Xu Yunfan's expression was moved when he heard this.
Before Xu Yunfan could speak, Lu Yi spoke first.
"There are more and more people from the underworld in Beiye City these days. Have you noticed?"
"I've been practicing martial arts at home these days. Even my meals are delivered to me by Changfeng Tavern. I rarely go out."
Xu Yunfan answered casually, and asked curiously, "Are there many Jianghu people in Beiye City recently?"
"They're almost crowded together. If you go to the streets and see, two or three out of ten people are carrying swords or knives. The restaurants in the city are bustling with business. Those gangsters will draw their swords and chop at anyone if they disagree with them.
The shopkeepers of the thirteen liquor stores in the West Market now all have iron birch shields behind their counters.
The day before yesterday, two men wielding sabers had a fierce fight in the Changfeng Tavern, and a beam as thick as a bowl was split in half. Now the second floor has completely collapsed!
It was too disturbing to the people, so the city governor Jiang Huaisheng ordered the captain to lead the troops to guard it.
"No wonder someone climbed over the wall to watch me practicing martial arts a few days ago. I thought it was just a neighbor and didn't pay much attention."
Xu Yunfan pinched his chin as if thinking and continued to ask.
"What happened? It's not a good thing. I'm afraid these so-called chivalrous men won't come over, right?"
Lu Yi chuckled, "Of course, these gangsters have noses as sharp as dogs. They'll come running over as soon as they smell something fishy."
After a pause, Lu Yi took a bite of food and said leisurely, "The Hu family was the first to spread the news that a master in Jiyun Mountain had died, leaving behind a magical weapon. Because the earth dragon turned over, the hole where the weapon died leaked out.
It is said to be the remains of the former Zhenbei General who died in battle. In his arms was a gilded mace, and the broken armor on the mace tip was still dripping with blood.
The divine weapon was exposed to the light of day, and its brilliance shot directly onto the Bull's Head and diffused across the mountain stream. It was witnessed by several families in the city, and word quickly spread. Now that the snow has melted and the cave has reappeared, naturally the entire Qingzhou martial arts world has heard the news and is in action.
Having said that, a mocking smile appeared on Lu Yi's face.
"Most of those people are consumables. Divine weapons are so easy to come by. Do you think those people mentioned in storytelling can soar to the sky after obtaining them? I'm afraid they can't even survive the backlash of the divine weapons. They can't even hold on to their vitality and have it all sucked away."
"So weird?" It was the first time Xu Yunfan heard of this. Li Haoming had never said this before.
"Divine weapons, divine weapons, how can ordinary people compare to them."
Lu Yi sighed and looked up at the slightly gloomy sky. "Things are different now. Only the ancient heritage of Divine Weapon Ridge makes this clear. Now, the only hope is in the Divine Weapon, but the Divine Weapon..."
He shook his head and said, "It's very evil. To forge a divine weapon, human sacrifice is necessary. Only when a weapon has a spirit can it be called a divine weapon.
It's hard for ordinary people to get close to it, and once it's unsheathed, getting even slightly closer will hurt you."
Xu Yunfan was very surprised. He never thought that a weapon could have such power.
He continued to ask about the characteristics of the magic weapon, and Lu Yi answered them one by one.
After drinking to his heart's content with Lu Yi, Xu Yunfan was rarely drunk.
After five dishes and three rounds of wine, he looked at the red grooves on Lu Yi's nose.
Xu Yunfan was silent for a moment, then said, "When the winter snow melts and the accumulated snow disperses, I will prepare to leave Beiye City and find a sect to become a disciple of."
Lu Yi's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Xu Yunfan and nodded slightly.
"That's right, you're still young, you need to go out and explore more... But if you bring your skills with you to learn from a master, I'm afraid people will be wary of you. You're a martial artist now, right?"
"I have now mastered the skills of strengthening my muscles and skin, and have even started to train my bones. I can be considered a second-class martial artist."
As Lu was speaking, he picked up a piece of braised beef. When he heard Xu Yunfan's words, his hands trembled, and he looked incredulous. He said in a lost voice: "You have completed the second level of training?!"
Xu Yunfan nodded slightly with a calm expression, but looking at the old man Lu Yi's expression of disbelief and as if he was talking nonsense, he felt a little secretly happy in his heart.
"I don't believe it!"
Seeing Lu Yi's decisive words, Xu Yunfan fell silent for a moment. He raised his arm, and the originally quiet energy and blood in his body suddenly moved and filled his arm.
Suddenly, veins covered his arms, as if a green python was wrapped around his arms. His already strong arms were expanding at an alarming speed, and the knotted muscle bundles were entangled with each other like giant pythons.
The subcutaneous blood vessels burst out into indigo vines, leaving deep grooves on the surface of the bulging muscles.
The muscle circumference of the arm has expanded several levels compared to the original arm, as if a deformed arm had been born.
"Buzz!"
The sound of a big tendon snapping, like a bent bow and a full moon, led to the rapid accumulation of unparalleled and amazing power.
Then, his blood became so swollen that his red palms fell on the stone bench next to him like a palm-leaf fan.
The whole action was silent, but when Xu Yunfan moved his palm away, a clearly visible palm print appeared on the stone bench, three inches into the stone, with a smooth and rounded edge.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yi almost jumped up. The drunkenness on his face was sobered up a little. The meridians in his neck were throbbing, and his cloudy eyes were almost struggling to break through the wrinkled eyelids.
Half a piece of beef fell into the wine glass with a "plop", splashing beer bubbles.
"The strings are broken and the tendons are ringing, the skin is tough and the drums are shaking, the tendons and skin are trained! Both are perfected!!"
Lu Yi's skinny fingers dug deeply into the edge of the table, and the stone table made a creaking sound from the friction of his claws.
He stared at the boy's muscular arms, and his throat rolled three times before he squeezed out a sound.
"How old are you?"
"Twenty-one this year."
Lu Yi sat down again, organized his words, and his expression was full of complexity.
"Given your talent, this place is indeed too small. A true dragon cannot be raised in shallow waters."
He slowly stood up, paced back and forth for a long time with his hands behind his back, and finally made up his mind. He took out a palm-sized black iron token from his arms.
Lu Yi stroked the token in his hand with a nostalgic look and sighed, "If I were still in Shenbing Ridge, I would at least be a master of forging weapons."
After saying that, he threw the token made of black iron to Xu Yunfan.
"then."
Xu Yunfan took it and looked at it. The black iron token was carved with cloud patterns, swords and knives entwined, and the words "divine weapon" were engraved in the middle.
"This is the token of Shenbing Ridge. If, if..."
Lu Yi's face was hesitant, but he finally said, "If other sects don't accept you, you can take this token to Shenbing Ridge. But I must remind you that Shenbing Ridge is not as good as it used to be since half of the mountain range collapsed. Considering your qualifications, think twice."
Xu Yunfan nodded seriously: "Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Lu Yi seemed to recall the past, waved his hand, turned around, and slowly walked out the door.
"Alright, I also value talent. These days, I've been able to see through a person. Although you're cold by nature, you're trustworthy and a good talent for the world.
Don't get involved in the excitement surrounding the emergence of some magical weapon. If it's true, those below the Flesh Refining Realm are consumables, and they've lost their lives for nothing. Besides, who knows if it's real or fake, and if it's just a scam."
"I understand."
In the next few days, Xu Yunfan basically stayed at home and practiced the Tieqiao Town Bone Training Chapter in silence.