After receiving Cheng Ling's advice, the two father and son suddenly became enlightened. Zhou Changtian immediately ordered Zhou Zhiyuan and Uncle Fu to go to Xiangcheng to prepare for breaking it into parts and purchasing materials in large quantities.
As for himself, after more than a year of practice, his realm has been greatly relaxed, and he is planning to hit the middle stage of transcending the tribulation in one go.
Cheng Ling called him over and said, "Master Zhou, I have an unkind invitation."
Zhou Changtian was startled and asked, "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
"I heard that your Zhou family is good at making talismans. I wonder what level they are?"
Zhou Changtian sighed and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Although my Zhou family has been making a living by operating talismans for thousands of years, it has been suppressed by the Ouyang family and has not developed well. The family's elite children have been lost in large numbers."
"The rest are all people with mediocre qualifications. Although they have tens of thousands of years of family inheritance, they are only seventh grade, which is slightly inferior to the Ouyang family."
Cheng Ling asked: "Where are these family inheritances?"
"In the clan, fewer and fewer family members are willing to study the Tao of Talismans."
Cheng Ling then said, "In that case, how about I make a deal with your Zhou family?"
Zhou Changtian was confused and said: "Your Majesty, I have an invitation. Everyone in the Zhou family is unwilling, so why are we talking about a deal?"
Cheng Ling said: "Those are two different things. It's like this. Tomorrow I will bring some disciples of the sect, some of whom are good at the four methods of alchemy arrays. I told you before that I will definitely help you. Build the family into the top force in the South."
"What I mean is that for the other three paths, you can choose some outstanding ones among the family disciples to learn from each other. As for the Fu Dao, please ask the Master of the Zhou family to open the door of convenience and let the disciples of my sect go to the inheritance place to learn."
Zhou Changtian was startled, then said hurriedly and happily: "Your Majesty, you... do you really intend to teach us the cultivation of the other three paths?"
"Yes, it's a mutual exchange!"
"The relationship is good. When they come, Zhou will send someone to greet them."
Cheng Ling hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't worry, they will come soon, and there is no need for the Zhou family to go to greet them. I have set up a teleportation array in the inner valley. As long as they pass through the teleportation array, they can enter the Tongyou Valley."
"Remember, this is the biggest secret of the Zhou family. It is best that only you, the head of the family, know it. Do you understand?"
Zhou Changtian looked at Cheng Ling in disbelief and was speechless for a long time. The other party's methods were endless, and he even set up a teleportation array. In the future, the connection between the family monks and the Famous Sword Academy will only become closer, and with this strong support, they are afraid that the family will not be able to climb to the top ranks.
He didn't know yet that the monks Cheng Ling brought were not from the Famous Sword Academy, but from the Wuxiang Sword Sect.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "That's very good. Once the disciples of the Lord are in place, Zhou will ask Qi'er to receive them personally and go to the place where the ancestors left their inheritance."
"Zhou Qi?" Cheng Ling was stunned and couldn't help asking: "Is she good at Talisman?"
Zhou Changtian smiled bitterly and said: "This girl is indeed spoiled by me, but her talent in Talisman Dao is the best among this generation, and she is now a master of Talisman Dao in the early stage of the seventh grade."
Cheng Ling didn't expect Zhou Qi to have such a side, but since Zhou Changtian recommended it, it wasn't too bad, so he ordered the other party to immediately select some disciples to learn the other three ways.
A few days later, after dozens of rounds of transmission, the first batch of phaseless
The monks from the Sword Sect came to Tongyou Valley, and the four halls of the Alchemy Formation were led by the hall masters, with a number of accompanying monks. The three halls of Dan, Zhen and Qi have built corresponding places in the cave, preparing to teach the monks selected by the Zhou family.
As for the Fu Hall, led by Fu Jian, together with several outstanding disciples, even the wind chimes came together, following Zhou Qi in front of the Zhou family's inheritance place, studying the Tao of Fu.
Next, Wu Chenlong, Song Yingjie, and Zhang Hu led the disciples from the war hall. As for Liu Qingyan and Xi Yan, they stayed in the Wuxiang Sword Sect to take charge.
As soon as these people arrived, Cheng Ling stopped the teleportation array. The formation hall disciples officially began to expand, and the war hall disciples were distributed in the inner valley, and were on guard outside, surrounding them like iron barrels. Although this approach is a bit of a declaration of dominance, Tongyou Valley has always been the clan territory of the Zhou family, but the teleportation array is too involved and leads directly to the main peak of the sword pavilion. If an accident occurs, the entire Wuxiang Sword Sect will be in catastrophe.
He brought Wu Chenlong, Song Yingjie, and Zhang Hu to Zhou Changtian's residence. After the two parties took their seats, Cheng Ling asked, "Master Zhou, do you know how the material procurement is going?"
Zhou Changtian smiled bitterly and said: "The progress is not great. Mainly after the large-scale purchases a year ago, all the major forces have become wary. Although we have divided them into parts, we do not dare to purchase too much each time. I estimate that at least It will take half a month.”
Cheng Ling frowned. He couldn't afford to wait for half a month. The expansion of the teleportation array was in full swing. It couldn't be easily completed without sufficient materials. After pondering for a while, he said: "In that case, let's take another approach."
