Chapter 270: A Precursor to Change
"Did you hear that! Xiaopei is dead!"
"Did I say it! Duan Qing is back, everything is his handiwork!"
"How is it possible? In that situation, how could he survive and mix so well?"
"I don't know, but the news has been confirmed, those families and cousins have begun to compensate, that is to buy back their lives!"
"It's good to have money, but if I were Duan Qing, I would have to kill them if I said anything, and those resources and land weren't all my own?"
"So, you can only be a casual cultivator for the rest of your life... Why, I knew that I had reached out at the beginning, and now Lao Tzu should also soar. ”
"It's only been a year, who would have thought..."
The next morning, the whole Ethereal City was already talking, teahouses, restaurants, streets and alleys, everyone who had anything to do with the monks, they were all shocked, they had watched what had happened, but they never expected such a result anyway.
While people were sighing, they didn't notice that a young beggar looked stunned, and immediately dropped the broken bowl of begging, and ran up frantically.
......
Duan Qing got on his horse and walked out of the Star Hall. When passing through the backyard, truckloads of materials were sent in, and these people's expressions seemed to be like mourning, but Duan Qing only couldn't see it, with Takakuba as the internal response, and with the experience of the Qi family, these people couldn't do it even if they were in tandem, so they could only send a lot of materials over, although the quality of them was not necessarily very good, but it was definitely not a bad product.
That's enough.
The pill he refined last night had achieved initial results, and he had also studied the growth process of that little pill furnace, and it was very hard to believe that if he wanted to grow up, he had to rely on Duan Qing's true qi to feed it.
You must know that the dantian is like a waterhole, and the true qi is the water in it, only when the amount of true qi reaches the point of benefiting the waterhole, can you obtain the qualification to break through, and the true qi that is constantly absorbed by the dantian furnace makes Duan Qing's dantian swept away, if there is not enough pills, it may not be able to recover overnight.
Duan Qing also tried to study and feed the Dan Furnace materials directly, if it was successful, it would save too much True Qi, but unfortunately it had no effect, and only when the pure True Qi was infused into it would be absorbed. And Duan Qing is very clear about his own conditions, he has no talent with extraordinary qualifications, no innate alien fire in his body, and even no talent except for the smooth meridians, so what he can do is to keep working hard, when others are resting or relaxing, he is still working hard, otherwise he will fall behind.
If you fall behind, you will be beaten.
Therefore, every time Duan Qing instilled his true qi into the Dan Furnace, it was quite painful, and only by secretly looking forward to the rapid growth of the Dan Furnace in his heart could he have some comfort.
It seems that if you want to really grow, it will take more than a little time.
Walking all the way out, ordinary people had already avoided it, and the rest, whether it was a casual cultivator or a miscellaneous servant of other Tangkou families, took the initiative to salute and greet him, and Duan Qing, who was riding on a tall horse, bowed his head slightly.
Although this is not a big deal, it is also a manifestation of strength, even if Duan Qing a year ago cracked the secret realm exploration task that the Monk Guild had squeezed for more than ten years, no one would be so polite to him, only when your identity is proportional to your strength, will you be recognized.
Even if something went wrong with these people and when they needed help, Duan Qing would not help, they would still take the initiative to come up and salute them, but those who needed them to ask for warmth would not get it at all.
There are a lot of people on the cake, how many people can send charcoal in the snow?
Ten miles east of the city, there is an apple orchard, and a pomegranate tree is planted next to the road, I don't know how many years it has grown, and the canopy covers half of the road. In the shade of the trees at noon, next to a small starship three zhang long, Lian Yun was holding the open door with one hand, and pinching a high-grade tobacco that his disciples had bought at a high price to honor him, and the look on his face was faintly bored.
"I never thought that Ding Dali would come to this kind of place where rabbits don't, and see that the city wall is broken, if I didn't know that it was still on the Burning Sky Star, I would have thought that I had arrived at the Garbage Star. Beside Lian Yun, the two fan disciples who were recently promoted by alchemy elder Shi Yaojin were full of disdain, they were all children of second-rate families, and they went to the sect to be disciples in order to add to the relationship with the sect, and they also planned to learn some alchemy techniques, after all, too many unilateral ones were not passed on by the sect. For celebrities like Lian Yun, who are next to Shi Yaojin, the social skills they have mastered since childhood are very effective.
