Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Yi Tianxing took the wooden sign and took a look at it to confirm that the identity was correct before returning it to him. He flipped through it with his left hand and took out a golden account book. With his right hand, he took out a black pen and started to draw on the account book while writing. said.

"In the past few years, I have tried my best to distribute the work at hand. Unfortunately, the sect stipulates that transactions of more than one thousand spirit stones must be confirmed and recorded by managers or above. It is really not easy to practice peace of mind in this place. It's easy. Come on, sign here."

Tang Ning took the account book and saw it written on it: July 24, 660, Dao Ji Ding, a set of small cloud and mist formations were sold for 1,150 spirit stones. Buyer: Tang Ning, a disciple of the Qian Yizong Herbology Department.

He signed and fingerprinted the wool roll as instructed, and took out eleven middle-grade spiritual stones and fifty low-grade spiritual stones from the storage bag.

Yi Tianxing put away the spiritual stone: "Junior brother Tang, don't you need anything else? It's bitterly cold in Jingbei! The spiritual energy is thin. Junior brother He Wenwen often bought some elixirs from me before. With his qualifications and cultivation level, Tang Junior brother, please don’t be greedy for pleasure. We monks can still cultivate ourselves. By the way, speaking of Junior Brother He, since you were transferred to Jingbei, I wonder where Junior Brother He was transferred?”

"Don't you know, Senior Brother Yi? Junior Brother He Wenwen was killed a few months ago, so the sect transferred me to Jingbei." Tang Ning asked strangely.

Huang Maple Valley is the only regular market in the northern part of Chu State. Most of the monks' trading transactions in the northern area of ​​Chu State are carried out here. As the actual person in charge of one of the largest shops in this market, he must be well-informed, and this place is far away from Jingbei. Not far away, he didn't know about it.

Yi Tianxing was slightly surprised when he heard this: "Oh? I really didn't know that this happened. I have been practicing with great concentration in the past few months, leaving aside external affairs as much as possible. Everything in the shop is left to the people below to take care of it. I didn't hear what happened outside the window, and I never thought that Junior Brother He was dead. I wonder who did it? "Does Junior Brother Tang know?"

"To be honest, Senior Brother Yi, this is one of the tasks that the sect sent me to Northern Jingzhou to investigate the murder of Junior Brother He Wengan. People from the Inspection Department came to investigate before, but they did not find out who committed the crime. Junior Brother He died but no body was found. "We don't know exactly when he was killed, nor where it happened, so it's very difficult to investigate."

"Does Junior Brother Tang have any clues?"

"All clues so far point to the Demon Sect, and it should be the Demon Sect's monks." Of course, Tang Ning would not tell him the truth.

"Hey! In recent years, for some reason, the Demon Sect has suddenly shown signs of revival. It has repeatedly come out to cause trouble and rob practice resources. It was even more rampant in the past few years, and Xuanmen disciples were often attacked. In recent years, it has been a little calmer, and they rarely listen. After hearing the news about the raging demon sect, I didn't expect that Junior Brother He would die in their hands." Yi Tianxing sighed.

"Speaking of which, I met Junior Brother He once about half a year ago. He bought a lot of things in the store. At that time, I was wondering where he made a windfall. Now it seems that there must be something fishy in this. These things may be his I don’t know who targeted the life-threatening talisman.”

"Oh? What did Junior Brother He buy at that time?" Tangning asked

"I can't remember exactly what it was. There were quite a lot of types, including elixirs, magic weapons, and talismans. I bought more than 3,000 spiritual stones at one time."

half year ago? More than three thousand spirit stones? This may be what happened after He Wengan blackmailed the Xu family, and the amount matched what was stated on the note. In other words, the Xu family gave the money, but they also killed people after giving the money?

Was he afraid that He Wenbin would go back on his word and report them? Or are you worried that they will use this as a leverage to blackmail you in the future? Several thoughts immediately flashed through Tangning's mind.

"I understand. This clue is quite important. Thank you, Senior Brother Yi. I'll take my leave now." After bidding farewell to Yi Tianxing and leaving the Qian Yizong store, Tang Ning walked around to several other stores and discovered the items in the market. The price is generally higher.

Take Wan Ling Dan as an example. A bottle of Wan Ling Dan on the market costs 300 Ling Stones. In many shops in Fang City, the price is as high as 360 Ling Stones. They even claim to enjoy a discount of 20 RMB if you buy a whole bottle. The unit price of a spiritual stone is twelve, and the price has increased by two out of ten, which is simply terrifying.

The strange thing was that he found that even though the prices were generally high, there were still a lot of people buying them. The people here seemed to be money-hungry people who knew the prices were unreasonable but didn't feel bad at all when they bought them.

This kind of market can actually survive and do so with great success. It has to be said that this business alliance does have a way to monopolize all business transactions. The profits from just a few markets are astronomical.

As the sun set, Tangning walked out of a shop door. After asking for the location of the management office, she arrived at the Fang City Management Office. Zhao Bao was waiting for him at the door.

The two entered the hall. There were six managers in black clothes. There was a golden bowl painted on the left shoulder and arm of the clothes, and the words "Baoxing Chamber of Commerce" were written on the chest. Tangning walked up to a woman and handed the stone plate to them. To her: "We are here to return the stone tablet."

