Journey to the head

Lu Qian announced the agreement with Qinglian Zhenzong.

The elders lamented how quickly the situation had changed and were sincerely happy for Lin Le.

The first step for a cultivator to practice is to absorb spiritual energy, the second step is to organize the spiritual energy into a state with the same attributes as his own spiritual roots, and the third step is to circulate it around the body and transform spiritual power.

Therefore, the fewer spiritual root attributes one has, the easier the second step will be and the faster one will be able to practice.

However, a pseudo-spiritual root that has all five elements requires wasting an enormous amount of time and energy to sort out and separate the naturally existing, mixed and entangled spiritual energy between heaven and earth into the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth before it can continue to run the circulation.

Now the five elements of spiritual energy in the Tianxin Lotus Pond are already clearly separated, which saves the hard work of sorting out the spiritual energy.

For cultivators with too many spiritual root attributes, this is a heaven-sent treasure land!
The worse the spiritual roots, the greater the increase compared to the original cultivation speed; the better the spiritual roots, the smaller the increase.

Natural spiritual roots have no increase in speed, double spiritual roots can speed up by 30%... As for pseudo spiritual roots like Lin Le, by practicing in the Tianxin Lotus Pond, the speed of practice will reach the level above three spiritual roots and below double spiritual roots.

After all, it only speeds up the second step of cultivation, not the entire process. For example, the more spiritual energy attributes there are when circulating the Qi, the greater the burden on the cultivator, which will still slow down the progress of cultivation.

But even at this speed, it was like a dream to Lin Le, and he was extremely excited. Accustomed to the almost motionless progress of cultivation, he still needed some time to adapt to the Tianxin Lotus Pond.

Since Lin Le can rely on the Tianxin Lotus Pond to practice normally, then considering his loyalty, past achievements, and contributions to the sect, this innate elixir should undoubtedly be given to him.

Besides, Lin Le has a higher level of knowledge than Lu Qian, and his Taoist pattern "All Things Are as You Wish" is extremely mysterious. In terms of potential, he is also a dragon among men.

After nearly fifty years of hardship, Lin Le finally saw his own light on the road!
After calming down the terrified and deeply moved Lin Le, the Yunshan Sect's elders' meeting continued. Next, they discussed the governance of Huaiyou and Junle counties.

According to the exaggerated and even false legends spread by the outside world, the Huaiyou and Junle counties were given to the Yunshan Sect by Miaomiao Xuanjun.

But in fact, this is not the case. Miaomiao Xuanjun’s original words were, "Before the two counties were born with the golden elixir, they were governed by the Yunshan Sect."

In theory, when the local golden elixir is born in the two counties, the local golden elixir will continue to rule the county.

The reason is very simple, because Miaomiao Xuanjun had already issued a "cease-fire order" to the Chongming Alliance and the Huaiyou Alliance. This time, the Mingyu Sword Sect's surprise attack and massacre was a violation of the order. All the results of the war would not be recognized, the territory would be returned, the property would be returned, and even the Mingyu Sword Sect would be severely punished.

Look, even Master Zang Feng was ordered to commit suicide and apologize.

This was the first time in Cangzhou's history that this had happened, and it made all the sects in the state feel awe-inspiring and realize Miaomiao Xuanjun's firm determination to maintain peace.

Therefore, even if Huaiyou County and Junle County were slaughtered in large numbers and only a few were left to build their foundation, they were the innocent party. How could their right to rule be deprived?

However, after weighing the pros and cons between rewarding Lu Qian and maintaining stability, they chose to let the Yunshan Sect exercise governance power.

This governance power can be big or small, the key lies in how the Yunshan School uses it.

In addition to not causing any more killings, if the Yunshan Sect really disregards public opinion and its image, it can even move the original ruling sects of the two counties out of their high-level spiritual veins and occupy them for its own use, under the pretext of stationing troops for protection and maintaining public order.

But for the Yunshan School, it is completely unnecessary.

After discussion, all the elders agreed that occupying the spiritual vein would cause great damage and minimal benefit.

Those who are righteous have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous have few supporters. There was almost no bullying during the rise of the Yunshan Sect. Even if they intervened in the election of the acting leader of the Huanggen Sect, it was only Cheng Sheng who suffered a loss, and it was beneficial to the development of the entire Huanggen Sect.

