In the Free Trade Valley, there are many pedestrians on the streets and the valley is brightly lit.
A man in a blue shirt with ordinary features was strolling down the street, taking a look.
The man in blue shirt was Shen Long. After leaving Qingzhu Peak, he did not return to Qingyun Peak immediately. Instead, he came to Free Trade Valley to see if Li Xin would follow him.
Shen Long wandered around the street and found nothing unusual. He walked into a teahouse, asked for a private room, and ordered a pot of spiritual tea.
After a cup of tea, Shen Long changed his appearance and walked out of the private room.
He walked around the Free Trade Valley, found no tracers, and left the Free Trade Valley.
Shen Long came to the Scripture Collection Pavilion, read the classics for half an hour, and then left after confirming that no one was following him.
Returning to his residence, Shen Long quickly walked into a secret room and entered the Yuling Pagoda.
Shen Long took out the eggs and placed them in the Yuling Pond.
He came to a demonic insect pattern that looked like a golden cicada, placed his hands on the demonic insect pattern, and injected mana into it.
The demon insect's eyes lit up, and Shen Long's face quickly turned pale.
He retracted his palm and walked quickly towards Yulingchi.
A golden cicada lies in the Yuling Pond, with many tiny eyes on its head.
"Success!"
Shen Long breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that he wouldn't be able to hatch. Five hundred spirit stones was a huge sum for him.
His expression was excited, and the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada ranked relatively high.
A golden elixir monk from the Yuling Sect raised a third-order hundred-eyed golden cicada, which could play a big role in hunting for treasures and breaking the ban.
Shen Long didn't plan to raise the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada. Once he had a lot of spirit beasts and spirit insects, the burden was already huge. Just buying the spirit feeding pills was a big expense.
Xiao Bi was rewarded with a bottle of spirit-feeding pills. There were only ten of them, and they had been used up long ago.
After joining the Yuling Sect, Shen Long's biggest expense was to buy spirit feeding pills. It was not just him, but other Qi refining monks too. Without feeding spirit pills, the spirit beasts and insects would not advance so quickly.
He planned to sell the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada in exchange for a sum of spiritual stones.
In his early years, Shen Long sold snow-winged ice centipede in the early stage of the first level. At that time, he had no knowledge and sold them at a very cheap price.
His current knowledge is far from what it was back then. This Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada can definitely be sold at a high price, but it cannot be sold for the time being.
Li Xin had just sold the insect eggs, and it wasn't long before someone sold the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada. It was difficult not to arouse others' suspicion.
He plans to sell the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada after a while, which is safer.
This Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada was relatively weak, so Shen Long expected it to be sold at a high price, so he cooked some silver marrow rice, fed it to the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada, and exited the Yuling Pagoda.
He sat cross-legged on the blue stone bed and started practicing.
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There is a steep peak, and at the foot of the mountain stands a blue stone tablet more than 20 feet high, with the three characters "Tianying Peak" written on it. This is the location of the Yuling Sect's Information Hall.
There is a magnificent palace sitting on the top of the mountain, with the three characters "Tianying Palace" written on the plaque.
A man in a golden shirt with a fair face sat on the main seat. The man in the golden shirt had a breath as vast as the vast sea. He was obviously a pill-forming monk.
He was holding a thick book in his hand and was flipping through it.
A young woman in her early forties in a blue dress stood aside with a respectful expression.
"Let's choose seven from this batch of new disciples! The remaining three will be chosen from among the disciples who were born at home. Those who are not too weak or too arrogant will be discarded. The group of disciples sent to Zhao State last time Almost everyone died, and no valuable information was collected. I hope this time will be better."
The man in gold shirt ordered.
Li Hua, in the early stage of pill formation, is the deputy head of the Intelligence Hall.
"Yes, Master Li."
The young woman in blue skirt agreed, her expression respectful.
Chen Qingqing, in the middle stage of foundation building, is a deacon of the Intelligence Hall.
Li Hua waved his hand and asked Chen Qingqing to retreat.
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One month passed quickly.
At noon that day, Shen Long was having a meal in Lingshan Pavilion, and Qian Dafu was sitting next to Shen Long.
Qin Shan walked over and said, "Junior Brother Shen, Uncle Liu, please come over."
Shen Long was stunned at first, then quickly agreed and left with Qin Shan.
"Senior Brother Qin, what does Uncle Liu want from me?"
Shen Long asked.
"I don't know, it shouldn't be a bad thing."
Qin Shan said that he really didn't know.
Arriving at the entrance of Qingyun Hall, Qin Shan said, "Uncle Liu, Junior Brother Shen is here."
"Shen Long, come in! Qin Shan, you can retreat."
Liu Xian's voice sounded.
Shen Long quickly walked in and saw Liu Xian sitting on the main seat. He quickly bowed and said, "Disciple pays homage to Master Liu."
"Come with me! Someone wants to see you."
Liu Xian said, walking towards a bluestone passage.
Shen Long quickly followed, and not long after, they came to the end of the bluestone passage, and a practice room with an open door came into view.
