Li Cheng read the holy decree steadily, it seems that he usually does not practice less when reading the holy decree and the decree, and in the process of reading, the tone is frustrated and full of temperament, and the holy decree of more than 150 words is read, and there is a feeling of lingering sound in the main hall, which perfectly reflects the glorious power of the imperial court.

So much so that Tie Yumo and the others, who were standing outside the main hall of the Xuanji faction, could hear it clearly without mobilizing the power of the true yuan, and most of the disciples were still quite satisfied with this reward from the imperial court, which could be said to have solved the urgent need of the Xuanji faction.

Tie Yumo inherited the refining inheritance of Xuanjizi, his talent in refining weapons is very good, and after Xuanjizi looked at the superb magic weapon he created, he thought that he already had the strength to refine spiritual weapons.

But five years have passed, and Tie Yumo has not yet refined any spiritual weapons, not because he is not confident enough, nor because he has not reached his ability, but because of one word - "poor"!

With the hegemony of various forces on the source of cultivation resources, coupled with the control of the imperial court over the flow of cultivation resources, the price of refining materials has been rising.

Even the price of refining materials once grew to the same price as the finished product, if you can buy the materials, it is better to directly buy the standard spiritual weapons provided by the official, which is also one of the important means for the official to control the monks.

Tie Yumo has always wanted to find suitable materials to refine his first spiritual weapon, and several rare materials have been collected, but the basic cold iron, copper mother, Mithril, and foreign gold have been unable to make up enough because of the large amount of use and the price.

Therefore, when Tie Yumo heard Li Cheng read out "A thousand catties of cold iron, a hundred catties of copper", his eyes couldn't help but light up, and now he had to ask the master to allocate at least one-tenth of it, so that he could practice happily.

Unexpectedly, the master decided to accept the reward from the imperial court and recognize this official identity with a certain binding force, and there was such an advantage, Tie Yumo became less resistant to the official intervention in the cultivation realm.

Everyone's concerns were different, and Cang'er and Yi prisoners coveted the 100,000 taels of silver, because one of them was in charge of the general affairs of the sect, and the other was in charge of the kitchen and elixir cultivation, both of which were departments that directly spent money, unlike other disciples who rarely thought about financial matters.

These two people know best how bad the economic situation of the Xuanji faction is.

Xuanjizi and his apprentices usually make some charms, magic weapons and elixirs, but these cultivation materials can only be exchanged for spirit stones and other cultivation materials, and it is officially forbidden to use cultivation materials in exchange for mundane gold and silver things.

Obviously, there are only spirit stones and cultivation materials, which can't let people live, and no one thinks about where the maintenance of the medicine garden, the raising of spirit animals, the food, clothing, housing, transportation, the maintenance of the house, the research expenses, etc., come from?

Now the basic expenses of the Xuanji faction are above three thousand taels of silver every month, if it were not for the fact that Cang'er sold some charms and pills on the black market, plus the Yi prisoners planted some low-grade elixirs that can be used for mundane medicine, it is estimated that the Xuanji faction would have gone bankrupt a few years ago, and the brothers and sisters would have been scattered for their lives.

Cang'er and Yi prisoners have been struggling to maintain the expenses of the Xuanji faction over the years, trying to give the master and his disciples a better cultivation environment.

As a result, there have been thirty more servants recently, and one more person is an extra mouth, which is a lot of expense, and even the basic ingredients in the Yi prisoner's kitchen are almost out of supply.

The 100,000 taels of silver rewarded by the imperial court can at least allow Cang'er and Yi prisoners not to worry about money for two years, and it can also make the two of them have gray hair a little slower.

Lu Qiming is a person who has no complicated thoughts, and there is nothing to eat in the rewards, it is the same for him, but he is still very interested in that superb spiritual weapon cave, I heard that cultivating in this kind of cave, as long as there are enough spirit stones, you can achieve twice the cultivation effect with half the effort, Lu Qiming very much wants to try it.

Jun Mo Mo is also not interested in the reward of the imperial court, he came to the palace to listen to the will, just to understand what the imperial court rewarded this time, to avoid the handover, the official people are greedy for ink and embezzlement, lack of catties and two, the Xuanji faction has always been in and out of the warehouse, are handled by Cang'er, Jun Mo disturbs the supervision.

