Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 219 Immortal Grass

Qinghe County.

"Hey, do you know? The monster on Yaowang Mountain is a monster that has lived for thousands of years."

"It is a monster sealed by the Buddha."

"A monster sealed by a saint, how powerful must it be."

"Thanks to Zhou Ping and his men, we were able to drive the monster away."

"If it weren't for Zhou Ping and his men, the gold mine would definitely not be opened."

"I never thought that our Qinghe County could produce such a talent."

As Chen Li was speaking, the blind old man next to her played the erhu, as if she was there right at the time.

When talking about the excitement, some people even gave Chen Li a tip.

This street block of the Chen Li family was originally a remote alley, but because of the gold mine and Zhou Ping, it attracted many outsiders.

These tens of thousands of outsiders have made Qinghe County lively.

The people of Qinghe County rent houses or do business, and they have reaped the benefits of being locals.

Not to mention Chen Li, as the little trumpeter of Qinghe County, many outsiders who come to Qinghe County buy news from her.

This also made Chen Li a small wealthy woman.

"Auntie Chen, don't talk about this anymore. Let's talk about Zhou Ping's poisoning."

"Yeah, wasn't Zhou Ping tricked by a monster and given an aphrodisiac?"

When the onlookers heard the word "aphrodisiac", they all gathered together.

There are also many stories about aphrodisiacs in folk stories, in which heroes or beauties are plotted against by their enemies, but find their other half by chance.

This kind of story is loved by both young men and women.

Chen Li smiled lightly and cracked a few melon seeds, which made the onlookers certain that Chen Li must know something.

"Tell me quickly, what happened?" A young scholar took out ten taels of silver, and the other onlookers started throwing coins one by one.

"Oh." Chen Li immediately took the silver, "This gentleman is very rare."

The young man was none other than Meng Hetang, who claimed to be the second youngest of Confucianism.

Meng Hetang urged, "Tell me quickly, who did Zhou Ping use to interpret it?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Aunt Chen, please tell me quickly."

"I guess it's Miss Mingyue from the Jiaofangsi."

"Yes, I heard that Miss Mingyue went to see Zhou Ping."

"Hey, I don't think so. You know, Zhou Ping has several beauties in his family."

"Yes, Miss He, Liu Ruyan, and the young escort leader of the Yan family, aren't these people better than Miss Mingyue?"

"That's right, if you want me to choose Miss He."

"Hey, if it were me, I would choose the Young Master Escort of the Yan Family."

Meng Hetang looked at the crowd and laughed, "Hey, they've all been chosen. I want them all."

After saying this, the onlookers all agreed with him. Yes, choose whatever you want, take them all!

"Ahem." Chen Li smiled softly, then said, "There are two people who helped Zhou Ping detoxify, one of them is Lord Dragon God."

The onlookers all suddenly realized what was going on!

Lord Dragon God is what the people of Qinghe County call Xiaoqing, because when a mountain was pressing down on the city, Xiaoqing turned into a giant snake god and blocked the mountain.

Therefore, the people of Qinghe County are very respectful to Xiaoqing.

"It turns out to be Lord Dragon God."

"In this case, Zhou Ping seems to be unworthy of her."

"Hey, what you said is true. Zhou Ping is a disciple of Fan Zhongfu, the first Confucian scholar of the time, and he has written so many good poems. How can he not be worthy of him?"

"Yes, I think this is a perfect match. I agree to this marriage."

The onlookers all joked.

Meng Hetang frowned and asked, "Didn't you say there were two people? There's another one."

Chen Li then said slowly: "There is another person, that is He Jiaxiao's mother Liu Ruyan."

Meng Hetang's body was a little unsteady, and he muttered to himself: "Is it still a step too late?"

The onlookers became excited.

"It turns out the rumors are true. Zhou Ping doesn't like young girls, he only likes widows."

"What widow? She's a beautiful middle-aged woman."

"Yes, he would rather not have Miss Mingyue. Zhou Ping's taste is really unique."

Meng Hetang came to a carriage in a daze.

There was a beautiful middle-aged woman in the carriage, and her eyes and eyebrows were somewhat similar to Meng Hetang.

"He Tang, what's wrong?" the woman asked.

Meng Hetang shook his head: "Mom, this place is so boring, let's go back to Qianzhou City."

The woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Aren't you going to meet Zhou Ping?"

