"What kind of treasure is this?"

Li Zhen stared at this strange thing that he had never seen before, and his heart was full of surprise and shock.

As a perfumer, he has always been in pursuit of the spices of this world, those all kinds of novelties from the north and south of the world, and all the treasures that are difficult to obtain in the mortal world.

However, the natural treasure has always been an area that he cannot reach.

Except for more than three years ago, because of the meritorious work of offering spiritual incense, there were some unpopular spiritual materials that failed to make an attempt, and there was no chance.

Li Zhen has always been in his mind, even the spirit incense refined from all products has the effect of eating incense and refining the soul, how much benefit will it be to use the right heaven and earth treasure to refine the real spirit incense?

It's hard to imagine.

However, Li Zhen did not regret devouring the incense obtained from this adventure, it had been stored here for an unknown number of years, and if it was not used on the spot, it would be difficult to carry it back.

Come to think of it, it's more useful to figure out its name.

He cares about a forest, not a tree.

Li Zhen carefully examined this object and groaned.

"Incense and other mortal three, said Shen said stack said yellow ripe ......"

This is recorded in the incense classic "Incense Vehicle".

The agarwood incense is divided into three grades, namely agarwood, stack incense, and yellow ripe incense, among which agarwood sinks when it enters the water, and there are four sources.

The first is called ripening, which is the natural formation of the resin of the tree after it dies and decays;

The second type is called raw knot, which is formed by the resin secreted after the knife and axe are cut;

The third type is called falling off, which is due to the decay of the wood and then falling off and then knotting;

The fourth type is called worm drain, as the name suggests, it is the result of insect moth.

Raw knot is the first, ripe off is second, black is the first, yellow is second.

According to Li Zhen's observation, this should be a kind of yellow wax sinking formed by raw knots, and judging by its appearance, it should be the first-level soil sinking product.

Although this can be called rare, Li Zhen is rich and noble in this life, but he still collects a lot, but he has never seen a finished product with such a miraculous effect.

This is definitely made of fragrant wood at the level of natural treasures, and it is not comparable to ordinary products.

"There are many sources of agarwood, and the reasons for their fat formation and formation are different, which kind of wood will it be?"

"But to be able to be packed in this kind of box, it should be regarded as a rare and rare spiritual wood treasure material, after going back, you must read the atlas extensively, so that you can look for it." ”

Li Zhen deeply remembered this strange fragrance that was different from other smells in the stone room, although after the tree became fragrant, the fragrance metamorphosed, and it may not be able to trace its source, but it can have a recourse basis.

In addition to this, the shape of the object was also noted.

It actually presents a strange shape similar to an animal's finger bones, the whole body is slightly yellow, and if it is infiltrated with wax oil, it looks very unique, which should greatly reduce the difficulty of tracing the source.

"I'm thinking now, and it's more than two and a half, and this thing weighs about two taels, so I can barely move it, but it's still a little troublesome to bring it back from afar. ”

"Let's get it nearby and hide it first, and then compare it slowly when we have a chance. ”

Li Zhen immediately carried this thing by driving away, and quietly found a gap to leave the water monkey's lair.

In the process, he tried not to let the spices get wet, although this agarwood incense generally does not absorb a lot of water quickly, but if it is swept away by turbulence, it will not be able to pick it up.

After a lot of effort, Li Zheng finally found a suitable tree hole outside and hid it.

Seeing that it was time to go back after a long delay, he rushed straight to the direction of Wangcheng, but he did not immediately return to his home, but went to the Hearsay Division first.

Soon after, a mysterious incident occurred in the Persona Division, where the communication note spontaneously combusted for no reason, and there was a burst of chickens and dogs.

"Enthusiastic people, report ...... online"

Li Zhen looked at the people who had been alarmed with satisfaction, and quietly retreated, hiding his merit and fame.

......

The next morning, Li Zhan sat leisurely on the rocking chair in the courtyard, reading the newspaper that had just been delivered.

It was a newspaper set up by the secular dynasty for the powerful and the clan's tributaries, in order to facilitate the spread of information.

"Xuanxin State plans to set up an incense bureau, and the three southern counties will include the sugar maple in the tribute list, and each year will stipulate six ......"

This is Lao Zu's response to Li Zhen's request, preparing to increase the supply of various incense materials.

"The ...... of the provocation of the Nagisa Yuan Kingdom on the southern border"

This is the fulfillment of rumors that I heard some time ago that war is about to break out.

