Chapter 123 Blood Pearl
Yu Xiao obtained a lot of valuable information through hypnosis, and now had a deeper understanding of Emperor Qian's plan.
The details are different.
But his guess just now was generally correct.
Zhang Hongtian also revealed a lot of unknown secrets.
For example, there is a mysterious group of Qigong practitioners around Emperor Qian.
No wonder neither Zhang Hongtian nor Rui Liancheng were very shocked when they saw me using the methods of cultivating immortals.
Although Qigong practitioners had almost disappeared since the Han Dynasty, it was obvious that Emperor Qian had gathered a small group of Qigong practitioners around him by some unknown means.
of course.
According to the description.
The Qigong practitioners around the old emperor were only at the third level of Qi Refining.
With the limited magic techniques and magical instruments in this world, as well as their thin spiritual power, their fighting power could not match that of the palace guards, so they were probably not combatants.
But even though I know so much.
There are still key mysteries that have not been solved.
For example, where did Emperor Qian's evil sacrificial method come from? It is unlikely that these low-level Qigong practitioners can master this secret method.
Yu Xiao had reason to doubt.
There is a secret or conspiracy behind it.
The water is indeed deep, so we cannot be too hasty in killing the emperor. We need to make more adequate preparations to ensure that there is no mistake!
At this time.
Yu Xiao noticed.
When Zhang Hongtian died.
Visible streams of black blood seeped out from his body and poured into the altar, while his body quickly deflated visibly.
Yu Xiao went forward to check it out. This altar was very simple, consisting of eight formation flags and a small tripod. These things were not magic tools, but just consumables.
Why does the formation work?
The rune formation on the eight flags is drawn with a kind of spiritual blood that contains spiritual power. The spiritual power contained in it is enough to activate the operation of the formation.
Whether it is refining the spiritual blood for drawing the formation, or creating the formation itself, it is definitely not something that a mere cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining can do.
Yu Xiao couldn't help but suspect that there was an ancient Qigong practitioner with a high level of cultivation and proficiency in evil techniques by Emperor Qian's side.
This person hides himself very deeply.
Even Zhang Hongtian doesn’t know.
Maybe he is the real culprit.
If this is the case, then we have to be more cautious.
Don’t wait to think too much.
There was a noise outside.
There are imperial officers and soldiers breaking into the battle formation.
Although the formation set up by Yu Xiao concealed the aura as much as possible, it would definitely be discovered after a long time.
Fortunately, he came to Shaozhou Prefecture after a breakthrough in his cultivation. Otherwise, if he could not end the battle quickly and kill Zhang Hongtian instantly, he would be in a passive position at this moment.
And this shows.
Yu Xiao's caution is necessary.
Although the upper limit of cultivation in this world is not high, the number of top-level masters in this world is not as rare as initially imagined.
We must retreat!
Otherwise you will be besieged!
Yu Xiao successively killed dozens of great internal masters, eight black-armored guards comparable to masters, two grand masters and one martial saint.
The consumption of mana and blood energy is also considerable. If one is besieged by thousands of soldiers at the same time, it will still be a very troublesome matter.
Pull out the battle flag.
Destroyed the formation.
When the formation stops working.
The blood energy nurtured in the small black cauldron did not dissipate, but instead automatically condensed and turned into three dark red blood beads.
"what is this?"
Yu Xiao took out the blood bead.
The three blood beads are slightly larger than the thumb tip, round and emitting a bloody smell. They are somewhat similar to blood crystals, but are essentially different.
The blood essence crystal contains pure blood energy, while the blood energy in this dark blood bead gives people a sinister, weird and dark feeling.
Yu Xiao's knowledge is still shallow after all.
He didn't know what the material was.
However, it appears to contain the murderous aura and blood of tens of thousands of creatures, so its value must be no less than that of blood essence crystal.
Yu Xiao disdains to use evil methods to refine materials, but he will not be so pedantic as to destroy the existing precious materials on the spot.
It seemed that this thing could not be preserved for a long time. It would evaporate completely in a few days under the natural environment. So he immediately put it into the space warehouse for preservation and prepared to go back to the world of immortal cultivation to inquire about it.
After receiving three dark blood beads as trophies.
He also beheaded Zhang Hongtian, Pang Guoming and Wu Heng.
Only then did he retract the Bagua Formation, activate the Breath Concealment Technique to become invisible, and leave the government office before being surrounded.
Release the spiritual bamboo boat.
Fly directly out of Shaozhou.
Arrived at the Daxia Army’s camp.
Yu Xiao threw the three heads into the central army tent, then left to hide his merit and fame.
Just a moment.
