Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 207 Going to Xuanwei Again
Duan Anle did not do the job of helping the Xue family transport people for too long. As soon as he returned to the sect, before he had time to rest, he was assigned another task by Pei Yi, the elder who was in charge of the sect and was responsible for passing on skills.

He Muxian, the abbot of Aries Temple and a member of the clan of the old sect leader, has passed away. As the only disciple of the sect leader still in the sect, Duan Anle needs to go to Aries Temple to pay his respects and to examine whether the next abbot chosen by He Muxian during his lifetime is suitable.

It is said that it was decided by He Muxian during his lifetime, but the position of the master of Aries Temple, like that of Chongming City, must be held by a relative of the current head of the sect.

He Muxian had been holding the position for so many years because the head of Kangda was too lazy to take care of the matter before.

But among the remaining members of the He family, there is no one with his seniority, so it makes no sense for him to be the abbot of the temple.

Therefore, even if He Muxian was reluctant to give up the position of the temple master that had been passed down in the He family for several generations, he should still hand it over.

It just so happened that the Pingrong Kang family's minor clan had been quite resentful because the position of Chongming City Lord fell to Kang Dahou, who was from the major clan. Kang Dabao simply asked the minor clan to nominate someone to take the position of the temple master.

As one of the only two immortals in the Pingrong Kang family, Kang Rongquan naturally had to show up. He also temporarily stopped the work in the spiritual field and went with Duan Anle.

Kang Rongquan will be twelve years old this year. He has been practicing Qi training for six years and has reached the peak of the third level. This speed is not much slower than Jiang Qing back then.

Apart from the fact that the financial situation of the Chongming Sect is much more abundant now than in the past, Kang Rongquan's three spiritual roots are indeed something that other fellow disciples envy.

Not only is the cultivation of this little fat boy improving day by day, but he is also making great progress along with Master Yu Jia.

If Zhou Yixiu's decision to marry his daughter to Kang Rongquan was a joke, now that his disciple Master Jia's attainments are improving day by day, Zhou Yixiu has really started to consider whether he should marry Zhou Xinran to this little fat boy.

The descendant of the headmaster, the disciple of the elder, the third spiritual root, the farming master.
Objectively speaking, Kang Rongquan is really a good candidate to be a son-in-law. Once he is older, we can start to take care of this matter.

Kang Rongquan didn't know all these things at the moment. He was a little excited as he hadn't been out of the sect for a long time. He was riding a wild bull and "galloping". It was only when Duan Anle stepped forward and grabbed the bull's nose ring that Kang Rongquan was stopped.

Seeing Duan Anle's serious expression, Kang Rongquan realized his mistake. He smiled awkwardly, got off the wild ox, turned around and looked at the gray falcon on Duan Anle's shoulder, with some envy in his big eyes.

"The beast master is more majestic than the farming master." This gray falcon was carefully selected by He Dezong back then. It is very magical and Kang Rongquan really likes it.

But on weekdays, no one except Duan Anle can get close to it. The Gray Falcon will only let Kang Rongquan's chubby, short and thick little hands touch its feathers after Duan Anle teaches it skills.

Just a gray falcon was enough to make Kang Rongquan envious. Duan Anle brought more than one spirit beast with him this time. He also brought a golden-haired old donkey as a mount.

Han Yundao returned from Chongming Market some time ago. In addition to bringing back a lot of popular snacks from the market for his fellow junior brothers and sisters, he also brought back a bottle of elixir for Lao Lu.

The pill was burnt black in appearance and tasted strange, so the younger generation would not eat it. The old donkey was not picky about food, and after ten days or half a month, he ate it all up, and then slept for seven days before waking up.

After waking up, not only did the old donkey's hair become brighter and more golden, his cultivation level also improved significantly, and he even figured out a strange skill of breathing fire.

If calculated according to the realm of the Qigong cultivator, the old donkey before taking the pill might have only been at the fourth level of Qigong. After waking up from the pill, the old donkey had already reached the fifth or even sixth level of Qigong.

Even Ye Zhengwen was amazed after hearing about this incident. After all, he was already the most accomplished cultivator in the Chongming Sect in terms of spiritual insight.

But even if it was him, after checking the pills obtained by Han Yundao and Pei Que, he couldn't tell the whole story.

