Cultivation begins with separation.

Chapter 153 Arms Trading
Shenmu Lin.

Yi Fu lowered his head, feeling a little uneasy.

Because the person sitting at the top of the table in the hall was Dongfanghong.

Sitting next to Dongfanghong was the head of the Yi family, Yi Shouxian, who was already thirty years old.

On the table next to Yi Shouxian, there was a four-legged white snake the size of an arm and about half a meter long. It was sleeping soundly with its belly facing up. A blue bird with green feathers and the size of a hen was resting its head on the belly of the white snake and was also sleeping soundly.

On both sides of the hall, there were four men and two women sitting, three of whom were cultivators.

These six people, who followed the surname Dongfanghong, were the children left behind by Yi Mo.

“Be virtuous and easy to be blessed.

It's been ten years, and you actually kept it a secret from me for ten years.

Does Yi Dong want to change his partner? Go and tell him. As long as he says the word, I will agree immediately.

Let him become a Taoist couple with that alien race."

Yi Shouxian opened his mouth, looking shocked.

Although he is the head of the Yi family, most of the family's affairs related to cultivators are led by some Jindan cultivators such as Yi Fu and Yi De.

Whenever these people have any important matters, they usually ask Yi Dong.

To be honest, Yi Shouxian felt that although he was nominally the head of the Yi family, he could actually only take care of the miscellaneous matters on Zijin Mountain.

After realizing this, Yi Shouxian rarely handled affairs in Zijin Mountain, and often lingered in the entertainment places in Jinshan City.

It can be said that the contribution that Yi Shouxian brought to the Yi family after becoming the head of the family was that he gave birth to a large number of illegitimate children with no qualifications or a few with limited spiritual root qualifications.

He was called to Shenmulin by Dongfanghong and had no idea what was going on.

Hearing Dongfang Hong's words, he was stunned, because he only now realized that his grandfather, whom he had no impression of, actually had an alien as his Taoist partner.

Dongfanghong saw Yi Shouxian's expression and knew what was going on, so she looked at Yi Fu.

"Yi Fu, can you tell me what's going on?"

Dongfang Wen, who was sitting on one side of the hall, urged curiously:

"Grandpa Fu, why don't you tell me what's going on?"

Yi Fu glanced at Dongfang Wen. He did not dare to neglect these six people who were not included in the family tree and were excluded from the Yi family. After nodding to Dongfang Wen, he began to talk about the emergence of the Star Clan.

Of course, before coming, Yi Fu racked his brains and made up a story for Dongfanghong and others in his mind.

But before he could finish the beginning of his story, Dongfanghong interrupted him.

"You're going to lie to me again?

I don't believe you when you say Yi Dong went to the battlefield and was rescued by that woman from the Star Tribe when he was in danger. Do you think this is the first day I met Yi Dong?
If I'm not mistaken, after Yi Dong went underground, during the war, not only did he not go near the battlefield, he even rarely left the pagoda, right?

Yi Fu, I know you are loyal to Yi Dong, but if you continue like this, I will not be polite to you.

Besides, you are not the only member of the Yi family who can travel back and forth underground. Do you think I didn't know the situation before I came to you?"

Yi Fu was a little dissatisfied. He himself didn't know how Yi Dong hooked up with the woman of the Xingmang tribe. What could Dongfang Hong ask the other tribesmen who might not see Yi Dong once in ten years?
In Yi Fu's mind, the only explanation for this matter was that Yi Dong was attracted by her beauty.

As far as Yi Fu knew, the woman from the Star Tribe had lived with Yi Dong for many years and they had a very close relationship.

Among all the people Yi Fu had met, the only one who could compare with the Xingmang woman in appearance was Ao Lingshuang, whom he had met several times in Shenmu Forest and Zijin Mountain.

Of course, Yi Fu is not a fool. He will not say bluntly, "Who can you blame if you, Dongfanghong, are not as good-looking as the other person?"

