Chapter 270: Surpassing the Grandmaster

Trading rare treasures

This is indeed a possibility.

The Xia Dynasty had the Flowing Clouds Chasing the Moon Silk, Dayong had the Natural Water, and Daqing had the Qingling Fruit Tea Tree. On the contrary, the once strongest Daqi and the weakest Dayue did not have any rare treasures worthy of praise or stable output.

Those things are indeed much better than ordinary things, but they do not play any decisive role. In the mortal world, only a few people can enjoy them and their true value cannot be realized.

It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that it is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw it away, but it is not wrong to say that the previous pearl is covered with dust.

Don't forget, in the Absolute Spirit Era, this rare treasure was able to display its own magical power. If it encounters the catalysis and nourishment of spiritual energy, how can we know that it will not show jaw-dropping abilities and effects? However, the spiritual stone that fell in Yuzhou before was not enough for people to use, so naturally no one would be so extravagant to gamble on this thing.

However, in the Buzhou Mountains, which was who knows how far away from the Xia Dynasty, a group of guys who had already started to practice Taoism had already set their sights on rare treasures from various countries. They even sent teams led by masters from thousands of miles away to trade.

"Qizhen, how do we trade?"

Gu Dan's mind raced as he understood that if it was a rare treasure, it would indeed require the intervention of a master.

"It depends on each other's needs and perspectives."

Tao Shushan smiled and said, "The same thing has different values ​​in the eyes of different people. As long as we can reach a consensus as much as possible, we can naturally trade it. There is no fixed price. It just depends on whether we can reach the intention of cooperation."

"Barter?"

Wang Mang asked.

This method is quite primitive.

However, we have to admit that when faced with something that is valuable enough but whose specific value is unclear, it is also an option that allows both parties to meet their psychological expectations.

"Yes."

Tao Shushan nodded and said, "It's a pity that this place is too far from the Buzhou Mountains. Otherwise, we could use spirit stones to trade, which would be much more convenient."

"Spiritual stone?"

Qingpingzi couldn't help but mutter this.

If you want to cultivate immortality, without spiritual energy you won’t even have a chance to start.

Spiritual stone is something that stores spiritual energy!

"That's right."

Tao Shushan casually reached into his sleeve and pulled out a jade box that looked a bit precious. He then gently opened the lid and found a fist-sized, milky white jade-like object hidden inside.

"This is the spiritual stone condensed by the cultivators themselves in the Buzhou Mountains. It is temporarily used as a basic form of currency. However, too many of them have been used. Now I only have a few samples left for you to taste."

Tao Shushan nonchalantly handed the jade box in his hand to the people in front of him and asked them to take a look.

The jade box passed around in the hands of Gu Dan, Qing Pingzi, and Wang Mang. As someone who had absorbed and used spiritual energy, Gu Dan could naturally tell that the jade in the box did contain spiritual energy and could not be fake.

"Have you solved the problem of spiritual energy leakage?"

Qingpingzi asked one more question.

"Ha, it's not a big deal. It's just a specially made, simplified version of the soul-hiding formation. It can preserve this soul stone for a hundred years at most, but the cost is much more than the soul energy stored in this soul stone."

Tao Shushan shrugged helplessly and said, "Words are not enough, we have to show you something, right?"

"Such a small piece of spirit stone is not convincing enough."

Qingpingzi returned the spiritual stone to Tao Shushan. He himself was once the leader of the alchemists and understood what it meant to use the tiger's skin to play a big chess game.

If you dig out a coffin that is a little different, you would dare to claim that it was used by an immortal and that you can be resurrected by hiding in it.

When it comes to this, he is also one of the best.

"Of course there is something more telling."

Tao Shushan was not annoyed by Qingpingzi's continuous questioning. "When doing business, you must always be sincere. What's more, what we are trading are rare treasures from various countries. When all the people you are supposed to see are here, I can show you something else. It's better than explaining it again and again."

"In that case, please rest in the palace for a few days. Some masters are away and have not returned yet."

Wang Mang spoke at the right time and did not rush him to show it.

"No problem. However, the International Chamber of Commerce usually stays in a country for no more than half a month. If you are not ready after half a month, the International Chamber of Commerce will have to go first."

Tao Shushan readily followed the advice, but did not forget to remind him.

"no problem."

Wang Mang nodded and waved his hand. Naturally, guards came and took the people from the International Chamber of Commerce to rest.

