There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Wang Ping looked at Kaiyun and Ao Bing who were standing in the middle of the white jade bridge, and casually bowed to Lord Rongyang, saying, "As the host of this place, I should indeed go and greet the distinguished guests."

After he said that, he took Yu Lian out of the Golden Building. With his appearance, the noisy sounds caused by the discussion of the Qigong practitioners on the shore suddenly subsided. When he looked over, everyone subconsciously lowered their heads.

Even the Qigong practitioners knew how to seek good fortune and avoid harm. Facing the actual controller of the southern cultivation world, none of these Qigong practitioners dared to have any thoughts on him. Those unruly guys had been taken away before dawn today.

When Wang Ping walked out of the golden building gate, Yu Lian rose into the sky, and her body expanded to a size of ten feet. Her pair of golden vertical pupils sized up the consciousness of everyone nearby. This was the instinct of a spirit snake.

When Wang Ping walked out of the Golden Tower gate, Kai Yun and Ao Bing both walked towards him with smiles on their faces. The two sides stood facing each other for just over ten breaths.

"My two fellow Taoists have come from afar. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please forgive me!" Wang Ping said indifferently with a fist clasped and a bright smile on his face.

Ao Bing wanted to say something, but Kai Yun spoke first: "You and I are both from the Xuanmen, so why do we need these etiquettes?"

Yu Lian then fell down and lay on Wang Ping's shoulder, as if she wanted to refute something, but was stopped by Wang Ping who reached out and stroked her head.

Ao Bing wanted to take the opportunity to say something, but Wang Ping did not give him the chance. When the rain lotus fell, he turned sideways and invited, "Please come in, fellow Taoists."

After he finished speaking, he walked ahead to lead the way, and Kaiyun and Ao Bing followed closely behind him. When they reached the gate, everyone was polite again, and then, at Wang Ping's repeated invitation, they entered the Golden Building.

Hu Qianqian also followed him into the hall. She would be responsible for making tea later. After she came in, she stood at the door obediently like a transparent person, trying her best to hide her breath.

When the door closed, the smile on Lord Rongyang's face quickly disappeared, and he looked at Kaiyun and said, "You old boy, you have lived to such an old age, but you just like some unnecessary and empty formalities."

He was referring to the fact that the two men had just asked Wang Ping to go out and greet them.

Kaiyun maintained the Buddhist one-handed salute and responded with a smile: "Everyone in the world is watching, so of course we have to follow some rules. Otherwise, it will damage the reputation of Taoist Changqing if it gets out."

"You do know how to talk!"

Lord Rongyang used these words to stop the conversation between the two. The reason why he mentioned it just now was because he was the convener of this gathering. He said that just to resolve some unnecessary grudges so as not to add extra difficulty to the talks later.

Wang Ping led everyone to the round table and naturally stood in the host's seat. He first invited Lord Rongyang and Master Kaiyun to sit down, followed by Ao Bing, and finally Taoist Zhigong.

Ao Bing said immediately after he sat down: "Jinlou, I often hear my disciples mention this place recently. I heard that this place makes a lot of money every day. All the famous businessmen in the south like to come here to play."

Wang Ping didn't seem to hear what Ao Bing said. He waved at Hu Qianqian who was standing at the door and said, "Bring some tea."

Upon hearing this, Lord Rongyang glanced at Hu Qianqian at the door, as if he wanted to replace the tea with wine, but after another glance at Kaiyun, he gave up the idea.

Zhi Gong responded to Ao Bing's topic and said, "This place has a good location. The port not far away can reach the southeast sea in half a day. To the south is Hushan Country, and to the north is the richest Mozhou, Nanlin Road and Liangjiang area in Zhongzhou Continent, as well as Ningzhou Road that connects to the demon clan."

"All the famous shops in Zhongzhou have set up branches here to stock up on scarce goods from all over the country. The financiers behind these shops come here several times a year, and every time they come, they will definitely go to the Golden House to have some fun, which naturally brings them countless wealth. However, the Golden House also has a lot of expenses, so the real profit is not that high."

Ao Bing listened to Zhi Gong's story patiently. When Zhi Gong finished speaking, he smiled brightly and said, "The profit is not high because you used most of it to buy intelligence, right?"

As he said this, Hu Qianqian just came over with a tray of teacups. She stopped in front of Wang Ping, Kai Yun, Rong Yang, Ao Bing and Zhi Gong in turn and placed the teacups carefully on the table in front of the five people.

"Everyone, have tea!"

Wang Ping made an invitation gesture, then picked up the cup and took a sip of hot tea.