If he said that, there was a high probability that he would be beaten up by Dongfanghong and even his cultivation might be destroyed.

Say.

Even if Yi Dong and Dongfanghong fell out, Yi Fu would not dare to offend Dongfanghong.

Regardless of whether Dongfanghong will be Yi Dong’s Taoist partner in the future, she is still the mother of Yi Jun and the other three.

Seeing that Dongfang was about to get angry, Yi Fu could only tell her some news he had heard from others.

At last,
"You also know the situation of the mountain master. He lives in the research room all year round, or in the pagoda. Not to mention other tribesmen, even I can't see the mountain master casually."

Dongfanghong listened and nodded slightly. She also knew Yi Dong's situation.

When they were at Zijin Mountain, the tribesmen were forbidden from even approaching the top of the mountain.

It can be said that there are basically no living things around Yi Dong except for the puppets.

I'm afraid Yi Fu doesn't know much about Yi Dong's affairs.

Seeing Dongfanghong thinking, Yi Fu couldn't help but say:

"Madam, have you forgotten?
The laws of the Immortal Kingdom do not recognize inter-racial Taoist couples."

Dongfanghong glanced at Yi Fu. Whether he admitted it or not was not the point. Yi Dong had always been mixed up with that alien race without knowing it. What if Yi Dong's cold heart was warmed up by the other party? How would he gain a foothold in the Yi family in the future?
That being said, it is impossible to leave the Yi family.

Dongfanghong discovered that after becoming a Dao foundation-builder, it took him a lot of time to deduce the various knowledge involved in the foundation-building techniques, and every time he understood a little bit, it took him a lot of time.

It is conceivable that if I rely on myself, even if I have no shortage of resources, I can only become a Heavenly Dao Golden Elixir at best.

Dongfanghong has laid such a solid foundation, so how could he be willing to deviate from the right path at the Jindan realm?

She still needs Yi Dong's help on her path of cultivation.

Yi Dong gave her a Great Awakening Puppet that year.

Although the Great Awakening puppet Yi Dong named "No. 1" often looked at him with an extremely harsh gaze and occasionally said something hurtful that made him angry, No. 1's ability and understanding were always recognized by Dongfanghong.

Number One is not Jin Xiu, but he can provide some insights into many of Jin Xiu’s difficult problems, especially in the areas of calculation and energy change, where he has far surpassed himself.

Sometimes, Dongfanghong wished he could install No. 1’s brain in himself.

Dongfanghong didn't want Yidong to give him more Dajue puppets. Even if those Dajue puppets were not very obedient, as long as there were enough of them, even if they were arranged to work for him in shifts, they could still do a lot of things.

Unfortunately, No. 1 has made it clear that if Dongfanghong looks for other Dajue puppets, she will leave her.

After Dongfanghong's secret observation, she found that the Great Awakening Puppets made by Yi Dong later were still different from the two Great Awakening Puppets No. 1 and No. 2 that were made first. This gap was not even a matter of time.

Just like No. 2, she is now the true controller of the Ten Insect Territory. Zhao Xianzong, the cousin sponsored by Yi Qing, has graduated from the Intermediate Taoist Academy and went to the Ten Insect Territory to help guard it.

In fact, the control of the formation of the Ten Directions Insect Domain is in the hands of No. 2, and all the Great Awakening Puppets in the Ten Directions Insect Domain also listen to No. 2. Zhao Xianzong is just a scoundrel.

Obviously, the two awakened puppets, No. 1 and No. 2, are special, and their tempers are the worst among the puppets.

So Dongfanghong didn't dare to really offend No. 1.

If I leave Yidong, apart from anything else, No. 1, who has some character flaws, will probably leave me.

Dongfanghong looked at Yi Fu and wanted to ask Yi Fu to notify Yi Dong to come back.

But considering that Yi Dong hasn't come back for thirty years, it is obviously not so easy for him to come back.

"Since he won't come back, I'll go to the Falling Star Sea."

