Wang Daoyuan put on the black magic robe, concealed his figure and came to Xiaofang City in Jingtieshan.
Since the blatant business between the Imperial Envoy and Lvliuzhou, Jingtieshan Xiaofang City has become prosperous as a place for goods delivery.
Currently, there are fifty or sixty stores in Jingtieshanfang City.
The Imperial Envoy's Mansion has also stationed ten foundation-building monks here, but the Guard's Envoy's Mansion has not yet been established and is under the direct control of the Guard's Palace.
Wang Daoyuan came to the restaurant where he had previously discussed matters with Shi Zhenbang and asked for a single room, revealing a trace of the spiritual power fluctuations of the Jindan monk.
Soon, an early Jindan monk came over from the east. This person was Shi Zhenbang.
When we last met, he was in the late stage of Zifu, only one step away from the peak of Zifu.
With the guidance of the ancestor of the Shi family, there is no shortage of resources. It is not surprising that after nearly twenty years, he has formed an elixir.
His hiding methods are very clever, and ordinary Jindan monks really can't see his true cultivation level.
After arriving in the private room, Shi Zhenbang raised his hands and said, "I have met my Taoist friend. It has only been about twenty years since we last met, and my Taoist friend has actually reached the middle stage of Golden Elixir.
With such a cultivation speed, the direct descendants of the four top forces are far inferior."
Wang Daoyuan did not hide his cultivation, and naturally he had to show off his strength when doing business.
Besides, one can still hide one's cultivation level without taking action, but once one takes action, it is difficult to hide it from others, and there is little point in concealing it.
He smiled and said: "You don't need to compliment me, fellow Daoist Shi, weren't you just at the late stage of Zifu last time?
After staying at the peak of Zifu for less than twenty years and breaking through, this talent is not bad.
You call yourself the Ninth Prince's special envoy, and you must be carrying the Ninth Prince's will.
Don’t beat around the bush, just say what you have to say.”
Shi Zhenbang replied: "Jinglue is well-informed, and you should also know about Wuchengguan.
I don’t know, what are your plans?”
The future direction of the war between the two countries is really uncertain. After all, the situation on the battlefield is changing, and any small change may affect the final outcome.
However, he still pretended to be confident: "There is nothing to see at Wuchengguan. The three sects are generally strong, but they cannot work together.
Although Song Yan controlled the Song State and was well prepared, the foundation of the Song State was still weak.
Now a war of attrition has begun. No matter which side wins, it will suffer heavy losses and will not be able to completely defeat the loser.
If the three sects were defeated, they would most likely lose Wucheng County.
Song State did not dare to start a war in the hinterland of Zhao State. One Wucheng County was enough for Song State to digest for hundreds of years.
The three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Wu were watching from behind, and Song could not afford to hold them back.
Even if the Zhao State wins, it will end up using only resources as it did a hundred years ago.
The one who can decide the situation in Zhao State is Linhai Prefecture.
At this time, Wuchengguan had reached the stage of fighting to the death.
Most of the power of the three sects was dragged into Wucheng Pass.
The forces of the Sixth Prince and King Linhai went upstream along the Wanchuan River and directly attacked the hinterland of the Zhao Kingdom.
Only when the Song Dynasty pressed forward with all its strength did it have a chance to completely win the three sects.
Since the Ninth Prince asked you to come to see me at this time, he must have discussed it with Linhai Prefecture and wanted to recruit me to join him."
Seeing Shi Zhenbang's face turning pale, Wang Daoyuan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his guess was correct.
Shi Zhenbang sighed and said: "Fellow Daoist Wang really knows what will happen, and what he said is roughly the same as the plan.
His Highness the Ninth Prince sent me to inquire about fellow Taoists’ intentions. Should we bring order to the chaos and achieve neutrality, or should we be buried with the Netherworld Sect?”
Wang Daoyuan looked sarcastic: "I wonder who is the leader of the Zhao family? Is it His Highness the Ninth Prince or the Prince with Long Legs?"
Shi Zhenbang looked troubled: "Of course, His Majesty is the one who takes charge. Your Majesty promises that after the restoration of the country, His Highness the Ninth Prince will be the heir apparent."
Wang Daoyuan didn't hide it at all and said mockingly: "The long-legged prince still looks like he can't stand up to the stage, making empty promises.
Even if his own brother is like this, in his eyes, my Wang family is a rebellious official and traitor, how can it end well?
As long as the long-legged prince had some virtue, he was completely defeated by a good hand of cards back then.
Five hundred years have passed, and some of the golden elixir monks he took away back then should have passed away.
