Chapter 122: Trouble from Wuqing Mountain. The Academy's wanted poster!
"A bunch of stinky women!" Liu Quan had picked up the hay in his mouth again without knowing when, and said with a look of dissatisfaction: "They are even more bandit-like than us!"
Jiajing cast a curious look.
"When I talk about this, I get angry." Liu Quan's teeth itched again when he mentioned Huang Feng. "Sir, you don't know that we were all tricked by that old man Huang Feng!"
First he cursed at the bitch, then he said that Huang Feng had tricked him? Jiajing did not speak, waiting for Liu Quan's next words.
It seems that a lot of things have happened in the past six months.
"To be honest, this is also my fault. I didn't understand the intelligence clearly. Sigh!" Liu Quan said dejectedly.
"We thought that the trade route only needed to open up the south and north controlled by the Yellow Wind Valley and the Qingyuan Immortal Sect, and then we could open up the route to Sifang City and Southeast City."
"But what I didn't expect was that the bitches from Wuqing Mountain stood in the way and forbade anyone to fly over them!"
"I thought I could go and negotiate, but the result? He just wouldn't budge, not even willing to talk!"
Wuqing Mountain? The sect that had only female disciples and hated all the male practitioners in the world? Jiajing's mind flashed back to what Liu Quan had told him before, about the four sects to the west of the Daming Immortal Sect.
The Daming Immortal Sect is located in the northeast of Sifang City. To the northwest of Sifang City is the "Qingyuan Immortal Sect", close to the Beijing Mountains, to the south is the "Yellow Wind Valley", and to the west is the "Xiaoshushan Immortal Sect".
This "Wuqing Mountain" seems to be adjacent to the "Xiao Shushan Immortal Sect", but it is located behind the "Xiao Shushan Immortal Sect".
In this way, from the perspective of terrain, there are "Wuqing Mountain", "Xiaoshu Mountain Immortal Sect", "Qingyuan Immortal Sect" and "Huangfeng Valley", and the three together form a "Chuan" character.
Daming is on the right side of the character “Chuan”.
Now the Ming Dynasty has broken through the first line of defense of the "Chuan" character from right to left, which is the "Qingyuan Immortal Sect" and "Huangfeng Valley". The second line of defense is the "Xiaoshushan Immortal Sect".
Because Huangfeng Valley was related to the "Little Shushan Immortal Sect", Huang Feng's youngest son was taken away by the "Shushan Sword Sect", a major sect in the Central Plains behind the "Little Shushan Immortal Sect", so the two sides had a history.
Therefore, the second line of defense is not a problem either.
Now it seems that there is a problem here on the third route "Wuqing Mountain". This group of female cultivators hate all male cultivators in the world.
"I was wondering why Huang Feng agreed so readily in the beginning. It turns out that he knew that the business road could not be opened up!"
"This old man is so shady and shameless. We are clearly in a cooperative relationship now, but he didn't tell us in advance..."
"Cooperation is cooperation, but the trade routes we opened up have nothing to do with them," Jiajing shook his head slightly, and said calmly, "Huang Feng has fulfilled his promise and has no obligation to tell us this, but he is indeed not generous enough..."
It was not surprising that Jiajing would do this to Huang Feng.
Although the leader of the Wasps has the vision and courage of a superior, he lacks breadth of mind in his way of doing things.
Although the Hornets have no obligation to do so, since they have already reached a cooperation, what's wrong with informing them in advance of this news which does not conflict with their interests and doing them a personal favor?
"Does this Wuqing Mountain have any demands?" Jiajing frowned slightly.
"Yeah!" Liu Quan smacked his lips, spread his hands, and said dejectedly: "I don't know what these crazy women are thinking. They didn't reply to the visiting cards I sent them, and they didn't even give me an explanation."
"Can't we go around it?" Jiajing asked.
"Of course we can go around it," Liu Quan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "but you also know, sir, this area of East Wasteland has just been opened up. The reason why it is named 'Wuqing Mountain' is because it is surrounded by mountains on all sides."
"If we go around it, we will have to pass through a large area of wasteland. These wastelands are all left over from the war of reclamation."
"The academies and major sects are only responsible for dealing with those powerful ancient beasts, sweeping them away like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves."