Meng Hetang said: "Hey, it's no use meeting him. The time is not right."

The woman nodded, not quite understanding.

"It's so hard to find happiness for my mother!"

Yaowang Mountain.

A group of teenagers aged eleven or twelve were waiting anxiously in a tent.

Not long after, a young man was brought out. His eyes were dull and there were blood and milky white marks at the corners of his mouth.

Zhao Tiancheng came out yawning. He glanced at the young men and said with a lack of interest: "These goods are no good. Let's find another one."

County Magistrate Lu, Captain Leng and Wang Cheng were all guarding outside the tent.

Captain Leng and Wang Cheng looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Magistrate Lu's son was already a beast enough, but they didn't expect that Mr. Zhao had such a unique taste!
"Understood. I will arrange for someone to find some good stuff right away." County Magistrate Lu looked at Captain Leng and Wang Cheng, "You two must find stuff that will satisfy the young master within three days, understand?!"

Captain Leng and Wang Cheng both answered "yes".

"Greetings, Master Zhao." Pu Ren brought a few monks, including Xiao Baiyun.

When Zhao Tiancheng saw Xiao Baiyun, his eyes lit up, but then dimmed again. The other party was better than him in both cultivation and background, so he didn't dare to touch this bad luck.

Pu Ren smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, what do you think?"

Pu Ren came to Yaowang Mountain just to get something for nothing and to get a piece of the pie.

Originally, the Ghost King was there, so Pu Ren still had bargaining chips.

Unexpectedly, the Ghost King was defeated by Zhou Ping and his men and fled.

Fortunately, Song Tixia, who was beside Zhao Tiancheng, died, which gave Pu Ren an opportunity.

Zhao Tiancheng has a bad character and is extremely arrogant, making him many enemies.

So Pu Ren suggested that the Buddhists could take care of Yaowang Mountain, or send a few monks to serve as bodyguards for Zhao Tiancheng.

"Well, one percent, only one percent!" Zhao Tiancheng finally chose to compromise.

Behind Pu Ren is Pu Du Ci Hang, who is not easy to offend. Moreover, he really needs the support of Buddhist power, whether it is to deal with evil spirits or to protect his own safety.

Pu Ren nodded and pointed to a few monks behind him.

"These four junior brothers are all fifth-grade cultivators. When the four of them work together, they can kill a third-grade cultivator. And there is Junior Brother Baiyun, who is the direct disciple of my Great Wei State Master."

"As long as Master Zhao is in Qinghe County, Junior Brother Baiyun will come to protect you."

Pu Ren explained.

Zhao Tiancheng nodded slightly, feeling a little better. Four fifth-grade masters could barely be used as one fourth-grade master, and with Xiao Baiyun, he could keep himself safe.

But the price is 10% of the income from Yaowang Mountain!
"Forget it, just consider it as protection money paid to Buddhism." Zhao Tiancheng thought secretly.

Soon, a soldier and a bodyguard came to Zhao Tiancheng.

The escort was Zhou Ping, but he changed his appearance by using a Painted Skin mask.

Everyone present looked at Zhou Ping, except Xiao Baiyun who was a little confused. No one else had ever seen Zhou Ping like this.

"Okay, show him out." After seeing Zhou Ping, Zhao Tiancheng immediately asked someone to show him out.

After a while, only Zhao Tiancheng, Zhou Ping and Pangolin were left.

The four monks who stayed behind to protect Zhao Tiancheng also left the tent.

Zhao Tiancheng needed someone to send the refined gold back to Qianzhou City, and he also needed letters to exchange information with the governor of Zhao County.

After seeking Zhou Ping's consent, Yan Yi took over the business from Zhao Tiancheng.

"How big is your spiritual jade storage space?" Zhao Tiancheng asked with a smile.

Zhou Ping simply replied: "It's big enough for you."

Zhao Tiancheng was slightly stunned and a little unhappy. He glanced at the pangolin, which immediately turned into a human form and then turned into a stream of light and shot towards Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping formed a fist with one hand and then punched out.

"boom!"

The pangolin retreated after one strike, and then said, "He has a cultivation level of around the fourth rank, I wonder if he has reached the third rank."

Zhao Tiancheng showed a little joy on his face. He was just testing Zhou Ping's cultivation level.

If Zhou Ping's cultivation was too weak, even with the storage jade, Zhao Tiancheng would not dare to give the gold to Zhou Ping.

