"My lord, we're here."

It was noon, the sun was blazing, and the sun was shining like a golden stream.

Shen Qiu's carriage slowly drove in this light to the front of the Zhu Gate of the Shen family's mansion.

An attendant stepped forward quickly, opened the car door for him, and respectfully asked him to get out of the car.

The Shen family's mansion is still exactly the same as in Shen Qiu's memory.

The high white wall stands silently, and the top of the wall is crawling with verdant vines.

Inside the wall, there are green trees and red flowers that can't be closed.

The melodious cry of the warbler came from time to time.

The gate is tall and majestic, the stone steps in front of the door are wide and smooth, and the stone lions on both sides are mighty and domineering, as if they can deter all evils.

Everyone in the Shen family had already gathered at the door and waited for a long time.

Shen Cong, the head of the Shen family, and Shen Qiu's brother Shen Hua are among them.

When Shen Qiu walked slowly with a scepter in his hand, everyone immediately knelt down and saluted, and shouted in unison, "Meet the angel!"

This should be the first time in history that Shen Qiu, who is less than one meter four tall, can look down on everyone from a high position.

He used to tilt his head and only see the jaws of these people.

Now he looked straight ahead, and the heads of these people could be seen in full view.

Shen Qiu found that his father Shen Cong's hair was much thinner than expected, and the small leather crown could no longer cover his exposed scalp.

He also saw that the graceful and luxurious bun on the top of his mother-in-law's head, He Ru, was actually carefully woven from a wig - her own hair volume was obviously not enough to support such a gorgeous and heavy hairstyle.

Shen Qiu knew that the respect shown by these people was out of awe for the young emperor in Luojing City.

And Shen Qiu, as a minister of the imperial mission, acted on behalf of the emperor, and this awe was naturally projected onto him.

"Everyone, please get up." He commanded calmly.

Under the personal guidance of the head of the family, Shen Cong, Shen Qiu passed through the vermilion gate and stepped into this exquisite garden that was once famous in the Great Wilderness.

Here are stacked stones and water, there are many flowers and trees, many scenic spots, and mountains and forests are close at hand.

Although it is made by man, it is like the opening of heaven.

Looking at the rockeries of different shapes specially transported from the distant Zhenze Lake, Shen Qiu's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the distant boyhood.

At that time, he played a game of "monster hunting" with many of his relatives' children.

Because of his unique appearance, he was unfortunately chosen for the role of a yokai every time, while others played the role of a monster hunter and chased him all over the yard.

In the end, he was always forced to climb the rockeries, and tears rolled in his eyes.

Other children watched from below, bursting into laughter.

"Shen Gong," Shen Qiu suddenly said to his father beside him, "The camellia in your yard is really gorgeous!"

Hearing this, Shen Cong's heart sank, and he didn't understand why this son, who had long since severed ties with the family, suddenly spoke like this.

He lowered his head, a flattering smile on his face, "If Chincha-sama likes it, you might as well pick one and plant it in your yard, so that its fragrance can accompany your lords—"

"-I don't have the courage of you," Shen Qiu smiled and interrupted his father's words, "It's October now, and the lotus flowers in Your Majesty's Imperial Garden have long since withered, why are your camellias still blooming in the cold wind?" Could it be that in the eyes of these flowers, your face is even bigger than that of Your Majesty today?"

In the imperial garden of Zichen Palace, there was originally a costly formation.

Under its cover, peach blossoms in spring, lotus flowers in summer, chrysanthemums in autumn, and plum blossoms in winter will bloom regardless of the season.

However, since Gu Xu was recently researching a formation to transform the Yin Qi into the aura of heaven and earth, a large number of rare materials were required, and it was extremely difficult to find on the market, and it was expensive.

But this Imperial Garden's formation just had some of the materials he wanted.

Adhering to the nature of always picking the door, Gu Xu did not hesitate to dismantle this expensive formation.

The flowers in the garden naturally follow one another

Die.

However, when the palace was cold and bleak, the Shen family in Jinling was still squandering a lot of money and resources, maintaining an extremely luxurious formation all year round, just to decorate their own courtyard more beautifully.

"Please forgive Lord-sama!" Shen Cong's legs weakened, and he was so nervous that he knelt in front of his son again.

"Let's get up first," Shen Qiu sighed and said slowly, "No wonder Your Majesty has always mentioned these days that the materials for arranging the formation are expensive and scarce, and they have all been hoarded by you people at home."

