Chapter 585 Invitation (First Update)
The banks of Xiaonan Lake were crowded with tourists, and Meng Qi mingled among them, changing his appearance and quickly becoming "separated" from what had just happened.
This place is where the ancestral home of the Wang family in Jiangdong is located. I have met Wang Siyuan again. No matter how bold I am, I dare not openly meet Yuan Yang and other members of the affiliated team, lest someone be interested in discovering him.
As for the letter that revealed that Wang Siyuan went to the back mountain of Shaolin and entered the Shimen, Meng Qi decided to ignore it for the time being. So what if he knew about it? Can he still have a head-on conflict with the Jiangdong Wang family, a behemoth that will stand for eternity? At most, the matter should be disclosed privately to Lingbao Tianzun, Mr. Lu Da and Abbot Kongwen, so that they, the Dharma masters, can worry about it!
Meng Qi spent a lot of time thinking about who wrote the letter, but he could never guess who wrote it. Since the Jiangdong Wang family dared to sneak into the back mountains of Shaolin, they must have something to rely on and not worry about being discovered. Indeed, without this letter, he, Abbot Kongwen, and Mr. Lu Da would still be kept in the dark. Therefore, how could the person who wrote the letter, He De, know much about this matter?
The stone gate in the back mountain of Shaolin is a secret. Just knowing this proves that the person who wrote the letter knows more or less about the matter. Maybe what he said cannot be true anymore, or maybe he is directing trouble to the Wang family. In short, when Meng Qi saw the letter, he only had two guesses in his mind, either it was the "magic" who did it, or it was Wang Siyuan's associates or members of the Wang family who were dissatisfied with him and betrayed him!
However, no matter what speculation he had, Meng Qi made up his mind not to get involved in this muddy water. His level was too high, and he was not someone who deliberately sought death. How could he mix it up randomly? It's better to worry about the Dongji Longevity Pill auction!
It is said to be the "Eastern Eternal Life Pill", but in fact there are other life-extending things refined by the Wanxiang Sect. Otherwise, just two elixirs cannot support an auction. Of course, they cannot maintain an auction with their own strength. Auction of Xiang Ji Nian location!
Now Lingbao Tianzun has to distract himself from the affairs of Yaojing and Six Paths. He has no free time. He has to find someone to control the situation, and Jiangdong has the most suitable candidate. He is also a member of "Xianji" and needs to provide heavenly materials for his disciples. The "Flying Yaksha" who deals in earth treasures and a small amount of life-extending elixirs says nothing about me!
With his hands behind his back, Meng Qi walked through the crowd and went straight from the official road outside Guangling to Sui Gui Mountain in the west of Jiangzhou. The mustard seed ring on his body was not sold to Yuan Yang and others. If it is not in reincarnation, it cannot be traded with good deeds. Secondly, they have to start using techniques to conceal their identity. They are afraid that they cannot afford to buy them, so they should wait until the next mission starts and "consign" them through the exclusive trading channel with the affiliated team.
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Zhenwu Mountain, Tan Snake Peak, a dimly lit quiet room.
An old man with white eyebrows and black hair is sitting cross-legged on the jade bed, absorbing the terrifying icy cold air, and there is a blazing sun-like Taoist crown floating on his Niwan Palace, hanging down Strips of red flames melting gold fossils.
A huge yin-yang fish protrudes from behind the old man, rotating slowly, with the yin receiving the cold and the yang receiving the scorching heat, like a majestic black and white millstone or a giant turtle carrying Tai Chi on its back.
After a long time, the Yin-Yang fish slowly leaned toward his body. It was not a normal return, but a fusion-like overlapping.
There was a grinding sound in the quiet room first, and then there was a muffled vibration. The old man's skin suddenly became crystal clear, full of moire lines, and then darkened.
The black and white Tai Chi diagram trembled and penetrated the body.
A trace of blood spilled from the corner of the old man's mouth, and his expression seemed to be frustrated or sighing:
"I'm still too impatient..."
But I couldn't help but be impatient. It had been more than fifty years since I stepped onto the second level of the ladder to heaven at the age of 106 and became a master. However, I had only risen to the level of one heaven. Not to mention half a step of Dharmakaya, even the peak of the outdoor scene. He has not yet reached it. Seeing that his life is approaching and his family is suffering from internal and external troubles, how can he not be anxious?
He has basically taken all the life-extending elixirs available in the sect at a high cost. If not, he would have died more than twenty years ago because his lifespan had expired - Exterior view, his lifespan ranged from two to three decades. But without the life-extending elixir, no one could live for more than three decades. After all, the hidden dangers left by years of fighting would eliminate longevity.
"If you can't become a half-step Dharmakaya, it will take at most twenty years..." The old man stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked in the quiet room with a gloomy expression.
Being able to break through to the half-step Dharmakaya will allow him to live for at least ten more years now. However, the Zhenwu Sect has a "death and life elixir" that can increase his lifespan by thirty years, but he must be half-step Dharmakaya to withstand the power of the medicine.
"Forty years plus the current twenty years should allow me to see new young talents in the family grow up." The old man thought about the most satisfactory state, and then sighed. Ten years of life, given the current state of mind, without a big opportunity, breakthroughs will be just a mirror.
Thinking of this, his right hand trembled slightly, and his eyes that looked a little indifferent because of the years showed inexplicable sadness:
"If Yuan Shan hadn't died, with his qualifications and composure, even if he couldn't compare to Su Meng, Jiang Zhiwei, He Jiu, Wang Siyuan and others, he wouldn't be too far behind. Now, even if it's not an outdoor scene, it's just around the corner..."
"If I find out who harmed Yuan Shan, I will cut his body into thousands of pieces and crush his bones into ashes!"
