Origin

Under the gaze of onlookers from all over the mountains and plains, Wu Zhongyuan and his party took the Hunyuan Cauldron and flew back northward. No one intercepted or robbed it.

This was also expected by Wu Zhongyuan. If anyone dared to snatch it, they would have done it an hour ago and would not have waited until now.

It wasn't until she left the Minshan area that Wan Shanhong breathed a sigh of relief, "There are many Tiange masters among these people. Aren't you afraid that your words will be too full and cause dissatisfaction and robbery from them?"

"Don't be afraid. Although there are many of them, they are just a mob. Their hearts are divided and there is nothing to be afraid of." Wu Zhongyuan shook his head and said, whether they are people or aliens who can transform into people, they all have a common characteristic, that is, they are afraid that if they do anything, they will not be able to do anything. In the end, others took advantage. Driven by this mentality, no one would come out to be the one who stood out.

"It won't take long for everyone to know that you have obtained the Hunyuan Cauldron." Wan Shanhong said again.

"Sooner or later, we can't hide this matter, not to mention that I didn't want to block the news from the beginning," Wu Zhongyuan said, "Besides, what if everyone knows about it? The Hunyuan Cauldron weighs ten thousand kilograms. If you want to steal it, It’s impossible to take it from. Gather a crowd to rob it? Who dares?”

Wan Shanhong tilted his head and glanced at Wu Zhongyuan, "Ordinary people really don't dare to get involved, but don't forget, people die for wealth, and birds die for food. The Hunyuan Cauldron can temper the ninth level elixir of the Tiange. One The elixir is like a heavenly master, so magical and mysterious, there is no guarantee that someone will not take the risk."

Wu Zhongyuan said seriously, "Because the Hunyuan Cauldron is so magical, I will keep it at all costs. All those who want to get involved with the Hunyuan Cauldron know this in their hearts. If they dare to rob it, I will kill them."

"As long as you are mentally prepared." Wan Shanhong said with a smile.

"I'm mentally prepared." Wu Zhongyuan nodded.

"Have you ever thought that you could find the Hunyuan Cauldron so smoothly?" Wan Shanhong asked.

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "No, I thought it would take a lot of trouble, but what I'm most afraid of is also a lot of trouble, because I don't have enough time. Although I have the Hunyuan Cauldron, it takes time to figure out how to use it, and to find the spirit to temper the elixir. Things also take time, and I don’t know how long it takes to temper the elixir, and I don’t know if this thing can only temper one at a time, or whether it can temper multiple pills.”

"The bronze medals for alchemy are all in the box. You can slowly figure it out by referring to the bronze medals," Wan Shanhong said. "If there is nothing else, I will leave now and won't go with you."

"You're not in a hurry, just let me go with the bear," Wu Zhongyuan said. "The bear will stay here for a few days and then bring back some rice and supplies."

Wan Shanhong shook his head and smiled,

"No need, you have the Hunyuan Cauldron and you are the target of public criticism. I might be accidentally injured if I go with you. It's better for me to stay away from you."

Wu Zhongyuan knew that Wan Shanhong was joking, but he didn't take it seriously. "It's better to follow me to Youxiong, and work with me to figure it out."

"I have something more important to research." Wan Shanhong stood up and whistled.

Hearing the whistle, the giant eagle flying not far away flew sideways and came to greet him.

Seeing that Wan Shanhong was really going to leave, Wu Zhongyuan hurriedly took out the fruit from his waist bag and gave it to Wan Shanhong, "Save it for the road."

Wan Shanhong did not refuse and carried the fruits with his clothes. He was about to cheer up and transfer, but suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped and turned around, "By the way, there is a "Collection of Herbs in the Southern Wilderness" in my former residence in Yanyun Mountain. It records the characteristics and possible growth areas of various Ganoderma lucidum herbs in the Southern Wilderness. It is placed on the bookshelf in my attic. You can go get it and search according to the picture. Try to find as many plants and trees as possible and kill as few creatures as possible."

