On the shore of the lake, Zhang Zhao didn't know that he had become the next candidate for the head. He stood on top of the raft, holding a branch and stabbing out, picking out fat fish one after another.

When the raft was already piled up with hundreds of big fish threaded together by straw ropes, Zhang Zhao supported the raft back to the shore. In a more comfortable place, he had set up several long wooden shelves filled with cleaned fish.

Zhang Zhao skillfully disemboweled, disemboweled, and washed the fish caught this time, and even the fish bones were carefully removed, coated with a layer of salt, and then put on a wooden frame with a branch. He was busy with the work in his hand, and just wanted to hold up the raft to catch some fish, when his soul moved, and he looked back to see Long Huaiqing standing behind him.

"What are you doing here?" Long Huaiqing couldn't help but be a little moved when he saw thousands of pieces of fish hanging on several wooden shelves on the shore: "They all say that this fish is fresh to be delicious, why do you still have so much to keep guarding the lake?"

Zhang Zhao didn't feel restrained at Long Huaiqing: "I'm going to go to Jiuyou in a few days to have a look, many of them said that they hadn't eaten fish and meat when they were in the realm of life and death, so I plan to dry it and bring some more, so that everyone can taste it." ”

"Hehe, you kid is really kind of funny. Lian Long Huaiqing felt a little warm in his heart when he heard this: "It's a long way to get to Jiuyou, do you plan to carry these things alone?"

Zhang Zhao looked at the fruitful results in front of him and shook his head: "This is not enough, I told Uncle Sha that he should send more livestock these days, and I will roast some dry meat, and then let Uncle Sha lend me a carriage, and I can load as much as I can when the time comes." ”

Long Huaiqing nodded with a smile when he heard this: "The people in the Nine Shadows are indeed hard, and your friends must be happy to see these things." Hearing this, Zhang Zhao hurriedly asked, "Elder Long, have you ever been to the Nine Shadows?"

Long Huaiqing shook his head: "I don't, I heard that the place is dark all day long, and there are countless fierce beasts infested." In the early years, many merchants visited Xuanmu City. Rice and grain are precious, and animal skins and other things are as abundant as weeds, and if you pull a cart when you come back, you can make a small fortune. ”

He immediately remembered Zhang Zhao's experience in Xuanmu City: "However, with your strength to sweep the four major Bofangs, you will naturally not take a little wealth to heart. Zhang Zhao smiled embarrassedly: "Elder Long smiled, I just had the right luck at that time." ”

Long Huaiqing looked at Zhang Zhao and said, "I came here to tell you that we are going back to Xuanmu City." Zhang Zhao was a little strange when he heard this, he didn't understand why Long Huaiqing had to come to see him alone before leaving.

"The medicine you sent cured Xi'an. If it weren't for your final victory over Yu Wenyong, Xuanmu City and the Red Maple Sect might have lost face. We in Xuanmu City will not forget your kindness. ”

Long Huaiqing looked at Zhang Zhao and smiled: "If you don't think I'm verbose, the old man has a few other words to say to you." Zhang Zhao hurriedly put down the branch he was holding in his hand and gave a salute: "Of course not, Elder Long, please speak, Zhang Zhao listen carefully." ”

"Your strange sword technique should have just been learned, and it is not the same as your last arcane move. Listening to Long Huaiqing's guess, Zhang Zhao nodded again and again: "Elder Long, what you said is right, that sword technique was randomly thought up by me on the way to Xuanmu City. ”

Long Huaiqing's expression changed when he heard this: "You came up with it yourself?" Seeing that Zhang Zhao's expression didn't seem to be boasting, he sighed lightly: "I didn't expect that I still looked away, how old are you, and you can actually create such a knife technique?"

Silent for a moment, Long Huaiqing smiled lightly: "Originally, I was going to tell you that your two sets of sword techniques are very good when mixed together." It's time to build on it, and now it looks like you're already doing it. ”

"There are countless moves and techniques in the world, but how many cultivators can really use them as they please?" Long Huaiqing looked at Zhang Zhao with anticipation in his eyes: "You can do this at such an age, it will definitely not be difficult to break through the realm of yin and yang transformation in the future." ”

He had the same mind as Gu Qianzhong, and after knowing that the sword technique was created by Zhang Zhao, he felt that this son was really extraordinary. However, Zhang Zhao listened to his words and was a little puzzled: "Elder Long, you and the others are already Yin and Yang Perfection, won't you be able to reach the Yin and Yang Transformation Realm after a few years of cultivation?"

