Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

The eldest prince committed suicide by taking poison, and the fourth prince committed suicide. Without these two leaders who were qualified to challenge and inherit the throne, the originally turbulent situation calmed down in an instant.

However, due to the calculations of the Great Zhoushan Sect, the power Zhou Maochang now controls has been greatly weakened, especially the deaths of those imperial guards, which has caused him to be unable to control the situation in the capital.

Fortunately, at this time, those astute civil officials saw his weakness and surrendered to him in order to save their own lives.

Zhou Maochang also had the seeds of doubt planted in his heart because of the eldest prince's last words before his death. In order to avoid being controlled by the Da Zhou Shan Sect and becoming a puppet himself, he reluctantly accepted this group of civil officials.

At the same time, he also urgently sent messages to the generals on the border, asking them to transfer some soldiers to supplement the imperial guards without affecting the situation.

As a result, the situation in the capital became one of mutual restraint among various parties, and Zhou Maochang himself barely managed to secure the throne.

As for whether he can control the entire Great Zhou Dynasty in the future, it depends on his ability.

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"I didn't expect that this prince is the most hidden. His scheming, cunning, and planning abilities are all extraordinary!" Li Zhirui said with emotion.

Zhou Maochang did not hide his series of actions from others, all of them were aboveboard, but this made people feel that he was broad-minded and looked up to him.

"Yes, we all thought we had exerted a profound influence on him, but now it seems that all his previous behaviors were just pretend for us to see." Bai Liang felt very complicated.

Da Zhou Shan Sect’s investment this time was successful, but also failed.

They successfully pushed Zhou Maochang onto the throne, and they could also enter the court and hold power, but their ultimate plan to transform the Great Zhou into a human kingdom was probably impossible to achieve!
The new emperor who is about to ascend the throne will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Da Zhoushan Sect's attempt to lay eggs by borrowing chickens and eggs without taking action to stop it.

If the Da Zhou Shan Sect goes too far, a war might break out!
But these have little to do with Li Zhirui.

"For me, this matter is over and it's time to say goodbye." He stated his next plans.

He didn't want to continue wasting decades in the Great Zhou. It would bring him almost no benefit at all!

The humanitarian law network suppresses people at all times. Even though Li Zhirui has been here for so many years, he has not adapted to it. Or it can be said that this is not the place where he should be.

"Since you have made up your mind, we will not obstruct you. At the same time, you have made a lot of contributions over the years. According to the previous agreement, you should be given two more earth-immortal spiritual objects."

Obviously, Bai Liang had already received instructions from above and was just waiting for Li Zhirui to take the initiative.

After saying that, he took out two sealed jade boxes.

Li Zhirui opened the jade box in front of him without any hesitation, checked it, and only accepted it after confirming that it was indeed a spiritual object of the Earth Immortal Level.

"We met each other in the mountains and rivers, and we will meet again in the future. I also wish that your teaching can get what you want and all your dreams come true."

After saying that, Li Zhirui stood up and left without hesitation, heading out of the capital.

At this time, the capital city still maintained a certain degree of martial law, and people were only allowed to leave but not enter. However, due to his identity, he was only allowed to leave after a brief interrogation.

However, due to the chaos caused by the two princes, the people in the capital still did not dare to go out for a long time.

Therefore, the originally most prosperous city in the Great Zhou became quite deserted.

"Brother Bai, are you really going to give him those two Earth Immortal Grade spiritual objects? He hasn't done anything over the years, so why should you give him such a generous reward?" A fellow disciple nearby said unwillingly.

"Do you want to disobey the order of Lingxi Patriarch?"

Bai Liang glared at him and warned him, "Although his strength is only one tenth of what it was because of the Humane Law Network, he is definitely not someone you can mess with. Be honest, or even if you die in his hands, the sect will not help you get revenge."

Only then did the disciples suppress their anxiety and reluctance.

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On the other side, Li Zhirui, who had already walked out of the capital, did not find that anyone was following him, but he still used some means to hide his whereabouts to avoid being tracked, which eventually turned into a battle.

He really didn't want to fight in the Great Zhou territory, because here, he had to use his full strength, but in the end he would only be able to exert 50%, or maybe even less than that.

