Immortal, I have mediocre qualifications

The second day.

Unfilial disciple Zhou Lie can no longer serve the teacher, so he just... left...

According to insiders, Zhou Lie suddenly felt something strange and sat cross-legged on the withered flowers. His mind began to blur and he murmured, then he sat down and passed away.

After hearing the news, Chen Sheng was shocked and leaned back in his chair, feeling more tired than ever before.

His presence ran through Zhou Lie's life, and Zhou Lie's influence on him was extremely profound.

They are master and disciple, but also like parent and son.

He had watched Zhou Lie grow up, from a child to a teenager's hard training, to a young man's marriage, the joy of having an heir, the sudden calmness of middle age, the subsequent sadness of losing his wife and son, and his lonely departure in his later years.

One hundred and five years, to an immortal, is an inconspicuous period of time, but it feels very long to him.

It seems that he also spent his life in this experience, deeply aware of the ruthlessness and fleetingness of the world.

Xiao Zhou Lie...

Luzhu lowered her head and wiped away her tears. Chen Sheng regarded Zhou Lie as his own child, so she didn't. They had no children, and Zhou Lie's existence filled the gap.

Today, Zhou Lie passed away, and the sadness in her heart was no less than that of Chen Sheng.

It's okay, I'm here.

Chen Sheng felt sad, but when he saw Lu Zhu crying sadly, he had to go to comfort her.

He is always there and will not be found by those who care about him.

Until, he is still there, but the people he cares about will be gone, and one person can bear it all.

Well, you are here.

Luzhu threw herself into Chen Sheng's arms and felt very warm. This was a good man with great power, but he could always take good care of her in every little detail.

The heart has the Tigers, fine sniffing the rose.

This is part of her understanding of Chen Sheng.

Zhou Lie was buried on a hill next to Yaolu. Chen Sheng could see him by flying over.

In front of the tombstone, Luzhu was burning incense and Chen Sheng was burning paper and talking in a low voice.

Not far from the two of them, there were many people standing, including alchemists from Yaolu and relatives of Zhou Lie.

However, these people were very sensible and did not disturb the two of them.

Even people from the Zhou family can understand that their relationship with Zhou Lie is not comparable to these two.

After the entire process was completed, the funeral ended and the crowd dispersed.

Teacher, I'm watching you here.

At night, Chen Sheng was in the Longxing Hall, holding a candle, and he could see the tomb on the hill at once. He felt a touch of peace in his heart, and gradually got rid of his sadness.

After a series of weeks, the momentum in Yaolu weakened. Regarding the new candidate for succession, several old people made secret recommendations, but Chen Sheng suppressed them.

The truth is, this is not a matter of urgency.

He needs to sort out his mood. At least in the next few years, he will not consider this matter.

Next.

Yaolu is running steadily. With Chen Sheng in office, there is not much noise. Both the old people in Yaolu and the factions are working harmoniously.

This day.

An old man came to Yao Hu, and he was a person who made great contributions to Yao Hu.

During his reign, Yaolu had already developed very well, laying a solid foundation for Chen Sheng, and only then did he soar into the sky.

Old Shen.

Chen Sheng was a little surprised, but he also gave him enough respect. This man was so kind to him that he could legitimately inherit the position of the elder of Yaolu. He also gave him enlightenment when refining the golden elixir.

After entering the inner gate, the two discussed the knowledge of alchemy many times, and they can be said to be like-minded.

Long time no see.

Mr. Shen is very kind, his appearance has not changed much, his hair is neatly combed, and his clothes are clean, but he is much older.

Yes, communication has always been in the form of letters.

Chen Sheng felt a little strange. This man had left the outer sect ninety-eight years ago and had been working in the inner sect.

Why are you back today?

I want to come back to Yaolu and have a look.

Mr. Shen's words were plain, but his eyes looking at Yaolu revealed a bit of reminiscence.

His affection for Yaolu is no less than that of Chen Sheng, and he spent most of his life here before moving to the inner sect.

This is to test the performance of the juniors.

Chen Sheng said with a smile.

Over the years, he has worked diligently and diligently, which is not a bad thing.

ha……

Mr. Shen also smiled. For other successors, they may need the affirmation of their predecessors to consolidate their power.

But Chen Sheng is not needed. The power of this young man is now extremely powerful, and he can control the wind and rain in the outer sect.

Even if he became a powerful elder in the inner sect, he was not qualified to show off.

There is equality between the two of them.

No matter in terms of alchemy rank or status, he, a senior, has no advantage at all.

There are a lot more buildings.

Walking in the Medicine House, Mr. Shen saw many strange buildings, which were no longer the original layout.

It was renovated before and expanded to thirty-six. In addition, there is a hall of discussion and an open-air square.

Chen Sheng explained that the bottom floor of Yaolu has shown explosive growth. As the center of authority, for better management, it can only be expanded to accommodate more talents.

