Deep in the vast and vast Taixu starry sky.
Countless broken land masses are floating in the deep sky, all kinds of strange things, lifeless, with basically no trace of life.
The void environment here is extremely harsh, and there are no resources worth exploiting. It may not be visited by a monk for hundreds of years. It belongs to a forgotten corner of deep space.
Inside a dark landmass with a radius of thousands of miles, an unknown strong man used great supernatural powers to open up a secret realm of caves and heavens. The interior was beautifully decorated, with gorgeous palaces and courtyards stretching into one piece, and the green water and green mountains making it look like a paradise. .
This is the black market in Taixu Star Sky. All resources of unknown origin, including elixirs, magic weapons, territorial exercises, confidential information, and even the monks themselves, can be traded here. As long as you are willing to pay the appropriate fees and abide by the rules here, the managers behind the black market will ensure your safety and interests.
There are many similar places in Taixu Starry Sky. After all, where there are intelligent beings, there are rivers and lakes and darkness, so it is impossible for such things to disappear. At some point, those so-called righteous forces are also inseparable from this industry.
In the black market, in a palace with heavy restrictions, more than twenty black figures are gathering together, exchanging the information they have.
Most of them are not entities, just projections of magic power. The main body does not know where the cat is, and obviously does not want outsiders to know its true identity.
"... Just ten days ago, the Taoist truce order was officially issued and came into effect. It covers the entire Yunmeng Immortal Realm and several neighboring immortal realms. All Taoist forces listed on the list are not allowed to break out any more. For a direct war of this scale, the term of the truce is...one hundred and fifty years!"
A gloomy voice spoke unhurriedly, with resentment and unwillingness in his tone.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Taoist court's move was to protect Yunmeng Tiangong, so it used this method to restrict all the surrounding supreme Taoist forces so that they could not use force to interfere with Yunmeng Tiangong's plan to restore the sect's main altar.
There was silence for a few breaths, and another voice sounded: "It seems that Yunmeng Tiangong still has influence in the Taoist court, but if you want to accomplish this, there will be a lot of price paid overtly and covertly. They can still get it now." Come out? If I remember correctly, it seems that they have not paid tribute to the Taoist court on time for hundreds of years."
"It's a pity that just a month ago, they paid off all the tributes they owed, as well as the resources needed to apply for the redemption of the truce order, including the benefits to the big shots in the Dao Court, all in one lump sum. If not So, how could they get what they want so easily?" A hoarse voice explained.
Tributes are various resources that various Daoist forces and wealthy families need to pay to the Taoist court every year. According to their own strength and status, the share of payment they need to bear is also different. The Supreme Daoist lineage is of course the one who pays the most. .
Ten thousand years ago, Yunmeng Heavenly Palace was still in its heyday, so this tribute was naturally nothing. However, after it began to decline, these tribute shares became an unbearable pressure.
According to the practice of the Taoist court, responsibilities and obligations are equal to rights and status. If a Taoist clan defaults on tribute all year round, many of its rights will be temporarily frozen and must be paid in full before they can be restored.
Most of the black figures present were a little surprised, and a voice questioned: "This is not a small amount. Yunmeng Tiangong has been in decline for a long time, how can it still be able to get this huge resource? Could it be... that they are making a big move to some forces?" Did you borrow money?"
As the supreme orthodoxy, it is of course easy to borrow external debt. There are not too many big forces willing to lend a helping hand, although the interest cost is a bit high. But everyone encounters difficulties sometimes, and it is understandable that this method is occasionally used to tide over difficulties in extraordinary times.
An old voice answered: "None of the big commercial banks in which I hold shares have received loan applications from Yunmeng Tiangong, and have never heard of any rumors about this in the industry. Obviously there is no such thing."
"This is strange. Where did they get the resources? Could it be that they used the strategic inventory at the bottom of the box? Or maybe they had another chance?"
"I don't know. We can slowly investigate the truth of this issue in the future, but now some tough actions against Yunmeng Tiangong can no longer be carried out. What do you think we should do?"
"Direct war actions are not allowed, but those methods that are not on the table can still be used, right? You can also mobilize their respective vassal forces to cause them some trouble, so that they cannot successfully repair the giant continent."
