Half-Yokai Cultivating the Path of Immortality Chapter 680: Kite
"How have you been in the past six months?"
Inside the Purple Air Palace.
Lu Tong sat on the futon, and Zhang Qiao, Liu Jixin, Qiu Ci, Qin Zong, etc. each sat on a futon.
He looked at Qin Zong first.
Qin Zong handed over a brochure and said: "Fire is cooking oil, and business is booming. There are endless stores of elixirs, utensils, clothes, etc. There are more than a thousand scattered merchants going north and deep into Jieshui Lake, and there are hundreds more People conduct business in the south, east, and southeast directions."
Lu Tong took the booklet.
There are large chambers of commerce and small merchants in the country, as well as market price changes of various goods, as well as the trends of large and small chambers of commerce, etc.
"Going to the southeast, but getting stuck in the mountains and mire?"
"Exactly."
"It's a dead place, how can we do business?"
To the southeast, on the other side of the Shenxu is an endless swamp, which is the territory of monsters, inhabited by hundred-eyed toads, arrow-tongued poison frogs, mud dragons, bearded lizards, etc.
Different from ordinary monsters, the monsters trapped in the mountains and mire are extremely murderous. They kill each other internally, and even if outsiders enter, they will never return.
The Liangyao Chamber of Commerce has never traded with them and cannot trade with them.
Qin Zong took out a very thick book.
It is one and a half feet long and one foot wide. It looks like a big stone when placed on the ground.
He flipped through the pages a few times and said: "It has something to do with a commoner named 'Yang Bi'. There is a large area of uncultivated wasteland on the border of Hongchi. This person moved to open fields a year ago, and he brought some with him when he went there. Two python-tailed buffaloes. Later, the two buffaloes got lost, and one returned alone half a month later with a 'Green Fruit', a spiritual grass in the swamp, inserted into its head, so we began to try to exchange the water buffalo for the spiritual grass."
"Useful?"
“Sometimes it works, but sometimes it doesn’t work. Fortunately, the spiritual grass sometimes taken out is very rare, and generally speaking, it is profitable.”
"Be careful."
"Yes."
Lu Tong looked at Zhang Qiao.
After Zhang Qiao entered the Prison Yin Palace, Liu Jixin, Qiu Ci, Dan Zui, etc. were all arranged by him to handle affairs such as Chi Tower, Baishan, Sixth Hall, and Qiangwu Tower respectively.
Zhang Qiao said: "Liu Jixin, you speak first."
"Yes."
Liu Jixin thought for a while and said: "Although the state of the country is prosperous, there are still many shortcomings exposed, especially the fluctuation of people's hearts. Some people are greedy for profit, taking advantage of the withdrawal of national businessmen and the vacancy in the market, wantonly shoddy goods, and even They use what they don’t have to defraud and make huge profits. Some people are greedy for too much. After Qiangwu Tower teaches the Dharma, many people have no intention of working. They just want to practice the Dharma and reach the sky in one step. There are also disciples of Qizhi Mountain who go out to teach the Dharma but have different calibers, especially Some disciples have little knowledge but speak freely, causing a lot of trouble."
Lu Tong nodded slowly.
"Is there any countermeasure?"
“There is no foolproof strategy, you can only make mistakes while correcting them.”
Liu Jixin finished speaking.
Zhang Qiao said: "Master, these things are all expected. Water from hundreds of springs flows freely, and it will take at least ten years to reach stability."
"Don't make a big mistake."
Lu Tong looked at Qiu Ci.
Qiu Ci said: "There are people in Baishan who are monopolizing a line of business, and taking advantage of this business boom, they have established a chamber of commerce to take a step further with the help of Baishan's power."
"Who is there?"
Qiu Ci handed over a list.
Lu Tong glanced at it and saw familiar names.
Xiao Longting, Duyin, Water Dragon King, Ji Baobao... everyone who could reach out, without exception, all took action.
Qin Zong interjected: "This matter is extremely harmful. Returning business to the people, but ordinary people cannot fight with the mountain owner at all, so it must be dealt with as soon as possible."
"Yeah."
Lu Tong looked at the paper and stared at the name "Du Yin".
They should all be killed.
Dan Zui said: "I have a countermeasure. Restart the war, provoke a fight with Jiguo, and send Baishan to the northern waters. Ordinary merchants can take advantage of this opportunity to grow."
"I will arrange this myself."
"Yes."
Nearly an hour later, Liu Jixin and others retreated, leaving Zhang Qiao alone.
