Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu couldn't figure it out, so he searched the body again without giving up.

The hard work paid off, and Qi Xuansu did find something. He found a letter in the mezzanine of the corpse's chest.

This is not a formal letter. There is no envelope. It is folded in half casually. There is no title or signature on the letter. It is obvious that both parties know each other's identity very well. They even omit polite words such as "a letter is like a meeting". It can be said to be extremely straightforward. It's more like a random note.

The letter probably means that this alchemy furnace was left by the Taoist Huashengtang and was used to refine something called "blood elixir". After the Taoist sect used "Fengyan Jiasan" to clean the ground, it sent spirits The officials re-entered the ruins and recovered various secrets. The spirit officials also came here. However, the alchemy furnace was still in operation at that time. The spirit officials could not take out the blood pills and did not dare to destroy the alchemy furnace rashly to avoid causing an explosion and injuring people. He himself, coupled with the great cause of the Taoist family, did not care much about the gain or loss of a "blood pill", so he sealed the pill furnace and turned it into a dark fire state, just like an active volcano turned into an extinct volcano, and then left here.

The people at the "Inn" also discovered this alchemy furnace, but because the alchemy furnace had turned into a dark fire state, it looked like it had been abandoned for a long time, so they ignored it. Now it's almost time for the "Blood Pill" to appear. The alchemy furnace has changed from a dark fire to an open fire. It will be opened soon. The furnace must be guarded closely to ensure that the "Blood Pill" can be obtained smoothly.

This kind of letter should have been destroyed after reading it, but for some unknown reason, the alchemist did not destroy it, but kept it on his body.

Only then did Qi Xuansu discover that there was a row of medicine cabinets on the other side of the alchemy furnace. There was a nameplate under each drawer of the medicine cabinet, which said what was placed there. Most of them were precious medicinal materials, but at this time these drawers were empty. , obviously the various valuable medicinal materials originally stored there have been used or taken away.

Qi Xuansu stopped for a moment in front of a drawer. The word "Zhu Guo" was clearly written on it. There was even a small inscription detailing the medicinal effects and origin of Zhu Guo. Unfortunately, it was also empty. Qi Xuansu remembered that in the bidding meeting for the Qing Palace on Yunjin Mountain, the final red fruit sold for a high price of 8,000 Taiping coins and was collected by a real person from Quanzhen Taoism.

You can imagine how dazzling this place was back then.

Qi Xuansu looked at the alchemy furnace again.

The alchemy furnace flickered on and off, especially after absorbing the flame just now, the temperature increased a bit.

Qi Xuansu has heard of and taken Blood Dragon Pill, but has never heard of "Blood Pill". This may be just a common name, not the official name of the Taoist sect, but judging from the tone of the person who wrote the letter and the Judging from the medicine cabinets placed around it, it must be an extremely remarkable thing.

In fact, Bai Yutang's arrangements here cannot be said to be careless. The alchemist's methods are extremely good. If he had not met Qi Xuansu, he would have died in the hands of the alchemist if he had not met Qi Xuansu, and if it had been any other "weeding" person, he would have even encountered a giant living corpse. When the time comes, they will quit. After all, they are here to make money, not to fight hard.

The elites of the "Inn" were able to deal with the giant living corpses and alchemists, but this place was not on their route. It seemed that Bai Yutang knew the movements of the "Inn" well.

Qi Xuansu came to the side of the alchemy furnace. Because the alchemy furnace was emitting scorching fire, Qi Xuansu could not get close. However, through the holes in the alchemy furnace, the flames burning in the alchemy furnace could be vaguely seen, which had not extinguished after many years. Qi Xuansu speculated based on the basic outline of alchemy that he had learned in Wanxiang Taoist Palace that it might be related to this big pit. Alchemy can also be made on the ground, but Huashengtang insists on making alchemy underground, mostly to facilitate the triggering of the earth fire.

In any case, the appearance of this alchemy furnace also proves the quality of the elixir. Just like that very famous story, ivory chopsticks must not be paired with earthenware, but with rhinoceros horn bowls and white jade cups. The jade cup cannot be used to hold wild vegetables or whole grains, but can only be used with delicacies from the mountains and seas. After eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, they no longer want to wear coarse kudzu shorts and live in thatched huts. Instead, they want to wear beautiful clothes, ride in expensive cars, and live in high-rise buildings. In the same way, such a good pill furnace will certainly not be used to refine ordinary pills.

Qi Xuansu was hesitant whether to stay here and wait for the elixir to be released, continue his weeding mission, or take this opportunity to go directly to find Bai Yutang.

After much thought, Qi Xuansu decided to stay here and wait for the elixir to be released.

One is that after he tasted the benefits of medicinal wine, he believed in external aid. Although there has always been a saying in the Taoist sect that improving your cultivation through external objects will make your foundation weak and far inferior to your own cultivation gained through hard work. However, for Qi Xuansu, with his own qualifications, he is afraid that if he keeps practicing hard for the rest of his life, You can't touch the threshold of heaven and man. It's better to have a weak foundation than no foundation at all.

Secondly, a thousand sheep in sight is not as good as a rabbit in hand. The latter two cannot be said to be inevitable, but it is just the beginning. Even if he successfully finds Bai Yutang, the reward from Qiniang may not be better than this "blood pill" . What's more, after getting the "Blood Pill", you can continue to look for Bai Yutang without any impact.