It's different.

Mr. Shen sighed, feeling that everything was strange, and said: As the saying goes, things change and people change. Now even things have changed, and nothing can be retained.

Nothing in this world remains unchanged, everything is changing and becoming beyond recognition.

Then it completely disappeared and turned into dust, dissipating between heaven and earth.

Mr. Shen, why are you so desolate?

Chen Sheng always felt that something was wrong. Mr. Shen's sudden arrival and bleak mood all revealed that something had happened.

I'm dying……

Mr. Shen looked at Chen Sheng and said in an extremely calm tone.

Why is it so fast? Is there any hidden disease? But it can save my life.

Chen Sheng frowned and estimated in his mind that it was indeed about the same.

Mr. Shen has been gone for almost a hundred years. Even though he was still young when he left, this period of time was too long for the Foundation Establishment Realm.

He was a little reluctant to part with him. This was probably the last senior he had a close relationship with among the outer sects.

I can't extend my life. I have taken a lot of life-extending drugs.

Mr. Shen shook his head. He was also a second-level top alchemist. He was good at maintaining health and had no shortage of cultivation resources.

As early as thirty years ago, he took a lot of life-extending drugs, and this year is his final year.

Do you have anything to explain?

Chen Sheng asked.

Mr. Shen came out of Yaolu and was a person who made great contributions to Yaolu. If there are descendants or disciples who want to return, he will take care of them.

No.

Mr. Shen still shook his head. He devoted himself to cultivation and used power as a tool. He entered the inner gate to seek the golden elixir path, but he failed in the end and had no more thoughts.

Chen Changchang sighed, Mr. Shen was a pure Taoist, but he, a junior, didn't even have a chance to offer his sincerity.

When Mr. Shen left, he left behind his inheritance as a second-level alchemist.

In the same year, Chen Sheng received news that Old Shen had passed away, and all his elders in the outer sect had withered away.

…

starry night.

Chen Sheng was sitting on a small stone bench in the courtyard, holding a star box in his hand and analyzing the restrictions on it.

It has been nearly a hundred years, and he is still about 20% short of the progress before he can completely unravel it.

As the characters withered, he thought more and more, thinking about the Youhe River in the secret realm of Xilong River, the Star Box, and the Green Pearl.

But for this kind of thing, the more thoughts you have, the more trouble you will have.

Clang!

Feeling irritated by the thought, Chen Sheng simply stood up, took out the iron sword in his hand, and immediately started practicing the Star-cutting Sword Technique in the courtyard, facing the stars.

He slashed out with his sword, the sword light shone, and his energy poured out, bringing an emptiness of energy and spirit, but the distracting thoughts in his heart were reduced by a few.

Comfortable!

This clear and ethereal state of mind fascinates Chen Sheng. As he has been practicing Taoism for a long time, many human ties have made him feel depressed, but he is unwilling to give up and can only hold on.

Tonight, I slashed at the stars, one sword after another.

The swords are endless, the swords are cathartic.

The sword energy filled the sky in the courtyard, and the bright light shone in the dark night. Chen Sheng was nowhere to be seen, only a ball of light and shadow could be seen, as if time was distorted and moved to another world.

The starlight twisted, and thirty years rolled by, like the wind of swords, like the rain of swords, extremely sharp, maiming and withering many people and things.

Chen Sheng cut stars every night, but the thoughts of separation and farewell were never eliminated. They had to decrease, increase, and maintain a balance.

In the third year, Mu Rufeng, an elder of the inner sect who had an old relationship with Chen Sheng, passed away.

In the seventh year, Taoist Dafeng, who had been buying elixirs at Yaolu, no longer appeared. According to a letter from his grown disciple, he passed away.

In the fifteenth year, Cheng Yushu, He Zhi, Qi Luo and other old Yaolu people left one after another, and all the capable older generations under Chen Sheng withered away.

From the fifteenth to the twenty-sixth year, it was a quiet time.

Unfortunately, in the twenty-seventh year, there was a gap between the five major immortal sects in the border areas.

That year, the Earth Dragon turned over and brought out a buried underground palace. Immortal cultivators from the five Immortal Sects entered and saw many treasures, and they fought fiercely.

Among them, a scroll of scriptures was torn into pieces, and each of the five Immortal Sects picked up a few pages.

No one took it seriously at the time.

The follow-up is that this scripture is very powerful. It explains the higher realm and also contains earth-shattering clues.

Since then, the killings surrounding the scrolls have swept across the border areas.

The Law Enforcement Palace requires six thousand blood-nourishing pills.

Yuwu Palace wants five thousand top-grade Qi-condensing pills, five thousand blood-nourishing pills, and one thousand spirit-swallowing pills.

Feng Feng, the third member of the inner sect, wants four thousand rejuvenation pills.

Outer Sect Qinghai Peak, one thousand top quality Qi Condensing Pills.

