Zhang Zhixuan ignored all the disturbances outside and concentrated on cultivating in the underground cave of Lingjing Mountain.
By the time Zhang Sihong and the others came back, it was almost three years later.
Zhang Zhixuan gave the remaining three red fruits to Chen Yunfeng to thank her for taking care of the Zhang family over the years.
In fact, the Huanshui Sect is under great pressure on the northern front, and it urgently needs Chen Yunfeng, the sect's top master, to take charge. Her absence from the scene in recent years has caused the situation on the northern front to become undercurrent. If Yang Xuanzhen hadn't been in seclusion all year round, Xuan Su Sect would have been
Experts have already tried it out.
After Wu Xianlong opened the Zifu, another two years passed, and it had been almost five years since Zhang Zhixuan and the others returned from Qinglihai.
One day, Zhang Zhixuan was meditating, and suddenly someone sent a transmission note.
Apart from the Zifu period monks, only a few people including Zhang Sijin and Zhang Zerui knew about the news that the three people were in retreat in the underground cave of Lingjing Mountain.
Zhang Zhixuan opened the transmission talisman and found that it was Wei Bohan, Zhang Sihong, and Wu Xianlong who came together.
Zhang Zhixuan released the restrictions on the cave, and the three of them filed into the cave.
It has been more than 160 years since Wei Bohan established the Zi Mansion. Unfortunately, he suffered heavy injuries when he resisted the monsters in Taicheng County. His physical body was mutilated, so it was naturally difficult for him to make progress in his cultivation.
Now his cultivation level is only at the third level of Zi Mansion, and he is no longer as good as Zhang Sihong, who was a junior student. However, he is the master of Qingxuan Sect's General Affairs Hall, and his status is still higher than Zhang Sihong, so he is ahead.
"Brother Wei, why are you here today?"
Wei Boxan turned around and glanced at Zhang Sihong, turned around and said, "There is indeed something that I want Master Zhang to make the decision on."
After Zhang Zhixuan asked a few people to take their seats, he said easily: "Why should we be so polite in our relationship? If it weren't for protecting the elders of Taicheng County, your brother would not have died. We have been friends for many years, what's the matter?
Just say it bluntly."
"Then let me get it straight. There are two types of territories controlled by the sect. One is the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the sect, which is basically located near Qingyang and Zhongxuan. The mortal towns here are directly under the control of the sect. Once there are children with spiritual roots,
When they are born, they will be incorporated into the sect system and become the lowest-level servant disciple.
The rest of the territory was basically entrusted to the families below based on the county system. The sect recruited disciples and also relied on the recommendations of the monks from the families below. Although the sect sent monks to occupy the core spiritual veins, the foundation tentacles did not penetrate deeply.
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Now that the population around Heishan is increasing, it is time to establish counties. Your Zhang family has the largest population and the greatest influence in Heishan, so I can only come to ask Uncle Zhang for instructions."
The mortal government of Yu State is actually useless. It was created by the four sects of Yu State at the same time. This country was established to prevent external forces from intervening.
The country of Yu is located in the southern wasteland and is sparsely populated. The mortals rely on immortal cultivating families to live together.
A town must be looked after by monks in order to survive.
Even in Lushan, Lingjing, Jiuhua, Huangyan and other county towns where the Zhang family has matured development, half of the population in the city is from the same family.
The officials who manage mortals are basically held by low-level monks, and some upper-level official titles are completely useless.
Under these conditions, the Wu family, the Marquis of Zhennan, could not control Lushan County controlled by the Zhang family.
On the contrary, it is the core place controlled by the sect and has established an effective mortal management system.
Since the collapse of the Hongshan and Nanlu sects, the Qingxuan and Huanshui sects have divided their territories respectively.
Because of the long distance, it was impossible for the officials dispatched by Qingxuanzong to manage the counties below.
It would take a Qi-training monk about half a year to walk from Black Mountain to Qingyang Mountain. Even taking a whale beast ship would cost thirty spiritual stones, which ordinary Qi-training monks simply cannot afford.
