Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 180 Chen Ye Reappears
The first meeting of the New Cloud Alliance lasted only half a day before it was over. Tie Liuyun didn't even bother to rest, and went straight to find the headmaster Kang to talk after the meeting.

In order to mine the Lingshi Mine rationally, the initial preparation and investment required are far greater than the investment required for the Blue Silver Mine, so there is no need to be impatient.

Besides, each family still had a lot to argue about, and they all wanted to take more and give less. In front of the bright and shiny spirit stones, few cultivators could maintain the abstinence of saints, and they all looked eager to get something.

Now there are many anxious people at the Lingshi Mine, so Tie Liuyun and Kang Dabao start to work on the mining of the blue silver ore vein.

After all, although the spirit stone vein was an important matter assigned by the state court, Commander Tie did not get a single spirit stone. The blue silver vein in front of him was Tie Liuyun's own business.

"Never harm personal gain for the public good." This is the code of conduct for most officials in the David Dynasty today.

The head of the Kang family was held by the hand by the iron commander to settle the account. The latter spoke in a friendly tone, just like a kind elder.

"Well, even if we calculate the minimum in the early stage, it will still require 12,000 spirit stones. Dabao, your family owns 60%, so that would be 7,200 spirit stones." Tie Liuyun counted on his fingers.

"It actually requires so much." Kang Dabao was a little surprised.

Before he came, he thought he would just sit and wait to collect the money, but he didn't expect that he had to put money in first.

The Chongming Sect has spent a lot of spirit stones over the years. The Chongming Market is still to be built, so there is not much income. Seven thousand two hundred spirit stones is indeed a considerable number.

Master Kang has a lot of good things on him now, such as the Hunyuan Gourd, the Foundation Establishment Pill, and the Flying Sword Suqiu, which are all great treasures that are hard to buy even with spirit stones.

But speaking of these spirit stones, they are really not very useful.

Selling off the belongings? Good things are hard to buy back once they are sold. Kang Dazhang is a hamster. No matter how worn out the bottles and jars he has accumulated are, he is reluctant to part with them.

So he turned to look at the Taoist Black Shoes, who was surprised at first, then stunned for a while, then shook his head helplessly, and only pointed out a few hundred or eight hundred spirit stones: "It's really gone, a lot of it was used up at the exchange meeting."

"Well, this uncle-master is too shabby." Master Kang secretly complained in his heart, wondering what good things Taoist Heilu had found at the exchange meeting.

Tie Liuyun got nothing from the eighty acres of first-grade high-quality spiritual farm that the head of the Huo family used as a bet for the third match. Kang Dabao, who fought hard in the battle, didn't get even a piece of the farmland. All of it was converted into spiritual stones by Taoist Heilu at the exchange meeting and given to others.

"If it's not enough, you can sell some of your shares to me and I'll give you spirit stones in exchange." Tie Liuyun's eyes were shining, not as fierce as before, but a little cunning.

It was hard for Shancai to give up, and after hearing this, Sect Leader Kang naturally opposed it and almost shook his head off.

"This is 2,000 spirit stones. There are 17 mid-grade magic tools and 59 low-grade magic tools in the sect storehouse. That can be converted to about 2,000 spirit stones. There are also four heads."

Under Tie Liuyun's slightly astonished gaze, Kang Dabao finally exchanged the four ghosts of the Liu family that he had hidden in his storage bag for many years for spirit stones.

The reward from the Baisha County Demon-Suppression Bureau has finally been announced today.

"Good boy, I thought that the four ghosts of the Liu family killed Bai Bian and fled to other places in Jingnan. I never thought that they fell into your hands. You are quite skilled!"

Tie Liuyun praised with admiration in his eyes.

There are many bandits and evil cultivators with brutal means. Even though the four ghosts of the Liu family are considered top figures among the independent cultivators, there are countless people in Jingnan Province who are more evil and brutal than them, and the Demon-Snatching Bureau has no time to take care of them.

However, a few guys in the middle stage of Qi training were put on the wanted list of the Demon Hunting Bureau, and a reward of 2,000 spirit stones was offered. Of course, there was a reason for that.

The reason was that the four ghosts of the Liu family harmed someone they shouldn't have harmed. Although that family wasn't very famous, their ancestors had a history with the Tie family. If there wasn't this relationship, how could the four ghosts of the Liu family be on the list of evil cultivators?

After seeing with his own eyes that the four ghosts of the Liu family were killed, Commander Tie felt a little happy in his heart. He could finally give an explanation to that old friend of his.

"So the eldest senior brother went to Jingnan Prefecture to look for the four ghosts of the Liu family!" Jiang Qing took a deep breath after hearing this. He never thought that his head senior brother would have taken such a big risk. He only felt that the Seven Stars Heart-Severing Sword on his back was trembling slightly and was getting red with heat.

Taoist Heilu also showed surprise. It was indeed not easy for Kang Dabao to bring back the heads of the four ghosts of the Liu family alone with his weak cultivation level back then.

At least among the descendants of Hemu Dao today, almost no one has this ability.

"Please don't tell anyone else, Commander." Kang Dabao's cheeks turned slightly red at the praise.

