Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 366 is useless?

"I understand," after listening to the statements of the disciples, Master Kang showed a hint of surprise in his eyes and nodded in response.

He had never thought that by chance, these young people would also know about Gui Xiang's enemy. Seeing the red eyes in front of him, Kang Dabao suppressed his sadness and said, "I have my own plan for this matter. You guys just know it, and you are not allowed to tell others."

As soon as these words came out, the courtyard of Gu Su suddenly became quiet. Several young people had puzzled expressions on their faces, and even the usually steady Duan Anle felt surprised and could not help but show a trace of surprise on his face.

However, Sect Master Kang has always been the most arbitrary and authoritative person in the Chongming Sect, and his word is final. Even several elders of the same generation did not dare to interfere in his arrangements of affairs in the past, let alone the younger disciples like them.

Only Yuan Changsheng, who had been closest to him since childhood, dared to bite the bullet and ask in a low voice: "Uncle, Senior Brother Han..."

This bravery was only met with a perfunctory response from the head of Kangda: "Don't worry about this matter anymore, I will take care of it myself."

Yuan Changsheng was still obsessed with this and was unwilling to listen. Just as he was about to ask again, Duan Anle spoke first, "Disciples will not bother Master anymore. We will go back now."

"Yeah," Kang Dabao responded calmly, and then Duan Anle led a group of fellow disciples out of the master's courtyard.

Master Kang sat alone in the empty courtyard, feeling suddenly empty in his heart.

I don't know how long he sat there alone, until a dead leaf was blown up by the cold wind and fell on his hair. He finally changed his posture, stood up and said, "Guixiang, Guixiang, please don't die too early."

Duan Anle and the others naturally could not see Kang Dabao's disappointment, and they walked in silence all the way from the headmaster's courtyard back to the Chongming Beast Garden headed by Duan Anle.

Yuan Changsheng was the most impatient. As soon as he entered the house, he lost his temper: "What's wrong with Master Uncle today? He finally found the real enemy, how can he remain indifferent? Is he still Master Han, is he still the head of Chongming Sect?!"

Wei Gu is an honest man, and although he was dissatisfied with the reaction of Kang Dazhang, he was still frightened and broke into a cold sweat after hearing these words.

He couldn't help but be afraid, because among the four people present, two were disciples of the master, one was the master's nephew and the only son of the elder.

I'm not even an inner disciple, so there are some things that people say that I just can't bear to hear.

"Changsheng!" Jin Shilun shouted in a low voice. Yuan Changsheng then realized that he had spoken out of turn and immediately bowed to the few people to apologize.

Compared to the reactions of the other three, Duan Anle's expression did not change much. When everyone was at a loss as to how to respond, he spoke slowly, "Dear fellow disciples, don't think too much. Master is Master and he will never change."

Yuan Changsheng thought Duan Anle was just trying to warn him. He was about to explain when he heard Duan Anle say, "I think Master probably already knew about this."

"What?!" Yuan and Wei could hardly hide their surprise, while Jin Shilun nodded in agreement: "Second Senior Brother is right, I think so too."

"If that's the case, why are we still with Guixiang?" Wei Gu couldn't help himself and stopped talking halfway.

Jin Shilun could see that he had reservations, so he added, "Why did Master want to put aside his past grudges with Guixiang and live in peace?"

Duan Anle only pondered for a while before he figured out most of the hidden truth. He said in a low voice, "Master, I'm afraid you're still concerned about Guixiang's relationship with the Yue family in Hancheng."

Yuan Changsheng obviously didn't buy this explanation. He frowned and retorted, "Uncle also has the Yue family behind him. He shouldn't be afraid of the Yue family because of this."

This is a bit difficult to say, but the meaning is simple.

Wei Gu was persuaded by Yuan Changsheng and was about to agree, but he saw Jin Shilun and Duan Anle looking at each other, both with serious expressions.

Duan Anle didn't disagree with Yuan Changsheng's words, he just sighed and said, "I'm afraid that's why Master deliberately kept it secret."

Yuan and Wei looked even more puzzled. Only Jin Shilun figured out what Duan Anle meant and explained on his behalf, "Not at this time."

————Chongming Sect, the Cave of the Foreign Affairs Elder

"Well, this is not a good time to move against Guixiang, you are right." Ye Zhengwen, who had just finished inspecting the local soldiers in Jin County, had a trace of fatigue in his one eye, but after hearing what Master Kang said, he suddenly became energetic.

Before the latter could even open his mouth, he continued:
"In recent years, Lord Bo has focused most of his energy on his own cultivation, Sima Fei has been in seclusion and has not yet completed his elixir, Governor Zhu is unable to independently mediate the conflict between the locals and the guests in the state court, and Tie Liuyun and his ilk are ambitious. Any small incident at this time could cause an uproar."

