The transaction was completed smoothly, which put a smile on Lu Zhong's face.
One hundred thousand bottles of second-level elixirs were in short supply in the Lingxuan Domain elixir market, so the price made him very satisfied. The amount of spiritual stones he received was 20% more than originally expected, totaling fifty million spiritual stones.
After calming down his expression, he walked straight towards his temporary residence.
Right now, the elixir has been taken out.
Before Lingxuan returned to power, there was only one thing left unfinished, and that was to take photos of the "Ninghua Dew".
According to Lu Zhong's estimate, after taking the photos of this spiritual material, the materials for the magic pill will be almost collected. He can completely solve the remaining spiritual medicine with the Secret Formation of Creation, and the pill can be put on the schedule immediately.
Soon, the temporary residence appeared in front of us.
However, what is surprising is that a luxury motorcade is parked in front of the cave.
Before Lu Zhong could approach, a Yuanying monk came over and bowed respectfully.
"But Mr. Lu is in charge, Mr. Lu?"
"I am. Who are you?" Lu Zhong glanced at the motorcade flag and already guessed the purpose of this group of people. Judging from the Lingxuan ruling emblem on it, it was obvious that this person had returned and was thinking of inviting him.
The next development was indeed as he expected.
When Yuanying heard that the visitor was an honored guest invited by his own ruler, he was immediately overjoyed.
"My Excellency, Liu Yujun, Sikong of the Lingxuan Government, is here on the orders of my lord. Your Excellency has already hosted a banquet in the Government. I wonder if you are free to attend?"
"Invited by Fellow Taoist Nan? No problem!" Lu Zhong replied with a faint smile. At the same time, he was thinking that the other party took the initiative to invite him to meet, so he was afraid that something might happen.
But that's just right.
Since the other party has nothing to ask for, it is much easier to ask for it yourself.
Maybe, not only can I buy a flying boat this time.
If you are lucky enough, you can even buy one or two war boats.
This is of great benefit to the transportation of elixirs.
Boarding the jade carriage and walking through the bustling streets for a while, it attracted many envious looks.
Others might feel excited by this, but Lu Zhong has experienced many ups and downs, so how could he be emotionally disturbed by these small scenes?
Sipping tea with a calm expression all the way.
Soon, the motorcade stopped in front of a majestic mansion.
Compared with the Qingnang ruling government, the Lingxuan ruling government is obviously more imposing. To a certain extent, it also reflects the degree of control of the two ruling monks over their respective territories.
Liu Sikong led the way, and soon we arrived in front of a magnificent palace.
There was already a figure waiting in front of the door.
But he is a middle-aged man with an elegant face and a green beard under his chin. He looks to be in his thirties. The bright yellow cloak he wears is very similar to Lu Zhong's Qingnang ruling uniform, except for the details.
There are some differences.
In terms of cultivation, he is the same as Lu Zhong, and both have reached the perfection of spiritual transformation.
If there are no accidents, this person must be the ruler of Lingxuan.
"I'm in the south building of Lingxuan's administration. Thank you Daoist fellow Taoist Lu for coming here. It's very windy outside, shall we go in together? Haha, I've prepared some good spiritual food today, which will definitely make your fellow Taoist's eyes light up!"
Lu Zhong smiled lightly, raised his hands in salute, and said, "Fellow Daoist Nan is interested."
Once inside, it is indeed a superb delicacy.
Nanlou's attitude was so cordial, and he even prepared spiritual food that was hard to buy in advance based on his preference for food. This made him more and more sure that the other party must have something else.
After some pleasantries, the guests and hosts took their seats.
Soon, the dinner began.
The first dish is called "Spiritual Marrow Soup".
According to the envoy, this recipe is made from the spiritual marrow of a thousand-year-old stone, supplemented by rare elixirs. It is clear but not greasy, refreshing and pleasant, and has extraordinary effects.
Lu Zhongxiao took a taste and felt that it was indeed the case.
Taking the spiritual soup into his stomach, a strong spiritual energy burst out. The increase in cultivation was not obvious, but it had the effect of purifying the mana, which slightly surprised him. The effect was no less than taking a rare pill.
The second dish is "Steamed Dragon Lotus".
Just by listening to the name, you can tell that the materials used are extraordinary. Dragon Lotus is a rare elixir. It is named because of the dragon patterns on its petals. Thousand-year-old Dragon Lotus is hard to find in the world, and centuries-old Dragon Lotus is also rare. This steaming thing in front of you
Dragon Lotus, although it is only a hundred-year-old Dragon Lotus, but combined with the elixir carefully prepared by the spirit chef, the effect is still very good.
Lu Zhong just ate one piece and felt his blood boiling.
The Tempering Spirit Yaosheng method, which had not made any progress for a long time, actually showed signs of restlessness.