"The Strange Stories Division is dispatched to investigate the attack on the water monster in Huangkou Town, and it is reported that the Strange Stories Division has the exact ...... the report."

Not long after, Li Zhen saw the news of the dispatch of the Hearsay Division on it without any surprise.

"Persona Department found that water monster so quickly?" The Ninth Princess, who is also a monk, paid attention to the Persona section of the newspaper.

Li Zhen smiled secretly, but said: "It should be for merit, this Hearsay Division is still quite powerful." ”

The Ninth Princess thought so: "The Persona Division is an institution set up by various sects to suppress demons, spirits and loose cultivators who commit adultery, and there are a lot of monks who want to kill demons and demons, and even transcend the world, above the mortal state, it can indeed be called powerful." ”

"It's just that in the world, intelligence, information, organization, manpower, and logistics all rely on ordinary people, and they have to be checked and balanced by their respective countries. ”

"Moreover, the rudders are acting for the sake of merit and performance, and now they have also developed to a bottleneck. ”

We must not underestimate it because there have been several water monster murders in Huangkou Town, and the government has not reacted, and Li Zhen should come to report it.

Because the essence of this institution is to accumulate merit for the monks, in a sense, it is an institution dominated by the monks.

When the strange news becomes big and becomes a scourge, sooner or later it will alarm the monks, and they are not in a hurry.

Li Zhen thought thoughtfully: "Merit, this thing seems to be very mysterious, and only monks who have cultivated to a certain level will pay attention to it." ”

The ninth princess said: "This is not true, the immortal path has a long history, and it has been known for countless years. ”

Li Zhen said: "Oh, then tell me, what is going on?"

The ninth princess said: "People are the spirits of all things, and it is far easier to cultivate and promote than other living beings. ”

"These calamities before the ascension, collectively referred to as the Little Heavenly Tribulation, can be offset by accumulating external strength, cultivating blessings and eliminating karma, etc., so there are often monks who are well versed in this principle to travel around, slaying demons and eliminating demons, but the disadvantage of fighting alone is that the sources are limited, so they will often place orders in the Persona Division and become nominal offerings. ”

Li Zhen said: "I see, no wonder it is said that there is a dragon and a crouching tiger hidden in the Strange News Division." ”

The Ninth Princess said: "There are also monks who don't believe in merit at all, because this kind of thing is invisible and traceless, and it is more likely to conflict with the idea of dominating nature or the law of the jungle. ”

This is essentially a choice of the path, and it is also a confirmation of one's own Dao heart. ”

"Because of these differences, the entire immortal cultivation world can be roughly divided into two realms: immortals and demons, and the magic characters in the demon slaying and demon elimination include some monks who are also human beings. ”

"I seem to have heard of this, but I don't know if there is a demon cultivator behind this water monster incident. Li Zhen mentioned it to the ninth princess, and did not hide his concern about this matter.

The Ninth Princess said: "Husband Jun is curious about this, don't you know if you ask someone to inquire?" This is a secret to ordinary mortals, but there are some people in the Hearsay Division who are also on duty in the outer courtyard of the Tianyun Sect, and they should be willing to confide." ”

Immediately find someone to come over and send it to the Persona Division's palace in the royal city to investigate.

Li Zhen couldn't help but smile when he saw this, with such a caring wife, what more could a husband ask for.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, new news came, but the water monkey was successfully killed.

Now the body of the water monkey has been brought back, along with the relics of the victims found in the cave.

The steward who listened to the information came back and reported: "According to Steward Cao of the Strange News Division, this water monster should have devoured the flesh and blood of a monk by chance to awaken its wisdom and cultivate into a spirit. ”

This was not surprising to Li Zhen, he asked, "Do you know where the monk came from?"

The steward said: "The preliminary judgment is that it is a vendetta between reckless and scattered cultivators, and he was too seriously injured, and he died by the river and was taken by the water monkey." ”

"However, Persona discovered strange clues while investigating the monster's lair. ”

Li Zhen asked knowingly, "What clue?"

The steward said: "It seems that a mysterious person has entered the cave first, and has taken away something that the body carried, and the department is speeding up the investigation, so we must get to the bottom of this matter!"

"Really?" said Lee.

"By the way, they also found that there are people in Huangkou Town who practice magic skills, and the reason why the water monster hunts and kills humans one after another and grows up is all artificially manipulated. ”

"Oh?" this was a bit unexpected, "Who is that person?"

"His name is Huang De, and he seems to be a local tyrant and squire, but his fate was also obtained from a local orphan dog. ”

"Tell me about it. Li Zhen's expression was solemn and he sat up straight.

