Lord of Puro

Chapter 479: The Saint Inspects the Troops
When Li Banfeng talked about the price, Chu Shaoqiang felt a little uncomfortable.

He used five pieces of Tianxin Stone to lead Daoguiling towards Shengxian Peak. When they were about to reach the destination, the Tianxin Stone was stolen.

That was the Tianxin Stone given to him by a saint, a priceless Tianxin Stone. He lost five pieces, and only two were returned to him. He also had to offer a price to redeem them. No matter how he thought about it, he felt aggrieved.

But there was nothing he could do, because he had lost the things. Chu Shaoqiang said to Li Qi: "The things are in your hands, so you name a price."

Li Qi shook his head: "First of all, this thing is not in my hand. With my means, it is impossible to steal it from your Tianxin Stone. I don't have the strength to do so.
Not to mention me, even the local gods in this area don’t have this strength. The one who stole the Heavenly Heart Stone is obviously a master.”

Every word Li Banfeng said was true, there was no falsehood in his words.

To be sure, you have to tell some truth first.

Chu Shaoqiang believed it without a doubt: "I really want to know which expert stole the Heavenly Heart Stone? How powerful is this expert's ability?"

Li Banfeng said: "I definitely cannot tell you his identity. As for his methods, I think they are about the same level as the peddler."

Chu Shaoqiang shook his head and said, "That's an exaggeration. As far as I know, no matter in the inner state, the outer state, or the Proletariat, as long as they are walking on the ground, no one dares to say that they are as tall as the peddler."

Li Banfeng raised his eyebrows, looked at Chu Shaoqiang, and said nothing.

Chu Shaoqiang was stunned for a moment, and seemed to understand Li Banfeng's meaning.

No one on earth dared to say anything about the peddler, could this person be the one in heaven?
But there has been no news about the man in heaven for many years. How many people alive have seen him? What does he want to do by stealing the Heaven's Heart Stone with his identity?
Or maybe the person who stole the Tianxin Stone was actually a peddler?

No matter the man in the sky or the peddler, these two were people whom Chu Shaoqiang could not afford to offend. He originally felt a little aggrieved, but now he was a little scared.

But is what Li Qi said true?
Is it necessary for a person of such high status to steal a few pieces of Tianxin Stone?
Li Qi continued, "I have been here at Daogui Ridge for so many days, and the local gods here dare not do anything except asking the monsters to step up patrols. Can't you see the identity of this expert?"

Chu Shaoqiang lowered his head and said nothing. He still had doubts in his heart, but those doubts were no longer important. What really mattered was what price he had to pay to make this deal happen.

Li Qi said: "I dare not offer this price. I don't have the knowledge to do so. I don't know what kind of good things can impress that big shot.

This happened to you. You must not offend the saints. You must not make this public. This is related to your life and death. Think about it carefully. "

Chu Shaoqiang lit a cigarette and paced back and forth, carefully thinking about how high a price he should offer.

Let’s not talk about money. This business itself cannot be measured by money.

How many magic weapons would you like to exchange?
This is definitely not possible. The prices of the magic weapon and the Tianxin Stone are not equal, and are not commensurate with the status of that master.

If you think about it carefully, everything about Chu Shaoqiang is not worthy of this master. Can this business still be done?

can do.

The first element of doing business is to figure out who you are doing business with. No matter what kind of person this big shot Li Qi mentioned is, Chu Shaoqiang has never seen him, and he is not the one he is doing business with.

He was doing business with Li Qi, and the chips he could offer were only enough to impress Li Qi.

After finishing a cigarette, Chu Shaoqiang took out a yellowish-brown scroll and handed it to Li Qi.

Li Banfeng unfolded the scroll and took a look at it. He couldn't tell what material the scroll was made of.

It's definitely not paper, nor does it look like cloth, or fur or anything like that.

We can ignore the material for now. The key point is that this scroll is empty, with no words or pictures. What is this thing used for?
Chu Shaoqiang explained: "This is a map of Neizhou."

"Did you take the wrong one?" Li Banfeng picked up the scroll and shook it in front of Chu Shaoqiang, indicating that there was nothing on the scroll.

Chu Shaoqiang said: "The map of Neizhou can only be seen in Neizhou. You can take the map away and show it to the expert. If the expert knows the goods, he should be able to distinguish the real from the fake.
I believe that the master should know the price of a map of Neizhou, which is definitely enough to buy two pieces of Tianxin Stone."

Upon hearing this, Li Qi took the map and looked up. It was already dawn.

"We'll meet here at noon. I'll give you an answer whether it's successful or not. If it's not done, I'll return the map to you."