Kang Dabao sighed, "Yes, although my Bo Yue is a top figure in the Jingji faction, he is not arrogant compared to Zhu Tong. If he were here, the situation in the state court would be much more stable, and he would not do such a reckless thing as starting a war on two fronts.

If Nan'an Bo doesn't intervene, the native and Hakka factions may come to blows in the next year or two. Even if they are lucky, the fight won't be a full-blown one, but there will definitely be some minor fights.

Governor Zhu is a man of some intelligence, but he is not a man of broad mind.

The war in Jingnan Prefecture was at a stalemate, but the Dingzhou camp was reporting victory after victory. How could he bear to be suppressed by Tie Liuyun? He might even resort to some tricks to ruin Dingzhou's affairs.

At this moment, he was hoping that someone in the camp would jump out as a knife, so that he could fight against the local monks headed by the Yue family. We'd better not get involved. Even if we really can't avoid it, this matter can't be caused by my family."

Ye Zhengwen nodded repeatedly and added, "That's right. Even if we have to fight, the arena cannot be set up in my house."

This principle doesn't need to be explained to smart people, but Kang Dabao was still a little worried about it, so he said, "Let's not talk about this for now. When you are free, go and tell the kids. The news can't get out. If the Yue family knows that we know about it, I'm afraid they will make a fuss about it. We can't do that."

"We must not let Qing'er know about this. Otherwise, even if Guixiang hides in Chongming Market and dares not show his head, he will be chopped in half in the street. This incident will definitely happen." Ye Zhengwen continued at the right time.

"Yes, that's true." Master Kang sighed. After Ye Zhengwen came out of seclusion, he could indeed help him do some things.

The latter dared to speak out and point out Kang Dabao's mistakes, and his temperament could be described as steady. With him temporarily in charge of the clan affairs, the head of the Kang Da clan felt more at ease than when Yuan Jin was in charge.

This was due to his pragmatic and cautious nature.

Ye Zhengwen could see it, but he didn't say it out loud at this time. After all, he had already given this advice a lot recently, and it would be more effective if he did it at another time. Having just mentioned this matter, he brought up the matter of inspecting the rural soldiers in Jin County for Kang Dabao:
"The new county lieutenant has trained a hundred men in a very good manner, and his words and deeds are nothing more than seeking credit. But he has only been in office for less than a month, how can he be so capable?!"

Kang Dabao knew that he was flattering the dead Feng Wan, but he had no intention of criticizing him. He just asked softly, "Just tell me whether those 100 men can fight or not. The Baisha County front is waiting to send people over. If we delay for a few more days, Zhu Tong will come directly to our Chongming Sect to issue the order."

Ye Zhengwen did not lie and said directly: "If we really want to withdraw this group of people, we can arrange them. But if we do this, Jin County, which has finally recovered some vitality, will have to be in mourning again."

"Well, it's better for other people to cry than for ourselves. Let's delay it for a day longer." Kang Dabao had no other choice. Although there were no explicit regulations on the vassals under the jurisdiction of Chongming Sect, they were ranked in order in the mind of Sect Leader Kang Da. They would suffer in turn according to their closeness to the emperor.

Those who were related to Chongming Emperor by marriage were naturally the first class, such as the Kuai family and the Shan family;
The second class is the people from the same county who are not weak in strength and have always been close to each other. The Lu family in the past and the Qiaogong Fort today can barely be considered in this category;
The third category is those with decent strength and ambiguous relationships, such as the Yushan Cultivator Association and other local forces in Pingrong County;

The fourth category is those whose strength is unknown and whose relationships are unclear. There are the most such forces in the newly restored Jin County, so they will be the first to suffer the worst.

In addition, there are a number of close forces such as Tang Guming's family, Hongxian He's family, and Hanshan's Four Friends who can help as appropriate at critical moments.

Kang Dabao now only hopes that Tie Liuyun from Dingzhou will stop his fierce attack after suffering the disaster at Xuanyue Gate, so that Zhu Tong, who is in charge of Jingnan Prefecture, can breathe a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, judging from the current situation, it won’t be long before it will be the turn of Chongmingzong to shed blood.

Kang Dabao didn't speak to Ye Zhengwen again and went to find Yuan Jin's cave.

On the way, he only thought to himself: "Send Linglu and the second brother first. He is stubborn and can't be brought back even by eight horses. Whether he can build the foundation successfully or not depends on his own luck."

————Ten days later, the cave of the elder in the weapon room

Yuan Jin was naked, soaking alone in a pool of blood that was only a foot deep. At this moment, sweat broke out on his forehead, his face was black, his pupils were bloodshot, and smoke was coming out of his Baihui.