After Zhou Ping had gone through dual cultivation, his cultivation level increased greatly, so Pangolin said that he was at the fourth level, but he didn't know whether he had reached the third level.

"Fellow Daoist, I have already agreed on the price with the Yan Family Escort Agency. Do you have any objection?" Zhao Tiancheng said, rubbing his hands.

During a normal escort mission, if the items are too valuable, the escort agency will at least take 10%!
However, Zhao Tiancheng relied on his status to ensure that the Yan Family Escort Agency only charged a very small fee.

However, even though the remuneration was small, it was equivalent to the Yan family's annual income.

Zhou Ping didn't care about money. He mainly wanted to exchange his life for escorting. "It's okay. I'll just do it for the convenience of doing it."

Zhou Ping immediately became mysterious in Zhao Tiancheng's mind. He heard Yan Yi say that "Zhou Ping's friends" were not for money, but just owed favors and needed to be repaid.

"Okay, with your cultivation level, you can make at least two trips back and forth a month. How about we split up for two trips?" Zhao Tiancheng said suddenly with a turn of his eyes.

Zhou Ping was also stunned. According to Yan Yi, gold should be delivered to Qianzhou City once a month.

Zhao Tiancheng explained, "It is like this, senior. The gold produced every month is too much. I am afraid that you will have an accident on the road. The Yan Family Escort Agency cannot afford to pay for it then. So I have to spread the risk and travel twice a month. What do you think?"

Zhao Tiancheng had no doubt about Zhou Ping's ability, but he was still afraid that Zhou Ping would run away with the money.

The gold output of Yaowang Mountain every month is enough for a person to eat and drink for ten lifetimes.

That's why Zhao Tiancheng proposed to transport the gold twice a month. In this way, even if Zhou Ping ran away, the loss could be minimized.

Zhou Ping said expressionlessly: "Okay."

In fact, Zhou Ping was grinning in his heart. For him, it only took a moment to get to Qinghe County. By dividing one mission into two, Zhou Ping could have two more missions and his life span would be longer!
Why not! Zhao Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he was even more in awe of "Zhou Ping".

"To travel back and forth twice in one month, this person must be a fourth-grade cultivator or above. Only a fourth-grade cultivator or above can travel between Qinghe County and Qianzhou City so quickly."

Zhao Tiancheng was even more certain of Zhou Ping's strength. He didn't know that Zhou Ping could actually teleport between Qianzhou City and Qinghe County.

"Senior, why don't you join my Zhao family? You name a price and I will support you!" Zhao Tiancheng said with a smile.

A master above the fourth rank who possesses the ability to store spiritual jade is a target for recruitment wherever he goes.

Putting aside Zhou Ping's cultivation level, just the fact that he possessed the storage jade and a movable storage space would attract countless noble families to recruit him.

"I'm used to being lazy." Zhou Ping didn't want to talk any more nonsense, lest he reveal his true colors. "Hurry up and bring out the gold."

Zhao Tiancheng nodded hurriedly, then called the pangolin.

Pangolins also have storage jade, but the space is not large, only about ten feet long, wide and high.

Moreover, the pangolin is a third-grade cultivator, and Zhao Tiancheng needs the pangolin to be by his side to protect him.

Pangolin waved his hand, and two boxes of gold appeared in front of Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping didn't waste any time and was about to leave after taking the gold.

"Senior, this is the letter I wrote to my father. My father will probably reply in due time." Zhao Tiancheng said with a smile while rubbing his hands.

Zhou Ping waved his hand, put the letter into his pocket and left.

After Zhou Ping left, Pangolin suddenly said, "This person smells familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen or smelled him before."

Zhao Tiancheng didn't pay attention to Pangolin's words, but heaved a sigh of relief: "It's a pity that he can't be used by me. If there is a chance, I will poison him and control him, just like I control you."

The pangolin remained silent.

The pangolin is controlled by the poison and must take the antidote regularly, otherwise the poison will be pierced through its intestines and its life will be worse than death.

Qinghe County.

Zhuque was still lying leisurely on the chair, and Uncle Lame stood beside Zhuque with an expressionless face.

Captain Leng and Zhang Sheng lay on the ground, reporting the latest situation in Qinghe County.

Suzaku muttered to himself, and seemed to be talking to the other two.

