No different than Soochow a few years ago, the various sects are intertwined. In Beining, the Lichen Sect is the only one, and there is only one Taoist temple of the Lichen Sect in Ningjing City. Just next to the royal city, the Taoist temple occupies half of the palace.
However, the style is mainly simple and elegant. Although it occupies a large area, it does not appear luxurious.
When Zhuang Wudao arrived, the master of the gym here was already waiting at the door. This was a Foundation Establishment Realm senior who was born in Cuiyun Mountain. His name was Lingzhen. At the age of seventy, he was already a Foundation Establishment Realm senior.
He is in the realm of the eleventh floor. He is not far from the Golden Core realm. According to the bamboo slips given to him by Jiefa, this person was Lian Xiao who was specially transferred from the Lichen Sect three years ago after the death of the former Taoist master.
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He has a bright future, but after the death of three consecutive Taoist masters, he still dared to take over the Beining Taoist Gym, which shows that this person is very capable.
He is Lian Xiao's right-hand man, and he is also the person in Lichen Sect who knows the most about Lian Xiao's journey before and after his disappearance.
As soon as they met and after saluting, Lingzhen frowned and said: "Sealing the entire territory of Beining seems to be a bad strategy. It will only make those demon cultivators more cautious. Junior Brother Zhuang knows that the reason why Senior Brother Lian Xiao has disappeared so far is
It hasn't spread yet, but I and Beining Tao Hu Tao have killed the two Jin Dan Patriarchs and jointly suppressed it?"
Obviously he also disagrees with Zhuang Wudao's previous decision. The whereabouts of a peak Jindan is unknown, which is not good for Lichen's situation.
Zhuang Wudao answered the question inappropriately: "Senior Brother Lingzhen, why do the two pottery pot Tao Jin and the nearly 100 foundation builders in Beining tolerate those demonic cultivators? They have a tacit agreement not to offend each other, and even collude with each other. Do you know the reason?
"It's probably a rat-proof weapon. Once the opponent is annoyed and starts killing wildly, the Beining Kingdom will definitely suffer heavy losses."
Lingzhen had something to say and wanted to talk to Zhuang Wudao, but he still explained it in detail for Zhuang Wudao.
"In addition, there is a blood-born demon essence pill that recently appeared in Beining's cultivation world. It can increase a person's life by two years without being contaminated by demon breath. A little blood evil can be refined in just two or three years. So it is not just in Beining.
, Zangxuan is spread all over the country. Ten years ago,
My predecessor, because of the elixir, violated the sect rules and colluded with the demon cultivators. However, in recent years, with the punishment of Senior Brother Lian Xiao, at least the atmosphere in the cultivators south of the Yangtze River has improved. As for the other
What the reason is, I don’t know.”
"I see"
Zhuang Wudao nodded slightly, which was similar to the message Lian Xiao sent back to the sect.
"Also, did Senior Brother Lian Xiao suspect that the Chiling Three Immortals Sect was raising the Holy Fetuses of Ten Thousand Sons? Is Zangxuan's move to massacre cities from north to south of the Yangtze River actually to cover up their true purpose?"
The Three Immortals of the Red Spirit Sect is a large sect in the Demon Sect. It worships the three great immortals Huangyuan, Shouli, and Youquan, so it is called the Three Immortals of the Red Spirit. But the theory of these three immortals is just to fool those believers.
He is an immortal god, but he is actually a well-known demon lord in the cultivation world. However, according to Yun'er, these three demon lords did not exist before the Seven Tribulations. I have never seen these three immortals, and I don't know what their magic power is.
Position and career level.
It has been passed down for six thousand years, and there is now one Yuanshen realm monk. He had been active in the northern Central Plains before, but he never had a fixed religious altar.
I don’t know why, but this time I came to cause trouble near the Zangxuan River. The Blood-Born Demon Yuan Pill was written by this sect. About ten thousand people sacrificed their Qi and Blood Essence in exchange for such a pill that can increase the longevity of a monk.
Magic elixir.