Lian Yun is no longer the ordinary inner disciple who would pee his pants when he saw the life-and-death fight a year ago, and could only serve his daily life, he has grown taller, and he has become more and more outstanding and handsome.
Hearing the words of the two junior disciples, he was silent for a moment, and sighed slightly, "I really don't know what the elder likes about him, it's just that he is just a six-fold cultivation in the Jindan period, and he is even worse than you." At the beginning, he was just a handyman, but because he happened to be lucky enough to block an arrow for the elder, he was gradually promoted, and now it seems that he wants to take root in this kind of place, and I can't figure it out. However, everyone has their own aspirations. ”
"In that case, why did we come to him? A disciple shook his head speechlessly.
Lian Yun patted him on the shoulder and said, "Cheng Gang, what you said has some truth, but don't forget, after all, he is the hall master of the Iron Armor Protector Sect Hall, even if his strength is not good, but he still has a vote of diehards under his command, and his cultivation is not bad, it is a rather unstable factor, even you senior brother and I are a little jealous." ”
Cheng Gang immediately said: "Senior brother is joking, if that guy knows each other well, if he is embarrassed, senior brother, you can look at the methods of the junior brother, what's wrong with him? This is the best knowledge of my line in the family. ”
"Senior Brother Cheng Gang, my charm is just right to help you. Another female disciple named Ai Xingyun spread out her palm, and in the palm of her hand was a stack of charms of different colors, shining in the sunlight, which was many times more advanced than the charms used by the disciples in the hall of Ethereal City.
"You two don't be impulsive, look at the way I look and do things. Lian Yun said lightly, in fact, this is the purpose of bringing the two of them here, they are not low-born, their cultivation is good, they have entered the sect for a short time, and they always want to prove their ability.
"It's coming, it's coming. Ai Xingyun reminded in a low voice, the three of them looked at the city gate at the same time, a horse walked alone on the dirt, under the scorching sun at noon, the dirt road was steamy, and the shapes of people and horses were constantly changing, Ai Xingyun muttered: "It's already a hall master, and he hasn't even mixed up with a starship, it seems that he has failed." ”
Cheng Gang said: "Don't say anything else, let's just say that our starship also needs 30 million top-grade spirit stones, and every trip for 100 miles costs 1,000 top-grade spirit stones, which is not counting the usual maintenance, if you calculate it, the cost will be hundreds of thousands of yuan a year, without the support of the sect, it is not just anyone who can afford to make offerings." ”
"A mask of a ghost, but he dared to come alone, which was a bit of courage. Ai Xingyun sneered and said, "I just don't know, where are those people hiding around us." ”
Lian Yun smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, those of his subordinates are all under my control, if you dare to play tricks, you can only get tired of living and ask for hardship." ”
Cheng Gang and Ai Xingyun were all slightly stunned, they thought that Lian Yun had just brought the two of them, but now it seems that there is definitely more than that, dare to speak in such a tone, at least there is a peak master of the Yuan Infant Stage secretly!
The two of them looked left and right, although they didn't notice anything, the already sufficient confidence in their hearts suddenly exploded, their chins raised, and their expressions became more and more arrogant.
Duan Qing rode forward in front of the three of them, dismounted and clenched his fists and said, "Senior Brother Lianyun, don't come to harm!"
Lian Yun was about to speak, but Cheng Gang interjected on the side, "Now it's Elder Lian Yun." ”
"Oh?" Duan Qing was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Then I want to congratulate Senior Brother Lianyun on his ascension." ”
Seeing that Ai Xingyun was about to speak, Lian Yun didn't plan to give him a chance to speak, so he hurriedly clenched his fists slightly and said with a smile: "It's just the chief elder raising love, Hall Master Ding laughed." ”
"That's also Senior Brother Lianyun's own ability, since you've already arrived here, why don't you go into the city to talk about it?" Duan Qing made a gesture of invitation, Lian Yun waved his hand lightly, and said, "Next time, I'm too busy, I'll leave after a few words." ”
Duan Qing nodded: "In that case, Senior Brother Lianyun, please speak." ”
Lian Yun said: "There is such an opportunity right now, as long as Hall Master Ding nods, he can become an elder." This is not to manage a hall, but to enter the decision-making level of the entire sect, in terms of power, I don't think there is much to say. ”
Duan Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he hadn't heard it, and didn't make any response.
