Chapter 785: Xylophone has an old friend, and the fairy cave opens
"Senior brother, I just dreamed that the master was apologizing to me. I originally planned to be reserved for a moment, but my vision went dark. You are so bad that you don't even let me have sweet dreams."
"Hahahaha~"
As Qingying said, Chu Chen had just taken office and was busy with many things. He did not stay in Qingchen Mountain Garden for a long time. He rather cruelly took away the little ghost who was sleeping soundly on the cloud bed and rushed straight to Yunzhou City to report to the Taihe Governor.
Debrief.
Taoist Master Du Guan Taihe was very satisfied with the outcome of the Ai family's sudden case, and fully affirmed Chu Chen's performance. He was relieved that Yuqin Mountain was handed over to Chu Chen.
There was a slight change in attitude in his words.
At first, Chu Chen was appointed by the Immortal Court to guard Yuqin. Although Taoist Du Guan Taihe didn't say anything on the surface, deep down in his heart, he was still a little worried about the young Chu Chen who had just made a breakthrough. He was worried about the young Chu Chen.
unable to take on this important responsibility.
This is what a person should do, and it has nothing to do with whether he looks down on him or not, or whether he looks down on or despises him.
After leaving the Du Guan compound, Chu Chen was in a pretty good mood.
He is not a masochist. He likes to be looked down upon by others and deliberately hides his clumsiness. As soon as he takes office, he is recognized by the governor and his attitude changes subtly. I have to say that this is a good start and is worth celebrating.
Of course, in addition to getting the approval of his immediate superior, Chu Chen also reported the ransom of Wandu Desolate Valley during this trip.
In a few days, the ransom of one million jade coins will officially belong to him.
For those with great supernatural powers, the salary in Immortal Court is quite meager, only two to three hundred thousand jade coins a year.
Refining the same magical treasures from immortal materials starts with a million jade coins, and the salary from the Celestial Court is not useful at all. Most of the money is just to make extra money.
Of course, the Ai family's extra income is an exception. They usually kill evil spirits and collect trophies. If they are lucky, they can become rich overnight.
Chu Chen has dividends from Diyuan Chamber of Commerce, which means he has more sources of income and has quite a lot of money.
After arriving in Yunzhou, the Chamber of Commerce got a bonus, and after spending some money, he still had about five million jade coins, plus the ransom of one million jade coins, for a total of six million jade coins.
After leaving the Prefecture Ghosts and Gods Department, Chu Chen did not leave the prefecture city, but rushed straight to an obscure yamen in the east of the city - the Yunzhou Supervision Department.
Originally, he had paid a visit to Taoist Taihe, the governor of the capital, the day before yesterday, and was going to take up his post at the Supervision Department in the afternoon. However, due to an unexpected incident in the Ai family, he was delayed and did not pay his respects to the Yunzhou Supervisory Envoy.
However, Chu Chen didn't panic at all.
As soon as he arrived at the Yunzhou Supervision Department, a purple-clad Taoist boy with red lips and white teeth came over and waved to him.
"Senior Brother Lingxiao, this way!"
"Junior Brother Zizhu, are you busy right now?"
"It's not busy, we can just go there."
The little Taoist boy is none other than the spiritual treasure "Purple Bamboo" under the command of layman Qingzhu.
During the Celestial Immortal Court's election, layman Qingzhu, who was a "princeling Taoist sect", was reused and was successfully elected as the elder of the central presbytery of the Immortal Court. He was transferred from the Yunzhou Taoist Academy to the Yunzhou Supervision Department and took charge of the Yunzhou Supervisory Envoy.
, control the customs of a state, supervise the ghosts, gods and officials.
Transferred from the State Dao Yuan to the State Supervision Department, this is undoubtedly a huge promotion.
The mountain chief of the state Taoyuan was under the jurisdiction of the state capital, and the state supervisor was served by the emperor's cronies, assisting the emperor in supervising the local area. It could check and balance the existence of the capital, state shepherd, and state city god, and wield real power, which was extraordinary.