"Zhang Hongtian is dead!"
This shocking news spread quickly throughout the two armies as if it had wings.
The generals on both sides were stunned.
The two armies were facing off at a critical moment, and the commander of one side was suddenly killed, and his head inexplicably appeared in the hands of the other side. The impact on morale can be imagined.
Yu Xiao had been back in the provincial capital for less than three days.
News came from the front line that the Xia army broke through Shaozhou city in one go, and the main force of the Jing army not only suffered heavy losses, but also retreated hundreds of miles.
When the news comes back.
The people of Guangdong and Guangxi were all delighted.
The top leaders of the Daxia Association were even more excited.
"Shaozhou Prefecture was breached just like that?"
At the Daxia meeting, Zhao Zhenguo once suspected that there was a trick.
Jing Ting wanted to suppress the Da Xia Society in Guangdong and Guangxi and slowly eliminate it. Shaozhou Prefecture was the key town that must not be lost. For this reason, Zhang Hongtian personally took charge of the rebellion and commanded the three armies from within the city.
It was a difficult battle.
It will take at least a few months.
I never thought that the winner would be decided in just half a month.
Song Zhibai said: "There was no flaw in Jingting's defense. If Zhang Hongtian, Pang Guoming, and Wu Heng had not been killed at the same time, causing Jingting's army to be in chaos, it would have been difficult for our army to find a chance to break through."
The development of this incident.
It feels like déjà vu.
How did Daxia conquer the Hong Kong City and lease the land? Didn't it also start with the assassination of the highest commander of the English Far East and the local governor?
Zhao Zhenguo: "Could it be that..."
Ye Biqing said: "No doubt, it is definitely the work of Mr. Yu!"
Others don't know.
He knows it clearly!
Ye Biqing said, "Four days ago in the afternoon, I reported to Mr. Yu the strange phenomenon on the battlefield. As a result, Zhang Hongtian and his group were assassinated that night. How could such a coincidence happen in the world?"
"Not only that!" Gao Zhi said at this time: "We learned from the surrendered generals of Jingting that dozens of Jingting palace guards were also killed at the scene. The way they died was exactly the same as the previous attacks."
"From all indications!"
"The person who killed Zhang Hongtian is Mr. Yu!"
"..."
Everyone looked at each other.
Two crucial shots.
Both times had a decisive effect.
This assassination in Shaozhou Prefecture is ten times more significant than the one in Taiping Mountain. It is equivalent to eliminating one of the most dangerous enemies for the Daxia righteous army!
"Judging from the traces at the scene."
"Jing Ting is indeed setting up some kind of magic."
"This should be the reason why Mr. Yu took action!"
"Although Mr. Yu is not directly involved in military and political affairs, his actions have had a key impact on the situation!"
"We must not let Mr. Yu down, we must seize Huguang as soon as possible!"
For the Daxia Association.
Things are looking very good right now.
Of course we must seize the precious opportunity!
……
One month later.
In the Yu Mansion in Qinglong Lane.
Yu Xiao sat in the yard, enjoying the sunshine and massage while leisurely flipping through the jade scroll in his hand.
Kill Zhang Hongtian.
It's been a while.
During this period, Yu Xiao did not travel between the two worlds frequently. He spent most of his time lying down and reading in the mansion in Qinglong Lane in the Dajing world.
The book Yu Xiao is reading this month is mainly "The Fragments of the Mysterious Tao Jing: Qi Shu Chapter".
It is one of the four secret scrolls exchanged by the sect.
This book mainly records three very useful unconventional spells: Heart-shaking Spell, Shadow Step, and Purple-gold Pupil.
The Heart-shaking Technique is a spiritual secret technique that can generate coercion or murderous aura to create tremendous psychological pressure on the target, and the effect is particularly obvious on targets with lower cultivation than itself.
If this technique can be practiced to a high enough level, it will be enough to suppress the opponent with the aura, thus achieving the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting.
Shadow Step is a secret technique that increases mobility. Its effect is much stronger than the Light Body Technique, and it also has a certain disorienting effect.
As for the purple-gold pupil, it is a technique of insight that can be used to see through illusions and phantoms, or to understand the laws governing the operation of various formations.
In short, it has to be said.
They are all quite practical.
However, the Xuandao Sutra is a martial art that is circulated among the demon sects.
Among them, magic skills must be practiced together with magical skills to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Yu Xiao's main martial arts is "Qingmu Gong" and his secondary martial arts choice is "Banshan Gong", both of which are serious and upright martial arts.
I want to master these three secret techniques.
It takes a lot of time and effort.
After a month of study, I have only just begun to understand the key points. I am far from formally practicing, let alone getting started.
