longevity road trip

Immediately afterwards, the quiet voice came again, "Where is your origin? Why did you join the Nine Evil Palace?"

"A native of Liaozhou, Shen State, who was born as a casual cultivator, came to Jiusha Hall to find a place to settle down and practice." Zhang Shiping said without any change in expression.

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Half a day later, Fan Xing took Zhang Shiping and a dozen or so qi refining monks out of the rocky mountain, and flew towards a green mountain of more than a thousand feet to the north.

These qi cultivators didn't have any problems at all.It's just that among the eight Foundation Establishment monks, two of them practiced evil methods. The old man surnamed Chen slapped each of them heavily in front of everyone on the spot, and immediately bled to death from seven holes.

Du Minglan, a young girl who has just entered the practice and is well protected by her brother, has never seen such a tragic scene, and her face is still pale at this moment.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Du Mingan comforted the girl by patting the girl's back lightly.

Seeing this, Fan Xing and Zhang Shiping on the flying boat just watched indifferently. This kind of thing is really normal for them.

A few Qi-refining cultivators felt that Master Chen was merciful, otherwise the two Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators would have suffered so much torture, and it would have been a very happy thing to die so simply.

Zhang Shiping put his hands behind his back and looked at the distant scenery indifferently, while his spiritual sense had unknowingly swept across the nearby mountains, lakes and other spiritual places, checking whether there were ten thousand ghosts hiding in them.

All of a sudden, he suddenly noticed several Zhang-long black flying boats flying from a distance, and his spiritual consciousness quietly passed through the spirit shield on the boats.

I saw that on each flying boat, besides the Foundation Establishment cultivators who were driving, there were seven to eight to twenty children in it.

He checked these children with his spiritual sense, and found that although these people did not have the slightest cultivation level, they all possessed spiritual roots.

It's just that most of them are only five spirit roots, and a few are four spirit roots, with extremely poor qualifications.

These children together, a total of 78 people.

Zhang Shiping suddenly thought of something, he left faint imprints on these children, and then withdrew his consciousness, and didn't do anything more.

I don't know if it's because of the different periods. In the ancient world of Linghuan, monks with five spiritual roots were as rare as today's single-attribute spiritual roots.

Therefore, the heavenly root monks in the Linghuan world at that time referred to the five spiritual roots, while the single-attribute spiritual roots were called weak spiritual roots, and their potential was extremely limited.

Soon, the flying boat flew over the green hill, and landed in front of a simple attic palace. There were several side halls on both sides, and more than ten disciples from the outer sect were coming in and out.

This mountain is the main peak where the outer gate of the Jiusha Temple is located. It is named Qin Yushan. It is more than a thousand feet high.

The mountains are misty and green everywhere.

And there are several second-order spiritual mountains around it, surrounded by many green-clothed monks driving flying instruments of various shapes, such as leaves and boats, to and fro.There is also a plain at the foot of the mountain, where various buildings are densely built, ranging from large palaces to small low-rise houses.

Some of these buildings sit alone in the mountains and forests, with only a corner of the eaves exposed;

Soon Fan Xing led a dozen or so qi refining monks into the gate of the palace, and came to an attic with ease.

"You wait and wait here first, don't wander around." Fan Xing instructed.

When everyone heard this, they responded one after another, and then waited quietly in place, not daring to overstep.After all, the fate of those two Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators is close at hand.

After a stick of incense, two outer disciples in blue shirts came out from the attic.

The two said to the crowd: "Uncle Fan asked you to go in, follow us."

As soon as they finished speaking, they turned around and left without any delay.

Zhang Shiping and others saw it, and followed immediately. They crossed the threshold, entered the door, bypassed the screen wall, walked through a corridor with a length of more than [-] Zhang, and finally came to a hall.

Inside, on the main seat in the middle, was a middle-aged man with a broad face and thick eyebrows, with a dignified aura and an air of calm and prestige.

This person is one of the four Golden Core cultivators of the Fan family. His name is Fan Jiong. His cultivation is in the middle stage of Golden Core. He is only over [-] years old now. He is expected to reach the later stage of cultivation. .

Therefore, Fan Jiong was also noticed by Xuan Yuanzong, and Zhang Shiping also read all the information about this person.

And Fan Xing was sitting on the second wooden chair on the left, and at the same time, there were eight male and female Foundation Establishment monks sitting on the wooden chairs on the left and right.

