Chronicles of Celestial Origins

After they left Niutoushan, Tangning couldn't restrain her curiosity and followed the group from a distance to observe for several days. This group of people seemed to be just looking for something and were indifferent to others, allowing him to follow them.

Is there any "change" that the appearance of this group of people has brought to Jingbei?

During the search, some things were destroyed. For example, Tangning's cave was razed to the ground with a wave of their hands.

There were no casualties, but I was not a fool. When I saw three or five Jindan monks in groups, I knew to hide far away.

"They left a year ago. They only came for less than a month and searched all the areas in northern Jing. I heard that they came all the way from Qi. There are still many people talking about it, but they don't know. I know where these people come from," Zhao Bao said.

Where did it come from? After all, he is not a local monk in Xingang. The outside world is so big, but he is trapped at the bottom of a well. He also thinks of Liu Ruhan and doesn't know where she is. Thinking of this, Tang Ning's mood wanes.

The good mood that was originally due to breaking through the seventh level of Qi refining fell to the bottom, and he looked unhappy.

Zhao Bao saw that his expression suddenly changed. He didn't know what he said wrong, so he whispered: "Tang Xianshi, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Tangning sighed: "Let's go! Go to Gaofu."

Gao Yingyuan was in a very good mood recently. He smiled and took out ten bottles of elixirs from his storage bag and said to the people in the hall: "This is what Lao Wu sent me last month. You can take it! Two bottles per person."

The Gao family originally had seven middle-stage Qi refining monks. Except for Gao Cailiang, an alchemist who broke through to the seventh level of Qi refining, there were five other monks who were at the fourth or fifth level of Qi refining.

In the past, in order to ensure his practice, he would go to the market to buy elixirs. Now Gao Cailiang is able to refine the Wanling elixir. He can produce it on his own for the two of them to practice. Not only does he save a lot of spiritual stones, but he can also sell them to others. Out some.

Everyone in the hall received the elixir and thanked him one after another.

"I'd like to thank you, Fifth Uncle. I don't have the ability to refine elixirs. I told Lao Wu to try my best to ensure the use of your elixirs." Gao Yingyuan said.

There are nine brothers of his generation in the Gao family, only three of whom have spiritual roots. Several of his brothers are nephews of later generations. The spiritual energy of Jingbei is thin and practice is not easy. However, if you can continue to take the elixir, the thinness of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will not make it difficult to practice. How important it is.

"Master, Mr. Tang has arrived outside the mansion and wants to see the master." The old housekeeper walked in and said.

"Oh, please come in quickly. Forget it, let me go and greet you! You guys should also come along. This time, Lao Wu was able to successfully refine the Wanling Pill. Tangning helped a lot. We may need to rely on him for the supply of medicinal herbs in the future." Gao Yingyuan led several members of the Gao family to the door and greeted warmly, "Master Tang is here. Please come in quickly."

The two sat down in the inner hall, and Gao Yingyuan said: "We haven't seen each other for several years. Mr. Tang has made further progress in his cultivation. He must be leaving Jingbei soon! If anything happens to the Gao family then, I hope to take care of him." "

Tang Ning once said that she would eventually be transferred back to the sect. At that time, it was just a prevarication, an excuse to legitimately learn alchemy, but Gao Yingyuan always believed it.

"Not so fast, I'm afraid it will take a while."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Tang, for taking care of Lao Wu's matter. The Gao family will keep it in mind. If there is anything to do in the future, just give me the order. Lao Wu has said it in front of me several times. If it were not for the supply of elixir from Mr. Tang, he would never have done it." Maybe he can master the many subtle methods of refining the Wanling Pill so quickly."

Tang Ning has sent Gao Cailiang several old medicinal herbs intermittently in recent years. Although the two of them did not have the title of master and disciple, they were actually master and disciple. Therefore, when Gao Cailiang found him through Zhao Bao several times, he always agreed. , it’s just a piece of cake.

Besides, Gao Cailiang is not a bad person, he is upright and has no ill intentions, and he can be considered a generous supporter.

"I hope fellow Taoist Gao will not spread this matter to outsiders. After all, it is against the sect's rules. If everyone knows about it, it will be difficult for Tang to explain it."

"I understand, I wonder what Mr. Tang's orders are when he comes here this time?"

"I came to Gao Mansion this time for the matter of Bigu Pills. The four-year deadline for turning in materials is about to expire. The sect will send people to collect them in the next few days. The Gao family's task of ten thousand Bigu Pills a year should be completed. Bar!"

"I have collected the 30,000 Bigu Pills from the past three years and they are in my house. The ones refined this year are still stored in various alchemy rooms. I will send someone to collect them right now, Si'er." Gao Yingyuan shouted.

Gao Si came in from the outside: "What did father call me for?"

"Go and bring the 30,000 Bigu Pills in the mansion to Mr. Tang. In addition, let them go to each alchemy room to collect the 10,000 Bigu Pills this year. Go now."

"Yes." Gao Si responded and took the order.