Cultivation is such a time-consuming thing!
Not much life left.
not enough time.
It is the biggest problem for most monks.
Yu Xiao had no such worries. No matter how difficult the technique was to practice, as long as he could master it by spending time on it, it was nothing.
End of reading.
Yu Xiao called Yu Ruqian.
"How is the Rebel Army doing lately?"
Yu Ruqian said: "After the rebels gained a firm foothold in Shaozhou Prefecture, they have spread across Huguang like wildfire, and have successively captured Yuezhou, Yongzhou, Chenzhou, Yuanzhou, Yongshun and other places."
"So fast?"
Daxia only lasts for one month.
They had already captured a quarter of Hunan Province.
Yu Ruqian said:
"Huguang has been a densely populated area in the south since ancient times, but it does not have as many trading ports, factories and businesses as Guangdong and Guangxi.
The common people depend entirely on the land for their survival, but in recent years the imperial court has been unjust, and levies and taxes have become increasingly heavy. Ordinary people have been increasingly oppressed by the landlords and wealthy families, and they have long since become unable to make ends meet.
When the rebel army arrived, hundreds of thousands or even millions of peasants took the initiative to rise up in rebellion, inspired by the slogans of the Daxia Society.
At present, many large landlords and wealthy families in Huguang have been slaughtered by the common people and tenants they oppressed, and these people have joined the Daxia Society and participated in the uprising. "
Yu Xiao nodded.
Once this trend is formed.
It will be difficult for Jingting’s troops to hold on.
Now the Jing army has abandoned most of Hunan Province and built a defense line in Xingsha Prefecture or Hanyang Prefecture.
At present, Daxia not only has a growing army, but also has gained a large number of soldiers.
the most important is.
As the territory continues to expand.
The Huguang terrain is sufficient to form a barrier for the base camp, making it safer in terrain and having sufficient depth.
Jing Ting wanted to fight back.
That is very difficult.
It can be said that at this point, the scale of the Daxiahui uprising was second only to the uprising of the Kingdom of God more than 40 years ago, and the latter took fourteen years to quell.
Times have changed. Jingting is weaker than it was decades ago, while the quality of the Daxia Association is far inferior to that of the Taiping Worship Sect.
So it goes.
It won't take too many years.
This land will be changed forever.
Yu Xiao could feel that the information on the stone tablet was constantly being updated and changed.
【Reputation +10! 】
【Reputation +5! 】
【Reputation +10! 】
【…】
Since this month.
The reputation is growing.
From this we can see that although he did not kill Zhang Hongtian in a high-profile manner and let the whole world know about it, anyone who knows a little about it can see that it was done by the Wumeng.
There are even quite a few people, such as the top leaders of the Daxia Association.
I am 100% sure that it was done by Mr. Yu.
During this period, I visited him many times to express my gratitude, but everyone kept it to themselves and didn't say anything.
Death of Zhang Hongtian.
It caused a sensation in the whole city.
It has had an impact around the world.
Yu Xiao's reputation naturally rose rapidly.
After listening to the next work report and arranging new tasks, he was allowed to leave.
The figure flashed.
Come to the ancient temple.
Yu Xiao looked at the stone tablet.
The current information is as follows:
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Name: Yu Xiao.
Physiological age: 23 years old.
Real age: 38 years old.
Reputation: 30123/60000 (world-famous).
Luck growth: 12 points per year.
Luck: 155
Merit: 41680.
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With this wave of rise.
Reputation level breakthrough!
Yu Xiao has not traveled between the two worlds recently in order to accumulate reputation and break through the current level.
At this moment, I couldn't help but feel refreshed, because this breakthrough increased the growth by 3 points, and the annual growth rate of luck reached 12.
This is already a fairly high number.
Yu Xiao has been having too much luck lately, and at the same time, after the action in Shaozhou Prefecture, his total merit points skyrocketed to over 40,000!
It is also equivalent to 410 reserve luck!
Yu Xiao felt that he could strengthen the transportation between the two worlds in the future to obtain more cultivation resources and further improve his cultivation.
Only in this way can we have a greater chance of breaking into the palace and killing the dog emperor, thereby accelerating the historical process of the Dajing world.
He glanced at the stone tablet again.
Since there are so many merits.
Why not build the altar as well?
The three major facilities of the ancient temple are the warehouse, the control console, and the altar. The first two facilities have been built, and now only the altar is left to be built.
in fact.
Compared to warehouse and console.
The altar is the most valuable.
Of course, the construction cost is also high, requiring 1 points of merit power, but at this moment this amount of consumption is nothing to Yu Xiao.
