Netherworld Immortal

Xu Yang had expected Lu Qingyu's request.

"Miss Lu's request is more like asking us to give you a favor. Half a year later, with the three of us alone, if we want to open the passage to the Northern Territory in the Earth Altar, we will probably be powerless, so we really need to recruit some like-minded people. The most powerful Confucian faction in the Xiaoxian world is flourishing here, and they are at ease. Naturally, they will not easily venture into the altar of the earth. I am afraid that we can only find helpers in these casual cultivators. When we find helpers, we also divide the east. The mercenaries in the county and city can kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it." Xu Yang replied.

"That's right, we are going to enter the altar anyway." Bai Muhua agreed.

"I also agree with this point of view." Bai Mujin nodded and said.

"Okay! Since the three of you agree to my request, I'll thank you here first. You can rest here for a while. After Miss Mujin recovers from her injuries, the three of you will decide on the specific time and plan for this operation. , I will try my best to cooperate with your actions and provide some help."

"Miss Lu, I have a doubt, why can't Confucianism tolerate the existence of other schools in the Xiaoxian world?" Bai Mujin asked.

"According to the ancient records, the place where the Xiaoxianjie was founded was indeed not what it is now. At that time, the three major sects of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism existed in the Xiaoxianjie. This situation lasted for only 50 years, and the various factions began to fight for the interests divided in the Xiaoxian world. Because the Confucian faction was the most powerful, the Taoist and Buddhist factions joined forces to deal with the Confucian faction, but in the end it was the Confucian faction This fierce battle was won. This battle between sects made the Confucian sect leaders clearly realize that it is impossible for multiple major sects to coexist for a long time in such a small area as Xiaoxianjie. In order to eliminate this hidden danger, Xiaoxianjie established a political-religious ruling system, with Confucianism as the only belief, and other believers in Taoism and Buddhism were regarded as heretics. Although this policy killed many people in vain at the time, it also brought 200 Years of peace and stability.”

"So we're heathens here, too."

"You are my friends. I dare not say that in other places. In Xijun City, there is absolutely a guarantee of safety."

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Lu Qingyu set up a large table of delicious banquets in the teahouse to welcome the three of them.After the banquet, Lu Qingyu left the teahouse on the pretext that he still had official business to do, and ordered the shopkeeper Chang to take good care of the three of them and report to him at any time if there was anything to do.

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After Lu Qingyu left, only Xu Yang and the other three were left in the room.

"Should we really trust Miss Lu to recruit helpers in the area controlled by Dongjun City?" Bai Muhua asked.

"Recruiting helpers is indeed a way. If we don't agree to Lu Qingyu's condition now, it means that we may be wooed by the East County City. The "Linghu Xia" who made things difficult for us before is also a member of the West County City. It is definitely not low in this county, if "Linghu Xia" knows that we are in the county, even if Lu Qingyu can protect us from death, it may not be easy to leave this place. We might as well leave this place safely first."

"Young Master Xu is more considerate."

"Brother Muhua is awesome. We are in another world, so we have to think more. What we need now is to heal our wounded bodies and restore them to their best condition. We can only take a step forward and watch the rest."

After the three of them unified their opinions, they went back to their rooms to rest.

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The day before, in the main hall of Xijun City.

An old man wearing a purple gold robe, dignified, majestic, and red-faced was sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall.

Standing opposite were Lu Qingyu and Linghu Xia.

"My lord, the official just came back from Beicheng. Although the drought has seriously affected everything, everything is under control." Linghu Xia said.

"Well, that's good." Princess Xi replied on the dragon chair.

"Qingyu, I didn't answer the question you asked me last time. Now that your Uncle Linghu is back, let him explain it to you in person."

"Uncle Linghu, my niece is unclear about one thing. There is a merchant in North County who violated my father's prohibition and sold food at a high price. The two families found behind it are all direct descendants of my uncle."

"Qingyu, you misunderstood, let me explain this to you. Since the establishment of this small virtuous world 300 years ago, the weather has been smooth and the weather has been good, and the population has increased from 30 at the beginning to the current [-]. However, the area of ​​the small virtuous world is limited, and the land available for farming The land is also extremely limited. Even if there is no drought, if the population continues to increase like this, I am afraid that it will not be long before the resources of the Xiaoxian world will not be able to support them. In order to survive, wars and turmoil will inevitably occur. Arrival just brought this crisis forward. Only five years have passed since the last war between West County and East County. The country is in the midst of recuperation. No one is willing to join the army this time. But if you don’t join the army, you won’t be able to eat If you are full, you will even starve to death, but if you join the army, you can eat enough, and the common people will naturally join the army. Since the price of food in Beijun was raised, many people who do not want to join the army have joined the army to fill their stomachs. Now our army personnel It's almost full."

"Oh, so the intentional increase in food prices is just for the purpose of preparing for the war with Dongjun City?"