Therefore, Qingxuanzong could only control the core spiritual veins and cede the governance rights of remote areas to the major families below.
The population near Black Mountain has exceeded 200,000, and there are dozens of families who have settled down. Even the number of monks in the foundation-building period exceeds ten. Except for the slightly insufficient number of mortals, it is indeed time to divide counties.
After hearing what Wei Boxian said, Zhang Zhixuan thought for a moment and said, "What do the sect have in mind?"
Wei Bohan said: "Except for Heishan Spiritual Veins, the sect will not interfere in the affairs of Heishan County. The governor of Heishan County is ready to be handed over to the Zhang family for hereditary inheritance. Taicheng County is also prepared to be divided into two, Lushan County, Jiuhua County, and Lingjing County.
, Huangyan County and other territories controlled by the Zhang family were divided to form Lushan County, and the post of county governor was also left to the Zhang family hereditary."
"Whose idea is this? Is it your General Affairs Hall or Patriarch Jin?"
"How can Patriarch Jin care about mortal affairs? It is our own consideration. Although the official position in the mortal world is not important, it is not appropriate to put the Zhang family under the Wu family now. It is easy to avoid embarrassment between the two families."
Zhang Zhixuan nodded and said: "You can discuss this kind of matter with Sihong in the future. I heard that Jade Immortal failed to open up Zifu some time ago? Is there any way to remedy it?
Although Senior Sister Luo is not in the sect, Yuxian is her beloved disciple, and we elders cannot ignore her."
Liang Yuxian is also a Second Spiritual Root cultivator, but she is not very lucky. When she opened the Zifu, it happened to be the years when Luo Ziyan was preparing to form elixirs. Luo Ziyan also owed Zhang Zhixuan a lot of debt for forming elixirs, so he could not give her much help at all.
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It was only with the support of Wei Bohan that she was able to raise the spiritual objects of the Purple Mansion for her. She opened the Purple Mansion some time ago and failed just like Zhang Zeduan. I wonder if there is still a chance to go further?
Wei Boxan smiled bitterly and said: "She is already over one hundred and forty years old, and she used the Bimu Spiritual Heart to open up the Purple Mansion. There is nothing I can do here, so I can only entrust Master Zhang to help."
Wei Boxan's career path has been cut off. As the master of the General Affairs Hall, although he has no external opportunities, plus his gray income, he still has an income of two to three thousand spiritual stones every year.
He has no descendants or relatives behind him, and he rarely spends spiritual stones in cultivation. If he fully supports Liang Yuxian alone, he has a chance to help her open up the Purple Mansion.
But behind Wei Bohan, there is the bottomless pit of Kang Duhe.
Kang Duhe was a spiritual root monk who had the opportunity to refine the golden elixir. In order to support Kang Duhe's cultivation, the resources in his hands were somewhat stretched.
"Yu Xian is not only Lan Niang's master, but also Senior Sister Luo's disciple. Senior Sister Luo has already formed a golden elixir, but none of her disciples have cultivated Zifu. I will go to the sect to see if her condition is okay.
Remedy." Zhang Zhixuan nodded, turned to Zhang Sihong and asked: "What do you want to do when you come back this time?"
Zhang Sihong said: "It's mainly about Ze Rui. Ze Rui failed to open up the Zifu, should we continue to invest resources in him?
He has opened his upper Dantian, which makes it relatively easier to break through the Zi Mansion. However, there are still a few monks in the family who are qualified to break through the Zi Mansion. If we continue to support him, I am afraid that everyone will complain that we are unfair."
Zhang Zhixuan nodded and said: "Zerui is a family monk. Naturally, according to the family system, if he cannot practice the Heavenly Eye Precious Light Technique, the family will not subsidize his spiritual stones. As for the 30,000 spiritual stones I borrowed from him last time, it was a personal loan.
.Whether you want to lend him a spiritual stone next time is your personal matter. Anyway, as an elder, I am doing my best for him.
How far he can go in the future will depend on his own luck and talent."