Chapter 311: The Big Scale Divides the Gold, Tianhe Leaves a Message

After making a big fortune, the next step is to divide the gold with a big scale.

The nine mountain heroes who returned to the mountain were seated in clear arrangements, all sitting in the main hall of Tiangong Island, looking at the center of the hall.

The most eye-catching thing is the rock that Senior Sister Zhang brought back. The black rock stood on the ground, covered with sword marks, as if telling something.

Next to the rock was a desk where Zheng Fa usually worked. On the desk were five things:

A yellow gourd and a jade tube were what he got from the Water Palace.

There were also three storage bags, one of which was stained with blood.

This is from those three blind Yuanyings...

There were two who knew what to do and handed over their treasures directly. Then Senior Sister Zhang and the others did not make things difficult for them... It was not because they were soft-hearted, but mainly because Taoist Mu ran so fast that there was no point in silencing him.

However, the last one was actually a member of the Great Freedom Demon Sect... He was the former victim of the Jiushan Sect.

When enemies meet, they are always jealous of each other.

Senior Sister Zhang and the others took ruthless action.

Adding them together, there are three more storage bags.

As for the collected building materials and the like, they are not valuable and are naturally not included in the distribution.

Everyone in the hall looked at Zheng Fa, with different expressions, but they were all waiting for Zheng Fa to speak.

Xiao Yuying sat on the left side of Zheng Fa and couldn't help but recall the scene when Madam Xuanhua chatted with her before she came:

"The most difficult part of this archaeological project is actually the distribution of the treasures." Madam Xuanhua said to Xiao Yuying, "If we are not careful, there will be resentment from top to bottom, and people will be divided."

At that time, Xiao Yuying didn't say anything, but she actually agreed in her heart.

Madam Xuanhua added: "I have also seen many... cultivators who entered the secret realm together."

"In my opinion, the people who can cooperate for a long time are either father and son, husband and wife, who share the same fate, or master and apprentice, who have a clear distinction between the strong and the weak..."

"The rest have turned against each other."

Xiao Yuying understood this even more clearly: fathers and sons, husbands and wives, have relative trust in each other, and often what's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours, and the spoils can be distributed to each according to their needs.

In the relationship between master and apprentice, or between master and servant, the strong usually take the lion's share, while the weak take the smaller share. The weak are of course not convinced—but you are weak! However, in the Nine Mountains Realm, it is not so simple: one is that there is an outsider like her.

One is that there are relatively many people involved, and how to divide it is a science.

Of course, given Zheng Fa's current status in the Nine Mountains Realm, it is not impossible for him to make the decision with just one word...but it is hard to tell what people think.

"We can only share hardships, but not happiness." Madam Xuanhua's last words left a deep impression on Xiao Yuying. "Sharing hardships means that everyone suffers, and it doesn't matter whether it's fair or not. Sharing happiness means that it's difficult to be fair!"

Xiao Yuying came back to her senses and looked at Zheng Fa with a curious look: How would Zheng Fa distribute these things? ...

Zheng Fa certainly knew what everyone was waiting for.

He thought about it and took out a booklet.

Everyone could see that the seven big words "Principles of Spoils Distribution" were written on the cover of the booklet.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and everyone felt like they were used to it...

"This allocation principle was discussed and decided by Senior Sister Zhang and I. Of course, it may not be perfect... If you have any opinions, you can raise them on the spot."

He said to the crowd.

Xiao Yuying suddenly realized and immediately understood Zheng Fa's idea:

It’s still the old way - let the system speak.

If the system is imperfect, just take into account the opinions of all parties and make changes.

But once a rule is established, no one should violate it.

Simply put, try to reach consensus and act according to the consensus.

Seeing that no one was talking, Zheng Fa opened the booklet and began to read: "First principle: knowledge sharing, treasure resources are distributed according to work."

He paused, glanced at everyone present, and seeing that they were all nodding, he continued reading:

"Second principle: All spoils of war must first be handed over to the sect and must not be kept privately."

There was a strange expression on Xiao Yuying's face - this principle did not seem to be popular among the monks.

After all, cultivator Xuanwei has never had much trust in the sect.

As she listened, she understood why Zheng Fa did this: "According to the value of the spoils obtained, the project team members will receive corresponding good deeds."

"All spoils of war will also be exchanged for good deeds."

Xiao Yuying spoke softly: "Why do we have to go around in a circle?"

The Zheng method was to add a procedure of exchanging good deeds between the merits of the team members and the distribution of spoils.