Compared to the Yunzhou Government Office and the Yunzhou Ghosts and Gods Department, the Yunzhou Supervision Department appears to be very small with not many people. It does not look like an important government office, but rather like a private residence, which looks very mysterious and low-key.
The little Taoist boy Zizhu welcomed Chu Chen into the Yunzhou Supervisory Department Yamen and took him to a courtyard not long after.
In the courtyard, a Taoist in a plain Bagua robe played the harp, and cranes danced in the courtyard. Maybe someone was coming. Layman Qingzhu stopped playing and said with a smile:
"Ling Xiao, what a magical power."
"Haha~ I narrowly missed it by luck."
Chu Chen had discussed the Ai family affairs with layman Qingzhu earlier, and then smiled and congratulated:
"Congratulations, sir, for being ranked among the upper three ranks."
From the moment he learned that layman Qingzhu was elected as the central elder of the Immortal Court and was promoted to the supervisor of Yunzhou, Chu Chen knew that the senior layman Qingzhu had also made breakthroughs in the past few years and successfully ranked among the third-level supernatural powers.
The state inspectors in the land of Middle Earth or Great Kyushu may be served by fourth-grade magical powers, but in border counties, state inspectors generally have to have a third-grade magical power to serve.
As soon as we met, it turned out to be true.
Qingzhu layman exudes pure and empty Qi, which is in line with nature and extremely mysterious.
"Sir, when you step into the third level, you are half-stepping into the Immortal Gate. I'm afraid I'll have to call you Master Qingzhu from now on."
"Don't listen to what people in the mountains and plains say. How can I be called a real person?"
Master Qingzhu smiled and shook his head. Many people in the world of immortality abuse the title of "Zhenren", but anyone who practices the third level of Taoism is respectfully called "Zhenren".
But among the higher-ups in Immortal Court, people are still very particular about it, and few third-grade monks are so bold as to call themselves real people.
"Although it is possible to become an immortal by cultivating a third-level Taoist, it is becoming more and more difficult to become an immortal nowadays. Not to mention the real person, the predecessor of the real person Yulou is given the title by the imperial court of the Celestial Empire. If we can self-proclaim ourselves, wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous?"
Chu Chen smiled, he naturally understood the truth, but it didn't stop him from being obedient.
Don't look at what layman Qingzhu said casually, it is not easy to break through to the third level. Han Chen's senior fellow apprentice, Taoist Chonglou, had a Taoist practice similar to his before, but he failed to break through.
A huge gap opened up all of a sudden.
After breaking through to the third level and taking a step further on the path to immortality, layman Qingzhu was in a good mood, smiling and chatting with Chu Chen about everyday things.
After some small talk, the topic between the two quickly fell on the errands of the State Supervision Department.
"Ling Xiao, you have previously been in charge of the County Supervision Department, supervising hundreds of officials, ghosts and gods in a county. You are very handy at the work of the supervisor. I am very relieved that you are responsible for the southwest area of Yunzhou."
layman Qingzhu expressed sincere emotion, he was very sure of Chu Chen's abilities, but the incident with the Ai family in Yuqin Mountain still surprised him. He had such amazing magical powers as soon as he broke through, which made him think more highly of Chu Chen.
After thinking about it, layman Qingzhu said:
"I don't need to explain anything else. You have to pay more attention to Yuqin Mountain."
Chu Chen was immediately shuddered. Taoist Guan Taihe also told him to take a look at Yuqin Mountain, which made him curious.
"Sir, could it be that Xianting discovered something in Yuqin Mountain?"
"The specific situation is not known at the moment."
Qingzhu layman did not hide anything from Chu Chen. He pondered for a while and explained:
"Yuqin Mountain has been experiencing sudden drops of fortune for two or three years. There must be a reason behind it. Various forces from the eight southwest states have settled in Yuqin Mountain. There must be speculation in this regard. They are not only here for the Five Elements rare treasures, but also for the treasures of the Five Elements.
I want to find out the good fortune behind Yuqin Mountain."
When Chu Chen heard this, he nodded repeatedly.