Tianhuo is the most idle one in it, and after listening to the reward, he couldn't help but say leisurely: "Other rewards are enough, Xuanji Mountain was originally ours, and Emperor Song actually gave Xuanji Mountain to us again, this is a bit tricky, right?"

Jun Mo glared at Tianhuo and said, "Little junior brother, you are too unlearned! We do occupy Xuanji Mountain to establish a sect, but it can only be regarded as the acquiescence of the government, the mountain does not belong to our Xuanji faction, at most it is a nature of people not suing officials and not prosecuting.

Now the Song Emperor has rewarded Xuanji Mountain to the master, and in the future, Xuanji Mountain will belong to the private property of the Xuanji faction, and all kinds of planting, hunting, gathering, mineral development and other activities carried out within the Xuanji Mountain must be approved by the Xuanji faction, even the official is no exception.

If this is the case, the Xuanji faction can get a steady stream of monetary income from Xuanji Mountain, which will greatly alleviate the embarrassing economic situation of the Xuanji faction, and can also make the third senior brother and the eighth junior brother have less gray hair.

This is the most sincere reward in this reward, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, and then don't learn and don't know how to do it, be careful I punish you to think about it and reflect on it!"

Tianhuo smiled embarrassedly and said, "Thank you Fourth Senior Brother for your advice, so Emperor Song is not bad! Then Jingbian Immortal Master and Viscount Juelu are not useless things, right?"

Jun Mo Mo nodded and said: "This set of immortal master's canonization regulations is one of the important means for the imperial court to win over small and medium-sized sects and loose cultivators.

The monks of the Mahayana period are titled 'Protector Immortal Master', the monk of the Dongxu period is titled 'Dharma Protector Immortal Master', and the title of the Avatar Period is divided into the vicinity of Gyeonggi and other provinces, the monk of the Avatar period near Gyeonggi is titled 'Guardian Immortal Master', and the monk of the Avatar period from other provinces is 'Jingbian Immortal Master'.

These enshrined immortal masters will also have different knighthoods, and enjoy the corresponding knighthood through the size of the knighthood, the master's viscount Juelu should be ten top-grade spirit stones every year, 100 high-grade spirit stones, 1,000 medium-grade spirit stones, 1,000 third-grade elixirs, 100 fourth-grade elixirs, 10 fifth-grade elixirs, and 1 sixth-grade elixir. It's a very lucrative jue. ”

Tianhuo snorted and said: "With so many cultivation resources, these elixirs alone are several times the elixirs produced in our back mountains, so what does the Jingbian Immortal Master have to do for the imperial court?"

Jun Mo said: "The immortal master is not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the local military and political affairs, and he does not need to go to the special yamen to be on duty to obey orders. As long as the monks break the law and discipline, they actively cooperate with the government to arrest the offenders, or when foreign monks invade, they must follow the unified arrangement of the imperial court, protect the country and the religion, and resist desperately.

However, the human race has been calm for nearly 100 million years, and most of the immortal masters have not experienced major wars, so these Juelu are basically given away by the imperial court, they just want to spend money to avoid disasters, and they hope that high-level monks will best cultivate in the sect all day long, and not cause trouble everywhere. ”

After listening to Li Cheng read out the holy decree, Xuanjizi also arched his hand with a smile, said a few words of gratitude to Emperor Song, and made a statement of keeping to himself and serving the Song State, and Xuanjizi hurriedly took the holy decree.

Xuanjizi was satisfied with this reward, and shouted outside the hall: "You rebels haven't come in yet, thank you, Lao Cang, let people serve tea." ”

Except for Cang'er, the other disciples who were waiting outside the hall immediately walked into the main hall.

At this time, Xuanjizi and Li Cheng had already sat down side by side at the top of the main hall, and Song Neng was the first to accompany Li Cheng, and Tie Yumo led all the juniors and disciples to come forward to salute Xuanjizi, Li Cheng, and Song Neng.