It was only then that he understood the cause and effect of the whole thing.

It turned out that the boy who was tied up was an orphan of a local person called Dog Baby, and the squire Huang De accidentally found a silk book embroidered with a special material from him, which actually recorded a method of raising water monkeys and driving water monsters.

The dog baby is illiterate, although he got the silk book, he didn't have any adventures, but was secretly sought by the shrewd Huang De, and as a result, he was repeatedly summoned and instructed to harm people, all of which should not be fulfilled.

Only then did Li Zhen realize that on the day he went, he happened to bump into Huang De who was planning to kill people and eliminate his mouth in order to prevent future troubles.

It's just that Huang De didn't expect that the water monkey had a limited IQ and couldn't carry out the order 100%, but killed the two family members, leaving the dog baby tied there and unable to move.

In the early morning of the next day, the people of the Hearing Division rushed to the town to control the scene as soon as possible, and to control the relevant people along the vine.

With Li Zhen's detailed intelligence guidance, they didn't spend much effort to kill the water monkey in the lair, and then discovered the deeper inside story on their own to investigate the cause and effect.

"It is said that the department suspects that there is a mastermind behind the scenes, and is secretly investigating, but these are the ones that can be found out by the small ones. ”

Li Zhen waved his hand: "Okay, I'm just asking casually, you go down first." ”

"Yes, Master Pony. ”

After the steward left, Li Zhen thought about it.

If there is really such a method of resisting demons, it is inevitable to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes, and it is impossible for a mere squire to attract so much attention from the Persona Division.

However, Li Zheng was very skeptical that his act of arraignment had inadvertently stimulated the Persona Division, so that he was crookedly beaten.

If you follow the usual habit of calming things down, you can close the case by killing the water monster, and no more dead people will die for a period of time, that is, the world is peaceful.

The monks only cared about slaying demons and destroying demons, but not anything else.

Li Zhen even gave birth to the idea of conspiracy theories, the background of the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger of the Anostra Si and the lazy and sluggish style are not contradictory, and in the wisdom of mortals, there is a word called raising self-respect.

If you plough and sweep the holes every time, is it hard and thankless?

Late at night, when the ninth princess fell asleep, Li Zhen went out of his body and went straight to the Hearsay Division to investigate.

The Wangcheng Persona Division is one of the many rudders in the entire Xuanzhou, but in the territory of the Xuanxin Kingdom, it is the chief rudder of the Tangkou under the command of the Xuanxin Kingdom, where there are all kinds of criminal investigation masters, exorcists, sword cultivators, and aliens to protect the territory and the people.

Whenever there is a strange news such as the water monster incident in Huangkou Town, or a more serious scourge, disaster occurs, they will become active.

It didn't take much effort for Li Zhen to get to the dungeon, but from here, a smell mixed with various stenches came, which made him miserable.

It's not that the dungeon is a bad environment and has all kinds of pickled filth, but that most of the people imprisoned inside are extremely vicious people.

This makes him feel like an abalone, and all he smells is fishy and rotten, and he almost wants to make people evil.

Fortunately, these smells at most made Li Zhen feel uncomfortable, and after a few turns of patience, he still succeeded in finding Huang De.

"Say, how many lives have been murdered......

The executioner was whipping Huang De with a leather whip, Huang De cried and wailed in pain: "Official, haven't I already recruited it, only nine...... Really, there are only nine of them!"

After a while, the executioner stopped and went with a few lieutenants to a clean room on the upper floor.

"My lord, I've confirmed it again, and I'm still confessing to Kujo ......"

There were several people sitting in the room, but the leader of them was a monk wearing a Taoist robe, and he sneered: "This merit is called the Three Treasures Refining Magic Technique, the Three Treasures, the spirit and spirit, if you can use the flesh and blood contained in the nine hundred and eighty-one corpses for cultivation, it will be comparable to building a foundation and crisscrossing the mortal world!"

Li Zhen was slightly stunned when he heard this, he really came to the right place, and the people of the Strange News Division really knew the fame of the magic skill.

The worship continued: "I see that the water monster has become a small climate, even if the flesh and blood of the original monk can be compared to a few people, it is only a number of nineteen, and there is still at least a dozen or twenty lives missing!"

An official next to him snorted coldly: "That old boy, he dares to be hard-mouthed when he is dying!"

At this time, a person next to him hesitated: "Could it be that he is telling the truth, the water monster is beyond expectations, just because someone is secretly feeding?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.