It's just April, and the winter hasn't gone away.

The rivers in the northern part of the Asa Shan Sect are still frozen, but as long as they cross the wild plateau in the south of Warm Valley County and reach the two towns of Hongshan and Punan, they can experience another kind of warm spring river.

The five counties of Dayi, Beimu, Donghu, Wengu, and Xiling, plus twenty-five towns, have left the figure of Jiang Feng and his entourage, and the personnel of the entourage have been changing, in addition to inspecting the local customs and products, the investigation of the monks is also one of the indispensable purposes of this trip.

The new extension of the land is the top priority of this trip, the road to the north of Hongshan and Punan, has been included in the plan of this year's construction division, although there are many dangerous mountains and mountains along the way, but only consider the preliminary access, the consumption is also within an acceptable range, but there is no supply town along the way, which is very unfavorable for the follow-up trade and people, for this reason, Jiang Feng decided to open up an additional town "Yeyuan Town" on the wasteland In order to attract idle monks in the sect to go and gather popularity, the cost of the cave house supported by this small spirit array will be one-third of that of other caves of the same grade.

The livelihood of the sect has always been a problem that plagues Jiang Feng, and during this inspection, Jiang Feng also listened carefully to the opinions of the monks and village sages along the way, and sorted them out, and finally decided that the Asshan Sect will make every effort to develop the "refining weapon" way, supplemented by spirit plants, imperial beasts, Alchemy as a strategy to expand livelihoods, the former is of course constrained by materials, but it is more dependent on the skill itself, once accessible, high profits will perfectly cover the cost of consumption, the same is true of alchemy, but with the power of the Asshan Sect, it is impossible to increase investment in these two at the same time, as for the spirit plant, the imperial beast, the former is subject to the scale and grade of the spiritual field, and the latter is a partial skill, and it is more difficult to find talents. Therefore, Jiang Feng decided to reduce his investment, and for the spirit plant, he only operated the varieties that the Assayama Sect had always been good at, and for the imperial beast, he only engaged in the cultivation related to the fixed contract, so as to ensure profits and control risks.

In view of the existence of the secret teleportation route of the Whale Sea Islands, he had entered Jiang Feng's alternate catalog, but after thinking about it, the convenience of the Whale Sea Islands could only be used for himself and a few trusted monks in the sect, and as for extension, it would only bring endless risks to himself and the sect. Therefore, after the Spirit Plants and Imperial Beast Cultivators supported by Qiu Nanjia as agreed were delivered to the Asa Mountain Sect, Jiang Feng did not invest too much in these two affairs, only slightly higher than the scale of trade agreed between the two parties.

The spiritual cultivators who were hired to support the Qianshan Sect were two brothers, named Zhao Yandao and Zhao Yanzhuo, who were all in the sixfold spiritual level, and had been employed in the area of the True Martial City of the Lizong Sect, and their reputation was not bad, and the two of them were proficient in the cultivation of forty-six kinds of medicinal herbs, half of which could be planted in the Qianshan Sect, Jiang Feng ordered Li Mingdu to select one or two, and selected five of them that could be used in the second grade of the pill, planning to plant them on a large scale, digest a few in the sect, and sell the rest to the Spirit Cage Chamber of Commerce. Lingzhi's work is in charge of the newly defected Long Bojun, this fang has some insight in Lingzhi, cultivated as a sevenfold Qi refining spirit, and is also the brother of the new foreign affairs deacon Long Boan, Zhao Dongmin, Sun Xin, and Zhang Zimo, who originally had some talent in Lingzhi, are all under the management of the new Lingzhi supervisor.

The Beast Monks belong to the same family. Wang Qingyun, Wang Qinglin, and Wang Yanjun, the three of them are from the fourth-ranked beast taming family in Lizong, but the skills of these people are not very good, in addition to domesticating twelve first-order demon beasts, they can only domesticate and cultivate three second-order common demon beasts, and the success rate is not high. Originally, he and Wu Xiangli and Wang Chengyi were in charge of the expanded vermilion blood ant farm, and were ordered to move to the north of Zhanchuan Town, but the latter two unfortunately fell in the previous turmoil, and now only he and Lin Youxuan, Lin Youyu brothers continue to manage this matter, after selection, Jiang Feng will defect to the three scattered cultivators of the Asshan Sect at the end of the war, Wang Ping, Zhao Zhiyang and Liu Hongjun, assigned to Zheng Yiming to manage, six monks, can meet the needs in the short term.

