Traveling through the heavens from swallowing

Chapter 413: Changes in two years, Yun Yun asks for medicine, assassin!

Because of the achievements of the Xiao family and Wutan City, and of course the most important thing is their strength, Jia Xingtian personally showed up and proposed to make Xiao Zhan the King of Northeast China, which was passed unanimously.

This is not actually a reward for merit, but a compromise.

The Northeast has essentially been controlled by the Xiao family. The Xiao family's army has plowed the entire Northeast, and no one is disobedient wherever they pass.

Giving it corresponding status is also to ensure the nominal unity of the empire. As long as the other party agrees, the taxes from the Northeast will still be paid to the imperial capital every year, which is no different from before.

What the royal family needs is not territory, not population, and not even the title of ruling, but real benefits, resources, and status. Apart from these, everything else can be traded.

With the Yunlan Sect now in great power, it is not impossible for the Xiao Family to take over as the royal family and bear the pressure. If their Jia Family retreats and waits for their ancestor Jia Xingtian to break through to the Dou Zong level, they will still have access to the resources of the empire.

In short, Xiao Zhan became the first king of a different surname in the empire, and actually controlled the entire Northeast.

Nalan Jie sighed to his son Nalan Su, "The Xiao family has completely risen." His words were full of sourness.

"Xiao Lin really gave birth to a good son. Su'er, you have to work hard and don't let your brother Xiao Zhan fall too far behind."

Nalan Su broke out in a cold sweat. The pressure, which was not that much to begin with, suddenly reached its maximum. He then remembered that he had always been walking ahead of Xiao Zhan.

Moreover, Yanran and Xiao Yan are engaged, and Xiao Zhan is his future relative. If the gap is too big, he will be looked down upon.

Thinking of this, Nalan Su's eyes turned red with anxiety.

He didn't know that his well-behaved and adorable daughter, Nalan Yanran, would make him even more anxious in the future.

Time flies quickly, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past two years, the Xiao family has grown stronger and many newborns have been born.

The road construction project is still ongoing. The 15-city ring road designed earlier has been completed and put into use, but the 26 newly built large cities also need to be included in the system, so construction continues.

After Liu Mang became the King of Northeast China, the number of troops under his command was no longer restricted. He planned to equip each city with a legion of 10,000 people, including the newly built cities, according to the configuration of the Wutan City Defense Force.

After that, a special military fortress will be built on the border, and a mobile military fortress will be built in the interior. Each fortress will be stationed with 1 troops. Wutan City, as the capital, will be stationed with 10 troops. In total, there will be 20 troops, all of which are part of the Wutan City defense force.

No, it should not be called the Wutan City Defense Force, it should be called the Black Armor Knights. The Xiao family's invincible army has its own exclusive name and belongs to the empire's new all-round military branch.

However, currently only the old 15 cities have the Black Armor Knight Corps. The two major fortresses and the new 25 cities have not been built yet, so they are naturally not worthy of the Black Armor Knight Corps. The garrisons are all rotated by people currently sent by Wutan City.

The three previous legions were already full of great warriors, and had experienced actual combat and had rich combat experience, so they were added as low-level officers to the army across the territory, recruiting 40 standard black armored knights from three years ago.

The lowest level of cultivation for a Black Armor Knight is still the Fighting Master level.

This formed a command system in which the leader of a 10,000-man army was the Dou Wang, the captain of a 1,000-man battalion and the captain of a 100-man squadron were Dou Lings, the captain of a 10-man squad was the Grand Dou Master, and the ordinary soldiers were Dou Masters.

Of course, there are exceptions. The army has always been a place that values ​​ability, and cultivation is only part of the standard, but it is rare. After all, Liu Mang distributes resources according to position. Even if one's cultivation was insufficient before, after obtaining the resources of a legion commander, he can quickly reach the strength of a Dou Wang.

40 Black Armor Knights means 40 Fighting Kings, which is a terrifying strength throughout the empire.

There are few Dou Huangs in the Jia Ma Empire, but there are still many Dou Wangs. The lord of every big city must be a Dou Wang. Some key cities, fortresses, and cities controlled by families have Dou Wangs as lords, and some have more than one. There are also a group of cities that are not under the jurisdiction of the Jia Ma Empire, but they rarely appear in the original work.

In addition to the Dou Wang controlled by the Xiao family, the Jia Ma Empire can still find nearly a hundred more Dou Wang. However, most of these Dou Wang are low-star Dou Wang, basically one star, a small number of two stars, and three stars are rare. And they are basically like this for their entire lives, so their potential ends there.

