True Immortal of the Netherworld

Xu Yang had already anticipated Lu Qingyu's request.

"Miss Lu's request is more like a favor for us. In half a year, just the three of us will be unable to open the passage to the North Territory in the Temple of Earth, so we really need to recruit some like-minded people. . The most powerful Confucian sect in the Xiaoxian world is prosperous and carefree. Naturally, they will not venture into the Earth Temple easily. I am afraid that we can only find helpers among these casual cultivators and divide the East. The mercenaries from the county and city can kill two birds with one stone," Xu Yang replied.

"You're right, we are going to break into the Temple of Earth anyway." Bai Muhua agreed.

"I also agree with this view." Bai Hibiscus nodded.

"Okay! Since the three of you have agreed to my request, I will thank you here first. You can rest here for a while. After Miss Mujin recovers from her injuries, the specific time and plan of this operation will be decided by the three of them. , I will try my best to cooperate with your actions and provide some help.”

"Miss Lu, I have a question, why does Confucianism not tolerate the existence of other schools in the Xiaoxian world?" Bai Mugin asked.

"According to classic records, the place where the Xiaoxian Realm was founded was indeed not what it is now. At that time, the three major sects of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism existed in the Xiaoxian Realm. Other forces such as ghosts and Taoists relied on these three sects to survive, but This situation only lasted for fifty years, and the various factions began to fight for the interests divided within the Xiaoxian world.

Since the Confucian sect was the strongest, the Taoist and Buddhist sects united to deal with the Confucian sect, but in the end it was the Confucian sect that won the fierce battle. This fight between sects made the Confucian leaders clearly realize that it is impossible for multiple large sects to coexist for a long time in the small area of ​​​​Xianxianjie.

In order to eliminate this hidden danger, Xiaoxianjie established a political and religious governance system, defining Confucianism as the only belief, and all other believers in Taoism, Buddhism, etc. were classified as heretics. Although this policy cost many lives at the time, it also brought about long-term peace and stability for two hundred years. "

"So, we are heretics too."

"You are my friends. I dare not say that in other places, you are absolutely safe in Xijun City."

…

Lu Qingyu set up a large table of delicious banquets in the teahouse to entertain the three of them. After the banquet, Lu Qingyu excused himself as he still had official matters to attend to, so he left the teahouse and asked shopkeeper Chang to take good care of the three of them and report to him at any time if anything happened.

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After Lu Qingyu left, only Xu Yang and three others were left in the room.

"Do we really want to trust this Miss Lu to recruit helpers in the area controlled by Dongjun City?" Bai Muhua asked.

"Recruiting helpers is indeed a way. If we don't agree to Lu Qingyu's condition now, it means that we may be attracted by Dongjun City.

"Linghu Xia" who made things difficult for us before is also from Xijun City, and his status in this county must be high. If "Linghu Xia" knows that we are in the county city, even if Lu Qingyu can protect us, it will not be easy. It’s time to leave this place, we might as well go with the flow and leave this place safely first. "

"Master Xu is still thoughtful."

"Brother Mu Hua is so impressed. We are in another world, so we have to think more. What we need now is to heal our injured bodies and restore them to their best condition. The rest can only be taken one step at a time."

After the three of them agreed on their opinions, they went back to their rooms to rest.

…

The day before, in the main hall of Xijun City.

An old man wearing a purple gold robe, with a dignified appearance, a majestic figure, and a glowing face was sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall. He was Lu Wujie, the lord of the West Princess.

Standing opposite were Lu Qingyu and Linghu Xia.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Xiaguan has just returned from Beicheng. Although the drought has seriously affected everything, everything is under control." Linghu Xia said.

"Well, that's good." Princess West replied on the dragon throne.

"Qingyu, I didn't answer you what you asked me last time. Now that your uncle Linghu is back, let him explain it to you himself."

"Uncle Linghu, my niece has something unknown. There are merchants in Beijun who violate father's prohibition and sell grain at high prices. The two families found behind them are direct descendants of my uncle."

"Qingyu, you misunderstood. Let me explain this to you. In the three hundred years since the establishment of Xiaoxian Realm, everything has been going smoothly, and the population has increased from one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand now. However, Xiaoxian Realm's area is limited, but The land for farming is also extremely limited. Even if there is no drought, if the population continues to increase like this, it will not be long before the resources of Xiaoxianjie cannot support it at all. In order to survive, wars and turmoil will inevitably occur. The arrival of the second drought only brought this crisis forward.

. It had only been five years since the last war between West County and East County. The country was recovering, and no one was willing to join the army this time. But if you don't join the army, you won't have enough to eat and you may even starve to death, but if you join the army, you can have enough to eat, so people will naturally join the army enthusiastically. Since the price of food in Beijun was raised, many people who were unwilling to join the army have joined the army in order to have enough food to eat. Now our army is close to full strength. "

"Oh, so you are saying that the purpose of deliberately raising food prices is just to prepare for the war with Dongjuncheng and recruit troops?"

