Chapter 406 Aoki Rising Star, Playing Dirty

Zhao Jingfan only felt that the meaning in his leader's eyes was very complicated, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't understand it for a moment.

Perhaps because the occasion was not right, Sect Leader Song did not say much, but looked at Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa first smiled at him, then looked at Sect Leader Song and said, "Sign Leader Song has agreed to this technical alliance?"

He also had a smile on his face and looked very happy.

The most urgent matter now is naturally the way of alchemy.

After all, this is related to his baby formation.

Qingmu Sect, as the strongest alchemy sect in the Hundred Immortals Alliance, is also highly valued by Zheng Fa.

To put it bluntly, even if this technical alliance is not for the vinegar-wrapped dumplings of Aoki Zong, Aoki Zong is still a main dish.

Sect Leader Song and Elder Xiong looked at each other. At this point, he naturally had no intention of regretting and just nodded decisively.

The two parties were in agreement and the next step was to sign the agreement.

Sect Leader Song looked through the agreement that had been prepared long ago, and seemed a little confused. He did not write anything, but turned sideways and handed the agreement to Elder Xiong beside him.

Zhao Jingfan was watching from the side, and seeing that things seemed to have changed again, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

Zheng Fa was not in a hurry, but just asked, "Master Song, do you have any objections to this agreement?"

"No objection, no!" Sect Leader Song was a little nervous, as if he was afraid of offending Zheng Fa, and hurriedly explained, "I just don't understand something."

"What don't you understand?"

"What is this Alchemist Guild mentioned in the agreement? Is it the same as a mortal's chamber of commerce?"

Elder Xiong also finished reading the agreement, and when he looked up, his face was full of confusion.

"This...I did learn it from the Mortal Chamber of Commerce." Zheng Fa patted his head. He had been too busy recently and had forgotten about it.

"Although we are a technical alliance, the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals are extremely different, so they naturally cannot be mixed together."

Everyone nodded.

"Therefore, this technical alliance will actually be divided into several large guilds. For example, the alchemy monks will be included in the Alchemist Guild in the future."

"Then what's the point of joining this guild?"

Zheng Fa pointed to the agreement and said with a smile, "In fact, it is all written in the appendix, but it is quite simple. The role of this Alchemist Guild is nothing more than business cooperation, talent cultivation, and technology exchange."

"Business cooperation, on the one hand, reduces internal friction, and sometimes even allows for mutual turnover; on the other hand, it improves the Baixian League's alchemists' bargaining power with the outside world."

Zhao Jingfan nodded silently. This was easy to understand. The Mortal Chamber of Commerce probably followed the same model.

"My Baixian League alchemists are actually competing with the alchemists of the five sects..." Zheng Fa's tone was a little heavy when he said this, "We can't do without a coalition."

Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Song just pursed his lips.

Even Elder Xiong did not dare to show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction on his face - he could look down on any alchemy sect in the Hundred Immortals League, but after all, they were just a Nascent Soul sect. How could they dare to challenge the alchemists of the Five Sects?

"So... this technical alliance was also established for this purpose?"

Sect Leader Song was surprised, and even looked a little guilty. Did he really think that Zheng Fa coveted their alchemy...

"There is indeed a reason to integrate resources to cope with future competition."

Of course it is greedy to be greedy for the alchemy technology.

But on the other hand, having reached this position, the opponents they faced became the Five Sects or the Demon Ancestors and Ancient Immortals.

"In order to cope with competition, the key is still talent cultivation and technical exchange."

"Talent training is easy to say. It actually involves two things. One is to revise the teaching materials of Dan Dao."

This matter is actually quite urgent.

Nowadays, all the alchemy practitioners on University Island are exploring on their own and are progressing very slowly. This is also the reason why Zheng Fa wants to absorb talents from Qingmu Sect.

"On the other hand, the guild needs to organize the alchemist assessments for the Jiushan Sect and the Baixian League."

Speaking of this, Zheng Fa even felt a little helpless - he hadn't understood it before, and he really hadn't thought about it.

The Hundred Immortals Alliance, oh no, the Xuanwei Realm, doesn’t even have a proper assessment for alchemists!

The hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals are divided into four levels: heaven, earth, mystery and yellow.

For example, in the art of talismans, if you can practice earth-grade talismans, you will be an earth-grade talisman master.

If you can refine top-grade elixirs, you are naturally a top-grade alchemist.