As for the four, five, and six-star Dou Wangs who have entered the middle-level level, they can all be rated as the top ten masters of the empire.

For example, Nalan Jie, in the original novel, with his five-star Dou Wang cultivation, would rank him ninth among the ten most powerful men in the empire.

But now the times have changed, the Xiao family's Dou Wang has risen, and as long as you are a Dou Wang, you start with four stars. The Dou Ling Dan + Dou Wang Dan is so unreasonable.

Moreover, Xiao family mistress Luo Shan also broke through to the Douhuang realm two years ago. The 28-year-old Douhuang simply shocked the empire.

Among the people currently alive in the empire, Yunshan is the record holder for Douhuang. Becoming Douhuang at the age of 44 is already a genius.

Luo Shan directly increased this data by 16 years, causing many imperial practitioners to despair, such as Yun Yun, the young master of the Yunlan Sect.

Yun Yun is 26 years old this year. She was just born into the Death Gate and is only 4 years younger than Luo Shan. She is an 8-star Dou Wang and may still have four or five years to go before she becomes a Dou Huang.

Even with the help of Dan King Gu He, she had no hope of breaking Luo Shan's record.

Four years ago, Gu He shined at the Alchemist Conference and won the championship, known as the "King of Pills". As a result, he was recruited into the Yunlan Sect and became Yun Yun's bootlicker.

As a 30-year-old fifth-grade alchemist, he was of course a huge help to the goddess. Unfortunately, he still couldn't help Yun Yun break Luo Shan's record.

After all, there is still a big gap between a 5th-grade alchemist and a 7th-grade alchemist. At least, Gu He cannot research elixirs that can help people quickly break through to the Douhuang level.

But Gu He can't do it, but Patriarch Liu Mang can.

In order to maintain his reputation as the most powerful genius in the empire and add luster to the Yunlan Sect, Young Sect Master Yun Yun decided to ask Liu Mang for help.

As a well-known alchemist of at least the sixth rank in the empire, she believed that Liu Mang would be able to help her.

Sect leader Yunshan is in seclusion, and Yun Yun is in control of the Yunlan Sect. She decides to buy elixirs for breaking through to the Douhuang level from the Xiao family, and no one in the Yunlan Sect can refuse.

So, she took 10 million gold coins and flew straight to the door of the Xiao family with Gu He. As soon as she handed over the visiting card, she was shocked.

The great fighting master is guarding the gate. The Xiao family has such a grand arrangement!
Even the ones guarding the gate are members of the Xiao family. Each of the tens of thousands of soldiers is a great warrior. The Xiao family, which has only a few thousand people in total, naturally cannot fall behind.

The only ones who haven't reached the level of Grand Fighter yet are Xiao Yan, who broke through to Fighter in the past three years and is regarded as the biggest stain in the clan leader's life.

When the Yunlan Sect's young master came to visit, Liu Mang of course met him in person.

After all, he also wanted to know what kind of beauty could make Xiao Yan in the original novel fall in love with a woman who was old enough to be his mother.

But in the Douqi Continent, age is not really important. Queen Medusa is old enough to be Xiao Yan's great-grandmother, but he still married her.

As long as she looks young and beautiful, then she is indeed young and beautiful at her current level of cultivation. Who cares about her real age? We have to look at her relative age.

Then as soon as Yun Yun entered the hall, Liu Mang knew why Xiao Yan liked her, and Gu He was even more willing to be his bootlicker.

The cyan dress completely covered her flawless white skin and her slender and perfect figure, but her appearance and temperament were still fascinating.

Her beauty even dimmed the light in the sky.

Then Liu Mang realized that the light was blocked.

Looking at Liu Mang's changing expression, Yun Yun felt a little uneasy. The man in front of her was a Douhuang powerhouse and a high-level alchemist. The status of one person could surpass that of the entire Yunlan Sect.

"Yun Yun, the young leader of the Yunlan Sect, brings the sect's refined medicine to offer to Gu He, and pays a visit to Patriarch Xiao." Yun Yun saluted first, and Gu He followed suit.

Liu Mang came back to his senses, waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, please sit down."

The two sat down as instructed. Yun Yun was as cold as ever, but Gu He could not hide his excitement.

As the only alchemist above rank 6 in the empire, Liu Mang has long been the object of admiration of all alchemists in the empire, so he was of course excited to see his idol.

