Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 748 Your name is also Zhou Xun?
Jingzhou governs 27 prefectures.

Jiangling Prefecture ranks 22nd, with 14 Yuanying-level sects and more than 300 Jindan-level sects under its jurisdiction. These sects are all under the jurisdiction of the Lord of Jiangling Prefecture.

On this day, in Jiangling Prefecture City, the teleportation hall,
Three figures appeared on the platform.
"Brother, we got to Jiangling Prefecture so quickly!"

"The transmission network of Dajin has connected the entire continent. Even if it is a county in the border area, it can reach the imperial city in less than a quarter of an hour!"

"It would be great if we in the Eastern Wilderness could also have such a tight transmission network!" Wang Erniu couldn't help but sigh.

"Dajin occupies an entire continent and trades with the whole world, which is why we have the current situation!" Zhou Xun shook his head.
But at the same time, he also admired the planning of the ancestors of the Jin Dynasty. If it were not for this transmission network, it would be absolutely impossible for the Jin Dynasty to govern the entire continent.

Then, the three of them walked down from the platform.

"Greetings, three seniors!" At this time, the monk who was responsible for opening the teleportation array next to him saluted respectfully.

Zhou Xun nodded slightly, his expression indifferent: "No need to be polite, how many people usually come and go in this teleportation array?"

The monk quickly replied, "Senior, there are many monks coming and going on weekdays, either for business transactions or for cultivation exchanges, and they all use this teleportation array to travel between different places."

"How many people come and go every day?" Zhou Xun continued to ask.

"Most of the time, there are about a thousand monks coming and going every day!"

"Well, that's great. This teleportation array can be considered a hub of Jiangling Prefecture." Zhou Xun nodded.

Glancing around, he saw that the teleportation hall was spacious and bright. The teleportation array with flashing runes emitted a mysterious light. The monks coming and going around it looked hurried and busy.

Wang Erniu, who was standing by, also looked around curiously and couldn't help asking, "I heard that there are many sects in Jiangling Prefecture. Are there any particularly powerful ones?"

When the monk heard this, a trace of awe flashed in his eyes:
"Of course there are. For example, the Xuanling Sect has many experts in the sect, including four or five Yuanying elders, and the chief elder is at the peak of the middle stage of the Yuanying."

"His earth-attribute magical powers are extremely famous throughout Jingzhou."

"There is also the Lingyan Valley, which is good at controlling fire and refining weapons. The magic weapons they refine all have powerful flame power. The valley master is a fourth-level mid-grade weapon refiner. Many people in the whole Jingzhou come to them to customize magic weapons!"

Zhou Xun's heart was moved. The strength of these sects sounded not to be underestimated.

"Then can these two sects recruit outer disciples?"

The monk shook his head and said, "These two sects are extremely strict in accepting disciples. It is difficult for those who are not extremely talented to join. However, every once in a while, they will hold some exchange events and invite monks from all sides to exchange ideas. If you perform well at the event, you may be able to get some opportunities."

"Thank you for telling me." Zhou Xun took out a bottle of elixir for Jindan stage cultivators to take and gave it to the middle-aged man.
Then, with great gratitude, he and Tianci Zhenjun left the teleportation hall.

As soon as I walked out of the hall, I saw that the streets of Jiangling City were wide, crowded with people, and there were shops on both sides, selling all kinds of rare magic weapons, elixirs, and spiritual plants.

Zhou Xun and others strolled on the street, feeling the prosperity of Jiangling Prefecture.

"Brother, what should we do next?" Wang Erniu asked.

"Go directly to the mansion lord's office. I have an auxiliary token in my hand, and the fairy city's fourth-grade top-grade mountain protection formation is under my control!" Zhou Xun said slowly.

These magic arrays are also the reason why the new palace master can quickly grasp power.

With the blessing of the magic circle, even if facing a great monk, he would not be afraid at all.
Furthermore, the prefectural city is the key hub leading to the state capital and even the imperial city, and contains the industries of all the major sects and forces.

Naturally, they would not make things difficult for the Palace Master.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the legendary residence of the Lord of the Mansion.

"Brother, this is the residence of the lord of the mansion. It seems a bit big!" Wang Erniu stared blankly at the endless mountains behind the archway and couldn't help but open his mouth.

"The spiritual vein here is only of a lower grade, only of the fourth-grade middle grade. In terms of scope and scale, it is no lower than that of the Danyang Palace!" Zhou Xun muttered to himself as he looked at the scene in front of him.
"Even if it can accommodate an entire sect, it is more than enough!"

In front of the three of them was a tall memorial archway, about twenty feet high.

Under the archway, there are two rows of guards.
A set of pitch-black spiritual armor, including a helmet, visor, breastplate, and skirt armor. She was wrapped tightly from head to toe.

Each of them was at the foundation building stage. The leader was a bearded man who was at the early stage of Jindan.