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The place where Qi Xuansu is located is only the periphery of the "Tuntian", and the core position is taken care of by the people in the "Inn".

The "Inn" once found an "Ashura" left behind by Huashengtang here. Although it was seriously damaged, the "Inn" still made a profit of 100,000 Taiping money after selling it to the Eight Tribes. Not to mention the other scattered small items. After all, many buildings are hidden deep underground. Even the "Fengyan Jiasan" failed to completely destroy them. Instead, they buried them deep underground. The Taoist sect only destroyed or took away the core secrets without sending manpower. Excavating here for a long time. For a Taoist sect with a big family and a big business, even if there are some omissions, it is nothing.

But for other associations, as long as a little bit of Taoism leaks out from the cracks of their fingers, it is enough for them to eat.

Although the secret associations have caused a lot of trouble to the Taoist sect, whether it is the strength or the size and financial resources, all the secret associations combined are not the enemies of the Taoist sect. The key to the reason why the secret associations are difficult to eradicate is the emergence of internal phenomena within the Taoist sect. To solve the problem, a Taoist figure secretly provides shelter for the secret association, which allows the secret association to make trouble.

There is me among you, and you among me. This is where everything goes wrong in the world.

Daomen, this giant, drew his sword and looked around, no longer able to resist. However, the internal diseases cannot be solved by a sharp sword. You still need to find a good doctor and take careful care. If the day comes when the disease reaches the bone marrow, no matter how powerful your swordsmanship is, you will be invincible in the world.

In the spring breeze, a flying boat belonging to Daomen Tiangang Hall was flying in the sky.

This is not a flying boat carrying passengers, but a warship.

The prototype of the Dao Sect Flying Boat is the White Dragon Flying Boat, the Grand Master's ship. The White Dragon Flying Boat has a total of four forms, namely: static, dynamic, attack, and defense.

The so-called "quiet" refers to the daily berthing standby state, without any consumption, and is not much different from ordinary ships.

"Motion" means that you can fly into the sky and into the sea. There is no need to switch deliberately. The airship will switch between static and dynamic states according to the surrounding environment, and the airship will not crash.

The remaining two states of "attack" and "defense" are, as the names suggest, attack and defense.

Defense is to activate the formation on the ship to resist spells, energy, divine power, etc. It consumes the most on the Dragon Ball and is only suitable for escaping. Attack involves mobilizing the energy of the surrounding heaven and earth to bombard the opponent in a form similar to "artillery". One round of bombardment can destroy a small island, and it is related to the geographical location. If it is in a sea with thick water vapor or in the sky with thick clouds, it will be more powerful. Big, if it happens to coincide with a storm and typhoon at sea, the power will reach its peak, comparable to a fairy.

Considering the cost, ordinary flying boats only have two states: "static" and "moving". They are "passenger ships", so they have no power to fight back against Wu Luo's projection. In addition to the "passenger ship", the "warship" is in four states. In addition to the Taoist talismans and formations, it also has the Mohist mechanism technique.

In the beginning, Confucianism wanted to make the world one of its own, deposed all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. In order to resist Confucianism, Taoism not only united with Buddhism, but also absorbed the remnants of hundreds of schools. Therefore, Taoism is no longer just a Taoist family. It integrates Mohism, Legalism, Zongheng, Yin and Yang and other schools.

Furthermore, although the Confucian sect has deposed hundreds of schools of thought, the theories of military strategists, farmers, yin-yang sects, political strategists, famous schools, legalists, Mohists, etc. are still collected by the sages of the Confucian sect and hidden in the Wanxiang Academy. . Normally, students in the academy are not allowed to take even one step. Even if they are offering wine, they must obtain permission before entering. No taking away or copying is allowed without the permission of the high priest. Even the viewing time is limited.

When the Confucian sect was defeated, the Wanxiang Academy was changed to the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, and the various collections of books in it naturally fell into the hands of the Taoist sect, which also indirectly contributed to the development of the Creation Project.

Shangguan Jing, the seventh deputy head of Tiangang Hall, stood on the bow of the airship, overlooking the earth from a high position.

To him, the cold wind was like a gentle breeze blowing on his face.

Nine is the ultimate number, so there is no explanation for the tenth deputy hall master.

Among the nine deputy hall masters, except for the chief deputy hall master, the second deputy hall master and the ninth deputy hall master, the gap between the other six deputy hall masters is not very big. Moreover, Tiangang Hall is different from other halls, Taoist mansions, and Taoist palaces. Because it has to face various wars and evil cults, it has higher requirements for realm cultivation. Therefore, Shangguan Jing is a genuine heavenly being, and a The second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest. In other Taoist houses and halls, he could serve as the second deputy hall master, but in Tiangang Hall, he is only the seventh deputy hall master. This is why Tiangang Hall and Beichen Hall are called the "Shangsan Hall".

Of course, in terms of actual power, the deputy hall master of Tiangang Hall is far superior to the other deputy hall masters. Except for the newly established Yaoguang Division, the other eight divisions all have varying numbers of direct spiritual officers and no formal establishment. He is a deputy and temporary sergeant, and can mobilize warships and heavy firearms, which is difficult to compare with other gangs.

Below the flying boat is a vast lake.