Since the Battle of Chaoyin Mountain more than thirty years ago, the number of monks on Black Mountain has continued to decrease, and they have gradually lost their former prosperity.
Especially after the locust plague, the low-level monks suffered heavy losses. By the time of the Battle of Taihong Mountain, they had completely declined.
The trade volume of the Zhang family's Baibao Pavilion in Heishan has been reduced to one-third of the previous level, and the annual profit is only a few dozen spirit stones, which is not enough for the good deeds earned by a ninth-level Qi practitioner elder.
A few years ago, the Zhang family had transferred Zhang Sipeng back and appointed a seventh-level qi-training monk to take charge of the Black Mountain store so that they could continue to maintain a meager profit.
In the past few years, the rent of shops in Heishanfang City has dropped again and again, almost half of what it was before. If it continues to decline, I'm afraid that Heishan's output is no longer enough to run a fifth-level defensive formation.
The number of monks in Montenegro has been reduced by half. If the locust rebellion in the East Pole had not destroyed many spiritual fields, the local resources in Montenegro would have been self-sufficient to support their own practice.
Under this situation, the amount of spiritual rice transported each year is decreasing year by year, and the profits have also begun to decline seriously. Now it takes eight months to transport spiritual rice, and the profit is only more than 200 spiritual stones. If it is not possible to take it with you
Earning a little extra money from some specialties cannot make the profit of escorting a dozen monks.
After a few years, the Heishan Lingtian will gradually recover its vitality, and the amount of spiritual rice that needs to be consumed will decrease. At that time, it will no longer be profitable, and this trade channel will also come to an end.
Because there was a lot of luggage, the monks in the Qi training period were not walking fast. After four months of arduous trek, everyone arrived at Black Mountain.
Zhang Zhixuan asked the monks below to count the goods, and then went directly to Taixu Attic.
The person who received him was Liang Hanyang. This person's cultivation level has been established at the seventh level. With Patriarch Liang as his great backer, the Liang family has no shortage of resources for cultivation. They can almost follow the steps in cultivation and move towards the Zi Mansion step by step.
.Unfortunately, based on his qualifications, it is destined to be difficult to successfully open the Zi Mansion.
Compared with Zhang Zhixuan and others, Liang Hanyang's progress was negligible. When he saw Zhang Zhixuan, Liang Hanyang took him directly to the top of Black Mountain.
Compared with more than 20 years ago, the situation of the Liang family has improved a lot. Ancestor Liang joined the Qingxuan Sect at the most critical time, and Wei Boxan also successfully opened the Zifu.
Even after his death, relying on his legacy, as long as Liang Hanyang gives up his interests on the Black Mountain, he will not be slaughtered as a fat sheep. The people of Ancestor Liang can also safely save their lives.
When Zhang Zhixuan came to Black Mountain, Patriarch Liang was resting his mind with his eyes closed. When he reached the top of the mountain, Patriarch Liang's eyes flashed, and he immediately stood up and said modestly: "Wait a minute, fellow Taoist Zhang, you are still here today."
coming."
"Zhixuan was so frightened that he kept the seniors waiting for a long time." Zhang Zhixuan gave a respectful salute and declined Patriarch Liang's compliment to his peers.
When Patriarch Liang saw Zhang Zhixuan, he swept away his consciousness unceremoniously, and then said with a bit of joy on his face: "You are about to reach the Zifu realm. I shouldn't disturb your practice at this time, but I think you
With the power of spiritual consciousness and magic, it is almost certain to break through the Zifu realm, so I wrote a letter shamelessly, hoping that you can come to Black Mountain."
"Why did the ancestor ask this junior to come to Montenegro?" The monks usually speak straightforwardly. Few people like to talk in circles. The same is true for Zhang Zhixuan. He asked directly without much greeting.
Patriarch Liang was not a person who liked to be polite, so he said directly: "You must have guessed a lot, and the situation is indeed as you expected. I hope that after I pass away, you will take over the Black Mountain Spirit Vein."
"Senior Wei has already cultivated to Zi Mansion, why should ancestors abandon the near and seek the far away?" Although Zhang Zhixuan made some guesses along the way, he still had some doubts in his heart. He didn't know why ancestor Liang didn't leave the Black Mountain Spirit Vein to Wei Bohan.