Long Huaiqing's face was strange when he heard this: "How can it be so easy?Do you know what it means to be reborn in yin and yang?" Seeing Zhang Zhao shaking his head, he smiled: "There is only one cultivator of Yin and Yang in your spiritual freedom, Brother Gu, and it seems that the rest still know very little about the things in this realm. ”

"Every cultivator who has cultivated to the realm of yin and yang can only succeed with the perseverance of sacrificing life and forgetting death, and only then can he see through life and death and enter yin and yang. After breaking through the Yin and Yang realm, he was able to combine several kinds of spiritual qi into one and use them freely, and the condensation power of casting spells was several times faster than that of the five qi cultivators. ”

"When you can completely distinguish the various spiritual powers that enter the body, and do not let a trace of uncontrollable alien spiritual energy enter the dantian, then no matter the speed or power of the moves, it will enter a new realm, which is called yin and yang. That is, the Dacheng realm where we are now. ”

"Although cultivators who have just entered the Yin and Yang realm can walk in the sky for several days without setting, most cultivators are still difficult to take care of when fighting, so they can only be described as young eagles. After the Dacheng realm, he can fight at will, and he can be called the dragon of the sky. ”

Long Huaiqing sighed when he said this: "But after reaching this realm, we are getting old day by day. If you can't get a glimpse of the mysteries of the realm of incarnation, you can only let your body wither and die when you run out of life. ”

Zhang Zhao was taken aback when he heard this: "What does Elder Long mean that if you reach the realm of Yin and Yang Incarnation, you can live forever?" Long Huaiqing nodded slightly: "This is also where our sects are called Immortal Dao by the world. As long as you break through to the realm of yin and yang incarnation, practicing in a place with abundant spiritual energy can indeed prolong your life. As for whether it will live forever or not, it is not yet known. ”

"The realm of yin and yang transformation can be described as the separation of immortals, and it can only be worthy of immortal characters when it can be transformed into longevity. Long Huaiqing's voice was solemn: "Therefore, with the sect of Yin and Yang Transformation Realm cultivators, it can be regarded as a genuine immortal sect." ”

Zhang Zhao couldn't help but be a little curious when he heard what Long Huaiqing said in such detail: "Elder Long, do you have any elders in the Yin and Yang Transformation Realm in Xuanmu City?" Hearing his words, Long Huaiqing's face was mysterious: "This is a secret in the clan, and it is inconvenient to publicize it at will." But the sect that has stood for hundreds of years on the five mysteries, which one can not have some background. ”

After the elders in the Lingxiao Hall left, Mo Wen stayed alone and looked at Chang Qingzi with an angry face: "Senior Brother in charge, I don't understand how this matter has come to this point, Senior Brother Li obviously has some prejudices against me. ”

Chang Qingzi didn't look at Mo Wen's calm voice: "Senior Brother Mo, have you forgotten why we joined forces with the Outer Martial Arts Four Halls to drive those people from the Deacon Hall down Lingxiao?" He looked at the octagonal crystal lamp that hung in the hall from the Panlong Society: "It's because they are domineering and domineering, and what they do is not close to people." ”

"In your heart, you have long regarded the position of the head of Lingxiao as Junfeng's possession. This thought is not only me, but who of you senior brothers and junior brothers can't see it?" Chang Qingzi retracted his gaze and stared at Mo and asked, "If you relaxed your tone and sincerely apologized just now, how could Senior Brother Li go toe-to-toe with you?"

Mo Wen also regretted a little: "I thought I was not wrong at the time, who knew that he actually mentioned Zhang Zhao." He sighed helplessly: "The matter has come to this, so I have to let everyone choose, Junfeng will not be able to compare with Zhang Zhao." ”

Changqingzi Lang Lang smiled: "Decades ago, Tao Baili didn't expect that we would join forces against him. He looked at Mo Wen's stunned look and smiled: "Otherwise, let's talk about it now, so that you can see how much chance Jun Feng has." ”

"There are more than sixty elders in Lingxiao, Senior Brother Mo, do you hear who will stand on Junfeng's side?" Chang Qingzi stretched out his fingers and flexed his fingers to calculate: "There are thirteen elders in Yangxian Hall, plus four elders in the back kitchen, what choice do you think they will make between Zhang Zhao and Junfeng?"

Mo Wen was really a little unconvinced: "It's only seventeen people." At this time, I heard Chang Qingzi continue: "Senior Brother Meng of the Miscellaneous Hall has always had a good impression of Zhang Zhao, how many seats can you occupy among the ten elders?"

