Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"Xiao Ningzi, why did it take you so long to come back? I'm almost starving to death. Give me something to eat." Tang Ning returned to the cave and pushed open the stone door. As soon as she stepped into the room with her left foot, Xiao Zhan complained. Dissatisfied voices.

Xiao Zhan, this was Tang Ning's new name for her. Of course, this was just a name from the bottom of his heart, and he had never called her that in person.

"Didn't I leave some elixir for you? If you're hungry, just take it yourself." Tangning didn't pause and sat down on the futon.

The expression on his face remained unchanged, but he was very surprised in his heart. Because he had been away for just a few days, Xiao Zhan's spiritual aura had actually broken through the tenth level of Qi refining and reached the early stage of foundation building.

"I finished eating yesterday, and I haven't eaten yet today! Hurry up and bring me something to eat." Xiao Zhan said angrily.

When Tang Ning heard what she said, she was even more surprised. He had left a whole bottle of Xiaoyang Pills, but she didn't expect that she would "eat" them all in just a few days. In other words, she could absorb four times a day on average. The spiritual power of a small Yang Dan is too exaggerated.

Before he left the sect, he only needed one Xiaoyang Pill every day. It seems that the improvement of his cultivation level gave her a stronger ability to absorb spiritual power, which caused her daily "food intake" to increase dramatically. , from one Little Yang Pill to four Little Yang Pills.

At this point, Tang Ning was almost certain that her true cultivation level must have reached the level of the Golden Pill, otherwise it would be impossible to absorb the spiritual power of four Xiaoyang Pills in one day.

It's just that something unexpected happened when she was promoted, which caused her cultivation to plummet, so she couldn't sense the fluctuations in her spiritual power, making people feel like a mortal.

And now she is recovering her original cultivation very quickly by devouring spiritual power. Counting from the day she walked out of Xuanteng, it has only been two months since she reached the foundation building state. It would take more than 100 years to restore the golden elixir. It won't be long.

It was just that she didn't know how much elixirs would be consumed during this period. Tangning couldn't help but feel worried. His salary was not high, and it was not even enough for his own elixirs. He had to supply elixirs to Little White Snake, and now he had to provide elixirs to Xiao Zhan. Supply, the whole family depends on him alone to support...

But he really couldn't do it without giving it. Although the cost of the elixir was high, it was nothing compared to the help of a golden elixir monk.

Everything he is doing now is nothing more than paving the way for the future, cultivating Xiao Zhan's dependence on him so that he can better support her in the future.

If the confession is cut off and she "runs away from home" in anger, she will suffer a huge loss, so the pills have to be given.

Tang Ning turned her hand, took out a Huang Yuandan, and handed it to her.

Xiao Zhan immediately frowned and said dissatisfied: "Why is there only one? I can't get enough to eat."

"It's enough to fill you up. This one is worth the previous ten."

"Really?" Xiao Zhan's face was filled with suspicion. With a move of his hand, he took the elixir in front of him, opened his mouth and inhaled, and the huge spiritual power in Huang Yuan Dan poured into her belly like a river in an instant.

As time went by, the more spiritual energy she swallowed, the more she began to change accordingly. Her flat belly bulged, her small face was as swollen as a basin, her waist was as thick as an iron bucket, and her hands and feet were full. Several times bigger.

About half an hour later, she stopped sucking spiritual power, touched the belly as big as a fat cow, exhaled and said: "Xiao Ningzi, I'm so full. I'm going to bed. I'll give you the rest." Bar!"

After saying that, he sat cross-legged and began to refine the spiritual power he had swallowed.

Huang Yuandan, who was floating in front of her, had no spiritual power to support him. He fell from the air with a swipe and rolled to Tang Ning's feet.

Since the spiritual power inside the elixir had not been absorbed completely, it did not turn into powder, but the surface was dull. Tang Ning picked up the elixir and played with it for a while. It was obvious that the elixir had been scrapped, and the spiritual power inside was very strong. Unstable.

He squeezed it gently, and the elixir shattered. In an instant, huge spiritual power overflowed and spread in the surrounding air. After a while, it dissipated without a trace.

Tang Ning also sat cross-legged, took out a Huang Yuandan, swallowed it, closed her eyes and practiced Qi.

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The next night, in front of Tangning's cave, a ray of light came out, and a man with a leopard head and ape arms appeared. He waved his hand, and the talisman sank into the room. After a while, the thick fog dispersed, and Mu Tiancheng walked out slowly, pulling him away. Welcome into the room inside.

The man sat quietly in the inner room for a while. Footsteps were heard outside. Tangning came in from the outside. The man quickly stood up and saluted: "Disciple Shen Yaohua pays homage to my uncle."

Tangning took a seat and waved her hand: "Sit down!"

"Yes." Shen Yaohua took his seat as instructed.

"Do you know why I invited you here?"

"Disciple doesn't know."

"I first came to Xuande Hall not long ago, and I am not very familiar with the personnel. However, I have heard of your name. You are a leader among the new generation of disciples of the sect. You once won the top three in the sect's competition and obtained the soul-controlling milk. Establishing the foundation, and then performing many meritorious deeds in the confrontation with the Demon Sect. If the sect has disciples like you, why should the Youmei Sect be worried?"

"Uncle Miao Zan, I am so ashamed of myself as a disciple."

"I invited you here, but actually I have a secret mission for you."