"It's inevitable that some places will be left unattended, and the Eastern Wasteland does not allow the Central Plains sects to station there. The remaining minor troubles can only be cleaned up by new sects like us from time to time."
"There are many ancient beasts in the wasteland around Wuqing Mountain. I heard that there are some ancient beasts in the Jindan stage that hid in there during the war of reclamation."
“If we take a detour and use the sky above the wasteland as a trade route, we must be on guard against disturbing the ancient beasts and then attacking the trade route.”
“This will greatly increase the cost!”
"So," Jiajing said after listening to Liu Quan's analysis, "It is safest to fly over the top of Wuqing Mountain."
"Otherwise, if we take a detour, it will increase the risk of the trade route. Otherwise, we have to clear that piece of wasteland?"
"That's right!" Liu Quan slapped his thigh and said with a grin, "But we can clear the wasteland. Why?"
"We can't do such a thankless and stupid thing where the benefits and efforts are totally disproportionate, don't you think?"
"Well," Jiajing nodded slightly, and said slowly, "My Ming Dynasty can independently forge the 'flying shuttle', which is a huge source of income. In addition, now that the wild market has been opened, the materials from the Sifang City family can be circulated."
"Once the trade route is opened, we can develop towards the neighboring Southeast City and form a multi-line trade route."
"So the trade route above 'Wuqing Mountain' must be opened!" Jiajing's tone revealed an unquestionable tone.
"Alas," Liu Quan shook his head and sighed, then he laughed as if he was angry, and said, "I'm at a loss. Those women refuse to communicate and refuse to meet. I can't just knock on their door, right?"
"Let's not talk about the fact that Wuqing Mountain must have an extraordinary background. We started from scratch and only have the headmaster to support us. We can't afford to offend him. If we attack other sects at will, the academy will not let us off easily."
"Sir, it's up to you!" Liu Quan said, casting an expectant look at Jiajing.
"So, the master asked me to come over, besides wanting to give me resources for cultivation, mainly for this matter?" Jiajing asked.
"Yes, but not entirely," Liu Quan said, his tone suddenly becoming serious, and he said, "The academy has issued a written notice to the entire southeast region... It has arrived! You will know in a moment."
As he spoke, Liu Quan patted the flying carpet, and its speed slowly slowed down, and then it headed towards the huge palace in the distance.
The current Daming Immortal Sect has just met and the disciples there are just a few big cats and small cats. The rest are some brothers from the former "Black Wind Village" who are at the first or second level of Qi training.
Therefore, the square outside the entire hall seemed very empty.
Occasionally, there would be only three or four brothers who were originally at the first or second level of Qi training in the village, well, now they are called outer disciples, who would patrol in a line.
The Daming Immortal Sect was also modeled after the internal divisions of other sects in the world of immortal cultivation. It was divided into menial disciples, outer disciples, and personal disciples, and there were strict promotion standards.
It is a pity that in the current Ming Dynasty, even Dugu Donglai, Li Yu, Dugu Ao, Dugu Hongye and other children do not have a single inner disciple, simply because they have not met the requirements.
The flying carpet stopped outside the main hall, "Wangxian Hall". Jiajing and Liu Quan walked into the hall side by side and saw the man sitting at the top, who looked like a small mountain and seemed to have become more muscular.
The original Dugu Ying was about eight and a half feet tall. Now his height seems to have increased a lot, and he looks even bigger.
Not only that, after coming out of seclusion this time, Dugu Ying's bulging muscles, each of which was bulging with energy, was faintly dark red. From a distance, his aura gave people a sense of ferocity.
The pair of eyes were still full of spirit, but they were slightly bulging outwards. The only normal thing was that the pupils were clearly black and white, without any sense of ferocity or tyranny.
"Is it a special technique, or is it due to my destiny?" Jiajing was curious, but he still bowed slightly and said, "Master."
"Sir, you are here. Please take a seat!" Seeing Jiajing, Dugu Ying smiled brightly and motioned Jiajing to take a seat quickly.
There are two rows of seats on the left and right below. On the left is the left guardian Dugu Xiong, and on the right is the right guardian Dugu Han.
The body shapes of these two people have not changed.