"This is a good opportunity to become famous, you'd better be careful. But there's no need to worry too much. These four villains have no roots. Even if I tell others, no one will come to seek revenge on you." Tie Liuyun agreed without hesitation.

"Well, you promised the Kuai family before that you would buy land from them and you would need another 4,000 spirit stones. What do you think of these 2,400 spirit stones?" Kang Dabao glanced at the Taoist Heilu again, and the latter actually closed his eyes!
Jiang Qing stood up after hearing this. Thanks to his excellent ability in picking up storage bags, this contemporary number one swordsman of the Chongming Sect had a considerable fortune.

Just open a few dozen storage bags and replace the contents inside. As long as you work hard and go to a few markets to sell them, it won't be difficult to make up the money.

"I still have some top-grade magic weapons at home. If we sell them, we can almost make up the sum." Master Kang would not be polite to his own junior brother. He did not say it directly in front of Tie Liuyun, but only used a pretext to coax him, and even pretended to be gritting his teeth, showing how reluctant he was.

"You are such a good housekeeper, and you are so rich!" Tie Liuyun praised. The commander had intended to lend some interest and earn a favor, but Kang Dabao didn't expect him to give him a chance.

Kang Dabao was very upset after hearing this. What was the point of managing the household? Chongming Sect only had a few spirit stones that he had earned through his own hard work.

Among the spirit stones that were taken out, most of them were earned from killing people and stealing treasures over the years.

"As for the spirit stone mine, we haven't yet agreed on how much your family will get, but you have to have 20,000 to 30,000 spirit stones ready. We need to get ready." Tie Liuyun took the spirit stone, scanned it with his Dharma eyes, checked it clearly, and then reminded him.

"Twenty or thirty thousand." Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Kang looked at Taoist Heilius again, but this time the latter turned his head away.

Taoist Heilu and Tie Liuyun still had something to discuss, so Kang Dabao led his two fellow apprentices out and met Tie Xishan, who had been appointed as Tang Guling.

From incorporating the New Yun League to the small matter of appointing Tang Guling, it is not difficult to see that Tie Liuyun has firmly suppressed Huo Bin.

Wolves from other places also come to steal food from the family bowl. This governor should perhaps think carefully about his future affairs.

Tie Xishan, who had been honored as the county magistrate in the previous dynasty, expressed his congratulations, and the four of them went together to find a tavern run by a wandering cultivator in the city. Unexpectedly, they ran into an acquaintance at the door.

"Haha, Brother Shi!"

"Brother Kang, Brother Pei, Brother Yuan, Brother Jiang." He Dezong passed by the door with a few caravan guards. When he heard Kang Dabao calling him, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"It turns out to be Fellow Daoist He." Tie Xishan stepped forward to greet him. He Dezong had been traveling all over the country with his caravan over the years. He was a rare and extravagant figure of the same level in Yunjiaozhou. He had also met him before.

"Unexpectedly, Tie Zhubo is also here." As the nephew who has recently gained the favor of Tie Liuyun, Tie Xishan is still somewhat famous in the outside world. He Dezong, the old man, naturally knows him.

The most taboo thing in this world is to offend someone you shouldn't offend.
"Now you are the Lord of Tie County." The head of Kangda laughed and invited He Dezong and a group of guards into the box.

"Brother Shi, why did you come to Tanggu County?" After leaving those foundation-building activities, Yuan Jin was finally able to speak.

He was an active person. A few days ago, he and the head of Kangda Sect and others acted like good kids in front of the foundation builders. He was so depressed. "Nothing serious, just passing by." He Dezong looked a little unnatural. He wanted to say that he heard on the way that the Huo family was severely humiliated by the Kuai family, so he came to see the excitement of the Huo family.

But he was not familiar with Tie Xishan after all, so it was not appropriate to tell these mocking remarks about the foundation-building clan to outsiders, so he just laughed it off.

"That's good. Stay a few more days and we brothers will have some drinks." As soon as Kang Dabao finished speaking, Yuan Jin brought out a wine jar as tall as his own from the wine cabinet behind him.

"I will accompany you for a drink today. Last time you walked too fast and didn't even have a good drink with me. Don't walk too fast this time."

"Haha, next time, next time, next time I'll come and have a good drink with you, my dear brother." He Dezong seemed to like Yuan Jin's straightforward personality very much, but he explained afterwards: "I really can't stay too long. This batch of goods was commissioned by a foundation-building cultivator, so I can't delay."

As he spoke, He Dezong quickly waved his hand and said, "I can't drink anymore. Please forgive me, brother. I dare not delay the work."

When it comes to foundation-building cultivators, even the smallest matter is a big deal. Everyone is sensible and knows that this wine cannot be persuaded at all.

Since He Dezong couldn't drink, Kang Dabao simply abandoned the wine jar, and instead clapped his hands and called a group of female musicians with ease, and then started chatting with He Dezong about recent developments.

"Oh, nephew Yuanhe has become a true disciple of Puzhou Shishan Sect? Haha, it's really cause for celebration, but it's a pity that he can't drink." Kang Dabao applauded and congratulated after hearing this.