Lian Yun frowned secretly in his heart, originally he imagined that as long as he said this condition, this guy who had changed from a handyman to a hall master would inevitably be very interested in asking what he needed to do, but now with his attitude, it was not so easy to speak.
Looking at Duan Qing's indifferent appearance, Cheng Gang felt very unhappy, pouting and muttering: "A guy from a miscellaneous worker, what a cow..."
Ai Xingyun took a step forward, straightened up his chest that was not too high, and said, "I have heard the name of the master of the Ding Hall for a long time, but I didn't expect that he was a person who pretended to be crazy and stupid, it seems that the kindness of the chief elder and Elder Lian Yun was wasted. Elder Lianyun, I think we'd better go, this kind of person..."
"Oh..."Duan Qing seemed to have just come back to his senses, raised his eyes to look at the three of them, and said in surprise: "I just sensed the aura of a master below, and I was a little distracted, why is Senior Brother Lianyun leaving?"
Cheng Gang and Ai Xingyun couldn't help but glance at each other quietly, and said in their hearts that this guy's five-sense ability is so strong, but the two of them don't feel him at all, but he has already realized it just now, it seems that he has learned a lot in the sect in the past year!
Lian Yun snorted on the surface, but secretly frowned in his heart, since he was in the Yellow Essence Land of the Sect, Lian Yun was so frightened that he peed his pants, and Ding Dali stepped forward and blocked an arrow for Elder Shi, after returning to the sect, Ding Dali made steady progress, if it weren't for the fact that the two disciples next to Elder Shi all died at once, it would be impossible for him to be promoted, so every time Lian Yun wanted to prove himself in front of Duan Qing, the original peeing of his pants was just too urgent, he was not such a weak person.
However, this Ding Dali has always been polite since he appeared, but with such an attitude, he couldn't suppress half of his momentum, plus Cheng Gang and Ai Xingyun couldn't do it.
"Oh yes, Senior Brother Lian Yun has something to say, please continue. Duan Qing's heart was happy, this Lianyun has not changed from before, but it seems that the desire to win is more serious, and the man and woman next to him are the same, looking at the temperament is probably from the family, but it is just the kind of grandma who does not love his uncle and uncle, but he may also compete for the inheritance position, find a reason to kick into the sect, and he is known for learning some skills, so as to help the family in the future, as for whether he can return to the family in the future, it is unknown.
Lian Yun said: "That's the case, after a period of time, some things may be found in the sect, as long as the Ding Hall Master can't see or hear what he should do, it will be completed." When the time comes, the Chief Elder will naturally be thanked. ”
Duan Qing smiled slightly and said, "Since it's such an easy matter, if I don't agree, won't I become a fool?"
Lian Yun didn't expect Duan Qing to agree so easily, he smiled a little stunned, and nodded, "That's fine." Then we will no longer delay Hall Master Ding, oh no, it's Elder Ding's time, farewell. ”
Saying that, Cheng Gang and Ai Xingyun also turned around and walked, but the look on their faces turned into disdain in an instant, I thought it would take some words, but I didn't expect to sell the lord for glory with a little sweetness, and it was really something that a person from a miscellaneous family could do. They were about to step on the starship, but they heard Duan Qing's voice: "Wait..."
"Oh, Elder Ding is still in trouble?" Lian Yun turned around, but saw Duan Qing's gaze turning back from one side, and he didn't notice anything wrong over there, so he didn't think much about it. With his right hand behind his back, he gave his thumb down and measured it fiercely.
Duan Qing smiled and said, "Senior Brother Lianyun just left like this, it's a bit inappropriate, right?"
This shameless fellow... Cheng Gang and Ai Xingyun's faces suddenly sank, and they turned around and walked back.