longevity road trip

This is just one of the most basic methods of imperial control.

It's just that verbal appreciation doesn't mean intimacy, and temporary scolding doesn't count as disgust. Employing people is a big science, and only when you understand it can everything go smoothly.But if you are addicted to this way, you will inevitably fall into the mud pit, your heart will be stained with dust, and you will have no hope of eternal life.

Therefore, even under Xuanyuanzong's rule, there were many dynasties and countries, but the monks sent by the sect in the past were just foundation-building and qi-refining disciples who had no hope of becoming alchemy in their lives.

As for the Zhang family, even if there is a secular family that has established the country for 30 to [-] years, Zhang Shiping has never been there even once. The monks in the early stage of foundation establishment passed it on to the founder of Zhang Guo.Although Zhang Shiping didn't take it to heart, the Zhang family couldn't do that. There was a foundation cultivator in the family who led eight or nine qi refining juniors to sit in the royal capital, lest some unremarkable casual cultivators would cause any harm. Xuan Yuanzong and the Zhang family's faces were not good looking like that.

Then Zhang Shiping explained some things to the five people, and then let them go away, and he stayed in the garden to deal with some difficult things.These are all accumulated after he left, and need to be decided by him, an elder.

When he was thinking about it, more than half an hour had passed before he knew it.Zhang Shiping let out a few red lights expressionlessly, communicated his decision to the five people, and told them to follow suit.

"Ah!" Seeing no one around, Zhang Shiping sighed.These miscellaneous things are really exhausting and exhausting, and they don't help the practice at all.But even though he was displeased in every possible way, he couldn't refuse.After all, this battle has lasted too long, if he has been at the rear, the other Jindan elders will definitely complain!

Zhang Shiping got up, walked slowly for several hundred on the stone path in the garden, relaxed his mind, and then flew towards the vicinity again, looking at several exquisite small courtyards where the spiritual light restriction dissipated, and using his spiritual sense to sense it, he Just in front of a small courtyard closest to him, he fell slowly, and saw a Jindan real person in a blue shirt walking out slowly in front of the door.

"Zhang Daoyou, please come in, please come in." The blue-shirted monk saw Zhang Shiping with a smile on his face.

"Brother Ji Chang, you are too polite. I went to Nanming City a few days ago, and you just happened to find a few taels of Bihai Songming tea." Zhang Shiping said with a smile.

These few taels of Bihai Songming tea were found by Zhang Shiping before, not in Nanming City, and Taoist Ji Chang enjoyed this tea in addition to alchemy in his life, Zhang Shiping is also a tea lover.

But gentlemen are harmonious but different. Taoist Ji Chang likes five-flavored tea the most.

The so-called five-flavored tea is to roast the tea leaves in a pottery pot with a slight fire, then inject boiling spiritual water, fry and simmer over a slow fire. , salty, pungent, sweet, with distinct layers, leaving traces on the tip of the tongue.

But Zhang Shiping talked too much and complicated, without that kind of leisure, he lost his original intention.He bluntly said that bitterness, sweetness, richness, freshness, and lightness are the real five flavors of tea.

Neither of the two can convince the other, but the relationship between the two is getting better and better, and it is also because of their similar temperaments. Of course, there is no conflict of interest between them.

After sitting with this Taoist Ji Chang for half an hour, Zhang Shiping said goodbye, and then went to sit with a few other alchemy masters who were free, getting closer to each other, explaining while talking and laughing. Knowing his purpose of coming, he arranged the pills requested by the superiors.

Among the few people he visited, one was a monk in the Foundation Establishment period, but he was the only one.Although this person can discuss friendship with Jindan cultivator on the same level by virtue of his identity as an alchemy master, but in Zhang Shiping's eyes, his life is just like this, a fool who doesn't distinguish between priorities!

After finishing these chores for entertainment, Zhang Shiping flew towards the city. Seeing soldiers on patrol, he called the leader of the team and asked him a few words. After he knew where the leader Wang Daoxiu was, , he flew straight towards the palace where Xuan Yuanzong was located.

