Asking About Longevity

Chapter 14 Ji Qingbai

Mo Shan didn't know why Ji Qingbai suddenly asked this, so he nodded and said, "Brother Ji is right. Hua'er is practicing in Tongxian Sect and is now at the second level of Qi Refining."

Ji Qingbai was a little unbelievable, "On the second level of Qi refining, can you draw formations?"

Mo Shandao: "It shouldn't be that bad. I just learned a few things in the sect and painted a few strokes like a gourd and a ladle."

"Brother Mo is so humble. This is already extraordinary. The few strokes he just made are impressive, which shows that Mo Hua, a kid, is talented."

Mo Shan smiled and said: "If this is really the case, then I can take advantage of my elder brother's good advice."

Ji Qingbai sighed and said: "Among us juniors of demon hunters, not to mention formation masters, there are very few who can master the formation and draw a few formation patterns. Years ago, I went to ask for an formation master to let me He helped me draw the dot formation, and I felt so useless that I had to smile at him for fear of offending him."

Ji Qingbai became more and more angry as he thought about it, "It's nothing more than drawing a small formation. Not only does the lion open his mouth and ask for two hundred spirit stones, but he also asks one of my nieces to accompany him to dinner and toast him. If he were in the Dahei Mountains, I would really I wish I could chop him with a knife!"

Mo Shan's face also darkened, "Are you so unreasonable?"

"That's not true, but what can I do?" Ji Qingbai sighed, "We don't know how to use formations, and the younger generations don't learn them. If something happens, we can only look down and ask the formation masters of those families. They are too proud. We are so angry that we still have to smile."

"Brother Mo," Ji Qingbai looked at Mo Shan and said solemnly, "If this kid Mo Hua is really willing to learn the formation, we must let him continue to learn it. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. As long as I can do it, Absolutely obligatory!”

"Brother Ji, I'm serious! If Mo Hua really wants to learn, I will definitely let him continue to learn." Mo Shan said with a serious expression.

Ji Qingbai nodded.

The two chatted for a while and discussed some things about hunting monsters, and then Ji Qingbai left.

Moshan sent Ji Qingbai and his son outside the door.

 After Ji Qingbai left, he took his son and settled at his predecessor's house on the west side of South Street.

On the way, Ji Qingbai told his son Ji Li, saying:

"In Qingxuan City, it is getting harder and harder to hunt monsters, so this time I came to see your Uncle Mo, and we went to the inner mountains of Dahei Mountain to have a look. You are very talented, and you have reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. Let’s go together and learn a lot. But this matter of hunting monsters is left to me and your uncle Mo and the others. Don’t interfere easily unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

Ji Li said: "Dad, I know."

"I know you know, but after all, you are still young and don't understand enough. Monsters are the most ruthless and cunning. You have the lowest cultivation level. It's better if you don't take action. Once you take action, if it sees the flaw, you will have to You will suffer a huge loss."

Ji Li nodded, and then asked curiously: "Dad, is Uncle Mo's cultivation great?"

"That's natural. Your Uncle Mo is the most talented monster hunter that your father and I have seen in all these years. He has good talent, quick reactions, and rich experience in hunting monsters. It's just a pity that scattered people like us After cultivating, getting married, starting a career, and having children, all the spiritual stones I save will be given to my children for cultivation, and there will be less for me to cultivate myself..."

Ji Qingbai sighed and continued: "Otherwise, with his qualifications, if he continues to practice, it is possible for him to become a foundation-building monk."

Ji Li was silent for a moment. His father could continue to improve his cultivation, but all the spiritual stones he earned later were used for his cultivation.

 Speaking of the foundation-building monks, Ji Li asked in a low voice: "Grandpa Zheng's body..."

"He is dying," Ji Qingbai looked lonely, "Uncle Zheng is the only foundation-building elder of our Qingxuan City Demon Hunting Club. If he is gone, we casual cultivators in the Qi Refining Period will probably be killed by those few The family has bullied me, and the days to come will become increasingly difficult..."

 “Are there any foundation-building elders in Tongxian City?”