Although he had never taken the exam for a certificate from the Alchemist Guild, no one doubted his ability to make medicine.

Gu He has been a 5th-grade alchemist for some years, but he is still confused about the realm of a 6th-grade alchemist.

He thought that perhaps he could take this opportunity to ask for some guidance while asking for medicine, so that he could see the path to becoming a 6th-grade alchemist.

Liu Mang held Yun Yun's visiting card and said softly:
"I already know the purpose of Sect Master Yun's visit. I do have a way to solve your request." Of course, unlike Luo Shan, it is not through dual cultivation.

Yun Yun was overjoyed, but still suppressed her excitement and said, "Yes, Young Sect Master. However, please teach me, Patriarch Xiao."

Liu Mang waved his hand and said, "I don't deserve your teaching. You are now an 8-star Dou Wang. As long as you reach the peak of Dou Wang and take my unique Huitian Pill, there is a 5% chance that you can initially control the energy of heaven and earth, which will help you break through to Dou Huang."

Huitian Pill, controlling the energy of heaven and earth, is Luo Shan the one who achieved Douhuang through this pill? Yun Yun guessed in her heart.

Actually, it is not. Luo Shan practiced dual cultivation. Liu Mang, with his Dou Zong cultivation, directly led her to the Dou Huang level. There was no Dou Huang bottleneck.

However, Liu Mang couldn't tell Yun Yun that if he practiced dual cultivation with me, he would help her break through to the Dou Huang realm, so he could only take back the Tiandan instead.

This is a seventh-grade elixir that he had researched himself. Its original function was to enhance the user's perception and control over the world, so as to quickly comprehend the laws and break through to the Dou Zun level.

However, it can also be used to control the energy of heaven and earth in advance and then reversely break through to the Douhuang level.

It's just a waste. After all, the Douluo Pill used to break through to the Douluo level is only of the 6th grade. Using a 7th grade pill to break through to the Douluo level is really too extravagant.

After explaining it clearly, Yun Yun hesitated. The average price of a 5th-grade elixir is over a million. Can she afford a 7th-grade elixir?

"Forgive me for being rude, Yun Yun, but I wonder how much this Tiandan costs?" Yun Yun asked nervously.

Liu Mang shook his head: "These kinds of elixirs are priceless treasures, and their value cannot be measured with gold coins. But if you insist on buying them with money, I'll give you a friendly price of 20 million gold coins."

Yun Yun’s face turned pale. Oh no, she couldn’t afford it!

She smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you, Patriarch Xiao, but unfortunately, I am short of money. Even if it is 20 million, Yun Yun cannot take it out."

She tried to bargain the price down to a minimum, at least in half.

"Ah, you can't even afford this?" Liu Mang scratched his head. "Forget it, two million, just give me the money and take it."

After saying that, he took out a jade box and placed it on the table. He opened it and a round, flawless, milky-white pill appeared. A fragrance instantly filled the hall. Yun Yun and Gu He immediately felt that the world had become much clearer, and some things that they had not noticed before appeared clearly before their eyes.

They were horrified. Is this the seventh-grade elixir, the Huitian Pill? Could just the smell of it have such a powerful effect?
With a click, the jade box closed, the fragrance disappeared, and the two came back to their senses.

Yun Yun couldn't believe it: "Such a precious pill, 200 million?"

Moreover, the price was directly reduced from 2000 million to 200 million. The price difference is too big. Am I a genius at bargaining?
Gu He was instantly awakened and looked at Liu Mang with vigilance, suspecting that Liu Mang was trying to snatch the goddess from him.

"Yes, you heard it right, it's 200 million!" Liu Mang nodded without hesitation, but added: "If you still can't take it out, then I'm sorry, you can't take this pill away."

“No, no, no, I can show it to you!” Yun Yun said hurriedly, not caring about maintaining her temperament.

Then she hesitated again: "But, isn't this too cheap? Won't you lose money? Otherwise, I will buy it for 10 million?"

Wow, sellers take the initiative to lower prices and buyers take the initiative to increase prices. This business is very comfortable.

Liu Mang stared at Yun Yun and found that she was really trying to raise the price, and he was impressed in his heart.

As expected of Yun Yun, she is a good person, and compared to later days, she is even more innocent, unlike the old man Yunshan. It is worth it that he specially gave her a pill.

