Chapter 423: Spirit Stone Offensive, Ship Test
As soon as Zheng Fa said this, there was silence in the cave.
The other four disciples all looked at Zheng Fa with different eyes. Their expressions were almost the same, and they all said the same thing:
You are so handsome, where did you learn the art of tea? Zheng Fa's cheap second brother gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "I don't want to go to Haori Mountain either!"
But he didn't adjust his expression well after all, especially with Zheng Fa, who was so sincere at first glance, in contrast, he seemed not very sincere.
The Ninth Elder ignored him and didn't even look at the second disciple. Instead, he looked at Zheng Fa twice, as if observing whether he was sincere or not. After a moment, he spoke:
"Since Li Hao really doesn't want to go, then let your second senior brother go."
The word "real" inevitably made Zheng Fa's fellow disciples look surprised, and even made the second senior brother look a little more embarrassed and annoyed.
Zheng Fa didn't care much about them. With his current strength, on the Shenhuo Mountain, the things in the fog on the top of the mountain could make him a little afraid.
Facing everyone, including the gaze of the Ninth Elder of the Nascent Soul Stage, he merely smiled faintly, but his expression was inevitably calm.
Although his mind, body, and even martial arts skills have become the same as the original Li Hao, the confidence brought by his original character and strength makes him inevitably calmer than before.
In fact, if he didn't want to find out what was in the fog, he wouldn't even want to come to this cave.
Several fellow disciples actually felt that this fourth junior brother was neither humble nor arrogant, which was quite different from the impression they had in their minds.
But they were not very familiar with this fourth junior brother after all, and thinking of what their master said about Li Hao's cultivation making progress, they felt that this change was not incomprehensible.
The Ninth Elder looked at the disciple again, but could not see any flaws. He did not say much, but seemed to remember his duty as a master, and asked everyone: "Have you had any difficulties in your practice recently?"
"In terms of cultivation..." Zheng Fa's cheap junior sister said, "Master, those foreign golden elixirs are too bullying..."
"How can we continue to work hard on our cultivation if all the spirit stones and elixirs are divided up by them?"
After saying this, the other disciples nodded.
Zheng Fa was also thinking that the Chongxuan Sect was not peaceful at the moment. Seven Spiritualization Elders suddenly descended from the sky. How could the original Chongxuan Sect cultivators not be impacted? For example, the Tongshi Cave, where money came in and money came out, was originally in the hands of the Jindan of the Sect Master's lineage. Now it was occupied by the lineage of the Spiritualization Elders, and they were extremely greedy.
The original disciples of the Chongxuan Sect were filled with great resentment.
There were numerous conflicts between the two factions, but no one dared to act rashly in front of the seven gods.
This cheap little sister usually doesn't dare to complain, but in front of her master, the Ninth Elder, she couldn't help it.
Before the Ninth Elder could speak, the Junior Sister asked again, "Besides...why would the sect go against Alliance Leader Zheng?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Ninth Elder's face turned cold and he said sternly, "Shut up."
“…”
The power of the Nascent Soul flashed across her face and Zheng Fa's cheap junior sister could only stammer.
Zheng Fa felt dissatisfied.
This question is very correct! Why are you kids interfering in Lord Daoguo's affairs? What did Hao Rishan do to buy your lives?
It really can! "Don't worry about the cultivation resources..." The Ninth Elder explained, "Hao Ri Mountain has sent an order to allocate spiritual stones and elixirs to my sect every month in the future..."
"In the future, each of you..."
"If you achieve Nascent Soul, you will have more..."
The Ninth Elder's words made the five disciples open their mouths wide, and even Zheng Fa had a look of surprise on his face - this time he was not pretending, he really felt that it was too much.
The supplies that Hao Rishan gave to Chong Xuan Sect were much more than the current monthly income of Jiu Shan Sect...
After thinking about it, Zheng Fa understood that even though the Hundred Immortals Alliance now has six factions, in terms of actual territory and population, it is still far inferior to Haori Mountain.