The patrol on the South Xiaocheng side is led by a Yuanying Zhenjun from Hongyuelou. Under his command, there are three Jindan real people from Hongyuelou, Xuanyuanzong, and Bixiaozong. Wang Daoxiu is one of them. Jin Dan is in charge.The True Monarch of Hongyue Tower practiced in a spiritual mountain outside the city all the year round, and almost never asked about specific daily matters, which were all discussed and decided by Wang Daoxiu and the three of them.

And the matter of patrolling is not just in and around Nanxiao City.In fact, with a radius of three thousand miles around Xiaofeng City, they are all within the patrol range, which naturally includes many islands for cultivating spirit grass.

This kind of logistics matter is naturally the focus of the patrol, so Zhang Shiping does not believe that Wang Daoxiu Society does not know about it.That Guanshi Chen lacks cultivation and status, he is qualified to know some things, and Zhang Shiping, an elder, is needed to come forward, which is also the reason why he didn't criticize him harshly.

Wang Daoxiu's job is much more difficult than Zhang Shiping's. He is busier than Zhang Shiping now, and he is a brother and sister. Just thinking of this, Zhang Shiping couldn't help but feel a little better.

However, this matter has not been resolved for more than half a year, and I am afraid that it is a bit tricky. I think Wang Daoxiu must be a little bit troubled these days.

Zhang Shiping thought in his heart that he hoped that what he guessed was wrong, because according to what Chen Guanshi said before, the spirit grasses that have been reduced in production in the sea are all spirit algae, and the range is still so wide, which is really too coincidental. In all likelihood, the Sea Clan was playing tricks in the dark.

It's just that the two clans used to fight, and the original intention was to train the younger generation. Now if they really start to make these small moves in logistics, they don't plan to end the war early.

Chapter 484 Several guesses

Although the sea beasts don't have much wisdom, those monster kings sometimes turn into adults and walk in the human world. They learn many tricks and develop countless scheming skills. They have more minds than ordinary people and have a profound cultivation base.This kind of old demon acts with deep meaning in every move, and the war will affect the whole body, so we must guard against it!

After a stick of incense, Zhang Shiping flew to the palace where Xuanyuanzong was.

He activated his consciousness, and after a while, a smile appeared on Zhang Shiping's face, and he immediately flew towards a palace named 'Shouxin Palace'.

And a monk in blue who was walking under the corridor immediately stopped and looked up at the red startling rainbow that flew towards him.

Zhang Shiping didn't hold back his breath, and Wang Daoxiu had sensed Zhang Shiping's consciousness before, he thought Zhang Shiping was looking for something, but then he felt Zhang Shiping flying towards him, so he simply stopped and waited.

The aura dissipated, and Zhang Shiping's figure appeared just now. He was separated by Wang Daoxiu, and then he fell slowly, and walked towards him with big strides as soon as he landed.

"Meet Elder Zhang."

"Meet Elder Zhang."

Behind Wang Daoxiu stood more than [-] Foundation Establishment disciples, all wearing black spiritual armor, standing in a row, clasped their fists at Zhang Shiping, and said loudly.

"There is no need to be too polite, friend Wang Daoxiu, can you take a step to speak?" Zhang Shiping nodded and asked Wang Daoxiu softly.

"You guys go down first, don't delay things. Brother Zhang, let's talk inside, please!" Wang Daoxiu gave instructions to the Foundation Establishment disciples behind him, and then walked along the corridor with Zhang Shiping and turned back to the main hall.

Then Wang Daoxiu waved his sleeves, and a white light curtain outside the hall slowly rose, and gradually became transparent. Seeing that the magic circle restraint was raised, he said with the same expression: "I didn't expect Brother Zhang to be so soon. You came back from Nanming City, how come you have time to come to my side today?"

"Jade seagrass and many algae have greatly reduced their production. Why do you think I came here? All the disciples just now were at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and they were wearing spirit armor. They were all Foundation Establishment monks under their command. After that, the big demon will not be able to take advantage of it for a while. It seems that I guessed it right, the matter is very difficult, right?" Zhang Shiping sat down cross-legged, looked at Wang Daoxiu, and said slowly.

