The road is vague

Chapter 117 The Painful Shi Yongjie
Time passed day by day, and it was the end of August.

Compared with the Qi training stage, after each operation of the Great Circulation, one can feel the improvement of magic power. Now that Li Mo has entered the foundation building stage, after entering the ethereal dream and operating the Great Circulation, he hardly feels much.

According to what Jiang Feiyan said.

It would take more than ten years for the magic power to go from the initial stage of foundation building to the peak of the initial stage of foundation building, even for the inner sect cultivators on Qingming Mountain, and they would still face the problem of bottleneck after that.

The bottleneck in the foundation-building stage is much stronger than that in the Qi training stage.

Moreover, the speed at which outer disciples accumulate mana is naturally slower than that of inner disciples.

But as the saying goes, everything has its pros and cons.

Perhaps because outer disciples frequently move around in the mundane world and have undergone more mental trials, they have more advantages in breaking through bottlenecks. Therefore, occasionally some inner disciples will apply to be transferred to the outer sect in order to break through the bottleneck.

However, outer disciples often have to face various difficulties and crises, and often do not practice qi-nourishing techniques. They frequently lose their essence in daily battles, so their lifespan is not too long.

Simultaneously.

The number of silver tadpoles branded on Li Modao's left eye increased, and his weapon-refining skills also improved rapidly.

But there was also a problem that bothered him.

That is, some of the basic materials prepared at the beginning were not enough.

According to his original idea, the amount of basic materials used to improve the weapon refining skills should last at least until Xiyue's holiday, but he really didn't expect that he would be so hardworking and talented that the basic materials he prepared would not be able to last until Xiyue.

"It doesn't seem right."

Li Mo frowned, as if thinking about something.

"If this consumption rate is the case, how can the disciples of the Weapon Refining Hall possibly afford it? They also had a large amount of waste in the early stages. There must be something here that a weapon refiner like me, who just changed careers, has not mastered."

So in the next few days, he kept trying to find out from the Ministry of Destiny.

But unfortunately, the inspectors of the Tianming Division of Bai'an City were not good at refining weapons, and Li Mo was unable to find out the reason.

Until this day.

Meng Xiangqiao returned from her mission with the two female inspectors who escorted Xiangxiang.

But this time, in addition to bringing back six hundred spirit stones for Li Mo, she also brought two old acquaintances into Li Mo's office.

"Shi Yongjie, Lu Cuicui?"

Li Mo was overjoyed and went to meet him immediately.

When he saw the strange emotions of the two people, he immediately looked puzzled.

Shi Yongjie looked extremely irritable, angry, and painful, with his eyes full of unwillingness, while Lu Cuicui looked sad, resentful, aggrieved, and her eyes were full of tears.

"Uh, what happened?"

Neither Shi Yongjie nor Lu Cuicui responded to Li Mo.

So Li Mo looked at Meng Xiangqiao with a questioning look.

Meng Xiangqiao hesitated and looked a little embarrassed.

"Didn't you ask me to go back to the sect and inquire about Zhao Huaxue? After I sent Xiangxiang to the Dharma Protector Hall, I happened to learn that Junior Sister Lü Cuicui from the Dharma Protector Hall was coming to Bai'an County to carry out a mission, so I asked her about Zhao Huaxue, and then..."

Meng Xiangqiao didn't continue talking.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Lu Cuicui looked down at her toes and burst into tears.

"Li Mo, although my mother and brother both asked me to sign up for the Guardian Hall, I actually wanted to sign up for the Special Service Hall as well. However, I asked and learned that I can't choose where to carry out my missions. I can only be passively assigned by the Ministry of Destiny. I can't be with you, so I didn't sign up."

After understanding the reason, Li Mo was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted.

At this time, many inspectors heard the crying here and looked over in surprise.

"Cui Cui, you misunderstood. I have something important to discuss with Zhao Huaxue."

So Li Mo took out the information he bought on the seventh day from his arms and took out the second page.

"I suspect the Nine-Veined Spirit mentioned above is Zhao Huaxue's younger brother, and he is only looking for her because of this matter."