When he returned to Yuqin Mountain from the Middle Earth, he was quite surprised that the creation of Yuqin Mountain was so long and continuous.
Obviously, this phenomenon is abnormal and there must be a reason behind it.
After some discussions, Chu Chen had dinner at the State Supervision Department and then returned to Yuqin Mountain.
As the garrison of Yuqin Mountain, his station is not in Yuqin County, but in the Xylophone Secret Realm.
The so-called xylophone secret realm is exactly the secret realm that Chu Chen accidentally discovered when he was chasing the mysterious insect cultivator.
Through the efforts of the Celestial Court, this secret realm was completely anchored and solidified, becoming a permanent secret realm.
In the past two years, under the management of Tianchao Xianting, a city was formed at the entrance to the secret realm, called "Xylophone City".
On the one hand, it is to better develop and operate the secret realm, and on the other hand, it is to protect the secret realm.
Xylophone City was directly placed under the direct jurisdiction of Yunzhou. The city lord was at the same level as the county governor and county governor. The fifth-grade and superior cultivation levels were treated as fourth-grade.
However, at present, Xianting pays more and more attention to Yuqin Mountain. After dispatching the deputy governor of the state to serve as the guardian of Yuqin Mountain, the guardian of Yuqin Mountain will become the real leader of Xylophone City in the future, commanding the entire city and intimidating the mountains.
Coincidentally, Chu Chen, the lord of Xylophone City, is very familiar with him. He is Qi Xiuxin, the former governor of Wanquan County who worked with him in Wanquan County back then.
When Qi Xiuxin saw Chu Chen in the Xylophone City Lord's Mansion, he felt a sigh of relief in his heart.
In the blink of an eye, his former subordinate suddenly became his immediate boss. This was not the first time he had encountered this kind of experience, so it was not surprising.
However, in the past, he was the protagonist who surpassed his boss and transformed from a subordinate to an old boss's immediate boss.
However, Qi Xiu Xin Qi is a good skill. He can calm down the distracting thoughts in his heart, correct his mentality, and bow his hands respectfully:
"I've seen Governor Chu!"
Chu Chen smiled: "Fellow Taoist Qi, we haven't seen each other for two years, how come you are so different from each other? What is Chu Zhenzheng? You and I should still refer to each other as Taoist friends."
Qi Xiuxin heard the words and smiled knowingly.
Chu Chen was very confident in Qi Qi's ability to cultivate his mind. He adhered to the principle of only supervising and not interfering too much in specific local affairs.
After settling in Xylophone City, he chose a quiet Sanjin courtyard as his residence to stay in, intending to be a "guardian". As long as nothing serious happened, there would be no need for him to take action himself.
For five days in a row, except for visiting the secret realm once, Chu Chen spent the rest of the time behind closed doors and concentrating on practicing.
He was slightly injured in a fight with the Green Snake Witch King, and he had some insights and needed to practice in seclusion in time.
After practicing for a while, his injuries healed and his Taoist practice improved slightly.
It was within these five days that Qingying bought the snake demon shedding its skin with great magical power for him, costing 1.1 million jade coins.
It was a gray-white snake slough, not big, just three feet long, but it was indeed the slough of a great supernatural snake.
According to Qingying, the owner of the snake slough is good at [poison] and [transformation] magical powers, which is quite powerful.
After the battle with the Green Snake Witch King, Chu Chen finally realized the importance of the technique of "preventing disasters for death". He did not waste any time and immediately started to practice his magical powers.
With the help of the Xin Temple, he didn't need to spend 7749 days. In just three days, he had initially developed the magical power [Golden Cicada Escapes from the Shell] to prevent death and disasters, and he had an extra green belt around his waist.
With this green belt, one can steal life and death, and ward off disasters for death.
Of course, the magical power [Golden Cicada Escapes] is not invincible.
Facing an upper third-level Taoist cultivation level or a powerful catastrophe, magical powers may not be effective.
"It can be regarded as an additional means of saving life."
Chu Chen was quite satisfied. With this magical power, he had an extra chance of winning in a battle with a great magical power of the same level.