Wang Daoxiu nodded and smiled wryly, "I knew I couldn't hide it from Brother Zhang, but I just didn't think so soon. We have sent dozens of teams of disciples out these days, so don't worry, Brother Zhang. The reason will soon be found out. However, if this Lingzao wants to return to its previous level, it will have to wait at least a year."

"Lingzao's production has been reduced as early as half a year ago. After searching for so long, you still haven't found the reason?" Zhang Shiping asked with a frown.

"Brother Zhang, you can't say that. I only found out about it more than a dozen days ago. Didn't Brother Zhang only find out about it in the past few days?" Wang Daoxiu said solemnly.

If Zhang Shiping's words were heard by someone with a heart, then Wang Daoxiu would not be able to escape the charge of negligence.Realizing that he had made a slip of the tongue, he said with a bit of apology in his tone, "Your Wang Daoyou is right, that's the truth."

After hearing Zhang Shiping's tone softened, he shook his hand, "This is also our problem, Brother Zhang, don't worry, when those disciples come back, they will know the reason."

"Have you ever checked whether there is any change in the spiritual pulse in the sea?" Seeing Wang Daoxiu like this, Zhang Shiping knew that he probably hadn't thought of this, but Zhang Shiping was not sure, after all, it was just his guess.

If Wang Daoxiu and the others only found out about this matter more than ten days ago, and then the three of them had a joint discussion before setting up the charter, it would take a day or two, and then they would send out disciples one after another, and it would take a long time. .

It's only ten days, which is not a long time!

Because the production reduction of this kind of elixir is very normal, and it has been a while since everyone paid attention to it.It's just that Zhang Shiping didn't expect Wang Daoxiu to find out about it more than ten days ago.In his expectation, they should have been investigating the cause two or three years ago. After all, this incident had already begun half a year ago.

"Spiritual pulse changes, can't it be?" Wang Daoxiu said with some hesitation.

Exchange good books, the ancient books have recorded that it was about 3000 years ago, the digital Yuanying old monster of the sea clan used secret methods to pass through the defense line of Nanming Island, and secretly arranged a large formation, disturbing the sea area, destroying and sinking several spirits. The islands of the stone veins, and under the influence of the aftermath of the formation, the volcanoes in the sea erupted under those islands for several months, and the nearby elixir was almost extinct, and became extinct. Because of this, the algae spiritual grass raised by the Xiuxian family on the surrounding islands has suffered the most serious reduction in production.

Zhang Shiping explained the basis of his speculation.

It was just Wang Daoxiu's immediate reaction, but he looked at Zhang Shiping with a kind of strange and admiring eyes, "Brother Zhang, thank you very much. To be honest, Wang really admires, the sect's classics are as vast as Yanhai, I never imagined that Brother Zhang could read such boring historical books and memorize them by heart."

"It's wise to read history, and learn from the past to know the future." Zhang Shiping looked at Wang Daoxiu, and said with an unchanged expression, "But this is just my personal speculation. Whether it is true or not, I still need to send people to investigate. Thousands of miles away, there are only a few high-quality spirit veins, and the water mansion of the ancestor is located in the place where the spirit energy of all veins gathers."

Wang Daoxiu, who was still a bit unconcerned at first, suddenly changed his expression, and his tone couldn't help but lowered a bit: "Brother Zhang, what do you mean that they don't care about drinking?"

"Whether it is true or not, we don't know yet! But this is not impossible. After all, the two big monks Qing He Patriarch and Ao Ji have been missing for so long, and the news has spread that even us Golden Core monks know." Zhang Shiping nodded in response.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, there are still some things to do in the Alchemy Palace, so I'm leaving first." Seeing Wang Daoxiu's face was cloudy, Zhang Shiping patted his hem, said one last word, and left in a hurry.

This matter can be big or small, and it is not within Zhang Shiping's responsibility. If Wang Daoxiu had a good relationship with him, he would not say a word. At most, he was reprimanded by the ancestor and punished a little.