Wu Zhongyuan nodded in agreement and thanked him repeatedly.

Wan Shanhong jumped up, landed on the back of the giant eagle, and sat down sideways.

"Be careful on the road. I'll see you when I have time." Wu Zhongyuan said loudly.

"Forget it, you'd better stop messing with my mind." Wan Shanhong opened his waist bag, found a wooden comb infused with spiritual energy and threw it backhand, "If it's not an urgent matter, try not to call me south."

Wu Zhongyuan raised his hand and took it, changed it into a copper shell coin and threw it over, "You can retreat in peace. If you need anything, call me."

Wan Shanhong raised his hand to take it, waved to Wu Zhongyuan, and then drove the giant eagle to fly ahead.

Although Qiongqi was huge, it was still difficult to carry ten thousand kilograms, and he didn't fly very fast. He set off at the second watch and didn't catch up with Youxiong until dawn.

Since some armadillos returned first and had brought the news, everyone in Youxiong had been waiting nervously since last night. Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan successfully brought back the Hunyuan Cauldron, everyone, including the old blind man, was overjoyed and entered the palace one after another. Congratulations to Wu Zhongyuan, and at the same time, he also observed the Hunyuan Cauldron up close.

Wu Zhongyuan did not place the Hunyuan Ding in a secret place, but placed it openly and openly in the square in front of Zhongtian Hall. He planned to keep the Hunyuan Ding here and not move it anywhere else.

Dozens of wizards and warriors, including officials from the six ministries, gathered around the Hunyuan Cauldron and looked at it happily. Wang Xinran and others were also among them. He had previously sent Wang Xinran to the Ministry of Industry, Wu Di to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Jiang to the Ministry of Industry. Nanpai went to the Ministry of War. Although the three of them lived in the harem, they worked in the Prime Minister's Council during the day.

The old blind man told everyone about the mysterious features of the Hunyuan Ding, while Wu Di and others asked with concern the detailed process of Wu Zhongyuan's obtaining the Hunyuan Ding.

The old man is also among the crowd, but no one pays attention to it. Although it can transform into human form, it is not a human after all. In addition, it is a dwarf and does the rough work of digging holes. It is a high-level wizard and warrior. He looked down upon it, and no one spoke to it.

The old man was familiar with the old blind man, so he shyly approached the old blind man, but the old blind man couldn't see it. At this time, he was surrounded by people asking questions and didn't notice it.

Seeing the embarrassment of the old man, Wu Zhongyuan stopped talking to Wu Di and others, opened his waist bag, took out the last blue fifth-level lotus seed, pinched it on his fingertips, and said in a deep voice, "The old man listens."

After hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words, everyone immediately stopped talking and lined up left and right, waiting for Wu Zhongyuan to speak.

The old man looked at Wu Zhongyuan with a blank expression. It wasn't until Wu Di winked at him that he realized what he was doing. He hurriedly knelt down and said, "The general is here."

Wu Zhongyuan said sternly, "Although you are an alien and lack civilization, you are good-natured and loyal to the master. You worked tirelessly in preparation for the war and led the people in Heiji Mountain to dig eighty-five large holes and two hundred and seventy small holes. This time During the trip to the Southern Wilderness, he made hard work again and was rewarded according to his merits. He was specially given the royal family name, and was also rewarded with fifth-level lotus seeds. He went straight to Taixuan."

As soon as Wu Zhongyuan said this, everyone was stunned, including the old man himself. No one expected that Wu Zhongyuan would suddenly give him such a heavy reward. In the eyes of everyone, he was just a coolie digging holes, a clown who climbed up the dragon and the phoenix. No one has carefully calculated how many holes it dug and how much force it exerted.

Wu Di was relatively familiar with the old man. When he saw the old man standing in a daze, he reminded him, "Why are you still standing there? You haven't accepted the order to thank him."

After being reminded by Wu Di, Lao Er realized what he was doing and hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

Wu Zhongyuan stepped forward and handed the blue lotus seed to it. This was the last blue lotus seed. He gave the other one to Jiang Nan.