"I'll think that only four of them are the ones who elected Zhang Zhao. In addition to Senior Brother Gu and you in the Outer Martial Arts Hall, even Senior Brother Yan and a few of them you don't often interact, Senior Brother Jiang and Tian Yingxiang have always praised Zhang Zhao since the realm of life and death, Senior Brother Mo, even if they each account for half, you don't have much confidence. ”

"This time, Xuanmu City and his party, including Cousin Qianzhong, you know the attitude of several deacon hall elders towards Zhang Zhao, Senior Brother Mo, this is by no means alarmist, if it is up to everyone to choose, the position of head may really have to let Zhang Zhao sit. ”

Mo Wen was also stunned after calculating in his heart, and he realized that the relationship between himself and the elders in the past few decades was really not good: "Senior brother in charge, how Junfeng is obvious to everyone, it is a matter of Lingxiao's plan, they can't be emotional." ”

Chang Qingzi shook his head: "Senior Brother Mo, don't you still understand? It is because of you that everyone has this opportunity." He added a bit of sincerity in his voice: "You and Junfeng are both dedicated to Lingxiao, but you can't always think too highly of yourself. ”

"Although Su Yan is married to the Red Maple Sect, Senior Brother Mo, you have to understand that you and Junfeng are still my Lingxiao people after all. If you are arrogant in everything, how can you rest assured that Junfeng will be in this position?"

Mo Wen's face turned red after listening to Chang Qingzi's words, he had always believed that his talent was better than that of Lingxiao, and his daughter's family affair was even more carried away after it was decided. He came to his senses, stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you for the teachings of the senior brother in charge, Mo Wen will definitely change sincerely from now on." ”

Chang Qingzi got up and held up his arms: "Don't worry about the promotion, I will go and talk to Zhang Zhao." Seeing that Mo Wen was still uneasy, he smiled lightly: "Believe it or not, with Zhang Zhao's temperament, we will give this head to him, and he may not be able to do it." ”

When Long Huaiqing and the others were about to leave, Lingxiao ushered in a new batch of guests. In the realm of life and death, the first to ask Zhang Zhao to chant the scriptures has finally arrived. The attitude of the six Yin Yang Realm cultivators led by Sect Master Zhai Yunda towards Zhang Zhao made several elders of the Red Maple Sect of Xuanmu City secretly surprised.

The Lingxiao people had only come into contact with the cultivators of the Imperial Corpse Sect in recent days, and they didn't know their details. Although oni cultivators have been regarded as evil spirits for hundreds of years, the longing for loss of loved ones and the desire for rebirth in old age more than offset all concerns.

Of course, there are huge wealthy businessmen in a big city like Xuanmu City and Red Maple City who have asked the cultivators of the Imperial Corpse Sect to raise their corpses and preserve their souls, although Long Huaiqing and the others are not interested in these things, they know that the strength of these Imperial Corpse Sects is far deeper than they imagined.

Long Huaiqing, who said goodbye and went down the mountain, felt that the trip was worthwhile. I could see the Yin and Yang cultivators of the Imperial Corpse Sect who had always been expressionless with a smile, and they still had sincere respect for Zhang Zhaoshi. Such strange experiences were unheard of for them.

The Heavenly Puppet Gate was so respectful because they had had some festivals with Lingxiao, and because some of them had already experienced the effect of Zhang Zhao's chanting and requiem. With Xiang Kun listening to Zhang Zhao's chanting in front of the realm of life and death, several disciples have broken through to the upper three realms, and the soul fusion between them and the heavenly puppet is also extremely stable.

According to the previous price, Zhang Zhao's net worth has more than 100 top-grade immortal crystals. Three days later, the Heavenly Puppet Gate and his entourage left Lingxiao, and Zhang Zhaocai continued to prepare the dried meat, fish and shrimp to be brought to Jiuyou.

On this day, he had just netted some shrimp and poured them on the shore to dry, but he saw Chang Qingzi walking towards this side alone, Zhang Zhao hurriedly packed up his clothes and gave a salute: "Master, why are you here?"

Chang Qingzi felt comfortable when he saw Zhang Zhaoping's pure face: "No need to be polite, I came here to discuss some things with you, you should know about Senior Brother Li's nomination of you as the head of the family, I am here to ask your thoughts." ”

When Zhang Zhao heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Master, isn't this matter obvious? After Uncle Li went back, he said that he wanted to vent his anger for me, you just took him as a joke, except for the kitchen miscellaneous hall and the master, there are many people in our Lingxiao I don't know the name, isn't it nonsense to let me be the head?"