"It is the Sekirei Three Immortals Sect"
He explained in detail: "Senior Brother Lian Xiao believes that the demonic cultivators massacred the city not only to collect human souls and blood, but also to cover up the disappearance of children in the city. I have also investigated in every possible way, although there is not much evidence. But
There should be no lies in the fact that these demonic cultivators are raising the holy fetuses of ten thousand sons."
The Holy Fetus of Ten Thousand Sons is an extremely special blood sacrifice material for demon cultivators. It requires a baby born on the yang day of the yang year, less than three years old, and whose innate energy has not been completely eliminated. If the baby is born after the yang day of the yang year,
Adding another yang hour would be even better.
Among hundreds of thousands of people in a city, there are always fifty or sixty such babies.
And after everyone in the city was dead, who would notice that dozens of babies were missing? It was extremely difficult for Lian Xiao to track them down to this extent.
"If this is the case, then I will add another order."
Zhuang Wudao pondered for a moment and made a decision: "Soul spider blood eggs, bead-eye grass, and dream monster grass, these three materials are prohibited from circulation in Beining. Not only in Beining, but also in all jurisdictions south of the Zangxuan River.
The whole land needs to be banned. And clearly tell all the sects of Jiangbei families to cooperate with me in leaving the world.
In addition, send disciples to major spiritual merchants to investigate the whereabouts of all three materials in the past twenty years, and ask them to give an explanation. If you can’t explain clearly, no matter who it is, no matter who it is, they will not be able to work in the future.
Doing business within the territory under my jurisdiction, especially Beining, is a top priority."
No matter what the purpose of the Sekiling Three Immortals Sect is to collect the Holy Fetus of Ten Thousand Sons, these three materials will eventually be needed. Although the grade is low, the quantity is large and difficult to collect, and it is not common.
As for the forces in the north of the Zangxuan River, Zhuang Wudao is not worried about their lack of cooperation. Perhaps because they are afraid of the Lichen Sect, those demon cultivators choose to commit crimes in the north of the river. Especially those areas where the forces are intertwined and mixed, and there is no care.
When it comes to the seriousness of the demonic disaster, Jiangbei is far better than Jiangnan. If it were not for the Jiangnan area, there would also be many casualties, and even monks from the Lichen Sect were involved. Master Jiefa was also worried that the demonic cultivator's actions would endanger
It is unlikely that the Lichen Sect would interfere in the safety of the Lichen Sect's vassal countries.
"Senior Brother Lian Xiao is also secretly tracking these three kinds of spiritual objects. But by prohibiting circulation and entering major merchants, is it too overbearing? I'm worried -"
In particular, Lingzhen also frowned at the sentence, 'You will not be allowed to conduct business within Lichen's territory in the future.
The real great spiritual businessmen are all wealthy and powerful, and they are inextricably linked to the Lichen Sect. Zhuang Wudao's statement may not be taken seriously by anyone, and there will probably be a backlash.
Then before he finished speaking, Lingzhen saw the coldness in Zhuang Wudao's eyes. It was mostly filled with expectation and not the slightest bit arrogant.
Suddenly my mind woke up, and I remembered the current situation in Lichen Sect, and I had some realization.
Zhuang Wudao's acting style is far more arrogant and tough than Lian Xiao's. However, two years ago, the power of Xuanling Mountain was once in danger. Even if Lian Xiao wanted to be stronger, he was unable to support it.
But the current situation is completely different. Although Zhuang Wudao is domineering, he also has enough confidence.
Xuanling Mountain alone holds the power of Lichen, and Zhuang Wudao can decide the rise and fall of these spiritual merchants on the south bank of the river with just one word. Naturally, there is no need to be as low-key and forbearing as Lian Xiao.
However, Lingzhen still felt that something was wrong after all. If there were two or three Jindan from the Lichen Sect in Beining now, he would definitely support Zhuang Wudao's high-pressure strategy.
But now, just the two of them building a foundation here are afraid of bringing disaster upon themselves. Although there are more than ten golden elixirs available around Beining, they can reach it within a day with just a letter talisman. But after all, there is still a day away.
Distant water cannot help nearby fire.
