Chronicles of Celestial Origins

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, in the middle plains, in the remote mountains and forests.

Two rays of light shot towards them, revealing two figures, one with a delicate face and the other with a tall and straight figure, with regular features. They were Tang Ning and Wei Xian.

After Tang Ning proposed Wei Xian to replace Du Yuankai in the meeting hall, he wrote a dossier and reported it to the sect that day. Within a few days, Qingxuan Hall received an approval, agreeing to the appointment, so the two left the sect and went to work. After three days, I came here.

As soon as the two of them escaped from the light, the secret disciple who was guarding them came up to them, bowed and saluted, "Uncle Tang."

"This is the incoming new chief, Junior Brother Wei Xian, take us to the station!"

"Yes." The disciple led the two people into the basement, came to Du Yuankai's room, and knocked on the stone door.

"Come in."

Tang Ning pushed the door open and walked in. Inside, Du Yuankai and Xu Qingwan were sitting opposite each other, discussing something. When they saw him arriving, they stood up to greet him.

"Tang Immortal Envoy." Xu Qingwan greeted, Tang Ning nodded slightly, and Wei Xian's eyes lit up when he saw her appearance behind him.

Du Yuankai smiled and said: "Senior Brother Tang and Junior Brother Wei are here, there must be good news!"

Tang Ning said: "The sect has appointed Junior Brother Wei as the head of the intelligence station. Junior Brother Du, please stay here to take over the affairs. After Junior Brother Wei is familiar with the affairs, you can return to the sect."

"Okay." Du Yuankai nodded.

"Junior Brother Wei, let me introduce to you. This is Fellow Taoist Xu Qingwan. From now on, she will assist you in handling the affairs of the intelligence station. She is an old man in this station, and she is older than me! Is there anything you don't understand about the affairs of the intelligence station in the future? You can ask her for advice.”

Wei Xian said: "Fellow Taoist Xu, I have admired his name for a long time, and I hope you can count on him in the future."

Xu Qingwan said: "Wei Xian is so polite. You are the person in charge of this station. If you have any questions, just give me instructions."

Tang Ning said: "Fellow Daoist Xu, from now on our titles will be changed. The sect has approved you to join our sect. You and I will return to the sect later, and after handling the corresponding matters, you will become an official disciple of our sect." "

Xu Qingwan's expression did not change, she nodded slightly and said hello.

"Junior Brother Du, call the disciples from this station! I want to announce the appointment."

"Okay." Du Yuankai turned around and left the room. Not long after, all the disciples had gathered. Tang Ning immediately announced the appointment of the sect, and then went to the stone room to rest.

Early the next morning, he called Xu Qingwan, and the two left the intelligence station together. After two days of traveling, they returned to the sect. After reporting to the Mountain Protection Department, Tangning led her directly to the palace of the Affairs Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"I don't know which uncle he is. What do you have to say?" The disciples on duty in the hall hurriedly came forward to greet him and bowed in salute.

"I am Tang Ning from the Intelligence Department. I have been ordered by the sect to lead the new disciples who have joined the sect to hand over and register. Is Junior Brother Feng here?"

The disciple glanced at Xu Qingwan and quickly lowered his head: "Uncle Feng is on the second floor. Please follow me."

The two followed him to the second floor of the attic. In the center sat a man with a full beard. When he noticed someone coming, he opened his eyes and saw Tang Ning. He stood up to greet her and said, "Senior Brother Tang is here. Why are you here in person?”

Tang Ning flipped her hand, took out a piece of paper and handed it to him: "Junior Brother Feng, this is the sect's order. I am leading my disciple Xu Qingwan here to hand over and register the identity information."

Feng Chu took the article and glanced at it, then looked at Xu Qingwan behind him, and said with a smile: "The Intelligence Department is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger! A beauty like Xu Daoyou, who has won the country and the city, and has a high level of cultivation, can be in this sect." I can’t find anyone else. It’s really a blessing for our sect to have Fellow Daoist Xu join us!”

Tang Ning smiled and said nothing, while Xu Qingwan remained expressionless.

Feng Chu flipped over with his left hand, took out a file, paper and pen, and asked: "How many years is Xu Daoyou born in?"