After making sure they were all gone, Wang Mang looked at Gu Dan first and asked, "Brother Gu, what do you think?"

As the world's number one recognized by several neighboring countries, Gu Dan has always had a lot of say. The Grandmaster is no match for him at all, and his vision far exceeds that of the Grandmaster.

If Gu Dan didn't see any flaws and couldn't find any problems, then the International Chamber of Commerce probably doesn't have any big problems.

"The spirit stone is real, and there is no flaw in what he said."

Gu Dan's spiritual sense has become very sharp today. If the other party is trying to deceive him, it will not be difficult for him to find clues.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the other party is gifted. If he believes what he says, others will naturally not be able to see it.

But in this kind of transaction, no one would dare to take action until they see the rabbit, and the possibility of being deceived was very small, because the real initiative was actually on the side of the Xia Dynasty.

If the Xia Dynasty is unwilling to trade, no matter how much Tao Shushan says, it will be of no use.

But one must always be on guard against others. The sudden appearance of a Chamber of Commerce that one has never heard of before, along with the news of the existence of a fairyland on earth, is bound to make people feel uneasy.

"Then wait until the other Grandmasters come back and see together where his confidence comes from."

Wang Mang asked.

The Grandmaster is indeed the pinnacle of the world, but it is not that easy to trade directly with a country, especially when the objects in the trade are rare treasures.

Apart from other things, what if they encounter a ruthless country? A master of the International Chamber of Commerce travels around the world with spiritual stones and rare treasures collected from other countries. There is no guarantee that there will not be masters who want to make a fortune from him! The more Tao Shushan talks, the better the things he brings out, the more it will stimulate people's greed - many times the master will appear to be very generous, that's because he doesn't care at all. If the master is really tempted, there are countless people who dare to fight for life and death.

The truly terrifying thing about a Grandmaster is that he is alone and has no worries, rather than showing off his valuable treasures in public and thinking that he is invincible.

"Let the officials investigate the people from the International Chamber of Commerce. It would be best if we could gather them together and meet them once. Don't miss any of them."

Gu Dan thought about it and said.

When it comes to the path to immortality, we must be careful and prudent and not allow any mistakes.

"good."

Wang Mang nodded and said, "I will send someone to notify the other four countries. This way, we can keep him for a while longer and gather the people from the International Chamber of Commerce together."

Wang Mang worked very quickly.

Or rather, the Grandmaster moves very quickly.

After Wang Mang's letter was delivered, the Xia Dynasty master who received the letter rushed over as quickly as possible.

Regardless of whether what Tao Shushan said is true or false, it is worthy of every master's careful consideration.

Because they had seen strength above the Grandmaster, and one person overcame four nations! Fortunately, that being had good intentions and did not let the people fall into pain, but one person's behavior does not mean that everyone will be like this! In folk tales, flying into the sky and hiding in the ground is just common, and turning the river and the sea with a wave of the hand is not a difficult thing, how can it be more than better than the Grandmaster? If it is false, it is okay. If what Tao Shushan said is true, it means that a higher level of power has appeared in the world, but because of the distance and time, it has not yet affected the Xia Dynasty. It is reasonable that no one can sit and wait for death.

Even the Mohist school, which was the least interested in seeking immortality, rushed to the imperial capital without any delay after Qin Lisheng received the letter that Wang Mang had sent to him via an express route of eight hundred miles.

In just over ten days, all the masters of the Xia Dynasty had gathered together.

Qin Lisheng, Xun Ke, Qingpingzi, Zou Dan, Zhuang Sheng, two other masters who had fled from other countries and were nearing the end of their lives, and a master who was native to the Xia Dynasty.

If Gu Dan is also counted, there were a total of nine grand masters in the Xia Dynasty at that time, which is by no means a small number.

Apart from the familiar people, it was not surprising that there was only one unknown native Xia Dynasty master in the past 38 years. This master was a citizen of Dayue! A baby born in the Xia Dynasty was only 38 years old this year. If one wanted to become a master, excluding Gu Dan, it would take at least 40 years.

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It can be predicted that in the next ten to twenty years, the number of masters in the Xia Dynasty will probably experience a small explosion.

When the country is prosperous and the people are strong, the next thing to do is to cultivate literature and practice martial arts.

It is true that if one cultivates literature one can be made a marquis and appointed as prime minister, and if one cultivates martial arts to the highest level one can also be a master, without any difference!