But if you add more to it, when others say that you are impolite, then you have no choice but to run away.There were too many mundane matters, so Zhang Shiping couldn't help but think more carefully.

Of course, this is also for the sake of his own safety. If there are demon kings peeping from the dark, once he runs into their hands, his life is [-]% doomed.

But how could he say this clearly?He even hinted that Wang Daoxiu sent someone to investigate, but don't go alone foolishly.

Chapter 485

After leaving Wang Daoxiu's place, Zhang Shiping turned around and went to Xuanyuan Pagoda, and entrusted them with the Huijiu feathers in the storage bag, hoping to sell them for a good price.The monk entrusts the auction of spiritual objects. After the sale is completed, Xuanyuan Pagoda will take [-]% of the profit, and the rules of the shops under the name of Hongyuelou and Bixiaozong are also the same, business as you like.

However, Zhang Shiping, as the elder of the sect, can save half of the price and get some benefits.That's why he went to Xuanyuan Pagoda instead of going to other shops.

Of course, monks feel that it is too expensive, so they can also find those small shops. They may not even take a penny, and their attitude is still respectful, but maybe months have passed, and this item may not be able to sell.

After all, those Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators who want to buy spiritual objects for practice go to the largest shops here first, so why would they go to those small shops to pick things one by one.The spiritual materials purchased by high-level monks every time are not like the monks of the Qi refining period and the foundation building period, one is two copies, one piece is two yuan, and pennies must be compared.In order not to waste their training time, they almost filled the entire storage bag to the brim every time they made a move.

The shop naturally welcomes this kind of big-spending monk.

After going back and forth in this way, those large shops that can stand all year round usually have a good relationship with many high-level monks here, so every once in a while or on certain days, the shop will hold an auction. After receiving the invitation, the monks will more or less give some face, as long as they are free, they will come over in all likelihood.

But if this were replaced by those small shops, how could they have such a network, and the high-level monks invited would probably only be a few scattered people, not as many friends as the high-level monks themselves made, which would only increase the number of jokes!

In the quiet room of the store, Zhang Shiping talked with a Jindan elder surnamed Gu who was sitting here for more than half an hour, until another Jindan monk who was familiar with Gu came to the store. Fang Fang got up to say goodbye.

He was escorted by a steward in blue shirt, and left the Xuanyuan Pagoda.

Looking up, the sun is almost west at this moment, the clouds on the horizon are scattered like fish scales, and the red clouds are gradually dyeing.

Before I knew it, most of the day had passed quietly.

Zhang Shiping was entangled in all kinds of things, and he didn't even have time to sit down to refine his spiritual energy and accumulate his mana, so he really couldn't help himself.He chuckled lightly, but he didn't feel anxious at all at the moment. He walked slowly on the street, walked into the shops on the side of the road from time to time, looked at them and asked a few words, and then came out soon.

Seeing that dusk was approaching, the city was still bustling, and it didn't feel deserted.

On the contrary, most of the people walking on the street are foundation-building monks. When they saw Zhang Shiping approaching, those who were nearer stopped and turned sideways to pass by, and those who were farther away glanced at him from the corner of their eyes. I don't know Mount Tai with my eyes, and I accidentally bumped into a senior expert.

After walking half a street, the sun went down again, Zhang Shiping looked up, he couldn't see the setting sun in the city, he could only see a few touches of red clouds in the sky outside the high city wall.And in the distance there are streamers of various colors, it should be the monks who are going out are flying towards the city with their weapons.

Zhang Shiping's figure stretched slender on the street, and the small formations laid by the shops on both sides of the street were opened one after another, making the inside and outside transparent, illuminating the long street and dispelling the twilight.

"Let's go, I said it's just a remnant formula and it's worthless. If you want to buy the silver fox heart pill, come back when you have the spirit stone." The ten-year-old child said helplessly.

"Uncle Ming, please, please. My mother can't bear it anymore." The child was crying, a little sad. He wanted to kneel down, but was grabbed by the old man.

"Hey! Let's go." The old man sighed deeply, his voice was a little louder, but also a little bit decisive.

