MTLNOVEL Chapter 97: Valley
Chapter 196: Valley Master and Mortals
Before winter passed and spring came, a heavy snow swept across Jinyun Valley. Looking up, the whole mountain and field were covered with snow. In just one night, the snow was already above the back of the feet.
but.
There was no impact at all within the golden cloud, and the streets and alleys were filled with voices of people.
After the auction ended, the popularity of the market town increased instead of decreasing.
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After all.
A stable and peaceful gathering place has unparalleled appeal to many cultivators who prefer safety. The Jinyun Valley, which has zero tolerance for robbery cultivators, naturally becomes the first choice for many cultivators.
There are even quite a few independent cultivators who come from thousands of miles away to settle down here.
As for Chen Che, he used the excuse of seclusion for seven days.
He went back to Diyuan Star and got invitation letters from the four major Taoist academies from Lao Li. According to Lao Li, next year he can take any invitation letter and report directly to the Taoist temple without taking the college entrance examination.
"Have you decided which Taoist temple to choose?"
Old Li, who has become the deputy director of teaching, asked while drinking tea.
"Zhurong Taoist Temple."
Chen Che had already made his choice.
"Actually, I also want to recommend you to Zhurong Taoist Academy."
Li Shuguang took out his mobile phone and gave a string of numbers:
"The four major Taoist academies are not much different, it doesn't matter which one
you go to." "My sister is a professor at Zhurong Taoist Academy, and she is also the dean of the Department of Alchemy. If you go there, she can take care of you. In the future, whether you are looking for a job or taking the exam for the immortal sect, she can give you some guidance!" "
Thank you, Teacher Li."
Chen Che was very grateful, "I'll treat you to a foot wash in the evening--"
"You are still a student, why do you know so much?"
Li Shuguang glared, and casually set up a silent barrier in the office, and said with a smile: "It's not too late to invite me after you graduate from the Taoist academy."
With only half a year left before the college entrance examination, all the students were concentrating on the final review, and even Zong Yudao began to meditate and practice. Lin Yi couldn't spare time to play with him. Everyone was too nervous to spare a single moment.
Chen Che, who had been admitted in advance, didn't feel anything at all.
During the period, they also had two big drinking sessions. One was to congratulate Master Wu for successfully entering the ninth level of Chain Qi. During the period, Wu Rui also held a glass of juice and congratulated him on his admission to Zhurong Taoist Temple.
The other one is about Zeng Bu Ke. Zeng Bu Ke opened a magic tool shop privately and secretly took advantage of Ouye Company's profits. He asked Chen Che to take care of his business, and Chen Che agreed immediately.
After finishing all this, Chen Che returned to Yunzhou.
Accompanying Meng Qingxuan out of Jinyun Valley.
Wherever you look, you can see bustling shops and street stalls at the four corners of the market, which extend to the end of your sight, and noisy voices are everywhere.
"Chelang, even ordinary people have it in the market."
He held up the Tianji umbrella to block the falling snow. Meng Qingxuan found several mortals standing there, with shock written all over their faces, looking around in amazement.
"There will be more and more in the future."
Chen Che also saw it.
When he started the construction, he had already eliminated the miasma outside the valley, and the mortals outside the valley could freely step into the market that they once regarded as a "fairyland".
Not only Changshan County at the foot of the mountain.
Even in several nearby counties, there were many ordinary people who came here driving cattle and carts.
The arrival of mortals also added a touch of human fireworks to the market.
"Look, do they look like a pair?"
Meng Qingxuan bought two sugar figures from an old mortal's stall and handed over a sugar figure in the shape of a little girl:
"Come, eat a sugar figure!"
It seems that this young lady has always had a special liking for mortal items.
Chen Che didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but still took the sugar man.
"Valley Master Chen!"
At this time, a familiar voice came from the side. Turning back, he saw a middle-aged man with a frosted face.
It was Liu Yuanqing, the head of the Liu family. There were a few half-grown children following behind the other person. They were looking at him nervously and bowing to him.
Chen Che looked down and saw some strange things on the stall in front of the other party.
"You, the head of a family, are setting up a stall here? How's the situation in Yejiu Mountain?"
"Thank you, Valley Master, for your concern."
Liu Yuanqing saw Meng Qingxuan and called her 'Valley Master's Wife' again, then said flatteringly:
"Most of Yejiu Mountain has been reclaimed, and spiritual plants have been planted in many places. Today I brought the young men of my clan here to see the world and deal with these things by the way."
"Oh?"
Chen Che walked to the stall.
The stall is not small, and it sells a lot of miscellaneous items, including some old items. I scanned the area with my spiritual sense, but didn't see anything strange. Only a piece of strange animal skin made his gaze pause slightly.