Liu Quan, as the chief elder, sat on the left, next to him sat the second elder Song Xinchai, next to Dugu Han on the right sat the third elder Liu Yuan, and then came the seat of the fourth elder Jiajing.
There are seven people in total, the top leaders of the Daming Immortal Sect.
"Hahaha," Dugu Ying waved his big hand like a cattail leaf fan and laughed, "First of all, let us congratulate the Fourth Elder, Mr. Zhu, for breaking through the sixth level of Qi training!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and a glass of spiritual wine with a strong aroma appeared on the table next to each person.
Then, Dugu Xiong, Dugu Han, Liu Quan and others picked up their wine glasses and stood up to face Jiajing.
Seeing this, Jiajing did not hesitate and stood up with the wine glass.
"Sir, in less than two years, you have broken through to the sixth level of Qi training from an ordinary mortal. You are definitely a genius! You are also the first genius in the true sense of the Daming Immortal Sect!" Dugu Ying said in a muffled voice.
A ferocious yet honest face, full of sincerity.
Dugu Xiong, Dugu Han, Liu Quan, Song Xinchai and Liu Yuan all looked at Jiajing with envy.
What are you envious of? Of course, it’s because of a good destiny!
The speed of a person's cultivation before building a foundation is actually determined by heaven. Some people are born strong and when they are not bound by their natal objects, they naturally cultivate faster than others.
This is because the destiny naturally rewards the practitioner's practice, just like the Ming Dynasty during the Jiajing period.
The power of an entire country helped him practice. Not to mention the Ming Dynasty that was gradually recovering now, even the Ming Dynasty that was riddled with holes before was not comparable to the destiny of other people.
In addition to one's destiny, there is also one's original qualifications, which are also determined before the foundation is built and bound to one's destiny.
In the eyes of everyone, Jiajing's innate ability was obviously not bad, and could even be said to be extremely powerful. Otherwise, how could he have started practicing at the age of fifty and broken through to the sixth level of Qi training in just less than two years?
You know, nowadays among the top leaders of the entire sect, the strength of their cultivation can be roughly divided into four levels.
The first tier, naturally, is undoubtedly the leader of the Jindan great monks, Dugu Ying.
The second stage is the foundation-building period.
The left protector Dugu Xiong who is in the late stage of foundation building, the right protector Dugu Han who is in the middle stage of foundation building, and Liu Quan who has just broken through the foundation building.
The third stage is the Qi training period.
Song Xinchai, who was at the sixth level of Qi training, no, now thanks to the development of war resources, he has broken through to the eighth level of Qi training.
Next, Jiajing came from behind and became the strongest.
The next one was Liu Yuan. He did not participate in the war of development, so naturally he did not get any resources. He had been busy building the "flying shuttle" for more than half a year and did not have much time to practice, so he was naturally still at the fifth level of Qi training.
Among all the people present, the one with the most complicated thoughts at this moment must be Liu Yuan, and there was a bitterness in his deep old eyes.
He was also born as a casual cultivator, and spent the first half of his life wandering around. It was only after middle age that he inherited the flying shuttle and his life began to improve.
In terms of age, he was similar to Jiajing, at most three years older than Jiajing. Now seeing Jiajing's speed of cultivation, it was impossible for him to say that he had no feelings.
No matter in the world of immortal cultivation, no matter what profession a master holds, he is essentially also an immortal cultivator.
Those who practice Taoism must ultimately pursue the path to immortality!
Well, he was also curious, what kind of destiny could allow Jiajing to cultivate so quickly?
Jiajing naturally also felt the complex look of envy and bitterness from Liu Yuan beside him, but he pretended not to see it.
His cultivation level improved so quickly that others would naturally be curious about his true destiny.
But he can only be curious, he will not tell anyone what his destiny is.
Of course, in the world of cultivating immortals, if one wants to see the true destiny of others, besides having others take the initiative to stand under the "true destiny reflecting magic tool" for viewing, there is another way, that is, those with extremely high cultivation can use their vast spiritual sense to forcibly break through the sea of consciousness of others and peek into their true destiny!
Well, but if you do that, the person whose sea of consciousness is broken will surely die and his soul will be scattered.
This is equivalent to someone taking a hammer and violently smashing open the skull to see what a person's brain looks like.
