Chapter 631: Thunder Sweeping the Cave

Qixing Mountain, Juxing Palace.

The Juxing Hall is called the Main Hall, but it is actually a spacious room. The furnishings inside are all made of logs, and the tables, chairs and other furniture are simple and rough, with a primitive and ancient style.

Master Changhe and a few Jindan deacons were exchanging pleasantries with Gao Xian.

"I heard that the True Lord is coming. I have already prepared all the accounts. I just need the True Lord to check and confirm that everything is correct, and then I can stamp and accept it..."

Changhe Zhenjun was very old, with white hair and beard, and an old face. But his thin eyebrows and eyes made him look like an immortal, and he spoke in a soft voice, and seemed to have a good temper.

Gao Xian exchanged a few polite words with this True Lord and had a good impression of him. This was mainly because he was gentle in his words and seemed to be experienced and thoughtful in his actions.

He had also asked Taining before coming, but unfortunately, Taining knew nothing about the situation in Qixing Mountain.

Xuanming Sect is too big, and the North Pole Hall alone has tens of millions of practitioners under its jurisdiction. It is divided into 35 halls, with many factions and complicated relationships.

Tai Ning was an outsider to the Beiji Palace. It was good enough for him to know the general situation of the Beiji Palace, but he had no way of knowing more specific things.

Gao Xian was not popular in Beiji Palace and was not familiar with anyone, so he had no way of finding out about the situation in Qixing Mountain.

However, there is no doubt that such a stable output of a large number of spiritual crystals will inevitably lead to a lot of corruption.

He didn't want to be an honest official, nor was he interested in knowing how much profit the people in Qixing Mountain had embezzled. However, since he had taken over Qixing Mountain, he had to check the accounts clearly.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, he would be implicated. That would be like getting into trouble for not eating mutton.

In his previous life, Gao Xian hated these specific financial tasks, which were extremely tedious and troublesome, and full of pitfalls.

In this life, he rarely manages specific affairs. There is absolutely no need for this.

The best investment in this world is to invest in yourself, and the best way to improve yourself is to improve yourself. Managing money, personnel and other matters will only distract you.

It was because Gao Xian realized this that he resolutely gave up refining the elixir.

With the Fengyue Baojian's extra points, he could actually take shortcuts in alchemy. However, alchemy still required a lot of energy and time, so it would be better to practice hard.

Alchemy is just for making money. Facts have proved that as long as one has a high level of cultivation, making money is very easy.

Gao Xian missed Qi Niang a little bit at this moment. He had to say that Qi Niang was really capable and was the best at handling these specific matters. Unfortunately, he only had two young foundation-building monks, Yong Zhen and Ming Xia, by his side.

He glanced at Yongzhen and Shui Mingxia and said, "Go and check the inventory in the warehouse. Make sure it matches the accounts. This is a very important matter. Don't make any mistakes."

Changhe Zhenjun nodded and said, "The accounts must be made clear. This is an important income for this palace. Everyone is watching it. If something goes wrong, no one will be responsible..."

Master Changhe said to a short and fat middle-aged man standing next to him, "Yuanyuan, you accompany the two young Taoist friends for a walk."

Yuanyuan was wearing a dark green Taoist robe, with a smile on his chubby face, looking very amiable. He nodded in agreement and led Shui Mingxia and Yongzhen out first.

Gao Xian didn't have a very good impression of this fat man. He had a slick smile and hid his emotions deeply. He was not a good person.

From the other party's method number, I knew that he was another sect master. He looked to be about 500 to 600 years old, and was obviously old.

A dying Jindan would definitely be crazy about money... This is also human nature.

If you have money, you can buy better medicine to maintain your life, and you can also lay the foundation for the continuation of your family. However, this kind of guy is easier to deal with.

Chang Hena introduced Gao Xian enthusiastically, "This is Master Fu'an, this is Master Benxiang, and together with Master Yuanyuan, these three are the three managers of Qixing Mountain. In addition, there are more than a dozen Jindan who are responsible for the specific management..."

Master Fu'an is not tall but very strong, with a square face with sharp edges and corners, and a fierce look between his eyebrows. It is obvious that he is good at fighting and is a master.

She is a woman in her true appearance. Her eyes and eyebrows are cold and hard. She has a cold aura when she stands there and is very silent.

Changhe Zhenjun said: "Daoyou Fu'an, please introduce the situation of Qixing Mountain to Xingjun..."

Fu An clasped his fists towards Gao Xian and said in a deep voice: "Qixing Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Beiji Palace, and as usual, it is directly managed by Tianshu Palace..."

This Fuan was very capable and was very familiar with the situation in Qixing Mountain. Through Fuan's brief introduction, Gao Xian also had a general understanding of Qixing Mountain.

The Qixing Mountain is so huge that there are nearly 300,000 miners working underground.

Star crystals are hidden deep underground, and if you want to collect star crystals, you need to dig very deep tunnels. The underground is already full of yin energy, and with so many people gathered there, people often die tragically. Many evil spirits also arise in the underground tunnels.

Precisely because the underground tunnels are so dangerous, they are manned by so many Jindan Zhenren.