This person must be an unwelcome figure in the mansion, otherwise he would not be arranged to guard the gate.

"Greetings, three seniors. If you have any important matters, I can go and report to the palace master!" The man bowed as he saw Zhou Xun and the other two.

"Palace Master?" Zhou Xun couldn't help but look puzzled when he heard this word.

Wang Erniu and the other man looked at each other in bewilderment. It was obvious that Zhou Xun had not yet taken office, so how could there be a palace lord on duty?
"Could it be that someone is impersonating me?"

Zhou Xun's eyes shone, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart. He asked calmly, "Who is the current palace master? I have an appointment with the palace master, and I came here to hand over some matters."

The bearded man frowned slightly, as if he was a little surprised by Zhou Xun's words, but still replied respectfully: "The current palace lord is Lord Zhou Xun, who has been in office for more than ten years!"

"Zhou Xun!"

Hearing these two words coming out of each other's mouth, Zhou Xun, Wang Erniu and Tianci Zhenjun all widened their eyes in shock and looked at each other with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Zhou Xun had already understood by now that someone was obviously using his name to take his position as the mansion lord.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He wanted to see who on earth dared to do such a thing and go against the world's will.

He glanced at Wang Erniu and Tianci Zhenjun, nodded slightly, and then said to the man, "Please inform them that Qin Ming wants to see you and has something important to discuss."

The man responded, turned around and walked quickly behind the archway. Zhou Xun took the opportunity to whisper to Wang Erniu and the others:
"This matter is a bit strange. Let's wait and see who this 'Zhou Xun' is."

Not long after, the man came back and said, "The mansion master wants to see you."

Zhou Xun and others followed the man through the archway and walked along a wide stone road.

Along the way, Zhou Xun paid attention to the surrounding environment and found that the mansion was heavily guarded. Patrolling soldiers came and went, and spiritual power fluctuations were faintly emanating from them. It was obvious that they all had a high level of cultivation.

Arriving in front of a magnificent palace, the man stopped and said, "Three seniors, the palace master is inside."

Zhou Xun took a deep breath, nodded to Wang Erniu and the others, and then walked steadily into the palace.

Inside the palace, a young man in a white brocade robe sat on the main seat, his eyes full of thought.

"Jiangling Mansion has been quiet for many years, who on earth is coming to visit?"

While thinking about it,
Then he saw a young man in a green shirt, with a slender figure, handsome appearance and extraordinary temperament slowly walking in. Although it was against the light, Zhou Xun still recognized the person who came in at the first time!
"Zhou Xun!"

He couldn't help but exclaimed,

Oh no, why is it him? Why is he here!

"I was wondering who dared to impersonate me. It turned out to be Fellow Daoist Bai. It seems that you are really interested in the position of the Lord of Jiangling Prefecture!"

The moment Zhou Xun saw the young man in white robe, he recognized him.
This was the person who had competed with him for the position of Lord of Jiangling Prefecture and who had spared no expense in bribing those who had signed up.

Originally, he wondered why Baigushan was so obsessed with the position of the Lord of Jiangling Prefecture. Now it seems that they must have a big secret.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou Zhou, listen to me, everything can be discussed!" Bai Yu's face froze and he couldn't help but stutter.
He really didn't expect that Zhou Xun would come to him.

Didn’t the spy say that he was in seclusion in Jinyang Fairy City?

Zhou Xun sneered, and stared at Bai Yu with a cold gaze:

"Discuss? Fellow Daoist Bai, you have been using my name and occupying my place for more than ten years. Now that you see me, you only think of discussing it. Don't you think it's too late?"

After saying that, he took a step forward, his spiritual power surged faintly, and a sense of oppression pressed towards Bai Yu.

Wang Erniu and Tianci Zhenjun also stepped into the hall and stood on both sides of Zhou Xun, with magic weapons in their hands ready to go.

Bai Yu saw this and thought to himself that it was not good. He suppressed his panic and laughed dryly: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, what happened back then was really a misunderstanding. I... we can discuss it, as long as you give up the position of Palace Master!"

"You name the price. How about one top-grade spirit stone per year?"

This price is absolutely sky-high. You have to know that before, when he was a guest official in Zhenhai Fairy City, he only earned five top-grade spirit stones every hundred years.

But what Bai Yu offered was twenty times what Master Qianchuan offered!
Even if a great monk joined, it would be impossible to get this price.

At this time, Zhou Xun concluded that there must be some big secret in Baigushan, otherwise they would not offer such a price.

At this moment, two figures walked in from behind the hall.

One of them was an old man wearing a black robe, with a square face and a wide mouth. He had a deep gaze, faintly revealing a powerful spiritual power fluctuation. He was in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. Zhou Xun also knew this man. He was Wu Feng, with whom he had fought in the past.

