Do not die

After having essentially completed control of the entire "Observation Hall" through Deputy Hall Master Cao Bin, Meng Zhou's originally somewhat uncertain plan became completely clear.

After having a precise plan, the biggest problem before Meng Zhou became one: time.

He had too much preliminary preparation to do, and his time was limited.

Of course, if he is willing to endure the state of "the peak of pill formation and no progress" in his cultivation for a long time, then he has plenty of time.

But obviously, no cultivator can endure such a state.

Naturally, Meng Zhou couldn't either.

Therefore, in Meng Zhou's mind, when his cultivation reaches the peak of pill formation, the next step should be to charge towards Nascent Soul.

The whole process is smooth and silky, without any pauses in between.

Meng Zhou had even basically drawn up a rough "planning schedule" in his mind.

Based on his current progress, after he completes the retreat practice at the age of ninety-nine, his cultivation will reach the limit of his current state, and there will be no progress.

If you don't want to waste your time, the next retreat will be the time to charge towards the Nascent Soul realm.

At that time, no more, no less, he happened to be over a hundred years old.

Not to mention anything else, just at this age, she looks full of a mysterious and unique beauty.

"This is the day appointed by God!"

But in this case, time is very tight.

Now, Meng Zhou is in the second half of his ninety-fourth year.

There are still five years and a few months left until he reaches the age of 100.

And if you exclude the retreat period in January every year, there will be even less time left.

In his plan, within this limited time, he must frequently enter and leave different "wild areas". This is an essential step in Meng Zhou's plan.

Meng Zhou imagined in his mind that the conditions in the other seven wilderness areas were similar to the five areas he once practiced, that is, the "Juye Wilderness Area".

So, if he can make full use of these five years or so, he can complete all the layout before he is a hundred years old, and he can even push the time forward a little.

But if he stays in a "wilderness" for too long due to the random uncertainty in his return application to various wilderness areas, then the limited time will be very tight and even become insufficient.

The best way is just like the "Hongze Wasteland" he has determined at the moment.

Ten days later a monk entered, and he entered with him;

Fifty-five days later, another monk left, and he left with him.

There is a clear return time before entering, and the interval is not too far away. This avoids the possibility of him entering a "wilderness" and being trapped there for a long time.

"It would be great if everything was like this in Hongze Wasteland." Meng Zhou thought in his heart.

But Meng Zhou knew that it was accidental that the interval between transfer applications from the same "wilderness" was so short.

More often than not, the time interval between transfer applications for the same "wilderness" will exceed two months. In other words, he cannot determine the next "hitchhiker" before entering a previous "wilderness". The time to return to Xingxiu Sea.

When he thought of this, Meng Zhou naturally had an idea in his mind.

"After entering a certain wilderness, before starting other actions, can I choose a new target, and through secret guidance, let the monks who originally applied for return months later apply for return immediately?

In this way, I can basically control the time it takes to enter each wilderness to about two months. "

With a clear time plan, there is a stable prerequisite for the plan to be fully implemented.

Meng Zhou felt that the idea he came up with was a good idea, and the problem was properly solved.

But soon, Meng Zhou felt relieved again.

"wrong!"

The solution he came up with certainly solved his own problem very well.

But if you look at it from the perspective of the "Observation Hall", you will see a subtle sense of disharmony.

Originally, the intervals between transfer applications in the same "wilderness" were relatively random, and it was extremely rare that the interval was within two months.

But after handling it like this, "random" is no longer truly random. There are fixed rules, and "extremely accidental" situations are no longer accidental.

If this situation only happens three or five times in a row, it might be possible to get past it.

But if it continues for three to five years, unless the top management of Xingxiu Palace are all blind or fools, it will be impossible to get through it!

It is not an exaggeration to say that the "Observation Hall" is now the most important department of the Xingxiu Palace. It can not only mobilize all the alchemy monks, but can even influence the schedule of the True Monarch Nascent Soul. It is watched by countless pairs of eyes.

This seemingly easy-to-solve problem actually did not solve it, but instead created a bigger problem.

"Then...how should we do it?"

Meng Zhou thought in his mind.

Meng Zhou, who was thinking hard to no avail, was suddenly startled when his thoughts fell on Cao Bin. Then he suddenly understood and laughed at himself:

"There is clearly an upright solution, why do you think about it in a shady direction?... It must be under the influence of 'Uncle Zheng', it must be!"