It is precisely because of this good reputation that both independent cultivators and sects are willing to do business, make friends, and exchange interests with the Yunshan Sect.

This time, the Qinglian Zhenzong was able to humble itself and take the initiative to reconcile, which also showed that the Qinglian Zhenzong believed in Lu Qian's character and the reputation of the Yunshan Sect.

Besides, the reputation of Lu Qian and the Yunshan School is growing, and the image of the Cangzhou hero is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This is a good opportunity to expand the circle of interests and strengthen influence. How can they be so short-sighted as to bully Huaiyou and Junle, who have been massacred and have won widespread sympathy?

Coming back to the point, what’s the use of occupying a high-level spiritual vein?
The Yunshan Sect rose too fast, and the number of disciples is seriously mismatched with its current status. Now its territory is vast and its spiritual veins are numerous. Even Mianlong Mountain is very spacious. There are not many people in Hanjiangzhu, a fourth-level spiritual vein, and there is no urgent need for the fourth-level spiritual veins of Huaiyou and Junle.

Therefore, the Yunshan Sect does not need to occupy Huaiyou and Junle. It can allow the local sects in the two counties to continue to recuperate and develop in their original territories.

However, even if you don't want the spiritual vein, you cannot give up other rights.

After all, this is a reward from Lu Qian and Yunshan Sect.

"Remove all the markets in Huaiyou and Junle counties."

"Open three air ray routes in the two counties, leading to Frost Leaf Square, Never-Sleeping City, and the new market that will be built soon. The monks of the two counties can ride for free."

"At the same time, we will provide a certain degree of compensation to the owners of the removed markets, and allow the original shop owners to open shops in Frost Leaf Square, the City That Never Sleeps, and the new markets that are about to be built."

"In this case, the expansion of Frost Leaf House and Nightless City will also be put on the agenda."

"We need to investigate the special products of the two counties. The local sects will be happy to do this business."

In terms of geographical location, whether it is Frost Leaf Square, the City That Never Sleeps or the new city on Qianlongjian that is about to be built, they are not far from Huaiyou and Junle counties.

Coupled with the free skyray route, it will be even more convenient for monks who need to spend money to buy what they want.

"Make regulations for the selection of spiritual seedlings. Yunshan disciples and local sects will form a joint selection team. Change the usual ten-year screening to five-year screening for Yunshan sect."

"The Yunshan Sect will take 40% of the selected spiritual seedlings. The rest will be distributed according to the size of the local sects."

Jiang Qingfeng was a little worried: "I'm afraid this will cause a stir among the local sects."

"It's definitely going to be a shock, but we can only secretly express our dissatisfaction." Wang Yu said, "The winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits, and this has been the case since ancient times. We are already merciful enough by only taking 40%."

Lu Qian smiled and said, "Since we are governing two counties, there is no reason to work for nothing. Intimidating the people in the territory, eliminating evil cultivators, expelling bad guests, and protecting the territory and the people, which one does not cost manpower and material resources?"

"If it weren't for Yunshan, these Qi training sects occupying high-level spiritual veins would be like children showing off gold in the market. I don't know how chaotic it would be."

"Perhaps there will be a sect that will 'voluntarily' recruit foreign Jindan as guest elders soon."

A few more points were discussed. In short, the Yunshan Sect was responsible for maintaining peace and stability in the two counties, allowing the local sects that had been severely damaged to focus on recuperation. At the same time, the Yunshan Sect would obtain commercial profits and a share of the spiritual seedlings from the two counties as a reward, and the sects in the two counties would also have to obey Yunshan's dispatch.

"What should we do about the Mingyu Sword Sect?" Wu Yan asked. "After all, it is their contribution that has led to this situation. If we do nothing, I'm afraid our alliance will be hurt."

Having received a huge reward and with a promising future in sight, Lin Lezheng was filled with passion and was eager to accomplish something great to repay the favor.

At this moment, his consciousness was fully open, and he made an analysis and judgment in just a breath, and immediately responded to his lover's words.

"First of all, we have to understand that the Mingyu Sword Sect actually had no expectations beforehand."