Seeing her puzzled, Zheng Fa smiled and said, "This has several advantages: First, the number of spoils and the number of people may not match. Even if they do match, it may not correspond to the efforts of the team members. Good deeds are more flexible."

As soon as Xiao Yuying heard this, she suddenly realized:

This is actually the difference between bartering and using currency, which is more flexible and easier to price.

"Secondly, some of the spoils are useless to us Nine Mountain Realm cultivators. If we record them as good deeds, they can exchange them for other things."

Xiao Yuying nodded again, feeling more and more that this was indeed a good idea.

Sure enough, after hearing what Zheng Fa said, the project team members present suddenly understood - not only were they not dissatisfied, but they seemed to think Zheng Fa was quite considerate.

Xiao Yuying thought for a moment and then asked, "Then how do we determine how much good deeds a person has done?"

“Every link has corresponding good deeds.”

"Who knows who did what in which link? Just based on his own words?" Xiao Yuying asked again.

Zheng Fa smiled, pointed at the disciples who had used the image-retaining talisman, and said, "Didn't we record the whole process?"

"..." Xiao Yuying's eyes widened. Only then did she understand why Zheng Fa had to use the video recording talisman. "Is this what you want?"

"It's mainly for summarizing experience, and this is just a byproduct."

Archaeological video... The main purpose is to keep a copy of the video material, for fear of overlooking some details.

But who says it can’t be used to assess personal contributions?

With this kind of record, it is almost clear at a glance who has contributed more and who has played a greater role in the project.

"You always have these weird ideas..."

After holding it in for a long time, Xiao Yuying muttered.

After Zheng Fa finished reading the "War Spoils Distribution Manual", he asked, "Do you have any objections?"

Everyone thought about it and shook their heads slightly.

Zheng Fa also understood that it was not that the manual was perfect, but that the method was relatively unfamiliar to these people... He couldn't think of any problems at the moment.

As I said, just fix it if there are any problems in the future.

"Well then..." Zheng Fa took out a list of items and said, "This is what we have gained this time. It is a good deed. Senior Sister Zhang and I are now done..."

He passed the catalog of items around to everyone, and seeing that no one had any objections, he continued:

"Then let's start evaluating each person's good deeds..."

Zheng Fa threw out a few image-taking talismans, and a light curtain appeared in the hall. The picture on the light curtain started from the moment Senior Sister Zhang and the others set out, and continued until they killed the demon sect's Nascent Soul. The entire archaeological process was clearly visible in every detail.

As the footage played, Senior Sister Zhang explained who did what and what role they played.

When it was over, everyone understood...

"Do you have any objection to the distribution of this good deed?"

Zheng Fa recorded what Sister Zhang said and calculated his personal good deeds according to the proportion of good deeds in the "Distribution Principle".

When this list came out, the person who was most surprised... was Mu Qingyan.

She was clearly ranked first and actually got the most good deeds!

Even Xiao Yuying was a little surprised - Mu Qingyan was almost the weakest person in the entire archaeological team.

But then he changed his mind and realized: without Mu Qingyan's information, this project would never succeed.

As for the subsequent list, it is normal:

Xiao Yuying was second, Senior Sister Zhang was third. Behind each person’s name, it was written what they had done and how many good deeds they had accumulated for each thing. It was extremely detailed.

Everyone who sees it has no opinion...but that's not right!

"I have an opinion!"

Mu Qingyan suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

The others looked at her, all puzzled... You are the first, what do you think? "The leader is a good leader, and he is always concerned about our safety in the Nine Mountains Realm... Shouldn't he do more good deeds!"

“…”

Looking at Mu Qingyan's face filled with indignation, everyone was speechless - you deserve to be first!

Zheng Fa did count his good deeds, but they were indeed not many… He thought he had not done any work.

…

Xiao Yuying walked to her own yard, turned and went to Madam Xuanhua's yard first.

Both of them are now living in Jiushan and are familiar with each other, so their courtyards are next to each other.

"What's wrong? You seem to be worried..."

Xiao Yuying told Madam Xuanhua what happened in the palace. Madam Xuanhua raised her eyebrows and was extremely surprised: "This method... is actually..."

After talking for a long time, she still couldn't explain it clearly.

But Xiao Yuying nodded, obviously understanding what she meant - this method seemed to be able to be implemented for a long time.

Madam Xuanhua was silent for a long time, and suddenly muttered: "Do you think it would be better for me to join the Jiushan Sect directly?"

"Um?"