Zhang Qiao said: "Master, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
"But it doesn't matter."
"Demons cannot be allies."
Lu Tong looked certain.
Zhang Qiao said: "This kind of thing is too sinister and goes against the harmony of nature. Once an alliance is formed, there may be small gains at the moment, but it will inevitably suffer consequences in the long run."
Zhang Qiao took out a piece of paper and said in a deep voice: "This type of crime is extremely serious and has invaded thirteen countries. Everyone in the world knows that they are practicing evil. Many methods that are unknown to the world are even worse and are simply inhumane. ."
Lu Tong nodded very slowly.
He knows far more than Zhang Qiao.
He thought he was ruthless, but compared with King Zizhen's methods, they were nothing to mention.
Six months ago, Dian Si'er took away a group of confidants and secretly became the fourth demon lord.
Lu Tong also learned many evil ways of the demons.
Underground, demons are like beasts:
The female demon used evil methods to reproduce from the time she became a female demon until her death, and she gave birth to ten times as many children as ordinary people;
The dog demon is illiterate, practices evil practices in severe pain and torture all year round, and has a violent temper, like a mad dog;
The cave devil only does one thing in his life - digging holes...
“Strong enemies are spying and evil neighbors are watching, what can we do?”
Zhang Qiao said: "Turn a blind eye, ignore the demons for now, and let them fight with Jiguo. We will step up our efforts to accumulate strength. When the time comes, we will carve up the demons with Shuguo and Jiguo."
Lu Tong was silent for a while and said: "Others will not let us watch. If the demons cannot stop Ji Guo, they will definitely come to us and cause trouble."
"If they dare to come, we will join forces with the Shu Kingdom to kill them. No matter what, we must not be involved in this kind of thing!"
Zhang Qiao looked extremely determined.
Lu Tong's eyes gradually darkened, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, this matter will be settled."
……
Hongchi is where the Hongshan Basin of the Xu Kingdom was originally located.
The majestic divine power surged in, and a layer of mist rose in the center of the basin. Under the sun, mountains, water, wood and other surfaces glowed with a dull halo.
Lu Tong stepped on the mist.
"Is this the Dharma Spiritual Land?"
Yongnuo accompanied him and said: "It has begun to take shape, and spirituality has not yet been born, but if you are talented enough, you can already take advantage of this retreat."
Lu Tong raised his palm and quietly realized the mystery of this place.
The wind is very light and the light is very warm.
In addition...
He looked around and saw that everything in the basin was very soft, with a faint hint of the charm of practicing in Wanxi's belly.
"Not bad."
"The spiritual energy is weak and cannot bear the burden. It is best not to have more than ten people practicing here, and the spiritual energy must never be cut off."
"Okay."
The next day.
In the basin, Lu Tong sat under a big tree.
A six-blue bird flew over, followed by four figures.
"Meet the King!"
Xiao Longting, Duyin, Bu Yanying, and Shuilongwang all saluted after falling down.
Lu Tong nodded slowly and said: "There is a new spiritual place in the country. The God King said that if you have extraordinary talents, you can use it to escape from difficulties. Come and try it."
Everyone was very interested.
Xiao Longting immediately gathered his spiritual energy, opened his mouth and swallowed it into his belly, thought about it for a while, and said: "Master, how do you achieve enlightenment?"
Except for Bu Yanying, the other three people came from humble backgrounds.
Bu Yanying took the initiative to explain: "Master Xiaoshan, enlightenment depends on chance. All you need to do is calm your mind, try to operate the method, and carefully think about the confusion in your heart."
Lu Tong nodded with a smile and said: "Go, don't destroy the vegetation in the mountains, and find a place to sit down."
"Yes."
The four of them dispersed.
Xiao Longting sat under the sun, practicing for half an hour without any understanding, and forced himself to endure it for another half hour, but finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Master, I have no chance."
Du Yin also stopped and said: "Master, so am I."
"No problem."
Lu Tong made tea in advance, raised his hand and said, "Sit down."
"Thank you, Lord."
The two sat down.
Lu Tong handed over the tea and asked: "Who do you think is the great enemy of Liangyao Zhengguo now?"
"Ji Guo."
Xiao Longting did not hesitate at all.
Lu Tong looked over.
Xiao Longting held the tea cup and said: "Ji country has many people and strong formations. Young Fox Kingdom is dead. Without the fox raft in the future, it will be difficult for us and Shu Kingdom to resist alone."
Lu Tong nodded and looked towards Du Yin.
