Tian Xiaoding went to Xizhao Peak, intending to meet Shangguan Yao, the powerful man in the catastrophe stage who helped Tianyao Village last time.
Since I want to go to the secret realm of the sand sea, I must leave the mountain village to Shangguan Yao to take care of it.
Otherwise, if Qingfeng Village or Jiuli Sect sends people to attack as soon as I leave with a few Jindan monks in the village, Tianyao Village will not be able to resist at all.
If Qingfeng Village didn't invite monks who knew the formation in the past, they wouldn't be able to do anything to the people of Tianyao Village. However, now that they have the monks from Qianfa Temple coming to help break the formation, Dazhao Mountain's defense will be vulnerable.
Judging from the current situation, if there is no such powerful person in the catastrophe period in Tianyao Village, even if Xiao Ding and others do not leave the village, they will not be able to withstand those in Qingfeng Village.
Since resources useful for improving everyone's cultivation can be found in the sand sea secret realm, Xiao Ding is willing to take the risk.
After Tian Xiao'e and Ou Muyun returned to Xizhao Peak yesterday, they told the people in the village that they would leave the customs for the time being and prepare to follow the village master to the secret realm of Shahai.
The people on Xizhao Peak naturally followed the instructions of their husband and wife, and no one asked why.
After Xiaoding and his wife arrived, Tian Xiaoe and his wife let them into the Xizhaofeng meeting hall.
Then, Ou Muyun went to Shangguan Yao's room in person to invite him over.
Shangguan Yao naturally knew about Ou Muyun and his wife both forming elixirs. Of course he was also happy for Ou Muyun when he saw that his former friend's descendant had such a promising future.
After hearing that Ou Muyun said that Xiao Ding planned to lead Ou Muyun and his wife to the secret realm of the Sand Sea, Shangguan Yao followed Ou Muyun to the meeting hall without saying a word.
If this was normal, Shangguan Yao would have made excuses to get rid of it, and he would be too lazy to deal with those messy things.
When Xiao Ding saw Shangguan Yao follow Ou Muyun into the hall, he quickly stood up and greeted him.
Although Xiao Ding is the master of the cottage, Shangguan Yaona is a powerful person in the catastrophe period. In the world of cultivation where strength is respected, the strength of one's strength determines one's status.
Not to mention that Xiao Dingcai is just the leader of a small village. Even if he is the head of a certain sect, he must be respectful in front of a powerful person with advanced cultivation.
"Senior Shangguan, you are well! It's an honor for me that you are willing to come here in person!" Xiao Ding said flatteringly.
Shangguan Yao glanced at Xiao Ding, then walked to the front seat of the guest seat and sat down, saying, "I came here because I heard that Master Tian Zhai had planned to go to the Sand Sea Secret Realm and was going to take Mu Yun and his wife with him. "
Xiao Ding saw that Shangguan Yao did not sit on the main seat, and knew in his heart that Shangguan Yao still gave him more face. He did not overwhelm the guest and take the lead. He relied on his own advanced cultivation and did not take others seriously.
From this, Xiao Ding's impression of Shangguan Yao was not very bad.
Therefore, he quickly apologized and said, "That's true. I just had the idea of going to the sand sea secret realm. By the way, I took a few golden elixir monks in the village with me to practice together and look for opportunities. "
Shangguan Yao nodded and said, "So, you came to me just because you want me to help you take care of your village?"
Xiao Ding nodded quickly and said, "That's exactly what happened. I hope Senior Shangguan is willing to help."
But Shangguan Yao stroked his beard and said: "You can go to the secret realm of the sand sea. I can naturally take care of you in this stronghold in Dazhao Mountain. I promised you last time, if you want to go there In the sand sea secret realm, I will naturally help you take care of the village..."
Xiao Ding hurriedly cupped his fists and saluted, thanked him and said, "Thank you very much, Senior Shangguan! However, I don't intend to let Senior take care of the village for free. I happen to have a Longevity Pill here, and I can give it to Senior as a reward..."
"Shouyuan Pill?..." Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yao's eyes immediately lit up.
Although he himself has a lot of lifespan, after so many years, his lifespan is about to be exhausted. If he cannot break through to the transformation stage before his life span is exhausted, then he
This life is over.
He was of course very surprised when he heard that Xiao Ding had a longevity elixir to give to him. You must know that even on Huaxuan Continent, the Shouyuan Pill is something that can be encountered but not sought. If there is no chance, no matter how high your cultivation level is, you will not be able to encounter it.
Xiao Ding took out a longevity pill, handed it to Shangguan Yao, and said, "Yes, this is the longevity pill. After taking it, you can increase your life span by five hundred years."
Shangguan Yao's eyes when he looked at Xiao Ding at this moment softened immediately. He quickly said with a smile on his face: "Master Tianzhai, I didn't expect that you can still get such a rare treasure at such a young age. Do you think you can get it?" Don’t you plan to take it?”