The Medicine Refining Hall requires thousands of first-order spiritual herbs of various colors. The more the better.

…

Treat this place as a wishing fountain. Whatever you want, you will have it.

Chen Sheng was sitting in the side hall, looking through the documents sent by each branch. The more he read, the more he wanted to curse. Since the war started, the consumption of elixirs in Yaolu had reached a terrifying level.

At this time, there should have been mutual compromise and assistance from all parties.

Chen Sheng was willing to step in, but the demands of the various major channels were too outrageous, and they asked for too much.

The alchemists in Yaolu worked hard day and night to make elixirs, but they couldn't supply enough.

Generally speaking, these Dao Meridians are overpaid, either to enrich their own pockets, or because the war is intense and the supply of elixirs is inevitable. In order to ensure the normal supply of their own elixirs, they simply overpay.

What made him depressed was the Yuwu Hall. During the war, all parties were running out of cultivation resources, so they used the elixirs from the Yaolu to fill up the supply. They really regarded the Yaolu as a small treasury.

What's too much is the inner sect's Taoism. You won't go to the medicine refining hall, so why come to the outer sect?

When he turned around and saw, he was almost angry to death. The Medicine Refining Hall shamelessly brought Qiu Feng to him and asked for spiritual herbs.

The consumption is too great. If it continues like this, we will lose our family's wealth.

Even if he scolds, Chen Sheng still has to make adjustments as appropriate. Without the elixir to support him, the chance of death and injury of his own immortal cultivators will increase. If one thing goes down, the other will go up, which means he will lose.

Therefore, when the situation is evenly matched, the war is about fighting for wealth to see who can afford it.

After Chen Sheng initially cut the amount of Tao veins that could give the elixir by half, he began to divide the shares and asked the alchemists of the Thirty-sixth Hall to cooperate in the refining.

Which alchemist is suitable, what is his specialty, which one is suitable for coordinating work, and what his temperament is.

In addition, the amount of inventory in the treasury, the current output and scale of spiritual grass, and the loss of use must all be carefully calculated.

Only by being thoroughly familiar with these things can we fully unleash the power of this behemoth, Yaolu, without contradicting itself.

You Ye, Shang Qu, come here.

After the five elders of Yaolu left, a new person took over, and You Yehe Shangqu became the new big manager.

Both of them rose up in the Taoist Temple. One was careless and brave, while the other was cautious and sensible, good at thinking, and both were popular among the people.

Elder, I have something to give you.

After a while, Shang Qu and You Ye came over.

The two of them are in their prime, and although their bodies are slightly different, they both have a high-spirited spirit, which is extremely gratifying.

Follow the records above and distribute the shares. The rest of you can make other arrangements.

Chen Sheng took out two pieces of paper, which recorded various arrangements. They were executed by Youye and Shangqu. They could do whatever they wanted in some places with large operating space, which was considered a kind of training.

yes.

The two picked up the task list and put it away close to their bodies. They were already familiar with it.

Elder, I found a policy essay you wrote today. It's so wonderful.

Shang Qu paused and took out a strategy from his arms, but it was Chen Sheng's lobbyist Qing Ping Gu who dragged him to the Guangxiu Immortal Sect, causing a war, and he acted on impulse.

At that time, this strategy was verified by the Qingping Valley incident, and it was a feasible operation.

Logistics and elixir supply? Do you have an idea?

Chen Sheng said calmly.

This war may not be an opportunity for our medicine house. As long as we grasp it properly, we will bloom in all directions in the border areas and control countless spiritual herbs.

Shang Qu's eyes glowed with enthusiasm. The spirit in his heart never diminished for a moment, and he always maintained an attitude of pursuit of things.

This is true for Alchemy, and the same is true for the development of Yaolu.

I don't agree. At least the current stage of fighting is not yet time to put us in danger.

Youye held an opposing opinion, just like when the two fought in Lundao Hall, he was against rough and bloody things.

The alchemists of Yaolu go to the battlefield and build fortresses and camps. Although they can expand territories and make achievements, they also have to see blood.

He did not agree with the alchemists going to the battlefield. They were not good at fighting, so they could just quietly refine alchemy in the rear.

The risks and benefits are equal. You are too cowardly.

Shang Qu still has the same temperament. Although the two of them hold high positions, they still don't deal with each other, and they often get into fights when they disagree.

This is due to his personality and way of doing things, but there is no right or wrong.

This matter... is not urgent.

Chen Sheng pondered and shelved the proposal.

The alchemist of Yaolu is indeed precious, so it is better to wait and see first.

Then...wait a little longer.

Seeing this, Shang Qu said nothing and retreated with You Ye.

If Zhou Huang is still here...

Chen Sheng looked at the two figures and thought of Zhou Huang, and felt sad for a while.

This is his follower, and now he is able to stand alone. If the other party had not died young, what a grace he would have been.