Chang Qingzi nodded: "I can guess what you think, but what Senior Brother Li said about your merits really can't be ignored." He shook the white jade ivory in his hand and smiled: "So I want to ask clearly, do you want to be this head?"

Zhang Zhao shook his head again and again: "I don't know anything except cooking and killing pigs, isn't that a trap for all of us?" He saw that Chang Qingzi was not joking, so he said solemnly: "Please also ask the head to take back his life, how can Zhang Zhao do such an immeasurable thing." ”

Chang Qingzi's face was still serious: "Zhang Zhao, have you ever thought about it, although you don't want to be the head now, but in the future, as your experience increases, you may regret your choice today." What would you do then?"

Zhang Zhao personally experienced the Kongmeng Rebellion, and immediately understood Chang Qingzi's concerns: "Of course Zhang Zhao wants to get ahead, but these days he also understands that many things are not so simple. He couldn't help but be a little afraid when he remembered Gui Zhengyang's words that day: "If some things are done according to my method, maybe they will hurt everyone." ”

"Senior Brother Mo is benevolent, generous, and steady, and he is the best candidate for the head of the family. Zhang Zhao remembered all the sincerity before: "Besides, I took the initiative to stay in the way that time, and he took people away to let more fellow disciples survive, and I never blamed him." ”

He looked into Chang Qingzi's eyes: "Zhang Zhao can only achieve some achievements by the deep grace of Lingxiao, and he will never have any intention of hurting his fellow disciples, please rest assured, even if he reaches the realm of yin and yang incarnation one day, Zhang Zhao will not regret today's choice." ”

Chang Qingzi put his heart down and laughed: "It's so courageous, I actually have the confidence to transform yin and yang at this age." He looked at Zhang Zhao and nodded: "The ancestors and the ancestors bless, Lingxiao can have a disciple like you, it is really Furui Qitian." ”

In the main hall, although Chang Qingzi said it easily, he was actually worried that Zhang Zhao would have the intention of fighting for power. Although Mo Wen has a lonely temperament, he is loyal to Lingxiao, and Mo Junfeng is quite wise and the best candidate for the head of the family. But if you want everyone to choose, the result is really unpredictable.

At this time, Zhang Zhao expressed his heart, and Chang Qingzi could finally be relieved: "You said that you were going to Jiuyou soon, just to find the girl who made you not even be the son-in-law of the Long family, right?" He mentioned it with some regret: "You kid, I couldn't wait to agree for you at that time." ”

Zhang Zhao was a little embarrassed: "Thank you for your forbearance, I don't know what will happen in the future, but I can't lose my trust in others." Chang Qingzi smiled: "If that girl is willing, you can take her to Lingxiao to have a look, and we all want to meet her." ”

"I heard that the Nine Shadows are cold and dark, and when the time comes, your family affairs will still be handled in Lingxiao. Chang Qingzi told Zhang Zhaoru, who was flushed, about his own affairs: "Take that opportunity to let your father come to Lingxiao to take a look, any relatives and friends are also called, let's give you a beautiful time." ”

"Gu Changqing is really cunning, he bought you for a few tables. Li Mengshan couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he knew that Zhang Zhao had rejected the candidate for the head of the house: "Yi Mo asked about the popularity of that kid, you are very likely to become the head of the house, and when the time comes, what do you want to do?

Wu Zongting is old-fashioned and respectful, and he still deeply agrees with Zhang Zhao's choice: "Senior Brother Li, the matter of the head of the door is not a child's play, although Zhang Zhao is excellent, but he still does not know enough about the things in the door, you proposed that it is inconvenient for us to oppose it at that time, it is really good that this matter can end like this." ”

Li Mengshan laughed: "Okay, anyway, Zhang Zhao's tone is also calculated." I guess Mo asked that kid who hadn't slept well in the past few days. He remembered Chang Qingzi's promise: "Gu Changqing has to let him do what he promised, Zhang Zhao, you bring that girl back early, and we will wait to drink your wedding wine." ”

In the next month, Zhang Zhao was busy cutting meat and drying it every day, and the open space by the lake and the tank in the small courtyard were full of dried fish and shrimp, which added up to thousands of catties.

On this day, he was busy tying up the dried meat one by one, when a Lingxiao disciple came running to him. When Zhang Zhao arrived at the main hall, he saw that it was the shopkeeper of the Divine Needle Pavilion who was chatting with Chang Qingzi, and as soon as he saw him come in, he hurriedly got up to salute.

