"You don't need to worry about this. I'm back now, but my strength has just been drained and I haven't recovered yet. I'll go to the imperial capital with you in two days to ensure that I have enough strength for you."
"This will make me feel relieved."
Nan Fengtian stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Over the years, he has been tracking and recording the cultivation level of the students who hold jade items in Taiping Academy, and found that their cultivation level is improving much faster than those of the same level who do not have jade items, so he is very aware of the value of jade items.
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So even if he shamelessly knocked on Zhang Xiaopou's door early in the morning and squatted at the entrance of the alley regardless of his identity, he would still fight for this opportunity for Dasu students.
"Dean, have you followed up on the students who have been tempered? Is there anyone who is in bad health?" Zhang Xiaozhu asked.
"Not at all." Nan Fengtian replied affirmatively, "Since I heard you say that I was not sure whether tempering would cause some unknown damage to the body, I have been following up on the physical conditions of the students who have been tempered.
After a period of time, I found that their bodies are very healthy, and their cultivation speed is much faster than before the body tempering, so it can be said that everything is harmless."
Zhang Xiaozu frowned and lowered his voice and said, "There may be a terrible guy sealed in my alchemy furnace. This guy can devour people's souls. This means that when tempering the body in the alchemy furnace, one's life may be in danger at any time. What do you think?
Do we still need to temper the bodies of these one hundred students?"
Nan Fengtian saw that Zhang Xiaozu's expression was serious and he was not joking. He couldn't help but frowned. After thinking for a moment, he asked in a low voice, "Is there a high possibility of something happening?"
"What happened?"
Yuan Taiping suddenly turned out from the other side of the alley, interrupting the low conversation between the two.
Zhang Xiaozu briefly explained the matter to Yuan Taiping, and then answered Nan Fengtian's question, "It shouldn't be a big deal, but if something goes wrong, it may be a matter of life. The cultivation qualifications of these one hundred students are extremely outstanding, and losing any one of them will be a problem."
It’s Dasu’s loss.”
Nan Fengtian gently stroked his long beard and thought for a while.
After a while, he said, "Let them make their own choice. There is no need to tell them the specific situation. I just want to say that there is a possibility of body tempering failure. There is always a coexistence of dangers and opportunities in cultivation. Whether it is a blessing or a disaster depends on their fate."
Zhang Xiaozu nodded and said, "If you are willing to take the risk, the rewards will be quite large. My power state of mind was awakened after tempering my body."
"What? Did you realize the state of power after tempering your body?" Nan Fengtian asked in shock.
"Third brother, did you realize the state of power after tempering your body for the third time? I want to try." Yuan Taiping said excitedly.
He came to Zhang Xiaozu just to ask Zhang Xiaozu if there was any way to quickly improve his cultivation level, because he found that his realm was already far away from Zhang Xiaozu and the other three. If he didn't find a way to catch up, he would be held back.
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So when I heard Zhang Xiaozu say that body tempering had awakened the power of his mind, he immediately felt that he had found a way to improve his combat power.
But Zhang Xiaozu refused.
"No, it's too dangerous. I can't let you take this risk. How do you want me to explain to my siblings and nephews if something happens? No!" Zhang Xiaozhu waved his hand firmly towards Yuan Taiping.
But Yuan Taiping insisted, "The dean just said that practicing Taoism always involves dangers and opportunities. I am willing to take the risk and try it out. It can also help the students to find out the situation. Besides, third brother, you are watching over me.
Even if there is danger, it will definitely not hurt my life. Let’s just decide happily.”
"Happiness is a bullshit decision!" Zhang Xiaozhu scolded angrily, "I have a lot of pills here, which are enough for your practice. You only need to practice calmly, and there is no need to take risks and take shortcuts."
He guessed the reason why Yuan Taiping wanted to take the risk to improve his cultivation. He must have felt that his level was lagging behind theirs and he was anxious to catch up.
Yuan Taiping touched the tip of his nose and said with a smile, "Okay then."
When Nan Fengtian heard this, he said with greedy eyes, "I wonder how many miraculous elixirs the Marquis has brought from the outer world? If there is more, I can also reward the students with some."
Zhang Xiaopou refused and said, "It's not much, so don't worry about it. Instead of worrying about my elixirs, why not send some students with alchemy talents and I can teach them how to make alchemy. At present, the spiritual energy is revived and the mountains and rivers reveal their true appearance.
A lot of heavenly materials and earthly treasures have been discovered, and there are many high-level elixirs that can be refined. If you act early, you will benefit early."
Nan Fengtian smiled and narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and said, "It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. The Marquis is so thoughtful. When I get back, I will immediately select talents in this field and send them to the Marquis."
Zhang Xiaozu waved his hand and said, "Forget it a year ago, I'm very busy and don't have time to teach."
"The Chinese New Year will be in one month, what else does the Marquis have to do?" Nan Fengtian asked, thinking that Zhang Xiaozu wanted to be lazy before the New Year. ??
"I want to unify Kyushu before the end of the year, and then have a peaceful New Year." Zhang Xiaozu replied.
"——" Nan Fengtian was stunned and froze on the spot.
Unify Kyushu in one month?
Are you kidding me?
He thought Zhang Xiaozu was joking, but Zhang Xiaozu's expression told him that he was serious.
Zhang Xiaozu was pressed for time and did not continue chatting with Nan Fengtian. Instead, he called the one hundred students under the old willow tree at the head of the village. According to Nan Fengtian's wishes, he told them that body tempering was dangerous and that if they failed, they would explode and die.
die and let them choose.
As a result, no one was afraid to back down.
In fact, they have been looking forward to this day for a long time, and sometimes they even dream about Zhang Xiaozu helping them temper their bodies.
This is because the students who were tempered by Zhang Xiaozu left many legends in the academy, such as gaining divine power after tempering, blasting a mountain with one punch, or gaining super speed after tempering, chasing light with bare feet, or
Or after quenching the body, the body becomes as strong as iron armor, invulnerable to invulnerability, water and fire, etc.
They have been living in such legends for a long time, so how can they not long to be tempered by Zhang Xiaozu?
So no one backed down.
However, Zhang Xiaozu does not think that they are not afraid of death, but that they have not yet felt the fear of facing death. If someone has an accident during body tempering later, they will not be so excited.
Zhang Xiaozu emphasized again that body tempering was dangerous, and only after making sure that no one was exiting did he take out the alchemy furnace.
Make a fire, pour in the spiritual liquid, and prepare the body-tempering elixir.
Then he looked at the students and asked, "Who comes first?"
"I'll go first."
A sturdy student strode out of the queue.
"Damn it, let him take the lead."
Several regretful voices sounded in the team.
"Take off your coat, go into the alchemy furnace and sit cross-legged.
The body tempering process will be extremely painful. It is not an exaggeration to say that life is worse than death. You must be mentally prepared.
In addition, you can try to think about the power you want to gain when re-tempering your body.
For example, if you want to be more powerful, you should keep saying "I want power" silently. If you want to be faster, you should keep saying "I want speed" silently.
do you understand?"
Zhang Xiaozu explained.
"Back to Lord Marquis, I understand." The student replied loudly.
Then he took off his coat and jumped towards the mouth of the alchemy furnace.
Yuan Taiping, who was watching from the side, suddenly rushed towards the alchemy furnace, kicked out the student who was about to fall into the alchemy furnace, and then entered the alchemy furnace with a bang. An apologetic voice followed from the alchemy furnace.
A voice came from the furnace: "Boy, I'm sorry, let me help you try the danger first."