Kaiyun's eyes lit up as soon as he took a sip of tea. He then took another sip with satisfaction before putting down the teacup. He looked at Wang Ping and said, "This tea is really good. Daoist friend is worthy of being the number one in tea ceremony. I have tasted a lot of good teas in the world over the years, but this is the first time I have tasted a tea that I want to own."

Wang Ping put down his teacup after hearing this. He first glanced at Ao Bing, but did not answer Ao Bing's question. Then he looked at Kai Yun and responded, "Daoyou, do you know where this tea comes from?"

Kaiyun heard this, and combined with Wang Ping's tone, he immediately had some guesses in his mind, but he still looked puzzled on the surface, and followed Wang Ping's words and asked: "I hope you can help me solve this puzzle."

At this time, Yu Lian reminded Wang Ping in his spiritual sea: "This old monk has a calm mind, as deep as the universe and the sea of ​​stars!"

Wang Ping's smile at this moment was even warmer than Kering's. He didn't care how deep Kering's thoughts were. He could tell from Kering's cooperative words that Kering also wanted to cooperate with the demon clan, but he obviously still had some concerns.

"The origin of this tea is right next to Zhongshan State. You have been their neighbors for thousands of years. How could you not know that they have such good tea?" These words were spoken by Lord Rongyang.

"The demon realm?" Kaiyun asked.

"Correct!"

Kaiyun got the accurate answer, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and commented again: "It is indeed a good thing. The demon race has a lot of good things, but it's a pity that they have never been circulated in the cultivation world."

Rongyang Mansion Lord drank the hot tea in the cup in one gulp and stopped Hu Qianqian from adding more tea for him. He looked at Kaiyun and said, "Isn't this the reason why we are sitting here today? Don't you two want to have a meeting? Now tell us your conditions. If it works, we will do it. If it doesn't work, you do yours and I do mine. Let's see who can succeed!"

Just as Ao Bing was about to speak, Lord Rongyang turned around and glared at him, saying bluntly, "Just shut up. Ever since your brother tricked you, you've become extremely extreme. Everything you say becomes bad!"

This made Ao Bing's face turn ugly. When he was about to refute, Wang Ping picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Let's drink more tea. Try this good tea of ​​the demon clan. Maybe things will go smoothly."

The atmosphere at the scene, which was originally on the verge of breaking out, suddenly became cold. Ao Bing was still rational and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth as Wang Ping said.

Yu Lian said in Wang Ping's spiritual sea at this time: "There is something wrong with Ao Bing's consciousness. It is probably because he has been going smoothly for too long. After being tricked by Ao Hong, everything has become unsatisfactory. Moreover, his entire energy is now almost restrained by Ao Hong, which makes him feel crazy and powerless."

After she said this, she looked at Hu Qianqian and motioned Hu Qianqian to bring her a cup of tea.

The quiet atmosphere lasted until a cup of tea was over. During this process, Lord Rongyang did not let Hu Qianqian add more tea, so he just stared at the others.

When Hu Qianqian went forward to refill tea for everyone, Lord Rongyang looked at Kaiyun, pushed the teacup aside, and said, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"First of all, the demon race must provide us with five spiritual bodies every ten years, and they will be divided equally among our five sects." Kaiyun narrated slowly: "Second, the demon race's 'Dancheng' realm great demons are not allowed to step out of the demon domain unless they are invited by us."

"Third, our five sects will set up a chamber of commerce. The demon tribe's products will be sold by us all together, and the prices will be set by our five sects together. We must set limits on the elixirs and magic tools we sell to the outside world."

"fourth,…"

When Kaiyun mentioned the fourth one, he glanced at Hu Qianqian, stared at Wang Ping and said, "The cultivation methods of the five sects of Xuanmen must not be revealed to the demon race!"

"Fifth, the demon race can have a permanent seat in the third realm, but the Dao Palace needs to establish a station in the demon realm."

"These are our five conditions!"

After Kaiyun put forward his conditions, he looked at Wang Ping, and then his gaze fell on Lord Rongyang.

His conditions were still negotiable, and he didn't ask for an exorbitant amount right from the start. This showed his sincerity. Otherwise, it would be just like what Lord Rongyang said, you do yours and I do mine, and we'll see what's right after all.

In this case, Vajra Temple and Linshui Prefecture will definitely suffer.

After Kaiyun proposed five conditions, Lord Rongyang's serious expression relaxed a lot. He took the teacup back to himself and asked Hu Qianqian to add more tea for him. He said slowly:
"The first condition is that you know the demon race well. It is impossible to have five spiritual bodies in ten years. It is even impossible in a hundred years!"

"The second condition is still the same."

