Man is in the midst of the mysteries of the spirit, and the flesh is infinitely deduced

"Old Dong, Old Li, did you see it?"

Dong Shan's throat moved up and down, and he said with difficulty: "What did you see?"

Sun Youwei murmured, "A black, living, wriggling thing."

Patriarch Li shook his head: "Obviously there is nothing?"

"Stop scaring yourself."

As soon as he finished saying this, Patriarch Li's eyes suddenly widened and his heart almost stopped.

In the shadow of the trees not far away, there stood a strange, dark figure, staring at him with eyes devoid of any emotion.

“Hurry, look!”

Sun Youwei and the other man followed his gaze and saw nothing in the shadow of the tree except for a few fallen leaves of Haloxylon ammodendron.

Patriarch Li shouted, "Didn't you see? There was a person standing there just now!"

Dong Shan's back was covered in cold sweat and his hair stood on end.

He had never heard from his son that there would be any danger in climbing up the Taoist temple, so he couldn't help but suspect that it was the previous words of the head of the Li family that angered the old immortal Wuxu, so he used this method to punish him.

Dong Shan thought for a moment and said, "Don't be afraid, it's just an illusion!"

"Next, don't look at anything, don't listen to anything, and don't be curious. Just keep moving forward."

"Understand?"

Although the two did not quite understand the purpose of doing so, when they thought of the strange environment at the moment, they nodded quickly and did not dare to raise any objections.

So the three of them started on their journey.

Along the way, they seemed to encounter pitch-black monsters, sticky and slippery crawling sounds, indescribable strange fishy smells, and many other things that were beyond common sense and challenged human cognition.

What seemed most absurd to them was that... the mountain road under their feet seemed to have changed.

I took a step forward, but it seemed like I was taking a step back.

The solid surface is sometimes softer than cotton, as if you are about to sink into it.

If it weren't for Dong Shan's prior instructions, the three of them might have fainted from fright.

Even so, when they stumbled to the entrance of the Taoist temple, they were all pale and nervous, and almost forgot why they came and why they were treated so miserably.

Dong Shan was wet all over, as if he had just been fished out of the water. He looked up at the gate of the Taoist temple and murmured.

"Are we...there?"

For a moment he couldn't tell whether this Taoist temple was an illusion or reality.

But having come this far, there’s no reason to just leave.

In the eyes of the three people, the image of the dilapidated Taoist temple kept changing, as if it was a demon with its mouth wide open and roaring.

The door was open, deep and quiet.

Dong Shan gritted his teeth, pulled the two people beside him, and walked inside.

The scene they saw the next moment was something they would never forget.

In the center of the Taoist temple, there is a huge blood-red lotus platform, which is carved from some kind of crystal, like a blooming blood lotus.

There were indescribable dark creatures wriggling among them, blending perfectly with the blood crystals to form a mixture of red and black colors.

Above the lotus platform, there was a wide dark yellow robe, covering the human body and some things that should not be seen.

If it weren't for the yellow robe, the three of them probably wouldn't dare to look directly at this figure.

And around the other side, there was a bottomless darkness and a nebula emitting faint light and rotating continuously.

The old immortal Wuxu in front of them seemed to be sitting in an abyss extremely far away from them, quietly watching the changes of the sun, moon, stars and rivers.

"Old Immortal Wuxu..."

Dong Shan murmured to himself. He had never understood the word "immortal" in the other party's address as well as he did now.

Apart from immortals, who else can do such a thing?

"What brings you three here to visit?

Anle said calmly.

The voice was not as hoarse as at the beginning, but it sounded like several voices overlapping, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

Dong Shan stared at Anle intently, trying to calm his excitement. He also disregarded his usual dignity and knelt on the ground: "Please ask Immortal Wuxu to help!"

"Eliminate Haiyu Qinghai County Magistrate!"

Sun Youwei and the head of the Li family next to them were shocked by his actions, but they were already intimidated by Anle's power, and thought that kneeling down to such an old monster did not seem too humiliating, so they knelt down together.

"Please ask Immortal Wuxu to take action!"

Hearing this, Anle almost laughed out loud, but still managed to hold it back with great willpower and spoke calmly.

"So, what's the price?"

Dong Shan knew the point was coming, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Fifteen thousand taels!"

An Le said: "Hai Yuqing is an official of the Divine Dynasty, and he has experts who are no less skilled than me beside him. If he offends the Spirit Suppression Division, it will be a huge trouble..."

Sun Youwei's face was grim: "Could it be that the old immortal is unwilling to take action?"

Anle simply uttered three words: "You have to pay more."

Dong Shan breathed a sigh of relief. He was not afraid that Immortal Wuxu would not want the money, but he was afraid that he would be worried that Zhenling Division would be unwilling to make the move.

But the amount of silver and money cannot be decided by Dong Shan alone.

Afterwards, the burden will definitely be shared by several landlords. If too much is given, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among them.

Thinking of this, Dong Shan couldn't help but have a headache.

He originally didn't want to take on this task, but thinking that the others were unreliable and might even offend the Immortal Wuxu, he decided to take on the task himself.

Dong Shan asked cautiously, "Twenty thousand taels?"

Anle didn't say anything.

Dong Shan raised the price all the way up to thirty thousand taels.

When reporting this number, Sun Youwei couldn't help but tremble. There were more than ten landlords and gentry in total, but some of them were not that wealthy. People like them who were relatively wealthy would have to pay more money.

The head of the Li family was even more distressed. How much land would the tenants have to plant to make a profit?

Dong Shan also began to hesitate. This price was basically close to his psychological bottom line.

