Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"No wonder Clan Leader Gongshu had such a strange look on his face …" Qin Yichen thought to himself.
It was no wonder that Gongshu Yushan was worried that the Coming of Age Ceremony would be so dangerous.
"I'm sorry."
Qin Yichen apologized to the green-robed man.
In response, the green-robed man only smiled and shook his head, not minding it at all.
After so many years, he had become indifferent to many things.
As they chatted, the two soon arrived at an elegant house on the mountainside of Qinglan Mountain. After leading Qin Yichen here, the green-robed man left.
Perhaps it was because Qinglan Mountain was where Gongshu Yushan lived, so no one came to disturb Qin Yichen.
This made him feel lucky. Otherwise, his identity as the successor of an elite clan would attract many people from the Gongshu Clan. He did not want to be looked at like a monkey.
In the following days, Qin Yichen stayed on Qinglan Mountain. Every day, other than the time he spent cultivating, he spent it forging and carving.
In just half a month, his carving technique had improved greatly. However, compared to the green-robed man's technique, there was still a huge gap.
After completing another carving, Qin Yichen stood up. He frowned and looked at the piles of finished products beside him. His face was full of dissatisfaction.
During this period of carving, he did not know why, but he always felt that there was something wrong with his carving, but he could not pinpoint it.
He was aware of which part of the carving needed to be done, but there were some slight mistakes that led to some flaws.
"If practice makes perfect, then how long would it take …"
Qin Yichen shook his head and sighed in his heart.
"How can I improve my proficiency? If this goes on, I won't have much time to learn the art of craftsmanship. "
Qin Yichen frowned and simply sat on the ground. He looked at the pieces of work that were more or less flawed and fell into deep thought.
While he was lost in thought, a wooden table was placed in front of a bamboo house at the top of the mountain, and there was a pot of good tea with steam rising from it. At this moment, two figures were sitting at the table.
One of the two figures was Gongshu Yushan. As for the other figure, he was even older. It seemed that even Gongshu Yushan was somewhat respectful toward this person.
In the Gongshu Clan, to be treated like this by Gongshu Yushan, his identity was obvious: Gongshu Clan's Grand Elder … Gongshu Cangyou!
The two of them sat quietly on the wooden chairs, drinking hot tea in contentment. Their eyes seemed to be able to pierce through space as they looked at the mountainside.
"He has made great progress. However, if he continues like this, he won't be able to help in Zhiyi's Coming of Age Ceremony."
After a while, Gongshu Cangyou shook his head and said.
"I didn't want him to help Zhiyi …"
Hearing this sentence, Gongshu Yushan's old face turned red and he quibbled.
"You don't have to pretend in front of me. He is the successor of the Master's Hammer. He is the only one who can help Zhiyi. You love that little girl so much, how can you not think for her? "Gongshu Cangyou chuckled and said.
"If that's not the case, why did you leave him in Qinglan Mountain and not take the initiative to teach him those things? Instead, you let him comprehend it himself."
With Gongshu Cangyou's words, Gongshu Yushan's expression also changed from the previous embarrassment to normal. Anyway, he was seen through. Sure enough, in front of this old man, there was no room for him to hide his thoughts.
"If it is as recorded in the ancient books, he can indeed enter there with the Master's Hammer. However, whether he can help Zhiyi or not, I'm afraid it's hard to say. That girl is the most talented person in our clan now. The difficulty of the test, I'm afraid …"
Speaking of this, there was a touch of worry on Gongshu Yushan's face.
"If a jade is not carved, it will not become a tool. If he wants to become the pillar of our clan, how can the road be ordinary and smooth?"
The Supreme Elder could also understand Gongshu Yushan's worry. He shook his head and muttered.
Then, both of them shook their heads and remained silent for a long time.
On the mountainside, Qin Yichen sat cross-legged in the middle of many carvings. Looking at the flawed products, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
He knew very well how to carve these works to perfection, but his hands were not obedient and could not reach that step.
"This bamboo zither, if this outline was deepened a little, it would be perfect …"
Casually picking up a bamboo zither beside him, Qin Yichen shook his head and sighed. His gaze was fixed on the somewhat flawed outline, and his eyes gradually fell into a kind of emptiness. His mind also slowly quieted down.
Amidst this silence, his mental power began to fluctuate uncontrollably.
"Woo woo …"
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew at the mountainside, blowing leaves down. At this moment, Qin Yichen's mental power gushed out, following his thoughts and pouring into the zither in his hand.
At this moment, it was as if the gust of wind between heaven and earth had stopped dancing for a moment. The leaves that filled the sky strangely stopped in mid-air. At this moment, only the bamboo zither in Qin Yichen's hand had bamboo shavings falling down.
"This is?"
In an instant, Gongshu Cangyou and Gongshu Yushan, who were originally leisurely drinking hot tea, suddenly stood up. Their eyes were bursting with a luster of disbelief.
Due to being overly excited, the jade cup in Gongshu Yushan's hand trembled slightly. The hot tea flowed onto his hand, but he was completely unaware.
"Crash!"
The silence at the mountainside seemed to have lasted for less than a second. Then, the gust of wind continued to blow and leaves continued to fall.
"Thud!"
A leaf fell on the back of Qin Yichen's hand, and his body suddenly trembled. His empty eyes slowly regained their vigor and flowed again.
"This is?"
After regaining his senses, Qin Yichen's gaze fell on the bamboo zither in his hand. He was shocked to discover that the flaw from before had disappeared!
There was even a kind of spiritual energy in the bamboo zither. Although it was far from enough to form a spirit, it was clearly there!
"Could it be that state just now?"
Qin Yichen's eyes narrowed. Looking at the falling leaves, his eyes were filled with ecstasy.
Although he did not have a clear picture of what had just happened, the state he had entered was the same as the state of mind described in the Path of Craftsmanship!
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