Since No. 2 can master the formation of the Ten Directions Insect Domain.

Number One can naturally also protect Shenmulin. Dongfanghong even believes that Number One can protect Shenmulin better than himself.

"By the way, Madam, I have to remind you that Zhu Maorong has recently returned to the surface. Over the years, our Yi family has basically torn our relationship with the Zhu family, so we have to be on guard against him. Even if he doesn't attack our spiritual land, he may still cause some damage.

Because the other party brought many underground creatures back to Pingyuan County."

"There's no rush. I need to go underground."

"Grandma, I'm going too."

"Me too."

Yi Mo's two sons and one daughter who had the aptitude to practice cultivation spoke up immediately.

Dongfanghong frowned, she knew that Yi Dong didn't like Yi Mo's children.

However, seeing the grandchildren who grew up with me looking at me expectantly, I couldn't bear to refuse.

Bubble Island.

“Alas, biological research has wasted a lot of my time and resources with little reward.

It's time to return to the study of Immortal Gold."

Thinking of this, Yi Dong couldn't help but think of the Dark Sky Clan.

"Recently, those Crows haven't been behaving well. We need to raise the price again to wake them up."

Yi Dong naturally knew why the Dark Sky Clan was not honest.

Because the prices of the various magical instruments and flying boats he sold to the Dark Sky Clan kept rising, while the prices of the various materials he purchased kept falling.

The Dark Sky Clan was forced to the point that they even hinted at reporting the matter of their transaction with them to the militia marshal Zhu Maorong.

But Yi Dong did not take Zhu Maorong seriously.

The magical instruments, magic treasures, and flying boats of the Dark Sky Clan were all made by the Great Awakening Puppet, and the object of the transaction was not the Dark Sky Clan itself, but an underground race that acted as an intermediary.

Some members of the Yi family were involved in the transaction.

Without evidence, what would happen even if Zhu Maorong reported the matter to the War Court?
Even if the War Court arrested those members of the Yi family who participated in the transaction to testify, Yi Dong was not afraid, because he had never had any contact with those members of the Yi family who participated in the transaction.

Even if it was exposed, it was only the private behavior of some members of the Yi family.

Yi Jun and Yi Feng also have connections in the official world, so it is not so easy for Zhu Maorong to throw dirty water on them.

Zhu Maorong probably had some guesses about the arms deal a long time ago.

Ancient cultivation tools were often refined piece by piece, and refining one piece could take ten days, half a month, or even longer.

Throughout Pingyuan County, most of the militia were gathered together by Zhu Maorong to concentrate on producing war equipment.

However, the abilities of those modern cultivators who graduated from intermediate Taoist academies are hard to describe. It would be fine for them to be "masters" among the group of casual cultivators, but it would be a bit difficult for them to quickly mass-produce various magic weapons and flying boats suitable for Jindan Yuanying.

In the entire Pingyuan County, the only family capable of mass-producing various flying boats and magic weapons is the Yi family.

The Dark Sky Clan’s magic weapons and flying boats increased dramatically in a short period of time. Zhu Maorong, who was not a fool, understood what was going on.

The relationship between the Yi family and Zhu Maorong has become irreconcilable.

Because Yi Dong discovered that in the past ten years, the number of Zhu Maorong's clansmen in Pingyuan County has increased sharply. Obviously, they are not here to gain merit, but to establish a clan.

In this situation, Yi Dong wanted to arm the Dark Sky Clan to the teeth and kill Zhu Maorong.

Pingyuan County is too small, and Yi Dong does not want any aristocratic family to compete with his own Yi family.

Of course, one thing is for sure, it is Yidong’s principle to charge a large amount of “conscience tax” when doing business with other ethnic groups.

Although he hoped that the Dark Sky Clan would be more powerful, if the Dark Sky Clan was too poor to afford weapons, Yi Dong would be helpless. After all, he could not break his own principles at will.

(End of this chapter)