Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 35: Red sulfur
Late autumn.
The wind in Moqiu brought a chilling atmosphere.
There are not a few living creatures on the Wanli Plain. Only Tianshen Mountain stands alone on the ground, with a bleak and gray atmosphere.
Desolation is a kind of desolation, the hesitation when entering the evening scene.
I don’t know when, but the high and resplendent Tianshen Palace gave people a feeling of sunset.
In fact, Tianshen Mountain is still Tianshen Mountain, and Tianshen Palace is still Tianshen Palace. It is no longer the majestic building here, but the people who live in the palace.
The former cultivator of Tianshen Palace was so impressive that no matter where he went, he was greeted by the attention of thousands of people.
But since the great changes in the current situation one hundred and thirty years ago, everything has become different.
The massive loss of population has led to the decline of all industries and a large reduction in reserve talents. Although countless people still squeeze their heads to enter the academy every year, the number of geniuses has been reduced as a result, the number of fakers has increased, and the overall quality of the Tianshen Palace cultivators has dropped significantly.
Luck no longer favors them, and the probability of natural disasters increases significantly every year. The disciples of Tianshen Palace who go out often die due to various inexplicable reasons, and the proportion of lost talents is gradually higher than the number of talents that enter.
When the rate of talent decline in an organization exceeds the rate of talent introduction, it will inevitably enter a period of decline.
This made many people panic.
I'm just panic-stricken, but not many people can actually take action to save it all.
In fact, what Tang Jie did was not complicated. It was nothing more than changing people's livelihood and introducing talents.
However, it is such a simple thing, but it is not easy to do it well.
Some people have tried to deal with problems like Tang Jie, but firstly, they are not capable enough in this area, so all their wisdom is used in cultivation. They don’t know much about politics. Secondly, their attitude towards work is also poor. has a problem. With Tang Jie's ability, it would take thirty years of hard work to get where he is today. Those people want to get everything done by issuing a few decrees, but it can't be that simple. Finally, coupled with the intentional sabotage of the Moon Washing Sect and the abandonment of luck, all reforms ended in failure, and even seemed to get worse as they changed - reform is like surgery, a successful surgery brings the dead back to life, and an unsuccessful surgery leads to immediate death. on the stage.
Tianjin Palace took a stab at itself. It failed to solve the old problems, but it caused a great internal turmoil.
Sixty-eight years ago, six generals of Tianshen Palace joined forces to attack and kill Eagle King Shi Haomei outside Yuji City. Dragon King Chang Hong was injured and escaped without a trace. Later, Eagle Hall Dragon Pavilion was bloodbathed, resulting in 140 More than 30 cultivators died, including more than 30 real people in the Heavenly Mind Realm. Just because these two people are reformists.
Jin Wuyu, the headmaster of Tianshen Palace, was furious and personally killed Jing Bonan, the Lord of Zhentian, who was responsible. The other five generals also wanted to kill him, but Shi Wunian, Zhan Wushang, and Han Wuxin worked together to protect them, and the five generals were sentenced to death. It was changed to being in ice prison for hundreds of years.
Now one hundred and thirty years have passed.
One hundred and thirty years of change can lead to the replacement of more than a dozen dynasties, can bring about earth-shaking changes, can make a nation grow from weak to strong, and can also make a powerful organization gradually decline.
In these one hundred and thirty years, the Tianshen Palace has gradually declined.
For many cultivators, this comes too soon. After all, for cultivators, one hundred and thirty years may be just a relatively arduous retreat, a leisurely excursion in life, or a time to calm the soul. perception.
The glory of yesterday is still before our eyes, but it has become like this today. Everything happened so fast and was so unprepared.
Wu Nian Palace.
Standing on the eaves of the palace roof, Shi Wunian looked into the distance with his hands behind his hands.
The palaces in the distance are scattered and undulating, stretching far into the distance.