Xuanjizi pointed to the group of disciples and said to Li Cheng: "Master Li, I am originally from the mountains and wilderness, and the few disciples I accept are also rough people, there are no rules, please don't laugh." ”

Li Cheng smiled and said: "Brother Xuanji is too modest, I see that these high-ranking disciples of yours are extraordinary in appearance, and they will definitely be able to inherit your mantle in the future and strengthen the Xuanji faction, especially the young brother of Tianhuo is a talent!"

Tianhuo was disgusted by Li Cheng's sticky eyes, he barely squeezed out a smile and didn't answer.

Lu Qiming stabbed Tianhuo beside him, and said: "Little junior brother, I think that Master Li has taken a fancy to you, you have to be careful!"

Lu Qiming's eyes were still staring ahead when he transmitted the sound, as if this was not what he said at all, Tianhuo had not yet built a foundation, and he couldn't use the technique of transmitting sound into the secret, he pinched Lu Qiming's arm fiercely, Lu Qiming was able to keep the expression on his face unchanged, and let Tianhuo bully him without saying a word.

At this time, Cang Er and the servants who delivered the tea had already arrived, and Cang Er quietly handed Xuan Jizi three jade bottles, and after Xuan Jizi accepted the jade bottles, he waved his hand to the disciples and signaled them to retreat.

Liu San was the first of the tea servants, and he successfully showed his face again in front of Xuanjizi.

Three cups of fragrant tea were served, and Xuanjizi picked up the tea bowl and said to Li Cheng and Song Neng: "Li Zhifu, Song Zhixian, there are no good things to entertain in the mountains and wilderness, this tea is the Yunwu fragrant tea that is a specialty of Yunwu Mountain, which is fried by my eight apprentices personally, with a unique taste and rich fragrance."

After a while, before the two adults left, Poor Dao will give you a few catties each, and talk about your heart. ”

Song Neng was promoted from the position of the county lieutenant of Wanshui County to the magistrate of the county, he has been a local official for nearly ten years, and he likes this cloud fragrant tea very much, knowing that in addition to its unique taste, it also has the effect of nourishing the kidneys, and he usually can't buy it at all, and now he heard that Xuanjizi wants to give a few catties, Song Neng immediately smiled and thanked him again and again.

Li Cheng has no preference for the tea ceremony, and he doesn't know the effect of Yunwu fragrant tea, he picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, but he didn't drink any true meaning, so he put the tea bowl on the small table next to him, and didn't say anything.

Xuan Jizi smiled, took out two identical jade bottles from his arms, handed them to Li Cheng and Song Neng respectively, and said with a smile:

"The two adults have never cultivated the Dao, and the pills taken by those who cultivate the truth are not suitable for the two adults to take, and there are two bottles of 'Kidney Nourishing and Root Strengthening Pills' here in the Poor Dao, but my Xuanji Sect secret system is very helpful for strengthening the body and revitalizing the spirit, and I hope the two adults will laugh and accept it." ”

Song Neng knew a lot about the level of Xuanjizi's alchemy, and when he heard that the effect of this medicine was so outstanding, he naturally happily and carefully put the bottle into his arms.

Li Cheng opened the cork in front of him a little rudely, only to see that there were six brown pills the size of a little finger in the bottle, and when he sniffed it lightly with his nose, a strong medicinal fragrance came to his nose, Li Cheng only felt refreshed, and his lower back was faintly hot, Li Cheng immediately knew that this bottle of medicine was a good thing, and quickly put it in his sleeve.

Xuanjizi smiled and said, "It's almost noon now, the two adults must have set off from Wanshui County early in the morning, they must be hungry at this time, why don't you stay in the contempt faction and have lunch before returning?"

Li Cheng had just drunk a bowl of Lingge Shouwu soup and didn't feel hungry at all, so he looked at Song Neng and wanted to ask his opinion.

Song Neng leaned in the chair and said: "My lord, the lower officials don't feel hungry, it's just that the brothers below have carried away for two hours with their shoulders on their shoulders, and they will have to walk for another two hours on the way back, if you don't have lunch, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back."

Li Cheng got up and said, "Okay, anyway, the rewarded items haven't been delivered yet, let's have lunch before leaving! Xuanji Zi Immortal Master, can you take the lower officials to visit the beautiful scenery of Xuanji Mountain?"