Even if the skull is violently smashed open, the person may not die, but if the spiritual consciousness forcibly breaks through the sea of consciousness, the person will die!
"Come on, let's toast to you, sir!" At this time, Dugu Ying held the wine glass, smiled heartily, and drank it down in one gulp. After drinking the wine, everyone sat down again.
"Let's get down to business," Dugu Ying said, looking at Liu Quan with a serious expression. "Big Liu, show it to everyone."
Jiajing and Liu Yuan looked at each other, and then looked at Liu Quan who stood up.
He just raised his hand, and a palm-sized jade plate appeared. With the infusion of spiritual energy, golden light floated on the jade plate.
After a while, golden spots of light gathered in the air, and soon a long article appeared.
【White Horse Academy wanted notice.】
A note to all my fellow practitioners:
The yin and yang of heaven and earth, good and evil, are all different. We, the immortal cultivators, should uphold justice and protect the peace of all living beings.
Recently, I heard that there are evil cultivators who are hunting for their own lives, wreaking havoc in the Central Plains, and harming the lives of all living beings. This is truly against the will of Heaven and is condemned by both humans and gods. I hereby order my subordinates to report any such people they encounter immediately and not let them escape.
It is also reported that there is an evil spirit in the Great Wilderness. I am afraid that it will spread to the southeast of the Great Wilderness and bring disaster to the Great Wilderness. All the cultivators in the Great Wilderness should work together to thoroughly investigate the evil spirits and report them to the academy, so as to restore peace to the Great Wilderness.
Now that the Great Wilderness has been opened up, all the sects have found their own places and are on the right track, but the wilderness still exists and needs to be cleared. This is our responsibility and also for the welfare of the Great Wilderness. I hope that all sects will not forget their original intentions, shoulder the heavy responsibility, and do their best to make the Great Wilderness safe and the world peaceful.
I hereby inform you, please follow it immediately! 】
In the 200-something words, two pieces of information were revealed.
First, there are evil cultivators who hunt for one's own destiny and wreak havoc in the Central Plains. At the same time, there are also evil cultivators active in the Great Wilderness, and they may have spread to the southeastern area of the Great Wilderness.
Second, the Great Wilderness has just been opened up. After the various sects are on track, they must take on the responsibility of clearing the other wastelands within the Great Wilderness to ensure the safety of the Great Wilderness.
"Hunting for the destiny?!" Seeing this, Jiajing's eyes fixed. The idea of hunting for the destiny was mentioned in the "General Notes on Cultivation". It was to use powerful spiritual consciousness to break through the sea of consciousness and forcibly seize it.
During this period, Jiajing also gained a certain understanding of the common knowledge of cultivating immortals.
In fact, if you want to give back to your own destiny, besides the formal way of cultivating and polishing your destiny, there is another way, which is to directly merge with the destiny with the same attributes to directly strengthen yourself.
However, the feasibility of this method is too low.
Unless it is assisted by special formations or magical instruments, and in the process, it is also necessary to ensure that the person whose sea of consciousness is broken does not die.
This is extremely difficult, and it is also too detrimental to the harmony of nature. Using other people's life to make up for one's own life is a method used by evil monks, and this method also has various side effects.
The simplest and most straightforward thing is that if you swallow someone else's destiny, the destiny that is most compatible with your own is likely to be rejected.
In addition, when breaking through to the later realms, it is easy to breed all kinds of mental demons. For example, those cultivators had their life force taken out while they were still alive, and their sea of consciousness gathered their primordial spirit and soul. It can be said that they have committed a serious sin!
Once reported by others, the academy will send someone directly to investigate, and once verified, it will never be let off easily.
But looking at the wanted poster from the academy, it is clear that the matter has reached a certain extent, otherwise it would not be so high-profile.
"Do you know what it means to hunt for my life?" Dugu Ying said in a low voice, with a cold light flashing in his black and white eyes, "This is a method only used by evil cultivators!"
"Big Liu, what do you think?" Dugu Ying looked at Liu Quan.
"If there really is such a group of evil cultivators who have already reached the southeast, I'm worried that their most likely hiding place is..." Liu Quan's face looked a little ugly as he said, "Wild Market!"
