Xianlin eighty-eight years, summer.
The atmosphere that had been going to the extreme for a long time finally exploded.
After the negotiations were fruitless, the monks who were oppressed by the Immortal Forum formed the Mutual Aid Alliance, and they wanted to work together to overthrow the Immortal Forum and take charge of their own affairs.
The only one who can stay out of the situation for the time being is Ningfang.
However, news about the war had unknowingly leaked out, and even in Ningfang, there was an undercurrent.
Artificial spiritual stones that had never been of much use suddenly became popular.
Correspondingly, the cultivation level of the immortal seedlings who signed the contract in the mortal area suddenly began to rise steadily, and their promotion speed was even faster than that of the Tianlinggen.
Logically speaking, any interested person would be able to spot such an obvious anomaly, but Ningfang's senior executives turned a blind eye, as if they were completely unaware of the actions below.
Not only that, Ningfang suddenly announced that all the spiritual rice confiscated according to the contract in the past three years would be returned in the form of spiritual stones.
Even the immortal magic spells stored in the library have suddenly dropped a lot in price. It is no longer as big as a lion's mouth. Even a monk who has just planted spiritual rice for a year can grit his teeth and buy an immortal magic spell. Practice.
The sudden change in Ningfang's attitude made the lower-level monks overjoyed.
Before the Freemasonry Alliance came out, what benefits did Xianfang give them?
Not trying to deduct spiritual stones by any means is considered kind. As for the spiritual rice that has been received in the hands, and then exchanges it for spiritual stones and issues them for three years in one breath, that is simply unprecedented. It can be called the sun rising in the west. !
But it is not difficult to find the root cause of such an unimaginable thing.
Freemasonry!
Immortal Square War!
The lower-level monks may have thought that the Ningfang senior officials had seen the fate of the other five immortal houses, and were afraid that they would also imitate the oppressed monks and rise up to resist, so they had to spit out the meat that was in their mouths.
It is well founded and cannot be refuted.
So after receiving the three-year 'huge sum', more monks converted it into artificial spiritual stones to improve their cultivation faster.
Of course, there is always no shortage of speculators at any time, and some people take this opportunity to crazyly recycle standard spirit stones and buy yellow-level caves. I believe that Ningfang can last at least another thirty or forty years - it is not a loss!
In this way, the ratio of standard spiritual stones to artificial spiritual stones has been kept stable. However, for the fairy seedlings who have just joined the fairy shop for more than ten years, buying a cave is too far, even if they want to speculate, they have no idea. ability.
It seems that there are many choices before them, but in fact there is only one.
That is to exchange spiritual stones for corresponding strength!
As for investing in the future?
That's something only people with a lot of money can do. They can't afford to gamble, and they only have one chance to lose.
Living in Ningfang, Gu Dan witnessed all the changes with his own eyes.
When walking on the road, almost every monk is in a hurry and has many things to be busy with.
There are no monks to be seen next to Ling Ling Rice Field Ridge. On the first day of the war, Ningfang announced that it would no longer collect any taxes for the next three years, and it would be discussed again after three years.
The cage that had been pressing on them quietly opened a gap, and the news from the Masonic Alliance awakened the tiger in their hearts.
"It's like a volcano that is just about to explode after accumulating strength!"
Gu Dan shook his head gently.
In this way, he was freed from the whirlpool of public opinion. Even if someone saw him in Ningfang, they had no intention of asking about the inner breath technique at this time - after all, it would take more than seventy years. Years, and no one dares to guarantee whether Ningfang can survive this year!
"Brother Kong, are you in the cave?"
Gu Dan was having nothing to do, reading the immortal classics, when he suddenly heard a rather familiar voice.
"exist."
Gu Dan opened the cave, and sure enough, he saw Lu Yu at a glance.
"Shall we go in and talk?"
Lu Yu pointed at his cave and seemed to have something to discuss, so he spoke first.
"good."
There is nothing wrong with taking care of yourself.
Stepping into the cave, Lu Yu's eyes first wandered around the Gudan Cave, as if he was looking for something. After seeing nothing, he said: "Now that the war has begun, Brother Kong has also received the news. Bar?"
"I got it. There is a reminder from Brother Lu on the communication talisman. How could I not remember it?"
Gu Dan pulled up the seat and responded.
"What do you think of this war?"
Lu Yu asked.
Gu Dan was slightly startled. What did he think of the war?
With the identity and strength he showed at this time, it was his turn to see it. Lu Yu knew him very well, so how could he ask such a question?
