Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 109 The Sick Tiger Gets Up
In Qingyuan County, the flood left the area devastated. Ordinary people were still sad and angry, but immortal cultivators and some powerful warriors frequently appeared on both sides of the Qingyuan River.

This flood caused the Qingyuan River to run wild. Although it brought huge losses to Qingyuan County, many spiritual objects hidden deep in the Qingyuan River and difficult to find were also washed out. In a short period of time, many lucky people have picked up spiritual objects by the river, and some of them are even rare.

It is precisely because of this that many cultivators and warriors have become interested. Being located on the banks of the Qingyuan River and having a geographical advantage, the Taiping Sect will naturally not miss this opportunity. Under the leadership of the two old men, Black and White, almost all of the Taiping Sect's treasure hunting team went out to search for various spiritual objects in the Qingyuan River.

During the flood, they were able to initially refine the skins of the turtle and snake monsters. With the help of the power of the skins, they transformed themselves into turtles and snakes. They could walk freely in the still turbulent Qingyuan River, without fear of most dangers, which gave them an advantage over many cultivators.

The only drawback is that frequently using the power of the turtle and snake monsters consumes a lot of their own energy. Although they have used the blood refining method to sacrifice the monster skins into something similar to a blood-refined magic weapon, it is still not as easy to activate as a real cultivator.

In addition, if the power of the demon skin is to be maintained or even increased for a long time, it requires a large amount of blood and qi nourishment. The more frequently it is activated, the greater the demand for blood and qi. This is also the true effect of the Blood Flame Technique and the Blood Evil True Flame. The blood and qi they extract are important resources for nourishing the demon skin.

Once it loses the nourishment of blood and energy, it won't take long for a demon skin to be destroyed. Some ferocious demon skins may even retaliate and suck the host dry.

"Hey, it seems I'm lucky."

Riding the wind, at a certain moment, Jiang Chen discovered something. It was a huge clam shell that was washed ashore by the flood and stuck in the mud.

"The Yingshui Shell is a first-level spiritual creature. The pearls it produces are a very good medicinal material that can be used to refine health-enhancing pills. It is quite popular among immortal cultivators."

With his thoughts turning, Jiang Chen temporarily sealed the Yingshui Shell and put it into his storage bag.

After confirming that nothing was missed, Jiang Chen took off again.

At the same time, in Qinghe County, relief work for the victims has already begun. Although Qinghe County was not directly impacted by the flood due to its high terrain, many villages under its jurisdiction were affected. The most serious ones were even directly destroyed, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced.

In order to solve the livelihood problems of these people, under the organization of Taiping Sect, the guilds formed by various families distributed a large amount of relief food on the one hand, and on the other hand, used work instead of relief to rebuild Qinghe County, so that the young and strong people could have something to do as much as possible and reduce the occurrence of chaos.

Under such circumstances, although Qinghe County was severely affected by the disaster, the overall situation was relatively stable. Of course, the whole process was not smooth sailing. Some mobs saw opportunities in the chaos and wanted to gain more. There were also guild members who felt that their contributions were too much and the losses were too great, so they made secret moves. However, these people eventually disappeared.

In the county town, at the Cao family mansion, Cao Jinfu walked into the backyard with a gloomy face.

"Did you do anything about the Li family? Did you know that the Li family and our Cao family are related by marriage?"

Looking at Cao Banshan, who was sitting there drinking tea and watching fish with a leisurely look, Cao Jinfu felt a burning anger in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Cao Banshan's expression did not change at all.

"The Li family sold inferior grain as high-quality grain, secretly sold it at high prices, and even took the opportunity to seize land. This is a violation of the rules."

After looking at his father, Cao Banshan gave an explanation, but Cao Jinfu didn't buy it. In the year of disaster, these were just routine operations. Disasters often make the poor poorer and the rich richer. Otherwise, how did those powerful families get their land?

"The Li family did make mistakes and broke the rules, but there's no need to be so drastic and exterminate their entire clan!"

"You should know that the Li family and we are in-laws. How will outsiders view our Cao family if you act like this? Who will dare to associate with us?" Pacing back and forth, Cao Jinfu vented his dissatisfaction.

Hearing this, Cao Banshan finally raised his head.

"It's precisely because we're in-laws that I'm leaving no stone unturned this time. This disaster relief mission was assigned by the Sect Master himself, so you can imagine how important it is to me. If I don't do it well, my future in the Taiping Sect will most likely be ruined. The Sect Master won't want a useless person."

"Under such circumstances, I will destroy anyone who stands in my way. Since the Li family dares to break the rules, I will use their blood as a warning to others."

"As for what outsiders think of me? Do I need to care? I only care about what the Sect Master thinks of me."

It was as if a sick tiger got up from its bed. At this moment, a ferocious tiger power burst out from Cao Banshan's body. A sick tiger is still a tiger, and tigers eat people.

Hearing this and looking at Cao Banshan like this, Cao Jinfu suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of strangeness and was stunned and speechless.

Looking at Cao Jinfu who was so distraught, Cao Banshan couldn't help but feel a little bit of pity.

"Father, you are old now. You should rest well at home from now on."

"By the way, Xiaolu is pregnant. I think you will be able to hold your grandson soon."

With a sigh and leaving a few words, Cao Banshan walked out. In troubled times, severe punishments must be used. At this juncture, he would never show any mercy.

While the Taiping Sect was busy providing relief to the victims, the county government remained quiet. Ever since his last attempt to collect snow disaster taxes failed and earned him a lot of criticism, the county magistrate Liao Yonghuai has remained quiet.

In the secret room at the back of the county government office, Liao Yonghuai sat cross-legged among gold and silver, facing the enshrined golden toad, practicing silently. Wisps of strange air flowed out of the golden toad's mouth and were slowly absorbed by him.

At a certain moment, when his practice was complete, Liao Yonghuai opened his eyes.

"The previous snow disaster tax did bring me a lot of benefits. It seems that letting the Taiping Sect pretend to be good people is indeed a good choice."

Feeling the changes in himself, Liao Yonghuai showed a hint of satisfaction on his face.

Although it seemed that he did nothing, he actually knew the situation in Qinghe County very well. The reason why he allowed the Taiping Sect to act was, firstly, that he did not want to expose his own strength so quickly, and secondly, it was profitable for him to let it go appropriately.

"The Qingyuan River's water veins are running wild, and it has swept up many spiritual objects. Some people even say that traces of Yuanling fruit trees have been found in the Qinghe County basin..."

After finishing his practice, thinking about some of the news he had received during this period, Liao Yonghuai couldn't help but reveal a hint of greed on his big face. He also longed for these spiritual objects, especially the Yuanling Fruit Tree. Although he knew that this news was most likely a rumor, he couldn't stop the greed in his heart.

(End of this chapter)