The old man took the lotus seeds in his hand and his eyes filled with tears. At first he could try to restrain himself, but in the end he couldn't restrain himself and burst into tears in front of everyone. He was originally a sneaky loser. If he hadn't followed Wu Zhongyuan , it is impossible to get ahead in this life. Although it cried with excitement, it was more moved, not only by Wu Zhongyuan’s generous gift and reward, but also by Wu Zhongyuan’s knowledge of how many caves it had dug. It originally thought that Wu Zhongyuan was busy with everything and would not pay attention to these things, but it never thought that Wu Zhongyuan would remember it clearly.

Not only that, it was previously a Crimson Profound Realm, but not long ago it was promoted to a Light Blue Cave Profound. Wu Zhongyuan gave it a fifth-level lotus seed as a gift, which shows that Wu Zhongyuan has been paying attention to it and has not neglected it.

Seeing that Lao Er received a generous reward, everyone knew that he would definitely be reused in the future. They no longer dared to look down on him and came to congratulate him one after another.

The more people congratulated him, the more he cried, his nose bursting with tears and his nose full of tears.

Lest it continue to lose its composure, Wu Zhongyuan had no choice but to stop it, "Old Wu, please don't lose your decency."

The old man didn't know that when Wu Zhongyuan called its name, what came to mind was cerebral thrombosis. When he heard that his nickname was preceded by a royal surname, he became more and more moved. He nodded in agreement and at the same time held back his tears and stopped crying.

Wu Zhongyuan was afraid that the generous reward to the old man would arouse everyone's jealousy and dissatisfaction, so he pointed at the Hunyuan Cauldron and said seriously, "This Hunyuan Cauldron is the sacred object used by Fuxi back then. It is magical and mysterious and can smelt the ninth-level elixir of Tiange." Yao, if you get this artifact, you can hope to be promoted. Before the five seals disappear, I will reward you based on your merits and give you rewards respectively."

After Wuzhong Yuan finished speaking, everyone responded in unison.

Wu Zhongyuan turned around to look for Li Wanzi, but found that Li Wanzi was not among the crowd. Only then did he remember that he had sent Li Wanzi to inspect the Sifang Camp.

When Li Wanzi was not there, Wu Zhongyuan looked at Li Fei, the assistant to the Ministry of Personnel, and said, "Li Fei, the Ministry of Personnel should verify it carefully and make a thorough record, so that it can be used as evidence of rewards in the future."

Li Fei was serious when he heard what he said. The six departments were equal to the branches of the Yellow Emperor's power. Whether the power was big or small depended on whether the Yellow Emperor himself delegated power. Wu Zhongyuan's words directly elevated the status of the official department to the top of the six departments, just like the organizations of later generations. Department, that's the official in charge.

Wu Zhongyuan turned to Li Zhu, the assistant to the Ministry of Industry, and said, "Build a Dan Palace here to store the Hunyuan Cauldron. Then we sent craftsmen and civilians to Minshan to transport the copper and iron there, and put the bricks and stones on the spot." Build a fortress and build a temple to comfort the emperor and offer sacrifices to heaven and earth."

Li Zhu raised his hand in response.

Wu Zhongyuan looked at Wang Xinran again, "Before the Dan Palace is built, the guards will be strengthened and no one else can come near."

"Yes." Wang Xinran nodded.

It was already past the time of the morning court. Wu Zhongyuan was a little tired and had no intention of dealing with government affairs. He handed the box containing the alchemy bronze medal to the old blind man and ordered him to study it in detail with the officials of the six ministries, and then went to the east courtyard of the harem.

Wu Qing was a very peaceful person and did not interfere in government affairs. She did not ask if Wu Zhongyuan didn't say anything. She listened when Wu Zhongyuan said something.

After breakfast, I went to bed and rested. Near noon, I was woken up by Wu Qing.

Wu Zhongyuan knew that Wu Qing would not wake him up if there was nothing important. He turned over and sat up and asked eagerly, "What's the matter?"

"There are many strange people coming outside the city..."