"Gold Mountain, Ghost King, Buddha Saint."

"Hehe, no wonder the uncle has been lurking here for more than ten years. This Qinghe County must have some huge secret."

"You two have done a good job. It seems that I have to give you some rewards. Otherwise, you may die in the hands of others one day."

Suzaku finished his words and waved his hand.

The two demons came in front of Captain Leng and Zhang Sheng, and both of them were secretly delighted.

The demon seed entered the bodies of the two people.

Captain Leng's body suddenly grew larger, his muscles began to swell, and his aura continued to grow stronger!

"What a pity, strengthening the body." Suzaku's tone was slightly disappointed.

Leng Botou is a warrior, and his only wish is to become stronger. So the function of the demon seed is to make Leng Botou's body stronger.

In his current state, he can compete with fourth-grade masters!
The stronger Captain Leng suddenly felt that he was able to do it again!
But Zhang Sheng was different. His muscles and bones kept twisting, and finally he turned into a huge rat.

Not only that, after Zhang Sheng turned into a mouse, he could also differentiate into little mice.

"The technique of transformation and separation is rare and quite interesting." Zhuque was more interested in Zhang Sheng's transformation.

Demon species can produce different functions according to the wishes of the host. There are many demon species that can make the host stronger, but Zhang Sheng's transformation technique is rare.

"Thank you, sir~!" The two of them each took what they had and were very grateful to Suzaku.

Zhuque waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, find the trace of the Demon Lord, and continue to inquire about the anomalies in Qinghe County."

"Yes."

A month later.

【Lifespan: 103 years】

[Telepathy: Eleven]

[The End of the World: Part 3]

[Go on a convoy to achieve immortality, do not ask about worldly affairs]

Zhou Ping didn't expect that in this month, his lifespan would exceed 100 years.

This month, he completed two tunnel missions and delivered gold to Zhao Tiancheng twice.

What Zhou Ping didn't expect was that the governor of Zhao also wrote a letter to his son.

The father and son communicated with each other, and it should be through letters that they determined whether Zhou Ping had hidden anything. However, this little bit of care was actually a great thing for Zhou Ping, as it gave him two more tasks.

In other words, in the past month, he completed four missions from Qinghe County to Qianzhou City and gained more than 30 years of life.

This suddenly extended Zhou Ping's lifespan to over a hundred years.

"One month equals thirty-four years of lifespan, and one year equals three or four hundred years of lifespan."

"After entering the fourth rank, my life span is only a few hundred years, which means that I am actually not much different from a cultivator of the third rank."

Zhou Ping's cultivation was very complex, which made his combat power comparable to that of a third-grade cultivator. Coupled with his many magical instruments, Zhou Ping did not need to be a third-grade cultivator at all.

Zhou Ping learned from Fan Shiyi and Zhiqiu Yiye about some of the situations after he was promoted to the third rank.

After reaching the third level, the cultivator’s life span becomes several hundred years, but his combat power does not improve much.

The combat power of the fourth rank and the third rank is almost the same.

Therefore, many third-grade warriors are still very low-key. If they encounter an enemy, many of them will choose to stay in seclusion and wait for the enemy to die, rather than fighting a life-and-death duel with the enemy.

Because it’s really not cost-effective.

For a third-rank cultivator, I have hundreds of years of life left, so there is no need for me to fight you to the death. I can just use up all of your energy to kill you.

But the second-grade cultivators are different.

After reaching the second level, practitioners can fly.

And the flying speed is very fast.

As for the first level, practitioners can teleport!
The first-grade one who can teleport has overwhelming combat power and is simply not a match for the second- and third-grade ones.

Since the battle with the Ghost King on Yaowang Mountain, the Ghost Bride and the Ghost Baby have also benefited greatly.

The ghost energy of the Ghost King was obtained by two ghosts.

The ghost bride's cultivation has been completely consolidated at the fourth level, and the ghost baby has also reached the seventh level.

These days, there are always some scoundrels visiting Zhou Ping's house at night, but they are all driven away by the ghost bride.

Among them was a fourth-rank master who was also driven away by the ghost bride.

The Ghost Bride is top-notch in both cultivation and skills, and ordinary cultivators are no match for her.

This night.

Zhou Ping was having dinner with Liu Ruyan.

Since the substantial breakthrough in the relationship between Zhou Ping and Liu Ruyan, two tables have been set up in the inner courtyard.