Xiao Ding quickly explained: "I have already taken this longevity pill. I got a few longevity pills by mistake in the Haitian Secret Realm. I took one myself and gave it to my relatives and friends. There are only a few pills left, so I might as well give them to you. Anyway, this pill will only be effective the first time you take it. After taking it once, it won’t work if you take it again. ..."
Shangguan Yao happily took the elixir and said, "What I heard is indeed true, so I would be disrespectful to reject it, hahaha..." As he spoke, he opened his mouth and swallowed the longevity elixir. into the mouth.
The reason why Xiao Ding said there was only one left was just to deceive others. If there is anything left on him, wouldn't it lead to death if this news spread?
In the world of cultivation, murders and treasure grabbing are happening every day. It is not uncommon for an ordinary man to be innocent but guilty for carrying a jade. Although the ginseng fruit trees, purple rhyme pine, and redwood green peach trees used to refine the Shouyuan Pill are all planted in Xiao Ding's Qiankun Pot, as long as the year is enough, the fruits can be picked to refine a large amount of Shouyuan Pill.
However, how could Xiao Ding say this kind of thing easily?
To those close to you, just give one secretly. As for other people, if you can't let them know, then try not to let them know.
As for Shangguan Yao, he doesn't care if Xiao Ding's longevity pill is the last one. Anyway, this kind of elixir can only be taken once by a person to increase his life span by five hundred years. Taking more will not increase his life span a little more. Therefore, no matter how much you have of this kind, it is of no use. You can take out more and exchange them for some spiritual stone flowers. However, as a monk in this period of catastrophe, will he still lack spiritual stones?
The reason why Xiao Ding took the initiative to give Shangguan Yao the longevity pill was that he knew that Shangguan Yao's longevity was running low and he was in urgent need of this pill. The second is that he understands the truth that "there is no free lunch in the world". Since Tianyao Village needs Shangguan Yao to protect him, then he must pay some price. Even though Shangguan Yao didn't take the initiative to ask for anything valuable from him, Xiao Ding had to give it.
Moreover, since Shangguan Yao accepted Xiao Ding's Longevity Pill, Shangguan Yao will definitely do his best to protect the village after Xiao Ding leaves. In this way, Xiaoding will feel more at ease after leaving the village.
Otherwise, for Shangguan Yao, it is a favor for him to help Tianyao Village, but it is his duty not to help Tianyao Village. If Ou Muyun's relationship alone is enough, it may not be able to completely tie Shangguan Yao down. What if he feels happy one day and leaves Dazhao Mountain? In that case, who can resist Qingfeng Village's attack?
But after Shangguan Yao took Xiao Ding's Shou Yuan Pill, it was different. As the saying goes, "It is short of mouth to eat, but short of hand to take advantage of." Xiao Ding understood that for Shangguan Yao, he would not like it at all if he gave him some ordinary items, so after thinking about it, Xiao Ding still felt that Shou Yuan Dan was exactly what Shangguan Yao needed at the moment. Therefore, he gave Shangguan Yao a longevity pill.
After Shangguan Yao took the Shou Yuan Pill, he immediately understood Xiao Ding's intention. He said to Xiao Ding: "Master Tianzhai, although I have taken your Shou Yuan Pill, we have to make an agreement in advance. After you leave, I don’t have time to take care of all the messy things going on in your village. I’m only responsible for helping your village resist foreign enemies. What do you think?”
Xiao Ding quickly nodded in agreement and said: "Senior Shangguan, if you can help our village defend itself from foreign enemies, you will have done us a great favor. As for the trivial matters in the village, I will arrange for manpower to manage them, so you can Don’t worry.”
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Hearing this, Guan Yao nodded and said, "In that case, let's settle the matter like this first. Just send someone to let me know when you plan to leave. I still have something to do, so I'll take the first step. No. To hide it from the leader of Tianzhai, I am on the verge of promotion recently, and it is unknown whether I will be promoted to the transformation stage. Therefore, I will not accompany you for the time being..."
Xiao Ding quickly raised his hands and said, "Senior Shangguan, please..." Xiao Ding could tell that after taking his Shou Yuan Pill, the old man's tone of voice became much gentler than before.
Shangguan Yao left the meeting hall in a hurry. Xiaoding, Ou Muyun, Tian Xiao'e, Ouyang Qing, and Zhang Xiaodie discussed the travel date and route, and then left Xizhao Peak and returned to Dazhao Peak.
After having lunch on Dazhao Peak, Xiaoding took his two wives to Dongzhao Peak.
The people in charge of Dongzhaofeng are the couple, senior sisters Cheng Yaowu and Lu Tianshuo.
The two of them have also been in seclusion since Tian Xiao'e and his wife advanced to the golden elixir stage.
Therefore, when Xiao Ding came to Dongzhao Peak, he did not see the elder sister and his wife, but their son Lu Teng.
After the Chinese New Year, Lu Teng turned eighteen and grew into a tall and burly young man.
However, Lu Teng's cultivation was still at the stage of Qi training. After all, he is not old and his training time is limited.
When Xiao Ding and the other three saw Lu Teng, they said to him: "I want to see your parents and discuss something important. Go and inform them..."
