Chapter 86: Secret Suppression (asking for monthly tickets!)
"What? An unknown female cultivator from the Mu family wants the master to take her as a concubine, and she looks like she's been wronged and crying?"
When Lin Zixi returned to Jiayi Cave at night, he was furious when he heard his sister talk about what happened during the day.
If Xiao Changqing and Lin Ziyu simply disliked the Mu family, then she hated the Mu family with a vengeance!
As the shopkeeper of Guangjulou, before she developed the first-grade spiritual wine, Guangjulou was almost closed down by Mu's Restaurant, and she held a grudge against it in her heart!
Guangju Tower is her lifeblood, the thing she uses to prove her worth.
If she hadn't managed to hold on, she didn't know what she could do, and how she could be content to be the master's concubine.
Now the Mu family has the nerve to ask the master for help, and even wants to give away a daughter?
You want to kill two birds with one stone and have double happiness, right?
"My lord, you should ask the Cao family to step up their efforts and be more ruthless!" Lin Zixi showed his neat little white teeth, and his fierce look was very beautiful.
Lin Ziyu smiled and said, "Isn't there the eldest daughter of the Mu family here? She has a history with the master. The master won't help the Mu family, but he won't add insult to injury either."
"Mu Chunfeng, I have met her once before. She is indeed very beautiful. I have also heard others mention her many times. She is quite capable. I heard that she has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining and can try to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. If the Mu family had not suffered such a disaster, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she would be the most proud daughter of the Nanshanfang family." Lin Zixi pondered.
After she became Xiao Changqing's concubine, she stayed at home and took care of Xiao Changqing's daily life, unlike Lin Ziyu, who managed the cave and took care of Xiao Changqing's food and daily life. Lin Zixi was never idle, busy with her career outside, so she knew many people.
"She has a friendship with the master, and given her qualifications, if she takes the initiative to beg the master to accept her, there might really be hope. Then, the master will have one more person by his side." Lin Zixi frowned slightly.
She felt that she and her sister were doing well being with the master, and didn't want anyone else to join in.
Lin Ziyu saw through his sister's thoughts and educated her seriously, "Zixi, we are just the master's concubines. If the master wants to take in new people, we can't control it, let alone interfere. Even if we express any dissatisfaction, it's not allowed! We just need to do our own duties well. As for what the master wants to do, as long as he wants, we shouldn't object. Although the master is very good to us now, we must not take advantage of his favor and become spoiled! Have you forgotten that even though the master took us in at the beginning, he never really accepted us because he didn't want us to lose our sense of our duties."
Lin Zixi's expression became somewhat gloomy when he heard this.
Her sister Lin Ziyu's words were like a blow to her.
In fact, she had already figured this out and knew what to do.
It’s just that the good days she’s had lately and the huge success of Guangjulou have made her forgetful and a little carried away.
"Okay, I understand..." Lin Zixi sighed and nodded in agreement.
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Thousands of miles west of Nanshanfang, there is a foggy mountain that is inaccessible to mortals.
If you could see through the fog and walk inside, you would find that most of the mountain above the waist is covered with large trees with orange-red leaves. They look extremely beautiful, as if the setting sun was fixed on the top of the mountain.
This is the Luoxia Sect, one of the largest sects in the southwest of the Dayu Immortal Cultivation World.
The Luoxia Sect has a history of more than 800 years, and Jindan Zhenren are born in every generation, and this trend has never been interrupted.
During its heyday, there were four Jindan Zhenren in the sect, and there was also a great cultivator in the late Jindan stage.
At this point, Luoxia Sect seems to be losing its talent.
Apart from the sect leader Lu Daoming, there are no other Jindan Zhenren.
Moreover, the quality of Lu Daoming's elixir was rather average, and could only be considered as lower-middle grade. For someone who wanted to become the true top of the world of immortal cultivation, it was not good enough.
At least there is no hope of achieving Nascent Soul in the future.
However, the presence of Jindan cultivators can at least ensure the continuity of Luoxia Sect's inheritance, and under normal circumstances there will be no worries about the sect's destruction.
Unfortunately, the current situation is unusual. With the invasion of evil cultivators from the Demon Cult, chaos has begun to appear in the world of immortal cultivation in Dayu.
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The top of Luoxia Sect.
The place where the third-level spiritual vein is most prosperous is the cave of Sect Leader Lu Daoming.
Gong Wansheng, who had just returned from Nanshanfang, was reporting the situation.
After eliminating Mu Renjie, Gong Wansheng himself was seriously injured. In order to prevent any accidents on the road, he first recuperated in Nanshanfang for several days. After barely recovering to 70%, he set out to rush back.
Nanshanfang is nearly thousands of miles away from Luoxia Sect. If a mortal rides a fast horse, even if he does not sleep or rest, and without considering the horse's endurance, it will take a month to arrive.
If you want to eat, sleep and rest, it will take at least three months.
As for the cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, especially those in the early and middle stages of Qi Refining, their magic power is shallow. Although they can fly, their flying speed is not much faster than that of a fast horse, and their endurance is not as good as that of a horse.
Therefore, it was not a strange thing for the cultivators at the bottom of the cultivation world to dismount and fight.
That is to say, the wealthier group of cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining can afford a flying boat, which can greatly increase their travel speed.
The journey from Nanshanfang to Luoxiazong might take more than twenty days.
This is also the reason why most of the low-level immortal cultivators always stay in an immortal cultivation market and rarely go to other places.
