In the Free Trade Valley, there are many pedestrians on the streets, and the valley is brightly lit.

A man in a blue shirt with ordinary facial features strolled down the street, taking a look.

The man in the blue shirt was none other than Shen Long, after leaving Qingzhu Peak, he did not immediately return to Qingyun Peak, but came to the Free Trade Valley to see if Li Xin would follow him.

Shen Long wandered around the street, didn't find anything unusual, walked into a teahouse, asked for a private room, and ordered a pot of spiritual tea.

After a cup of tea, Shen Long changed his face and walked out of the private room.

He walked around the Free Trade Valley, found no stalkers, and left the Free Trade Valley.

Shen Long came to the Scripture Pavilion, looked at the classics for half an hour, and confirmed that no one was following him, so he left.

Back at his residence, Shen Long walked briskly into a secret room and entered the Imperial Spirit Tower.

Shen Long took out the eggs and placed them in the Imperial Spirit Pool.

He came to a demon insect pattern that looked like a golden cicada, and put his hands on the demon insect pattern, injecting mana.

The demon insect's two eyes lit up, and Shen Long's face quickly turned pale.

He withdrew his palm and walked briskly towards the Imperial Spirit Pool.

A golden cicada was lying in the Imperial Spirit Pool, with many tiny eyeballs on its head.

"It worked!"

Shen Long breathed a sigh of relief, he was really worried that he wouldn't be able to hatch, five hundred spirit stones was a lot of money for him.

His expression was excited, and the ranking of the hundred-eyed golden cicada was relatively high.

A Jindan monk of the Imperial Spirit Sect raised a third-order hundred-eyed golden cicada, and the treasure hunt to break the ban can play a big role.

Shen Long didn't plan to raise a hundred-eyed golden cicada, as soon as he came to his spirit beast spirit worms, the burden was already very large, and just buying the spirit pill was a big expense.

Xiaobi rewarded a bottle of spirit pills, only ten, which had already been used up.

As soon as he entered the Imperial Spirit Sect, Shen Long's biggest expense was to buy the Spirit Feeding Pill, not only him, but also other Qi Refining Cultivators, if he didn't feed the Spirit Feeding Pill, the Spirit Beast Spirit Worm would not advance so quickly.

He planned to sell the hundred-eyed golden cicada in exchange for a spirit stone.

Shen Long sold the snow-winged ice beetle in the early stage of the first order in his early years, and at that time he didn't have much knowledge, so he sold it very cheaply, and he didn't do it for anyone.

His current knowledge is far from comparable to the original, this hundred-eyed golden cicada can definitely be sold for a high price, but it cannot be sold for the time being.

Li Xin had just sold the eggs, and it didn't take long for someone to sell the hundred-eyed golden cicada, and it was difficult not to arouse the suspicion of others.

He planned to sell the Hundred Eyes Golden Cicada after a while, so that it would be safer.

This hundred-eyed golden cicada was relatively weak, and Shen Long also counted on it to sell it for a high price, boiled some silver pith spirit rice, fed it to the hundred-eyed golden cicada, and withdrew from the Imperial Spirit Tower.

He sat cross-legged on the cyan stone bed and began to practice.

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A steep peak, at the foot of the mountain stands a cyan stone tablet more than 20 zhang high, on which are written "Heavenly Shadow Peak" three big characters, this is the location of the Imperial Spirit Sect Information Hall.

At the top of the hill sits a splendid palace, with the words "Heavenly Shadow Palace" written on the plaque.

A golden-shirted man with a white face sat on the main seat, and the gold-shirted man's aura was as vast as the sea, obviously a monk in Jiedan.

He had a thick book in his hand and was flipping through it.

A young woman in a blue dress in her early forties stood aside with a respectful expression.

"Just pick seven people from this new batch of disciples! The remaining three people are selected from among the disciples of the family, the strength cannot be too weak, and those who are too ostentatious are not wanted, the group of disciples sent to the Zhao Kingdom last time are almost dead, and they have not collected any valuable news, I hope this time it will be better."