"This is just one of the reasons. Secondly, East County is also preparing for war. As for the outcome of the war, neither side is sure. North County is experiencing a food shortage and driving up food prices, which will send a signal to the outside world that an uncontrollable disaster has occurred in West County under the influence of drought. food crisis.

I sent people to find out that Dongjun has sent people to sneak into Beicheng to raise food prices together. It won't be long before Dongjun will think that our people have been distracted by the food crisis and our foundation is unstable, so they will naturally take the opportunity to raise troops. committed. In fact, we are deliberately showing weakness and luring the snake out of its hole. When the time comes, let's invite you to the urn. This battle will be won. "

"Uncle is worthy of being the chief assistant of Xijun City, and he is well versed in the ways of governing the country and the art of war. As far as the current situation is concerned, the longer the delay is, the more disadvantageous it is for us. After all, Xijun is more affected by the drought. The sooner a decisive battle seems to be It’s better for us, but it only hurts most of the poor people in Beicheng.”

"The way of a king does not mean that he does not care for ordinary people. The principle that water can carry and capsize a boat is the foundation of the way of a king. There are two foundations of a country, one is the quality of the population and the other is economic prosperity. The quality of the population and economic prosperity are mostly related Both are in the hands of the rich in the county. Although Beicheng has a large population, most of the people are simple laborers. For the survival of the country, the two have the lesser power, which can only sacrifice the interests of some people in Beicheng. ”

"The world is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs. In fact, those who hold power can not only control their own destiny to a certain extent, but also control the fate of ordinary people at will. Ordinary people are truly stupid dogs in the eyes of the sky." Lu Qingyu sighed. .

"Then, are we really going to prepare for the competition with Dongjun next?" Lu Qingyu continued to ask.

"Based on the current intelligence, this is just an agreement made by Dongjun to let us relax our vigilance. If we concentrate on preparing for the competition and relax our armaments, it will give Dongjun the opportunity to send out surprise troops. But if Dongjun is sure that we will If they win in the competition, they will definitely make this competition happen as soon as possible. Being able to eliminate the opponent's top combat power in advance in the competition is something both sides would be happy to see.

Among the Xiaoxian Realm, there are three monks in the West and East counties who represent the highest level of true elixir realm monks. It is said that not long ago, one of the excluded casual cultivators also successfully advanced to the level of a True Alchemy Realm monk. Now the people in Dongjun have begun to win over this casual cultivator of the True Alchemy Realm. According to the information they have received, Look, this person also tends to cooperate with Dongjuncheng.

After discussing with the princess, my idea is to find an opportunity to kill them directly. If they are not of my race, their minds will be different. Even if they can be used for my use, they will create trouble later. "

"Oh, then Uncle Linghu has a way to get rid of this strange cultivator who is in the True Alchemy Realm."

"This matter still needs time."

"Niece, I have an idea."

"tell me the story."

"A few days ago, I was on my way to Beijun...". Lu Qingyu told Linghu Xia what happened when she met Xu Yang, and proposed that the three of Xu Yang be used for their own purposes to divide each other's strength.

"It turns out it's him." Linghu Xia couldn't help but be startled when she heard the name Xu Yang.

Lu Qingyu had a good impression of Xu Yang, and naturally wanted to see Xu Yang protect the lives of the three of them after he had made great contributions to Xijun. Linghu Xia always insisted that people who are not of my race must have different opinions, and the two of them couldn't argue with each other. Open glue.

Finally, under the mediation of the Lord of the West County, Linghu Xia agreed to let Lu Qingyu use Xu Yang and the other three to separate the casual cultivators who were preparing to defect to the East County, but the condition was that if the Xu Yangs and the other three were found to have different intentions, they would be eliminated decisively. Only then did Lu Qingyu ask Xu Yang and the others for help a day later.

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Xu Yang and the others naturally did not know the agreement between Linghu Xia and Lu Qingyu.

During the few days in "Yuhua Tower", Xu Yang and Bai Mujin took the time to recover their physical strength, while Bai Muhua went out to inquire about the situation in Xijun City.

In the guest room.

Xu Yang sat alone on the bed with his eyes closed, thinking about how to improve his combat power in a short time. If we encounter Linghu Xia or a True Alchemy Realm monk who is as powerful as Linghu Xia again, how can we let the three people on our side escape intact?

Increasing one's own strength requires time. If one opens the Nightmare Beast Dream Realm again and spends "one year" practicing in it, one may further improve one's cultivation to the peak of the Peiyuan Realm. Last time I took the risk to use the Nightmare Beast Dream in the Ghostly Land, and I almost got trapped in it. After thinking about it, before mastering the "dolphin brain splitting technique" taught by the master "Gui Gu Yeyan", it is better not to use the nightmare beast dream rashly.

Another possible way is to wake up A'Zhu. As his natal spiritual pet, A'Zhu is in sync with his own cultivation. After A'Zhu wakes up, he will have another cultivator in the cultivation realm, and the power of the Nirvana Flame Spirit will reach a new height.