"Senior Brother Jin is such a rare visitor. He was able to take time out of his busy schedule to come to Feiyue Lake."
Bai Zichen thought about hiding in Feiyue Lake for a few days to be quiet and relax, and then set off to Wanbao Pavilion to buy elixirs.
Unexpectedly, an uninvited guest came to visit me on the second day.
"Haha, it seems that Junior Brother Bai hasn't received the news yet. I resigned from the position of elder of the mayor last month and returned to my hometown to become the elder of the alchemy hall."
Jin Lu patted his round belly and smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.
"I just finished attending Senior Brother Tan's funeral, so I rushed over to Junior Brother... I got a temporary task that needs you and me to complete."
"Sect mission?"
Bai Zichen hadn't finished digesting Jin Lu's change of family, and frowned: "I don't seem to have reached the stage of temporary employment, so there shouldn't be any tasks assigned to me."
New elders will be given ten years to adapt.
There will be no tasks assigned, and there will be no sect tasks.
This has always been the practice of Qingfeng Sect.
"Junior Brother Bai will take a look at this warrant first. It was signed by the acting head and the two palace masters..."
Jin Lu took out a warrant, handed it over, and turned to look at the decorations in the White Jade Tower with great interest.
'The good mayor of the village suddenly became the elder of the alchemy hall... but I didn't hear that Senior Brother Jin is good at alchemy. It's more like returning to the mountain to take charge of the Spiritual Beast Hall.'
Today's Fangshi has an extremely special status among the sect.
Its annual spiritual stone income exceeds that of any of the Five Palaces and Eight Halls, but it does not have any level and can only be regarded as a temporary organization sent by the leader.
However, the position of the town elder in Fang City is highly sought-after, and the spiritual stones he pays every year are several times his salary.
What's more, Jin Lu himself is a core member who promotes the establishment of the Fang City Hall. There is no reason for him to give up the huge interests in the Fang City and transfer back to the Alchemy Hall to become an ordinary elder.
Unless the latter can bring him greater benefits.
'Vacated Palace Master position!'
A flash of inspiration flashed in Bai Zichen's heart, and he felt that he had grasped the key.
Tan Changkong passed away, leaving a vacancy for the master of the Alchemy Hall, and someone is needed to fill it.
The master of the five halls is different from the head of the palace. He has strict requirements for the realm of the holder, and it must be overhauled in the later stage of foundation building.
Currently, in the sect, there is only Zhou Suqing, a late-stage foundation-building monk who is not the master of the palace.
However, since she entered the Chuan Gong Hall early, she probably would not have any thoughts of switching to the Alchemy Hall.
As for the elders in the middle stage of foundation building, there are quite a few of them.
The one with the highest reputation who originally took over as the master of the Alchemy Hall was naturally Han Qing, a second-level high-grade alchemist. This was also Tan Changkong's preferred candidate during his lifetime.
Judging from Jin Lu's operations, I guess there is something else in there.
However, both of them are in the middle stage of foundation building. Even if they win the competition, they can only temporarily take over the position of palace master.
Only when you have reached the cultivation level can you officially perform your duties and receive the treasured seal of the Palace Master.
The content of the handwriting is very simple, with just a few lines. It was indeed signed by Gu Xisheng, followed by the seals of Liang Yu and Yingzhong.
"Go to Zengguang Fairy City and bid for the Millennium Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum at the auction... This task is indeed very important. In previous years, it was also the responsibility of Senior Brother from the Alchemy Hall. But this time, why did it fall to Senior Brother Jin and me? Please ask Senior Brother for advice.
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Thousand-year-old Golden Crown Ganoderma is the most important raw material for refining the Foundation Building Pill. Apart from obtaining it deep in the Black Mountain like looking for a needle in a haystack, the most stable way for Qingfeng Sect is to increase the immortal city.
As a city that connects the four countries and radiates influence to dozens of countries, Zengguang Fairy City has its own secret medicine garden.