"The effect is not great. The Yunmeng Heavenly Palace now has two important weapons, the Taiyuan Wuji Roushui Flag and the Lihuang Star Cloud Tower. I heard that several Supreme Elders who have been sleeping and healing for many years have now recovered. It can be said that their strength has been greatly increased. Those who If the small and medium-sized sects can’t stop it, we will have to pay a heavy price even if we end up in person.”
"So, it seems that we can't help them now? This feeling is too oppressive."
"Fortunately, the truce is only valid for one hundred and fifty years. At worst, we just have to wait. It won't be too late to join forces with them to settle the matter!"
One hundred and fifty years is equivalent to a mortal's life; but for high-level monks, this time is not worth mentioning, and a retreat to enlightenment may last longer than this.
Many supreme Taoist traditions, including the Xuanji Star Palace, have no intention of challenging the authority of the Taoist court for the time being. The price would be too high. To destroy the rules of the game that have been established for millions of years in the Taixu Star Sky for the sake of Yunmeng Tiangong would not be worth the gain.
Besides, what if they were allowed to restore the sect's main altar? For a supreme orthodoxy that has been in decline for thousands of years, it is absolutely foolish to dream that it can return to its peak in such a short period of time.
Many black figures were silent for a moment, and no one questioned it, which was regarded as acquiescence to this matter.
"Okay, let's discuss another issue, which is still related to Yunmeng Tiangong, which is Qin Muling, their new direct disciple."
The old voice continued: "Now there are forces outside who have offered a very high reward. If they want to get the secrets of this disciple, they can make a pure female cultivator break the tradition and accept him. This is not just a mere disciple." A monster-level genius seed can do it. Although they later released the news and planned to recruit male disciples in batches the next time the gates of the mountain were opened, you all are sensible people and this kind of concealment method cannot be hidden from us. "
A cold and arrogant female voice sounded: "We are also very interested in the secret of that little guy. If anyone can provide it, we are willing to reward him with an acquired spiritual treasure!"
There was silence in the field for a moment, and a low and steady voice spoke: "The acquired spiritual treasure? We are not in short supply, but if we offer such a benefit just for a new disciple, is that little guy really worth so much? Shouldn't it? Could it be a target deliberately pushed out by the senior management of Yunmeng Tiangong? A carefully planned game to mislead us?"
Similar situations have not happened in the past, so his suspicion is reasonable.
We are all old foxes with thousands of years of experience. After so many rounds of overt and covert fighting, who still doesn’t know who is who?
"But I heard that there is something extraordinary about that Qin Muling. Not only is his luck extremely strong, but his basic qualifications are extremely rare. Perhaps he is even better than the so-called monster-level genius seeds."
"I heard? Are you sure?"
"Not yet. The group of women in Yunmeng Heavenly Palace have protected him very well. The hidden lines we have arranged inside have not been able to get close to him so far, not even the people around him. So the intelligence we have collected so far Information is extremely limited.”
"Such an important person always needs someone to serve him, right? Can't you find a way to put a few capable people in?"
"This can be considered, but we can only try it slowly. We won't see the effect for a while."
Many shadows discussed for a while, but they were still a little hesitant about this matter. After all, there was so little information for reference and decision-making that these big shots who were accustomed to the storm didn't know how to start.
If you pay a huge price and go through all the trouble to find out the truth, only to find out that it was just the Yunmeng Tiangong Palace that set up a conspiracy to trick them, then it would be really embarrassing for your grandma's family.
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly sounded: "My intelligence network just received a message: It is said that the person from the Luck Palace has issued a new reward for anyone who can kidnap Qin Muling and hand him over. She will be able to get two acquired spiritual treasures."
"Jie Luck Palace...that's what it is!"
While everyone was surprised and shocked, they were all relieved. Since it was a super power like Luck Palace that took action, everything seemed to have a reasonable explanation.
After a long time, a voice asked: "Alive or dead?"
"Of course the value is greater if you are alive, and there cannot be any damage. If you are dead or disabled, you can only get half of the reward."
"Okay, it's settled."
"Now let's discuss how to lure that little guy out of the sect's main altar."