It is really disadvantageous to him, so he tries to avoid it if possible.

It’s not that Li Zhirui was afraid or felt that he was no match for his opponent, but he just didn’t want to get into trouble.

After all, there is no benefit in winning, but losing comes at a high price.

After leaving the capital, he found that the power of the humanitarian law network had weakened a lot, probably because of the succession of the throne, and Zhou Maochang had not yet officially ascended the throne.

This is a very complicated, tedious and extremely rigorous ceremony, and it is not something that can be held casually.

Therefore, an auspicious day and time must be chosen, and thousands of tributes and sacrifices must be prepared, and every step and procedure must be correct.

There was once an issue of succession to the throne in the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, due to a lack of good times, the throne remained vacant for several years and the crown prince had to serve as regent.

However, the more times like this happen, the more strict and harsh the Great Zhou becomes. Any unfavorable things will be eliminated as soon as there is any sign of them!
So Li Zhirui became more cautious and didn't want to cause trouble.

Perhaps he was lucky, as his journey was quite smooth. He left the territory of the Great Zhou without encountering any setbacks and came to Yumen Prefecture, the home of the Yumen He family.

After staying in the Great Zhou for a long time, Li Zhirui was a little uncomfortable seeing so many cultivators all of a sudden.

Especially without the suppression of the humanitarian law network, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more relaxed all over.

"Senior, do you need a guide? I know every place in Shouyu City very well and can definitely meet your needs. Moreover, my commission is very cheap." A child who was no more than a teenager said respectfully.

"Lead the way." Li Zhirui didn't care about the commission, he was just too lazy to look for other people.

"Senior, please follow me!" The smile on the child's face became brighter and brighter, and he hoped in his heart that this senior, whose cultivation level was unknown, could give him more rewards. It would be even better if he could buy one more Huangya Pill.

The life of a casual cultivator is not easy, and the life of a casual cultivator at the lowest level like this child is even more difficult.

They could seldom afford a whole bottle of the most basic and cheapest spiritual elixir for cultivation, such as Huangya Dan, and could only buy them in small quantities.

This was a hardship that Li Zhirui had never experienced before, because he had been a genius since childhood. Even though the Li family was still very weak at that time and resources were very scarce, there was never a lack of resources for his cultivation.

anyway!

"What do you need, senior?" the child asked respectfully.

The best thing these young tour guides are doing is reading people's faces. If they meet a cold and indifferent monk, they will never speak to him without permission.

"I need a detailed map of Yumen Prefecture, a shop selling local spiritual objects, and an inn with rich spiritual energy." Li Zhirui said. "Senior, please follow me."

The child led the way in front, while introducing: "The most famous unique spiritual objects in Yumen Prefecture are various strange jades and various spiritual objects developed from jade."

"For example, jade pills, magic tools, jade talismans, etc. The He family is famous for its jade spiritual objects, and many of these spiritual objects can only be made by the He family."

"So if you want to buy local spiritual objects, the best and most comprehensive one is the He's shop."

"Besides that, there is the black market. However, I have never been there. I have only heard from some seniors that there are many rare spiritual objects in the black market that are not available in the outside world."

Li Zhirui interrupted and said, "After we buy the map and book an inn, take me to the black market."

"Okay." The child became even happier. This way, he would definitely be able to earn more spirit stones.

Along the way, he talked about a lot of things, some of which he heard from others and some of which he saw with his own eyes.

Li Zhirui was not impatient and just listened quietly. He gained a clearer understanding of Yumen Prefecture and the He family.

After all, before this, his knowledge of the He family came from jade slips, which inevitably contained some embellishments.

But according to the children, the He family was not a kind-hearted immortal family. Instead, they were very harsh towards these independent cultivators and vassal forces, and they took a large number of spirit stones from them every year.

Take himself as an example, he has to pay one hundred spirit stones every year to continue staying in the fairy city, otherwise he will be kicked out!
For Li Zhirui and his people, one hundred spirit stones is a very small number, but for these independent cultivators, it is a huge fortune.

He had seen many companions who were driven out of the city because they could not afford the spirit stones, and they disappeared not long after.