Shen Long is naturally familiar with it. He practiced here last time.
He followed Liu Xian into the practice room and saw a young woman in a blue dress in her early forties, whose aura was much stronger than Liu Xian's.
"This is Senior Sister Chen from the Information Hall, Shen Long. Senior Sister Chen has something to ask you. Please talk slowly. Remember, the content of the conversation is confidential. Don't tell anyone, including me."
After Liu Xian said this, he turned around and walked out.
"Disciple Shen Long pays homage to Master Chen."
Shen Long bowed and saluted, looking anxious. He didn't know why the foundation-building monks from the Intelligence Hall were looking for him.
"Senior Nephew Shen, I checked your details. You were born in Qianzhu Valley, worked at Qiaobing Hall for several years, and then made a living by hunting monsters, right?"
Chen Qingqing said.
"Exactly."
Shen Long nodded quickly.
"Don't be nervous. I'm not interested in what happened before you joined the Yuling Sect. I'm checking your details to confirm your reliability. I plan to send you to the Kingdom of Zhao to collect intelligence."
Chen Qingqing said.
Shen Long was stunned, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Senior Aunt Chen, my disciple's cultivation is shallow. It's a long way to go to Zhao Guoshan. My own safety is only a small concern. It would be bad if it delays the important events of our sect."
"Don't worry, since I have chosen you, I will naturally send the Foundation Establishment monks to accompany you. You are only responsible for the follow-up and will not delay our sect. This is an order and cannot be resisted. Even if the Foundation Establishment monks are selected, they cannot refuse. Of course , will give you a sum of resources for cultivating immortals, and if you complete the task, you will be rewarded with a large amount of good deeds."
Chen Qingqing said.
Shen Long looked embarrassed. This unexpected incident disrupted all his plans.
There is no pie in the sky. If it is a good thing to go to Zhao State to collect intelligence, why not choose someone else.
"Senior Aunt Chen, my disciple has important information. Can you report it to the master of the Information Hall?"
Shen Long said that he wanted to take out the Spirit Control Token to avoid this errand, but the worst he could do was exchange it for a Foundation Establishment Pill.
"It's the same thing if you have anything to say to me. Uncle Li is so busy that it's impossible to see you."
Chen Qingqing refused.
"Disciple can only report to Master Li, please ask Master Chen to be accommodating."
Shen Long said cautiously.
Chen Qingqing frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "If it's just a trivial matter, you can't bear the crime of disturbing Master Li's Qingxiu."
"It's definitely not a trivial matter, please ask Master Chen to make it happen."
Shen Long said.
"Come with me!"
Chen Qingqing led Shen Long out of Qingyun Peak, took out a flying boat with flashing blue light, and took them to Tianying Peak.
Shen Long stayed at the door of Tianying Palace while Chen Qingqing went in to report.
After a while, Chen Qingqing came out and said, "Come in! Uncle Li happens to be free."
Shen Long responded and followed Chen Qingqing in.
Li Hua sat on the main seat with a majestic look.
"Disciple Shen Long, pay homage to Master Li."
Shen Long bowed and saluted with a respectful expression.
"Master Nephew Chen said that you have important information to report, and you can tell it now."
Li Hua ordered.
Shen Long took a deep breath, took out the Spirit Control Token and handed it to Chen Qingqing.
"My disciple received a spirit control order in his early years and asked Master Li to identify the authenticity."
Shen Long said, looking anxious.
He didn't tell Chen Qingqing because he was afraid that Chen Qingqing would withhold the spirit order.
"The Spirit Controlling Order! You actually have the Spirit Controlling Order issued by our sect!"
Li Hua said in surprise.
Chen Qingqing handed the Yuling Order to Li Hua. Li Hua looked at it carefully and nodded.
"It is indeed the spirit control order issued by our sect. What does this have to do with the important information you mentioned?"
Li Hua said doubtfully.
"Can the disciple use the Spirit Control Order to offset this mission and delegate it to someone else?"
Shen Long asked cautiously.
"No, Master Nephew Chen has chosen you, so you have to go. I have accepted the Yuling Order. I can give you a foundation-building pill and an amount of immortal cultivation resources, and give you three years to attack the foundation-building period. After three years, no matter what Whether you advance to the foundation building stage, you must go to Zhao State."
Li Hua said.
"Yes, thank you Master Li."
Shen Long had no right to refuse and could only agree.
Li Hua threw the Spirit Control Order to Chen Qingqing and said: "Senior nephew Chen, go to the warehouse to get a foundation building pill and a sum of immortal cultivation resources, give them to Senior Nephew Shen, and arrange for him to have a spiritual land to attack the foundation building period. After the year, he must leave."
Yulingzong's intelligence network in Zhao State was almost uprooted and suffered heavy losses. It was necessary to send more manpower to rebuild the intelligence network.
Chen Qingqing agreed and left with Shen Long.
Half an hour later, Shen Long returned to his residence.