"In my opinion, a war is inevitable. And Ningfang is taking the opportunity to sit back and watch, waiting for the time to come, and then he might as well have a magical force descend from the sky and capture one of the houses in one fell swoop."
Gu Dan also followed his own calculations and told the truth.
Even without his presence, he was more optimistic about Ningfang at this time. At least he had the advantage of being able to strike first. As long as he didn't get too far apart, there was almost no chance of missing out.
"You think so too?"
There was clear joy in Lu Yu's eyes, and he said firmly: "Yes, we will stay out of this war. When the war situation is completely chaotic and there is no time for others to care, Ning Fang will use all his strength to destroy an immortal workshop!"
"Yes."
Gu Dan nodded slightly, agreeing with this view.
"Brother Kong, to be honest, my brother came here this time because he wants to ask you something."
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost tense, Lu Yu just said: "In this war, you must also know that as long as you kill one of the opponent's foundation builders, any foundation builder can be exchanged for the creation spiritual energy born from the spiritual energy source. .
Its effect of creating spiritual energy is not weaker than any single realm-breaking elixir, and it has no side effects for monks. From this aspect, it is better than the realm-breaking elixir. "
Without giving Gu Dan a chance to speak, Lu Yu continued speaking very quickly: "To be honest, the entire Ningfang is trying their best to quickly increase their strength, but you, brother, I have been looking forward to it for several days after practicing Qi. Years have passed, but he has been unable to get trapped in front of the foundation barrier.
If you want to improve your strength, there is almost no other way except breaking through the realm. I originally wanted to find an opportunity to kill a foundation-building monk in this battle in exchange for the aura of creation, and use this as a basis to try to advance to foundation-building.
But a few days ago, I heard that you got a three-leaf spiritual vein flower, which is one of the elixirs used to break through the foundation. I have been thinking about it for the past few days, and I want to shamelessly come to you to talk about it.
Can you lend me the three-leaf spiritual vein flower first? After I am promoted, I will definitely kill the foundation and return the aura of creation to you.
Brother also knows that he is a bit thick-skinned, but you have just reached the middle stage of Qi training, and even if you keep the three-leaf spiritual vein flower, it will take decades before you can use it.
In a few decades, no one can guarantee what will happen? If Ningfang succeeds, then the savings of the other immortal houses will also fall into our hands. There must be other spiritual objects that can be used to build the foundation. I will give you another one, which may not be as effective as Sanye. The Spirit Vein Flower is bad, what do you think? "
After saying so much in one breath, Lu Yu stared at Gu Dan without blinking.
By the way, he added: "If you are worried, we can also ask Hall Master Huang Chao to bear witness. As long as I, Lu Yu, are still alive, I will definitely keep my word."
These words were spoken sincerely, leaving no one with the slightest fault.
But Gu Dan's face looked a little complicated, and he said helplessly: "Brother Lu Yu."
"Huh? What?"
Just looking at Gu Dan's face, Lu Yu's heart sank, but he still managed to squeeze out a smile, "You don't think it's appropriate."
"It's not right or wrong."
Gu Dan shook his head and said, "It's just that the three-leaf spiritual vein flower has been eaten by me."
"have eaten?!"
Lu Yu's voice suddenly rose a lot, almost tearing people's eardrums.
"I did eat it."
Gu Dan turned around and pulled out from under the table the large pot in which the three-leaf spirit-vein flower had been planted. He saw that the spiritual soil in the pot was still blooming slightly, but the three-leaf spirit-vein flower in the center had disappeared. .
In addition, as if to prove that he was really gone, the aura on Gu Dan's body rose to the level of the sixth level of Qi training, only one step away from reaching the later stage of Qi training.
Entering the country so quickly, no one could believe him if he said he hadn't eaten.
Seeing with his own eyes that the three-leaf spirit vein flower was no longer there, Lu Yu's face immediately darkened and he scolded: "Why did you just eat it?!"
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Gu Dan didn't speak, but looked at Lu Yu with a faint look.
Lu Yu also knew that he had made a mistake, and his interrogating aura suddenly disappeared. He forced out a rather ugly smile and said, "The three-leaf spiritual vein flower is a spiritual object that can be used to build foundations! You have just reached the middle stage of Qi training. Soon, how, how could we waste natural resources so violently!"
"As Brother Lu said, the war is about to start. How can we wait for decades? We can only improve our strength first, and then make other plans."
Gu Dan said calmly.
"Oh, you...this..."