...
One after another spiritual food was presented like flowing water.
Lu Zhong was so impressed by Lingxuan's luxurious life in power that he couldn't help but wonder what the other party wanted. You know, the spiritual food just now was not cheap, at least it would have cost tens of thousands of spiritual stones to be in power.
Although monks can earn money quickly, they also have a lot of expenses, so they cannot waste it carelessly.
Soon, it’s time for the wine to pass the three rounds and the dishes to taste the five flavors.
At this time, Nanlou coughed lightly and finally got to the point.
Seeing him like this, Lu Zhong put down his wine glass and listened.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, I have encountered a difficult problem here recently..." Nanlou said so, with a sad expression on his face, and continued: "You don't know, because of this matter, my Feizhou
Manufacturing has been greatly affected, with output nearly cut in half, and there is fear of more bad news coming."
"I wonder what it is?" Lu Zhong said.
"Alas, it's not because of the heretic monks! Recently, these evil forces have become more and more excessive. I heard that Lu Daoyou's Qingnang Territory has been plagued by the Sons of Changchun, and here... there are also Lingji Dao who are causing trouble.
.”
After hearing this, Lu Zhong probably understood Nanlou's intention.
"so?"
"So, please help me, fellow Taoist Lu! Regarding the Lingji Dao, I have already investigated clearly in advance. Where they gather in the Lingxuan Domain, there are two heretic monks who are troublesome, one of whom is already in the late stage of becoming a god.
The other one is just like you and me, and his strength is almost perfect. But...as long as you and I join forces, we will definitely be able to clean up these heretic monks."
After Nanlou said this, he turned his gaze to Lu Zhong and waited for the answer.
really!
Lu Zhong thought to himself.
If that's the case, then I won't be polite.
He smiled bitterly and said: "Friend Nan, it's not like you don't know what the situation is like in Qingnang Territory. Right now, heretic monks are causing chaos everywhere. It's the time when we need to suppress it urgently. I have more than enough ambition, but not enough power."
ah!"
Ambitious but insufficient?
If you don't even control the Qingnang Guards, the safety of the Qingnang Territory has nothing to do with you.
When Nan Lou heard this, he immediately understood something and laughed loudly: "It doesn't matter, it's just a little delay. In return, look... what is this?"
He turned his hand over and revealed a jade box.
When the jade box was opened, a glass vase lay on top of the bright yellow satin.
Inside, there are colorful liquids that emit a faint glow.
"Ninghua Dew?" Lu Zhong didn't expect that he would meet it here.
Opposite, Nanlou stroked his beard and smiled.
"Sure enough, this is why fellow Taoist came here. To be honest, this condensation dew is exactly what I am selling on consignment. I am willing to use it as a reward in exchange for fellow Taoist to take action once. Do you think it is suitable?"
Since the other party has said it for this reason.
Lu Zhong thought to himself that he had to agree even if he didn't agree. So he slightly cupped his hands and said seriously: "I don't know much about the situation in the Lingxuan Realm, so I would like to ask fellow Taoist to explain in detail, what Lingji Taoist
specific situation."
"No problem, that's it..."
After Nan Lou drank the wine in the glass, he slowly spoke:
"As for the origin of Lingji Dao, fellow Taoists must be able to roughly guess it. It can almost be said to be a replica of the origins of other heretical forces."
When Lu Zhong heard this, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
However...I can't guess.
As a monk who stows away from the lower world, Lu Zhong's understanding of the Linghuan world is far less than that of the native Nanlou, so how can he know the origin of Lingji Dao.
However, this also made him realize something.
All evil originates in the spiritual world, which is most likely a taboo.
Keeping this in mind, Lu Zhong continued to listen to Nanlou's information about Lingji Dao, and gradually gained a basic understanding of the outside forces.
But he is a heretic force who respects the God of Spirits and Machines and is good at forging and casting machinery.
Unlike Gui Deng and Son of Changchun, according to Nan Lou's description, Ling Ji Dao seemed to Lu Zhong to be a force that developed science and technology. After all, the machines the other party mentioned sounded like technological creations.
Iron-winged Divine Machine, Colossus Divine Machine, Floating Island Divine Machine...
But soon, Lu Zhong overturned his opinion, but it was because according to Nan Loukou, these machines made by Lingji Road were not made of cold steel, but had very high spiritual intelligence and wisdom. Instead of calling them
As an artificial creation, it would be more appropriate to say it is artificial life.
"In some aspects, the manufacturing technology of Lingji Dao is far superior to that of Immortal Dao monks like us."
When he said this, Nanlou suddenly smiled bitterly.
With such an expression, how could Lu Zhong not understand the reason for the other party's expression? Maybe it's not because Ling Ji Dao's technology has been applied to the manufacturing of flying boats and other manufacturing.
