Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

"Sir, we are here."

It was noon, the sun was blazing in the sky, and the sunlight was shining like golden fire.

In this light, Shen Qiu's carriage slowly drove to the red gate of the Shen family mansion.

An attendant quickly stepped forward, opened the car door for him, and respectfully asked him to get out of the car.

The Shen family mansion is still exactly the same as in Shen Qiu's memory.

The high white wall stands quietly, and the top of the wall is covered with green vines.

Inside the wall are green trees and red flowers that cannot be contained.

The sweet chirping of warblers comes from time to time.

The gate is tall and majestic, the stone steps in front of it are wide and smooth, and the stone lions on both sides are majestic and domineering, as if they can deter all evil spirits.

Everyone in the Shen family had already gathered at the door and had been waiting for a long time.

The head of the Shen family, Shen Cong and his wife, and Shen Qiu's brother Shen Hua were among them.

When Shen Qiu slowly walked over with a staff in his hand, everyone immediately knelt down and saluted, and respectfully said in unison: "Greetings to the angel!"

This should be the first time in history that Shen Qiu, who is less than 1.4 meters tall, can overlook everyone from a high position.

In the past, when he raised his head, he could only see the chins of these people.

Now he looked straight ahead, and the heads of these people could be seen clearly.

Shen Qiu discovered that his father Shen Cong's hair was much thinner than expected, and the small leather crown could no longer cover his exposed scalp.

He also saw that the elegant and luxurious bun on the head of his aunt He Ru was actually made of carefully woven wigs - her own hair volume was obviously not enough to support such a gorgeous and thick hairstyle.

Shen Qiu knew that the respect shown by these people was out of awe for the young emperor in Luojing City.

As an imperial envoy, Shen Qiu acted on behalf of the emperor, so this feeling of awe was naturally projected onto him.

"Everyone, please get up." He ordered calmly.

Under the personal guidance of the owner of the house, Shen Cong, Shen Qiu passed through the vermilion gate and stepped into this exquisite garden that was once famous in the wilderness.

Here there are stacked rocks and water, numerous flowers and trees, many scenic spots, and mountains and forests within easy reach.

Although it was created by humans, it was created by heaven.

Looking at the rockery rocks of different shapes specially transported from the distant Zhenze Lake, Shen Qiu's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to his distant youth.

At that time, he played the game of "catching monsters" with the children of many relatives.

Because of his unique appearance, he was unfortunately chosen as the monster every time, while others acted as monster hunters and chased him all over the yard.

In the end, he was always forced to climb up those rockery rocks, with tears welling up in his eyes.

Other children were watching from below, bursts of laughter.

"Mr. Shen," Shen Qiu suddenly said to his father beside him, "the camellias in your yard are blooming so beautifully!"

Hearing this, Shen Cong felt a chill in his heart. He didn't understand why this son who had long since severed ties with the family suddenly spoke like this.

He lowered his head with a flattering smile on his face: "If the Imperial Envoy likes it, you might as well pick one and plant it in your yard so that its fragrance can accompany you -"

"——I'm not as courageous as you," Shen Qiu chuckled and interrupted his father, "It's October now, and the lotus flowers in His Majesty's imperial garden have long since withered, so why are the camellias still here? Blooming in the cold wind? Could it be that in the eyes of these flowers, you are more proud than your Majesty today?"

In the imperial garden of Zichen Palace, there was an expensive formation.

Under its cover, peach blossoms in spring, lotus flowers in summer, chrysanthemums in autumn, plum blossoms in winter, etc. will bloom in all seasons regardless of the season.

However, because Gu Xu has recently been researching the formation method to convert the Yin evil energy into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it requires a large amount of rare materials, which are extremely difficult to find on the market and cost a lot of money.

But the formation in this royal garden just had some of the materials he wanted.

Adhering to his stingy nature, Gu Xu dismantled this expensive formation without hesitation.

The flowers in the garden naturally withered one after another.

However, when the palace was cold and desolate, the Shen family of Jinling was still squandering a lot of money and resources, maintaining an extremely luxurious formation all year round, just to decorate their courtyard more beautifully.

"Please forgive me, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!" Shen Cong's legs weakened and he knelt down in front of his son again because of nervousness.