Now that it’s decided.
Then execute it immediately.
Yu Xiao spent 10,000 merits to build an altar in the ancient temple.
This facility appears to be a trapezoidal building, about two stories high, and looks quaint and mysterious.
Now it’s completely stable!
The function of the altar is to consume "merit power" for treatment.
Theoretically, no matter how serious the injury is, as long as one can breathe and enter the stone hall, one can sacrifice the power of merit to complete recovery.
With such facilities as a guarantee.
Yu Xiao could be a little more radical. As long as the risks are within controllable range, life safety can be fully guaranteed.
I haven’t been back to the world of cultivation for a while.
Yu Xiao decided to go back and get some fresh air, and by the way, he planned to find a chance to find out what the dark red blood beads were used for.
【Luck-5! 】
When a blood bead was brought to the world of immortal cultivation.
Yu Xiao’s luck was immediately consumed by 5 points.
The consumption is so great? The consumption of bringing Blood Marrow Pill and Spiritual Ginseng Pill into the world of immortal cultivation usually does not exceed 1 point.
This shows the quality of the blood beads.
At least it is far superior to these two precious intermediate elixirs, and should not be inferior to the Blood Yang Pill.
of course.
Not only is the origin of this item unknown.
At first glance, it is obvious that it was made by evil demons.
Even if you want to find out its function and origin, you can't just display it casually, otherwise it will definitely cause big trouble!
Maybe I could skip work for a few days, quietly fly to a large cultivator bazaar far away, use disguise to pretend to be a casual cultivator, and then find someone to identify me.
With the breath-concealing technique that has now reached perfection.
Even if you meet a foundation-building cultivator, you don't have to worry about your identity being revealed.
Not in a hurry.
This matter needs careful planning.
Yu Xiao put the blood beads back into the warehouse.
"Brother Yu!" Li Fu came to Xiaozhu Valley, his face full of joy and excitement: "We received a big order today!"
Yu Xiao is not only the manager of Xiaozhu Valley, but also the manager of the medicine shop in Yunxi Town.
The business of the medicine shop.
In addition to selling some regular elixirs such as Lingcao Dan and Buling Dan, they also accept elixir orders from individual cultivators.
When an independent cultivator needs higher-level consumable elixirs, he can pay a deposit to the Qingyang Pawnshop to make an order, and Qinglan Valley will provide the materials and Yu Xiao will do the refining.
Yu Xiao takes 20% of the final profit and the sect takes %. For every bottles of regular intermediate elixirs sold, he can obtain a human-level sect merit.
Yu Xiao then asked: "How many are there?"
"100 Baicao Pills, 50 Huichun Pills, and 50 Qingming Pills."
“That’s quite a lot!”
Baicaodan is an upgraded version of Lingcaodan.
Lingcao Pill is the most basic pill made from three or two kinds of spiritual herbs to assist in cultivation.
Baicao Pill is an elixir for assisting cultivation made from at least fifteen kinds of spiritual herbs. Its function and refining method are similar to the former. It is an advanced version of an intermediate elixir.
Although it is an intermediate elixir.
But it is not difficult.
Yu Xiao had refined at least thousands of spiritual herb pills for the sect. With his attainments in alchemy, refining the Hundred Herb Pill was no problem at all for him.
As for the Rejuvenation Pill and the Clearing Pill.
Yu Xiao got the recipe when he became Jiang Changqing's apprentice. Now he has been learning it for nearly two years, so naturally he has already mastered it.
These three kinds of elixirs are common intermediate-level elixirs. The materials are somewhat difficult for independent cultivators to obtain, but they are widely planted in the sect’s numerous spiritual fields.
Therefore, it is sold directly to the outside world.
If the casual cultivator wants the Blood Marrow Pill or the Spiritual Ginseng Pill.
Although it is also an intermediate-level elixir, the sect will not sell it unless one provides the main ingredients oneself.
200 intermediate-level pills!
That’s exactly 20 bottles!
Yu Xiao would naturally not refuse this deal as he could earn one merit. He would just take it as an opportunity to hone his alchemy skills.
"What is the customer's background?"
"They are a well-known independent cultivator gang in Yunxi Town, and this batch of elixirs is worth 2400 spirit stones. According to the rules, % of the spirit stones have been collected as a deposit."
Yu Xiao nodded.
That's no problem.
Since they are a relatively well-known group of independent cultivators in the local area, and they have paid 50% of the spirit stones as a deposit in advance, it is basically impossible for them to breach the contract.
You can refine it with confidence.
Earn these spiritual stones and merits.
"But they need it urgently and hope to agree to deliver the pills in seven days. I wonder if Senior Brother Yu can..."
