A person as stubborn as Xie Yuanqian would definitely not allow himself to have only one retreat option.
So he is still secretly conducting scientific experiments in the Cave Heaven Paradise.
Yes, a science experiment.
He is going to plant a technology tree in the world of cultivating immortals.
Because now his martial arts realm can only be built up through time, and he can't practice his strength through hard work, so his self-protection ability cannot be strengthened by himself.
And when you are not strong enough, you can rely on external force, which is human wisdom.
The cost of conducting scientific experiments in other worlds is not high. After all, iron, sulfur, saltpeter, stone, charcoal and the like are common goods in the world of immortality, but they require a lot of time and constant trial and error.
Xie Yuanqian is short of everything but time. The monk's life span is enough to support him to complete the research and development and improvement of gunpowder. The strengthening of his mathematical ability can even support him to develop a typewriter with sufficient materials. It is a real typewriter.
Scientific experiments are time-consuming, and a monk's time is worthless.
As time passed, Xie Yuanqian continued scientific experiments, typist Ji was laid off and re-employed, Gongsun Hongye traveled all over the imperial capital, Li Shixia also joined the scientific experiments, and Shen Xianya became a court musician.
The day finally came when the Meng Hu Sect invaded the Yu Kingdom.
In fact, all disasters are foreshadowed in advance. It depends on whether people can discover it in time or be lucky enough to avoid it.
Xie Yuanqian is the former, and Fu Kaishan is the latter. The Xian family's properties such as the Immortal Yuan Division are strong enough to withstand winds from all directions, and the Demon Sect will not be in trouble.
Regarding the invasion of the Demon Sect, we have to talk about the four regions of Jiuzhou, namely the Fairy Continent in the East, the Demon Continent in the South, the Demon Continent in the North, and the Buddha Continent in the West.
There are only nine pieces of land, which are often fought over by these four families. Among them, the battle between immortals and demons is the most frequent.
After Xie Yuanqian and the others left the town, nothing changed much, except that prices rose slightly, the monsters in Luzhang Mountain became a little more restless, and the remaining pictures of the secret realm suddenly appeared in the black market.
These three points connected together form the initial clue. In order to explore the opportunity of the secret realm, countless monks flocked to it, and finally opened the secret realm.
Then the Righteous Immortal Sect comes to administer justice, controlling the entrance to the secret realm, limiting the number of people entering and exiting, and even turning over the treasures obtained.
Civil strife, unsurprisingly, broke out.
Suppression, resistance, repression, resistance again, and then compromise and alliance. After spending most of the resources, everyone explored the secret realm together.
Spiritual swords, magic weapons, secret techniques, and countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures were taken out of the secret realm one after another, and then changed hands or were auctioned. Some people even built foundations and formed elixirs on the spot after coming out of the secret realm.
There are too many such chances and coincidences, but the probability is also too high. Even if there is a 99% chance that it is a trap, they will not give up 1% of their hope of immortality.
When this idea appeared, the spider web had already formed, and all the monks fell into the trap called the secret realm. Except for those chain properties of the Immortal Family,
Why didn't they give a warning?
Why do they need to warn?
The general trend of the world is divided and combined, you fight for it, this is the cultivation of immortality, and this is also the reason why these chain industries can open up the four regions of Kyushu.
Listening to Yunxuan has been in decline since the day the secret realm was found. After all, compared with the Avenue of Immortality, this novel is just a sideshow.
Xianlai Restaurant prospered for a while, because there was chaos, and when there was chaos, the price of food would naturally increase. Later, when there was not enough food to sell, Xianlai Restaurant also collapsed.
Fu Kaishan is a warrior. No matter how good the secret realm is, it has nothing to do with him. He just happened to go to the outside world to visit friends.
Immortal industries such as the Immortal Fate Division, Danding Pavilion, and Duobao Pagoda have been prospering, making people and making money.
Is there no one who can escape in time?
No, because the human heart is like this. It is common for monks to take their lives to clear the way in order to improve their realm.
Betting, everyone is betting, and betting on dogs will not end well.
Levellers like Xie Yuanqian are very rare in the world of immortality. Even if they exist, they will not appear in a town where immortals and mortals are mixed.
The competition in Xiandao is too fierce!
Take one step further to live longer, take one step back to limit your lifespan. No one would think of taking a step back when the opportunity is right in front of them.