Xiao Yuying's eyes widened in surprise - Madam Xuanhua had always been unwilling to join a big force and only wanted to be a casual cultivator.

Otherwise, with her ability to refine weapons...she would have been treated as a guest of honor with great respect.

"I'm not thinking about this - I think the Golden Elixir Project... I'm afraid it's not the end of Jiushan or Zhengfa."

Xiao Yuying nodded.

"I didn't want to join any sect before because there were too many messy things in it and I was an outsider." Madam Xuanhua explained, "Now that he can be fair and just, the Nine Mountains Realm seems to be on the rise..."

Xiao Yuying blinked and suddenly realized that Madam Xuanhua saw it more clearly than she did: she had never thought carefully about the potential of the Nine Mountains Realm.

But speaking of it, Zheng Fa's genius is beyond doubt.

The knowledge of the Nine Mountains Realm is even more unfathomable.

Moreover, everything Zheng Fa did was beneficial to the Nine Mountains Realm, and he even invisibly guided all the Nine Mountains disciples to work together...

No matter how you look at it, the Nine Mountain Realm has great potential! Madam Xuanhua seemed to think the same as her, and the hesitation on her face seemed to be replaced by more and more determination.

…

Mu Qingyan returned to her own yard, feeling a little excited - this good deed was really not a small fortune for her who was in the Qi Refining Stage.

She frowned and thought secretly: Which secret realm should I talk about next? Thinking about it, she was still a little distressed: ...Can my reputation as the Nascent Soul Ancestor stand up?

…

"That water palace is a little strange..."

Senior Sister Zhang suddenly found Zheng Fa with a serious look on her face, obviously in a bad mood.

"What's weird?"

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Zheng Fa was confused, but then he thought of Mu Qingyan's previous warning - there seemed to be a conspiracy in the Tianhe ruins.

Neither he nor Senior Sister Zhang have ever forgotten this.

Senior Sister Zhang brought Zheng Fa to a laboratory, where the soil, rocks and bricks collected from the water palace were placed.

Xiao Yuying is also here.

"The treasure gourd is real, and so is Tianhe Zhengfa. The only thing that is not real is... this water palace."

Zheng Fa nodded and looked at Senior Sister Zhang and the others.

"Although the shape of this water palace imitates that of the previous era, but..."

Senior Sister Zhang pointed at a blue brick and said, "This blue brick is made by turning mud into stone. This method... has been improved in recent years to make bricks like this. I asked Fairy Xiao, and she said that this material should not have existed in the last era..."

“…”

Zheng Fa tasted it and understood what Senior Sister Zhang meant: that treasure and technique might be from the last era...

But this water palace...is probably from last month.

"Someone forged it?"

Senior Sister Zhang nodded.

"This method is a bit crude..."

Zheng Fa thought about it and commented.

Xiao Yuying couldn't help but mutter in her heart: "If he is a normal cultivator, he wouldn't knock two bricks back from others, right..."

Just knock it, and we need to study what technology is used...

Unheard of!

It's frustrating. She claimed to have a clear understanding of the secrets of every era, but she didn't find anything unusual this time.

If Senior Sister Zhang hadn't come to her to ask about the bricks, she might never have discovered this in her life...

At this moment, she even felt a little sorry for the person who set up this secret place:

Normally speaking, this person has arranged it well enough...

The problem is that Jiushan Sect and Zheng Fa don't follow common sense!

…

"If someone arranged this water palace, what was his purpose?"

Zheng Fa frowned and asked Senior Sister Zhang.

"...We only know that it is related to Venerable Tianhe..." Senior Sister Zhang thought for a moment and said, "And it is so sneaky and secretive, it can't be a good thing."

Zheng Fa nodded. It was true. After all, Tianhe Zun probably didn't have many friends left. Instead, he had enemies everywhere...

"If there is any method, it is probably still in the water palace!" Zheng Fa's expression was a little unpredictable. He continued, "Although the gourd and the Tianhe True Method are also suspicious, the most suspicious one should be the stone!"

Senior Sister Zhang also understood what Zheng Fa said - the rock was so conspicuous, as if it was deliberately placed in the water palace by someone, but it did not have any spiritual energy at all.

Zheng Fa, along with Senior Sister Zhang and others, surrounded the black rock, but for a moment they could not make out what it was.

“No response…”

Uncle Pang withdrew his spiritual power and soul in dissatisfaction, seeming a little disappointed.

The old man on the side laughed and said, "Why don't you go away?"

"You didn't see anything either?"

There is no spiritual power in this rock, so its value is hard to calculate.