The other person was a beautiful middle-aged woman wearing a red dress, with a pretty face but a bit of coldness. This person had an aura as vast as the ocean and unfathomable. She was obviously in the late Nascent Soul stage.

Seeing these two people come in, Bai Yu was obviously relieved.

After all, he was only in the early stage of Yuanying. If Zhou Xun wanted to harm him, he would probably kill him in a moment.
He had witnessed Zhou Xun's strength when he was in the early Nascent Soul stage. Even with the Black Bone Flying Zombie in his hand, Wu Feng was still no match for him!
Now that he had these two strong allies by his side, he felt much more confident and quickly stood up to greet them, with a smile on his face:

"Uncle Master, Fairy Chi Lian, you have come at the right time. Please help me persuade Fellow Daoist Zhou not to damage the harmony because of a momentary temper."

"Friend Zhou, long time no see!"

Wu Feng was the first to bow. When he sensed Zhou Xun's cultivation level just now, he knew that he would not be able to force Zhou Xun today.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, I didn't expect that Jiangling Prefecture would attract so many fellow Daoists to come here, and there are also cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage here."

"I guess madam is the Red Snake Fairy from White Bone Mountain!" Zhou Xun said, bowing to the beautiful woman.

"I have heard of Daoist Fellow Zhou Xun's name for a long time. Seeing him today, I can see that he is indeed an extraordinary person." Fairy Chi Lian nodded slightly in return, but her eyes still showed a bit of alienation and arrogance.
"However, I'm afraid that Fellow Daoist Zhou will not be able to sit firmly on the position of the Lord of Jiangling Prefecture. How about cooperating with me, White Bone Mountain, and earning one top-grade spirit stone every year?"

Zhou Xun couldn't help but burst into laughter when he heard this:

"When will I be able to impersonate the position of the Palace Master of my Great Jin? Well, since you fellow Taoists want me to, I will leave here!"

Hearing this, Bai Yu was stunned at first, then became pleasantly surprised and nodded repeatedly:
"That's right, that's right. It's great that Fellow Daoist Zhou can figure it out. Don't worry, we will definitely give you the spiritual stone!"

Even Wu Feng and the Red Snake Fairy's expressions softened and they revealed a hint of a smile.

"However, after I go back, I will meet with His Majesty the Emperor of Jin and ask the Lord of the Great Jin Dynasty if there is any way to replace him!" Zhou Xun sneered.

"You!" Bai Yu paused when he heard this.
The Red Snake Fairy's expression instantly turned cold, and she said sternly:

"Zhou Xun, don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit. Do you think I, Baigushan, dare not kill anyone?"

"Haha, I've heard of the Red Snake Fairy's name a long time ago. Today I want to see your skills!" Zhou Xun naturally had no chance of letting the Palace Master go.

Not to mention that Jiangling Prefecture may contain a big secret. Even a big sect like Baigushan is so attracted to it, which shows how valuable this secret is.
Maybe it involves the level of transformation into a god!

Of course he couldn't let it go, but it was impossible to make the White Bone Mountain retreat or share the secret without a fight.

The Red Snake Fairy laughed in anger, "Since you are so ungrateful, don't blame me for being rude!"

After saying that, his figure flashed out and suddenly appeared above the hall.

She danced her hands quickly, spiritual power flickered between her fingers, and instantly drew complex and mysterious runes in the air.

These runes intertwined and merged with each other, and in the blink of an eye they transformed into a gigantic flaming Vermilion Bird, with flames burning all over its body. The scorching heat caused ripples in the air below, making a sizzling sound, as if it was about to set the entire hall on fire.

Zhou Xun's eyes flashed, and he tapped the ground with his toes. His figure shot up into the sky like a flash of purple lightning and appeared outside the hall.

Face the Red Snake Fairy and the Flame Vermillion Bird she summoned.

He shook his sleeves lightly, and aura flew out, transforming into a blue-purple flying sword that hovered in front of him. It was the Hovering Thunder Sword.
Then he slapped the spirit insect bag at his waist, and a faint colorful spiritual light flew out, transforming into a five-inch spirit butterfly, flapping its wings, extremely beautiful.

It was Zhou Xunming’s phantom butterfly.

'Today, I will take this opportunity to test the effect of the spirit butterfly against the great monk!'

"Zhou Xun, make your move. Don't accuse me of bullying the weak!" said the Red Snake Fairy coldly.

"Fairy, be careful!" Zhou Xun laughed and then communicated with the Nether Phantom Butterfly.

Its wings flickered slightly, and an invisible wave spread in all directions, instantly enveloping the beautiful woman.

The Red Snake Fairy felt a flash before her eyes, and then she came to a wasteland full of flowers. She returned to her childhood when she was six or seven years old, chasing and running among the flowers.
An idea immediately flashed through her mind.
"Oh no. I got caught."

(End of this chapter)