…

Cave, study.

Cao Bin was holding a jade slip in one hand, and his index finger was like a small sword moving flexibly in the air. From time to time, sharp sword energy would shoot out from his fingertips.

These sword energy will be blocked and disintegrated by a tough but invisible force before being shot towards the surrounding walls and other furnishings.

The blocked fierce sword energy quickly dissipated and disappeared into the void.

What Cao Bin didn't know was that in his body, there was a wonderful spiritual connection to a small snake in the animal bag on his waist.

There is nothing wrong with this spiritual connection. It is what he relies on to control this little snake.

Without this contract connection, he would have no control over the little snake.

Therefore, even if he is aware of the existence of this spiritual connection, he will not feel anything wrong.

What he didn't know was that at this moment, a mysterious and mysterious force was quietly seeping into his body along the contract connection.

Some of the thoughts that he had thrown into the corner were like debris, floating in his mind for no reason.

This inexplicable thought even affected his coherent and focused thinking, and the smooth sword energy on his fingertips suddenly stopped.

Cao Bin was stunned.

When he understood what those unprovoked thoughts were, he was even more surprised.

As the nominal second-in-command of the Observation Hall, he is actually the first-in-command.

In the beginning, in order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the real palace master, and to show that he was not keen on this job, and did not like to take power, he tried to do it for a while when the observation palace was just running. The "non-stick pan".

You don’t make your own decisions on everything, all decisions are made through discussion.

Brainstorm ideas.

Everyone can make suggestions to see how the Observation Hall operates.

What to do in the end is to vote in accordance with the principle of majority submission.

But later it was discovered that this efficiency was too low.

A lot of time is wasted in meaningless discussions of different opinions.

For this reason, it even attracted severe criticism from Yuanying Ancestor.

"Where do so many opinions come from? Where do so many discussions come from?"

"The pros and cons are so clearly divided, is it necessary?"

“For many things, you can do this or that, and anyone can tell some truth.

Do you really want to stand next to each other and figure everything out clearly? !

Do we all have to wait until we figure it out? "

"To make a decision, what you have to do is make a decision immediately, idiot!"

This thought that Cao Bin took the initiative to throw into the corner of his memory suddenly came to mind for no reason at this moment, making Cao Bin feel as if he had suddenly been stuffed with food.

Along with it, another related memory emerged.

At that time, after being severely reprimanded, Cao Bin's style suddenly changed, from "brainstorming" to "acting dictatorially".

Soon, as Cao Bin made decisive decisions one after another, the operating rules of the "Observation Hall" were also determined.

Among the many choices he had to make at that time was this one.

"Do the alchemy monks who join the Observation Hall still need to go to the eight wastelands of the outer world?"

At that time, this issue caused a very heated discussion within the Observation Hall.

Finally, the interior of the observation hall has also achieved unity of opinion and does not need it.

After Xingxiu Palace reappears, it will need to send a large number of alchemy monks to guard the eight wastelands in the outside world. With such a large and long-term demand, it is naturally impossible to require all Xingxiu Palace to develop their alchemy style and actively apply.

If this is the case, there will simply not be enough people together.

Therefore, it must be a mandatory task. Each constellation palace must complete the guarding task for a certain number of years within a certain number of years.

Regarding these, no one in the palace had any objections, and their attitudes were very clear and unified.

But when the "blade" faced the Observation Hall itself, a problem arose.

Do the alchemy monks in the Observation Hall also need to carry out the mandatory mission of guarding the eight wastelands in the outer world?

After a thorough discussion inside the Observation Hall, a clear attitude was reached that it was not necessary.

The reason is also very good. Whether we are in the Sea of ​​Stars or being arranged to go to the eight wastelands of the outer world, we are all serving the same goal. The importance of our work is also unquestionable and even irreplaceable.

As for mandatory tasks, aren’t what we are doing now “compulsory tasks”?

It can’t be voluntary labor, right? Is it possible to quit at any time?

We have already assumed important responsibilities. If we are forced to go to the eight wastelands of the outer world, this...isn't this bullying of honest people!

Cao Bin had different opinions on this fallacy.

