Strange mountains and rivers

"Besides the An family, which other family is there in Huaiyang City?" Chen Huaisheng looked around casually and asked casually.

"In addition to the An family, there are probably the Cao family and the Kang family. They are all related by marriage." The boss also responded casually: "But the Cao family and the Kang family are not as big as the An family. The Cao family is huddled in the northeast corner of the city, and the Kang family is There are only a few hundred people living in Kangjiazhai outside the city."

I have also heard of Chen Huaisheng, the famous head of the Cao family and Kang family, but they are far different in strength compared to the An family. It seems that the head of the Cao family should be at the first level of foundation building, and there is also a nephew who is at the second level of foundation building. There are about twenty monks in total, and the situation of the Kang family is generally similar.

Chen Huaisheng has no intention of visiting these two families, and now is not a good time. There is no point in going now before he has enough strength.

He now wants to know about the situation of these clans in Wei Huaidao.

In a casual conversation with the store owner, Chen Huaisheng also learned that although the Cao family and the Kang family were far less powerful than the An family, they had their own strengths.

The Kang family controls the trade channels in the central part of Weihuai Road. They have a closer relationship with the Beirong people in Youyun Prefecture to the north and even the Beimo people further away. Many Beimo specialties are continuously imported here and then sold to All over Yanzhou, and many specialties from Yanzhou will also be sold to Beimo through Yunzhou from here.

The Cao family is particularly good at planting spiritual plants. They once opened several spiritual plantations at the western foot of Dahuai Mountain. However, after the Lingyun Sect came, they forcibly evicted the Cao family and took over these plantations. However, these plantations soon became abandoned. .

After hearing these introductions, Chen Huaisheng was also very interested.

To be honest, Chen Huaisheng was even more interested in the Cao and Kang families than in the An family.

Although Anjia is more powerful, it has little effect on Dahuaishan. With just a few foundations, Dahuaishan can be cultivated in a few years.

But it is not easy for a trade system, especially a trade channel that can lead directly to Beimo, without decades of business cultivation and sufficient connections.

The Cao family's planting ability and tradition are even more coveted, and Dahuaishan currently lacks these.

"Then where is the Cao family operating now? Now it seems that the Lingyun Sect has become the Chonghua Sect. The Cao family can open up those plantations again." Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but said after hearing the innkeeper introduce this situation.

"Haha, do you think that plantation can be opened casually? The investment is not small."

The innkeeper was also a Taoist. He could tell that Chen Huaisheng was a foundation-building monk, but he only thought that Chen Huaisheng was a casual cultivator from outside and laughed.

"The aura over Dahuai Mountain is very strong, but it is the territory of the Chonghua Sect. Back then, the Chonghua Sect and the Yuelu Sect fought many battles. It is said that several foundation-building monks from both sides died. It was not easy to fight. How can you just take advantage of it?"

"Then the Cao family is trying to draw water from a bamboo basket but it's all in vain?" Chen Huaisheng followed what the other party said.

"Yes, the Cao family originally had plantations in Chenling and Matougu in the south, as well as in Tielushan in the west. But how can the aura of these places compare with that around Dahuaishan?" The innkeeper is a talkative person. He kept talking: "If you go further into the mountains, you can still find some suitable places with abundant spiritual energy. But now the war is in chaos and monsters are raging. Who dares to go into the mountains to open a plantation? Are you seeking death?"

Chen Huaisheng nodded thoughtfully.

Spiritual fields and spiritual lands are not found just anywhere. Spiritual fields that can grow special spiritual plants require higher spiritual energy than spiritual lands that purely grow spiritual millet, jade, wheat, and golden harvests.

In other words, there may be spiritual land for planting spiritual millet around Huaiyang City, but it is difficult to find spiritual fields suitable for planting spiritual plants. It needs to be found and reconstructed in the mountains.

Dahuaishan is undoubtedly the most suitable place around here, but it was controlled by the Chonghua faction, and the Cao family also lost this opportunity.

If you want to go further north, there are some deep mountains. Firstly, the distance is far, and secondly, the closer you are to the mountains, it means that the risk of monsters is greater, and ordinary Taoists or low-level monks will encounter first-level monsters. It’s all too much trouble. How can one dare to easily enter the mountains to open up spiritual fields and spiritual lands?

Chen Huaisheng felt that this was an opportunity to cooperate with the Cao family.

There are currently only sixty or seventy disciples in Dahuai Mountain, and there are only more than a hundred Taoist mortals. Dahuai Mountain is vast and there are many places suitable for planting spiritual plants. If we can cooperate with the Cao family, the Cao family can use their skills , Dahuai Mountain can also provide some manpower, and everyone can discuss and distribute the harvested spiritual plants to complement each other.

However, Chen Huaisheng still lacks an intuitive understanding of the Cao family's spiritual plant planting ability. Since the Cao family has spiritual plant plantations in Chenling and Matougu, he will have to pass through this area anyway when he goes south, so he can go and inspect it.

Nothing happened all night.

When he got up early in the morning, Chen Huaisheng went straight south.

Matougu is only thirty miles away from Huaiyang City, while Chenling is slightly farther, more than forty miles away.

Ma Tou Gu is actually a rolling hill, about seven or eight miles long. From a distance, it looks more like a pile of dirt, but with lush forests and the Ma Tou River running through it.

