Mao Gang slowly faded away, and Xiao Guang was the only one left in the imperial study room.
He stood at the door, looking at the gloomy sky outside, not knowing what he was thinking.
Thousands of miles away on the road, Wang Zhe took Laifu and met an interesting person.
A monk, wearing a torn robe, was distributing food to some ragged people on the roadside.
The food is very simple, it's bread.
He always had a piece of dough in his hand, and he kept breaking it open and giving it to everyone. Each person only got half or smaller.
It was as if the ground in his hands would grow infinitely.
The people who were given the pancakes were grateful to him
The monk had a kind face and a somewhat honest smile.
After realizing that Wang Zhe had been staring at him, he lowered his head and seemed a little shy.
Wang Zhe found that his shoes were also torn and his toes were exposed.
"Interesting monk." He passed by the monk with Laifu and saw that there was still half a pancake left in his hand.
"Does the donor want to eat the cake?" The monk noticed that Wang Zhe was staring at him, so he broke off a small half and handed it to Wang Zhe.
"No, thank you."
It was just a small incident, and Wang Zhe didn't take it to heart.
In the next month, Wang Zhe took Laifu and Tuanzi to travel all over the country and saw three mountains, five mountains, and all corners of the country.
I saw all kinds of scenery,
I saw the suffering in the world, saw some monks, and subdued some demons.
The world is becoming more and more chaotic, and some rebels have appeared.
Along the way, Wang Zhe was also looking for a place suitable for his practice.
Unfortunately, some famous mountains and rivers already have various cultivating sects or mountain monks.
He thought about practicing on that mountain for a while before finding a suitable place to practice.
Over the past month, he has been inquiring about the innate gold, but to no avail.
"Have you heard that the King of Chu is recruiting talents? How about we give it a try?"
"With our little cultivation, I'm afraid we can't do it, right?"
"I heard that no matter how high or low your cultivation level is or whether your status is high or low, you will be hired based on your talent."
"I heard that King Yu's tripod appeared outside Jiangcheng a few years ago. Is this a hint from heaven that King Chu may be crowned a great treasure?"
Wang Zhe, who was in a county town, heard a conversation between several monks.
"Your Majesty?" Wang Zhe was slightly startled when he heard this.
"Well, he should be very well informed."
Jiangcheng, the throat of water and land transportation, has always been an important place that military strategists have fought over.
Jiangcheng City has been very busy these days. In addition to pedestrians, there are also some monks coming and going.
They all heard that the King of Chu was looking for talents and came here with admiration.
"If his recruitment was heard, I don't know what he would think." Wang Zhe stood in Jiangcheng City and looked at the monks.
They followed them to a village in Jiangcheng, where the King of Chu recruited talents.
People come here one after another, mostly monks.
"I am in Wang Ansheng, a sixth-grade cultivation base, and I am willing to do my best for the prince."
"Welcome, welcome, here is some money, please keep it." The clerk in charge of receiving these people was very polite to everyone.
No matter who comes, they will get a small gift.
The gift is very simple, just a banknote and elixir.
Three hundred taels of silver, a mediocre elixir, but for many casual cultivators, it is also a good thing.
The key is to have someone to rely on. If you perform well in the future, you will be rewarded with exercises and elixirs.
This is a lot of money to buy bones,
Not far away, on the second-floor attic, two people sat opposite each other, drinking tea and watching the people coming and going below.
"Although the prince's move can bring him a reputation, it also has hidden dangers. These people are a mixed bag, and they must have some eyes and ears elsewhere."
"This is a conspiracy, it's upright, and it's inevitable that some thieves will get involved. Wasn't there a second-grade master who came to invest in it a few days ago?"
Wang Zhe led the dog, lined up, and looked around.
"I don't know what to call this friend, and what level of cultivation he has." It was his turn, and the clerk was very polite.
"Wang Zhe, first grade."
"What?!" The clerk was stunned for a moment. The monks nearby were also stunned.
"What did he just say? First-class, he is the top of the first-class?"
"How is that possible?"
"Are you optimistic about King Chu?"
"Sir, please wait a moment." The clerk left in a hurry and ran into the attic.
Up in the attic, two people were still drinking tea.
The clerk came up in a hurry.
"I'm telling you, my lords, here comes a top-notch person."
