I said I would turn back time

"From prosperity to decline?"

Lin Xing looked at the small buildings in front of him and the crowds inside, and asked, "Is it because the land prices here are about to drop?"

Tian Lian nodded and said matter-of-factly: "The owners of the ley lines believe that land prices can keep rising, so they continue to buy and sell ley lines."

"Generations of geniuses from the Mingshan Sect also believe that land prices will always rise, so they are willing to bet their cultivation achievements in the next few decades to purchase earth veins."

"But nothing in the world can keep rising in price forever, and land prices are certainly no exception..."

While the two were talking, they had walked through a long street and came to a large palace. It was the gorgeous palace built by the Mingshan Sect in this mountain city.

Looking at the extremely large Yaotai Palace, with five steps to the first floor and ten steps to the pavilion, Lin Xing couldn't help but sigh slightly at the gap between people in this mountain city.

Lin Xing said: "Are the people from the Mingshan Sect among them? The so-called drop in land prices means that luck turns from prosperity to decline... So the target you mentioned that can collect luck, the Lord of Qingming City, is constantly buying and renting land. , the person who keeps pushing up land prices?”

Tianlian smiled slightly and said: "This kind of thing can only be called land speculation at best, but it is also a speculator who follows the trend, and he can be regarded as a person with great luck."

She pointed at the crowds of people who were constantly coming and going in front of the palace and said, "Look at these, they are all people who buy, sell, and rent ley lines."

"Guess who in the Mingshan Mountains they borrowed money from to buy and sell the earth veins, and who they borrowed money from to rent the earth veins?"

Lin Xing said thoughtfully: "The Mingshan Sect?"

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“Landlords collect most of the land price in rent at one time, and then borrow some money to pool it together to continue buying land, renting land, and renting land to buy land.”

Tianlian said: "It is the Mingshan sect that lends money to landlords to buy land, it is the Mingshan sect that lends money to tenants to rent land, and it is the Mingshan sect that sells land veins to collect money."

"All money comes out from here and comes in from here. Land prices seem to be rising every year, but have the money in the hands of the landowners who bought the land lines really increased?"

"The landlord has more and more earth veins in his hands, but he also owes more and more debts to the Mingshan Sect."

Seeing Tianlian about to walk towards the palace, Lin Xing asked curiously: "Just walk in directly?"

Tian Lian said: "This temple has some small tricks to hide from others. Besides, this place is just the palace of the Lord of Qingming City, not the real residence of the Mingshan Sect. There are not many masters in it. Young Master Lin, don't worry and just come with me."

Lin Xing followed Tianlian and found that all the way into the palace, it was like entering a deserted place.

Along the way, whether it was the guards guarding the palace, the Mingshan disciples who were in a hurry, or the people buying, selling, and renting land lines, it was not that they could not see Lin Xing and Tianlian, but they turned a blind eye to them. Some guards even turned a blind eye to them. The two of them showed kind smiles, as if they knew them.

As if sensing Lin Xing's surprise and curiosity, Tianlian smiled slightly and introduced casually: "The Zen monks in our temple have never been very good at fighting. They can only use some small tricks to confuse people's minds to avoid them. It’s time to fight.”

Xiao Linxing, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "This is no small trick. This is Shilin Temple's unique skill. It can change cognition, turn friends into enemies, and enemies into friends."

He lamented: "This is the way the world is. Sometimes the one who can fight the best may not be the most powerful, and the most powerful may not be the one who can fight best."

Lin Xing's eyes moved when he heard this, and he thought of Ma Hong, who was eliminated in the martial arts arena. When he was fighting with Monk Mingjing of Shilin Temple, a poisonous insect suddenly came back and he was defeated.

Xiao Linxing crossed his arms and floated in front of Tianlian, observing the other party: "But you don't have to worry, this method will not work casually, it needs to meet certain conditions."

"But if these guys from Shilin Temple don't lie to you, it may not be for your own good."

"And when they lie to you, sometimes they help you."

As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing.

Lin Xing frowned slightly, he wanted to know if Shi Lin Temple was lying to him now.

But Xiao Linxing was face to face with Tianlian at this moment, staring closely into Tianlian's eyes, and said casually: "You want to know if Shilin Temple lied to you?"

"Why are you so nervous? So what if you were cheated?"

"Others are afraid of being deceived and used by them, but we shouldn't care. Now you should appreciate how they play. This is a rare pleasure."

At the same time, Lin Xing and Tian Lian have entered the depths of the palace. Along the way, they can see various antique calligraphy and paintings, natural materials and earthly treasures, as well as magic weapons that have been sacrificed day and night, showing incomparable luxury. Hao.

Standing at a site where land lines were being traded, Tianlian smiled at both parties and said to Lin Xing: "In the past, because land prices continued to rise, landlords could sell some of the land lines from time to time to pay off debts."

"But if land prices start to fall, the debt they owe will be far beyond what they can repay."

"If the landlords fail to pay back the money, the tenants will not be able to get their deposits back, and they will also owe a large debt to the Mingshan Sect."

"After the landlords and tenants repay their debts, land prices will continue to plummet, and a large number of land lines will be taken back by the Mingshan Sect after the debts are paid off."