Cao Bin believed that if other Xingxiu Palace Jiedan knew about such a dispute that took place inside the Observation Hall, they might directly break the defense.

If they don't greet all the eight generations of ancestors who have formed pills in the Observation Hall next to each other, they can be regarded as being well-mannered.

But at that time, this had become the consensus for the formation of pills within the observation hall.

Having already been reprimanded in person by True Lord Nascent Soul for his low efficiency, Cao Bin chose to compromise and comply with the "public opinion" within the Observation Hall in order to make the entire chain rotate faster and more properly.

This was also the only time Cao Bin compromised among all the decisions he made "arbitrarily".

It is also because of this "only" that this compromise seems extremely eye-catching.

From a certain perspective, Cao Bin even regarded it as a "stain", and intentionally or unintentionally faded it from his memory and threw it into the corner of his memory.

At this moment, this memory fragment emerged from the corner of his memory for no reason and came to his mind. It was so annoying that he suddenly felt like a lump in his throat.

"Why did I suddenly think of this? It's so baffling!" Cao Bin muttered in his heart.

Subconsciously, he wanted to throw this memory into the corner of his memory again, out of sight.

But before doing so, Cao Bin paused.

At this point in his cultivation, he knows very well that thoughts sometimes cannot be suppressed.

At this moment, this thought suddenly emerged from the corner of his memory. It seemed unprovoked, but it was probably a warning from his "god" to him unconsciously.

Remind him that this is a knot in his heart.

Not everyone can encounter such an opportunity, and he should be lucky to have such an encounter!

It cannot be disposed of at will.

No matter how small the knot is, it may become a stumbling block on the way forward!

And since it is a knot, it must be solved!

What's more, this knot is not difficult to untie.

Perhaps, this will make the entire Observation Hall alienate from him, but except for the pill formation in the Observation Hall, all the pill formations in the Xingxiu Palace will support him.

Even the four Nascent Soul Ancestors will definitely stand on his side.

The worries I had about giving in at the beginning no longer exist now.

Who dares to openly sing the opposite tune and give up the challenge?

Isn’t that seeking death?

After careful calculation in his mind, Cao Bin sent a message, and soon, twelve alchemy monks with different cultivation levels arrived outside his cave.

These are also all the alchemy monks in the Observation Hall except him.

After everyone gathered, Cao Bin looked around and announced his decision.

"Starting from the beginning of next month, all of us must take turns to go to the eight wastelands in the outer world and assume our guarding tasks."

As soon as he said this, everyone was in an uproar.

"Why did you suddenly do something like this?"

Everyone looked at Cao Bin, their eyes widened, as if asking again, are you sick?

Cao Bin did not argue with these people, but simply waved his hand and said:

"This matter has been decided. If you are not convinced, then we ask the four ancestors to arbitrate?!"

When everyone heard this, their expressions collapsed.

In this matter, they took advantage of a loophole. If they really want to expose it, why should they say which way the public opinion will go?

But if they were to accept their fate, they would definitely not be willing to do so.

"I preside over the teleportation formation. Without me, who will be responsible for this in the future?"

"How important the Heart-Asking Formation is, Deputy Palace Master Cao, do you know? What if your decision is wrong? Can you afford it?"

"..."

Everyone talked about the importance and irreplaceability of their responsibilities.

Cao Bin listened quietly to what they said one by one, and then said calmly:

"When you go out, someone will come back. Can't they afford your work?"

Everyone shut up again.

Everyone is a member of the Constellation Palace, and no one is superior to anyone else.

They entered the Observation Hall just because they were lucky, but they didn't dare to think that they were better than other pill-forming people because of this.

What they can do is that those Xingxiu Palace Formation Pills that they replaced can naturally do the same.

Everyone was silent.

In fact, the moment Cao Bin, the deputy palace master, stopped sitting on their side and took the initiative to expose this small welfare that they had kept secret, there was no room for argument in this matter.

After the initial stalemate, everyone had given up on the meaningless "resistance" and began to consider more specific issues.

"How to do it? We will go there in rotation starting from the beginning of next month. What is the rotation method?

I remember that two people should apply to return in the first ten days of next month, and we have already selected the replacements. Should we scrap all the already selected candidates? Shall we go up?

It is early next month and someone happens to apply to return, but what if there is no one?

