"Chaming Mountain" is an active volcano on the outskirts of Izumo City.
In cultures with belief in gods, mountains and rivers usually have certain mysterious meanings. Chaming Mountain is one of the three sacred mountains in Shanyin, and it is said to be the burial place of the "Lord of Huangquan Kingdom".
The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round. The volcanic eruption hundreds of years ago brought a large amount of fertile volcanic ash from the ground. The vegetation is lush from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, and the scenery is pleasant. Also because there are the highest quality mineral hot springs in the ground, the villages at Cha Mingshan Corner
A large number of hot spring baths have also been built, attracting tourists from all over.
Winter is the best season to enjoy snow and bathing, and there are so many tourists.
The four Su Lun traveled very fast, traveling hundreds of miles at night, and arrived at the small town at the foot of Chaming Mountain before dawn. The taverns and geisha houses that were open all night were brightly lit, and drunken customers were wandering in the streets.
Su Lun and the others did not go to the town. Shenfu Yuzi led them up the mountain from the path all night, and passed through a patch of bluestone steps in the dense woods. Then they arrived at a room with a green tile roof and white
In front of a three-story building with a wall as its main body, there are cyan stone carvings of Kappa on both sides of the door. A sign hangs under the eaves with mottled paint marks on it: Gia Po Po Soup Room.
Su Lun held the rune umbrella and carefully observed everything around him. The death bird on his shoulder was also very quiet and found nothing unusual.
It seemed that the pursuers were not coming.
The shopkeepers are an old couple dressed in plain clothes. After receiving the message from Zhihe, they waited respectfully at the door.
When Su Lun and others approached, they saw Yuzi, they knelt on the ground and said softly: "See you, Your Highness."
Miko was very kind, but she also had the unique majesty of a royal princess. She did not intend to attract attention, so she waved her hand and said, "Take us to the room."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The old couple bowed and led several people into the house.
In order to keep it secret, Yuzi did not tell the couple much in advance, and it was the peak season for bathing, so there were not many vacancies in the bathhouse when she came. Su Lun walked all the way and sensed that there were people in the rooms on the first and second floors, about two or three people.
The ten groups of soul fires, some old and some young, are all ordinary people. Their breathing is long and even, and it sounds like they are all still sleeping soundly.
Without disturbing anyone, the group of people made their way up to the third floor and arrived in front of a room.
Most of Shanyin's hot spring rooms are "suites", which are suitable for families to take a bath together. This is a room arranged by the old couple for Miko alone.
The old couple thought that Su Lun and the others were the escorts and maids of Her Royal Highness the Princess. Since there were no vacancies, they planned to vacate their own room and squeeze in.
But Yuzi rejected this suggestion.
She didn't mind living with others, and Su Lun and the other three were still her guests, so she naturally invited them into the room together.
The old couple didn't say anything and retreated respectfully.
...
Su Lun and the other two imitated Yuzi and took off their shoes before stepping on the rush mat.
There is a faint scent of incense in the room, and the decoration style is quiet and beautiful, simple and elegant. There are almost no walls in the room, only brown wooden pillars and lattice doors covered with plain white rice paper. The small room feels very spacious.
The lighting is also very good, and the moonlight is pleasant. This soup house is built against the mountain. Although it is on the third floor, it has a unique courtyard cleverly designed. Looking out the window, you can see the dense steam behind the emerald green vegetation.
Wandering upward, there is an independent hot spring pool.
Grandma Xia and her husband arranged the best room.
Entering the room, Mifu Miko casually arranged a barrier to prevent visitors. She said to Qianjo and Su Lun and then bowed: "I'm sorry, I didn't make arrangements in advance, so I can only wrong everyone."
Since we were here to seek refuge, we naturally couldn't make a big fuss about it.
Su Lun and Qian Jiao are not the kind of people who are formal, so why would they mind.
What's more, the elegant environment of this house cannot be described as "aggrieved".
"Miss Miko, you're welcome."
Qianjou waved his hand.
Her character never treats her as an outsider. After entering the room, she began to take off the long sword from her waist. She pretended to take off her clothes while muttering: "Huh... finally... You can take a good rest. I heard that the volcanic hot springs here are the best in the world before coming to Shanyin, and now I can finally try them."
Su Lun was not surprised at all why she was so eager. The young gambling addicted woman had been fighting hard for several days, and the blood stains on her body had condensed into black. She had not washed her clothes for several days, and her hair and clothes were mixed with a strange smell of various smells. This made her How could she, who already loved bathing, endure it?
After saying that, Senjou did not forget to greet his host: "Miss Miko, let's go to the hot spring together."
The divinely dressed Yuzi smiled slightly and responded: "Yes."
As the master, she naturally wanted to accompany him. Besides, she had this intention in the first place.
Because the essence of a hothouse is a hotel, this large room is just for the convenience of a family living together.
There is a cleverly designed lattice door in the house, which could have partitioned off some small rooms with other functions, such as a dressing room.
But Senjo had no intention of avoiding the people in the room.
