Shen Wujiu left in a hurry with the news about Zhang Yan. As Zhang Yan said just now, Xiyuan County has made many changes under the arrangement of the Ministry of War Yamen. The emperor even once again dispatched five thousand forbidden troops to Xiyuan County. Sit down, it's almost here now.
The opinions given by Zhang Yan will definitely make Nanyuan Kingdom's preparations in all aspects less hasty on the basis of the existing ones. It will allow them to look more calmly, find out the omissions and then make up for them. More importantly, it can Reduce casualties to a great extent.
Those black spots who died in the army of Xiyuan County are a existence that scares many people. They are more frightening than the monsters fighting.
As soon as Shen Wujiu left, Zhang Yan did not stay in the study any longer. When he came back, he stayed with his family, chatting, and getting to know the situation. The time spent with his family was actually very short in the monk's long journey of cultivation. , he didn’t want to just pass it by so perfunctorily.
Later, Zhang Yan conducted a test on the three apprentices in the main room as if chatting.
Now the three apprentices have officially entered the Mysterious Vein Realm. The one with the highest cultivation level is Wang Nian. He is in the barrier position of the early to middle Mysterious Vein Realm. He can break through immediately if there is no opportunity. Both Liu Rui and Yang Rui are When you first enter the Xuanmai realm, you need some time to accumulate spiritual energy.
To be honest, Zhang Yan didn't have a clear sense of things like talent when he was practicing. In addition, he had a large amount of merit and spiritual energy injected into him, so the path of practice has been smooth for him. He can only learn from the Taoist books. Description: I know that my practice speed is extremely fast.
But now that he has three more apprentices, the mystery of his talent becomes even more magical before Zhang Yan's eyes.
Just like Liu Rui, her talent is almost the same as that of Zhang Yan, and she is the highest among the three apprentices. So despite having similar resources, understanding, and diligence, her progress has been catching up. Now she is not only tied with Yang Rui, There is even a vague intention to catch up compared to half a year ago. Based on this prediction, if nothing unexpected happens, Liu Rui will be able to leave Yang Rui behind within one to two years.
The most interesting thing and what Zhang Yan least expected was the kid Wang Nian.
Among Zhang Yan's three apprentices, Wang Nian is the most out-of-the-box, the least talented, and in a sense the laziest. I thought that even if he was the first to get started and lay the foundation, but under the guidance of Liu Rui and Yang Rui, If he catches up, he will be overtaken quickly, but this is not the case. Not only is he not overtaken, but on the contrary, the gap between himself and his two junior brothers and sisters is gradually widening.
Is Wang Nian's talent measured wrong? No. It's because Wang Nian's talent is not just a talent for cultivation. He also has special talents that Liu Rui and Yang Rui don't have. For example, he is paranoid about the five elements and dominates the fire attribute. This This made Wang Nian become more and more narrow-minded in terms of spells and spiritual energy intake. But it also made the spiritual energy in his body become more and more pure.
Coupled with Wang Nian's simple thoughts and simplified understanding of things, it is much easier for him to break through realm barriers than his junior brothers and sisters.
This is like Liu Rui and Yang Rui running faster than Wang Nian on the road, but whenever they have to hurdle, they will always spend nearly double or even more time than Wang Nian. After the increases and decreases on both sides are offset, You will find that Wang Nian not only did not slow down, but gradually ran farther and farther.
This clearly demonstrates the essence of talent. It’s not that you don’t work hard enough, but that some people are born with a much easier path than you.
Moreover, Wang Nian's talent is not only in cultivation and enlightenment. Out of his paranoia about the fire attribute of the five elements, he already has his own opinions on the control and understanding of fire. What can even make Zhang Yan ask a question?
.The place where its performance stands out is in alchemy.
If Yang Rui is said to be "incompatible" with alchemy, Wang Nian and alchemy can be said to be a "match made in heaven". Liu Rui, on the other hand, is "more than above, less than below", taking a middle value.
Wang Nian's performance was very eye-catching when he taught his three apprentices how to make elixirs for the first time. He only used less than six batches of medicinal materials to successfully refine the bone-strengthening elixir. After that, he could even turn four elixirs into one batch of medicinal materials!
Now I'm getting started with the Biqing Dan. Although I haven't completed it yet, I heard that I have found the key to the elixir. As long as I can practice more with a new Dan furnace, it should be almost done. And this guy has already
Three alchemy furnaces have been destroyed.
Of course, even if Wang Nian's practice performance is outstanding, he is still often punished. Because this kid is so out of touch. He can do things day and night that he is interested in, but if he is not so interested, he will give up in an instant.
In the back of my mind, many necessary methods cannot be learned or the progress cannot be kept up.
For example, right now, Wang Nian is receiving punishment with a golden hoop on his face and a pale face. Because his homework seems to be completed, but there is obviously a lot of superficial work in it, and he has not met Zhang Yan's requirements at all.
"The application methods of Yin Qi have been asking you to intensify your practice since last year, but now you need three breaths to complete even the most basic body protection of condensed Yin Qi. Three breaths, this time is enough to kill you when you are in danger.
Three or five times!”
"I know my mistake! Master, please forgive me this time!" Wang Nian knelt on the ground and kowtowed unequivocally. Another characteristic of this kid is that he "admits his mistakes quickly and will make them again next time."
He is the kind of person who only cares about eating and not fighting.
Zhang Yan knew the nature of this skinny monkey very well. With the word "fix", he stopped him in place and was not allowed to speak. At the same time, he continued to accept the punishment of the golden hoop. Wang Nian would not let go if he had not made up his mind for half an hour. This time he must do it
Let the other party remember it for a long time, and the methods related to Yin Qi are not a joke.
Turning to look at Liu Rui and Yang Rui, who wanted to ask for mercy but were a little scared, Zhang Yan continued with a straight face: "You two should also kneel down and accompany him."
The two of them were startled and hurriedly followed the instructions and knelt down next to Wang Nian who was immobilized. Their heads were hanging down, and their hearts were filled with fear.
"You three are brothers and sisters from the same sect, not blood relatives but better than blood relatives. Helping each other is an indispensable help for your future cultivation. You two know that Wang Nian is lazy but don't correct him, do you think it's inappropriate?
?If I stay in seclusion for a little longer, or if something happens and I can't take care of you, will you just look at Wang Nian or do nothing to save each other?"
"Disciple, I know my mistake!" After hearing this, Liu Rui and Yang Rui realized where they were wrong, their heads were pounding, and they regretted not pointing out Brother Shitou's problem forcefully before. Now that Master said this, it was really inappropriate.
"As brothers and sisters, supporting each other and moving forward is called relying on each other. We should not take everything lightly. You must remember this!" Zhang Yan did not mean to punish these two people, but he still needed to give a verbal warning.
"After Wang Nian is punished, the two of you will urge him to catch up as soon as possible on the homework he missed regarding Yin Qi methods. If he dares to play tricks, this golden hoop will be given to you, so you can let him know how powerful he is."