"Get up first," Shen Qiu sighed and said slowly, "No wonder His Majesty has always mentioned recently that the materials for setting up formations are expensive and scarce. It turns out that they are all hoarded by you people at home."

Having said this, Shen Qiu paused for a moment, turned to his brother Shen Hua, and said with a joking smile: "Master Shen, this time, you don't plan to treat your hundreds of concubines, maids, and rabbits. Did you bring it out to open our eyes?"

"I...I have dismissed them all..." Shen Hua's voice trembled, not daring to raise his head to look at his half-brother.

He has always been timid and afraid of getting into trouble.

Seeing that the Chen family in Xiangyang had been killed and dispersed, and hearing that the emperor would send envoys to handle affairs in the Jinling area, he was so frightened that he hurriedly hid the treasure he had collected in recent years, and at the same time expelled the hundreds of maids and male favorites from his home.

Shen Qiu chuckled and was noncommittal.

When Shen Qiu entered the main hall of Shen's house, his expression became serious, his eyes swept over the people present, and he said solemnly: "Today, I hold the staff and am here to rectify the many problems in Jinling and nearby areas for Your Majesty. industry.

"For a long time, the Shen family has been monopolizing various industries in Jiangnan, including not only elixirs, magic weapons, talismans and other items needed by practitioners, but also key areas of people's livelihood such as food, salt transportation, tea, and silk.

“You often use this to hoard goods, drive up prices, and make huge profits.

“In addition, you have been colluding with the prefect’s yamen all year round to evade taxes and conceal true profits through bribery and other means, causing a large amount of tax burden to be passed on to ordinary people.

"What's worse, you also used your monopoly on resources to issue usury loans to ordinary people, forcing them to have no choice but to sell their wives and children.

"...

"You sing and sing every night, but you never think that the ordinary people in Jinling are no longer happy.

“Therefore, starting from today, all the properties under your name will be returned to the imperial court, and from then on they will be managed by the imperial court...

"As for the crimes you personally committed, officials from the Ministry of Punishment will handle it in a few days..."

Before arriving in Jinling, Gu Xu and Shen Qiu had an in-depth discussion on the follow-up arrangements for Jinling Shen's industry. Gu Xu believes that bringing all industries related to the country's economic lifeline and the strength of future practitioners to the imperial court may not be the most ideal strategy, but it is undoubtedly the most appropriate plan at this stage.

After all, Dahuang is facing an unprecedented war, and it is urgent to quickly improve the overall combat effectiveness of practitioners in a short period of time.

Therefore, the efficiency of resource allocation becomes particularly critical.

Only by pooling these resources and forces can they be distributed in a timely manner to those who need them most.

Instead of allowing a group of profit-driven businessmen to figure out how to use these resources for personal gain.

When Gu Xu said these words, Shen Qiu listened with special concentration.

He found that even though His Majesty had never had any experience in running a business or workshop, he had left the "Shuchangfang" to be managed by himself in the past, and His Majesty was a completely hands-off shopkeeper.

However, the many truths expounded by His Majesty can often point directly to the essence of the problem, giving Shen Qiu a feeling of clearing the air.

"Perhaps this is Su Hui from His Majesty's previous life!" Shen Qiu sighed silently in his heart.

…………

After pronouncing the fate of the Jinling Shen family, Shen Qiu left this fresh and elegant garden amidst the respectful farewells of everyone.

Perhaps, he will not return to this place for many years to come.

In the past, whenever Shen Qiu suffered a lot of injustice here, he silently swore in his heart that one day, when he became famous, he would have to let those who had bullied him see how powerful he was.

However, now, with the collapse of the Shen family, Shen Qiu found that the aggrieved or angry emotions he once felt were gradually dissipating amidst the changes in the world.

He already had greater ambitions and no longer bothered to pay attention to these noisy sparrows.

He wants to follow His Majesty's footsteps to create an unprecedented glorious era and let his name be forever engraved in the history of the wilderness.

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Luojing, Zichen Palace, Jiangyun Palace.

Gu Xu, Wang Jian, Xiao Wanjun and Chen Suhui were standing in the courtyard, staring at the formation with complex patterns on the ground.

Under the sunlight, the formation sparkled, as if it was pregnant with extremely powerful power.

"Your Majesty, I feel the existence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth." Chen Suhui suddenly spoke and respectfully greeted Gu Xu.