"Seven days? No problem!"
It is not very difficult to refine the three kinds of pills. With Yu Xiao's ability, it will take less than seven days.
Let Li Fu take over this business.
Yu Xiao immediately applied for materials from the sect.
Two hundred and twenty sets of elixir materials were approved that day and delivered to Xiaozhu Valley by disciples from the Standing Pavilion Transportation Department.
As for why it is 220 copies instead of 200 copies? Because there may be losses in refining the elixir, so generally 10% more will be given.
of course.
Unused materials must be sent back to the sect.
If there is any loss in the alchemy process, the loss of materials shall also be borne by the alchemist.
and so.
The job of alchemy.
Not everyone can do it.
When Yu Xiao sent away his junior fellow student from the Transport Department.
He moved all the materials to the self-built alchemy room next to the small bamboo house.
"I haven't made any pills in a few days."
"I'll use these to practice!"
Take out the alchemy furnace.
Start making the elixir.
Just over three days.
All two hundred pills have been refined.
A total of 205 materials were consumed, and the success rate of alchemy was as high as .
This batch of medicine is worth 2400 spirit stones. Yu Xiao takes 480%, which is 5 spirit stones. Even after deducting the loss of 450 materials, the net profit is more than spirit stones.
Three or four days.
Net profit of 450 spirit stones.
Even for cultivators in the middle and late stages of Qi Refining, that is a very fast way to make money, and this is the benefit of becoming an alchemist!
Of course.
Large orders are rare.
In the past two years, I have encountered such large orders no more than twice. Most of the time, I have no pills to refine and can only accept internal tasks of Qingyang Danfang.
There is.
You can't just watch the thief eating meat without seeing the thief getting beaten.
The reason why Yu Xiao can earn so much is that he has excellent alchemy skills, and skills are developed with materials. His alchemy skills have reached perfection and he is a high-level alchemist.
If an intermediate alchemist with lesser skills were to take on this job, not only would it be impossible to complete it within a few days, but after deducting the losses, he might even lose money.
For Yu Xiao.
Earning spirit stones is secondary.
It is more important to gain merit for the sect.
Yu Xiao sent a message to Li Fu to tell the customers to come to Xiaozhu Valley to pick up the medicine tomorrow afternoon.
That night.
Inside the small bamboo house.
Yu Xiao is reading a book.
What I was reading today was “Collection of Miscellaneous Qi Refining Techniques”, which recorded eight small spells, such as “Spirit Bullet Technique”, “Air Shield Technique”, “Wind Control Technique”, and “Fire Control Technique”.
They are all very common little spells.
Although these spells themselves are not uncommon, they are all very practical and good spells.
For example, Yu Xiao had already practiced the "fire control technique" and had mastered it to a small level.
This technique can be a good aid in alchemy.
"Collection of Miscellaneous Qi Refining Techniques" is a classic compiled by a Qinglan Valley elder in the late foundation building stage nine hundred years ago. It not only records the eight commonly used Qi refining techniques, but also includes annotations and explanations by this foundation building elder.
These annotations.
More precious than the spell itself.
You can’t buy common goods outside.
Yu Xiao was reading with great interest. He seemed to sense something and suddenly frowned and put down the jade slip in his hand.
"Someone broke into the valley?"
Yu Xiao's perception technique has reached perfection. Although it is not as accurate as the spiritual sense scanning of the foundation-building true cultivator, any abnormal aura within a certain range will not be hidden from his perception.
now.
Yu Xiao felt it clearly.
Two sneaky guys sneak in.
Judging from the aura of these two people, one is at the fifth level of Qi training and the other is at the fourth level of Qi training.
Showed up uninvited late at night.
First of all, we can rule out sect disciples.
But why would a casual cultivator sneak into Xiaozhu Valley? Could it be to steal spiritual herbs and medicines?
This is unlikely.
Although similar things have happened in the past ten years.
Otherwise, why would the sect arrange an inner disciple to be in charge here?
The problem is, the herbs were just planted recently, so if we want to steal them we have to wait until they are mature.
Moreover, a casual cultivator at the fifth level of Qi training is quite strong and should not be reduced to stealing low-level herbs.
Then the answer is obvious!
Yu Xiao was carrying an intermediate-level elixir worth 2400 spirit stones.
These two are in the middle stage of Qi Refining.
Most likely this is the reason.
They are not your average low-level thieves.
I'm afraid it's a calamity cultivator of an even worse nature!
This is the first time I have encountered a robbery cultivator in twelve years.
Yu Xiao waved his hand lightly, and the lights in the cabin went out.
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