All I can be sure of is that the elixir is harmless and can be eaten by large animals that cannot die. You can let Old Donkey have a try.

Regardless of the process, the golden-haired old donkey now looks much stronger than before after waking up. Duan Anle can ride such a mount when he goes out, which shows that he is a trustworthy person in the eyes of the master.

After the two men arrived at the Aries Temple, there was nothing important to do. All the ceremonies had been prepared. They just met with the nearby mortal nobles for a while, and then served as the main priests at He Muxian's funeral.

Kang Rongquan was not very interested in the new Aries Temple master who was from the same clan.

After listening to the other party's affectionate words, the little fat boy felt his ears itchy. After the funeral, he hurriedly pulled Duan Anle away from the cemetery.

Kang Rongquan asked the latter to take him back to the courtyard where the big locust tree was discovered, and he strolled around the area with interest.

Now, the big locust tree is growing well under the care of Zhou Yixiu and Kang Rongquan, and has become an important source of income for the Chongming Sect.

Therefore, Kang Rongquan wanted to continue trying his luck. If he could find one or two more spiritual plants, even if they were not as high-grade as the big locust tree he had found before, he could still show off in front of many elders.

The fact turned out to be just as Duan Anle had expected. Kang Rongquan was busy but still got nothing.

The little fat guy seemed to have forgotten that it was Zhou Yixiu who brought him to transplant the big locust tree. Even if there were some spiritual plants here that were overlooked by Duan Anle and Han Yundao, based on Zhou Yixiu's experience, they would not be missed.

The well next to the big locust tree was also sealed tightly by He Muxian and his men before his death, and it has never been opened again. The yard was swept very clean, and there was no sign of the blood that had once been all over the ground.

I guess not many people still remember that the remains of twelve young girls were once hidden in the well in the corner of the yard.

This place no longer has the gloomy atmosphere of the past. Feeling the scorching sun hitting my body, even Duan Anle, who was used to helping the weak and the poor, seemed to have forgotten him.

The new abbot was not left behind by Kang Rongquan for too long, and he personally brought people with tea sets and snacks to wait outside the courtyard.

He did hear from Master Kang that he asked little Wu Meng to warn people about the incident of the female ghost haunting the Aries Temple.

Although He Muxian had no hope of becoming an immortal due to his lack of spiritual roots, he had made considerable achievements in practicing Taoist Boy's Kung Fu. In theory, he could live another 17 or 18 years without any problem.

If he had not been possessed by that female ghost and suffered physical and mental trauma, he would not have died so early.

The new abbot learned his lesson. Xiao Wu Meng, who was delivering the message for the headmaster, said that if the same dirty thing dared to happen again in the Aries Temple, he would be beaten to death on the spot in the hall of the temple where the ancestors of all generations were enshrined.

The new abbot just thought of this and trembled with fear. He saw Kang Rongquan and Duan Anle, who looked uninterested, coming out together, and hurried to greet them.

"The two immortal masters must be a little tired, please have some coarse tea."

Duan Anle thanked him, took the tea and drank it without any change in expression. Kang Rongquan's taste had been spoiled by the magical tea grown by Zhou Yixiu. He immediately frowned and put the teacup back on the tea tray.

"Huh?" Kang Rongquan saw a snow-white jade sceptre the size of a baby's finger placed on the tea tray, emitting a faint spiritual aura, as if it was placed there for decoration.

The little fat boy suddenly remembered that the last time he met his great-uncle, Master Kang seemed to have a similar jade sceptre hanging around his waist!

"Where did this come from?" Kang Rongquan put the jade sceptre in his hand without hesitation and asked curiously.

"Master, I don't know either, but an old Taoist priest told me that this set of tea sets was given by Patriarch Zhang when he founded Baiyang Temple. It should be nearly two hundred years old."

"Oh, then this thing belongs to me. I'll exchange it with you for a spirit stone." The new temple master didn't dare to ask for the immortal master's spirit stone, so he naturally declined. Only after he could no longer refuse, he happily put the spirit stone away.

Duan Anle watched from the side and shook his head slightly. This master's clan was indeed lacking in foundation. It was unexpected that such a person could be publicly selected to be the abbot of Aries Temple. He hoped that there would not be any trouble in the future.