No one would be so arrogant as to break into the main altar of a supreme Taoist order to kidnap people, even if it is a weak Taoist order like Yunmeng Tiangong, the power of Lihuang Xingyun Tower is not a decoration. If you want to accomplish this, just do it. Just have to outsmart him.
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On the Royal Road Peak.
"Alright, senior sister, the people you want are all here. It's up to you how to arrange them!"
Qin Muling, who was still in low spirits, said.
In front of Xue Bingxuan, two hundred inner disciples stood neatly, all of them were beauties with bright eyes and white teeth, and skin as bright as snow, with expressions of surprise and confusion on their beautiful faces.
They were all candidates who failed in this assessment, and of course their performance was not too bad. They planned to go back and continue practicing, waiting for the next opportunity. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by someone arranged by Qin Muling, and then quietly picked up the Yudao Peak.
The reason why the notification was made separately and not in front of the elders was naturally to avoid any complications. Otherwise, if they saw it, they would definitely get to the bottom of it.
In Qin Muling's innate supernatural power, these female disciples have good fortunes and good fortunes. Even if a few of them are not favored by external forces, they will still have the opportunity to cultivate to the realm of true immortals with their own efforts in the future, so they are given in advance. The treatment of core disciples is not excessive.
Even if they fail this time, it's just because their training time is still short, their enthusiasm is somewhat lacking, or their luck has not yet flourished. In the future, they will be able to make up for their shortcomings in practicing under the senior sister.
Given time, when these two hundred disciples grow up, they will become the backbone of the headmaster line.
"Junior brother, you have worked hard. I will reward you well tonight!"
Xue Bingxuan gave him a wink without leaving any trace, and whispered with her spiritual thoughts.
Qin Muling perked up and took a serious look at the senior sister. The hot curves of her figure under the gorgeous skirt were as alluring as ever, but she didn't know what she was wearing underneath today. It was cheetah-striped, transparent, and passionate. , it's still an absolute vacuum field... But don't worry, I can verify it tonight.
Luo Wanqing next to him saw the look in his eyes and knew that the little junior brother had some bad thoughts going on in his mind. She couldn't help but pinch him hard, thinking in her mind whether to use more force in the next fight and not torment him. He will never give up until he climbs the wall the next day!
Qi Yalan silently tightened her grip on the hilt of the sword at her junior brother's waist. The meaning was self-explanatory. Cheng Yulan's expression seemed to be a smile but not a smile, which probably meant: If you dare to favor one over the other, just wait for the next time you play hide and seek!
Qin Muling sighed silently and said nothing. Among the several senior sisters, only Luo Huan truly cared about her and would not torture her in any way.
As for Yu Lingzhou, Tianjun Yueyi, and Tianjun Bingyuan, they maintain their own identities and cannot embarrass Qin Muling, so when given the choice, Qin Muling prefers to deal with them.
Xue Bingxuan gave these female disciples some brief instructions and announced that they could stay in their own dojo to cultivate. Although they still had the status of inner disciples, their actual resource quotas could be compared with those of core disciples, and they could I often listen to the senior sister explain my doubts and provide guidance on cultivation tips. This is a treatment that other core disciples rarely get.
The female disciples were overjoyed and agreed unanimously. Although they would be regarded as the leader of the power in the future, this was normal.
The headmaster is the most powerful faction in the sect and the strongest backer. If you don't choose the headmaster when you have the opportunity, do you still have to sacrifice the near for the distant?
"By the way, little junior brother, you still need someone to take care of you. Do you want to pick a few that you like and go back to serve? It's okay even if you want to choose a few more."
Xue Bingxuan suddenly turned her head sideways and said to Qin Muling with a smile.
"That's right, junior brother, although you are Master's direct disciple, there is still no one around you. This is too shameful." Qi Yalan agreed with a smile.
"Treading on the Stars"
Among the two hundred female disciples, there are many extremely beautiful and enchanting ones, including beauties with all kinds of charms and temperaments. It is indeed a pleasure to look at.
But Qin Muling shook his head without hesitation: "It's not decent, it doesn't matter. It's enough for me to have my senior sisters to take care of me. How can they compare with my senior sisters? It's better to avoid it."
He was sure that if he agreed to this kind of proposal, he would really lose his dignity that night.