Zhou Changtian perked up and asked, "What's your plan?"
Cheng Ling said: "Before that, Master Zhou, there are a few things I need to clarify with you."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"The first thing is about the teleportation array. At present, you are the only one who knows about the existence of the teleportation array, but I think it is not safe enough. I am going to seal the entrance from the cave to the inner valley. From today on, the inner valley can only be accessed by us. People enter.”
Zhou Changtian's expression changed, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes. He looked at Wu Chenlong and the other three people beside him. Their cultivation levels were similar to his own. Plus Cheng Ling, if they wanted to occupy the entire Tongyou Valley, it would be a piece of cake for them. His family would fight to the death. , is it just making wedding clothes for others?
Cheng Ling paused for a long time, and then said after he had some time to digest: "Master Zhou, don't worry unfounded. We have no intention of coveting Tongyou Valley. It's just that the teleportation array involves too much. If I'm not careful, my own sect All will be affected.”
"Therefore, I just want to ask the head of the Zhou family to cede his love and cede the inner valley area to me. You can tell me what kind of compensation you need."
After Zhou Changtian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, but when he was asked to say compensation, he felt unable to speak.
Cheng Ling glanced at him, and Wu Chenlong took a step forward, took out two storage rings, handed them over gently, and said: "Master Zhou, here are some pills for cultivation and some treasures, just treat them as It must be Nei Gu’s compensation!”
Zhou Changtian took it, his consciousness swept away, he was startled, and he almost couldn't hold the ring in his hand. There are countless elixirs, tens of thousands of treasures, and even dozens of top-quality swords. Such resources are enough to arm the clan's children to the teeth.
He tremblingly put away the two rings and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Since you are so considerate, I will accept them."
Cheng Ling nodded, threw him another token, and said, "From today on, the inner valley area will be called Wuxiang Valley. This token can allow the Zhou family to
The Lord can come and go as he pleases, but the rest of the people do not have to enter it easily. "
"Yes, I will obey your orders!"
"Okay, now that we have finished talking about Wuxiang Valley, the second thing is the next step. The seven major forces are restricting our purchases in Xiangcheng, so we have to find another way. These three are all from my sect. The monks are Wu Chenlong, Zhang Hu, and Song Yingjie."
Zhou Changtian greeted them one by one, and Cheng Ling continued: "Since the seven major forces have focused their attention on Xiangcheng, we will take the initiative to break their alliance with effective force. The three of them will lead the monks in our sect to hide In the high mountains, once the monks from the seven major forces are discovered, they will take the opportunity to rush out and plunder their resources."
"Master Zhou, I hope you can also let the children of the clan participate in this. As a necessary experience, practicing hard behind closed doors may not necessarily make great progress. Only in actual combat can greater gains be achieved."
"Secondly, the monks of the Zhou family are more familiar with the south. How to effectively plunder the disciples of the seven major forces should be of great use."
Zhou Changtian's spiritual consciousness swept away and he smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, the cultivation level of these Taoist friends is not much different from that of me. The younger members of my clan are far inferior. I'm afraid that if they fail to gain experience, they will become more burdensome."
Cheng Ling said: "It doesn't matter, my idea is to lead the three of them, each with a team of a hundred people, to try it out first. Don't start from the places where the seven major forces have many disciples, but just cut the flesh with a small knife and eliminate them." of vitality.”
"If this continues, the participating monks will have more and more practical combat experience. Coupled with the cultivation environment in the clan and the pills provided, their cultivation will be greatly improved in the shortest time. By then, more and more monks will join the battle. The more there are, the more powerful they become, eventually forming a powerful force that penetrates deeply into the heart of the seven major forces."
"Another point is that we can deceive the public about the mysterious power we heard before. Don't show your true colors when we take action, so that the people of the seven major forces will have the illusion that they can't imagine the Zhou family."
"At that time, how can they still have the energy to take care of Xiangcheng? It won't take long for the Zhou family to decisively take control of Xiangcheng."
After Cheng Ling finished speaking, he gently touched his hands and leaned back on the chair. He looked at Zhou Changtian calmly and waited for the other party's answer.
The more Zhou Changtian heard, the more shocked he became. There was no doubt that the method Cheng Ling mentioned was indeed an excellent way to open up the family to the outside world. Originally, it was impossible to do this with the strength of the Zhou family, but now with the help of people from the Famous Sword Academy, it was different.
Continuously plundering the resources of the seven major forces to enrich themselves, and eventually throw the south into chaos and seize the time and space for development. In the long run, the Zhou family will surely become stronger and stronger. However, he also knew that although the plan was beautiful, it was still extremely difficult to implement it.
With the strength of hundreds of them, how can they gradually encroach on the seven major forces, not to mention that there is a more powerful Ouyang family behind them. If they are not careful, the Zhou family will be involved in the struggle for interests, and will eventually be dominated by several major forces. Annihilation.
This is another extremely difficult multiple choice question. To be honest, the changes that Cheng Ling brought to the Zhou family are obvious to all. With these resources, perhaps in a hundred years, the Zhou family can return to its former glory, but it will also have to face conflicts of interest with major forces.
Now, Zhou Changtian has been thinking about what will happen in the future, how to seize the opportunity and prevent the family from falling into catastrophe.