These people are the stewards of the foundation establishment period who are responsible for the collection of their respective disciples in the eight third-level spiritual mountains of the Jiusha Temple.

"Uncle Qi, these are the potential disciples in this new entry. Uncle Chen has already confirmed all of them, they are all from casual cultivators, there is nothing wrong with them." Fan Xing said slowly.

When the middle-aged man Fan Jiong heard this, he just nodded his head lightly and said 'hmm'.

Then he glanced at Zhang Shiping and the others, and finally his eyes fell on Du Mingan. He couldn't help frowning, and said with some displeasure:

"Why do you still have a four spirit root? You have been doing things for so long, don't you know that the new disciples who can come here are all expected to advance to build a foundation and become an inner monk? Didn't you accept him? Good thing, there are really no rules!"

Hearing this, Du Mingan's face turned pale, and he suddenly became anxious.

However, Fan Xing on the side quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Uncle Qi, although this young man's spiritual root aptitude is a bit weak, but his nature is good, and his sister is a mysterious Yin physique with excellent talent, so I called him as well on my own initiative." Come here, after all, it's not easy to separate the two of them, brother and sister."

"Mysterious Yin Physique!" The other Foundation Establishment cultivators present immediately looked at Du Minglan with extremely eager eyes.

"So that's the case, it's justifiable, but it's not an example. If you break the rules, you know the strict rules, don't make things difficult for Uncle Seven." Fan Jiong said in a deep voice.

"Thank you Uncle Qi." Fan Xing hurriedly responded.

Du Mingan also showed gratitude in his eyes, and Du Minglan who was beside him also smiled.

"Uncle Fan, last time we Bingsha Peak didn't recruit disciples, so this time the two brothers and sisters should belong to us. It just so happens that we have the cultivation method of the Xuan Yin Body." One of the foundation-building female cultivators laughed.

"It's normal for you Bingsha Peak not to accept a single disciple for decades. I see that both of them, brother and sister, are practicing wood-attribute exercises. Naturally, they belong to our Musha Peak. Besides, the practice method of Xuanyin body is not ours. No." Another old man who established the foundation said calmly.

All of a sudden, everyone spoke up and fought for it, which aroused the envy of other Qi refining monks.

It's just that Zhang Shiping secretly looked at these people present, and felt a little disapproving.

After all, Fan Xing had been in for so long before, and he had already reported the situation of a dozen of them to the Jindan monk surnamed Fan. How could the other party not know the situation of Du Mingan, a monk with four spiritual roots?

Saying such a sentence at this time is nothing more than using it to buy people's hearts.

However, although this girl Du Minglan only has the aptitude of the three spiritual roots, but because she is a mysterious Yin body, if she has a suitable practice method, her practice speed is no less than that of the two spiritual roots, so it is worth a Jindan monk. Some rhetoric to invite people's hearts.

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Half an hour later, on a small boat, Zhang Shiping and the Du brothers and sisters followed the old man who established the foundation, and flew towards Musha Peak together.

Just now, when many foundation building managers were vying for more, Fan Jiong made the decision to return the Du brothers and sisters to Musha Peak.

As for Zhang Shiping, because the cultivation method revealed was a wood attribute technique, and he also revealed some methods of cultivating spiritual plants, so he was also smoothly grouped together.

Although the other Foundation Establishment officers had some complaints about this, they did not dare to refute even a word because of Fan Jiong's usual majesty.

Of course, this was also because they had heard that seven or eight years ago, the Master Yu of Musha Peak helped this Master Fan, and it was normal for the other party to reciprocate.

After all, if it really made Fan Jiong, the Jindan real person, unhappy for a while, then these foundation-building monks might be unhappy for the rest of their lives.

So they are not so ignorant.

"Since the three of you have entered the Musha Peak of my Nine Evil Palace, you will have a hard time practicing in the future. The sect is no more lax than outsiders, and has its own rules. Usually, according to the usual practice, new disciples from the outer sect have to act It took three years for the chores to hone your mind, but the three of you have good potential, so you can put off the chores and practice in Yunmi Peak first. Within three years, if you two, Zhang Heng and Ming An, can break through to the next level, Then you can continue to practice with peace of mind, if not, then you will have to do various chores." The old man who established the foundation said calmly.