"What?!" The two people were also stunned.
"Come on, come and follow me to greet you."
The two people hurried downstairs and quickly came to Wang Zhe's side.
"This is Wu Enbo."
"This is Liu Chengen."
"Welcome sir."
The two people invited Wang Zhe to the backyard.
"Your Excellency is of the highest quality?"
Wang Zhe just smiled, and the magic power from his body came out in a powerful way, and the two people's expressions changed in shock.
This kind of coercion is unmistakable!
"That's great, I didn't expect to recruit a first-grade decision maker!"
The two of them were overjoyed, and then became deeply confused.
Why are these people willing to come here to serve the King of Chu?
"Sir, you used to work for the King of Chu, but what are your requirements?"
"Yes, I'm looking for something and want to ask King Chu for help." Wang Zhe tucked it away without hiding it.
"What?"
"Innate gold."
"Innate gold?" The two looked at each other.
"Do you have a place to stay, sir?"
"Just arrived in Jiangcheng."
"We happen to have a house here. If you don't mind it, sir, how about you live there first?"
"OK."
Then Wu Enbo took Wang Zhe to a house, a manor in Nuo Da, waterside pavilions, rockery and lotus pond.
"Are you satisfied, sir?"
"As long as I have a place to live, it would be a waste for me to live in such a big place by myself."
"Sir, you are humbled."
Wu Enbo is arranging Wang Zhe's residence. On the other side, Liu Chengen has arrived at the Chu Palace and met with the King of Chu.
"Your Majesty."
"Cheng'en is here, sit down."
"Your Majesty, today we have recruited a top-notch person."
"What, top quality?" King Chu, who was wearing plain clothes, stood up immediately after hearing this.
As a prince, he is well-informed and naturally knows how rare it is to be a top-notch person.
"What did he ask for?"
"He said he was looking for innate gold."
"Innate gold, what a coincidence, I know the whereabouts of this innate gold." King Chu heard this and patted the table.
"Come on, let's go meet this top grader."
In that huge manor, Wang Zhe was walking around the yard with Laifu.
Wu Enbo also arranged some servants for him, but he sent them away.
"Laifu, what do you think of this Zhuangzi?"
Wangao,
"In general, this is just average. Your requirements are quite high." Wang Zhe said with a smile.
"Hopefully this time I can gain something."
"Is sir here, sir?"
While he was wandering in the yard, he heard someone shouting, and took Laifu in the direction of the sound.
When I saw Wu Enbo, there was also an imposing middle-aged man in his thirties, with a square face and thick eyebrows, walking like a dragon and a tiger.
"Mr. Wang, this is the King of Chu."
"I have met the prince."
"Sir, you're welcome. When I woke up this morning, I heard magpies chirping on the wall outside. I guessed that something good was about to happen. I didn't expect that it was you who came to Jiangcheng."
"To be honest, I really know the news about the innate gold that sir is about to inquire about."
"Oh, I don't know where it is?"
"There is a piece of innate Geng gold in the Great Guangming Temple to the west, in the Wanli Buddha Kingdom."
"Oh, there!" Wang Zhe frowned slightly after hearing this.
He is no longer the same person he was then. During his travels around the world, he has naturally heard a lot about the world of cultivation.
The Western Region is a Buddhist country of thousands of miles, and the most famous Buddhist temple is the Great Guangming Temple.
The abbot of Daguang Temple is a profound Buddhist and a living Buddha.
Obviously, it is extremely difficult to obtain the innate gold from them.
"In addition to the Great Guangming Temple in the Western Regions, I also know the whereabouts of a piece of innate gold, which is in the Wanbao Pavilion in the capital." The King of Chu said truthfully.
"The capital, Wanbao Pavilion, that place is more guarded than the Great Guangming Temple in the Western Regions."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for these two pieces of news." Wang Zhe raised his hand.
"Sir, do you want this innate gold to refine magic weapons?"
"It does work wonders."
"The innate gold in the Great Guangming Temple in the Western Region is indeed difficult to obtain. After all, it is far away from here and it is a Buddhist country thousands of miles away. But it is the one in the capital. If sir wants it, I can think of a way.
In addition, I have already arranged for people to inquire about the innate gold."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Hey, it's my honor to be here, sir." King Chu said with a smile, without any pretense, giving people the feeling of being refreshed, like the big brother next door.
