The Fourth Financial Crisis

As Mo Yunlan's retreat place, Canglang Pavilion at this time is very different from before.

The former Canglang Pavilion was located on a mountainside platform on the edge of a steep valley somewhere on the edge of the Wuliang Mountains. Standing in the pavilion, you can overlook the spectacular scenery of the azure water of the Qinglan River rushing down from the core of the Wuliang Mountains. name.

However, since Lin Jianxing and Mo Yunlan had a heated debate on "whether the Qinglan River will flow backwards" and used their unique magical power to cut off the river with a sword, the Qinglan River facing Canglang Pavilion has become silted up. formed into a lake.

But as the saying goes, water flows downwards. The blocked Qinglan River eventually overflowed the blockage and continued to flow downstream in the form of a waterfall. It felt like a high gorge emerging from a flat lake, although the scenery was no longer the same as before. , but it also has a unique charm.

The dojo where Mo Yunlan retreats is located in the cliff of the river valley behind Canglang Pavilion. It is firmly guarded by various mysterious restrictions. Even if a monk in the Nascent Soul stage wants to break these restrictions, he will probably suffer severe backlash. .

Liao Xingchi brought Yang Lu (and the hidden Mingzhu) to the Canglang Pavilion. Facing the dense restrictions between the cliff and the Canglang Pavilion, she just clicked a few times in a specific order. Then, as if some mechanism had been touched, the large block of restrictions dissipated directly, and happened to make way for a passage to the main entrance of the dojo.

And when Liao Xingchi led Yang Lu along the passage to the gate, the restrictions behind him automatically returned to their original state.

Feeling the faint aura of terror emanating from the restriction behind them that blocked everyone's retreat, Mingzhu, who was hiding next to him, couldn't help but whisper softly: "The restriction in Mo Yunlan's Cave Mansion is said to have been personally made by Luo Shen, the former law enforcement hall master of the Wuliang Sword Sect. Lay, I suggest you don’t offend Mo Yunlan to death at his home court, otherwise even if I want to lead you to force a breakout, I’m afraid it won’t be easy!”

Liao Xingchi didn't know that she had also brought a Nascent Soul ghost in. When she came to the door of Mo Yunlan's dojo, she did not push the door open, but said loudly: "Uncle Mo, from the Qingning Chamber of Commerce in Haiya City Consultant Yang Lu wants to see you and says he has something important to discuss."

Yang Lu didn't know whether Mo Yunlan heard him through the heavy door.

But after Liao Xingchi finished speaking, he stopped saying anything.

After a long time, just when Yang Lu was getting a little impatient, a voice came out from the door unhurriedly:

"not see!"

Liao Xingchi immediately added: "This matter is related to the will of the ascended immortal!"

As soon as these words came out, the situation in front of him suddenly changed.

The original heavy stone door of the dojo suddenly faded like a mirage, and then a simple wooden door appeared. Liao Xingchi also breathed a sigh of relief, just made a gesture of invitation, and stood still.

Yang Lu said in surprise: "Why don't Elder Liao go in together?"

Liao Xingchi shook his head and said: "Uncle Mo didn't say, that means he doesn't need to see me."

After saying that, Liao Xingchi nodded behind himself again, and then retreated to the Canglang Pavilion, which was specially designed for visitors to rest.

Yang Lu nodded distantly to Liao Xingchi, and then once again confirmed that Ancestor Mingzhu was still around to protect him, he opened the wooden door with his head held high and entered the dojo of Taishang Elder Mo Yunlan.

Unexpectedly, Mo Yunlan's dojo layout is very simple.

The interior of this dojo of the Supreme Elder of the Infinite Sword Sect is square. There is only an ordinary futon for meditation in the center. Next to the futon, there is a very ordinary-looking Eight Immortals table. The man wearing a blue and white robe has a handsome appearance. Mo Yunlan, the young swordsman, was already standing by the Eight Immortals table with his hands behind his back, waiting for his arrival.

On the table at his hand, there was also a faint blue sword box. Yang Lu looked at Mo Yunlan carefully and found that this person seemed not to even carry a storage bag with him, but he could bring it with him. Needless to say, the flying sword that entered the retreat must be Lou Guanjian, one of the two divine swords of the Wuliang Sword Sect!

Sensing the arrival of Yang Lu, Mo Yunlan was about to say something, but soon his expression changed slightly and said: "The will of this ascended immortal is really not simple. I didn't expect that I would need to invite a Taoist friend from the Nascent Soul stage to make a special trip." Come and tell me! I just don’t know who this fellow Taoist is? Why don’t you show up in person and pretend to be Li Qingyang, a junior?”