Gu Xu raised his head, glanced at Wang Jian next to him, and ordered: "Increase the intensity."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After hearing his words, Wang Jian immediately concentrated and poured more true energy into the formation.

At this moment, the cool autumn breeze becomes extremely fresh and pleasant.

Everyone present felt that every cell seemed to be sucking in the fresh breath, and the true energy in the body also became restless.

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During the recent period, Gu Xu summoned these people to the palace, and according to his previous ideas, he studied the formation that could transform the evil spirit into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth day and night.

When everyone saw the new spiritual energy of heaven and earth in Gu Xu's hands for the first time, they were all shocked and couldn't believe what they were feeling.

Especially Chen Suhui, the "fairy body".

In the past, because she had a much higher affinity to the outside world than ordinary people, the evil energy accumulated in her meridians for many years, causing serious damage to her health that cannot be ignored.

However, if the legendary "spiritual energy of heaven and earth" can come to the wild world, then the troubles she suffered in the past will no longer exist.

She will be like Taishang Haotian in the upper world, relying on her "fairy spirit body" to advance by leaps and bounds and soar into the sky.

"These talismans that can transform the spiritual energy of heaven and earth still have many limitations." Gu Xu glanced around the people present and saw that they still had shocked expressions on their faces, and continued, "On the one hand, their transformation efficiency It is really too low, far from meeting the needs of a monk for daily practice.

"On the other hand, they rely too much on my power of Taoism and must be maintained by me personally.

“This prevents them from being widely implemented so that they can be used by more practitioners.

“Therefore, I have summoned you all here and hope that you can brainstorm and work together to find ways to solve these two problems:

“First, how to firmly integrate the “subversion” Tao Principle into the formation;

"Second, how to improve the conversion efficiency of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

Following Gu Xu's order, in the following days, everyone devoted themselves to the research of this great invention that could subvert the world structure.

As a long-established Fu Tao master, Wang Jian lacks Gu Xu's unbridled creative thinking, but he is well-informed and has solid basic skills in Fu Tao.

Whenever Gu Xu comes up with a novel idea, he can always quickly improve the details; and when there are subtle problems with the formation, he can also see through the loopholes at a glance.

Xiao Wanjun is well-read and knows Taoism well.

Perhaps because she was unable to practice herself, she devoted more energy to the study of theoretical knowledge. She is often able to draw lessons from other sources and use some unpopular and cross-field spiritual knowledge to solve problems she encounters.

As for Chen Suhui...she is responsible for feeling the aura of heaven and earth.

With the joint efforts of several people, the research on formations has made breakthrough progress.

Nowadays, the "subversion" of Taoism has been firmly integrated into the formation through a series of exquisite talisman and seal patterns, and Gu Xu no longer needs to maintain it himself.

As long as a monk who has reached the fifth level and above injects true energy into it, it will automatically absorb the surrounding Yin evil energy and transform it into pure heaven and earth spiritual energy.

"Currently, we are still facing an urgent problem that needs to be solved," Gu Xu spoke again at this time, frowning slightly, "We have to find a way to completely isolate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth generated by the formation from the evil energy in the wilderness.

"The current situation is that once the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is generated, it will still be mixed with the evil energy. Monks practicing in such an environment will inevitably inhale the evil energy, which means they still need to rely on elixirs to maintain their health. Sanity and clarity.

"We have yet to find suitable materials or formations to achieve effective separation of the two."

Just as Gu Xu was deep in thought, Wang Jian suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind and said, "Your Majesty, maybe we can try to use the 'Hunyuan Qi'?

"You mentioned in front of me before that there is a large amount of Hunyuan Qi at the end of the world. It can not only separate worlds with different laws, but also separate time and space. Then, we may also try to use it to separate the Yin. The evil spirit and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth..."

Wang Jian's words were like a thunder cracking through the fog, instantly making Gu Xu's eyes light up.

Gu Xu couldn't help but recall his experience of traveling between history and the future in the "Return to Ruins" in the East China Sea a few months ago. In that "Hunyuan Qi", different dimensions of time and space can exist in parallel. So, is it not completely impossible to isolate spiritual energy and yin energy?

Thinking of this, Gu Xu turned to look at the chamberlain Han Shunxi on the side, and said in a deep voice: "Han Shunxi, go to the royal treasury quickly and get my 'Hunyuan Box'." (End of Chapter)