live in peace. A little carelessness may harm people. It harms oneself, and even harms the country. Although the Town Demon Academy will not kill a boatload of people with one shot, it is certain to be wary of suppression."

"That is to say, there are too few real aliens and monks in the Town Demon Academy, and a lot of dirty work needs someone to do it, so a few bones are thrown out from time to time. The quack warlocks accept the reward, but it's just wild dogs fighting for food. !"

(End of this chapter)