After playing with the green leather strap for a while, Chu Chen hung it on his waist with satisfaction. He habitually took out the [Deputy State Supervisory Order] and [Yunzhou Zuo Deputy Supervision Order] from the bracelet to review the matters reported by his subordinates.
After some review, nothing important happened during the treatment.
Ever since, Chu Chen thought of something, and took out the bronze token from the Bracelet Immortal Mansion, and started to refine the magical power [Pingkai Immortal Cave], intending to update the Bracelet Immortal Mansion in his hand.
This bronze token is a rare treasure of space. The fairy cave opened with it must be a unique cave.
As the saying goes, once is raw, twice is ripe.
Chu Chen has practiced [Pingkai Fairy Cave] not once or twice, and he is very skillful.
He first painted a seal script on the bronze token, and painted four fairy children outside the cave door, each playing music, playing fairy tea, fairy fruits, and colorful flowers inside. He also wrote the four characters "Penglai Fairy Cave" to mark this place.
The stone sacrifice is placed under the Liujia altar, with the edict written on the left hand, the sword formula on the right hand, and the "Kui Gang" on the foot.
"The stones on the bank of Qin, the heroes of the two qi, open up to form a hole, and call them to make sounds. Fairy boys and fairies, fairy music and fairy sounds, take the wine and wine, set up a banquet and eat, use it to form images, and retreat to gather the form.
, Dare to leak anything, it is as urgent as the law. I am taking pictures under the law of Mr. Sanshan Jiuhou!"
Chu Chen sat cross-legged, holding a bronze token in his hand, as he did in the past when he was offering sacrifices to the "Ping Kai Fairy Cave".
When Cun Xiangxian Mansion came to life, he skillfully made a finger and the bronze token flew into the air, pointing with his sleeve.
However, the scene in Chu Chen's imagination of the bronze token opening up the "immortal mansion" did not appear. Instead, the ground beneath his feet trembled.
"Boom!"
The earth shook and the mountains shook, as if an earth dragon was reborn, and the entire xylophone city trembled.
Xylophone City Lord Qi Xiuxin immediately flew into the sky to spy on the movements happening around him. At the same time, the Celestial Court in the city took action one after another to search for unusual movements.
"What happened?"
"Reporting to the City Lord, the xylophone secret realm is anchored unstablely!"
"Quickly, activate the formation to stabilize the secret realm!"
"yes!"
For a time, there was chaos in Xylophone City.
"What's going on?"
In the small practice courtyard, Chu Chen asked Qi Xiuxin through his spiritual consciousness. He was surprised when he learned about the movement outside.
Obviously, he is the "culprit" of the changes in Xylophone City.
"Senior brother, what happened? My sweet dream was disturbed again. I almost knelt down before me."
The little ghost broke in from outside the house, mumbling incessantly, but as he was speaking, he suddenly stopped, with a look of shock on his face, and pointed at Chu Chen:
"Brother, what is that?"
Chu Chen didn't need the kid to remind him, he had discovered it long ago due to his powerful spiritual consciousness.
The bronze token in his hand underwent an astonishing change, and a void crack as twisted as lightning appeared above the token.
Without much hesitation.
A look into divine consciousness.
Soon, Chu Chen's face became extremely wonderful.
What was in the space crack was not the huge fairy mansion he imagined, a top-level storage space for all things, but a cave, a small cave with a radius of two feet, which was very narrow.
Compared to the small "fairy cave" made of ordinary stones when Chu Chen first entered Taoism, it was still inferior.
However, what surprised Chu Chen was that the small fairy cave was full of spiritual energy and was a rare and blessed place for cultivation. He felt vaguely familiar.
It seems a bit like the Secret Cave in Diyuan Cave in Qingzhou.
"How is this going?"
Chu Chen was surprised. Without saying a word, he picked up the dream stone and contacted Qingying.
[I used a bronze token to open up a fairy cave. During the sacrifice process, the secret realm of the xylophone was impacted, and then a small secret cave with a radius of two feet was opened. The cave was filled with spiritual energy, which was very mysterious. Ying'er, what's going on?