Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

In the center of the Brass Palace is a huge circular plaza.

Various utensils are neatly arranged on the square, which are simple and elegant, and bear many traces of time.

Each of these tools is designed for practicing skills, and they are of various types and functions, ranging from furnaces for forging weapons to fine needles for carving jade, from rice paper for drawing talismans to alchemy furnaces for mixing liquid medicine.

The existence of these instruments not only provides the necessary tools for the practice of skills, but also invisibly highlights the unique status of the Brass Palace as a holy place for the practice of skills.

The air was filled with a faint herbal scent and a unique metallic scent, the two intertwined together to form a strange atmosphere.

Occasionally, a light breeze blows, causing the wind chimes hanging throughout the palace to emit clear and pleasant sounds, like the sound of nature, adding a bit of liveliness and vitality to this quiet space.

On one side of the square, there is a towering bookshelf filled with various books and scrolls. The content is complicated and covers many fields such as refining equipment, alchemy, formations, talismans, medical skills, etc.

Some of them have yellowed covers and frayed edges, revealing the vicissitudes of history;

Some are beautifully bound and the ink looks as good as new, obviously having been sorted and added recently.

The sunlight shines through the glazed tiles on the roof of the palace, scattering onto these ancient books in a mottled manner, making the entire palace look extremely mysterious.

Zhang Yunhe and Li Canghai led Zhou Yiqiao and slowly stepped into the palace of this skill.

"My dear Zhou, this is the Brass Palace."

"The Bronze Palace has a lot of complex skills and a huge space. If the purpose of this trip is just to improve the fighting skills, you can go directly to the 'Fighting Pavilion' on the right."

"The Fighting Pavilion has gathered the insights and summaries of countless senior monks on combat techniques over tens of thousands of years, from basic body movements and footwork to advanced spells and secrets. It has everything."

"There is a martial arts arena in the pavilion. You can summon the puppets of good fortune to try out various fighting techniques. You can also exchange ideas with other cultivators and make progress together."

Zhang Yunhe gave a detailed introduction, looking at Zhou Yiqiao from time to time, as if he wanted to see something from his face.

However, to his disappointment, Zhou Yiqiao maintained a faint smile throughout. He was neither excited about entering the Fighting Pavilion nor showed too much curiosity or amazement about the vast array of skills in the Bronze Palace.

His eyes were deep, as if he was looking through all this and thinking about more profound issues.

"Thank you two seniors for your guidance."

Zhou Yiqiao bowed slightly and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Time is running out, so I won't exchange pleasantries with you two seniors. I will come back to chat with you two seniors after I leave the Bronze Palace."

Go ahead and say it. Zhou Yiqiao turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Yunhe.

"Wait a minute, my friend Zhou. We two have some things to discuss."

Zhou Yiqiao turned around after hearing that, his eyes full of doubt.

Zhang Yunhe's expression was serious, with a barely perceptible worry flashing across his eyes. He lowered his voice and spoke to Zhou Yiqiao.

"My dear Zhou, the Bronze Palace is the holy place for Qinjian Villa to practice skills. Before leaving the villa, the owner of the villa completely opened it to all the disciples in the villa. Now there are at least 800 disciples of Qinjian Villa in the Bronze Palace."

"Although we elders have agreed to Young Master Zhou's request, the orders received by the disciples within the sect still prohibit you from entering the Bronze Palace."

"If you encounter disciples from Qinjian Villa, please keep a low profile and avoid conflicts with them."

Li Canghai added on the side.

"We know this is not your fault, and we have no choice but to ask you to take the initiative to avoid it. However, there have been constant disturbances in Qinjian Villa recently, and people's hearts are unsettled. We don't want to see you distracted by these trivial matters, so we remind you."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, his brows slightly frowned, then relaxed. He nodded to show his understanding.

"I naturally understand the concerns of the two seniors."

"Please rest assured, I am only here to improve myself, and I will not take the initiative to cause trouble."

"If there is a misunderstanding, I will do my best to resolve it and will not embarrass the seniors."

Zhang Yunhe and Li Canghai looked at each other and saw a sense of relief in each other's eyes.

Zhou Yiqiao bid farewell to Zhang Yunhe and Li Canghai and stepped into the depths of the Bronze Palace alone.

He walked along a seemingly insignificant corridor with tightly closed doors on both sides, and occasionally he could hear faint sounds leaking through the cracks in the doors.

There were either low forging sounds or the rustling sounds of rapid pen strokes across paper. It was obvious that these rooms had already been occupied by the disciples of Qinjian Villa.

Zhou Yiqiao thought to himself that although his main purpose of this trip was to improve his fighting skills, he also had a strong interest in these ancient skills.

If he had some free time to hone his fighting skills, perhaps he could go to these rooms to conduct some in-depth study and exploration of the various arts of cultivation.

Soon, he came to the "Dueling Pavilion" mentioned by Zhang Yunhe.

The Fighting Pavilion has a simple appearance, but it exudes an extraordinary atmosphere. The door of the pavilion is wide open, as if inviting every cultivator who steps into this place to explore the endless mysteries of battle.

As he stepped into the Fighting Pavilion, Zhou Yiqiao was immediately shocked by the scene before him.

The towering bookshelves almost touched the roof, and they were densely packed with all kinds of fighting secrets and scrolls, each of which exuded an alluring glow.

In the center of the pavilion is a huge martial arts arena, surrounded by various mechanisms and formations for simulating actual combat. In the central open space, several monks are fighting fiercely with the puppet of creation.

Zhou Yiqiao kept the two elders' instructions in mind and did not go forward to talk to these monks. Instead, he turned around and went into the mountain of books nearby.

He walked between the bookshelves, his fingers gently sliding across the covers of ancient books. After a long time, his sight was attracted by a book titled "Detailed Explanation of Liuyun Steps".

Liuyunbu is an extremely basic footwork in the world of immortal cultivation. Almost all cultivators who have experienced fighting can comprehend and master it on their own.

But precisely because this step is simple enough, many advanced escape techniques have evolved from it.

Zhou Yiqiao felt that since he had decided to hone his fighting skills, he should start from the most basic techniques and create a set of methods to fight the enemy that was perfectly suited for him.

Therefore, Zhou Yiqiao decided to use "Detailed Explanation of Liuyun Steps" as the starting point of his in-depth research.

He gently pulled out the book, found a well-lit and relatively quiet corner to sit down, turned the pages, and lines of ancient and refined text came into his eyes, leading him into a whole new world.

He first carefully studied the basic principles of footwork, understanding how the subtle changes in each step affect the body's balance and speed, and then used the footwork trajectories in the diagrams to try to simulate these movements in his mind.