Zhang Qing couldn't even move a stone.
He even planned to charge those people for the use of the rocks and water.
But the most important thing at the moment is blocking the Zhao family.
The next day, Zhang Qing arrived at the city lord's palace with more than a dozen carriages, and Zuo Qiuzhuo, who had been waiting for a long time, was also waiting.
"Sir, all the officials of Linyuan City, including the county guard, are here." Pointing to the frightened group of people on the other side, Zuo Qiuzhuo was not sure how Zhang Qing would handle it, so he brought them all over.
"Are their identities clear?" Zhang Qing asked calmly.
"I've already inquired, and it basically has nothing to do with the Zhao family. Except for Luo Jing, most of the officials in Jiang State are just mortals, but a few of them come from some mortal clans in Luo Jing."
Nodding, Zhang Qing came to the group of people and said, "If you have a relationship with the Zhao family, or if there is a young family in Luo Jing, you can leave voluntarily. Among the remaining people, you can choose a city lord for me."
"From now on, you no longer belong to the Zhao family's subjects. The first thing the new city lord will do is to tell the entire Linyuan City people about the existence of my Zhang family."
"Before choosing a city lord, think carefully about whether you have the energy and strength to do things for my Zhang family. Otherwise, the next replacement will not be so simple."
"Most of you may not know the methods of the Immortal Family, but in order to give you a warning in the future, I will perform it for you today."
The flames under Zhang Qing's feet spread, along the ground, igniting the surrounding houses, and then became farther and farther away, and the raging fire would illuminate the sky red.
"Go out for a walk and come back and tell me your choice."
No one dared to refuse, and walked toward the door uneasily.
When their eyes fell outside the mansion, all the mortals were shocked.
Where they looked, flames seemed to ignite the whole city, spreading on the surface of every house. Under the light of the fire, ordinary people were kneeling on the ground in fear.
The red color in the sky slowly disappeared, and the flames in Linyuan City disappeared, but the heat in the air still lingered.
The eyes of the mortals who returned to Zhang Qing became even more awed.
"Now tell me, who can become the new city lord of this city?"
The unquestionable tone made everyone feel the pressure. After a group of people communicated with each other for a while, a middle-aged man with a firm face came out and saluted Zhang Qing.
"Reporting to the Immortal Master, my subordinate Su Chenfeng wishes to be the Lord of Linyuan City."
Zhang Qing nodded casually, "Then it's you. How many children under the age of fifteen are there in Linyuan City?"
"This..." Su Chenfeng turned back and glanced at one of the people in the group, who immediately stood up and said, "Reporting to the Immortal Master, there are probably hundreds of thousands of people under the age of fifteen in Linyuan City."
"So many?" Zhang Qing was surprised, but nodded, "Within a month, you will cooperate with Zuo Qiu Zhuo to test all of them."
After saying that, Zhang Qing looked at Zuo Qiuzhuo again, "What you have to guarantee is that these people will not lie to me. What I want is that everyone of the right age, regardless of gender, be tested."
"I obey the order," Zuo Qiuzhuo responded, then hesitated.
"But I'm afraid this consumes a lot of spiritual stones. For hundreds of thousands of people, at least five thousand spiritual stones will be consumed."
"Look for my clan brother. Also, find the casual cultivators in this city for me."
"yes."
Zuo Qiuzhuo left the mansion with the group of secular officials. As for this place, of course it became the residence of Zhang Qing and others.
"Testing hundreds of thousands of people in one month is probably a waste of time." Zhang Yunyuan said.
"Although there are hundreds of thousands of people, I'm afraid not even a hundred of them have spiritual roots."
"It's just a few thousand spirit stones." Zhang Qing didn't mind, "If we can get one more monk, these thousands of spirit stones will be back."
…
It has been half a month since Zhang Qing arrived in Linyuan City. Within half a month, the whole city has been talking about the existence of the Immortal Master, and the few words recorded in countless books can arouse others' pursuit.
Apart from this, there is a discussion about what the immortal master has been doing for the past half month.
Gradually, the cultivation of immortality spread throughout the streets and alleys.
"No one from the Zhao family has come yet. Mortal communication methods are indeed too slow." Zhang Qing and Zhang Yunyuan were both waiting for the Zhao family to show up, but until now, no trace of the Zhao family had been seen.
"It takes a lot of time to get from Luo Jing to here, even for foundation-building monks, let alone mortals." Zhang Qing was not too surprised, and he cultivated himself with peace of mind.
"And I'm afraid the Zhao family won't send someone over immediately if they find out."
Another half month passed, and the matter of testing the spiritual roots was almost completed. Finally, Zuo Qiuzhuo appeared in front of Zhang Qing with ninety-seven anxious-looking children.
"We miscalculated. The number of people of the same age in Linyuan City is definitely more than a hundred thousand, but even among the more than two hundred thousand people, there are still only these ninety-seven people. The proportion of monks with spiritual roots among mortals is too small. "
"And among the ninety-seven people, none of them have great talent. It may be difficult for them to reach the late stage of Qi training."
There are only more than ninety children with spiritual roots in the whole city. This answer still made Zhang Qing helpless for a long time, but finally he said: "You arrange for someone to teach them how to practice. If they can't draw Qi in within three months, If they have no physical body, then fight them back the same way they came. If they succeed in channeling the Qi, give them ordinary cultivation techniques."
"We still need to get back the price we paid for testing the spiritual roots. I hope I won't be disappointed."
After hearing what Zuo Qiuzhuo said about the miserable talent, Zhang Qing gave up the idea of speaking to those people in person, lest it be counterproductive.
Being able to cultivate immortality is an act of reaching heaven for these mortals, but after that, they must accept their own mediocrity. In the case of insufficient talent, let alone Zhang Qing's foundation-building cultivation, it is people like Zuo Qiuzhuo. In the later stage of Qi training, there will be an insurmountable gap in their lives.
The cruelty of the spiritual world is far worse than that of the ordinary world. It is not a good thing for them to be able to become immortals.
"Where are the casual cultivators in the city? Don't tell me there aren't any in this city."
Zuo Qiuzhuo lowered his head and said, "We only found three of them. The other few people who had spiritual energy left their buildings and left Linyuan City."
Zhang Qing smiled nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter, they will naturally regret their choice in the future and ask those three people to come see me."
Not long after, three middle-aged people who were more uneasy than the ninety-seven children with spiritual roots appeared in front of Zhang Qing. They were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked like they had been enjoying themselves for many years.
"Juniors Kong Zhen and Teng Sidao, let's travel together."
"I've met senior."
Zhang Qing looked at the three people, "One is on the second level of Qi training, and the two are on the third level of Qi training. No wonder they choose to stay in this mortal city."
"Let them follow that Su Chenfeng." Zhang Qing was not satisfied with the cultivation of these casual cultivators and arranged casually.
"It seems that I still have to do it myself."
