Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Xiao Mobai said loudly: "If we want the world to be peaceful, it is not enough for one person to hoe the strong and support the weak, and to act righteously and chivalrously. What is needed is order and rules. It cannot be accomplished by just a few people with warm hearts. If I gain power, I will do my best." This move will establish a strong and orderly empire and bring peace to the world."

Tang Ning said: "Brother Xiao has the heart to embrace the universe and the ambition to embrace the world. Tang admires him very much, but he doesn't agree with what he said."

Xiao Mobai said: "What do you think, fellow Taoist Tang?"

Tang Ning smiled and said, "I don't have the ambitions of fellow Taoist. I am not at the helm of the world's general trend. But in my humble opinion, instead of creating a new world and rebuilding the world, it is better to take advantage of the situation and follow the current."

"What do you mean by this?"

Tang Ning said: "Fellow Daoist Xiao said that order and rules are needed for peace in the world. This is certainly true. Isn't there no order and rules now? If it weren't for the rise of the demon sect and the conflict between demon clans, how could there be so many disputes in the world."

"The cost of opening a new empire is too high, and it will inevitably affect the interests of the four major sects, aristocratic families, chambers of commerce, etc., not to mention whether it will succeed or not, there will definitely be more wars. I don't want to borrow the hands of the four major Xuanmen , slightly adjusting the original rules to avoid conflicts to the greatest extent.”

Xiao Mobai said: "Fellow Taoist Tang's words are too ideal and unrealistic. If this world were a giant, the four great sects would be like four cancerous tumors attached to the giant's body, sucking its blood day after day. Today it is already If the disease reaches the bone marrow, even if the wrist is cut off and the tail is cut off, it cannot be reborn. Only by uprooting it and completely eradicating it may there be a chance of survival. "

Tang Ning said: "If the cancer is removed, the person will die and there will be no chance of life."

Qin Zhaoxian smiled and said: "What you two said is reasonable. In my opinion, the reason why you and I embark on the path of spiritual practice is just for the word immortality. If you don't get immortality, you have to settle for the next best thing, and you have to seek freedom and ease." "As for the situation in the world, there is no need to worry about it."

The three of them drank heavily and got drunk in the evening. Tang Ning rested for the night in Qin Zhaoxian's house and said goodbye the next day. Along the way, through clouds and fog, across rivers and mountains, I suddenly saw two figures chasing each other in mid-air below.

He stopped and took a closer look. In front of him was a person with a flying sword. His green clothes looked like the clothes of the Qian Yizong.

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Zhao Liheng saw the distance between the two getting closer and closer, and became anxious. He moved his sword towards the bottom of the canyon. The figure behind him was less than fifty feet away. He fell to the ground, and the mysterious sword behind him slashed straight down with a black light.

Before the knife fell, the huge spiritual pressure had already suppressed him and made him breathless.

My life is at an end. He thought to himself, making the last resistance in the fight between trapped beasts, and struck the enemy with his long sword.

Click, the two hit each other for a moment, the long sword broke inch by inch, and the person who was blinded by the shining black sword couldn't open his eyes.

There was a "bang" sound, and the golden sword did not fall down. Instead, a golden bowl about ten feet high came out and hit Xuan Dao from the left. Xuan Dao received the blow and shot backwards, spinning continuously in the air.

When the man behind him saw this, his expression changed. Without any hesitation, he took back the Xuan Dao with a move of his hand and turned into a escaping light.

Tang Ning's flash of light landed beside the disciple. When she saw the man running away, she did not pursue him.

"Disciple Zhao Liheng pays homage to Uncle Tang." Zhao Liheng was surprised and happy for the rest of his life, and he quickly bowed and saluted.

"Who is he?"

"I don't know, my disciple, but my two junior brothers, Zhou Xuan and Wang Yang, were ordered by the department to capture the host of the corpse insect. We met this person. For some reason, it suddenly attacked the three of us. Junior brother Zhou Xuan and I separated and fled. Zhou Junior Brother Xuan has been poisoned by him, and he came to chase me again. If Uncle Tang hadn't taken action, my life would have been at stake!"

"Oh? Where did you meet him?"

"Ten miles away from here, in a mountain forest. The disciple was chasing a corpse insect host. The man fell into the forest and disappeared without a trace. Then this man appeared. Without saying a word, he attacked the three of me. He killed me on the spot. Junior Brother Wang Yang was killed, and we two separated and fled. He first chased Junior Brother Zhou Xuan, and then came to chase me, as if he had some deep hatred. "

Tang Ning was silent for a moment, could this person be the host of the Foundation Establishment Stage Corpse Insect that Lu Xingxian mentioned? After a monk is possessed by corpse bugs, it is not visible on the surface. Only when the monk becomes ill will he show his madness, just like ordinary people.

If that was the case, I shouldn't let him go so easily. The host of the corpse worm in the Foundation Establishment stage must know some things behind this. It also has high research value and may be able to solve the mystery of the corpse worm.

Zhao Liheng looked at his appearance and asked, "Uncle Tang, is there anything weird about this person?"

"If the prediction is correct, this person should also be the host of corpse insects."

Zhao Liheng was shocked: "Even foundation-building monks can be controlled by corpse insects?"

"It's just a guess. It may not be the case. Just be more careful in the future."

"yes."

Tang Ning glanced at him and said, "Since you have reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, why not apply to the sect for foundation building preparations? Now that the Demon Sect is gaining momentum, peace is only short-lived, and the station will be opened sooner or later. The only way to improve your own strength is to Only if you have an extra level of security, with your level of cultivation, you won’t even be qualified to be cannon fodder once the war begins.”