Chu Shaoqiang nodded and said, "I believe you. I'll wait for you here."

……

Li Banfeng returned to Suishenju and handed the scroll to the record player: "My dear, do you recognize this thing?"

The record player moved the needle on the reel for a moment and said in amazement, "This is something from Neizhou. It contains Neizhou craftsmanship."

"Chu Shaoqiang said this thing is a map of Neizhou. Do you think it's real, ma'am?"

"I can only tell that this thing came from Neizhou. I can't tell whether it's a map or not. I'm just learning engineering repair, so I still have to ask the old man about this."

Li Banfeng was about to go to the third room with the scroll in his hand, but his wife reminded him, "My husband, the old man is not in a very good mood, so please be careful when speaking."

Why are you in a bad mood?
Is it because you are tired from repairing the station?
After entering the third room, Li Banfeng greeted him, "Old man, are you busy?"

After waiting for a long time, I suddenly heard the old man sobbing: "Are you here to get stones from me?"

"What's the matter, old man?" Li Banfeng said, "Didn't we agree that out of five stones, three will be used to build the station, and the remaining two will be used to send Daoguiling away?"

Suishenju sobbed again: "That's my stone."

That's right.

How did it become his?
"We picked up the stones. We picked up five and kept three of them. We've made a lot of money."

The old man burst into tears and said, "Those were originally mine..."

The gloves slipped out of Li Banfeng's trouser pocket, and he sighed, "Boss, you don't know how difficult it is here. For people in our business, if we give away the things we have obtained, we will feel very uncomfortable."

"You and I are not in the same business!" Suishenju cried uncontrollably, but he did not forget to curse the gloves.

Li Banfeng took out the scroll and put it on the ground: "These two stones are not given for free. People exchange them for something."'

"I won't change it, why should I change it? What can be exchanged for such a good Tianxin Stone? Why should you..."

The crying stopped abruptly, Suishenju took the scroll away, and his tone returned to normal: "Ah Qi, where did you get this?"

Li Banfeng said: "The person who lost the Tianxin Stone wanted to take this scroll, exchange it for two Tianxin Stones, and take Daoguiling away."

"Just two pieces?"

"It's agreed, just two dollars."

"Hehehe!" Suishenju suddenly laughed, "Ah Qi, it's not a loss. Not to mention two dollars, even if you give him five dollars, it's not a loss!"

Gloves said, "Old man, you said at the beginning that the Tianxin Stone would not be taken out after the station was built. Now you say that all five pieces should be given to him. This is not right..."

Snapped!
A broom slapped the gloves to the ground.

Suishenju said: "Tell that person that he will find two pieces of Tianxin Stone tonight at the place where he lost his things."

Li Banfeng asked, "Is this scroll really a map of Neizhou?"

Suishenju replied: "It is real, there is no doubt about it. This thing is so rare."

Li Banfeng understood: "Old man, when you go to deliver the stone, you must be careful not to leave any traces that the other side can find us."

"Ah Qi, are you still worried about me doing things? Hehehe..."

Hong Ying was putting on makeup outside and couldn't help complaining, "Thanks to my courage, this old man is crying and laughing at the same time. You see how scary he is? If someone else came here, they would be scared to death."

The record player stared at Hong Ying for a moment and said, "How many times have I told you not to put on such thick lipstick? It makes people look unrefined."

"Then what do you mean by elegance? That's not what I used back then!" Hong Ying washed the lipstick off the tip of the gun and drew a new mouth for herself.

……

After receiving the message from Li Qi, Chu Shaoqiang went to the place where the Tianxin Stone was lost that night, set up the magic weapon, and waited quietly.

It was not until twelve o'clock that Chu Shaoqiang's magic weapon felt the effect.

He pulled out a shovel from the hem of his windbreaker, stuck it into the soil, and the shovel dug downwards on its own. After digging more than seventy feet, the shovel finally came out from the ground.

The two Tianxin stones were right below, and Chu Shaoqiang smiled.

With these two pieces of Tianxin Stone, with his craftsmanship, he can send Daogui Ridge to Shengxian Peak.

Suishenju said two pieces were enough, why was it also two pieces for Chu Shaoqiang? How could it be such a coincidence?
This is not a coincidence. The principle is very simple. The two Tianxin stones can form a straight line, which can serve as a guide to Daogui Ridge.

Why did you use five dollars in the first place?
This is because Chu Shaoqiang doesn't want to expose himself.

There are five Tianxin stones, two are used to lock the direction, and three are used for fine adjustments. Chu Shaoqiang can just let Daogui Ridge automatically walk to Sage Peak.

