Chapter 306 Four Paintings
Giving gifts to others is actually a very particular matter.
Like giving spirit stones or something, how tacky is that?
If Third Senior Brother Zhuge Laifu were here, he would definitely say, "I'm offended."
The top leaders of Yijian Mountain and Wanjian Mountain sat together to discuss for a while, and finally decided to give Lu Xun the most suitable apology based on his actual situation.
For a person born with a sword talent, the best thing is to give him something related to the sword.
Ye Sui'an is most familiar with Lu Xun, so Ping Shanhai and Qian Zhengyi specifically asked for his opinion.
In Ye Sui'an's eyes, Lu Xun had the courage to "carry on the lost knowledge of the ancient sages and bring peace to the world for all generations."
In his opinion, Lu Xun was the kind of pioneer who carried on the aspirations of his predecessors and opened up a new path for the younger generation of sword practitioners.
What he seeks may be the same as that of Patriarch Jianshan, which is - the eternal prosperity of swordsmanship!
This kind of person must be devoted to the way of the sword, with nothing else in his eyes.
He really "understands" Lu Xun.
As a holy land of kendo, we have so many good things related to swords.
What should we give him to show our style and character?
After some discussion, Qian Zhengyi, who looked like a wealthy man, finally made a suggestion:
"Why don't we set a range, and the specific gains will depend on his choice. What do you think?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone nodded in unison.
Even the top leaders of Yijian Mountain did not argue like they did in the past.
Generally speaking, it is difficult for these two major sword factions to hold a meeting together, and arguing with each other is the norm.
This atmosphere also indirectly led to the two major sword schools being well-known for producing many argumentative people.
The range of choices they set for apology is quite interesting.
At this moment, Ping Shanhai said to Lu Xun: "After the ancestor passed away, he left behind a lot of items."
"In addition to the [Excalibur], [Sword Jade], and [Boundary Monument], there are four other things that are most special."
"These four things are all helpful to the practice of sword cultivators."
"Young friend Lu, you can choose any one to observe and comprehend."
When Lu Xun heard this, he immediately understood what Ping Shanhai was talking about.
He had seen related posts on the forum in his previous life, and had heard a little about this information after traveling through time.
After all, it is the relic of the ancestor Jianshan. No matter its status or fame, it is top-notch.
There are four paintings depicting Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum.
Each painting contains hidden meaning and mystery. Many sword practitioners can make breakthroughs in swordsmanship when observing them.
These appear to be four paintings, but they are actually four kinds of sword intent.
According to legend, this was when Patriarch Jianshan recalled the enemies he had encountered in his life in his later years. He simulated the sword intent of four of them and copied them on four scrolls for his disciples to comprehend.
“The ability to simulate and visualize the sword intent of others is truly terrifying. He is indeed worthy of being called a ‘true natural sword embryo.’” Lu Xun sighed in his heart.
Viewing the scroll is a reward for the disciples of Yijian Mountain and Wanjian Mountain.
It’s just that everyone’s gains are different.
What’s more magical is that even players can gain something from the scroll.
It’s just that different players will gain different things from looking at the same painting.
Those who are lucky and full of good fortune may even get 1 point of kendo qualification!
Of course, in the end, big data showed that those with kendo aptitude higher than 3 points could not be improved by just observing the scroll.
But no matter what, the temptation is still great!
Lu Xun hesitated for a moment, and said very frankly: "This kind of opportunity is really hard to refuse. Lu Xun is disrespectful to refuse it, but I feel ashamed to accept it."
Ping Shanhai smiled heartily when he heard him say that and asked, "Which painting are you going to choose, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Xun glanced at the purple bamboo forest on the Yingke Peak, and thought of the bamboo forest in the back mountain of the Demon Sect, and Gu Xiaoman, who was sitting quietly in the bamboo forest, with a thin figure and wearing a loose black Taoist robe. He said:
"Then choose Bamboo."
According to big data, since the arrival of , the most popular of the four paintings... is [Chrysanthemum].
This is the nature of stupid players. There is nothing much to say.
Among three thousand avenues, choose a dry road.
Tsk tsk tsk.
However, Lu Xun still remembers that when he was in primary school, chrysanthemum was still a normal flower. When writing essays, especially when describing the smiles of the elderly, he would often use chrysanthemums as metaphors, such as: "Her smile is like a chrysanthemum blooming on her face."
I don't know when the word started to change its meaning.
It’s an old joke, so old that I can’t even remember the date.
Ping Shanhai heard Lu Xun choose Bamboo and smiled, "When I was young, I also chose Bamboo."
It’s fate, my friend!
As he spoke, Ping Shanhai also recalled his youth and said, "It was when I was observing the scroll that I reached the state of great perfection in swordsmanship."
After saying that, he turned to Lu Xun and said, "My dear Lu, are you going to go today, or will you choose another day?"
"Right now." Lu Xun said.
In his opinion, it is better to finish early and leave early.
This was a hellish place filled with swords, and only Yingke Peak made him feel comfortable.
He didn't want to stay any longer.
"Okay, then follow me." Ping Shanhai flew forward holding the [Divine Sword] and led the way.
Lu Xun followed behind, riding a paper crane.
Soon, they arrived at the forbidden area of Jianshan - [Jian Ge]!
The nature of [Jian Ge] is similar to the [Skill Transmission Tower] of the Demon Sect, and it contains skills and sword techniques.
The four paintings were hung on the top floor of Jiange, separately in four secret rooms.
There is a powerful restriction in [Jian Ge]. If it weren't for Ping Shanhai leading the way to remove it, with Lu Xun's current strength, it would be a dead end if he forced his way in.
Going up one level at a time, Lu Xun looked at the martial arts and skill books on each shelf, wanting to reach out and touch them secretly.
Unfortunately, there are restrictions on them, so it's useless to touch them.
Unless the restriction is touched, as long as Lu Xun touches it with his fingertips, the four words [Do you want to learn] will pop up in front of him.
That's interesting.
[Jian Ge] has a total of seven floors. After reaching the seventh floor, Ping Shanhai took out a token. Under the effect of the token, the restriction was naturally lifted.
The four secret rooms are arranged in the order of [Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum], with [Bamboo] in the third one.
After Lu Xun bowed to Ping Shanhai to express his gratitude, he walked into the secret room.
The secret room is not big, about the size of a small bedroom.
There are only two things in it:
A cushion for sitting quietly.
And the painting hanging on the wall.
The scroll does not look expensive, it feels like it is made of just ordinary paper.
This is the ability that big shots have. The calligraphy piece with the word "ugly" written by the gentleman was written on the most ordinary paper.
Lu Xun sat cross-legged on the cushion, then looked up and examined the scroll carefully.
"So ugly." Lu Xun said from the bottom of his heart.
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