While she was speaking, she had already taken off her kimono jacket, exposing a large area of skin to the air. She completely ignored Su Lun, the only man in the room, and began to untie the gauze wrapping her chest.
Seeing this, there was not much strange color on the face of the divinely dressed Yuzi.
In the traditional culture of Shanyin, there are few privacy taboos among family members. "Mixed bathing" is a very natural custom. Even after adults, it is extremely natural for family members to be naked with each other, and there are few taboos.
But in that situation, you would be so unprepared for someone you are very close to.
Thinking of something, Miko glanced at Su Lun in the room with a flash of light in her eyes. She smiled and said, "Miss Senjou has a really good figure."
Qian Jiao didn't care about this kind of thing. He glanced down and raised his eyebrows and said: "Ah... I feel that it affects my swing of the sword."
Hearing this, Miko covered her mouth and chuckled: "Miss Senjou really has an enviable trouble."
Lolotta looked accustomed to it, and skillfully helped her teacher pick up the clothes and hang them on the coat rack. The three of them had been getting along like this for several days in the bathing place in Blizzard City before, and she was already used to it. No wonder.
This little girl learned the sword from Senjou, and she also learned her carefree character. After packing Senjou's clothes, she also hung the sword on the wall, and was about to take off her clothes and go to the bath.
...
There is a small partition in the room near the courtyard, which is a place for washing the body.
Qianjou took off all his clothes and walked over.
Her back is perfect, but the devil tattoos all over her back are very eye-catching.
Yuzi also looked slightly clear-eyed.
There was a lot of joy in the room, and Su Lun was the calm one.
After all, there were outsiders, so he didn't have the time to watch Qianjiu take off his clothes. He just found a place to sit and planned to digest what he had just obtained.
Not long after, the sound of water was heard.
But at this time, I heard Qian Jiao shouting again through the screen: "Su Lun, why don't you join us?"
Su Lun responded: "No. I still have to get some things to solve your rune ban as soon as possible..."
Rather than letting go, he was more eager to digest the soul of "Ghost Sword" Aki and the inheritance of the rune warlock lineage.
There are also sealed ghost warriors waiting for him to deal with, as well as research on the [Silver Hand]...
There are so many things waiting to be done.
"oh."
Qianjou responded: "Then I'll go first."
Su Lun didn't respond.
At this time, Miko, who was still in the room, also spoke. She still bowed slightly politely: "Mr. Su Lun, I'm going to take a bath first. Excuse me."
Su Lun was a little unaccustomed to such a polite attitude all the time, and responded: "Well. Miss Miko, you don't have to be so polite."
Yuzi smiled slightly and said that she was also going to change into the gauze clothes she used for bathing in the room.
However, she was not as bold as Chijo who could take off her clothes in the room without changing her expression. She walked over and politely pulled the wooden lattice door open, creating a changing room.
There was a "rustling" sound of taking off clothes next to my ears, and not long after, the entire miko costume was taken off and hung on the screen.
Su Lun was concentrating on his own things, placing some things in front of him and doing his own things. But because of his ability to multi-task, he could clearly distinguish the subtle movements in the room. He heard a slight
From the sound of footsteps, he knew that Miko had gone to the washroom.
Sure enough, I didn't wait long before I heard the sound of water.
Unlike other places, Shanyin's soup room has a boiler pipe for flushing.
The hot water here is brought directly from the hot spring using bamboo tubes.
It's time for Qianjiao to be rinsed, probably with a wooden bucket and a rushing sound, making a splashing sound.
When Miko was rinsing, she seemed to be scooping water little by little with a gourd and ladle, making a gurgling sound. Her behavior sounded very delicate.
For some reason, Su Lun was suddenly attracted by this movement.
He raised his eyebrows, glanced at the witch costume on the screen, shook his head slightly, and then calmed down again.
Finally, Yuzi also went to the hot spring pool in the courtyard. Su Lun was the only one in the room, and he could concentrate on his own affairs.
He took out the [Soul Sealing Jar], and the shadow of the God of Death instantly condensed behind him. In an instant, an icy breath descended on the entire room.
Su Lun expressionlessly opened the cork of the clay pot, and a ghostly light floated out, and the shadow of death swallowed it instantly.
"You peeled off the soul of 'Yashi Aurora', and you gained a lot of inherited knowledge of 'Rune Warlock'"
"You have understood the 108 variations of the 'Advanced Runes'"
"You have gained a lot of insights related to 'knowledge of all rune languages', 'rune refining techniques', and 'rune engraving techniques'"
"..."
In the house, Su Lun was busy.
At the same time, Mikokan, who was soaking in the hot spring in the hot spring pool in the courtyard, knew the special aura of death coming, and her pretty face was slightly surprised.
Qianjou raised his eyebrows and said lazily: "Don't worry about him."
Yuzi also guessed what kind of secret technique Su Lun might be performing, so naturally it was difficult to find out.
She thought of something and then asked curiously: "Miss Qianjiao, I would like to ask, is Mr. Su Lun your lover?"