Moreover, all the mineral veins in Yumen Prefecture belong to the He family, even those that they have not discovered at all, so they cannot mine the ore privately.

Once discovered, they would be captured and treated as mine slaves, unable to escape for the rest of their lives.

In these aspects, the Li family is much more moderate. Although they also need to pay a sum of spirit stones, it will be divided according to the level of cultivation. If they really cannot pay, they can also live in the shantytowns outside the city wall.

Unlike the He family, there is no shantytown outside the city. Once they are driven out, they can only live in the dangerous wild.

The children were very careful when they said this, fearing that others might hear them, but they did not know that Li Zhirui could not hear their voices at all, more than ten feet away.

"Senior, this is a shop that specializes in selling maps. It is the best shop of its kind in the city." The child introduced while standing in front of a shop.

Li Zhirui nodded and walked in. "I need the most detailed map of Yumen Prefecture. It would be even better if there is a map of the surrounding forces."

"No wonder there was a magpie chirping on the branch this morning. It turns out that a distinguished guest is here!" For this big deal, the shopkeeper had to come out in person to receive the guests.

"I'm in a hurry, so I won't chat any more. Shopkeeper, just take out the map."

"Your distinguished guest is generous!"

The shopkeeper naturally likes such customers, who don't waste time and are generous with their money.

Thinking of this, the smile on his face was so squeezed that his eyes were invisible.

"This is a detailed map of Yumen Prefecture and Xiaxian Prefecture. It records every spiritual vein and resource mountain range, as well as the location of the secret realm..." the shopkeeper introduced in a torrent of words.

In his words, the map covers almost every boundary of the two states.

"Okay, it's not like I haven't bought maps before, don't I know how many tricks are involved?" Li Zhirui interrupted the shopkeeper's introduction impatiently.

What kind of small forces are the He Family and Xiaxian Sect? How could they possibly spread all the information about the distribution of each spiritual vein and resource mountain range? At most, they would expose some of it to attract independent cultivators and then harvest from them.

And I don’t even know how many years ago this map is.

"One hundred thousand spirit stones, will you sell it?"

The price on the counter was 250,000, and Li Zhirui directly gave it a 40% discount.

“This price is a little bit lower.”

Li Zhirui pretended not to hear and turned away. They had been selling this map for so many years and had no idea how many copies it had made. He thought that 100,000 spirit stones were a bit too much, and he was still not satisfied.

"Okay, okay, I'll sell it to you for 100,000 spirit stones."

Faced with Li Zhirui, who knew the inside story and could not see through his cultivation level, the shopkeeper could only give in. Although he made a little less money with 100,000 spirit stones, at least he still made some profit.

"Let's go." After the money and goods were settled, he left with the child.

At the same time, also in front of Li Zhirui, the shopkeeper gave him a kickback. It was just a few bottles of ordinary Huangya Dan, worth only a hundred spirit stones, but it made the child so excited that his cheeks flushed.

Li Zhirui did not come forward to "do good deeds" or "uphold justice", saying that the kickback was too little because he could now help the children get better treatment, but if he did so, he would completely lose this job that barely made a living.

"Thank you, senior."

"This is the reward you deserve, no need to thank me."

Soon, the two arrived at the black market.

Li Zhirui did not conceal his appearance, but instead used magic to make it impossible to recognize the child's identity.

The black market is located underground. It covers a very large area and is very bustling with people coming and going. Various spiritual objects are displayed on the stalls.

Even though he was knowledgeable, he saw many spiritual objects that he had never seen before, especially the local jade spiritual objects, which were rarely seen in other places.

Li Zhirui, who had no shortage of spirit stones, naturally made a large purchase. He bought everything he was interested in.

In particular, he bought quite a few recipes for the Jade Elixir, hoping to learn something new from them and improve his alchemy skills.

His unscrupulous behavior naturally attracted the attention of many monks, and many of them had ferocious gleams in their eyes.

"Senior..." The sensitive and careful child noticed it at the first moment and reminded in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter, they are just a bunch of broken dogs, not worth mentioning."

Li Zhirui didn't take them seriously at all. There were only a few people in the entire black market who could threaten him. (End of this chapter)