Chapter 293 Incense

"His Royal Highness Xinyao, the north has sent an additional three stipends, saying that it is to resist Beiyuan's attack."

At this time, another confidant came to Zhou Xinyao's residence and made a report.

These years, Zhou Xinyao has long been determined to overthrow Zhou Jingxiu. After all, the two of them have already been in a life-and-death struggle, and only one of them can survive.

Even if she wanted to give in, Zhou Jingxiu would never let her go.

Coupled with Zhou Xinyao's current position, there are more people following her behind her. If she gave up, these people would die without a place to bury them.

In this way, she must never give up and must take action.

Therefore, over the years, Zhou Xinyao has also increased the monitoring of Shenjing.

In Shenjing, with the help of Yinlongwei's power, she also hides a lot of power, so she can get a lot of information in Shenjing very early, which is convenient for her to take targeted plans.

In addition to the intelligence and information of the practice world, the information of the mundane world should also be known.

However, in today's world, only powerful practitioners can suppress everything, so although Zhou Xinyao also pays attention to ordinary people, she will not put too much effort into it.

Therefore, although I heard that Zhou Jingxiu continued to increase the tax, I didn't realize that there would be something in it. After all, the great power of the practitioner belongs to himself, and those ordinary people can't resist at all.

"Well, I see, you go down. Pay close attention and report back at any time."

Zhou Xinyao pondered for a moment, then spoke.

Soon, only Zhou Xinyao was left in the room.

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Liangzhou, Xuanling City.

Jiang Chen fell far from the escape method, pretended to be an ordinary person, and walked into the city in a low-key manner.

Beiyuan's attack on Dagan was like a broken bamboo, and the ordinary army fought against a large number of ordinary practitioners. All kinds of tricks were amazing and caused a sensation in the world.

However, it also made Jiang Chen aware of a little abnormality. Beiyuan's methods seemed to be very similar to that of the Five Lotus Sect.

Therefore, Jiang Chen asked the avatar sitting outside to investigate.

Now that he has achieved success in cultivation, there are not many places in the mortal world that he can fear, so even if he goes deep into the occupied area of ​​Beiyuan, it is nothing.

This Xuanling City is the largest city in Liangzhou, and the largest city in the four states closest to the land of Beiyuan. It can already be regarded as an important transit point for the army of Beiyuan.

After Jiang Chen entered the city, he didn't go to investigate right away, but went to the best inn, ordered the most sumptuous banquet, and prepared to enjoy it.

The banquet was carefully prepared by Chef Tingyuelou, and the aroma is tangy. There is also a "crispy bone black duck" with delicious seasoning. The duck bones have been removed early, so you can swallow it with a big mouthful, which is very satisfying.

With Jiang Chen's Westinghouse realm, he has already been able to live without food, eat qi and live forever without eating the fireworks in the world.

Jiang Chen took a sip of meat and a sip of wine, eating to his heart's content, when he saw a rush of people on the street, as if someone was fighting.

"How did the Xu family get involved with the Zhang and Wang families?"

The drinkers next to me also found it strange.

"Hmph, it's not for the sake of competing for the number of servants of the Holy Cult. This time, the Holy Cult has promised a spot and has the opportunity to be promoted to a practitioner. How could they not be like this..."

"Hey, the Xu family is so unwise. If they can't be selected this time, it will be next time... What's more, the two practitioners, the uncle of the Xu family and the second master, are not here. Isn't it obvious that they will suffer?"

...

Jiang Chen seemed to be lucky. The location he chose had a good view, and he could see the long street.

At this time, people from the three families happened to gather here to fight.

They are quite sensible, they didn't use any murder weapon, they just competed with fighting skills, but if this goes on, when the real fire is fired, they are afraid that they will die sooner or later.

"Xu Laosan... Your Xu family is defeated, and it is impossible to be an opponent of our two families. Why is it so unwise to waste the last foundation here?"

Among the royal family, a middle-aged thin man in a dark brown robe came out.

"Yes, my Zhang family is not easy to bully."

Among the Zhang family's camp, the majestic and solemn head of the Zhang family also stepped out.

Both of them have cultivation bases that are close to entering the Ninth Heaven of Dao, and they are ahead of the Xu family in one fell swoop.

