casket of old days

Chapter 469 Change and Transcendence

It has been many years since the two major Daoist powerhouses formally engaged in a battle.

All of a sudden, this appointment caused an uproar in the entire Tianqu Mansion, and then slowly spread to the entire Lingzhou, and even the surrounding states.

The festivities between Huang Tiandao and Chu Qiguang were also found out and spread again.

It is said that Huang Tiandao had suffered a lot when he bought the stock of the Qingyang Chamber of Commerce before, so he made a revenge.

It is said that it was because Chu Qiguang took away the Holy Maiden of the Emperor Tiandao, and tortured her day and night after returning.

It is also said that Chu Qiguang cheated Huang Tiandao of his money, so Huang Tiandao always regarded him as an enemy.

All kinds of rumors were spreading, and gradually there was an uproar in Lingzhou, where the Yunyang Chamber of Commerce was located, and Yongzhou, where Huang Tiandao was located.

Even the stocks of Qingyang Chamber of Commerce and Huangtiandao fluctuated for a while.

After all, since ancient times in this world, individual strength has been crucial.

Up to now, from the martial arts that the imperial court selects talents to the villagers who fight at the head of the village, it all depends on whether they know martial arts, and whose martial arts are more powerful.

This kind of worship of individual strength is influenced by thousands of years of cultivation history, after events where the strong changed history time after time, after the strong influenced people's lives... Gradually subtly planted in people's hearts.

Under this subtle influence, it also makes the fights between the peak powerhouses have great influence.

After Chu Qiguang introduced the means of the stock market, the confrontation between the strong in the Tao has become more and more clear in numerical changes, that is, the rise and fall of stock prices.

And in the face of Zhang Xinhui's appointment, it is naturally impossible for Yunyang Chamber of Commerce to sit still.

The major shareholders quickly made an appointment to discuss the next countermeasures.

The chubby Prince Hui patted the table, and said annoyedly: "Zhang Xinhui is clearly bullying Lord Chu, who has just become a Martial God, and wants to use his name as a stepping stone."

Another shareholder said sadly: "Can't the imperial court send a large army to suppress this emperor's way of heaven?"

Someone shook his head: "It's hard, Huang Tiandao has a deep foundation in Yongzhou, and I heard that Dongnan just lost the battle, so how can it be possible to fight Huang Tiandao again."

Zhong Shan'e on the side didn't speak, but he knew that what this person said was right.

Today's Han court is not as powerful as it used to be.

The Northeast Eagle Clan, the Northwest Wolf Clan, and the complex situation in the southeast...all involve the power of this behemoth.

Although Huang Tiandao was defined as a cult by the court, it has developed deep roots in Yongzhou over the years.

Especially in recent years, there have been severe droughts in Yongzhou year after year, with ten houses and nine empty houses, resulting in a huge number of refugees.

Relying on the action of giving out porridge, Huang Tiandao quickly developed a large number of refugees into followers of Huang Tiandao.

In Zhenmusi's view, such a move is to gather a large amount of faith power.

Then believers have to rely on the emperor's way of heaven to spread clouds and rain in order to cultivate.

Invocation runes are required to cure diseases.

These two things alone are enough to make a large number of common people and even high-ranking officials join Huang Tiandao.

Although ordinary people also have to pay a large amount of donations after becoming believers in Huang Tiandao, at least they can survive.

In today's Yongzhou, Huang Tiandao's words are often even more useful than the government.

This is already a structural collapse of rule and a collapse of faith.

And even if a lot of effort was spent to wipe out Huang Tiandao, it would be a huge burden for the court to continue to maintain the rule of Yongzhou and help the refugees, and there was not so much money at all.

It is precisely because of knowing the complicated situation in Yongzhou that the imperial court has not attacked Yongzhou for a long time, but tried its best to limit the external expansion of Huang Tiandao.

What's more, according to Zhong Shan'e's knowledge, besides Zhang Xinhui, Huang Tiandao also had a Taoist immortal more than 20 years ago.

Although there has been no news of the other party for more than 20 years, it is hard to say whether he is still alive or not.

Zhong Shan'e frowned and thought: "...now is definitely not the time to start a war with Huang Tiandao. '

The shareholders discussed and quarreled, but they still failed to come up with a solution.

Finally, Zhong Shan'e made a decision: "Chu Qiguang should be back soon. When he comes back, let's see what countermeasures he has."

Everyone present was very convinced by Chu Qiguang's means of running the chamber of commerce and manipulating stocks, and nodded after hearing the words.

Zhong Shan'e said: "...If it really doesn't work, at worst I will fight Zhang Xinhui for Chu Qiguang."

……

Outside the city of Tianqu Mansion.

Chen Gang drove the carriage, while Zhou Yujiao and Juno sat in the carriage.

Juno traveled the Central Plains for many years in order to find clues to the "Star Book".

She remembered that the last time she came to Lingzhou was seven or eight years ago.

Now revisiting the old place, Juno can feel the difference from Jingzhou to Lingzhou along the way.

There are more and more greens on both sides of the road.