Du Yin held the tea cup and said: "I think there are enemies on both sides."
"Oh?"
Lu Tong blinked and asked, "Why?"
"The Young Fox Kingdom is dead, and the demons are greedy and cannot coexist for a long time. The Xuelian Kingdom has many borders with no natural dangers in between, and its national power is several times that of ours. If the Xuelian Kingdom has evil thoughts, it will be destroyed. It is the most serious trouble for the good and evil country."
"Xuelian Country has another enemy, so there is no reason to provoke us."
“Everything in the world is unpredictable, so we must be prepared.”
Lu Tong thoughtfully picked up the tea cup and said: "Which one needs more dikes, Jiguo or Xuelianguo?"
"Ji Guo."
Xiao Longting was very decisive.
Du Yin hesitated slightly and said: "Right now, we are in Jiguo, and it is more difficult to predict the blood-refined country in the long run."
Lu Tong smiled and said: "Then let's take care of the present first. Xiao Longting, lead people to patrol the north and be careful to defend the country."
"Yes."
"Duyin, the Du family has been offering sacrifices and refining Xionghuo Pills all year round. How many people are now able to refine weapons?"
"Seventeen weapon refiners and more than 180 skilled apprentices."
"Very good."
Lu Tong took out three pieces of paper, handed them over, and said: "This is the refining method of the 'Fire Kite'. We will start refining this treasure tomorrow."
Duyin took the paper and said: "Master, are we going to take action against Jiguo?"
"Yes. This treasure is extremely powerful. It took a lot of effort to get it. Don't let outsiders know about it."
"Yes."
……
Two months later, late at night.
A six-blue bird flew into the Purple Air Palace, transformed into Bu Shefeng, and said: "Your Majesty, just as your Majesty expected, Tibetan Soldier Peak has been testing magic weapons one after another, and a large number of giant crossbows have appeared in recent days."
"What kind of giant crossbow?"
Lu Tong immediately gathered his magic power.
Magic weapons can restrain each other.
Since he handed the "Fire Kite" to Duyin, he told Bu Shefeng to pay special attention to the several peaks where Jiguo's magic weapons were refined.
Jiguo has many inheritances.
The number of monks in the country who are good at refining weapons and forming formations is a hundred times that of Liangyao Zhengguo. A mere fire kite will definitely not be able to defeat them.
Bu Shefeng released his magic power.
The magic power spread and turned into a three-foot-large crossbow with a square bed and hundreds of fine holes inside.
"After this treasure was activated, a handful of extremely fine ice needles were released. I took a look at it from a distance. The range was no less than 150 feet, and the coverage was ominous."
Lu Tong looked at the giant crossbow.
The fire kite, just like its name, flies slowly like a kite, flying far, but also flying low and slow.
This is a giant crossbow that shoots kites.
Lu Tong looked at it for a few times and said, "I heard that the Bu family found a way to refine the blood demon back then?"
"Yes."
"Give it to me."
Bu Shefeng did not hesitate and immediately took out a black book and said: "Master of the country, after the blood demon is refined, it must be put into the blood demon formation within three days."
Lu Tong nodded and said: "How many people in the Bu family practice the "Secret Demon Fate Body Kung Fu?"
"There are only forty-seven people in the direct lineage."
"Why not spread the Dharma widely?"
Bu Shefeng was silent for a moment and said: "The method of suppressing the clan should not be taught lightly."
"Mysterious Demon Fate Body Kung Fu is a good method.
A good method can stabilize the position of the direct lineage. If everyone can practice it, the position will not be stable.
Lu Tong looked at Bu Shefeng and said, "Do you know what I mean?"
"Know a thing or two."
"Very good. The blood spirit is of great use. It can only be returned to the Bu family, but it cannot be returned to just one person. I will start setting up the Ten Thousand Demons Formation. When the formation is completed, I want you to take out ten people to join the formation. ”
"Yes."
Lu Tong threw out a pot of Dharma energy and said: "Go down."
"Thank you, Lord."
……
Three months later, in a bedroom in Yuanxiang Mountain.
Soak the lutong in hot water.
"Wow..."
The water surface breaks.
Xiang Huan raised his head from the water, swam up Lu Tong's body, and said, "How do you do, Lord?"
Lu Tong nodded but did not speak.
Xiang Huan said: "The king has something on his mind?"
"Yeah."
"Xiang Huan is willing to share the worries of the king."
Lu Tong ignored it.