No one knew what had been dug up in the underground tunnels in the past few years, but suddenly some powerful evil spirits appeared, killing a large number of miners.

Chang He went to see it several times, but he failed to kill the evil spirit and was instead infected by the evil spirit. He had no choice but to seal off the lowest part of the area.

Even so, the evil spirits in the tunnels are becoming more and more numerous and stronger. Now people are panicking and the lower-level people are unwilling to go mining.

Chang He said: "I have heard of the great name of Xingjun for a long time. If you come here in person, you will surely be able to destroy the evil spirits!"

Gao Xian said modestly: "I am so ashamed to accept your compliment, fellow Daoist. I can only do my best..."

There are hundreds of thousands of cultivators in Qixing Mountain. Their food, clothing, housing, transportation, including the spirit stones and elixirs distributed, all kinds of account books fill up a room.

Shui Mingxia and Yong Zhen were also confused when they saw so many account books. Neither of them had much experience in handling affairs, and they thought they could just check a few account books. As a result, they didn't know where to start with all the account books in the room.

The source said with a smile: "My two Taoist friends, I will fully cooperate with you wherever you want to start the investigation."

He then said with understanding: "There are too many accounts, there is nothing we can do about it. Fortunately, we all have time."

Shui Mingxia asked in confusion: "The teacher asked us to take inventory. Should we check these first?"

"good."

Yuanyuan ran inside and took out a large stack of account books. "You two should check the account books first. If there is no problem, we can go to the warehouse..."

Yong Zhen and Shui Mingxia had no choice but to flip through the account book. It was not difficult for a foundation-building cultivator to calculate numbers. The difficulty was that the account book had special terms and formats, which made the two of them even more embarrassed when looking at the account book.

Yuanyuan just stood there smiling and saying nothing.

He had been in Qixing Mountain for nearly two hundred years and was very familiar with the affairs here. There had been three True Lords in charge, but he could still sit firmly in this position because only he could manage the messy affairs clearly.

Cultivation and management of practical affairs are very conflicting. The higher the level of cultivation, the less time one has to take care of these miscellaneous affairs. A capable manager is very important to a True Lord.

Of course, he must give due respect. Such generous benefits are hard for the True Lord to resist.

Changhe Zhenjun is a very good boss. He doesn’t care about anything as long as you give enough respect.

Suddenly, a Pojun star came, and Yuan felt very uncomfortable because this person was an outsider and his connections could not be used.

He had been doing this for more than two hundred years, and his predecessor had also made huge profits. Although the accounts of Qixing Mountain were balanced, they could not withstand close scrutiny.

Gao Xian was serious about checking the accounts and counting the inventory, which made Yuanyuan feel even more uncomfortable. He wanted to see how the two little women would check the accounts.

Of course, he seemed to be very cooperative on the surface and would never let Gao Xian catch him.

If Gao Xian is sensible, then the two sides will continue to cooperate. If Gao Xian is not sensible, he wants to see how Gao Xian can run Qixing Mountain alone...

What the source didn't know was that Gao Xian was staring at him with his spiritual sense. Although there were many magic arrays, they could not stop Gao Xian's powerful spiritual sense which was comparable to that of the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Although Gao Xian couldn't see what Yuanyuan was thinking, he could see his mood changes. He thought it was a little funny. This old guy was quite bad.

But he didn't care. Shui Mingxia and Yong Zhen also needed some experience. The ways of the world might be more complicated than training and fighting.

Shui Mingxia and Yong Zhen struggled for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, so they could only ask Yuanyuan for help. Yuanyuan was cooperative and answered whatever they asked.

After two days of hard work, Shui Mingxia and Yong Zhen finally got the accounts basically clear. They then went to count the inventory of spirit stones, spirit crystals, pills, etc., and verified the numbers before reporting to Gao Xian.

Gao Xian did not care about these details. He signed and stamped the account, officially taking over Qixing Mountain and becoming the chief deacon of Qixing Mountain.

After the handover was completed, Chang He Zhenjun was also very happy. The mess was successfully handed over to Gao Xian, and any problems in the future would have nothing to do with him. He drove away first.

The three managers, Yuanyuan, Benxiang and Fu'an, also breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, no major problems occurred and the transition went smoothly.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

The three Jindan masters went to find Gao Xian and wanted to invite him to dinner, but Gao Xian refused because he was not interested in making friends with the little Jindan masters.

Not to mention that he doesn't care about a few golden elixirs, even a few Yuanying Zhenjun are meaningless. Unless it is a Taoist master like Chang Ning, he is willing to serve him in bed and cooperate.

Gao Xian sent away several golden elixirs and called his apprentice and Yong Zhen over.

"In addition to your daily training, you two should follow the source and find out the basic situation of Qixing Mountain..."

Shui Mingxia looked embarrassed: "Teacher, there are hundreds of thousands of cultivators in Qixing Mountain, and they are divided into more than ten layers of management from top to bottom. I'm afraid the two of us can't do it."

"What are you afraid of? Just follow along and watch and listen more. You will understand it naturally over time."