A large number of ditches criss-cross the cultivated land.

There are more and more busy farmers in the fields.

Looking at the endless wheat field gives people in this world a sense of solidity.

Especially after entering the territory of Lingzhou, Juno found that many of the farming people here were strong and energetic, not as thin as the people in Jingzhou.

What surprised her even more was that there were very few refugees here, and she hardly encountered them.

Juno asked curiously: "The people in Lingzhou seem to live better than those in Jingzhou?"

Zhou Yujiao smiled triumphantly and said, "That's not true! We don't have so many people begging here! It's my brother's Yunyang Chamber of Commerce who takes everyone to farm..."

It has been almost a year since the Yunyang Chamber of Commerce was established.

As the chamber of commerce leased and bought land in Lingzhou, a large amount of land was handed over to the chamber of commerce for management.

Under the will of Chu Qiguang, the Chamber of Commerce handed over these lands to a large number of refugees who had performed the Heavenly Demon Foundation Establishment Method for farming.

The elixir lecturer Li Jian hired by Chu Qiguang from Zhenmasi taught them new farming methods and more effective fertilizers.

Today, the first batch of grain cultivated by the Chamber of Commerce on a large scale last year has already been collected.

With better workers and chemical fertilizers, the yield of grain per mu has more than doubled.

Not only has it stabilized the rise in food prices caused by the conversion of wheat to cotton, but it has even exported some to Jiubian and Jingzhou, alleviating some food shortages.

This year, with the increase of cultivated land area and Li Jian's adjustment of technology and fertilizer ratio, grain production will inevitably continue to grow.

Next, the three of them drove the carriage and entered the Tianqu Mansion.As for Qiao Zhi, he had already rushed to Yaoyin village.

As they walked along the main street behind the city gate, they saw various bun shops, teahouses, taverns, pharmacies, and clothing and shoe shops emerging on both sides of the street.

Although the grade of the shops does not look high, Juno is also a little surprised by the number of shops one after another.

At this moment, there was a rumbling crowd in the distance.

I saw a large group of people wearing coarse work clothes turned into a crowd, coming together, as if pouring out endlessly.

They passed by various shops on the street, some bought steamed stuffed buns to take home, some went to teahouses and taverns in twos and threes, and some tried on clothes and shoes in the shops...

Chen Gang explained: "This should be the factory workers resting."

However, he was also a little shocked. The number of workers in front of him seemed to be much more than before they left.

In recent years, as the scale of Qingyang Chamber of Commerce's textile factories has continued to expand, more and more farmers have chosen to work in cities.

Because in the eyes of many farmers, working in factories is easier and more profitable than doing farm work.

With the growth of the urban population, gradually some merchants opened stores to meet the needs of these workers, and some opened and some closed within a year, gradually forming what it is today.

In addition to exacerbating the flow of silver, the population growth has also brought more security problems to Tianqu Mansion. The continuous expansion of the textile factory has also led to pollution problems. The top management of the Chamber of Commerce has begun to consider the plan to move the textile factory outside the city. .

In addition, the shareholders and shopkeepers of the chamber of commerce want the workers to work more overtime and do more work per person, while the workers want to work less and get more money.

If it weren't for Chu Qiguang's prestige, the gentry and aristocrats would probably be able to work seven or eight hours a day for one person, and even more bloody squeezes would happen.

But this method has never been Chu Qiguang's goal. Compared with him, he prefers sustainable development, flowing wealth, and using wealth to change the world, not just making money.

Of course, these contradictions hidden under the surface cannot be seen by Juno and others in front of them.

Looking at the turbulent crowd, Juno just thought: "I have also seen the workshops there in the southeast, and it seems that there are no such large-scale workers. Apart from practicing martial arts, Chu Qiguang is also very good at business?"

Immediately after they arrived at the courtyard where Chu Qiguang lived in Tianqu Mansion, Wang Cailiang rushed over after receiving the news.

Juno is resting in another courtyard.

As soon as Wang Cailiang saw Chen Gang and Zhou Yujiao, he asked:
"Brother Chu? Has he not come back yet?"

Then Zhou Yujiao and the others listened to Wang Cailiang tell about Zhang Xinhui's fight with Chu Qiguang.

Chen Gang said: "Is the leader of Huang Tiandao? I have heard of this person. He once presided over the ceremony of praying for rain in Yongzhou. I heard that it rained heavily for three days in a county."

Zhou Yujiao, however, recalled the scene of Chu Qiguang fighting in the Buddhist world, and said confidently: "It's okay. Although my brother is fierce and picky, and also likes to deceive, but he fights very well, and he will definitely win this Zhang Xinhui .”

……

In a manor outside the capital.

The sword sage Ma Yi laughed: "Zhang Xinhui actually invited Chu Qiguang to fight?"

Shen Guangqi, who had discussed with Chu Qiguang on the side, lowered his head and snorted: "Do you really think that we are easy to bully when we become Martial Gods? I think this heart is about to stumble."

Although Shen Guangqi dislikes Chu Qiguang, there are also conflicts between Tianxing Division and Zhenma Division.