"Junior brother——"
"Senior brother, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I have a profound meaning in arranging it this way."
Zhuang Wudao smiled softly and interrupted Lingzhen's words: "In a few days, we will naturally see the results. At that time, I may need my senior brother to help me. As for your and my safety, my junior brother guarantees that we will be safe."
Ling Zhen was confused, but looking at Zhuang Wudao's confident expression, he still suppressed the uneasiness and anxiety in his heart.
After all, Zhuang Wudao was in charge of this matter, he was just assisting from the side.
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In the next few days, Zhuang Wudao did as he said, sitting in the Lichen Ningjing Daoguan. He said he was urging Beining to seal the city, but in fact he didn't even need a commander.
On just the next day, the Beining court issued an edict, ordering the monks of the Beining Sect to preside over the sealing of important waterways between the cities and to investigate the affairs of casual cultivators in various places. The Taoist masters and teachers of the Lichen Sect in each city were responsible for presiding over the
Supervision.
The inquiries into various spiritual merchants were also being carried out at the same time, but this part was left to Lingzhen and his subordinates.
At first, as Lingzhen expected, some powerful spiritual merchants from various places were dissatisfied. Some of them even kicked out the people who had been discharged from the Ningjing Gymnasium.
However, as a few letters from Zhuang Wudao were sent out, a family of spiritual merchants with seven branches and seventeen foundation-building monks collapsed and disappeared almost overnight. The entire Beining cultivation world was suddenly as silent as a cicada, and no longer dared to
There was no intention of resisting at all. Several spiritual merchants who had previously had bad attitudes were also arrogant at first and respectful at the other.
Not only did he send a heavy treasure as an apology, but he also came to his door in person and asked people from the Ningjing Taoist Hall to come and investigate.
Lingzhen was also quite surprised. He didn't expect that in his eyes, Zhuang Wudao could solve the extremely difficult and difficult matter easily and effortlessly.
When meeting Zhuang Wudao, he couldn't help but be puzzled and admired: "I don't know how Junior Brother Zhuang did it. Senior Brother Lian Xiao and I have tried our best in the past few years, but there is nothing we can do with these spiritual quotients."
He came to Beining Country not long before Xuanling Huangji joined forces. In the past three years, it was not that he had not used strong methods, but in the end they all ended without results.
"Simple, the Beining Kingdom is close to the northwest, and the spiritual merchants here rely on the Zangxuan River. Most of the business they do is whether there is communication between Xichuan and the second brother from the southeast. Senior Brother Lian Xiao has a high level of cultivation, but he has no connections in Xichuan. The sect
There are many restrictions inside. I am asking Chiyin City to help me, and they owe me a favor. There are several big merchants in Qianqi Pavilion and Yi Lingju. They may be worried about the master, or they may want to be better than me.
, still give me some thin noodles.”
Zhuang Wudao looked calm and spoke frankly. Lingzhen smiled bitterly. Although Lian Xiao was at the peak of Jindan, he only had sixty or seventy years to live. When it came to his future, he really couldn't compare with Zhuang Wudao and Nie Xianling.
One great talent already makes people extremely wary. Two of them are tied together. Like Qianqi Pavilion and Yi Lingju, there is no need to think about what choices these wealthy merchants will make.
"Smuggling soul spider blood eggs and bead-eyed grass to demon cultivators is certainly very profitable. But if you are unable to gain a foothold in the southeast because of this, it will be more than worth the gain. However, the favor you owe will eventually have to be repaid in the future.
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"It's just that if this happens, the Three Immortals of the Red Spirit Sect won't be able to get enough materials, and I'm afraid they will jump over the wall sooner or later.
Lingzhen suddenly realized something, or was this Zhuang Wudao's real purpose? To teach demon cultivation to force him to jump out?
According to his estimation, within a month at most, the Three Immortals of the Red Spirit Sect will take action——
Zhuang Wudao was completely unaware and shook his head: "A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry? There's no need to wait so long."
While speaking, he was holding a letter talisman in his hand. With deep meaning in his eyes, he looked in the direction of Beining Royal City.