Wang Daoyuan nodded, and then used the formation to send a message, reporting that he had taken over as deputy hall leader and applied for exchange for Taiyi fine gold.
About an hour later, a message came from the headquarters, indicating that they already knew about his taking over as deputy hall master, and that the Taiyi Fine Gold would be delivered within ten days.
Xuan Diao smiled and said: "Okay, there is news from the headquarters that the handover of duties has been completed and it is time for me to return to the main hall.
With Mo Yu and Jackdaw here, there won't be any problems on your side.
My direct monks leave you five.
They were all casual cultivators from Shanbei, and they all still had some ability.
I have packed up my things a long time ago, and the deputy hall master’s cave will be left to you, and you can move here at any time.”
After that, Xuan Diao walked out of the cave and left the underground branch with more than thirty foundation-building monks.
With Xuan Diao gone, it's time for Wang Daoyuan to clean up the mess.
The monks under each steward don't know much about high-level matters, so there is no need to deal with them.
The only ones to deal with are Jackdaw and the five direct monks left behind by Xuan Diao.
They don't leave things like soul lamps at the headquarters like the monks from the headquarters.
After those people are killed, the headquarters will know immediately.
If you kill too many people, the headquarters will definitely send someone to investigate.
Xuan Diao left in a jin, and no one took care of him except the five direct monks.
Get rid of the bigger threats first, and the first thing to deal with is the jackdaw.
He has followed Xuan Diao for more than a hundred years, and it is impossible for him to be of the same mind as him. Keeping him will only ruin his own affairs.
If he were to be killed, the group of monks under him would be left unmanaged, which would be very troublesome.
Simply refine it into a clone and let him continue to manage the monks under his command.
After Wang Daoyuan moved into the deputy hall master's cave, he asked Jackdaw and Mo Yu to come to the cave to see him.
When a new official takes office, he always has to explain some matters to his subordinates, but Jackdaw did not raise any suspicion.
After the two entered the cave, Wang Daoyuan closed the door of the cave.
He walked up to Jackdaw and patted his shoulder with one hand.
Jackdaw thought he was going to give an order, but Wang Daoyuan suddenly used his soul-splitting blade, hitting Jackdaw between his eyebrows.
Then he took out a soul-nurturing pendant, took out the divided soul, and injected it into the jackdaw sea of consciousness.
Then, take the jackdaw into the spirit bead space.
With the help of the speed of time in space, the clone soul can control the clone as quickly as possible.
Two hours later, the clone Jackdaw completely took control of the clone.
Wang Daoyuan released him from the spirit bead space and asked him to leave the cave together with Mo Yu.
After the stewards have taken care of things, it will be even easier for the five direct monks.
These people are in the middle stage of foundation building and are not proficient in the various arts of cultivating immortals. They are not of much value, so there is no need to refine them into clones.
Arrange them under Jackdaw and Mo Yu and arrange a few dangerous tasks, and that's about it.
Five days later, a message came from the shopkeeper of Yingxian Tower that there was a peak foundation-building monk in the shop who wanted to see the deputy hall master Minghu.
Wang Daoyuan left the underground branch and, under the leadership of the waiter monk, came to a small courtyard in the backyard of Yingxian Tower above.
The person who came was a peak foundation-building monk, dressed in the common garb of a casual cultivator.
Seeing Wang Daoyuan come in, this person asked: "Senior, who are you, the deputy hall master of the Shanbei branch, Senior Minghu?"
Wang Daoyuan took out the token and said: "I am Minghu."
The man took out a one-foot-square stone box from his storage bag and saluted, "This junior is here to deliver something to Deputy Hall Master Minghu on the orders of the Hall Master of the Sanhe Branch.
This was given to me by the hall master. It has not been opened during the process. I asked the deputy hall master to verify the authenticity.
It's just that there are restrictions on this box, and the junior has no means to open the restrictions.
The hall master said that after the deputy hall master got something, he would naturally know how to open it."
Wang Daoyuan gathered spiritual power in his hand, and then slapped the stone box with his palm.
The stone box is only a second-level high-grade magic weapon and is not strong enough.
Although his palm did not break the stone box, all the restrictions were destroyed.