"Master Tang, please wait for a moment."

Tang Ning nodded, took a sip of tea and asked, "How is Fellow Taoist Gao Cailiang doing now? Is he still in the alchemy room? I haven't been there for a long time."

"Lao Wu usually stays in the alchemy room regardless of alchemy practice. He rarely returns to the palace. Now that he has mastered the refining skills of Wan Ling Dan, he is even more crazy and devoted to the way of elixir." Gao Yingyuan said with a smile: "To be honest, every time I see him, I feel a little scared, and even want to hide, because as soon as he returns home, he will definitely come to ask for spiritual stones, which is a large amount at a time. It's not enough if he doesn't give it. I’ll keep nagging you until you give. With a small business like ours, it’s not easy to raise an alchemist!”

Tang Ning could understand. He didn't say anything else. He just said that when he was learning to refine Qi-nourishing pills, he consumed an unknown number of medicinal herbs. It could be hundreds at least. Most people really couldn't afford it.

"Alchemy is indeed a very financially demanding craft, and the initial cost is particularly huge, but as long as you train one, the profit from being an alchemist is also very considerable. Isn't it time to consider recruiting a disciple like your brother?" The inheritance of alchemy skills?”

"Of course we need to consider this. Isn't there a janitor in the alchemy room of my brother? He is the orphan of my ninth brother, but he is still young at this time, so he is allowed to do odd jobs in the alchemy room and gain experience. , He will have a certain understanding of the method of elixirs through constant exposure, and he will officially teach him the art of alchemy when he is older and starts practicing. This is how my younger brother came. "

"Oh, that's it." Tangning was still wondering why a boy with spiritual roots was placed in the alchemy room to guard the door.

"Mr. Tang, do you know where the mysterious monks from last year came from? What is the purpose of coming here?"

"I know nothing about this matter. I was just ordered to let them search."

"Oh? Don't you know?" Gao Yingyuan muttered

Tang Ning looked at his expression and seemed to know something: "Does Fellow Taoist Gao know their origins?"

"I just heard that since the group of monks came, a rumor spread quickly in Northern Jing, saying that these people came to search for heavenly spirits and earthly treasures. Someone once saw a beam of light in Northern Jing in the middle of the night. Soaring into the sky, fleeting."

Tangning smiled and said, "I'm afraid this is a rumor spread by false rumors. Why haven't you heard of it before? Everyone knows that they are here to hunt for treasure. Even if there is a real treasure, it has nothing to do with us and has been taken away by them long ago. "

"That's true. Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasures are worthy of those who are virtuous. Even if they are, our Gao family is definitely not worthy of them."

The so-called virtuous person must have corresponding strength. With the strength of the Gao family, do you dare to covet the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth? Even if the Lingbao falls by himself, he may not dare to take it.

Gao Yingyuan saw clearly that an ordinary man was not guilty of carrying a jade.

While the two were chatting, Gao Si came in, holding three storage bags and handing them to Tangning. Thirty thousand Bigu Pills were all in them.

Tang Ning opened the storage bag and took a look around. There were more than 300 pill bottles neatly arranged inside. He casually took out a bottle and checked it. There were no more than thirty Bigu Pills in one bottle, no less.

About two hours later, all the Bigu Pills in the alchemy room were collected. Gao Si sorted them out and put them into the storage bag.

Tang Ning did some inventory, put away the storage bag, bid farewell to Gao Yingyuan and returned to Jingbei Mansion.

Zhao Guang, Qin You and Zhu Yu saw him coming with his sword from a distance and hurried to meet him.

Tangning stopped in the courtyard and put away the flying sword: "You are all ready with the spirit sand powder, black copper stone, and red grass juice!"

"We have collected them all, and we are just waiting for the Immortal Envoy from the Sect to collect them."

"I haven't been here for a long time. Tomorrow morning you will accompany me to visit various industrial areas."

Qian Yizong sends people down the mountain to collect materials every four years, and will also inspect the industrial resources in various places. Although it is mostly just a formality, if it goes too far, it will not look good.

For example, if the black copperite iron ore is obviously over-exploited and is much higher than the amount mined in four years, it would be unjustifiable.

Therefore, Tang Ning needed to go and take a look around, at least to have a clear understanding of what was going on.

"Yes." Zhao Guang and others responded

Early the next morning, Tang Ning led several people to inspect the industrial areas in various counties. He asked several supervisors present some specific questions, and also asked about the living wages of workers in various industrial areas.

As the saying goes, what is good at the top must be good at the bottom. Since Tang Ning came to be the chief of Jingbei, he has asked some questions in this regard every time he came down to inspect various industries. Zhao Guang and others also figured out his context, so they warned the supervisors. , don’t be greedy for these small advantages, so the remuneration for migrant workers is quite good.

The reason why Tangning asked these questions every time was because he knew very well how difficult the life of these people was. They got up early and worked in the dark every day just to have a full meal. If even this had to be deducted, that would not be the case. unacceptable? At least under his jurisdiction, such things cannot be tolerated.