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The scene in front of him was simply too inconceivable. Huangfu Yin, who looked the most like a sculpture, was evaluated as worthless by the old man, but this eagle cub that looked like a joke was actually praised by the old man. What was going on?
"Master, what's so special about this eagle cub that you actually praise it so highly?"
When Huangfu Yin saw this scene, he could not help but ask, "What's the matter?"
This made him too depressed. Huangfu Yin felt that if he didn't figure it out, he would probably be depressed to death.
"Oh?" The old man's lips curled up slightly when he heard this. He turned around and glanced at Huangfu Yin, then picked up the eagle cub in front of Chu Chen. "Do you know why you lost? The original intention of refining a medicinal talisman is to intercept the laws of heaven and earth and seal them in one's Qi Sea! The laws of heaven and earth are formless and intangible. They can't be touched, observed, or sensed. How can one truly sense and intercept them? There are only four words: Imitate nature! "
"There's an ancient saying: Man imitates earth, earth imitates heaven, heaven imitates Dao, and Dao imitates nature! The Dao of nature is the Dao of heaven and earth! Although the eagle you carved was very imposing, you didn't care about the natural patterns of the wood at all. You only knew how to carve according to the painting. Even if every feather and every pattern you carved was exactly the same as the one in the painting, you destroyed the patterns of the wood itself, which is the 'Dao of nature' of the wood itself. "
"Do you know why I asked you to use Jiuxuan Black Wood to carve? Not only is Jiuxuan Black Wood the hardest material, but it's also because the fish scale patterns it contains are the most complicated. In other words, the 'Dao of nature' of this wood is also the most complicated. No matter how similar your eagle is, it's only a sculpture. It's dead! "
"But his eagle cub is different. Every feather and every inch of pattern on this eagle cub's body was carved according to its own fish scale patterns. This caused the 'Dao of nature' of this sculpture to be perfectly preserved and intercepted!"
"It's no longer a dead object, but a 'living' one! To put it bluntly, this eagle cub can be directly used as a medium to refine medicinal talismans! As for your sculpture, the 'Path of Nature' inside has been completely destroyed. No matter how beautiful and magnificent it is, it can only be viewed as a sculpture. It is of no use at all! "
The nameless old man spoke very slowly, but every word was clear and powerful, impacting everyone's hearing and soul.
"Also, look at this eagle chick. Although it is still young, its eyes naturally reveal a trace of ferocious aggressiveness. What is this? This was the 'Dao of Nature' of this piece of wood, and also the 'soul' contained within this piece of wood! This is a sculpture with a soul. This is its' God '! "
"Now, do you understand why I said that your sculpture is' tangible but not spiritual '? You don't even know the 'soul' of the piece of wood in your hand! Alright, that's all for today's class. Go back and reflect on it! Come to class tomorrow. "
After the old man finished speaking, he curled his lips and put the baby eagle back on Chu Chen's table. He waved his hand and walked up to the bamboo building. The remaining disciples all fell into deep thought, and began to carefully ponder over what he had said.
Three students had been eliminated in a single round of carving trial. Now, there were only seven people left in the entire bamboo building: Chu Chen, Qi Fei, Huangfu Yin, Li Taixin, Shen Qian, and two other students, one male and one female, who followed Huangfu Yin.
Later, Chu Chen also learned their names. The male was called Zhu Guanqing, and the female was called Xie Ziyun. Only seven students attended a class, which broke a big record in the entire Medicine Palace.
Returning from the forest of the Medicine Palace, Chu Chen pondered the identity of this mysterious nameless elder all the way back.
Obviously, this nameless elder was definitely not one of those elders who only had a nominal position in the Medicine Palace.
Overseeing the "Yin and Yang Dust Formation", opening up the secret forest by himself, and possessing an unbelievably powerful soul … The old man really had too many secrets.
Not to mention other things, just the fact that the boy who served him had a cultivation level above the peak of the Spirit Spring stage was enough to shock people.
Who was he? There was actually an elder with such a terrifying cultivation level hidden in the Medicine Palace!
After returning to his room, Chu Chen directly lay down on the bed.
Although the whole process of sculpting the eagle cub seemed to be very easy, as if it did not take much effort, in fact, the energy he consumed was unimaginable.
To grasp every inch of the Nine Profound Black Wood, which had been refined with a secret method, required a great deal of spiritual perception. Therefore, even with the strength of Chu Chen's soul, he felt a little tired at this time.
Just as Chu Chen wanted to have a good sleep to replenish his energy, there was a tremor in his chest, and a red-haired hamster's head popped out. "Phew … I was almost suffocated to death. That old man is really terrifying. I didn't even dare to breathe loudly! "
"Oh? You also felt that old man? " Chu Chen glanced at the little hamster. "How is it? Is that old man very mysterious? Can you tell where he came from?"
"As soon as I entered the Yin and Yang Dust Formation, I sensed that guy's existence, so I quickly sealed all my aura!" The little hamster patted its chest, looking scared. "I was really afraid that he would catch me as a strange beast that trespassed into the Medicine Palace. You have to be careful of that old man. He's very strong, very strong. "
"Oh, how strong is he?"
"Anyway, he's much stronger than Elder Yan and Elder Bing." The little hamster curled its lips. "If you ask me where he came from, I really can't answer. When I was in my prime, I never took such a small character seriously. But now that I'm stranded, it's better to keep a low profile."
"You're bragging!" Chu Chen helplessly rolled his eyes at the little hamster, frowned and muttered, "I'm afraid that the strongest people in the Medicine Palace are the three elders of the Medicine Palace. That old man is neither Elder Bing nor Elder Yan. Could it be … the legendary Master Changsheng, the most mysterious and elusive of the three elders of the Medicine Palace? "
"I'm not sure about that. In short, that old man is very strong. I really don't understand why such a powerful old man would come out to teach students how to refine Medicine Talismans! A master of that level could easily earn more than that little amount of money … "The little hamster muttered a few words, looking depressed.
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