After hearing this, Lu Cuicui, who looked painful and aggrieved, gradually controlled her emotions.

On the way here, she kept thinking about what she should do if Li Mo fell in love with Zhao Huaxue. She seemed to be inferior to Zhao Huaxue in every way.

Lu Cuicui slowly raised her head, revealing a pair of moist red eyes.

"Really?"

"of course it's true."

When Lu Cuicui saw Li Mo's expression of trying hard to suppress a smile, her cheeks immediately turned red to her neck. She also noticed that many inspectors were looking at her. Lu Cuicui, who had never experienced such a shameful scene, suddenly panicked and just wanted to hide quickly, but she didn't know where to hide. She was flustered for a moment and didn't know what to do.

Li Mo pulled Lu Cuicui to his side.

Lu Cuicui's eyes widened, then she gradually calmed down, looked down at her toes, and a beautiful curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Meng Xiangqiao couldn't help but smile when she saw this.

"Mr. Li, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, please keep these 600 spirit stones for the reimbursement."

"kindness."

After Meng Xiangqiao left with the two female inspectors, she signaled the other inspectors who were watching the fun to return to their posts. Everyone tried to suppress their laughter and exchanged glances with each other. Although it was silent for a while, everyone's faces were flushed and their necks were thick with suppressed laughter.

After comforting Lu Cuicui, Li Mo looked at Shi Yongjie, who had a face full of anger and pain.

"Shi Yongjie, aren't you working in the Dharma Protector Hall? Why are you here?"

Shi Yongjie did not respond to Li Mo. Instead, he closed his eyes and kept taking deep breaths. He seemed like he might go crazy at any time. He was trying hard to control his emotions.

Seeing this, Lu Cuicui shook Li Mo's arm gently.

While Li Mo was confused, Lu Cuicui slowly took out a secret letter.

"transfer order?"

Li Mo then remembered that Meng Xiangqiao had just said that she contacted her after she learned that Lu Cuicui was coming to Bai'an County. Could it be that Lu Cuicui was coming to deliver this transfer order?
Li Mo's face was solemn. He first confirmed the sealing status of the letter, and then tore it open.

Then he showed a look of disbelief.

The transfer order actually stated that Shi Yongjie had neglected his duties and desecrated the Qingling sacred tree, and was given a serious warning by his master. He was transferred from his position in the Guardian Hall and sent to the Tianming Division of Bai'an County to serve as an inspector.

"this?"

Li Mo looked at Lu Cuicui with a questioning look.

"I don't know the specifics. I just learned that there was a mission to come to Bai'an County, and since I thought of your position here, I took it."

"It's Ye Qing of the Ye family, the head of the Guardian Hall!"

Shi Yongjie could no longer bear the anger in his heart.

"To avoid disputes, I didn't even attend the Justice Meeting. That day, simply because I rested under the sacred tree during a mission, she reprimanded me for desecrating the Pure Spirit Tree and threatened to give me a serious warning. The senior brothers from the Guardian Hall wouldn't listen to my explanations. It was simply their aristocratic family disciples bullying us independent disciples in order to usurp the power of the Guardian Hall..."

Shi Yongjie made hysterical and angry accusations.

Li Mo frowned slightly. The struggle between the two sides in the inner sect had become so serious?
Or is there some deeper reason behind this that Shi Yongjie doesn't know yet?

"Ugh."

Just by listening to Shi Yongjie's descriptions, Li Mo felt that his decision to work in the Tianming Division of Bai'an County was an extremely wise one.

After a while.

After Shi Yongjie finished venting his tears, Li Mo sighed and comforted him.

"Don't be too sad. I'm the deputy general flag here now. The general flag above me is my senior sister. The people here are all very nice. Zhao Xiaonan and Lu Tianyou are also here. You should settle down here first. Our Bai'an County Tianming Division is in a period of vigorous construction. The county town and the state government attach great importance to us. I think this is why you came here to take up the post. As for the matter of Master Ye, I will return to the sect to investigate for you personally during the next holiday."

"Li Mo, I was wronged, you must help me get justice!"

