Changsheng Xiuxian: I can see through everything

Chapter 307: Revisiting the old place (please subscribe)

The head of the Zheng family gave Chen Xuan two bottles of Emperor Liujiang on the spot.

Write a spiritual contract for the Golden Elixir.

As for the Zheng family's assistance to Chen Xuan, it was a gentleman's agreement and was not written in the spiritual contract.

However, with Lu Changsheng and Xuan Lingzi witnessing, Chen Xuan was certain that the Zheng family would not go back on their word.

For a cultivation family, family reputation is very important.

A cultivation family that does not keep its word will not be able to find reliable allies and will find it difficult to develop.

After a delay of more than a month, Chen Xuan took back the corpse-raising gourd and said goodbye to everyone.

The giant monkey looked reluctant to leave.

He seemed quite interested in the corpse-raising gourd in his hand.

Chen Xuan ignored it, put away the corpse-raising gourd, turned around and left Qinghua Sect.

After leaving the mountain gate, he summoned the psychic green snake and flew away on the clouds.

I just returned to the island a few days ago.

Then came the news that the Zheng family's ancestor had achieved the status of Fake Dan Zhenren.

There was an uproar in the Dongshan Islands.

Even if he was a fake Dan Zhenren, he would still attract envious glances.

In the Dongshan Islands, there are hundreds of cultivators who have established their foundation, but not a single one has reached the stage of forming a golden core.

The laws of wealth, companions and land limit the upper limit of monks in Dongshan Islands.

A cultivator's lifespan is closely related to his level of cultivation.

Generally speaking, it takes more than 100 to practice Qi, 300 to build the foundation, and 500 to make the true elixir.

The fake elixir is between the foundation-building stage and the real elixir, and can increase one’s lifespan by one hundred to four hundred years.

Although his strength is only 50% of that of a True Dan, he is able to crush a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

With the quality of the dojo in the Dongshan Islands, the upper limit can be reached once the foundation is built.

After taking the fake elixir, it is reasonable to say that one would seek another place to cultivate health and practice.

But after the Zheng family's ancestor formed the fake elixir, he sat in Mingyang Island openly.

Post to Dongshan Islands to hold the Danjie Ceremony.

All of a sudden, the heads of the foundation-building families in the Dongshan Islands rushed to Mingyang Island.

However, Chen Xuan found an excuse and asked Zhang Haibin to take a gift and go on the trip on his behalf.

He is now a creditor of the Zheng family and is not afraid that the Zheng family will blame him for being rude.

Perhaps, the Zheng family hoped that he would not go.

Otherwise, the head of the Zheng family, who had not yet delivered the Golden Elixir, would feel embarrassed to accept the gift after seeing him.

Chen Xuan was secretly guessing in his heart.

The Zheng family's ancestor held a grand ceremony to form the elixir.

It is very likely that he wanted to make a fortune from it to make up for the loss he suffered to the Zheng family when he made his Dan.

This kind of thing was very common in previous lives.

Moreover, gifts are given willingly.

The recipient of a gift does not owe anyone a favor.

All are happy.

……

A few days later, Chen Xuan took Su Yanping, Zhou Liqi, and Su Zhengming on board the psychic green snake.

Ever since the psychic green snake swallowed more than a dozen second-level sea beasts, it no longer went to the deep sea to look for food, but instead concentrated on refining the essence of the flesh and blood of these sea beasts.

With a full stomach, the psychic green snake has been quite well-behaved these days. It uses its flying skills to ride on the clouds and reaches Lingyun Fairy City in three days.

Chen Xuan has an old residence in Lingyun City, which he has not moved out of for more than ten years, leaving it to his old friend Yu Qingsong to live in.

When he came back at this time, Chen Xuan did not say hello in advance.

But as soon as they entered the city, they were surrounded by law enforcement officers from West City who had received the news.

"Master Chen!"

Everyone was very excited and proud to have been Chen Xuan's subordinate.

It has been twelve years since I last visited Lingyun City, and everything is the same as before, as if nothing has changed.

"Elder Chen!"

Tao Shipeng, a former direct subordinate of the Wanzhushan Tao family, hurried over.

When I returned to the old house, Yu Qingsong was not in the house.

"Master Yu is in Tianxiang Pavilion. I have sent someone and they will be here soon."

Tao Shipeng said attentively.

