Refining Taoism and ascending to immortality

Yuanchen Sect, one of the Shangxuan Sects, is as famous as Zhenyi Sect, Doumugong and other sects. The sect is famous throughout the world for its deduction techniques, and there is no right in the world.

Although Yupingshan is only one of the Yuanchen sect's other palaces, it is powerful and has Dongzhen people sitting in charge, dominating the area.

If you want to get the best and most advanced feathered spiritual sky, you definitely can't take it by force. You can only go with the trend, try your luck, and see the opportunity.

There is no way, in the eyes of a big force like Yupingshan, let alone Zhou Qing now, even if he succeeds in condensing pills in the future, the other party will not care too much.

"Yuanchen Sect, Yuhua Lingkong."

Zhou Qing was thinking about it, and the skylight outside was shining through the fine lines on the large polished glass window. It was dim, dense, and golden, making him feel like he was wearing a beautiful rosy dress.

Unlike in the mountain gate where the elders help when you ask for help, when you are away from home, the situation you face is more complex and you need to be calmer, more meticulous, and harder working.

Otherwise, you will just hit a wall everywhere.

At this moment, from the copper kettle under the eaves outside, there came an exciting sound of gold and iron, and the sound wheels rippled round and round. It was faintly possible to see stars hitting the inside, Keep turning.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing made a move with his hand, and a letter flew out of the copper pot. When it landed in his palm, he opened it and his eyes lit up.

With the decision made, Zhou Qing turned his anger and turned the letter into powder. He stood up and walked outside.

There were people waiting in the corridor. When they saw Zhou Qing coming, they saluted from afar.

"People are here?"

Zhou Qing took a look and continued walking.

"Yes." The servant in green clothes followed Zhou Qing in small steps, and spoke with a low eyebrow, "The guests are waiting in the hall."

Zhou Qing nodded, and soon he arrived in the living room and saw the visitor.

The other person was dressed in Tsing Yi and had an ordinary appearance, but his eyes were extremely smart and he looked like he was smiling before he said anything, which made people very fond of him.

Seeing Zhou Qing come in, even though the visitor himself was an alchemy cultivator, he obviously placed his status very low. He took the initiative to salute and said, "I have met Island Master Zhou."

"Deacon Zhou." Zhou Qing was accustomed to his attitude. The other party's status was indeed quite different from his own. He greeted the other party to take a seat. After a brief greeting, he got straight to the point and asked: "What is the purpose of your visit this time?"

Zhou Zheng turned his eyes. What the other party said was not very skillful or clever at all, but it was so sharp and direct. It was also a sign of the other party's confidence. He took a deep breath and then said: "I heard that Island Master Zhou is leaving soon, continue. Looking for medicine to condense the elixir?"

Zhou Qing nodded and said that was the case.

Seeing that this was indeed the case, Zhou Zheng confirmed it in his heart, organized his speech, and said: "Island Master Zhou was originally out looking for medicine to condense elixirs, but he traveled thousands of miles to return to his tribe to pass on scriptures, deliver treasures, and support his tribe. We saw this and were very grateful. "

Having said this, he paused and said, "This is our intention. We hope it can help Island Master Zhou a little."

"Oh." When Zhou Qing heard this, he smiled, raised his hand and took the jade slip handed over by the other party. After scanning his mind and confirming that there were no other traps, he immediately drove in, entered the jade slip, and read the contents inside. content, his expression gradually became serious.

After a while, Zhou Qing raised his head, put the jade slip on the jade table, nodded, looked at Zhou Zheng, and said: "The contents recorded in it are of great help to me. Can you please bring a message back to Deacon Zhou, saying that I, Zhou Qing, are very good?" gratitude."

His words sounded simple, but they also had profound meaning. Because he knew that the content provided on the jade slip was definitely not something that the other party could grasp. Behind him, there was at least one high-ranking member of the Hengnan Zhou family.

Zhou Zheng understood in his heart and said with a smile: "Island Master Zhou is too polite, but after I go back, I will walk around a little more and I will convey all your wishes to the Island Master."

Zhou Qing listened and nodded slightly. It seemed that there was not just one person behind Zhou Zheng, but several.

But in this case, it’s even better news.

Zhou Zheng was sent to contact the senior officials of the Zhou family in Hengnan, so he was naturally a very discerning person. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, he sat down for a while, said some words, and left.

Zhou Qing asked Zhou Zheng to be sent outside the house, and he walked slowly back alone.

It was almost evening, and the flaming clouds on the horizon fell into the treasure house. They seemed to be clusters of bright red, sloping from outside the door, to the corridor, and then under the eaves, as if they were real. The chirping little birds in the birdcages hanging under the eaves were also covered with a layer of red light, and became three times more flying than before.