"Whether it's Master Cangfeng or Master Haoran, they are not fools who can't see the situation clearly. They knew long ago that disobeying the orders of Master Xuan and taking advantage of such a critical moment to launch a surprise attack and massacre would definitely lead to the current outcome."

“But Master Cangfeng still insisted on doing so, because being able to annihilate Huaiyou and Junle, two counties that have been fighting with Liangxiang County for nearly a thousand years, completely stabilize the regional situation, and bring peace to the Mingyu Sword Sect for a thousand years is the greatest gain!”

"Compared to this, spiritual veins and wealth are only secondary."

"Based on this, even if we don't give Mingyu Sword Sect any profit, they shouldn't react too much."

"On the contrary, now that Mingyu Sword Sect has lost Master Cangfeng, Master Haoran can't handle it alone, and often has to rely on me, Yunshan, for help. I believe they will adjust their mentality on their own."

"Of course, gathering everyone's strength and sharing benefits is the basic strategy of our Yunshan Sect. On this basis, I think it is reasonable to give some benefits to the Mingyu Sword Sect."

Everyone listened to Lin Le talking, either with admiration or joy.

Everyone knows that Lin Le, who has broken free from the shackles of his spiritual roots, is destined to leave many great achievements in the history of Yunshan Sect.

Lu Qian clapped his hands and smiled, "Very good. Didn't Lord Miao Miao Xuan ask Ming Yu Sword Sect to compensate for the losses of the two counties? How much wealth was plundered from the various sects in the two counties, and how much Ming Yu Sword Sect needs to compensate, is now up to me, the governing sect, Yunshan Sect, to decide." "And the Jindan, most of the foundation building, and many elite members of the local sects in the two counties have been killed. The core members of these sects are gone, and I'm afraid the remaining peripheral cultivators don't even know how much wealth the sects originally had."

"Besides, how can some Qi training sects have the power to protect so many treasures?"

"I intend to negotiate with the Mingyu Sword Sect and ask them to return half of the looted property as compensation to the Mingyu Sword Sect."

"in addition……"

Lu Qian pondered for a moment, thought of the figure of Master Zang Feng, and sighed.

"We obtained 40% of the spiritual seedlings in the two counties, and we will share half of them privately."

In other words, the Yunshan Sect and the Mingyu Sword Sect each obtained 20% of the spiritual seedlings from the two counties.

So this issue has been discussed and the next topic is the last one.

Save Ye Xiao and thank Kan Yuanzi.

The elders unanimously agreed to use the innate spiritual herbs obtained from Miaomiao Xuanjun, which were specially used for treatment, to treat Ye Xiao.

It would only be a good thing if the Chongming Alliance could have one more golden elixir.

The Xuan Ning ice coffin that originally froze Ye Xiao had been sealed for thirty years and could not be opened before the time came.

But since Lu Qian has the five-colored divine light, he can slowly open the mysterious ice coffin that seals Ye Xiao, just like he destroyed Hai Shuangyao's extremely cold ice coffin.

However, although this rescue is only by borrowing the power of the innate elite among the innate spiritual herbs, there is no need to refine it into an innate spiritual pill.

But extracting its essence requires careful preparation, the use of several other medicines as adjuvants, and it also takes some time.

In short, there is no need to rush. Once Lu Qian is fully prepared, he can open the ice coffin and wake up Ye Xiao.

As for Kan Yuanzi and Jiyang Villa, the Yunshan Sect must treat them seriously.

Without Kan Yuanzi's prophecy and true words, it is really hard to say what the final outcome of the Yunshan Sect's Golden Cores will be in this battle!

Therefore, it was time for the Yunshan Sect to report back to Kan Yuanzi and Jiyang Villa.

Unfortunately, even though the Yunshan Sect received a generous reward from Taiyi Paradise, they had no way to extend Kan Yuanzi's life.

There are only four years left before I say goodbye to this senior.

After discussion, the rewards given by the Yunshan Sect included: four Creation Fire Pills, four top-grade magic weapon embryos, one volume of the third-grade (refining virtual level) exercises, and two volumes of the fourth-grade (primordial spirit level) exercises.

In addition, there are countless spiritual stones, spiritual crystals, elixirs, talismans and array tools. The Yunshan Sect will also regularly provide Jiyang Villa with its own unique elixirs for its own use.

