Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Lu Xingxian said: "Many years ago, in order to grasp information about the Demon Sect, the Ministry set up an intelligence agency called Silver Fox. It specialized in training insiders of various forces in Xingang, mainly the Demon Sect's insiders."

"Most of all the secret documents you have seen were submitted by it, and its current director is Junior Brother Du Yuankai of our department."

"He has been working conscientiously and diligently in this position for decades. In addition to his old age and short life span, he also submitted a letter a few days ago, asking the Ministry to consider the replacement issue as soon as possible. His work It is very important and involves many aspects.”

"What does Senior Brother Lu mean?" Tang Ning asked, vaguely guessing that he had called her here alone.

"After careful consideration and reporting to the sect, I have decided that you will take over Junior Brother Du's position, and the sect has agreed." Lu Xingxian turned over his left hand and took out a piece of paper.

Tang Ning took it, unfolded it, and saw what was written on it: "Tang Ning, a disciple of the Intelligence Department, is loyal and has made many meritorious deeds. He is both wise and brave, and has excellent strategies. After careful consideration, he has been appointed as the director of the "Silver Fox Intelligence Station". He will be appointed immediately." There should be no delay in taking office.”

The upper part is signed by the seal of the Secret Academy, and the lower part is signed by the seal of the Qingxuan Palace.

Lu Xingxian said: "I have been considering this candidate for a long time. After much deliberation, you are the most suitable one. Junior Brother Tang, I know that you have always been cautious and steady in your actions, so I entrust you with this responsibility. The sect also recognizes your ability and loyalty. I don’t need to elaborate on the importance of this position. You should know it in your heart and I hope you can live up to it.”

This statement is half true and half false. The importance of the position is true. After careful consideration, it must be false. If you don't transfer him sooner or later, he will transfer himself away from the sect at this time. It is obviously Lu Xingxian's counterattack to deal with Qin Gang's aggressive offensive.

After he was transferred out of the sect, it was no longer possible for Qin Gang to pass the decision-making power and forcefully promote the department's financial reduction plan because he could not get enough votes to support him.

Lu Xingxian's move could be said to kill two birds with one stone. It not only easily and effortlessly crushed Qin Gang's plan, but also solved the problem of the replacement of the Silver Fox Intelligence Station.

Tang Ning had already expected that he would not be able to endure Qin Gang's step-by-step pursuit of power, and that there would be a counterattack, but she did not expect that he would start from herself.

This is a relatively mild counterattack. He uses the sect's metaphor to transfer himself away, giving Qin Gang a step to borrow to get off the donkey. It is also a warning that he can cut off your wings at any time.

From the bottom of her heart, Tangning didn't want to follow Qin Gang all the way to the dark side and completely break up with Lu Xingxian. It was good to take this opportunity to leave the sect and stay away from their struggle, so she said, "I have never interacted with "Silver Fox Intelligence" before. I have been in contact with "station", and if I suddenly take over, I may not be qualified."

Lu Xingxian said: "Don't worry about this. After you go, Junior Brother Du will not come back immediately. You will help him handle the affairs for a period of time. He will not return to the sect until he is completely familiar with the handover of all affairs."

"Where is their base camp? How do I get there?"

"I will personally send you there to announce the appointment."

Tangning nodded and said, "When should I leave?"

"The sooner the better."

"Then I'm going to pack my bags. Can we set off in half an hour?"

Lu Xingxian nodded.

Tang Ning left the main hall and returned to the cave to tidy up before heading to the "shop" of the Xiuyuan Peak Alchemy Department.

"Tangning, you're here again. Are you buying or selling elixirs this time?" Mu Pingbo asked when he saw people coming in from outside.

Tangning took out nine high-grade spiritual stones from her storage bag and handed them to him: "Bring me thirty bottles of Strengthening Pills."

"Didn't you just buy twelve bottles of Strengthening Pill last month? Why do you need so many more?" Mu Pingbo took the spirit stone and asked in confusion.

"I just received the sect's order and went out to serve. I will definitely not be able to come back within a few years. You know that the price of elixirs in the market outside is relatively expensive, and you have to make a special trip to waste time. You might as well buy more elixirs and take them with you. Come on."

Mu Pingbo took out thirty bottles of elixirs from the cabinet and put them in the storage bag and handed them to him: "You are worth one hundred thousand spirit stones with this move. The savings I have worked hard for over the years are not worth it with a wave of your hand." Ah! With such abundant capital, it’s no wonder that your cultivation has been so successful. Unlike me, I don’t have to worry about pills every day. I don’t think there is anyone as rich as you among the foundation-building monks.”

Tang Ning smiled and said, "Other people say it's understandable to worry about elixirs. Are the alchemists in your elixir department still short of elixirs?"

Although the sect's salary is low, every department has its own channels to make money. Plus the secret share, even if the monthly cost of elixirs is not enough, it won't be much different.

Take the Intelligence Department as an example. In the early days of foundation establishment, Tang Ning's monthly salary was only five hundred, which was basically the lowest level in the sect. And every time a mission goes out, the ministry will give a subsidy of two thousand spirit stones. Adding in this and other miscellaneous rewards and subsidies, the difference is not too big.

Not to mention the Dan Yao Department. Everyone knows that the Dan Yao Department is the most lucrative in the sect.

Mu Pingbo sighed slightly: "Those who are covered with silkworms are not silkworm farmers. Although the alchemy department is a little richer than other departments, I spend at least four months every year in the alchemy room refining elixirs, otherwise I won't be able to complete it. As a result, I generally spend half of the year in the alchemy room, and my time for practicing Qi is half that of others.”