But when he said this, a little smile appeared on his face, and then he said gently:

"As for Minglan, you are only 15 years old now, and you are at the second level of Qi Refining, neither high nor low. Try to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining within ten years, and you don't have to worry about other things. If you can practice faster Some, maybe when the Peak Master is happy, he can even bestow the Foundation Establishment Pill, understand?"

"Understood, thank you, Uncle Li." Du Minglan said crisply.

The old man smiled even more when he heard the words, and began to talk about the rules of the sect little by little,

What to do, what not to do, and many other things, he explained clearly and did not perfunctory.

After all, Zhang Shiping and Du Minglan, one is a Qi-refining seventh-level monk under the age of 30, and the other is a special spirit body. Both of them are very likely to build a foundation. Compared with Du Mingan, who has mixed spirit roots, there is almost no difference in foundation-building potential. .

After another half a stick of incense, the Uncle Chen finally took the three of them to the sky above a green mountain hundreds of feet high.

This mountain starts from the mountainside and ends at the foot of the mountain. The courtyard houses are scattered scattered. At a glance, there are as many as seventy or eighty of them, and most of them have already raised a misty aura.

"This is the residence of our disciples from the outer sect of Musha Peak. When one of you builds a foundation in the future, you can naturally move out of this place and have your own second-level spiritual land. The old man's cultivation cave is in the Moon Lake Valley. Tomorrow Lan, you can come here often when you are free in the future. If you don’t understand anything in practice, you can come and ask. If the old man is not here, then you can go to the scripture library to check the classics first. The token cannot be borrowed from others. Do you understand? "The old man pointed to a valley where two mountains faced each other in the distance, and said softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he flipped his hands and took out a sapphire token with 'Li' written on one side, and handed it to Du Minglan.

"As ordered, thank you Uncle Li." Du Minglan took the token with both hands and said respectfully.

Obviously, in this short half day, she has seen the cruel side of the practice world.

The Du family only had one patriarch of the Foundation Establishment Stage, who was weaker than the two Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators, but under the palm of the old man, the other party had no room to resist.

"Okay, okay, the old man will take you to your respective residences first. On the thirteenth day of each month in our lineage, there are monks teaching the foundation in the Great Hall of Mount Muqi outside Musha Peak, and it is also the day when spirit stone pills are distributed. You newcomers must not miss it." The old man said happily.

The monthly offering of ordinary outer sect disciples in Jiusha Temple only has two spirit stones, and as for the pills, there are only a few bigu pills.

However, Zhang Shiping and the others who are expected to build a foundation will receive higher treatment. In addition to ten Lingshi and fifteen Bigu Pills, there are also three Huangya Pills every month.

According to Xuan Yuanzong's knowledge, there are about 4 outer sect disciples in the Nine Demonic Palace, among which there are more than 11 who are expected to establish foundations.Calculated in this way, the spiritual stones paid each month would be nearly [-].

Of course, if they were replaced with high-grade spirit stones, there would only be eleven pieces.

Now Zhang Shiping needs to consume three high-grade spirit stones for his daily practice, and more than a thousand pieces in a year.From this, it can also be seen that there is a huge gap between Nascent Soul cultivator and Qi Refining cultivator.

It is precisely because of this that the later in the practice world, the less likely it is to fight at a higher level.

After all, in the later stage, apart from the difference in mana, the gap between the two sides lies more in supernatural powers and magic weapons, which cannot be made up by simple means.

Soon the old man who established the foundation first arranged the residence of the brothers and sisters of the Du family, which were two courtyards not far from each other on the mountainside.

Before he left, the old man specially asked that he would send the cultivation method suitable for Du Minglan's Xuanyin body after he reported it to the peak master and obtained his consent.

As for Zhang Shiping, he was assigned to a small courtyard further down the mountainside, and his aura was also a little thinner.

In the courtyard, he held the token in one hand and pinched the formula in the other, and the aura around him suddenly rose.

After doing this, Zhang Shiping walked towards the house, and there were more than a dozen array flags in his hand, and he threw them lightly, and the array flags scattered.

There was only a slight flash of spiritual light, and then disappeared without a trace.

At this time, he put away the smile on his face, recalling the seventy or eighty children he had noticed with his divine sense before, showing a pensive expression.

Chapter 920 Waiting for news

Nanzhou is huge, with thousands of dynasties, hundreds of thousands of counties and cities, and a population of nearly [-] billion people under its rule, not counting those who fled to the mountains to avoid government labor taxes.

