Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"What great changes will happen to Qingdao?" one person asked.

"Xuanmen has decided to abandon the Mubei grassland and will concentrate its superior forces to use Qinghai as a barrier to fight to the death with the demon clan of Mubei. There will be a vigorous battle above Qinghai."

"After the Demon Clan and the Demon Sect take over Mubei, they will inevitably move south and invade Qingzhou. The original power structure on the Qinghai Islands will be broken."

"There is reliable news that Taixuan Sect is already gathering troops, and now the Daxuan Sect in Qingzhou is making intensive preparations."

"In order to preserve combat power and facilitate dispatch and command, all the Xuanmen in Qinggang may be re-integrated. In other words, these Xuanmen on the Qinghai Islands will be evacuated from their respective islands and subject to the unified dispatch of Taixuan Sect."

"We have been instructed from above to leave manpower behind to continue to lurk and develop local power.

Several people were silent after hearing this. "

"I will leave with the large forces in Xingang and develop the foundation in a new place. A new general manager will be assigned to handle the affairs of Xingang. Only casual cultivators and Taoist friends from the lurking Demon Sect will be left here. Taoist friends from Xuanmen will follow their respective The sects are leaving, you all can go back and issue this order individually."

"Understood." Several people responded.

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In Tong Quan'an's cave, Tang Ning was sitting opposite him. At this moment, Tong Quan'an's face was covered with wrinkles and his eyes seemed to be unable to open. His whole body was filled with lifelessness. He sat there cross-legged, his spiritual energy running around his body, as if he was about to break apart at any moment. out.

He was still very clear-headed and spoke fluently, but a little slowly. The two talked for a while, and then Tang Ning said goodbye. After leaving the room, he walked not long before arriving at Luo Qingshui Cave Mansion, bowing and taking a seat as instructed.

"How is it? Have you talked to Junior Brother Tong?" Luo Qingshui asked.

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I am not very familiar with many of the disciples under Xuande Palace, and I would like to ask the headmaster to introduce them to me."

"You don't have to worry about this. I'm more worried about whether the sect's expansion plan will be hindered after you leave Yuanyi Palace."

Tang Ning said: "The implementation of a plan relies on systems and rules, rather than relying on the command of one or two people. The sect can function just as well without anyone else. In fact, I only play a role in the entire plan."

"To say how much effort has been put into it, there is no way. The plan is currently being carried out in an orderly manner, and I seldom interfere with it. It's the same with or without me. There is no need to worry about this, Headmaster."

Luo Qingshui nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I heard that you have refined many Xiaoyang Pills over the years, and many disciples of the sect have come to buy them from you. Is this true?"

Tang Ning said: "You know, my salary is not enough to support the consumption of elixirs. Fortunately, I have some knowledge of alchemy and can play a role. On the one hand, I can earn some spiritual stones, and on the other hand, I can improve my elixir skills." ”

"If you can refine Huang Yuandan by yourself, the pressure of practice will be much less. In fact, this is also out of helplessness. If you have sufficient financial resources, who would be willing to spend so much time refining the elixir."

"I spend three months every year in the alchemy room. The refined elixirs are sold in the shop at Xiuyuan Peak of the Alchemy Department. I only charge 90% of the market price to the disciples of this sect. This is also convenient for them. Practice to avoid having to go back and forth to Beijishanfang Market, so every time the elixir is sold, it is sold out. "

Luo Qingshui said: "If the sect had more alchemists like you, there would be no need to make any big plans to expand production."

Tang Ning remained silent. There was obviously something behind Luo Qingshui's words, and the meaning was obvious, implying that he wanted to hand over part of the elixir to the sect.

Otherwise, having more alchemists like him in the sect has nothing to do with whether to expand production or not!

The atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. Neither party spoke again. The brief silence made the atmosphere a little subtle. Tangning said, "In the future, I will spend more time refining the elixirs and hand over the refined elixirs to the sect. "

Luo Qingshui smiled and said: "It's good that you have such thoughts. You are setting an example for the sect."

Tangning didn't want to get into more trouble on this matter and said, "I wonder if Yu Feixiong has returned to Shuiyun Sect?"

Luo Qingshui said: "The headmaster of Shuiyun Sect has replied to my letter. They will deal with Fei Xiong in accordance with the sect's regulations."

Tang Ning knew that it was impossible for the Shuiyun Sect to really deal with a late-stage foundation-building monk in the sect because of this matter. The Jiang family was neither a family under their jurisdiction, nor a disciple of the sect, and had nothing to do with them.

Although Yu Feixiong killed several monks of the Jiang family, he was not really guilty. The so-called legal treatment was just a polite reply, at most it was just a show.

The two chatted for a while, and then Tang Ning said goodbye and returned to the cave.

At night, Mu Tiancheng pushed the door open and entered, saluting: "Master, Uncle Fang Xiaoyuan from the Military Staff Department wants to see you."

Tang Ning's heart moved, knowing that it was probably for her to run for the title of Xuande Palace Master: "Invite him to come!"

"Yes." Mu Tiancheng left in response. After a while, an old man with square ears, a leopard head and ape-like arms, and gray hair on the temples came in. He bowed and said, "Disciple pays homage to Master Uncle Tang."

Tang Ning looked at his gray-haired temples and recalled in her mind that when the two first met, Fang Xiaoyuan was still in his prime. Now decades have passed, and the heroic man has now become an old man. It can be said that time is not forgiving. people.