But in the face of a cult enemy like Huang Tiandao, they subconsciously still share the same hatred.

Jiang Longyu, who was practicing at the side, moved his ears, and silently added the name 'Zhang Xinhui' to his future challenge list.

Sword Saint Ma Yi said, "Why don't we go and have a look?"

Shen Guangqi glanced at him and said, "Are you busy in northern martial arts? Do you still have this skill?"

Ma Yi smiled and said, "I'm taking a break from my busy schedule."

"I have discussed it with the people in the school, and I plan to exchange the Fa with Chu Qiguang and study together. Do you want to come?"

When Chu Qiguang met with the major practitioners in the capital before, he released the news that he wanted to exchange Fa-rectification.

Immortals who have entered the Tao are not very interested. After all, Taoism and martial arts are very different, and the "Sumi Mountain King Sutra" does not appeal to them.

However, several Martial Gods who entered the Tao became interested in their hearts, especially after Chu Qiguang showed his strength in the Buddhist world and turned into a giant, they became more interested in the genuine "Sumeru King Sutra".

After all, it is very fast to learn all kinds of martial arts when entering the Taoist martial arts, and the essence of martial arts is mostly the same.

It's just that the danger of observing other martial arts is not too high, and with the qualifications of martial gods, observing and emulating can always be rewarding.

……

On Chaoyao Mountain.

A wet figure was climbing up from the creek.

When the figure raised his head, he could see the blue-faced fangs, his eyes were full of fierce light, and he was not a good person at first glance.

'Water ghost, it's you who disturbed my study these few days. '

Chu Qiguang walked out of the dense forest, looked at the water ghost in front of him and said.

Ever since he began to comprehend "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts", Chu Qiguang can often see some light spots floating in front of his eyes from time to time.

He knew that this was the remaining spirit after death, but as long as it was not corrupted by demons, it would not turn into a ghost.

These spirits are floating around, and eventually they will gradually dissipate between the heaven and the earth, so don't worry about it at all.

But the water ghost in front of him was different. It seemed that he had been attracted by Chu Qiguang these days, and would come to harass him every night, which prevented him from studying hard with Lin Lan.

Chu Qiguang drove away the opponent several times in a row with the blood of the Martial God level, but he couldn't kill the opponent.

However, after some searching, he found the location where the other party appeared.

"Is your body here?"

Water ghosts belong to the category of ghosts that fell into the water and drowned. They are not very powerful, and they happen to be among the goals that can be surpassed in the first chapter of "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts".

They will always turn into various matters that others care about, luring the target to fall into the water.

At this moment, the water ghost smiled slightly, and in the blink of an eye, it had turned into a big, white piece of silver.

Chu Qiguang sneered: "It's really not wise to change in front of me."

But as a Martial God, he is naturally not afraid of a mere water ghost.I saw Chu Qiguang's figure moved, and he had already grabbed the silver in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, he felt an incomparable attraction coming from Yin Zi, directly dragging him into the creek.

'The suction is so strong that I can't even stand still. Is this the ability of ghosts? '

Two flames gushed out from Chu Qiguang's eyes, already illuminating the dim river extremely brightly.

I saw that the white silver had turned into a white bone that had been soaked for many years at some point, and was tightly wrapped around his body, as if it wanted to take him off to the bottom of the river.

Chu Qiguang found that this kind of sinking was almost irreversible, and he couldn't go up with his martial arts power.

'Then give the whole river to...'

Chu Qiguang yelled violently, and sound waves visible to the naked eye came out of his mouth, as if an explosion had been triggered.

At the same time, surging flames gushed out directly from every pore of his body, like a volcanic eruption, overturning the entire river.

Amidst the rumbling sound of explosions, flames burst into the sky.

The river in front of me turned into a downpour and fell towards the surrounding woods. Before it even got close to the ground, it was evaporated into white air by the rolling heat wave.

With the disappearance of the river, the bones that were still entangled with Chu Qiguang just now seemed to be stunned, and the strange force that was dragging downwards was lost.

Chu Qiguang grabbed the bone's head, and the flames poured out from the palm of his hand, and the bone burned blazingly in a blink of an eye.

'This should be the skeleton of the water ghost, right? '

While burning the other party's bones, Chu Qiguang chanted a series of incantations.

With the sound of the incantation, the bones gradually turned to ashes, and the water ghost was completely saved.

At the same time, Chu Qiguang felt a cold force pouring into his brain, and then disappeared.

He guessed that it should be the so-called demon power of ghosts, that is, ghost power.

Fragmentary memories emerged from his mind, which were the memories of the water ghost.

However, Chu Qiguang took a quick scan and chose to use the Ring of Foolishness to flow out these memories.

'With a few more water ghosts like this, I should be able to meet the requirements of the second chapter. '

After returning to Chaoyao Mountain, a lecturer hurried over and told Chu Qiguang about the appointment of Heavenly Dao.After all, Chaoyao Mountain is also in Lingzhou, and there have been quite a few people buying stocks on the mountain in the past year.

(End of this chapter)