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Xuan asked Tao Shipeng to send law enforcement officers to escort Su Zhengming and Su Yanping to the Su family in Feiyunling.

He and Zhou Liqi went to the City Lord's Mansion.

Today is not what it used to be.

Chen Xuan's identity and status are completely different from twelve years ago.

At this time, he was already the elder of the Jinyang Sect's Law Enforcement Hall and the master of Wolong Island.

At the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion, the gate was wide open to welcome his arrival.

The city lord Zhou Huaijing personally received Chen Xuan.

"City Lord, has the Liang Kingdom Demon Sect made any moves?"

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Chen Xuan asked.

"It's okay. There are constant small movements, but no big ones."

Zhou Huaijing pondered and said, "I heard that the six major demon sects in Liang State have different opinions. They shouldn't fight for a while."

"That's good."

This is his top priority.

If Song and Liang were to go to war, he would have to prepare early.

"By the way, Chen Xuan, there are rumors in the sect that you made a lot of spirit stones from the new spirit rice seeds, but instead of contributing to the sect, you took advantage of the sect's loopholes and exempted yourself from taxes for ten years."

"Someone has suggested that you pay back ten years of taxes."

Chen Xuan was slightly stunned.

"I exchanged the secret method of cultivating the new spiritual rice for the ten-year tax exemption for Wolong Island. The sect leader personally agreed to it."

After the ten-year tax exemption period expired, Wolong Island's tax increased from 100,000 spirit stones per year to 150,000 spirit stones.

If he were to ask himself honestly, Chen Xuan believed that he was worthy of the Jinyang Sect.

"It's just a test. Someone is jealous of your property and dojo."

Chen Xuan asked curiously, "Does the City Lord know who the other party is?"

"I don't know. But anyone who has his eyes on you is definitely not an ordinary person."

A gleam of light flashed in Zhou Huaijing's eyes.

"Don't worry. As long as I'm here, I don't think they'll dare to act rashly."

Speaking of this, Zhou Huaijing felt a little emotional.

"I am old, and if the younger generation does not step up, the Zhou family will decline."

Chen Xuan remembered that Zhou Huaijing was about 400 years old. A Jindan Zhenren had a lifespan that was over a hundred years longer than a Zhendan Zhenren.

It varies from person to person.

Zhou Huaijing still has more than a hundred years to live.

Among the Zhou family, there are dozens of foundation-building cultivators who must have cultivated a lot of elixir seeds.

However, it is not easy to form a pill.

Not to mention a golden elixir like Zhou Huaijing.

Once Zhou Huaijing dies, and there is no Golden Elixir Master to take over his position, the Zhou family will inevitably decline.

At the very least, the management rights of Lingyun City should be returned to the sect.

This reminded Chen Xuan of the Zheng family's ancestor.

The reason why he fought to the death was because he had lost power in the sect.

Rely on Dan to enhance the status of Zheng family in the sect.

The two chatted for a while.

Zhou Huaijing was quite interested in Chen Xuan's new variety of spiritual rice.

"Tell the Xu family of Wanshouling to send some beekeepers to Lingyun City for service."

"Yes."

Chen Xuan agreed readily.

With him on the scene, Zhou Huaijing could better control the beekeepers of the Xu family, so as to avoid being accused of poaching from the sect.

There are some things that Zhou Huaijing cannot explain too clearly, but Chen Xuan must understand.

It’s just about planting some new varieties of spiritual rice, so there’s no need for the Xu family’s beekeepers.

Before leaving, Chen Xuan left behind a jade slip, which recorded in detail the cultivation process of Yuan Zu's spiritual rice seeds.

……

On the way back, Zhou Liqi happily took Chen Xuan's arm.

"Brother Xuan, I haven't seen you for many years, but you haven't changed!"

When we were almost at the old house, Yu Qingsong came towards us.

Just like before, he casually called Chen Xuan "Brother Xuan" to show off their close relationship to others.

"Master Yu, you are old."

"Really old."

Twelve years have passed. Yu Qingsong's hair has turned much whiter, his skin has become loose, and there are some age spots on his face.

The seventh level of Qi training is the upper limit of one’s cultivation realm in this life.

Chen Xuan inquired about the transaction situation of the Five Poison Sect.

The host and the guest change places.

Nowadays, the Five Poison Sect pays special attention to transactions such as the cultivation of strange insects, the purchase of spiritual rice seeds, and the corpses of poisonous insects.