However, I, Liu Mang, say 200 million means 200 million, and not a single word can be changed!
"It's just 200 million, not a cent more or less, transaction on the spot, payment and goods settled. If you want, pay the money and stay for dinner, and you're welcome to come next time. If not, stay for dinner, and then I'll kick you out, and I won't do business with you anymore."

"Choose, do you want it or not?" Liu Mang said lightly.

Now that things have come to this, how could I not want it?
Yun Yun smiled bitterly in her heart, but her liking for Liu Mang did increase greatly, and her tone of voice became much more intimate when she spoke to Liu Mang during dinner.

Gu He was furious when he saw this. He and Yun Yun had known each other for two years, and he had never seen her so close to him. The sourness in his heart almost gathered into a sea and almost flowed out of his eyes.

At this moment, he forgot all the discussions, inquiries, and instructions. He just wanted to take Yun Yun back to Yunlan Sect as soon as possible and never come to the Xiao family again!
During the dinner, Yun Yun noticed a strange little boy. Everyone was happy, but he was the only one who was unhappy, with a look of sadness in his eyes. (Gu He: What about me? What about me!)
I quietly asked Luo Shan and found out that it was Xiao Yan, the third young master of the Xiao family.

Perhaps, it is the inherent dispute over heirs in large families, Yun Yun sighed.

Fortunately, I am the only heir of the Yunlan Sect, so I don’t have to worry about these troubles.

Yun Yun was extremely grateful.

It was already evening, and the Xiao family didn't want to kick the guests out at this time, so they naturally arranged a guest room for them to stay for the night.

At night, Yun Yun went out for a walk to admire the Xiao family's increasingly beautiful and majestic clan land.

There are rows of pavilions and towers, all of which are exquisitely carved and painted, showing the style of a noble family everywhere.

"That's great! I wonder when Yunlan Sect will have the money to build the sect so beautifully." Yun Yun envied, "When I become the sect master in the future, I must make money to rebuild the sect according to the Xiao family's standards."

Young Master Yun Yun's wish is very simple, but extremely difficult. The model of the Yunlan Sect is naturally not suitable for making big money, and it does not have many flagship products.

If she doesn't take the initiative to integrate into the Xiao family system and get some benefits, when she becomes the clan leader, she will probably just think about where she will get food tomorrow.

As she walked, she was planning the future of Yunlan Sect. When she passed by a courtyard, she suddenly heard a desperate roar.

"No! Why, why, why is it like this again? It's been three years, three full years, why do I still only have this little bit of cultivation!"

Then, there was the sound of a fist hitting stone.

Yun Yun was curious and looked around. She jumped onto a tree to look inside the yard, and a child came into her sight.

"It turns out to be the third young master of the Xiao family. Doesn't he have good talent?"

Yun Yun carefully sensed Xiao Yan's breath, the third stage of fighting spirit.

“At the age of 8, he has already reached the third level of fighting spirit. That’s pretty impressive, huh?” Yun Yun wondered.

When she was 7 years old, she was only at the fifth level of Dou Qi and was hailed as the number one talent in Yunlan Sect. She was immediately appointed as the young sect leader. The third level was already very strong, and she didn't understand why Xiao Yan was dissatisfied.

"Is he comparing himself with Patriarch Xiao or Madam Luo Shan? He would definitely be dissatisfied." Yun Yun guessed.

However, the third young master of the Xiao family obviously has an average appearance, but why does he always give me a feeling of being handsome and approachable?

Young Sect Leader Yun Yun was puzzled.

Could it be that I have some kind of fetish? She couldn't help but shudder and shook her head to clear the random thoughts in her mind.

Then the next moment, when she turned her gaze towards the yard again, a pair of eyes burning with anger met hers.

Damn it! Before she could react, Yun Yun subconsciously wanted to cover Xiao Yan's mouth.

But the two of them were so far apart, and Yun Yun was afraid of hurting the child so she didn't dare to use her fighting spirit, and ultimately she was a step slower.

"There's an assassin!!!" A sharp child's voice echoed throughout the Xiao family.

The next moment, the entire Xiao family was in an uproar. Dozens of figures spread their fighting spirit wings and flew into the sky. A green light curtain immediately unfolded and covered the entire Xiao family.

Countless people rushed towards the direction where the sound came from. A cloud of fire suddenly appeared in the sky, illuminating the entire Xiao family. Luo Shan flapped her fighting spirit wings and slowly descended.

In the yard, Yun Yun covered Xiao Yan's mouth and looked at the figures surrounding her from all directions, her face ashen.

A day of ten thousand words.
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(End of this chapter)