What's more, Haori Mountain has now dominated and unified all the immortal sects in its territory, and it is a time when it has a lot of money.
Not to mention the point of giving so many resources to Chongxuan Sect, but for them, this batch of supplies is really not much.
“So, those disciples of the God-transforming elders are here to eat the resources of Haori Mountain?”
It seems that this junior sister is not a fool. Zheng Fa also figured it out - a Nascent Soul Sect like Chongxuan Sect is, after all, not very valuable to a God-Transforming Elder.
It is obvious that Chongxuan Sect has now become a battlefield for the secret confrontation between Baixian League and Haori Mountain, and if one is not careful, something bad can easily happen.
They asked their disciples to come to Chongxuan Sect just for...
Subsidy fraud?
The Ninth Elder shook his head and said, "They are powerful, but the resources you will have for cultivation in the future will only be more, not less, than before."
“What’s more, if you advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, you will not only have the resources, but also the true divine transformation technique of Hao Ri Mountain.”
Now, the anger on Junior Sister's face dissipated a lot.
Zheng Fa also understood that Hao Rishan had given too much! "What about Alliance Leader Zheng? He killed the Great Free Demon King..."
The Ninth Elder raised his head, as if looking at the peak of the Divine Mountain:
"This matter is not something we can decide. But you don't have to worry too much...Hao Ri Mountain spent so many spirit stones, they can't just let us die easily."
There was some helplessness in these words, and Zheng Fa understood it... Although Hao Rishan was happy to give money, he was also relatively overbearing. For example, the Ninth Elder was probably a little dissatisfied in his heart.
It was the second senior brother who was going to Haori Mountain who suddenly said, "What kind of guild did Zheng Fa set up? In fact, he was trying to steal the secrets of various sects!"
“Let’s not talk about my Chongxuan Sect. There are many dissatisfied cultivators in the Hundred Immortals Alliance. In the past, they were only hindered by Zheng Fa’s power. Now they have the support of Haori Mountain... It can be said that many people have responded.”
"It is true that Zheng Fa has lost his way and has few supporters!"
Zheng Fa was not angry when he heard this. He thought that it was obvious that his second senior brother was talking nonsense.
However, there are indeed many cultivators in the Hundred Immortals Alliance who are opposed to the Nine Mountains Sect, and the various regulations of the guild are unacceptable to many traditional cultivators.
It wouldn’t be a big deal if Chongxuan Zong hadn’t jumped out.
But now that the rebellious intentions of the Chongxuan Sect are obvious, and with Haori Mountain attacking with spirit stones behind them, it does have some momentum.
Perhaps there are not many people who really stand on the side of Chongxuan Sect.
But no one knows how many sects are wavering.
At this moment, he seemed to understand Hao Rishan's intention: to use money to support the opposition of the Baixian League.
Create separatist forces in the Baixian League to slow down the strength improvement of Zheng Fa and Jiushan Sect.
But...the other party is really rich.
What they can give to Chongxuan Sect and these small sects, Jiushan Sect really cannot give.
After all, the existence of Chongxuan Sect will actually cause the Baixian League to fall into division.
As long as the Chongxuan Sect is gone, the Hundred Immortals Alliance cannot be called unified, and it will be a blow to the prestige of Zheng Fa and the Jiushan Sect.
This kind of harm may be invisible and intangible, but it can make some people hesitate and add a lot of resistance to the policies that Zheng Fa wants to implement.
But how could the other party be sure that Chongxuan Sect could survive Zheng Fa's hands? The thing in the mist on the mountain? ...
A few days later, Zheng Fa went down the Vulcan Mountain on the pretext of making purchases, and when he saw that there was no one around, he set up a rainbow light and returned to the Nine Mountains Realm in a moment.
"It's not just a matter of prestige." In the Heavenly Palace, he told her what he had seen and heard, and Senior Sister Zhang frowned and said, "I just realized recently that the Chongxuan Sect is actually one of the lifeblood of our Hundred Immortals Alliance."