But the problem is that the criteria for judging elixirs are very complicated... This stuff can kill people if you eat it.

The Qingmu Sect is not so bad. Some old alchemists naturally have the ability to judge elixirs, but it is also based on experience and cannot be accurate every time.

But small sects and independent practitioners are in a miserable situation. There are many cases where they take inferior elixirs and become possessed or even die.

Even if the pills don't kill people, the side effects of pills of different quality sometimes cannot be underestimated.

Monk Xuanwei also understood this problem, which is why he came up with the term "elixir poison".

This alchemist assessment is a standardized grading system for alchemists, setting an entry threshold for this industry with varying quality.

Regarding the assessment of alchemists, Sect Leader Song was very supportive - the industry had a threshold, and only the cultivators of their Qingmu Sect were valuable...

But when it comes to compiling textbooks, he and Elder Xiong seem a little hesitant, and it is obvious that they still want to treasure their own things.

They are hesitating.

Senior Sister Zhang at the side laughed: "Master Song has any objection to this agreement?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

Alliance Leader Zheng had said exactly the same thing just now, but it was not even one-tenth as frightening as what Zhang Zhenren said now.

He had seen Zhang Wuyi's smile before!

This was the same smile he gave when he mentioned Chongxuan Sect just now. It was exactly the same! "Speaking of which, this technical exchange..." Elder Xiong was no longer a joke and quickly changed the subject, "It's what's mentioned in this appendix, the patent and the alchemy... journal?"

When talking about journals, he was a little hesitant and obviously didn't quite understand what they were.

“These are the two main measures.”

"Xian Dao" is a bit like a hodgepodge journal.

According to Zheng Fa's idea, in the future only major discoveries that change the world of immortal cultivation can be published in "The Way of Immortality".

For example, the Alchemist Guild itself does have the ability to publish alchemy journals.

On the one hand, they have enough reviewers.

On the other hand, they also have the need to communicate and learn.

As for the patent rights... under this model, it is equivalent to a measure to appease the alchemy sects such as Qingmu Sect.

Of course, the patent itself also has the idea of ​​encouraging alchemists to innovate.

"In other words, can I apply for a patent for the secret method of my Qingmu Sect?"

Sure enough, Sect Leader Song immediately understood the benefits of this thing, and his expression was filled with joy.

He originally thought that his own secret techniques would no longer belong to him.

I didn't expect that I would not only not have to hand it in, but I could also use it to make more money! "Yes, but the patent itself has a time limit. According to the discussion between me and my senior sister, it is fifty years."

"Fifty years..."

The joy on Sect Leader Song's face suddenly froze.

Apparently they felt that this deadline was too short.

Indeed, this time is suitable in modern times, but for Xuanwei cultivator, this deadline is too short and it may expire in one retreat.

"Of course, if someone innovates, they can naturally apply for a new patent."

Zheng Fa seemed not to notice his bitter expression, but instead exchanged a glance with Senior Sister Zhang and bluntly...encouraged him.

In his opinion, the patent right itself is to protect innovation. Naturally, he does not want to see these people rest on their laurels. Wouldn't that be going in the wrong direction?

Monks just live longer, which doesn’t mean they think slower than ordinary people. Fifty years is enough time for modern pharmaceutical companies to come up with a bunch of new technologies. Why can’t monks do the same?

Seeing how tough he was, Sect Leader Song's face flashed with some nervousness, but he still looked unwilling.

Elder Xiong snorted, and said proudly: "If we compete on the same stage, my Qingmu Sect will not lose to any alchemy sect of the Baixian League."

When Sect Leader Song heard this, he felt ashamed.

Zheng Fa also admired in his heart that Elder Xiong had a clear vision.

Compared with the Dao of Talismans, the Dao of Alchemy and the Dao of Instruments, in addition to various secret methods, actually require a great deal of talent and resources.

The cost of training an alchemist is much higher than that of a talisman master.

The production of elixirs requires a large amount of elixirs.

Therefore, it is particularly easy to create the phenomenon of the strong getting stronger, or even a natural monopoly industry.

Although the Qingmu Sect will lose some of its alchemy secrets in the future, from another perspective, they must be the sect with the most resources and advantages in this guild, and they will also be able to take a large piece of the future market of the Baixian League.

With a market, there will be spirit stones, and with spirit stones, there will be the capital to research new alchemy...