"Daoding 629."

"When will you start practicing?"

"Dowding 641."

"Why do you want to enter spiritual practice? Do you have a teacher or a family to teach you..."

Feng Chu asked him in detail about his origins, etc., then he put away the file, flipped it over with his hand, took out a scroll, and unfolded it between the two of them, with dense red names written on it: "Fellow Daoist Xu printed a little essence and blood. , write your name!”

Xu Qingwan did as she was told, cut her palm open, and wrote her name under the scroll.

A ferocious-looking ghost appeared in the file and sucked her finger.

After a long time, the ghost head disappeared. Xu Qingwan looked pale and looked very weak.

Feng Chu put away the scroll and took out a dark stone: "This is the soul stone. Xu Daoyou left a trace of blood on it."

Xu Qingwan dripped blood from her hand onto it, and the Life Soul Stone burst into red light and disappeared suddenly.

The Life Soul Stone actually signs a contract with the ghosts and gods that absorb souls, and leaves part of one's own soul in a jade stone made of special materials. Therefore, the life and death of the monk can be checked through the Life Soul Stone.

If the monk dies, part of the soul left behind by the Life Soul Stone will naturally disappear.

It is worth mentioning that as the monk's own cultivation becomes stronger and his soul becomes stronger, the process of extracting the soul will be more harmful to him. Therefore, the disciples of the sect all leave part of their soul behind when they first transform from the mortal world.

Because the disciples who have just transformed from the mortal world are not high in cultivation and their souls are not strong, absorbing their souls will not cause much harm to them.

If it is a Jindan level monk, the damage caused by extracting the soul will take at least several months to recover.

The soul is sealed into the Life Soul Stone and needs to be placed in a container made of special materials and engraved with seal characters to seal the soul. If it is in contact with the air for a long time, the soul in the Life Soul Stone will gradually disappear.

This is the reason why the sect only checks the life soul stone of its disciples occasionally. Ordinary disciples will only open the sealed container to check the status when confirming whether they have been killed.

In addition to opening the sealed container, there is another way to check the life soul stone, which is to use the soul tester. It is an item refined with special materials and techniques. It can check the soul in the life soul stone without opening the sealed container. The state has no effect on the Soul of Life Soul Stone.

Ordinary disciples naturally don't get this kind of treatment. The soul-testing tags are very expensive, and each tag can only be used once. Only important disciples of the sect will arrange for someone to check the soul-testing tags every half month or month. For a department like Tangning, Only deacons have this qualification.

Moreover, the higher the cultivation level of a monk, the harder it is to detect the soul of the Life Soul Stone, which requires a corresponding high-level soul test ticket, and the price is even more expensive.

Feng Chu put the life soul stone into a purple jade box covered with runes, and took out a red and blue stone, which was the test fairy stone.

Xu Qingwan held the stone tightly, and the Immortal Testing Stone emitted a dazzling light.

"Well, with upper-level to lower-level spiritual root qualifications and Daoist friend Xu's cultivation level, you can receive a monthly salary of two thousand spiritual stones." Feng Chu said: "I will send a disciple to send the sect token to Senior Brother Tang tomorrow."

"Then there's Junior Brother Lao Feng."

The two of them left the Affairs Department and took off in the air. After a short while, they arrived at the Zhongzhi Peak Meeting Hall.

"Uncle Tang." The disciples on duty in front of the hall hurriedly saluted when they saw him, but they all looked at Xu Qingwan behind him.

"Go and invite some junior brothers from our headquarters."

"Yes." The two disciples responded and flew away with their flying swords.

The two of them entered the hall. Tang Ning walked to the main seat and saw Xu Qingwan still standing there. He smiled slightly and said, "Sit down! Don't be so restrained. You can just treat this place as an intelligence station."

Xu Qingwan still looked weak and said: "There are many rules in the sect that I don't understand. I hope Tang Immortal can give me some advice. There are so many wooden chairs. I wonder if there is any importance in ranking."

"There are not so many rules. You can sit in any position. You just need to read the rules several times. You will know the other things in the future. There are a total of four stewards in our department who have stayed in the sect, including Wei Xian who took office. Junior Brother.”