"The few spirit stones you have on hand are all earned with time and hard work. You are so lucky to have a virtuous wife from Taixuanzong, so you don't have to worry about the spirit stones at all."

Tang Ning smiled sheepishly. Thinking about it, she was really lucky. When she was in the Herbology Department, she made her first pot of gold by reselling herbs, and she relied on this spiritual stone to survive for many years.

Later, Liu Ruhan left a large sum of money to himself, and the Jiangdong branch of the Jingyun Mountains had his treasures stolen by him. As a result, he never had to worry about elixirs during his training. This was how he could advance to the middle stage of foundation building so quickly. One of the most important reasons.

Although I don't have these spirit stones, I can still earn some spirit stones by relying on the green spiritual power in my body to catalyze the elixir, but it will take a lot of time.

I think back then, when I was in Jingbei, it took a lot of effort to rely on catalytic herbs in exchange for spiritual stones.

The two chatted for a while, and then Tang Ning left Xiuyuan Peak and came to the outside of Qin Gang's cave. She waved her hand and handed a talisman inside.

Not long after, a fair-faced man came out of the cave. It was Xue Yan. He saluted: "Uncle Tang, please come inside."

Tang Ning came to Qin Gang's main room.

Qin Gang sat cross-legged on the futon, stood up and said, "Junior Brother Tang, why are you here in the mansion today? Is there something wrong?"

"I am about to leave the sect, so I came here to say goodbye."

"Are you leaving the sect? What happened?" Qin Gang knew something must have happened, otherwise he wouldn't have left the sect at this time. Because it was agreed just yesterday that the next sect meeting would force Lu Xingxian to agree to the financial reduction plan, otherwise the resolution power would be voted on.

Tang Ning turned her hand over and handed him the sect's regulations: "Senior Brother Cai Lu just talked to me and we are about to leave."

Qin Gang took the article and unfolded it, his face gradually became ugly, and he snorted coldly: "How dare you play such a trick."

"Senior Brother Qin, I am about to leave the sect. I don't know how many years it will take before I can come back. I have something I really don't like to say. If I offend you, please forgive me."

"Junior Brother Tang, what did you say? What is offensive or not offensive? Why should you be polite? Please say what you have to say."

Tang Ning said: "Senior Brother Lu has been in power in the Intelligence Department for many years. His influence is deeply rooted and his relationships with all parties are very strong. It is not easy to seize power from him. It is almost impossible to do it with our current strength."

"Instead of breaking out and making it clear that confrontation between horses and horses is definitely not the best idea. I know that Senior Brother Qin has great ambitions and wants to achieve something, but everything should be done strategically, otherwise it will be half the result with twice the result. This matter cannot be done overnight, so we should work on it slowly , Don’t be too hasty and compete with him for a moment.”

"Senior Brother Lu can transfer me out of the sect overnight, which shows that he is trusted by the higher-ups. He can transfer me today with just a piece of paper, and he can transfer Senior Brother Zhu or even you tomorrow."

Qin Gang sighed slightly, knowing that what Tang Ning said was true, he smiled bitterly and said, "Is there no other way? Junior Brother Tang, once you leave, it will be impossible for me to implement the financial reduction system."

Tang Ning said: "Those who can achieve great things in this world must have perseverance. Not all of them may be great talents with a wealth of knowledge, but they must have the endurance to surpass ordinary people."

"Senior Brother Lu's hair is all white. He is old and has a short lifespan. Senior Brother Qin only needs to endure for a few decades. On the one hand, he can win over his disciples and on the other hand, he can cultivate his own strength. He can make peace with Senior Brother Lu internally and maintain peace with each other in various palaces externally. Make good friends with the powerful disciples in the academy.”

"In less than fifty years, Senior Brother Lu will be able to compete for the position of deacon once his lifespan is over. Even if he cannot compete, the new deacon will not be as strong as Senior Brother Lu. At that time, if we implement the strategy we have in mind, the pressure will be much less. ”

What he said was very thorough, and it can be said that he spoke from the bottom of his heart.

He and Qin Gang had not known each other for a long time, but they had a close and heart-to-heart chat with him because he felt that Qin Gang was a relatively pure person.

Although in his opinion, Qin Gang's ideas were naive and his actions were impatient and reckless.

But what he did was entirely out of an innocent heart and was based on the overall plan of the sect's rise and fall, not for personal gain.

There are more than a thousand disciples in the sect, how many can there be like him?

Like Kong Fanxing, he could be an old man, get along well with Lu Xingxian, and just do his job well. After all, the title of inspector was here, and Lu Xingxian couldn't treat him badly.

But he insisted on going his own way, preferring to offend Lu Xingxian rather than break his face. He even flatly refused Lu Xingxian's conditions and gave up the best spiritual weapons just to show off his heart's desire.

To be honest, Tangning didn't expect him to be able to do this, but she admired him.

This is an idealist. Although his approach is extreme and impatient, it does not prevent him from being a purely ambitious person.

These days, Tang Ning found out about his life experience and found out that he was the surviving son of Junior Brother Luo Qingshui, the master of Xuande Hall, and that all five generations of his family had been disciples of the sect.

My grandfather was a golden elixir monk, and my father passed away in the late stages of foundation building.

Luo Qingshui is his grandfather's disciple.

"Fifty years, I'm afraid I will be old by then." Qin Gang said with a wry smile.

Tangning said no more. What needed to be said had been said. It was up to him whether to listen or not.

Having said this, he felt his conscience was clear, so he stood up and left.