Now the secret realm is right in front of us, and the monks are risking their lives to clear the way!
So even though such secret traps appeared in many places, those towns still fell, and even some fairy cities fell.
The Menghu Sect came, and another city fell. Only after the Yu Kingdom lost half of its territory did they realize that these secret realms were traps.
It’s not that Yuguo has never thought about control, but people’s hearts cannot be controlled.
The monks just want to take two more steps on the immortal path. When they discover that these secret realms are traps of the Demon Sect, any means will be of no use.
Monks practice immortality, but they also have to die for it. So, is there any immortality?
Xie Yuanqian saw the queue of fire-feathered cranes gradually dwindling in the capital, and he vaguely guessed that disaster was coming.
The vitality of Yu State, which had lost half of its territory, was severely damaged, and it fell directly to the lower level of Danlingzhou. Princess Yu Tong, who had high hopes, had to return to her country to deal with the war.
What followed was an influx of disaster victims into the capital, soaring prices, and a turbulent environment.
It has been 8 years since Xie Yuanqian came down the mountain.
No one cares about his novels, and they can only be used as family stories for family entertainment and enjoyment.
His snacks were once popular, but now they are no longer popular.
His team of 13 people now only has 7 people left, three typists and their maids. Qiaozhu is still his personal maid.
The six people who left had been free for a long time. They came to the imperial capital, saw the real prosperity, and saw Xie Yuanqian come to an end. They all pursued their dreams.
Gongsun Hongye is already a monk at the ninth level of qi training, and he will be able to step into foundation building and become an immortal in at most one year.
Qiaozhu also practiced martial arts, but the precious gold finger was still a precious gold finger. There was no intention of giving her any more martial arts skills, and she still added more points in mathematics.
When Li Shixia reached the age of knowing her destiny, half her life had passed, and she had no worries about spending money, so she no longer wished for immortality. She felt as if she had been assimilated by Xie Yuanqian. Moreover, Xie Yuanqian’s Blue Star scientific experiments also gave her a second spring in her life and career.
She is a Foundation-Building Immortal, and her endurance is much higher than Xie Yuanqian's. The materials she processes are much more accurate than Xie Yuanqian's, and her experiment success rate is also much higher.
Rather than saying that Xie Yuan is potential technology tree, it is better to say that Li Shixia is doing research.
Lou Fang's Taoist monk was sent to fight in the war and has not returned yet. Her daughter also followed Princess Yutong to the battlefield and there was no news. She was worried all day at home and her hair turned white. She was really old.
Shen Xianya is the one with the best fate. With the support of Yuyin Palace, she is rising step by step with Xie Yuanqian's continuous good songs.
Now he is a rising star in the Yuyin Palace. He frequently attends banquets held by the royal family and nobility. Compared to Li Shixia back then, she is no more willing to give in than she was.
Xie Yuanqian checked his valuable gold finger again today:
[Current number of Taoist companions: 2]
[My wife, Gongsun Hongye, and my maid, Luo Qiaoling, will remain loyal to you until death]
[Double cultivation bonus: Kendo, Mathematics]
[Reward: Kendo perception +1, Mathematics +1, Martial Arts cultivation +3]
It is still such a valuable thing, even after 5 years. Xie Yuanqian, who couldn't stop complaining, condensed his thousands of words into one long sigh:
"Alas~!"
Gongsun Hongye, who was resting on his left arm, thought he was worried about the summoning order from the capital, so she comforted him and said:
"Husband, don't worry, I'll just go when summoned."
Of course Xie Yuanqian was not worried about that, and it would be too unmanly for a woman to stand in front of him.
Even if Gongsun Hongye's realm is much higher than him, it won't work. This is his dignity as a man.
"Hongye is not allowed to go! We haven't reached the point of desperation yet. You are our family's last trump card and we can't afford to lose it! After all, I am also a strong warrior, so I can deal with the refugees."
Qiao Zhu, who was resting on his right arm, also echoed,
"Madam, don't panic, I will go with the master, so you can rest assured!"
But Xie Yuanqian also didn’t allow Qiaozhu to go.
"You can't go either! Madam, there is no room for error in attacking the foundation. You, Danqing Miaobi Jiayao and the others must take good care of you and not come out!"
As soon as these words came out, both women agreed. This was not allowed and that was not allowed. Do they want them to die at home?
Xie Yuanqian definitely doesn't want to fight it all by himself. Don't forget that there is another pillar of the family.