Gao Xian said: "You have also reached the stage where you should enter the world to practice. Practitioners not only fight against the heavens and the earth, but also against people. Entering the world to refine your mind and character is a hurdle that all practitioners must face."

Shui Mingxia and Yongzhen both lowered their heads and listened obediently.

Gao Xian's eyes swept over Yong Zhen's fair and slender neck, and then quickly retracted his gaze. Just take a look! After sending away the two little foundation-building monks, Gao Xian enjoyed his leisurely life in the backyard of Juxing Palace.

The backyard is several miles away from the front service hall. It is located on the top of the mountain. The house is built with huge logs. It is tall and wide. Although it is a bit rough, it is very impressive.

There were more than a dozen maids in the yard, each of them beautiful and young, responsible for washing clothes, cooking and other chores.

Everything he ate and used was of the highest quality, which was considered a luxury for a Yuanying Zhenjun. This was also the rule of Qixing Mountain, and all expenses for the chief deacon's food, clothing, housing, and transportation were clearly stipulated.

Yuanyuan and other Jindan were wary of Gao Xian, but they didn't dare to play tricks on him. They were also happy that Gao Xian didn't interfere.

Gao Xian was quite satisfied with the Seven Star Mountain. Food, clothing, housing and transportation were not important. The key was that this mountain was very special. For some unknown reason, it could naturally gather the star power from the sky.

From his perspective, the Seven Star Mountain was like a huge invisible vortex that could absorb star power. The strength of this star power was much stronger than that of the Incarnation Spirit.

The gathered star power will continue to penetrate downwards like water, combining with the earth's energy to condense into star crystals.

Such a special environment has been formed for an unknown number of tens of thousands of years, so it is conceivable that a lot of star crystals have condensed underground. The so-called star crystals are actually the crystallization of star power, which has great benefits for those who cultivate star power.

Gao Xian used his divine sense to see that there were a large number of high-level star crystals hidden deep underground in the Seven Star Mountain. Even though the Xuanming Sect had been digging for thousands of years, they had only mined one percent of it.

Of course, it is not easy to mine star crystals deep underground. Only if there is a Yuanying Zhenjun willing to work as a laborer can the star crystals hidden thousands of miles underground be dug out.

To Gao Xian, these star crystals are not important. What is important is the special star power environment here, which will be of great benefit to his practice of the Broken Army Divine Talisman.

The Pojun Divine Talisman can be regarded as a powerful fifth-grade top-grade artifact. If it can be fully refined, it will be of great benefit to him.

More than a month passed in a flash, and one day Shui Mingxia came running over with Yuanyuan Zhenren.

Chubby Yuanyuan Zhenren looked embarrassed: "Xingjun, there is another evil spirit in the tunnel, and many people have died. Xingjun, what do you think?"

"Okay, take me to see it."

Gao Xian said as he flicked his long sleeves and soared into the sky with his chubby body. In the blink of an eye, he plunged downward toward the ground.

Yuanyuan was also panicked when he saw the rapidly expanding ground. He never went down the tunnel, and this time he only came to ask Gao Xian for help, but he never thought of coming along.

But Gao Xian didn't allow him to say more, and it was too late to say anything now.

The Xuanhuang Divine Light was transformed from the Earth Divine Light, and its best ability was actually to penetrate mountains and escape underground. As the dark golden light circulated, Gao Xian had led the source hundreds of miles underground and arrived at an open natural cave.

This should be a temporary resting place for the miners. There are many simple wooden houses with some clothes hanging on the wooden racks outside. Now the yard is full of broken and blackened corpses.

There are naturally luminous green stones above the cave, and the bright green light makes the corpses look even more terrifying.

Yuanyuan didn't pay attention to the corpses, his eyes were all on the black evil spirit in the center of the cave. This evil spirit was about ten feet tall, with a body as black as iron, standing there with a pair of green eyes, and a strong chill emanating from his body.

The source only made eye contact with the evil spirit, and the golden elixir between his eyebrows suddenly became cold, and all his magic power and consciousness were frozen by the cold air. A layer of frost appeared on his forehead.

In an instant, the source was frozen by the cold air caused by the evil spirit.

"It's a fourth-level evil spirit!"

The source was that my heart and gallbladder were torn apart, and I was almost frightened to death.

Gao Xian looked at the evil spirit with great interest. Although it had no intelligence, it was full of evil spirits. However, it could not be compared with those fifth-level evil creatures.

Gao Xian's star-like eyes flashed with blue and white lightning. Before the evil spirit hundreds of feet away could react, thousands of blue and white lightning appeared around his body.

Amid the roar of thunder, the evil spirit was blown into black ash all over the sky.

Yuanyuan saw with his own eyes that the evil spirit turned into ashes in an instant, which shocked him so much that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

He stayed still for a while before praising loudly: "The Star Lord has unparalleled divine power, unparalleled divine power!"

Gao Xian smiled at Yuanyuan and said, "It's reasonable for you to die at the hands of such a powerful fourth-level evil spirit..."

Yuanyuan's smile froze instantly, and he was completely stunned.

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