The three sects of the Purple Mansion have different concerns, but the alliance of the nine sects is the top priority of each sect after all. If someone dares to invade the Tiansheng Sect today, it means that they also dare to invade the other sects. This is something that none of the three sects can tolerate.
"This person is not a monk from Tianyun Prefecture, nor is he a monk from other prefectures that we are familiar with, so there are only two possibilities. First, a monk secretly trained by some sect, and second, he came from a farther place."
"Humph, fellow Taoist from Hongshan Sect, are you alluding to Danyang Sect?"
"I don't dare. The Nine Sects Alliance is a big deal. Who dares to accuse? These people are obviously here for the treasure left in the hands of Head Lin. Head Lin should still be careful."
"Lin understands that you must also be careful. This person and his companions have escaped. Be careful of him jumping over the wall in a hurry."
"This matter should be investigated to the end, notify each sect, and investigate the strange monks on each sect's territory. If there is any situation, report it immediately. If possible, we must capture this person. There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days."
"It should be so, and the portrait of the dead man will be sent to the entire Tianyun Prefecture, and a reward will be placed to see if he can find out something."
"Okay, publish it in the name of Jiu Zong, so that he can't escape."
The three of them talked to each other and quickly settled the matter. Lin Xiao had no objection. According to what they said, the portraits were sent to various sects for their co-investigation. Although this method was useless, it could at least make people aware of it.
The man who escaped knew that Lin Xiao had been prepared, so he did not dare to sneak into Tiansheng Sect easily again.
"Fellow Daoist Pan, I heard that Danyang Sect has a third-level formation mage. I wonder if I can ask him to help refine a third-level mountain-protecting formation."
Lin Xiao hosted a banquet to entertain three Zifus. During the banquet, Lin Xiao asked the Zifu monks of Danyang Sect that the second-order formation could not stop the Zifu monks. This made him very uneasy. If the security problem of Tiansheng Sect was not solved,
Lin Xiao would be dragged to death in the Tiansheng Sect and would not dare to leave the house easily.
"Master Lin, of course it is possible, but there are differences between the third-level formations. The construction cost of the mountain-protecting formation is very expensive."
“Want to hear the details”
"Arrayments are divided into three types according to size: small, medium, and large. The small array is enough for three to five people. Generally speaking, the cost is between 5,000 and 10,000 Xuanjing, while the medium array is enough for 180 people.
, the cost ranges from 10,000 to 30,000 Xuanjing, but for large formations, especially mountain-protecting formations, if you want to fully realize the power of the third-order formation, the cost will have to be increased several times, and the formation master will also need more energy.
Refining costs at least 100,000 Xuanjing.
If Master Lin wants to protect the Tiansheng Sect, which is more than ten kilometers in radius, in my opinion, the cost will be 130,000 to 100,000 yuan, and the labor cost of the third-level formation master is not included. Overall, it will cost 160,000 to 100,000 yuan.
Between 80,000 and 80,000”
The Danyang Sect monk pondered for a while and then said that he was not exaggerating on this point. The levels of formations are clearly more stringent. It is normal for the price to double with each level. Large-scale formations cannot be done by casual formation masters.
To arrive, you must have relevant experience.
Their three sects can have a third-level mountain-protecting formation because of their accumulation over the years. Even for the Danyang sect, it is not easy to build and refine it.
This result made Lin Xiao very embarrassed. Now Tiansheng Sect's financial resources depend entirely on his personal support. Every month it is unable to make ends meet. How can there be any spare money to build a mountain-protecting array? If we look at normal development, Tiansheng Sect will have to save at least one
It would take hundreds of years to build a mountain-protecting formation.
"The foundation of Tiansheng Sect is too weak, which makes all fellow Taoists laugh."
"Master Lin, you're welcome. The mountain protection formation is the top priority. It's normal for Master Lin to be anxious. Our three sects have also accumulated enough Xuan Jing for decades. No one dares to laugh at anyone."
"Thank you for your understanding. Lin Xiao has another question to ask, how to warm up and upgrade this spiritual vein."