"I will act together with my mother-in-law then. My mother-in-law is a genuine Foundation-Building Immortal. Don't worry!"
The two women felt a little relieved, but they still urged Xie Yuanqian to protect themselves.
Xie Yuanqian said, you don’t need to tell me this, I am Xie Yuanqian, who can be better than me?
Most of the supplies purchased in the town have not been used yet!
So, thanks to mathematics, without Qiaozhu's early warning, their family probably would not have escaped disaster.
And compared to the ordinary monks who were struggling to make a living in the capital, they had prepared supplies early and were able to live a better life during such turmoil.
Thinking about it this way, Xie Yuanqian felt for the first time that this precious golden finger was of some use.
Today Xie Yuanqian will respond to the summons of Yu Kingdom and work with Li Shixia to maintain the security of the capital.
Last night, the two women obeyed his words and allowed him to do whatever he wanted, winning a satisfying victory.
Li Shixia has also been prepared for a long time. She is ready to go with her magic modification inventions. In fact, she is a little excited.
After all, she had made so many inventions, and now they were finally put to use, and her expectations were high.
It seems that Xie Yuanqian was too kind to her, and Li Shixia has no sense of crisis now.
Talking about the summoning order of Yu Kingdom,
Because of the fierce fighting, Emperor Yu had to send the defenders of the capital to resist the Meng Hu Sect. Then the defense of the capital would inevitably be empty, and the order in the city would gradually collapse due to the constant influx of refugees.
Therefore, Emperor Yu issued a summons order. All monks who purchased the Cave Heaven Paradise in the capital must send monks from each household to temporarily join the city guard to maintain the security of the capital. The Yu family will give adequate rewards accordingly.
This is a clever move, because the monks who can buy the Cave Heaven Paradise in the capital are definitely not ordinary people. Now that the safety of the capital is closely related to their well-being, they naturally will not sit idly by.
What about those fairyland chain industries? Didn't Yuhuang ask for help from them?
How could he, a small emperor of the family, hire these people? He would be grateful if these industries did not fish in troubled waters. It would be better to expect the Fire-Feathered Crane to become a spirit protector of the country than to expect them to help.
What about asking for help from outside? Does the Yu family have no allies since they have been here for so long?
Blue Star has a famous saying about governance:
There are only interests between countries and nothing else.
ally? They are just wild wolves who hide their fangs during times of peace. The principle that it is easier to ask God than to send Him is universal.
Therefore, the Yu family will not ask for help unless it is a last resort. And now the war situation is actually developing for the better. Princess Yutong is so awesome. She has won many battles and has stopped the Meng Hu Sect's offensive trend.
If there are no accidents, it won't be long before the Yu family can shake hands and make peace with the Meng Hu Sect.
But now, Xie Yuanqian and Li Shixia still have to contribute a small amount to Yu Country.
Because of Lou Fang's relationship, they were not assigned to dangerous positions like guarding the gate. They were only responsible for the security of Yumo Lane.
The 108 cave heaven paradises in Yumo Lane are all gathering places for monks who practice the elegant path of immortality. There are tenants and residents. Compared with the mixed place, the people here are all elegant people, and it is still a place that accepts these people.
Although there are disputes from time to time, they are all harmless disputes over tastes of technique and rhythm, and few serious incidents occur. But it’s not like nothing.
Just when Xie Yuanqian and Li Shixia were temporarily on duty, a tragedy occurred.
The deceased was Qi Feng, the chess player at No. 28 Yumo Lane. Together with his wife, concubines, and attendants, all 13 members of his family died unexpectedly.
In the world of immortality without Skynet, it would be even harder to solve this case than climbing to the sky, but after all, the incident happened during Xie Yuanqian's inspection period.
Moreover, this place is still a place where elegant scholars gather. Now that Jie cultivators have sneaked in, it can be said that everyone is in danger. If Xie Yuanqian and the others do not handle it well, they may be punished.
After surveying the crime scene, Xie Yuanqian felt that there was nothing he could do about it even if Conan came, right?
The formations in Dongtian Paradise are chaotic, and the mountains and rivers are displaced.
The bodies of the Qi family have all turned into ashes.
Qifeng's storage bags and valuables all disappeared.
When they entered here, they smelled a strange smell, mixed with the smell of embers, which was very disgusting.
Even the most basic autopsy could not be performed, and the on-site investigation reached a deadlock from the beginning.