Zhou Qing stood under the eaves, watching the sunset light shimmering on the wings of the birds, and his eyes became dark.

The jade slips sent by Zhou Zheng just now contained news about some of the elixir-condensing foreign medicines, as well as some news about the secret realm between heaven and earth.

For such news, Zhou Qing naturally refuses to accept anyone who comes, and the more the better, because it can supplement what he has received from the Luochuan Zhou family and the Zhenyi sect.

After all, although the Zhenyi Sect is one of the Shangxuan Sects and has widespread influence, the world is so big that it is beyond imagination. Let alone the Zhenyi Sect, even all the Shangxuan Sects combined cannot possibly know everything. What's more, most things will be in a state of change, and it is even less likely to be exhaustive.

In terms of power, the Hengnan Zhou Clan cannot compare with the Luochuan Zhou Clan, and it is far less comparable to the Zhenyi Sect. However, the Hengnan Zhou Clan has been passed down for thousands of years, and there must be something that the Luochuan Zhou Clan and the Zhenyi Sect have not mastered. thing.

Some of the information about the external medicine for condensing pills and the secret realm in the jade slips sent by Zhou Zheng were what Zhou Qing had already learned from the Luochuan Zhou family and Zhenyi Sect, so he didn't need to worry about them. The rest were more information than what he had learned from the Luochuan Zhou family and Zhenyi Sect, and some were not mentioned by the Luochuan Zhou family and Zhenyi Sect, which were all good supplements.

Of course, the content of the jade slips sent by Zhou Zheng could not be all the accumulation of the entire Hengnan Zhou family. The senior executives of the Hengnan Zhou family behind him only opened a part of it to Zhou Qing, but even so, it was of great help to Zhou Qing.

Such benefits were beyond expectations.

Zhou Qing was motionless, thinking.

In the past, due to the vastness of the world and the rich resources, many forces occupied one side and could be self-sufficient. But since the rise of the Xuanmen sect, it began to expand wildly to the surrounding areas and occupy resources, which inevitably squeezed the survival and development space of other forces. Families like the Hengnan Zhou family have already felt the pressure from all sides and can no longer stick to the clan land as before and ignore other things.

The Hengnan Zhou family had to make adjustments and began to strengthen their ties with the Xuanmen sect. This can be seen from the fact that the Hengnan Zhou family attaches more and more importance to the Jingchen Dharma Assembly.

It’s just that the Hengnan Zhou family is a thousand-year-old family, and the major forces in the family are entrenched. Although the mainstream supports change, there are undoubtedly forces that are willing to stick to the "tradition" and maintain the "purity" of the immortal family. So in this tug-of-war, the Hengnan Zhou family has made some progress in the past hundred years, but not much.

And a disciple of the Zhenyi Sect who has shown extraordinary talents and abilities and has a deep connection with the Hengnan Zhou family will definitely impress the top leaders of the Hengnan Zhou family.

It’s not impossible for them to play a long game.

"Not bad."

Zhou Qing thought for a while, returned to the quiet room, and sat down on the cloud couch. The lotus lamp on the table had no lampshade, and was decorated with pearls and glowing with light, which made the surroundings misty with a layer of cold color, reflecting his relaxed demeanor.

This time he went back to Hengnan Zhou's, on the one hand, to meet with his uncle, exchange recent news, and bring the people he should bring back to Zhenyi Sect. On the other hand, he wanted to "put a name" in Hengnan Zhou's, so that the senior management of Hengnan Zhou's knew his position in Zhenyi Sect for the future.

Now it seems that the purpose has been achieved, and it is better than expected.

"Wait a minute."

Zhou Qing closed his eyes and reorganized his herb-collecting trip necessary for Dan Condensation. After getting new information, he can change it appropriately.

Hualan Xiangshe.

Zhu Lin sat on the high platform, wearing a light veil, and a pair of bright beautiful eyes watched the Danxia in the sky rise down and fall in front of the mountain. The tail end and the lake light reflected together, colorful and beautiful.

The anger she felt after losing to Zhou Qing in the duel that day had disappeared. She just quietly looked at the scenery under the sunset. Above the gate of heaven, a stream of true energy descended, dispersing in all directions, transforming into countless phantoms of exquisite goddesses, chanting continuously, seemingly there and not there.

After a while, footsteps sounded, and Zhou Luoyun stepped on the steps and walked up. His eyebrows were slightly frowned, and the texture on his robes seemed to be stained with the pine color on the way here, with an indescribable coldness.

Zhu Lin heard the movement, saw that it was Zhou Luoyun, smiled, clapped his hands, and motioned him to sit closer.