After getting the jade sceptre, Kang Rongquan was no longer in the mood to say anything to his fellow tribesman. He pulled Duan Anle to Chongming Market to look for Kang Dabao, but was stopped by the latter.

"Don't worry, Junior Brother. Master should not be in Chongming Market at this time."

"Brother, do you know where my great-uncle has gone?"

"Something happened at the Blue Silver Mine. He went to Tanggu County to look for the Iron County Lord."

————Tanggu County
Duan Anle actually didn't know what exactly Master Kang was going to do in Tanggu County.

It is true that several mines in the Blue Silver Mine were attacked by monsters, but thanks to Kuai En's efficient work, when Master Kang arrived, the Kuai family had already taken care of most of the problems with several hired monks.

Ever since the younger sister of the Kuai family married into the Chongming Sect, Kuai En became more confident in doing things and even dared to recruit four or five sons-in-law from the wandering cultivators to work for him.

The Kuai family had good luck in recent years, and they had found three more immortal seedlings, which made even the head of the Kang family a little envious. I thought that when they grew up, they would be able to help Kuai En guard the sacred land of Dantong Cliff.

Kang Dabao did not stay in the Kuai family for too long. Even when he stayed, he went to ask Kuai En for advice on how to practice the "Changxi Jue". This disappointed the two girls who almost had a good time with Master Kang last time.

It is strange to say that Kang Dabao had asked Taoist Heilu to look at this martial art. However, the latter, who had the best talent in Yunjiaozhou, could not practice it well. Of course, the people in Chongming Sect could not practice it well either.

But it is quite puzzling that Kuai En, with such poor aptitude, is still able to practice quite smoothly.

But it was all in vain for Master Kang to ask for advice. If it weren't for the fact that Kuai En looked like he was about to cry, Kang Dabao would have really suspected that he had been deceived by this rough man.

Since there was no benefit, Master Kang did not stay in the Kuai family for long, but came to the official temple in Tanggu County to visit Tie Xishan and reminisce about the past.

After enjoying the feast of female musicians arranged by Tiexishan, they rode on the black-blooded horse for another two days before arriving outside Xuanwei City.

He came here because he had a letter to send to Buse on behalf of Tiexishui. Even if you search all over Yunjiaozhou, you won't find many Qigong cultivators like Master Kang who dare to delay the tasks entrusted by the foundation-building cultivators for so long.

It's not that Kang Dabao is very brave, but Tie Xishui said that there was no rush for this matter and he could go there when he was free. The head of Kang Da really couldn't spare the time, so it was delayed until now.

"Please come in, County Lieutenant Kang!" Ever since Xuanwei City changed its owner, the armored monks guarding the city gate have become more powerful than before. Ordinary gatekeepers are all at the seventh level of Qi training, and their cultivation is only slightly inferior to that of Sect Leader Kang.

The title of Xianchao official was not completely useless. At least there was no need to queue up to enter the city, and no entrance fee was charged. Not only did the gatekeeper greet him in a friendly manner, but even the officials on duty on the city walls came down to greet him.

"I am Gun Qiushou, honored to be the Guancheng of Xicheng, Xuanwei. I have long heard of the great name of County Magistrate Kang."

"It turns out that it was Guan Cheng who came in person. May I ask Guan Cheng, Sima Gun and Gong Lu Shi?"

"You two lords are my second cousins." Guan Cheng paused and said with a smile, "I am also the son-in-law of the Fei family. I wonder what important matter has brought you to Xuanwei City. If you have time, you can come upstairs and talk."

"That's what I wish for." Kang Dabao thought to himself, he turned out to be his brother-in-law.

This was the first time in my life that I had seen a noble family member who was so kind to others. Tie Xishui's letter was so late, so it didn't matter if he took a little longer. The head of the Kang family couldn't think of a reason to refuse, so he agreed.

Gun Qiushou laughed and held Kang Dabao's arm, climbed up the stairs, passed two layers of guards, and finally entered a spacious attic.

He had been to Xuanwei City quite a few times, but this was his first time to go up to the city gate tower. This made the country bumpkin Kang Dazhang look a little curious.

"Wow, the decoration is so luxurious that even the restaurants in Linghe Market are not as good as this one."

