To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

"I..." Qi Yan looked at Bai Qiaoyun in surprise, hesitating and unable to speak.

Bai Qiaoyun's delicate face seemed to be coated with a layer of gold powder under the light, but her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

"You seem surprised that I wasn't asleep?" Bai Qiaoyun sneered, reaching into her clothes to pull out a jade talisman from her chest.

Qi Yan had seen the green badge many times. Bai Qiaoyun always carried it with her, saying it was a protective jade amulet given by an elder, and that every married daughter of the Bai family had one.

Qi Yan even handled it and found it smooth and delicate to the touch. He initially thought it was a protective magic weapon, but after probing it with his divine sense, he discovered that there were no restrictions on it.

Bai Qiaoyun stopped teasing and said coldly, "Although this Wenqing Jade Talisman is not a magic artifact, wearing it can cure all poisons, not to mention the sleeping potion you fed me."

At this point, Bai Qiaoyun laughed as if mocking herself: "After all, we women without spiritual roots are not afraid of mediocre husbands, but we are afraid of husbands who are too scheming and have some underhanded ideas."

Qi Yan sighed, not expecting to be exposed so quickly. He gritted his teeth and his face turned somber.

Seeing his expression, Bai Qiaoyun sneered, "What, do you dare to touch me?"

"I had no such intention!" Qi Yan quickly replied.

Bai Qiaoyun naturally knew that Qi Yan wouldn't dare.

Qi Yan is not alone; he has relatives in the mortal realm. Over the years, with the help of the Bai family, he has prospered greatly. However, if the Bai family gets angry, they can wipe out the entire Qi family in the blink of an eye.

"Was the one who visited our residence a few years ago named Gu Fan? We've been married for several years, and he's the only one you've ever invited. If you hadn't gone out tonight, I would have almost forgotten about him," Bai Qiaoyun said in a serene tone.

Qi Yan slowly closed his eyes.

......

After gathering Qi in the early morning, Gu Fan rode the Sky-Breaking Shuttle straight to Wendao Peak.

Seeing his hurried manner, Zhou Furui asked with a smile, "Why are you in such a rush?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhou Furui reacted for a moment, then tentatively asked with hope, "Could it be that the array diagram has been completed?"

Gu Fan realized his haste and stepped forward to bow, saying, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Uncle Master. The array diagram is still a bit lacking. I came here today to exchange for a complete set of magic weapon refining techniques."

"Why aren't you focusing on studying formations at this time? What are you doing refining artifacts!" Zhou Furui scolded upon hearing this.

"Master Uncle is right." Gu Fan readily admitted defeat. "The Yuan Chen Formation is extremely complex. I have devoted all my efforts to completing it, and I have only managed to complete seventy percent of it. Please wait a little longer, Master Uncle."

"Seventy percent has already been replenished?" Zhou Furui's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Gu Fan nodded.

"Good, good, good!" Zhou Furui praised repeatedly with a smile.

Gu Fan pressed his advantage, asking, "Does Senior Uncle have any recommended sacrificial techniques?"

Zhou Furui stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "On the second floor of the Black Stone Shelf, there is a technique called 'The Art of Merging the Auras of Magic Weapons,' which is considered top-grade for crafting complete sets of magical artifacts. However, this technique is quite difficult to comprehend. You..."

"This disciple will choose this one!" Gu Fan declared firmly.

What's so difficult about it? There are no magical arts in the world that are difficult to master!

Zhou Furui thought about all the choices Gu Fan had made along the way, shook his head and chuckled twice, then waved his hand and said, "Go and fetch it!"

Gu Fan responded and stepped into Chenxing Pavilion, heading straight for the black stone bookshelf.

After a brief search, he found the "Instrumental Rhythm Convergence Technique," but the price made him gasp – it cost thirty merit points!

Fortunately, he still had eighty merit points left, so he gritted his teeth and exchanged them.

After holding the jade slip in his hand, Gu Fan did not leave immediately, but continued to search on the stone shelf.

"A Classification of All Implements", "The True Explanation of Yin-Yang Refining", "Taiping Guangji"...

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Fan exchanged for several more books, intending to take them back and read them to broaden his knowledge.

If he had been more knowledgeable, he certainly wouldn't have fallen into the Bai family's trap so easily. Fortunately, it's not too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost, and everything can still be done.

Among them, the "Classification of Hundreds of Magic Weapons" is a classic text on the key points of refining various magical artifacts. It is a general outline and does not record specific refining techniques, but its breadth far exceeds that of the "Introduction to Refining Magic Weapons".

The Taiping Guangji is a collection of biographical tales that records the author's life experiences, including not only mountains and rivers, geography, but also strange tales, exotic animals, and regional legends.

Since these texts do not involve specific spells, they are much cheaper, costing only ten merit points per book.

When Zhou Furui saw Gu Fan exchange so many jade slips at once, he asked in surprise, "Why so many?"

"I come from a humble background and have limited knowledge. I am preparing to broaden my horizons," Gu Fan replied honestly.

Zhou Furui nodded, copied the jade slip, and reminded him, "Don't forget about the array diagram!"

It sounds like he's even more anxious than Gu Fan!

"Disciple has remembered!" Gu Fan nodded in agreement.

......

After leaving Wendao Peak, Gu Fan headed straight for Shenji Peak.

The people inside the Tiangong Pavilion were still there, but Gu Fan did not see Qi Yan.

Thinking that the two should have less contact recently to avoid arousing suspicion, Gu Fan didn't think too much about it. After greeting Tang Yuan, he rented a quiet room.

After sealing off the quiet room, Gu Fan began to examine the "Art of Harmony of Instruments and Rhythms," which Zhou Furui had highly praised.

This observation took an hour.

After Gu Fan put down the jade slip, he couldn't help but be impressed by the boundless creativity of the creator of the technique.

According to the "Installation of the Rhyme of Implements", all magical implements in the world have their own rhythm. Even two magical implements with the same refining methods, raw materials and restrictions will have different rhythms.

Like two leaves on a branch, they may look the same, but their textures are very different.

The same principle applies to magical artifacts. No matter how precise the artifact refiner's control is, there will still be slight differences between two magical artifacts, and these differences are the key to refining a complete set of magical artifacts.

The so-called "merging of the spirit of the implements" is more like a method of perception and harmony. It involves using magic to mobilize one's spiritual sense to perceive the spirit of the implements, and then using magic to adjust and merge the spirits of multiple implements, so that they can be mobilized at the same time.

After pondering for a while, Gu Fan first released the six dragon-trapping stakes he had refined, and then activated the magic weapon. The dragon-trapping stakes connected to form a light screen, which only fluctuated for a moment before dissipating.

"This is what is meant by a lack of harmony in the instrument's rhythm." Gu Fan nodded.

Once again immersing his mind in the jade slip, Gu Fan activated his Myriad Manifestations Dharma Eye. The complex Daoist inscriptions immediately manifested as magical power lines. After memorizing them, Gu Fan put down the jade slip, pointed his finger like a sword, and pointed it at the six Dragon-Trapping Stakes.

His divine sense spread out like a tide, washing over the Dragon-Trapping Stake. Gu Fan immediately sensed a fluctuation from the Dragon-Trapping Stake, like the breathing of an infant, or a gentle melody.

The six dragon-trapping stakes were like six melodies, echoing noisily in his sea of ​​consciousness, causing Gu Fan to cry out in pain and disperse his hand seals.

After the spell dissipated, Gu Fan could no longer sense the strange fluctuations, and his sea of ​​consciousness finally calmed down.