Fang Xiaoyuan once tried to break into the Golden Core realm, but unfortunately he failed and his vitality was severely damaged. There is no hope for the Golden Core in this life.

"Senior Brother Fang, you're welcome. Please take a seat."

"I don't dare to take it." Fang Xiaoyuan sat down as he was told: "I'm going to bother you this time because I want to invite Uncle Tang to attend the banquet in our house tomorrow. I wonder if Uncle Tang is willing to honor me?"

Tang Ning knew that this must be him summoning Luo Qingshui's old Xuande Hall staff to recommend him, just like when he summoned himself and others to vote for Luo Qingshui.

He nodded immediately and said, "I will definitely be there."

"Then disciple, I'll take my leave. I'll wait for my uncle to have a big fight tomorrow at Youshi." Fang Xiaoyuan stood up and left the room.

Not long after he left, Xu Wenze came to visit and brought news about Zhang Huiyong. Since the last meeting and conversation between the two, Zhang Huiyong would send letters almost every month, briefly describing the matters he had learned about.

Tang Ning unfolded the seal and read it. The letter said that the Blood and Bone Sect has been quite uneasy recently. It was heard that high-level officials have been meeting one after another. Fan Yun has been away for a month and his whereabouts are unknown.

Tangning put away the letter and asked, "Has anything happened to the Blood and Bone Sect recently?"

Xu Wenze replied: "I haven't heard of any major events, but they have been defeated by the Qingyang Sect and lost a lot of territory."

"I understand, go ahead!"

"Farewell, disciple." Xu Wenze left in response.

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The next night, in front of Fang Xiaoyuan's cave, a ray of light shot out, revealing the figure of a tall man with slightly white temples.

With a wave of his hand, he handed the talisman into the thick fog. After a while, a figure flashed out, bowed and said: "Uncle Hao, master, please come in."

The man walked straight into the inner room, came to a room, opened the door and entered.

Inside is an elegantly decorated room, with dragons and phoenixes carved on the beams, incense smoke curling around, crystal palace lanterns hanging high, and several men sitting around the golden nanmu round table, all of whom are deacons from various departments in Xuande Hall. and Inspector.

"Junior Brother Hao is here, please take a seat." The host Fang Xiaoyuan stood up and said when he saw him walking in.

Hao Ren took his seat as instructed and nodded to everyone. There were many delicacies from the mountains and seas on the table, as well as several bottles of spiritual wine. Everyone's wine glasses were filled, but no one moved. Obviously, everyone was waiting for an important event. Characters appear.

Hao Ren knew full well that the so-called banquet was just a cover. The guests invited to this banquet were all close friends of the Sect Master's old department. Fang Xiaoyuan was naturally the Sect Master's representative, but he was not the protagonist today.

It is no secret that Tong Quan'an, the master of Xuande Hall, is about to die and will be dead soon. The candidate for the new master of the hall has not yet been determined and needs to be selected by the heads of various ministries and departments in Xuande Hall. Those present here are all deacons or deacons who hold the most powerful positions in the department. Inspector.

Fang Xiao called everyone together on this occasion. What happened was almost an open secret.

There was laughter and laughter in the room, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

After a while, the stone door creaked and was pushed open. A disciple walked up to Fang Xiaoyuan and whispered a few words. Fang Xiaoyuan then stood up and said to everyone: "Brothers, please wait a moment. I'll be back soon."

After that, he quickly walked out of the room with the disciple. Several people in the room were sitting upright with different expressions. Although the disciple spoke softly, everyone's ears and eyes were so sharp that they clearly heard him in Fang Xiaoyuan's ears. What they are saying is that Uncle Tang is here.

There are only a few Jindan cultivators in the sect, so there is no need to explain who Master Tang is referring to.

Hao Ren sat down, thoughts racing in his mind. Fang Xiaoyuan invited them to the banquet. The master's intention must be behind it. Tang Ning's coming here meant that he had the support of the master. If nothing unexpected happened, the position of the master of Xuande Hall would definitely be There's no doubt about it.

This is consistent with his previous speculation. Among the nine Jindan monks in the sect, there are only three middle-stage Jindan monks. Except for Tong Quan'an, Shi Mingsui is the master of Qingxuan Hall, so naturally he will not compete for this position.

Only Cheng Shuimin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs may strive for this position, but he and Luo Qingshui have never been at odds with each other.

When Shi Mingsui and Luo Qingshui competed for the position of headmaster, he publicly supported Shi Mingsui. If he wanted to compete for this position, Luo Qingshui would definitely not support it unless there was no other candidate.

Moreover, Cheng Shui's life is short, so he may not be willing to take the trouble.

Among the other early Jindan monks, Tang Ning is the most likely to be promoted to this position because he is a close confidant of Luo Qingshui. After Luo Qingshui was appointed as the head teacher, he supported Tong Quan'an as the head of the Xuande Hall. Now he is sitting on the throne. , whether it is public or private, it is definitely more comfortable to leave it in Tang Ning's hands.

Luo Qingshui, Tong Quan'an, and Tang Ning are from the same faction. They have served as the masters of Xuande Hall one after another. They are of the same lineage and hold this position firmly in their hands.

While he was thinking about it, the stone door of the room was pushed open again. Fang Xiaoyuan walked in front, followed by a handsome man with a warm smile on his face, who looked very approachable.

Everyone stood up quickly, bowed and saluted, and called Master Tang.