Alchemy on the way, originally supported by the Changning Chamber of Commerce Li Mingdu is in charge, because the original foundation of the Asshan Sect in this skill is almost zero, so after Li Mingdu settled down, after careful investigation, selected two new immortal disciples, Huangfu Xunde and Qiu Long, among the many human monks, Ma Mingjie, the nephew of the foundation monk Ma Yuanzhou, is also quite interested in alchemy, so he was also introduced into the newly established alchemy prison, under the guidance of the steward Li Mingdu while learning art and doing things.

Refining is the focus of Jiang Feng's development. Although there was no support from the Changning Chamber of Commerce, let alone an order from the Spirit Cage Chamber of Commerce, the opinions of Jiang Feng and the elders were resolute. Only the instrument talisman elder Zhao Wenjun hesitated slightly, refining weapons was originally his little hobby, but to be promoted to the level of the pillar of the sect, he was completely unconfident in his heart, for this reason, he euphemistically said that he wanted to abdicate and let Xian and hand it over to a more talented person to be in charge of this matter.

Although there was no suitable candidate in the short term, Zhao Wenjun's request was still approved, and for this reason, Jiang Feng specially set the title of "standing consultant" for him, with a salary of seventy percent of the elder, and rewarded him with Punan Town

In fact, in addition to Zhao Liangdi, the Zhao family only has Zhao Liangol, the only newly adopted immortal cultivator, and there are not many opportunities to use the cave, but since Zhao Wenjun is so active, Jiang Feng is also happy to set a precedent of "honorable retirement" in front of everyone.

As a result, the position of the Instrument Talisman Elder became vacant, and Jiang Feng decided to take the opportunity to hire a cultivator who was at the same level as the Xuan Rank to take this position, and was specifically responsible for maintaining the Refining Workshop, so as to promote the refining of the Sect to a higher level. In the short term, the refining workshop was still in charge of Shui Yunqi, and there were Wang Xunzhi, Li Fulai, and Jing Jiehe, who was newly ascending to the immortal, and among the defectors of Tianyin Temple, there were no monks with such talent.

Above the three eunuchs of Lingzhi, Imperial Beast, and Alchemy, Jiang Feng set up the Skillful Division, which became the seventh division in addition to the "Six Divisions", and was in charge of the defective foundation building monk Sun Xianzhang, although this person was not proficient in any of these three skills, but he was a good hand in management, if it wasn't for the fear that he had just joined the sect and his loyalty had not yet been verified, Jiang Feng wanted him to manage the sect's treasury in order to give full play to his talents.

The war with Tianyin Temple led to the withering of some of the war cultivators in the sect, and for this reason, Jiang Feng decided to include some of the monks in the management of the inner gate and the outer gate in advance, both of which were respectively in charge of the inner gate deacon Zhao Liangdi and the outer gate deacon Wu Tiande.

All monks in the door, who are in the fighting class of the Fa side, or who are interested in developing in the way of fighting the Fa, are at the spiritual level of the fifth level or the fifth level of foundation building or above, and have not entered the Xuan level or foundation building, can be entered into the inner door, and below this standard, they will be included in the outer door. The children of the inner and outer doors are not limited to holding positions in the sect, but every month, they must choose a space to complete the cultivation and travel arranged by the elder Lu Tianming, the deacon Yu Xiangqian, and the two.

After selection, as well as "impatient persuasion", especially relying on the power of the latter, after all, in the Asayama Sect, where talents are withering, it is really not easy to find a monk who is fighting like a law.