"This is where the trouble started." Nanlou said vaguely.
"I understand...I understand." Lu Zhong nodded.
You don't need to think about it to know that it must be a product of Lingji Dao technology, and an unexpected accident occurred. This is not to solve the problem of the strength of the outsiders. It is clearly asking yourself to clean up the mess with him.
"But..." Lu Zhong paused for a moment and became vague.
"Don't worry, I will repay you generously afterwards."
"Fellow Taoist, I'm sorry. I just want a few purchase quotas." Lu Zhong didn't plan to ask for any generous gifts. After all, in his opinion, buying a flying boat would be a better solution to the problem.
Thanks to your needs and my requests, the two soon reached a cooperation.
...
Late at night.
Lu Zhong sat cross-legged in the quiet room.
Suddenly, he waved his sleeve gently, and a silver ball appeared in front of him.
It is gravity silver.
There was no similar mineral in the Linghuan World Spiritual Mine Illustration. This made Lu Zhong seriously doubt whether the value of gravity silver was far higher than he thought.
"Ling Ji said, if we can get their manufacturing technology, maybe we can put this thing to use."
It was not without reason that Lu Zhong placed his hope on Lingji Dao.
I don’t know why, whether it’s because the immortal monks don’t pay attention to the development of technology, or they deliberately restrict the development of technology. Generally speaking, the level of flying boat manufacturing in the Linghuan world is still in the “original state”.
There is not much difference with Qinghe Realm's flying boat manufacturing technology.
In other words, there is no "generational difference".
In comparison, Ling Ji Dao, who was regarded as "evil", actually developed artificial life. Such an unreasonable situation seemed weird in Lu Zhong's eyes.
There is undoubtedly some secret hidden behind this.
It is very likely that it has a lot to do with the origin of all evil.
Thinking of the prehistoric ruins excavated by Ghost Deng Dao, Lu Zhong couldn't help but have a guess in his mind. He boldly thought: "Is it possible that the origin of all evil is the alien race in the Linghuan world?"
But this is somewhat unreasonable.
The strength of all the evil spirits is already close to that of true immortals.
Even Guan Daozi, who holds the Humane Killing Sword and is known as the "Immortal Envoy", cannot be their opponent with the help of the Tao Alliance, which was very popular for a while.
Logically speaking, existence of this level should not exist in this world.
But facts speak louder than words!
Suddenly, Lu Zhong felt a chill on his neck.
"No, it's so secretive and involves too many existences. I can't think about it any further."
Kill your thoughts decisively.
After adjusting the breath for a while, I sat quietly and waited for dawn.
...
The next day was cloudy.
After Lu Zhong had breakfast, he met up with Nanlou.
In the golden palace, the two of them exchanged pleasantries.
"Good morning, fellow Taoist Nan." Lu Zhong greeted.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, I'm going to trouble you today. The ruling government is under the surveillance of Lingji Road, and even the maids in my house have their spies. To avoid exposing our actions, it's better to go out through the secret passage."
After saying that, Nanlou cast a spell.
Silently, a hole opened in the floor.
"plz follow me."
Lu Zhong nodded and followed.
The secret passage can accommodate just one person, and it extends in all directions. It was obviously built with great care.
When he saw it, he couldn't help but think secretly in his heart.
Are you also running the government in Qingnang and following the example of building something like this?
However, Lu Zhong quickly rejected this idea. After all, the secret passage seemed useful, but when it cost a lot of money, the distance he could escape safely was no further than his one thunder escape.
Since this is the case, there is naturally no need to build it.
While thinking about it, I walked forward with the south building.
Soon the two came out in a secret courtyard.
After changing his appearance a little, he rushed straight towards the secret place of Lingji Dao.
According to the information provided by Nanlou, the secret land of Lingji Dao is located in the Tears Mountain, which was originally the location of the mountain gate of a sect. There once existed a prosperous Void Refining force that made great achievements in the way of swordsmanship.
It's a pity that it was destroyed in that shocking war 30,000 years ago.
The destruction was so complete that even the spiritual veins were hopeless to be repaired.
If there is no spiritual energy, naturally no monks will care about it.
In addition, the environment is too harsh and there is an alarming murderous potential left here, making it unsuitable even for mortals to live here.
Gradually, the Mountain of Tears has become less visited by people.
It is precisely for this reason that this place became a secret place of spiritual wisdom.
It took less than half an hour.
The two of them worked non-stop and finally arrived at the Mountain of Tears.
Suddenly, an invisible air wave spread, completely clearing the lead clouds gathered in the sky, and the golden sunlight swayed down, making the originally gloomy Tears Mountain shine brightly.
At the same time, a creation was completely presented in front of the two of them.