That's right!
Seeing that Ao Bing had finally asked the question he most wanted to hear, Shen Gongbao suppressed his inner elation and pretended to be nonchalant, saying:
"I recently obtained a special pill. It requires undergoing a pill tribulation to be fully refined. So I've been looking for ways to help me through this tribulation."
"It's actually a pill that requires undergoing a tribulation of lightning to be refined?"
"Could it be the Golden Body Elixir of Laozi?"
Ao Bing and Ao Lan exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
There are countless elixirs in the world, and they have heard of special elixirs, but they have only heard of one that requires a tribulation of lightning to refine: the Golden Body Elixir, which was personally refined by Laozi.
Unexpectedly, Shen Gongbao, after leaving the Chan Sect, still possessed such a precious elixir.
The effect of the Golden Body Pill is to strengthen the physical body.
Shen Gongbao's physical strength is already far beyond that of a normal Golden Immortal. Once he fully absorbs the medicinal properties of the Golden Body Pill, to what extent will his physical strength grow?
At this moment, Ao Bing and Ao Lan were beyond shocked.
After a long while, Ao Bing said excitedly:
"Fellow Daoist Shen, rest assured, I will go and prepare the materials you need for your tribulation right now. Our Sihai Tongbao Pavilion may not have other things, but we have plenty of external items."
After saying that, Ao Bing pulled Ao Lan and turned to leave.
Watching Ao Bing and Ao Lan leave in a hurry, Shen Gongbao knew that his preparations were now complete.
Shen Gongbao wasn't intentionally scheming against Ao Bing; he was simply short of money.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was penniless after leaving the Chan Sect.
As for the spiritual treasures he possessed, he would never stoop to the level of exchanging them for materials to transcend the tribulation.
If he were to collect the materials through conventional means, it would take who knows how long it would take to gather all the materials needed to complete the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Tribulation.
In comparison, Shen Gongbao thought it would be most appropriate to trick Ao Bing.
If Ao Bing wants to win him over, then he'll give him that chance. He'll remember this favor, and when he's strong enough, he can repay it to the Four Seas Dragon Palace or Ao Bing.
With the system at his fingertips, Shen Gongbao never doubted his future achievements.
Meanwhile, after leaving Shen Gongbao's residence, Ao Bing was still excited.
“Aunt Lan, you have seen Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao’s potential. Regardless of whether he is a forsaken disciple of the Chan Sect, in my opinion, his future achievements are limitless.”
So what do you mean?
Ao Bing took a deep look at the small courtyard where Shen Gongbao was:
"What I mean is, since our Four Seas Dragon Palace is already planning to befriend Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao, we should go all the way."
"The Chan Sect has already taken extra precautions against our Four Seas Dragon Palace, and has even taken direct action. They will absolutely not change their attitude towards our Four Seas Dragon Palace just because we have held back some of our feelings towards Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao. Since the outcome will not change, why should we continue to cater to the feelings of the Chan Sect members and mistreat Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao?"
"What I mean is, our Four Seas Treasure Pavilion should also provide full support to Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao in terms of resources. Fortune favors the bold, and I think Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao is worth the gamble of our Four Seas Dragon Palace!"
Ao Lan had always held a conservative opinion on winning over Shen Gongbao, but at this moment, after a moment of silence, she nodded vigorously.
The next moment, orders were continuously issued from the Sihai Tongbao Pavilion caravan.
“Chong Houhu is in charge of the array materials, so our Sihai Tongbao Pavilion will collect the others.”
Ao Bing's expression was serious:
"Collect all kinds of talismans, whether they temporarily boost attributes or are used for attack or defense. I only want the highest quality talismans!"
"I want all kinds of pills, whether they're for healing or increasing lightning resistance!"
"As for spiritual treasures..."
Ao Bing paused for a moment, then continued:
"Bring me all the spiritual treasures in our Four Seas Treasure Pavilion that can help with the tribulation. As for spiritual treasures from outside, as long as they are confirmed to be helpful for the tribulation, no matter the cost, you must get them!"
Ao Lan, who had been listening to Ao Bing issue orders one by one without saying a word to stop him, finally couldn't help but speak up when she heard that Ao Bing had actually set his sights on the spiritual treasure:
"My Third Prince, although our Dragon Palace does have some wealth, this is not the way to squander it. Do you think you can just casually say you'll acquire a treasure of the spiritual level without considering the cost? Your Aunt Lan only has two low-grade spiritual treasures so far. Since you're so generous, why don't you help your Aunt Lan out first?"
Upon hearing this, Ao Bing's expression turned solemn, and his gaze drifted back to the courtyard where Shen Gongbao was:
"Aunt Lan, I have a feeling that Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao might be the greatest opportunity of my life!"
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In the following days, both Chong Houhu and Ao Bing sent out a large number of people to collect various supplies for Shen Gongbao, while Shen Gongbao himself was in his room thinking about another major event in the northern border at this time - the rebellion of the seventy-two lords in the northern border.
This time, the reason why Shen Gongbao's Sihai Tongbao Pavilion caravan did not immediately depart from Chongcheng for Yancheng was...
On the one hand, it was Chong Houhu's warm hospitality, but on the other hand, and most importantly, Shen Gongbao and others learned from Changmei Zhenren about another plan of the Chan Sect—to incite the twelve lords of the northern border to rebel through spies in Beiju Luzhou.
The purpose of the Chan Sect in doing this was to use the turmoil in the northern border of the Yin Shang Dynasty to tie down most of the Yin Shang Dynasty's forces, thereby greatly relieving the pressure on Xiqi.
In the previous life, the northern border of Yin Shang was ravaged by the rebellion of seventy-two vassal lords, which took Grand Tutor Wen Zhong a full fifteen years to completely suppress, giving Xiqi enough time to develop.
Taking advantage of the weakened state of the northern border, Chong Heihu suddenly killed his elder brother, Chong Houhu, the Marquis of the North, and seized control of the entire northern territory of Yin Shang. He then used the entire northern territory of Yin Shang as a bargaining chip to surrender to Xiqi.
It can be said that the changes in the northern border of the Shang Dynasty in the previous era were the biggest trigger for the ultimate demise of the Shang Dynasty, and also one of the important reasons why Xiqi was ultimately able to defeat the Shang Dynasty.
In this life, Shen Gongbao will absolutely not allow such a thing to continue.
"In my previous life, the Chan Sect harmed itself so badly."
"In this life, how could I let the Chan Sect have an easy time?"
"I'm not qualified to directly confront the Chan Sect right now, but I can start from other angles!"
"The Chan Sect hoped to tie down the main force of the Yin Shang Dynasty by having the seventy-two vassal states in the north rebel."
"Then I will end the rebellion of the seventy-two lords of the North within the North itself!"
Shen Gongbao faced north, his eyes filled with coldness.
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