Chen Qingqing did not dare to skimp, and gave Shen Long a foundation-building pill, 20,000 spiritual stones, ten bottles of spirit-feeding pills and a good deed. He also arranged a spiritual land for him to enter the foundation-building period.
Shen Long never expected that he would be selected by the Intelligence Hall and sent to Zhao State to find out information. On the way back, he asked Chen Qingqing. Chen Qingqing was interested in Shen Long's ability to make a living alone in Qianzhu Valley. He was a natural spy.
"It looks like we have to change our plans. We hope to advance to the foundation building stage."
Shen Long said to himself.
Three years later, regardless of whether he has advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, he will have to go to Zhao State. If he advances to the Foundation Establishment Stage and then goes to Zhao State, the survival rate will be higher.
Keep the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada for the time being. If he successfully builds the foundation, there is no need to sell it. If he cannot establish the foundation, then sell the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada and collect the money to buy the Foundation-Building Pill.
Shen Long came to Qingcanyuan and issued a transmission note.
Not long after, Lin Cheng walked out.
"Senior Brother Shen, what's wrong? Something happened to the peach sapling?"
Lin Cheng asked. Shen Long bought a batch of Qingyue peach cores and asked Lin Cheng to plant them in the spiritual field. They had already sprouted.
"I'm going to be in seclusion for a while. I'll give you the key. You take care of the peach tree. Here are sixty spiritual stones, one year's wages. I'm not sure when I will be released from seclusion."
Shen Long took out the token and sixty spiritual stones and handed them to Lin Cheng.
"Qianxiu! Senior Brother Shen is Qianxiu in Qingyun Hall?"
Lin Cheng was slightly startled. Didn't Shen Long practice Qiang? How can I enter Qingyun Temple to practice cultivation again?
"Don't ask, it's not convenient for me to say, just leave it at that!"
After Shen Long said this, the imperial weapon left.
Half an hour later, Shen Long landed at the door of a splendid palace. The three characters "Lingque Palace" were written on the plaque. There were many disciples coming in and out, including Qi Refining and Foundation Building monks.
There are many practice rooms in Lingque Hall, and the spiritual energy is very abundant. Disciples of the Yuling Sect need to consume good energy to practice in the practice rooms of Lingque Hall.
Shen Long strode in. The hall was spacious and bright. There was a cyan jade table in the hall. A man in blue shirt in his early thirties sat behind the cyan jade table.
Judging from his aura, he was obviously a foundation-building monk. A dozen Qi-refining monks were standing around chatting.
There is a bluestone corridor on the left and right sides, leading to nowhere.
Shen Long strode over, bowed and saluted, and said, "Disciple Shen Long pays homage to Master Liu."
"Are you Shen Long? Senior Sister Chen told me, Chen Zong, take him to the practice room No. 35."
The man in a blue shirt took out a cyan token and handed it to a tall, thin young man in a red shirt.
Chen Zong responded, took the token with both hands, and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Shen, please come with me."
Shen Long followed Chen Zong towards the bluestone passage on the left. He could see many practice rooms, and without exception, the doors of the practice rooms were closed.
Not long after, Chen Zong stopped at the door of a practice room. There was a square groove on the door with the three characters "thirty-seven" written next to it.
Chen Zong put the cyan token into the groove and injected mana. The cyan token suddenly lit up, the door opened, and a strong spiritual energy surged out.
Shen Long was a little surprised. The spiritual energy in this training room was three times as strong as the outside world. It was really good to attack the foundation building stage here.
"Senior Brother Shen, this is the key to the practice room. Keep it."
Chen Zong took off the token and gave it to Shen Long, telling him how to use it.
After seeing Chen Zong off, Shen Long walked in and closed the door.
The practice room is more than ten feet in size, and there is a blue stone bed about ten feet long in the lower left corner.
Shen Long sat cross-legged on the stone bed, took out a blue jade slip, and placed it between his eyebrows.
This is the foundation-building experience given by Chen Qingqing, which Shen Long can use as a reference.
After a while, Shen Long took off the jade slips and started practicing.
According to the jade slip, when you first arrive at the spiritual land, it is best to practice quietly for a period of time and not to take the foundation building pill immediately.
Not long after, Shen Long closed his eyes, and his body was covered by a blue glow.
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Qingyun Peak, Qian Dafu stood at the gate of Qingmei Courtyard and issued a transmission note.
After half an hour, no one came out.
"It's strange. At this time, Senior Brother Shen should be back!"
Qian Dafu said doubtfully.
Lin Cheng walked over and asked, "Senior Brother Qian, are you looking for Senior Brother Shen?"
"Yes! Do you know the whereabouts of Senior Brother Shen?"
Qian Dafu asked.
"Senior Brother Shen said that he will be in seclusion for a period of time. I don't know the specific situation."
Lin Cheng said.
"Retreat?"
Qian Dafu was slightly startled and confused.
Shen Long didn't mention this to him! Why did you suddenly go into seclusion?
He couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. He chatted with Lin Cheng for a few words and returned to his residence.
