Cultivation of Immortality: This is what unorthodox methods are like.

Stab it!

Stab it!

Wu Yong and his friends swam along the bottom of the river, pulling on ribbons that exuded malevolence.

At the bottom of the river, rows of iron pillars rise up, each dozens of meters high.

They pulled the ribbons and walked from top to bottom, letting the evil energy polish the iron pillar.

Then polish from the bottom up.

The ribbon was dragged and polished repeatedly, gradually shrinking until it finally became a thread-like shape, which was considered a success.

One hour...

Three hours...

Six hours...

A strange conch shell sounded, and a fish spirit greeted them.

Wu Yong and the others couldn't wait to swim upwards.

Whoosh!

The river surged, and Wu Yong and his companions waded through the waves, landing where the cliff met the river.

Here is a platform opened up by the monks. Although it is not large, it is winding and follows the Nu River, and can accommodate many people.

Whoosh!

Wu Yong wrung out the water stains from his clothes and plopped down on the ground.

As he watched the rolling rivers, the image of Wang Quan drinking tea resurfaced in his mind.

For a moment, he was stunned and dazed.

call out!

A spell was cast on him, cleaning away the water stains and filth.

Startled, Wu Yong glanced at the other person and grinned when he realized it was one of his earliest followers.

The younger brother came over and pulled out a hand warmer from somewhere.

He opened his mouth and spewed mouthfuls of flames into the hand warmer.

Soon, the hand warmer emitted heat, dispelling the surrounding moisture.

"Boss, we asked the fish spirits today and found out that they were all undergoing demonic refinement by a legitimate cultivator called the Flower-Sprinkling Taoist."

"This Taoist priest who scatters flowers is called Wang Quan. It is said that he has only been practicing magic for a few years."

"Boss, you were once a proper monk yourself. Ask your old friends if anyone recognizes him."

"When the time comes, we'll ask your friend to help us make connections and see if we can get the Flower-Scattering Taoist to keep employing us and let us work for him to refine evil spirits?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yong's head was spinning.

He looked at his younger brother, opened his mouth as if to say something.

As a result, he couldn't utter a single word.

He looked around and saw many of his companions looking at him expectantly: "Boss... could you ask for us? We all want to work with the Flower-Scattering Taoist to refine evil spirits."

"Those fish spirits said they could earn a thousand Qingfu for a day's work."

"And it guarantees a bumper harvest regardless of drought or flood!"

"Much better than us."

Glug!

Wu Yong swallowed hard and growled, "Everyone, our main task is to salvage the Black Sand!"

"Without Wu Chensha, Sister Red Dress wouldn't be able to complete the mission above."

"You'll definitely be punished then!"

One of the henchmen muttered, "Boss, wake up!"

"Zhao Hongyi has top-tier materials to support her refining techniques and elixirs to support her alchemy skills!"

"When I want to rest, I have a dozen, or even dozens, of handsome men, beauties, fox spirits, and rabbit spirits to serve me."

"The manor's storeroom is piled high with cultivation materials."

"We've collected over a dozen boxes of black sand."

"Don't even mention that we can't complete the mission. Other teams can't complete the mission either, but they still have stockpiled goods to hand in."

"Furthermore, I've also heard that Zhao Hongyi deliberately doubled the workload from above, pocketing the kickbacks!"

"A few years ago, you were on equal footing with them!"

"Now, if you want to see someone, you have to write a report and submit an application; you also have to bribe the doorman to get in."

"She treats you like that, and you're still fawning over her like a lapdog!"

"Is it really necessary?"

Wu Yong blushed and said, "It's not like that."

"The woman in red and I are Daoist partners!"

"She's very busy, and she has quite a few Daoist partners. It's normal for me to submit a report and apply in advance if I want to see her!"

"Moreover, the more black sand we hand over, the more cultivation resources the red-robed woman can demand from above!"

"At that time..."

A laborer sneered: "In the end, others will still follow the orthodox path of cultivation, while you will have to abandon the orthodox new method of cultivation."

"Besides making the refining process faster, what other use is this new method?"

"My new magic has long been perfected, but I only know one spell: Fireball and Shield."

"I want to establish my foundation now, so I need to queue up to apply for Foundation Establishment Pills."

"Without Foundation Establishment Pills, I cannot establish my foundation."

"If the higher-ups are happy, they'll give me a Foundation Establishment Pill; if they're not, I'll never be able to establish my foundation in this lifetime."

"This is not the life I want!"

"Boss, is this the life you want?"

Wu Yong remained silent.

A laborer standing nearby chuckled and said, "Don't think about Wu Chensha and Zhao Hongyi now."

"Everyone, what we need to consider now is: can we find someone to help us get in touch with the Flower-Scattering Taoist?"

"Then he made us work for him all the time."

"This Flower-Scattering Taoist is renowned; if we can work for him for a long time, our future will definitely be better than it is now."

Wu Yong took a deep breath: "You all want to work for Wang Quan, the Flower-Scattering Taoist?"

The laborers nodded vigorously.

Although I was very tired after working for six hours today, I still received my full wages.

Well, although they need to save up enough wages to repay the king's 10,000 Qingfu, they can save up enough in just ten days at the current wages.

If they worked for Zhao Hongyi, let alone ten days, even a month or three months, they would never be able to save up 10,000 Qingfu.

Mining sand is a real ordeal, and it's also very dangerous; one wrong move and you could die.

Moreover, with the increasing number of unusual occurrences in the Nujiang River during this period, they were truly terrified.

Seeing the expectant looks in his friends' eyes, Wu Yong's mind went blank, and he said in a deep voice, "I know... a friend, and this friend knows Wang Quan."

"I asked this friend to find Wang Quan and see if he can keep you here!"

Many friends cheered excitedly.

It was as if, at this moment, they had become permanent employees under the rule of the monarchy.

At this moment, a henchman whispered, "Boss, from now on, you must address the Flower-Scattering Taoist as Lord Wang Quan!"

"You must also accept him as the master in your heart!"

"Only when your friend introduces you to Master Wang Quan will you genuinely respect him, allowing him to see your sincerity and ultimately persuade him to take us in!"

The other laborers nodded in agreement: "That makes sense!"

"Boss, come on, you try calling out first: 'Lord Wang Quan!'"

Looking at his miserable friend's eyes, Wu Yong wanted to cry at that moment.

Lord Wang Quan?

hehe.....

Back then, I had more Taoist scriptures than you, so I practiced the techniques faster than you, and later I also became one of Sister Red's Taoist partners.

It's only been a few years? How did I become such a joke?

Wu Yong wanted to cry, but he couldn't cry at all.

Finally, he sighed, "Gentlemen, I will go to find...a friend, and then request an audience with the King...the Lord!"

The laborers cheered.

Wu Yong used his magic to maneuver and leap at the bottom of the cliff, finally reaching the top of the mountain.

Several leaders of the Fiend Refining Sect frowned upon seeing him approach: "What are you doing here?"

Wu Yong bowed and said, "Gentlemen, I wish to see Lord Wang Quan...!"

"I am a fellow seeker of immortality in the same cohort as Lord Wang Quan."

"I....."

Cough cough.....

A leader of the Refining Fiends coughed, pointed at him, and laughed loudly: "Just a few months ago, in both the inner and outer markets, at least tens of thousands of people claimed to be fellow seekers of immortality under the Flower-Scattering Daoist Wang Quan!"

"And there are tens of thousands of female demons and women who claim to be royal consorts!"

"Your excuse is...outdated!"

"If you say that you once studied Taoist scriptures with Wang Quan, the Taoist priest who scatters flowers, we might believe you."

"Now...hehe..."

Wu Yong...