Mingzhu knew that he had been discovered by the other party.

He showed no intention of hiding himself at all, and directly showed his body and said: "Mo Yunlan, I haven't seen you for two hundred years. Your cultivation is even more unfathomable than before. You can actually discover the secret method of invisibility with the Shura Sword that I secretly practiced. I don't think so. When you personally destroyed the foundation of my cultivation, I only had the early stage of Jindan cultivation and was just an errand boy under Ma Tianyi. I didn’t expect that five hundred years later, you would already be the most powerful monk of the Wuliang Sword Sect. One of them!"

Hearing this, Yang Lu couldn't help but cast a surprised look at Mingzhu.

Mingzhu did accidentally mention before that because he was suspected of committing a major crime, he was deposed by the senior officials of the Wuliang Sword Sect to perform meritorious service. This also damaged the foundation of his cultivation, causing his lifespan to be much lower than that of ordinary Nascent Soul monks. However, Yang Lu didn't expect that Ming Zhu's cultivation was destroyed by Mo Yunlan himself!

If so, the hatred between the two sides is not small!

Mingzhu didn't tell him such important information?

After Mo Yunlan recognized Ming Zhu, she couldn't help but frowned: "Ming Zhu, you're not dead?"

Mingzhu shrugged and said: "If I hadn't just broken through to the second level of Yuanying two years ago and lived a few years longer than the first level of Yuanying, I might not be able to see you alive now. You should be better than me in this matter. It’s clearer!”

Mo Yunlan said expressionlessly: "When I abolished your cultivation, I really didn't expect that one day you would be able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm again and achieve achievements that countless of the most favored men of the Infinite Sword Sect have not been able to achieve. It seems that Qishan Prison is really a training place for people. As long as you practice without distractions, you will have the opportunity to create miracles!"

Facing his old enemy Ming Zhu, whom he had not seen for two hundred years, Mo Yunlan spoke in a calm tone.

Mingzhu did not get emotional, but calmly spread his hands and said: "Rather than saying that I am a training person in Qishan Prison, it is better to say that my character is good enough! I don't know why, since I was abolished by you. After I started practicing again, I never failed again when I broke through the bottleneck of my realm. It was a success every time, and I didn’t even need to use those precious training materials that increase the probability of breakthrough. Maybe this is Heaven’s compensation for me!”

Mo Yunlan frowned and said, "I remember that when you were imprisoned in Qishan Prison, you were only at the ninth level of the Golden Core!"

Mingzhu nodded and said: "Yes, I successfully passed the golden elixir consummation bottleneck and the Nascent Soul Tribulation, including the previous golden elixir mid-term bottleneck, in one try. It only took a total of more than two hundred years, and it didn't take a moment. It’s a waste, even when I broke through the bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Golden Core Stage before, I didn’t feel any hindrance.”

Mo Yunlan did a little mental calculation and said: "You only have high-grade spiritual root qualifications. If you can pass all the bottlenecks at once without the help of cultivation materials, the probability is probably less than one in a million."

"Maybe this is my fate?"

Mo Yunlan did not dwell on this topic, but changed the topic and said: "So you are looking for me this time for revenge?"

Unexpectedly, Ming Zhu laughed loudly and said: "Revenge? Mo Yunlan, you think too highly of yourself! You are just a lackey under the command of the Ascending Immortal. Even if I seek revenge, I should seek revenge from Lu Yang and Ma Tianyi!" "

Mo Yunlan said indifferently: "Even if you admit that you came to me for revenge, it makes no difference to me. Since you were not my opponent back then, you are even less my enemy now. But if you today You're not here for revenge, so what do you want to do by pretending to tell Liao Xingchi the Ascending Immortal's will? Don't tell me, the Ascending Immortal really left you a will. President Lu and Elder Xiao didn't get rid of you back then, and you were already under their control. The result of showing mercy!”

Mingzhu pointed at Yang Lu beside him and said: "The Ascension Immortal's will was not left to me, but to Li Qingyang's students! When I was in Qishan Prison, I had an agreement with Advisor Yang. If Yang The consultant has inherited the mantle of the Ascending Immortal, so I have the right to know all the secrets of the Ascending Immortal. Now my deadline is approaching, and before I die, I want to see what kind of demons and ghosts the Ascending Immortal has learned! Didn’t Mr. Lu also say that before he ascended? Chao Hearing this, Xi may die!"

Mo Yunlan raised her eyebrows and said, "I didn't expect that you would have a pattern after so many years!"

"If you have to count your remaining lifespan every day, your mentality will naturally change!"