"Zhang Zhao, Shopkeeper Shen came this time to see you. Shopkeeper Shen waited for Chang Qingzi to bow to Zhang Zhao after speaking: "Master Zhang Zhao, this time the old man came to thank you on purpose, after the Panlong Club, the business of our Divine Needle Pavilion has doubled and more than doubled compared to previous years." ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhao didn't understand, the shopkeeper Shen explained: "Since you ordered those clothes for your fellow sect with us, many sects have come to the door, and now not only Xuanmu City, but also the business in the rest of the places has improved a lot, and this is all thanks to the blessing of the son." ”

Zhang Zhao hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this: "Uncle Shen, you are polite, it is your master's superb craftsmanship, and it really has nothing to do with me." After a few polite words between the two, Zhang Zhao suddenly remembered something: "Uncle Shen, you came just in time, can you please make some new clothes for us Lingxiao?"

The elder disciples who came back from Xuanmu City were all shiny, which made those who couldn't go to the Panlong Society envious. However, Lingxiao has begun to improve, and if more than 1,000 people in the whole mountain have changed their clothes and packed nearly 100 top-grade immortal crystals, Meng Chang will honestly not be able to come up with this money.

Shopkeeper Shen trembled in his heart after hearing this: "Childe, are you planning to buy a new set of clothes for everyone in your faction?" Zhang Zhao nodded: "Senior Brother Zhu, they always complain about my favoritism, but I think this matter may be a little too difficult, and I ask Uncle Shen to bother." ”

Such a generous gesture made the shopkeeper Shen feel a little difficult to breathe: "Childe, although there are a lot of clothes, you can cope with it for a few months by borrowing some people, but you ......" He looked at Chang Qingzi and continued: "Your cost is too great." ”

Zhang Zhao remembered this and didn't ask Chang Qingzi: "Master, do you think I can do this?" Chang Qingzi also sighed: "What the shopkeeper Shen said is good, I also think you pay too much." But if you insist on it, what else can I not want to do. ”

When this news came out, most of the Lingxiao disciples couldn't believe it. It wasn't until half a month later that the Divine Needle Pavilion sent dozens of masters to measure the number of people, and the whole mountain was full of jubilation, and every disciple was filled with joy.

At this time, the business of Shangdao returned to normal, and the Lingxiao faction began to gradually get busy. Although some people from Kongmengshan have been added, all kinds of business are still getting more and more busy.

Zhang Zhao finished all the preparations, and inquired that the entrance of the Nine Shadows was between the two domains of Xuanmu and Xuanshui, and a long way to pass through this trade route, he deliberately waited for Gu Yan and the others to come back, and made an appointment to set off together next time they transported the goods.

In less than three or five days, Lingxiao took over a few new businesses, and Zhang Zhao called a group of disciples in the back kitchen to help carry all the dried meat, fish and shrimp that he had prepared these days to the bottom of the mountain.

Lao Sha prepared a wide carriage with six horses for Zhang Zhao, and although the dried meat he had prepared for the past two months was piled up, it was not crowded. Zhang Zhao learned a few times, and he already looked good when he got into the car.

He set up a carriage and followed the caravan of Gu Yan and the others all the way to the north, passing through the boundaries of the Thornless Ridge Bafang City and the Eternal Life Hall and turning back to the south.

A day later, there was no one in front of him, and Gu Yan and Jiang Lei all rode horses to Zhang Zhao's car to chat. Seeing that there was not an elder accompanying the several carts in the caravan, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but be a little strange: "Senior Brother Gu, why are there only you and Senior Brother Jiang coming this time?"

Gu Yan understood what he meant: "You look at a lot of things, but they are all medicinal herbs. Although this thing is valuable, even if it is walking in the Xuanmu Domain, few people care about it, let alone in this place where birds don't. Because Chibai City collects too many tolls, we are entrusted with transportation. ”

"Senior Brother Zhang, you can't trust the two of us?" Jiang Lei pointed to the front with pride: "If someone really comes out to rob, let you see our ability." Before he could withdraw his arm, a hundred or so black dots suddenly appeared in a distant wood, rushing towards the caravan.

They seemed to be shouting something when they came running. The Lingxiao caravan stopped, and waited for half an hour before more than 100 people rushed forward. Zhang Zhao and the others finally heard the words in the mouths of these people: "Stand still and leave your things behind." ”

(End of chapter)