"Hmph! Are you going to violate the rules of the holy religion? If you do this, you will blame it when you are not holy, and you will die without a place to die!"

Xu Laosan has a fiery temper. When he saw this scene, he didn't know that Zhang and Wang's family were bullying their patriarch to death, and they were going to use their power to overwhelm others.

However, this obviously hit their Xu family's weakness. After all, the Xu family really does not have high-end combat power now, and it is really not an opponent of these two.

Their Patriarch was recruited by the Holy Cult and joined Beiyuan's southward army. In the end, he was unlucky and died in the battlefield.

This also made their Xu family lose their biggest backer, otherwise, with the cultivation of the head of the Xu family, how dare the Zhang family come to embarrass their Xu family!

Now it can be regarded as being bullied by shrimps in Longyou Shoal, and bullied by dogs in Pingyang!

However, today's holy religion has begun to recruit people. As long as they are selected, they will definitely be able to advance to Taoism, and even achieve the Divine Sea Realm. ,

No wonder the Xu family, even though their strength is not as good as others, dare to fight like this here. The benefits are so great that it is hard to give up!

"Blood spurting!"

Of course, the Zhang family and the Wang family could not admit this. Although they violated the rules of the holy religion, it was nothing.

After all, strength is the most important thing, even in the holy religion, it is an undeniable truth. But now the Zhang and Wang families are obviously more powerful, so even if the head of the Xu family died for Beiyuan, it is impossible for the Holy Church to choose their Xu family.

Because if that were the case, there would be no such scene of fighting in the street.

Seeing that a big war is about to break out, the Xu family will suffer a big loss.

At this time, Xu Laosan showed a sly look on his face, and saluted to the outside: "Master Qingmu, you are here!"

He has a violent temper and is conflicted, but obviously he is not really short-sighted, obviously he has been prepared for a long time, and he is actually a person who seems to be reckless but is actually careful and considerate.

An old man in green robes slowly came from outside the arena, with three strands of long beard floating down on his chest.

Is it just cultivation?

It's like entering the Divine Sea Realm. In many famous sects, it's just an ordinary disciple, but in this ordinary town, it can already be called an immortal master.

Master Aoki has a virtuous demeanor and a hale and hearty spirit. Although he looks old, his whole body is as energetic as a young man.

He glanced around with old eyes? The Patriarchs of the Zhang family and the Wang family looked ugly, and stepped forward to salute: "I have seen the master!"

The appearance of Shengjiao Guru obviously exceeded the expectations of everyone around him.

These spectators, after being stunned for a while, all fell to their knees and called out to Master, seeming to be very pious.

Jiang Chen couldn't help being stunned by this scene, but he didn't expect how much time had passed since the Beiyuan invasion, probably less than a month at all times.

The people in this city have been controlled to such an extent by the Wulian Sect, it is simply too unbelievable.

However, soon, the surprise in Jiang Chen's heart slowly dissipated.

But he thought that in the past, people in the practice world regarded themselves very highly. Although they came from ordinary people, once they had achieved success in cultivation and started to practice, no one would regard themselves as mortals.

Naturally, they don't spend time trying to show their holiness among the mundane, but for the power of incense, these people of the Five Lotus Sect are obviously doing the opposite of the practitioners. They must go deep into the mundane and spread their beliefs.

Master Aoki shook his head slowly: "This time, the envoy showed mercy and granted the seats of two holy attendants in Xuanling City? What if your three families turn against each other because of this? There will be heavy casualties? It's also not what I want."

"In particular, the Patriarch of the Xu family dedicated his life to the holy religion, and this act makes me admire him."

As soon as Guru Qingmu's words fell, a look of surprise appeared on the face of the youngest of the Xu family, but the faces of the other two patriarchs, Zhang and Wang, quickly turned pale.

"Master, be merciful, if Zhang and Wang's family were not aggressive, they wouldn't have made such a fuss." Xu Laosan shouted.

Master Aoki smiled slightly, but when he opened his mouth, Xu Laosan, who had just had a little hope, was completely plunged into a freezing cold.

"The old man didn't say that he should choose the Xu family. The sage is the most merciful, and the sage is the most fair. When choosing a sage, you should put his spiritual compatibility first. In this regard, the young head of the Xu family is not as good as Zhang. Candidates for the royal family."