"Um?"
Senior Sister Zhang waved her hand and threw out a map. On the map was the topography of the Hundred Immortals Alliance:
"The Hundred Immortals Alliance is bordered by the sea to the east, and the northwest two of the other three sides are bordered by the Haori Mountain."
"Only to the south, there is a passage that is adjacent to the territory of the Supreme Sect."
"Right now, the Chongxuan Sect is blocking this passage node.
This time, Zheng Fa really frowned.
This issue is indeed more important than damage to prestige.
Now Haori Mountain is openly hostile to the Hundred Immortals Alliance, although Daoguo cannot take action due to the alliance agreement.
But I don't think I'm very interested in doing business with the Baixian League.
In the past, when Hao Ri Mountain stopped doing it, the independent cultivators and small sects under it were still free and could do business with the Baixian League, so it was not a big deal.
The problem is that Haori Mountain is now increasingly strict in its control over the cultivators in the area, and those people may not dare to interact with the Hundred Immortals Alliance in the future.
Therefore, future land trade routes must rely on the Tai Shang Sect in the south.
"My Hundred Immortals Alliance has a small territory. Although we can produce some spiritual materials, it is far inferior to Haori Mountain."
"Especially the way you train your disciples, it costs quite a lot."
"Now... my Nine Mountains Sect's spiritual materials have long been insufficient to cover expenses."
There was some helplessness in Senior Sister Zhang's tone.
This problem has been around for a long time.
In order to experiment with the Divine Yuan Pill, they consumed a lot of resources.
Adding to that various industrial research, the current accounts of Jiushan Sect are really horrible.
What's more, even if there is no such problem, Hao Ri Mountain has more resources and Jiushan Sect has fewer resources. Over time, the gap between the two will only get bigger and bigger.
Now, he really understood why Hao Rishan was so generous to Chong Xuan Sect:
The Chongxuan Sect is of great use to Haori Mountain... It can even block the Baixian League in terms of economy and spiritual materials.
In the hall, Xie Qingxue and Old Han looked at each other and frowned.
Although the Tianhe Sect is strong, it is out of reach. Moreover, the Tianhe Sect may have a lot of troubles of its own...
After leaving the Heavenly Palace, Han Laoyan Wushuang followed Xie Qingxue into the guest courtyard.
"Hao Rishan really spent a lot of money."
Yan Wushuang said angrily.
Xie Qingxue understood Hao Rishan somewhat: "If it weren't for the restrictions of the covenant, Hao Rishan Daoguo would probably want to fight to the death with the Hundred Immortals Alliance now."
There is one thing she didn't say -
This alliance actually saved Zheng Fa's life.
Yan Wushuang didn't know Zheng Fa's true strength, but she knew it.
On the contrary, Old Han stroked his beard, with some joy in his eyes: "This is not entirely a bad thing for us."
"Um?"
"If we want to gain a foothold in... the Nine Mountains Realm, we must be of some use."
Old Han said in a low voice.
Xie Qingxue glanced at him and said nothing. She didn't tell Yan Wushuang that something might happen to her master, but Old Han knew about it.
Therefore, what Mr. Han meant was that they were already living under someone else's roof.
"This Chongxuan Sect, firstly, controls the trade routes, and secondly, is the sect that is best at refining weapons in the Hundred Immortals Alliance. If they are not here, we can be of great help to Zheng Fa."
Yan Wushuang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead: "Wushuang Club?"
"Exactly!" Old Han laughed, "I preside over the Wushuang Association, and now I have established some channels. Due to the tyranny of Haori Mountain, some of them will be cut off... But it is always a supplement to the Jiushan Realm, and it may be the only supplement."
"In the future, I'm afraid that many of the Nine Mountains Sect's spiritual materials will have to rely on the Wushuang Association."
Xie Qingxue nodded slowly. What Mr. Han meant was that the Wushuang Society could smuggle and provide some scarce spiritual materials to the Baixian League.
