Chronicles of Celestial Origins

There is not much difference between monks and mortals in essence. Their emotions and desires are even better than those of ordinary people. They are just more capable and live longer, so they can see many things relatively clearly.

But both monks and mortals have embarrassment and helplessness, as well as pressure from survival.

Mortals need money to maintain daily expenses, and monks also need spiritual stones to buy elixirs to improve their cultivation. Faced with the temptation of making money every day, not many people can resist.

At least Tang Ning definitely can't do it. Even though he is now a disciple of Taixuan Sect, the spirit stone is still far from enough. With a salary of two million a year, his own elixir cost is 140 a year. Ten thousand.

And Xiao Zhan, Xiao Bai, and Ling Ling Zong totaled together, and they couldn't make even three million a year.

Now that he has added a golden ant and successfully advanced to the third level, his financial pressure is even greater.

In fact, he has been very tight on money these years. Fortunately, he has the opportunity to enter the Spirit Gathering Array to practice, which can save him a lot of spiritual stone expenses. Whenever he gets a place in the Spirit Gathering Array, he will be happy for a long time. This means This year he can finally breathe a little easier.

Over the years, he has received a spot in the Spirit Gathering Formation six times, basically every three or four years.

Frankly speaking, Yu Gan took good care of him. You know, there are six people in the sixth team directly under him. He takes a turn every few years, which is equivalent to getting double the opportunities of others.

Although there are many people in the alliance who have occupied the spots in the Spirit Gathering Formation for a long time, these people are either the main disciples, like Xu Mengyuan.

Either he is the immediate family member of the inspector, or he is the deputy captain, each in charge of his close children.

Naturally, he can't compare with these people, but he still has this self-knowledge. As long as he is a little higher than the average person, he will be satisfied.

But when he was practicing in the Spirit Gathering Array, he also received the most tasks, and the corresponding merit rewards he received were naturally the most in the team. The annual spirit stone reward alone was no less than one million.

So far, he has received a total of 970 merit points. Excluding the 210 points spent to enter the spirit gathering array, there are still 760 points, which is enough for him to exchange for dozens of bottles of practice pills.

Of course, he knew in his heart that the reason why Yu Qian took such good care of him was entirely for Fang Dasheng's sake, or maybe he had some relationship with Nangong Muxue. Ever since he revealed his relationship with Nangong Muxue to him, Yu Qian's attitude towards him was obviously different. Things have gotten better, to be precise, they are friendlier than before.

This made him understand that Nangong Muxue's tiger skin was still effective.

When money was really tight and he couldn't pay for it, he would temporarily give up his practice and go into seclusion to refine alchemy for a few months to earn spiritual stones to subsidize his expenses, so he was still able to get by these years.

He himself is doing better, but Xiaozhan, the aunt, cannot be neglected. If she is cut off from food, she will have a very bad temper, and I don't know how she will make a fuss.

Tang Ning escaped all the way and soon returned to the cave. He went straight to the backyard. The one-foot-tall Golden Thunder Bamboo inside had faintly regained its vitality. After years of irrigation by the green aura in his body, the Golden Thunder Bamboo had grown several tiny roots. Look at the tender green branches and leaves, and their surfaces have become bright and tender.

He gently stroked the Golden Thunder Bamboo, and the weak thunder and lightning on it struck his palm, making him feel a little numb.

Tang Ning smiled slightly. The power of the golden thunder on the bamboo was stronger than last time, indicating that the bamboo was completely rejuvenated and growing. It was only a matter of time.

He placed his palms on it, and the green spiritual energy in his body continued to pour into the Golden Thunder Bamboo. Until the sky turned white and the spiritual energy in his body was almost exhausted, he stood up and left, returned to the main room, sat cross-legged, and pulled out a Swallow the elixir into your belly, close your eyes and start practicing.

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A few days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, the bright moon hung high and the stars were like rain.

Tang Ning left the room and came to Yu Qian Cave Mansion. She waved her hand and handed the talisman inside.

Soon, a passage was cleared between the thick fog, and he flashed into the inner room.

"Disciple pays homage to Master Yu." In the main room, Tang Ning bowed to Yu Qian who was sitting cross-legged on the futon.

"You're welcome, sit down!" Yu Gan waved his hand.

Tang Ning flipped it over in her hand and handed him a wooden box: "Uncle Master, I appreciate your continued care this year. This disciple will appreciate it. I would like to give him a small gift to show my appreciation."

Yu Qian took the wooden box and put it aside: "Isn't that why you came here today?"

"Uncle Master, I don't know if the quota for the Spirit Gathering Array next year has been decided. Do disciples have a chance?"

Yu Qian smiled: "I remember you only got the quota for the Spirit Gathering Array the year before last. It's only been less than two years. What's wrong? Are you thinking about it again?"