The golden-shirted man commanded.

Li Hua, in the early days of Yudan, was the deputy hall master of the Information Hall.

"Yes, Uncle Li."

The young woman in the blue dress agreed, looking respectful.

Chen Qingqing, in the middle of the foundation building, was a deacon of the Information Hall.

Li Hua waved his hand and let Chen Qingqing retreat.

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A month passed quickly.

At noon on this day, Shen Long was eating in the Lingshan Pavilion, and Qian Dafu was sitting next to Shen Long.

Qin Shan walked over and said, "Senior Brother Shen, Senior Uncle Liu invites you over."

Shen Long was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly agreed and left with Qin Shan.

"Senior Brother Qin, what is Uncle Liu looking for me?"

Shen Long asked.

"I don't know, it's probably not a bad thing."

Qin Shan said, he really didn't know.

Coming to the gate of Qingyun Palace, Qin Shan opened his mouth and said, "Senior Uncle Liu, Senior Brother Shen has arrived."

"Shen Long, come in! Qin Shan, you can step down."

Liu Xian's voice rang out.

Shen Long hurriedly walked in, saw Liu Xian sitting on the main seat, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Disciple to meet Uncle Liu."

"Come with me! Someone wants to see you."

Liu Xian said, walking towards a bluestone passage.

Shen Long hurriedly followed, and it didn't take long for them to come to the end of the bluestone passage, and a practice room with an open door came into view.

Shen Long was naturally no stranger, he was cultivating here last time.

He followed Liu Xian into the practice room and saw a young woman in a blue dress in her early forties, whose aura was much stronger than Liu Xian's.

"This is Senior Sister Chen from the Intelligence Hall, Shen Long, Senior Sister Chen has something to find you, you talk slowly, remember, the content of the conversation is confidential, don't tell anyone, including me."

After Liu Xian said this, he turned around and walked out.

"Disciple Shen Long pays a visit to Senior Aunt Chen."

Shen Long bowed and saluted, his expression worried, he didn't know what the Foundation Cultivator of the Intelligence Hall was looking for him.

"Senior nephew Shen, I've checked your details, you were born in Thousand Bamboo Valley, worked in Qiaobing Hall for a few years, and then hunted demon beasts for a living, right?"

Chen Qingqing said.

"Exactly."

Shen Long nodded hurriedly.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not interested in what happened before you joined the Imperial Spirit Sect, check your details to confirm your reliability, I plan to send you to Zhao Kingdom to collect intelligence."

Chen Qingqing said.

Shen Long was stunned, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Senior Aunt Chen, the disciple's cultivation is shallow, and he is far away from Zhao Guoshan, and his own safety is a small matter, so it is not good to delay the major affairs of this sect."

"Don't worry, since I chose you, I will naturally send a foundation building monk to accompany you, you are just responsible for the start, you can't delay the sect, this is an order, you can't resist, even if the foundation building monk is selected, you can't refuse, of course, I will give you a sum of immortal cultivation resources, if you complete the task, you will be rewarded with a lot of good deeds."

Chen Qingqing said.

Shen Long looked embarrassed, this sudden incident disrupted all his plans.

There will be no pie in the sky, if it is a good thing to go to Zhao Kingdom to collect intelligence, why not choose someone else.

"Senior Aunt Chen, the disciple has important information, can you report it to the ancestor of the Intelligence Hall?"

Shen Long said that he wanted to take out the Imperial Spirit Order to exempt him from this errand, and at the worst it was to exchange it for a Tsukidan.

"It's the same if you tell me anything, Uncle Li is so busy, it's impossible to see you."

Chen Qingqing refused.

"The disciple can only report to Master Li, and ask Senior Aunt Chen to be accommodating."

Shen Long said cautiously.

Chen Qingqing frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "If it is a trivial matter, you can't afford to disturb Master Li Qingxiu."