Sect Leader Song seemed to have figured it out. He looked at Zheng Fa and said in a low voice with shame, "I was wrong."

Zheng Fa didn't say anything, but Senior Sister Zhang spoke up: "Junior brother is not only the head of my Jiushan Sect, but also the leader of the Hundred Immortals Alliance."

Sect Leader Song understood.

What Master Zhang meant was that although Zheng Fa needed the Qingmu Sect's methods, as the leader of the Hundred Immortals Alliance, he had a broad mind and had no intention of suppressing the subordinate sects that targeted him.

In fact, it might be for their own good.

He even heard the dissatisfaction in Senior Sister Zhang's tone, as if she had some opinion about him. His heart trembled slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Alas, I didn't think of Alliance Leader Zheng this way before... It was the leader of the Chongxuan Sect, Tang Chaoxian, who bewitched me and made me judge others by my own standards!"

This blame-shifting is really timely.

Especially now that Chongxuan Sect’s rebellious intentions are obvious, this statement is highly credible.

"How do I bewitch you?"

Senior Sister Zhang's tone suddenly changed and she looked at him curiously.

"He wrote a letter, which seemed to express dissatisfaction with the Jiushan Sect... He also said that the Jiushan Sect was openly stealing the secrets of other sects."

Sect Leader Song did a slam dunk and put the blame on Tang Chaoxian, the leader of the Chongxuan Sect.

Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang looked at each other. Of course they knew that he was trying to pass the buck, but seeing how confidently he spoke, they thought that the letter was probably not fake.

Sect Master Song was still explaining: "I have met Tang Chao before, and the Qingmu Sect and the Chongxuan Sect have always been friendly. This letter was really written to me by him!"

Zhao Jingfan was listening on the side, muttering in his heart that the Qingmu Sect and the Chongxuan Sect were of similar strength. One was refining pills and the other was refining weapons. Not only was there no conflict of interest, but they were quite complementary.

The relationship is indeed pretty good.

The leader sold it so quickly...

That’s right, the leader even sold his ancestors’ secret techniques.

What does a leader of the Chongxuan Sect think of himself...

"What else?"

Senior Sister Zhang asked again, as if she knew that if Sect Leader Song spoke now, he would not give some irrelevant information.

Zheng Fa and the others had long known that Chongxuanzong was dissatisfied and had ulterior motives.

"Tang Chaoxian, there should be five sects behind him!" Sure enough, Sect Leader Song gave a bombshell.

"Five sects?" Senior Sister Zhang's expression became a little more serious. "Are you sure?"

"It should be Haori Mountain..." Speaking of Haori Mountain, Sect Master Song's voice became lighter, "I heard that the martial arts of Chongxuan Sect seems to be very similar to that of Haori Mountain."

"Moreover, when the Great Freedom Demon Sect came into being, the Chongxuan Sect also moved to the direction of Haori Mountain to avoid disaster."

“…”

Zheng Fa was not surprised to hear this. For Chong Xuan Zong to have such courage, unless he was really a tiger, he must have some confidence.

According to Sect Master Song, Chongxuan Sect seems to have some kind of secret teaching? But compared to the secret teaching of Master Tongming, who is at the level of a spirit transformation, a Yuanying Sect like Chongxuan Sect is probably not taken seriously by Haori Mountain.

Suddenly I feel confident...

"I'm afraid Hao Rishan has bad intentions."

Senior Sister Zhang said with a cold face.

"In the alliance, the five sects have different ideas, and Haori Mountain is not friendly to us." Zheng Fa shook his head and said, "But Chongxuan Sect is next to Haori Mountain's territory. It may be troublesome to deal with it."

The problem now is that according to the alliance agreement, Daoguo is not allowed to take action. Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang are naturally included, at least Qingjing Bamboo and Fusang Wood are included.

For a period of time, the God of Transformation should still be the dominant force in the Xuanwei Realm.

The accumulation of the Hundred Immortals Alliance above the level of Divine Transformation seems a little weak.

"It's troublesome to fight!"

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There seemed to be a gleam of fire in Senior Sister Zhang's eyes, causing Sect Leader Song to shrink his neck and look frightened.

The rumors are true!

Zhang Wuyi cannot be provoked.

Zheng Fa shook his head: "Hao Rishan's actions seem deliberate..."

Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa with some anger on her face, and it was obvious that she was ready to fight Hao Rishan as well.