After hearing this, Xu Qingwan sat down in the third seat from the left below.

Tang Ning said: "In the future! This title will also have to be changed. From now on, you will officially belong to our disciples."

"Yes." Xu Qingwan responded.

While the two were talking, Xu Wenze came in from the outside, glanced at Xu Qingwan, nodded slightly, sat down and said with a smile: "This must be Junior Sister Xu Qingwan! I've heard rumors that Junior Sister Xu is in love with her. The majestic appearance of the country and the beauty of the flowers in the moonlight have fascinated many disciples. Seeing him today, it is indeed better to meet him than to be famous. "

"Our sect has always had a strong yang and a weak yin, and there are very few female monks. This time Junior Sister Xu came to our intelligence station, I don't know how many people envy her."

"Senior Brother Tang, you introduced Junior Sister Xu to our sect. This is a wise decision!"

Tang Ning said: "This proposal was made by Junior Brother Du Yuankai. I was just uploading it to others and setting up connections. After all, you are still in the same family! Fellow Daoist Xu, this is Junior Brother Xu Wenze, the inspector of our department."

Xu Qingwan nodded slightly.

Xu Wenze said: "Senior Brother Tang, you shouldn't do this. Junior Sister Xu is now a disciple of our sect, why are you still so outspoken?"

Tangning smiled and said, "Junior Brother Xu is saying that I told her to change her title just now, but I neglected it first. She has been used to it for many years, and it is really confusing to change her name all of a sudden."

Not long after, Xu Yuan and Zhao Liheng arrived one after another. Tang Ning introduced them to each other and said, "From now on, Junior Sister Xu Qingwan officially joins the sect and serves as the head of the headquarters. Junior Sister Xu, you are still working at the intelligence station. Assist Junior Brother Wei in handling matters."

Xu Qingwan nodded and said yes, and everyone left one after another after the discussion.

Tang Ning took her to visit Yin Qingyuan again, mainly to solve her salary problem. The salaries of all department managers were collected at the Secret Academy, so she had to say hello to Yin Qingyuan.

After coming out of the cave, the two returned to the Zhongzhi Peak. Tang Ning said, "You can choose any place on this peak to build a cave to make it easier to rest at the sect in the future."

Xu Wanqing asked: "Do you have any advice on establishing the cave?"

"No, you can just build one as you like. It can be as large or in any style as you like, but it's best to be on this mountain peak. If you don't mind, there are several uninhabited caves on this peak. They are all from before. You can choose any one left by the brothers."

"No, I'd better build one myself!"

Tangning nodded, without saying much, and returned to his cave.

The next day, disciples from the Affairs Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent Xu Qingwan's sect token.

Tang Ning ordered Li Muhua to invite Xu Qingwan.

Not long after, Xu Qingwan arrived as promised, came to the house and bowed her head and said: "Tang Immortal Envoy."

Tang Ning smiled slightly: "Didn't I say that I need to change my title? Sit down!"

Xu Qingwan sat down as he was told: "I'm used to it, so I blurted it out for a moment. Why did you call me?"

Tangning turned her hand over and handed her a token: "This is your sect token. Keep it safe. It contains all your information. From now on, you can use this token to get a slightly lower price when you go to the Fangshi shop opened by the sect. Purchase items at a price.”

Xu Qingwan took the token and said hello.

"Has the cave been completed?"

"It's ready."

"Rest in the sect for a while before returning to the intelligence station! It looks like you are still a little weak." Tangning pulled out a storage bag: "This is your salary for this year. From now on, your salary will be paid by the sect. The intelligence station gave it to you. You can ask Junior Brother Wei Xian to collect it for you, or you can collect it yourself."

"Yes." Xu Qingwan responded.

"Xu Qiyuan is in the sect, preparing to build the foundation. Have you seen him?"

"He came to see me last night."

Tang Ning glanced at her and said, "You have to assist Junior Brother Wei at the intelligence station. However, if you are unsure about something, you can report it to me alone."

"clear."

"Go ahead!"

"I bid farewell." Xu Qingwan stood up and left the cave, turning into light and leaving.