"Yes, my surname is Yu. He has a bad temper, but he also protects his shortcomings. The demon hunting industry in Tongxian City relies on him to support the success, and several families do not dare to go too far. If it doesn't work in the future, you can come to Tongxian City. , find a Taoist companion and settle down here, I’ll feel more at ease.”

Ji Li was young and blushed a little, "Dad, it's too early to say this."

Ji Qingbai smiled and said, "It's getting late. This kind of thing should be planned in advance."

Ji Li thought about changing the topic and asked, "Can that little brother from Uncle Mo's family, Mo Hua, really be a formation master?" "I don't know," Ji Qingbai frowned, "It's not easy to be a formation master. , from an apprentice to a low-grade formation master, and finally to a first-grade formation master."

"First of all, it is difficult to be an apprentice. We casual cultivators have no inheritance. If we want to learn the formation, we need to find a professional formation master as our teacher." Ji Qingbai said.

“Don’t the sects also teach formations?” Ji Li asked.

"It's far from the truth," Ji Qingbai said. "What the sect teaches is just superficial. It is to let you know that there is such a thing as formations, not to let you become formation masters."

Ji Li was dumbfounded. When he was learning formations in his sect, he felt it was so difficult. It turned out that this was just scratching the surface.

"How can it be so easy to find an formation master as a teacher? Those formation masters have their eyes high and their threshold is higher than the sky. It is not enough to ask them to accept apprentices even if they lose their family fortune."

Ji Qingbai became angry when he mentioned this, "The formation is so difficult. There is no inheritance and no teacher to teach you. How can you learn it?"

Ji Qingbai couldn't help but shook his head.

Ji Li asked: "Then if you become an apprentice, can you become a formation master?"

"Apprenticeship is just the beginning. It will take many more years to learn and practice. Only then can you gradually improve your level. Then you can become a formation master. This is just a low-level one. If you keep studying and practicing, you will become famous. Only then can you be qualified to make a final decision. The final decision is made by Dao Ting personally, which is another big hurdle... Some formation masters can set the final product until death."

Ji Li's scalp was numb after hearing this, and he couldn't help but said: "So, little brother Mo, can he really be a formation master?"

"I hope," Ji Qingbai sighed, "Just think of it as wishful thinking, there is still hope."

Mo Hua went back and continued to draw the open fire array. After a few days, he completed the entire open fire array. This time he became much more proficient. He succeeded in nine out of ten, earning eight spiritual stones.

On the last day of the year before, Mo Hua went to Youyuanzhai again to find the fat steward in exchange for the spirit stone.

 The fat steward looked at the formation delivered by Mo Hua and was quite satisfied.

"That's right. Since you have become a master and an apprentice, you should draw to this level!"

During the settlement, the fat steward gave Mo Hua ten spirit stones, and the other two were gifts. "This is a New Year's gift. Although it's not much, it's still a celebration!"

 It’s not much for the fat steward, but it’s not much for Mo Hua.

Mo Hua was very happy, so he said some auspicious words, "I wish Guanshi will become bigger and stronger and create greater glory".

 The fat steward nodded happily.

The next day was New Year’s Eve, and Mo Hua’s family of three celebrated the New Year lively.

 The custom of celebrating the New Year in Xiujie is very similar to the memory of Mo Hua from another life, but there are some differences.

For example, although Spring Festival couplets are all posted, the characters on the couplets will shine, the cloud patterns on the characters "Fu" will float, and the unicorns and auspicious beasts on the New Year paintings will stare at you with wide eyes, and sometimes sneer at you, which is very novel.

 The New Year's Eve dinner is also the most sumptuous of the year. There will be a little meat, and you can eat all the delicacies you can't usually eat.

The Chinese New Year of Mo Painting was very happy. After playing with my friends for a few days, I continued to draw formations for Youyuanzhai.

With hard work day and night, Mo Hua can draw the open fire array with his eyes closed. It only takes three days to draw ten arrays, and the success rate is maintained at more than 90%.

In this way, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was the day before Tongxianmen's enrollment, Mo Hua had already earned nearly fifty spiritual stones.

After dinner, Mo Hua was in the house packing up the rituals for entering the sect to practice tomorrow, while Mo Shan and Liu Ruhua were discussing Shu Xiu.

 (End of this chapter)