The host and the guests sat down, and a group of coolly dressed maids brought two cups of hot wine, eight plates of spiritual fruits, and sixteen kinds of preserved fruit snacks. All of them were full of spiritual energy and were not ordinary items. With the limited knowledge of the head of Kangda, he could not name many of them.

The four most beautiful maids stayed behind, bent down skillfully and began to massage the feet and backs of the two men. Their techniques were sophisticated, obviously inherited from a family.

Kang Dabao felt relaxed all over from the massage, but he still tried to stay calm and straighten his body, not daring to make a fool of himself by making a sound.

"My elders at home are pushing me hard this time, so I didn't bring any of the useful ladies with me. I only have these clumsy girls around me, and they are neglecting me."

Gun Qiushou bowed and apologized with a sincere expression, which did not sound humble, but it made Kang Dabao even more envious.

"Brother Gun, what you said is wrong. You and I are brothers, why do you need to be so polite." Kang Dabao didn't know how he became a good brother, but since polite words didn't require spirit stones, Master Kang was naturally willing to say them.

"Haha, I'm sorry for my words, you should drink this cup completely." Gun Qiushou laughed loudly, picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

But when he put the cup back on the table, the wine jug was automatically filled with the clear and refreshing wine.

Kang Dabao was amazed, "It turns out that in this wealthy family, even ordinary wine vessels have mustard seed formations engraved on them." But then he thought, "Damn, was this grandson pretending to drink just now?"

After a while of toasting, Gunqiushou put down his cup and finally said what he wanted to do today: "I have received the order from the Lord to abandon my family and career and rush to Yunjiao to serve as the king's vanguard. In the future, I will have to take care of you on the battlefield."

Kang Dabao thought to himself, so that's how it is. His battle skills had been completely misrepresented after the battle at Wuxiangmen. The gossipers in the entire Yunjiaozhou had spread rumors about him as if he were the reincarnation of Zhou Yu.

These people are very quick-witted. If someone questions them, they just bring up the matter of him marrying the legitimate daughter of the Fei family, and the questioner will often be speechless.

She is the legitimate daughter of the Fei family, who has always married into the families of nobles. Now she is marrying a mud-footed man. It would be strange if this mud-footed man is not a rare genius.

After defeating the Grass Witch Cult, the arrangement of surrounding three with one hand and attacking the other helped to solidify his reputation as a knowledgeable military officer.

Kang Dabao did not fail to catch two talkative people to ask them. He was also curious. Why were they so kind as to advocate for me, the master, when he did not get any broken spirit seeds for spreading these words?

You don't know until you ask. Once you ask, you'll be shocked. This person actually has a spirit stone.
From then on, Master Kang was so horrified that he dared not investigate again. He could only watch his reputation soar from the direction of Zhou Lang's life to the direction of Sleeping Dragon's rebirth.

He agreed to it without thinking. Anyway, from now on, Master Kang would try to avoid the task of killing enemies in the battlefield.

Gun Qiushou was delighted to see Kang Dabao agree without hesitation.

His Gun family has officials and clerks in various confidential offices of the state court, and they are much more informed than the head of the Kang family. The state court is about to make a big move, and this time it will not end with destroying one or two foundation-building sects.

Gunqiushou didn't emerge from a sea of ​​blood like his fathers. If he really went into battle, he probably wouldn't have any outstanding skills.

This Kang is someone that has caught Lord Bo's eye, how bad can he be? Today is just a table of food, what's the point? If I can establish a good relationship with him, maybe I can benefit from it when I go to the battlefield in the future?
The maid drank so much that her legs became limp, and Kang Dabao then asked for leave on the pretext of meeting his senior.

By this time the sun was setting. Gun Qiushou gave away his wine cup and pretty maid and personally escorted him to the foot of the city wall. Only then did he reluctantly bid farewell to Master Kang.

This courtesy made the wine-drinking head of the Kang clan sigh a little. He had been in this world for so many days and had been looked down upon in the first half of his life. Could it be that he only met good people after his wedding?
He could understand it. Last time, Sima Gun had shown some goodwill towards him, not to mention Gun Shide, who had even given him a gift.