The woman took the two stone tablets, took a look at them, took out a golden account book with her right hand, flipped through it and said: "According to the regulations, you need to hand in a spiritual stone every day when you enter the market. Are you here today?" , hand over two spirit stones and you can go out.”

Tangning took out two spirit stones from his storage bag and gave them to her. The woman took out a piece of paper and said, "Exit the management office with this document, go east or west, go to the guard office, hand in the document and go out."

The two went to the guard office to submit the terms. The monks at the guard office controlled the array disk to melt a gap in the large array of light curtains. The two people left Fangshi, took up their magic weapons and flew away. It was already late at night when they returned to Jingbei.

Taking advantage of the darkness, he set up the formation flags overnight, built the formation altar, and built the center. After working for about two or three hours, the small cloud formation was set up. Tang Ning placed the twenty-two spirit stones in the center of the formation altar, and then Place the eight spirit stones in the pre-set grooves of the array flag, tap lightly on the array plate, and the array will be activated immediately.

The formation flag absorbed the spiritual power from the spirit stone, slowly changed, and gradually rose in the wind. It rose to about three feet high for about half an hour before stopping to change. At this time, the formation began to take effect, and a steady stream of clouds and mist surged from the central formation altar. Go out and disperse around.

The formation is a very advanced thing. Most people cannot afford it. Not only is it expensive, but the most important thing is that it is a consumable. It requires spiritual power to operate. Take this small cloud formation as an example. It covers the entire As for the Jingbei Mansion, thirty spirit stones can only consume it for a month. This still controls its range. The Jingbei Mansion only covers an area of ​​about three acres.

If the small cloud formation can cover an area of ​​ten acres if it is used at full strength, it will not be able to cover an area without a hundred spiritual stones consumed in one month. Clouds and mist kept pouring out from the formation altar, and soon the entire Jingbei mansion was covered with a thin layer of clouds and mist. At this time, the sky was slightly white. Tangning took out twenty spiritual stones from the storage bag and handed them to Zhao Bao: " Thank you very much for your hard work today. Please don’t refuse.”

"This, Tang Xianshi, this is the responsibility of the subordinates. What is the hard work? Lingshi's subordinates will never dare to accept it." Zhao Bao declined quickly.

"Take it! Remember to warn the people in the house tomorrow not to let them touch those formation flags and altars." Tang Ning put the spirit stone into his hand and went straight into the room.

To Zhao Bao Lingshi, I just felt that he was a really good person. He worked hard all day long without any complaints. He was a loyal person. As a subordinate, he is taciturn and never asks much about other people, so he is obviously qualified.

Early on the next morning, the maids in the mansion were shouting and vying to see the vision. They were all amazed. They didn't stop until Zhao Bao came out and scolded them. By then, the entire mansion was covered with thick clouds. , looking down from above, Nuo Da’s mansion was completely obscured by clouds and mist.

Since Tangning returned to the mansion, she has been staying indoors for several days and moved from her original residence to the newly opened courtyard.

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In the elegant private room of Yuelong Inn, He Yingqing took small steps back and forth, feeling slightly anxious. Ever since he sent his maid to deliver a message to Tang Ning, he had been staying around the Jingbei mansion to observe secretly and never left. .

The matter was serious and related to the rise and fall of the entire family, and even the survival of the whole family, so he couldn't help but concentrate on dealing with it.

Now all the core members of the family are anxious, including his father. Although his face remains calm, his inquiries about news from Jingbei Mansion several times a day show that his father is equally anxious. They are all waiting for news from Qian Yizong.

This is a dangerous move, and it is also a killing move. Failure to succeed will lead to failure. If the Xu family cannot be eliminated in one fell swoop, the consequences can be imagined. There will be a life and death battle between the two families.

He knew that the newly appointed head of Jingbei had left the mansion for more than ten days in the past few days, and it was very possible that he had gone to report the Xu family to the Qian Yizong. But it had been so many days since he had been back, so why was there no movement at all? Could it be something? Something happened?

A few days ago, he saw thick clouds and mist rising above Jingbei Mansion. He thought it was some kind of signal. Later he learned that it was a formation. Today, the clouds and mist suddenly dispersed, and he couldn't help but suspect that something had happened inside.

It's not that he is a warrior, it's just that this time is too sensitive. Every move in Jingbei Mansion affects the heartbeat of the entire He family.

Not long after, a slim woman wearing a black gauze pushed the door in. She was the former maid of the He family.

"What's going on? Why did the clouds and fog above your house suddenly disperse? Is there something new?" He Yingqing asked quickly

"Back to the second young master, my servant doesn't know about this either. It's just that the thick clouds and mist disappeared when I woke up early in the morning."

"Where's Master Tang! Have you seen him? Are there any strange guests in his house?"

"I heard that Master Tang Xian has been practicing behind closed doors in the newly opened courtyard these days. He has never come out to meet guests, and my servant has never seen any strangers."

"Then are there any other changes in your mansion?"

"Change? No, oh, one thing, those flags of different colors around the house a few days ago have been removed."

"The formation was suddenly withdrawn?" He Yingqing said to himself: "I understand, you go back! Pay more attention to the changes in the mansion during this time, and report to me immediately if anything happens."