Even Jiang Qing glanced over, feeling slightly surprised.

"It's just luck, but this child has never given me too much worry." He Dezong couldn't hide the smile on his face.

“The Shishan Sect has ten people who have established their foundation. Now fellow Daoist Lin’er has inherited the true teachings and has hope of establishing his foundation.” Tie Xishan also said with a smile.

"Building the foundation is so difficult," He Dezong shook his head slightly and said modestly. He was considered a somewhat famous Qi-cultivating cultivator in Yunjiao Province. Outsiders had been saying that he had hope of building a foundation for 10 to 20 years, but now he still couldn't even get close to it.

I have a deep understanding of the difficulty of building a foundation.

After saying this, he sighed, remembering that the person who was currently worshipped by the He family was over 220 years old and his life span was short, but his rules were very strict.

His temperament has become more and more eccentric, and he has been exploiting the forces under him. As one of them, the He family caravan is naturally having a harder time.

Kang Dabao is lucky. He doesn't have to worry about his clansmen's cultivation. He has such a powerful uncle who is good at foundation-building and he married the legitimate daughter of the Fei family.

He Dezong, who had been accustomed to hearing praise from his elders since childhood, had never thought that there would be a day when he would envy his brother Kang Dabao. It is true that things change over time.

Originally, He Dezong thought that the two families were on equal terms, but subconsciously, the He family was still the priority. Now, the He family's strength may not be able to stand out.

The Fei family and Taoist Heilu, the two backers of the Chongming Sect, have to treat the foundation-building master behind the He family with respect.

He Dezong had other important matters to attend to, so the meal only lasted for half an hour.

Knowing that He Dezong was going to Hancheng and would pass by the blue silver mine of Chongming Sect on the way, Kang Dabao asked He Dezong to find out the scale of the three beast herds if convenient, and the latter agreed immediately.

In addition, there is news about Yue Fern. He Dezong also said that he is looking for her, and it seems that there has been some progress.

"Hong Qin, I am having someone search for him. There will be some clues soon. I will tell you then. But I met Chen Ye outside Tanggu County before, so you need to be careful." He Dezong warned before leaving.

"Chen Ye?" Kang Dabao whispered. The current leader of the Grass Witch Cult was vicious and almost an evil cultivator. Although Kang Dabao had only met him a few times and never made friends with him, he was a little wary of this man's reputation, but he was not afraid.

Because although Chongmingzong had some grudges with Hongqin, Shijia and others, it was reasonable that Chongmingzong had never caused any trouble, and they were just defending themselves. Besides, these people were not necessarily close to Chen Ye, so they had no reason to seek revenge.

Unreasonable? Then the one who should be worried is Chen Ye. Now that the head of Kangda has a backer, who is afraid of whom?

As one of the only two foundation-building forces in Pingrong County today, it is good enough that Chongming Sect did not ask Caowu Sect for spirit stones.

Although he thought so, Kang Dabao was still cautious in his heart. He would avoid old cultivators like Chen Ye, who had no hope in the path of cultivation but still had some good means and a short life span, when he met them in the foundation-building stage.

At this moment, in a teahouse outside the city, Chen Ye was talking to two monks, a man and a woman.

"It's a pity that I couldn't meet Senior Shen this time." The woman who spoke was someone Kang Dabao knew, Chen Ye's female apprentice, Mrs. Chong.

At this moment, she pursed her lips, looking innocent and charming. The male cultivator beside her coaxed her, "Don't worry, Huan'er. Your uncle is busy and can't spare the time for the moment. I will definitely find time to summon you next time."

He turned around and apologized to Chen Ye who was sitting above him: "Senior Chen, I made you come here for nothing."

Chen Ye replied in a deep voice: "It's okay. Senior Shen is the head of Zifeng Valley and is very busy. It's my fault for coming here so suddenly."

Then he turned to the male cultivator and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, I have an old relationship with Governor Huo's family. I will visit the Huo family in the next half month. If Senior Shen is free, please let me know."

"Na Huan'er," the male cultivator named Shen looked at Lady Chong's curvy figure with reluctance in his eyes, and the latter also made a resentful look towards him.

"Fellow Taoist, your Taoism is profound. I would like to ask for your guidance." Chen Ye could see that these two men were in love, but he didn't care and left the teahouse on his own.

As soon as the door was closed, the monk surnamed Shen abandoned his previous gentle and elegant appearance, pulled up Lady Chong's skirt and walked in.

"Hiss, is it true that people said you had an affair with this old man?"

"Oh, dear brother, be gentle, be gentle, what nonsense are you talking about? He is my dear master."

"I don't believe it. I just saw that the way he looked at you was not right. Pah, what a bullshit leader. You are over ninety and still want to build a foundation. You are dreaming. When the time comes, you will definitely beg my uncle like a dog. Haha, dear, tell me whether it is true or not."

"Yes, good brother, please be gentle and have mercy on me."

The lewd music behind him reached the ears of an old monk in Taoist robes outside the teahouse. His eyes remained as firm as iron, without any fluctuation.

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