In this case, even if Neizhou discovered that Daoguiling had reached Shengxian Peak, it would have nothing to do with Chu Shaoqiang.

But that’s no longer possible. The two Tianxin Stones can only lock the direction. Chu Shaoqiang has to do the fine adjustments himself.

Although there are risks, Chu Shaoqiang can't care too much and has to quickly finish what the saint has ordered.

They walked very carefully along the way. If Daoguiling was discovered by the spies from Neizhou, Chu Shaoqiang would be in big trouble.

He believed that there would be no problem with his method, but the situation in Daoguiling was a bit special.

As they moved forward, they could always hear faint roars coming from Daogui Ridge, which were very similar to the sounds of Daolaogui, but it was not raining in the mountains, which was not in line with Daolaogui's habits.

Maybe it was because of the changes in environment along the way that Dao Laogui was a little uncomfortable with it.

When they arrived at Bitch Hill, the noise on the mountain gradually died down, and Chu Shaoqiang felt a little more at ease. When the Tianxin Stone settled and Daogui Ridge landed next to the Sage Peak, Chu Shaoqiang went to the saint's residence and reported to the saint in person.

The saint was quite satisfied with Chu Shaoqiang's attitude: "Although there were some twists and turns along the way, it was finally done. Shaoqiang, I have already noted your contribution. I will find someone to handle the matter of Ge Junma myself. You don't need to worry about it anymore in the future."

Chu Shaoqiang thanked him and gave one more reminder before leaving: "Daolao ghost has a strange temperament, the saint must be more careful."

The saint smiled and nodded slightly.

Chu Shaoqiang added: "During this journey, the climate has changed a bit, and the Dao Lao ghost's habits may have changed as well. Saints should pay more attention."

The saint said nothing and had no other expression.

Chu Shaoqiang added: "The Dao Lao ghosts are vicious and cruel, and almost impossible to tame. Saints should think twice before recruiting Dao Lao ghosts into an army."

He meant well, he felt that Dao Lao Gui's condition was not normal.

But the saint was not happy.

"Aren't you thinking too much?"

Chu Shaoqiang didn't say anything, but the saint reminded him: "Ge Junma's matter has nothing to do with you, and Daoguiling's matter has nothing to do with you either. You must remember this clearly."

Why does Daoguiling have nothing to do with Chu Shaoqiang?

Because this matter concerns the reputation of the saint.

Chu Shaoqiang went down the mountain and walked all the way through the Bitch Hill. He soon found out the reason.

Suddenly, a new mountain appeared next to the Sage Peak, and the people of Bitch Hill couldn’t help but see it.

How did this mountain come about? There must be a reasonable explanation for the Sage Peak. The explanation given by the sage is that he moved it.

The root of heaven and earth begins with the heart of a sage, and the changes of heaven and earth begin with the thoughts of a sage.

The saint's disciples in Jingde Village said: "The world can be turned upside down in a single thought of the saint. What's the big deal about moving a mountain? The saint can just blink his eyes, and the mountain will come over." The people believed it without a doubt. Every day they would burn incense and kowtow in the direction of Shengxian Peak, and then kowtow again in the direction of Daogui Ridge.

Daogui Ridge must have nothing to do with Chu Shaoqiang, this is all the power of the saint.

……

Cui Tik was extremely annoyed when he found that Daogui Ridge was gone: "Li Qi, we agreed that we would have three days to investigate, but only two days have passed and Daogui Ridge has disappeared. You are clearly trampling on our friendship!"

Li Banfeng explained: "Daoguiling left inexplicably, just as it came inexplicably. I really don't know the reason here, and you can't blame me."

Cuitik didn't believe it: "I think you deceived me!"

Li Banfeng said: "Think carefully, do I have the ability to control Daoguiling?"

Cuitik thought for a moment and said, "Judging from your personal ability, you should not have it."

"If I can't do something, then it's definitely not something I can do. Isn't this obvious?"

Yes.

Not only is it clear, it also seems flawless.

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Cuitik sighed and said, "Wherever Daoguiling goes, it will cause a disaster. I hope to witness this disaster with my own eyes, but now I can only wait for news from others."

Li Banfeng said: "As long as you don't go up Daogui Ridge, you won't encounter Dao Laogui, and this disaster should be controllable."

Cuitik shook his head: "I thought about it all night yesterday, and the situation may have changed."

Li Banfeng frowned: "What's changed?"

"This change comes from the origin of habit," Cuitik wrote on the ground with a branch, "Daolaogui will not easily leave Daogui Ridge. There should be two sources for this habit.
The first source is that Dao Lao Gui likes the environment of Dao Gui Ridge. In the words of Prozhou, it is called dense Yin Qi. I have not figured out what Yin Qi is.
The second source is that Dao Lao Gui has severe cognitive difficulties due to visual impairment, which causes them to live only in areas they are familiar with, but with the joint efforts of you and me..."