"Please give me your instructions, Uncle Master."

Tang Ning said: "We have been at odds with the Demon Sect in the east and west of the Central Plains for many years. Although they have not launched a major attack, their actions in private have never stopped. Now I have received news that the Youmei Sect has sent people, possibly with the intention of inciting rebellion against the Wang family. Maybe the two sides are already negotiating."

"The headmaster is very concerned about this matter. Once more than two hundred monks from the Wang family change their banners and join the Demon Sect, the impact will be huge. Those families that rely on him may follow suit. If so, the situation will be very serious. We It will be very passive then.”

"The headmaster has secretly ordered the Intelligence Department to closely monitor the Wang family, and the Wancong Mountain camp is also on standby. If there is any change in the Wang family, the power of thunder will be used."

"The task I give you is to keep an eye on the Wang family. Don't contact anyone after you go. The Intelligence Department is the open line and you are the hidden line. You only need to keep an eye on one person."

"This person's name is Yang Zicheng. He is a close confidant of the leader of the Youmei Sect. He is in the late stage of foundation building." Tang Ning turned her left hand and handed him a file: "This is all the information about Yang Zicheng. As far as I know, this is the person who came to lobby the Wang family. As soon as any trace of this person is found, he will be killed immediately. "

"Yes." Shen Yaohua answered as he took the file.

"Go to Yuanyi Palace to collect 10,000 spirit stones as funds. If the Wang family is really negotiating with the Demon Sect, I think this matter will not drag on for too long. Yang Zicheng will definitely appear again in the next few months. After the matter is completed, , the sect has another reward.”

"Yes, disciple, take your leave." Shen Yaohua responded.

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Time flew by and several months passed by in the blink of an eye. On this day, Tang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the house. There was a knock on the door. Mu Tiancheng pushed the door open and entered, saluting: "Uncle, the Kingdom has asked for an audience."

"Invite him in!"

"Yes." Mu Tiancheng left in response. Not long after, a tall and burly man with gray hair on his temples came in from the outside and bowed and saluted: "Disciple pays homage to Master."

Tang Ning said, "Sit down! What's going on?"

Guoguo asked Yiyan to sit down and said, "This year's spiritual stone funds have been received by the disciples. I would like to ask my uncle, will the spiritual stone funds for each department be distributed as usual?"

Tang Ning said: "I remember that some departments did not complete the tasks of the sect's production expansion plan, right?"

Wang Guorang responded: "Yes, according to the rules set by the sect, the Staff Department, Supervision Department, and Palm Seal Department require four disciples to complete the task, and the Prison Department and the Town Mansion Department require three disciples to complete the task. So far, only The Military Staff Department and the Soothing Department have completed their mission requirements."

"How many spiritual stones have you received in total this time?"

Guo Guo gave way: "I was supposed to receive 700,000 spiritual stones, but three disciples did not complete the task, so they only received 690,000 spiritual stones."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Then let's follow the sect's rules! There are two disciples in the Palm Department who have not completed their tasks, and one disciple in the Prison Department and the Weapon Department each have not completed their tasks. The expenses for each person will be deducted according to the three thousand spirit stones. If the task is not completed in the next stage, six thousand spirit stones will be deducted. In addition, if the weapon department exceeds the full task, a disciple will be rewarded with three thousand spirit stones."

"Yes, disciple knows."

Tang Ning said: "Guo Rang! In this sect's production expansion plan, your Palm Department actually performed the worst, and it really shouldn't be the case. As the deacon of the Palm Department, you should occasionally urge the disciples below to make them pay more attention. "

"The sect is currently facing internal and external troubles. Millions of spiritual stones have been invested in the entire production expansion plan. If we don't get returns in the future, we will have a hard time in the future."

Wang Guo yielded and said: "The disciples are not strict with me. After returning, I will immediately hold a meeting with the department to urge the disciples in the department to complete the tasks assigned by the sect."

"Well, you go ahead!"

"Farewell, disciple." Wang Guorang stood up and left.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Mu Tiancheng pushed the door open again, saluted and said: "Uncle Master, the Palm Seal Department has sent disciples to deliver several spiritual stones in stone boxes. The disciples asked them to put them in In the storage room in the left courtyard."

Tang Ning nodded without saying anything. These spiritual stones were undoubtedly his share. Xuande Hall had a total of 700,000 spiritual stones, and the five subordinate departments were allocated about 423,000 spiritual stones. The remaining The share will naturally belong to him.

At night, Xu Qingwan came to visit. After entering the room, he bowed and sat down, and said: "Today, the Ministry of Science and Technology is discussing, and there happened to be a file sent by the Intelligence Department. It was about the Lingshi subsidy applied for by the Nighthawk Intelligence Station. Senior Brother Zhu Zhongwen rejected it. Yes. He didn’t tell me about it beforehand.”

Tangning had personally greeted Zhu Zhongwen about the Nighthawk Intelligence Station's spiritual stone subsidy, and had always approved it as scheduled. However, as soon as he left Yuan Yi Palace, Zhu Zhongwen rejected the Nighthawk Intelligence Station's spiritual stone subsidy application. Here are some There are many things worth pondering.

In today's meeting hall of the Yuan Yidian Palm Seal Department, when Zhu Zhongwen directly rejected the intelligence station's application for subsidy, several other stewards present smiled and said nothing, with profound meaning in their eyes.