Upon hearing this, Jiajing also frowned.
Liu Quan's worry is possible. The reason why the wild market can make a lot of money is that it is chaotic and mixed with good and bad people.
Once the group of evil cultivators who hunt for my life appear in the southeast, they will most likely go to the wild market.
"How many wild markets are there in the southeast area now?" Jiajing suddenly asked at this time.
"Oh," Liu Quan shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "Sir, we were the first to open a wild market."
"After all, it has only been more than half a year since the opening war ended, and only new sects like us are allowed to open wild markets."
"But there's no need to worry too much," Liu Yuan, who had seen more of the world, said, "There are three major cities for cultivating immortals in the southeast: Sifang City, Southeast City, and South Corner Region."
"The area is so vast, and there is only one wild market opened by us and the Beast Taming Gate, so it will be a big target. If that group of evil cultivators went to the wild market, it would be like walking into a trap."
"Besides, there is a business opened by the academy in Yeshi. I'm afraid the academy has already set up operations in Sifang City and Yeshi."
"I think they are more likely to seek refuge in some undeveloped wasteland."
After Liu Yuan said this, Liu Quan also nodded slightly.
What he said makes sense. There is only one wild market in the entire southeast, and everyone knows that the wild market is a mixed bag. Most of the casual cultivators who have committed crimes tend to go to the wild market.
However, the academy's high-profile issuance of the wanted notice this time clearly shows that they are serious about their actions. In this case, Ye Shi is the one who is most likely to be exposed to the academy's sight.
I don't think these people would be so stupid as to run to the most dangerous place.
"Sir, what do you think?" At this time, Liu Quan looked at Jiajing who was thinking with his head down.
"I was wondering, what level of cultivation did the person who hunted my destiny have? How many cultivators did he kill? Also, how could this group of people escape from the Central Plains to the Great Wilderness? How come the academy didn't catch them after so long?"
"The most important thing is that the document has always said that if you find evil cultivators, you should report them immediately or investigate them thoroughly. It never requires the Southeast Sect to do everything possible to capture or exterminate them..."
"What does this prove?" Jiajing looked at everyone.
"This shows that the academy believes that no one in the southeastern sects can deal with them, so they just asked them to report it!" Liu Quan said with a gloomy expression.
"In this southeastern region, what realm is the strongest cultivator at?" Jiajing looked at Liu Quan and asked.
"Golden Core Stage!" Liu Quan glanced at Dugu Ying who was at the top, and then said, "The war was started mainly due to the contributions of the great clans in the Central Plains, as well as the immortal cultivation families and academies."
"Due to the academy's regulations and requirements, we want to ensure that the land and resources of the Arcturus cultivation world are not monopolized by those major clans."
"It has led to a bad development trend. Therefore, the Yuanying stage ancestors of the major sects in the Central Plains are not allowed to directly open a mountain gate and take charge of the sect in the wasteland that has been opened up."
"Unless you completely leave the sect and become a free cultivator, and make contributions in the war, you will be allowed to establish a sect."
"So these major sects in the Central Plains can only send their disciples who are in the Jindan stage to start a new sect. During the war of opening up, for example, the 'Xiaoshushan Immortal Sect' hired the elders of the sect to establish a new sect."
"To put it bluntly, they are still affiliated with the Central Plains' major sect, the Shushan Sword Sect, and they just took advantage of some loopholes in the academy..."
"We still need these great clans from the Central Plains to start a war. As long as it's not excessive, the academy will turn a blind eye."
"After helping the younger generation to open up meritorious services and establish a portal, these people will either leave or stay... I heard that there is a 'Little Lieyang Sect' in the South Corner Region whose chief elder is in the Nascent Soul stage, huh!"
As he said this, Liu Quan sneered.
"And guess what, this Yuanying ancestor, after founding the sect, resigned from the position of Grand Elder and traveled around the Central Plains, leaving behind a Jindan-stage disciple to take charge."
"Who doesn't know that the 'Little Lieyang Sect' is a major sect in the Central Plains, a subordinate sect of the Lieyang Immortal Sect? But the rules are like this. According to the rules of the academy, their way of playing is reasonable and logical."
As Liu Quan spoke, the topic went off topic again, and there was a hint of hatred towards the rich in his words.
