Novel Full Chapter 539 - Chapter 539: Chapter 257 Luo Changfeng: What Have You Realized?_2
Chapter 539: Chapter 257 Luo Changfeng: What Have You Realized?_2
Gazing into the distance, for a long, long, long time.
He seemed to remember the presence of another person by his side.
So, he turned his head.
Towards the ever-silent Miao Qi, who stood beside him without uttering a word, without making a sound, he quietly asked.
“Now, over half a month has passed.”
“What have you learned?”
Miao Qi lowered his head and, after pondering for a moment, he softly replied, “In talisman-making, in addition to countless techniques, the talisman-maker’s heart must grow calm. Only when the heart is calm, can all thoughts be poured into the talisman before them. Only then can a talisman maker create a talisman of sufficient quality and excellence…”
Luo Changfeng silently nodded and then added, “Is there anything else?”
After reflecting for a moment, Miao Qi responded, “For an alchemist to achieve greatness, they must possess a heart of alchemy. If an artifact refiner wishes to excel, they must hold a heart of artifice. Anyone desiring mastery in formations must have a heart of formations, and the same applies to talisman makers. To reach the pinnacle in the art of talisman making, one must have a resolute and unwavering heart for it.”
Luo Changfeng heard the answer.
He was quite pleased and nodded.
Then he asked again.
“Besides that, in this time of over half a month, have you learned or realized anything else?”
This time, Miao Qi did not immediately choose to answer.
In fact, he seemed to fall silent.
As time trickled by.
Until, after an indiscernible amount of time had passed,
Miao Qi finally raised his head again.
He looked at Luo Changfeng, sitting quietly under the Stone Pavilion, silently sipping his tea,
And after another moment of thought, he spoke in a low voice,
“Talisman-making, much like the various aspects of life, the more one experiences, understands, and comprehends…
“…the further we can travel on the path of talisman-making.”
“Perhaps even carving out a path that is uniquely our own.”
As Miao Qi spoke,
His eyes began to shine.
A look of faith slowly surfaced on his face,
This sentiment seemingly became the belief that Miao Qi cherished in his heart.
Luo Changfeng: “???”
…
Sitting leisurely under the Stone Pavilion, sipping tea, was Luo Changfeng.
Upon hearing these words,
His brow involuntarily furrowed slightly.
What the heck?
Talisman-making is like life?
When did I ever say anything like that to you?
How come I don’t know about it?
Luo Changfeng put down the tea cup in his hand and just as he turned his head, intending to say something,
He suddenly, got stuck.
He looked at Miao Qi’s appearance at that moment, his eyes gleaming.
He saw the unwavering and devout faith in his eyes.
And suddenly, Luo Changfeng found himself at a loss for words.
Now it’s done for…
He had initially wanted to test this youngster, Miao Qi,
But who knew,
This youngster could actually express such thoughts,
And it seemed he even took them as his most devout belief,
Such a belief must not be shattered lightly,
Because, if it were broken,
Miao Qi’s entire being would probably be destroyed,
In his cultivation and especially in the art of talismans, where he was most confident and skilled,
It would likely become hard for him to make any significant breakthroughs.
“Sigh…”
After sighing inwardly,
Luo Changfeng then stood up,
He walked over to Miao Qi, gently patted him on the shoulder,
The helplessness in his eyes was clearly expressed,
But the youngster with his head down didn’t seem to notice this,
He just felt that his own words,
Seemed to have been acknowledged by his respected Sect Master.
“A promising seedling, growing askew…”
“What a pity, a real pity.”
After shaking his head silently,
Luo Changfeng walked slowly away, hands clasped behind his back, heading into the distance.
[Off I go…]
[Off I go…]
[Off I go…]
At that moment, the black-feathered bird that was always perched high up in the courtyard, vigilantly observing its surroundings,
suddenly fluttered its wings and landed on Miao Qi’s shoulder.
Having stayed in this small courtyard for over half a month,
Miao Qi had naturally become quite familiar with the existence of the black-feathered bird.
“Black Feather, Black Feather, do you also think that I just performed very well?”
Miao Qi looked at Black Feather, which stood on one leg upon his shoulder,
and spoke with a hint of excitement and agitation.
[Foolish, foolish, foolish…]
After speaking those words,
Black Feather once again fluttered its black wings
and slowly flew to another high spot within the courtyard.
Then, standing on one leg and tilting its head,
it observed with a clear yet somewhat foolish gaze, quietly watching every change in the surroundings.
“Hey, you black bird…”
“This beak of yours really isn’t endearing.”
Miao Qi couldn’t help but glare at Black Feather, who was perched up high, head tilted, surveying the surroundings.
Afterward, he closely followed Luo Changfeng.
The agreed upon time had been a full month.
Now, more than half of that month had already passed.
The remaining time was even less than half a month.
Thus, Miao Qi naturally had to follow his Sect Master closely, with the little time left,
continuously learning all kinds of new knowledge about the art of talisman making.
Even if he hadn’t fully grasped all that knowledge during this period,
as long as he could deeply imprint that knowledge in his mind, that would be enough.
…
Qingshi City, Luo Family Ancestral Land.
Inside the room where the Luo Family Patriarch resided.
At this moment, Luo Ping, the current Family Head of the Luo Family, was seated quietly in the main seat.
He was slightly bowing his head, perusing the large pile of political affairs that he had not yet reviewed that lay before him.
However, just as Luo Ping was somewhat immersed in reviewing these affairs,
alongside him in the room,
suddenly appeared a figure dressed in black, with a Spiritual Artifact curved saber tied around his waist,
his complexion cold, and his face devoid of any expression,
emanating a faint murderous aura and an extremely dangerous sense.
“Shadow Guard?”
As Luo Ping looked at the black-clad Mysterious Cultivator beside him,
he couldn’t help but slightly narrow his eyes.
Soon, he recognized the identity of the person beside him.
However, it had been a long time since a formal Shadow Guard had appeared before him.
Now that the Shadow Guard had appeared so suddenly,
could it be that some significant event had occurred?
“What’s the matter?”
Luo Ping looked at the Shadow Guard beside him and, after a moment of hesitation, he asked.
The Shadow Guard silently moved close to Luo Ping, the current Family Head,
and whispered some words into his ear.
…
Of course,
the appearance of the Shadow Guard also caught the attention of many people in the room.
Among them, especially Luo Yao, who was seated beside Luo Ping and was being specifically groomed as the next Family Head of the Luo Clan,
was particularly curious and concerned about the sudden appearance of the Shadow Guard.
“Is that really so?”
“Are these words truly from Patriarch Changfeng to tell me?”
As Luo Ping was seated in the main seat, listening to what the Shadow Guard had just shared with him,
his eyes seemed to flash with a trace of disbelief.
“Indeed, my master has tasked me to convey this message to you…”
After finishing, the Shadow Guard lowered his head slightly and fell silent once again.
Seeing this, Luo Ping narrowed his eyes slightly.
He glanced at the silent Shadow Guard standing beside him, and then at Luo Yao, who was seated next to him, right before his eyes.
For a moment, he felt as though
his own understanding had cracked.
If what the Shadow Guard said was true,
and if what the Shadow Guard said was indeed true,
then it would mean,
that Luo Yao, who was seated beside him, whom they were grooming as the next Family Head of the Luo Family,
had actually been slacking off most of the time?