"Little Yi, don't forget to thank your Martial Uncle Gu Gang after this. There was some controversy in the sect about you giving birth to a sword spirit. It was your Martial Uncle Gu Gang who fought for you that you didn't become the subject of the sect's research...
Of course, the upper echelons of the sect wouldn't be so short-sighted as to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. But with this intention, you still have to know. "
Lou Xiaoyi said seriously, "It's not just Martial Uncle Gu Gang, right? I know that the Martial Uncles of the various halls are all speaking up for me. Gu Gang, Gu Shan, Gu Chuan, and that includes you!
I actually also know that the Martial Uncles of the Soaring Heaven Pavilion just haven't had any contact with me, so they don't know me. That's why they have some ideas. I don't blame them. Don't worry!
In fact, if I knew that someone had a unique method, I would also want to know. And I'm afraid that it would be for myself, not for the sect like the Martial Uncles. "
Gu Ming's old heart was comforted. Sensible children always made people particularly fond of them. You didn't even need to point them out for them to know what you meant. This was the true appearance of a cultivator. The way they conducted themselves was also a kind of Dao!
It was a bit mysterious. "Let me tell you a secret! The old Jin Dan cultivator who guides you is an old miser! He treats the things in the inner treasury as more important than the sky. He's like a country bumpkin, wishing that he could only get in and not get out!
He's been in charge of the inner treasury for many years. No one is more familiar with the treasures in the inner treasury than him! When he's nervous, he doesn't show it on other aspects, but the scar on the back of his neck will be especially red and shiny! The more nervous he is, the redder it gets. He's afraid that someone will take away his treasures!
This is a problem he got when he was injured in a fight. He can't control it!
Whether the things are good or bad, you can use this as a warning. I guarantee that everything you take out will be good! "
Lou Xiaoyi understood tacitly. This sentence was more practical than the countless sentences before it!
Coming to the inner treasury, the usual procedure was to verify his identity, check his qualifications, and explain the quantity. Gu Ming had promised that he could enter the inner treasury, but he didn't say that he could take whatever he wanted! He was also restricted here, unlike in the outer storehouse where he could do whatever he wanted. However, there were too many people who were qualified to go to the outer storehouse. What good things could be left in there?
Lou Xiaoyi strolled around the outer storehouse for an entire day, but he only received two sword embryos and the corresponding materials. They were not even as good as the top-grade goods sold in the official market. It was very disappointing.
Swordsman did not care much about resources, especially inner swords. However, it was different for outer swords. At the very least, flying swords could not be saved. It was equivalent to a spell cultivator's life-bound ritual implement. Who would be willing to save money on it?
Therefore, there was a saying in the cultivation world that a Swordsman was a magic cultivator who used a flying sword as a magic weapon. In fact, there was a certain degree of truth in this saying! A sword had a sword spirit, and a magic tool had a magic tool spirit. Strictly speaking, a magic tool of a magic cultivator might not be as sharp as a flying sword, but it was far superior in other aspects. Therefore, having a few flying swords in an external sword was actually the same as having more magic tools refined by a magic cultivator!
This was the reason why an external sword was slightly inferior to a spell cultivator from a top-grade sect! This was also the reason why so many high-level cultivators had their eyes on Lou Xiaoyi for him to be able to produce a sword spirit!
It was difficult to produce a sword spirit, but it was also not easy to produce a magic tool spirit! This was one of the fundamental reasons that determined the strength of a low-level cultivator. Just based on this point alone, Lou Xiaoyi was actually not that outstanding!
He also knew this, so he had been working hard. But what he didn't fully understand was his innate talent for battle. This was even more important than the birth of a sword spirit!
Lou Xiaoyi's flying swords were still of decent quality. Other than the first sword, the Four Seasons, which was slightly inferior, the rest were either from Gu Bei's private collection or from the official market. This was not something that he could save money on.
He was also considering using some precious materials to make up for the lack of quality of the sword embryo in the future. This was a matter for the future, but for now, of course, it was more practical to choose a better sword embryo. In the future, there would be less of such trouble.
The stingy old man that Gu Ming had mentioned was called Tian Gao. He looked like a very normal old cultivator, but the 'Tian' generation was one generation older than the 'Gu' generation. He was a true Jin Dan elder, a character who would kick the bucket any day.
He carefully examined Lou Xiaoyi, his expression uneasy. Probably everyone who came to the palace treasury was his enemy. This mentality … guarding this place was just right!
But he was also loyal to his duty. He would not forget his responsibility because of disgust. He led the way in front. Lou Xiaoyi, who was behind him, intentionally or unintentionally, glanced at the back of his neck. Sure enough, there was a brown scar the size of a copper coin!
"What do you want?" Tian Gao asked woodenly.
Lou Xiaoyi replied calmly, "Sword embryo!"
Every Swordsman who entered a place like this would have this as their first choice. It was normal. Unlike a magic cultivator, there were many choices. Magical instruments, talismans, pills, formations, spiritual beasts, and so on.
Tian Gao led him into a stone hall. Here, hundreds of flying swords were placed on individual sword racks. Some were sparkling, some were ancient, some were heavy and restrained, some were sharp on the outside …
A hundred swords was much less than Lou Xiaoyi had expected. His consciousness was still stuck on the concept of tens of thousands of swords in Bo Ao Tower. However, this was not a wholesale market. This was the palace treasury. Only the best of the best could enter. It could not be compared to the so-called best of the best in the outer treasury and the official market!
Tian Gao looked at the eager young Swordsman and smiled coldly. "The rules of the palace treasury state that if you want to take a sword, you must first use your spiritual sense to take it! If you can take it, it is yours. If you can't, it is not yours. No matter what reward you receive, it must be placed under the rules of the palace treasury. Do you understand? "
Lou Xiaoyi felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him. He laughed dryly and said, "I understand. I will follow the rules!"
This was to restrict cultivators from taking the most valuable items. The items here ranged from Foundation Establishment to Monarch. Of course, the items that could be used by Monarchs were the most valuable. What was the point of a small Foundation Establishment cultivator taking all these? What if he could not use them? He could only hoard them. This would lose the original meaning of the reward. Therefore, the restriction was actually reasonable!
The principle was that you should take what you could use and look at what you could not use. Don't think too much about it.
If it was a greedy person, they would try to absorb every single flying sword, and then observe if the quality of the swords that could be absorbed matched their characteristics. Of course, in the end, they would have to take a look at the scar on Tian Gao's neck.
However, Lou Xiaoyi was never a greedy person. He never was!
He had his own unique understanding of swords! Between the quality of a sword and whether it was easy for a sword to come to life, he obviously valued the latter more!
Because only the life of a flying sword could allow the flying sword to be reborn. Only then could he proceed to the next step of transformation! If the quality was good and the materials were precious, but it was not compatible with him, then what was the use? Could it be that he would be like Gu Bei and keep it until he died?
Up until now, he had already produced four sword spirits. Although he still did not completely understand the essence of the sword, he still had his own understanding of some superficial things. For example, the attributes of a flying sword, the materials used, the direction of the technique …
He was very clear on what kind of flying sword was most suitable for him!
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