You must know that Heishan's spiritual veins are of the fourth-order mid-grade. The entire spiritual veins under the control of Qingxuan Sect, except for Qingyang and Zhongxuan Mountains, other fourth-order spiritual veins are far inferior to Heishan.
"First of all, Bo Han, I'm ready to let him follow Lu Hongniang's example and completely integrate into the Qingxuan Sect. Secondly, because he doesn't have enough magical power, I'm afraid he won't be able to defend Black Mountain." Patriarch Liang did not lie, and directly expressed his worries.
The land of Black Mountain is deserted and far away from the Qingxuanzong Mountain Gate. When the monster beasts in the Southern Wilderness are in chaos, it will be difficult to wait for reinforcements from the Qingxuanzong. And Liang Patriarch's longevity is approaching, and he already knows that he may not be able to hold on to the Southern Wilderness.
When monsters attack.
Once the Southern Wilderness monsters attack, Wei Bohan alone will not be able to defend the mountain gate. At that time, the Black Mountain spiritual veins will either be captured by the monsters or take advantage of the Qingxuan Sect.
"Senior Wei can't defend the Black Mountain, and neither can the younger generation. We still have to rely on the Qingxuan Sect for this matter." Zhang Zhixuan is naturally enthusiastic about the Black Mountain spiritual veins. After all, the Black Mountain land has been developed for hundreds of years, and the conditions are far better than the barren mountains and wilderness of the Southern Wilderness.
Ling, but thinking about the huge pressure of the monster chaos, I still felt a little scared in my heart.
Patriarch Liang said confidently: "Bo Han can't defend Black Mountain, but you can. According to your magic power and spiritual consciousness, after opening the Zi Mansion, your cultivation and magical power far surpassed that of Bo Han. With the combined strength of you and your husband, plus Qing Qing
Xuanzong’s Zhang Hanyan already has half a chance of guarding the Black Mountain Spiritual Vein."
"Senior, that's ridiculous! That's ridiculous!" Seeing Patriarch Liang point out his anomaly, Zhang Zhixuan's expression changed, and he was suddenly sweating profusely.
Patriarch Liang continued indifferently: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, when your cultivation has reached the third level, the greatest influence on a monk's path is no longer his aptitude, but his nature and chance. Every monk who has achieved success in cultivation has more or less
You can all get some opportunities and gain a little bit of the legacy of the senior monks. Since you and your wife have obtained the orthodoxy of the senior monks, you definitely don’t want to be spied on by the Qingxuan Sect. Therefore, after you open the Zi Mansion, in addition to Black Mountain, you can only capture it in the Southern Wilderness.
It’s spiritual.”
Liang Taixu's spiritual consciousness was very powerful. He knew Zhang Zhixuan very well from the battles in Shuangjiao Mountain, Taihong Mountain, and Longjiang County. He had a clear understanding of almost everything about Zhang Zhixuan except for the magical power of Purple Qi Divine Light.
He secretly thought that the reason why Zhang Zhixuan and his wife cultivated so quickly was because they had obtained the orthodoxy of the senior monks. Just like himself, it was precisely because of the legacy of the senior monks that they were able to cultivate in less than a hundred years with the bones of the Three Spiritual Roots monks.
A purple mansion was opened inside.
Because he was afraid that the secret would be leaked and someone would take away his opportunity, he was very jealous of Taoist Jin Lan of Qingxuan Sect, so he did not agree to join Qingxuan Sect.
Now, although he has guarded the Taoist magic weapon, it is a pity that his path has been cut off, and he can only linger in Black Mountain, being left far behind by the younger monk Lu Hongniang.
Seeing that Zhang Zhixuan was already tempted, Patriarch Liang continued to persuade: "Compared with opening up spiritual veins in the Southern Wilderness, there are ready-made spiritual fields on the Black Mountain, as well as fifth-level formation protection. Although it is far away from Qingxuan Sect in terms of safety, it is far better than
The fourth-level spiritual veins you captured are easy to guard. There are many benefits to coming to Black Mountain to establish the foundation. I hope fellow Daoist Zhang will consider it carefully. If you don't agree, I will have to leave Black Mountain to Qingxuan Sect."