Then I heard Elder Han continue to say: "The fact that Chongxuan Sect does not join the Equipment Refiner Guild is also an obstacle to Zheng Fa."
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"But our Tianhe Sect may not be as good as Hao Rishan, the first of the Five Sects, in refining weapons, but our accumulation is definitely greater than that of the Chongxuan Sect!"
Xie Qingxue also understood what Old Han meant. Although their Tianhe sect was the strongest in swordsmanship, it was one of the five sects after all, and should not be underestimated when it came to refining weapons.
What's more, this natal magic treasure is their unique secret method.
When it comes to the secret methods of ordinary weapon refining, they may not be as good as those of Hao Ri Mountain.
But that's compared to Hao Ri Mountain and Jiu Shan Sect...
Well, that’s a bit bullying indeed.
Yan Wushuang smiled and said, "Then can we help Zheng Fa?"
Old Han nodded with a smile, and Yan Wushuang chatted excitedly for a few more words before happily retiring to practice.
After watching him go away, Xie Qingxue turned her gaze towards Mr. Han, with no emotion visible in her eyes.
Elder Han knew that she had seen through his thoughts, and whispered, "Zheng Fa... is a grateful person."
“…”
Xie Qingxue raised her head and looked towards the Heavenly Palace with some guilt in her eyes.
She understood what Elder Han meant. Her master... was afraid that something big was going to happen, and the Tianhe Sect was also afraid that something big was going to happen.
Whether it is Wushuang's smuggling or its weapon refining skills, Han Lao is now looking for something useful to Jiushan Sect...
In the final analysis, it is just... repaying a favor.
It would be fine if nothing happened to Tianhe Sect in the future, but if something happened, he would think of asking Zheng Fa to save Tianhe Sect.
Only Yan Wushuang didn't see it.
"Mr. Han, don't you usually like to curse the Tianhe Sect?"
Mr. Han was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "I have heard too many secrets. There is one thing I have discovered a long time ago..."
"Um?"
"Many people's mouths and hearts are divided." Old Han paused, "It's the same for me, it's all shit."
Xie Qingxue didn't say anything.
Because... so is she.
…
On the second day, Mr. Han and his colleagues were invited to participate in an experiment - the trial ship experiment of the Shenxiao mining ship.
This is the second time this has happened.
Last time, Zheng Fa suddenly remembered that there was no news from Xiao Yuying, and he was afraid that she was in danger and human life was at stake, so he and Senior Sister Zhang rushed to Chongxuan Sect.
The experiment ended in nothing.
Now that Xiao Yuying is fine, this experiment is put back on the agenda.
This time, in addition to Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang, there were also three people from the Tianhe Sect and Xiao Yuying who came to watch the ceremony.
A group of people landed on the previous mineral vein and stared at the Shenxiao mining ship.
Especially for Old Han, this was his first time in the Nine Mountains Realm. Now, this Shenxiao mining ship seemed extremely unfamiliar to him.
It even made him feel a little difficult to understand.
Madam Xuanhua stood in front of everyone and said loudly, "Begin!"
A beam of bright light first emitted from the bow of the Shenxiao mining ship in the sky, sweeping across the mountains under the ship.
"This is a spiritual energy scanner." Madam Xuanhua explained to everyone, "With the help of the disciples who have the Void Spirit Eye, we can explore together."
Zheng Fa and the others naturally had no questions.
But Old Han craned his neck and squinted his eyes to look at the Shenxiao mining ship with a curious look on his face.
"Prospecting?"
"Um."
Madam Xuanhua explained: "We have tried it. The sensitivity of this Shenxiao mining ship to underground minerals is even higher than that of ordinary Jindan, and can even rival a slightly weaker Yuanying."
Mr. Han didn't know what to say for a moment, but his expression showed some disbelief.
But he looked at Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang who were silent, and did not say anything either.
“Drilling!”
At Madam Xuanhua's command, the Shenxiao mining ship slowly descended and floated in the low sky. The two doors on the bottom of the ship slowly opened, revealing a drill.