Over the past fifty years, each generation of the Zhang family has been worse than the last. With the help of huge resources, the number of locations is still considerable, but they are basically people with insufficient character and unstable foundation. Only two of them have barely reached the breakthrough of the realm of unity between man and nature. At the level of an extreme master, there was no hope of reaching the second level of the ladder. Zhang Yuanshan, who had extraordinary qualifications and magnanimity, finally appeared. However, he died unexpectedly while traveling, which was a huge blow to the ancestor of the Zhang family.
"Yuanshan's talent was not outstanding at first, but he gradually opened up later. Although the current family descendants seem to be not good, there may be late bloomers." The ancestor of the Zhang family tried his best to comfort himself.
At this time, someone outside rang the chime to wake up the ancestor who was in seclusion.
What happened? The ancestor of the Zhang family raised his white eyebrows, gathered his mind, opened the quiet room, and saw Zhang Tingzhai, the clan member who was currently serving him.
"Ancestor, someone secretly sent you an invitation." Zhang Tingzhai respectfully handed over a dark red invitation.
"Invitation?" The ancestor of the Zhang family frowned slightly. He had not been in the world for ten years, so what kind of invitation would he have.
After checking it, he opened it in confusion, only to see that it was full of words:
"On June 15th, before the full moon, I will bring the 'Dongji Changsheng Pill' and other longevity pills to the Wangchao Stone in the East China Sea to wait for all my fellow practitioners. The highest bidder will win. I hope you will bring Loulan Stone and Mirage Dragon Grass..."
Dongji Changsheng Pill? The hand of the Zhang family ancestor holding the invitation suddenly bulged with blue veins, and he seemed to be very uneasy.
This is the elixir of the Qing Emperor in the past. It is good at prolonging life. Even if it is not as good as in ancient times, it can still prolong life for a sixty years. At present, I am afraid that only a few kinds of elixirs can compare with it.
Sixty years, if you can prolong your life for a sixty years, why worry about not being able to accomplish anything? The Zhang family ancestor seemed to see the dawn of hope, and his mood was surging. He took a deep breath to calm down a little.
Even if this is a scam, I have to give it a try when my life is almost over. Besides, with my own strength and experience in the martial arts world, as long as I don’t encounter a Dharma body or a magic weapon, I can still run away when I see the wrong opportunity!
It’s just a little strange, why specify that I bring these rare natural treasures? The Zhang family ancestor has never seen a detailed list of material requirements on the invitation!
In doubt, he looked down and looked at the signature:
"Do good deeds and accumulate virtue, and your family will have more blessings."
The signature means "a kind gentleman who does good deeds"? The Zhang family ancestor didn't care too much about this. He knew that the other party didn't want to reveal his identity. He paced back and forth for a long time and finally made up his mind. Even if he used up all his accumulation, he had to gather all the materials mentioned above!
For others, it would be difficult to do it in just over a month, but with Zhenwu behind him, it was not impossible!
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Langya, the ancestral home of the Ruan family.
Old man Ruan closed his eyes and listened to the younger generation playing the piano. His posture was leisurely, without the slightest sign of old age.
At this time, a housekeeper brought an invitation: "Old man, there is an invitation for you by name."
Old man Ruan looked at the younger generation around him, motioned them to leave, raised his right hand, and the invitation flew over by itself.
"On June 15, before the full moon, I will bring the 'Dongji Longevity Pill' and other longevity pills to the Wangchao Stone in the East China Sea and wait for you all. The highest bidder will win."
"Do good deeds and accumulate virtue, and your family will be blessed."
"Dongji Longevity Pill?" Old Master Ruan said, "If it were a few years ago, I would have to go there anyway. You can ask Sanlang to take a look on my behalf and collect more longevity pills. If I don't need them, someone else will."
After getting the recipe for Dongji Longevity Pill, with the accumulation and financial resources of the Ruan family, it took a year to gather enough materials. After three consecutive failures, it finally succeeded once, which consumed a lot of money.
"Third Master?" The housekeeper was shocked and lost his composure.
Old Master Ruan nodded gently: "He was not primarily responsible for what happened back then, he just made a mistake, and I was angry."
"Time has passed, and Twenty-one-year-old Niang has grown from a baby to a talented person in the top ten of the list. What else can I not understand? Things have happened, and what needs to be solved and compensated is that he can also make up for his mistakes."
Although he didn't know what happened back then, the housekeeper was inevitably happy that the Third Master, who was on good terms with him, finally got out of trouble, and he repeatedly said yes.
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"Dongji Longevity Pill?" The skinny old man who was looking at the construction of his tomb crushed the Sun God Stone in his other hand.
"Dongji Longevity Pill?" In a dilapidated temple full of crows, a man stood up shakily, tall and thin like a bamboo pole, with no skin and flesh on his hands, only bones!
In Jiangdong, in Zhongzhou, and in the territory not too far from the East China Sea, one by one, the powerful external forces who were close to their lifespans shook off the decay and secretly went to Wangchao Stone.
But only a few people who were involved with Dharmakaya, Half-step Dharmakaya or Divine Weapons were invited.
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A figure full of the smell of dust from the years landed near the tide-watching stone and saw an ordinary building ship, and the building ship was filled with a burning, dry and deadly smell.
"Old zombie, is it you?" His voice was extremely old and quite surprised.
"I was just entrusted by someone to help him look after the ship." A voice came from the ship, full of confidence and strength, "but I don't remember inviting you, an old immortal?"
Old zombie helping others look after the ship? The decayed figure shrouded in black robes narrowed his eyes, only to feel that the owner of the auction was mysterious and unpredictable, and he could actually invite Feitian Yaksha to be a "guard"!