Right now, within the entire territory of Nanzhou, there are no more than 22 forces in the Nascent Soul series.

Now except for the five sects, the disciples of the other Yuanying sects are only around 500 to [-]. If you include the Jindan Foundation Establishment family and casual cultivators, the number of Nanzhou human monks is about [-] million. people around.

The vast majority of them here are monks in the Qi refining period. The higher the level of cultivation, the fewer the number of people, just like the existence of the tower, and the top Nascent Soul monks are no more than a hundred people.

It can also be seen that there is no one in a million with spiritual roots.

But if each sect can really collect all the mortals in the world, then the number of monks they can get will be tens of millions more.

However, very few sects do this, because most of the people with spiritual roots have mixed spiritual roots of four or five attributes, and there is no value for further cultivation.After all, the practice world is different from the secular world. No matter how many Qi-refining monks can beat a Golden Core monk, there is absolutely no such thing as an ant killing an elephant.

Therefore, when each sect recruits disciples in the secular world, they usually don't include those with low qualifications.

However, at present, the Nine Evil Palace has brought back so many children without foundation building potential from the secular world at once, which is really puzzling.

After contemplating for a while, a gleam of light flashed in Zhang Shiping's eyes, and then turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared from the quiet room, leaving only a puppet that was very similar to himself.

A few hours later, in an unnamed hill seven or eight hundred miles away from the Hall of Nine Evil Spirits, phantom smoke gathered into a figure, and I saw this man take out a jade sword while flipping his hands, and said a few sentences lightly After the tactic, a wisp of spiritual consciousness was attached to it, and the flying sword turned into a startled rainbow in an instant, flying towards the direction of Yuanxiao City.

Then he flipped his hands and took out a purple bead, and crushed it into powder very simply.However, the purple powder didn't just stay in place, but was stored in a storage bag without leaving any traces.

After doing this, the figure collapsed into a wisp of smoke and quietly returned to the small courtyard of the Nine Evil Palace.

The reason why they left such a distance on purpose is to avoid the detection and even interception of various communication instruments and supernatural powers by the Nine Evil Palace's mountain guard formation.

Although this kind of situation is rare, Zhang Shiping is so cautious for the sake of safety.

The Hall of Nine Demons secretly recruited so many children with low qualifications, and recruited more than [-] casual cultivators at once. From these two points, Zhang Shiping suspected that Fan Shu was very likely to be the one who practiced Nether Ghost. body guy.

After all, if you want to train a Qi-refining monk with three spiritual roots and a four-spiritual root to build a foundation, the difference between the spiritual stone pills you pay is often four or five times. Unless they are close relatives, there is no one High-level monks are willing to do so regardless of the cost, and no sect can nurture dozens or hundreds of such children in one go.

In order to maintain the daily chores of low-level alchemy, talisman making, forging equipment, or cultivating elixir, the Zongmen usually directly recruits some casual practitioners from the world of cultivating immortals every three years to reduce unnecessary costs.

However, the number of people recruited each time is mostly around 500, and these people will not be over 60 years old, more precisely, most of them are around 40-[-] years old.

Qi refining monks have a lifespan of about 120 years, so these people can serve the sect for about 80 to 8000 years.Calculated in this way, during this period, the sect recruited around [-] to [-] casual cultivators.

And the Hall of Nine Shades is not a newly established sect, and the monks under the sect are already in a saturated state. Three to five hundred casual cultivators every three years are enough for daily consumption.

Of course, in addition to casual cultivators, the Jindan and Jiji families attached to each sect also accounted for a large part, so they should be counted together.

For example, the Zhang family has been established for more than a thousand years.Now there are three to four thousand monks in the family, but there are only more than two hundred monks from Nascent Soul, Jindan and even Foundation Establishment, and the rest are just Qi Refining monks.

Some of these low-level clansmen stayed in the family to handle various affairs, and some joined Xuanyuanzong.This is the norm in every family.

However, at present, the Jiusha Palace has accepted more than [-] casual practitioners in one breath, which is already beyond the normal level.

Zhang Shiping stood in the small courtyard, thinking carefully.

In fact, this kind of situation is not uncommon. He still needs to investigate further, and wait for the news from the sect to see how many times the Jiusha Temple has recruited and how many casual practitioners have been recruited in the past few decades.