"It's definitely not a trivial matter, please ask Aunt Chen to do it."

Shen Long said.

"Come with me!"

Chen Qingqing took Shen Long out of Qingyun Peak, sacrificed a flying boat with blue light, and carried them to Heavenly Shadow Peak.

Shen Long stayed at the door of the Heavenly Shadow Palace, and Chen Qingqing went in to report.

After a while, Chen Qingqing walked out and said, "Come in! Uncle Li happens to be free."

Shen Long answered and followed Chen Qingqing in.

Li Hua sat on the main seat with a majestic gaze.

"Disciple Shen Long, meet Master Li."

Shen Long bowed and saluted, looking respectful.

"Senior nephew Chen said that you have important information to report, and now you can say it."

Li Hua commanded.

Shen Long took a deep breath, took out the Imperial Spirit Order, and handed it to Chen Qingqing.

"The disciple received a spirit order in his early years, and asked Master Li to distinguish between the false and the fake."

Shen Long said, looking worried.

He didn't tell Chen Qingqing, because he was afraid that Chen Qingqing would withhold the spirit order.

"Imperial Order! You actually have the Imperial Spirit Order issued by this sect!"

Li Hua was surprised.

Chen Qingqing handed the Imperial Spirit Order to Li Hua, who looked at it carefully and nodded.

"It's indeed the Imperial Spirit Order issued by this sect, what does this have to do with the important information you said?"

Li Hua wondered.

"Can the disciple use the Imperial Spirit Order to offset this mission and delegate someone else?"

Shen Long asked cautiously.

"No, Senior Nephew Chen chose you, you have to go, the Imperial Spirit ordered me to accept it, I can give you a foundation building pill and a sum of immortal cultivation resources, and give you three years to impact the foundation building period, three years later, no matter whether you advance to the foundation building period or not, you must go to Zhao State."

Li Hua said.

"Yes, thank you Master Li."

Shen Long didn't have any right to refuse, so he could only agree.

Li Hua threw the Imperial Spirit Order to Chen Qingqing and said, "Senior Nephew Chen, you go to the treasury to get a Foundation Building Pill and an immortal cultivation resource, give it to Senior Nephew Shen, and arrange a spiritual land for him to impact the foundation building period, and after three years, he must leave."

The intelligence network of the Imperial Spirit Sect in the Zhao State was almost uprooted, and the losses were heavy, and it was necessary to send additional personnel to rebuild the intelligence network.

Chen Qingqing agreed and left with Shen Long.

Half an hour later, Shen Long returned to his residence.

Chen Qingqing didn't dare to deduct it, and gave Shen Long a foundation building pill, 20,000 spirit stones, ten bottles of spirit pills and a good deed, and also arranged a spiritual land for him to impact the foundation building period.

Shen Long never expected that he would be selected by the Intelligence Hall and sent to Zhao State to inquire about intelligence, on the way back, he asked Chen Qingqing, Chen Qingqing took a fancy to Shen Long's ability to make a living alone in Qianzhu Valley, a natural spy.

"It seems that the plan is going to be changed, and I hope to enter the foundation building period."

Shen Long muttered to himself.

Three years later, regardless of whether he enters the foundation building period or not, he will have to go to the Zhao State, and if he enters the foundation building period and then goes to the Zhao State, the survival rate will be higher.

The Hundred Eyes Golden Cicada is kept for the time being, if he successfully builds the foundation, then there is no need to sell it, if there is no way to build the foundation, then sell the Hundred Eyes Golden Cicada and pool the money to buy the Tsukidan.

Shen Long came to the Green Silkworm Courtyard and sent a transmission note.

It didn't take long for Lin Cheng to walk out.

"Senior Brother Shen, what's wrong? Something happened to the peach sapling?"

Lin Cheng asked, Shen Long bought a batch of Qingyue peach kernels, and let Lin Cheng plant them in the spiritual field, which had already sprouted.