Tangning didn't explicitly refuse his words. Knowing that there was an opportunity, he quickly said: "Uncle Master knows that this disciple's qualifications are low. His annual salary is only two million spirit stones. His money is really tight. He is not as well-off as other senior brothers. In addition, the disciple I got two spiritual beasts in my early years, and they have been promoted to the third level in recent years."

"Although it is a big help, the daily consumption of pills by spirit beasts is not small. To be honest, the disciple's financial resources are already overwhelmed. The spirit gathering array is the only life-saving straw for the disciple. Otherwise, it will only be delayed for a while. Years of practice.”

Yu Qian smiled and said: "Okay, don't cry poor in front of me. I have heard that you are a frequent visitor to the Xuanle Peak Gambling House, and you often resell some pills to the disciples of this department. Is this possible? "

"Uncle Master, you have really wronged the disciple. The reason why the disciple resold the elixir was because he was short of money and had no choice but to do it. Otherwise, who would be willing to delay his practice and go to the alchemy room to refine the elixir day and night in the dark? Isn’t that asking for trouble? As for Xuanlefeng Gambling House, I only go there once in a while with my brothers. Isn’t this because I hope to win more spiritual stones and relieve the financial pressure?” Tang Ning said, He took out another box in his hand and handed it to him with both hands.

Yu Qian did not take over, but said calmly with a smile on his face: "How long have you been here at this headquarters?"

Tang Ning held the box in her hand and replied, "This disciple has been in our team for twenty-four years."

"Well, in the past twenty-four years, if I remember correctly, this is the sixth time you have been given the opportunity to practice in the Spirit Gathering Formation. In addition, over the years, you have repeatedly ranked first in meritorious awards in this team. The following is A lot of people have objections to this.”

"These are just gossips, why should uncle pay attention to them?" Tang Ning placed the box next to him respectfully, and took out a piece of black gold ore from the storage bag: "This thing was made when the disciples were wandering around the city. I choose a gift for my uncle, and I hope my uncle will accept it."

Yu Qian smiled and took the black gold stone in his hand.

Seeing this, Tang Ning felt slightly relieved. Yu Qian's willingness to accept the items he sent showed that he agreed to the matter, otherwise he would not accept the items.

In the alliance, it is an open secret that superiors accept bribes from subordinates, but it is almost unheard of to accept bribes and not do things. If they are willing to accept your things, they will help you get things done. This is an unwritten rule.

After all, it's all about looking up but not looking down. No matter how greedy you are, you won't reach this point. Besides, these things are nothing in their eyes. It's really not worth losing your reputation for such a small thing.

The two chatted for a few more words, and while they were talking, suddenly, Yu Gan turned his hand, took out the formation plate from the storage bag, pointed it at it, and a talisman floated in along the gap in the stone house.

Seeing this, Tang Ning stood up and said, "Uncle, I won't bother you too much. I'll take my leave now."

Yu Qian nodded, and Tang Ning turned around and left the room. A white-faced man was waiting outside the cave. When he saw him coming out, he stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "Junior Brother Tang, you are also here to pay a visit to Uncle Yu." !”

"Senior Brother Lu is here, and Senior Uncle Yu is waiting for you in the inner room!" The person who came was none other than Lu Fang, a disciple directly affiliated with the Sixth Team.

"Okay, then I'll go first, Junior Brother Tang, let's go to the gambling house to have fun together next time."

"Okay." Tang Ning nodded in response. The two of them passed by each other. Lu Fang walked straight into the room, and the smile on his face suddenly turned cold.

He looked back at Tang Ning's retreating figure, a cold light flashed in his eyes, a mocking smile slightly raised at the corner of his mouth, he snorted slightly, then turned around and walked into the cave.

"Disciple pays homage to Master." In the main room, Lu Fang bowed to Yu Qian with a smile on his face, and both parties presented the spiritual stones.

"sit down!"

"Thank you, Uncle Master." Lu Fang took his seat as instructed, took out a box and gave it to Yu Qian: "Uncle Master, will the disciples have a chance to get a quota for the Spirit Gathering Array next year?"

Yu Qian waved his hand: "Forget it next year, let's do it next time!"

Yu Qian's expression remained unchanged and he took back the things in his hands: "I met Junior Brother Tang just now. Could it be that he is the one who will get the quota for the coming year?"

Yu Gan glanced at him: "Are you dissatisfied with this decision?"

Lu Fang smiled and said: "Uncle Master, I have misunderstood. How dare I, disciple? I am just envious of Junior Brother Tang's luck."

"I know you are dissatisfied with him, but there are some things that are beyond my control. You should understand." Yu Gan pointed above.

"Yes, I know. I heard that Junior Brother Tang and Master Fang are old acquaintances. I wonder if this is true?"

Yu Qian smiled and said nothing.