In the end, a total of ten people were recorded in the inner gate, Zhou Xuyao of the Zhou family, Wu Tianwei of the Wu family, Huangfu Zhenglong of the Huangfu family, Zheng Keyue and Zheng Yiming of the Zheng family, Hua Baiqian, the new deacon of the Rolling Shutter Division, and Zhao Yuan, a subordinate of the Rolling Shutter Division.

As for the outer door, there are twenty-two people, but their abilities are uneven, most of them were brought in by Wu Tiande's soft and hard work, but there are also a few people who are very good, and they must go further and enter the inner door in the near future. For example, Wei Chengduo of the Wei family, Chen Qingluo brought by Su Jin from the Jincheng faction, Sun Xianzhang, the daughter of Sun Xianzhang, a deacon of the Qiaogong Division, and Sun Siling, a qi cultivator.

The construction of the sect is in full swing, every ten years, Jiang Feng will check the accounts with the general affairs elder Zheng Luda, the general affairs deacon Wei Ruoqi, and the treasury manager Wang Juefu and others, although the treasury assets have swelled a lot in the short term, but the money is like flowing water, and by the beginning of April, the spirit stone in the large treasury has returned to the end of last year, and the level before the war with Tianyin Temple, but the construction of various places has not yet been completed, and the establishment of the inner and outer gates has made the expenditure even more stretched.

"Hollowing out the spiritual land in the north is the best policy. ”

After hesitating for a few days, Jiang Feng finally chose the plan proposed by Gu Yansi in the matter, not only because there was no other way to solve the problem except out of his own pocket, but because Gu Yansi's suggestion had other valid reasons. For example, if there is a war and there is no hinterland to defend, instead of spending money to build a cave mansion, it is better to hollow out the spiritual veins under the spirit to fill the needs of the development of the sect.

Once this plan is implemented, the expenses within the sect will soon be able to break even, but the further down the spiritual land is, the more manpower and material resources will be consumed, so in a few years, this income will drop to a lower level, such as eighty third-order per year, which is about a quarter of the current level.

People say that the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade, but now they use the grain and grass of their descendants, although Jiang Feng is ashamed, but it can only be so, according to Mrs. Su Jin, the Jincheng faction has also done similar things in history, but now with the help of the benefits of businessmen, it is rarely done.

Let's get through the current difficulties first, at least within twenty years, it should not be hollowed out, not to mention that in the meantime, it is also possible to simply set up a few caves, but because the spiritual veins are constantly destroyed, this cave mansion cannot be used to rush the level, it can only be used for daily cultivation.

returned to Luochuan in the dust, but Yuanying Baoyuan came to visit. Seeing that the spring breeze is full of faces, Xu has solved the problem of Dongquan Mountain.

"They surrendered. Unexpectedly, Baoyuan gave an unexpected answer.

"This ......" Jiang Feng didn't know what to say for a while, but he immediately remembered that he didn't need to pay attention to the result, but only to the process, "Gongye Kaiqian."

Have you gone?"

"Go, we had a good talk. Bao Yuan seemed to be reminded and took out a ring, "This is the reward promised to you in advance." Although Dongquan Mountain has not been saved, I have already repaid my past favors, and now I am relaxed, and I can be regarded as getting what I wanted. ”

"And now Winter Spring Mountain?"

"Three points, the Huadi Gate has two, the Tianli Gate has one, and only two cities are left for their inheritance of the sect and Taoism, but it is no different from nothing. A few days ago, Ling Zhiyun, the Supreme Elder of the Imperial Wind Sect, arrived, and they simply took the city to the Imperial Wind Sect in exchange for a lifetime of wealth. ”

"So what are the plans of the seniors now?"

"I, naturally happy to be free, but the Vantage Gate occupies my cave, and now it is inconvenient to return frequently, but Gongye Kai invited me to go south, I think now that your war has stopped, Tianyin Temple is also a good place to go, so I agreed. ”

Promised...... It seems that Gongye Kai is also worth the trip, although Baoyuan may not be able to help Tianyin Temple anything, let alone participate in the fighting, but Yuan Ying is Yuan Ying, since he lives in Tianyin Temple, he will not make any contributions. However, Jiang Feng had nothing to envy at this point, after all, he couldn't come up with any generous conditions to recruit Baoyuan, and moreover, this was completely out of line with the rules set by the Ninth Old Man.