As a result, Yu Qingsong was treated with great courtesy.

In Tianxiang Pavilion, the Five Poison Sect invested money to rent a little goblin for Yu Qingsong for a long time.

"Remember to settle the accounts promptly and don't let the Five Poison Sect owe too much."

Chen Xuan asked a few questions casually to understand the general situation of the Five Poison Sect, and then stopped asking.

Yu Qingsong is just an ordinary person, doing odd jobs.

If there is a major dispute with the Five Poison Sect, he will have to personally meet with the Sect Master in person.

It wasn't long before I returned to my old home.

The high-ranking members of the sects in Lingyun City came to pay a visit one after another.

Chen Xuan received and returned the gifts one by one.

These secular etiquettes exchanged between each other are also indispensable in the world of cultivation.

Human relationships and worldly wisdom are more important than fighting and killing.

Patriarch Baiyun Fan and Patriarch Wanzhu Tao came in person.

He had worked with these two companies before and had a special relationship with them.

In addition to purchasing some spiritual rice seeds at a preferential price, they also proposed to relocate some of the tribesmen to Wolong Island.

Chen Xuan welcomed this.

A family of cultivators who know each other well and have special skills are naturally much more reliable than independent cultivators from outside.

The two tribes each sent several elders in the late Qi training stage to lead the team, and selected more than twenty family cultivators, young and old, with their families, to follow Chen Xuan back to Wolong Island.

That night, Su Zhengming brought Su Zhengqun and Su Zhengchang back.

Chen Xuan entertained us warmly and the banquet was filled with fine wine and delicious food.

"Brother Xuan, Third Brother and Seventh Brother want the Su family to move to Wolong Island."

Chen Xuan glanced at Su Zhengqun and Su Zhengchang who were staring at him.

"I sincerely welcome the Su family's willingness to relocate to Wolong Island. However, Feiyun Ridge cannot be abandoned lightly. We still need to keep some manpower, after all, it is Yanping's property."

"That's natural."

Seeing that Chen Xuan agreed, Su Zhengqun and Su Zhengchang were so excited that they toasted Chen Xuan repeatedly.

They don't have much time left.

Lao Jiu, who was always looked down upon before, not only became an alchemist, but also established his foundation in one fell swoop and became very successful.

He even found a good son-in-law who, at such a young age, already had a second-class top-grade island dojo, which made them jealous.

I only regret that I didn’t have more daughters so that I could find a rich husband like Chen Xuan.

They were in Feiyun Ridge, relying on the cultivation of rare insects, earning more than 100,000 spirit stones a year, which provided enough support for the one hundred cultivators of the Su family.

However, the spiritual energy of a first-level spiritual mountain is limited, making it difficult to develop further.

Not to mention building a foundation, once you reach the later stages of Qi training, you can feel the lack of spiritual energy.

If the Su family does not find another way, it will be difficult to cultivate a foundation-building cultivator.

A cultivation family without foundation-building cultivators cannot withstand any small storm.

In the eyes of many people, a Qi-training family cannot be called a cultivation family.

They are just a group of low-level monks who gather together out of family affection and keep each other warm.

Chen Xuan just went back to Lingyun City, and when he returned, he was followed by more than a hundred family cultivators.

In addition, there are more than ten thousand mortals.

They are all craftsmen and their families in the secular areas under the jurisdiction of Lingyun City.

Most of them are shipbuilders, blacksmiths and carpenters.

The productivity of the secular world is low, and the technical inheritance of these craftsmen is still mainly oral and visual, so it is not easy to master it.

Chen Xuan presented the cultivation method of Yuan Zuling rice seeds.

Gather some mortal craftsmen and move to Wolong Island.

To Lingyun City Lord Zhou Huaijing, it was a trivial matter.

At this time, all the craftsmen had confused looks in their eyes, spoke in a humble tone, and did not dare to speak loudly.

A few years later, they realized that moving to Wolong Island with their families was the greatest luck in their lives!

Many years later, there are still long-lived old craftsmen who bask in the sun while teaching their apprentices who have passed down their skills to generations beyond their control.

"Back then, just having enough to eat was a blessing. Unlike you, who know only a little bit and yet dare to call yourselves master craftsmen, living in luxury and having cars to drive around, you really lived in a good time!"

(End of this chapter)