"The third condition is a bit too much. You are just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of our labor. Don't even think about sharing the profits with us."

"The fourth and fifth conditions are both acceptable, and as it should be!"

After Lord Rongyang expressed his attitude, Wang Ping immediately said, "That makes sense. I agree."

Zhi Gong quickly agreed: "I agree with Lord Rongyang!"

So, the next question was relatively simple, and the five people discussed the details of the first and third conditions.

But there was nothing much to talk about. A preliminary agreement was reached in less than half an hour. The first condition was changed to that the demon clan needed to provide a spiritual body within a hundred years. The ownership of this spiritual body would be decided by the five factions together, and the party in need would have the right of first purchase.

The third condition reduced the allocation of Vajra Temple and Linshui Prefecture to 20%, which was 20% of the two factions combined, but there was a prerequisite, that is, the southeastern waters and Zhongshan Kingdom would be divided into independent trading areas.

Naturally, this matter cannot be settled so easily. The five conditions of Kaiyun and Ao Bing are only the basis for opening up this matter. The establishment of a joint chamber of commerce and the talks with the demon clan in the name of the chamber of commerce will discuss more detailed terms, even down to the buying and selling prices of every commodity.

At the same time as the negotiations with the demon clan are ongoing, there is also the matter of promoting the demon clan to enter the three permanent seats in the Taoist Palace. This matter involves a lot of things and requires convincing the entire cultivation community. The first step is for someone to bring it up, which will certainly not be approved at first. This requires the demon clan themselves to understand the ways of the world, and then bring it up a few more times and slowly move towards the position of permanent seats.

As for setting up the Dao Palace headquarters in the demon realm, this needs to be handled by the demon clan themselves, and the Dao Palace only needs to wait for news.

Just as the cultivation community was discussing what the five sect masters of the Xuanmen had discussed, a large-scale rebellion finally broke out in Qingpu Road in the north of Zhongzhou.

This rebellion was the only one in hundreds of years that was not planned in advance, and there was no aristocratic family or sect behind it. The rebellion first broke out in Sanmei Mansion, and then swept across most of Qingpu Road within half a month.

Sanmei Mansion.

Located in the southeast of Qingpu Road, its southernmost side is close to Nong River. This area is less affected by drought, and grain from Pingzhou Road can be transported through Nong River for disaster relief. It is also far enough away from Shangjing City.

Therefore, this place became a disaster relief point designated by the imperial court, and a large number of starving people gathered in this area under the deliberate guidance and interception of the government.

At the beginning, facing a group of starving people, the officials sent by the court to provide disaster relief did not dare to do anything too extreme. After all, they were a group of desperate people who were forced to the edge of the cliff.

But as time went by, especially after experiencing the heavy snow in winter and the rainy season in spring, some people who were settled in Sanmei Prefecture had other ideas. Most of them wanted to return to their hometown to find their relatives, but the court did not release them because it believed that the drought in the north was caused by over-dense population, so it wanted to take this opportunity to migrate part of the population to Yunhai grassland.

There was nothing wrong with this decree, and it could even be said to be very clever. However, it was a different story when it came to the officials below. Some of them started thinking about human trafficking, and went further and further.

On the evening of the sixth day of March, dozens of young and strong men gathered in an unnamed village under Renning County to discuss whether they should move to Yunhai Grassland. When the discussion was most intense, the sister of one of them was spotted by an underground gang in the county, and they were going to kidnap her at night.

The four big men hired by the pawnbroker to kidnap people just happened to collide with these dozens of young men. After a brief fight, the four big men were subdued. When they were searched, it was discovered that they were originally runners of the county government office.

This aroused the anger of most people because the noise they made while fighting was so loud that it woke up all the Northmen gathered there. In the chaos, one of the four officers was accidentally beaten to death.

In the tense atmosphere, no one knew who shouted, "Rebellion!"

Then, they really rebelled, gathered together the northerners who were settled nearby, and after ambushing more than a hundred soldiers sent by the county to suppress them, they attacked Renning County one morning.

"I heard that after the rebels captured Renning County, they changed the name of the county to Savage County, saying that the people in the county were like uncivilized savages and had no humanity!"

Liu Shuang reported this matter to Wang Ping personally.

Wang Ping did not express his opinion after listening. He played with the metal ball in his hand, honing the star god consciousness inside. He knew more about the northern rebels than Liu Shuang's report, because some of his puppets were among the rebels.

Yu Lian commented: "A good story!"

"Should we take a stand?"

Liu Shuang asked.

Wang Ping shook his head gently and said, "Don't pay any attention to it. We can just continue to watch from the sidelines!" (End of this chapter)