"Sir, please stay here first. I cannot say that I am 100% sure about the innate gold, but I will definitely try my best to help you."
"Then there is Prince Lao."
That night, the King of Chu held a special banquet for Wang Zhe, which was a very polite and virtuous act.
It's late at night and people haven't calmed down yet.
In the study of Prince Chu's Mansion.
The King of Chu sat on the Grand Master's chair, closing his eyes and concentrating.
Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man with three strands of beard and a slightly fat body.
"Sir, I just received news that the list of gods is now available in the capital. They first sealed the soul of a second-grade monk into it.
Later, he successfully sent a first-level master to the list of gods.
If the soul is on the list of gods, isn’t that just at the mercy of others?”
"Your Majesty, did you find out what conditions are required?"
"If it's a living person, you need the person's name, date of birth, and other things. I don't know for the time being.
If it is killed directly, the soul can also be enshrined in the list of gods, and the soul will be immortal."
"If you say it sounds good, it means that your soul is immortal. But if you say it doesn't sound good, it means that it is a thug without a body. Whoever holds the list of gods and hits the god's whip will have to listen to whoever he says."
"Now that we are at the first level, what's the next step, human immortal?"
"Your Majesty, using the God List will definitely not be that easy." said the man on the side.
"The more powerful the magic weapon is, the more stringent the conditions for its use are. If a first-class magic weapon can be forcibly written on the list of gods based on its name and birth date, the price must be very high!"
"Oh, maybe one day I will be on the list of gods!"
"Your Majesty, you are too worried. Your Majesty should use that magic weapon to contain those outside the imperial court." The man took a sip of tea.
"What the prince wants to do now is to take good care of this Jiangcheng land and recruit talented people."
"Speaking of talented people, today a top-notch person has won the title of recruiting talented people."
"First grade?" The gentleman was also stunned after hearing this.
"It's true, it's the first grade." King Chu nodded.
"Where's the request?"
"Innate gold."
"Okay, that's all you need." The gentleman nodded.
"Yeah, if he comes to vote for me without any requirements, then I should be worried, but it's really strange that he wants this thing!"
"There are very few innate things. No matter who gets them, they will be treasured. Does the prince know the whereabouts of this innate gold?"
"I know, there are two pieces, one is at the Daguangming Temple in the Western Regions, and the other is at the Wanbao Pavilion in the capital. In fact, the piece in the capital is also a tribute from the Western Regions." King Chu picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
"I heard that innate gold is the best material for refining magic weapons. Just add a little bit to an ordinary weapon and it can instantly become a magical weapon. Is it possible that that person wants to use innate gold to refine magic weapons?"
"He didn't say exactly what he wanted to use the innate gold for, and I didn't ask him. If he wants it, I will find a way to get it and compare my feelings with him." King Chu said.
"In a few days, I will go out alone to see if my father can reward me with the innate gold."
"That's fine. If we can get help from a top-notch person, it will be of great benefit to the prince."
"Guess, sir, who will Wu Zhengang attack next?"
"Blessed King."
"Oh, so sure?"
"I'm just guessing. The place where Wu Zhengang's left arm was sealed is in his fief, and his defenses there are the loosest."
The next morning, Wang Zhe went out early and wandered around Jiangcheng.
This city is one of the most majestic cities in the world.
Because it is an important transportation hub and waterway, there are many vendors coming and going.
These days, Wang Zhe feels that his temper is getting more and more depressed, and there are few things that he can take to heart.
It's a little bit meaningless.
Just like now, he is among the crowds of people coming and going, but he feels a little out of place.
As your cultivation level increases, there will naturally be fewer things worth noting.
In fact, this change has been going on, but in these days, Wang Zhe's feeling has become stronger and stronger.
"Maybe one day, I will find a place at the foot of the mountain to take with me, and watch the clouds in the sky drift by one by one."
Just when Wang Zhe was staring at the sky in a daze,
Next to him, a young man with fine features glanced at him, then looked up at the sky.
When he came to his senses, the young man smiled at him.
"You were so absorbed in looking at the sky just now. What's so good about you?" the young man said with a smile.
"Fried peanuts, do you want some?" Before he reached Wang Zhe, his hand had already been stretched out, and there were more than a dozen peanuts in it.