At the auction every few years, hundreds of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs will be put up for auction, attracting monks from all over the world.
Golden Delicious Ganoderma lucidum is one of them.
Without the Millennium Golden Crown Ganoderma, there would be no Foundation Building Pill, which would directly affect the number of new Foundation Building monks in the sect.
Therefore, the seemingly ordinary bidding for Zengguang Fairy City is of great importance.
In the early days, Tan Changkong was personally responsible, but in recent years, it was transferred to Han Qing.
"Here is a letter that Senior Brother Liang asked me to give to you. Junior Brother Bai can read it."
Bai Zichen took another letter from Jin Lu, and it was indeed written by senior brother Liang Yu.
The handwriting can be faked, but the magic mark is difficult for others to imitate. It is difficult for monks who have to reach a higher realm to do it.
"I wonder when Senior Brother Jin is going to leave?"
Bai Zichen's reading speed was much slower this time. After reading, he rubbed his fingers and burned the letter paper to ashes.
"Of course, the sooner the better... According to the rules, the next auction in Zengguang Fairy City will be in a few months. If you go late, you are afraid of missing the time!"
Jin Lu sat up and spoke urgently.
"Three days from now, I still have some things to prepare..."
Bai Zichen thought for a moment and gave an answer.
"Okay, then I'll come back to look for Junior Brother Bai in three days."
Jin Lu patted his belly, laughed and left Baiyu Tower.
"I didn't expect that after all the detours, I would still have to go to Zengguang Fairy City...but it changed from a private matter to a public matter."
Bai Zichen looked at Jin Lu's leaving figure, thought of what Senior Brother Liang Yu said in his heart, and felt that it was indeed a trip suitable for both public and private matters.
Liang Yu came up with the idea and appointed Bai Zichen as supervisor two years later, and transferred him to the prison elder within five years.
In the Law Enforcement Hall, the Jianzhai Elder is considered the third-in-command. Under the Hall Master and Gao Gong Elder, he has the responsibility of holding the charter and enforcing laws and regulations.
Liang Yu was worried that if he was promoted too quickly and other elders would have opinions, it would affect Junior Brother Bai's reputation in the future.
Even if he is forcibly promoted to the position, the resistance will be even greater when he takes over as the palace master later.
Therefore, the task of escorting Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum was arranged so that Bai Zichen could add merit and silence others before entering the law enforcement hall.
Anyway, the route to Zengguang Fairy City mainly passes through the territory of the Zhengqi Alliance, which is completely opposite to the location of the Demonic Sect, so the danger is not great.
Qingfengmen has participated in dozens of auctions in Zengguang Fairy City and has never had any problems.
He also pointed out in the letter that Junior Brother Bai should pay attention to Jin Lu, who has the support of several elders behind him.
At this sensitive time, he was transferred to the Alchemy Palace, and he also used Gu Xisheng's route to win an errand in Zengguang Immortal City. His intentions were well known to everyone.
To avoid having too many interactions and falling into the quagmire of power struggles within the Alchemy Hall.
"I originally planned to cultivate the Glazed Body and go to Zengguang Immortal City when I had the power to protect myself, but later I was not so urgent to get the most important flying sword... I took this opportunity to see the so-called No. 1 Immortal City in the world.
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Bai Zichen was worried that he couldn't go out because of his lack of spiritual stones, so he happened to go to Zengguang Fairy City to look for two spiritual weapons that suit his needs.
"But before departure, there are two things to do."
Bai Zichen raised his sword and with a flash of silver light, he flew straight to Fangshi and stayed in Wanbao Pavilion for an hour.
I went back to the mountain gate again and walked around to the General Affairs Hall and the Law Enforcement Hall.
By the time he returned to Baiyulou, his storage bag was much fuller.
This time, the cultivation-enhancing elixirs have all been replaced by earth-flame elixirs. For monks who practice fire-based techniques, they are indeed better than the spiritual-enhancing elixirs.