Hearing the voice, Zhang Shiping felt a little familiar. He looked in the direction of the voice, and found that he had almost reached the Nanxiao branch of Haitong Commercial Bank.

Over the years, Zhang Shiping has used a large number of second-order sea beasts and monster spirit bones in order to breed phantom locusts, and his own shop can only satisfy [-]% or [-]% of them, and Zhang Shiping directly buys the rest in the "Haitong Commercial Bank" list.

During the 20 years in Nanxiao City, every half a year, the old man, who is also the shopkeeper of the branch here, would personally deliver the goods to Zhang Shiping.

As long as Lingshi can afford it, Zhang Shiping doesn't need to worry about other things, and the things will be delivered to him with quality and quantity.But if they were replaced by those small shops, they would not be able to do this. This is also the reason why many high-level monks do not like to go to small shops to buy and sell, and it takes energy to spend spirit stones.With such time, it is better to meditate and practice to accumulate mana, or go out to hunt monsters and look for opportunities.

And the reason why Zhang Shiping has been buying spirit bones at Haitong Trading Company for a hundred years.At the beginning, it was because he was still acquainted with the real person Ming Yu of the Jin family at that time, and at that time, it happened that his pet phantom locust had changed, and he liked to eat spiritual bones. Naturally, the first thing Zhang Shiping considered was the Jin family's monster firm.

When Master Ming Yu passed away, Hai Dafu took over the business at the cost of protecting the Jin family for a hundred years.

At the beginning, the name of the store was still used, and it was still called "Monster Trading Company". After more than ten years, Hai Dafu changed the name of the store to "Haitong Trading Company".The relationship between Zhang Shiping and this person was good or bad, and the business between the two parties naturally went on like this, and decades passed in a flash.

What's more, after staying in the South China Sea for so long, Zhang Shiping more or less knew that the backers behind this business were actually those old monsters in the Sea Clan and Monster Clan, and the ancestor Jifeng of Xuanyuanzong, Hai Dafu was just The three parties pushed it to the table, just like the real person Ming Yu from the Jin family before, they are not the real principals!

Seeing the shopkeeper pulling a crying child with red eyes, Zhang Shiping just took a look, and then he looked away, without the slightest intention of going forward, and walked unhurriedly.

When Zhang Shiping was walking to the door of Haitong Commercial Bank, the old shopkeeper seemed to have just seen Zhang Shiping, with a strange expression on his face, holding the child by the hand, he hurried forward and bowed his hands and said: "See you, junior!" Seeing Elder Zhang, why don’t you pay respects to Master Zhang soon?”

"Junior pay homage to Master Zhang." The weeping child immediately knelt down at the signal of the old man.

"No need." Zhang Shiping just lifted two fingers lightly, this child who is only in the early stage of Qi refining couldn't kneel down.

Zhang Shiping glanced at the old shopkeeper meaningfully, and said without changing his expression: "This is not an example!"

The old shopkeeper hurriedly nodded and bent his waist even more, but he was still a little unwilling to give up, and when he wanted to say something, seeing Zhang Shiping's cold eyes, he didn't dare to say anything more.

Zhang Shiping left expressionlessly. In fact, he knew in his heart what this kind-hearted old shopkeeper was going to do, but what did it matter to him?He doesn't want this child to bow down, he just doesn't want to meddle in other people's business.

Chapter 486 Silver Fox Heart Pill

Seeing Zhang Shiping walking away without looking back, the tear-stained child wiped away the tears with his sleeve, he looked up at Uncle Ming shaking his head slightly, his expression immediately became depressed

The silver fox heart pill, the silver fox heart used as medicine, must be a kind of Mingling silver fox living in the snow peak.It is actually not difficult to make this kind of elixir, it can be said to be the simplest.After catching the silver fox, before it dies, cast a spell to drag its whole body's demon power and flesh to the heart retrogradely, and condense it into a blood pill, which is the so-called silver fox heart pill.