What if there are a lot of people applying for return at the beginning of a month?

You haven't explained anything clearly, how can we implement it? ! "

Cao Bin smiled lightly and said:

“I’ve thought about all this clearly.

The set of rules I am mentioning now and the set of rules we are currently implementing do not conflict with each other and do not hinder each other.

It doesn't matter how we arranged it before or how we arrange it now. "

“Because of the importance of the observation hall, stable operation is a prerequisite.

Therefore, you cannot arrange too many people to go out at one time, and the time intervals cannot be too close. You must give other replacements time to adapt slowly. "

"Including me, there are a total of thirteen of us. I think it is more appropriate to arrange for one to go out every two months and replace another one. The replacement will be completed in two years."

“Two years later, after our group of people has been replaced, this set of rules cannot be stopped and will still continue to operate.

It's just that we are not the ones who have to consider this at that time, and we don't need to worry about it. "

After listening to Cao Bin's story, everyone fell silent again.

Cao Bin's clear-cut narration made a vivid picture appear in their minds immediately.

From now on, the core formation of the Observation Hall will no longer be fixed people like them, but will rotate on a rolling basis every two years and two months.

Everyone will only stay in this position for a maximum of two years and two months.

When the time comes, whether you like it or not, you have to give up your seat.

——And they know how busy the affairs of the Observation Hall are.

Now that we are very clear about the situation of all the Dan formations in Xingxiu Palace, and the process from receiving the return application to guard the Dan formations to their return has been fixed and clear, more than 90% of the operations do not even need to go out of the cave. It will take a few subpoenas to resolve.

And because of their efforts, those who observe the Palace Formation Pill are the same as those sent to guard the Formation Pill, and they also have to earn credit.

This benefit that was originally exclusive to them has become a "little sweetness" that covers the entire Xingxiu Palace group.

"Everyone wants to take advantage of such a good thing, so who should we take advantage of? If it is not handled properly, wouldn't it cause trouble out of thin air?"

Cao Bin smiled lightly, obviously thinking clearly about this and not being troubled by this question.

"It's very simple, just set a standard that everyone has nothing to say."

"Let's talk about the Eight Wildernesses in Outland first. Let's work out a sequence and rotate it every two months. No one will suffer."

"It's also very simple to decide who will be replaced in a certain wilderness. Whoever has been guarding there the longest will enjoy this benefit!"

Having said this, Cao Bin looked around at everyone and said with a faint smile:

“What do you think?… If you have any better suggestions, you can give them.

Anyway, today we are going to finalize this matter and let other disciples know about it. "

There was silence.

No new suggestions.

But someone asked an extraordinary question.

"Then what about our previous...?"

Cao Bin said calmly:

"The law does not retroactively apply to the past. This set of rules is introduced now. What does it matter about the past?

Moreover, we proposed this on our own initiative. In the past years, we have made important contributions to standardizing the responsibilities of the Observation Hall. Who can still talk about our right and wrong? "

After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Some people even think that Cao Bin, the deputy palace master, is not sitting completely crooked, but his heart is still towards us.

After completely finalizing the matter, after everyone left, Cao Bin put aside everything else and immediately looked inward at himself.

After a long time, Cao Bin opened his eyes again, with a smile on his lips.

It was just as he expected, because of his actions just now, the knot in his heart no longer existed.

Looking at that memory again, he no longer had to deliberately avoid it, and he no longer had the feeling of a lump in his throat.

Compared with this, what's the big deal when the countdown to the position of deputy master of the Observation Hall begins?

What's more, he didn't want to be the deputy palace master Lao Shizi for a long time.

Now, there is a legitimate reason to get rid of this "shell".

…

When Cao Bin was in a happy mood, Meng Zhou was also in a very happy mood.

"solved."

With his skillful hands, he created a heart knot out of thin air.

When Cao Bin resolved this "knot", his problem was also solved.

The whole process was smooth and silky, even if several Nascent Soul Ancestors were in person, they would not be able to find any problems.

With this fixed operation every two months, coupled with the more frequent random return applications, he can basically enter and exit any place in the Outland.

No matter how bad your luck is, as long as the scrolling rotation of the wilderness you enter and the observation hall matches the rhythm, you can still return on time in two months.

Since then, the entire process has been completed without any obstacles. (End of chapter)