Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Chapter 23: Deterring monsters and overwhelming the city with one word
"Taoist Master, please."

Zhang Qingyun asked Jiang Sheng to take a seat very solemnly and served Jiang Sheng tea himself.

"County Lord, why is this?" Jiang Sheng picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Zhang Qingyun explained: "The Eight Wolves of East County are infamous throughout Qingzhou. They are extremely vicious cultivators who have killed countless people. Even ordinary evil cultivators are afraid of the Eight Wolves of East County."

"And the Taoist Master killed the Eight Wolves of East County today, which undoubtedly greatly shocked the evil cultivators in East County. Presumably, the evil cultivators lurking in Qingshan County will be able to stop for a while."

"In this way, Qingyun, Xiaonu, and Fairy Xu can make arrangements calmly, so that they can have time to catch all these evil cultivators."

"How can Qingyun not be grateful to the Taoist Priest?"

Jiang Sheng smiled and said: "Pindao remembers that Mayor Tian asked Pindao to come down the mountain on behalf of the county. Pindao didn't agree, and the county was very angry."

"Before, I just sat back and watched those casual cultivators test the poor."

"Why are you so arrogant now and so respectful later?"

Zhang Qingyun was a little embarrassed.

Zhang Qing said quickly: "The Taoist priest is a high-level practitioner from Penglai and has an extraordinary character. Why bother with an ordinary person like my little girl's father?"

"At the beginning, my daughter's father was also anxious and forgot that it is difficult to find true scriptures and it is difficult to find real people."

Jiang Sheng smiled and nodded. He had no intention of arguing with Zhang Qingyun, otherwise why would he be sitting here?
After Zhang Qing learned about Jiang Sheng's strength from Xu Xiao, she told Jiang Sheng her plan.

Obviously, what Zhang Qing said now was the real plan, and the secret room planning that night was actually worried about the demon's spies getting into it.

Now Wen Renjie, Young Master Kong Kong, and Qiao Xuan are not present, only Xu Xiao, the best friend of Lan Yue Sect, and Jiang Sheng, a high-ranking scholar from Penglai.

But judging from their status, it is impossible for these two people to collude with the demon of Taiping River.

Jiang Sheng and Xu Xiao have teamed up to set up a barrier, so that the conversations in the county government cannot be heard by outsiders.

After listening to Zhang Qing's story in silence, Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment before saying, "I still believe in Miss Zhang's plan."

"The county is in danger now, but Miss Zhang needs to be in the middle of the situation. After much deliberation, I decided to leave something for Miss Zhang to defend herself."

Zhang Qing's eyes flashed with light: "What kind of self-defense will the Taoist priest leave for the little girl?"

Jiang Sheng took out a talisman from his arms. It was a piece of cyan talisman paper with black clouds painted on it.

Handing the talisman to Zhang Qing, Jiang Sheng explained: "This is a mysterious water talisman drawn by Pindao Xianlai. It contains Pindao's spiritual power. After activation, ordinary foundation building will not hurt the lady at all."

Zhang Qing put the talisman away carefully, and bowed to Yingying again: "My dear, thank you to the Taoist priest."

Xu Xiao looked at the cyan talisman, his eyes full of surprise: "It's amazing that the Taoist master can successfully draw such a profound talisman at the foundation-building level."

As we all know, whether monks draw talismans or refine elixirs, it is difficult to refine things of the same level.

For example, when monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage refine elixirs, they basically refine elixirs from the Qi Training Stage; while monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage draw talismans that are basically drawn from the Qi Training Stage.

This is because it has the highest success rate and can save the most costs. After all, refining Qi-training things based on foundation-building cultivation is a high-level strategy, and if it is the opposite, there will definitely not be much chance of success.

Jiang Sheng chuckled, but his expression remained unchanged: "It's just a matter of practice, there's nothing profound about it."

Xu Xiao quickly said: "Penglai is the authentic sect of Xuanmen. Who in the entire Eastern Continent has not heard the name of Penglai Talisman?"

"I am lucky enough to see the Penglai Talisman today. I have a gracious request. I would like to ask the Taoist Master to sell me a few."

Jiang Sheng knew that Xu Xiao was under great pressure sitting alone in the county seat. He thought for a while and said, "What kind of talisman Xu Daoyou wants, let me tell you first."

"Pindao will draw it after returning to the mountain, and fellow Taoist Xu will come to Qingping Mountain to pick it up in three days."

Xu Xiao was overjoyed and told him the several talismans he needed.

Jiang Sheng nodded slightly. What Xu Xiao wanted was basically to detect the traces of evil cultivators, remove curses, and guard against victory. Such talismans were really not difficult for Jiang Sheng.

Therefore, Jiang Sheng agreed: "These talismans can be painted, and the price can be reduced by another 20%. Fellow Daoist Xu, how good is this?"

Xu Xiao nodded repeatedly: "Thank you so much, Master."

Without much chit-chat, Jiang Sheng and Xu Xiao agreed to make a deal in Qingping Mountain in three days, and Jiang Sheng started to return.

It wasn't until Jiang Sheng flew up and left the county that the evil cultivators hidden throughout the county breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Sheng really put too much pressure on them. What kind of reputation does the Eight Wolves of East County have?
Killing the true disciples of the Qingyun Sect and ruthlessly killing the elders of the Zi Mansion. Who in Qingzhou doesn’t know the names of the Eight Wolves of East County?
How many qi-training cultivating families were destroyed at the hands of the Eight Wolves of East County, and how many foundation-building monks were hunted and killed by them like prey?