The hide of the great foundation-building demon is unfortunately only the size of a palm and can barely be used to make a heart-protecting mirror.
But this is normal.
Since the auction began, most of the rare or high-end items will be sent to the sales floor first, so the chances of finding a bargain in the market are getting smaller and smaller.
Instead, Meng Qingxuan spent half a spirit stone to buy a crystal ornament from him.
"Hmm?"
After taking a walk in the market town and preparing to return to the valley, Chen Che raised his eyebrows slightly.
"What's wrong?"
Meng Qingxuan looked in confusion but saw nothing.
"I saw my relatives."
Chen Che smiled and turned to leave.
"Why does that person look so much like Chen Che?"
Chen Shan stood up in a corner of the market.
In front of him were several sacks of magical rice, and next to them were several chickens and ducks tied together, with straw stuck on their bodies.
Chen Fang was wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket, shivering from the cold, with white mist filling her breath. Chen Jiang sat cross-legged on the side, flipping through a Taoist book and muttering to himself. Just after selling a bag of magical rice, Chen Shan glanced out of the corner of his eye and suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure, and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Where?"
The two of them suddenly raised their heads and looked around.
But, nothing was seen.
"I saw him passing by with a woman just now. The woman looked like a fairy and was holding an umbrella to shield him from the snow. But they disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Chen Shan swallowed and paused slightly:
"He is still alive, but his field--"
Chen Che "disappeared" for nearly a year.
Even the house we lived in before collapsed.
Especially in August, after the news of the opening of the Jinyun Valley's mountain gate spread, looking at Chen Jiang, the only one in the family who could practice cultivation, their family could not resist greed and ended up "borrowing" those acres of idle paddy fields overgrown with weeds.
After the autumn harvest, they planted beans immediately. Just now, they were planning to plant spiritual grains at the beginning of the new year.
Although.
The more fields you have, the more spiritual rice you can hand over to Jinyun Valley, but you can also keep more!
But if Chen Che comes back,
"Pah!"
Chen Fang came to her senses and hit Chen Shan: "You must be dazzled. If he were still alive and knew that you occupied his land, he would have burned your house long ago-"
"Mother is right!"
Chen Jiang retracted his gaze and buried his head in reading while interrupting:
"All the paddy fields at the foot of the mountain belong to Jinyun Valley. If any of them are abandoned, the valley master will definitely be dissatisfied. At the latest before the autumn harvest next year, I will be able to enter the second level of chain qi. Even if he comes back, we are not afraid."
"Dad, Mom, let's just plant these fields with confidence!"
Chapter 197: Lu Qinglian
Mountain, which was offered to him, opened its gates to recruit disciples. For Chen Che, this was just a matter of words. But for the mortals living at the foot of the mountain, it was a tremendous opportunity. From then on, no one knew how many mortals would embark on the path of cultivation because of it.
When passing by the animal shop, Meng Changyuan was flipping through the account book, and Chen Che greeted him.
The other party originally planned to return home after the auction, but now he has stayed in the market town.
Needless to say, I guessed it was to guard against the Hu family.
Indeed.
Even though the Hu family suffered a heavy loss and did not dare to set foot in Jinyun Valley, they definitely had to resort to some tricks.
Although Chen Che didn't care, having one more familiar foundation-building practitioner in the market town would always bring more benefits than disadvantages.
After visiting the market, he took some spiritual herbs from the alchemy hall and started making elixirs directly.
In this world, strength is the foundation of survival. Although in the eyes of outsiders, Chen Che had become the master of Jinyun Valley, he still did not slack off. He practiced cultivation, refined elixirs, strengthened his blood circulation, and dealt with the affairs of Jinyun Valley every day. His daily routine was very regular.
after all.
It is only a few cases where the local snake eats the dragon from another river, but more often the dragon from another river swallows the local snake!
In the blink of an eye, it was February. The willow trees sprouted, the river surface opened, and even the occasional oxen working the fields at the foot of the mountain could be seen.
This day.
Chen Che sat cross-legged for a long time. Suddenly, his body shook. Countless spiritual energy from heaven and earth quickly gathered from all directions
and poured into his body like a vortex. After a long time, he exhaled and opened his eyes:
"Finally broke through!"
At the same time, the micro crystal brain flashed.
[Realm: Foundation Establishment Level 3 (0.04%)]
[Qi and Blood: Foundation Establishment Level 2 (58.21%)]
[Spiritual Awareness: Foundation Establishment Level 9 (99.89%)]
If you don't have enough talent, you can make up for it with resources.
The auction was over, and Jinyun Valley was completely established. The market was not making a fortune, but it was almost there.