"Before that, we roughly figured out the distribution of underground ore."
"This drill also has an aura scanner. Once it goes deeper into the ground, the data will be more specific."
Looking at the drill bit that had drilled to who knows how deep, the doubts in Old Han's heart gradually faded away - ordinary golden elixirs, no matter how powerful, would not be able to use their spiritual sense to reach so deep underground.
Madam Xuanhua said that the Shenxiao mining ship is more powerful than ordinary golden elixirs in prospecting, and it doesn't seem like a lie.
However, the experiment of Shenxiao mining ship has not stopped.
The robotic arm, with the excavator bucket, cut the rocks accurately. Large pieces of rocks mixed with spiritual ore were dug up and sent into the mining ship through the two doors on the bottom of the ship.
"The ore separation is below, let's go aboard and take a look?"
Seeing that the experiment went smoothly, Mrs. Xuanhua couldn't help but smile.
Old Han became more and more curious, so he followed everyone onto the boat and walked into a cabin.
"On this Shenxiao mining ship, besides the storage room, there is this ore refining and separation room."
Mr. Han sounded a little confused.
He looked at a piece of rock that had just been dug up and fixed in the separation chamber. There was also a mechanical arm with a metal nozzle, and suddenly flames spewed out of the nozzle.
Boss Han was horrified and shouted, "This Heavenly Thunder Black Iron is extremely violent. If it is not for someone who is skilled in refining equipment, it will easily explode when it is calcined!"
But what puzzled him was that everyone in the Jiushan Sect seemed not to care much. Even Zhao Jingfan, who came to watch the fun, was just clinging to the window and did not seem to be afraid of the explosion at all.
What was even more embarrassing was that the rock slowly melted, leaving only a pool of green liquid.
When the flames went out, the purple-blue droplets gradually solidified and turned into round lumps of black iron.
“…”
Old Han stood in front of the window, not knowing what to say.
Madam Xuanhua explained: "Actually, what you said, Mr. Han, is right. I designed this calcination method..."
Old Han was stunned for a moment, and then he became even more horrified and said in a lost voice:
"You mean, this Shenxiao mining ship is not only as good at prospecting as an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, but it can even use the refining techniques of a Nascent Soul cultivator?"
Madam Xuanhua nodded slightly and smiled, "It's just that we need to design various parameters in advance."
Elder Han was speechless for a moment, then he used his spiritual sense to explore and found out the situation on the boat: "Five foundation-building people, ten Qi training people... can they operate such a boat?"
"That's about right."
"It almost means..."
"In fact, at the most critical moment, three foundation-building masters are enough..." Madam Xuanhua explained, "Adding a few more people is to prevent accidents."
Mr. Han fell silent immediately.
He secretly calculated the efficiency of the mining ship in his mind: "In other words... your ship is equivalent to a Yuanying cultivator in mining?"
"That... I don't know either."
"Um?"
Madam Xuanhua said helplessly, "Nascent Soul cultivators don't mine either..."
Yes...
Who would be willing to use Nascent Soul cultivators to mine?
Old Han remained silent, with a stunned look on his face, and then he listened to Zheng Fa instructing Madam Xuanhua: "Store some of this Heavenly Thunder Black Iron, and try to transform the other part into other spiritual materials..."
Transformation...
He understood these two words, but... he felt like he didn't understand them.
Can spiritual materials be transformed into each other?
Then with the efficiency of the Shenxiao mining ship and the method of transformation, will the Jiushan Sect's spiritual materials really be restricted?
Hao Ri Mountain spent so many spirit stones and won over so many cultivators who were against Zheng Fa, but what did they block?
Old Han suddenly raised his eyes and exchanged glances with Xie Qingxue...
With this method, are the smuggling channels of the Xiao Wushuang Association still important? He stared blankly at the Shenxiao mining ship, feeling that this cold steel behemoth had mixed up Hao Rishan's schemes with his own little thoughts, and truly crushed them into shit.
(End of this chapter)
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