"I'm going to retreat and practice for a while, the key is for you, you take care of the peach tree, this is sixty spirit stones, a year's salary, I'm not sure when I'll get out of the customs."

Shen Long took out the token and sixty spirit stones and handed them to Lin Cheng.

"Cultivating! Senior Brother Shen is cultivating in Qingyun Palace?"

Lin Cheng was slightly stunned, didn't Shen Long have already cultivated? How can you enter the Qingyun Hall to cultivate.

"Don't ask, it's inconvenient for me to say, so be it!"

After Shen Long said this, the imperial weapon left.

Half an hour later, Shen Long landed at the door of a splendid palace, and the plaque read "Lingque Palace" with three big characters, and many disciples came in and out, and there were Qi refining and foundation building monks.

There are many practice rooms in the Lingque Palace, and the spiritual energy is very abundant, and the disciples of the Imperial Spirit Sect need to consume good gong to practice in the practice room of the Lingque Palace.

Shen Long strode in, the hall was spacious and bright, there was a cyan jade table in the hall, and a man in a blue shirt in his early thirties was sitting behind the cyan jade table,

Looking at its aura, it was obviously a foundation building cultivator, and more than a dozen qi refining cultivators were standing aside and chatting.

There is a bluestone corridor on the left and right sides, and I don't know where it leads.

Shen Long strode over, bowed, and said, "Disciple Shen Long pays a visit to Uncle Liu."

"You're Shen Long? Senior Sister Chen told me, Chen Zong, take him to the No. 35 practice room."

The man in the blue shirt took out a cyan token and handed it to a tall, thin young man in a red shirt.

Chen Zong answered, took the token with both hands, and said with a smile, "Senior Brother Shen, please come with me."

Shen Long followed Chen Zong towards the bluestone passage on the left-hand side, and he could see many practice rooms, without exception, the door of the practice room was closed.

Not long after, Chen Zong stopped at the door of a practice room with a square groove on the door, and the three big characters "Thirty-Seven" were written next to it.

Chen Zong put the cyan token into the groove and injected mana, the cyan token suddenly brightened, and as soon as the door opened, a very rich aura gushed out.

Shen Long was a little surprised, the aura intensity of this practice room was three times that of the outside world, and it was really good to hit the foundation building period here.

"Senior Brother Shen, this is the key to enter and exit the practice room, you have taken it."

Chen Zong took the token, handed it to Shen Long, and told him how to use it.

Seeing Chen Zong away, Shen Long walked in and closed the door.

The practice room is more than ten zhang in size, and there is a cyan stone bed with a length of one zhang in the lower left corner.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on the stone bed, took out a blue jade slip, and put it on his eyebrows.

This is Chen Qingqing's experience in building a foundation, and Shen Long can use it as a reference.

After a while, Shen Long took down the jade slip and began to practice.

According to Yu Jian, when you first arrive in the spiritual land, it is best to cultivate for a period of time, and do not take Tsukidan immediately.

It didn't take long for Shen Long to close his eyes, and the surface of his body was covered by a blue glow.

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Qingyunfeng, Qian Dafu stood at the gate of Qingmei Courtyard and sent a transmission note.

After a quarter of an hour, no one came out.

"It's strange, at this point in time, Senior Brother Shen should be back!"

Qian Dafu wondered.

Lin Cheng walked over and asked, "Senior Brother Qian, are you looking for Senior Brother Shen?"

"That's right! Do you know Senior Brother Shen's whereabouts?"

Qian Dafu asked.

"Senior Brother Shen said that he was going to retreat and cultivate for a period of time, but I don't know the specific situation."

Lin Cheng said.

"Retreat?"

Qian Dafu was slightly stunned, confused.

Shen Long didn't mention this to him! Why did you suddenly go into retreat!

He couldn't figure it out, so he didn't want to, chatted with Lin Cheng for a few words, and returned to his residence.