"That is to say, the cultivation level of this group of evil cultivators who hunted my life must be above the Golden Core stage." Jiajing ignored the hatred of the rich in Liu Quan's words, "Then it makes sense."
"The academy knows that no one in the southeast area can be provoked. So they don't allow arrests or clearing out, but instead ask for reports after discovery."
"Then why don't you just tell the other party your cultivation level?" The honest man Song Xinchai asked.
"I'm afraid of causing panic!" Liu Quan took over the conversation, his expression becoming even uglier, "Jin Dan is no match for me, it's not convenient to tell everyone..."
"That means that some of these evil cultivators who hunt my life have cultivation levels far beyond the Golden Core stage, or even reached the Nascent Soul stage!"
"We can't handle this," Liu Quan said, looking at Dugu Ying, "Evil cultivators are very vindictive. Even if they find out, they will pretend not to know. We can't afford to offend them!"
Hearing Liu Quan say this, Jiajing also looked at Dugu Ying. From his perspective, he thought the same.
Although Dugu Ying is a great cultivator in the Jindan stage, he is also in the early stage of the Jindan stage. It would be very troublesome for him to fight with people of the same level, let alone those who are one major realm higher than him. The opponent might also have a cultivator in the Jindan stage.
When encountering such a thing, the best solution is to avoid contact, stay away from it, and stay away from it.
Not doing anything may not be wrong, but doing it may not necessarily be beneficial. Instead, it may offend people whom you cannot afford to offend.
"Okay, I know what to do. My Daming Immortal Sect will not get involved in this matter!" Dugu Ying nodded after a moment's silence.
He is loyal, very good to his brothers, and very particular about his work, but he is not stupid either. He knows he can't afford to offend, so he naturally has to hide!
If this matter gets involved, there might be retaliation.
This is such a big foundation, and it’s just getting started. Good days are coming, so we won’t ruin it.
As for the academy, there is no specific sect assigned to do the job. When the time comes, we will just have to strictly control the wild market and do it as a show to give face to the academy. There is no need to fight for your life!
"Sir, what do you think?" At this time, Dugu Ying looked at Jiajing again and asked.
"I agree with Liu Quan's idea." Jiajing looked at Liu Quan and said, "It would be fine if that group of evil cultivators were just independent cultivators on the run, but what if there are sects or other organizations behind them?"
"If the Ming Dynasty intervenes, I'm afraid I'll be in trouble!"
"Okay, it's settled!" Dugu Ying clapped his hands, finalizing the matter, and then said, "Let him get away with the evil cultivation, but I can't refuse the task of land reclamation."
"This is the obligation of every sect and must be done. The academy will send people to conduct regular inspections. Those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and irresponsible sects will also be punished."
"To the east of Daming is the Endless Forest, and to the east of the Endless Forest is the Endless Mountains. That is a complete wasteland. We can work with the Beast Taming Sect to expand the perimeter of the mountains."
"In this way, the scope of the wild market can be expanded further." Liu Quan said.
"Why don't you open up the wasteland around Wuqing Mountain? That area is also wasteland, and we can open up trade routes?" At this time, Song Xinchai suddenly spoke up and said, "In this way, we don't have to look at the faces of those female cultivators in Wuqing Mountain anymore..."
"Help them to open up the wasteland?" Liu Quan sneered, "I don't have the habit of using a warm face to get a cold shoulder from those stinky women!"
"Old Song, do you believe it? You helped them open up the wasteland today, but the next day, this group of women dared to dominate that area. By then, you still can't open your trade route and can't pass through!"
After hearing what Liu Quan said, a blush appeared on Song Xinchai's honest face. Well, it was embarrassing!
He was usually not good at expressing his opinions at sect meetings, but now that he was at the top, he felt a little embarrassed to be rejected right after he spoke.
"Old Song, I'm not targeting you. You're an honest man and have never dealt with those women. Although I haven't either, if you go there once, you'll know how arrogant they are!"
"As for this business, I would rather take the risk and take a detour than help them do this thankless task!"
"Sir, what do you think?" Liu Quan said, looking at Jiajing.
"..."
This chapter has 7K+ words, which can be regarded as compensation for the late update, full of sincerity.
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