There was a sense of desolation and desolation in his eyes, and Shi Wunian suddenly said: "Four, five hundred years ago, the Moqiu people walked out of that small island and spent more than four thousand years. Time has developed into what it is now, and countless blood and sweat have been shed in the process. The warrior Tie Cang broke into the forest sea alone, the True Monarch Bimu stood on the three-eyed sea monster, the Shenwei Hou fought thousands of miles and slaughtered millions of heroes, and the old man who was not withered stopped the enemy and sacrificed his life to become a benevolent man. Even thirty-one of my ancestors of the Shi family died in countless battles in history. It was their blood and sweat that made our Tianshen Palace majestic. Our Tianshen Palace can be defeated, but it will never be knocked down. ! But now, we have not been defeated, but are we about to be knocked down?"
A long and long sigh sounded.
There was a slight movement in the palace of Wu Nian Palace.
A man wearing a golden robe has appeared next to Shi Wunian.
"You've been getting more and more excited lately."
Shi Wunian lowered his head and said: "Wu Nian is wrong, Brother Master. But when I think about the situation of our Tianshen Palace in recent years, I feel anxious."
This man in golden robe is Jin Wuyu, the headmaster of Tianshen Palace.
At this moment, Jin Wuyu said calmly: "It's just that there are fewer people, and the laughter on everyone's faces is less, so it looks like the end is coming."
Shi Wunian murmured: "These are still trivial matters, the problem is the movement of heaven..."
He did not continue because he found that his head teacher's face had darkened.
As Shi Wunian said, there are fewer people, lower quality of talents, and lower self-confidence. These are not big things. As long as the foundation is still there, it can always be cultivated. However, a reversal of luck is a major event, a major event that affects the rise and fall of a group, and is also a benchmark for future development.
Although Tianshen Palace does not understand fate, it can feel it.
The changes brought about by the change of luck in Tianshen Palace can be easily felt. The inexplicable increase in natural disasters, corruption, and various cases of bad luck have suddenly increased. Disciples who pass the test will die violently at every turn, and the mortality rate of less than half can increase several times if they are not lucky. There are also all kinds of monsters, the world is not working, and monsters are rampant. The deity offering is one such sign.
Corresponding to this is the Beast Refining Sect. The territories of both factions are in a state of being abandoned by fate.
Correspondingly, the Tianya Haige Qianqing Sect of the Qijue Sect remained unchanged, and the Xiyue Sect was the sole leader and prospered.
With such an obvious difference, coupled with Tang Jie's big move back then, no one knows what's going on.
Using mortals as threads to control one side and influence the world is the unique power of destiny!
Thus, both Tianshen Palace and Beast Refining Sect knew that fate had abandoned them.
Although this is the result of human manipulation, it is undeniable that the result of being abandoned is terrible.
Some people have already guessed where the transferred luck has gone, and they are even more worried about the future.
Not every people who have subjugated their country will discover it only when they are about to die. In fact, most of them have felt it before that, but although they know it, they can't do anything.
Even if you are a practitioner, there are times when you are powerless!
At this moment, Jin Wuyu said: "Your soul injured by Tianxuan's Divine Sword has not healed yet. It is difficult to control your spirit and you are easily irritable. You should meditate and rest, and you should not think too much."
Hearing what his senior brother said, Shi Wunian had no choice but to lower his head in agreement.
When he was helpless, a cultivator came to report: "Zheng Liang has seen the master, please pray to the Lord."
Jin Wuyu looked at the cultivator: "Zheng Liang, what happened to the things I asked you to prepare?"
Zheng Liang replied: "All the red sulfur has been prepared and will be transported by the disciple himself."
Red sulfur is an extremely rare material, which is of great benefit to feeding monsters. However, this product is rare, and only a small amount is produced in the territory of Moqiu Li Kingdom. Among them, Moqiu's texture is the best. Every year, the Beast Refining Sect purchases a large amount of this item from the Tianshen Palace, which is also one of the sources of friendship between the two sects.
This Zheng Liang is Jin Wuyu’s third disciple. He is in the realm of soul transformation and is close to the leader in strength. With him responsible for escorting this year's red sulfur, Jin Wuyu felt more at ease. However, he still said: "For the sake of completeness, you go to the golden body of the ancestor as usual and ask for a ray of divine thought to protect you."