With a long sigh, Lu Yu's face no longer looked good, but he still held up his hands and said: "In that case, it's Lu Menglang. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Immediately he left the cave without looking back.
Watching Lu Yu leave with hasty and fast steps, Gu knew with worry that there would be one less drinker in the future.
After Lu Yu left, several monks from the Law Enforcement Hall came to Gudan Cave Mansion one by one. Their intentions were the same as Lu Yu's.
In the end, Gu Dan simply threw the flowerpot containing the three-leaf spiritual vein flower outside the cave door, clearly stating that the three-leaf spiritual vein flower had been eaten.
At this point, the interruption to him has come to an end.
"The three-leaf spiritual vein flower was eaten by him?!"
In Lingzhen Hall, Murong Ying raised his eyebrows with disbelief on his face.
That was a foundation-building spiritual object. How could Kong Zhai be willing to eat it?
Even in the entire Ningfang, there is only this three-leaf spiritual vein flower!
"It's really eaten. His strength has reached the sixth level of Qi training, and there is absolutely no cheating."
Qian Qiancheng said firmly, feeling both distressed and admired.
Those who are blinded by ambition may not be willing to use foundation-building spiritual objects as materials to improve their cultivation. After all, there is still a gap between Qi training and foundation-building.
But Kong Zhai was very decisive. He didn't give others any chance to covet it and swallowed it directly. No one could try to take advantage of the three-leaf spiritual vein flower again.
"Oh, this is a pity."
Murong Ying also felt that his attitude was too obvious, and immediately added: "I originally wanted to wait until the future to exchange other things from him for the three-leaf spiritual vein flower."
"Yeah, what a shame."
Qian Qiancheng agreed with a smile.
The war is about to begin. Who can guarantee that there will be no accidents?
If Kong Zhai still hid the three-leaf spirit vein flower, he might not even dare to go out of the cave.
Fortunately, now, even with a few words from others, there was no way to dig out the three-leaf spiritual vein flower from his stomach, which saved him a lot of trouble.
As the days passed, Gu Dan rarely went out.
Occasionally, I would drink with Zhuang Sheng and chat about everything from ancient times to modern times.
Zhuang Sheng was extremely interested in the things of gods and ghosts, and Gu Dan was well-read, and his knowledge was no less than Zhuang Sheng's. The two of them had known each other for a long time, and Zhuang Sheng even stayed in Gu Dan's cave. For several days, I talked freely about my experiences during my ten years of traveling to the Buzhou Mountains.
Ordinary people rushing to the Buzhou Mountains must be too anxious to care about anything else.
However, he traveled leisurely. Everywhere he went, he would always look for books and even myths and legends about immortality stories there, and compare them with each other.
Zhuang Sheng didn't seem to care about real cultivation. His cultivation in Qi training was only in the middle stage of Qi training, to be precise, it was the fifth level of Qi training. It was even worse than what Gu Dan had shown at this time. Strength.
Gu Dan asked why this was so, and Zhuang Sheng laughed and said: "In life, pursuing power blindly is too tiring and boring. Just like ants running around for a living, just for an invisible future, where is the happiness?
I came here just to see the scenery that is different from the ordinary world, but I found out how different it is from the ordinary world? It's nothing more than more powerful.
Although my cultivation level is not high, I think I am happier than all the monks in this immortal workshop. So, can't it be said that I am also climbing the immortal path? "
It is well founded and cannot be refuted.
According to Gu Dan, there are indeed some masters who cannot stand the oppression and hardship in this so-called "immortal workshop". After coming for a while, they return to the secular world and leave happily.
It's just that there are very few people who can be so open-minded and look away.
Although Zhuang Sheng did not seek immortality, Gu Dan saw in Zhuang Sheng the freedom and happiness that the world pursues for immortality.
He didn't have much savings. After receiving his salary from the Law Enforcement Hall, he exchanged it for spiritual wine or various rare and secret books. However, he was extremely happy and did not worry at all because of his strength.
“Everyone is mortal and there is nothing to fear.
I have been to this world, I have seen it, and I live for myself. "
Zhuang Sheng said this while the wine cups were clinking together before he got drunk.
Gu Dan drank with him.
The aroma of Ningyu wine washes away all the clutter in the outside world.
When the wine was full, Gu Dan chanted: "May the beauty remain the same. Have fun among the flowers and forget your worries in the wine."
Amidst the long laughter, the two of them were already drunk.
Soon after, Gu Dan received the news that Ningfang was ready and ready to go.
Target: Huofang.
Asking for a monthly ticket!
Asking for a monthly ticket!
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