But everyone is not a fool - this thing might be related to Tianhe Zun! According to the principle of knowledge sharing, this thing is now in the Nine Mountains Realm, and everyone can comprehend it. Naturally, these Yuanying Zhenren got the first chance...

Even the usually calm Uncle Huang tried it just now.

No one could tell the truth from the false.

"I'm afraid it was... scratched randomly?"

Uncle Pang muttered.

"Zheng Fa!"

The old man suddenly pointed at Zheng Fa, and the implication was obvious! Everyone looked at Zheng Fa - it was time for a true genius to appear! Zheng Fa was actually quite guilty.

He looked at the sword mark and thought about it. This thing... seems to be difficult to analyze using modern science...

After watching for a long time without any clue, Zheng Fa followed Uncle Pang's example and immersed his spiritual power into the rocks. Sure enough, there was no reaction.

But when he used his soul to touch the rock, an old friend in his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly moved -

The yin-yang fish on the jade pendant was embracing each other head to tail, spinning rapidly.

The rocks in front of Zheng Fa changed even more.

It emitted bursts of green light, as if it had turned into a beautiful jade.

The sword marks moved like fish.

Upon seeing this change, the elders looked at each other and cast spells in tacit understanding to cover up the strange phenomenon in the courtyard.

When they looked at the sword marks on the jade disk again, they found... they still couldn't understand it.

The sword marks kept moving, as if demonstrating something, but no one could see the meaning clearly.

The elders were completely confused.

But Zheng Fa could see it clearly!

The yin-yang fish in his sea of ​​consciousness was like a polarizing film, allowing him to see a different picture from others.

It is not words, nor light and shadow, but like sketches one after another:

At the beginning, there was the figure of a young man alone with a sword. He entered the demon's lair and pacified the devil's cave. Everyone praised him and admired him all over the world.

Later, he had a lot of people around him, including confidantes, like-minded partners, and followers and disciples like clouds and rain.

After that, he issued orders to the whole world, and all the immortal sects dared not disobey him. His power was unprecedented in tens of thousands of years.

But Zheng Fa had anticipated the last scene...

A single man with a single sword, standing alone on the mountain top.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, and saw that the sketch image on the screen had disappeared and turned into paragraphs of text.

The first sentence shook Zheng Fa's heart and caught him off guard:

"Jiuyou is right!"

Zheng Fa could hardly believe his eyes. He read the sentence again to make sure he was not mistaken.

At this time, he also understood that this rock was probably something that Venerable Tianhe left to the owner of the jade pendant.

Zheng Fa still didn’t quite understand what the previous sketch was trying to express.

But this sentence almost shattered Zheng Fa's impression of Master Tianhe.

He always felt that Venerable Tianhe had complete faith in his own path.

Moreover, he probably has a deep hatred with the demon ancestors of the Demon Sect.

But this sentence shows two things:

First, Venerable Tianhe felt that he was wrong.

Second, the relationship between Tianhe Zun and Jiuyou Mozu seems to be good...

Even this sentence gave me a feeling of mental breakdown.

He looked down and saw the second sentence: "Don't imitate me. If you imitate me, you will only become like me..."

Zheng Fa was even more surprised. It seemed that Venerable Tianhe had suffered a great blow from these words.

You know, most monks leave their inheritance to their descendants, hoping that their descendants can learn more of their own things...

Who would say this like Venerable Tianhe?

Only at the end does the main body of general inheritance appear: a set of exercises.

No...it should be called an incomplete method: "Nine-turn Golden Elixir Method"

Why is it incomplete? It is because apart from a general outline, there is not even a single practical method.

To put it simply, it is missing the first turn, the second turn, the third turn... and so on until the ninth turn...

At the end of the practice, Zheng Fa also saw that Venerable Tianhe said a lot of things with great enthusiasm. After a brief translation, the meaning was roughly as follows: The general outline of this Jindan method is my lifelong summary of the practice methods in the Jindan period.

Although I have developed my own Nine-Turn Golden Elixir Method, this method is only suitable for me and not for those who come after me.

Now that we have the general outline, it should be very simple for people to come up with their own Nine Transformations Golden Elixir Method...

…

Zheng Fa now understood why the Tianhe Sect wanted to betray the Tianhe Master...

But...why was Venerable Tianhe so reluctant to pass down a specific method? Zheng Fa thought about it and felt that he might be wrong about something:

Is it really just because of hatred that the immortal sects transformed or abandoned the Tianhe Law?

(End of this chapter)