At this time, the benefits of being rich and powerful were reflected. With just Chen Che's order, all kinds of cultivation materials would be presented to Jinyun Valley.
Thanks to this, even though Chen Che was still using the "Qi Drawing Technique", his practice speed did not slow down too much. And his spiritual consciousness, under the continuous nourishment of the "Shen Ting Xiang", is now only one step away from entering the golden elixir realm.
Things to know.
The spiritual consciousness of the ninth level of foundation building must reach two thousand feet.
And the one who has reached the standard of Golden Elixir is the abbot!
"What a pity, the incense in the Shenting Hall is running low!"
Looking at the incense burner filled with ashes, Chen Che frowned.
After all, there were not many Shenting wood to begin with, and with the addition of the previous formula consumption, 30% of it was used up. Although Ding Fei was asked to keep an eye on the auction, there has been no news so far.
"It seems that we can only look for it through the Liu family!"
Chen Che shook his head.
The other party is a spiritual plant family, so there must be clues.
"Yin!"
Just as he was thinking about it, a long howl suddenly came from the sky.
I saw a huge monster flying rapidly across the empty sky, cutting through the sea of clouds and flying towards the Golden Cloud Valley. It was at least two meters in size, and its feathers seemed to be forged from gold and stone, sparkling brightly under the sun.
It's the little chicks.
When I first saw it, it was still in the sky, but in a few breaths it had flown above the Golden Cloud Valley. It loosened its claws and half of its red tail, which was about ten feet long, slammed into the ground, causing it to shake and raise dust.
"My goodness, could this be the blood-feathered snake in the dragon cave?"
Looking at the severed tail, Chen Che touched his chin.
There is a snake cave seven hundred miles away from Mengjia. There are tens of thousands of snake monsters in the cave, the longest of which is more than twenty feet long, so it is called the "Dragon Cave" by the locals. The Blood-Queted Serpent is a yin snake with wings on its back, and is the master of the "Dragon Cave".
Meng Changtu has been trying to catch it for more than a year or two, but has failed every time.
Unexpectedly, the little chick broke in and apparently won a battle.
"That's right. If I gather some more spiritual herbs, I will be able to refine a furnace of Peiyuan Pills. Then I can continue to open up my meridians!"
Chen Che was very satisfied.
Peiyuan Pill is a second-grade superior elixir and an enhanced version of Leopard Embryo Yijing Pill.
Of course, the main ingredient is the foundation-building medicine.
He put the broken tail into the storage ring and a Tianling Pill popped out of his hand. The little chick excitedly took the pill in its mouth, flapped its wings, and landed on a paulownia tree. Its huge body crushed the tree, which was more than 20 feet high, causing it to crackle.
"Master!"
Chen Che had just walked out of the courtyard when he met Rong Zhongxuan who came hurriedly:
"Lu Qinglian is here. She has been waiting for you in the reception room for the whole morning."
"What is she here for?"
Chen Che was quite surprised.
"I'm not sure."
Rong Zhongxuan shook his head slowly, worry in his eyes: "She didn't say anything, just said she wanted to see you. And she also brought a cultivator with her. From my observation of his aura, it seems that he has failed in building his foundation. I'm worried that she is here to -" "
Come to cause trouble?"
Chen Che knew the half of the sentence that the other party hadn't finished.
The foundation-building pill provided by the Meng family was eventually bought by Lu Qinglian for 5,200 spirit stones. But after the pills were sold, the money and goods have been settled. It is impossible for you to fail in building your foundation and then come to trouble the seller.
What's more, Lu Qinglian had tested the pill in person.
"I'll go and meet them."
Chen Che saw the two of them in the reception room.
In addition to Lu Qinglian, there was also an old man with a haggard complexion and gray hair. But when Chen Che took a quick look with his spiritual sense, he discovered that the other party was not only short of energy and blood, but also had no true essence. His life breath was extremely weak, as if he would not live long.
This is not just a failure in building the foundation!
Chen Che thought to himself and walked over:
"Fellow Daoist Lu!"
"Valley Master Chen!"
When the two saw Chen Che, they quickly stood up.
Lu Qinglian bowed and responded: "It's been a long time since we last met. You are still as charming and elegant as ever."
The cultivator next to her called out "Valley Master Chen" and then stood there obediently, his hands and feet trembling slightly, looking a little nervous.
"Friend Lu, you didn't come to me just to say these flattering words, did you?"
Waving his sleeves, Chen Che sat opposite the two of them.
"Then I'll just say it straight."
As if she didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward, Lu Qinglian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I want to stay in Jinyun Valley permanently and be a worshiper in the valley--"
"Worshiper?"