Since both of them acted in this way, most of his nephews and nieces like Gun Qiushou had also received some instructions from him. After all, he was the legitimate son-in-law of the Fei family, so it was not shameful for them to associate with him.

Putting aside these thoughts, Kang Dabao arrived at Bushe's official residence after a short walk. However, after handing over the visiting card, the novice monk guarding the door bluntly said that the master was not in the official residence, but was a guest at Tie Liuyun's house.

Master Kang didn't want to delay any longer. He had a good relationship with Tie Liuyun and it wouldn't be impolite or rash to pay him a visit.

After walking for half an hour, Kang Dabao arrived at Tie Liuyun's new mansion in Xuanwei City. The original owner of this mansion was a close descendant of the Niu family, and the land area was even larger than that of Master Qi's house.

After handing over the visiting card, another nephew of Tie Liuyun came out to greet him. He had a leopard head and round eyes, and was not good at speaking.

Without giving his name, Kang Dabao followed him for a while, passing through several pavilions and towers, before he saw Tie Liuyun in person.

"Dabao is here. I heard that you are here to see Bu Se? Unfortunately, he just left an incense stick ago and went back to his official residence." Tie Liuyun invited Kang Dabao to take a seat. At this time, he took off his armor, had a smile on his face, and was wearing a brocade robe, looking like a rich man.

"Hey, it's just a waste of time." Master Kang almost sighed after hearing this, but he didn't want to just leave since he had just arrived, so he chatted with Tie Liuyun for a while.

"But after you entered the city, did you stay at that boy Gunqiushou's place for a while?"

"Commander Tie knows all this."

"My lord recently asked me to rebuild the Yunjiaozhou Demon-Suppression Bureau. There are several major and minor events in Xuanwei City that can be hidden from my eyes, not to mention that you never wanted to hide them at all." Speaking of the new job, Tie Liuyun was even more beaming.

After all, apart from followers like Fei Nanying who followed Kuang Liuting from the capital to Yunjiaozhou, there is no one else among the local foundation-building cultivators who are loyal to the provincial court who can compete with him.

He continued, "The Gun family is just an inconspicuous family name in the capital, with low family status and not worthy of being on the stage. It is the Gun Shilu family that is not stingy and desperately wants to establish a relationship with the Fei family's Sheshan Hall. You should not get too involved with them, and you must protect your identity as the legitimate son-in-law of the Fei family."

"Thank you for the reminder, Commander." Kang Dabao agreed verbally, but he was complaining in his heart, you, Tie Liuyun, are a native of a border state, but you are so arrogant after you climbed up to Kuang Liuting, you even look down on the wealthy families in the capital.

After Taizu of the Immortal Dynasty unified the world, he divided the immortal families into six grades, namely, famous families, prominent families, wealthy families, powerful families, good surnames, and humble families.

Characters like the Dingnan Niu family, which has dominated Yunjiaozhou for a hundred years, can only be called Liang surnames at best. They are just Liang surnames in a border state, and cannot be compared with the capital's wealthy families like the Gun family.

As for the Tie family commanded by Commander Tie, before Tie Xishui established their foundation, they didn't even have a multiple foundation. They might not even be considered a poor family in the border states. They can only be described as a rustic family that cannot enter a certain rank.

"How big a pie did Kuang Liuting paint for this guy?" Kang Dabao was a little surprised. Tie Liuyun was known as a high-ranking official of the Immortal Dynasty in the nearby states over the years for his hard work and down-to-earth attitude. How come he was so frivolous today?

It’s expanded!

"Haha, I won't keep you any longer. The matter of the spirit stone mine has been settled. There will be news in a few days, and I will talk to Fellow Daoist Heilu then." A sound transmission note shot into Tie Liuyun's hand. Tie Liuyun's face lit up and he served tea to see the guest off.

Kang Dabao politely excused himself and went out to see a group of female musicians entering the main gate of the Tie Mansion. Kang Dabao stood at the entrance of the Tie Mansion and was a little surprised to see this scene. No wonder it was already time for dinner, but they didn't even care about a hot meal.

"That's a group of female musicians that Commander Tie bought from the Yuanyang Hall in Fengzhou at a high price a few days ago," a middle-aged monk in a brocade robe said with a bow, "Brother, how are you?"

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