Chronicles of Celestial Origins

What comes into view is a series of colorful stone pillars, each about tens of feet high and three to four feet in diameter. The densely packed runes on them are flowing and emitting a faint light. They are a large spirit gathering array.

The entire herb garden is about fifty miles in diameter, and its spiritual power is obviously much stronger than outside. The faint mist surrounding it is made of pure and rich spiritual energy.

The terraced areas inside are well-proportioned. Each area is planted with green fruit trees, each one or two feet high. The branches are lush and leafy, and there are many fragrant purple fruits hanging on several branches, which are Ziyang fruits.

"Uncle, please see, these are the Ziyang trees planted by Daoding in 1054. Now it is exactly twenty-five years ago, and the fruits are already ripe, just waiting to be picked at the end of the year." Wei Xian introduced at the side. .

Tang Ning picked off a purple sun fruit and took a closer look at it. She saw that its whole body was half purple and half red, with three vortexes in the middle, exuding an alluring fragrance.

"How much does it cost to invest in the formation every year for such a large spirit gathering array?"

"Each of the twenty-five herb gardens has a corresponding spirit gathering array, which is used to gather spiritual energy to supply the growth of spiritual medicine and maintain the operation of these large arrays. The total annual expenditure is almost 1.5 million spiritual stones."

"How many purple sunflower trees are there in your herb garden?"

"There are 400 purple sunflower trees in this herb garden. Each pearl can bear about thirty or forty fruits. Of course, not every pearl can survive. Some will naturally wither and die during the growth process. The survival rate is only 80 to 90%. about."

Tangning walked around the entire herb garden and looked at other herb gardens. She had a general understanding of the specific situation of Fengyan Mountain's spiritual veins.

As Wei Xian said, each herb garden is planted with purple sun trees and poppies. The only difference is the year of the elixir.

Some were planted by Dao Ding in 1987, some were planted by Dao Ding in 1986, and some were planted by Dao Ding in 1985.

After a few people came out of the herb garden that was just planted this year, Tang Ning asked, "Senior Brother Jiang, there are still a lot of vacancies in this formation. Why don't you plant elixirs in them?"

"We can't decide how many elixirs to plant. It is stipulated that we can only build twenty-five spirit gathering arrays to grow elixirs."

"why is that?"

"The range of spiritual vein radiation is limited. If one more spirit gathering array is built, the concentration of spiritual veins and spiritual energy will be further diluted, thus affecting the maturity cycle of the elixir."

"The twenty-five herb garden spirit gathering arrays here have almost gathered all the spiritual energy of this mountain range. Not to mention building a large spirit gathering array with a radius of fifty miles, it is just a small spirit gathering array for private practice. It’s also not allowed, otherwise it will affect the cycle of the elixir, and if the elixir cannot be delivered, the higher-ups will blame it, and we won’t be able to live with it.”

"I see." Tangning nodded and asked some more detailed questions, and Wei Xian answered them one by one.

The two rested for a day in Fengyan Mountain, and then set off to Xuangan Valley for a tour the next day to get familiar with the situation of the spiritual veins there.

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In the blink of an eye, one month passed by in the blink of an eye. Tangning returned to Pingling Mountain, inspecting the spirit mines every day, and gaining an in-depth understanding of all aspects of the team. When Jiang Xinquan handled matters, he would also consult with him and share some unknown information inside. Tell him the details.

On this day, there were dark clouds and heavy rain.

Outside the Pingling Mountain formation, a ray of light came out, and a tall man appeared. He flipped his hand, and the talisman sank into the room. Soon, the light curtain melted into a gap, and the man flashed and entered. Within the formation.

In the majestic and majestic cave hall, Jiang Xinquan entered from the outside, smiled and bowed to the man: "Thank you, junior brother, for coming."

"Senior Brother Jiang." The man stood up and returned the salute, and the two of them sat down separately.

"Junior Brother Xie doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, so he must not be just passing by for a visit, right?"

"That's right. I came here specifically to discuss matters related to our elixir shop. Senior Brother Jiang, have you discussed this matter with Tang Ning?"

"Of course, I made it clear to him on the first day he took office."

"Oh? Then will he cooperate?"

Jiang Xinquan shook his head: "His attitude was ambiguous. He only said that he would think about it that day, but he hasn't given me a specific answer yet, and I can't push him every two days."

"Senior Brother Jiang, you should be more careful about this matter. Cutting off the source of the elixir is equivalent to cutting off our financial path. Even if we can find ways to get the elixir from other places, the profits will be greatly reduced."

"Of course I know this, and I'm not in a hurry. It's just that it's better not to rush this matter. If we are too anxious, the more we appear to be asking him for help, the more he will be able to control us. If the lion opens its mouth, it will take two 30% profit or more, what should we do?”

"Senior Brother Jiang, do you have any good ideas?"

"It would be best if I could get Uncle Xie to say something. Even if he refuses to come forward, at least let him know what Uncle Xie meant behind it. I think he should know the trade-offs."

Xie Xuan frowned slightly: "I'm afraid this matter won't be that easy."

"Oh? Why?"

Xie Xuandao: "He is the person recommended by Director Fang, and I heard that he has a lot of connections with him. During the captain selection period, my uncle had already withstood a lot of pressure by supporting Sima Teng. As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on its master. At this time, we can't do it again." If you try to make things difficult, I'm afraid that Director Fang will mistakenly think that you are determined to go against him. "

"Although my uncle also served as the manager of the alliance, his main focus was still on the first brigade. Many things depended on the alliance. At that time, supporting Sima Teng could be said to be each his own master and each based on his own ability. However, It doesn’t make sense to continue to make things difficult after the election.”