Nowadays, the famous Eight Wolves of Dongjun encountered a real dragon during a hunt. Instead, they were slaughtered one by one, and their corpses were hung in public at the gate of the county government office. The evil cultivators secretly took a look and were so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat!
The Eight Wolves of East County, who could scare the cultivating families who were cultivating Qi and building foundations and fled overnight with their names alone, were as dry as firewood and hung at the gate of the county government office like dried bacon. One look and you can tell what they have been through.

The evil cultivators even imagined that scene: the Eight Wolves of Dongjun were defeated by Jiang Sheng, and each of them sacrificed their blood essence and blood, but they were still no match for Jiang Sheng and were slaughtered one by one.

The feeling of powerlessness makes the evil cultivators feel suffocated just thinking about it.

And just as Zhang Qingyun said, after Jiang Sheng's actions, the evil cultivators in Qingshan County have indeed calmed down.

They are not stupid, how can they have a head-on conflict with a fierce dragon crossing the river like Jiang Sheng?

Moreover, Taoist Master Jiang also said that he would live in Qingping Mountain to practice cultivation. As long as he didn't disturb him by going to Qingping Mountain, he would most likely be fine.

But even so, the evil cultivators couldn't guarantee whether Jiang Sheng would come to Qingshan County every now and then, so they all hid their tracks and decided to wait for a while to see the limelight.

There are also some evil cultivators who took the opportunity to inform their employers about the matter and demanded a temporary increase in prices, which shows no industry ethics at all.

With just one sentence, Jiang Sheng suppressed the evil cultivators in the city, making these murderous evil cultivators tremble with fear, and no one dared to take the lead!

Jiang Sheng, who returned to Qingping Mountain, finally lived the pure life he wanted.

Gathering morning glow by day and moonlight by night, every drop of spiritual liquid in his body kept accumulating. Jiang Sheng even felt that he would be satisfied if he could continue like this.

Three days later, Xu Xiao came to Qingping Mountain to pick up the talisman, and Jiang Sheng handed the drawn talisman to Xu Xiao.

Among them, there are five talismans for guarding against the evil spirit, five talismans for lifting curses, and ten talismans for chasing the aura of evil cultivators.

There were twenty talismans in total, and Xu Xiao paid 2,800 spiritual stones.

The price is not high, even more than 30% lower than the price on the market.

And it was an ordinary talisman. It was a talisman drawn by a foundation-building monk in Penglai. Logically speaking, the price should be higher.

Xu Xiao naturally knew that this was a huge discount given to her by Jiang Sheng. While Xu Xiao was grateful, she also said that she would inform her fellow apprentices about this and try her best to introduce more business to Jiang Sheng.

Jiang Sheng nodded and agreed with a smile.

After sending Xu Xiao away, Jiang Sheng's life returned to peace again.

It was not until four days later that Tian Ming'an arrived at the Taoist temple at sunrise, and then knelt down outside the temple and asked Jiang Sheng to accept him.

Jiang Sheng sat cross-legged on the futon with his eyelids lowered, ignoring Tian Ming'an who was kneeling outside the hall.

Tian Ming'an also knelt down without saying a word until he got up and went down the mountain.

In the early morning of the next day, Tian Ming'an came to the Taoist temple early and knelt outside the temple. Jiang Sheng didn't say anything, so he kept kneeling until he left in the evening.

Then came the third day, the fourth day, and the fifth day.

After kneeling for six consecutive days, Tian Ming'an still wanted to go up the mountain, but Tian Guofu couldn't bear it anymore: "Ming'an, if you really want to practice Taoism, my family will give up all their wealth to send you to the sect in Dongjun. It’s not impossible.”

"What's more, the Taoist Palace of the imperial court sends Taoist officials to inspect various counties every year. As long as they are over twelve years old and have a strong sense of understanding, they may be admitted to the Taoist Palace. Why bother begging Taoist Master Jiang?"

Tian Mingan pursed his lips with a stubborn expression: "My grandson has little experience and has not seen many monks, but my grandson knows that there are absolutely very few monks like the Taoist Priest."

"It's my grandson's chance to meet him now. If he fails to seize this opportunity, he will regret it for the rest of his life."

With that said, Tian Mingan once again ignored the dissuasion of his family, went up the mountain early, and knelt down in front of the Taoist temple again, bowing to the ground without saying a word.

Jiang Sheng glanced at Tian Ming'an silently, lowered his eyelids and continued practicing.

Tian Ming'an, who had been silent for another day and had knelt all day again, was stiff, cold and hungry.

At the age of twelve, he had to endure the cold and kneel for a day every day without touching the rice water. It was rare to be able to last for two or three days, let alone seven days?
But what Tian Mingan was thinking was that he had persisted for seven days. As long as he continued to persist, Jiang Sheng would be able to see his integrity every day he knelt.

So on the morning of the eighth day, even though he felt that his body was about to lose its support, Tian Ming'an still pushed himself up the mountain, trudged to the mountainside with difficulty, and knelt down in front of Jiang Sheng.

From nine o'clock to noon, Tian Ming'an was already confused.

Jiang Sheng glanced at Tian Ming'an and suddenly said, "You have been kneeling for seven days in a row. Today is already the eighth day."

"If I still don't care about you, what will you do?"

　Today's first chapter, haha, I need to adjust my work and rest. I beg you to collect more. It would be better if you have a monthly pass.

　　
　
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