Chen Che raised his eyebrows slightly. What is a worshiper?
They are guest officials and retainers.
Most of them are characters who have defected from outside forces, or useful talents recruited by themselves.
For example: Xing Lin. Xing Lin had no one to rely on and could only settle down in Jinyun Valley.
Take himself for example. Lu Yi saw that he was an excellent alchemist and recruited him to work for him.
However, most of those who are willing to serve as offerings are independent practitioners who have no background or support but need a lot of resources for cultivation. In the words of Diyuanxing, they are "temporary workers" and all the dirty and tiring work is done by the offerings.
But Lu Qinglian is a cultivator at the fifth level of foundation building. Putting aside the Lu family, he is one of the few who holds real power in any family.
"Friend Lu, are you joking with me?"
Unable to figure out the other party's intention for the moment, Chen Che did not agree easily.
"I'm not joking, my mother and I came here sincerely!"
Lu Qinglian took a deep breath, then bowed deeply to Chen Che:
"Please take us in, Valley Master Chen!"
"Mother and son?"
Chen Che glanced at the 'old man', thoughtfully.
"He is my son Lu Ping'an."
Lu Qinglian sighed:
"He failed in his second attempt to establish his foundation, and now he only has less than three years left to live. Now his body is weak and he can't stand the constant traveling, so, mother and son, we have to find a place to settle down."
"Then you should take him back to the Lu family!"
Chen Che laughed. How could he feel at ease when he was away from home as he was in the clan?
But when he saw that Lu Qinglian said nothing and instead looked bitter, Chen Che raised his brows. It seemed that he had touched upon the secret of a great immortal cultivation family:
"Could it be--"
"Yes!"
Lu Qinglian glanced at the 'old man' beside him, raised her hand and cast a sound-silencing spell, nodded and said:
"I was once the mistress of the Lu family. During one of my overseas trips, I was trapped in a maze on the sea for some reason. I had a one-night stand with a fellow cultivator, and since then I have had peace--"
"Although I hid him in the mortal world, the truth will always come to light!"
Chen Che suddenly realized.
When Hu Chaoxing stopped Lu Qinglian that day, the scandal he was talking about must be this one!
Lu Qinglian looked depressed. She talked about Lu Ping'an's origins and the anger of the Lu family after they found out. This took her half an incense stick of time.
The patriarch was very touched when he was given a hat. But Lu Qinglian is the mother of the family and also a fifth-level cultivator. She cannot be dealt with at will, so Lu Qinglian is given two choices: either kill the bastard or get out of the Lu family.
Lu Qinglian chooses the latter.
Chen Che summed it up in his mind.
"Lu Ping'an only has inferior spiritual roots. In order to support his cultivation, I have almost spent all my family wealth. For the previous foundation-building pill, I sold all my magic tools just for this last attempt, but I don't want to fail again!"
Having said this, Lu Qinglian stood up and bowed to Chen Che again:
"Please take me in, Master Chen. After my son passes away, I will work for Jinyun Valley for fifty years -
there is no place for her in Xuzhou.
She doesn't trust other forces, big or small. Although she has only dealt with Chen Che twice, she found that the other party is very loyal and righteous, so she wants to try her luck in Jinyun Valley.
Moreover.
Jinyun Valley is rich in spiritual energy, and there is also an auction. Maybe she can find a longevity elixir. If not, she really has no way out and can only take Lu Ping'an to the mortal world to spend the rest of her life.
"- Worship."
Indeed, after getting Meng Changtu's suggestion, Chen Che has been hesitating whether to build a worship hall. After all, the outsiders who come to repair the land may be of varying qualities, or may have ulterior motives, or they may simply be the accomplices of other forces.
So, one person is needed to hold it down.
If there is no major repair earthquake, it will definitely cause a strong backlash. Rong Zhongxuan had just reached the first level of foundation building and could only suppress cultivators at the Qi Chain Realm.
Although I can suppress it, it is impossible for me to stay in Jinyun Valley all the time.
Lu Qinglian's strength and experience are very suitable.
But...
Behind her, there is the Lu family.
"Don't worry, Valley Master Chen."
Lu Qinglian guessed what Chen Che was thinking and said slowly: "Since the moment I left the Lu family, I have had nothing to do with the Lu family. The Lu family will not care whether I live or die, and will never bring any trouble to Jinyun Valley!"
"Oh?"
Chen Che's eyes lit up.
If that's the case, then there's no need to worry. Taking in a Qi-linking cultivator whose lifespan is less than three years in exchange for fifty years of service from a Foundation-building cultivator is worth it!
Thinking of this, Chen Che immediately decided:
"Okay!"