Chen Huaisheng now looked more like a casual cultivator, and he did not have any markings on his body as a disciple of the Chonghua Sect, so he walked directly into the mountains calmly.

Soon I saw a sign at the bottom of the hillside, as well as a simple prohibition talisman, indicating that if I walked further in, a spell trap or prohibition would be triggered.

"Stay!"

There is a sentry tower on the hillside, which can overlook the surrounding situation within a hundred feet. The sound coming from the sentry tower uses some kind of special sound transmission device.

Soon two people came over. The first one looked Chen Huaisheng up and down, but realized that Chen Huaisheng was a monk, and should be a monk at the foundation level. The face of the visitor changed slightly, but he still remained calm, "This immortal Master, why are you here? This is a private spiritual place and does not accept outsiders. Please forgive me."

Chen Huaisheng also saw that the person who came was not a mortal, but a monk and a Taoist.

The monk is probably in his fifties or sixties, at about the third level of Qi refining, and his temperament is quite good.

"Oh, I was passing by. I heard in Huaiyang City that there are spiritual plants being grown and sold in Ma Tou Gu, so I came to take a look..." Chen Huaisheng did not show politeness and said directly: "I am a casual cultivator from Ji County in Da Zhao. , Huaiyang Cao family is good at planting spiritual plants, so we came to see if it is worthy of the name. If there are any suitable spiritual plants, I would also like to buy some..."

Seeing Chen Huaisheng's tough and domineering tone, the middle-aged monk secretly complained in his heart. He was afraid that such a nameless but powerful rogue cultivator might offend these people and start burning, killing, looting and running away. Where are you going? Go find someone?

While gesturing to the Taoist priest next to him to warn him, he responded with a smile: "Oh, I don't know where this rumor comes from. The Cao family does cultivate some spiritual plants here, but they are all ordinary spiritual plants. They are not Value, as for selling, I’m afraid I have to say sorry to the immortal master. These spiritual plants of the Cao family are mainly used for their own medicines, and a small amount have been reserved by regular customers and are not sold to the outside world.”

Chen Huaisheng also knew that the other party was suspicious, so he used such an excuse. He even saw the Taoist priest who was two steps behind quietly sending out a warning, but he didn't care.

I had no intention of buying, selling or looting here, but I was just curious and wanted to see if there was anything unique about Cao's spiritual plant cultivation. However, I was a little surprised to see the other party being so vigilant and nervous.

"Oh? Not for sale to the outside world?" Chen Huaisheng pondered for a moment and then said: "That's okay. I've heard for a long time that Cao's spiritual plant cultivation is quite accomplished. I want to take a look. Please lead the way."

The middle-aged monk's expression changed, and he subconsciously took a step back: "Master Immortal, this is a bit difficult for me. This is the private property of the Cao family. I don't want to show off, and I ask for your understanding, Master Immortal."

"The Cao family's private land?" Chen Huaisheng smiled coldly, "Who said this is the Cao family's private land? Is it the official residence of the Great Zhao Dynasty? Or is it the Beirong Golden Tent?"

As soon as Chen Huaisheng said these words, the middle-aged monk's heart sank. Is this a provocation?

The land of Yanzhou has always been a place of local self-government. How could the Beirong people or the Zhao government manage this place?

Within a hundred miles of Huaiyang City, apart from the An family, there are also the Cao family and the Kang family. However, the young casual cultivator in front of me has an unfathomable flavor. He only knows that he is at least foundation building or above, but it is unclear whether he is in the early stage or the middle or high stage of foundation building. Not coming out.

"Immortal Master, we, Wei Huaidao, serve the Great Zhao and are in harmony with the Beirong. We have always been good at self-governance. Our Cao family has cultivated this area of ​​Matougu for hundreds of years. This is not considered our Cao family's private land. So this Is there any justice in the world?”

The middle-aged monk still kept calm when negotiating with Chen Huaisheng. He knew that there would be no benefit in turning against him. His own strength was not worth mentioning in front of the other party. He could only wait for time until the elders from the mountain came. Fortunately, Cao Yuxiu It happened that I was on patrol here. If it had been half a day later, Cao Yuxiu would have left for Chenling.

"Justice is not what you said. If there is no official recognition of the land and mountain covenants, then there is no justice." Chen Huaisheng shook his head repeatedly and walked straight into the mountains: "You don't need to be nervous, I just want to see Cao Cao The clan's spiritual cultivation ability has no other intentions. You lead the way and explain it to me. Even if you don't sell it, I won't force you to buy it. "

Seeing that Chen Huaisheng's attitude was tough but his words were polite, the middle-aged monk had never encountered such a situation before. He couldn't stop him and was afraid of arousing the other party's anger, so he could only bite the bullet and step forward: " If the Immortal Master must see it, then please abide by the rules of private land and do not act arbitrarily. It is not easy to cultivate this spiritual field. If there is a slight impact, the loss will be considerable..."

"I am not an unreasonable person. If losses are really caused by me, I will compensate." Chen Huaisheng said carelessly.

He casually took out a handful of spiritual sand from his bag. I am afraid there were not thirty or fifty pieces, but the middle-aged monk was stunned. When did these casual cultivators become so wealthy?