Shi Yongjie looked at Li Mo as if he saw a savior.

This is his last hope.

"kindness."

After comforting Shi Yongjie a little, Li Mo called Gao Zhengyi Xiaoqi and signaled Shi Yongjie to follow him to carry out the mission.

"Okay." Gao Zhengyi nodded and left with Shi Yongjie.

Li Mo took a deep breath, frowned, and looked thoughtful.

Based on his understanding of Master Ye of the Advanced Training Hall, this Ye family Jindan cultivator should have a relatively neutral position among the sect. There is no reason for him to deliberately make things difficult for Shi Yongjie, who has not even joined the Justice Association.

What is the reason behind this?

It's really puzzling.

"Hey, isn't this the note I gave you?"

Li Mo came to his senses after hearing this.

When Lu Cuicui saw the "Cuicui Experience Notes" on the desk, she immediately picked it up with a smile.

Li Mo smiled slightly and put Shi Yongjie's matter aside for the time being.

"Well, I'm not busy these days. I'm studying puppetry. A few days ago, when I had nothing to do, I independently assembled the wooden ox and the flowing horse. I can barely be considered a puppeteer."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Cuicui smiled and came over, looking up at Li Mo.

"My mission this time will last a total of fifteen days. You have five days to consult with me, the Lu family's puppeteer."

Because the two were too close, Lu Cuicui's breath almost sprayed on Li Mo's face, which made him take half a step back. His expression was a little unnatural, and he made a gesture of slightly tightening his abdomen.

Seeing this, Lu Cuicui was stunned and hurried forward to support Li Mo.

"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"it's okay no problem."

Then Lu Cuicui seemed to notice something, her face suddenly turned red to the neck, and she stepped back in fear as if she had been electrocuted.

"Well, then, let me make you a cup of tea. Where's the bowl? No, where's the teapot and cup?"

in the afternoon.

Li Mo changed into plain clothes and took a tour around Bai'an County with Lu Cuicui.

night.

Under Li Mo's organization, everyone from the Tianming Division held a welcome party for Master Yongjie.

Jiang Feiyan, as the general flag of Bai'an County, also showed up in person. After comforting Shi Yongjie, she began to toast Lu Cuicui continuously. Lu Cuicui was unable to hold her liquor and fainted on the table.

Then Jiang Feiyan turned to look at Li Mo with a smug expression.

Her eyes were full of smiles, as if to say, "It's up to you next."

Li Mo naturally knew what this unreliable senior sister meant and immediately rolled his eyes.

Under everyone's warm hospitality, Shi Yongjie finally smiled slightly, and kept telling everyone about his grievances. He also said that if anyone wanted to maintain the magic weapon, they could come to him at any time.

The next morning.

Lu Cuicui was nervous all night.

But thinking that Li Mo didn't actually do anything to her last night, she felt a little disappointed.

With a conflicted and uneasy mood, Lu Cuicui got up from the bed that originally belonged to Li Mo, carefully dressed up, and pushed open the door. She first carefully observed the two humanoid puppets in the yard, and then came to the puppet house.

"Did you sleep here last night?"

"Yeah, you're awake."

Li Mo smiled and said, "The food in the office is quite rich. We can go there for breakfast later. Of course, if you like to try something new, you can also go shopping in the market."

"No need, just go to the department."

After Lu Cuicui entered the room with a smile, she looked at the various puppet parts that Li Mo had filled the room with, and then noticed the wooden ox and flowing horse that Li Mo had made himself.

"Wow!"

Lu Cuicui showed a surprised expression and quickly walked forward to stroke the wooden ox and horse.

"Your craftsmanship is surprisingly precise. At first glance, I thought it was the work of a puppet master!"

This wooden ox and horse is about 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. It has four wheels at the bottom and is powered by spirit stones. It needs a driver to operate it. It can pull goods on a gentle slope at a speed of about one-third of a fast horse. A low-grade spirit stone needs to be replaced every 60 hours of driving.

This is also the reason why the wooden ox and horse are difficult to promote on a large scale.