Speaking of this, Shen Qiu paused for a moment, turned his gaze to his brother Shen Hua on the side, and said with a playful smile: "Young Master Shen, this time, don't you plan to bring out your hundreds of concubines and rabbits to open our eyes?"

"I...... I've already dismissed them all......" Shen Hua's voice trembled, and he didn't dare to look up at his half-brother.

He has always been timid and afraid.

Seeing that the Chen clan in Xiangyang had fallen apart, and hearing that the emperor would send envoys to deal with the affairs of the Jinling region, he was so frightened that he hurriedly hid the treasures that had been collected in recent years, and at the same time expelled the hundreds of beautiful maids and male pets from the house.

Shen Qiu smiled and was noncommittal.

When Shen Qiu entered the main hall of the Shen Mansion, his face became serious, his gaze swept over the people present, and he said in a deep voice, "Today, I am armed with a scepter in my hand, and I have been ordered to come here to rectify the many industries in Jinling and the surrounding areas for Your Majesty.

"For a long time, the Shen family has been monopolizing all kinds of industries in Jiangnan, including not only the elixirs, magic weapons, talismans and other items needed by cultivators, but also key areas such as grain, salt transportation, tea, and silk for people's livelihood.

"You have often used this to make huge profits by hoarding and driving up prices.

"In addition, you have colluded with the prefect's yamen for many years to evade taxes and conceal your true profits through bribery and other means, resulting in a large amount of tax burden being passed on to ordinary people.

"What's more, you also take advantage of your monopoly on resources to issue usury to ordinary people, forcing them to desperation, and even having to sell their wives and children.

「……

"You sing every night, but you never thought that the ordinary people of Jinling would no longer be happy.

"Therefore, from this day onwards, all the property in your name will be collected by the Imperial Court, and henceforth it will be managed by the Imperial Court......

"As for the crimes you have personally committed, there will be officials from the Criminal Department to deal with them in a few days......

Before arriving in Jinling, Gu Xu and Shen Qiu had an in-depth discussion on the follow-up arrangements for the Shen family industry in Jinling.

Gu Xu believes that it may not be the most ideal strategy to return all industries that are related to the country's economic lifeline and the strength of future cultivators to the imperial court, but it is undoubtedly the most suitable plan at this stage.

After all, the Great Wilderness was facing an unprecedented battle, and it was urgent to quickly improve the overall combat effectiveness of cultivators in a short period of time.

Therefore, the efficiency of resource allocation has become particularly crucial.

It is only by pooling these resources and energies that they can be distributed in a timely manner to those who need them most.

Rather than allowing a group of profit-driven businessmen to spend their days thinking about how to use these resources for their own gains.

When Gu Xu said these words, Shen Qiu listened extremely attentively.

He found that although His Majesty had never had any experience in running a trading house or a workshop, the "Shouchang Fang" in the past was also taken care of by himself, and His Majesty was a complete shopkeeper.

However, many of the truths expounded by His Majesty can often point to the essence of the problem, making Shen Qiu feel like he has seen the sun.

"Perhaps, this is the dream of His Majesty's previous life!" Shen Qiu sighed silently in his heart.

…………

After pronouncing the fate of the Shen family in Jinling, Shen Qiu left this fresh and elegant garden in the midst of everyone's congratulations.

Perhaps, for many years to come, he will not return to this place.

In the past, whenever Shen Qiu was wronged here, he silently swore in his heart that one day, when he was prosperous, he would have to let those who had bullied him look at him

Terrible.

However, now, with the collapse of the Shen family, Shen Qiu found that the emotions of grievance or anger in the past gradually dissipated in the changes of the world.

He had bigger ambitions, and he had disdained to pay attention to these noisy birds.

He wants to follow in the footsteps of His Majesty to create an unprecedented glorious and prosperous era, so that his name will forever be engraved in the annals of the Great Wilderness.

…………

Luojing, Zichen Palace, Qianyun Palace.

Gu Xu, Wang Jian, Xiao Wanjun and Chen Suhua were standing in the courtyard, staring at the intricate formation on the ground.

Under the sunlight, the formation shone brightly, as if it was pregnant with extremely powerful power.

"Your Majesty, I feel the existence of the aura of heaven and earth." Chen Suhui suddenly opened his mouth and said respectfully to Gu Xu.