Master Aoki finished speaking,

The Zhang and Wang families immediately slapped a series of flattery, such words of praise as being wise and powerful, discerning, impartial, compassionate and benevolent. It is very useful, as if he is such a person.

After that, not long after, the farce gradually subsided.

The Xu family's struggle was like a joke.

"Interesting, interesting. Obviously, the Aoki and Zhang Wang families have already reached some kind of agreement, and now it's just going through the motions."

Jiang Chen smiled slightly. His cultivation base is tyrannical, and the people present just now couldn't hide everything from him.

It is natural to know that Master Qingmu, together with Zhang and Wang's family, have flirted with each other long ago and reached an agreement, so in the end no matter how the Xu family is, the number of holy servants will definitely not fall on the Xu family.

"Hey, it seems that this time, my Xu family is going to be over."

The crowd on the long street had dispersed long ago, and now only a few members of the Xu family were left standing there in a daze, like clay sculptures and wood carvings.

After a long while, these talents finally recovered, and then left in a hurry.

"Okay, I should go and see what the hell this Five Lotus Sect is doing."

Jiang Chen threw down a few ingots of silver, and then disappeared into the restaurant without a sound with a thought.

~~~~~

After leaving the restaurant, Jiang Chen followed the aura of Master Qingmu all the way, and soon came to a slightly dilapidated temple in Xuanling City.

However, although the temple is dilapidated, there are a lot of people coming and going to offer incense, which is obviously a wonderful place.

Jiang Chen entered the temple slowly, and saw the mottled walls, which seemed to depict lifelike immortals. Obviously, the temple was occupied by the Five Lotus Sect.

Jiang Chen walked all the way to the depths of the temple, but there were fewer and fewer pilgrims around him. Gradually, practitioners wearing special robes appeared. These people were stained with strong incense power, and their muscles and bones looked It looks like an ordinary person, and it seems that it has not been tempered by practice.

"Could it be that the magic power of these people was instilled into them? It's not from their practice, so it makes people feel so out of place?"

Jiang Chen found many problems after just a few glances. Although each of these people was not much different from ordinary practitioners, if they really fought, an ordinary practitioner of the sect would be able to kill countless people. times this kind of practitioner.

It is no wonder that the competition among the three schools is so fierce, it is obvious that they are fighting for such an opportunity.

And as long as there is such an opportunity, new practitioners can be born in the family, then the family can use this to maintain long-term prosperity and become a family in the future, I am afraid that there may not be no chance.

"At the end of the catastrophe, the common people are lost. Only by believing in the five lotus saints can the soul ascend to the wonderful realm of the five lotuses, eradicate the fruits of sin, and achieve true cultivation..."

"Only devout faith is our way back..."

At this moment, when Jiang Chen was about to find the 'guide' Master Aoki, a faint, almost inaudible sound rang in his ears.

The bursts of Sanskrit singing, like mantras, became louder and louder, and gradually began to want to invade Jiang Chen's spirit.

"This is brainwashing!"

Jiang Chen sensed it slightly, and naturally knew that if he didn't resist and let that force invade, even if he was a major repairer of the Golden Bridge Realm, he would be confused and brainwashed if he didn't pay attention.

Not to mention those ordinary people!

With such a method, Jiang Chen felt that the sage of the Five Lotus Sect was probably an evil thing, an evil god.

A piece of incense, the means of the gods, although the achievement is rapid, it is not restricted by the aura of heaven and earth.

However, in the world of practice, the practice of incense and fire is a heretical way, because it is very easy to become enchanted by this method, but if you achieve a little achievement, it is very good. At a low level, you can use the power of incense to obtain various powerful supernatural powers.

"The Five Lotus Sect spreads beliefs and harvests the power of incense. It looks like a Buddhist sect, but it is extremely evil. Maybe it is some great demon pretending to be a Buddhist sect."

Jiang Chen nodded, making some guesses.

Soon, Jiang Chen came to an inner hall.

He walked in directly, and when he got here, the sound of chanting just now seemed to have reached its maximum power.

Dozens of ordinary people are constantly chanting. Their voices fluctuated and gradually became blurred, and they were constantly chanting according to a certain unique rhythm.

As these people chanted, it seemed that some kind of power was stripped from their bodies, and then along a certain fixed line, they continued to gather towards the statue in the center.