Buying twenty bottles at once is enough to last for a while.
There was also a jade box in the storage bag, which contained three hundred pieces of medium-grade spiritual stones, which he had obtained in exchange for thirty thousand contribution points in the General Affairs Hall.
Sect disciples basically assume that one contribution is worth one and a half spiritual stones, which is based on the vast majority of items that can be redeemed.
But when the sect repurchases it, it uses the ratio of one hundred contributions to one medium-grade spiritual stone.
Bai Zichen was worried that there were too many good things in Zengguang Fairy City and that he would not have enough spiritual stones when the time came, so he simply exchanged some of them.
Through Senior Brother Liang Yu, I obtained a third-level talisman as a means of saving my life.
The Taiyin Star Escape Talisman draws the power of the Taiyin Star and walks on the stars. The body gathers and disperses, and can be hundreds of miles away in a moment.
Just such a one-time talisman cost him a total of 3,000 points of contribution.
It was because of Brother Liang Yu's face that Fu Dian was willing to take this third-level talisman from his collection and exchange it for him.
However, it is expensive for its own sake. In times of crisis, this Star Escape Talisman can save someone's life.
As long as he is not left with a mark of spiritual consciousness, Master Jiedan will not be able to catch up with him.
No matter how safe it looks on paper, Bai Zichen only believes in strength and always plans for the worst in everything.
"After the war between good and evil, the relationship between the Righteous Alliance and the Qingfeng Sect has heated up, and they are almost half allies... It is unlikely that they will encounter danger in their territory. Zengguang Immortal City is even suppressed by the Nascent Soul Lord.
I have the courage to act wildly."
Bai Zichen laughed at himself, he was too cautious.
But having a third-level talisman like the Taiyin Star Escape Talisman on your body is just an extra trump card, not to mention it is an extremely rare escape talisman.
If it weren't for Senior Brother Liang Yu's face, how could Fu Dian give up his love?
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Jin Lu's flying spiritual weapon was a black flag, which rolled up in the wind and became several feet in diameter, then flew out in a fluttering manner.
"Junior Brother Bai, you haven't been to Zengguang Immortal City yet..."
Jin Lu held his belly, and the black flag automatically raised, just enough for him to lie down comfortably.
"Senior brother, I have been there twice since I established the foundation. I am really impressed! It is a fairy city with walls that stretch for countless miles with no end in sight. As long as you can think of it, you can definitely buy treasures, techniques, and elixirs in the fairy city.
Spiritual beasts, overseas treasures, and even magic weapons, dual cultivation furnaces, etc., can all be seen at the auction."
"I've heard it many times, and this time I just saw it."
The journey was far away and it was a strange place, so Bai Zichen left Gungun at home.
The flying speed of this black flag is very different from that of his colorful white clouds. It will take at least a month on the road to reach Zengguang Fairy City.
"I heard that Zengguang Immortal City is not controlled by the sect, but was founded by a cultivator family. Does Senior Brother Jin know about this?"
Zengguang Immortal City was built on the fourth-level spiritual veins, and with the terrifying number of spiritual stones it handles every day, there are hundreds of thousands of monks in the city, making it a foundation that any Nascent Soul Sect would be jealous of.
Bai Zichen had read a rough introduction in a book of travel notes. The person behind the world's number one immortal city was actually a family of immortal cultivators.
"Zengguang Du family, go to Tianchiwu..."
Jin Lu murmured in his mouth, saying with a hint of longing.
"Since the Du family established the foundation of Zengguang Immortal City, there have been many Nascent Soul True Lords in the family, and there have been three in a row!"
"The monks all over the world have regarded the Zengguang Du family as the darling of heaven and earth, otherwise there would be no chance that Nascent Soul Lord would be born in his family one after another... Going to Tianchiwu and being born in the Du family is indeed closer to the palace in heaven."