After all, even if Hai Yuqing really cleared the fields, the losses they would suffer might not be that great.

The main reason is that Hai Yuqing might take follow-up measures, which makes these landlords panic. They will not be at peace until they are eliminated!

The Taoist temple fell into a brief silence.

Just when Dong Shan was feeling anxious, Anle spoke calmly.

"I'm afraid the one that's making things difficult for you isn't Hai Yuqing, but the scholar beside him who can suppress the witch of the Sun family, right?"

Hearing this, Sun Youwei's eyes widened slightly: "Old Immortal even knows about this?"

Hai Yuqing temporarily suppressed the news of the attack on the county government office. Very few people knew about this incident, let alone revealing that it was the Sun family's witch who did it.

"How could I not know this little thing?"

Anle chuckled and said, "I also know that the scholar's surname is Lu and his name is Bin. His other name is Jade-faced Scholar. He is a disciple of a nearby hidden sect."

"His energy and blood are as bright as the sun, and his strength is so strong that even if someone from the Spiritual Suppression Division comes, they will not be able to get away with it."

Dong Shan and the other two were shocked.

They knew very little about the Jade-faced Scholar, but now that the old immortal Wuxu was speaking so clearly, they immediately subconsciously believed what he said, and vaguely guessed that there might be a connection between the two.

Dong Shan said with a serious expression: "Doesn't that mean that he is in the fourth realm..."

Anle nodded: "That's right."

"With this person here, it's almost impossible for you to hurt Hai Yuqing, let alone take his life."

Sun Youwei realized something, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What does the old immortal mean?"

"The Divine Dynasty is vast, and there are many experts. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I don't want to take action against the appointed officials."

Anle said frankly: "But dealing with a young boy is a different matter."

"How about this, you give me twenty thousand taels, and I can make this jade-faced scholar disappear for a while."

"In the meantime, you guys go and deal with Hai Yuqing yourselves. Whether he's dead or alive, it has nothing to do with me."

"I wonder what you three think?"

Twenty thousand taels, this price was obviously much lower than before, and Dong Shan was immediately tempted.

If Anle had quoted a price of 20,000 right away, Dong Shan might have thought it was a bit expensive, but since they had already quoted a price of 30,000 before, he felt that 20,000 was already a good deal.

And just as Immortal Wuxu said, a Jade-faced Scholar of the Fourth Realm was definitely not someone they could contend with. Only by trapping him temporarily would they have a chance to deal with Hai Yuqing.

Dong Shan and Sun Youwei looked at each other and finally made up their minds.

"make a deal!"

Chapter 203: Spirit Refining and Pill Condensing Method

The image that Anle had just created and the methods he used were so mysterious that the three landlords did not suspect him at all and did not think that he would do anything.

So after they returned home, they quickly raised 20,000 taels of silver, and then very readily sent it to the Taoist temple of the Immortal Wuxu.

Before leaving, Dong Shan was still somewhat smug: "Fortunately, I personally took action this time, which saved me a lot of money."

After they left, Anle looked at the huge silver bills in his hand and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

He actually doesn't have a particular pursuit for money. Generally speaking, as long as he has enough, he's fine.

However, Anle had to admit that the feeling of rapidly accumulating wealth was not bad.

"With these 20,000 taels, I can buy some nice things."

An Le thought to himself, "First of all, the Qi and Blood Condensing Pill technique can be put on the agenda."

"It would be best to buy some powerful medicines to increase Qi and blood, and some magic weapons that are handy."

In the Great Tai Divine Dynasty, although magical weapons are rarely seen, it does not mean that the weapons used by warriors are just ordinary scrap metal.

Just like the Fire Phoenix Divine Spear in Ma Pan's hand, it can barely be classified as a "divine weapon". This kind of weapon often has some magical properties, and even if there is no magic array inlaid on it, it can still exert considerable power.

Anle knew very well that money was just something outside of one's body.

He will not settle down in the Great Tai Divine Dynasty, and will eventually have to leave here and return to Taixu Palace.

Naturally, all the silver earned must be spent here.

Money is only meaningful if it can be transformed into a part of his own strength. Otherwise, it is just a pile of useless metal.

With the help of the Blood Marrow Divine Crystal, Anle's Qi and blood have been restored to their peak state, and he also wants to try the so-called "Qi and Blood Condensation Pill."

However, it was different from what he had thought before, that the qi and blood would naturally condense on their own.

Anle learned from Hai Yuqing and Qing Zhengyang that it takes unique techniques and secrets to condense the qi and blood into a pill, allowing the qi and blood to flow along a specific route and finally condense the pill successfully.

It sounds like it has some similarities with the immortal cultivators achieving the golden elixir.

However, according to Hai Yuqing, this method of condensing the pill has both advantages and disadvantages.

Once the selection is made, it cannot be changed, otherwise you may die from blood reflux.

The top-notch method not only makes it easier to condense the blood pill, but the blood pill will also be more powerful after it is cultivated.

Hai Yuqing now regretted that he had chosen an extremely cheap method, which was why he was stuck in the third level.

Moreover, the Dan Ning technique has a very special quality, which is that it cannot be conveyed verbally. It can only be truly mastered through extremely rare printed copies, and by seeing it with one's own eyes and experiencing it personally.

This was the first time Anle heard such a statement.

This is somewhat different from the immortal cultivation method that can be recorded and copied using jade slips.

Of course, Anle had also thought about getting the method of Dan Ning for free through deduction, but he had not found a way yet. However, with these 22,000 taels of silver, plus his previous accumulation, he could take some lavish measures.

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