In the past, He Yunqing would sit at the same table with Zhou Ping and Liu Ruyan.

But now, He Yunqing chooses a table, and Zhou Ping and Liu Ruyan will be at another table.

According to He Yunqing, the father and son sat at different tables.

Zhou Ping's identity is somewhat special, so He Yunqing will not eat at the same table with him.

As for Yan Yi, sometimes she sat at the same table with He Yunqing, and sometimes she sat at the same table with Zhou Ping.

"Where's Yunqing?" Zhou Ping asked curiously. It was already dinner time, and He Yunqing was nowhere to be seen.

Yan Yi explained with a smile: "Recently, Monk Baiyun has been giving lectures in Qinghe County, attracting many people to Buddhism. I don't know what has bewitched Xiaoyun, he has also become obsessed with Buddhism."

"Oh." Zhou Ping thought for a moment.

Qinghe County, a dilapidated temple.

This dilapidated temple seemed to be a land temple originally, but it had been in ruins for a long time, so Baiyun used it as a place to preach.

These days, Baiyun's lectures have attracted many people, and many of them have donated to the temple.

Pu Ren called on the villagers to donate money.

"My friend, I think you have a connection with Buddha."

"I burn incense, I burn incense, and may all my wishes come true."

I have to say that Pu Ren is really a good host. During this period of time, he has collected a lot of incense money in Qinghe County. He will be able to start construction and open a temple in Qinghe County soon.

"Hello, Miss He. Miss He, did you get anything today?" Pu Ren smiled. He knew that He Yunqing was a big customer and he had always wanted to get some money from her.

But He Yunqing refused to listen. These days, He Yunqing came to listen to Buddhist teachings every day, but he did not give a penny.

But Pu Ren felt that He Yunqing's eyes were becoming more and more Buddha-like.

In a month, He Yunqing's face became extremely calm, without any expression of sadness or joy.

He Yunqing has been feeling upset ever since Liu Ruyan detoxified Zhou Ping, so he came to listen to Xiao Baiyun's lectures to calm himself down.

But He Yunqing herself did not expect that her Buddha nature was so profound.

He Yunqing has Buddhist cultivation. The tenth level was obtained through initiation, and the ninth level was obtained through his own enlightenment after listening to Zhou Ping's nonsense.

In this short month, after He Yunqing stopped Baiyun's lectures, he had surprisingly risen from the ninth rank of Buddhism to the fourth rank of Buddhism.

But He Yunqing did not tell anyone about this.

“Is this the profound meaning of Buddhism? Suppress your nature, curb unrealistic fantasies in your heart, and eliminate human desires, then you can break through the level.” He Yunqing attributed his ability to break through to the fourth level of Buddhism to the fact that he suppressed his inner restlessness.

This restlessness is related to Zhou Ping and Liu Ruyan.

So He Yunqing had this realization.

However, enlightenment is enlightenment, and cultivation is cultivation. Although He Yunqing made rapid progress in Buddhist cultivation, she did not convert to Buddhism, nor did she donate money to Buddhism. Perhaps this has something to do with her business nature.

If you don't see a rabbit, don't let go of the hawk.

He Yunqing shook his head and said to Pu Ren, "I haven't gained anything."

There was disappointment in Pu Ren's eyes, but not much. He continued to smile and said, "Miss He, you can come often in the future."

He Yunqing shook her head, and then left under the guidance of the maid: "It's meaningless, I won't come again in the future."

I'm already at the fourth level, what else do you want?
Even if he listens to Bai Yun's lectures more often, he can never reach the third rank. He is not yet at the third rank!

He Yunqing’s idea is very simple. I am already at the same level as the teacher, so there is not much point in attending his lectures, right?

Pu Ren was stunned and didn't know what to say. This girl is too smart.

As soon as He Yunqing walked out of the dilapidated temple, he saw a group of people running towards Qinglong Mountain.

There are also medicinal herbs on Qinglong Mountain, and their quality is very good, which makes up for the shortcomings of Yaowang Mountain. So when the mine was opened on Yaowang Mountain, Qinglong Mountain quickly became the source of medicinal herbs for the He family's pharmacy.

"Hurry up, hurry up, someone has found the Immortal Grass on Yaowang Mountain. If we can find such a magical herb, we will never have to worry about anything in our lifetime."

(End of this chapter)