"Senior, do you know the Huadi Sect, why do you want to occupy this small sect of Dongquan Mountain?"

"Huh?" Bao Yuan looked at curiously, "It's better to know less about what you shouldn't know." ”

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of cause and effect. ”

"But I'm afraid. Bao Yuan smiled, "So from beginning to end, I simply didn't ask anything." ”

............

100,000 mountains, the wind is urgent, the wind and snow are howling.

Lu Zhimian stood on top of the newly acquired Miaoyun Peak, looking at the north, and Lu Zhongxian stood alone behind him.

"Six, it's a bit less. ”

"We don't talk about the purpose of cooperation, they are naturally not very interested, and I am afraid that this result will be even less when things are really clear. On the other hand, Tianlimen seems to be suspicious, suspecting that we have another purpose in taking Dongquan Mountain. ”

"Let them doubt it, and with the rational opinion, they can't think of what we are trying to do. Lu Zhimian was silent for a long time, "Of course, if Tianlimen is willing to cooperate, the success rate of this matter is eighty percent." ”

"But ......"

"It doesn't matter what you see. Lu Zhimian stopped Lu Zhongxian's persuasion, "But now is not the time to find out, we need to go north from Panlong Pass to Wangnan Valley first, and then plan that thing first, everything is full of uncertainty." ”

"Yes, we can set off in June, but will those retreating powerhouses in the Northern Wilderness come out to intervene?"

"With you out of the horse, plus Tae Ronghao and Jiang Kegui, it should be enough to deal with it. The Northern Wilderness is a land outside the country, even if Song Xianghong is enshrined, it cannot be fully controlled, among which the unruly and undisciplined ones are even more disliked, and the land of the projectile in the Wangnan Valley should not cause too much dispute. ”

"Yes!" Lu Zhongxian listened to the order, and then thought of another question, maybe a few people died in the heart is not a bad thing. However, he kept his mouth shut in time and buried it deep in his heart, and after a moment, the figures of the two of them immediately dissipated in the cold wind and snow.

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Imperial Wind Sect, Frost City.

"We don't have to care about the details, we just need the results. ”

Ling Zhiyun explained unhurriedly, beside him was Ling Feidu, he had just ascended to the position of head of the sect, and married a woman in the middle of the Xuan-level family of Xu Deyang, the elder of the Ruijin Gate, and now that spring was approaching, all the affairs of the sect that were originally handled by Ling Zhiyun had been transferred to him.

"Why bother to inquire directly, there is no doubt about employing people, and no suspicion is needed. Ling Feidu's face was cold, most of the old rebelliousness had dissipated, and the majesty of the head was engraved on his face, like a lonely mountain stone.

"Feng Jiming is not an ordinary monk, he inherits the mantle of the Ice Desolate Snow Girl. I found on him a mark that seemed to be desolate, but it was incompatible with it. Therefore, the investigation of him must be carried out with great caution. ”

"I see. Ling Feidu's eyes were introverted, thinking about the possible candidates, Feng Jiming, as a general elder, had a sensitive position, according to the process, he would inevitably smell something unusual if he used the law enforcement elders to investigate.

"With the Xu family. Ling Zhiyun reminded, his figure flickered, and disappeared into the hall in an instant, leaving only a residual voice, "According to my judgment, Xu Deyang will also be interested." ”

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Asa Yama Sect, Luo Chuan, head of the inner house.

It is necessary to prepare a suitable gift to worship the mountain.

Jiang Feng looked at all the miscellaneous items in front of the case, thinking about which one to sacrifice, went to visit the mountain villa of the Hundred Medicine Old Immortal, and entrusted him to find a suitable helper, if he could solve the problem of the refining cultivator, spend one money, and solve two problems, then it would be better. Now that the exoneration document has been obtained, and there are no other affairs to tie into, it is time to solve Tu Shan's problem.