Qianjo rolled his eyes, "Do you think it looks like it?"
"picture."
Miko smiled and said in a very sure tone: "Only for the one you love deeply, you will take risks without hesitation. I can see that Mr. Su Lun cares about Miss Senjou very much."
"Cut~"
Upon hearing this, Senjo rolled his eyes, as if he didn't even have the intention to explain.
The tacit understanding between her and Su Lun is not a relationship between a man and a woman.
At this time, Qianjou thought of something, and suddenly showed a frivolous look like a female gangster. She dragged Miko's chin with her hand, looked at it for a moment, and said seriously: "I think you two are quite suitable.
.You are good-looking, with white skin and a great figure. Su Lun will definitely be very satisfied with you."
The two of them had known each other well in the Pirate City before, and they had no worries about talking to each other.
Mitsuo Miko didn't know why the fire burned her body, and she couldn't laugh or cry, "Senjo-sensei is joking, I am a shrine maiden who serves the gods. I will dedicate my whole life to the gods."
"Oh, I almost forgot, only the purest girls can serve the gods."
Qianjiao smacked his lips, but his face was unconcerned.
She thought of something, her expression became even more playful, and she joked: "However, if you meet the Su Lun boy, your ideal of 'serving the God for life' may not be realized."
Miko: "..."
.......
After a while, Su Lun digested the knowledge that poured into his mind, his eyes gradually became clear, and he sighed with emotion: "Fortunately, the Shinto secret technique can preserve the soul. This has at least saved me several years of hard work."
This Axi is much more knowledgeable and understanding than his fourth-level pirate brother.
Su Lun digested those memories and instantly felt that he had gained a lot.
His current Death Shadow can peel off the soul of a fifth-level professional and obtain about 3% of the total soul fragments. In order to gain as much knowledge about the "Rune Warlock" as possible, he even gave up the knowledge that this guy understood.
A very formal understanding of the fifth-level wind system law and the sword's will.
However, the effect of this trade-off is also excellent.
"Rune Warlock" is an alchemy system that specializes in the study of runes. There is no slight difference between professionals and amateurs.
Instantly gaining a massive amount of depth and expansion of rune knowledge made Su Lun feel that his attainments in runes had reached a new level.
More importantly, with this knowledge as a basis, he can better understand the obtained [Rune Heritage Scroll].
Thinking of this, Su Lun took out the yellowed scroll again and spread it out in front of his eyes. The densely packed small characters came into view.
This scroll, which is nearly ten meters long, records almost all the rune knowledge, progression sequences, and combat secrets that the "Old Rune Man" brought from the Luying Imperial Capital.
This scroll is not just pure text, but also has some encrypted content and special runes.
Fortunately, Su Lun peeled off Axi's soul and was able to decipher all the contents with almost no obstacles.
Su Lun glanced at ten lines, and the waves in his eyes reflected the densely packed words.
This scroll is like a key, opening the door to the mysteries of runes.
But the mystery of runes is as deep as the ocean. It was like he had found a treasure chest in the ocean.
Even though Su Lun is now considered a "master" in runes, the content on this scroll is enough for him to study for a lifetime.
Su Lun did not intend to completely digest these things. He wanted to find a way to refine [imitation original runes].
If you advance to the fourth level as you wish and come back to look at the scroll, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!
Su Lun's eyes carefully searched the contents on the scroll, and then in the "Advanced Sequence Selection" section, he found several classic advancement paths of the Rune Warlock lineage, ranging from levels 1 to 6.
As expected, he quickly found several professional material refining formulas that could be adapted to [imitation original runes].
After analysis, the two most suitable ones were finally selected, one was called [Universal Comprehension] and the other was called [Zosimos’ Sky Eye].
The first type of refining formula is the "universal formula". The degree of integration is not too high, but fortunately the materials are not difficult to find, and the final product is quite effective.
The second recipe requires some strange materials, such as [the corpse dust of the lake monster], [narwhal tears], [high-level siren's brain]... some of the materials are even Suellen
Today's knowledge is unexpected. The material is tricky, and accordingly, the effect will be very good.
"It's hard to find these materials..."
Although he had been mentally prepared, Su Lun frowned as he watched.
Alchemists have very thorough research in the field of materials, and they are not limited to a certain kind of material. As long as they can analyze the specific role of the material in the drawing, they can actually find alternatives to other materials with similar effects.
Fortunately, this scroll also introduced the "pharmacology" and "medicinal properties" of various materials in detail. Su Lun looked at it carefully and thought of several substitute materials.
However, there is still a lot missing.
If you want to unleash more of the characteristics of a top-level item like [Imitation of the Original Rune], the higher-grade materials it is paired with, the better.
Those materials may not be found at top auction houses.
"Hey, think of a way to raise it all in a short time..."
Su Lun's own materials were quite different. He immediately thought of other members of the Mirror Organization and wanted to use the communicator to ask first.
When I was in a trance, the sound of water suddenly sounded in the courtyard outside the house.
When I looked again, I saw that Senjo and three people came in after taking a bath in the hot spring.