With a wave of his hand, a decree flew towards Zheng Liang.
Zheng Liang took it and said in a loud voice: "Respect the master's will!"
The Tianshen Palace divides the golden body of Shen Nian very carefully. A trace is one hundredth, and a trace is one tenth.
Over the years, the Heavenly God Palace Beast Refining Sect has been experiencing bad luck, disasters have continued, and all kinds of bad things have happened. In order to avoid losses, Tianshen Palace also acted extremely cautiously. For important material transportation matters such as red sulfur, not only the head disciples like Zheng Liang were dispatched to handle it, but also the golden body and spiritual mind were called upon.
It is under this situation that Tianshen Palace can ensure that it does not suffer heavy losses, but the chores of senior cultivators suddenly increase, causing people to complain.
At this moment Zheng Liang accepted the order and went to the Ancestor Hall.
In front of the Ancestor Hall, a golden statue stands on the hall. At first glance, it looks inconspicuous, just a standing statue of clay and stone, and the workmanship is a bit rough, not worthy of elegance. But if you look closely, you will find that there seems to be divine light flowing inside this golden body. It is obviously a clay figure, but it seems to be alive.
There are two old men sitting cross-legged under the statue. If you look carefully, they are both strong men in the realm of soul transformation.
After Zheng Liang arrived, he first handed over Jin Wuyu’s decree, then he knelt down in front of the statue and said in a long voice: "I respectfully ask for your blessings, ancestor!"
"Please protect me, ancestor!" Zheng Liang repeated in a long voice, ten times in a row.
Finally, a golden light emitted from the statue and hit Zheng Liang between his eyebrows.
Zheng Liang's whole body trembled first, and a huge sense of satisfaction appeared on his face, as if the entry of spiritual thoughts brought him endless pleasure.
After a while, Zheng Liang stood up, bowed respectfully to the statue of the God of Heaven, and then exited the ancestral hall.
After leaving the ancestral hall, Zheng Liang has flown to the outside of Waitian Mountain.
Just as he was about to leave the mountain, he saw a cultivator flying from a distance. When he saw Zheng Liang, he came up to him with a smile on his face: "It turns out to be Senior Brother Zheng. I haven't seen you for a long time. Senior Brother looks good. Junior Brother, I was there earlier I just collected some Nanshang Cuixiang tea, and I'm about to invite someone to drink it with me. Since senior brother is here, why not come with us?"
Zheng Liang responded hurriedly: "It turns out to be Zhenren Huang. Zheng Liangliang accepts the kindness of Zhenzhen, but my master has told me some things, so I must do it quickly and there should be no delay."
"If it's not a big deal, you can go later." But Huang Zhenren didn't let go, grabbing Zheng Liang and urging him to move forward.
Zheng Liang had no choice but to whisper: "Master asked me to deliver red sulfur to the Beast Refining Sect."
Zhenren Huang’s expression turned solemn: “Transporting red sulfur? That’s really not a trivial matter. Are you going to set off now?”
Zheng Liang patted the mustard bag on his body: "No. ~IndoMTL.com~ Huang Zhenren's eyes swept around the mustard bag, and he chuckled a few times: "In that case, I won't bother senior brother. ”
Zheng Liang complained and left.
Seeing Zheng Liang fly away, Huang Zhenren's eyes retracted and he suddenly turned his head and flew to another place.
Flying straight to a very far distance, it is estimated that the spiritual thoughts of the headmaster Yuanzhu could not reach it, and then he laughed and said: "Brother Zheng, don't blame me for being ruthless. It is really the big tree of Tianshen Palace that is going to fall. , I have to leave a way out for myself."
As he spoke, an extra fire talisman appeared in his hand. After it was ignited, a ray of fire disappeared into the air.
High in the sky south of Tianjin Palace.
Tang Jie sat cross-legged in the outermost Gangfeng layer. Let the strong wind blow, and stand still.
His eyes suddenly opened, Tang Jie smiled and said: "The little lamb is out."