"At that time, landowners and tenants will have to work hard for the Mingshan Sect for decades, or even hundreds of years, to pay off their debts."

Tianlian and Lin Xing came to a training ground.

Then he saw a disciple of the Mingshan Sect sitting on a ground rich in spiritual power, practicing Taoism and martial arts.

Looking at these disciples of the Mingshan Sect who were practicing diligently and with eyes full of hope, Tianlian sighed: "In addition to the landlords and tenants, the talented disciples of the Mingshan Sect who have purchased the earth lines in recent decades also have to Bad luck follows.”

"Those talented disciples, they don't speculate on the land price, but buy the land veins in order to practice."

"Since they were born, the land price of the Mingshan faction has been skyrocketing, which makes them think that this skyrocketing will continue forever."

"So they made a blood oath with the Mingshan Sect, and are willing to use their fighting power for most of their future lives in exchange for the Mingshan Sect's earth veins, and then use the power of the earth veins to practice."

"But when the landlord and the tenant are finished one by one, and the land price plummets all the way... what should these genius disciples do?"

"How many decades do you have in your life? The price of the earth veins that you have sacrificed for decades has evaporated by half in the blink of an eye. Only then will they understand that the Mingshan Sect's earth veins do not require them to spend more than half of their own money. For the rest of their lives, someone is playing tricks on them.”

"They spent decades in cultivation, but in the end they could only sell their achievements at a low price to the Mingshan faction and work hard for the Mingshan faction."

Speaking of this, Tianlian looked at Lin Xing and said, "Lin Shaoxia, do you think it's a problem for us to collect their luck from such a Mingshan faction?"

After pondering for a moment, Lin Xing said, "So the target you mentioned, the Lord of Qingming City, is the one who tricks them?"

Before the two came to a study room, they saw a middle-aged man who was white, fat, and somewhat frivolous, sitting behind the desk, carefully studying the documents in his hands.

"Xuan Yin actually lost? The sect trained him for so many years, but he lost to a native of the secret realm."

The fat man shook his head: "I don't know if he can introduce inspiration to cultivate the earth veins in the secret realm..."

Suddenly, he raised his head to look at Tianlian and Lin Xing, and said with a smile: "Master Tianlian, what kind of wind brought you here."

Tianlian ignored him, but said to Lin Xing: "Lin Shaoxia, how is this person? Is he lucky and blessed?"

The image in Lin Xing's mind was shaken at this moment, a rune representing the secret of the sky appeared and disappeared from time to time, sensing the lord of Qingming City in front of him.

In Lin Xing's induction, waves of strong attraction were coming from the Lord of Qingming City, and it seemed that there was extremely strong luck in his body, waiting for Lin Xing to collect it.

But Lin Xing didn't do it right away, but a strangeness flashed in his heart.

Because in his induction, he can't feel the slightest powerful force on the opponent.

The fat man in front of him is almost like an old man in any village in Mirror World, extremely weak.

So Lin Xing asked: "Are you the city lord of Qingming City?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said pleasantly: "Exactly, what do you two want?"

Tian Lian explained on the side: "In the Mingshan Sect, the three major families have always been in charge of power, and many successful disciples have always worked for them."

Lin Xing asked again: "Does the skyrocketing land price have anything to do with you?"

The middle-aged man who was originally friendly and kind-hearted immediately turned cold when he heard this and wanted to drive them away.

Tianlian on the side suddenly said: "This little brother of mine doesn't quite understand the rules of the Mingshan Sect. Please forgive me, City Lord, and explain it to him."

The middle-aged man looked at Tianlian, and a soft smile immediately appeared on his face. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Earth veins can speed up cultivation, and everyone is rushing to buy it. Is there any reason why land prices should not rise?"

"Besides, I, the Mingshan sect, teach disciples and cultivate earth veins. Which expenditure does not require money and materials?"

"If it hadn't been for my mission to cultivate the earth veins over the years, would the Mingshan Mountains be as prosperous as it is today?"

"Everyone of the people on this mountain and down the mountain can now practice on the earth line. This is the credit of my Mingshan Sect."

"There are many people in the whole mountain who have understood the inheritance. If it weren't for the earth lines cultivated by our sect, would they have one-tenth of their current strength?"

"If my sect hadn't lent large sums of money to the people all over the mountain, how could they have achieved the results of their cultivation today?"

"How many geniuses have been discovered by us like this? Ask them if they are grateful to our Mingshan Sect?"

Listening to the other party's eloquent words, Lin Xing used his spiritual sense to sense the study in front of him, as well as the pavilions and pavilions outside the study, filled with various treasures and magic weapons.

He could even sense that although the city lord of Qingming City in front of him was extremely weak, he had at least eight magic weapons all over his body.

Even the brush that the other party just held in his hand was a magic weapon that contained a lot of inspiration.

Lin Xing suddenly asked: "What is the use of this pen?"

The Lord of Qingming City smiled and picked up the pen, and introduced it in detail: "This pen is not simple. The bristles of the pen are made of snow rabbits from the north, and the pen barrel is made of thunder sandalwood specially brought from overseas. A hundred years of worship..."

Listening to the other party's eloquent introduction, Lin Xing suddenly interrupted: "So after spending so much material and manpower, this magic brush does not use ink?"