Gu Xu raised his head, glanced at Wang Jian next to him, and ordered, "Increase your strength."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Hearing his words, Wang Jian immediately concentrated his mind and continuously injected more True Yuan into the formation.

At this moment, the cool autumn breeze becomes unusually fresh and pleasant.

Everyone present felt that every cell seemed to be sucking in this fresh breath, and the true element in the body also became agitated.

…………

Recently, Gu Xu summoned these people to the palace, and according to his previous plan, he worked day and night to study the formation that could transform the Yin Qi into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

When everyone saw the nascent Heaven and Earth Aura in Gu Xu's hands for the first time, they were all shocked, and they couldn't believe their perception.

Especially Chen Suhua, the "body of the fairy".

In the past, because she had a far more affinity for the outside world than ordinary people, the yin and evil qi accumulated in her meridians for many years, causing damage to her physical health that could not be ignored.

However, if the legendary "Heaven and Earth Aura" can descend on the Great Wilderness World, then the troubles she suffered in the past will no longer exist.

She will be like the Taishang Haotian in the upper realm, relying on the "immortal body", her cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, soaring to the sky.

"These talismans that can transform the aura of heaven and earth still have a lot of limitations," Gu Xu glanced around the people present, seeing that they still had shocked expressions on their faces, and continued, "On the one hand, their transformation efficiency is too low, far from meeting the needs of a monk's daily cultivation.

"On the other hand, they are too dependent on my Dao Rule's power, and must be maintained by me myself.

"This has led to the fact that they cannot be widely promoted for use by more practitioners.

"Therefore, I have gathered you here in the hope that you will be able to brainstorm ways to solve these two problems:

"First, how to firmly integrate the 'subversive' path into the formation;

"Second, how to improve the transformation efficiency of heaven and earth aura."

With Gu Xu's order, in the following days, everyone devoted themselves to the research of this great invention that could subvert the world pattern.

As a long-renowned Fu Dao master, although Wang Jian lacks Gu Xu's imaginative creative thinking, he is well-informed and has solid basic skills in Fu Dao.

Whenever Gu Xu came up with a novel idea, he could always quickly refine the details; And when there is a subtle problem in the formation, he can also see through the loopholes at a glance.

Xiao Wanjun is well-read and knows the Tao well.

Perhaps because she was unable to cultivate herself, she devoted more energy to the study of theoretical knowledge of cultivation. She is often able to use some unpopular, cross-disciplinary spiritual knowledge to solve the problems she encounters.

As for Chen Suhua...... She is responsible for feeling the aura of heaven and earth.

With the joint efforts of several people, a breakthrough has been made in the study of the formation.

Now, the "Subversive" Dao has been firmly integrated into the formation through a series of exquisite runic seal formations, and there is no need for Gu Xu to maintain it personally.

Only one monk who has reached the fifth realm and above is required to inject the true yuan

When it enters it, it can automatically absorb the surrounding yin qi and transform it into pure heaven and earth aura.

"At present, we are still facing a problem that needs to be solved urgently," Gu Xu spoke again at this time, frowning slightly, "We have to think of a way to completely isolate the heaven and earth aura generated by the formation from the yin and evil qi in the Great Wilderness.

"The current situation is that once the aura of heaven and earth is generated, it will still be mixed with the aura of yin and evil. Cultivating in such an environment inevitably inhales yin energy, which means that they still need to rely on pills to keep their minds clear.

"We have not yet found a suitable material or formation to achieve an effective separation of the two."

Just as Gu Xu was deep in thought, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Wang Jian's mind, and he said, "Your Majesty, maybe we can try to use the 'Mixed Yuan Qi'?

"As you mentioned before your minister, there is a large amount of mixed energy at the end of the world, which can not only separate worlds with very different laws, but also divide time and space. Then, we may also try to use it to separate the yin and evil qi from the heaven and earth aura......

Wang Jian's words were like a thunderbolt splitting the fog, instantly making Gu Xu's eyes light up.

Gu Xu couldn't help but recall the experience of shuttling between history and the future in the East China Sea "Returning to the Ruins" a few months ago. In that "chaotic energy", different dimensions of time and space can exist in parallel. So, isn't it completely impossible to isolate Reiki and Yin Qi?

Thinking of this, Gu Xu turned his head to look at Han Shunxi, the chamberlain on the side, and ordered in a deep voice, "Han Shunxi, you quickly go to the imperial treasury and get my 'mixed yuan box'."

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