Zheng Fa reached out, grasped Senior Sister Zhang’s fingertips, and squeezed them.

The anger on Senior Sister Zhang’s face immediately subsided.

“Whether it’s intentional or not, he fights him and I fight mine.” Zheng Fa looked at the Shenxiao battleship above his head with a calm tone, as if he really didn’t care about the Chongxuan Sect, or even the Haori Mountain.

"Whatever their schemes..."

"Time is on our side."

Sect Leader Song watched Sister Zhang say "hmm" gently without any objection and seemed to agree with whatever Zheng Fa said.

When he looked at Zheng Fa again, his eyes were full of gratitude:

He could imagine that if it weren't for Zheng Fa's persuasion, given Zhang Wuyi's radical personality, they would not be able to wait for any technical alliance.

I should have prostrated myself long ago, surrendered my secret technique, and become a good dog...

What about the agreement?

Sign! Sign quickly! …

Sect Leader Song brought Qing Mu Zong and his group back to the guest rooms on Wan Xian Island.

Zhao Jingfan was about to say goodbye and go to Paradise Island to visit Zheng Fa's mother and sister, but was stopped by his own leader.

"Jingfan, come in with me."

Zhao Jingfan was confused and followed him into the door.

Inside the door, Elder Xiong sat on a chair, looking him up and down.

Being stared at by two Nascent Soul cultivators, even Zhao Jingfan, who was a brave man, couldn't help but feel nervous.

But I didn't dare to speak.

After a while, Elder Xiong suddenly said, "You will learn the Dao of Alchemy from me from now on."

"ah?"

Zhao Jingfan opened his mouth wide, not knowing why Elder Xiong made this suggestion. The problem was... he had a master!

"I have also told your master, you may not know that, considering the seniority, he should be the disciple of my disciple's grandson, and you are not an outsider either."

Of course he knew that his master would not refuse. The Great Elder held a very high status and prestige in the sect, and he was also a serious elder. With such a request, no one in the sect would refuse.

What's more, the Great Elder didn't want to snatch his disciple, but...

Just want to pass on your art? Are you so selfless?

He was a little confused and looked at Sect Leader Song who was standing beside him.

"Your current cultivation and attainments in alchemy are difficult to overwhelm the sect. I'm afraid some people will not accept you taking charge of Qingmu Sect in the future."

Who controls the Aoki clan?

Me?

Only then did Zhao Jingfan understand why the two men had called him here. He had been chosen to be the next leader of the Qingmu Sect!

"Disciple...disciple's aptitude is not good."

"I am good at Dan Dao."

Elder Xiong interjected.

Does this mean that you can take any pills you want?

"But...I started late."

"I promised, the Great Elder promised, who in the sect dares to say anything?"

“…”

That's true. There are only these two strongholds in the sect. As long as you are not really a hopeless case, your future will be stable.

Zhao Jingfan naturally understood the reason—Zheng Fa.

He was silent, as if he was resisting.

"You are a smart person. We chose you because of Alliance Leader Zheng." Sect Leader Song said bluntly, "Whether it is Zheng Fa or Jiushan Sect, their future is limitless..."

His expression was complicated, as if he was thinking about the external pill again.

That huge ship flying in the sky.

"I have discussed this with the Great Elder. We have chosen to join the Nine Mountains Sect, so there is no need to hesitate."

"I'm handing the Qingmu Sect over to you to show my loyalty."

Zhao Jingfan remained silent.

He spoke in a low voice, and was rarely cowardly: "Disciple, your virtue is not worthy of your position."

"No, you don't understand. The Alchemist Guild... the benefits are too great! Now it seems that the current Alchemist Guild will probably be occupied by my Qingmu Sect... Now the Jiushan Sect needs us, but what about the future?" Sect Leader Song gave a reason that surprised Zhao Jingfan.

"Zheng Fa would not do that..."

"He may have the courage to do so, but what about the Jiushan Sect? What about the alchemists trained by the Jiushan Sect?"

Zhao Jingfan stared but didn't dare to refute.

It was one thing for him to trust Zheng Fa, but did everyone in Jiushan Sect treat Qingmu Sect like a family? He didn't dare to say.

"Others aside, Zhang Wuyi... is a person who is determined to survive. In the Xuanwei Realm, there are many people like her, but few like Zheng Fa..."