"It is easier said than done to upgrade spiritual veins. It is also difficult to say that it is difficult to upgrade. It mainly relies on mysterious crystals. Each spiritual vein has an orifice. As long as you find the orifice and stuff the mysterious crystal into it, the spiritual vein will naturally swallow up the mysterious crystal in it.
Qi, self-nurturing.
The Tiansheng Sect passes through a second-level mid-level spiritual vein. It can contain up to five thousand mysterious crystals every year. It will take about thirty years to be promoted to the second-level high-level spiritual veins. If you want to upgrade to the third-level spiritual vein, eight thousand mysterious crystals can be inserted every year after thirty years.
Qianxuanjing, about a hundred years will be enough.”
Lin Xiao was embarrassed once again. He had obtained millions of spiritual stones in this process, and it took so long. Where did Lin Xiao get so many mysterious crystals?
“Is there any shortcut?”
"Yes, use spiritual objects to replace the mysterious crystals, but I advise Master Lin to give up this idea, because it is more expensive. Upgrading the spiritual veins is a century-old plan of the sect, and there is no need to rush it."
"Actually, there is a faster way, which is to ask monks from the fifth realm to extract spiritual veins elsewhere and add them to the existing spiritual veins. It can be done in two or three years."
Just as the people from Danyang Sect finished speaking, the people from Tianhai Sect added another sentence, but it was still nonsense. The fifth realm, that is, the monks of the upper level of Daogang. Tianyun Prefecture does not have them. They have to go to Jingzhou to invite Xuanjing.
You can't be invited either.
All said and done, either you have to pay an extremely expensive price, or you have to take your time and do it slowly. In short, there is no rush. This made Lin Xiao completely give up.
However, the three of them did not mean to laugh at Lin Xiao. Instead, they were once again shocked by Lin Xiao's ambition. When they were young, they also fantasized about making the sect extremely powerful, but it seemed that their appetite was not as big as Lin Xiao's.
"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for clarifying my doubts. Come, let's have a drink."
Lin Xiao stopped asking these questions, and started talking about the monks from the Zi Mansion again.
In fact, they all have some ideas, that is, these Zifu monks come from Ninghe Prefecture or Qingshan County, or they are secretly trained monks, or they are foreign monks they hired at a high price, and their purpose is to retain the inheritance in Lin Xiao's hands.
precious.
Before Lin Xiao became the Purple Mansion, the matter of the treasure was only spread in Tianyun State. Due to the rules of the Nine Sects Alliance, each sect naturally did not dare to take action easily. But now that Lin Xiao has become the Purple Mansion, the news will naturally leak out to
In the ears of other state capitals.
They were definitely curious about how many good things Lin Xiao had in the relic, and they didn't care about the Nine Sects Alliance, so they took action. As for why they sent strange monks here, it was unknown.
The three of them stayed in Tiansheng Sect for five days. Seeing that the fleeing Zifu monk left without any news, they went back to their respective homes. Within five days, the news that Tiansheng Sect was attacked by Zifu monks also spread throughout the world.
Yunzhou.
After the notice of the joint investigation was sent out, all the sects became nervous and did not dare to neglect anything. There was a sudden uproar. The Zifu monks did not find out, but it caused some unknown casual cultivators with no foundation to suffer.
However, Lin Xiao was unable to stop this kind of thing. He couldn't control so much at all. However, the disciples of Tiansheng Sect knew that their leader had easily killed a Zifu monk, and their morale increased greatly. The heads hanging at the mountain gate were displayed every day.
Someone is watching.
You must know that they are monks from the Zifu. There must be tens of thousands of cultivators in Tianyun State, but there are only a few monks from the Zifu. Now the heads of the monks from the Zifu are hanging in front of them. How can they miss the opportunity to watch?
?
Lin Xiao didn't care about that, and gave strong orders to his disciples to restore normal order. Make money where they should, practice what they should practice, and don't go to the mountain gate if nothing happens.