Mo Yunlan ignored Mingzhu's sarcasm and went straight to the point: "So what happened in Qishan Prison some time ago? What is the will and legacy of the Ascended Immortal? Can you tell me now?"

Mingzhu just pointed at Yang Lu again and said, "You are too narrow-minded, so let Yang Lu tell you!"

Mo Yunlan turned to look at Yang Lu, whose face was still calm, and said: "I have heard the name of Consultant Yang Lu mentioned by Yuntianhua and Li Qingyang a long time ago. Some time ago, your operations at Lingshi Reserve Bank also impressed me. I am deeply impressed. More importantly, I have only seen this kind of thing from Mr. Lu with his Qi Refining Stage cultivation base and intervening in the affairs of Nascent Soul Stage monks."

Yang Lugong cupped his hands and said, "Elder Mo is so complimentary!"

Mo Yunlan waved her hands casually and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. You don't have to be polite to me!"

Yang Lu nodded, and then slowly said: "The reason I am visiting you this time is not on behalf of myself, but on behalf of the ancestor of the Spirit Tribe, Wang Sandao, the leader of the Shenhuo Sect, Tian Daxiao, Senior Mingzhu, and the Haiya Sect. , and even the people of Jiuzhou, I hope to get your help. As for the question you just asked, I did participate in the riot in Qishan Prison. Senior Mingzhu and Wang Sandao were also rescued by me. They have already Agree to cooperate with my actions!"

Seeing Yang Lu admitting directly and openly that he was the mastermind behind the Qishan Prison case, Mo Yunlan couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly: "Where is Wang Sandao now?"

Yang Lu did not answer directly, but said: "Wang Sandao can help us at any time. With the help of the Haiya Sect, even if the Wuliang Sword Sect headquarters is under martial law, it still cannot hinder our actions. I can stand now Talking to you here is actually enough to explain the problem. As for another question, the Ascending Immortal did leave behind a method to solve the fourth spiritual stone financial crisis, and if you want to activate this method, Elder Mo must step forward and take charge The Infinite Sword Sect!”

Mo Yunlan raised an eyebrow: "What did the Ascending Immortal leave for you?"

Yang Lu said word by word: "Master the law of heaven!"

Mo Yunlan's understanding of the Ascending Immortal was obviously not as good as that of Li Qingyang and Mingzhu. After hearing the news, he couldn't help but blurt out: "You mean, the Ascending Immortal has the ability to tamper with the way of heaven?"

Yang Lu nodded, acquiescing to the other party's guess.

Mo Yunlan immediately asked the same question that Wang Ziwei and Liao Xingchi asked before: "If the Ascending Immortals have this ability, why don't they solve the financial crisis of Lingshi themselves, but entrust this work to you? "

Yang Lu replied: "The rules of heaven are so complicated. Although they can restrict the behavior of everyone in the world of Kyushu, if they are modified indiscriminately, it is likely to affect the whole body and even cause irreparable consequences."

"You mean...the butterfly effect?"

Hearing Mo Yunlan say the words "butterfly effect", Yang Lu couldn't help but be stunned, but he quickly reacted and asked: "Is this a term invented by Mr. Lu?"

Mo Yunlan did not doubt that he was there and gave a definite answer: "President Lu once said that managing a sect is like cooking fresh food. Any policy adjustment must be done carefully, otherwise the subsequent chain reaction may be unpredictable, just like the Boluo family. A butterfly demon in the state flaps its wings and it may cause a storm in the Arctic state."

Yang Lu had long been accustomed to Governor Lu's behavior of plagiarizing Earth terminology: but Yang Lu couldn't do anything about it other than lamenting that this behavior had cost him so many opportunities to show off for no reason.

Now that Mo Yunlan knows about the butterfly effect, it saves him a lot of trouble.

So Yang Lu continued: "President Li Qingyang once said that the Heavenly Way of Jiuzhou is not perfect. He once witnessed the scene of ascending immortals filling the loopholes in the Heavenly Way. Although in theory, as long as the Heavenly Way is controlled, it can guide the behavior of all residents of the cultivation world. , but the way of heaven must not be tampered with, otherwise it will easily lead to other unpredictable loopholes. Therefore, taking charge of the way of heaven does not mean that there is a solution to the financial crisis of Lingshi."

Mo Yunlan pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "You are right, the Lingshi financial crisis is essentially a problem of the distribution system, not a purely financial problem. Li Qingyang once explored this issue in depth with me, and he believed There are no perfect systems and rules in human society. As long as there are differences between people, some people will play better than others within the limits allowed by the rules. As a result, resources will continue to concentrate on the person who is best at using the rules. Ultimately, After all, the way of heaven is just a very complicated set of game rules..."