Speaking of Senior Sister Zhang, Sect Leader Song was still a little apprehensive at this moment...

The thing is, he said it well.

Among the cultivators in the Xuanwei Realm, there are indeed more people with personalities like Senior Sister Zhang, and the more talented they are, the more likely they are to be like this.

"You have a good relationship with Zheng Fa. As long as Zheng Fa survives, you will have a friendship. Naturally, others will not dare to be presumptuous to you. Our Qingmu Sect will have a special status in the Hundred Immortals Alliance... At that time, as long as you remember that you are from the Qingmu Sect, you will be the most suitable leader of the Qingmu Sect."

“…”

"This choice is good for our Qingmu Sect. Zheng Fa cares so much about this technical alliance, the Alchemist Guild. It won't be a bad thing for him if you mediate."

Zhao Jingfan pursed his lips and understood what was meant: the Sect Leader was not just trying to curry favor with Zheng Fa, but more importantly, he wanted to use his friendship with Zheng Fa to protect the Qingmu Sect.

He lowered his head but did not object.

Seeing him walk out of the door, Elder Xiong sighed: "It's hard for you to come up with such an idea, but I don't know how long the name Qingmu Sect can exist..."

These two people are not fools, so they can naturally see that Zheng Fa essentially wants to unify the Hundred Immortals Alliance in his own way.

It's just that this method is more gentle.

"Zhao Jingfan is a man who values ​​love. With him around, Qingmu Sect may be gone, but the disciples in the sect will not have a bad life."

"He's not here..." Sect Leader Song smiled, "How can I care about something so far away?"

"Loyalty..." Elder Xiong pondered for a while and shook his head, "I will teach him well."

…

Zhao Jingfan was still a little dizzy when he walked out the door.

What’s going on? How did a scoundrel like me become the young leader?

The matter was so tortuous and bizarre, and it developed so quickly that he couldn't react.

Then, he suddenly realized one thing - he was the young leader, and everything in the Qingmu Sect could be considered his, at least the future would be his.

I will be a traitor again...

Isn't it like sending your own things out? He immediately felt a sense of loyalty and righteousness, and felt that he had been wrong before...

After realizing this, Zhao Jingfan couldn't help but look back at Sect Leader Song's house, and was impressed: This was the first time he had seen a method of using the position of Sect Leader to influence a traitor...

The headmaster is indeed getting more shrewd with age! ...

A few days later, when Zheng Fa saw Zhao Jingfan following behind Elder Xiong, he felt that this guy had changed a little - in a way, the look in his eyes when he looked at him was extremely conflicted.

“This is the recipe.”

He didn't care what disease Zhao Jingfan had, but instead extracted the recipe for the elixir and handed it to Elder Xiong for research.

There is actually more than one recipe on the paper.

Although Xie Qingxue provided a recipe from a predecessor of the Tianhe Sect, no one could say for sure whether the recipe was really useful for the "Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method".

Zheng Fa simply gave all the elixir recipes related to the Five Elements Orchid, including the Qingling Pill, to Elder Xiong.

Since you're not sure, just try them one by one.

Elder Xiong looked down and quickly discovered the problem: "What is this Five Elements Orchid? How come I have never heard of it?"

Zheng Fa smiled warmly: "This kind of spiritual plant should only be found in the Nine Mountains Realm now."

“Is it so precious?”

"I can't say it's precious, but I guess it is..." Zheng Fa thought for a while and said slowly, "The Five Sects don't allow people to plant this, no, they don't allow people to know about it..."

Elder Xiong was a little confused at first, then he seemed to understand what Zheng Fa meant. He slowly opened his mouth and looked at Zheng Fa, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

"This is the most important secret of my Nine Mountains Realm."

"Elder Xiong, please conduct more experiments and don't mention it to outsiders."

Elder Xiong lowered his head. The paper in his hand was only a thin layer, but at this moment it seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds, and the expression on his face was full of regret for getting on board a pirate ship.

This thing can now take his life!

Does he dare to mention it?

They might not be able to kill Zheng Fa, but how could they not kill his little Yuanying...

Zhao Jingfan knew before that this thing was obtained from Tianhe Sect, but he didn't know that this thing was so taboo, otherwise he wouldn't dare to ask around.

He couldn't help swallowing.

They all want to win people over. Although their leader is experienced, he can't stand it. Zheng Fa plays dirty...

(End of this chapter)