Because it is not easy for them to go to other places for cultivating immortals.
The journey of several months in this mundane world without spiritual energy would be very uncomfortable, and the process was also full of uncertainty and danger.
As Gong Wansheng was a cultivator in the late foundation-building stage and came from a Jindan sect, he could naturally travel much faster.
It took more than ten days to get back to Luoxia Sect.
But when he returned to the sect, he found that the sect leader Lu Daoming was in seclusion and left a message saying that if it was not an extremely urgent matter, he should not be disturbed.
So Gong Wansheng waited for another half a month before he finally met the sect leader.
In less than an incense stick of time, Gong Wansheng finished his report.
Lu Daoming, who looked like a middle-aged man in his forties, had a thin figure and Taoist appearance. He was thoughtful: "Xiao Changqing, a second-level talisman master with the ninth-level cultivation of Qi Refining, actually knows the secret method of spiritual consciousness, and his spiritual consciousness is so powerful that it can threaten the late stage of foundation building?"
After a series of information is weighed and sorted.
Lu Daoming showed an interested look on his face, and secretly said: "This boy was an ordinary casual cultivator more than ten years ago. It seems that he must have a great opportunity. Unfortunately, the evil cultivators of the Demon Sect are pressing forward step by step, and the Jindan Zhenren of each sect are all in danger. Otherwise, I really want to go to Nanshanfang for a visit."
All kinds of thoughts are ignored.
Lu Daoming asked, "This Xiao Changqing is unwilling to come to the sect because of Senior Brother Hong, right? If you bring two more senior brothers and sisters with you to Nanshan Square, and promise him a huge reward, do you think it is possible?"
Gong Wansheng advised, "Master, I don't think it's necessary. First of all, a forced melon is not sweet, just like Master Lu Qiu, who was not happy even after arriving at the sect. Moreover, with Master Xiao and the two foundation builders from the Cao family in charge, Nanshanfang can be guaranteed to be safe. If Master Xiao is forcibly brought back to the sect, Nanshanfang may be in danger, and we will need to send more forces to support it..."
"Then let him stay in Nanshanfang." Lu Daoming waved his hand and stopped forcing him.
There are many opportunities in the world of cultivating immortals, both big and small, and I don’t know how many cultivators have their own secrets.
For those real people who can reach the Jindan stage, especially those who are not born well and whose spiritual roots are not top-notch, but can finally form a pill, their opportunities are not small!
So he didn't necessarily have to force it.
In his opinion, the opportunities Xiao Changqing had were mostly related to the art of talismans, which was not the most attractive to him.
I'll wait and see when I have a chance.
"Then Sect Master, will you send an elder who is at the Foundation Establishment stage to be the new manager of the Lingfu Pavilion in Nanshanfang?" Gong Wansheng asked.
Lu Daoming thought for a moment and did not answer. Instead, he chuckled and asked, "Tell me, if the situation in Nanshanfang is critical and it could be breached by evil cultivators at any time, would Xiao Changqing be unable to sit still and take the initiative to ask to return to the sect? Didn't you say he is very cautious? He should understand the principle that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, right?"
Gong Wansheng was slightly stunned when he heard this.
Suddenly, a bad thought came to my mind.
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Nearly another month passed.
The new shopkeeper arranged by Luoxia Sect arrived late.
For some unknown reason, at this time, the new shopkeeper appointed was not at the Foundation Establishment stage, but a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator named Wu.
After arriving at Nanshanfang, although the requirements for things in the Lingfu Pavilion were still as strict as Zhou Changkong's, the production quantity and types of talismans were strictly controlled.
But towards Xiao Changqing, he was extremely respectful and cooperated completely.
Sometimes, even when Xiao Changqing thought that the policies of Luoxia Sect were not very good, the new manager Wu would eventually listen to Xiao Changqing's advice after considering and struggling.
So in fact, Xiao Changqing is still the actual manager and top boss of Lingfu Pavilion.
Xiao Changqing was a little surprised by this and didn't know what Luoxia Sect was thinking.
But as long as it's not directed at him, he won't think too much about it.
The only thing that made him very dissatisfied was that Gong Wansheng had clearly promised to help him prepare the materials for the second-level talisman when he returned, but Manager Wu came empty-handed and brought nothing.
The reason is that the sect is currently facing limited resources and the situation is turbulent, and they are afraid that something unexpected might happen during the transportation.
If Xiao Changqing really needs a second-level talisman, he can consider returning to the sect, where all resources will be in unlimited supply.
Xiao Changqing secretly cursed him for being a thief.
But the more Luoxia Sect wanted him to go, the more he couldn't go.
Nanshanfang was able to slowly collect some materials for second-level talismans, enough for his own use, but there was no way to produce second-level talismans in large quantities.
In this way, the impact on him is not particularly great, but it may not be very important to Luoxia Sect either.
But for Nanshanfang, it is a huge weakening of its strength!
Because at the beginning Gong Wansheng believed that Xiao Changqing could completely replace Mu Renjie's position. His spiritual secret technique was only a small factor, and his identity as a second-level talisman master was crucial!
With a second-level talisman master and enough materials to make second-level talismans, Nanshanfang will have a group of cultivators who can temporarily threaten those in the early stages of foundation building.
Now that there are no materials, the responsibility of Nanshanfang to resist the evil cultivators falls on the two foundation-building masters of the Cao family and Xiao Changqing.
(End of this chapter)