"Besides, if we can't even handle this little thing, why bother bothering Uncle Lao? So we still have to figure this out ourselves."

Jiang Xinquan said: "In this case, we can only give in to the price."

"I am here this time just to resolve this matter. Senior Brother Jiang, please see if you can arrange a meeting for us."

"no problem."

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Tangning was sitting cross-legged in the cave and was practicing with his eyes closed. Suddenly, there was a tremor in the storage bag at his waist. He opened his eyes, took out the array disk, took the talisman into his hand, and clicked a few times on the array disk.

Since Jiang Xinquan had not officially resigned from his post and was still exercising his authority as captain, Tang Ning did not select any monks to guard the cave. He only set up a cloud formation outside. Anyway, he did not need to worry about the team's affairs for the time being.

Not long after, a graceful female cultivator from outside came in and saluted: "Senior Jiang sent me to invite you to visit me."

Tang Ning stood up and followed her. In the spacious and bright hall, Jiang Xinquan and Xie Xuan were waiting.

Seeing him enter, Jiang Xinquan stood up to greet him with a smile on his face: "Junior Brother Tang is here. Let me introduce you. This is Junior Brother Xie Xuan, a disciple of Uncle Xie from our headquarters."

"Junior Brother Tang, I have long admired you." Xie Xuanji bowed.

The three of them exchanged a few words and took their seats.

When Tang Ning saw this formation, she naturally knew why they were here, but she kept a calm expression on her face and chatted with them in a leisurely manner.

"When I was in the direct brigade, I heard that Uncle Xie had a capable general beside him. I finally met him today. I'm very lucky."

"Junior Brother Tang, you are so polite. When it comes to your reputation in this headquarters, you are much more famous than me. I have heard of your name as early as before you participated in the appointment of captain of your team. You realized the magical power of heaven and earth when you were a baby. It was a sensation, and everyone in the team knew about it.”

"It was just a fluke. To be honest, I didn't know what was going on. Until the baby was born, I thought I was in an illusion!"

"Luck is a part of strength. This has always been the case throughout the ages. All monks dream of getting great opportunities. What is an opportunity? Isn't it just luck? But it is precisely the hardest thing to get."

"Senior Brother Xie made it clear. I have a question and I don't know whether to ask it or not."

"Junior Brother Tang, it doesn't matter if you say so."

"Senior Brother Xie, as Uncle Xie's most trusted disciple, why did he not participate in the selection of positions in the team this time?"

"The most direct reason is that the meritorious service does not meet the requirements for selecting a captain, so he is not qualified to participate in the selection."

"Oh? I didn't expect this. Senior Brother Xie has been in the headquarters for many years and is Uncle Xie's right-hand man. How could he not get any meritorious service?"

Xie Xuandao: "Junior Brother Tang has been under the direct command of the regiment for a long time and does not know the difficulties below us. Among the regiments of our headquarters, the directly affiliated brigade is the one that has received the most merits. The other brigades all perform their own duties."

"Every disciple has his own duties to deal with, and there is no opportunity to engage in other tasks throughout the year. It is considered good if the merit reward can be up to thirty points a year."

"For example, if a disciple of a certain team disappears and is killed, or a merchant ship is robbed, or if there is a loss of property, it will be directly investigated and dealt with by the disciples of the team directly under him. We have no chance to take over."

"Qingzhou has always been peaceful and peaceful. Even though there are intrigues among the various sects, there are very few who actually fall out and fight each other."

"We didn't have the opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy and gain meritorious service. Although there were troubles from Mubei demons in the past few years, my cultivation level was still low at that time and I did not go to the front line."

"The only way we can obtain merit is by completing our duties, and we can get ten points of merit every year."

"After I was transferred from the sect to the headquarters, I served in the first brigade. In addition, I am busy with mundane affairs on weekdays. Until now, I have only accumulated more than 3,200 merit points, so I am not eligible to participate in the selection."

Tangning didn't know whether what he said was true or false, maybe it was a mixture of truth and falsehood! It is indeed not as easy for disciples in the subordinate brigades of the alliance to obtain mission merits as it is for disciples in the directly affiliated brigades, but this also varies from person to person.

There are also many people in the directly affiliated teams who only have 10 or 20 points of merit each year. After all, they are only in the minority like Tang Ning. Each team only has one or two people who are at the top.

As a close confidant of Xie Minghua, Xie Xuan would always find a way to get more meritorious deeds every year. The reason why he did not get enough meritorious deeds may be that he did not put his mind on it at all and did not strive for it.

With his current extra income, he doesn't look down on the spiritual stones of the captain's position at all. From just a Jingyangting pill shop, he can get 40 to 50 million spiritual stones in revenue every year. The ten people under the jurisdiction of the first brigade In Geting City, relying on Xie Minghua's influence, one or two hundred million spirit stones every year must not be a problem.

And once he leaves Xie Minghua's side and becomes the captain of his subordinate team, these properties will most likely be taken over by others around Xie Minghua and will no longer be left to him to take care of.

The position of team leader only adds 10 million spirit stones to his salary a year, plus the secret share, which can only increase his income by 30 to 40 million spirit stones at most, and he also has to manage a large amount of affairs, which is not worth it at all. This is probably the reason why. The real reason for choosing the position of squad leader is not to rush to increase meritorious service.

As long as Xie Minghua is still in this position, he will have the opportunity to be promoted to the captain position sooner or later. It is better to make a little more now, so there is no rush at all.