There are no clues in the on-site investigation, so we can only start from Qifeng’s interpersonal relationships. According to the information from the surrounding tenants:
Chess player Qi Feng is a national player under Prince Yurong. He is usually aloof and arrogant, but his level is at the third level of foundation building and he is also good at formations.
Most of the guests who came to his home were Prince Yurong's people, mostly chess players. The people who had the closest contact with him were Zhou Xing, who was also a national player, his cousin Chang Wei who had recently come to join him, the prince's guard Lei Bao, and Xian Yuan. Gong Fei, Si's chess attendant.
Qi Feng is a kind-hearted person and has good relations with his neighbors. He has no experience of getting into trouble with others. However, like all chess players, he is obsessed with chess and is very persistent.
That's all the information in total. Because Dongtian Paradise is a private space, there are usually no witnesses.
But what is certain is that the prisoner must be someone who can enter and leave Qifeng's house at will, and the suspects can naturally only focus on his relatives and friends.
Qi Feng had many relatives and friends. Li Shixia really didn’t know where to start, so she could only ask Xie Yuanqian’s opinion.
"Yuan Qian, what do you think?"
Uh, wouldn't this be too much for Mr. Di?
Xie Yuanqian silently complained in his heart and then expressed his opinion,
"Let's find his cousin first. The whole family is dead, but he is the only one who is fine. Isn't it a bit too coincidental?"
Qi Feng's cousin, Qi Feng, and his family all rented in Yuchen Lane, which is close to Yumo Lane. Qi Feng was able to rent such a place during the troubled times. Qi Feng treated his cousin quite well. In terms of brotherly relationship, Qi Feng was able to rent such a place. It should be good.
Different from the neat and orderly atmosphere of Yumo Alley, the environment of Yuchen Alley is much worse. All the rooms are crowded with people. There are many monks living on the street. The monks who are usually superior to others can only grovel in the face of war. , the tragic situation of no shelter is shocking.
When they found Chang Wei, he was cooking. A family of seven relied on him to support him.
Seeing Xie Yuanqian and the others carrying jade plaques from the security team, Chang Wei immediately came up to them.
"My lords, what are your instructions for visiting?"
Xie Yuanqian didn't want to get into trouble and asked directly,
"Your cousin Qifeng was killed yesterday. Where were you yesterday?"
Chang Wei's first reaction when he heard that his cousin's family had been killed was to be secretly happy, but then he pretended to be sad, and then he cried out in sorrow,
"It's really unfair that my cousin suffered such a disaster! Sir, my cousin can help my family survive here. I'm too late to be grateful to him. How could I harm him? And the villain only has the cultivation level of the 8th level of Qi training. How can I do this? What about plotting to kill my brother who has already established his foundation?"
Is there only 8 levels of Qi training? It seems like he won't be the murderer?
Li Shixia thinks so.
But Xie Yuanqian keenly sensed that something was wrong. Chang Wei was answering questions that were wrong and he was hiding something.
"Don't say such useless things, tell me honestly where you were yesterday?!"
Seeing that this statement could not be concealed from Xie Yuanqian, Chang Wei could only answer honestly,
"I did go to my cousin's house yesterday, but I just borrowed some food. After I borrowed it, I went home. If you don't believe me, you can check my storage bag. I haven't touched the food yet!"
Of course Xie Yuanqian wanted to check it. After the inspection, it was indeed food. Now Chang Wei's suspicion was alleviated.
Xie Yuanqian told him,
"Don't wander around these days, we will come again!"
After Xie Yuanqian finished asking, Chang Wei still had something to ask him.
"Sir, you see that my cousin left in such a hurry. It is really miserable. I am so heartbroken. I don't know when I can take care of his funeral."
After death, the tea is cold. Arranging funeral arrangements is a lie, but counting the inheritance is true, right?
But Xie Yuanqian had nothing to say. After all, this was their family matter, but Chang Wei's impatient look was too unkind.
Xie Yuanqian answered him angrily,
"When the truth comes to light, I will naturally inform you. And haven't I told you? Qifeng's family was killed by Jie Xiu, and there is no inheritance left."
After hearing this, Chang Wei had no choice but to send Xie Yuanqian and the others away with a smile.
It was getting late at this time, and today passed safely.
The massacre of the Qi family can only be dealt with today. The remaining suspects will have to be carefully contacted tomorrow.