It can be said that the Yunshan School will fully support the development of Jiyang Villa.

The elders had no objection to this, especially since they knew that Wei Zhaixing had been chosen as the next head of Jiyang Villa.

……

March of the 408th year of Jiashen.

The grass is growing and the birds are flying, spring is here and the flowers are blooming.

The Chongming Alliance met in the City That Never Sleeps.

At the meeting, Lu Qian, the head of the Yunshan Sect, once again conducted a comprehensive review of the ban on religious riots, and in accordance with the results of the elders' meeting, he clarified and distributed the results and gains.

The Mingyu Sword Sect, Jiyang Villa, and Huanggen Sect were all very satisfied.

Everyone firmly believes that under the leadership of the Yunshan School, the Chongming Alliance will have an extremely bright future.

In the same month, the Yunshan Sect issued a call for troops at Mianlong Mountain.

He exercises the authority of the Northwest Pacification Commissioner, commands the military affairs of the nine counties in the Northwest, and requires all the sects in the nine counties who have established their foundation and above to gather at Mianlong Mountain to obey his orders.

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the nine counties were shocked.

That was Tianyuanzi, who defeated all the rivals in the battle for innate spiritual energy and won the fourth place fairly and squarely; that was Tianyuanzi, who saved tens of thousands of cultivators in Cangzhou at a desperate moment and had great favors in the whole Cangzhou; that was Tianyuanzi, who was rewarded by Taiyi Paradise and Xuanwei Sect respectively, and whose reputation spread far and wide across the continent.

Who dares not to obey the command? Who can not obey the command?
Even Li Yuanzong Ye Guang Zhenren from Sanshan County and the two Jindan from Qingyuan County had to bite the bullet and rush over, bowing their heads in front of Lu Qian.

It’s not like they haven’t thought of a solution.

After learning that Lu Qian was the governor of nine counties, Master Ye Guang even wrote a letter directly to the Sikong family, requesting to become a subordinate sect of the Sikong family.

However, the Sikong family actually refused!
At this time, even the Sikong family did not want to offend Lu Qian and did not want to cause any trouble for Sanshan County. You know, Lu Qian also saved their two Jindan!
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Tianyuanzi Lu Qian delivered an important speech, establishing many systems for the nine county sects to take turns on duty, patrol, and conduct regular military exercises.

Wherever Lu Qian went, people gathered to follow him, and everyone responded to what he said.

This March is known in the history of Yunshan Sect as—

"Promote military power in March".

In April, although they were extremely reluctant, the Yunshan Sect still saw off the Danxia Sect's envoys led by True Man Chiyu.

Wu Shenzi from the Danxia sect wrote a letter saying that he was ready to go into seclusion to overcome the calamity, and that Chiyu Zhenren needed to return to protect him.

Lu Qian accompanied him all the way to the border of Cangzhou.

"Boy, I'll leave Nishang to you for now. If I find out that you treat her badly—"

"Master!" Gu Nishang's fair cheeks flushed, and she punched Lu Qian in shame and anger. Lu Qian coughed so hard that his lungs almost vomited, wondering who was wronging whom, but he didn't dare to say it.

"Boy, the Yunshan Sect is now in full swing, but you must remember that everything will turn into its opposite when it reaches its extreme, and that excessive happiness will lead to sorrow."

Lu Qian nodded repeatedly, and True Man Chiyu did not stay any longer. He set up the fire boat and left with a loud laugh.

"Take care!"

Lu Qian and Gu Nishang looked at it from afar, feeling a little melancholy.

Although Zhenren had rekindled his fighting spirit and was determined to reach the Nascent Soul stage, he was unwilling to speak of the knot in his heart and insisted on solving it himself.

Until the flames in the distance completely dissipated, Lu Qian took a deep breath and held Gu Nishang's hand.

"Let's go home!"

(The Golden Age, end of volume)

(Looking north generously, the scroll opens)

(The road to rise is full of thorns, how can one achieve success all the way? Storms are coming, how can the Yunshan Sect forge ahead and fulfill its great wish of restoration? On the journey, who will fall, and who will stand out.)
(Bei Gu Volume, please stay tuned!) (End of this chapter)