Xuanjizi also got up and said, "Poor Dao is willing to serve. ”

Xuanjizi guided Li Cheng out of the main hall, and Song Neng still wanted to accompany him, but Li Cheng said: "Song Zhixian, you and the Xuanji faction will pay for today's rewards, and see what the Xuanji faction needs, if the county can solve it, solve it together." ”

Song Neng knew that Li Cheng and Xuanjizi still had important matters to discuss, and it was inconvenient to keep himself to observe, so he hurriedly got up to send Li Cheng and Xuanjizi off.

Waiting for Xuanjizi and Li Cheng to walk out of the main hall, Cang'er didn't know where to come out, and greeted Song Neng with a smile: "Song Zhixian, it just so happens that Xiaomin has something to look for you." ”

After finishing the official business, Song Neng naturally didn't dare to put on a score in front of the monks, and immediately said with a smile on his face: "Three Immortal Masters, how dare you call Xiaomin in front of the lower officials? ”

The reason why Song Neng is so humble in front of Cang'er is because he has served in Wanshui County for ten years, and there has never been a monk in the county who oppresses the good and does evil, and it all depends on the Xuanji faction to deter those bad monks, how can Song Neng not thank the Xuanji faction.

Moreover, Song Neng's term of office as the magistrate of the county is less than a year, and this trip has completed the major event of Xuanjizi's annexation to the imperial court, and there will inevitably be a chance for promotion, and there must be no major events during this period, so he would rather lower his posture and let the Xuanji faction ensure his safety during his tenure.

Although Cang'er's cultivation is not high in the Xuanji faction, he is the principal of the Xuanji faction to the outside world, and he is a skilled person and knows how to be flexible, which is a good partner to make friends with.

Cang'er naturally knew Song Neng's thoughts, and said: "Brother Xian, you are too polite, we and other cultivators also have a public heart, and it is also our duty to protect the pure land of one party! ”

Song Neng laughed: "That little brother has thanked the third brother first! I wonder if the third brother has finished counting the reward materials this time? Are you still satisfied?"

Cang Er stepped forward and grabbed Song Neng's hand and said, "Brother Xian, I have counted the materials just now, and the quantities are all in line." However, there are still some things that I want to discuss with my brother, so I might as well go to my room and sit down, and by the way, bring the cloud-scented tea promised by the master. ”

Song Neng only felt that Cang'er stuffed a folded silver ticket in his hand, Song Neng immediately stuffed the silver ticket into his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Respect is not allowed to obey, third brother, please lead the way." ”

Cang'er and Song Neng went to Cang'er's residence with a smile and a smile, and Cang'er asked the servants to send two packets of paper-sealed tea leaves and a small brocade box.

Cang Er pointed to the things on the table and said, "Brother Xian, here are two packets of Yunwu fragrant tea of three catties each, both of which are of the highest quality, respectively for you and Master Li, and this brocade box is specially explained by my master to you, guess what's inside?"

Song Neng also accepted the tonic medicine if he wanted tonic, the silver ticket was also given, and the tea was also sent, what else could the Xuanji faction send to himself? Without thinking for a while, Song Neng had no choice but to say: "Third brother, the junior brother really can't guess it, so don't sell it, tell the younger brother quickly." ”

Cang'er opened the small brocade box, which contained a stack of plasters and two jade bottles, and said, "Brother Xian, just now the master instructed me, saying that you have an old injury, and now you don't feel serious, but if you don't diagnose and treat it in time, I'm afraid that you will be unable to return in ten years, and I am afraid that there is a possibility of paralysis, so let me prepare the secret elixir of the Xuanji Sect to give to the virtuous brother to relieve my worries." ”

Song Neng was so shocked that he hurriedly stood up, bowed to Cang'er and said, "Third brother, the old immortal master is really a living immortal!

The younger brother I was born as a county lieutenant, and I was seriously injured in the waist when I was handling cases in my early years, and I was in good health when I was young, and I didn't feel anything wrong after I recovered.

It's just that in the past few years, as I get older, my waist and legs often hurt, but I am busy with official business, and I don't care about treatment.

Cang'er said, "Brother Xian, don't be polite. This kind of plaster is one tablet a day, a total of 30 tablets, these two bottles of medicine, one bottle is an external application of medicinal wine, which is applied externally when no plaster is applied, and the other bottle is an internal pill, two pills a day, a total of 60 pills.