The older generation, who were once affected by the war and have not yet emerged from the shadow of war, most of them still hope that their children can master some martial arts. With the accumulation of a large number of people, as time goes by, someone will surely come to the fore.

One has to sigh that Qingpingzi really has a good vision. The two disciples he picked were both promoted to masters. They probably also possess some judgment methods that they have not told Gu Dan.

After all the masters returned, Wang Mang immediately invited the International Chamber of Commerce again. The meeting place was set in a palace where the guards had been dismissed.

"My goodness, you look more and more like Mo Qiu."

Before Tao Shushan arrived, Gu Dan's gaze fell on Qin Lisheng's face and sighed.

Qin Lisheng's face was dark, very dark.

Being exposed to the sun.

A Grandmaster can strengthen his own flesh and blood, but it is not to the extent of a literal transformation. Under the influence of the external environment over the years, the subtle accumulation will still show some signs.

Although Qin Lisheng doesn't look old now, his dark face looks three times more miserable than Mo Qiu in the past.

Gu Dan had never seen this kind of attitude in any other master except those from the Mohist School.

“Take that as a compliment.”

Qin Lisheng was quite happy. Although under his leadership, the Mohist school showed a feeling of "increasing decadence", the Mohist school was still the same Mohist school, and the Mohists were still the original Mohists. It was not an easy task to completely inherit and take over the position of the leader of the Mohist school.

"The Mohist School has not promoted morality for a long time."

Xun Ke was also beside them, chatting casually, "Why don't we see the Mohists preaching?"

During the early days of the Xia Dynasty, there were many Mohists who went to promote their ideas.

But in recent years, the Mohist school has not done such things anymore.

If he said that this was all due to his influence, Xun Ke would ask himself if he had such a face in front of Qin Lisheng.

"Why do we need to preach? Is there anyone in the Xia Dynasty who doesn't know about Mohism?"

Qin Lisheng said confidently: "The Mohists have been doing things all the time, which is the best way to preach, without too many words."

As he said, everyone is familiar with the Ten Principles of Mohism.

Not a single word has been changed over the years.

No one can tell the difference.

If this is the case, why is there any need to talk about it? It is better for the Mohists to practice it themselves.

The Mohist school led by Qin Lisheng attached great importance to pragmatism, and so did he himself.

"That's true. After so many years, even a dull person would have become wiser. Only you can keep your head above water and not turn back."

Xun Ke felt quite emotional.

He originally gave the Mohist School time to change.

If Qin Lisheng is willing to make some corrections and leave a little room for morality itself.

But Qin Lisheng did not change. It was difficult for others to point fingers at him, but the decline of Mohism was obvious to all.

On the contrary, Confucianism has been at its peak in recent years and is likely to replace Mohism. If we only look at the number of people, one Mohist is considered a small number compared to ten Confucianists.

Of course, if we really want to talk about the firmness of belief, ten Confucian scholars are probably not as good as one Mohist.

There are gains and losses, this is the norm.

The three of them were chatting casually. The Mohist masters and Confucian sages, who were regarded by the outside world as "as hostile as fire and water", were actually not so diametrically opposed.

The only difference between them is their ideas, which doesn't mean they can't be friends in normal times.

Although the directions are different, their goals are actually the same, which is to make the world a better place.

Differences in ideas do not necessarily lead to a fight to the death. We can just let the world's people choose for themselves. Victory or defeat lies in people's hearts.

In addition to here, further away, Qingpingzi, Zou Dan and Zhuang Sheng were chatting together.

The remaining masters also gathered together, chatting in groups of three or four, and no one mentioned the next business.

Until a series of footsteps were heard, Tao Shushan walked over first. Seeing nine Xia Dynasty masters, he was not afraid at all. He said with a smile: "Xia Dynasty is strong and has many heroes. I admire you!"

"You don't have to be so polite."

The Xia Dynasty master, who was born and raised here, said indifferently, "If you have any real skills, show them to us. If you try to trick us, you won't be able to bear the consequences."

Faced with such impolite words, Tao Shushan's smile became even kinder, and he said, "As you wish."

The next moment, he waved his sleeves lightly, and a palm-sized "Shang" token appeared in his hand.

An overwhelming aura rushed out from the token, breaking through the Grandmaster's limit in the blink of an eye! The huge pressure was enough to make the Grandmaster change color!

This is a power that surpasses the Grandmaster! (End of this chapter)