Xiang Huan jumped out of the water, sat on the edge of the pool, lifted Lu Tong's head and placed it on his lap, saying: "Master, I am not the Xiang Huan I was before, I am Zheng Huo Lang now!"
Lu Tong smiled and said, "I underestimated you."
"Yes! I have learned a lot of things, maybe I can really help the king."
Xiang Huan gently rubbed his eyebrows and cheeks.
Lu Tong breathed out a comfortable breath, closed his eyes, and said: "The war is about to break out, and the outcome is unpredictable."
"Hejiguo?"
"How do you know?"
"Besides Ji Guo, there are no other enemies. The warehouse is full of magic weapons. What are they called 'fire kites'? Are they all prepared for Ji Guo?"
"Yes, flames are flying down from the sky, let's see how they resist!"
"We are so far away from Jiguo, can the fire kite fly there?"
"Of course."
Lu Tong opened his eyes, looked at the beautiful face in front of him, and said with a smile: "Don't forget Yanhou Island. The fire kite can fly more than four hundred miles, and it can fly into Jiguo."
Xiang Huan also smiled.
"The island behind the barrier is the territory of Shu Kingdom, can we borrow it?"
"Of course."
……
At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the heat has not subsided and the coolness has not yet arisen.
There are crowds of people in the mountains, and countless carriages are pulling cartloads of tightly sealed large boxes, heading north.
Yuanxiang Mountain.
Lu Tong looked into the distance and said: "Xiao Longting, Water Dragon King, and Ji Baobao, rush to Lixian Pier as soon as possible and follow the instructions of Lord Jue."
"Yes."
"Du Yin, you choose a team of confidants, I have another important task for you."
"Yes."
People started to walk out one after another.
In the end, only Lu Tong and more than a hundred people selected by Du Yin were left.
Du Yin asked: "Master, what shall we do?"
"Follow me."
Lu Tong spread out his magic power, picked up Du Yin and others, and fled towards the west.
At Niuguan, the gateway between the Youhu Kingdom and the Liangyao Zheng Kingdom has been destroyed, but the gateway is still there.
Lu Tong flew through the pass and landed outside a large cave with a diameter of more than thirty feet.
Standing at the entrance of the cave was a female cultivator in a **** robe.
"Meet the King."
Lu Tong nodded and said: "These people are left to you, take them there."
"Yes."
Du Yin looked panicked and said: "May I ask the king, what are we going to do?"
"Don't think too much, just fly the fire kite."
“Aren’t all the fire kites sent to Yanhou Island?”
"If there is one in the north, there must be one in the south. Otherwise, if Jiguo had been prepared, wouldn't we have returned in vain?"
Two days later.
On the island behind Yanhou, Shelu looked unhappy and kept chattering: "Jiguo has stopped its troops~IndoMTL.com~ Why bother to take the initiative to provoke them and drag Yanhou Island into it?"
"You are also from Laojun's lineage, how can you stay out of it?"
"Humph! Only now do I remember that I was also from the same sect, back then..."
Lu Tong did not continue to listen. He looked up at the sun hanging above his head and said, "It's time to fly the kite."
"Yes."
After a few breaths, the fiery red kites took off from the island one by one, like big birds, flying towards the southwest.
Lu Tong chased after him.
The kite swayed slowly, its long tail swinging behind it to offset the breeze.
An hour and a half later.
Jiguo is at your feet. Hundreds of kites are like a flock of messy birds, falling downwards at different heights.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
Amidst the rapid whistling, white shadows flew up, forming a white cloud dozens of miles long, hitting the birds head-on, and directly detonating the fire kite.
"Boom!"
The flames exploded one after another, turning into countless fist-sized fireballs.
"Whoosh!"
The white shadow continued to fly up, and countless ice needles penetrated into the bolide, quickly extinguishing the flames.
"Haha."
A man stepped out of the clouds and stopped in front of Lu Tong.
Zhou Zhengfang smiled and said: "Master Lu, use all your methods and see if Ji Guo can catch it."
"No more."
Lu Tong looked dull.
Zhou Zhengfang laughed twice more, then his expression suddenly froze and said, "No more?"
"Well, no more."
At the same time.
In the south of Jiguo, batches of fire kites flew into Jiguo one after another. When they fell, they turned into raging flames dozens of feet in size, destroying large fields, mountains, forests, pavilions, etc.
In a ravine surrounded by rotten dragon flowers.
Du Yin's face turned pale and he did not dare to take action against Ji Guo, but he did not dare to stop and raised fire kites one after another.