Master said, as long as you go back and take all the medicines on time, you will be sure that you will be cured!"

Song Neng gratefully took the brocade box and hugged it in his arms, to say that today's biggest gain is this brocade box! Without a good body, no matter how high the official position is, no matter how much money you have, you will not be blessed.

Song Neng said gratefully: "The old immortal master and the third brother have a heart, from now on, as long as it is within my Song Neng's ability, Song Neng will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire!"

Cang Er patted Song Neng on the shoulder and said, "Brother Xian, sit down and drink some tea, for my brother, I really have other things to discuss with you." ”

Song Neng hurriedly put the brocade box on the table and said, "Third brother, you speak." ”

Cang'er sighed and said, "Brother Xian, you have been in Wanshui County for ten years, has the Xuanji Sect ever bullied the good and caused trouble?"

Song Neng immediately said: "The reputation of the Xuanji Sect is excellent, nothing like this has ever happened, and the people of Wanshui County all say that it is really a blessing for the people of Wanshui to have such a good Xiuzhen Sect to take care of Wanshui County!"

Third brother, why did you ask such a question today, could it be that there are Diao people under the mountain who slander the Xuanji faction? Look at me when I go back, I can't clean up these Diao people!"

Cang Er shook his head and said, "No, don't be impulsive. Unlike other sects of cultivation, the Xuanji faction likes to bully others, accumulate wealth and expand aggressively.

Over the years, the Xuanji faction has been concentrating on cultivation and being willing to be poor, but the long-term inability to make ends meet has made it very difficult for the Xuanji faction.

Don't be afraid of the jokes of the virtuous brothers, if it weren't for the reward of the imperial court this time, I'm afraid that the Xuanji faction would not last for half a year and would have to be disbanded, and we, the disciples, could only scatter to beg for a living. ”

Can Song be sure what Cang'er is going to say in the end, if he wants the county to support the Xuanji faction, then he resolutely can't agree.

Song Neng had no choice but to ask tentatively: "Third brother, you might as well make it clear, the younger brother is a little unsure of what you mean." ”

Cang'er smiled and said: "Brother Xian, don't be surprised, my brother doesn't want the county to support the Xuanji faction, if you can't say that for your brother, my master won't agree! ”

Song Neng was even more confused: "Then how does the third brother want me to help you?"

Cang'er said: "Brother Wei wants Brother Xian to help us do two things.

First, the imperial court has already rewarded Xuanji Mountain to my master, and in the follow-up boundary survey, please try your best to divide the appropriate scope for my Xuanji faction within the scope of your rights;

Second, please allow the chamber of commerce of the Xuanji faction to be affiliated with the county merchants of Wanshui County, and through commerce and trade, the Xuanji faction can also be self-sufficient and not cause trouble to the officials. ”

Song Neng pondered for a long time, these two conditions are indeed things that can be decided within his authority, but these two things have some risks, and Song Neng himself has to bear some responsibility, so he hesitates.

After thinking for a while, after Song Neng weighed it repeatedly, he still thought that befriending a cultivator with a cultivator in the Transformation Stage would have more advantages than disadvantages, so he nodded and said: "What the third brother said, the younger brother tried his best to do it well, and the matter that can be traced within the scope of Xuanji Mountain is not a big problem;

However, there are many restrictions on doing business in the name of the county chamber of commerce, the county chamber of commerce mainly deals in secular goods, and the cultivation materials can only trade medicinal materials, pills, charms and magic weapons below the third grade, such as the pills, spiritual weapons, rune treasures, etc., which are refined by the Xuanjizi Immortal Master, and large-scale transactions are not allowed by the official.

At least the chamber of commerce at the provincial level has such a sales qualification. ”

Cang Er smiled and said: "Brother Xian, you will do what your power allows, as long as the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce has an official identity, in the future, the adults will account for half of the profits in the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce, as for the Mansion Chamber of Commerce, there will naturally be Master and Master Li to share." ”

Song Neng laughed: "When the third brother said this, the younger brother was relieved." It seems that Immortal Master Xuanjizi and Master Li are talking about this matter right now. ”