"Stop!" Li Banfeng had a bad feeling. "This is your own hard work. I don't intend to take advantage of you."

Cuitik insisted: "You have contributed to this achievement. Even if I write an autobiography in the future, I will definitely mention you.
Because the potion we developed has caused the Dao Lao ghosts to have visual changes, their range of activities may be expanded. "

Li Banfeng took a deep breath and asked, "How much has it expanded?"

Cuitik could not give an exact answer: "This requires a lot of biological knowledge, as well as a lot of observation and experimentation.
But Dao Lao Gui still relies on Dao Gui Ridge's Yin Qi, so they won't stray too far from Dao Gui Ridge. In the past, they could move around within a range of two or three miles below the mountain, but now they may appear 20 or 30 miles away, and no more than a hundred miles at most."

Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat.

Something big is going to happen at Bitch Post.

……

Two days later, at nine o'clock in the morning, the weather in Bitch Hill was clear.

On the Sage Peak, the saint bathed, burned incense, changed into a yellow robe with cloud patterns, and got on the sedan chair.

A sedan chair is a very special means of transportation, which can be understood as a very luxurious sedan chair.

From the outside, the saint's sedan chair could easily be mistaken for a house, with a front hall, bedroom, roof, doors and windows.

Twenty-eight disciples carried the saint down from the Sage Peak. On both sides of the road, people who came to learn from him knelt down. Their foreheads were all pressed to the ground, and they dared not look at him any more.

Behind the sedan chair, there were eighteen disciples carrying a bronze tripod down the mountain, and the rest of the disciples were dressed neatly and followed along the way.

When they arrived at the foot of Daoguiling Mountain, ten disciples went up the mountain to explore first.

In fact, the area had been explored several times before. Three groups of disciples had gone up the mountain, but none of them had found Dao Lao Gui. If some of them had not been to Dao Gui Ridge before, they would even suspect that Dao Gui Ridge was fake.

Where have all the Dao Lao ghosts gone?

Chu Shaoqiang's previous speculation was correct. The change in environment did make the Dao Lao ghosts uncomfortable. They were a little frightened at first, then a little anxious, and finally they burrowed into the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

After making sure there was no danger on the ridge, the disciples first carried the bronze tripod up the mountain and set up a magic circle at a pre-selected location.

When everything was ready, the other disciples carried the sedan chair and escorted the saint up the mountain.

When they reached the middle of the hillside, the saint stood on the chariot, looked at the clear sky, and then glanced at his disciples.

All the disciples knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the saint.

The sage gave the order: "All the nobles, stand up and call up the troops!"

This is an order of great significance to all disciples of the saint.

From the time he left Neizhou to today, the Saint finally had soldiers in his hands.

This is the first step for the saint to regain control of the country!
The eighteen disciples each performed their duties. They first added water into the cauldron, then placed the offerings into the cauldron, and then lit a fire under the cauldron. When the soup in the cauldron boiled and steamed, dark clouds gradually gathered in the sky.

This tripod is a magical weapon, a powerful magic weapon that can change the weather within a certain range. It can bring a thunderstorm to the entire Daoguiling within twenty minutes.

Thunder rumbled and heavy rain poured down. The originally silent Daogui Ridge was now filled with roars.

"Squeak!"

Several Dao Lao ghosts came nearby, appearing and disappearing among the weeds and bushes.

The saint and his disciples swallowed the pills one after another.

The pills they took were used to hold their breath, and the poisonous mist sprayed out by the Dao Lao ghost could also poison people, so they must be strictly prevented.

Ten disciples who practiced mind cultivation took action first. Their task was to control the actions of Dao Lao Gui through their thoughts. If they could succeed, the plan to tame Dao Lao Gui would be half successful.

After more than five minutes, the Dao Lao ghost, who had been just watching, began to attack everyone. Nian Xiu failed to successfully control the Dao Lao ghost, and instead angered them.

This is what Tretik calls the cognitive difference.

Nian Xiu was able to sense and infiltrate the Dao Lao ghosts' thoughts. The Dao Lao ghosts' cognition had undergone serious changes. In their minds, Nian Xiu had already attacked them with real swords and guns.

Since the mind cultivator was not effective, the insect cultivator immediately took action.

Is insect cultivation useful against Dao Laogui?
This is not the saint's nonsense, it is based on the research results of that year.