It is difficult to cultivate a large number of golden elixir monks with just the power of Linhai Prefecture.
His current strength will only be weaker than then.
I'm afraid I won't even be able to save my life this time.
No matter what the situation in Zhao will be in the future, I will always consider the interests of the Wang family.
If you help the long-legged prince, you will lose a lot of clan members, and you may also be settled by the queen.
It would be better for me to get some benefits from the Netherworld Sect and be ordered to quell the rebellion."
Shi Zhenbang was not worried but happy, and asked: "If the Ninth Prince rebels, what should fellow Taoists do?"
Wang Daoyuan smiled and said: "Fellow Taoist, we finally started talking about business. If the Ninth Prince's strength is similar to that of the three major sects, I will naturally be willing to help the Ninth Prince.
If the gap in strength is too big, then the Wang family will have no choice but to keep the family."
After receiving Wang Daoyuan's promise, Shi Zhenbang said with a smile on his face: "It's good to have these words from my fellow Taoist. The Wang family saved His Majesty and killed the five golden elixirs in Canyang Palace, which is a great contribution.
In the end, most of the monks were sacrificed for the Zhao family.
The Ninth Prince often said that the Zhao family was ashamed of the Wang family.
If the Zhao Kingdom is restored one day, the Wang family will break the soil and seal the king."
Wang Daoyuan waved his hand and said: "There is no need to draw the big cake. Zhou Jingyuan also gave me the promise of breaking the earth and becoming the king. I don't believe this.
For the sake of past friendship, I would like to give His Highness the Ninth Prince a warning.
The three major sects are not fools, especially Wanling Sect, they are the most insidious.
In the past five hundred years, the Wanling Sect rarely took action personally, but it made the Can Yang Palace and the Netherworld Sect play tricks on each other.
The territory is relatively large, and the resources are better than the other two sects. After the Zhao family's defeat, it has the strongest foundation.
But on the surface, there are actually only nine golden elixirs, only two more than the Netherworld Sect, and including me, there is only one more.
It is conceivable that the Wanling Sect has many back-ups behind its back.
Don't forget that the Wanling Sect is about controlling beasts. If you hide a golden elixir monk, there must be a fourth-level spiritual beast. This is the combat power of two golden elixirs.
The Netherworld Sect is good at refining corpses and controlling ghosts. These things have no life limit. No one can tell how much wealth they have left over the years.
Although Can Yang Palace looks the most stunned, it has been fighting a war of attrition with Wei at Hanjiang Pass for these years, so it looks the weakest.
But back then, it was the strongest of the three major sects, so it still has some wealth, so it should not be underestimated."
Shi Zhenbang nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you Taoist friend for reminding me, I will definitely tell His Highness the Ninth Prince.
In addition to checking out Taoist friends, I have another important thing to do when I come here this time."
After that, he took out two jade bottles and a storage bag.
Wang Daoyuan's consciousness swept away and asked: "Dragon Pearl Chalcedony, Yin Yang Purple Jade, what does your Highness the Ninth Prince mean?"
Dragon Ball Chalcedony is the essence extracted from pseudo-Dragon Balls. The Dragon Ball Chalcedony extracted from the third-order Dragon Balls can allow monks in the early stages of foundation building to reach the peak of foundation building in a short period of time.
Moreover, this thing can improve the monk's root bones. Although it cannot directly increase the spiritual root talent, it can also speed up the cultivation speed.
It's just that the fake dragon beads are extremely valuable. If the dragon beads chalcedony is extracted, the entire fake dragon beads will be useless.
A monk with good talent has no need for such a thing.
A monk with poor talent is not as valuable as a fake dragon ball.
Few people are willing to destroy the fake dragon beads and refine the dragon beads and chalcedony.
Shi Zhenbang smiled and said: "Although His Royal Highness the eldest prince was defeated, it was not a crime of war.
His direct grandson Zhao Liang, even though he was not very talented and married into the Wang family, was still the direct descendant of the Zhao family.
As Zhao Liang's great-uncle, His Highness the Ninth Prince, how could he just watch his great-nephew lose his life span like this?
This dragon pearl chalcedony and yin and yang purple jade are used to improve the cultivation of Zhao Liang and his wife."
Zhao Liang and his eighth sister Wang Daoshu are about the same age as Wang Daoyuan. They are both foundation-building monks, and their life spans are only two hundred and forty years.
He is now around two hundred and twenty years old, and there is not much time left.
Wang Daoyuan's face became serious and asked: "I wonder if His Highness the Ninth Prince wants Zhao Liang to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan, or does he want to take over the Wang family instead?"