Inside is Taiyi Fine Gold, which is said to be the hardest of its level. It is difficult to damage it even with a third-level magic weapon.
Wang Daoyuan's palm will not cause any damage to it.
After the restriction was broken, the box was naturally opened.
Opening the lid of the box, a murderous aura hit my face.
Wang Daoyuan, a dignified monk from Zifu, even felt a slight sting on his face.
The peak-level foundation-building monk who brought the gift even took a few steps back.
After the murderous aura subsided, inside was an irregular spherical metal material about five inches in diameter.
This metal has a dazzling silvery white color and looks exactly the same as the legendary Taiyi Fine Gold.
His hand was wrapped with golden spiritual power and he took out the Taiyi Fine Gold from the box.
Weighing the weight, we found that it weighed more than thirty kilograms. The blood shadow was really generous.
He used the golden sword technique and struck the Taiyi fine gold without leaving any traces on it. This strength meant that the Taiyi fine gold did not escape.
Wang Daoyuan put it into the stone box and said with a smile: "There's nothing wrong with the stuff. Please make the trip."
After that, use the Deputy Hall Master's token to send a message to the headquarters, telling them that they have received Taiyi Fine Gold.
After a few dozen messages, the headquarters replied and deducted 150,000 contribution points.
This price is a bit too cheap. Supposedly, a piece of Taiyi fine gold weighing more than 30 kilograms is worth at least 300,000 spiritual stones.
It seems that Elder Xu from the headquarters values himself very much and directly gives him a half-price discount.
It's a pity that I have to let him down.
Speaking of which, Zhou Luan always said that Xuan Diao was a fool, but he was really right.
It was okay to be deceived by herself this time. She refined her most trusted Mo Yu into a clone. She didn't expect it to be a conspiracy.
He had just become the deputy hall leader, and Elder Xu was so generous. Xuan Diao had been here for more than a hundred years, how much resources did Elder Xu have to invest in her?
With so many resources, it doesn't matter if he didn't kill Zhou Luan, and he didn't keep up with his own cultivation.
The resources Elder Xu has invested over the past hundred years have all been fed to the dogs.
After the headquarters replied to the letter, the monk who sent the things left and returned to the Sanhe branch.
Wang Daoyuan also returned to the underground branch with Taiyi Fine Gold.
Refining the White Tiger Blade only requires about ten kilograms of Taiyi fine gold.
There are still more than twenty kilograms of Taiyi fine gold left, so I can keep it well.
In the future, if you want to refine a metallic magic weapon, you only need to add a little Taiyi fine gold, and the strength will be greatly improved.
After all the hard work, one of the main goals of sneaking into the Shanbei branch was finally achieved.
However, he is not in a hurry to refine the White Tiger Blade now.
Refining the White Tiger Blade is not as easy as refining the Xuanwu Shield.
The main material of Xuanwu Shield is Lingquan Pearl, which is invisible and does not need to be forged.
The two materials used in the White Tiger Blade, Taiyi Fine Gold and Tiansha Gold, are notoriously hard and need to be forged into shape before they can be absorbed into the body and nourished.
The forging was too noisy, and safety was not guaranteed here in Shanbei, so he really didn't feel at ease.
It's better to wait until the affairs here are settled and return to Yuquan Peak.
Two months later, with the cooperation of Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan, all five monks directly under Xuan Diao died in the mission.
The monks he had pulled up before were all recruited later and had nothing to do with Xuan Diao.
The monks under Jackdaw and Mo Yu seldom dealt with Xuan Diao directly, so their involvement was not too deep.
Xuan Diao has now returned to the headquarters. Even if some people are still loyal to Xuan Diao, they are unable to contact her, so there is no need to eliminate them for the time being.
After cleaning up Xuan Diao's forces, he found a few monks with considerable potential among the monks he had recruited and accepted them as direct monks.
The remaining manpower is divided between Jackdaw and Mo Yu.
Wang Daoyuan only regarded the Blood Shadow Mountain North Branch as a channel for himself to obtain resources, but he had no intention of actually becoming the deputy hall leader here.
Everything that can be obtained now has been obtained, and there is no need to stay any longer.
It's time to say goodbye to Zhou Luan and return to the family.