"This is just one of the reasons. Second, East County is also preparing for war. As for the outcome of the war, neither side is sure. The food shortage in North County and the drive up of food prices will send a signal to the outside world. Uncontrollable disasters have occurred in West County under the influence of the drought. Food crisis. I sent people to investigate and found that Dongjun has sent people to sneak into Beicheng to drive up food prices. It won't be long before Dongjun will think that we have been distracted by the food crisis and our foundation is unstable, so we will naturally take the opportunity We raised troops to attack. In fact, we deliberately showed weakness and lured the snake out of the hole. When the time comes, we will come to invite you into the urn, and we will win this battle."

"Uncle is worthy of being the chief assistant of Xijun City. He is well versed in the way of governing the country and the art of war. As far as the current situation is concerned, the longer the delay is, the more unfavorable it is for us. After all, Xijun is more affected by the drought. The sooner the decisive battle seems to be The more beneficial it is for us, it's just that most of the poor people in the North City suffer from doing so."

"The way of the king is not to spare ordinary people. The truth that water can carry a boat can also overturn it is the foundation of the way of a king. There are two foundations of a country, one is the quality of population, and the other is economic prosperity. Population quality and economic prosperity are mostly They are all in the hands of the rich in the county. Although Beicheng has a large population, most of them are simple laborers. For the survival of the country, the two choose whichever is the lesser, and only the interests of some people in Beicheng can be sacrificed. gone."

"Unkindness in the world regards all things as straw dogs. In fact, those who hold power can not only control their own destiny to a certain extent, but also control the fate of ordinary people at will. Ordinary people are really straw dogs in the eyes of the sky." Lu Qingyu sighed .

"Then next, do you really want to prepare for the martial arts competition with Dongjun?" Lu Qingyu continued to ask.

"Judging from the current intelligence, this is just an agreement proposed by Dongjun to let us relax our vigilance. If we concentrate on preparing for the competition and relax our armaments, we will give Dongjun a chance to send out surprise troops. But if Dongjun is sure in the If you win in the contest, it will definitely make this contest come true as soon as possible, and both sides are happy to see the top fighters who can eliminate the opponent in advance in the contest. Among the small sages, the real alchemy cultivator who represents the highest level of combat power , there are three people in each of the West County and the East County. It is said that not long ago, among the casual cultivators who were excluded from the outside, a monk of the True Core Realm was successfully advanced, and now the people of the East County have begun to win over this True Core Realm cultivator According to the information obtained, this person also tends to cooperate with Dongjun City. After discussing with my lord, my idea is to find an opportunity to kill him directly. If he is not of my race, his heart must be different. If it can be used by me, it will also feed tigers afterwards."

"Oh, then Uncle Linghu has a way to get rid of this cultivator who is at the True Alchemy Realm."

"This matter still needs time."

"Niece, I have an idea."

"tell me the story."

"A few days ago, I was on my way to Beijun...".Lu Qingyu told Linghu Xia about the encounter with Xu Yang, and proposed to let the three of Xu Yang use it for himself and divide the strength of the other party.

"So it was him." Linghu Xia couldn't help being startled when he heard the name Xu Yang.

Lu Qingyu has a good impression of Xu Yang. Naturally, he wants to see that after Xu Yang has made contributions to the West County, he will save the three of them. Linghu Xia has always insisted that they are not of my race, and their hearts must be different. The two cannot compete. Open glue.

Finally, under the mediation of Princess West, Linghuxia agreed to let Lu Qingyu use Xu Yang and the three to split up and prepare to join the casual cultivators in East County, but the condition was that if Xu Yang and the three were found to have a different heart, they would be eliminated decisively.It was only then that one day later Lu Qingyu asked Xu Yang and the other three to help.

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The three of Xu Yang didn't know about the agreement between Linghu Xia and Lu Qingyu.

In the past few days in "Yuhua Building", Xu Yang and Bai Mujin took the time to recover their skills, while Bai Muhua went out to inquire about the situation in Xijun City.

in the room.

Xu Yang sat cross-legged on the bed alone with his eyes closed, thinking about how to improve his combat power in a short time.If he encounters Linghu Xia or a true alchemy cultivator whose strength is comparable to Linghu Xia's again, how can he make the three people on his side retreat unscathed.

It takes time to increase one's own strength. If he opens the Nightmare Beast Dreamland again and goes to practice "Yijiazi" in it, he may further improve his cultivation to the peak of the Yuanyuan Realm.The last time I risked using the Nightmare Beast Dreamland in the Land of Ghost Howls, I was almost trapped in it.After thinking about it, before mastering the "Dolphin Brain Splitting Technique" taught by the master "Ghost Valley Yeyan", it's better not to use the nightmare beast dream rashly.

One of the other possible ways is to wake up A'Zhu.A'Zhu's natal spiritual pet is in sync with his own cultivation. After A'Zhu wakes up, he will have another cultivation cultivator on his side, and the power of the Nirvana Flame Spirit will reach a new height.