Lin Xiao himself also increased his training time. Now that he doesn't have enough points, he has to practice by himself. Fortunately, he also has the best spiritual root qualifications at this time, so even normal training is not slower than others.
Three months later, the human head hanging in the mountain gate slowly rotted away even though it had been treated. Lin Xiao's purpose of shock was achieved, so he had someone take it down and then set it on fire.
At this time, Tiansheng Sect was also in a new dilemma. Tiansheng Sect's financial resources had been insufficient and relied on Lin Xiao to subsidize it. So far, the sect's treasure house was once again tense, but Lin Xiao no longer had any extra points.
, Lin Xiao didn’t dare to touch those hundreds of points, he had to keep them as a precaution.
So he can only think of other ways, but the problem is that Lin Xiao dare not leave the Tiansheng Sect at this time. The Tiansheng Sect is his foundation. If he leaves, the Zifu monks will come back to kill the disciples and take revenge. That day, the Holy Sect
It's completely over.
As a result, Tiansheng Sect fell into an endless loop, and how to break it became Lin Xiao's new challenge.
"Master, after taking inventory and statistics, the fixed monthly expenditure of the entire sect, converted into Xuanjing, should be thirteen thousand, and our income comes from the mountain gate's Linggu elixir, two minerals, and Gongmingfang City, all plus
The total is about seven thousand, with a monthly shortage of six thousand Xuanjing.
Nowadays, only Gongmingfang City can increase its income, but the growth rate is too slow. Dozens of Xuanjings are added every month, and the growth is also limited."
"How many mysterious crystals are there in the treasure house now, and how long can they last?"
"It's less than 3,000, and the monthly salary will be distributed in ten days. I can barely finish it, and then it won't even be enough for daily consumption."
"This is what I used to kill the Zifu monk in three months. A long knife, a broken inner armor, and several spiritual objects, all of the third level, especially these elixir fruits.
I have asked someone to identify it. It is a third-grade top-grade Biju fruit. It is of extraordinary value. The total value is at least 30,000 to 40,000 Xuan Crystals. Let’s take it and hold it first.”
Lin Xiao began to dig into his family's wealth. Even the few elixir fruits he obtained from Baiwu Mountain were said to belong to the monks from the Zi Mansion and he wanted to take them away.
"No, Master, this is absolutely impossible. These treasures are treasures that are rarely seen. It is difficult to buy them with money. This is the sect's heritage."
Li Fengyue was shocked. It is true that these things are of extraordinary value, but a sect cannot only have mysterious crystals. All kinds of spiritual objects are also extremely important. Even the Danyang Sect will not release a drop of these third-level spiritual objects. This is terrible.
They are all useful to the monks of Zifu.
"If we don't sell these things, what will happen next month? I've told you a long time ago. When the treasure is used up, is it possible that everyone will drink the northwest wind?"
"Even if we cut back on food and clothing and tighten our belts, we can't sell them. If the sect wants to be strong, it must be assisted by these treasures. From next month, I will no longer receive a monthly salary."
"Master, we won't receive monthly salary anymore."
"Shut up, you guys are nothing if you don't receive your monthly salary. What can you do? If you don't receive it, then you don't want to practice anymore. Just hold on for now. In a few months, there will be a batch of spiritual grains and elixirs.
You will mature and you may be able to overcome the difficulties. This matter is not negotiable."
Lin Xiao waved his hand. The fact that they think so is enough to show their loyalty, but it is not necessary. The gap of thousands of Xuanjing every month is not something their salary can cover. In fact, Lin Xiao himself has never received any.
On the contrary, he spent countless money on his monthly salary. He already has almost 100,000 merit points in the sect, but they are of no use. The value of the merit points lies in the materials in the sect's treasury. If the sect's treasury is empty, the merit points are worth nothing.
not worth.
Lin Xiao had a tough attitude, and the three of them had no choice but to do as they were told. They sold the spiritual objects and got through the difficulties first. But just when Lin Xiao was thinking hard about how to generate income, the Danyang Sect suddenly sent him a message.