"This disciple has long had this intention, put aside his secular affairs and concentrate on building the foundation. However, our team's Senior Brother Zhu has already applied for the foundation building, so the department has temporarily assigned me to handle the team's affairs, so I cannot escape."

"You have been practicing for nearly forty years! I remember when I first served as the Duan Envoy, it was the 669th year of Daoding. It has been so many years in a flash, and you, the cowherd boy, are now a core disciple of the Department." Tang Ning He said with emotion that Zhao Liheng was the poor, self-sufficient boy he had given the sect token to.

"I didn't expect Uncle Tang to still remember me." Zhao Liheng was slightly shocked. He originally thought that Tang Ning had forgotten about it, so he kept silent.

"When the sect gave me ten tokens, I traveled all over Xingang and found ten people. You were my most satisfactory candidate. How could I forget?"

"Without the great kindness of my uncle, how could I have had this opportunity? I have always been deeply touched by this incident."

Tang Ning waved her hands and said, "It's not about kindness or not. I'm just following orders. Your cultivation to this level today is entirely due to you and has nothing to do with me. Do you have all the foundation building materials?"

"The disciple has not broken through to the tenth floor for a long time. He is still far away from establishing the foundation, so he has not made any preparations."

"If you have any difficulties at that time, you can come to me. Building a foundation is a matter of life and death. You need to go all out and don't be careless. You and I are destined and we are old friends, so don't feel sorry. I am not in the sect, so you can find Zhu Xu Senior brother, he has a way to inform me."

"Thank you, uncle."

Tangning said no more, turned into light and left, returning to the Qianjun Mountain Intelligence Station.

Months passed by as the days passed by. Tangning was sitting cross-legged in the room, with the little white snake's body curled up around him.

Kong Ji pushed open the door and walked in, holding a file in his hand: "Uncle Tang, this is the report sent by Beiyuan."

Tang Ning took it and took a look. It was about the Jin family. Zuo Tongming had already selected a candidate and was preparing to implement the rebellion plan.

This person's name is Jin Guang. He is at the fifth level of Qi Refining and loves gambling. He is a playboy who manages an ore land. He often uses public funds and even steals ores for private trading.

Zuo Tongming has arranged for people to contact him and drag him down step by step. When he has no way out, he will reveal his identity and force him to become an insider of the Jin family.

The specific plan was to take advantage of his gambling tendency to lure him into misappropriating a large amount of the Jin family's public funds. When he got stuck in the quagmire and couldn't mend the hole, he would return the spiritual stones for him and ask him to inquire about the Jin family's information as a debt. Repay the capital.

"Leave this matter to Fellow Daoist Zheng! As for the spiritual stone funds, let Fellow Daoist Xu handle it."

"Yes, disciple, resign." Kong Ji responded.

"Invite fellow Taoist Xu here. I have something to discuss with her."

Kong Ji took the order and left. Not long after, Xu Qingwan arrived: "Tang Immortal Envoy, what do you have to say?"

Tang Ning said: "Fellow Daoist Xu, it has been almost two years since our intelligence station last applied for the spirit stone subsidy! Can we apply again?"

"Yes, it's almost time, but last time you said not to think about Shangzong's spiritual stone subsidy anymore, I..."

"Alas!" Tangning waved her hand to interrupt her and said, "I still have to write it. Whether they give it to me or not is another matter."

"I understand, let's go and write the dossier report for applying for the subsidy."

"Well, be more detailed and explain clearly the difficulties of our intelligence station. If you don't want to approve the spiritual stone, then let them do it!"

Xu Qingwan did not answer and quietly exited.

The next day, Xu Qingwan came to Tang Ning's room again and handed the prepared dossier report to him for review.

The file has five pages in total, neatly and densely recording all income and expenses over the past two years.

Tang Ning added two lines at the end: In view of the current financial situation of the intelligence station, without the spirit stone subsidy, many intelligence work will be unsustainable.

After he finished writing, Shu added his name, and then returned it to Xu Qingwan: "Give it to Kong Ji and ask him to submit it to the sect immediately."

His last inscription was for Lu Xingxian, and the meaning was very clear. If he interfered with it and hindered him in the spiritual stone subsidy, then he would no longer work hard for these things, and he would no longer be able to contribute on his own in the future.

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At night, dark clouds cover the moon and the stars dim.

In front of the Lu Xingxian Cave in the Zhongzhi Peak of the Qianyi Sect, a ray of light fell and an old man with a bright head appeared, it was Du Yuankai.

He waved his hand and passed the talisman into the thick fog. After a while, the thick fog billowed.

Du Yuankai went straight inside and reached the main room. He bowed and said, "Senior Brother Lu, why did you call me late at night?"

"Junior Brother Du is here, sit down! Take a look at this." Lu Xingxian took out a file and handed it to him: "This is what the Silver Fox Intelligence Station sent today."

Du Yuankai took it and opened it. He saw the last two lines and frowned slightly: "Junior Brother Tang, what does this mean?"

Lu Xingxian sneered: "This is a showdown with me! Has he approached you before?"

"He hasn't seen me since he talked to me half a year ago. It seems that he is still angry."

"What's your idea?"

Du Yuankai pondered and said: "I think it's better not to make things too tense. This matter is beneficial to him and not harmful to me. It's useless to be a villain. Seeing that he won't back down, we might as well allow him this time. The future will be long. Once we have a handle on him, it’s not too late to force him to submit.”

"I would like to take the trouble for you to go check out his story and talk to him. Tell him that we know that he has more than one ant egg on his body. As long as he is willing to hand it over, the sect's spirit stone subsidy will never happen. Make things difficult for him again.”