This kind of heart elixir is the favorite of monks who have practiced the magic way. It can suppress the miscellaneous thoughts and evil thoughts that usually gather in the heart.But other than that, if the water soaked in Yinhu Xindan is used to feed a mortal who is unconscious due to heart failure, once a day for three consecutive months, then the mortal is very likely to wake up.

But the most important thing is that there are too few Mingling silver foxes, almost as rare as the Huijiu that Zhang Shiping met before.

That's because the climate in Nanzhou and Cangguyang is warm all year round, and there is almost no snow all year round.Only those peaks with a height of thousands of feet and tens of thousands of feet are covered with snow all the year round, which is suitable for the survival of Mingling silver foxes, but how many snow peaks can there be?

In this way, there are naturally not many Mingling silver foxes.What's more, the Yinhu Xindan used by the Mingling Silver Fox has at least a second-level high-grade cultivation base, and each of these silver foxes is comparable to a golden elixir monster.In the Nanxiao branch of Tonghai Commercial Bank, there are a few heart pills here, but even if this child in the early stage of Qi refining, he can't afford it even if he spends all his family money.

It's true that Zhuang Ming is the shopkeeper of the Nanxiao branch of Haitong Commercial Bank, but he has no choice but to give away this precious elixir for nothing.Therefore, he could only cruelly take the child away, but he happened to see Zhang Shiping as soon as he came out, so he changed his mind just now.This is also because of Zhang Shiping's good temper. If other people have weird personalities, Zhuang Ming will never take risks.

"Go back." Zhuang Ming whispered to the children beside him.

"Uncle Ming, please help me out. After my father passed away, you are the only family member left for me now." The child looked at Zhuang Ming eagerly.

"Is Uncle Ming going to deliver the goods to that real Zhang in a few days? Then you can take me with you. I still have a few prescriptions here. What if the real man takes a fancy to it?" He held a black one in his hand. Huhu animal skin, crumpled.

The words on it are written with red and white dyes, but the strokes are intermittent, which looks extremely dilapidated.But if the prescription wasn't broken, it looked like useless waste paper, and he might be beaten to death one day if he carried it on the street like this.

"This..." Zhuang Ming hesitated.

"Uncle Ming." The child pleaded.

"Okay, then you don't go out of the city for a few days, just stay at home and take care of your mother. I will call you when you go. And after you go, don't talk nonsense." Zhuang Ming, the old shopkeeper, couldn't stop his heart, and finally agreed down the matter.

But Zhang Shiping, who had walked to another long street, shook his head at this moment, and took back his consciousness.

There are no shops on this street, but rows and rows of small stalls, where people come and go, and it looks very lively. Many monks walk through here, hoping to find some good things.Zhang Shiping seldom came to such a place, he seemed to recall something, walked over with a smile, his eyes casually fell on various scattered sundries on the booth.

Zhang Shiping has already forgotten what happened just now, he has lived for so long, how could he be as impulsive as he was when he was young, to do the so-called things of weeding out the strong and helping the weak, and doing justice for the heavens.

Don't look at this child so pitiful now, but who can survive in Nanxiao City with the cultivation base of the early stage of Qi refining, which one is easy?Besides, if he really can't go on, with Zhuang Ming's concern for this child, he can be arranged to go to the secular world and be a prosperous and happy mortal.

There are many more unfortunate people in the world than him. In the past, Zheng Hengyun was much more miserable than this child.At that time, their entire village fled to the mountains in order to avoid the war and dodge the corvee and taxes. They were surrounded by rich wolves, tigers and leopards, and they were short of rice and salt on weekdays. .

If I have a fever and a headache, I can only follow some local prescriptions and eat some herbs, and then grit my teeth.If they can survive, they will survive, and if they can’t, they won’t have to suffer any more, and they would rather resign themselves to their fate than go out of the mountains to the city to see a doctor.Because they are called wild people outside, just like pigs, sheep, cattle and horses. If they are captured, they become slaves.

Instead of stopping this kind of thing, the government encouraged some rivers and lakes to go into the mountains to arrest wild people in exchange for rewards. From this, they knew what kind of life Zheng Hengyun, who had known the matter at the time, was living.