One spirit stone is equivalent to ten taels of silver, which is not a small amount. Therefore, in Muzhou, the wooden ox and flowing horse only exist in Anle City as toys for the rich.

Li Mo smiled slightly.

This was all thanks to his practice of the Sword Heart Technique, which was complemented by the weapon refining technique. In addition, he was quite rational in his daily life and was best at solving some precise calculation problems. Therefore, the puppets he made were also quite precise, and would not appear as crooked and ugly as Lu Cuicui's puppets.

Lu Cuicui began to observe the internal structure of the wooden ox and horse.

"You are also very accomplished in mechanical structure and have such precise craftsmanship. Perhaps you are more suitable for developing the external mechanical armor of the Shenji Sect!"

Li Mo shook his head.

"What a pity! From what I know, the Shenji Sect's puppetry requires the support of their main cultivation method. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to preserve their various evil organs for long periods of time. Only through those special evil organs can their external mechanical armor unleash its astonishing power."

The power of evil spirits lies in their various abilities, which tend to be sorcerous and rule-based.

This is somewhat similar to the spells of believers of primitive sects. It does not come from themselves, but from the bestowal of some higher-level power.

therefore.

It is not uncommon for low-level patrol officers to kill high-level evil spirits, and for high-level monks to die inexplicably at the hands of some inconspicuous evil spirits.

One cannot make common sense judgments about evil spirits; even high-level cultivators must remain cautious.

Previously, in the forbidden formation of Zhongshan Kingdom, Li Mo had fully experienced the horror of various evil spirits. In addition, he had read the historical records of various evil spirit cases in Hua'an Town before, so he was very cautious about this, so as to avoid any more setbacks in the future.

"makes sense."

Then Lu Cuicui showed surprise again.

"You even know this?"

"You forgot, after my final exam, I went to Zhongshan Kingdom to attend an exchange meeting."

Lu Cuicui suddenly understood.

"But there seems to be something wrong with the energy department of this wooden ox and flowing horse."

"what?"

After hearing this, Li Mo hurried over.

When it came to issues related to puppetry, Lü Cuicui's expression gradually became serious. She first explained it to Li Mo in detail based on the actual situation, and then came to the desk, picked up the design drawings and began to draw carefully. Li Mo was thinking about something behind her, constantly asking questions, and suddenly realized after getting Lü Cuicui's answers.

"So that's it."

Five days flew by.

After bidding farewell reluctantly, Lu Cuicui embarked on the journey back to her master.

After watching Lu Cuicui leave, Li Mo returned to the Ministry of Destiny and looked at Shi Yongjie who was sitting at his desk in deep thought.

He suddenly remembered, isn't this a weapon refiner!
Although he didn't know the specific reason why the other party was treated like this, since the other party had already come, Li Mo naturally had to ask him for advice on his doubts about refining techniques.

In particular, he didn't understand why so many materials he prepared were not enough, so how did other refiners improve their proficiency in refining?
Upon hearing this, Shi Yongjie forced himself to cheer up.

"That's right. To become a weapon refiner, the foundation you need to learn isn't refining magical instruments, but decomposing waste. You need to decompose and restore the metal essences in various waste materials, and then recycle them. Then, repeatedly refining magical instruments, decomposing and restoring them, and recycling them is the correct way to improve as a weapon refiner."

Decomposition, reduction, recycling?
Li Mo suddenly understood after hearing this!
"Here we have to talk about the Shengding Sect. It's said that the Shengding Sect's main cultivation method allows disciples to gain additional experience in refining magical instruments when breaking down various waste products. Relying on this Dingdao method, the Shengding Sect's attainments in puppetry, talisman making, instrument refining, and alchemy are extraordinary. Their large cauldrons also grow as a result, becoming a powerful weapon that combines offense and defense."

Li Mo could understand the decomposition and restoration of equipment and alchemy.

But the ability to decompose and restore puppets and make talismans was really beyond Li Mo's expectations.

of course.

Outsiders only see the various benefits, but they have no idea what difficulties the disciples of Shengding Sect will encounter during the specific implementation process.

As the saying goes, every family has its own problems.

(End of this chapter)