After Zhou Luoyun sat down, he smelled the faint fragrance around him that was difficult to describe in words, and his soul and true energy in his body were cleared. The coldness on his face gradually melted, and his brows were relaxed. He said in a low voice: "According to what I know, many senior members of the clan have sent people to contact Zhou Qing and expressed their goodwill."

His voice was calm, but one could still hear the unwillingness in it. Zhou Qing is now very popular in the Hengnan Zhou family, and no one can compare with him. Even he and the Doumu Palace behind him, it is not possible.

Zhu Lin was not surprised by this. She retracted her gaze from Danxia, ​​and the shadow of the exquisite goddess around her body seemed to have increased by three points. She said slowly: "I lost to Zhou Qing in the duel that day. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. It is not too much that the senior leaders of your Hengnan Zhou family value Zhou Qing."

At this point, Zhu Lin waved her sleeves and stood up. Fusu hung down on the hem of her skirt, straight and motionless, and said: "And Junior Brother Zhou, although you are a direct descendant of the Hengnan Zhou family, you are only an inner disciple in the Doumu Palace now, and your status is not small compared to Zhou Qing in the Zhenyi Sect. In their eyes, I am always an outsider."

Zhou Luoyun remained silent, and he really knew that what his senior sister said was right.

Especially the gap between himself and Zhou Qing, even the forces behind him could not be completely united and support him and the Doumu Palace wholeheartedly.

This point is very hurtful.

"Your family is just playing the long game to catch the big fish." Zhu Lin noticed Zhou Luoyun's unhappiness. There was no change on her face, but her voice was slightly raised. In the light of the setting sun, there was a kind of brilliance that was soaked in glory and could boost people's hearts. She said: "Whether you or Zhou Qing, your status in Shangxuanmen is not enough now. Your family will only support you more or less, and will not really make a choice and make a large-scale bet."

The thousand-year-old family like Hengnan Zhou is so involved that how can it put the family affairs on two young people who are not at the Danhua realm? The top leaders of Hengnan Zhou are just casting a wide net and waiting for the future.

"Your competition is still in the future and will be very long." After Zhu Lin said this, he looked at Zhou Luoyun. In his beautiful eyes, light flowed, and there was a mysterious text, flashing by, and said: "After all, you are here The Hengnan Zhou family has a deeper foundation than Zhou Qing. You see, Zhou Qing is so head start, and the Hengnan Zhou family is at most equal to you. Once you take a step further in our sect, you can easily overpower Zhou Qing."

"In the future, if you succeed in breaking the infant and be promoted to a real person, or even higher, you will definitely be the helmsman of the Hengnan Zhou family."

Zhou Luoyun took a deep breath, cheered up, and gritted his teeth and said, "I will not lose to Zhou Qing."

In this area, the power of Doumu Palace is much greater than that of Zhenyi Sect. As long as his status in Doumu Palace is similar to Zhou Qing's position in Zhenyi Sect, or even slightly behind, he can make more people in the clan Support yourself.

Zhu Lin saw Zhou Luoyun cheer up and nodded secretly.

However, she had an idea, that is, after she condensed the elixir and returned to the sect, she must contact her master, mobilize her forces, and try to improve Zhou Luoyun's status in the sect as much as possible. Without him, competitor Zhou Qing is simply too good.

Although the competition for the influence of the Zhou family in Hengnan is a long-term process that may take decades or even hundreds of years, the continuous investment and accumulation of advantages in this process cannot be ignored.

If the gap between Zhou Qing and Zhou Luoyun widens, the Hengnan Zhou family will support and invest more in Zhou Qing. When it reaches a certain level, it will be a huge sunk cost. Even if Zhou Luoyun can come from behind and overwhelm Zhou Qing in the future, if the sunk cost ahead is too large, it will be easy for the Hengnan Zhou clan to turn around.

Zhu Lin thought about it several times, and after making a judgment, she looked at Zhou Luoyun again and said: "Junior brother, when I successfully return to the sect this time, I will definitely use my strength to help you fight for the position of true successor in the sect. "

Seeing the joy on Zhou Luoyun's face, Zhu Lin became more and more sure of what he was thinking and said, "Go back and talk to those who support you in the clan to see if they can provide more help. Everyone gathers firewood and makes a flame. Gao, the more we work hard, the more likely you are to be promoted to True Successor."

"good."

Zhou Luoyun was really happy after hearing this.

He boasted of his extraordinary aptitude and his progress in Xuan Gong was not slow, but he still lacked the support to become a true successor in Doumu Palace.

Now that I have said this, my chances have greatly increased.

"I will definitely have a good talk with my father and the others."

Zhou Luoyun believed that with such a promise, the people behind him would not remain indifferent.

Zhu Lin watched Zhou Luoyun leave. She stood alone on the high platform, watching the other person's figure getting further and further away, gradually disappearing behind the shadow of the tree, and slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.