When the saint was in power, he also sent people to investigate Daogui Ridge. At that time, he obtained many investigation results, one of which was once recognized by the saint: people on Daogui Ridge were infected with some kind of parasite and turned into Dao Lao ghosts.

If the insect cultivator can control the parasites, it is possible for him to control the Dao Lao ghost. This is a plan carefully arranged by the saint.

After waiting for more than five minutes, the insect cultivator also failed. The number of Dao Lao ghosts increased and they became more and more excited. Many disciples were covered with the Dao Lao ghosts' venom.

They were wearing soft, waterproof armor, and the saints also carried magical weapons that could prevent poisoning to a certain extent, but the number of Dao Lao ghosts was too large, and some disciples had already suffered fatal injuries.

The saint remained unfazed and ordered the third group of disciples to take action.

The third group of disciples were the Nightmare Cultivators, and they also made preparations based on the previous investigation results.

One of the investigation results is that Dao Lao ghost, as the name suggests, is the ghost of a poisoned person who has died. The Nightmare Cultivator can control the souls of the dead, so dealing with ghosts is naturally a piece of cake for him.

After seven or eight minutes, Yan Xiu also failed.

The mountains and plains were filled with Dao Lao ghosts who gathered nearby, forming three layers inside and outside, surrounding everyone tightly.

The saint was not worried at all, as he had expected this result.

To ordinary people, turning Dao Laogui into an army is a fantasy. It is extremely difficult and the first failure is understandable.

Although I failed this time, I at least accumulated three experiences: mind cultivation, insect cultivation, and nightmare cultivation, which are ineffective against the Dao Lao ghost.

The advance and retreat of the Dao Lao ghosts is still in the hands of the saint. When the thunderstorm stops, according to the habits of the Dao Lao ghosts, they will immediately return to their nest, and the saint can naturally leave calmly.

As for the injured disciples, those who can be treated will naturally be treated, and those who cannot be treated will become useless and will serve in the army in the future. In this way, they can be put to good use.

Twenty minutes passed quickly, the heavy rain stopped, and the thunder disappeared.

Everyone was ready to retreat, but Dao Laogui did not retreat, and they seemed to be even more excited.

The saint was a little surprised by this, and ordered his disciples to keep steady and not panic. If they delay for a while, the Dao Lao ghost will surely leave.

After more than twenty minutes, the number of Dao Lao ghosts increased.

More than ten disciples of the saint were killed in the battle. They were not poisoned but were bitten to death by the Dao Lao ghost.

The surroundings were filled with black fog, to the point where one could not see one's hand in front of one's face, and the pills that the disciples had taken could no longer sustain their effects.

The sage ordered a retreat, but his disciples were still thinking about carrying the sedan chair.

The saint himself abandoned the sedan chair. He used the Huanxiu technique to suppress the excitement of the Dao Lao ghosts, weakening their fighting spirit, and thus looking for an opportunity to escape.

But the Dao Lao ghosts have different cognition. After taking Cuitik's potion, their cognition has changed even more.

Their will to fight did not diminish; instead, another idea quickly expanded and occupied their consciousness.

During the fight, one disciple after another was killed by Dao Laogui. He killed the living ones until they died, and then killed the dead ones.

Dao Laogui was particularly interested in saints who performed the techniques of Huan Xiu.

……

At dusk, the ragged saint rushed down Daogui Ridge with a dozen disciples.

With his cultivation level and the strength of his subordinates, if they had gone down the mountain immediately after discovering Dao Lao Gui, the consequences would definitely not have been like this.

But his purpose was to control Dao Lao Gui. Even after being surrounded, he still refused to retreat. Now he suffered heavy losses and almost lost his life.

The saint returned to his mansion, still in shock. It was not until today that he finally experienced the horror of Daogui Ridge with his own eyes.

A plague had previously caused the loss of most of his disciples, and the remaining disciples were almost all killed in Daogui Ridge. The vitality of Shengxian Peak was severely damaged, and the saint could not help but feel annoyed.

Disciple Song Deke advised: "Master, the way to lead the army is to be strict. If you want to tame these evil monsters, you should lure them down the mountain and kill more than half of them before you can scare them!"

The saint nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you to handle."

Song Deke quickly explained: "Disciple is not good at fighting..."

The saint looked at Song Deke, who lowered his head and said nothing.

Du Xiangwen came to the rescue: "Daolaogui will not leave Daogui Ridge easily. It is not appropriate to trap him at the foot of the mountain. We should think about this matter carefully."

"Squeak!"

A roar was heard from outside the mansion.

The saint was shocked and asked Du Xiangwen, "Is this the voice of Dao Lao ghost?"

PS: If Dao Lao Gui breaks into the mansion, what the saint loses may not just be his clothes.

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