His facial features were almost condensed into one, showing that his practice had reached a critical point.

I don't know how much time had passed, but suddenly an order was heard in the empty retreat room.

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, and then he kept muttering the command. At the same time, a stream of deep red blood accompanied by a ball of black air swirled in Yuan Jin's broad meridians, generating and breathing with each other.

In just a few breaths, this was repeated dozens of times.

After a short while, the weapon-refining elder of Chongming Sect was sweating profusely and veins popped out. Another moment passed, and Yuan Jin's resolute face became very solemn, and it was obvious that he had been tortured by the pain to a degree that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

"Om! Om! Om!"

The quiet room was rumbled by the three loud Buddhist chants. Yuan Jin closed his eyes again and felt his burning skin gradually cool down and calm down; the surging blood in his body drew out the black energy in his dantian bit by bit, then wrapped it up and dissolved it until it was no longer found.

Then Yuan Jin exhaled another puff of white steam, and when the smoke dissipated, bits of red fell into the already dried dark brown pool of blood, making it look even darker.

Yuan Jin ignored him and took out a piece of talisman paper and tore it into pieces. A burst of clear air cleaned away all the blood and dirt on his body, and he suddenly felt all his meridians were unblocked.

He let out a long sigh, and when he opened his eyes again, the blood color in his eyes had faded. His two black and white eyes were bright and sharp, and it was obvious that he had benefited a lot from this retreat.

This is indeed the case. "Huh, with the essence and blood of the Black-eyed White Ape Mountain Root that my fellow disciples have collected for me in the past year, I can finally suppress this violent demonic energy and try to build my foundation.

Although the "Calming Mantra" that Senior Brother found is not of high quality, it has other magical uses after practicing to perfection. Without the help of this mantra, I would have to spend at least two more years."

Yuan Jin thought of this and took out a pill box from the depths of his storage bag. He carefully opened it and found a pill full of spiritual energy. The color of the pill was like black, and the pill pattern was three turns. Yuan Jin only took a light sniff and felt that his confidence in successfully building his foundation had increased.

"This is a top-grade foundation-building pill, which can increase the probability of forming a pill for cultivators by 50%. It is truly extremely precious. Even the descendants of fake pills may not be lucky enough to get one, but I have been getting it for several years." Yuan Jin couldn't help but feel grateful for the kindness of his senior brother.

Yuan Jin then put the pill away. At this moment, he had made up his mind. After he came out of seclusion, he would make arrangements for his old wife, only son, and apprentice at home. After talking to the head brother, he would go into seclusion to build his foundation.

"If I can achieve the foundation of Taoism with the White Ape Sutra after it has been fully repaired, I will be considered to have just established my foundation, and I should not be considered mediocre among my peers. I also wonder if Xiao Sanzi has found a spiritual weapon that is more suitable for me than the mixed gold rod I got in the Guanshan Cave in the past one or two years."

Yuan Jin was now full of confidence in the foundation-building matter. He straightened his clothes and stepped out, only to see the fat figure of Sect Leader Kang sitting in the yard.

The Second Director was still in the courtyard, and it was impossible for the head of Kangda to act alone, so Yuan Changsheng was spared the mercy and was dragged over to play chess with him for several days.

Yuan Changsheng's handsome face was so frightened that it was full of haggardness. Yuan Jinfu was so distressed that he came to the rescue as soon as he saw it: "Go away, what kind of chess are you playing? Go back and practice, I will play with your uncle."

As if Yuan Changsheng had been pardoned, he ignored all etiquette and ran away.

Yuan Jin was pretending to be serious, thinking about how to lose to Master Kang, but he saw the latter stop smiling, look serious, pull him into the stone room where he had been in seclusion before, take out a sea bowl magic weapon and persuade him, saying:
"This is a bowl of spiritual dew that I got by chance. It will be beneficial to your foundation building. Take it quickly!"

"So it's about building the foundation. No wonder you were so nervous before." It was the first time that Yuan Jin saw Kang Dabao put down his chess game and get down to business. Only after seeing the magic weapon in the latter's hand did he understand.

Yuan Jin didn't know where Kang Dabao found this so-called "spiritual dew" without a name, but he knew that the latter would never harm him. Even if he really brought a bowl of magma, as long as Master Kang said it was okay, Yuan Jin would dare to swallow it raw without hesitation.

Seeing Yuan Jin open his mouth wide and drink the spiritual dew in the bowl, Kang Dabao couldn't help but sweat in his palms and became nervous.

But after a while, Yuan Jin's reaction was beyond the expectations of Master Kang.

“It’s useless?!!”

(End of this chapter)